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announcer: this is cnn breaking news. and welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. thousands of american citizens could soon be on their way out of israel. the biden administration now arranging charter flights in the midst of a war zone as fighting between israel and hamas continues to escalate. the urgency for a safe exit is underscored by a rising american death toll. 27 americans killed by hamas according to the white house. more than 1,200 in total have been killed in israel. and in gaza, where hamas embeds with the civilian population, israeli airstrikes are constant, and hundreds of innocents are feeling the punishment. israeli energy ministry today announcing that gaza will have no power, no water, no fuel until hamas agrees to release the hostages it took over the weekend. senator bernie sanders, independent of vermont, called that a violation of international law. the latest war prompted by hamas terrorism saturday, unspeakable attacks killing hundreds of i ....
launch the lead with me back in 2013. alexis, we re so sorry. we love you and thinking of you and your family. our coverage continues now with wolf blitzer in the situation room. happening now, breaking news. israel says it s now unleashing a large scale strike on hamas. hamas targets in gaza, intensifying its air war while it builds up its ground forces while on the border in gaza. the crisis in gaza is deepening tonight amid daetz and deepening destruction. israel threatening to cut them off with hostages underground. secretary of state antony blinken is showing solidarity with israel and liking the terror to the worst of isis. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. our breaking news coverage begins this hour in the war zone as the israel hamas conflict grows increasingly deadly. and they re holding very critical talks. cnn at the front lines and other key ....