Hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the United States and all around the world, as we continue our coverage of israel at war. I am Rosemary Church. 16 days after hamas abducted more than 200 people from israel in a deadly attack the gaza based Militant Group has released two more women from captivity. The hostages identified as Israeli Citizens nurit cooper and yochi lifshitz, were handed over to the red cross at the rafah Border Crossing into egypt. They were carried away into ambulances and taken to a Medical Center in israel to be reunited with their families. Earlier, the daughter of lifshitz told cnn she was relieved her mother has been released, but noted that her father is still being held by hamas along with many other people. This is not a political issue, this is a humane issue. We have lost so many people are going to funerals every day. This is a ray of light, when there is so much darkness. I cannot wait to hug my mom and see other members of my community a
Middle east into the abyss. Hes demanded hamas immediately release hostages and israel let in aid. It comes as the israeli Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu, says his military is ready to begin a Ground Offensive at any moment aimed at crushing hamas, after its fighters killed more than 1,400 israelis and took more than 150 people hostage last week. An estimated 300,000 israeli troops are massing near gaza, but israel has given no indication of when an attack might begin. Meanwhile, israeli airstrikes on Gaza Continue. Israel says it is targeting hamas positions. Hamas is designated as a Terror Organisation by many western governments, including the us and uk. We can show you these live pictures of gaza city right now, where its currently 7am. Gazan Health Officials say the number of palestinians killed has risen to 2,670 with 9,600 others wounded. Hamas says that less than half of the 1. 1 Million People living in Northern Gaza have now moved south in the last 48 hours, after israels
Are continuing to flee the area ahead of an expected israeli incursion. Thousands of troops are already massed on the border with gaza. Air strikes have continued; the israelis say over a hundred military targets were hit overnight; among those killed are a Senior Commander involved in the attacks in israel last week. Hamas has continued to fire rockets into israel, towards tel aviv and other areas in the south. The World Health Organization has again called on israeli to rescind its evacuation order; the decision they said to forcing Hospital Patients to relocate would be a death sentence. A hospital in the Southern City of rafah, by the border with egypt, says its been told to evauate. A diplomatic push is continuing to try to prevent the violence from spreading. The us Secretary Of State, Antony Blinken has been in cairo , and is expected to return to israel for more talks tomorrow. It is still tense on the northern border with lebanon, with further exchanges of fire today. The isra
Commander involved in the attacks in israel last week. Hamas is continuing to fire rockets into israel, towards tel aviv and other areas in the south. The World Health Organization has has again called on israeli to rescind its evacuation order; the decision they said to forcing Hospital Patients to relocate would be a death sentence. President biden has spoken with the israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and urged him to provide a Human Corridor South a humanitarian corridor south for those civilians seeking to escape the bombardment. A diplomatic push is continuing to try to prevent the violence from spreading. The us secretary of state, Antony Blinken has arrived in cairo. Hes expected to press egyptian officials to open the Rafah Crossing to get aid into gaza. It is still tense on the northern border with lebanon, with further exchanges of fire today. The israelis have set up a four Mile Buffer Zone on the border. The us is sending a second Aircraft Carrier to the eastern m
Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com im jim acosta in washington. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world to cnns breaking News Coverage of israel at war. It is 11 00 p. M. Saturday night in israel one week after hamas slaughtered 1,300 people in a Terror Attack inside israel. Israels military said its preparing for the next stages of war, and israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered that message himself to the front lines earlier today. This is video he posted online of that exchange. Along the border with gaza, more than 300,000 Israeli Soldiers with heavy equipment, you can see some of the tanks right there, are awaiting netanyahus orders of Ground Invasion into gaza. It could come at any time. Israel is ordering more than a million civilians to evacuate Northern Gaza for their safety. Today, the State Department is urging Palestinian Americans in gaza to move closer to the Rafah Crossing into egypt. Meanwhile, the humanitarian crisis in gaza gr