the lead with jake tapper starts right now. announcer: this is cnn breaking news welcome to the lead. i m pamela brown in washington, d.c. in for jake tapper. and i m wolf blitzer. after the attacks and the israeli military now surrounding an inside significant areas gaza city and the bombardments continues to take a devastating stake on those inside. they cannot keep up with the amount of injured and sick cases. at least 9,000 people killed in israeli attacks on gaza according to the hamas-controlled health ministry. right now u.s. secretary of state antony blinken is headed to israel. here where i am in tel aviv, making his second wartime visit saying he will discuss concrete steps to minimize civilian casualties. israel has not only the right but the obligation to defend itself, and also to take steps to try to make sure this never happens again. we ve also said clearly and repeatedly how israel does this matters. right now i go to breaking news. look at
to receive $1,500 off your kohler® walk-in bath. and take advantage of our low monthly payment financing. hi, everyone. i m jessica dean along syce boris sanchez here in washington and cnn special coverage of the israel-hamas war. moments ago an idf spokesperson said israeli soldiers completed encirclement of gaza city nearly a week after expanding their ground operation into gaza. a short time ago secretary of state antony blinken departing for israel with a new u.s. ambassador to that nation jackjack liu. finding concrete steps to minimize harm to civilians in gaza facing on average several hundred israeli strikes a day. more than 9,000 people killed in gaza since the hms. t hamas tear ef attack october 7th. it s very much on the agenda when i see a palestinian child, a boy, a girl pulled from the rubble of a collapsed building, that hits me in the gut as much as seeing a child in israel or anywhere else. notably, more americans today able to get out of the war-torn