What triggered the blaze. The Hamas Run Health Ministry in gaza says more than 100 people have been killed in a massacre at an aid distribution point. More than 750 others are reported to have been injured. Hamas has blamed israeli troops for opening fire. Israeli sources have confirmed shots were fired, having viewed the crowds near the aid lorries as a threat. Here, an inquiry has concluded that three Different Police forces could and should have stopped Sarah Everards murderer Wayne Couzens from ever becoming a serving officer. The Inquiry Chair says without significant reforms someone similar to couzens could be allowed to operate in the police in plain sight. President Vladimir Putin has said russias forces are advancing confidently in ukraine, two years after he ordered the full scale invasion. In his annual State Of The Nation Address in moscow, he portrayed the conflict as a struggle for russias sovereignty and security. Mr putin warned western governments against considering a
Killed in the strip. The un is warning that the last remaining services are collapsing due to a lack of supplies, as israel continues its siege and bombardment. Hundreds of Armed Police Officers continue to hunt for a gunman in the us state of maine, after 18 people were shot dead yesterday. The suspect, robert card, is an Army Reservist and is considered dangerous. Lets ta ke lets take lets update you on what is happening in gaza. A new figure from the hamas run Health Authorities in gaza saying that the death toll is now 7326. With hospitals in the gaza strip either shut or unable to provide medical help, pregnant women are being forced to give birth in dangerous conditions. One of them a journalist Called Jumana Has made a video diary of her experiences. Shes been speaking to bbc arabic s dalia haider. They speak arabic a precious moment captured between a pregnant mother and daughter. Translation im about to deliver any time soon. I hope my second baby arrives safely and peacefully
washington. israel now has the list of hostages who are supposed to be released tomorrow, and we are just hours away from day two of this expected four-day truce. i should note, we are getting new reporting in now. we are told there are several children who are on that list for tomorrow. of course the final group remains to be seen. that is something that we will learn as it happens in real time, as we did today, with this first group of hamas-held hostages being back on israeli soil. what we know is happening right now is they are getting medical treatment across multiple different locations here in tel aviv, where they have been reunited with their families. they are also including, at this children s hospital that is right outside of where i m standing right now, 24 hostages in total, which are 13 israelis, ten thai citizens, one filipino, all evacuated from gaza today and released by hamas after being held there for several weeks. there was not a dry eye in the room when
happening now, breaking news. dramatic developments here in the middle east. the first major release of hostages since the hamas attacks on october 7th. 13 israelis and 11 foreign nationals finally free from gaza after nearly seven weeks. i m wolf blitzer live in tel aviv, israel. and i m jim acosta here in washington. president biden is vowing to return every single american hostage even though none were included in today s agreement. as the president says it s unclear if americans will be included in the next release but praised today s hand-off as a promising sign. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. you re in the situation room. the breaking news this hour, an outpouring of emotion here in israel as hamas releases 24 hostages kidnapped back on october 7th. cnn s matthew chance has details including a closer look at the video hamas released of the hostage hand-off inside gaza. they kidnapped and killed, but now hamas is showing
. welcome to our viewers watching in the united states and around the world. i m anna coren live from hong kong. it s 3:00 p.m. here, 9:00 a.m. in gaza, where a deadly israeli air strike outside the largest hospital in gaza city has triggered more international outrage. the u.n. secretary-general said he was horrified by what he saw, and this video explains why. we should warn you it is very graphic. the israeli military admits it struck an ambulance just outside the al shifa hospital. the explosion left a scene of carnage and chaos with at least 15 people reported killed according to hamas-run health authorities. the ambulance was said to be part of a convoy carrying patients to southern gaza. the idf claims the ambulance was being used by hamas, which it said has used emergency vehicles to transport fighters and weapons in the past. el eleni jacques us is following developments. let s start with the air strike on the ambulance convoy. what s the latest? reporter: look,