border with lebanon. our correspondentjoe inwood has been monitoring the latest developments. for the people of gaza, there is no respite. this was once a residential block reduced to rubble. multiple generations of families are said to have been killed, seemingly caught unawares. translation: we were having dinner, when suddenly the bombing started - without any warning. in an instant, our house collapsed. the victims were taken to the nearby alaqsa hospital. in a population as young as this, children are so often the victims. this incident already has one of the highest single death tolls since this war began and it is expected to rise. the hamas run health authorities say more than 20,000 people have now been killed in gaza since israel launched its offensive. israel maintains it tries to avoid civilian casualties, it blames hamas for hiding among the population. the idf released new footage showing what it says are tunnels under the strip used for military purposes.
multiple generations of families are said to have been killed, seemingly caught unawares. translation: we were having dinner, when suddenly the bombing started - without any warning. in an instant, our house collapsed. the victims were taken to the nearby al aqsa hospital. in a population as young as this, children are so often the victims. this incident already has one of the highest single death tolls since this war began and it is expected to rise. israel maintains it tries to avoid civilian casualties, but the people of gaza are paying a huge price for this war. the idf released new footage showing what it says are tunnels under the strip used for military purposes. translation: hamas operates from civilian areas. it uses them to cover its terrorist activity. it is a very complex challenge that we face, and we do it well so our forces in the field achieve good results like the brigade that found the tunnel network. while the vast majority of destruction has been i
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Conundrum that biden finds himself in. I get, i get the sense that i think graeme is right, that we need to stand by our allies. I dont think finding nuance in this case during war time is a very easy thing to do, particularly when youre a superpower sometimes wars like this force you to choose sides. And israel as our allies. And i can see why a number of democrats are upset with what biden has done. Certainly republicans are, but biden is really trying to placate his base in this country, which is, which is obviously very split on this and particularly in the state of michigan. So i think a lot of the message its like politics are entering into bidens thinking on how to manage this war charlie matt bennett. Thank you so much. A new our Have Cnn News starts right now the crucial moment in the trump criminal trial, Michael Cohen takes the stand to testify against his former boss. The same Michael Cohen who once said he would take a bullet for donald trump. What is he going to say now .