the second day in a row. we ll ask a top israeli official why the idf hit the same area again. and here at home, donald trump jr. on the witness stand at his family s fraud trial. i m kaitlan collins, and this is the source. moments ago, president biden called for a pause in gaza to allow for the release of more hostages. this after he was interrupted by a protester, a rabbi at a closed door fundraiser in minneapolis tonight. but his administration has been clear, saying they rule out the idea of endorsing a ceasefire, as you have seen some in the international community call for one. we ll have more on president biden s response in a moment. but all of this is coming after the first evacuations of people from gaza. more than two million people have been trapped. the conditions there have been described as nothing short of hellish. deaths continuing to climb. there is little food or water to be found. a small number of americans were among the hundreds that were allowed t
happening now, breaking news, new devastation and fear. israeli forces defending the attacks as key to the war against hamas as they re claiming significant new progress on the ground. also tonight, the first civilian evacuations from gaza are now under way with americans among the hundreds of people fleeing through the rafah border crossing into egypt. we ll get an update on who got out and who may escape the war zone next. plus, significant new developments in two cases against donald trump. his son, donald trump jr., testifying in the civil fraud trial in new york, and in florida, new indications that the mar-a-lago classified documents trial may be delayed. welcome to our viewers in the united states and arnound te world. i m wolf blitzer in tel aviv, israel, and you re in the situation room. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. we re live in tel aviv following all the breaking news on israel s war against hamas and urgent, urgent new efforts to get civilians o