welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, and all around the world. i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom. a u.n. team travels to gaza s hospital to witness its desperate conditions firsthand.. the scenes one of them describe as a death zone, ahead. residents of one kibbutz describe the moments of the terrorist attack and why they fear the israeli government could let them down again. plus, trump s return to iowa as the state s caucuses draw near, the former president ramps up attacks on president biden and some of his most explicit rhetoric yet. it s 4:00 a.m. here in atlanta, 11:00 a.m. in gaza, where we re expecting to learn new details about a large explosion at a u.n.-run school being used as a shelter. one u.n. official called the carnage horrifying. i have to warn you, the video is graphic. the source of the blast hasn t been determined and no confirmed casualty figures are yet available. the israeli military says that it is aware of
hello again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me. we re watching several new developments across the middle east as israel pushes forward with its war against hamas. we re seeing more airstrikes across gaza today, with israeli forces closing in on gaza city. one explosion hit a u.n. run school. that is serving as a shelter for thousands of palestinian refugees. the hamas run ministry of health says the blast killed at least 15 people and injured dozens more. meanwhile, u.s. secretary of state antony blinken met with arab foreign ministers today in jordan for a high-stakes summit, but while the arab officials called for an immediate cease-fire in gaza, blinken says now is not the time. is our view that a cease- fire now would simply leave hamas in place. able to regroup and repeat what it did on october 7th. and you don t have to take my word for it. just a few days ago, the senior hamas official said that it was their intent to do october 7th again and again and agai
hello, everyone. thank you so much for joining us. i m fredericka witfield in atlanta along with woflf blitze in tel aviv. dramatic new developments where israeli troops are closing in on gaza city. secretary of state antony blinken joined ministers for a high stakes meeting. it s our view that a ceasefire now would leave hamas in place, able to regroup and repeat what it did on october 7th. you don t have to take my word for it. just a few days ago a senior hamas official said it was their intent to do october 7th again and again and again. meantime, more heavy shelling pounding the gaza strip again today, massive explosions sending shock waves throughout the enclave. significant developments at the rafah border crossing between egypt and gaza. a u.s. official says hamas is now blocking foreign nationals from exiting gaza until israel guarantees that ambulances from gaza can reach the crossing. a source tells cnn more than 700 people are waiting to cross into egypt, incl
we ll get to you in a moment, wolf. we re watching several new developments across the middle east as israel pushes through hamas. secretary of state antony blinken met with arab foreign ministers in georgia for a summit. blinken made it clear that now is not the right time for israel to enter a ceasefire. it s our view that a ceasefire now simply would leave hamas in place, able to regroup and repeat what it did on october 7th. you don t have to take my word for it. just a few days ago a senior hamas official said it was their intent to do october 7th again and again and again. we re seeing more air strikes across gaza today as israeli forces close in on gaza city. and significant developments at the rafah border crossing between scriegypt and gaza. the u.s. official says israel is blocking until it guarantees ambulances can make the crossing. we re continuing to watch major developments on the ground here in the region. cnn international diplomatic editor nic robertso
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