Discussions that are taking place over these last few days about rafah. Sir, sorry, if i could just get some clarification on that. Are you saying that hamas were hiding in the crowds there at the rafah border . Is that what youre saying . No. Im saying that they will do everything to take any route that they can in order to create strife, destruction, and that even at the sacrifice of their own people. Youre asking 1 Million People to move from one part of the area to another while these bombardments continue. Its hard to understand, rosemary, how much worse it must get for children and their families, how many more must die . For unicef its been too much since it started. A child is in child, in israel or gaza wherever they are. Groups are warning of an imminent Public Health crisis if water and fuel are not allowed to enter gaza soon. We have more on the desperate situation there, but we want to warn you some of the videos are disturbing. Reporter this is what life looks like in pla
Welcome to the lead, im jake tapper. And we start today of course with our world lead. And a new warning about the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crisis in gaza. Today u. S. Secretary of state Antony Blinken returned to israel after meeting with multiple allies throughout the middle east. Trying to get a humanitarian corridor open for innocents to evacuate from gaza before israel ramps up attacks on hamas. Right now israel is pointing the civilians toward the Southern Gate into egypt, known as the Rafah Crossing which is still clowes. Video shows dozens families including babies waiting next to locked gates. A u. S. Government memo showed more than 250 u. S. Citizens in Southern Gaza waiting for the crossing to open. And earlier reports suggested that it was the Egyptian Government to open the gate when i pressed Jake Sullivan on this issue yesterday, he blamed the closure on on altogether different group. The egyptians have in fact agreed to allow americans to depart to get safe p
The reporting. Please keep us posted as well on the status of the little boys mother. And cnn this morning continues right now. Announcer this is cnn Breaking News its the top of the hour. Were glad youre with us. Im poppy harlow with Phil Mattingly in new york. Erin burnett live for us in tel aviv, israel. Its 8 00 a. M. Here in new york city, 3 00 p. M. In israel. And right now Antony Blinken is meeting again with israeli leaders. As a dire humanitarian situation is escalating in gaza. Just a short time ago, blinken said that the u. S. Was actively working to make sure that humanitarian assistance like water, food, and medicine could get into gaza. Blinken also said yesterday that a Safe Passageway via the Rafa Crossing would be open. But overnight, those negotiations appear to have stalled. The Israeli Prime Ministers Office saying this morning, quote, at the moment, there is neither a ceasefire nor humanitarian assistance in the Gaza Strip In Return for the exit of foreigners. We a
Room. Happening now, Breaking News. New warnings that gaza is on the brink of complete catastrophe amid horrific scenes of destruction and increasingly dire shortages of lifesaving supplies. Civilians desperate to leave gaza, trapped, with a critical Border Crossing into egypt remaining closed this hour. Israeli forces declaring theyre ready to launch the next phase of their response to the hamas Terror Attacks with troops appearing poised for a fullscale Ground Invasion of gaza. Were tracking all the military humanitarian, and diplomatic moves, including new u. S. Efforts to prevent the conflict from exploding into a much wider middle east war. Here in the United States, President Biden says he is making the prevention of hate crimes against jewish, muslim, and arabamericans a priority. The newest target of violence, a 6yearold little Palestinian American Boy who was stabbed to death near chicago. Another major breaking story were following, House Republicans are set to meet this hour
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