Targets in the past day. This blast in gaza was shot today by cameras in southern israel. Palestinian Authorities Say homes were hit without warning. These pictures are from rafah, where locals pulled victims from the rubble of a house that was hit overnight. And these images are from khan younis, also in southern gaza. There were dozens of air strikes throughout the night some 100 metres from a hospital. The Israel Defence forces released this video of air strikes in gaza. We dont know when it was shot. Israel also says it mounted limited ground raids into gaza to attack hamas and find information about the 222 hostages being held. Further north, israel has also launched fresh air strikes against the iran backed hezbollah in lebanon. Hezbollah said one of its fighters had been killed. The head of the Main Un Agency Helping Palestinians in gaza says hundreds of truckloads of aid are needed every day, rather than the few dozen that have been allowed in so far. The trucks that have gone
Goli, taste your goals. Hello and welcome to our viewers here in the United States and all around the worlworld. Im lynda kinkade. Weve just received word from the u. S. Embassy in israel that the rafah Border Crossing between egypt and gaza is expected to open this hour. We dont know how long it could stay open. The border has been closed for weeks with neither people nor goods passing through. The embassy is warning the situation could become chaotic if too many people try to cross the border at once. After being held hostage for two weeks in gaza, an American Woman and her teenage daughter are free following their surprise release late friday. 17yearold natalie raanan, who had just graduated high school, and her mother, judith, are from illinois. They were visiting family close to gaza when they were taken hostage by hamas. We share in the relief that their families, friends, and loved ones are feeling, but there are still ten additional americans who remain unaccounted for in this
Details later. Its thursday 19th october. Around 20 trucks of aid are expected to enter gaza after a deal announced by President Biden. Egypt has agreed to let the humanitarian supplies enter via the Rafah Crossing but its unlikely to happen until friday. Announcing the agreement, the us president warned that the aid would be stopped, if any supplies were taken by hamas, which is regarded as a Terrorist Organisation by the uk. Rishi sunak will also arrive in tel aviv this morning, as part of a two day visit to The Middle East. With the latest, heres our correspondent wyre davies. As trucks carrying aid queue on the egyptian side of the gaza egypt border, the un and aid agencies have been increasingly alarmed at the unfolding humanitarian crisis. On a visit to israel which lasted barely a day, while reaffirming his steadfast support, joe biden also pressed the case for aid for gazas 2. 5 million palestinian citizens many of whom are struggling to get access to food, water and medical su
This evening. Hell be going into an active war zone as israels war with hamas continues. President biden is undergoing pressure to get desperately needed food, water and other aid into zba sa and also supporting israel and trying to save american hostages currently held captive by hamas. Hes coming here at a critical moment for israel, for the region and for the world. The president will hear from israel how it will conduct its operations in a way that minimizing civilian casualties and enables humanitarian assistance to flow to civilians in gaza. It is critical that aid begin flowing into gaza as soon as possible. Overnight, the Israeli Military continued to bombard gaza ahead of a possible ground invasion. The idf said bidens visit will not delay its planning for potential future operations in the gaza strip. Vital humanitarian aid has been piling up at the Border Crossing in the south in egypt. That Border Crossing, Rafa Crossing remains closed and the World Health Organization is n