Good morning and welcome to face the nation. Im Margaret Brennan in washington. There have been dramatic developments overnight in the midyeast as the israelis step up air and artillery strikes, now firing missiles into southern gaza, an area where theyve early urged residents to evacuate. There are still five to 600 americans trapped in gaza, and at least ten americans who are unaccounted for and potentially hostages of hamas. Plus, there are clashes at israels northern border with lebanon, home to the iranianbacked terror group hezbollah. Overnight, defense secretary lloyd austin deployed Additional Air systems. We have a lot to get to today. But we begin in israel with Charlie Dagata. Reporter the full force of israeli airstrikes and artillery resumed overnight and this morning. And a rare airstrike in the west bank on a suspected hamas terror cell. Two weeks of heavy bombardment has left gaza in ruins with the death toll that surpassed 4,300 people, another 13,000 injured. There ha
Hello and welcome to our viewers joining us in the United States and around the world. Im bianca nobilo. And im Max Foster Joining you from london. And im Becky Anderson in tel aviv with our continuing coverage of israel at war. The hamas controlled ministry of Health Reports 471 people have been killed in tuesdays horrific Hospital Blast in gaza city. And the United States now echoing israels claim that the explosion was the result of an errant rocket fired by the palestinian iz slamic jihad. New video appears to show a Rocket Exploding high above gaza city just before the blast at that hospital. And on the ground this was the moment of the explosion outside the hospital. Cnn has not determined if these events are related. President biden says he believes u. S. Intelligence. I dont say things like that unless i have faith in the source in which ive gotten, people at the Defense Department who i respect and the Intelligent Community that i respect. It is highly probable israel did that
What separates israel, the usa and other democracies when it comes to difficult situations like this is our israel and the usa is respect for International Law and the laws of war. How do you think he was able to say that given footage, even on us media, showing them vast number of civilian casualties and deaths . As i said, i just states has a very clear coat. Im not one of the United States about money was to and government and the last 70 years is that its a disrespect to the International Law when it comes to police to be an issue. Not only that, but also using the standard. One of the most obvious examples of the start of the or is what the, what they do in ukraine. Sending more than 224000000000. 00 of money equipment, military tax planes, submarines, whatever. And claiming, and saying that this is because you claim is fighting go corporation and a lot of case so the out of sending. Oh and is these aircrafts and very heavy and bumps is window switch that moves done, destroyed the
Minutes and that after people feeling children, womens man, uh more than 400 children, hundreds of children slowed up by these strikes. And in addition to that, i plan to estimate, click lens, ballast to me, and some guys us through these out of a city that actions of whats happening today and to justify all of that. That is available. And there are many cuz unfortunately i have to get them engaging in the process of the human i zation of understanding. So i want to explore that in more detail as that a blinking jo bidens, the secretary of state, the former west exec uh, pen to can contract a consultant. He said when he arrived in tel aviv, what separates israel, the usa and other democracies when it comes to difficult situations like this is our israel and the usa is respect for International Law and the laws of war. How do you think he was able to say that given footage, even on us media, showing them vast number of civilian casualties and depths. I said i just states has a very clea
Why you think joe biden use the white house to spread unsubstantiated claims, even the adf distance itself from the claim. And it said it was had to be corrected by the Los Angeles Times it. And it was in every newspaper in britain, on the front page. Is that how my said, the headed 40 babies a, its a big lie and they keep repeating lies. But thats not on the out of style and money through lifting the media and money through lifting their stories. And in my opinion, what we see here is uh, systematic world land sort of campaign to demonize, not only how mass, but to humanize on the police thing and people. And this is a very dangerous, not that i do think about, what do you go through now . As police didnt, people is the worst time um, the most dangerous time since 1940 kids. When is there and conducted ethnic cleansing, i guess theyre going to put some stuff on this thing and people. And the goal is not only to do human eyes, but the thing is what, what is me is the 3 things that are