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developments in the conflict between israel and hamas, this as mr. biden submits a $105 billion aid request to congress that includes funding for israel, ukraine and the u.s. southern border. welcome to fox news live, i m mike emmanuel, illinoisan, it s great to have you gillian, it s great to have you. gillian: president biden and vice president harris also received a brief aring this morning on the late developments in israel and gaza from the national security team including the secretaries of state and defense. alex hoff joins us from rehoboth beach, delaware, where she s covering the president this weekend. hi, a alex. reporter: hi, gillian. we are await moreing more awaiting more details, we though this is at least the eighth time that they have so spoken since the war has broken out, and earlier today president biden spoke with pope francis over the phone. on that call, the president condemned the terrorist attacks by hamas, the two also spoke about the i ....
good morning, everyone. welcome to cnn this morning. it s october 21st. i m amara walker. i m victor blackwell. aid trucks have been allowed into gaza, but they warn those supplies are not enough. the needs are far higher. this morning the rafah border crossing between egypt and gaza opened. 20 trucks made it through before the crossing was closed again. according to the world health organization, they include medical supplies and food. it s been two weeks since hamas launched an attack on israel and now israel says it s preparing for the next stages of war. ground tanks are lined up. a ground incursion is looming. in gaza the hospital says israel has demanded the immediate evacuation of the building ahead of a possible air strike. the world health organization says such a demand would be impossible to carry out. the hospital currently houses around 12,000 displaced people plus, of course, hundreds of patients. and an american woman and her teenage daughter ....
all of you watching in the united states and all around the world. i m in london with the ongoing coverage of israel at war. it is 10:00 a.m. here in london, noon in gaza, where the border crossing into egypt opened about two hours ago for the first time in weeks. then close d just minutes later. you re looking at live pictures. it was just enough time for 20 trucks with much-needed humanitarian aid to cross from egypt into gaza. hamas says the trucks were loaded with medicines, medical supplies and limited quantity of canned foods. so 20 trucks crossing over into gaza. what we have been hearing from officials is that many more are needed. more than 400 or so were making this trip on a daily basis prior to this conflict. we are starting to see the start of that aid going in. meanwhile, hamas took the unexpected step of releasing two american hostages on friday. a mother and daughter. judy and natal ira nai were tak. their father said he couldn t wait to see his daughter ....
goli, taste your goals. hello and welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the worlworld. i m lynda kinkade. we ve just received word from the u.s. embassy in israel that the rafah border crossing between egypt and gaza is expected to open this hour. we don t know how long it could stay open. the border has been closed for weeks with neither people nor goods passing through. the embassy is warning the situation could become chaotic if too many people try to cross the border at once. after being held hostage for two weeks in gaza, an american woman and her teenage daughter are free following their surprise release late friday. 17-year-old natalie raanan, who had just graduated high school, and her mother, judith, are from illinois. they were visiting family close to gaza when they were taken hostage by hamas. we share in the relief that their families, friends, and loved ones are feeling, but there are still ten additional americans who remain ....
you ve live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. my colleague erin burnett is live in tel aviv, israel. and we have major developments that we re following right now. a short time ago, israel s military announced it is increasing air strikes beginning today and says it will launch a ground incursion when conditions are right. this is new cnn video from just outside the gaza border. dozens of israeli tanks, armored personnel carriers, even bulldozers are gathered in this area and other groupings are nearby. some of the video you re seeing right there, after days of agonizing delays, humanitarian aid has rolled into gaza for the first time since the war began two weeks ago. the rafah border crossing between egypt and gaza is closed again, after the 20-truck convoy made its way through. relief agencies say many more massive shipments of water, fuel, and food are needed in the area and the gaza hospital system is teetering on the verge of collapse. an ame ....