breaking news. welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper. i m standing on a rooftop looking out over tel aviv. it is just after 10:00 p.m. here and it is been 24 days since the horrific terrorist attacks by hamas caught this country and frankly much of the world by surprise. we start with breaking news. israel said it is behind an enormous explosion at a refugee camp on the gaza strip. this was the aftermath of the blast at the camp which the united nations said is the largest refugee camp in gaza. israel s military said it killed a top hamas commander in its air strike. a man they say was one of the leaders of the october 7th attack. and was hiding amongst civilians inside of the refugee camp. israel also claims to have killed around 50 hamas terrorists in that strike. it is not clear how many people were killed or injured. but the director of a hospital in the homeas controlled area said he has seen hundreds of dead bodies and wounded patients. he described it as a, quote, s
and backpacks. apparently i m 15 years old. everybody, have a great halloween. harry, thank you as always my friend. cnn news central starts right now. hamas. the targeted special operation overnight in northern gaza, and the moment the soldier was reunited with her family. a big moment on capitol hill. any minute now an official plea for new funds to support israel and ukraine. i m john berman can kate bolduan. sara is on assignment. this is cnn news central. israel s military push further into gaza. the idf says troops are con fronting hamas terrorist cells on the streets, and now facing what they describe as anti-tank missiles and machine gunfire as the fight continues. according to the idf, the number of hostages being held by hamas and gaza is also now going up again, now believed to be 240 hostages. the idf is calling what it details as the active rescue and an idf soldier. israeli officials say hamas was holding her inside a remote building. that s accordin
today on inside politics, israeli ground troops push deeper in gaza as air strikes kill a hamas director. we re learning gripping new details how israeli forces rescued an idf soldier. plus, the fbi director issued a stark warning that the war in the middle east may inspire extremists in the u.s. to carry out more attacks against americans. we have a brand new cnn poll out revealing the state of the race in a crucial primary state, south carolina. donald trump may be the front frontrunner, but how dedicated are his supporters and which candidate has surged into second place? i m dana bash, let s go inside politics. we start with israeli forces on the hunt for hamas terrorists and closing in on gaza city itself. the idf says their troops are facing anti-tank missiles and machine gunfire as the ground assault intensifies. air strikes are not letting up, continuing to attack hundreds of hamas targets, hitting more than 300 overnight. jeremy diamond is in southern isr
blitzer. he s over there in the situation room, also live from tel aviv. zblf happening now, breaking news. israeli tanks and troops push deeper and deeper into gaza as prime minister netanyahu declares this the time for war. rejecting calls for a cease fire. the air and ground assault on hamas targets intensifying while gazans face a new level of desperation and destruction. the israeli military says it rescued a female soldier kidnapped by hamas during ground operations in gaza. this as we re getting our first look at the three women who were shown in a new hamas hostage video. and an antisemitic mob at a russian airport underscores the climate of hate towards israelis and jews that s clearly spreading around the world. the biden administration taking new action in response to the disturbing rise in antisemitic rhetoric and threats in the united states. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer in tel aviv, israel, and you re in
announcer: this is cnn breaking news. welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper. and i m standing on a rooftop looking out over tel aviv. it is just after 10:00 p.m. here and it is been 23 days since the horrific terrorist attacks that by hamas that caught this country and much of the world by surprise. we start today by this declaration from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, quote, this is a time for war. netanyahu said during an address a few hours ago. despite the humanitarian crisis in gaza, and the thousands of casualties, including an untold number of civilians and children, netanyahu dismissed calls by some for a cease-fire. although the united states is not among them. saying israel simply cannot stop its mission to target and destroy hamas. the government that sent invaders into israel to cruelly slaughter some 1400 israelis. the united states would not agree to a cease-fire after the bombing of pearl harbor. or after the terrorist attack of 9/11. israe