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east. here to discuss it is richard engel and from tel aviv, erin mclaughlin. in the united states, nbc news white house reporter shannon pettypiece. i know the area has been closed off. what have you been hearing and seeing? reporter: well, we he came through this morning. it had been closed. we had been coming down every single day hoping there would be an opening and the israelis who control the border between israel and gaza would open it up. they did. you go through the israeli side and then the hamas side. there were procedures. we got through and then we were driving through and walking through gaza city today. there is a lot of destruction. 8,000 homes were destroyed. more than is 150 buildings destroyed. many people out sweeping up. it is a city still functioning. the infrastructure has been set back a very long way. this was a they will need to do a lot of rebuilding here. that s the physical damage. on the political or emotional side, spirits are pretty goo ....
chief ursula von der leyen. it comes a day after president biden said the us planned to build a temporary port in gaza. we ll have the latest reaction from washington and jerusalem. also on the programme. joe biden delivers a fiery state of the union speech, setting out the key issues likely to feature in his re election campaign and takes a swipe at his presidential rival donald trump. but has he done enough to stop the doubters. the great barrier reef is showing signs of strain after record high sea temperatures, undergoing another mass bleaching event. the un has been warning that gaza faces famine and that children there are dying from hunger. it says there have been overwhelming obstacles when it comes to getting aid into the territory. but on friday a potential breakthrough the uk says it willjoin the us and other allies to create a maritime corridor to deliver essential aid directly to gaza. ajoint statement from the uk, us, eu, cyprus and the united arab ....
this is cnn breaking news. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper and i m standing on a rooftop looking out over tel aviv. it is just over just after 11:00 p.m. here. it is been 17 days since the horrific terrorist attacks by hamas caught this country and frankly most of the world by surprise. setting off a cascade of responses and consequences. that now includes a humanitarian crisis in gaza. tonight we re hearing for the first time from one of the hostages kidnapped an just released by hamas about what she endured. hamas held 85-year-old yocheved lipshitz capured and she spoke in hebrew at a hospital here in tel aviv today she describes how hamas beat her as they forced her into gaza. translator: it was a painful act. they brought us into a hatch of a tunnel. on the way, i was lying on the side on the motorbike. legs to one side. body to the other. they were hitting me so it didn t break my ribs but it was making it difficult for me to breathe. smaller groups ....
briefing in washington. we ll bring you that live. the israeli government said today the majority of the hostages hamas is holding are still alive. 20 of them are under the age of 18. meanwhile, the un secretary general, antonio guterres, has visited the egyptian border with gaza today, appealing for the trucks to be let in. an israeli official tells the bbc there is a good chance the aid trucks will be allowed in tomorrow. there is a good chance the aid good evening. there is a good chance the aid after days of continual bombardment in gaza, it was noticed today that suddenly there was a lull in the fighting. and perhaps there was good reason. tonight hamas has freed two hostages. an american mother and her daughter. in a statement hamas said they were being released for humanitarian reasons, the mother is not in good condition. let s bring in our correspondent. what can you tell us about the way this exchange took place? flat a what can you tell us about the way this ....
hamas have accepted the terms of a possible ceasefire deal that could pause the war in gaza. palestinians are jubilant after months of fighting, but will israel sign up to the plans? here to the plans? in israel, everyone is waiting to here in israel, everyone is waiting to see exactly what the terms of that proposal are, and will they be acceptable to the israeli government? also this evening, john swinney is the new leader of the snp and set to become scotland s first minister. but he takes over at time of crisis and vows to seek common ground with other parties. after yea rs of after years of closures, could the british blues finally be getting a boost? we are in durham to find out. british boozer. and boeing boldy prepares to go into space for its first crewed mission. good evening. in the last hour, hamas leaders have said they ll agree to a ceasefire proposal, put forward by egypt and qatar, in the seven month old war with israel. it s understood the terms co ....