Soldiers are surrounding the borders of gaza in the air, on the ground and in the sea. Gaza residents tell cnn that these air strikes are the most intense they have witnessed since the beginning of this conflict. Almost three weeks ago. Phone service that connects gaza to the outside world has now apparently been completely cut off because of the intense bombardment. These are live pictures were bringing you of the Skyline Over Gaza where we have been seeing explosions all day. This operation coming hours after israels Minister Of Defense told me and some other reporters that israel was, quote, waiting for the best conditions to start its Ground Operation, unquote, exactly what those conditions were, he would not make clear, earlier today sources told cnn that a breakthrough had been made in Hostage Negotiations as 229 people according to the idf are still being held by hamas. Kidnapped on october 7th. The idf says the talk of a breakthrough was, however, only rumors, so now what, of c
An escalation in gaza in the wake of that Terror Attack that left 1,400 israelis dead. Youre looking at live pictures. Widespread reports of sirens and exploegs. The Israeli Defense forces saying today they are stepping up their Ground Operations. Take a listen. Their Ground Forces are expanding their ground up aerations. Idf is operating at all dimensions in order to achieve the goals of the war. We will continue to attack in gaza and its surrounding, and we keep calling upon the People Living in gaza and iran that south from there the idf did not say troops have entered gaza though its worth noting israeli tanks have temporarily entered gaza over the last two days. All of this while the fate of the 200 hostages held by gaza is unknown. Back channel negotiations are ongoing in the midst of the conflict. Just a few hours ago repeated explosions were seen in the israelgaza border. A few miles away on the ground in gaza near total darkness that was interrupted only by flashes from the ai
Everyone, sandra smith along with harold ford jr. , judge Jeanine Pirro, Jesse Watters, and will cain. Its 5 00 in New York City and this is the five. Fox news alert, two major stories happening at this hour. Israeli forces are currently inside the gaza strip as the idf expands operations there. Multiple bombings, explosions, and Tank Fire Lighting up the night sky for several hours now. There is also breaking news out of maine in the search for the mass shooter robert card. Police are expected to give an update any moment now on the manhunt and we will bring you there live when that begins. But first, to the breaking news out of israel, the idf Striking Gaza in the biggest offensive yet. 21 days this has been going on. Lets go straight to trey yingst on the ground in southern is israel, and trey, you told us a short time ago, this is the most you have seen, the biggest escalation in this war to date. Absolutely. Over the past several hours, we have been watching as the Israeli Air For
40-year-old army reservist who, out of respect for victims families, we are not showing tonight. in a news conference tonight, officials made clear to the public they believe there is no longer a direct threat to the community. and have lifted shelter in place orders. take a listen to what maine s governor, janet mills, said just a short time ago. like many people, i m breathing a sigh of relief tonight knowing that robert card is no longer a threat to anyone. i know there are some people, many people, who share that sentiment. but i also know that his death may not bring solace too many. but now is the time to heal, and with this search concluded, i know that law enforcement continues to fully investigate all the facts so we can bring what closure we can to the victims and their families. and i ask that all main people continue to keep those families and all of the people impacted by this tragedy in their thoughts and prayers. all 18 victims are now identified. among the
day multi state man hunt for the 40-year-old army reservist who, out of respect for victims families, we are not showing tonight. in a news conference tonight, officials made clear to the public they believe there is no longer a direct threat to the community. and have lifted shelter in place orders. take a listen to what maine s governor, janet mills, said just a short time ago. like many people, i m breathing a sigh of relief tonight knowing that robert card is no longer a threat to anyone. i know there are some people, many people, who share that sentiment. but i also know that his death may not bring solace too many. but now is the time to heal, and with this search concluded, i know that law enforcement continues to fully investigate all the facts so we can bring what closure we can to the victims and their families. and i ask that all main people continue to keep those families and all of the people impacted by this tragedy in their thoughts and prayers. all 18 vict