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