Today on inside politics, panic, pain, and fear of whats next. Israeli forces are ramping up air strikes in response to hamas Terrorist Attack. The barbaric attack in israel just over two weeks ago. The idf says 320 Quote Terror Targets were struck in gaza overnight including tunnels and Operational Command centers used by hamas. New video from gaza city shows the aftermath of those strikes this morning. Streets reduced to rubble. As the humanitarian crisis deepens, sources tell cnn the white house is pushing for a pause on any Ground Incursion into gaza. A move they hope will allow time to get much needed aid to gaza and more hostages freed. Since hamas released two american hostages on friday, there is still hope that the 222 others kidnapped during the October 7th Attack in israel could go home, too. The Biden Administration is sidestepping questions about israels plans for the next phase against their war on hamas, but theyre working vigorously to try to stop it from spreading acro
Reporting there are no signs of life seen at the crash site of a helicopter that was carrying president Ebrahim Raisi and others. News of ruizs death comes nearly 24 hours after the helicopter crashed. It was in a remote part of the country during dense fog, Rescue Efforts have been hampered by bad weather and pretty rough and tough terrain, and a number of other top officials, including the countrys Foreign Minister, were also on board. The chopper was heading back to the countrys capital when it reportedly went down. The crash comes at a fraught moment in the middle east with the war raging in gaza. And then, of course, weeks after iran launched a drone and Missile Attack on israel in response to a Deadly Strike on its diplomatic compounds in damascus, so Hardliner Raisi became president in a historically uncompetitive election in 2021. Irans Supreme Leader is stressing the business of irans government will continue no matter what. Under the iranian constitution, irans first Vice Pre
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Blitzer in the situation room. I will see you tomorrow. Happening now, Breaking News. The United States just shared new details on its assessment that israel was not responsible for the deadly Hospital Explosion in gaza. U. S. Officials to intelligence indicating a failed palestinian Rocket Launch caused the blast but across the middle east right now, angry protester and some government leaders still insist government is to blame. Ratcheting wartime tensions even higher. This as President Biden is heading home from israel right now after showing support for Prime Minister netanyahu and the war against hamas. The white house Just Announced the president will discuss the u. S. War response during an address to the nation tomorrow night. Back in washington, u. S. House remains paralyzed at this critical moment after jim jordan lost a second vote to become speaker of the house. Jordan says the third vote is tomorrow. Even as he faces growing opposition within his own party. Welcome to our
Expectations out there. My pleasure. Thank you for joining us. Ac360 begins now. It is 3 00 a. M. Here in israel, which is even at this late hour dealing with repercussions of a huge tragedy on a terrible, terrible scale. The massive explosion at a hospital in gaza city. We should say at the outset the pictures are as horrible as the incident itself. We want to show you new video moments after the blast. Hundreds are believed dead. We are talking about men, women, and children, civilians, more may still be buried in rubble at the alahli baptist hospital. The hospital not only had patients and doctors and nurses inside, but thousands of displaced people outside who had been seeking shelter there displaced from the bombings that had been going on in gaza. Compounding the loss of life. We cannot independently confirm how many people were killed in this blast, but the pictures are sickening. One photojournalist witnessed many moments like this, telling the new york times, quote, there were