Today, President Biden is set to leave washington on a highstakes trip to israel as this war with hamas intensifies and the humanitarian crisis in gaza escalates. President under growing pressure to get critical aid to millions of civilians in gaza and also supporting israel and trying to save american hostages held captive by the hamas terror group. Hes coming here at a critical moment for israel, for the region, and for the world. The president will hear from israel how it will conduct its operations in way that minimizing civilian casualties and allows humanitarian to flow to citizens in gaza. Its critical that aid begin flowing into gaza as soon as possible. The Israeli Military says bidens visit will not delay its planning for that potential Ground Operation into the gaza strip. Final humanitarian aid has been piling up at the Border Crossing in egypt which remains closed. The World Health Organization is now warning that water is running out for Hundreds Of Thousands of displaced palestinians. Satellite images show 30foot craters blocking the roadway near the crossing. Lets begin with erin burnett live in tel aviv. The Israeli Military said its concerned about the humanitarian situation but theres no cease fire yet. What do we know about how this plays out . Reporter well, of course, that border is still closed, as you point out, phil. Theyre concerned about the humanitarian situation. There is no cease fire. At this point, of course, despite all the attempts at negotiations, not much more to say. What you said is hugely significant. You talk about 30 foot craters. It is on the reality of the ground the actual terrain. The actual craters in the ground that may matter so much. You oip a border that cant be opened. Thats the reality of the situation right now. That of course is what President Biden is walking into. Making a highstakes trip to israel tomorrow. And that visit is intended to try to cool things down, to try to ratchet down the tensions somewhat, in some way if he can succeed in addition to reaffirming u. S. Solidarity with israel. Well see how if theres any chance of this being successful. Cnns Arlette Saenz joins us from the white house. What is he hoping to accomplish . You walk into Something Like this as the president of the United States, you cant just walk in and walk out and have been an invasion happen and not look bad. So whats the goal . Reporter yeah, well for President Biden this is a highstakes diplomatic test as hes not only trying to show solidarity with israel but also act as a deterrence to adversaries in the region. You consistently heard President Biden warn adversaries against trying to use this situation to their advantage. But this invitation to this israel came from Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu over the weekend. The president s team deliberated over the weekend on monday about whether he would move forward with such a trip and ultimately it was announced last evening by Secretary Of StateAntony Blinken, who had engaged in a marathon more than sevenhour sessions of talks with top israeli officials. And a key point of discussion between blinken and those officials and what is expected to be a key focus for President Biden is the passage of that humanitarian aid into the gaza strip as well as ensuring that civilians are safe and protected as israel continues to issue their strikes against gaza. But this all also comes as the president is also concerned and has pledged to the families of the missing americans that he will do everything he can to try to determine where they are and get them back. But in addition to this visit to israel, which is important in its own right, the president is also planning to travel to jordan. It is there where he will visit and meet with the leaders of egypt, jordan as well as the Palestinian Authority. The president is expected to discuss with them also the humanitarian issues at hand as theyre trying to get more aid into gaza as well as ensures the safety of civilians. But this all comes as there are huge Security Concerns about the president traveling into an active war zone. You have seen the president do that in the past. It was a secret trip when he traveled earlier this year to ukraine. But the white house acknowledged that this is a very tense situation, that they did their homework about the Security Concerns and ultimately decided that they could announce the trip ahead of time and that the president would be traveling there. But this will be a highstakes moment for President Biden as his visit there could further tie him to the response to this israeli crisis. As you point out, could very much further tie him to that in a way that the United States would then be indelibly linked to. Thank you very much, Arlette Saenz. Well, of course, at the heart of this is still the fact that the hostages are still in gaza. 199 of them, israel says. But they are still there. And movement on that, of course, could be hugely significant in how this plays out. The mother of one of those hostages kidnapped by hamas is speaking out this morning. A short time ago karen shem pleaded for her daughters mias release a day after hamas released a Hostage Video of mia. We are not going to show it because it is propaganda, but in it mia is asking to be returned to her family as a medical worker or somebody treats her injured arm. I started to shout. I fell to the floor and to scream. So i wasnt i didnt really knew what i was thinking. I saw my baby. Then it became we started to cry. Wow, shes alive and to be so happy. And then i started to be i felt scared. My message to my daughter is that i love her so much. And i miss her so much. And all these days, i just thought im hugging her when shes coming home. And thats what kept me strong and focussed. I didnt know shes Dead Or Alive until yesterday. What i knew is that shes might be kidnapped. Im begging the world to bring my baby back home. She only went to a party, to a Festival Party, to have some fun. And now shes in gaza. Of course, phil and poppy, what she filmed was under duress. Mia is a hostage. One of our Hostage Experts was saying they could hear ventilators, she is being held under ground along with other hostages. They tried to do hair and makeup to have her look nice and trying to manipulate the situation. The significance still stands, hamas by putting it out is trying to show someone is alive and show that they have that leverage. And obviously that leaves the door open for a possible hostage return. And that is going to be crucial, erin, right, when the president when President Biden is on the ground there tomorrow, what will be done by the United States . Will israel negotiate . They have been saying no to this point. But to see that video and hear that mother plead to the world to bring her daughter home is quite something. President bidens highstakes diplomatic visit to israel tomorrow is going to involve discussions and a briefing about hostages but also comes as the u. S. Military is intensifying its show of force in the region. Defense officials telling cnn that a unit of about 2,000 marines and sailers has been ordered to the region on top of the u. S. Carrier air strikes deployed and the head of the u. S. Central command is in tel aviv to meet with israels military Chief Of Staff to better understand the Defense Requirements and outline american support during the conflict. Cnns Military Analyst and retired u. S. Army general Mark Hertling is here to walk us through all of it. You see the deployment of Rapid Response force u. S. Marines to the region, not to israel itself. What does that tell you . First of all the marines were in the area. Conducting exercises and training in cue kuwait and oman. But to give them an order to stop the training, stop the exercise, get back on the baton, their mothership, if you will, and get into the area tells me that theres a lot of stops being pulled out with more force capabilities, more force packages. What is this arg or arg as the marines call it, amphibious ready group. Its the uss baton with several ships that can carry 2,200 marine. They can do a spectrum of operations, phil. Everything from Crisis Response to noncombatant evacuations. It says special ops on it. Its capable unit. What that means is they can contribute to s. E. A. L. S. And rangers and delta forces and others that might be called into the area. They have the ability to do an Amphibious Assault on a shore that isnt necessarily what theyre going to do. Having them at the ready is a good idea. What about Security Considerations for President Biden making this trip, especially given what we saw, the sirens going off, senators romney and Chuck Schumer had to take cover when that happened. Yeah. Where the president is going as well. What i would say is special services, secret services are going through some cheetah flips right now, poppy. Theyre really ramping up and its a quick announcement of a visit. Theyve only had a couple days to plan. So they will talk to the marines in the embassy in tel aviv and get some additional security there. You can bet there will be aircraft overhead, both lower rotary wing and higher fixed wing aircraft jets when the president is in the area. But thats not going to prevent hamas or hezbollah from launching rockets during the time hes here. This is different from when he went to ukraine in february to mark one year of that war. This is different, way different in terms of Security Concerns. Yeah. Its slightly different. It was still active combat zones in both cases, but just because of the size of the area proximity. He is under the potential for rocket fire, just like Senator Schumer and his team were yesterday. But they will be in tel aviv. The country of israel is only 250 miles long and at its widest point 85 miles wide versus ukraine and kyiv especially which is about 800 miles wide and about 400 miles long. So, yeah, its a compressed area and hes going to be there. Cheetah flips . Always dangerous having the guy talking about an amphibious ready group. These two army guys know what that is and i dont know what that is and thats a technical term. New technical term. Mark hertling, appreciate it, sir. Thank you. Much more on President Bidens highstake trips to israel, yes, but also one of our own cnn journalists caught in the escalating crisis in gaza with his family. Their desperate Journey South from gaza city is all detailed on camera. Youll see that next right h hospitals in gaza received 110 bodies from different areas of southern gaza. That just happened overnight. And right now, the humanitarian corridor is still not safe. Over 44 hospitals in gaza have been hit and the World Health Organization says 84,000 pregnant women there require aid right now. This as the water crisis is also escalating. Civilians are suffering from dehydration and waterborn illnesses. And cnn has been sharing with you the stories of palestinians trying to escape as israels assault on hamas escalates. But now one of the people being forced from home is one of our very own, ibrahim, cnn journalist born and raised in gaza. He wants to continue telling his stories of people there. Hes grappling with the reality of keeping his family safe at the same time. This is his story. [speaking in a global language] [speaking in a global language] that last line from ibrahim, i hope one day we can return home. The most striking thing, and its an extraordinary piece and were grateful for it, is telling his son they dont hit hotels when his son asks. I think every parent can identify with that, but not so much in that acute of a situation. Its exactly the line that struck me most. We do want to tell you, of course, everyone at cnn is supporting ibrahim and his family any way we can. We are in Constant Contact with him and of course we will keep you posted as cnns family continues s s this journey. President biden is making a wartime visit to the middle east. We will ask senior advisers what the visit will look like and what bidens support means for their war efforts. Stay with us. Welcome back. Im erin burnett live in tel aviv. President biden is preparing for a historic trip to israel and jordan. The president will land here in tell aviv tomorrow morning wher he is expected to meet with Benjamin Netanyahu. Biden will then travel to jordan and there equally high stakes meeting with king and egyptian president. Also the Palestinian Authority leader will be there. So that is going to be crucial as well. This is about gaza and humanitarian aid. It comes as were getting our first look at weapons. I was there to look at some of these because theyre going out everyday and gathering these. Looking at entire container of grenades and large antitank mines. These are the things that theyre finding littered all on that gaza border by those kibbutz which were attacked in the Terror Attack on saturday morning, phil and poppy. Its pretty incredible to see the size of the arsenal. Well show you a lot more about it today. But these are weapons that a lots of handmade in gaza. They have the stamp of hamas on them. Some of them from iran and werent even used but those are coming in. You can see the manufacture date in iran, you can see everything from iran. And even some from north korea. So, it is all there. The evidence is there. And its very much a scene in progress. Because massive amounts of weaponry coming in that we were able to see, guys. And it comes in every single day. The large jeeps of hamas fighters. They have to debooby trap the bodies. They bring the Bullet Proof Vests in, those Hamas Terrorists are dead. They deal with that. Then they are bringing in all of this material. So, it is an incredibly huge c kache. Youll have a lot more on your show tonight. To say where theyre manufactured with the date of when they were manufactured is quite something. Well get back to you very soon. And as President Biden heads to israel, the threat of escalation in the region obviously looms. In a phone call, iraqs Prime Minister told the president , quote, continued aggression in gaza stirs Outrange People in the region and globally separately, irans Foreign Minister called on israel to stop the bombardment on gaza the war to other fronts might be, quote, unavoidable, adding that time is running out for political solutions. Conversations i had last night with several top u. S. Officials, here is what they tell me. The u. S. Wants humanitarian plans mostly or fully signed off and implemented before the start of any Israeli Ground incursion. Hammered out over the course of seven and a half hours of intensive negotiations Secretary Of StateAntony Blinken his team and their counterparts last night into tangible plan of action. They want it to be mostly teed up when the president arrives so he can get it over the finish line. But that is easier said than done. And it requires other parties to agree it to, not just israel. That is a critical opponent of the second stop in amman, jordan. Joining us now bobby gauche and kate bedingfield. Great to see you, gunings. The idea of the president going now, on the front end, the intent behind it . Its been interesting talking to u. S. Officials about what they see as the why. Whats your read on it . Well, its a very surprising move for the president to go in this early. And to your point, the president of the United States typically doesnt go doesnt travel until the outcomes of that visit have been prenegotiated and guaranteed and baked in. There should traditionally be no room for surprises when the president is there. So, this deal thats been hammered out by blinken and his team has to be cast in stone. The last thing the president would want to happen on his watch while hes there is for israel to launch this big Ground Offensive without the humanitarian efforts already being in place. That would be embarrassing for the president. So hes taking a rick. When youre dealing with bb netanyahu, that is quite a risk because he netanyahu is known to sort of go off piece a little bit and do things on his own time line. And so the president is taking a big risk. To your other point, that there are other players involved, hes going to jordan. But egypt is going to be the big player here. That humanitarian corridor has to come through the south. And we have seen video earlier in the show of big convoys of humanitarian supplies waiting to go in. But the border is still rea