Im Anderson Cooper in tel aviv with john berman in new york. Youre watching cnns Special Coverage of israel at war. Israel is promising that a new phase of its war in hamas is coming, just not clear when exactly that will be. Troops have been amassing for days now near the border with gaza getting ready for an expected Ground Operation. Israel pounded the territory again today with air strikes. Officials say hamas commander who played a key part in last saturdays attack was killed. Hundreds of thousands of civilians tried to heed the idfs warning to get out. U. N. Official warns such a large scale evacuation under siege could lead to a humanitarian disaster. Anderson, there is an Important Development tonight from the pentagon as well. We learned a second u. S. Carrier strike group led by uss dwight d. Eisenhower is sailing to the middle east, sailing to the mediterranean. It is designed to sell messages to israel and proxies including lebanon and hezbollah not to get involved. The Eis
There against hamas. The Israel Defense forces have declared a narrow coastal strip at al mawasi to be a safe humanitarian zone, but the un says it has no Running Water or proper sanitation. Israel says that since monday, about 300,000 palestinians have already fled rafah. The us is still urging israel not to mount a full scale assault on the city. And in the north there are evacuations in the city of jabalia, as the idf says that it has been carrying out air strikes. It says hamas fighters are regrouping there. Meanwhile, theres new fears of the humanitarian Situation Gaza worsening. Ru abbass reports on the case of one child who is hoping to make it out and is currently in a hospital that is running out of fuel. This girl is ten years old and suffering with pain in her abdomen. She is in an overwhelmed hospital. Israel has directed 100,000 people from rafah to relocate around the city. The idf says it is chasing down hamas fighters. She was at her home when the impact of truck nor fr
The Israel Military says its forces are increasing their operational readiness for the next stage of the war. The region bracing for a possible largescale Ground Invasion of gaza by the Israeli Military. The Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rallying his front line troops today and pronouncing them ready for whats next. A short while ago i asked an israeli Opposition Leader about the battle ahead. I think were going to do everything that is necessary and probably an incursion is part of this in order to make sure hamas is gone from gaza. They have tried, as you very well know, wolf, we have tried to live next to them, and the result was beheaded babies. So now were going to go and do whatever is necessary to make sure hamas is no longer in gaza. Lets go back to sara right now. I understand there are sirens going off in tel aviv where you are. Theyre very loud, as you know. Weve experienced that. It is starting to rain and now we are starting to hear sirens. Im going to be quiet for a s
Israel says that since monday, about 300,000 palestinians have already fled rafah. The us is still urging israel not to mount a full scale assault on the city. And in the north, there are evacuations in the city of jabalia as the idf says that it has been carrying out air strikes. It says hamas fighters are regrouping there. From jerusalem, heres our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. Another desperate exodus. Palestinians fleeing in their thousands, as israel signals it is now set to push further into the gazas southernmost city, issuing new evacuation orders. What should we do . Hanan asks. Do we wait until we all die on top of each other . Weve decided it is better to leave. Israel has said its taking action against hamas in one of its last strongholds and trying to bring home hostages. Meanwhile, with israels capture of one main Border Crossing and another blocked off by fighting, no aid is getting into southern gaza. There are now severe shortages of food, deepening the hum
Vossoughian live for you here from msnbc headquarters. We are going to begin with some Breaking News. As night falls in the middle east, here is what is new this hour. We just heard from the idf, big, Breaking News. A statement releaseby them that idea forces,backed by an extensive logistical effort and by completing the Reserve Mobilization of Hundreds Of Thousands of servicemen, are preparing to implement a wide range of offensive operative plans which include, among other things, and integrated and coordinated attack from the air, sea, and land. We are going to get a live report from israel in a moment on what this all means. Also some other headlines are happening this hour, as well. Three hours past if you outlined for the evacuation of Northern Gaza. The israeli Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu, telling his soldiers, quote, the next age is coming. And new report from nbc news saying u. S. Officials privately low on israel to show restraint. And the u. N. Saying humanitarian cri