Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com cnns coverage continues from israel. The source with Kaitlan Collins starts now. Im Kaitlan Collins live from tel aviv. And tonight, they are free. Two american hostages have just been released by hamas into the custody of the Israel Defense forces. An israeli source providing cnn with this photo of Judith Raanan and her 17yearold daughter, natalie. Two americans who were abducted by hamas two weeks ago in that Surprise Attack that killed more than 1,400 people here in israel. And here they are just moments President Biden, all smiles, all around. The u. S. Embassy released a photo from their end of the call, thats here in israel. And as the president was leaving the white house tonight, he spoke briefly about that conversation. [ Inaudible Question ] it went well. He said it went well. I should note we are standing by right now to hear from Natalie Raanans father, who is going to held a Press Conference just moments after getting that news. Natalie an
Join the millions of people taking back their privacy by Downloading Duckduckgo On Mobile and desktop today. Welcome to our continuing coverage of israel at war, im jim acosta in washington. We begin this hour with a growing death toll in the war. Minutes ago, the hamasrun media reported that 248 people have died in gaza just in the last 24 hours. Palestinian Health Officials say 4,300 people have died in gaza since the star of the war. That number set to rise as israels military says it is increasing air strikes beginning today this is new cnn video showing israeli troops and machinery positioned along the border, awaiting the order to launch a Ground Invasion. Commanders are being told that, quote, forces will enter gaza, for the First Time Since the war began two weeks ago, humanitarian briefly rolled into gaza, but the rafah Border Crossing is closed again after that 20truck convoy made its way through. Relief agencies, in the meantime, say additional shipments of water, fuel, and
From just outside of the gaza border. Dozens of israeli tanks, armored personnel carriers, and bulldozers are gathered in this area, and several other groupings are nearby. Israeli troops are waiting to storm into gaza after days of agonizing delays, humanitarian aid house rolled into gaza for the First Time Since the war began two weeks ago. The Border Crossing between egypt and gaza is closed again, we should note, after the 20 truck convoy made its way through. Police agencies say that many more shipments of water, fuel, and food are urgently needed. And that gazis Hospital System is teetering on collapse. Also to tell you about this afternoon, American Mother and daughter are one step closer to the u. S. Soil, one day after being freed by hamas. Judith raanan and her 17yearold daughter, natalie, are uniting today at an Israeli Military base. Her father says that theyre expecting her home by tuesday for her 18th birthday. Ive been waiting for this moment for a long time, two weeks.
Supplies are finally making their way into war torn gaza through egypts rafah crossing. Youre taking a live look at the border which just opened within the last hour for the rafah Border Crossing is the only route for aid to enter gaza directly from outside israel. And its also gazas only gateway to the rest of the world. That is not directly controlled by gaza or israel. That is more than 2 million palestinians are facing shortages of food, water and medicine, which prompted President Biden to strike a deal with israel and egypt to open the rafah Border Crossing. But after the white house announced the deal to allow 20 trucks of aid into gaza, there have been negotiations. Israel voiced concerns about the aid getting into the hands of hamas. Thats the gaza based Militant Group whose deadly Surprise Attack on israel earlier this month killed more than 1400 people, some 200 people are also held hostage at this hour. Two of them an American Mother and her teenage daughter. You see right
Rachel welcome back. Were going straight to a fox news alert. Right now smoke is rising over gaza city after a major blast rocked the hamas terrorist hub, and the idf made sweeping arrests in the west bank capturing at least 68 Hamas Terrorists. Yeah jee and hours ago, aid trucks being the rafah Border Crossing to deliver humanitarian aid to gaza saw. Its its unclear if standed foreigners are being allowed to get out. Pete on the heels of hamas releasing Two American Hostages on friday. The idf says the release is simply a delay tactic as the israelis prepare for a major Ground Invasion. An Idf Spokesman joined us earlier on this program and says theyre in a battle of good versus evil. The unfathomable barbarism of this terrorist organization is really, really beyond any understanding of human nature. And it shocks the souls of e any decent human being. Rachel now lets go to trey yingst live on the ground in southern israel. Trey . Whats the latest . Reporter yeah, hey, guys, good morn