Overnight. Earlier, israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met soldiers on the front lines, offering words of support and telling them to be prepared. The u. S. Is now sending a second Carrier Strike group to the eastern mediterranean, as a deterrent of hezbollah to stay out of the conflict, and u. S. Embassy who says americans who want to leave israel will be evacuated by sea on monday. Palestinian authorities in gaza say the death toll from israeli air strikes is now more than 2,300 people, including 300 in the past 24 hours. It follows the hamas Terrorist Attack on israel last saturday, which killed more than 1,300 people. Now, earlier, i spoke with Lieutenant Colonel peter lerner, a spokesperson for the Israel Defense forces and he reveals how the idf killed a Commander Overnight who led one of the attacks last week. Cannot be more unimpressed how israel goes around in investing in life and saving life, and this Iron Dome Defense Mechanism just one of those examples of the exten
Im Victor Blackwell with amara walker in atlanta. It is 6 00 a. M. On the east coast. Sara sidner is in tel aviv where it is 1 00 p. M. Overnight the idf says Interior Minister struck 100 military targets in gaza. They also say they killed the hamas commander who engineered the slaughter of jews at a kibbutz. The window is quickly closing for Hundreds Of Thousands in the northern half of gaza to move south before an expected Israeli Ground offensive. For many there is quite literally no way out. The key Border Crossing into egypt still shuttered. There is unfolding humanitarian crises in gaza. Water is quickly disappearing. Israeli military stants f stands on the door of an invasion. Thousands of israeli troops are passed at the border and a report reveals details about israels war plan. Three sore Israeli Military officers are telling the New York Times objective number one is capture gaza city. Objective number two, weed out hamas. Both will likely require bloody block by Block Fire
And so over and over and over again, this entire city is hearing these thunderous booms from the sky. This is reality for People Living here, and then the response often is airstrikes in gaza. Now though things seem to be a bit different because as israel prepares for a Ground Incursion, it just has been more quiet in gaza than we have seen right now. We have seen a bit of black smoke coming from gaza today, but in the very beginning, i mean, it was fearsome, it was terrifying with the airstrikes happening in gaza for the residents there. 700 children have already been killed there. But you remember this all started, this time around, with hamas and its Surprise Attack on civilians just trying to enjoy their lives. I do want to give you some sound of what happened earlier. I think we have a little bit of that for you now. So lets go to that. Our photographer is here with us. Lawrence is also with us as well as my fantastic producer, seb. So youre hearing in english, now you can go back
And human dignity. Hello. The white house says israel has turned the water supply to Southern Gaza back on, after it was switched off following the hamas attack eight days ago. It said the decision followed a conversation between President Biden and the israeli Prime Minister, binjamin netanyahu. The Israeli Energy minister insisted the decision is in line with israels existing policy, which is to block all food, fuel, and waterfrom entering gaza until hamas agrees to hand back more than 100 hostages seized in last saturdays assault. People in the northern half of gaza are continuing to flee the area ahead of an expected israeli incursion. Thousands of troops are already massed on the border with gaza. The israelis say they hit over 100 military targets in air strikes overnight. Hamas has continued to fire rockets into israel, including towards tel aviv. The us Secretary Of State, antony blinken, has been in egypt, where hes been pressing for humanitarian aid to be allowed into gaza th
Targets overnight and killed a senior commander. 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. Lets cross now to our middle east correspondent, y