hello, everyone. thanks for joining us for another hour of newsroom. i m michael holmes. i appreciate your company. we begin in gaza, as the war between israel and hamas is about to enter its second month. the israeli military says it is carrying out what it calls a significant strike on the territory. an idf spokesperson says a strike was very extensive and targeted hamas infrastructure above and below ground. its soldiers reached gaza s coast, in an effort to cut off the northern part of the enclave. in the meantime, communications are down again in the besieged terr territory. a local operator said there was a complete interrumgs. d gaza faces a third communication blackout. a diplomatic push is under way to prevent a wider conflict in the region. antony blinken landing in turkey. and the leader of the cia is traveling to meet with multiintelligence counterparts and country leaders. for more, let s go to elliot godkin standing by for us in london. bring us up to date on th