Now, its a fast moving situation in the middle east. Is there anything you can say at all about the half dozen or so british citizens who have been taken hostage by hamas . Is britain working with the us to keep safe routes open and whats our role in the humanitarian effort . Yeah, its one of the things that ive been discussing with students here today who obviously have family and friends that are impacted by this in israel. Now were doing everything we can to provide support. I know its an anxious time for many families who will have loved ones who are impacted or missing. Were providing all the consular support through the Foreign Office that we can and also providing direct support to the israelis. And the humanitarian situation is one which, of course, were concerned about, and that ive raised in all the calls and interactions ive had with other leaders from across the region, and in particular making sure that we can try and get the Rafah Crossing Open that will ease the humanita
Militants have continued to fire rockets into israel, towards tel aviv and other areas in the south. The World Health Organization has condemned israels evacuation order; it says forcing Hospital Patients to relocate would be a Death Sentence. President biden has spoken with the israeli Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu, and urged him to provide safety for civilians amid the bombardment. Diplomatic efforts to prevent the violence from spreading have been stepped up, with mr biden s secretary of state, antony blinken, visiting cairo. Hes expected to press egyptian officials to restart talks on getting aid into gaza through the Border Crossing. The us is sending a second Aircraft Carrier to the Eastern Mediterranean near israel. The Uss Eisenhower will lead a group of ships aimed at deterring further attacks against israel in particularfrom iran or the lebanese militant group, hezbollah. We start the hour with this report from our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. Sirens wail. R
Pleasing. Look at whats happening to us. So we just want to leave that. We dont want any problems. We have endured more than we should live. This will be over one of the main hospitals and 7 guys that is now empty after is really to seize the roof of Border Crossing patients and medical workers fed on their job hospital in rafa, fearing is really strikes the hospital, was one of the few medical facilities treating patients wounded during is really a tax in the city. Students in the u. K. Has set up camps in solidarity with palestinians in gaza at oxford university. Theyre demanding the institution cuts its financial ties with israel. More than 200 oxford academics have signed an open letter supporting the protest. As in the occupied westbank, the group of palestinians of open fire on is really soldiers as they were storming the city of nablus. So did shed online shows intends gone fire directed that is really military vehicles as well as a rage on a policy and home. A young man was det
Please welcome to the stage, Judy Woodruff along with governor moore and governor cox. [ applause ] hello governors, it is such a treat to be here with the two of you. Look what a big crowd you have drawn. Amazing. For the Economic Club, everyone want to welcome the governors again . [ applause ] so the reason this has come about in large part is because the National Governors Association Meeting in washington this week, governor cox, you are the chair of the Governors Association this year. In your initiative the you have been putting a lot of focus on is called disagree better. I want to ask the two of you, what does that mean . Why disagree better right now . Sure, judy. Let me start by thanking everyone for being here. It such an honor and im excited to be here with my good friend, governor moore. I the way, i am in cycle right now so i am up for reelection this year. Knee just saying i good friend wes moore is a true testament of courage, i think, in this type of electoral cycle.
Cover it all here on cnn. Hopefully, we will have who can hear from him himself onon that. Right no cnn news night with abby phillip starts. Retaliatory strikes are underway tonight, as israelis compare this devastating attack by hamas to the terror of 9 11. This is the deadliest attack against jewish people since the holocaust, with a degree of barbarity not seen since isis. Israels Prime Minister is now saying or the next few days violence will really wear it across generations. Im abby philip, and this is new light. Youre fine, youre fine, youre fine, youre okay. [sound of artillery] youre all right, youre all right. [sound of artillery] okay. Thats the iron dome, okay . Yeah. At this point, we want to get hello. Okay. Standby. Hello, john, so forgive me im slightly inelegant thisish and, but we just had a massive barrage of rockets coming in here not too far from us. So we have had to take shelter here by the were just five minutes away. Gaza is in that direction. You can hear now