Step against hamas at this hour. The idf confirms one of its Tank Brigades has taken control of the gaza side of the rafah border crossing. It connects the war torn territory to egypt. This is new video showing the tanks moving in. Officials say the operation was very precise and very limited. They also say it was only in specific areas of eastern rafah. The crossing is one of the main Supply Routes for humanitarian aid into gaza. And we are told all movement there has stopped at least for now. 20 hamas militants were reportedly killed during todays sees. Three Terror Shafts were also apparently found in that area. This is one of the first significant Military Actions israel has taken in part of the enclave, where more than a million palestinians are taking refuge. Before today, the idf mainly hit targets with airstrikes in rafah. Israel claims the gaza side of the crossing was being used for terror activity. The idf says hamas fired mortars toward israels border from the area of the c
it is 4:00 new york. it is not every day that a former president of the united states is in a courthouse. much less as a defendant in the case that threatens to bring down the entire brand that he used to propel himself into office in the first place. today, donald trump was back in court in the $250 million civil fraud trial in new york. before walking in, trump lashed out as he so often does at the judge, the trial, at the new york attorney general who brought the lawsuit. he did not mention judge engoron s clerk, who has been a frequent target of his, he remains under a gag order that prohibits him from talking about court staff. inside the courtroom, accounting expert eli bartov took the stand and testified that in his expert opinion the attorney general s claims of a years long pattern of fraud, manipulating the values of trump s real estate assets were baseless. there is no evidence whatsoever for any accounting fraud, he said. dold trump was reportedly visibly pleased.