Dont go anywhere. We have much more from the region because cnn this morning starts right now. Announcer this is cnn Breaking News. Good morning, everyone. Im poppy harlow along with Phil Mattingly in new york. Our erin burnett is live near the gaza border. Its 6 00 a. M. Here on the east coast. 1 00 p. M. In israel where we are following Breaking News on several fronts in this escalating war between israel and hamas. The Israeli Military says 300,000 troops with tanks and artillery are massing near the gaza border as air strikes continue to rain down this morning. A Ground Invasion looking more possible as well. And they are now close to the gaza strip, getting ready to execute the mission that they have been given that we have been given by the Israeli Government, and that to make sure that hamas at the end of this war wont have any military capabilities by which they can threaten or kill israeli civilians. That is our military aim. The Israel Defense force releasing this new video o
The state Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller briefed reporters on the war ahead of secretary of state Antony Blinkens Upcoming Trip to israel. He takes questions about israels retaliation and the tone of the Israeli Government officials in response to the attacks by hamas. Both President Biden and secretary blinken have made it clear we stand ready to offer means of support to the government and the people of israel. The Security Assistance is on its way and will arrive in the coming days. The secretary has been working the phones with us foreign counterparts to ensure that anyone who was lines of communication with parties to israel should use the chow channels to say now is not the time to take advantage of the situation. The president has made that point clear, he has conveyed that point clearly and forcefully. It is one that secretary blinken has reiterated. Third the secretary has been focused on securing the release of all hostages held in gaza. There are countries that can d
Is that enough to refreeze the 6 billion to unlock to exchange the prisoners . We have not had a dollar of that 6 billion spent, and i will leave it at that. Will you refreeze it based on this activity that you just laid out all of the ways that they are complicit in this . The administration said if we see them going in the wrong direction that we would stop that down. I understand the position that you guys have that not a dollar of this has been spent. So im not going to get ahead of the president s request and the director who will present the request that we send out, but the president was very clear today that we will be making a request to the congress, and it will include a request for funding for support to israel and he made clear that we will renew the question for congress for aid to ukraine. What exact form that all takes that will be worked out and presented by others and not by me and the notion that we will go up and ask for israel aid and ask for ukraine aid, thats une
Direct next steps. Connected with Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss coordination to support israel, deter hostile actors and protect innocent people. We will in the minutes ahead we hope get more of a level of detail whats going to happen. Sandra we are about an hour behind and also anticipating Jake Sullivan to appear at the White House Press briefing with Karine Jeanpierre, that too has been pushed back because we have not heard the president s address yet. As soon as he begins speaking we will get to that. Middle east region is quieter today than in two decades. Sandra and there he is, that was National Security adviser Jake Sullivan speaking last week touting the Biden Administration middle east policy, days later, an attack for the deadliest day since the holocaust. John a lot of signals were missed, im john roberts in washington. We are still waiting for President Biden to address the nation. Speech scheduled to start one hour and one minute ago. Also scheduled this hour, the White H
Are expected to rise as the attacks are ongoing and many remain unaccounted for. In addition, over 100, possibly more, is really so and military have been reported captured by armed groups, including women, children and the elderly. Some are being held hostage inside israel and many others have been taken inside the gaza strip. Meanwhile, hamas and Palestinian Islamicjihad have launched thousands of rockets, which reach central israel. I recognise the legitimate grievances the palestinian people, but nothing can justify these acts of terror and the killing, maiming and abduction of civilians. I reiterate my call to immediately cease these attacks and release all hostages. In the face of these unprecedented attacks on israeli air strikes appointed gaza. Im deeply alarmed of reports of over 500 palestinians, including women and children, killed in gaza and over 3,000 injured. Unfortunately, these numbers are rising by the minute as Israeli Operations continue. While i recognise israel be