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welcome to all of you watching us in the united states, canada and around the world. i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom, yoit cry from humanitarian groups as the war is at the doorstep of the largest hospital. and it is sparking protests in cities around the world. how demonstrators are putting pressure on western leaders. and the u.s. government once again finds itself just days away from a shutdown. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. gaza s largest hospital has been caught for days in the middle of fierce fighting between israeli troops and hamas. and with some 20,000 people sheltered in and around the hospital, the situation is desperate. the hamas-controlled health ministry says three new born babies have died since friday night at al-shifa after shelling knocked out a generator. a health official says the other infants were hand carried to operating rooms which still had oxygen. israel has now offered to help evacuate infants a
secretary of state antony blinken arriving israel a short while ago. this is his second trip to the middle east in less than a month. blinken is expected to discuss ways to free the remaining hostages, minimize harm to palestinian civilians, and get all who want to leave gaza out. we ve seen americans and their families begin to come out of gaza, and we expect that to continue over the coming days. this has been a very deliberate effort on our part working with other countries to make sure we can get passage out for our citizens and citizens from other countries. blinken s trip comes as israeli ground forces now gaza city, surrounded. and air strikes continue to pound hamas targets inside the strip. the conflict has, according hamas officials, killed more than 9000 people in gaza. more than 1400 israelis have also lost their lives. secretary blinken also says while they re dealing with getting the hostages released and minimizing civilian deaths, now is also the time to come
angeles gutfeld! coming up in two minutes but first this fox news update. biden pushing for a humanitarian pause in the israel-hamas war a blatant shift from previous statements about israel making its own decisions. john kirby said multiple humanitarian pauses are being considered and the administration does not support a full-on cease-fire. prime minister netanyahu declared nothing will stop israel from their goal of dismantling hamas with forces now completely encircling gaza city taking out at least 130 terrorists and destroying critical infrastructure in ground operations. in the meantime the house approved a bill to provide $14.3 billion in emergency aid to israel. the measure is not expected to pass the senate. here s more from northern israel with the latest on the war front. steve? trace, multiple attacks today into northern israel from hezbollah, positions just across the border in lebanon. at least 16 locations in northern israel hit one town hit by at least 12 r
attacks by hamas. i m pamela brown in washington. we are also following breaking news in the united states including former vice president mike pence s stunning campaign suspension and new details about the horrific mass shooting in maine that killed 18 people. we start with what prime minister netanyahu called this evening a new long stage in the israel hamas war. israel s military says its troops and tanks are inside gaza now in what promises to be a bloody and complex battle in order to rid the gaza strip of the terrorist group responsible for the horrific october 7th attack that killed at least 1300 is israels. inside gaza, palestinians are trying to shelter and they are mourning in darkness amid a near total communications blackout. as the hamas controlled palestinian ministry of health is estimating hundreds of gazans have been killed by israeli air strikes in just the last two days. meanwhile, the families of israeli hostages held in gaza are growing more terrified