All of you watching in the United States and all around the world. Im in london with the ongoing coverage of israel at war. It is 10 00 a. M. Here in london, noon in gaza, where the Border Crossing into egypt opened about two hours ago for the first time in weeks. Then close d just minutes later. Youre looking at live pictures. It was just enough time for 20 trucks with muchneeded humanitarian aid to cross from egypt into gaza. Hamas says the trucks were loaded with medicines, medical supplies and limited quantity of canned foods. So 20 trucks crossing over into gaza. What we have been hearing from officials is that many more are needed. More than 400 or so were making this trip on a daily basis prior to this conflict. We are starting to see the start of that aid going in. Meanwhile, hamas took the unexpected step of releasing two american hostages on friday. A mother and daughter. Judy and natal ira nai were tak. Their father said he couldnt wait to see his daughter again. I have been
Good morning, everyone. It is saturday, october 21st. Im amara walker. Im victor blackwell. For the first two in time two weeks, muchneeded aid has been delivered to gaza, but groups warn those supplies are not enough. This morning 20 trucks loaded with medical supplies and food and water passed through the Border Crossing between egypt and gaza. A Spokesman Says none of the trucks carried fuel. In gaza, israel has demanded the immediate evacuation of the building ahead of a possible airstrike. The World Health Organization says such a demand would be impossible to carry out. The hospital currently haouses around 12,000 displaced people, plus hundreds of patients. And an American Woman and her teenage daughter are free following their surprise release late last night. They were visiting family in a kibbutz close to gaza when they were taken hostage on october 7th. The idf says today it believes 210 people are being held hostage in gaza. The group says the current priority is the return