Aviv, israel. We begin this hour with israels Military Ratcheting up its bombardment of gaza. A short time ago, israels military reported it has conducted dozens of strikes on hamas in gaza in recent hours as well as destroying two hezbollah cells in lebanon. Its part of israels plan to prepare for a possible Ground Incursion into gaza. That order could come at any time. Defense secretary lloyd austin says the u. S. Is worried about an escalation in the middle east, so the u. S. Will deploy Missile Defense systems like the one you see right there throughout the region to protect u. S. Troops. Erin, whats the latest on your end . Reporter all right. Well, jim, here we are learning that the Biden Administration is pressing israel to delay a possible fullscale Ground Invasion of gaza. Alex marquardt reporting that, saying the goal is to provide more time to negotiate for the release of hostages and allow for more humanitarian aid to go in to reach palestinian civilians. Now, the white hou
Thank you so much for joining us. Im Fredricka Whitfield in atlanta. Wolf will get to you in a moment. We begin our special coverage with new developments happening in israels war against hamas. And a warning, what you are about to see a graphic. New action on the ground as Israel Defense forces say they clashed with hamas fighters inside gaza. This is just the second time inside the enclave since the terror attack. It has been another violence day where a new barrage of israeli airstrikes hit several targets, One Gaza Hospital saying that they are being overwhelmed by the number of bodies. Videos obtained by cnn show dozens of dead people wrapped in shrouds surrounding the hospital. The morgue already filled to capacity. Israel also launching a rare aerial assault on a mosque in the west bank. The idf claims the strike thwarted an imminent terror attack. But the Palestinian Authority calls it a dangerous escalation. Idf is vowing to increase its aerial bombardment of gaza ahead of a p
And thats a good thing . Great in my book who are you . No power . No problem. Introducing stormready wifi. Now you can stay reliably connected through Power Outages with unlimited cellular data and up to 4 hours of battery backup to keep you online. Only from xfinity. Home of the xfinity 10g network. Good morning to you. Welcome to cnn this morning. Sunday, october 22. Im victor blackwell. Im amara walker for being with us. Thousands of israeli troops and amered vehicles are at the gaza border ready to strike hamas any moment. Saturday the Israeli Military says its bombardment of hamas targets in gaza will become even more relentless as they prepare for a ground incursion. Civilians in Northern Gaza are warned by israel once again to evacuate south or they might be considered, quote, a partner for the Terrorist Organization. The u. S. Is also stepping up its defenses in the region. Secretary of defense lloyd austin said the u. S. Military will deploy additional Missile Defense systems
Some trucks carrying survive supplies have finally entered gaza. But its not enough. Palestinians are failing a country at a critical moment. Theyre disastrous handling of the speakership just let them back to the Drawing Board yet again. Plus, flipped. Two key trump allies have pleaded guilty in that Georgia Election case. Now theyre both cooperating with prosecutors. Im ayman mohyeldin, lets get started. Tonight, new developments in the israelhamas war. This morning, 28 longawaited humanitarian aid trucks finally entered the gaza strip. Israel agreed to allow and the convoys carrying food, water, and medicine after intense pressure from the United States and other countries. It is a narrow lifeline for more than 2 Million People trapped inside gaza. Under constant bombardment from the Israeli Military forwo straight. Weeks the Gaza Health Ministry says, the convoy contains just 3 of what civilians need on a daily basis, and noting that el needed to run hospitals was not even included
The, way candidates for Speaker Of The House have until noon today to declare their candidacy. There is a lot of them. Assistant democratic leader of the house, congressman james claiborne, joins me live to discuss. Faceoff. Donald trumps former fixer, Michael Cohen, will be in the same new york courtroom this week as the judge in trumps Civil Fraud Trial threatens to jail the twice impeached four times indicted former president. Im jonathan capehart, this is the sunday show. This morning, new developments in the israelhamas war. A convoy of 17 trucks carrying aid from gaza has quashed the Rafah Border A Day after a convoy of 20 trucks delivered food and medical supplies to the gaza strip. Also new this morning, the Israeli Military says that it killed the Deputy Commander of the Hamas Rocket Fire for us while pounding hamas targets in the gaza strip. Nbc news has not independently verified this claim. That Development Comes as israel amps up its airstrikes in preparation for the, quot