good evening. for the first time since the october 7th attack on israel and the war in hamas that s followed, hundreds of foreign nationals were finally allowed to leave gaza today. many more still remain. two allowed to leave are u.s. citizens. both were aide workers. in a moment, we ll speak to the niece of one of those aide workers, a 71-year-old seattle resident, who s been helping to make prosthetics for children in gaza when she was there on october 7th. the state department estimates there are about 1,000 americans and 5,000 other foreign nationals in gaza who want to leave. president biden today said he expects more americans to depart, quote, over the coming days. in another first since the war began, palestinians were allowed to cross gaza s southern border into egypt. this is a hospital in north sinai where some were taken for treatment. signals shift in the conflict that for a second time in as many days saw israeli strike targets north of gaza, according to the u
outfront next, israeli troops inside gaza city tonight. the defense men stir saying hamas fighters are coming out of underground tunnels. the first americans have been allowed to leave gaza, which includes the american pediatrician barbara zincd and her husband. we ll tell you what happened inside that courtroom with the sketch artist. digging into the new house speaker s past. his work with the group that promoted conversion therapy and a long record of anti-gay comments. let s go outfront. and good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, we begin with the breaking news inside gaza city. the israeli defense minister tonight saying that there is intense fighting inside gaza city, one of the most densely populated cities in the world. gaza city, of course, is the biggest city in the gaza strip. the defense minister of israel yoav gallant says they have described hamas fighters as coming out from underground tunnels, from underground buildings, from underground