Trace gallagher, live in jerusalem, 7 a. M. , Gaza Border Smoke in the background. There would also be fire, apparently another airstrike from Israeli Defense forces no word of a Ground Invasion. But there is Breaking News because overnight the United States, would be f16s targeted ammunition and weapons storage areas in syria. It was a strike that United States says had been coming. I want to bring in the National Security correspondent with a statement from the Defense Secretary. What do we know . Well earlier tonight about two hours ago these two u. S. F16s carried out airstrikes on two different facilities near the iraq border in southEastern Syria near abu kamal. They were irgc run, one stored weapons one ammunition. U. S. Defense we spoke to said they didnt know if iranians were there but iranian fingerprints were all over the attacks that have been taking place on u. S. Bases since october 17th and they hope with this Quote Precision Airstrike on these facilities that iran will
it comes as a group of 28 premature babies who were trapped by the fighting around al shifa hospital in gaza city arrived in egypt for medical treatment. our senior international correspondent orla guerin reports. alive, against the odds premature babies rescued from al shifa hospital. parents cluster around before they are transferred from gaza. this man seems to be identifying his son. nora hasjust been reunited with her twin girls. translation: | didn t know. anything about their condition. today, i saw them for the first time since the day they were born. thank god, i have been reassured that they are fine. then they are wrapped up for the journey across the border faces of the war in gaza whose suffering caught the attention of the world. in egypt, specialists standing by with a waiting incubator. still desperately vulnerable, but now safe from harm. ..unlike about a million other children who remain trapped in gaza. in israel, families of those held in gaza are dari
hamas and israel is near. the white house it is closer than to freeing some of the 240 hostages taken by hamas last month. 0fficials hostages taken by hamas last month. officials in qatar oversee medial say their only very minor obstacles. the international committee of the red cross has further raised hopes of a deal by saying its head will meet hamas. it comes as a group of premature babies evacuated from the al shifa hospital in gaza is now receiving medical attention in egypt. they were taken over the rafah crossing. i2 egypt. they were taken over the rafah crossing. 12 of them in more serious condition were flown to cairo for further treatment. in gaza at the hamas run health ministry says at least 12 people were killed in an israeli strike on the indonesian hospital in the north of the territory. the israeli military says they were fired on from within the hospital and that they fired back at the source. in a moment we will have the latest on the talks to secure the rel
Its always good to get out of washington and come to new york. Its less clever to do it on a day when theres a massive snow storm outside this backdrop is totally fake. Heres what manhattan actually looks like today, which is why ive retreated inside. So hello from new york, christian. Dont give away all the secrets they will think that im not sitting ina posh they will think that im not sitting in a posh office overlooking the thames there are some pretty ill winds blowing through congress at the moment. The latest storm relates to Donald Trumps pick for the Supreme Court. The man he nominated last week is neil gorsuch hes now paying Courtesy Calls on capitol hill to build support for his confirmation. But one of those senators, richard blumenthal, the democrat from conneticut, revealed after their meeting that mr gorsuch isnt too happy with Donald Trumps attacks on thejudiciary. My strong hope is that he will be more vehement publicly. He certainly expressed to me that hes Dishearten