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blinken said president biden will focus on securing the release of hostages taken by hamas while underscoring the need to minimise civilian casualities in gaza in the announcement that camejust after 3am injerusalem. on wednesday president biden will visit israel. he is coming here at a critical moment for israel. forthe here at a critical moment for israel. for the region and for the world. and he is coming here to do the following. first, the president will reaffirm the united states s solidarity with israel and our ironclad commitment to its security. president biden will again make clear as he has done unequivocally since hamas s slaughter of more than moo people slaughter of more than m00 people including at least 30 americans at that israel has the right and, indeed, the duty to defend its people from hamas and other terrorists and to prevent future attacks. the president will hear from israel of what it means to defend its people as we continue to work with ....
where we ll bring you two british teens are missing after disappearing from a kibbutz last weekend. their mother born in the uk confirmed dead last weekend. we don t have any details about the surname or indeed more details about the family, but confirmation that to reddish teenage sisters are among those missing after last weekend s attacks in israel. we ve heard today confirmation that the number of hostages missing is that 199, that was revised up today from the presumed 150 hostages that are still missing. we know the israeli prime minister has vowed to bring them home butjust within the last few minutes confirmation that two british teenage sisters are among those who are missing after last weekend s attack on israel. as soon as we have further detail we will bring it to you here in bbc news. within the hour we have had news of an air strike within the hour we have had news of an airstrike on. within the hour we have had news of an air strike on. damage to the vita ....
of those killed by hamas. he was killed defending his country, keeping as many and coming up on bbc news. the future of manchester united is in the spotlight, as british billionaire sirjim ratcliffe hopes to secure the first stage of an eventual buyout. good evening from jerusalem, as the flight of palestinians from northern gaza continues. israel is preparing for a major ground offensive into the territory, while maintaining a heavy bombing campaign of targets, in the hunt for members of hamas. the group has been designated as a terror organisation by many western governments, including the uk. the united nations says israel s total siege of gaza, cutting off fuel, food and electricity supplies, is causing a deepening humanitarian crisis, with hospitals close to complete collapse, threatening thousands of lives. meanwhile, thousands of those palestinians who have left their homes, hoping to cross into egypt, have been left bitterly disappointed, with the crossing still ....
the north of the territory has again been heavily bombarded by israeli air strikes. and meanwhile, a video analysed by bbc verify appears to show an air strike at the crossing itself earlier the extent of the damage is unclear. the video was recorded by cctv footage on the egyptian side of the border and published by egyptian news channel al qahera news. we ll hear more about the conditions inside of gaza, but first a report from our international editor, jeremy bowen, who is in southern israel. another war, of words, has started over who is responsible for the suffering of palestinian civilians in gaza. israel is dropping the bombs. it says blame hamas for killing and kidnapping and, says israel, hiding behind civilians. gazans crowded into un schools after israel told them to move south towards the egyptian border. they are supposed to be protected by the laws of war. america has felt it necessary to deliver repeated reminders of that to israel, along with military a ....
this is cnn s live coverage of israel at war. i m wolf blitzer in washington along with sara sidner in tel aviv. there s breaking news we re following this hour. americans and others stuck in war-ravaged gaza are on alert to evacuate potentially at any moment. the state department is urging u.s. citizens to move closer to the rafah border in the southern part of gaza crossing from gaza into egypt in case it opens up with little notice. local media reported earlier that egypt was not, repeat not, allowing american citizens through the crossing. more than 1 million civilians in the northern part of gaza are under israeli orders to flee to the south, an evacuation the united nations is calling impossible. the humanitarian crisis is escalated amid widespread destruction and a mounting death toll in gaza now rising above 2200. it s been a full week of punishing israeli air strikes in response to the horrific and deadly hamas terror attack on israel last weekend that killed s ....