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This is cnn Breaking News. Hello and welcome to our viewers here in the United States and all around the world. Im Lynda Kinkade with cnns breaking News Coverage of israel at war. Take your belongings and go south. Thats the message from israel to the residents of Northern Gaza as it prepares to launch a Military Ground Operation at any moment. The u. S. Is sending a second Carrier Strike group to the Eastern Mediterranean, as well as additional fighter jets. The move is intended to deter iran, hezbollah, and others from entering the conflict. On saturday, israel declared its ready to open a new phase in the war with a focus on significant ground operations. The idf says it struck more than 100 hamas targets in gaza overnight. A cnn team close to the Northern Gaza has been Hearing Heavy Machine Gunfire near the border fence as well as loud explosions. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met soldiers on the front lines offering words of support and telling them to be prepared. Palestinian authorities in gaza say the death toll from the israeli air strikes is now more than 2,300 people with more than 9,000 injured. According to the health ministry, 300 of those deaths were in just the past 24 hours. Most of them women and children. Israel claims it has already killed two senior hamas leaders who were behind last weekends massacres. Earlier i interviewed a spokesperson from the idf about one such operation in the past several hours. I can inform you that over the night, we attacked and killed one of the commanders, leaders, belal al kidra. He was the leader that conducted butcher and attack in the near rim bib duties. This goes to exemplify we have the intelligence to take out hamas leadership from the mastermind of the massacre all the way down to the terrorists that breached, penetrated, and butchered our babies in their bedrooms. Live from london, elliot gok. Israel has continued to strike gaza in retaliation for the hamas Terror Attacks. It has also carried out some ground raids. What can you tell us about this second stage in their offensive . It seems like its imminent, lynda. Weve been talking about the possibility, the likelihood of a Ground Invasion since hamas launched that Terrorist Attack more than a week, just over a week ago, killing more than 1,300 people inside of israel. We really do seem like we are getting very, very close to this actually happening. And of course, the Evacuation Call from the Israeli Defense forces to gazans living especially in gaza city, but in the northern part of the strip, to tell them to grab their belongings and move south, is designed to get the civilian population out of harms way and minimize civilian casualties for this expected Ground Invasion. But its much much more complicated than previous one, not least because of the more than 100 hostages that hamas grabbed when it launched that attack into israel. They are believed by the idf to be being kept underground, and of course hamas also has this labyrinth of tunnels almost like an underground city underneath the surface of gaza which will also provide them with problems, allow hamas militants both additional defensive and offensive capabilities. All the while, we are also seeing the death toll in the gaza strip rising, as you just said. And of course, there are concerns that the northern border could become an additional front. Just as we were coming on air, the idf sending out a report saying there was fire towards a community in northern israel, and israel is as we speak striking the origins, the source of that fire in southern lebanon. It hasnt turned into an additional front just yet, but if it does, israel has warned that it will bring destruction on lebanon. And of course, we know, elliot, that the u. S. Is sending a second Aircraft Carrier and fighter jets to the region. Just how involved will the u. S. Get . Well, the u. S. Involvement is relatively rare deployment of a second Aircraft Carrier to the Eastern Mediterranean, specifically to try to deter this additional front from opening and to deter hezbollah, which is, of course, the shia Militia Backed by iran, from getting involved in the war. Its a kind of a warning to both hezbollah and to iran and, to a lesser extent, to syria where weve also seen rockets being fired towards israel. I think its pretty clear the u. S. Is not going to have boots on the ground at any stage. Its providing additional military aid to israel since this particular war began, and perhaps it may increase that involvement at some point. But no one really is expecting boots on the ground. For now it is support, both in terms of Political Support and in terms of military aid and the presence of those two Aircraft Carriers really designed to send a clear message to hezbollah and its backers in tehran that they should not get involved if they dont want to suffer the consequences. Elliot, just speak to us big picture about the reaction we are seeing around the world and how its changed over the course of the past week . I think to begin with, there was quite a lot of Support Rallying around israel from the International Community, really shocks at the barbarity and savagery of this Terrorist Attack by hamas in the early hours of last saturday morning. But of course, as the civilian death toll has risen in gaza, which was inevitable, sadly, given how embedded in the Civilian Population Hamas is, that has generally been a sense this has generally been shift, that theres been more calls for concern for israel to take greater care with civilian lives. And of course, weve seen this play out in the past, that when there are wars in gaza and the civilian death toll rises, that this kind of cams for more care to be taken with civilians kind of moves over into potential condemnation of israel, whether its the United Nations or by international bodies. Weve heard from other countries in the region, such as the united arab emirates, calling for israel to take more care with civilians. There are discussions under way to try to get some kind of safe passage for american civilians and also other citizens of gaza out of the rafha Crossing South of the strip. For now, aid is not able to get in. It seems for now, people are not able to get out either. I think that we will, over the coming days, see more criticism of israel and perhaps leading to some kind of condemnation in various bodies of the United Nations. I think israel knows that that is likely to happen at some point, but given the gravity of this Terrorist Attack on israel which has been described by the president of israel as the darkest day, the biggest loss of jewish life since the holocaust in a single day, that israel is perhaps less concerned about the optics now than it has been in the past. Elliot goch live from london, thank you very much. Aid convoys are arriving in egypt in preparation to enter gaza. The egyptian Prime Minister says the Rahfa Crossing is open but roads cannot be used because of the aerial bombardment by israel. Border crossing on the gaza side is inoperable because of the damage that has been af afflicted and the procedure for those managing the border on the gaza side to verify the documents and lists of third nationals that are provided have not been fulfilled. This report does contain some graphic and disturbing images. Reporter this is what running for your life looks like in gaza. An ambulance with a young girl and wounded woman inside rocked by explosions as they attempt to flee. It is unclear what happened to the pair, but theyre among the tens of thousands of people on the move after israels military called on nearly half of gazas population, some 1. 1 Million People, to get south in a matter of hours. But along the safe passage specified by the idf, utter horror. Youre looking at the carnage and chaos on salah hadim streets, one of the evacuation routes. Families killed amid their belongings. Cnn has geolocated this video and four other clips from the horrifying scene. The u. N. Calls israels Evacuation Advisory impossible and a violation of the rules of war. Palestinian officials accuse the idf of bombing civilians, even as they fled. Dozens of evacuees were killed or wounded by israeli air strikes according to hamas. Cnn has reached out to the Israeli Military for comment. The victims are flooding into gazas overwhelmed hospitals. Again, its the youngest caught in the crossfire. Nearly half of gazas population is children. Translator what did the children do to deserve this . Did they fight you . Did they fire rockets . My niece and her whole family are dead. The only survivor is a 2yearold girl. Reporter the Health Care System is on the brink, a complete siege making it impossible to get aid into the enclave. Already theres a shortage of everything, even space in the morgue. Translator keeping the dead in Ice Cream Truck soth the bodies dont rot. Gaza is in crisis. Gaza needs help. Reporter for those still able to move south, this is one of the neighborhoods families are expected to flee towards. Where israeli air strikes have wreaked havoc. Translator this is a genocide, not a war, its genocide. And its an attempt to force all palestinians out of the gaza strip. Reporter Finding Refuge is proving dangerous and deadly, and for the many families desperate for shelter, the fear is there may be no safe places left. Salma abdelaziz, cnn, london. Joining me from cairo, egypt, is kireen fleischer. We know that essentially israel has cut off any entry of food, of clean water, of fuel, electricity, into gaza. What can you tell us about the reserves that are left in gaza right now . So far, the World Food Program has reached 520,000 people in gaza. We are providing canned food and bread, and we also provide cash for people to redeem in the shops. We still are distributing, december spite the absolute chaos and our staff being themselves in shelters with no food, no mattresses, no water, no bathrooms, no electricity. But they are there distributing. Yesterday we distributed more than 36,000 people. Today were distributing to 224,000 people, food and what they need. But we are running out of stocks. And we need to replenish. And kareen, given youve got a team on the ground in gaza, you have been able to distribute what food is left. Have they told you what is the shelter situation for those that have fled from north gaza to the south . Well, theyre all together in these shelters and all are facing the same catastrophic situation. And for us, some also stayed home. Its not that everybodys in the shelter. So its very difficult for us to reach everybody right now. And we do need unimpeded, safe humanitarian access to reach all people in gaza, and of course, again, its no time left. We need to bring food through the borders. We have food for 1. 3 Million People for two weeks piled up at the Borders Into Gaza to continue to provide what is absolutely required. People are really getting hungry. Of course, they also need water, medicine, and so forth. But they are getting hungry, and we need to reach them. So we know that additional flats of aid has arrived in egypt, that it is along the border with gaza. Talk to us about the barriers to get that aid into gaza. We have flights in the air to bring highenergy biscuits. This is the easiest thing to distribute and put across the border. Were talking to all parties to be able to move in. Unfortunately, we have not received that okay yet. And we are running out of time. So please, everybody who can who can help us to get in with humanitarian supplies into gaza. You said youre waiting to get the okay to take that aid in. Who are you waiting to get the okay from . Were waiting to get the okay from all parties. We need to be able to cross the border, we need to have safe Supply Corridors to go to the shelters to distribute the food. And so we are talking to all parties to get that. So egypt says on their side, the border is open. But that the roads have been destroyed by the bombing or the bombardment, means that they cant let the trucks through. Is that your understanding of the situation at the rafha border . Look, we will always find a way to get our trucks through. How difficult it is. But as long as we have safe corridors. But we need those safe corridors to move in. And we need the okay to pass the border. Corinne, before this war most people in gaza, half the population were already in poverty, onethird in extreme poverty. What are your concerns for the population in gaza . Just how dire could the situation become . Well, right now, i mean, it is war in there. Now we have to go over this period to ensure that they actually survive. But even before this conflict broke out, wfp had the big Funding Crisis in our operation there. We had the hand to mouth operation. We already had to cut 60 of the 350,000 people we were reaching every month. We had to cut off our lists because of lack of funds. So we really, really need funding now. We need 74 million for three months to be able to support about 800,000 people. Thats our estimate right now. But that may, of course, go up and higher. And so we need money to support the people. We need access to bring our food in. And we need our ability and humanitarian access inside gaza. Corinne fleischer of the World Food Program, we appreciate what you and your team are doing. Thank you for your time. Well direct our viewers to our website where you can find their details if they want to help with humanitarian relief efforts in gaza and israel. They can go to cnn. Com impact. We have a list of vetted organizations responding on the ground. Thats cnn. Com impact. When we come back, u. S. President joe biden shares a message about ending all forms of hatred at a Human Rights Event. His remarks plus what his administration is focusing on as the israel hamas war enters a second week. Well have an inside look at the deadly training that went into the hamas attack on israel. How did this go unnoticed for so long . Welcome back. The u. S. State department now says the number of americans killed in the hamas attacks has risen to 29. Officials say 15 american citizens remain unaccounted for after those attacks. Florida Governor Ron Desantis says the first evacuation flight bringing florida residents home from israel should arrive later sunday. For the first time in more than four decades, israels national airline, el al, flew on shabbat, the jewish day of rest, bringing israeli fighters to tel aviv from new york and bangkok. Cnn was at the Los Angeles Airport saturday morning when a nonprofitchartered flight to the middle east for israeli reservists and american volunteers looking to join the fight against hamas. U. S. President joe biden is continuing talks with israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu since the hamas attack. Mr. Biden also called attention to the humanitarian crisis in gaza at a Human Rights Event Saturday Night as the israeli hamas war enters a second week. Reporter President Biden on saturday spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, marking the fifth time the two leaders have talked since the attacks on israel last saturday. In that discussion, is two talked about u. S. Military support as well as protecting innocent civilians as this conflict unfolds. In a second call, the president also spoke with Palestinian Authority president abbas. In that call they talked about humanitarian supplies reaching gaza, which is facing Water Shortages and food shortages. The president also spoke at a Human Rights Campaign dinner. In his remarks he too talked about the Terror Attacks in israel, as well as the humanitarian crisis in gaza. Take a listen. A week ago, we saw hate manifested another way in the worst massacre of jewish people since the holocaust. More than 1,300 innocent lives lost in israel, including at least 27 americans. Children and grandparents alike kidnapped, held hostage by hamas. The humanitarian crisis in gaza, innocent palestinian families, and the vast majority have nothing to do with hamas [ cheers and applause ] theyre being used as human shields. The focus for officials at the white house continues to be that this conflict not widen in the region, but they are sending a message of deterrence in the region as well and focusing their efforts, too, on bringing those americans who are held hostage by hamas home. As mr. Biden pursues diplomacy, hes also flexing u. S. Military muscle in the region. The pentagon is sending a second Aircraft Carrier to the Eastern Mediterranean. The uss eisenhower. Oren lieberman reports the deployment is meant to be a message to those who may want to get involved in the conflict. Reporter the pentagon has ordered a second aircraft Carrier Strike group to the Eastern Mediterranean as a deterrence message to iran and proxies in the region as we u. S. Military Bolster Forces in the middle east as israels war prepares to enter what officials call a bigger stage, the next stage. The gerald r. Ford Carrier Strike group is already in the eastern med. That will be joined by the uss dwight d. Eisenhower Carrier Strike group. The carrier station left norfolk friday. That will arrive in the region in a couple of weeks. It is a significant statement for the u. S. To send two Carrier Strike groups, all the force and power that entails, to the eastern med. In doing so, the white house and pentagon made clear it is not the role of the aircraft on this deck or the warships here to get involved in the fighting with israel. Israel doesnt want that the u. S. Doesnt want that. The biden administration, israel, and the region are watching closely and watching the fight play out in gaza, trying to make sure it doesnt spread beyond israels borders to other areas. And the key message there is to iran. Thats the point of sending these forces to the region, a warning to iran not to get involved, a warning to iranian proxies not to get involved. Hezbollah in lebanon, as well as iranianbacked proxies in syria. Thats who the recipient of this message is. The u. S. Has other forces in the region. Its plussedup fighter squadrons. F16s arriving a couple of days ago, perhaps more fighters expected. Theres the uss baton, part of an amphibious ready group, could be ordered closer to israel essentially as a message in iran, and in case this escalates. Former israeli Prime Minister Neftali Bennett spoke to cnn about the war and said the buildup of forces in the mediterranean is sending a strong signal to israels adversaries. Its basically a signal to hezbollah and iran, dont have any thoughts of entering this battle. Because youre going to get hit hard, not only by israel, but by others. When you make this move in these next few days, Everybody Knows youre going to do, youve said youre going to do what is your intelligence about irans response . You see, thats also a good question. Iran is sort of the head of this octopus. And it has various arms. It has hezbollah in lebanon, it has Islamic Jihad and hamas in gaza, it has syria. And it knows that we will allow ourselves to hit it on the head in certain circumstances. And they are very vulnerable. They have an economy, they have many power centers. I think it would be a grave mistake for them to enter. Israel warns iran to stay out of the conflict. There are Big Questions about how last weeks attack by hamas was able to happen without israeli or western intelligence picking up on the warning signs. A Cnn Exclusive Investigation found at least six hamas Training Camps inside gaza. One of them close to israels border. Cnns which are race sa ward has more on that investigation. Reporter Propaganda Videos put out by hamas reveal chilling details about the the years of preparations that went into saturdays bloody attacks right under israels nose. Analyzing meta data from the videos, a cnn investigation can reveal the presence of at least six training sites inside gaza. One just 720 meters from the most heavily fortified and patrolled part of israels border. In that camp, hamas recreated an israeli compound with elements of the nearby Border Crossing, including an insignia of the arras battalion. The video shows they practiced taking prisoners, zip tying their hands at the camp. Satellite imagery indicates the camp was constructed within the last year and a half. At two other locations in the southern part of gaza, hamas trained for their audacious paraglider assault, Rehearsing Takeoffs and landings. At all, six sites, two years of Satellite Imagery reviewed by cnn shows no indication of offensive Israeli Military action. The imagery instead shows in the last two years, some camps even expanded into surrounding farmland and that there was activity in the has it several months at the camps. The stunning revelations raise questions as to how hamas was able to train so openly, so close to the border, for so long. Why israeli officials were unable to pick up on and prevent the october 7th attack. Clarissa ward, cnn, raim, israel. A key crossing between gaza and egypt is inoperable. Details ahead. Youre probably not easily persuaded to switch mobile providers for your business. But what if we told you its possible that comcast Business Mobile can save you up to 75 a year on your wireless bill versus the big three carriers . Its true. Plus, when you buy your first line of mobile, you get a second line free. There are no Term Contracts or line activation fees. And you can bring your own device. Oh, and all on the most reliable 5g Mobile Network nationwide. Wireless that works for you. Its not just possible. Its happening. Welcome back. Im Lynda Kinkade. This is cnn newsroom. I want to bring you up to speed with the latest on the war between israel and hamas. Israel says its carried out more than 100 air strikes in gaza overnight. Reportedly killing a commander responsible for some of the hamas atrocities in israel last weekend. The palestinians say the strikes are taking a devastating toll on gaza civilian residents. They say about 300 people were killed in a 24hour period ending sunday morning. More than 2,300 palestinians have been killed since the crisis began with over 9,000 wounded. Palestinian officials also say gaza is running out of water, receiving about 5 of what it did before the conflict. The u. N. Warns some people are Drinking Water from agricultural wells, which could lead to outbreaks of waterborne diseases. Hundreds of thousands of palestinians are moving south, and the egyptian Foreign Minister says the Rafe Crossing Border is open but egypt is not letting foreigners in until aid is allowed into gaza. Former israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett says israel is not responsible for gazas civilians. At the end of the day, were not out to hurt the gaza people. But were also not responsible for them. We have no responsibility for an enemy state or any state. So whoever really cares can come and help, can come and allow them in or whatever. Its simply not our problem. Joining me now from cairo, egypt, is h. A. Helia, Senior Associate Fellow with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and world United Services institute. Good morning. So peace in the middle east seems more elusive than ever as israel seems poised to launch a land and sea incursion on gaza to take out hamas. What are your concerns as this war seems likely to escalate . So your last clip mentioned Naftali Bennett saying that its not israels problem, the civilians of gaza. Actually, thats entirely the opposite of what is the case. Israel is responsible for gaza as the occupying power since it took gaza in 1967. And continues a blockade for the past 15 years. It is responsible, actually. So as we see the impending ground, sea, and air invasion of gaza and we see calls for 1. 1 million palestinians, most of whom have absolutely nothing to do with hamas, move from one part of this incredibly densely populated area, one of the most densely Populated Areas in the world down south, its quite extraordinary. The u. N. , the eu, International Rights groups, israeli Rights Groups, have all expressed tremendous concern for the civilian casualties that are already ongoing. Weve already seen hundreds, perhaps thousands of Palestinian Civilians killed over the last week. And were likely to see many more than that. Thats just, you know, at the moment. Im very concerned about how this spills over into wider regional conflicts. And what this means for broader regional stability and security and peace. None of this is good news. I do want to ask you more about that in a moment. You did reference the 1. 1 Million People in the north of gaza that have been asked by israel to flee, to evacuate to the south of gaza. What awaits them . Nowhere. I mean, there is nowhere for them to go. Again, gaza is, as many israeli Rights Groups have called it, an openair prison. Its a tiny piece of territory. Just to give you a little bit of context here, over the past week, israeli civilians have been leaving the south of israel, going north, because theyre concerned about security as a result of hamas horrific attack last saturday. Over the past week, its been around 400,000 that have managed to go. And 400,000 having no shortage of space to move upwards, right . Its a much more its a much easier sort of route to traverse. Theyre not being bombed by one of the most sophisticated militaries in the world as they try to flee. And only 400,000 in a whole week, right . By the way, they shouldnt have to leave, of course. That goes without saying. But were asking 1. 1 Million People to leave within 24, 30 hours to a territory that there is nowhere to go. There are no shelters. U. N. Shelters have been actually closed down or bombed, as well as hospitals and others. This is simply not tenable. As, again, the International Community in terms of the u. N. , the eu, theyre saying this is not feasible and its wrong. But its also just not feasible. And of course, we know over 2 Million People live in gaza, about half are children under the age of 18. And they cant even leave gaza to seek refuge. Since the hamas Terror Attacks, israel has stopped the supplies of clean water, feud, fuel, medical supplies. The only viable way out is the southern Border Crossing with egypt, and thats not open. Egypt says its open on their side, but because of the bombardment, no one can come out, no aid can go in. Speak to us about the mindset in gaza. If if there are concerns some would never be allowed to return if they did indeed leave . Two things. One, the only viable option isnt actually the Southern Border. The Southern Border is the Southern Border. The rafah crossing with egypt. Theres another place that these people could go, and thats israel. Okay . The Border Crossings along the border with israel are closed, but they dont need to be closed. And i really want to challenge this idea that they have to go just in one direction. They should be able to go wherever they can seek refuge, safety, and security. And again, the responsibility for gaza is reserved for israel as the occupying power since 1967. The second point is, indeed, palestinians and also many arab neighbors are very concerned that if the borders were to be opened with egypt, that the palestinians would cross the border and then never be allowed to come back. Israels current defense minister, israels Current National security adviser, israels agricultural minister, all members of Benjamin Netanyahus centerright likud party, have all talked about removing palestinians from the country during the past few years. You can see them in peter binots slept essay, could israel carry out another nakaba . That was written six months before any of this took place. You have people like smodrich, a Senior Member of the israel knesset, tell his palestinian israeli colleagues in the knesset that they were there by mistake because the founder of israel didnt finish the job and throw them out in 1948 when the state was fountded. So yes, there are serious concerns about whether or not Palestinian Refugees would be allowed to return when the dust settles. We will have to leave it there for now. We appreciate your insight and knowledge on this issue, h. A. Hellyer at the Carnegie Foundation for International Peace, thank you. Thank you. I spoke last hour with a lieutenant colonel, peter lernor, a spokesperson for the Israeli Defense forces. He had a warning for hezbollah and iran. I would caution hezbollah, look very closely how we are dismantling hamas. They need to be very, very cautious. With regard to iran, i would say they have invested extensively in the network of terrorism, their proxies here on our border. So of course theyre concerned. I would also caution them from getting involved. Israel has assembled a considerable force along its border with lebanon where hezbollah is positioned just to the north. Israeli troops are there watching for any incursions or other attacks by militants. Cnns Matthew Chance spoke with an israeli commander near the lebanese border about their mission. We have mobilized our troops here, reserves, to be prepared for any scenario that might open on the northern borders. Reporter any scenario, meaning whether this area is hit by rockets from hezbollah . Is that what youre worried about . That is one scenario. Could be a similar scenario to what happened to the gaza strip, could happen here as well. We are here. Could be joint, could be a very direct, specific event, we dont know. Well be ready with our troops. Weve mobilized, were here. Reporter it seems the Israeli Military down south near gaza were not ready. Are you going to make the same mistake here . Were here now, so were not making the same mistake. The idf says it is responding right now to fire from lebanon. One week ago, a powerful earthquake hit the herat region of afghanistan. Now its happened again. Well have details on the latest quake that hit. Welcome back. Im Lynda Kinkade. We are following a developing story out of afghanistan where a 5. 4magnitude aftershock has hit the north of herat. The latest tremor came a few hours after a new 6. 3 earthquake. That quake centered northwest of the city of herat. Coming one week after another week the exact same magnitude. Authorities say at least 50 people were injured in sundays quakes. Scores of people were displaced by last weeks earthquakes which taliban Officials Say killed more than 2,000 people. Anna coren shows us the aftermath and the chilling reason why 90 of the victims were women and children. Reporter the Crystal Blue Skies on the outskirts of herat in western afghanistan. The sound of Vanished Hope fills the air. Under mounds of earth lie countless bodies. There are no survivors here. Only evidence of mother natures wrath and fury unleashing further misery on a traumatized country. Last saturday around 11 00 a. M. , a 6. 3magnitude earthquake struck the district of zindejan, completely flattening 11 villages. You can see the state of my home, its now in ruins, says 56yearold zahir. There is no need for words. Zahir wasnt home when the earth violently shook for only a few seconds, but when he returned, he found 13 Family Members crushed to death, including his daughters, sons, and multiple grandchildren. Simple mudbrick structures supported by wooden poles were the homes of villagers on these dusty plains all reduced to rubble. Aid agency tents are now their new homes. 32yearold shah bibi lost two daughters when her house collapsed. The only reason she survived is because she was standing under the door frame. My children were buried under the wall, she explains. Everything is gone, nothing remains for us. The taliban government and International Organizations estimate more than 2,000 people were killed across the region during saturdays earthquake. And according to unicef, more than 90 of the victims were women and children. U. S. Charity too young to wed, part of the humanitarian relief effort on the ground, says there is a clear reason for this staggering statistic. Its because women and girls are forced to stay at home, under taliban rule, denied their basic rights, banned from education, work, and being part of society. They have been systematically stripped of their rights over the last two years. So instead of being at school and at work on a saturday, which is when they have their school week and their workweek, they were confined to their homes, imprisoned in their homes. A country where half the population is under house arrest. Reporter at this hospital, makeshift boards have been e erected in the courtyard to cater for all the injured. Lying on a bed, 35yearold fatima, who was knocked unconscious when her home collapsed on top of her. While being rescued from the rubble, she woke to discover her seven children, aged 4 months to 14 years, were all dead. Ive experienced a great deal of pain and sorrow, she says. Weve lost everything in our life. Nothing remains. With the world firmly focused on the war in israel, Aid Organizations are pleading for the International Community not to forget the Earthquake Victims in afghanistan. The children in afghanistan deserve equally, as all children in the world. Things happening in the world are not going to stop, it doesnt mean we ant them. Reporter anna coren, cnn, hong kong. Were going to take a short break. Well get back to our coverage of the war in israel in just a moment. Welcome back. A Ground Incursion into gaza by israels military seems all but certain. Perhaps within hours. Heavy gunfire and explorasions have been heard near the fence with Northern Gaza. The idf said it struck more than 100 targets inside gaza overnight. Saturday night live started on a serious and personal note last night. Guest host Pete Davidson shared a pine i do not message about the war. This week, we saw the horrible images and stories from israel and gaza. And i know what youre thinking. Who better to comment on it than Pete Davidson . Well, in a lot of ways, i am a good person to talk about it. Because when i was 7 years old, my dad was killed in a Terrorist Attack. So i know something about what thats like. I saw so many terrible pictures this week of children suffering, israeli children and palestinian children. And it took me back to a really horrible, horrible place. And you know, no one in this world deserves to suffer like that. You know, especially not kids. I dont understand it. I really dont and i never will. But sometimes comedy is really the only way forward through tragedy. My heart is with everyone whose lives have been destroyed this week. But tonight, im going to do what ive always done in the face of tragedy, and thats try to be funny. Snl returned saturday with davidson as host after the hollywood Writers Strike came to an end. Im Lynda Kinkade. Thanks for joining us this hour of cnn newsroom. Kim brunhuber picks up Breaking News on israel and gaza after a very short break. Is it possible my network could take my business to the next level . It is with comcast business. Powering all your devices with gigspeed wifi. And you get fast downloads and uploads. Pick it up pick it up oh we got this because its powered by The Next Generation 10g network. More speed for your business . Its not just possible. Its happening. Get started for 59. 99 a month for 12 months. Plus, ask how to get an 800 prepaid card with a qualifying internet bundle. Comcast business, powering possibilities