welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, and all around the world. i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom. a u.n. team travels to gaza s hospital to witness its desperate conditions firsthand.. the scenes one of them describe as a death zone, ahead. residents of one kibbutz describe the moments of the terrorist attack and why they fear the israeli government could let them down again. plus, trump s return to iowa as the state s caucuses draw near, the former president ramps up attacks on president biden and some of his most explicit rhetoric yet. it s 4:00 a.m. here in atlanta, 11:00 a.m. in gaza, where we re expecting to learn new details about a large explosion at a u.n.-run school being used as a shelter. one u.n. official called the carnage horrifying. i have to warn you, the video is graphic. the source of the blast hasn t been determined and no confirmed casualty figures are yet available. the israeli military says that it is aware of
we need to continue the lead. secretary austin and i believe it is important to be here together, because of what so much we do to ensure our national security is that defense and diplomacy must work hand in hand. committee will suspend and again, i appreciate that people feel passionately about these issue, and i would ask that you respect our witnesses and the committee members and allow the american people to hear their testimony, and we will pause until the vroom is cleared. 3,500 kids dead. i m an army colonel and former diplomat and resided in that war in iraq that you talk about and it is a ter rinlrible thing, ant we are doing to support the war in israel against gaza is a terrible thing, too. you may continue. and the president s funding proposal has four key elements. it supports israel and ukraine, two democracies under brutal assault with two people determined to wipe them off of the map. and it will build up security and intelligence support that the unit
hostages believed to be held in gas ga sa has gone up to 240. this comes as israeli troops and tanks push deeper into the gaza strip. the prime minister benjamin netanyahu is rejecting calls for a cease fire and refusing to halt the ground and air assault to wipe out hamas. calls for a cease fire are calls for israel to surrender to hamas, to surrender to terrorism, to surrender to barbarism. that will not happen. the bible says that there is a time for peace and a time for war. this is a time for war. the israeli military tells cnn special forces operation was able to rescue a hostage held in northern gaza. she is an idf soldier who was kidnapped during the october 7th terror attack. this is video of the emotional reunion, that s her with her grandmother. meanwhile on the ground in gaza, the idf says troops have been battling terrorist cells armed with machine guns and anti-tank missiles. israeli forces advance, hamas released a new hostage video of three israeli women
hello. i m boris sanchez with brianna keilar in washington and wolf blitzer live in tel aviv. breaking developments in the israel-hamas war. we re learning about the first idf casualties reported since israel started its ground incursion into gaza. we re going to begin with this explosion, images showing the result of a major blast on one of the largest refugee camps in gaza. reports are still coming in but dozens are dead and injured. those numbers are expected to rise. many are still under rubble according to the hospital director in gaza who is treating victims. the ministry of interior in the hamas-controlled enclave reported that 20 homes were key stroids. wolfe? destroyed. wolfe? it s very, very powerful what s going on here. the israel defense forces have not immediately responded to cnn s questions about that explosion at the refugee camp in gaza. meantime moments ago, right here in the heart of tel aviv we witnessed iron dome intercepting rockets that are com