Now that Israel has begun its operation into the city of Rafah, people are preparing for the final stages of Israel’s invasion of Gaza; and the inevitable civilian deaths that will result. Piers Morgan brings Rania Khalek, Emily Schrader, Elica Le Bon and Thomas Hand onto the panel to discuss the assault. Thomas Hand recounts the suffering his family went through when his daughter Emily was taken hostage on October 7th, and explains that Israel will continue to fight with or without US military aid. Rania refuses to condemn the actions of Hamas on October 7th, calling it part of Palestinian resistance. However, British-Iranian lawyer Elica immediately rebukes her, explaining that the leaders of Hamas have become billionaires. Rania, however, won’t budge on her convictions.

00:00 – Introduction 02:08 – President Biden halting weapons to Israel if it invades Rafah 05:03 – “There’s clear genocidal intent from Hamas, isn’t there?” 07:30 – “Would you condemn what Hamas did on October 7?” 12:56 – At what point does Israel maintain the moral high ground? 17:03 – Why doesn’t Hamas just release the hostages? 20:07 – Thomas Hand’s reaction to Israel going into Rafah 21:18 – Thomas Hand’s reaction to Biden halting weapons to Israel 22:17 – How many hostages do you think are still alive? 22:44 – Do you fear a large number of hostages are dead? 23:04 – Thomas Hand’s concerns about the women being held by Hamas 24:55 – The hostage families waiting for more than 200 days 26:25 – Hostage families urging Netanyahu to accept a ceasefire deal 27:20 – Pro-Palestinian protests at Auschwitz 29:50 – What do you say to people who don’t condemn October 7? 30:33 – How is Emily Hand doing now? 31:30 – To the panel, has Thomas Hand made you pause for thought? 32:16 – Why can’t you express sympathy over October 7? 35:30 – It’s easy to understand why people like Thomas want to eliminate Hamas? 38:18 – Emily, do you feel empathy with the Palestinians in Gaza? 42:18 – Do you accept that Hamas are billionaires?