Welcome to our viewers joining us in the group and around the world. Im bianca nobilo. Im max foster. It is tuesday, october 17, 11 00 in israel and gaza. U. S. President biden will leave later today for an extraordinary wartime visit to israel. It is a strong show of support for the long time personal lie. T personal lie. Antony blinken has been on a Marathon Mission across the middle east. He is coming here at a critical moment for the region and for the world. The president will reaffirm the United States solidarity with israel and commitment to security. The president will hear what it needs to defend its people as we continue to work with congress to meet those needs. Also following major developments from Southern Gaza, the Palestinian Interior Ministry reports israeli airstrikes killed at least 21 people inkahn hunis. And a video shows a 21yearold talking about an arm injury that was that she was taken to gaza. Cnn decided not to show the video. It is unclear wit was taken or f
This is cnn breaking news. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. The hour, the chaos on capitol hill. The Republican House dysfunction continues as the fight for a new speaker of the house continues to sputter after republican representative jim jordan failed to get enough votes. The house has recessed, at least for the time being. Leading right now, another tragic turn in the war in israel and gaza. Hundreds of people have been killed by an explosion at a hospital in gaza, according to the Palestinian Health ministry, these images youre seeing show fires raging with an Ambulance Feed away inside the hospital we see images of devastation with this blurred image of a dead body in a hallway. Its the Al Ahli Baptist hospital in the center of gaza city which reportedly was Housing Hundreds of those already injured by airstrikes. Perhaps many more seeking shelter from the strikes. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in the west bank declared three days of mourning for the victims.
Invasion could begin at any t time. Senior Foreign Affairs correspondent is live israel Lebanon Border with the very latest. Greg. Tracy we are just very close to that border. We have been seeing a lot of classes recently and that new front in this turmoil could be developing. We will get to the details of that in a moment. First as Breaking News that President Biden will be coming here on wednesday to meet with officials. He will talk to them about thei plans for what we looks to be a looming land, sea and air invasion of the gaza strip allowing the hamas Military Massacre and hostage taking. There are reports this could expect the president will also address americans killed and captured by the militants. This as an antiamerican crisis into the gaza strip grows to hundreds of thousands of civilians seeking shelter. Essential services, food, Water Medicine or running out. Data and image are mounting. That and injured are mounting. The urging secretary linking to get into people that c
This is a fox news alert. Im kevin clark in washington. Israel continues to pound the gaza strip with war against the u. S. Now in its second week. The Israeli Military says, it attacked more than 200 Terrorist Infrastructures across gaza in the past 24 hours alone. One of those attacks we saw the Senior Leader of hamas actually killed. Meantime, a short time ago, the Israeli Military thwarted terrorists trying enter the country from lebanon. The idf says the four militants who tried to plant a bomb were all killed. Meantime, biden will visit israel on wednesday, looking to send a strong message. The u. S. Stands with its top ally in the region. His scheduled visit comes amid fears the israeli hamas war could expand into a larger regional conflict. President biden will underscore Crystal Clear message to any actor, state or nonstate trying to take advantage of this crisis to attack israel. Dont. To that end, hes deployed two Aircraft Carrier groups and other military assets to the regi
Ingraham angle from washington tonight. [sirens] laura several hundred believed to be dead in an airstrike against a hospital in gaza. Now hamas is blaming israel. But israel says it had nothing to do with it. Anything said by hamas should be taken with extreme caution and skepticism, the intelligence that we have from multiple sources is it indicates that the Islamic Jihad another terrorist organization in gaza is responsible for a failed Rocket Launch that struck the hospital in gaza. Laura now the situation is obviously a powder keg and when the media and then lawmakers like Rashida Tlaib Just Mindlessly repeat the hamas propaganda it creates volatility Around The World. Hezbollah right now is calling for a day of unprecedented anger. I guess that different from a day of rage against israel and bidens visit and violent protests tonight are breaking out near israeli embassies in the middle east and we are getting reports now that there are fires outside the u. S. Embassy in lebanon.