to be continued. cnn this morning continues right now. well, good morning, everyone. i m phil mattingly with poppy harlow. it s 8:00 a.m. here in new york, 2:00 p.m. in gaza, where right now israel is ramping up its ground assault with tanks and infantry pushing deeper into the gaza strip. overnight, israeli forces are pushing deeper into gaza. heavier air strikes pound gaza as the fighting rages on the ground. iran is accusing israel of crossing red lines and the white house is warning there is a real risk of this war spreading into a wider conflict. and we, of course, are taking every measure necessary to protect our forces, to increase our vigilance, and to work with other countries in the region to try to keep this conflict that is currently in israel and gaza from spinning out into a regional conflict. the risk is real, and therefore our vigilance is high and the steps we are taking to deter that and prevent that are serious, systemic, and ongoing. meanwhile
dramatically. artillery fire going out from israel, also coming from lebanon. president biden talked to benjamin netanyahu about immediately increasing humanitarian assistance. people decesperately trying get their hands on supplies. what s happening in the west bank and also what s happening to israelis. the russian-state media says the crowd was protesting the war. it s not just a narrow geopolitical conflict. it s a clash of civilization. the rapid response force will be in the mediterranean soon. if attacks continue, we will respond. friends and allies of israel recognize that not only for the situation etscalate against israel, but could inflame the whole region. good morning, everyone. i m phil mathtingly with poppy harlow. it s 7:00 a.m. here in new york. 1:00 p.m. in gaza where the ground assault is sbins fig as tanks push deeper into the strip. forces say they killed dozens of hamas fighters who were barricaded in tunnels. we are seeing another