This is cnn Breaking News. Welcome to all of you watching us here in the United States, canada and all around the world. Im Kim Brunhuber with Breaking News of israel at war. The Israeli Military says it will allow people in gaza to safe passage. United nations is slamming israel for ordering the Mass Evacuation of palestinians from Northern Sgagaza and allowing te people so little time to get out. One called it outrageous and says it defies the rules of war and basic humanity. Tens of thousands have already fled south but many others are staying put. A sudden surge into Southern Gaza has put a lot of pressure on the Border Crossing into egypt. Gaza hasnt closed it on its side but its unclear due israeli airstrikes on the other side. Thank you for being with us. So the u. N. Spoke yesterday of a 24hour deadline to evacuate gaza city which has long passed. How long do those in gaza city have to evacuate . So, first of all, the residents in gaza city are a priority for the state of israe
Hello and welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im Linda Kincaid with cnn breaking coverage with Israel At War. Tens of thousands of palestinians from Northern Gaza the past 24 hourses in response to an ultimatum from the Israeli Military. Many people in gaza are refusing to leave. Saying they have no safe place to go. Israeli military claims hamas is actively trying to keep people from evacuating. Only place to actually leave gaza is into egypt. Egypt said they havent closed it on their side but the status is unclear due to israeli air strikes on the gaza side. These Israeli Military said it carried out a limited raid into gaza friday. Primarily to seek out intelligence on the estimated 150 hostages now believed to be held captive in gaza. Its widely expected israel will launch a massive incursion into gaza in the coming days. After Hamas Terrorists killed over 1300 people last weekend. Cnn is covering all the developments for us in london and joins us live
For hostages. Earlier today the idf dropped flyers on gaza, you see that here. These flyers telling people in the northern part of the gaza strip to evacuate south within the next 24 hours. U. N. Saying evacuating more than 1 Million People in one day is impossible and cnn has learned that u. S. Intel warned the Biden Administration of the potential for a clash in the region days before the hamas attack on israel. Well have more on that new information here in just a moment. What is the latest on the ground . Soldiers and tanks were massing near the gaza border. We have been seeing that now for days, fighting along the northern border with lebanon has been there has been an uptick on that. It is conducting Drone Attacks on sites inside of lebanon. Were covering all angles with our reporters and analysts standing by there is a lot to get to in the hour ahead. First to Matthew Chance who is here with me in tel aviv. What more are israeli officials saying about the raids they have conduct
Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that israel is in the state of War Readiness after what is being called the worst attack in the country in 50 years. Overnight, the Palestinian Group hamas which controls gaza launched an all out assault by land, air, and see. Israel responded with airstrikes on at least 21 targets we not know of in gaza. The Israeli Military says hamas infiltrated the southern Israeli Border by both land and sea while gaza based fighters fired more than 2200 rockets into israel. Israeli Officials Say at least 40 israelis have been killed and hundreds more have been injured. Additionally, the Militant Group Palestinian Islamic jihad claims to have captured Israeli Soldiers. Were waiting for confirmation on that, and we will get that from raf sanchez, who is on the ground just north of the Gaza Border In Israel right now. According to media reports, hamas fired a second barrage of attacks towards israel in just the last hour. Al jazeera is reporting that at
It is 11 00 a. M. Eastern. 8 00 a. M. Pacific. Im jose diazbalart. Were tracking several breaking stories right now. Israel strikes back, targeting iran overnight. The fallout as tensions grow in the middle east. Here at home, a critical vote under way right now on capitol hill to advance a whopping package of aid to ukraine and israel. In new york city, Jury Selection back under way in Donald Trumps criminal Hush Money Trial, a full panel of 12 in place as they search for five more people to fill the alternate seats. And we begin with Breaking News on capitol hill, where happening right now the house is voting on whether to consider a package of bills with 95 billion in aid for ukraine, israel and the indopacific. Joining us now from capitol hill is nbcs ali vitali. What is happening right now . Reporter look, just in the last minute or two, jose, since we came on the air with you, democrats who had seemingly been holding their votes back from this rule vote just i think to get a sens