Responding. Thats cnn. Com impact. Our coverage continues now with wolf blitzer in the situation room. I will see you tomorrow, again, live from tel aviv. Happening now, Breaking News, new video of two israeli hostages just released by hamas. Stand by for the latest on their condition as more than 200 other civilians remain in captivity and in danger right now. Also tonight, new scenes of far reaching destruction in gaza. Israel wrapping up its air war against hamas as sources say the u. S. Is urging the israelis to hold off on a Ground Invasion so more hostages can get out, and more desperately needed aid can get in. And here in washington, House Republicans are about to meet Behind Closed Doors to hear from nine members now vowing to be the next speaker. Gop lawmakers back to square one as the speaker fight drags on and the house enters a third week of paralysis. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Annou
Hello and welcome to all of you watching in the United States and around the world. Im anna coren live from hong kong with our ongoing college of israel at war. Its 5 00 p. M. Here in hong kong, noon in embattled gaza where were now hearing that another small convoy of trucks with food and medicine is preparing to cross from egypt into gaza. 20 trucks were allowed to cross early saturday and egypts red crescent says another 17 trucks are ready to go today. Meanwhile, a Ground Invasion by Israeli Forces could come at any time. On saturday the Israeli Military announced its bombardment of hamas targets in gaza will become more relentless than ever. Hundreds of Armored Vehicles along with thousands of israeli troops are now poised at the gaza border, waiting for orders. On saturday the idf, again, dropped leaflets over Northern Gaza warning civilians to evacuate south or risk being considered a partner of hamas. The Israeli Military says it carried out an air strike early today on a mosqu
Casualties on both sides, and not simply call it collateral damage. The proportions are simply way out of measure to simply call it collateral damage. Its much more than that. Shamil, thank you so much. Appreciate your time and your insight. Thank you so much. Thank you for having me. Hello again, everyone. Thank you so much for joining us. Im Fredricka Whitfield in atlanta, alongside wolf blitzer in washington. Were continuing with our special coverage of the events unfolding today on the ground in israel and gaza. After days of waiting, the rafah Border Crossing between gaza and egypt was open, briefly, this morning. 20 trucks carrying humanitarian aid were permitted to Cross Into Gaza. Water, fuel, and food, are all running desperately low there, and the United Nations is warning that gazas hospitals are on the brink of collapse. Israel continues its air strikes over gaza. The death toll there now standing at more than 4,300 people, according to the Palestinian Ministry of health. M
Across this country. You are looking live right now at the scene on the campus, ucla, one of the jewels in the crown of uc system. And tonight, it is the scene of ,outright lawlessness. Propalestinian protest is have been camped out there in the center of the ucla campus for several days now. And this evening, l. A. Time, a group of Counter Protesters showed up and those two groups have clashed to repeatedly. We have seen firecrackers thrown into crowds of people. We have seen people attacking each other with large paw poles. We have seen fistfights. What we have not seen for the last hour or more that this has been going is one single officer from the Los Angeles Police department. This lawlessness is playing out on the campus of a Public University and not a sign of los angeles law intervening. We have seen people hurt. We have seen at least one person taken away by ambulance. We seen other people on the ground. Weve seen people Pepper Sprayed. We have seen people clearly suffer phys
The chancellor of the University of California, Irvine said he is "brokenhearted" after chaos erupted on campus on Wednesday, forcing police to be called to restore order from an anti-Israel mob.