this royals military operation of course prompted by the hamas terror attacks back in october, that killed around 1200 israelis in foreign nationals. it could take some time before we know how successful this pause in fighting will be. qatar s foreign ministry spokesperson says that the aim is for a lasting truce that would extend beyond four days, and lead to negotiations to end the violence. the israeli government said earlier this week, an extra day could be added to the pause in fighting for every ten additional hostages released. meanwhile, the israeli military kept up the bombardment of gaza in the hours leading up to the truce. cnn crews witnessed explosions across the border, from their vantage point in southern israel. and israeli defense minister said the military campaign could go forcefully for at least two months more after this pause. i asked qatar s foreign ministry spokesperson of course qatar has mediated these talks, at this negotiation. i asked what
tonight, israel intensifying strikes on gaza, warning civilians to move south amid what it calls massive attacks. the israeli military says it has cut gaza in two, its forces reaching the sea completely surrounding gaza city ahead of an expected assault there. ian pannell, one of the few journalists to get inside with a close-up look at the devastation and the forces on the ground. protests from washington to europe in support of palestinians. secretary of state antony blinken with an urgent diplomatic push to prevent the war from spreading. matt rivers standing by in tel aviv. also developing, a hit and run at stanford university now being investigated as a hate crime. students on edge on college campuses nationwide with increasing reports of anti-semitism and islamophobia. a california police officer off the job after allegedly sending racist text messages to a colleague. the police chief calling the messages disgusting. the big reveal in iowa. that state s governor e
tonight, israel intensifying strikes on gaza, warning civilians to move south amid what it calls massive attacks. the israeli military says it has cut gaza in two, its forces reaching the sea completely surrounding gaza city ahead of an expected assault there. ian pannell, one of the few journalists to get inside with a close-up look at the devastation and the forces on the ground. protests from washington to europe in support of palestinians. secretary of state antony blinken with an urgent diplomatic push to prevent the war from spreading. matt rivers standing by in tel aviv. also developing, a hit and run at stanford university now being investigated as a hate crime. students on edge on college campuses nationwide with increasing reports of anti-semitism and islamophobia. a california police officer off the job after allegedly sending racist text messages to a colleague. the police chief calling the messages disgusting. the big reveal in iowa. that state s governor e
all right, hour two, we re happy to have you. we re looking at a number of protests planned pretty much around the world, a big one in washington d.c. where we re expecting north of 100,000, maybe a minimum, a massive demonstration and similar in london, paris and iran today. the themes are the same, more pro-palestinian and the rage continues. the separate rage and the comments that came out of hezbollah leader yesterday telling the united states that you will pay, essentially for backing of israel and this unacceptable war against hamas, said that all options remain on the table, not concerned about u.s. warnings to stay out of this conflict. in the middle of that, of course, keep in mind that it s hezbollah and forces of hezbollah in the north, in lebanon, that have been, you know, inciting these attacks and others on israel. that s exactly where you were going to find steve harrigan in northern israel right now on how that part of this war and possibly an expanding one
for watching. i m wolf blitzer in tel aviv. i ll be bae back tomorrow in te aviv as well. erin burnett outfront starts right now. outfront next, the breaking news. new flares over gaza as israel launches its biggest air assault on the strip since the start of the war. israeli forces now coming face-to-face with hamas fighters. plus, fears of a second war growing at this hour. cnn witnessing more rockets entering israel from lebanon tonight. and cnn learns hezbollah is about to get a russian military added. and on outfront exclusive, janet yellen on why the house has just passed aid package for israel is bad for the united states. let s go outfront. good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, the breaking news. we are seeing new flares now over the gaza strip. what you re looking at took place just moments ago as part of a dangerous new phase in the war between israel and hamas. rockets have been raining down on gaza over the past few hours. you can see what