Hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states, and All Around The World as we continue our coverage in israel. Im linda kincade. Right now it is 90 am in israel where the countrys Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is telling troops at the next stage of the war, the Ground Offensive is coming with just one mission to smash hamas. His comments come amid pictures of a humanitarian crisis in gaza where the death toll is still rising. At the u. N. Security council tuesday, Secretary General and Tony Guterres drew backlash from israeli diplomats when he appealed for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. I have condemned unequivocally the qualifying and unprecedented acts of terror by hamas and israel. Nothing can justify the deliberate, killing, injury and kidnapping of civilians, with a launching of rockets against civilian targets. It is important to also recognize that the attacks by hamas, did not happen in a vacuum. The Palestinian People have been subjected to 56
Hello again, everyone. Im Fredericka Witfield In Atlanta alongside wolf blitzer in washington. Were continuing with our special coverage of the events unfolding today on the ground in israel and gaza. The rafah Border Crossing between gaza and egypt was opened briefly this morning. 20 trucks carrying humanitarian aid were permitted to cross into gauze. Water, fuel and food are all running desperately low there. The United Nations is warning gazas th gazas hospitals are on the brink of collapse. The death toll there now standing at more than 4300 people according to the Palestinian Ministry of health. Meantime, Tens Of Thousands of israeli troops continue to amass along the gaza border. Today the Israeli Defense forces updating the number of hostages held by hamas in gaza to 210 people. Two american hostages, a mother and her teenage daughter are free now following their surprise release yesterday. They were visiting family at a kibbutz close to gaza when they were taken hostage by hama
here right now on cnn. hello, everyone. i m christianne amanpour in london. welcome to the ammanpour hour. in the next 60 minutes, we will take you around the world, to ask the questions, tackle the big problems, and let history be our guide. here is where we re heading this week. nobody s hands are clean. is america reaping of the consequences of value in the middle east? the former. df soldier joins me, before israel s last invasion of gaza. this is a leadership that i don t really trust. guns alone are not going to defeat hamas. two super heroes, a high stakes meeting months in the making. it is time to ratchet down the temperature. my exclusive conversation with one of biden s top china whisperers, u.s. commerce secretary gina raimondo. also ahead mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. 34 years ago this week, that wall finally did come down. from the archive, my interview with reagan s partner, the last soviet leader, mikhail gorbachev. and finally, why
Is going to pick up their phone Behind The Wheel today without even thinking about it . Dont do it because picking up a phone, no matter how nice you are or good you are, accidents like this can happen to anyone on the road by using a phone. And a test which is almost 100 accurate in telling mums to be whether the child theyre carrying has Downs Syndrome is being made available on the nhs from next year. This morning there are yet more warnings it could lead to an increase in the number of abortions. Well get reaction. Hello and welcome to the programme. Were live until iiam. Throughout the morning, well bring you the latest Breaking News and developing stories. A little later in the programme well ask whats going on with ukip and hopefully speak to nigel farage who is annoyed that his only mp allegedly tried to block him getting a knighthood. Should mr farage get a knighthood . Tell me what you think. Our top story today, drivers caught using their phone Behind The Wheel will now face
It is not a Great Service as it is. When things like this happen, it only makes it worse. The diplomatic row between turkey and the netherlands shows no sign of abating, with ankara accusing the dutch of breaking the Vienna Convention by Expelling A Visiting turkish minister. Netherlands upholds a general election this week. Holds. Good morning. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. The queen is launching the Commonwealth Games baton relay today at Buckingham Palace. The relay marks the start of the countdown to the games which will be held in april next year. Over 388 days, the baton will visit all 71 commonwealth countries, before arriving at the Australian Gold coast for the opening of the 2018 games. And later, members of the royal family will attend a service at Westminster Abbey to mark Commonwealth Day. Lets join simon mccoy now, whos in canada gate. Thank you very much. Im keeping an eye on the flag behind me because we are expecting the queen to arrive here at Buckingham Palace any mo