Good evening. Im bret baier. Breaking tonight two elderly israeli women have been released by their hamas kidnappers and senior u. S. Officials confirm the u. S. Is, in fact, privately urging israel to wait on its expected Ground Incursion to allow for more time to arrange the release of additional hostages. Mike tobin starts us off tonight live from southern israel. Good evening, mike. Reporter good evening, bret. Two israeli women are free from hamas captivity. A slow drip of Hostage Releases as Israeli Military leaders say theyre ready to begin the Ground Invasion. Im not gonna sit here and assume theres going to be some sort of Ground Invasion. Reporter yet for days israels Defense Minister has told forces to be ready. Today speaking to the countrys navy. Translator we are preparing thoroughly for The Next Step Multilateral Operation in the air, ground and sea. Reporter the number of confirmed hostages has risen almost every day. Today israel said 222. The white house says that inc
Welcome to our continuing coverage of israel at war. Im Anderson Cooper in tel aviv tonight. Information we have just received shows israeli tanks and personal near the border with gaza. The idf also announced they would increase airstrikes on the spokesman said the military is now focused on the next stage. And then there is this. Cnns team on the ground here saw dozens of tanks and Armored Personnel Carriers and even bulldozers on the border with gaza, the sort of equipment one would expect to see during a possible ground operation. This is just one of several areas where weve seen scenes like this. Altogether, weve seen hundreds of tanks and armored vehicles. President biden was asked today whether he was encouraging israelis to delay a possible invasion. His only response was to say quote, im talking to the israelis. End quote. These comments come after shipment of aid carrying food, water and medical supplies was finally allowed to cross into Southern Gaza from egypt. No fuel was
Strategic maneuvers, the pentagon sending a major message overnight, the u. S. Is beefing up its Military Presence in the middle east to help defend israel if necessary. What this means for the ongoing israelhamas war, ahead in a live report. And Mission Possible veterans of a nonprofit going the distance to fly americans stranded in israel back home. We will talk to the ceo. Speaker scramble we are closing in on three full weeks without a permanent speaker of the house. And nearly a dozen republicans want that job. Can they get their chaos caucus on board inside the complicated search for a speaker ahead . Plus, gag orders, finds, and flips. The court hits, including a judge threatening to throw trump in jail, just keep coming for the disgraced ex president. And as nbc legal analyst and friend of the show, joyce vance joins us later to sort it all out. And a good Sunday Morning to you all. I am katie phang. It is still unclear when israel will act on the Ground Invasion into gaza as t
Good morning. Welcome to cnn this morning. Its saturday, october 21st. Im victor black well. And im acura walker. For the first time in two weeks, muchneeded aid has been delivered to gaza. But International Groups warn that those supplies are not enough and needs are far higher than hwhat is being given. 20 trucks loaded with medical supplies, food and water have passed through the rafah Boarding Crossing between egypt and into gaza. A spokesman said none of the trucks are carrying fuel. Its been two weeks since hamas launched its attack and now tanks are lined up on the border where the prospect of a Ground Incursion is looming. And an American Woman and her teenage daughter are free after their surprise release. They were visiting family at a kibbutz close to gaza when they were taken hostage by hamas. The idf believes 210 people are being held hostage in gaza. The group says the current priority is the return of all of the hostages. Chief International Correspondent Clarissa Ward i
And medicine, which are desperately needed by civilians inside gaza. Its not clear how long it will remain open. Israel has agreed to let 20 trucks through. It sealed its borders with gaza imposing a total siege on the strip 12 days ago. The Rafah Crossing between egypt and gaza is now the only way to allow vital supplies in. One big question is whether foreign Passport Holders and dual nationals at least 600 of whom are thought to be american will be allowed to leave. For more on this, heres an update from our reporter at the Rafah Crossing, rushdi abualouf. Yes, the convoy is just behind me, 20 trucks loaded with medicine, food, but most important from the un official here that they are having mobile Operation Room that is needed in the hospital which is now the main hospital, serving two thirds of the gaza population. This is Rafah Crossing, back to back egyptian trucks. Food, medicine and we understand from senior officials that there are more coffins for dead bodies among those tr