all of us know the suffering that is taking place as we speak. all of us are determined to see it end. but all of us know the imperative of standing up with our allies and partners when their security, when their democracies are threatened. that s secretary of state antony blinken laying out the difficult balance of standing with israel in its war against terrorists while also supporting the protection of innocent pal palestinians in gaza. it comes as an israeli rocket strike hit the largest refugee camp killing dozensens of people. we ll have the latest out of the middle east in just a moment. plus, the director of the fbi is warning that the hamas terror attacks could inspire extremists here at home, calling it the greatest threat to the united states since the height of isis. and also ahead, the white house is rejecting an israel-only aid plan from house republicans. we ll take a look at where that funding fight could be headed. good morning, and welcome to way too
difficult crisis as israel and hamas war enters its day. in gaza rockets continue to fly. roughly 250 israelis have been evacuated from the border near gaza. more than a million residents of gaza have been displaced or told to leave their homes. the israeli war on hamas has led to destruction across gaza not just in the north. right now the palestinian ministry of health estimates more than 8,500 people have been killed in gaza including 3,500 children. the palestinian ministry of health is controlled by hamas, but in the past its statistic about death in these sorts of conflicts heeen called accurate. save the children is now warning the number of children killed in gaza in the last few weeks is greater than the total number of children killed in all global conflicts each year since 2019. it is by all accounts by anyone looking at it an enormous humanitarian crisis. it s also become an enormous domestic political challenge. in the aftermath of the terror attack, the worst
The direction of the catholic church. this is complete difference in tone from what we heard from pope benedict and will be welcomed by a lot of catholics. if i can ask john mecham a question. how long will this take to filter down through the clergy? the clergy is so conservative having been shaped benedict and his predecessor to essentially talk about this stuff and to be doctriner about this stuff. will they get the message? it s a wonderful question. the question now is has the pope made the more, to use american political terms the more center left and liberal kind of interpretations of the faith. suddenly is it acceptable to talk in those terms in a way that makes you part of the mainstream as opposed to part of