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State department confirms four americans were killed in the massive 7.8 earthquake. >> among those killed we are aware of four u.s. citizens who died in the everest region and express deepest sympathies to their families and loved ones. >> the death toll close to 4,000 and that number is expected to grow. the quake left a path of destruction hundreds of building destroyed and triggered an avalanche leading to the deaths of three americans. meanwhile, help is coming from around the globe with the united states committing $10 million in relief efforts. joining me now on the phone israel defense ...

Ambush in gaza, the soldiers from the galani brigade and also hearing of dozens of other soldiers wounded in this operation so far israeli forces not confirming details but we have our own wolf blitzer on the ground in tel aviv. wolf, what are you hearing about what led to these deaths of israeli soldiers? >> well, we just did -- i just did speak with the chief spokesman with the forces, lieutenant colonel peter learner and did confirm they were dead. the families have been notified. that's why they released this number and also confirms that dozens of israeli soldiers have been injured, have ...

Battery of tanks opening fire. there appears to be a lot of other field artillery in that area as well. since we saw some kind of project tile flying from the ground impacting other targets on the ground. and then at certain points in the evening, the fight seemed to shift more towards the northern border between gaza and israel. at 1078 point we saw illumination rounds going up into the air. that is an indication that the israelis were looking for some kind of target on the ground. as ben also mentioned in statements from hamas, they say that resistance fighters are gathering and they're lock...

Actively involved in trying to deescalate tensions. you remembered they helped broker the tale between the u.s. and taliban over the return of be beau burg dahl and hoping to play a similar role here. >> thank you. we're here in jerusalem. joining us now the spokesman for the israel defense forces peter learner. thank you for coming in. i want to get your thoughts on the airport right now. a lot of international flights come in. they go out. there was a threat today from hamas. the planes shouldn't come in. they could be in danger. when i was flying in the other day, i was told that the pilots...