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comcast business, powering possibilities. hello. and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. i m rosemary church, live from atlanta, with our continuing coverage of the israeli/hamas war. we begin in gaza, as the war between israel and hamas is about to enter its second month. the israeli military says it is carrying out a significant strike right now on the territory. [ explosions ] an idf spokesperson says the strike was, quotes, very extensive and targeted hamas in in infrastructure above and below ground. its soldiers have reached the gaza coast, in an effort to cut off the northern part of the enclave. this comes as israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has once again rejected calls for a cease-fire, saying all hostages must first be released. meantime, an intense diplomatic push is under way to prevent a wider conflict in the region. antony blink en landon in turke sunday night. and the corrector of the cia is travel
welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, and all around the world. i m kim brunhuber. it s 5:00 a.m. here in atlanta. more than 700 foreign nationals are expected to leave southern gaza through the rafah crossing today. among that group, nearly 400 americans as well as british, french, germans, and egyptians. we just want to warn you, the video obtained by cnn is graphic. the israeli military admits it struck an ambulance leaving the scene. at least 15 people have been reported kly been killed. they were using emergency vehicles to transport weapons in the past. the strike happened while u.s. secretary of state was in israel to urge for greater safety of gaza civilians. here he is. we need to do more to protect palestinian civilians. failure to do so plays into the hands of hamas and other terror groups. there will be no partners for peace if they re consumed by catastrophe and alienated by any perceived indifference to their plight. we re foll
walk a fine line. gaza is a crowded, urban area. i hold hamas just as responsible, if not more than the idf for civilian casualties in gaza because hamas puts their command and control centers underneath refugee camps, underneath hospitals. hamas told palestinian civilians to disobey the order to evacuate that territory. so it s a difficult road to walk, but israel must destroy and degrade hamas. that s their mission. i m sure they are determined to go about the mission, put they do walk a fine line. secretary johnson, your perspective is invaluable this morning. cnn this morning continues now. a deal has been reached to release all foreign nationals being held in gaza along with critically injured civilians. explosions in refugee camps flattening apartment buildings and leaving behind a giant crater. they are able to kill the commander of the battalion. doctors without borders have condemned this airstrike. children wounded. one man saw the strike said it felt
welcome to the source source. i m jake tapper in tel aviv in for kaitlan collins. tonight israel is further attempting to defend the massive strike on the largest refugee camp in gaza, densely populated with slups. israel saying it was targeting a top hamas commander who was quote pivotal to the planning and execution of the october 7th terrorist attack on israel, someone, quote, actively coordinating and leading combat activities against israeli forces. israel says dozens of other hamas terrorists were also killed at the gentleman balance yeah camp. they don t know how many citizens were killed but palestinians were notified to leave. here is what a folks man polled wolf blitzer earlier today. this is the tragedy of war, wolf. i mean, we, as you know, have been saying for days, we are doing everything we can to minimize. i ll say it again. they are hiding themselves within. civilian population. you see a creator in the ground there. this comes as the fbi director in the un