christiane amanpour in london. thank you for watching and i'll see you again next week. >> this is cnn breaking news hello, everyone. >> thank you so much for joining me. i'm for greek a whitfield if breaking news from the middle east right now, the idf says eight israeli soldiers were killed during what they're calling an incident in rafah it marks one of the deadliest single incidents for israeli forces since october 7. cnn's paula hancocks is live for us in tel aviv. paula, what more can you tell us? >> well, fread, we understand this happened in the western area of refer. it's an area where there has been fighting over but recent days. now the idf saying eight soldiers have been killed in this particular incidents that they are looking into it, investigating, finding it the cause of what happened, as you say, it is one of the deadliest days from the israeli military side since october 7. now, what we're hearing is a statement as well. from hamas. they say that they carried out this attack the called it a complex ambush, saying that they had attacked vehicles. first of all, the military bulldozer, which was then in flames subsequently an. apc which had gone to the rescue of those on the bulldozer, the idf says, as i say, they are looking into the cause of what exactly happened but we do know that there had been fighting in that area. this is the talal full tan area of western rafah. we heard from a member of the media office in gaza that they had heard artillery and shelling. they say, since don, they'd had a number of phone calls asking for injured to be picked up asking for bodies to be retrieved, but said that it was simply too dangerous to get to some of those areas because of the ongoing israeli military operation. now on friday, the idf said that they had uncovered a number of tunnels in this particular area also saying that they had find a large quantity of weapons and then separately up apala, you also have new reporting on the struggles of children trapped in gaza that desperately need a medical treatment that's right. this is a real issue night since the rafah crossing has been closed for some 5.5 weeks. those desperately needing medical treatment simply can't get out of gaza. now i must warn you this report has some very distressing images in it. in particular, one girl called hanako, but her parents asked us to show these images. so the world can see what their daughter's going through he now carol had gone out to buy some sweets when the airstrike hit i miss seeing mama. she says i miss my mama and my sisters no 1-year-old hanako has not been able to open her eyes since the strike ten days ago. dr. say, she has 20% burns on her face, hands chest, and legs one of 30 of patients trapped inside gaza without hope of the treatment they need. >> the lab will manual the lab, her mother says, she tells me i want to play. >> what have i done to deserve this? she can't sleep properly because of the pain her whole body hurts surrounded by war for eight months. this was hannah and just hours before she was hit they had been forced to leave their home in row offer when the israeli military moved in and were sheltering in someone's garden in el barrage anon says, my sister went to a grandfather and asked for one shackle for her and one for me i went to the shop and was about to pay the man and a missile fell i didn't hear the whizzing. are just saw a red light hands doctor says she was in critical condition when she arrived. they removed shrapnel from her face and reconstructed her nose he says they now have no choice but to wait to transfer her out of gaza, hoping her wounds don't get infected most children need medical transfers. he says for more qualified treatment than here. we don't have the treatment, the tools, we don't have the supplies rafah crossing has been closed since may 7 when the israeli military took control egypt says it will not open the crossing until the israeli military withdraws for security reasons. one egyptian soldier was killed last month in fighting along the border israel says they will not hand over control of the crossing to palestinian authorities, fearing hamas would use the area to smuggle in weapons. >> the rafah crossing should be reopened as quickly as possible, or the shubi alternative we have no estimation at a moment how many of the patients, which should have left actually have already passed away helou dow, shocky as she was displaced three times while pregnant her baby malacca, born four days earlier, has a heart defect, spending most of her young life in an incubator the doctors did what was necessary. >> she says they said that she must be transferred out of gaza quickly than what she adds one of the doctors told me not to have high hopes at sentence is so difficult to hear malacca is not the only baby desperately needed doing medical treatment outside of gaza door for her doctor confirms if these children do not get treatment, they are likely to die ally darwish has a broken spine, ribs, and leg after an airstrike hit his house, killing his siblings. his answers without urgent specialized treatment outside of gaza. she has been told by doctors he may be paralyzed for these children escaping gaza may be their only hope of a future with israel and egypt still blaming each other for the rafah crossings still being closed. time is literally running out some of the more critical patients trapped in gaza paula hancocks. >> thank you so much so this latest incident in gaza alms as leaders from around the world are meeting for a peace summit. more than 100 nations and organizations are gathering in switzerland where they're discussing the war in ukraine earlier today, vice president kamala harris held a bilateral meeting with ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy. cnn international diplomatic editor. nic robertson, joining us now with more on this. so nick notably absent from this peace summit, are officials from both russia and china. so what do attendees realistically hope to accomplish? >> well they know that they're not going to walk away with a peace deal that russia is going to sign up to. russia's, as you say, is it's not even there the aim of this and i have to say you look around the room there in switzerland where we've just heard from the swiss president, who's spoken to that hundred and one countries and enter the national organizations more than 50 liters so huge number i can't remember seeing that many leaders altogether in one room like that before. and we're expecting kamala harris just to speak to them as well clearly, they're not going to get piece here and that's what we heard from the swiss president when she introduced this, he said, look, we're here high in the mountains. the mountains are a reminder of the path ahead. it's high and it's tough, but you go one step at a time. but what she said, they want to do is to get a comprehensive agreement and support for a just and lasting peace for ukraine and for russia. of course that abides by the un charter. now the un charter says that it must be done on the terms of respecting sovereignty and territorial integrity. and that really underscores why russia isn't there because that would mean russia would have to pull its troops out of all those areas of ukraine that it's illegally occupied and an annex that calls them part of russia now, but that's not recognized by the international community. and that really tells you just how far this has to go and the war is still going on, people are still dying today. but this is a first initiative. and by bringing together so many countries and so many heads of state, the idea is they get this very broad consensus which sends a very clear message to vladimir putin, who won't come now that the terms are being set for what p should look like and as the swiss president said he will or russia will be, will need to be in the room to discuss this. ultimately, after these many, many steps in this process. but it's setting the conditions and terms for what the final outcome is going to look like that is a agreed to by all these countries. and that's pretty powerful. that's a powerful aspiration. >> it is indeed. all right. nic robertson, we'll leave it there for now. thank you so much. >> all right. still ecomm this hour. all eyes on buckingham palace today as the princess of wales makes her first public appearance in months live to london next. plus dangerous heat is gripping much of this country this weekend will tell you what cities could see records toppled and with less than two weeks before the first presidential debate of 2024 cnn has released new details on the ground rules both campaigns have agreed upon stay with us the most anticipated moment of this election seeks couldn't be higher. >> the president and the former president's one stage moderated by jake tapper and dana bash, the cnn presidential debates thursday, june 27, nine i've been cnn and streaming on max 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since then, neither of them have said what type of cancer that they're actually being treated for? i want to bring it now, sienna, it's nada bashir in london on not a great to see you. so what was the public's reaction to seeing the prince is, i know this is really the king's de, but it kind of felt like more her day with people. so anticipating her appearance as suni frederica, this is an event which typically on newly draws huge crowds side of buckingham palace to mark the king's official. >> but they don't his real, but they, but of course many of those who attended the trooping, the colour ceremony earlier today, we're here to catch a glimpse of the princess of wales, a catherine. this was, of course her first public appearance since making that shock announcement to the british public that she is undergoing treatment meant for cancer. and actually she released a statement yesterday sharing a photo on instagram and saying that statement that she was thankful for the well-wishers and mess judges of support that she has received from members of the public over the course of the last few months. but as we saw today, taking part in this ceremony, she appear to be in hi spirit. she was joined of course by her found it would have three children to mark the king's birthday became, of course, is also, as you mentioned, frederica undergoing treatment for cancer, but this was an opportunity for members because of the british public and tourists visiting london. the de, to catch a glimpse of senior members of the royal families together. of course, this is a slimmed down version of them. one in a previous times with the queen elizabeth, the second we would have seen a much larger parents on the balcony of buckingham palace, but a slightly smaller show today. for the royals finally, but a moment of celebration. none the less, of course, it remains to be seen whether we will continue to see the princess of wales taking part in these sorts of events. she did mention it not statement yesterday that she is not out of the woods. just get that there are good days and that there are bad days. so it may well be a case-by-case basis. this will not be a full return, just yes. for the princess of whether she continues her treatment, fredricka now. >> okay. not a share in london. thank you so much for that. >> all right. well, today's a celebrations come a day after the princess actually released a statement saying that she is making good progress. but treatments will continue for a few more months and she's quoting her now, not out of the woods yet and quote her message also saying in part is not it was underscoring on the days i feel well enough. it is a joy to engage with school life, spent personal time on the things that give me the energy and positivity, as well as starting to do a little work from home. i'm learning how to be patient, especially with uncertainty. taking each day as it comes listening to my body and allowing myself to take this much needed time to heal to pretty powerful words there for more a royal inside i'm joined now by cnn royal commentator and royal editor for hello magazine, emily mash. emily, glad i do, could be with us. i mean, tell us about what today's trooping, the colour event was really all about. and i must say that it was the princess, princess her arrival, which really upset stages everything, right absolutely. >> look, this was the family reunion that everyone had been waiting for for the last six months. the royal family has been facing such a i'll enjoy your time with both the king and the princess undergoing cancer treatment. so it was really wonderful to see her back there in the middle of the family and on the balcony which is such a symbolic thing for the royal family and for the british public it is a symbolic thing. >> i mean, usually people have become accustomed, especially during the reign queen elizabeth, it'd be about 20 members of the royal family on the balcony. it's pared down now, i counted about ten, maybe i'd missed one or two. but what the signal that is sent to the world with that appearance on the balcony i mean, this is always being since the beginning of king charles is writing about having a slimmed-down monica hey, there was an awareness back in the 80s that people suspected there were a few hangers on if you like, with a wider family, sometimes you'd see up with the 30 people, for example in the balcony. >> this is really projecting how the monarchy is going to look going forward under his reign. but at the heart of it, as you say, it is a family, it's a celebration i'm considering everything that's gone on mission, not even the rain was going to dampen that today, especially for the crowds who packed down the mao to catch a glimpse of them all yeah, and we can look at these pictures over and over again, right. i mean, it's always so pleasant to see a little prince louis and george and princess charlotte, but that moment to see a princeton this kate emerge in from the limo or from the carriage, i should say, that was really a striking moment. how does she look to you well look, if you weren't aware of what has been going on for the past few months, you might not realize that anything had been going on. >> she looked absolutely beautiful as always. immaculate, dressed, but more importantly, smiling. so broadly and clearly so happy to be there with her family. she was really keen that he could be there to support the children, in particular, who might otherwise have been in a carriage on their own because their father was on horseback today and family means everything to her. so i don't think she would've missed it for the world. >> yeah. she looked amazing and maybe, you in step with trying to send a signal of very little has changed even though she did have that very profound statement about taking every day so gently. >> she was dressed in something that her regular go-to designed designer, jenny, pack them put together for her or the hat designed by her royal i'll favorite. fill treacy, i guess that was important to, to convey a sense of normalcy that she always looks poised and polish and and clearly that was important to make sure that you she's still look like the k-t that most people are used to absolutely you know and and it was in stark contrast really to the valley casual image we saw of her just yesterday. and i think that was really setting out how this hasn't all been in plain sailing for her. she has a good days. she has her bad days, but this was clearly very much what are those good days what about that king charles? >> this wasn't about him after all. i mean, even though we are spending a lot of time talking about her, i mean, she really has the centerpiece of fascination for everybody, but for king charles, he to diagnosed with cancer sir you know, this isn't our first time seeing him in public view. like it was for princess kate, but how does he? let's see luck to you and is there anything to 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