israeli forces ramp up activity in the gaza saw strip, entering its second phase of the war. translator: we have two goals in this war, to destroy hamas and all its infrastructure and do everything that s possible to bring our hostages back home. will: we re learning more this morning as 230 israelis are still being held by hamas. the idf says they destroyed at least 450 terror sites in gaza over the weekend with a full scale invasion still looming. israeli officials are urgingen innocent civilians in gaza a to save themselves. civilians in northern gaza and gaza city should temporarily move south to a safer area where they can receive water, food and medicine. pete: in response to the latest strikes, iran s president says israel, quote, crossed the red lines which may force everyone to take action. let s now go to senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot live on the ground near the israel-lebanon border. greg. reporter: yeah, as we hear artillery rumbling in th
to the state department. and let s look at iran. on january 19th 1984 the state department said iran supports hezbollah and they have attempted to support houthi separatists and they continued to provide arms financing and training to the syrian regime of president bashar al assad. and let s look at sudan. on august 12th 1993 it was designated. it remained a counter-terrorism partner until 2013 but elements of al qaeda still remain. they have taken steps from preventing foreign fighters but they continue members of hamas to travel and fund raise and even in some cases live in sudan. and let s look at syria, designated a state sponsor of terror back in 1979. they continue to be a member of terrorism. the assad regime supports a