world, i m bianca nobilo live from london. max foster is off this week. just ahead on cnn newsroom dozens were killed in a series of israeli strike it s on sunday. many more. to alleviate the suffereringn the palestinian side. we ve been waging an all-war on democracy. there s one candidate telling you what he s going to to and that s me. and copp puts climate goals into climate action. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is monday, december 4th, 9:00 a.m. here in london and 11:00 a.m. in gaza where israel s war is expanding but leaving devastation inside the enclave as israeli forces pursue those who carried out attacks on october 7th. israeli defense forces say now that ground operations are expanding to include all of gaza including southern area where is many have taken shelter. the idf says it s hit approximately 200 starts inside of gaza today and it s warning civilians to evacuate large areas wit
fredricka. the israeli military says it is expanding ground operations across the whole gaza strip. this, as the israel defense forces ordered people today living in southern gaza to evacuate to areas even farther south. the idf now says it s destroyed at least 500 hamas tunnel shafts since entering the enclave. fighting also heating up on israel s border today with lebanon. iran-backed hezbollah says it targeted several sites in northern israel. the idf says several soldiers were injured by an anti-tank missile. prime minister benjamin netanyahu saying israel s forces will not stop in gaza until hamas is eradicated. hamas saying, though, there will be no negotiations for the remaining hostages still being held in gaza, including women and children, until israel agrees to a cease-fire. cnn has teams around the region monitoring all these latest developments for you. we want to start with cnn s matthew chance in tel aviv. what more are you learning about the israeli military s
hi everyone. thanks for joining me. i m jessica dean in for fredricka whitfield. dramatic scene in the middle east today. defense official saying an american warship shot down two drones in the red sea and also responded after a ballistic missile attack on a commercial vessel. zach cohen and ivan watson are following the latest on this situation. let s start first with zach and talk about what more we know about this attack. reporter: u.s. official saying both of the drones belonged to iranian backed houthi rebels in yemen. first was shot down as it flew towards an american warship. at that very moment, u.s. officials saying that the warship s crew saw a ballistic missile launched and land in the vicinity of a commercial ship that was sailing nearby. as the american warship responded to the distress call of that commercial ship, u.s. officials say another drone flew toward both ships and subsequently shot down by an american destroyer. this is just the latest in a series of
hi everyone. that, for joining me. i m jessica dean in for fredicka whitfield. a u.s. defense official saying an american warship shot down two drones in the red sea and lps responded after a ballistic missile attack. cnn s zach cohen and ivan watson are following the situation. zach, let s start with you and this attack. what more can you tell us? reporter: a u.s. defense official saying a u.s. destroyer in the rid sea had to shoot down two drones today, controlled by the houthi group out of yemen. this is an iranian-backed group, that has voiced support for gaza and for hamas in their war against israel. u.s. forces in the region, including these two carrier strike groups that this destroyer was operating as part of, have come under a steady drum beat of attacks since they were deployed in the aftermath of the october 7th attack by hamas on israel. u.s. officials maintain this is not a sign that the war has expanded more broadly. the steady drum beat of attacks we ve seen
iranian backed houthi rebels claiming responsibility. israel intensifies its deadly assault from the air, and on the ground, officials confirm soldiers are fighting in southern gaza. hundreds reportedly killed in one of the deadliest bombardments since the ceasefire collapsed. victims buried under rubble, many of them children. tonight u.s. officials warn israel to protect civilian lives. and what we re learning from the newly released hostages, what they endured in tom soufi burridge reports from israel. just weeks before christmas, paris on high alert after a deadly attack near the eiffel tower. police are investigating it as a possible terrorist attack. also tonight, dangerous winter storms on both coasts, as much as a foot of snow could pile up in parts of new england. in the west, several days of heavy rain and snow expected. our weather team times it out. the shocking crime scene in new york city, where police say a man went on a deadly stabbing rampage. dange