Welcome to all of you watching us here in the United States, can about da, and All Around The World as we continue our breaking News Coverage of israel at war. Im kim brunhuber. Its 5 00 a. M. Here in atlanta, noon at gaza city where a Safe Passage Corridor has been established for palestinians to evacuate to Southern Gaza as israel has ordered them to do. Is rah i will military opened it about an hour ago and it will remain open another four hours. Once they get to gaza, theres nowhere to go. Meanwhile israel had announced it killed the senior hamas commander whos supposedly the mastermind in last weeks Terrorist Attacks. An unknown number of americans are known to be with others in captivity. On friday President Biden said the u. S. Is doing everything to find their loved ones. I say were going to to everev everything in our power to find them. Im not going to go into detail on that, but were working like hell on that. They have to know the United States of america cares deeply about whats happening, deeply. We have to indicate to the world this is critical. This is not even human behavior. Its pure barbarism. Earlier i spoke, asking how long they have to get out. Here it is. The residents are a priority for us. Hamas, we really should be asking them, what are your Contingency Plans when you came over the border and massacred innocent israelis, took them off as hostages, what do you think we would do . Of course, they would assume we would, like any normal country, come back and try to completely annihilate their efforts and left their civilians as hostages. That i took all of them. 2 million of the civilians are hostages. Were the only ones trying to save these people. Were trying to open a corridor. We know its going about to take time. Were doing everything we can, including taking operational risks so those people can make it to safety. The u. N. Secretarygeneral, as i said in the intro, they said the order to evacuate is, quote, extremely dangerous and in some cases simply not possible. How would you respond to that . I think, again, there was no Early Warning for the israeli civilians that were slaughtered on israels communities. Many families of which are still dealing with hostages anned difficulty. It is a lot to ask them to get past wadi gaza to get out of harms way. Again, hamas is keeping them there. We know for a fact theyre trying to keep them there. Theyre the opposite. They use the civilians to defend them. Were doing everything we can, but i think the questions really need to be addressed to hamas, which is the authority on the gaza strip. Lets bring in nada bashir from london for more on the war in israel. We heard from the idf there asking the residents to leave. Whats the latest on the evacuations . Reporter well, kim, according to the humanitarian office, tens of thousands of palestinians in Northern Gaza have now moved southward, evacuated their homes in search of safety per the order of the idf. Yesterday we saw the dramatic video of the pamphlets falling from the sky telling the civilians theyd have to leave for their own safety. Certainly will are 1. 1 millionle civilians who will be impacted. There certainly isnt enough time. It is not feasible. Its almost impossible to expect the entire population of Northern Gaza to evacuate south. There will be many not able to vis physically evacuate. People say they expect to die anywhere in Gaza Givingen the widespread nature of these air strikes. We have to remember, of course, this is a Densely Populated Strip of land that is under a blockade and is now under a complete siege. There is few safe places left for people to take shelter, if any places at all. If you take a look at this report, you will see this is a dire humanitarian situation, according to human rights groups. Take a look. As dawn breaks in gaza, now under bombardment by israel for seven days, a warning from the skies. Israel telling all civilians in gaza to evac yard. Were seeing our children killed right in front of us. Theyre starving us of food, of water. We have no electricity, nothing. This isnt a life to lead. Now theyre asking us to leave. Hamas is asking us to stay put. Families desperate for some semblance of security gather their belongings. And while they are unsure of what awaits them in the south, one thing is clear. There is no guarantee of safety wherever you are in gaza. It happened to our grandfathers and now its happening to us. We are being forced out. Gaza is being destroyed. Nothing is left. Its a catastrophe. More than 2 Million People live in the tiny besieged gaza strip, still under a blockade enforced by israel in 2007. More than half of those are now being told to move. The Norwegian Refugee Council has no guarantee of safe return as an act of forceable transfer. In other words, a war crime. Meanwhile the u. N. s Refugee Agency for palestine say the scale and speed of the unfolding humanitarian crisis is bonechilling. Of the 1. 4 Million People in gaza, theyre ordinary palestinian families who live in the strip with their families including pregnant women, children, children with disabilities. Reporter an ongoing siege means access to food and water is quickly running out. The u. N. About World Health Organization is warning hospitals here have only a few hours of electricity each day, pushing gazas already crumbling Health Care Structure to the brink of collapse. At this hospital the bodies of those killed in the air strike lay shrouded outside. There is, doctors say, simply not enough space in the morgue. They were all innocent civilians, women, children. The air strikes came suddenly and destroyed all our homes with children still inside and now we dont even know where we can bury our dead. Enough, please, enough. In less than one week israel has dropped more than 6,000 bombs on gaza, the equivalent to the total number of air strikes carried out during the 2014 israel gaza war, which lasted 50 days. And while there continues to be widespread condemnation of collective punishment the people of gaza are being subjected to, there is every indication that this war will only intensify, and many here feel that the world has abandoned them. Look, kim, as we heard in your interview with the earlier spokesperson, two safe routes have been outlined by the Israel Defense forces, but there is real concern as air strikes continue throughout the day across most of gaza. These efforts will not stand. We heard yesterday from the Ministry Of Health in gaza, they say the idf strikes civilians and Ambulance Workers as they were attempting to flee. Cnn has put this to the idf, although, they have not given us a comment at this point. They say theyre looking into the allegations. As air strikes continue, it is feared that that civilian death toll will continue to mount. About the evacuees, you posed the key question, what awaits them in the south. What are the latest conditions there . Tens of thousands of people have already moved from Northern Gaza, evacuated and moved southward, but there are at least 400,000 who have been displaced by these earlier air strikes. Many, of course, have been taking shelter in u. N. Run school shelters. This area has been under heavy bombardment for the last week. Gaza is now under a complete siege. That means no food, electricity, no safe water, and fuel. As we understand, hospitals are running on just a few hours of electricity each day. There simply isnt enough capacity. This is an area that already had a crumbling infrastructure on all fronts beforer the war began. Now urned a complete siege and with the blockade still very much in place, this Densely Populated Strip of land, home to more than 2 Million People, is facing a catastrophe on the humanitarian front. That is the concern put forward by the United Nations and ngo groups. This is only going to deteriorate as the war int intensifies that. Many people watching feel compelled to help with humanitarian efforts. So ccnn is compiling resources. You can find more by going about to cnn. Com impact. Sources are now telling cnn that u. S. And Israeli Intelligence agencies saw indications that hamas was up to something, even though what it was was unclear. We have the details. Reporter sources familiar with u. S. Intelligence sells cnn there were warnings and indications about possible attacks by hamas in gaza that could happen, but nothing on the level that we ended up seeing last weekend. There were at least three intelligence reports in the days leading up to the horrific events on october 7th. On September 28th and october 7th there were warnings with rocket fire and the growing possibility of more around gaza. On october 6 there were reports saying there was unusual activity by hamas. Sources are now telling cnn that these reports looked nothing like what ended up unfolding in terms of the scope and the barbarity. A Biden Administration official tells cnn, quote, there was no Information Warning of the Terrorist Attack in advance. Instead sources tell us the sense was if something happened, it would look more like it had in the past, perhaps rocket fire from gaza, Inabout Ter Exception by israel and firing into israel. But more profoundly u. S. Sources say there was a general complacency that had taken hold in israel, underestimating what gaza could pull off. The honus is primarily on Israeli Intelligence to have detected the looming plot. Still, with regular warnings from the u. S. Intelligence and middle eastern allies about a buildup of hamas weapons and growing palestinian anger, this is also raising questions about whether the Biden Administration was taken the hamas threat seriously enough. Alex marquardt, cnn. Im joined by our next guest from cambria. Thank you very much for being with us here again. It seems as though a Ground Invasion is imminent. When and how do you think israel will carry this out . Look, its going to be in days, not weeks. The one caveat there is theres been some suggestion for israel to give a bit more time for the Palestinian People to evacuate to the south. That could push it back a bit if israel accepts to do that. But if they dont, then were talking probably days, potentially even 24 hours before those Israeli Forces go in. Interesting. You know, hamas would be outnumbered and outgunned but fighting on home turf. What kind of Military Response do you expect from hamas . They will be using the densely urbanized terrain as Defense Fortifications with the Palestinian People that are trapped there as Human Shields in effect, along with those 150 hostages. So what they will be doing is trying to attack the Israeli Defense forces an ld what might be called attack and fade or hitandrun tactics against israelis, engaging them in a standout fight. It will be short sharp attacks employing mines, ieds, drones, snipers, and using the terrain of gaza which is hardly urban niced, essentially a fortification that israeli must move their forces and ultimately identify and target and destroy hamas. We know in other places how hard it is fighting in an urban environment with broken buildings to use as cover. How deadly a conflict do you think this will be, do you think . I take your viewers back to the early 90s with the black hawk down incident where you had the area surrounded by Hostile Forces and they had to get backup forces. Imagine that on a vastly larger scale where each individual house, each individual street, each individual alleyway can be a potential death trap. Is rah i willle Israeli Forces be going in many. Theyll be trying to go in h as much as possible quickly to identify the targets and take them out, but its going to be bloody on both sides. You mentioned the hostages earlier. I mean, will their lives i mean, presumably theyll be in danger by a ground incursion. I think theyre endaifngered further endangered, youre right. Yes. As soon as the israelis go on the ground, its difficult to see, unless the israelis or americans have intelligence on where the hostages are being kept, its difficult to see how theyre going to get them back. Thats one of the tragic costs of this war. We may not get back all of those hostages. Yeah. Unfortunately. Listen, i want to widen this out a little bit. We know the u. S. Has deployed war ships and aircraft to the region as well as providing munitions to israel. How does the u. S. Balance supporting israel and ukraine in Terms Materiel as well as focus and involvement . This is the difficulty they now face. New crane, u. S. And its allies cannot allow russia to win. At the same time, they have to support israel in terms of defeating and destroying hamas. So that is ooh going to require materiel support from the u. S. And its allies to ukraine and israel sisimultaneously. Thats going to become a challenge because were seeing instability in the u. S. Thats going to get in the way of signing off aid bills to ukraine. At the same time were seeing Military Supplies and military production in western countries start to the windle. T dwindle. The phrase the bottom of the barrel is coming into play. If the chinese and others see the u. S. Is not as supported, they may try to exploit that somewhere else around the globe. One of the big concerns u. S. Must have the ensuring capability to deter or defeat china if it were to, in fact, attack taiwan. Interesting repercussions that might come from this. Malcolm davis, thanks so much for speaking with us. Thank you. All right, still ahead, the u. N. Secretary meets ahead of the is ska lags against hamas. Well tell you about his message coming up after the break. Stay with us. U. S. Secretary of state Antony Blinken has been on the go. He had stopped in jordan, qatar, and elsewhere. He also sounded a note of caution as israels military moves against hamas. Here he is. Israel has the right. Indeed it has the obligation to defend its people and try to ensure that hamas can never repeat what its done. We continue to discuss with israel the importance of taking every possible precaution to avoid harming civilians. Blinken next heads to the uae and egypt before returning to washington. The u. S. Defense secretary also cautioned israels government ahead of its military escalation saying, quote, this is the time for resolve and not revenge. Lloyd austin met with israel leaders on friday. Cnns Jeremy Diamond has the latest from israel. Reporter u. S. Support for israel looks like this. A military transport plane bolstering support. Cnn secured exclusive access while they offloaded the cargo. This plane just landed in southern israel. Its bringing fresh weapons and ammunitioning in for the fight against hamas. Lloyd austin coming here to inspect the shipment, vowing that u. S. Military support will continue to flow at the speed of war. I know how hard theyve been working. Youve been hustling to get here as requesticly as you could. Reporter this was the second shipment just this week delivering are munitions, artillery shells, and iron dome missiles that help protect israel from rockets. It is support. Its the leading edge of more to come. What kind of assurances do you have from the is rah i wills about how theyll use these munitions . What kind of assurances . This is a professional force thats well led. Im sure theyll do the right thing. Reporter israeli air strikes have killed more than 1,91,900 people in gaza this week, including at least 614 children, according to the Palestinian Ministry of health. Palestinian leaders accuse israel of deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure. Israeli officials blame hamas for Firing Rockets from civilian areas and using civilians as Human Shields. Even though the u. S. Made clear it stands with israel im here to make something crystal clear. Americas report for israel is ironclad. Reporter the Defense Secretary also reminding israel of its moral responsibility. Democracies like ours are stronger and more secure when we uphold the laws of war. Reporter Jeremy Diamond, cnn. All right. Still ahead, thousands of Gaza Residents S evacuated their hom on friday. But theres little hope of finding safety. Stay with us. The power goes out and we still have wifi to do our homework. And thats a good thing . Great in my book who are you . No power . No problem. Introducing stormready wifi. Now you can stay reliably connected through Power Outages with unlimited cellular data and up to 4 hours of battery backup to keep you online. Only from xfinity. Home of the xfinity 10g network. The Israel Defense forces has again warned civilians in gaza city to evacuate the area and move south. The idf says its t