Cobra meeting on the escalating crisis in the middle east. This after the Prime Minister called for a pause in the war between israel and hamas for humanitarian reasons. But he rejected pleas for a complete ceasefire. The Cabinet Meeting chaired by the deputy pm, also addressed the governments strategy to help free british hostages who are among more than 220 being held. Well, meanwhile, 220 being held. Well, meanwhile, israel launched its biggest incursion into gaza overnight with tanks temporarily entering the strip, paving the way for the strip, paving the way for the next stages of combat. Israel Defence Forces say fighter jets also hit over 250 hamas targets , including hamas targets, including infrastructure and tunnels shafts. A fresh wave of rockets were also fired from the territory towards southern israel this morning. And earlier on this afternoon. Well, in the on this afternoon. Well, in the us, a manhunt is undennay after up to 22 people were killed by a gunman. And police
Youre watching cnn news central. Im Boris Sanchez in washington, d. C. With john berman on the ground in maine where an urgent manhunt is under way for the suspect in two Mass Shootings. And cnn just learned the name of one of 18 people gunned down in that rampage. Trisha ashlan was a 53yearold mother who worked at the Bowling Alley, according to her brother, that is one of the locations where the shooting broke out. The other was a bar grille, a tenminute drive, three of them in critical condition, john. Yeah, this is huge manhunt under way in the surrounding area here. Hundreds of officers state and federal on the hunt for this alleged mass murderer. 40yearold robert card. His family has urged card to surrender. That is according to his brother. But that man is now been on the run for some 18 hours now which is really shut down much of the area. Schools, stores, banks, the department of motor vehicles. L. L. Bean which is about 15 miles away which many people know is open on christma
Government is pushing for a pause in fighting there, rejecting calls for a full ceasefire, saying it will only help hamas. The Prime Minister says they want to create a safer environment for citizens trying to leave the bombarded strip and allow aid to reach palestinians as its after israel launched its biggest incursion into gaza with tanks temporarily entering the territory and fighter jets hitting over 250 targets, the Health Ministry in hamas controlled enclave says the death toll from israeli strikes has passed 7000. That includes almost 3000 children were told. Arab nations have released a joint statement condemning what they described as the forced displacement and collective punishment in gaza. Israel punishment in gaza. Israel maintains its targeting the terrorist group, but Palestinian Foreign minister riyad al maliki says the bombardment wont stop until the whole strip is destroyed. Destroyed. This time , the war that this time, the war that israel is waging is different. Th
Will the house get back to work today . First, you know how this goes. First they need a speaker which means first they need to go to the floor and vote yet again. That could happen next hour when republicans have called a vote again and donald trump, he just weighed in, as well. Explosions in gaza as israel carries out new air strikes. A Ground Invasion seemingly on hold as israel seems to be letting diplomatic disputes play out. A new legal reality for donald trump. His former Chief Of Staff granted immunity. What mark meadows is reportedly ready to say under oath about his former boss. Im kate bolduan with john berman. Sara sidner is on assignment in israel. This is cnn news central. Next hour, the house representatives and republicans especially are going to give it another go. Theyre going to gather and try once again to elect a new speaker. This is a try for the fourth time in less than a month. Senior republicans tell cnn that they do think that louisiana congressman and the now
Freed on health grounds, hamas said no longer hostages but survivors. Both were kidnapped by hamas gunmen from their homes in nir oz, the scars of looting and destruction still mark the empty kibbutz. This was what they lived through. The vision of home they took to gaza, just three miles away. And this was what they lived through there. Israeli air strikes, more than 300 a day, caught between their army and hamas. Many Palestinian Civilians feel the same. Gazas hamas run government says israeli strikes killed more than 400 people in a single day. Hope, draining from the chance of peace, still surfaces in the chance to save a life. Ibrahim from blackpool is trying to leave gaza with his mother and three siblings. They have been living here for a year. Buildings very close to us on our street, destroyed. We had to flee the house, flee our flat where we were living, and go to khan younis, and stay with family members. There were 43 of us staying in one flat. 0n the israeli side of the bo