Hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the United States and All Around The World as we continue our coverage of israel at war. Im rosemary church. The gazabased Militant Group Hamas has released two more people who had been abducted from Southern Israel earlier this month. The hostages identified as israeli citizens, nurit cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz were among the more than 200 people captured by hamas in a deadly rampage on october 7th. Israel has been responding to that attack by Bombarding Gaza almost nonstop. The Palestinian Interior Ministry in gaza says at least 28 people were killed in Southern Gaza in overnight strikes. In the northern part of the enclave, hamas says a hospital has lost Electricity Due to fuel shortages. The group is Holding Israel responsible, calling it a crime against humanity. Journalist Elliott Gotkine joins us live from london. Good morning to you, elliot. Two more hostages greed monday. Can we expect to see more hostages released while the Ground Incursion appears to be on hold for now . Reporter before the release of these two elderly israeli women, there were 222 people being held by hamas that they abducted on october the 7th. So we would expect and certainly theres a hope that these releases now, these are the third and fourth people to be released by hamas since it took all of those people hostage on october the 7th, there is a hope and expectation that more will be released. And its really being helped by both the qataris who host some of the Political Leadership of hamas in doha, and the egyptians and the red cross. In a statement, Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu pointedly thanking the egyptians and the red cross, but avoiding thanking the qatarris for their association with muhammad ali, although we do know they are involved in getting some of those hostages released. Theres no word about more being released or when or what kind of timeline. There have been Records Hamas was trying to negotiate fuel in exchange, Fuel Deliveries to the gaza strip, in exchange for the release of a large batch of hostages, 50 or so. But when he was asked, mark regev, Senior Advisor to the israeli government, said even if all the hostages were released by hamas, they would not allow fuel to go into the enclave for the simple reason that israel believes it will be pilfered or taken by hamas and help them in their war with israel. The idf says it struck multiple hezbollah posts monday night. What more are you learning about these new strikes in the north on the border with lebanon . Were seeing an increase in tensions on the border with lebanon, with hezbollah which is backed by iran. Israel saying every time hezbollah strikes or fires antitank missiles or any other projectiles towards israel, it will retaliate. In some circumstances its taking preemptive action. What weve also seen in the arena of gaza is that israel has further ramped up its strikes, carrying out more than 400 strikes overnight. Its he hitting a hamas militant operatives, some of whom were on their way to fire rockets toward israel or on their way to carry out terrorist attacks, in its words, against israel. They also say they destroyed a tunnel, among other parts of hamas infrastructure, which they said provided fast access for militants to the coast. There seems to be a rampingup of the air strikes in the gaza strip as well, which we assume means that we are inching towards this muchexpected Ground Invasion. Another indicator, perhaps, wayz and Googlemaps Disabling temporarily live Traffic Updates for israel and the gaza strip. Our thanks to Elliott Gotkine with that live report. Doctors and aid groups are warning that all the chaos and destruction is taking a toll on gazas overwhelmed hospitals. The Palestinian AuthorityMinistry Of Health says hospitals are nearing collapse, and operating at more than 150 of their capacity. A doctor told cnn they desperately need fuel for vital machinery, keeping patients alive, including infants such as these. Cnns clarisa ward has more on the deteriorating conditions at hospitals across gaza, but a warning, her story contains graphic videos. Reporter you are entering the Al Shifa Hospital in gaza city. This is just one minute of one day. But doctors tell us it could be any of the last 16 days. It is a scene from hell. Many of the patients are young children. The reception area now a triage center. Everywhere you turn, another casualty. Every one of these people has been ordered by israels military to evacuate the hospital, including the staff, already outnumbered and overwhelmed. And as the punishing bombardment continues, the wounded keep flooding in. Doctors say theres nowhere else for them to go. And no safe way to transport them out. We had mass casualties once or twice a day. Now we have every halfhour casualties. Now it is overloaded, our emergency department, our departments are overloaded with patients. Reporter the doctor warns the situation is about to get dramatically worse. The hospital, he says, is just two days away from running out of fuel needed to power the generators that are keeping the hospital and its patients alive. If you do run out of fuel in two days, what will you do . What can you do . I think the International Community will be part of the process of killing of our people if they dont act on israel to allow it to get this fuel entered into gaza. What to do for the people in the icu . What about the neonatal . Small babies. We have more than 130 in our unit in the icu units. What to do with them . I think we are allowing them to die in peace. We dont have the fuel to run our generators in the hospital. Reporter just a trickle of aid has been allowed to cross into gaza, and none of it fuel. Blocked by israel, it says over concerns it will be taken by hamas. Hundreds of trucks are waiting along the egyptian side of the border. But diplomatic efforts to establish a continuous humanitarian corridor have no m time for debate. Cnns Clarissa Ward reporting from the middle east. Idf Spokesperson Lieutenant colonel lerner joins us from tel aviv. So our reporter, Clarissa Ward, who we just heard from, spoke to the top surgeon at Al Shiba Hospital In Gaza who said even without Air Conditioning and lights they still need 9,000 Liters Of Fuel a day. Other idf spokespeople have told us they have 1,000 Liters Of Fuel. Thats clearly not enough to run hospital generators. The u. N. Is particularly concerned about this. Whats your response to that . So obviously we cannot be, as human beings, concerned about t unconcerned about the suffering of babies in the hospital in shifa, a hospital managed by the Hamas Ministry of health. Hamas has stockpiles of fuel in the south of gaza, not far from rafe crossing. They could choose to distribute to it the hospitals. Unfortunately, they choose not to do that. Its a really sad situation. It exemplifies this conflict. Hamas has no regard for human life, israeli or palestinian. Theyre willing to sacrifice, massacre, murder, burn, rape, and even their own people. This is the sad truth. Our role at this time is to destroy hamas. Destroy and change the paradigm once and for all for the benefit of all the people in the region. Colonel, hamas released two more hostages monday. But efforts to get a larger group have stalled. Is it true that israel is rejecting a hamas demand for fuel in exchange for more hostages as reported in the Wall Street Journal . So as i said, hamas has a stockpile of fuel if they wanted to use the fuel for the good of the people. They could do it, could do that. They need to release the people, the hostages, that theyre unlawfully holding immediately, without any demands. They released yocheved and nurit cooper but they did not release their husbands, one 83, one 85. These are people that they are farmers, they are retirees, they are teachers, they are young women, young children. They need to come home. They need to come home now. Hamas has no right to put any demands on the table. They opened this war, we will win it. How can you be so sure that there are stockpiles of fuel . You can check on our twitter feed. We have visual intelligence and visuals showing where their tanks of fuel are. Unfortunately, people are ignoring the fact that humes is a government of gaza. The Hamas Terrorist Organization governs gaza and it subordinated all of its infrastructure for terrorism. They did not invest in the people and the needs of the people, they built tunnels and networks of tunnels we are now dismantling and destroying. They did not invest in the schools or in the education. They invested in training and equipping the terrorists that penetrated our border on the 7th of october. This is what this Terrorist Organization this is really, rosemary, this is why they have to go. Colonel, we are seek images of babies, children, teenagers killed by israeli air strikes. They didnt carry out the abhorrent and mass attacks on Israel On October 7th but they are paying the ultimate price. What efforts are being made by israel to avoid civilian casualties, and do you worry that these images are turning the world against israel . Heres what we know. The world in general supports israels assault against hamas as a Terrorist Organization. And there is an expectation as we expect from ourselves that we will operate within the realm and the boundaries of the laws of armed conflict, and that is precisely what we do. When we are calling the people from Northern Gaza Strip to evacuate to the south, and still people are not evacuating, there are still people that have remained in the north, its in order to distinct them from the terrorists. Hamas has made the gaza strip a fortress of terrorists. It has positioned all of its capabilities within the civilian arena. Whether its been drones on the rooftops of houses that they proudly yesterday distributed a video of, how they position this, how theyre launching a drone with explosives towards israel. And its launched from the rooftop of a house. They dont care who lives in that house. We try to evacuate the people, we try to get people out of harms way, while they are trying, in order to keep them in harms way. So yes, we are going out of our way to try and minimize the civilian impact in accordance to the laws of armed conflict. And indeed, when we are making announcements that were going to strike, were calling on people, sending them Text Messages or phone calls, you know, encouraging them, you have to leave for your own safety. Where hamas is doing exactly the opposite and telling people to stay and then when theyre not listening to them erecting checkpoints, preventing them physically from evacuating. This is the sad truth. This Terrorist Organization is holding 220 israelis hostage in gaza. The people of israel, in Southern Israel theyre also trying to hold hostage, and the people of gaza theyre holding hostage. Lieutenant colonel peter lerner, thank you so much for talking with us. Thank, rosemary. Still to come, an emotional reunion after being released from hamas captivity. We will have more on the condition of the two hostages released on monday. Plus as thousands of palestinians are being told to leave their homes in northern gaza, we will take a look at what life has been like for Palestinian Refugees living in jordan. Welcome back, everyone. French president Emmanuel Macron has arrived in tel aviv to show solidarity with israel. A source says mr. Macron will discuss a twostate solution with israeli officials, including Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu. And its likely he may meet with Palestinian Authority president mahmoud abbas. Earlier, the french leader also met with israeli victims of the hamas attack more than two weeks ago. Meantime, the two israeli women released from hamas captivity are doing okay. Thats according to the head nurse at the hospital where the women are being examined. She says as soon as the two women arrived at the hospital, they had an emotional reunion with their families. The women will get a complete physical examination by doctors before being discharged in the coming days. Their families are hopeful this means more hostages will be released soon. We are learn morgue about the israeli neighborhoods decimated by hamas and the lives of the people who lived there. Cnns Kaitlan Collins visited a kibbutz and spoke with a man seeing his childhood home for the first time after most of his family was murdered in the surprise attacks. The report youre about to see contains graphic video and may be difficult to watch. Reporter Kibbutz Disafief sits less than three miles away from the gaza border where a Quiet Community raises avocados and poultry with their families. Saturday, october 7th, the kibbutz around 300 people called home became the site of a massacre as hamas militants stormed inside and murdered 14 people, kidnapping four others. Major marcus sheff, a reservist in the Israeli Defense forces, watched from home as the brutal attack unfolded that day. Now hes leading a small group of Foreign Press into the kibbutz for the first time. Wanting the world to bear witness to the atrocities firsthand. The shock is still there after two weeks. Youre seeing the damage, yet its still hard to absorb. The horror. Reporter the stench of dead is thick in the air as you walk along the treelined streets. If you didnt look too closely, youd never guess a slaughter took place here. Then you notice the bullet hole and jinas door. The 90yearold grandmother who loved gardening was in her bathroom when hamas militants shot her in the head. Her blood is still smeared on the entryway two weeks later. If you didnt look over here, just looked like a regular home on a saturday morning. Orange juice out. The newspaper. Her mail. Some cookies. When you look at the kitchen, you can see people have gone through it. They opened all the cabinets. Theres still cups in the sink. Her kettle is still out. Jinas is one of several who was brutally murdered in her kibbutzes on that saturday morning. Reporter the zac family lived just down the street. Parents atai, eddie, and 14yearold sagi were at home when the attack began. Their older children, hedar and tomer, were away. We reached 24yearold hedar on facetime. What was through that window . This is is first time hes able to see the charred remains of his familys home. Someone on the kibbutz told me he found my dad laying on the ground with my dog, just watching the doors so the terrorists wont come in. Reporter the bodies of his mother and Little Brother found hugging each other in the nearby bomb shelter where they asphyxiated after militants set their home on fire. Just days before, sagi was dancing his heart out in a bruno mars concert in tel aviv. I am 24. We have 10 years between us. Its hard to see my Little Brother, he was like my child. Reporter hedar and his sister are now orphans. His grief and anger, palpable. Its kind of absurd to me that you guys come in first and not someone from israel. You know what i mean . I love my kibbutz, its amazing, but the government . I have no words to describe. Reporter 24 hours later, in the disafeel area, an idf soldier is killed and three others wounded during a raid ahead of israels expected Ground Invasion in gaza. An only months warning shot of what is yet to come. Kaitlan collins, cnn, kissafill, israel. The pentagon bracing for attack busy iranianbacked f forces across the middle east. According to u. S. Intelligence, iran is looking to exploit the backlash in the reason. Oren lieberman reports u. S. Forces in iraq and syria have already come under fire. Reporter the u. S. Has intelligence that iranianbacked militias in the middle east, specifically in iraq and syria, are looking to take advantage of the opportunity and the situation there to escalate and ramp up attacks on u. S. Forces in the middle east, according to multiple u. S. Officials, as iran tries to take advantage of growing antiisrael and antiu. S. Sentiment as a result of the ongoing war between israel and hamas in gaza. We have seen a series of several drone and Rocket Attacks against u. S. Forces in the middle east, but this would be an sdlags of that. Worth noting weve seen the Iranianbacked Houthis in yemen launch an attack using land attack Cruise Missiles and drones that was supp