to keep you online. only from xfinity. home of the xfinity 10g network. wherever you are around the world, at this hour, you are watching cnn newsroom. ongoing coverage of his most war with hamas. i m john vause, just past midnight here in atlanta, and 60 am and gaza. it is now divided into by israeli ground forces battling militants in the north. president have been forced to evacuate to safety in the south, as dawn breaks, the israeli military says gaza city is completely surrounded. in the past two hours, cnn crews report flares and explosions lighting up the night sky over northern gaza. around the city of not far from the water with israel. so far, 20 israeli soldiers have been killed in a military ofoffensive, whihich is focusesn locateted anand destroyingng a t tunnels networks, and eliminating explplosives and other obstacles. our soldiers have been operating in gaza city for the past few days, surrounding it from several directions, deepening the operation. our
right now on early start, joe biden s top diplomat back in israel. can antony blinken balance support for the idf with protecting civilians in gaza. and the biggest white collar conviction since bernie madoff s ponzi scheme. sam bankman-fried found guilty of stealing billions from customers. sgm to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m kasie hunt. it is friday. thank goodness. november 3. we really appreciate you being here. 5:00 a.m. in washington, 11:00 a.m. in tel aviv where america s top diplomat right now meeting with the prime minister of israel. secretary of state antony blinken is on the first stop of a trip through the middle east and asia. he departed from the u.s. last night and he said a key mission for him in israel is to underscore the need for israeli forces to minimize civilian casualties as they fight to sdoi hamas. how israel does this matters. we will focus on steps that need to be taken to protect civilians who are in a crossfire