it s the top of the hour. i m boris sanchez with jessica dean in washington, d.c. we have new video just into cnn, and we should warn you it is graphic and disturbing. so if you need to, it may be best to turn away now. it shows dozens of casualties near a hospital in gaza. we re seeing at least a dozen bloodied bodies strewn across the ground near an ambulance. the escalating humanitarian crisis in gaza, a main focus as america s top diplomat returns to the middle east. the secretary of state antony blinken today pressing israel for a pause in the fighting with hamas as the war now enters its fifth week and international condemnation grows. we need to do more to protect palestinian civilians. we have been clear that as israel conducts this campaign to defeat hamas, how it does so matters. it matters because it s the right and lawful thing to do. it matters because failure to do so plays into the hands of hamas, and other terror groups. now while blinken was speaking, the
[laughter] bret: good evening. i m bret baier, breaking tonight, a new attack on u.s. forces in the middle east. senior defense officials say five rocket landed near the al asod air base in iraq. no injuries or damage reported in this, the 24th attack on american forces in the region since october 17th. all to be at the hands of iranian proxy grout. hamas enter second stage troops prepare for what he calls a long and difficult battle. the prime minister calling it a battle between situation and barbarism. american tanks and personnel moving deeper into gaza and today a female israeli soldiers was rescued from captivity. senior correspondent mike tobin is in southern israel tonight with the very latest, good evening, mike. mike: good evening, bret. daniel agarry says the freed israeli soldier has excellent memory. providing valuable information that will be used going forward she has been reunited with her family after being taken hostage october 7th. freed by the elite is
hos hostages. the ukrainian soldiers are not ready to give up. their proposal is give up and you will be in prison in russia after this. the ukrainian soldiers will fight. our view on this has to be humanitarian corridor to a place controlled by the ukraine government. that s for the civilians there. you heard the military commander in the steel plant ask for some kind of third country monitored path out for the soldiers as well. has any offered to do this? global leaders, presidents, would they be grantors so they can be present in mariupol or somewhere to arrange the corridor would be great. but frankly speaking, as of