Positive sign harris gave a thumbs up to the fans as he was loaded into the ambulance. We are staying on all the Breakiking News Out of israel a gaza. Stay with cnn news central. Starts now. Hello, thank you so much for joining us, im kate bolduan with john in new york, sara sidner is in israel. The Breaking News were following right now, u. S. Secretary of state Antony Blinken is back in israel this morning. Blinken has been shuttling around the renal for days now. This morning he met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, hes also meeting with the israeli president and were standing by to see if blinken will be speaking after these critical meetings. One major focus, the horrifying news were learning this morning the idf says 199 are now being held hostage by hamas in gaza, thats a huge and significant jump from what was believed to be the number of people taken after the hamas Terror Attack. The latest from the Biden Administration is that at least 15 americans are still missing. W
The reporting. Please keep us posted as well on the status of the little boys mother. And cnn this morning continues right now. Announcer this is cnn Breaking News its the top of the hour. Were glad youre with us. Im poppy harlow with Phil Mattingly in new york. Erin burnett live for us in tel aviv, israel. Its 8 00 a. M. Here in new york city, 3 00 p. M. In israel. And right now Antony Blinken is meeting again with israeli leaders. As a dire humanitarian situation is escalating in gaza. Just a short time ago, blinken said that the u. S. Was actively working to make sure that humanitarian assistance like water, food, and medicine could get into gaza. Blinken also said yesterday that a Safe Passageway via the Rafa Crossing would be open. But overnight, those negotiations appear to have stalled. The Israeli Prime Ministers Office saying this morning, quote, at the moment, there is neither a ceasefire nor humanitarian assistance in the Gaza Strip In Return for the exit of foreigners. We a