Were killed in an israeli airstrike ill speak to the director of the World Food Program ambassador cindy mccain would discuss that and more. Thats just ahead. Meantime, regional tensions are on the brink of unrest traveling even further after an iranian Consulate Building In Damascus was hit. And later, Florida Supreme Court opens a door for a sixweek abortion ban to take effect, but gives voters the final word on Abortion Rights for women in november. Well explain hello, im wolf blitzer in one washington and urine, the cnn newsroom we begin with two major developing stories out of the middle at least in gaza outrage after seven aid workers from the world Central Kitchen were killed in an israeli airstrike, israel taking responsibility for the attack. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying it was not intentional. And just a short time ago, Secretary Of State Antony Blinken spoke about the incident. Watch and as we have throughout this conflict, weve impressed upon the israelis the ab
Good morning, everyone. Welcome to cnn this morning. Its october 21st. Im amara walker. Im victor blackwell. Aid trucks have been allowed into gaza, but they warn those supplies are not enough. The needs are far higher. This morning the rafah Border Crossing between egypt and gaza opened. 20 trucks made it through before the crossing was closed again. According to the World Health Organization, they include medical supplies and food. Its been two weeks since hamas launched an attack on israel and now israel says its preparing for the next stages of war. Ground tanks are lined up. A Ground Incursion is looming. In Gaza The Hospital says israel has demanded the immediate evacuation of the building ahead of a possible air strike. The World Health Organization says such a demand would be impossible to carry out. The hospital currently houses around 12,000 displaced people plus, of course, hundreds of patients. And an American Woman and her teenage daughter are free now following their surp
Katelyn polantz is following this, and keep us posted. President biden is showing his iron clad support for israel and preparing to leave washington for The Middle East and set to leave israel tomorrow, and show of solidarity and also very clearly a search for solutions. Israel is hitting new hamas targets in gaza today from the sky. This was the scene just last hour in northern gaza, and you see a plume of smoke, dust rising after an air strike. The Palestinian Ministry of health from their perspective, they say that strikes like this one are now damaging and shutting hospitals down. In Southern Gaza where the palestinians have been told to evacuate to, to flee to, this is the scene outside of the hospital there. One of the hospitals still running, and ambulances are urgently rushing new victims in for care. John . So, our reporters who are in the city of askelon and israel have seen the rockets fall, and the rockets have fired from inside of gaza, and it is important to point out tha
This is cnns live coverage of israel at war. Im wolf blitzer in washington along with sara sidner in tel aviv. Theres Breaking News were following this hour. Americans and others stuck in warravaged gaza are on alert to evacuate potentially at any moment. The State Department is urging u. S. Citizens to move closer to the rafah border in the southern part of Gaza Crossing from Gaza Into Egypt in case it opens up with little notice. Local media reported earlier that egypt was not, repeat not, allowing american citizens through the crossing. More than 1 million civilians in the northern part of gaza are under israeli orders to flee to the south, an evacuation the United Nations is calling impossible. The humanitarian crisis is escalated amid widespread destruction and a mounting death toll in gaza now rising above 2200. Its been a full week of punishing israeli air strikes in response to the horrific and deadly hamas Terror Attack on israel last weekend that killed some 1300 people. The
Well, good evening, everyone. This is laura coates live. It has been 24 hours since that stark warning from israels military. The warning for more than a Million People living in Northern Gaza to leave their homes. Essentially get out or else. Well, we dont actually know how the people can really get out and we dont actually exactly know what the what else or or else will really mean but that means 24 hours now of desperation, of terror, of fear. People who are caught in the middle with nowhere else to go and then to complicate and confuse this even further, hamas is telling the people to stay where they are, so how do the people in the region even know who to listen to . Well, heres what we do know right now, gaza is bracing for a potential largescale Ground Operation against hamas in the wake of the deadly Terror Attacks in israel just last week. Now, its not clear, sitting here today, how many hostages may be held captive in gaza. President joe biden said this about the missing amer