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Announcer this is cnn breaking news. And welcome to the lead. Im 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 ....