right now from the supreme court this morning. retired associate justice of the supreme court sandra day o connor has died at the age of 93. she is a trailblazer in so many ways. she was the first female member of the supreme court. our ken dilanian is joining us right now with more. ken, what do we know? we are just getting right now a statement from the supreme court announcing her death. the first woman ever appointed to the court, appointed by ronald reagan. the statement said that she died of complications related to advanced dementia, probably alzheimer s, and a respiratory illness. again, she was 93 years old. justice o connor was appointed to the court by president reagan in 1981, and she retired in 2006 after serving more than 24 years on the court. she s survived by her three sons, six grand children, chief justice john roberts said the following about justice o connor in this statement from the court. a daughter of the american southwest, sandra day o connor blaz
thank you so much for joining me this saturday. i m fredericka witfield. we begin with new questions emerging following israel s raid on gaza s largest hospital. video evidence analyzed by cnn suggests israel s defense forces may have rearranged weapons found at the al shifa hospital before international news crews visited the scene. it comes after the idf claimed they raided the facility in an operation against hamas last week. israel has claimed hamas operated a large-scale command center and these tunnels, like the one in this video. doctors say they were ordered to evacuate the al shifa hospital by the israel military, though the idf disputes that claim. six doctors are staying at the medical complex to treat around 120 patients too vulnerable to evacuate. meantime, the first plane carrying children from gaza with urgent medical needs to the uae today and it comes as the palestinian authority s ministry of health says only nine of gaza s 35 hospitals are still operating.
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Israel's President Isaac Herzog has said that the families of the hostages are not alone and cannot be left alone.He was addressing the nation from Hostage Plaza here on Sunday.Herzog said, "Bringing back the hostages transcends any debate .