Welcome to our viewers joining us in the group and around the world. Im bianca nobilo. Im max foster. It is tuesday, october 17, 11 00 in israel and gaza. U. S. President biden will leave later today for an extraordinary wartime visit to israel. It is a strong show of support for the long time personal lie. T personal lie. Antony blinken has been on a Marathon Mission across the middle east. He is coming here at a critical moment for the region and for the world. The president will reaffirm the United States solidarity with israel and commitment to security. The president will hear what it needs to defend its people as we continue to work with congress to meet those needs. Also following major developments from Southern Gaza, the Palestinian Interior Ministry reports israeli airstrikes killed at least 21 people inkahn hunis. And a video shows a 21yearold talking about an arm injury that was that she was taken to gaza. Cnn decided not to show the video. It is unclear wit was taken or f she is still alive. Katie poll fglase is here. What can we expect from binden visit . Well, this is a high risk visit and that is a strong message of how important, how urgent biden thinks that his presence on the ground talking to leaders, negotiating potentially finding compromise, Deescalating The Situation is. That is why he is there to talk to various leaders of course including netanyahu, but also other arab leaders as well. One of the main concerns for the u. S. Is that this conflict will spread, will go beyond the Borders Of Israel into other areas. And weve been seeing in the last day israel evacuating 28 areas in the north because of exchange of fire with hezbollah the militant group in lebanon. This is the pattern that the u. S. Are concerned about escalating. More and more states around israel becoming involved in this conflict. So that is why he is there on the ground, talking to lead, find ways to find Common Ground if there is any at all and see what can be done. Of course the Billing Question in all of this is what is the u. S. s involvement going to be if the escalation continues. How much military involvement will there be from the u. S. And very note only, but as the visit is arriving, he is to land in israel tomorrow, we have as well u. S. Head of Central Command also in israel meeting with the head of the israeli army. So clearly a lot of military discussions, a lot of cooperation being discussed here. One of the key issues for the americans is also getting aid into gaza. And i that is not easy. And extra still seeing footage we have still more trucks sitting at the border really not far at all from people that desperately need it and this aid is coming from all over. It is not just from neighboring countries, it is also coming from turkey, jordan, also an eu humanitarian corrcorridor. But it all needs to get from egypt into gaza. And that path seems unclear. Just this morning a spokesperson from the World Health Organization talking to cnn and she said that one of the reasons they had an agreement with egypt to get aid across this border into gaza. And they said it hasnt happened. The border hasnt opened. Because of Israeli Sfrooik airs the rafah airstrike. So you cant get trucks across. And many others are pointing the blame at other actors as well. Is it hamas, is it egypt itself not willing. And in the meantime, aid is not getting through. And that in and of itself is really quite worrying. Cnn has chosen not to show this Hostage Video that is released of a 21yearold. What is important for us to know about that video . In fact we spoke here at cnn to the mother of mia just yesterday. Anderson cooper spoke with the mother and her feelings really about the situation are some of the most important of all. Have a listen to what she said. How does your daughter look to you . To see that shes been through shes in pain. And she is injured. She looks a bit terrified. But she is alive and stable. Does it help to see her . Of course, because until now, i didnt know if she is dead or alive. Unfortunately the video doesnt necessarily confirm if she is alive. But it obviously has been some comfort. We know the family were aware of this video before it went out. There is still dispute about the number of hostages being held. Israeli military said 199. Hamas is saying between 200 and 250. Clearly a very urgent pressing issue on the ground and something that surely President Biden will be bringing up when he arrives. Katie polglase, thank you. It is estimated half a million gaza residents are fled the north. Now well share the harrowing story of one of our own cnn family members. He is a cnn journalist who lives in Northern Gaza with his wife. And they have two boys and she is pregnant with their third child. But he and his family like so many others were forced to leave on a dangerous journey south. [ speaking in a nonenglish language ] and the deepening crisis in gaza is especially dire for children with supplies of basic necessities like water and medicine dwindling. And many families are seeking shelter at schools and other u. N. Buildings. Aid organizations are urging officials to take action saying children in gaza need lifesaving support and every minute counts. Secretary of state Antony Blinken says the u. S. And israel have agreed to develop a plan for humanitarian aid from donor nations and organizations to reach civilians in gaza. He tweeted on monday that it could include the possibility of creating areas to keep civilians out of harms way. Blinken says that he shares israels concern that hamas may try to prevent aid from reaching those who need it. Joining us now to talk about the humanitarian situation in gaza is red cross spokesperson steven ryan. Thank you very much for being with us this morning and for all of the work the organization is doing. How involved are you as an organization in these discussions about the opening of the Rafah Crossing and trying to find humanitarian safe areas for civilians there . Certainly the situation as weve seen in the reports for people in gaza is critical. It is devastating. Needs are staggering and humanitarian organizations have to be able to scale up their organizations. We have a team in gaza that were there before this conflict. But they need more resources. They need more people to be able to support them, we need more goods to be able to get into gaza urgently and were looking at every avenue that we can do to get these relief items where they are needed most. To be able to do this, we need the authorizations of all involved and we need to be able to provide this relief in a safe way so to the people that need most. And what is your understanding of currently what is holding up an agreement on the humanitarian corridor or safe spaces . Certainly we need to engage with all authorities and states to ensure that we and other actors can provide humanitarian assistance. All i can say on this is that certainly the International Community of the red cross has been advocating for International Humanitarian law. It is not an abstract concept. It applies to all actors that are in this conflict, all the people who are there, and its goal is to minimize the suffering. Every precaution should be taken and that people, civilians who are not part of this fight, are able to access food, water, shelter. We have people sleeping outside right now. That they can get medical assistance and hospitals and protected persons are not affected by the conflict. What did you make of Antony Blinkens statement . It doesnt actually say all that much because it is not even a plan for humanitarian aid. It is israel and america have agreed to develop a plan. So it doesnt sound like youll get immediate support. Certainly our focus is on meeting the needs of the civilians that are there. The International Community of the red cross and many other actors are ramping up their support. Were doing our best to make sure that goods are able to reach these people. Our focus is on being ready to provide this 45humanitarian assistance. As soon as that is possible, well be there. And our teams present in gaza are doing their absolute best with the few resources that they have to be able to provide this z a dance. And certainly as part of our appeal to respect international law, this includes facilitating and ensuring that civilians are able to receive the much needed miamian assistance that they need right now and we continue to ask all actors do whatever they can to be a neutral and partial organization to be able to do our jobs and assist all the people affected by the conflict. Youre not getting aid imminently. That is pretty clear. But even getting it across the Rafah Crossing is not doable right now because of the state of the crossing. When do you run out of aid . Within gaza. I think that it is fair to say that as our focus is on civilians and on people affected, the running out is happening now. The need is now. And that means that the icrc and as well as other humanitarian organizations are looking at every possible avenue to get z a dance to where it is needed most. The running out is not something that i can speak on, but i know our colleagues have already told me that people are becoming desperate. The cumulative effects of this ongoing conflict are not just having physical effects on people but also emotional and psychological. Right now our focus is recognizing that there is a desperate need for food, water, shelter, electricity, medical assistance and that every effort must be taken by all parties to make sure that neutral actors such as the icoc are able to meet these needs. Were working in the israel and occupied territories and gaza to provide assistance to all who are affected. This is our responsibility. This is what the icoc was created for, but we need to be ensured to todo our job. If were not able to deliver relief, then we wont be able to do the job that we on so desperately want to and so desperately needed. Stephen ryan, thank you so much for joining. The suspect in the shooting in belgium that caused a scare has been caught. Well have a live report for you after the break. The suspected gunman in a Terror Attack in the belgian capital has been shot and killed by police. He had been at large since the shooting that killed two swedish nationals in brussels on monday. Scott mclean is joining us with the latest. And it is still developing this story. Thats right. And the news that you just mentioned that the suspect has been killed by police is brand new from our affiliate in belgium if the last few minutes. They are also reporting that the suspect at the time that he was shot was in fact carrying a weapon. And this happened in a neighborhood in northeast brussels called schaerbeek just about two or three kilometers from the full site. And if schaerbeek rings any bells, it is because it was in the spotlight back in 2016 because some of the perpetrators of the Terror Attacks in brussels planned the attacks in that neighborhood. The Prime Minister also held a Press Conference in the milgz of the nighmiddle of the night say that he was of tunisian origin living in the country illegally. And there was plenty of concern raised early on when authorities made reference to a video that had been circulating online where someone claiming to be the suspect had said that they were inspired by isis and also specifically mentioning the nationality of those who they had killed. Two people killed, swedish nationals, a third person a Taxi Truck Driver Shot and injured but expected to recover. The Prime Minister called it terrorism, extreme brutally, and carried out with a weapon of war. Obviously the Terror Alert Level was raised. Why on earth anyone would target someone specifically because they are wearing sweden football colors, youd have to ask the specific obviously, but you can imagine sweden has been in the news a lot lately as you know for one person, one man in sweden who has carried out Koran Burnings there which sparked protests across the muz lislim world. And sweden says we have free speech, freedom of expression, only thing that could limit someones ability do this is safety grounds so i think this added fuel to the fire the fact that he was accompanied by police. So well wait to hear about the motive. But horrendous situation for people in brussels because suddenly the highest terror alert and this big game was going on. So you had a lot of swedish fans in town for the game. The Shooting Site is about five kilometers or so away from the stadium where the game was actually being played. And what is really interesting is that it actually happened about an hour and a half before the game even started. And so it took a while for the information to trickle through. You might have watched the first half on tv, it went off as per usual and then only at halftime i think did the players get word, did the officials sort of got word and then it was decided that they wouldnt actually play the second half of the game. And more pressing for officials was the fact that you had all of these people, many of them wearing sweden colors who were inside of the stadium with a shooter inspired by isis looking for swedes on the loose. They were in that stadium for at least an hour according to media before they were able to be evacuated in a way that Law Enforcement felt was safe enough. Thank you, scott. The top u. S. Diplomat has wrapped up days of high stakes diplomacy across the middle east. The messages Antony Blinken brought back to israel, when we come back. Nice footwork. Man, youre lucky, watching live sports never used to be this easy. Now you can stream all your games like its nothing. Yes [ cheers ] yeah woho running up and down that field looks tough. Its a pitch. Get way more into what youre into when you stream on the xfinity 10g network. Welcome back. Im bianca nobilo. Im max foster. Let me bring you uptodate with the top stories. Palestinian Interior Ministry is reporting dozens of deaths from israeli airstrikes, at least 21 people were killed in c kahn yunis. And a thathamas Spokesperson Cl that they have between 200 to 250 captive. Top u. S. Officials are arriving in israel as the situation becomes more urgent. Head of Central Command is in tel aviv to meet to better understand israels Defense Requirements they say and outline american support during the conflict. The u. S. President is expected to arrive in israel on wednesday. Joe bidens visit comes as the u. S. Strikes a delicate balance of providing unwavering support for the Military Operations and mitigating the humanitarian crisis in gaza. All the while trying to keep the war from spreading to further fronts. President biden will also travel to jordan where he is suspected to meet with the jordanian king and Palestinian Authority president. And there is also a flurry of diplomacy. Antony blinken has visited seven countries and taken part in a nearly eight hour meeting with the israeli Prime Minister and his carwar cabinet. Becky anderson picks up that story. Reporter a weekend of high stakes diplomacy. Antony blinken hearing from key allies on a whistle stop seven nation tour. Many of the regions top leaders calling for israel to deescalate and allow humanitarian aid into gaza. Egypts president says israels response has gone beyond selfdefense and is now a, quote, Collective Punishment against gazans. His concerns are echoed by saudi crown prince. Mbs stressing to stop the Military Operations that claim the lives of innocent people, work to calm the situation, stop the current escalation and respect humanitarian law including lifting the siege on gaza and work to create conditions for the return of stability. And Qatar Working Intensively to secure the release of hostages taken by hamas while also calling for deescalation in the region and an immediate cease fire. Blinken brought those sentiments back to israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu. The way israel does this matters. Needs to do it in a way that affirms the shared values that we have for human life and human dignity. Taking every possible precaution to avoid harming civilians. Reporter meanwhile irans Foreign Minister conducting his own version of shuttle diplomacy. He traveled to iraq, lebanon, syria and met with hamas officials in xqatar. In beirut also with officials from hezbollah. Both of those groups considered proxies for iran. Tehran increasing warnings that the conflict could spread if israel does not stop its attacks on gaza. Also over the weekend, the u. S. Sent a second Carrier Group into the eastern med fer rainian to send a message of deterrence. But President Biden says there is no evidence that iran is behind the hamas attack on israel. Iran constantly supports hamas and hezbollah. I dont mean that. But this terms of did they have foreknowledge, did they help plan the attack, there is no evidence of that. Reporter the u. S. Is not the only major power getting involved. China sending its own special middle east envoy to the region next week to, quote, co