Good day to our viewers in the United States and around the world, im kasie hunt. Its monday, october 23rd, 5 00 a. M. On the east coast. New in gaza, where israels military said they struck in air strikes overnight. Killing at least 25 people. Hamas said their fighters also clashed with israeli troops inside gaza. A senior israeli official tells cnn there will be no ceasefire. Idf troops are amassing at the border, but israels Ground Incursion hasnt begun. While the u. S. And qatar hope to free more than 200 hostages held by hamas. 4600 have died and the humanitarian crisis is worsening by the day. Meantime, israel has agreed to the u. S. Request to demand humanitarian aid into gaza. When i hear the stories when i see the pictures, of Young Children who have lost their lives in this conflict that hamas is making, whoever they are, wherever they are, whether theyre palestinians, whether theyre israelis. Whether theyre jews or muslims, it hits me, thats why its so important to do Everyt
The United States and Around The World. Im kasie hunt. It is tuesday, october 17, 5 00 a. M. Here in washington and noon in israel where President Biden will be tomorrow on a high stakes trip to a warzone with several competing objectives. First the president will reaffirm the United States solidarity with israel. And our ironclad commitment to its security. The president Will Depart Washington today as he tries to prevent the crisis in israel from spreading into a wider conflict at the same time that he works to ease the humanitarian suffering in gaza. Secretary of state Antony Blinken announcing monday that the u. S. And israel will develop a plan to ensure aid from donor nations and groups will reach civilians in gaza. At the moment that is a major problem because right now the Rafah Crossing Into Egypt which is currently the only route in or out of gaza remains closed. There are four 30foot Missile Craters still blocking the roadway along with cement slabs placed by egypt. And in g
Is that enough to refreeze the 6 billion to unlock to exchange the prisoners . We have not had a dollar of that 6 billion spent, and i will leave it at that. Will you refreeze it based on this activity that you just laid out all of the ways that they are complicit in this . The administration said if we see them going in the wrong direction that we would stop that down. I understand the position that you guys have that not a dollar of this has been spent. So im not going to get ahead of the president s request and the director who will present the request that we send out, but the president was very clear today that we will be making a request to the congress, and it will include a request for funding for support to israel and he made clear that we will renew the question for congress for aid to ukraine. What exact form that all takes that will be worked out and presented by others and not by me and the notion that we will go up and ask for israel aid and ask for ukraine aid, thats une
viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world as we continue our coverage of the israel/hamas war. i m rosemary church. it is now the fourth day of a temporary truce between israel and hamas, and israel says discussions of under way after it received a list of hostages expected to be released from gaza in the hours ahead. today is set to be the final day of@greemen, but hamas says it wants to extend the pause in the fighting beyond the four-day deal. a source tells cnn israel s war cabinet also discussed that possibility sunday night. on day three of the truce, 17 hostages were freed, including israelis and foreign nationals. the group included mothers and children and ranged in age from 84 to 4 years old. other hostages released by hamas over the weekend, including this mother and daughter, have already been reunited with their families. and as part of the deal, an additional 39 palestinian prisoners and detainees were released from israeli jails on s
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