President biden heading to israel this morning on a wartime journey that could prove to be the most important Foreign Mission of his administration to date. But even before touchdown, mr. Biden is encountering turbulence. It just might destroy any hope of warding off a full blown mideast battle. Good morning, everybody. Kevin corke In Washington with live one hour coverage. A special on the latest developments in the mideast. It is 3 a. M. Here in the nations capital, 10 a. M. In israel this morning. People there across in fact, across the mideast are waking up to growing concerns about a possible escalation of hostilities in the region. And now President Bidens efforts to tamp down the tensions are already facing a massive setback. The latest disturbing images from gaza explain why widespread carnage at a hospital once with wounded war victims and palestinians seeking shelter. At least 500 reported dead, many of them children. Israels military says it was a rocket fired by islamic. Ha
The death toll is rising the Israeli Military says they have now recovered at least 1,200 People Killed in israel this past weekend. And in the five Day Bombardment of gaza, already more than 1,000 palestinians have died. Today the un called on all sides to respect civilians, and requested that a humanitarian corridor be set up in gaza to get food in and to evacuate the most seriously injured. Well hear from our correspondents across the region. From Lucy Williamson who has been to the town of 0fakim, where they have been burying their dead. From gaza, our correspondent rushdi abu alouf. And anna foster is on israels northern border with lebanon, where israel has been exchanging fire today with hezbollah militants. Good evening. There are 300,000 israeli troops now massed on israels Southern Border. Theres a new unity government in tel aviv and a war cabinet to direct israels response. Explosions. For the fifth day running, and from the direction of sderot, in the south, the Israeli De
israel and gaza. ijust want in the middle east. the war in israel and gaza. i just want to show you pictures that we are getting in. the latest from southern israel looking into northern gaza as we touched on in the headlines there. if you re telling us it is expanding its assault deeper into the northern gaza strip. wejust had its assault deeper into the northern gaza strip. we just had a little earlier from an gaza strip. we just had a little earlierfrom an idf gaza strip. we just had a little earlier from an idf spokesperson reiterating that with artillery, with tanks and with ground troops, but also from ships in the sea and with missiles, they are continuing their operations in gaza. the stated aim of that, of course, as we have been told, is to prevent hamas from having capability of launching any further attacks on israel. but, of course, a lot of discussion right now around international law and the terms of use of military force. the director of the un agency for pal
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