Viewers in the u. S. And Around The World. Im Amara Walker in atlanta, Jim Sciutto is in Tel Aviv as we continue they will follow Breaking News out of The Middle East. And fears are continuing to grow that the exchange of fire across the border between Israel And Lebanon could turn into a Ground Incursion and potentially an even wider regional war thats right. It would be quite a step. Us officials say that israeli troops have mobilized at israels northern border in preparation, at least for a possible Ground Offensive inside Lebanon Israel says, however, the crossing the border is only one option. It is considering we need to understand theres a huge amount of different tools that we have in our Toolbox Ground operations is one of them. We are preparing for that if it is required, if were we receive the instructions well, it would be quite a significant tool. The idf has not let up its Air Offensive inside lebanon. Lebanese officials say four people were killed in an israeli airstrike
United states and all around the world. As we continue our coverage of israel at war. Im rosemary church. We begin in gaza, where Israeli Forces bombarded gaza with air strikes monday. Palestinian officials in gaza tell cnn dozens of people were killed in the refugee camp. Buildings in rafah, central gaza and gaza city, were also struck, including several residential homes. A senior israeli official tells cnn there will be no seriize fi, saying humanitarian efforts cannot interfere with the mission to disman hamas. They met on sunday to discuss security. Heres more from the countrys defense minister. This needs to be the last maneuvering inside gaza. Due to the simple reason that hamas will cease to exist. It might take a month, two. Eventually, there will be no hamas. A second convoy of at least 14 aid trucks entered gaza on sunday, through the rafah border crossing. Journalist Elliot Gotkine joins me with more. Good morning, elliot. Were seeing increase in air strikes in northern gaz
Message delivered and what might be next . Effectively an ultimatum for Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu, that either he puts the National Interest ahead of his purse its not the interest either. He does whats best for israel or he goes within benny gantz as words, the radicals and his government or reference presumably to the farright ministers Bezalel Smotrich and tamar bengvir. Either he goes with the nation or the radicals, or else benny gantz will leave this government and you recall back in the aftermath of the hamas Terrorist Attacks of october the seventh, benny gantz was the one of the leaders of the opposition. He decided to go into the government, into the war cabinet effectively to ensure that netanyahus running of this war wasnt held hostage to the far right elements in his government and as a result, its important to understand that the way that the war has been playing out has been a result, not just that Prime Minister netanyahu and his broader cabinet, but really the
Broadcasting from miami. It is currently three again four we are in israel, and the idf has pledged a full air land and sea attack on hamas and the gaza strip. More than 1 million civilians he did no warning from israels armed forces. Scrambling to move out of the northern gaza strip, told to leave their homes because of an imminent Ground Offensive, which has not yet come, but air assault into gaza continue. Thousands of moved towards gazas border with egypt amid diplomatic promises earlier today that some foreign nationals could leave, but that crossing, as you see here, remains closed. The u. N. Says gaza has run out of water, run out of fuel, and the World Health Organization says the Evacuation Orders are, quote, a death sentence for the sick and injured who are being treated in gaza as northern hospitals. The death toll at this hour, at least 1300 killed in israel. More than 2200 dead in gaza, in the eight days since the horrifying Terror Attack from hamas sparked this war. At le
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 thousand palestinians have already fled rafah. The us is still urging israel not to mount a full scale assault on the city and today the un says a full scale offensive cannot take place. 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 a top eu official, charles michel, has condemned israels evacuation orders, saying people are being directed towards unsafe areas. From jerusalem, paul adams reports. One by one, the people of rafah are leaving. Outlying parts of the city now all but deserted. I wasnt planning on going, hassan says, but since no one is left here, i decided to leave. I have to find out where my wife and daughter are. The un says 300,000 people