Warrants for the leader of hamas, yahya sinwar and the israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Were going to have much more continuing coverage of this coming up. Im kasie hunt, Cnn News Central starts right now cnn. Breaking news we are following this Breaking News. The International Criminal Court Moments ago announced it is seeking Arrest Warrants for the leaders of hamas for the october 7 Terrorist Attacks can israel and also seeking Arrest Warrants for the political and Military Leadership of the state of israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is really defenseman minister. Yoav gallant hamas is top political and military leaders also being sought for Crimes Against Humanity. All named just now, cnns chief International Anchor Christiane Amanpour, has this exclusive interview with a Special Prosecutor at the International Criminal court, karim khan, who announced it to her just moments ago. And shes joining us right now from the hague christiane, tell me more tell us
Israel says it is monitoring the flight of Palestinian Asi as i was reading the headlines, another blast and a plume of smoke on the skyline. We have seen significant strikes overnight from the Israeli Military and that news they killed a senior hamas commander that they say orchestrated last saturdays attacks. That Significant Development coming from the Israeli Military. They continue to launch attacks may say are targeted on israeli militants. Amongst all of that we have been charting the death toll, the casualties, the scenes on the ground for those palestinians. The israeli order staying in place full 1. 1 Million People to leave both gaza city and other areas to the north and said that the south. Just another camera angle showing the skyline in gaza. Lets just recap on where we are. Israel says it is monitoring the flight of Palestinian People from Northern Gaza. The Un Relief Agency, unrwa, says Hundreds Of Thousands of people have been displaced in the past 12 hours alone, and
Tehran has been threatening to retaliate for a deadly air strike on an iranian diplomatic compound in syria. Daniel hagari the Israeli Military spokesman said dozens of israeli planes were patrolling the sky and israel was prepared very strongly in case of an attack from iran. Translation of the Home Front Command is publishing an update and adjustment in the Defence Policy in these minutes, as of tomorrow morning and during the next few days the educational systems, camps and planned trips will not take place. At six oclock in the morning we will update the directive again, starting tonight and in the coming days no educational activities including overnight stays in parking lots and excursions are allowed. In the last few minutes the israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has said his country is prepared for a direct attack from iran. In an an address to the nation, he said Defence Systems were deployed and the armed forces were ready to respond in kind. Hes advised israelis to
Missiles into israeli territory, then they sound off the sirens and that will instruct ordinary civilians to take cover, either run to the protected rooms, or Bomb Shelters or other places. And so radars and satellites and all these very sophisticated equipment are monitoring as we speak the movement and progress of these incoming drones and uavs or perhaps missiles or aircraft that are on their way. So there is enough time for israelis to prepare in anticipation of such an attack. Once it enters israeli territory, then the drill is to run into protected spaces, areas, so as to be protected during such an attack. But its not even clear at this point whether all these incoming drones will arrive into israeli territory. They may be intercepted on the way. So there is still time to look at this and see. Do you think that iran know that . They know there are so many possible points along the journey to israel in which these drones will be shut down. Do you think this is just to be seen to
The newspaper also reported that others have made a range of allegations about brands controlling, abusive and predatory behaviour. Brand has denied the allegations and said his relationships have been always consensual. We now have a statement from Russell Brands agents. It reads. That statement from Russell Brands agents. Lets hear from our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba and a warning the details are disturbing. This joint investigation by the sunday times. The times and channel four dispatches says that four women have made allegations of Sexual Assaults by him between the years 2006 and 2013. During the time of these allegations, Russell Brand was probably one of the best known celebrities in the country. He was presenting on bbc radio two. He was presenting on channel four and many, many other places. And he was also, as you say, acting in hollywood films. You know, his fame had spread across the atlantic. Now, the investigation says that around ten years ago, brand met a