Breaking news. Israel is unleashing intense new air strikes on gaza tonight as it is expanding its Ground Operations there as well. The war against hamas heating up. Nearly three full weeks after the surprise hamas Terror Attack on israel. Phone lines and other communications have been cut off. Civilians caught in the cr crossfire. The United States says it is in talks with israel about a humanitarian pause to try to allow the potential release of more hostages held by hamas. White house insisting negotiations aimed at freeing more captives is ongoing. Breaking in the United States, divers join the search for the Mass Shooting in maine. Sources tell cnn the gun apparently used was bought just days before. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer in the situation room. We are witnessing here in the middle east, we are witnessing a clear escalation in the is israel hamas war. The Israeli Military declaring it is operating forcefully on all fronts,
On mobile and desktop today. Im yasmin vossoughian. Were live in israel where there could be a Ground Invasion at any moment. Here is Josh Lederman from the report. This morning, new signs that israels ground war and gaza maybe a minute. Israel vowing to increase attacks as a prepares for the next stage of the war. Releasing video of what it says in an Infantry Brigade practice in the battle plan. Air dropping leaflets warning civilians in Northern Gaza to flee south. As israels Chief Of Staff tell soldiers, we will enter the gaza strip. At the same, time new efforts to get more aid to gaza. Humanitarian organizations are saying that it is still not nearly enough. The u. S. Is increasing its Military Presence in the regions Secretary Of State, anthony blinken, was asked about the fears of a larger conflict. We are concerned. In fact, we expect that there is a likelihood of escalation. Escalation by iranian proxies perpetrated against our forces, against our person. We are taking steps
expected to beat women and children. in exchange, israel will pull its air and ground campaign against hamas for four days. hamas says, 150 palestinian prisoners, also women and children, will be released from israeli jails as part of the deal. qatar delivered the proposal after weeks of continuous negotiations and now it is the humanitarian pause will be announced within the next 24 hours. it says, that deal involves hundreds of trucks current aide, medical supplies, and fuel into gaza. earlier, the israeli prime minister s office said the deal was to include red cross disaster hostages. that are still being held in gaza. israeli government says the detailed statement will be sent to the families of hostages who are now, as you can obviously imagine, anxiously waiting to find out if f their loved oneses will be among the dozens set to be released. this gives me, actually, so much hope. i think, i believe, that every so we can save from there is essential for us. because ev
i don t know. let me just say, we i don t want to lose the point. we have you are saying that you guys are responsible entirely for getting aid into gaza, which you admit is not enough. let me 150 trucks in the last three weeks. let me make clear. pledged $100 million for it, not nothing, but not 14.3 billion. what i meant by the comments, not the united states providing all of the food, water, medical assistance on those trucks. hold on. you just said that united states of america you said let me explain. united states of america there is no shortage of countries in the region and international humanitarian networks and organizations who want to provide humanitarian assistance in they have stepped up and the united states have as well. they have. but what the united states was able to do is secure agreement with the israel and the government of egypt. that has been the breakthrough we have been able to achieve. not the only question of the
we re on the california coast and this is cnn happening now new developments in israel s war with hamas. he is really prime minister benjamin ateneo disbands his war cabinet the ivf is not clarifying what it s calling a quote, tactical pause plus, the house speaker mike johnson, heads tamara logo in florida to meet with former president donald trump what s on the agenda as they look ahead to the november elections? and evacuations are underway near los angeles right now, as firefighters work to contain a very fast moving wildfire. hello, i m waffling sir, in washington and urine, the cnn newsroom we begin this hour with the israel hello, hamas award knew this morning, there s really prime minister benjamin ateneo is dissolved. his war cabinet, the move comes just days after a senior member of the work cabinet resigned in a show of very dramatic vote of no confidence in the ten you and a strategy for the war in gaza. meanwhile, israel has begun what it s calling a tactical p