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Breaking news. Israel is unleashing intense new air strikes on gaza tonight as it is expanding its Ground Operations there as well. The war against hamas heating up. Nearly three full weeks after the surprise hamas Terror Attack on israel. Phone lines and other communications have been cut off. Civilians caught in the cr crossfire. The United States says it is in talks with israel about a humanitarian pause to try to allow the potential release of more hostages held by hamas. White house insisting negotiations aimed at freeing more captives is ongoing. Breaking in the United States, divers join the search for the Mass Shooting in maine. Sources tell cnn the gun apparently used was bought just days before. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer in the situation room. We are witnessing here in the middle east, we are witnessing a clear escalation in the is israel hamas war. The Israeli Military declaring it is operating forcefully on all fronts,
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
Kidnapped, dead or just missing in this moment. You even have another connection to this. You were telling my producers about a family who is staying in your home now because they evacuated their kibbutz, and i guess i should say part of a family because their parents have been kidnapped, as well . Yes. So as soon as we realized there was going to be an ongoing event. I have a 5yearold at home, and i felt the urge to flee from home to save her because this was very clear that it was not going to end any time soon. There were dozens or hundreds of armed militants with trucks and motorcycles roaming through israel and nobody knows where they are. So once we did, we immediately tried to make use of our home which was just standing empty and my sisterinlaw a day later called me up and said that there is a family, there are three girls from Kibbutz Behri which is one of the kibbutz that were most affected to the extent that right now people are saying that there is no more Kibbutz Behri, an
Together when we were evacuated and thats what were doing. They had really rene yes. Im so sorry for what youre going through and what your family continues to go through and all the families. I wish you continued strength and peace in ahead. Can i just tell you how professional they were with having bunch of looters, having bunch of murderers and having the ones who burned and blew gas and rolled paper under peoples doors to smoke them out. Really they were so prepared. So prepared for this. Rene butler, thank you. Im sorry. I am, too. Announcer this is cnn Breaking News. Youre watching cnn news central. Im Boris Sanchez in washington, d. C. , where we have just learned the house will not be voting on a new speaker today. Republicans just nominated congressman Steve Scalise for the job. We want to go live to tel aviv, israel. Anderson . The rockets continued to be fired near israel and the death toll is coming into greater view. The tale of horror and atrocity is coming into view the