hamas and israel is near. the white house it is closer than to freeing some of the 240 hostages taken by hamas last month. 0fficials hostages taken by hamas last month. officials in qatar oversee medial say their only very minor obstacles. the international committee of the red cross has further raised hopes of a deal by saying its head will meet hamas. it comes as a group of premature babies evacuated from the al shifa hospital in gaza is now receiving medical attention in egypt. they were taken over the rafah crossing. i2 egypt. they were taken over the rafah crossing. 12 of them in more serious condition were flown to cairo for further treatment. in gaza at the hamas run health ministry says at least 12 people were killed in an israeli strike on the indonesian hospital in the north of the territory. the israeli military says they were fired on from within the hospital and that they fired back at the source. in a moment we will have the latest on the talks to secure the rel
birth in the next month, 15% will need a cesarean section, 25% of their children will be born preterm. that s thousands of babies, not 31, 29 or 38. that s literally thousands of babies. separately, the who s chief said he is appalled by an attack on gaza s indonesian hospital. the hamas run health ministry says 12 people were killed. israel says its troops came under fire from within the hospital and that it directly targeted enemy fire, but did not fire shells towards the hospital. for more on what hospitals in gaza are facing, and the latest on the ground, our senior international correspondent orla guerin reports from jerusalem. alive, against the odds premature babies rescued from al shifa hospital. parents cluster around before they are transferred from gaza. this man seems to be identifying his son. nour has just been reunited with her twin girls. translation: i didn t know anything - about their condition. today, i saw them for the first time since the day they we
joe biden calls for two state as the call for a cease-fire. we will look at his op-ed in the washington post. and the most powerful rocket ever built explodes minutes after blasting off. some are calling the test flights success. queerphobia reports of a large explosion at a.u. and run school in gaza and used as a shelter. one called the courage or spying. the video is graphic. the source of the blast has not been determined and no confirmed casualty figures are yet available. the israeli aware of the explosion but have no further comments. we will have more on this in just a moment. meanwhile, the world health organization sends a team to gaza s largest hospital on saturday. he described it as a death zone. filled with terrifying people. they said a mass grave with anybody s was right outside the entrance. inside, the choking dust and smoke, the team counted 291 patients including 32 infants, extremely critical condition. officials say patients and staff have been orde
hello and 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 team from the world health organization goes inside the al shifa hospital in gaza and describes the scene as a death zone. what they saw, just ahead. plus, the most powerful rocket ever built explodes just after liftoff. why some are still calling the launch a big success. and later, max verstappen rolls the dice and wins big on the vegas strip. we ll break down the f1 grand prix that ended just a few hours ago. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. it s 5:00 a.m. here in atlanta, noon in gaza, where a large explosion ripped through 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. now, the source of the blast hasn t been determined and no confirmed casualty figures are available yet. the israeli mil
northern gaza from the air. the american official tells cnn negotiators are working towards an agreement involving with what they call the days long pause in the fighting. in exchange, hostages would be freed on a rolling basis starting with women and children over a period of days. that same official, however, added that many details remain unresolved in negotiations could stall or break down at any point. also today comments by secretary of state antony blinken getting attention. secretary of state blinken more directly raised concerns about the death toll on gaza and push for more in the way of humanitarian aid. beyond the daily pauses and fighting to it allow civilians to get out of harms way or get aid that israel announced yesterday. far too many palestinians have been killed. far too many have suffered these past weeks. we want to do everything possible to prevent harm to them and to maximize the assistance that gets to them. robertson starts us off with some of th