Everyone and welcome to the amanpour hour. Heres where were headed this week one years since the October 7 attacks that transform the Middle East and sparked a wider war i speak to israeli and palestinian Journalist Ilana Dianne and Tarek Abu Azzoum about the deep wounds inflicted on their societies and how theyre coping from the bottom of my soul, that we will not be able to heal if these hostages dont Come Back that day has turned and changed the lives of millions of palestinians. Now upside down on, then bob, My Name is Siamak Namazi just called as being made from ward four of the prison in tehran, from there to here, i would say i do feel very free. My exclusive interview with Siamak Namazi, The American prisoner once left behind in iran Torres Evin Prison liberated after eight years in that hell, Plus Winslet on channeling the legendary World War ii photographer lee miller, the woman who blazed a trail for female reported because capturing the holocaust and famously washing off th
Across the israelilebanese border are threatening to turn into allout war as bullet fired rockets deeper into israeli territory overnight and the israeli military continues to hit targets along that border, capping a dramatic week of major operations against their iranian backed foe. Its enough escalation the us concerned, they are urging all sides to step back from the break. Cnns Julia Benbrook, joining us now, live from the white House And Julia house, the administration approaching this diplomatic side will to start the u. S. Embassy in lebanon is urging americans to get out while commercial flights are still available, the us State Department issued a new Travel Advisory over the weekend again, thats a level four advisory. The highest that they issue and in it they said, quote, do not travel to lebanon due to crime, terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, unexploded landmines, and the risk of armed its conflict. It also said that those who remain in the area should be prepared to she
And shelter for survivors. 93 people are now known to have died, but the governor of hawaii has warned people to expect that number to rise significantly, after the worst wildfires to hit an american state in more than a century. Our North America correspondent, john sudworth, reports from the island. Vital supplies being loaded onto a boat that would normally be taking tourists whale watching. These boats are now making multiple daily trips into the Disaster Zone with a growing sense of frustration. We are all wondering, why was there no help sent from oahu . Why the limited resources or police on this island let alone . Where is support for them . Why are we taking supplies on a boat instead of helicopter . We do this because we have two. An hour into the journey and the devastation along the shoreline comes into view. We can quite clearly see the town of lahaina now and you can make out is the blackened landscape above the town where the grass is burning and what happened with the H
Im here on the road to lahaina. This is as close as we can get to the community. And what i want to show you right now is the scene here. If we just move over here i want to give you a picture of these dry conditions here on the island of maui. You can see there the dry grass, the drought here, which has been a persistent problem for many months. You can also see the high winds. And these high winds really have been an issue in fanning those flames and they are leading to more concerns, ever present concerns from authorities about the prospect for flare ups in these places. Im going to move out of the way so you can look over my shoulder here. What you can see is this is the last Police Check Point here on the road to lahaina here, everyone on the road here is stopped and asked questions about why they are going on. And many people are then forced to turn around in this lane here and essentially turned back, because right now they are only allowing Emergency Workers in. Its coming at a