while, they re just became thousands upon thousands of people who would attend. there were prizes given for the best costumes. i think it was considered social suicide. if you didn t go tonight, how did drag shows become such a target for the political right? cnn s randy k reports on a new, the whole story with anderson cooper tonight at eight right here on cnn hello, again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me. i m for greek a whitfield and we start with breaking news there s out of the middle east a short time ago, benny gantz, a key minister of the israeli war cabinet, announced that he is quitting the emergency government we live the government the emergency government which heavy are complete we stand together for the campaign for israel, for generations. so in order to get real victory so far, we are going to go elections and at the end of it, we ll have government that will have the confidence of people ganim is resignation marks a pivotal moment in israel
five good things. listen wherever you get your podcasts hello and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m anna coren, ahead on cnn newsroom israel celebrating the rescue of four hostages held in gaza. we have details on how the raid was conducted. well, that operation taking a heavy toll on palestinians with the reported death toll now said to be over 200. how the international community is responding plus president joe biden commenting on the mission, while abroad, a cnn learns the extent of us involvement as protesters gathered they re in washington to demand a ceasefire for israeli hostages and now free after an israeli military raid on a refugee camp in gaza. but there are questions about how many palestinians were killed in the operation and how many of those were civilians? the idf says the rest you d hostages are in good medical condition, but were taken to hospital for medical examination. the former hostages were reunited with
royal torch to her 55-year-old son prince frederick. the official transfer will take place when the queen signs a declaration of her abdn di case. the royal is the europe s longest reigning monarch and only reigning queen. she revealed in a new year s eve address at her first rick 52 year tenure was coming to an end saying a back surgery last year played a role in her decision. she attended the to the throne in 1972 following the death of king fred dig. according to the south korean joint chiefs of staff, the jcs says the missile is believed to be the intermediate-range launched from the pyongyang area. the u.s. military officials are working with their counterparts to analyze more details of the missile. at least 37 people have been
Satcom: Seoul s National Intelligence Service told lawmakers the launch had been a success but cautioned it was too early to say if the satellite was working as Pyongyang claimed, adding the North had been given "feedback" by Russia after Kim met Russian President Vladimir Putin in September.
The truce that stopped the bloodshed in the Korean War turns 70 years old on Thursday and the two Koreas are marking the anniversary in starkly different ways, underscoring their deepening nuclear tensions. North Korea has invited delegations from China and Russia as it prepares to stage huge celebrations with thousands of citizens who have rehearsed for months to commemorate the armistice it sees as a victory in the "Grand Fatherland Liberation War."