Israel has confirmed that two american hostages have been released by hamas. Judith and Natalie Raanan, who are mother and daughter, were taken after the hamas attack on israel earlier this month. The groups Telegram Channel says qatar had helped mediate their release, which was done for which was done for humanitarian reasons. President biden says he is overjoyed. Just a few lines to bring you from president macron, whos been speaking in the last few minutes about this. He says he hopes the release of fridays hostages leads to similar operations in the coming days, including for french citizens. He also says the French Military Intelligence Directorate has concluded that the gaza hospital blast, which we report on tuesday, was not due to an israeli strike but probably a misfiring palestinian rocket. That would tend to echo what Us Intelligence is saying. Hes also saying they are going to be supplying more humanitarian aid to the Rafah Crossing to support the aid coming across. Some li
Civilians. A total siege, no fuel, water, food, and no electricity at all as the strips sole power plant has died. Gazan authorities are pleading for a humanitarian help. Its not clear how any aid can get through. The only Border Crossing point between gaza and egypt has been hit multiple times over the past 24 hours. At the same time, overwhelmed hospitals are doubling as shelters. This is the corridor of one of those today. Children, newborn babies, families, have all been huddling. And then there is israel, which is reeling from both more rocket attacks, and the spreading news of just how unspeakably awful hamas was when it brutalized and murdered innocent civilians, including children and even babies. In the israeli city of ofakeem, our reporters have been making their way through some of the homes there that were ransacked by militants and learning how some residents escaped. Others, of course, were not so lucky. They were kidnapped, including potentially americans. President bide
This is cnn breaking news. Hello everyone and thanks for joining us. Im Christiane Amanpour and london and we continue with our major breaking news, israel declaring its war with hamas following an unprecedented attack on israel where at least 70 people and maybe more according to officials , are dead, and 985 wounded, again, the numbers are probably already higher and expected to rise. The attack catching israel by surprise, at Sunrise Hamas launched their offensive by air, sea and land, the fighters infiltrated israeli towns and launched rockets. Scenes of Urban Warfare as gunfights unfolded between israel and hamas. The israeli president reacted saying we saw the true face of hamas a Terrorist Army whose only goal is the coldblooded murder of innocent men, women and children. I call upon the upon the family of nations, this war waged upon us mark a line in the sand. Israel is watching airstrikes into gaza were palestinian say hundreds have been killed. New video shows a Tower Collap
Happening now, breaking news, hamas launches a shocking raid on Israel Killit 200 people and wounding more than 1,000. The Surprise Attack from air, land, and sea catching Israels Defense Forces totally offguard as fighters stormed across the gaza border and rockets poured into major cities in israel including tel aviv and jerusalem. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is vowing the Terrorist Group will pay what he calls a huge price for this deadly incursion. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer, and this is a Special Edition of the Situation Room israel at war. Lets get straight to the breaking news. The stunning deadly hamas raid on israel. Cnns Nic Robertson arrived in the country just a little while ago and was immediately forced to take cover even as soon as he got off the plane at the international airport. Watch this. Reporter just got off the plane here at the airport. The sirens have gone off. People are taking cover. We got off
stories from around the world. let s begin in the middle east, and two further hostages taken from israel by hamas have been released. they were two russian women, one, 73, on the left hand side, and 150, on the right. one is 50. they are now with its special forces insight is really territory. idf special forces inside israeli territory. the israeli army says it s investigating claims by hamas that three hostages, including a baby, were killed in an israeli missile strike. hamas says ten month old kfir bibas died, along with his four year old brother, ariel, and their mother, shiri. the whereabouts of the father, yarden, remains unknown. family members say they ve been informed of the claims. on monday, the israeli army said the missing family members had been transferred by hamas to another palestinian group in the gaza strip and were being held in the southern city of khan younis. the us is reported as saying it is hopeful the truce in gaza can as pa rt of as part of