to our viewers in the united states and around the world, welcome to the situation room. happening now, a sixth memphis police officer has now been relieved of duty after the deadly beating of tyre nichols and the release of chilling videos of his arrest. our experts are breaking down the evidence and the growing calls right now for federal police reform. also tonight, cnn is on the front lines in ukraine amid fierce fighting in the east and the south after nearly a year of war, we re told some battles are worse than ever before. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken is on an urgent mission in israel and the west bank amid a new outbreak of violence, meeting with prime minister benjamin netanyahu and urging a deescalation of tensions. i ll discuss these high-stakes international conflicts with key white house official john kirby. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. let s get straight t
Coverage with a warning, some of you might find it very disturbing, these are graphic images coming up. New fighting today inside gaza. Israel Defense Forces say they clashed with hamas fighters marking the second confirmed israeli operation in the enclave since the beginning of this war. But beyond that, it has been another bloody day across the gaza strip. Israeli air strikes ripping through the enclave with deadly results. One gaza hospital saying they are being overwhelmed by the number of bodies. Videos obtained by cnn show dozens of dead wrapped in shrouds surrounding the hospital. The morgue already filled to capacity. While in the west bank, a rare israeli strike targeted a mosque to thwart what the idf called an imminent terror attack. The Palestinian Authority called it a dangerous escalation. The idf is vowing to increase its aerial assaults in gaza ahead of a potential Ground Incursion. With the bloodshed mounting, this afternoon President Biden held phone calls with israel
In a statement, the Public Prosecution said it oversaw the "implementation of the death sentence in Kuwait s Central Prison" against five people, most of them accused of murder.
Iran faces international condemnation as it hangs two men accused of spreading blasphemy on social media. The surge in executions raises concerns about human rights violations and stifling freedom of expression.
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers Wednesday rejected allegations their territory was used in this week's mosque bombing in Pakistan, urging the neighb