viewsers joining us. it is thursday, november 2. 10:00 a.m. in gaza where israeli airstrikes again lit up the skies overnight. israel s military says its forces have now reached the outskirts of gaza city. the idf say 17 of its sold engineers have been killed since the ground incursion began. in northern gaza, israeli airstrikes struck the refugee camp for the second time. at least 80 people were killed, most were women and children. unicef says more than 400 children have died each day in gaza since the war started. meanwhile we re waiting to see if more foreign nationals are able to cross the border into egypt today. people have been gathering there in hopes of getting through for the first time since the war began. the rafah border crossing opened wednesday to several hundred foreign nationals including aid workers who had been stuck at the border for days. clare sebastian is covering all of these angles for us. what are we hearing about what could happen today? the expe
hello. and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. i m paula newton. you are watching cnn s continuing coverage of israel at war. it is 3:00 a.m. here in atlanta. 9:00 a.m. in gaza. israeli air strikes, again, lit up the skies overnight. israel s military says its forces have reached the outskirts of gaza city, for the second time in as many days. israel hit the refugee camp in northern gaza with the devastating air strike on wednesday. local hospital officials say 80 people were killed. here s what an idf spokesperson told cnn earlier. you should have evacuated. you and your family, you shouldn t have been there. that doesn t mean that we wanted to kill anybody. it means that when we warn palestinians two weeks ago to evacuate that specific area, because there was going to be major combat operations, they should have heeded the warning and should have left. the sad reality that is unfolding now is that the civilians in gaza is