Responding. Thats cnn. Com impact. Our coverage continues now with wolf blitzer in the situation room. I will see you tomorrow, again, live from tel aviv. Happening now, Breaking News, new video of two israeli hostages just released by hamas. Stand by for the latest on their condition as more than 200 other civilians remain in captivity and in danger right now. Also tonight, new scenes of far reaching destruction in gaza. Israel wrapping up its air war against hamas as sources say the u. S. Is urging the israelis to hold off on a Ground Invasion so more hostages can get out, and more desperately needed aid can get in. And here in washington, House Republicans are about to meet Behind Closed Doors to hear from nine members now vowing to be the next speaker. Gop lawmakers back to square one as the speaker fight drags on and the house enters a third week of paralysis. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Annou
the his management. still in gaza, and therell be a delay of at least a day in the agreement between israel and hamas, which would have seen a four day pause in the fighting. under the agreement, hamas would exchange 50 israeli hostages, taken during the 7th of october attack, for 150 palestinian women and children held in israeli jails. israel says it still expects that to happen, but not before friday, and there will be a similar delay to the temporary halt in hostilities. hamas says there are still details to be finalised regarding the list of people to be exchanged. anna foster is in tel aviv for this was something that we started to hear reports of early this morning. and the israel defence forces have confirmed just in the last hour or so, the arrest of the director of gaza s largest hospital, this is the hospital we have talked about so much, and he has been transferred for questioning by the israeli security agency. this is a joint statement from the israel defence fo
as a shelter for displaced people. the hamas run health ministry says at least 50 people were killed. it says at least 80 people were killed in the two blasts. the second blast the health ministry said 32 people from one family, including 19 children, were killed. we of course cannot confirm those figures, but we will shortly put those claims to a spokesman from the israeli defence forces. hundreds of people have been leaving gaza city s al shifa hospital on foot, with doctors saying israeli forces had issued by loudspeaker an order to evacuate. the israeli military has denied this. it said it had agreed to expand and assist an evacuation, following a request by the hospital s director. we ve just had these pictures in from central gaza. newsagency afp says they show palestinians evacuated from al shifa hospital, heading south. you will see there in the background there tanks. we don t know how far this was recorded from the hospital. the israeli military says her hamas has a
in and distribute aid due to lack of fuel. the world health organization says disease is spreading in the territory more rapidly than expected, with people living so close together in shelters and because of a lack of clean water. meanwhile, israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu says there were strong indications that hamas was holding hostages at al shifa hospital in gaza, but that they d been removed by the time troops raided the complex. israel says its troops have found the body of a second woman held hostage by hamas, during a search close to the hospital complex. noa marciano, a 19 year old soldier, was one of about 240 people kidnapped by hamas on the 7th of october. on thursday, the military also discovered the body of 65 year old yehudit weiss. and in the occupied west bank, the israel defense forces says its troops have killed at least five gunmen during clashes in jenin overnight. our senior international correspondent orla guerin has the latest on the situa
and checking out the truth behind them. aid agencies say they ve been forced to halt deliveries into gaza because of fuel shortages and a communications shutdown. the un s biggest agency in gaza says, it s no longer able to bring in, or distribute aid. but israel s war cabinet, has now approved letting two fuel lorries a day into gaza, to help meet the needs of un agencies, after a request from the us. a funeral has been held for a 19 year old soldier held hostage by hamas, whose body was found by israeli troops in a building near gaza s biggest hospital. on thursday, the military also discovered the body of a sixty five year old hjostage. israel s prime minister has told cbs news that they found a hamas command centre at the site, but hasn t yet provided conclusive evidence. benjamin netanyahu also admitted that israel s efforts to minimise civilian casualties were not successful . majdi fathi is a freelance journalist in gaza. she s been working with the bbc s yogita l