Cnn newsroom. Hi, everyone. Im jessica dean in need work and we have breaking news out of Northern Gaza tonight where israel is preparing to reopen the erez Border Crossing and agreed to use its Port Of Ashdod to get humanitarian aid into gaza. This as the un humanitarian aid chief calling that situation in gaza, quote, of betrayal of humanity. It is now just hours before the israelhamas war reaches its six month mark with more than 33,000 People Killed this week. A deadly israeli strike killed seven humanitarian aid workers from World Central Kitchen, cnns Nic Robertson is in jerusalem and nic israel is letting these aid trucks in what its going to be hard for them to actually get to civilians, walk us through all of this so what we know about the Border Crossing is that the israeli, israeli officials are saying they are expecting trucks, aid trucks have yet to cross over and arrows. Its not clear how many trucks is not clear what therell be carrying. In fact, very few details at the
Good saturday morning and welcome to cnn this morning today is april 6, 2024. Im Victor Blackwell and im amro walker. Heres what were watching for you. This morning. Rattled buildings and nerves, a series of Aftershocks Jolt millions across the northeast after the strongest earthquake in nearly 250 years this hits new jersey, a Ripple Effects felt up and down the east coast. The us is bracing for what senior officials called a quote, significant and inevitable attack by iran in the coming days with live with the overnight developments israel says its approved reopening acute crossing to allow humanitarian aid to flow into gaza for the First Time Since the israelhamas war started six months ago, we are live there with the latest and the eclipse frenzy sweeping across the country, leading to a Population Boom in one tiny town in texas ill take you there later this morning at least 18 aftershocks have rattled the northeast after a 4. 8 magnitude earthquake struck the region yesterday, the
You again next week hello everyone. Thank you so much for joining me this saturday. Im fredricka whitfield. All right. Right. Now us is on high alert and actively preparing for a significant potential attack by iran on us and israeli targets in the middle east soon as next week, thats according to a Senior Biden Administration official, iran is blaming israel for an airstrike in syria this week that killed at least seven iran let me and officials, including two top military commanders, were also following an Important Development in the humanitarian aid crisis in gaza israel is preparing to reopen the Erez Crossing in northern gaza, at least temporarily to bring in aid that move follows a meeting between President Biden is israeli Prime Minister met navajo. This wig the backdrop to all of this tomorrow, mark six months since the hamas attack on israel sparked, which sparked the war in gaza. Priscilla alvarez is in washington for us and Nic Robertson in jerusalem. Priscilla, you first,
washington. we begin with new developments out of israel where the israeli military has as released a preliminary report on its killing of seven aid workers in gaza. the investigation finds a series of devastating mistakes unfolded earlier this week when three vehicles carrying the world central kitchen workers traveled outside the combat zone those vehicles were hit in three separate strikes over the course of almost a mile and a half israel says it was a case of mistaken identification after two gunman were spotted nearby, quoting from the report, one of the commanders, the israeli say mistakenly assumed that the gunman were located inside the accompanying vehicles and that they these were hamas terrorist. the idf has fired two senior officers. i want to bring in cnn s nic robertson are international diplomatic editor nick, does the report answer all the questions? it still seems to leave some questions outstanding. for example, the world central kitchen said that they we
get started for $49.99 a month plus ask how to get up to an $800 prepaid card. don t wait- call today. i m taylor available now on the apple app store, android in washington. in this is cnn it s friday, april 5th, right now on cnn this morning, we re waiting for the release of a highly anticipated report from the israeli military on the killing of seven aid workers in gaza, plus motion denied twice, two judges rejecting donald trump s attempts to have his trials thrown out and the important lesson that donald trump says he learned from richard nixon right? 6:00 a.m. here in washington and in new york as the sunrises here on the east coast, beautiful sunrise in new york city this morning hey good morning to you. i m kasie hunt. it s wonderful to have you with us happy friday. we made it. this story this morning, president biden demanded it and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu appears to be responding this morning, the israelis agreeing to open the erez