Circo donald trump was it with you there is a link between hurricane helene aid and migrants. What is behind melania trump s endorsement of enforcement rights? i am ayman mohyeldin. Let us do it. For the middle east is on edge yet again. Waiting is really a salivation to both and ron s attack on tensions are flaring up as the whiting war washington sought and failed to prevent intensifies by the hour. Israeli strikes pummel beirut. Nbc news crews reported seeing 20 flashes per the largest they have seen in the nighttime strike so far. At least two plumes of black smoke were seen rising from the area where the strike hit. Israeli drones were also heard circling over the neighborhood with lamb booms. It is also to the north the country will continue to bomb the south and clash with horses along the border. The u. S. Central command set it struck transiting targets with the u. S. Military sending dozens of fighter jets and thousands of troops to the region. Meanwhile the israeli military
middle east. cbs evening news starts now. good evening. i m norah o donnell, and we are coming on the air on this wednesday night following a number of breaking stories involving the u.s. military, including that drone strike in iraq that the pentagons has killed a high-ranking commander of kataib hezbollah. that is the iranian-backed militia that is blamed know my claim for the death of three soldiers. the commander killed is responsible for directly planning and participating in terrorist attacks against american forces in the middle east. there have been 168 attacks on u.s. service members in iraq, syria, and jordan since october. the strike targeted a single car on a busy street in the eastern part of the iraqi capital. this is the first time since the deaths of those soldiers that the united states has targeted a specific person after a major strike last week against buildings and weapons depots. the president has vowed that attacks on these militia groups will con
good evening. i m norah o donnell, and we are coming on the air on this wednesday night following a number of breaking stories involving the u.s. military, including that drone strike in iraq that the pentagon says killed a high-ranking commander of kataib hezbollah. that is the iranian-backed militia that is blamed for the death of three soldiers in jordan. the united states says the commander killed is responsible for directly planning and participating in terrorist attacks against american forces in the middle east. there have been 168 attacks on u.s. service members in iraq, syria, and jordan since october. the strike targeted a single car on a busy street in the eastern part of the iraqi capital. this is the first time since the deaths of those soldiers that the united states has targeted a specific person after a major strike last week against buildings and weapons depots. the president has vowed that attacks on these militia groups will continue as long as the u.s.
And welcome to cnn news rooms continuing coverage of israel at war, im michael holmes. Its 1 a. M. In atlanta, 8 a. M. In gaza where estimated one million more than that have been displaced by the war between israel and hamas but theres been a major news break regarding hostages. American woman and daughter undergoing medical evaluation in israel after being released by hamas on friday. Judith and her daughter were visiting family at a kibbutz when they were taken hostage by hamas two weeks ago. Lambs is believed to have holding 200 hostages. Idf spokesperson had there to say after the women were released. These are the first two and what we see and what we know is that hamas is trying to paint itself as a Human Rights Organization now by having given back two of the hostages. Rockets are raining down on israel as im speaking and lets get back all the hostages and then we can speak with them. Cnn katie joins me live from london with more on what was a surprising development. Katie tell
hello and welcome. i m michael holmes live from atlanta with our continued coverage of israel at war. and we are getting horrific reports at this hour of an explosion at a crowded refugee camp in central gaza with dozens of people reportedly killed. the densely packed al magzi camp lies to the south of gaza city. a local official says at least 33 were killed, mostly women and children, and there are far too many wounded to treat. the idf has not commented on whether it was targeting the area. in a few hours the israeli military is expected to open a road corridor so people in gaza city can flee south. at least that s the plan. the idf is offering what it calls safe passage during a four-hour period beginning at 10:00 a.m. local time. but it is unclear if people in gaza will even get that message, given the widespread electricity and communications blackouts throughout the war or whether hamas will try to prevent them from leaving. idf also released video of its chief of