Demonstrations or violent actions against u. S. Citizens is and interests, the department of state advises u. S. Citizens overseas to exercise increased caution. The u. S. Finds itself in the cross hairs of an international blacklash against israels retaliation against hamas, despite the fact that hamas slaughtered more than 1400 people. This morning in london, thousands are participating in this propalestinian demonstration urged opt by hamas leaders. This follows similar demonstrations friday in which angry protesters took to the streets around the world burning flags and portraits of President Biden, even an effigy of Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu. They assembled outside many u. S. Embassies, including those in indonesia and mahmoud lay ya, also on the streets of cairo, paes aris and islamabad. Meanwhile, the Rafah Crossing Into Egypt was briefly opened this morning to allow the first convoy of aid trucks to enter the gaza strip. For the latest, im joined by cnns Clarissa Ward i
From just outside of the gaza border. Dozens of israeli tanks, armored personnel carriers, and bulldozers are gathered in this area, and several other groupings are nearby. Israeli troops are waiting to storm into gaza after days of agonizing delays, humanitarian aid house rolled into gaza for the First Time Since the war began two weeks ago. The Border Crossing between egypt and gaza is closed again, we should note, after the 20 truck convoy made its way through. Police agencies say that many more shipments of water, fuel, and food are urgently needed. And that gazis Hospital System is teetering on collapse. Also to tell you about this afternoon, American Mother and daughter are one step closer to the u. S. Soil, one day after being freed by hamas. Judith raanan and her 17yearold daughter, natalie, are uniting today at an Israeli Military base. Her father says that theyre expecting her home by tuesday for her 18th birthday. Ive been waiting for this moment for a long time, two weeks.
You up. A lot has happened already. And well continue to bring you moment by moment coverage. Keep an eye on the right box on your screen when this resumes. Whatever were doing, that is where you are going to see whats popping up now and whats popping up next. Im Harris Faulkner and you are in The Faulkner Focus. A dramatic and disturbing statistic. More than 2,000 arrests tied to the Campus Protests and hating jews and hating american movement, whatever it is. All part of the crackdown on campus hate spreading like wildfire. Look at this. [shouting] harris so theyve arrested two plus thousand people and in new york nypd officers have taken apart another antiisrael encampment just this morning. This time at new york university. So they are hitting every campus they can at this point. Does it feel organized . Well get into it. Absolutely you bet. The departments Deputy Commissioner posted pictures of the signs at nyu. They call for death to america, death to israel. And it also released
A judge declared a mistrial after a jury said it was deadlocked and couldn t reach a verdict in the trial of a military contractor accused of contributing to the abuse of detainees at the Abu Ghraib Prison in Iraq two decades ago