>> MORE THAN 1500 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REPORTED KILLED, INCLUDING AT LEAST 900 ISRAELI SINCE THE MILITANT GROUP HAMAS LAUNCHED A MASSIVE ATTACK ON ISRAEL EARLY SATURDAY.

150 ISRAELIS ARE REPORTEDLY HELD HOSTAGE BY THE GROUP AT THIS POINT, THE SURPRISE ATTACK LED TO WHAT ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU IS CALLING AN ALL OUT WAR.

SO WHAT ARE THE RAMIFICATIONS FOR THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE REST OF THE WORLD?

JOINING US TO DISCUSS THIS IS, YOU COHEN, THE CONSUL GENERAL OF ISRAEL TO THE MIDWEST CONSUL GENERAL, THANK YOU FOR BEING VERY BUSY.

48 HOURS FOR YOU FIRST.

WHAT ARE YOU HEARING FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS ON THE GROUND IN ISRAEL?

>> WE'VE BEEN TALKING TO FAMILY AND ALONG THE LAST 48 HOURS.

MY FAMILY IS OK, BUT THERE'S NOT A SINGLE FAMILY IN ISRAEL THAT HASN'T BEEN AFFECTED IN WAY, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER FROM ATROCITY IS ON SUNDAY MORNING.

>> AND LET'S HEAR FROM ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU ON THE GRAVITY.

WHAT HAPPENED THIS WEEKEND?

>> WE HAVE A GUN AND I EMPHASIZE WE HAVE ONLY BEGUN TO STRIKE AND THE IMAGES OF THE DEVASTATION AND DESTRUCTION FROM STRONGHOLDS IN GAZA ARE JUST THE BEGINNING.

WE HAVE ELIMINATED MANY HUNDREDS OF TERRORISTS AND WE WILL NOT STOP THERE.

>> THEN, YOU SAYING THIS IS NOT A WORRY WANTED, BUT IT'S A WAR THERE.

AND NOW THEY'RE ONLY STRIKING HAMAS.

WHAT IS THE ENDGAME HERE AND HOW MUCH MORE CARNAGE UNTIL THAT HAPPENS TO BELIEVE.

>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THE NUMBERS.

FIRST OF LAST 48 HOURS IN ISRAEL HAVE BEEN DEVASTATING.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MORE THAN 900'S, THE CASUALTIES IN ISRAEL.

THE VAST MAJORITY OF THEM ARE CIVILIANS.

WE HAVE REMEMBER WHAT THE TERRORISTS IS THAT THIS STORM MORE THAN 20 IS REALLY COMMUNITY IS GOING FROM ONE HOUSE TO ANOTHER SHOOTING AND KILLING ENTIRE FAMILY IS BABY IS IN FRONT OF THE MOTHERS.

PARENTS IN FRONT OF THE THEIR KIDS SITTING HOUSES ON FIRE, ACTING MANY ISRAELIS TO THE TO THE GAZA STRIP HAVE THEIR WHOLE HELD RIGHT NOW.

BUT HANDS OF COMUS CHILDREN, MOTHERS, HOCHUL SURVIVORS, BY THE WAY, AMONG THE CASUALTIES ARE ALSO 11 AMERICAN CITIZENS PROBABLY SO ALSO AMONG THE ABDUCTED PEOPLE HELD HOSTAGE IN AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH.

AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE FIGHTING RIGHT NOW.

CLEARLY A COORDINATED ATTACK HERE ON PRECEDENT.

AS WE SAID, >> WHAT WHAT DOES A WAR LOOK LIKE?

WHAT WHAT?

WHAT IS THE ENDGAME?

>> THE IN GAMES ABSOLUTELY.

TO READ TO KIDS THE THREAT THAT IS POSED TODAY TO OUR POPULATION BY AND ISLAMIC IN GAZA.

>> AND IT DOES THAT MEAN IT IS REALLY TAKEOVER OF GAZA.

AND WHAT WOULD THAT MEAN FOR THE GAZA STRIP?

>> WE'RE PLANNING TO CONTROL THE LIFE OF 2 MILLION PALESTINIANS THAT LIVE IN THE GAZA STRIP.

AT THE SAME TIME, WE'RE DETERMINED TO MAKE SURE THAT BOTH ISRAELI AND PALESTINIANS ENJOY THE MOST BASIC CIVIL RIGHTS.

AND THAT IS THE RIGHT FOR LIFE.

>> AND THIS IS ACCORDING TO ATTACK, AS THE PRESIDENT SAID PRIME MINISTER SAID ON THERE ARE OTHER MILITANT GROUPS, HOWEVER, INVOLVED, ARE THERE NOT RIGHT.

IT WAS BOTH COME US AND ITS LET ME CUT LET ME DO IT IN THE GAZA STRIP, BOTH ORGANIZATIONS, BOTH OF THEM, BY THE WAY, INSPIRED, FINANCED AND TRAINED BY EURON.

THIS IS THE MAJOR FORCE BEHIND.

>> WELL, THAT THEIR ACTIVITIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST, WHETHER FROM THE DOZENS THE WEST HE'S THERE, BUT SHIITE MILITIAS SYRIA AND YEMEN.

AND THAT IS WHAT WE'RE FIGHTING RIGHT NOW.

AND YOU MENTIONED IRAN.

IS THERE EVIDENCE IRAN IS SOMEHOW BEHIND SOME OF THIS AND TRYING TO PROVOKE A BROADER CONFLICT?

>> WAS THERE IS NO SPECIFIC INFORMATION OR WAS STILL INVESTIGATING WHETHER WAS SPECIFICALLY INVOLVED IN ATTACK.

IT IS CLEAR THAT THE RUN HAS BEEN.

>> THOUGH, FOR MANY YEARS, TRAINING SUPPORTING INSPIRING THAT ORGANIZATION.

SO THE RUNNIN FOOTPRINTS AND ARE ALL OVER THE MIDDLE EAST AND ESPECIALLY IN THE GAZA STRIP.

AND DOES THAT MEAN THIS COULD GO ISRAEL AND GAZA AND PALESTINE INTO A BROADER CONFLICT?

>> WE KNOW THAT THERE GOING ASIANS IN THE REGION, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE BUT I BELIEVE IN AND THAT VERY TEMPTED TO JOIN THE WE'RE FOR WITH ISRAEL AND SEEING THAT.

I HOPE THAT THEY HEARD VERY CLEARLY PRESIDENT BIDEN WARNING THEM NOT TO DO THAT IN MANY OTHER WESTERN LEADERS WARNING LEBANON CREWS AND SYRIA TO JOIN THIS WAR AGAIN.

THESE ARE FOCUSED ON THESE TERRORIST GROUPS THAT HAVE CARRIED OUT THESE HORRIBLE ACTIONS.

THERE ARE MANY SYMPATHETIC TO THE PALESTINIAN CAUSE OVER OVER MANY YEARS.

AGAIN, NOT CONDONING ANYTHING THAT THAT HAPPENED THIS WEEKEND.

BUT WHO SAY THAT ISRAEL HAS HAS PROVOKED UNREST OVER THE YEARS BY EXPANDING ITS FOOTPRINT IN THE WEST BANK.

DOES THAT PLAY INTO ANYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW?

THE WHY THE POLITICAL DISCUSSION IS VERY LEGITIMATE.

I THINK THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW WITH IS THE RADICAL ISLAMIC IDEOLOGY THAT DOES NOT CARE ABOUT POLITICS BUT ONLY ABOUT ERADICATING THE JEWISH STATE OF ISRAEL FROM THE MIDDLE EAST IS WHAT FIGHTING FOR.

AND THIS IS WHAT THIS IS WHITE, WHY WE HAVE OUR OWN POLITICAL DEBATES IN ISRAEL RIGHT NOW.

WE ARE UNITED AGAINST THIS THREAT AND THERE WERE MANY POLITICAL DEBATES GOING ON IN ISRAEL ABOUT DEMOCRACY, ABOUT THE JUDICIARY THERE'S A LOT OF TALK THAT THAT ISRAEL DIDN'T SEE THIS COMING OF.

THE PRIME MINISTER DIDN'T SEE THIS COMING OR THE INTELLIGENCE DIDN'T SEE IT COMING.

WAS THERE WAS THERE A BREAKDOWN ON THAT FRONT?

SHOULD THEY HAVE SEEN IT COMING?

WE SHOULD DEFINITELY INVESTIGATE.

HOW COME WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH INTELLIGENCE ABOUT THIS THIS UPCOMING ATTACK?

THIS IS DEFINITELY A >> BUT RIGHT NOW FOCUSED ON IS REESTABLISHING SECURITY IN THE SOUTHERN.

BEEN MAKING SURE THAT EVERY CITIZENS, EVERY ISRAELI CITIZEN IN OUR SOUTH, IN COMMUNITIES AND ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY COULD LEAVE A SAFETY AND SECURITY.

AND AS I SAID, REDDICK AIDING THE THREAT FROM COMA SINCE THE MINUTE YOU HIDING DOESN'T.

ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH THE U.S.

RESPONSE TO RESPONSE FROM PRESIDENT BIDEN RIGHT NOW AND WHAT >> DO YOU THINK IT WOULD TAKE IN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE TO TO HELP FUND THE IRON DOME AND HELP FUND A DEFENSE EFFORTS IN ISRAEL.

>> THE U.S. IS IS REALLY THE MOST THAT IS WHAT HAS IN THE SO, YOU KNOW, IN THE PAST 48 HOURS, WE HAVE BEEN RECEIVING DOZENS OF SUPPORT MESSAGES FROM PRESIDENT BIDEN FOLLOWING, YOU KNOW, GOVERNORS AND JUST CITIZENS REACHING OUT ASKING HOW CAN WE HELP?

WE WANT TO EXPRESS OUR SUPPORT.

HOW CAN WE SUPPORT ISRAEL?

SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY MEANINGFUL FOR US OR YOU.

ARE YOU WORRIED AT ALL GIVEN THE DEBATE OVER AID TO UKRAINE AND THE FACT THAT SOME OF THAT IS GETTING BOTTLED UP, ESPECIALLY THE REPUBLICAN SIDE.

>> THAT THE U.S. GOVERNMENT MIGHT BE ABLE PROVIDE THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT THAT THAT ISRAEL NEEDS.

>> WE HAVE SEEN IN THE PAST FOR THE 8 HOURS VARY VERY UNITED AMERICAN CONGRESS, BOTH REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS FULL CONSENSUS ABOUT THE NEED TO SUPPORT ISRAEL ABOUT THE NEED TO LEGITIMIZE WHAT ISRAEL DOES TO FIGHT AGAINST THIS TO ITS IS THERE A DOLLAR VALUE THINK AT THIS POINT ARE KIND OF DEPENDS ON HOW LONG THIS GOES ON.

I THINK THAT ISRAEL'S ECONOMY IS STRONG, BUT DEFINITELY WE'VE ENJOYING THE YOU CAN SUPPORT AMERICAN MILITARY SUPPORT FOR MANY YEARS IN PRISON, BUT VERY MUCH COMMITTED TO CONTINUE INVEST.

ALL RIGHT, TO ISRAELI CONSUL GENERAL.

YOU KNOW, COHEN,