should these children be used as bargaining chips? no. they shouldn t. meanwhile it is believed that hamas does not have dozens of other hostages, that those hostages have likely been placed with other terrorist groups such as the palestinian islamic jihad, which further complicates efforts to secure those hostages released. back in the united states, the senior biden officials are begging israel to try to be more precise and take fewer risks in future strikes in gaza against hamas once the pause in fighting ends. col coming up, we ll take to you gaza and speak with a humanitarian worker on the ground. also a runner-up in the 2024 field for a big shiny endorsement for one of america s richest families. first, let s go to tel aviv. oren, what do you know about this greatest list of hostages who were released today who appear to be mostly older women? reporter: first let look at this video now. this was moments ago at sheba hospital. not that far from where we re standing
good morning. i m phil mattingly with erica hill in new york. poppy is a off today. right now secretary of state antony blinken is back in a war zone in israel. diplomatic source telling cnn he is pushing for a pause in the fighting to allow mediation as civilian deaths and suffering mount in gaza. he spoke moments ago before his meeting with israel s president. we stand strongly for the proposition that israel has not only the right, but the obligation to defend itself and to do everything possible to make sure that this october 7th can never happen again. how israel does this matters, and it is very important that when it comes to the protection of civilians who are caught in a crossfire of hamas making, that everything be done to protect them and to bring assistance to those who so desperately need it. the israeli president in those comments also insisted israel has followed international law and that went through the numbers even in terms of the warnings that had bee
captions by vitac www.vitac.com outfront next, israeli troops pushing deep into gaza. this as an israeli soldier is rescued. and hamas releases a new hostage video. we re going to speak to the family of one of the women in that video. plus, outfront s exclusive dispatches from gaza. tonight, an american doctor from colorado stuck there, tells us fights are breaking out, violence over food. also breaking this hour, the los angeles fire department releasing new details about what officials found when they arrived at matthew perry s home as the cast of friends breaks its silence this hour. and good evening. i am erin burnett. outfront tonight, the breaking news. this is the time for war. those are the exact words tonight from the prime minister of israel benjamin netanyahu as israeli troops and tanks advance deeper into gaza. there is more gunfire, more explosions. our reporting team hearing tonight, longtime israeli reporter of axios telling outfront tha
gaza strip and getting report the territory foley getting back online after residents were plunged into a phone and internet blackout on friday making communications they re very difficult and that is when israel stepped up operations inside gaza. israel has been bombing gaza since the october seven hamas attack that killed some moo people and hundreds more were taken hostage. israeli defence forces i think it s latest nighttime attacks struck 150 targets and killed some key figures within hamas, designated as a terror group by the uk, us and many other western nations. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says a ground operation has entered a quote second phase with israeli troops on the north and south and warned the wall with her mouth will be long and difficult. the war with hamas. this is vision of a joint news conference. the prime minister described the conflict as the second war of independence are declared if they would win the war and bring every effort
health ministry says that the death toll has passed 8000 people. it follows attacks which killed moo people in israel with hundreds taken as hostages. the latest nighttime attack struck around 150 targets according to israel and killed key figures within hamas which is designated as a terror group by the uk, us and many western nations. israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the ground operation has entered the second phase with israeli troops and the north and south. he has want of the war with hamas will be long and difficult. speaking at a joint press conference he described the conflict as the second war of independence for israel and declared they will win the wine make every effort to bring the israeli hostages back home. also on saturday, in his first common since the war began three weeks ago, hamas s leader in the gutters strip has offered to return hostages in return for the frank of palestinian prisoners in israeli jails. in a statement yahya sinwarsaid. a m