rubble. some were burned. israel s attack on hamas in the refugee camp is part of its expanded offensive inside gaza where overnight hamas underground tunnels came under fire. israeli forces saying they struck about 300 hamas targets that includes the idf says military compounds inside those underground tunnels. at the same time, a new threat to israel is emerging from iran. iran-backed houthi militants in yemen claimed responsibility for targeting israel with drones and missiles near the red sea in the south. israel saying it thwarted that attack. israel also facing incessant rocket fire rockets at us here in tel aviv, intercepted by the iron dome just a couple of hours ago. [ siren ] that s the intercepting missiles going up. and earlier today, here is what my team and i witnessed when we were driving north of tel aviv. we heard an explosion to the west, and every car on the highway pulled over. we all got out, and we ran into a ditch that was built there. we re drivin
gaza, unleashing an enormous blast that one witness described as feeling, quote, like the end of the world. an idf spokesman tells me israeli forces were targeting a senior hamas commander who was, quote, hiding behind civilians. as the israel/hamas war escalates and it s escalating dramatically, u.s. officials are sounding the alarm that the threat of a terror attack against americans is at a whole other level. acts against jewish, muslim, american victims on the rise, including a historic surge of smichl. anti-semitism. the u.s. congress is on a the brink of a showdown over wartime funding as house republicans reject any link between aid to israel and ukraine. that and more with the top democrat in the house, the minority leader, hakeem jeffries. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer in tel aviv, israel, and you re in the situation room. we re live here in tel aviv following all the breaking news on israel s war against hamas