welcome to all of you watching us in the united states, canada and around the world. i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom, supplies are run ning low in gaza creatig an even more desperate situation for residents. cnn crews have seen heavy idf activity in gaza overnight. plus a colorado judge calls donald trump an insur ex-ist. an entire town in iceland as a nearby volcano appears ready to erupt. it s 5:00 a.m. here in atlanta. noon in israel, exactly six weeks after the attacks of october 7th that launched the war against hamas. israeli media is reporting the death toll of the music festival in southern israel was far higher than anyone realized. citing ab israeli police report, the death toll now stands at 364, up from 270. we have also learned 17 of those killed were police officers, and 40 people at the have been were taken hostage. israeli authorities don t believe the terrorists knew about the festival beforehand. for civilians in gaza, the situation on the gro
hello, i m christian fraser. you re watching the context on bbc news. the national zoo in washington bids farewell to its beloved trio of giant pandas who were loaned as goodwill ambassadors from china. welcome back, a russian battalion comprised of ukrainian prisoners welcome back, a russian battalion comprised of ukrainian prisoners of war will likely deploy to ukraine in the nearfuture. in an apparent violation of the geneva convention. they will be deployed to the east of the country where active combat is taking place under the control of the donetsk people s republic. the russians claim the soldiers will receive equal treatment, to the russian infantry, including salaries and benefits. george barros is a russian analyst at the institute for the study of war and geospatial intelligence team lead. what do you know about the men in this battalion and have been chorused and fighting their own side? ~ . ~ ., , ., ., chorused and fighting their own side? . ~ ., ., side? what
that the country would have overall security responsibility for the territory. mr dermer told the bbc overall security responsibility did not mean reoccupy or govern the area but that israel would ensure it remained demilitarised once the war ends. we ve also heard from us officials on the matter the national security council spokesperson, john kirby, had this to say. the president maintains his position, that a re occupation by israeli forces is not the right thing to do. we ll let them speak to their intentions but we are definitely having conversations about what the post conflict environment ought to look like, and what governance in gaza will look like. one thing there is absolutely no daylight on is hamas cannot be part of that equation. on tuesday evening, candlelit vigils were held across israel to mark a month since the attack by hamas. people gathered to remember the more than 1,400 people killed, and the hundreds of others taken hostage. israeli prime mini
defence forces have not commented on these drugs but that they have taken control of a hamas stronghold in recent fighting. we have the latest from southern israel. hamas released video of their men fighting on the streets of gaza. they know they can t win a pitched battle, so they re using hit and run tactics. that will intensify as israel s tanks and troops move deeper into gaza city. after an israeli strike in khan younis, southern gaza, they were digging for survivors. the town is in the area israel has told palestinians to go to stay safe. but nowhere s safe. israel says this is self defence. palestinians call it genocide. ahmed had 27 members of his family inside the house when it was hit. this is the bravery of the so called israel. they show their might and power against civilians. babies inside, kids inside! and the elderly! it is the mighty vengeance promised by israel s prime minister when hamas attacked a month ago. in tel aviv, at the empty table set for the host
every hour, every day. we have killed thousands of terrorists above ground and below ground. if hezbollah chooses to join the war, it will be making a big mistake. no ceasefire without the release of our hostages. without the release of our hostages- hostages. mr denaro also suggests israel hostages. mr denaro also suggests israel over-60s | suggests israel over 60s security inside because after orbiting a member of his law and has since clarified is, is to say well ms netanyahu wants to say well ms netanyahu wants to ensure gaza remains a demilitarised area with the idea of carrying security operations, israel does not intend to reoccupy or govern gaza. that s the position that would lie more closely with us wishes as the white house made clear earlier. the wishes as the white house made clear earlier. clear earlier. the president maintains clear earlier. the president maintains his clear earlier. the president maintains his position - clear earlier. the president ma