Good afternoon, everybody. I have a couple of things at the top before i turn it over to the admiral rated as the conflict between israel and hamas continues resident biden has made it a top ready to ensure palestinians receive humanitarian aid. Something we have actively engaged on hooting calls in egypt and calls with netanyahu. We are glad to see the first convoys of humanitarian assistance over the weekend, cross the border into gaza and reach palestinians in need. And were grateful for partners involved in these efforts. It is important to keep rafah crossing in operation and aid flowing without diversion from hamas. Humanitarian assistance remains a critical and urgent need for palestinians in gaza. We know we know and we understand this, that much more is needed and this will remain a priority, a priority for us in the days and weeks ahead. I also wanted to say a few words about the supplemental request that we detailed to all of you on friday under President Bidens leadership.
Amounts of aid tripled into gaza. And the gazan brigades launch weaponized drones which target sites deep inside israeli territory for the first time target. Welcome to the program it is 1 00 a. M. In the gaza strip where israel is continuing to step up its Bombing Campaign with a wave of intense airstrikes in the past few hours. The number of lives lost in gaza has surpassed 5000. Lets take a look at the latest developments. More palestinians have been killed and wounded in l strike airstrikes targeting populated areas. Many of the casualties are women and children. In the north of the strip strikes hit the refugee camps. The military wing of hamas says it has released two more elderly captives for humanitarian reasons, following mediation by qatar and egypt. Hamas is vowing to retaliate against the ongoing airstrikes. Its military wing says to drones have been launched deep into israel for the first time. Meanwhile there is a desperate need for humanitarian aid, a small amount of rel
Hopefully the warriors can get your mind off the niners loss. Excitement is building at chase center. Lets begin with top stories overnight. Hamas released two israeli women that are at a tel aviv hospital. This comes two days after two other americans were freed. One of the women returned and described the situation is horrific. My mom said she was taken on the back of a motorbike. The back of a motorbike. With her legs on one side. And while she was being taken, she was hit by sticks. Israeli officials estimate there are still more than 200 hostages being held by hamas. Israeli airstrikes have intensified over the past few days. There are warnings to evacuate in northern gaza ahead of the likely ground invasion. Sources told cbs that the white house is looking too slow israels plan for the ground attack. They are working hard to release the hostages and focusing on distribution of aid in gaza. The United Nations Security Council is expected to me today to discuss the israel Hamas Con
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
Absolutely speaks for. Dana calling for an investigation is a great way for members of congress to not have to take responsibility for getting something wrong. They that could get people killed. Dana war efforts between israel and hamas and efforts to release all the hostages and call ifs more humanitarian aid and more. Bill House Republicans trying to pick next nominee to be speaker and if one of the next candidates gets enough support, a full vote on the floor of the house as early as midday and one of the eight candidates has already dropped out so where we stand, nobody knows. Dana coming facetoface with long time lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen. Cohen is expected to give testimony in the State Attorney General Civil Fraud Trial Against President Trump and more on those stories throughout the hour. Sirens sounding across Central Israel and the west bank and a heavy barrage of rockets from gaza and israel continues to bombard with air strikes and hamas releases two more hostages. Wel