That israel maintain a military presence in the philadelphi corridor. That s a small buffer zone between gaza and egypt s sinai desert. Mr netanyahu said israel is committed to destroying hamas and bringing the hostages home. He warned of the potential consequences should israel relieve its military pressure on hamas. Our middle east regional editor mike thomson has more on the prime minister s comments from jerusalem. Tonight, benjamin netanyahu double down on his insistence that israeli troops will not be withdrawn from the philadelphia corridor. That is the strip of land separating southern gaza from egypt. Is that it is absolutely vital that they stay that to stop hamas smuggling weapons from egypt into gaza. He said, if we let this happen, we could have another october the seventh all over again. Interestingly though, he had talked in the past about not moving for at least 42 years. This evening he was referring to 42 days early so they may be some wriggle room there. But he has s
Due to mr netanyahu s demand that israel maintain a military presence in the philadelphi corridor. That s a small buffer zone between gaza and egypt s sinai desert. Mr netanyahu said israel is committed to destroying hamas and bringing the hostages home. He warned of the potential consequences should israel relieve its military pressure on hamas. Our middle east regional editor mike thomson has more on the prime minister s comments from jerusalem. Tonight, mr netanyahu doubled down on his insistence that israeli troops will not be withdrawn from the philadelphi corridor. That is the strip of land that separates southern gaza from egypt. He said it is absolutely vital that they stay there to stop hamas smuggling weapons from egypt into gaza. He said, if we let this happen, we could have another october the 7th all over again. Interestingly though, he had talked in the past about them not moving for at least 42 years. This evening he was referring to 42 days only, so there may be some wr
lesser extent in the south down here. they ve gained even more ground in offensives. president zelenskyy claims they have recaptured some 6,000 square kilometers of territory. it s about 2,300 square miles since the beginning of the month. this is impossible to verify, but it is even more ground than the russians actually gained in the last several months and it happened fast. i want to show you this animation here, if we can zoom in. you can see the yellow there, how quickly ukrainian troops have recaptured territory that had been occupied by the russians. now russia is responding. ukrainian officials say russian strikes knocked out power in the region. in donetsk ukrainian forces also recaptured a town there after forces crossed the donetsk river. this here is the aftermath. the capture will further complicate any attempt by the remaining russian-backed forces to withdraw, and last night secretary of state tony blinken called the recent gains by ukrainians encouraging.
Hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the United States, and all around the world. We are following Breaking News on two major stories this hour. Another Mass Shooting in the United States, at least 22 people reportedly killed in maine, and the suspect is still at large. We are following developments out of the middle east, israel killing up for Ground Operations in gaza, even as the territories deepening humanitarian crisis spirals out of control. We begin in maine where a manhunt is underway after, a massacre in two locations In The City Of lucent. 22 people are dead, up to 60 others wounded. The shootings took place wednesday night at a Bowling Alley, and a restaurant. Officials in luis stint, and the neighbor sitting of auburn, are telling residents to stay inside, and lock their doors. Hundreds of officers are looking for this man, 40 year old robert card. Police described him as a Person Of Interest and say he is Armed And Dangerous. Local Sheriffs Office released t