happening right now, the secretary of state, tony blinken, is on a mission, back in israel for the third time since the october 7th hamas terror attack. we re going to be hearing from tony blinken, we believe n a short time. tony blinken also spoke just a short time ago. listen to this. we stand strong for the proposition that israel has not only the right but the obligation to defend itself and to do everything possible to make sure that this october 7th can never happen again. how israel does this matters and it is very important that when it comes to the protection of civilians who are caught in the crossfire of hamas s making that everything be done to protect them and to bring assistance to those who so desperately need it. blinken saying standing next to the president of israel that how israel does this matters. that s part of the discussion today. this moment appears a critical one in the israel-hamas war. idf forces now say they have gaza city completely surrounde
walk a fine line. gaza is a crowded, urban area. i hold hamas just as responsible, if not more than the idf for civilian casualties in gaza because hamas puts their command and control centers underneath refugee camps, underneath hospitals. hamas told palestinian civilians to disobey the order to evacuate that territory. so it s a difficult road to walk, but israel must destroy and degrade hamas. that s their mission. i m sure they are determined to go about the mission, put they do walk a fine line. secretary johnson, your perspective is invaluable this morning. cnn this morning continues now. a deal has been reached to release all foreign nationals being held in gaza along with critically injured civilians. explosions in refugee camps flattening apartment buildings and leaving behind a giant crater. they are able to kill the commander of the battalion. doctors without borders have condemned this airstrike. children wounded. one man saw the strike said it felt
hello and a warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and all around the world. i m bianca nobilo live from london. we begin this hour with new developments out of gaza, where the israeli military has killed dozens of hamas militants in ground spoperations overnight. a staging building and an anti-missile is among the targets hit. the idf says it s struck more than 600 targets according to cnn analysis of video published by israeli media idf forces advanced about 300 kilometers inside of gaza. as the operation expands, u.n. is warning. meantime the palestinian red crescent society says israel is continues to launch air strikes near the al quds hospital in gaza. that report is with scott mclean joining us here in london. let s begin with aid. over the weekend, we heard from the dutch prime minister that says getting aid is especial for israel maintaining its international support. you heard more blunt words coming from the norwegian prime minister who s
israel defense forces site over the last few days, it 600 targets, and overnight, the idf says dozens of terrorists were killed in continued ground operations. according to cnn analysis of video published by israeli media, idf forces have advanced about three kilometers inside gaza. as a ground invasion expands, the united nations is warning of growing hunger and desperation in gaza, after people broke into warehouses to take survival essentials. u.n. secretary-general says the situation there is growing more desperate by the hour. the world is witnessing a human catastrophe taking place before our eyes. more than 2 million people with nowhere safe to go are being denied essentials for life. food, water, shelter, and medical care, while being subjected to relentless bombardment. i urge all those with responsibility to step back from the brink. in the meantime, the palestinian red crescent society says israel is continuing to launch airstrikes, next to the hospital in ga
jake sullivan, and he said the risk is real, end quote. jim, what are you witnessing on the northern border where you are? reporter: jim, one of those areas where the conflict could easily escalate, already what we are witnessing here is a low grade conflict but a conflict under way with fire from the israeli side into the southern lebanon side, and southern lebanon, hezbollah fighters into israel on a daily basis, and then there are iranian-backed proxies every day, and many communities here in the north along the border are either under mandatory evacuation where many people have fled of their own choice, fearing those rockets and those artillery blasts coming their way. my team and i, we found ourselves right in the middle of it along the israeli lebanon border just a few hours ago. have a look. towns along israel s border with lebanon are deserted now. from a roof we are shown where hezbollah fighters attempted to cross the israeli border a few days ago. they broke th