Are continuing to flee the area ahead of an expected israeli incursion. Thousands of troops are already massed on the border with gaza. Air strikes have continued; the israelis say over a hundred military targets were hit overnight; among those killed are a Senior Commander involved in the attacks in israel last week. Hamas has continued to fire rockets into israel, towards tel aviv and other areas in the south. The World Health Organization has again called on israeli to rescind its evacuation order; the decision they said to forcing Hospital Patients to relocate would be a death sentence. A hospital in the Southern City of rafah, by the border with egypt, says its been told to evauate. A diplomatic push is continuing to try to prevent the violence from spreading. The us Secretary Of State, Antony Blinken has been in cairo , and is expected to return to israel for more talks tomorrow. It is still tense on the northern border with lebanon, with further exchanges of fire today. The isra
In a statement, a spokesperson said the goal of the operation was to, completely destroy the governing and military capabilities of hamas. It comes a week after hamas which is listed as a a Terrorist Group by many western governments, including the us and uk killed more than 1300 people in israel and took dozens of hostage. We can show you these live pictures of gaza city right now, where itsjust gone 7 00 in the morning. The Israeli Military said on saturday that it has killed a hamas commander who led part of the assault on israel in a drone strike. Ali qadhi is the second hamas chief to have been killed in a day. Meanwhile, on the ground in gaza, thousands of civilians are on the move after israel warned more thani million living in the north to move south beyond the Wadi Gaza River here. The World Health Organization has described that order as a Death Sentence for those needing hospital treatment. The authorities in gaza say more than 2,200 people have been killed in retaliatory i
Our Family Members will have to wait harrell, im so sorry to have to cut you off. Thank you so much for sharing your story with us. We will be praying for you. We wish you and your family the best and certainly we wish for the safe return of your niece. Thank you so much. That does it for me everybody. Im yasmin vossoughian. Nicole wallace picks up our coverage. Coverage hi there, everyone. Its 4 00 in the east. It is 11 00 in the evening in israel and in gaza. And we start with Breaking News. We just learned that the Border Crossing between gaza and egypt will open tomorrow morning. It will be two a m eastern, 9 am local time, to allow u. S. Citizens to leave gaza. That is according to a palestinian official. More than 4000 people are dead and thousandmo are wounded as the israel hamas or enters its second week. That includes more than 1400 people in israel and more than 2600 people in gaza. Gazas Ministry Of Health says that over half of those deaths are women and children. These rea
Good evening. All right. We are having to take a quick break. Our special coverage, though, of the conflict between israel and hamas, the war that has now unfolded continues next. Welcome back. It is the top of the hour. Im dana bash In Washington. And im sara sidner in tel aviv with cnns breaking News Coverage of israel at war. As israel prepares for the next stage as they have put it of this war gaza is facing an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe and on the brink of collapse. The situation there is becoming more and more dire. The u. N. Is comparing it to a, quote, hellhole. Gaza is running out of water, electricity and is facing a severe shortage of food and medicine. Tens of thousands of people have fled Northern Gaza heading for the south, that is despite hamas who is supposed to be the leadership there telling innocent civilians not to leave, keeping them there and that according to both the u. S. And israel is because hamas would rather have the civilians as Human Shields r
Massed on the southern border with gaza ahead of the expected Ground Incursion, which the Israeli Government says will be supported from the air and sea. Over 100 military targets were Hit Overnight and the idf said they have killed a Senior Commander involved in the attacks in israel last week. Meanwhile, hamas is continuing to fire rockets into israel, towards tel aviv and other areas in the south. The World Health Organization has has again called on israeli to rescind its Evacuation Order. The decision, they said, to force 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 a Human Corridor South for those civilians seeking to escape the bombardment. Humanitarian corridor. A diplomatic push is continuing to try to prevent the violence from spreading. The us secretary of state, antony blinken, has arrived in cairo. Hes expected to press egyptian officials to open the Rafah C