Im Lynda Kinkade with cnn breaking News Coverage of israel at war. Take your belongings and go south. That is the message from israel to residents of Northern Gaza as it prepares to launch a Military Ground Operation at any moment. The u. S. Is sending a second Carrier Strike group to the Eastern Mediterranean as well as additional fighter jets. The move is intended to deter iran has blood and others from entering the conflict. Saturday, israel declared that it is ready to open a new phase in the war with a focus on significant Ground Operations. The idf says it struck more than 100 hamas targets in gaza overnight and a cnn team close to Northern Gaza has been Hearing Heavy Machine Gun Fire near the border fence as well as loud explosions. Earlier, israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met soldiers on the front lines offering words of support and telling them to be prepared. Palestinian authorities in gaza say the death toll from israeli airstrikes is now more than 2300 people with
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And so over and over and over again, this entire city is hearing these thunderous booms from the sky. This is reality for People Living here, and then the response often is airstrikes in gaza. Now though things seem to be a bit different because as israel prepares for a Ground Incursion, it just has been more quiet in gaza than we have seen right now. We have seen a bit of black smoke coming from gaza today, but in the very beginning, i mean, it was fearsome, it was terrifying with the airstrikes happening in gaza for the residents there. 700 children have already been killed there. But you remember this all started, this time around, with hamas and its Surprise Attack on civilians just trying to enjoy their lives. I do want to give you some sound of what happened earlier. I think we have a little bit of that for you now. So lets go to that. Our photographer is here with us. Lawrence is also with us as well as my fantastic producer, seb. So youre hearing in english, now you can go back
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New york land on new first because youre so sweet i like everyone. Thank you so much. For joining me. This mothers day on for greek of whitfield were Tracking New Developments In Gaza where israel appears to be moving ahead with plans for an invasion of rafah despite dark new warnings from Top White House officials, Israel Defense forces launching fresh attacks against hamas overnight, targeting northern and central gaza, as well as rafah, the un says at least 300,000 people have evacuated the city amid fears of an impending is Israeli Ground operation. Today, the white house says National Security adviser Jake Sullivan spoke with his israeli counterpart about those plans. Cnns Paula And Cox and kevin love jack are following all of the latest polity. First, what is the latest on the ground in gaza well, fred, we are continuing to see people try and move it of the areas where the Evacuation Orders have been given. An also other parts of refer as well as shear to me that theyre Evacuatio