ramping up pressure on israel to define the next phase of the war with hamas. this as the idf claims it s discovered the biggest hamas tunnel in gaza and describing it as an underground terror city. hong kong pro-democracy media tycoon jimmy lai i on trial at this hour, facing his most consequential legal challenge to date. live from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom with michael holmes. hours from now, the u.s. defense secretary will arrive in israel, his second trip to the country since the october 7 attack by hamas. and u.s. officials said lloyd austin will meet with israeli officials for updates on the war, but he s also expected to press them to define specific operational milestones and work to drill down on efforts to boost humanitarian aid to gaza. his visit comes as the israel defense forces says it s uncovered the biggest hamas tunnel in gaza, wide enough to drive a large vehicle through. that tunnel, which the idf says was secured a few weeks ago, was made publ
viewers joining us in the united states, and round the world, and streaming on cnn max. i m rosemary church. u.s. secretary of defense lloyd austin is set to arrive in israel soon as the u.s. presses for a strategy shift from netanyahu. they come from prisons. they come from mental institutions and insane asylums. donald trump doubles down on his controversial comments about immigrants. what it could signal for the rest of the 2024 campaign. and we re live in hong kong as one of the city s most prominent pro-democracy activists goes on trial. thanks for joining us. u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin will be sitting down with israeli officials in the hours ahead on his second trip to the country since the october 7th attack by hamas. austin s visit comes after a stop in bahrain and once in israel, a u.s. official says he will get updates on the war. but he s also expected to press israeli officials to define specific operational milestones and work to drill down on
just ahead, u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin is on his way to israel as washington faces calls to press for an end to the heavy bombardment of gaza. and we will speak to a man whose father is still being held hostage by hamas. why he says israel should be doing more to bring his father and the other hostages home. plus, donald trump is doubling down on his anti-immigrant rhetoric. we will look at what he s vowing to do if re-elected. thanks for joining us. u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin will be sitting down with israeli officials in the hours ahead on his second trip to the country since the october 7th attack by hamas. austin s visit comes after a stop in bahrain, and once in israel, a u.s. official says he will get updates on the war but he s also expected to press israeli officials to define specific operational milestones in the ongoing battle. meantime, the israel defense forces says it s uncovered the biggest hamas tunnel in gaza. that tunnel, which the idf
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