it will be a long war. because of this war from the israeli point of view, of course, is to eliminate the hamas structure and hamas as an organization. here hoping to live. we have a little hope to live and save our lives. neil: nonstop. as israel s war with hamas rage on. a meeting with secretary of state antony blinken and saudi defense minister bin salman help avoid a wider conflict? we ll ask chairman mike mccaul. your world starts right now. welcome. i m neil cavuto. glad to have you. let s go to lucas tomlinson. his in israel with the latest on the israeli military pounding targets as we speak. lucas? neil, there s three israeli divisions attacking from three different directions with the goal of cutting after gaza city from the rest of the strip and cutting gaza in half. israel s defense minister speaking to his forces not far from where i m standing with a simple message. destroy hamas. we are not going to stop until we eliminate all of them, all levels of
breaking offer congressman of war in isreal day 26, fox news at night. and breaking tonight new concerns the war in the middle east could expand after another newark tax on u.s. force in thes middle east targeting air base in iraq the 20th attack in 2 weeks including 16 in iraq and 11 in syria. the israeli defense forces stopped an attack using the arrow arial defense system for the first time since the beginning of worry. alex is live why tel aviv with the latest. hi. managed take out 3 huh human hamas targets in the left day that is military out post and ammunitions areas. what we have seen in day 26 so far the idf managed intercept an interception over the red sea south hours earlier announced the first time the arrow air defense system. this stops long range missiles intercepted a surface missile launch from the red sea as limp the military officials say they are pressing forward. we are continuing our land work in include in gaz including engineering units and othe
happening now, breaking news, new devastation and fear. israeli forces defending the attacks as key to the war against hamas as they re claiming significant new progress on the ground. also tonight, the first civilian evacuations from gaza are now under way with americans among the hundreds of people fleeing through the rafah border crossing into egypt. we ll get an update on who got out and who may escape the war zone next. plus, significant new developments in two cases against donald trump. his son, donald trump jr., testifying in the civil fraud trial in new york, and in florida, new indications that the mar-a-lago classified documents trial may be delayed. welcome to our viewers in the united states and arnound te world. i m wolf blitzer in tel aviv, israel, and you re in the situation room. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. we re live in tel aviv following all the breaking news on israel s war against hamas and urgent, urgent new efforts to get civilians o
josé diaz-balart picks up our coverage right now. and good morning, it is 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific. i m josé diaz-balart. we re following breaking developments out of israel as it expands its ground operation and pushes its military deeper into gaza. we ll talk to a physician with doctors without borders about why she thinks going to a hospital in gaza could soon mean a death sentence for patients. back at home, new questions surrounding the deadly mass shootings in maine, how authorities issued a statewide alert just last month to be on the lookout for that gunman. and new polling numbers giving us a glimpse of the state of the 2024 race, former president trump still running strong in iowa, but now there s a tie for second place. in acapulco, mexico, chaos and desperation as residents form long lines for water and search for supplies almost a week after hurricane otis slammed into the resort town killing almost 50 people. and we remember actor matthew
future cnn this morning with kasie hunt. next it s tuesday, may 28, right now on cnn this morning, donald trump s defense team preparing for closing argument since in the hush money trial, they plan to keep attacking the prosecution s star witness, plus i have never prayed so hard in my whole life. at least 23 people, including four children killed by severe storms during a deadly holiday weekend and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu calling an attack on rafah that killed 45 people tragic error all right, 5:00 a.m. here in washington alive. look at capitol hill on this tuesday morning. good morning, everyone. i m kasie hunt. it s wonderful to have you with us. we are nearing the conclusion of the first criminal trial ever brought against a former us president. today, closing arguments begin in donald trump s historic criminal hush money trial prosecutors from the manhattan da s office will have to weave together weeks of evidence and salacious testimony as they