Welcome to cnn this morning. Im poppy harlow with Phil Mattingly in new york. Erin burnett is live in tel aviv. A hostage released by hamas yesterday is now speaking. She is tell her story this morning at the hospital. 85yearold Yocheved Lifshitz told reporters how she was abducted and held captive underground for weeks. The grandmother says they stormed her kibbutz and took her away on a motorbike and beat her with sticks. She says they took her in hamas underground Tunnel Network and held had her with four other ginls. They had guards, a doctor and paramedics who took care of them. Hamas had a stockpile of shampoo and other toiletries for hostages to use. There are huge network of tunnels underneath. It looks like a spiderweb. When she first arrived, they told them that they are muslims and they are not going to hurt them. And that they share they ate the same food that the hamas was eating. They have released four hostages as israeli troops gear up to launch an assault by gaza by ground, sea, and air. The Israeli Military says it struck more than 400 targets across gaza in the past day killing hamas commanders and fighters as more than 200 hostages are believed to be held by hamas inside gaza including 30 children. Lets go to erin burnett in tel aviv. Erin, hearing from her, all of those details, including, by the way, criticism of the idea and lack of preparedness, was remarkable this morning. Reporter it was remarkable. She had criticism for the idf. You know how they write they, obviously, werent there. You know, also, poppy, something stands out in the mundane necessity. You are talking about tunnels. We know the tunnels have ventilation and airconditioning, this is all reports that we have heard from the israelis over the years but the fact she is saying she was held under ground for more than two weeks that there was shampoo, antibiotics, a guard per hostage and the experience she had, that there were medics and paramedics and, obviously, she is elderly. The other woman released also elderly and had medical needs and they had the medicine needed and if not something similar to replace it. It is pretty stunning because you have to contrast that abovend ground, right, where there isnt water, nevermind shampoo, they dont have water. This they are using toilet water. There is no morphine for any kind of amputations. Antibiotics, no. Right . But hamas stockpiled all of that and has that underground and thats what we are learning from her. To that point, erin, and i want to play the sound, because it gets at just how prepared they were for taking hostages including at the scale they took them. Take a listen. Translator they looked very well prepared. They prepared it for a long period of time. All of the needs for female, that women need, shampoo, conditioner. Did that surprise you . Everyone was surprised by the scale of the Terror Attack itself, but the preparations for hostagetaking also seemed to be a significant piece of the plan. Yes. When they say prepared for things womens needs, okay, they were there for prepared i mean, thats just we are going honest. They had tampons and things, okay . That is a level of preparation for what they were going to do, right. And it shows that they were going to take people of all different ages, right. So a preparation for that. And, you know, we saw that in the plans that we have seen taken from the bodies of hamas militants who were killed in the Terrorist Attack, that it lays out what they were going to do in every single kibbutz and the ones i read what they are going to do with hostages. Take as many as possible. Here is the communal eating area, here is the map, its circled. Take the hostages there. Was part of the printed plan. Now you see the other end. The level of preparation that went into it. Again in the mundane reality of having feminine hygiene products, shampoo and antibiotics, it is those very specifics that i think are most striking. For sure. And, erin, also, i wonder if well learn from her or the other hostages how much they had. Which would indicate how long they had been planning or have been planning to hold the hostages. So we will see. I also thought this was striking that her daughter spoke at that News Conference as well. This is what she said about her dad, who, of course, is her husband. Listen. My mom and dad was separated at the very beginning. And so we do not know for my moms story what happened to my dad. We do know that he was injured. Injured and very likely could still be being held. Reporter yeah, absolutely. They were kept in separate places. As much as hamas is giving an image of humane treatment to hostages, you must remember that they were hostages. Remember what happened to the people who didnt get to become hostages. The horrible and brutal and inhuman method of their brutal massacre and slaughter. When they took people hostages they would separate. A husband and wife not together and she doesnt know where he is. And that is the obvious raises the obvious point, we dont know where they are being held and are they being held in larger groups. Hamas said some of the hostages have been killed in israeli airstrikes. We dont know if they were killed by israeli airstrikes or anything else. They have indicated 22 killed in strikes. We dont know if its true. The Israeli Forces preparing for the gaza Ground Invasion are getting counsel from an American Military leader on the ground in israel. Marine corps lieutenant James Glen Head of the special Operations Command and it is unclear while of course he has the experience and resume for for such a situation, unclear what his specific role is here. An official says general glen has decades of experience and can ask the hard questions as the unc does not have a clear intention in gaza. They have not provided any specifics. Cnns Nic Robertson is in israel where he has been since the beginning of the war. As we have been in the midst of now 17 days into a war, what are you seeing in terms of Military Movement this morning in the context of more than 300 strikes that israel is saying they conducted in the past 24 hours in gaza . Reporter yeah, and to go back to what you were saying about the former marine general, i think the other piece of context is the fact that we know there is a Marine Expeditionary unit of 2,000 on readiness and stand by to come and give logistic support, another unspecified support to the Israeli Military at a time when there are american hostages on the being held by hamas inside gaza. So it seems when you pick and choose which general to come and give what sort of advice, you are also picking one who would be very familiar with the sort of expertise, readiness and what the marines are sitting offshore have at their disposal. Speaks to me as coordination as well. Of course, thats not what were being told. When it comes to the readiness, we heard from the Prime Minister today, Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu, when he was speaking with the french president Emmanuel Macron who has given his support to israels right to strike back to hamas the Prime Minister said it could be a long war. I am struck by the fact he said it could be because until now he has been very clear we will go after them and get the job done, get completely get hid of hamas. I think this is indicative of the fact that there is no stepping back from the possibility of a ground incursion. We are not seeing anything on the ground at the moment that would indicate that. Hef detonations in gaza, Military Helicopters in the area this morning. So what we heard from the Israeli Defense cheer yesterday, head of general staff saying that they are ready that, troops are ready, they are getting additional training. I think the posture is set for when the command comes, that the troops are ready for that incursion. Very clear that they are being paused for a clear that has to do with humanitarian aid, has to do with hostages. The connections we dont see. That force is there. Its ready to go. I dont see anyone pulling it back at the moment. Reporter thank you very much on the gaza border. I want to go to Lieutenant Colonel peter learner. I want to give you first a chance to response to what we were saying was one of the things that have stood out as the hostage spoke out that hamas was prepared for this. Feminine hygiene products, shampoo, antibiotics. Paramedics. Medical care. Eating the same food adds the hostages ate. How do you respond to that . Well, clearly, erin, they were prepared for the attack. We see just the magnitude of their attacks. They had a very clear Plan Of Action T it shouldnt be a surprise to us that this is what they had underground as they abducted over 200 people into gaza. I remind you, they did a coordinated attack with more than 20 points of breach over ground, at ground and at sea. They penetrated some 30 different communities across the across southern israel and butchered and murdered and raped over 1,400 people. So why should we be surprised if that was the level of preparation, they are also taking care of the preparations required for the people that they intended to abduct. And as you rightly pointed out, the Hygiene Items identify the fact that they were actually intended to abduct women, intending to abduct the elderly. They didnt care. They just wanted to Abduct Israelis for israelis. Civilians is what they are holding. They need to object released. They need to be released now. This is the situation twer in today. I want to give you a chance now to the reporting that israel is willing to delay its Ground Invasion for a few more days. Obviously, its already been delayed. You have been ready go for 16 days, 15 days, whatever the technical day point may be that you want to say since you were ready, willing to delay for a large hostage release and a senior israeli official saying if hamas proposing a package we will be ready to do things in return. Can you comment on that . Erin, you know, i cant specifically. There are two conditions for any Ground Mobilization of the idf. The government decision to mobilize. There needs to be a green light from the government that tells us to goin. There is need for a political kai log or diplomatic dialogue to be ongoing. The second is operational the optimal Operational Requirements of a military ground operation. With every day that goes by, we are a more professional force, more prepared, better prepared, a better equipped force. We are not in a rush. As you pointed out, the government hasnt limited our timeframe for this operation. On the contrary. They have said it will take a long time because we understand that fighting this type of war is a very challenging process. So we are not in a rush. We are determined to destroy hamas, make sure it never, ever attacks our people, abzukts or people, butcher our people, murder our people, and where we are heading at this time. So until those two conditions are made clear, that is basically where we will be standing. We need to be prepared. We need the government to give tus that green light. Reporter i want to play Something Else that, you know, Yocheved Lifshitz, one the hostages said when she was speaking this morning. Specifically about Israeli Intelligence and what happened to her that morning. Here she is. Translator the lack of awareness by shin bet and idf hurt us a lot. They warned us, three weeks beforehand they sent Fire Balloons and the idf did not treat it seriously. Reporter so, colonel, can you respond to that . She is saying specifically and appears to be from conversations she would have had with her captors that Israeli Defense forces and the Israeli Intelligence apparatus both domestic and foreign focused had a threeweek warning. She goes into the detail on that and say that they failed. What do you say to that . There is clearly a failure on several levels of the idfs readiness and preparedness, the intelligence community. There will be a time to investigate and get to the bottom of it exactly what was missed, if it of indeed these fires that were launched, incendiary devices launched against israel and was this the warning sign that should have prepared us for this attack. Indeed, there is the intelligence failure, the barrier failure, the forces on the ground failure. All of these will be investigated at a time. We are currently focus odd on making sure it doesnt happen again. Reporter colonel, one more final question. Hamas has said that 22 of the hostages have been killed in israeli airstrikes. We dont know if they were killed in zach edey airstrikes or any other we dont know anything. Do you know . Do you think that 22 hostages have been killed . Heres what i know. We are conducting smallscale raids around the border and we are still collecting bodies of israelis that they have killed on the way as they were abducting them into gaza. We know that we need to be very, very cautious in taking anything that hamas has to say because their whole operation is an operation of manipulation and death. Lets not listen to what hamas is saying. They need to release the hostages. They need to release them now. They need to let her husband free. We heard from her daughter free about the concern for her father and they need to release the other 200 or so hostages. They need to let them go now. Thats what we are demanding, that is what we expect and that is the situation. Reporter colonel, thank you for your time this morning. Appreciate it. Poppy. Thank you. A lot of Important Information from him. We are also focusing on the humanitarian crisis in gaza that is getting worse not just by the day, but by the hour. Food, fuel, water, running out as these airstrikes continue. Clarissa ward is with us straight ahead. In gaza, Lim Trucks Have crossed the Rafah Border Carrying water, food and medicine. Aid agencies are calling for a ceasefire. Doctors warn without a lot nor fuel the wounded and vulnerable babies will die. Hamas says there is a power outage at one of the hospitals in gaza due tho that fuel shortage. It will soon become a mass grave if that fuel runs out. If it runs out of electricity, we have 150 patients ventilated because of the critical nature of their wounds. We cannot run the operating rooms. We cannot run the anesthetic machines. Effectively, the hospital, which now has around 1,700 wounded patients, three times its capacity, will cease to exist as a hospital. Clarissa ward joins us live from egypt. Despite those Reality Tease that he and doctors, heads of Aid Organizations have been laying out, mark, close advisor to benjamin netanyahu, made it clear last night on cnn to katlyn, no, we are not allowing fuel in because the israeli argument is hamas takes it and uses it for terror. Reporter right. And so you have this intractable issue. But the humanitarian situation growing more dire by the second. You talked to those doctors. Its not even just about incubators or ventilators. Its about desalination plants. The Water Doctors tell us people are drinking brackish water, seeing preeclampsia in pregnant woman because of the lack of clean water. They need the generators to power the desalination efforts. The knockon effect of this lack of fuel is catastrophic, but despite the efforts of humanitarian organizations, regional governments, you know, western diplomats and everyone coming to the table, the israelis said, as they told kaitlan collins, that they believe that it can be used for military purposes. It can be stolen by hamas. So unclear how this issue will get resolved, but in the meantime, it is having dire consequences. We interviewed a Doctor Yesterday who said two days left. So potentially you are talking about tomorrow as early as tomorrow totally running out of fuel. They have already, according to Health Officials inside gaza, turned off lights, for example, turned off airconditioning. They have tried to limit their consumption to the maximum of their ability, but the reality is without fuel, you are going to see a huge amount of deaths potentially, and still no sense that there is progress being made on finding some kind of a mechanism to appropriately deal with this issue, poppy. Also, the calculations that you and your team did about how much aid is actually getting into gaza, other aid, is stunning. Its about 1 of what normally would have gone into gaza in the last couple of weeks. Reporter right. So literally before the war youre talking 455 trucks a day of aid going into gaza. Thats according to the u. N. So over a 16, 17day period, normally you would have had more than 7,000 trucks of aid going into gaza. In the last 17 days, and its really just the last three days, you havent even had 60 trucks of aid going in. And dont forget, poppy, all off this is happening against the bac backdrop of some of the most punishing bombardment. Israel saying in the last 24 hours, they hit 400 targets. That is the highest number we have seen so far. The Gazan Health Ministry run by hamas saying that 700 people were killed in 24 hours. So you understand that even in a bestcase scenario, these hospitals are completely overwhelmed. Completely overrun. We talked to one doctor who said, in previous escalations, we might see a mass casualty event once or twice a day. Now we are seeing