Tzipi Livni, former Israeli foreign minister, discusses the situation in the Middle East, including the ongoing conflict in Gaza and the objective of stopping Hamas from committing atrocities.
Former Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni is Trevor Phillips' first guest today, discussing the situation on the ground in the Middle East.Asked if what is happening in Gaza is an invasion she said: 'Yes, this is part of it.
'She said it is a 'difficult goal' to bring back all the hostages alive and destroy the Hamas militant group.'The objective of Israel is to stop Hamas from... doing these atrocities that we just saw a few weeks ago.'Ms Livni said the hostages is the 'main goal as well' because the 'families are waiting'.She added that the role of the international community has 'put pressure on Hamas'.
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