Embassy to the us says more than 1000 of its citizens have been killed in the violence. Well, killed in the violence. Well, the attacks come in response to an unprecedented barrage of israeli airstrikes on gaza , israeli airstrikes on gaza, forcing nearly 200,000 people to flee the territory. Israel is flee the territory. Israel is continuing as well to bomb the enclave. These pictures from a short time ago from the port city of gaza on the coastline , city of gaza on the coastline, apartment blocks, schools and even a United Nations building. Among those hit by hundreds of attacks today. And the united nafions attacks today. And the United Nations warning the Israeli Government that its siege of gazais government that its siege of gaza is illegal under international law. But adding the abduction of hostages by hamas is forbidden. And israeli hamas is forbidden. And Israeli Soldiers have been clearing the kfar aza kibbutz. Thats one of the hardest hit areas of hamas attacks. Troops ha
shows israeli forces pushing into southern gaza now. the united nations saying that situation is quote, quote, apocalyptic for civilians and that there is nowhere safe for them to seek shelter. the gop debate stage is set for tomorrow night. nikki haley, chris christie, ron desantis and vivek ramaswamy will face off in alabama. noticeably absent once again the guy up by 30 points, donald trump, who is opting to fundraise instead. in two hours, three university presidents will testify before a congressional committee about the alarming rise in antisemitism on college campuses since the october 7th terror attack. this morning, this hour of cnn this morning starts now. we begin this morning on the mounting concern for civilians. as israeli forces push into southern gaza, which has been a refuge for palestinians trying to escape the fighting, these are new satellite images and what you see there are dozens of armored israeli vehicles in the south of gaza. there is sti
Sunday night on c. Span. Israel has declared jerusalem its capital, but that is not internationally recognized because of the Israeli Palestinian conflict. Congress passed a law requiring the u. S. To move its embassy to jerusalem. But the law allowed the president to issue a waiver preventing the move. President s clinton, bush, obama and trump have blocked the move. The House Oversight committee on National Security recently heldiheld i a hearing on the issue. The subcommittee on National Security will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. In 1995, Congress Passed the Jerusalem Embassy relocation act which states that jerusalem is the capital of israel, it should remain an undivided city and the embassy should be relocated from tel aviv to jerusalem. Yet for 20 years they have signed waivers forestalling the embassy move. To this day 50 years after the liberation and reunification of jerusalem, the state of israel, one of americas s
U. S. State department telling u. S. Embassies in the region to be on guard as three days of rage begin im print off in berlin this is the day. Today we finally acknowledge the obvious that jerusalem is israels cap. This is nothing more or less than a recognition of the yellow it is also the right thing to do its something that has to be done i am also directing the state department to begin preparations to move the American Embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem this decision is not intended in any way to reflect a departure from our strong commitment to facilitate a lasting Peace Agreement. We want an agreement that is a great deal for the israelis and a great deal for the palestinians today we call for calm for moderation and for the voices of tolerance. Also coming up tonight times two thousand and seventeen person of the year the silence breakers. A message that we heard acco across from susan fowler from adama from selma from ashley from all of these women and we just we heard again
Something that has to be done i am also directing the state department to begin preparations to move the American Embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem this decision is not intended in any way to reflect a departure from our strong commitment to facilitate a lasting Peace Agreement. We want an agreement that is a great deal for the israelis and a great deal for the palestinians today we call for calm for moderation and for the voices of tolerance. Also coming up tonight times two thousand and seventeen person of the year the silence breakers. A message that we heard acco across from susan fowler from adama from selma from ashley from all of these women and we just we heard again and again this sense of enough its not my fault and im not going to take it anymore. Or we begin the day in jerusalem with what was expected to be an explosive break with u. S. Policy in the middle east by president on the truck today trump announced plans to move the u. S. Embassy in israel to jerusalem as the Un