israeli authorities have denied the who s claim. the israel defense forces are now telling civilians to leave areas around khan younis a city israel told civilians to flee to for safety earlier in the conflict. our diplomatic editor paul adams has more on the latest on the ground. so israeli ground forces, including tanks, other armoured vehicles and bulldozers, have been operating close to the city of khan younis in the southern gaza strip, the largest city in the southern gaza strip for the last couple of days. and it seems likely that an assault on the city may be coming fairly soon. but we are hearing that there are very, very heavy air strikes in parts of khan younis. some of those parts are areas that the israelis have told palestinians to evacuate. the un is saying though areas that everyone population of 350,000 so there is a fear being voiced by the un that we may see large numbers of palestinians on the move once again, some of them for the second, third, fourth,
self-defense. the concern tonight about the u.s. being drawn into a wider war. america s opioid crisis. will the supreme court uphold a multibillion dollar with the makers of oxycontin? do you blame the sackler s for ryan s death? i do. i absolutely do. norah: breaking news, an american tourist killed after a shark attack at a popular bahamas resort. and a night of celebration. the kennedy center honors. norah: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for being with us. we begin tonight with a dramatic escalation in gaza as israel and hamas engage in some of the most intense fighting since the beginning of the war. and that is taking place in southern gaza, specifically around khan younis, the city where israel believes the remaining hostages are being held. it s been four days since the cease-fire ended that allowed 100 women and children to be released, and tonight the state department says one of the reason hamas chose to end the truce and not
near the southern gaza strip where palestinians say they have nowhere else to go. and now, one blast is blowing out the windows as police are trying to serve a warrant. what led up to this. i m skate bolduan with sara sidner and john berman, and this is cnn news central. so what is chris christie going to say on the debate stage tomorrow night now that he knows that at of people don t want him there? according to the new york times, republican donors, strategists and pundits are publicly pressuring mr. christie, to end his campaign and many want him to support nikki haley, and many want him to quit not only yesterday, but a month and two months ago. and liz cheney has said that she has not ruled out a third-party run, and this is as donald trump prepares to hold a solo town hall and ditch the debate tomorrow and head back to court thursday. kristen holmes and alaina treene joining us. now, where is donald trump seeing things? well, john, donald trump continues to ru
and upenn facing questions about the rise of anti-semitism on college campuses. also ahead, liz cheney sounding the alarm about donald trump s run for re-election. her warning and what it could mean for the 2024 race. and later oh! a massive house explosion rocks a virginia neighborhood. police were trying to serve a search warrant. so what happened? hello and thanks so much for joining us. it is 10:00 eastern. i m canana cabrera reporting fr new york. we begin with a new warning that gaza faces an even more hellish scenario as israeli forces intensify their bombardment of southern gaza. it is a significant new phase now in israel s aerial and ground campaign against hamas. an idf statement just released moments ago claiming its forces are in the heart of khan younis and jabalia. according to u.n., 1.9 million people are now displaced inside gaza. that s 85% of the population. and nbc s david noriega is joining us from tel aviv, israel. and also with us, major joh
and civilian infrastructure, including hospitals. israeli authorities have denied the who s claim. the israel defense forces are now telling civilians to leave areas around khan younis, a city israel told civilians to flee to for safety earlier in the conflict. our diplomatic editor paul adams has more on the latest on the ground. so israeli ground forces, including tanks, other armoured vehicles and bulldozers, have been operating close to the city of khan younis in the southern gaza strip, the largest city in the southern gaza strip for the last couple of days. and it seems likely that an assault on the city may be coming fairly soon. we are hearing that there are very, very heavy air strikes in parts of khan younis. some of those parts are areas that the israelis have told palestinians to evacuate. there is a very real fear voiced by the un that we may see large numbers of palestinians on the move once again, some of them for their second, third, fourth, fifth time. last