Call 1803558999, or visit home serve. Com im eva mckend in washington and this is cnn all right everyone, thanks for joining me. Im omar jimenez in today for fredricka whitfield. Weve got some Breaking News to start this hour. The us has begun airdropping desperately needed humanitarian aid into gaza its three cargo planes dropped a total of 66 bundles today, they included mainly food but no water or medical supplies. Cnns Priscilla Alvarez this is in washington. Paula hancocks is in abu dhabi and the united arab emirates, which has also been airdropping aid into gaza. But priscilla, i want to start with you because were getting some news around the possibility of a ceasefire ceasefire. What are you hearing . Yeah, omar, were hearing from Senior Administration officials here in the last hour who said that israel has quote, basically accepted the framework of a hostage deal that would include a sixweek ceasefire. This would do two things and would allow more humanitarian aid into gaza,
Us forces have struck two Military Facilities in syria they say were being used by irans revolutionary guards. It comes after us troops were attacked in recent weeks in the middle east amid heightened tensions. They are mac thank you forjoining us this morning. You are live with us this morning. You are live with us as we follow the israel gaza war. The main un agency in the gaza strip is again warning its humanitirian work is becoming more difficult because of a lack of fuel in the territory. Its stocks are fast running out. On the military side. Meanwhile israels Defence Forces say they have conducted strikes on hamas targets in central gaza overnight. Our middle east correspondent Yolande Knell has the latest. Israel says it will keep fighting until it eradicates hamas. It says its Ground Troops have continued carrying out limited raids in gaza ahead of a wider invasion, which adds to fears for palestinian civilians. And there are more worries about hostilities spreading, after the
The only potential way to deliver humanitarian aid into gaza. In other developments, irans Foreign Minister has accused israel of committing genocide in gaza and warned the situation in the middle east risks spiralling out of control. Israel has been continuing to carry out aerial bombing of gaza. These pictures are from the past hour. Its nowjust over two weeks since the hamas attacks inside israel, in which 1,400 people were killed. The Gaza Health Ministry says about 4,700 gazans, mainly civilians, have been killed in the israeli air strikes. Israels military has warned civilians in gaza to keep moving south for their own safety, as it prepares to increase pressure on hamas, which is designated a Terrorist Origanisation by the uk, us and other western governments. The Israeli Defense forces say one of its aircraft also targeted a mosque in the palestinian city ofjenin, in the occupied west bank. Israel says the mosque was used by a hamas cell as a base to plan and execute attacks ag
Mr sunak is expected to meet his israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and israeli president isaac herzog for what he said, on arrival here, he hoped would be productive meetings. This, after urging regional leaders to avoid further dangerous escalation. In gaza, meanwhile, egypt has agreed to let humanitarian supplies in via The Rafah Crossing. An initial convoy of 20 trucks of aid are expected to enter gaza after a deal announced by President Biden and the earliest is tomorrow. Announcing the agreement, the us president warned that the aid convoys would be stopped if any supplies were confiscated by hamas, which governs gaza and is regarded as a Terrorist Organisation by the uk and us. We can bring you live pictures of gaza. It isjust after 11 00 in the morning. Israels military says it hit hundreds of sites in gaza over the last 2a hours targeting, it says, hamas infrustrauctre. With the latest, heres our correspondent wyre davies. As trucks carrying aid queue on the egyptian side
Im Lynda Kinkade with cnn breaking News Coverage of israel at war. Take your belongings and go south. That is the message from israel to residents of Northern Gaza as it prepares to launch a Military Ground Operation at any moment. The u. S. Is sending a second Carrier Strike group to the Eastern Mediterranean as well as additional fighter jets. The move is intended to deter iran has blood and others from entering the conflict. Saturday, israel declared that it is ready to open a new phase in the war with a focus on significant Ground Operations. The idf says it struck more than 100 hamas targets in gaza overnight and a cnn team close to Northern Gaza has been Hearing Heavy Machine Gun Fire near the border fence as well as loud explosions. Earlier, israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met soldiers on the front lines offering words of support and telling them to be prepared. Palestinian authorities in gaza say the death toll from israeli airstrikes is now more than 2300 people with