this royals military operation of course prompted by the hamas terror attacks back in october, that killed around 1200 israelis in foreign nationals. it could take some time before we know how successful this pause in fighting will be. qatar s foreign ministry spokesperson says that the aim is for a lasting truce that would extend beyond four days, and lead to negotiations to end the violence. the israeli government said earlier this week, an extra day could be added to the pause in fighting for every ten additional hostages released. meanwhile, the israeli military kept up the bombardment of gaza in the hours leading up to the truce. cnn crews witnessed explosions across the border, from their vantage point in southern israel. and israeli defense minister said the military campaign could go forcefully for at least two months more after this pause. i asked qatar s foreign ministry spokesperson of course qatar has mediated these talks, at this negotiation. i asked what
if you want peace, destroy hamas. if you want security, destroy hamas. if you want a future for israel, the palestinians, the middle east, destroy hamas. hamas is using hospitals as it uses many other civilian facilities for command and control. united states does not want to see fire fights in hospitals. john: begin with israeli forces making significant gains in northern gaza, closing in on what they say is hamas s key command center beneath gaza s largest hospital. we are awaiting a pair of briefings from the white house and state department on update on where things stand right now. hello, well come to this monday. welcome back to you. gillian: gillian turner in for sandra today. this is america reports . while the fighting rages on in gaza, the u.s. is striking back at proxy groups in syria. on sunday, they hit two facilities, killing at least six fighters. john: did not take long for the proxy groups to respond, the total attacks are 52 in less than a month.
singing. what must it take for a mother to comfort her child. ..when reality is so devastating? two year old fatima was stuck under the rubble of a bombing in gaza three weeks ago. nehal and her husband had tried for 14 years to have a baby. and then fatima was born. translation: what is her fault? what did she do wrong? we have to constantly give her painkillers. as soon as the effect of one wears off, i give her another. her life revolves around painkillers, and every other day she undergoes surgery. trapped in gaza, under the constant threat of being bombed. hospitals fill up with more wounded children. amira, 13. seven of her brothers were killed and her mother, too. her father says they d fled to southern gaza for safety. that s where they were bombed. amira has spinal injuries. i want peace and security. i want to be treated and go back to normal life to my home, she says. i want to feel safe. it s not clear if amira will be able to walk again. yogita limaye, bb
that includes almost four children. four four. the number of palestinians killed in the ground is more than one and 70. we ll bring you all the latest from our correspondents on the ground shortly. but first i want to bring you up to date with a developing story happening in the uk. because a political row over pro palestinian protests has escalated, after the home secretary wrote a controversial newspaper article for the times, attacking the police and branding protesters hate marchers . suella braverman said london police are softer on left wing protesters than other groups, largely ignoring what she called pro palestinian mobs even when they break the law. we are hearing that downing street says it did not clear the article, while labour has accused the home 0ur political correspondent peter saull reports. another pro palestinian march like this in london is planned this weekend, on armistice day. but not at the same time as the commemoration and away from the c
presidential election, the republican s top candidate is back in court with family and finances in the spotlight. former president donald trump s daughter ivanka trump giving testimony, taking the stand as the latest with it for the prosecution in the civil fraud trial against her father. hello, welcome, i m sandra smith in new york. john: i m john roberts in washington and this is america reports . ivanka trump taking center stage, appearing on the stand under subpoena. sandra: appeals court removed her as a defendant back in june because she was no longer part of the trump organization by 2016 and the statute of limitations had already expired. john: her appearance follows testimony by her father on monday and her two brothers last week. nate foy live outside the courthouse in new york. what s going on right there right now? john, sandra, good afternoon. right now the court is on lunch and ivanka trump will take the stand once again when the afternoon session begin