Into the care of the red cross after negotiations involving qatar. They are on their way to central israel. Good evening. We start with the news that the family of two hostages, being held by the group hamas for almost two weeks, had prayed for. Israel confirms a mother and her daughter, who are American Citizens, have been released. It follows Mediation Efforts by the gulf state of qatar, with hamas, designated as a Terror Organisation by many western governments, including the uk, saying they were freed for humanitarian reasons. Around 200 hostages, are still being held in gaza, and israels total siege of the territory, cutting off food, water and medicines, will not end, it says, until all of them are freed. Emergency aid trucks with badly needed supplies to help some of the more than two Million People trapped in gaza sit on the border with egypt, ready to go in. But as yet, theres no deal allowing their entry. Meanwhile, israels Bombing Campaign over gaza, targeting members of ham
Hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the United States and All Around The World as we continue our breaking News Coverage of israel at war. Im Rosemary Church at Cnn Headquarters in atlanta. And im Becky Anderson in tel aviv. It is 10 00 a. M. Here and in gaza city where the hamas controlled ministry of Health Reports 471 people have been killed in tuesdays horrific Hospital Blast. And the u. S. Now echoing israels claim that the explosion was the result of an errant rocket fired by Palestinian Islamic jihad. New video appears to show a rocket fired from Gaza Exploding High Above gaza city where the hospital is located. Just before the blast at that medical facility. On the ground, this was the moment of the explosion outside the hospital. Look. Cnn has not determined if these events are related. President biden says he believes u. S. Intelligence. I dont say things like that unless i have faith in the source in which i have gotten the people at the Defense Department my