president biden is doubling down on his support for israel. in an op-ed for the washington post, the president rejected mounting calls for a cease fire saying it will only give hamas more time to quote restart the killing by attacking innocence again. but the fighting continues in gaza city. doctors at al-shifa, gaza s largest hospital, say they were ordered to evacuate by the israeli military. the idf disputes that claim. it comes as israel defense forces are now vowing to advance anywhere hamas is found. and there are growing signs that a ground offensive into southern gaza could be imminent. let s go to nic robertson live in israel. give us the latest from where you are. still intense fire fights going on here in northern gaza. the idf said they re pushing from the coast in the washington post cost towards the west where we are here. we ve been able to see flares, heavy missile strikes from aircraft heavy tank rounds fired into the area. sometimes the skylights up br
welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, and all around the world. i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom. a u.n. team travels to gaza s hospital to witness its desperate conditions firsthand.. the scenes one of them describe as a death zone, ahead. residents of one kibbutz describe the moments of the terrorist attack and why they fear the israeli government could let them down again. plus, trump s return to iowa as the state s caucuses draw near, the former president ramps up attacks on president biden and some of his most explicit rhetoric yet. it s 4:00 a.m. here in atlanta, 11:00 a.m. in gaza, where we re expecting to learn new details about a large explosion at a u.n.-run school being used as a shelter. one u.n. official called the carnage horrifying. i have to warn you, the video is graphic. the source of the blast hasn t been determined and no confirmed casualty figures are yet available. the israeli military says that it is aware of
continue their battle in gaza. officials vowing to advance anywhere hamas is found, with increasing indications that could mean idf forces expanding ground operations into southern gaza. meanwhile, the humanitarian crisis is growing across the f at al shifa hospital, one official says six doctors remain to care for the remaining 120 patients too vulnerable to move. the palestinian authority s ministry of health says only nine of gaza s 35 hospitals are still operating. fuel tankers and other aid entering gaza through the rafah border crossing today, the israeli war cabinet agreeing to allow two fuel trucks to enter daily. the u.n. says the limited supply is far from enough to meet gaza s urgent needs. let s go now to cnn s jeremy diamond, live for us at that hostage rally in tel aviv. it actually just ended, but, jeremy, what have people been telling you? reporter: well, tonight, fredricka, tens of thousands of sq israelis gathering here in tel aviv, as well as jerusalem, t
racing track. i was going ask if anyone was making comparisons to monaco and vegas because of the tight turns. verstappen very vocal about it. we ll see what plays out later on tonight into tomorrow. i look forward to your report tomorrow. patrick snell, good to see you. hello again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me. i m fredericka witfield. let s begin in israel, where desperate families of the 237 hostages held by hamas are gathering at this hour. thousands marched today in jerusalem and tel aviv, calling on the israeli government to do more to bring the hostages home. six weeks after they were abducted, it comes as israel defense forces are now vowing to advance anywhere hamas is found. there are growing signs that the idf may soon expand operations into southern gaza. but the fighting continues in gaza city. doctors at al shifa hospital, gaza s largest, sayered to evac israeli military, though the idf disputes that claim. six doctors are staying at t
today. the cnn newsroom continues right now. you are in the cnn newsroom. we begin with breaking news. president biden has written an op-ed in the washington post where he rejected calls for a cease fire in gaza. priscilla alvarez is with the president in wilmington. what is the president s message tonight? this covers a few things related to both the israel conflict as well as ukraine. to start, the president does reject those calls for a cease fire. those have been mounting both domestically and abroad and he writes quote, as long as hamas clings to its ideology of destruction, a cease fire is not peace. to hamas members, every cease fire is time they exploit to rebuild their stockpile of rockets, reposition fighters, and restart the killing by attacking innocents again. this is in line with the administration s position, which is that there shouldn t be a cease fire. instead, they have been advocating for pauses in the fighting to get those hostages released as