it is not permissible to fight alongside hamas, even if it s to liberate palestine, as they say. that is still nationalist. it s not a religious war. and a man charged with dozens of crimes takes on a man who s widely accused of being far too old for the job. how s the us election going? voters know both of these men very well. and right now, despite all of the court cases that donald trump is facing, they appear to be leaning towards him. israeli troops have cut gaza in two and have penetrated to gaza city. it sounds, from the kind of thing that benjamin netanyahu and his allies have been saying, as though they re planning to stay there for the long haul. but how long is the long haul? and at what point does israel declare its mission finished? above all, what kind of political structure does it leave behind to govern gaza? and in the meantime, israel needs help in negotiating the release of the 220 or so hostages hamas has seized, and in setting up the so called humanitaria
the answer may surprise you. it is not permissible to fight alongside hamas, even if it s to liberate palestine, as they say. that is still nationalist. it s not a religious war. and a man charged with dozens of crimes takes on a man who s widely accused of being far too old for the job. how s the us election going? voters know both of these men very well. and right now, despite all of the court cases that donald trump is facing, they appear to be leaning towards him. israeli troops have cut gaza in two and have penetrated to gaza city. it sounds from the kind of thing that benjamin netanyahu and his allies have been saying, as though they re planning to stay there for the long haul. but how long is the long haul? and at what point does israel declare its mission finished? above all, what kind of political structure does it leave behind to govern gaza? and in the meantime, israel needs help in negotiating the release of the 220 or so hostages hamas has seized, and in setting
love basketball, but you notice very little about it. thanks for joining us. krnk thi cnn this morning oig starts right now. . good morning, everyone, glad you re with us. big debate last night. lots of headlines to get to on thursday, november 9th. the third republican debate, critical issues and foreign policy, abortion rights, did it make a difference with about two months until the iowa caucuses. former president donald trump skipped the debate for a third time, rallying just down the road, taking on his gop rivals and president biden. we are back in action, the hollywood actor s strike is finally over after four months on the picket line. just in this morning, new video from iranian-backed houthi rebels showing them shooting down an american drone. this happened off the coast of yemen. the u.s. struck back launching an air strike on a weapons facility warehouse in syria. the new york attorney general s office rests its case against donald trump and its family busin
erin? jeff, thank you very much.. and thananks to all l of you fo. good evening with the israeli military saying troops have now surrounded gaza city, we have been watching for most of the evening now some especially heavy air strikes on gaza, intense enough that cnn military analyst cedric layton said earlier tonight it reminded him of what he called the shock and awe air campaign against iraq. here is some of what it looked like and sounded like from sderot, across the border from gaza. with flares overhead for much of the time, israeli warplanes launched wave after wave of air-to-ground guided munitions at targets in gaza. one ripple of tightly grouped ordnance after another could be seen streaking downward, while in the background outgoing artillery followed by thumps of warheaded and shells landing. shortly before this began, antony blinken left on a swing, including stops in israel and jordan. his message was twofold. well, as we said, and it s important, israel h
. good day to you. if you re watching in united states. or wherever in the world. you re most welcome. cnn s coverage as we continue to cover the israel at war. i m richard quest live. it is 9:00 on sunday morning in gaza. and in the next hour, we ll see just how much damage the idf did overnight. we ll receive reports on possible casualties. near total communications blackout gun to ease. before we get too much more detail. look at the scene overnight. israel says it s being hitting hamas targets and that includes tunnels and underground combat spaces. the idf said it s aware of 230 hostages and urging people to head south as it expands operations inside gaza. all of this as hundreds of thousands of israeli forces prepare for an expected incursion in response to the massacre of october 7th. the idf said it s aware of 230 hostages hamas is holding but israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said this on saturday. our heroic fighters one supreme goal to destroy the murde