come, as negotiators desperately try to agree on a wording that will avoid another us veto. we will get reaction from one of the un teams that have been working inside gaza about how vital a pause in fighting is for aid groups to continue their operations in the strip. also tonight, we will be live in iceland, where there has been a dramatic volcanic eruption. and after having his requests for more military funding blocked in washington and brussels, president zelensky has told the ukrainian people that he is confident they will win the war, calling for half a million more ukrainians to join the army. negotiators in the united nations security council have spent the day trying to come to an agreement over the wording of a resolution calling for a humanitarian pause in fighting in gaza. they have delayed the vote multiple times in the last 2a hours to try and come to an agreement that will avoid a us veto. a vote is now expected in around two hours time. remember, the us was
Join the millions of people taking back their privacy by Downloading Duckduckgo On Mobile and desktop today. Welcome to our continuing coverage of israel at war, im jim acosta in washington. We begin this hour with a growing death toll in the war. Minutes ago, the hamasrun media reported that 248 people have died in gaza just in the last 24 hours. Palestinian Health Officials say 4,300 people have died in gaza since the star of the war. That number set to rise as israels military says it is increasing air strikes beginning today this is new cnn video showing israeli troops and machinery positioned along the border, awaiting the order to launch a Ground Invasion. Commanders are being told that, quote, forces will enter gaza, for the First Time Since the war began two weeks ago, humanitarian briefly rolled into gaza, but the rafah Border Crossing is closed again after that 20truck convoy made its way through. Relief agencies, in the meantime, say additional shipments of water, fuel, and
Yes, were what does that mean . Bret i dont know. Im not sure. All right, thanks, guys. Have a good night. Good evening and welcome to washington. Im bret baier. Breaking the only thing, protests worldwide during what hamas called a day of rage as Israeli Forces prepare for a likely Ground Invasion of gaza. Hamas continues to fire rockets into israel in just the past few hours and israeli planes dropped hundreds of bombs in response and greg palkot reports, Israeli Commando units operating inside gaza. At least a few of them. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his troops are fighting like lions and this is only the beginning. President biden says the u. S. Is making sure israel has what it needs to respond to the hamas attacks. Evacuation flights for americans in israel have begun. Palestinians began a mass exodus from gaza after israels military told a Million People to evacuate from the southern part of the territory. Well s show you later and mike tobin is on the ground
nine children and two women, were freed by hamas late in the evening. the israelis were flown by helicopter to a hospital in tel aviv. in return israel released 33 palestinians most of them teenagers from its prisons. a bus carrying the newly released people reportedly arrived in ramallah in the west bank. the un has used the pause in fighting to increase urgent aid deliveries to gazans but has warned that the consignments are a drop in the ocean. although more aid lorries are bringing supplies, they aren t carrying the winter clothing particularly needed for children. from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent hugo bachega reports. the flight back to freedom. ii hostages returned to israel last night after more than 50 days in hamas captivity. they included the three year old twins ema and yuly. they were captured with other relatives when hamas set fire to their home. they were freed with their mother, sharon, but theirfather is believed to remain in gaza. also relea
hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world as we continue our coverage of the israel/hamas war. i m rosemary church. it is 9:00 in the morning in gaza where the fourth day of a temporary truce between israel and hamas is now under way. and in the hours ahead, we are expecting the release of more hostages. monday is set to be the final day of this agreement, but hamas says it wants to extend the pause in the fighting beyond the four-day deal. a source tells cnn israel s war cabinet also discussed that possibility sunday night. day three of the truce saw the release of 17 hostages, including israelis and foreign nationals. the group included mothers and children and range in age from 84 to 4 years old. the youngest being israeli american abigail idan, marking the first successful release of an american hostage since the start of the truce. as part of the deal, an additional 39 palestinian prisoners and detainees were released