live from. newsday. hi there. thank you for being with us. we begin in gaza, where fighting is intensifying and communications are down for a third time. our correspondent rushdi abualouf in gaza has told us that tonight s bombardment seems to be the most intense since the beginning of the war, targeting the north west of the gaza strip in particular. of the gaza strip in particular. and in the last few hours, the idf said it has now split gaza into two parts north and south. it comes as the us secretary of state antony blinken has visted iraq and the west bank. and in the last hour, he has landed in turkey s capital, ankara, for a round of talks with leaders in the region. he has said that discussions are ongoing about a humanitarian pause in the fighting. mr blinken said the pause would advance several priorities, including getting more aid in to gaza, and getting the hostages out. yogita limaye reports. the bombing over gaza has intensified tonight, communication lines