this is cnn breaking news. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. president biden arrived in israel hours after a devastating explosion in the courtyard of a baptist hospital in gaza, a deadly tragedy that the u.s. is now asserting, the u.s. believes israel is not responsible for. rather, president biden said earlier today, it was damage that the palestinians may have caused. the images emerging are devastating and the descriptions of the deadly aftermath are rather graphic. here s what a volunteer who went to help clear the remains said. translator: i came at 8:00 a.m. as a volunteer thinking i would help with minor thing, but i was shocked to see unimaginable things like children s corpses, elderly coralses, bodies scattered, intestines and many human bodies. the hamas-controlled palestinian health ministry immediat immediately blamed the israeli military and that accusation flew around the world, but after investigating the matter israel says that they have evidence
new central 9 first, the latest headlines. slovakia s prime minister robert fico has been shot in what officials are calling an assassination attempt. ukrainian officials say fighting is raging in the border town of vovchansk, where russian troops have taken up positions top us diplomat antony blinken has promised kyiv more arms will arrive soon. a rare sign of division within israel s war cabinet defence minister yoav gallant criticizes the failure to agree a post war plan for gaza. england s overcrowded prisons from next week some inmates will be released 70 days early. good evening. in the last hour slovakia s deputy prime minister has told the bbc that he believes prime minister robert fitzo will the bbc that he believes prime minister robert fico will survive the attempt on his life and while he is still in a critical condition, he is no longer in a life threatening situation. in the last couple of hours, slovakia s minister of interior described today s shoot
cut deep anywhere in the world, but it cuts deeper here in israel. october 7th, which was sacred, a sacred jewish holiday became the deadliest day for the jewish people since the holocaust. it has brought to the surface painful memories and scars left by millennia anti-semitism and the genocide of the jewish people. the world watched then. it knew, and the world did nothing. we will not stand by and do nothing again, not today, not tomorrow, not ever. president joe biden s trip was more than what you saw, a powerful, tangible, reaffirmation of the strength and durability of the u.s./israeli alliance. it was also a pblem solving diplomatic endeavor, one that has already yielded actual tangible results. the president announced earlier that the u.s. would provide $100 million in humanitarian assistance for palestinians in gaza and the west bank, that money goes towards things like clean water, food, hygiene support, medical care, that s according to the white house. for israel
kevin corke in washington. the israeli military not letting down, striking more than 200 terrorist infrastructures across gaza over the past 24 hours. one of those killed was a senior hamas leader. the israeli military releasing a video overnight showing them thwarting terrorists, trying to enter the country from lebanon. the idf says the four militants were trying to plant a bomb and they were all killed. and as israel battles both the border with gaza and lebanon, president biden will visit the country on wednesday, looking to send a strong message that the us stands with its top ally in the region. his scheduled visit comes amid fears the israeli and hamas war could expand into a larger regional conflict. but president biden will underscore our crystal clear message to any actor, to state or non-state trying to take advantage of this crisis to attack israel. don t point to that end. he s deployed two aircraft carrier groups and other military assets to the region. meantime
this is the ingraham angle from washington tonight. we have breaking news on a number of fronts. an islamic terror attack in brussels kills two swedish nationals with the suspect still on the run. we re going to have an update plus we re going to tell you why this should end any talk of america accepting gazan refugees from this conflict. but, first: [gunfire] [explosion] [shouting] [explosion] laura: tonight, hamas revealing they have more hostages than anyone previously knew. reuters is reporting that the terrorist organization says the number is now up to 250, including foreigners. also breaking u.s. troops have gotten ready to go orders from when israel launches a ground incursion into gaza. 2,000 of them will be tasked with advising and providing medical support. officials were clear that these orders are not, not a combat role. but, in just the last hour, fox news has confirmed that an additional 2,000 additional marines and sailors are heading closer to israel via