Youre watching cnn news central. Im Boris Sanchez in washington. And we are tracking major developments on day 6 of fighting in the middle east. Israel has launched largescale strikes on hamas targets in gaza and reports that israeli missiles are hitting inside syria, taking out runways at two major airports. During this latest barrage u. S. Secretary of state Antony Blinken stood side by side with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, vowing that israel will never have to stand alone. Moments ago Secretary Blinken discussed the gruesome evidence hes been shown by the israeli government, showing purported hamas atrocities. Listen to this. Its beyond what anyone would ever want to imagine, much less actually see and god forbid experience. A baby, an infant, riddled with bullets. Soldiers beheaded. Young people burned alive in their cars or in their hideaway rooms. I could go on. But its simply depravity in the worst imaginable way. You cant help but imagine yourself, your family, your love
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hello, you re watching cnn news central. i m boris sanchez alongside jessica dean in washington. we re following the latest developments in the middle east. today a split-screen moment, on one side a show of strength among allies as secretary of state antony blinken was back in israel, again, forcefully backing israel s campaign to eliminate hamas, even as he bluntly addressed the need to do more to alleviate the civilian suffering that campaign has unleashed inside gaza. we need to do more to protect palestinian civilians. there will be no partners for peace if they are consumed by humanitarian catastrophe and alienated by any perceived indifference to their plight. we ve gone from zero to now over 100 trucks going into gaza through the rafah crossing every day but this is still not enough. while blinken was speaking the leader of the lebanon-based militant group hezbollah was also speaking. his first public comments since this war began. hassan nasrallah praising
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