Good morning. Welcome to cnn this morning. Im victor blackwell. And im amara walker. Israels army appears to be entering a new phase of war. An Army Spokesperson from the idf confirmed to cnn that idf Ground Forces are in gaza right now. Infantry, artillery and other units moved into gaza from the north overnight. As troops march in the north, israel continues to fire missiles across the border. The idf have been launching heavy and continuous air strikes throughout the night into the morning. Idf reserve soldiers are calling it the most intense night of bombing of the conflict so far. Cnns jim sciutto is with us now from northern israel. So, israel promised a major Ground Offensive after the attacks by hamas on october 7th. Is it clear yet that this is the beginning of that . That we are seeing that Ground Incursion in a major way or is this potentially Something Else . Reporter well, victor, its the beginning of something. Thats no question. Because israel is now confirming the Idf S
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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
Breaking news. Israel is unleashing intense new air strikes on gaza tonight as it is expanding its Ground Operations there as well. The war against hamas heating up. Nearly three full weeks after the surprise hamas Terror Attack on israel. Phone lines and other communications have been cut off. Civilians caught in the cr crossfire. The United States says it is in talks with israel about a humanitarian pause to try to allow the potential release of more hostages held by hamas. White house insisting negotiations aimed at freeing more captives is ongoing. Breaking in the United States, divers join the search for the Mass Shooting in maine. Sources tell cnn the gun apparently used was bought just days before. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer in the situation room. We are witnessing here in the middle east, we are witnessing a clear escalation in the is israel hamas war. The Israeli Military declaring it is operating forcefully on all fronts,
The rafah Border Crossing between egypt and gaza, the southern tip of gaza opening briefly and allowing 20 aid trucks into gaza. And after hamas releases two american hostages, more families are awaiting answers. Were talking to a mom and dad pleading for the release of their son, a harrowing tale as Israel Security officials are signaling readiness for a Ground Offensive. Trey yinst begins the hour. He is in our israel. David, good morning. Israelis continue to strike targets along the gaza strip as 15 days into this conflict, hamas are firing into central israel. I want to move away so the cameraman can pan the sunset. You can see thats gaza in the distance, you can see the smoke rising in the area and the sun is about to go down. This is coming as were getting new images from the southern Border Crossing between gaza and egypt. The rafah crossing. I want to show you the aid trucks entering the strip, 20 of them, according to officials, this was all part of a deal that was negotiated