Im begging the world to bring my baby back home. Hello. Welcome to verified live. Might make it through the Military Isjust been giving might make it through the military is just been giving some of the latest briefings and some very interesting lines coming out. Officials saying large numbers of strikes have been called off to avoid civilian casualties and theyve also said that the campaign to eliminate hamas could take months or years and the officials are also saying that every gaza target has been approved by the highest level. Interesting because we saw those strikes through the course of the day and overnight one of the major strikes overnight where the idf said they were targeting hamas and this is an area in the south and israel has been urging people to go from the north in these pictures from the area, some of the aftermath and the focus, the attention turns to the way that israel has been responding. Those lines repeated from the israeli officials in the campaign to eliminat
From kyiv, our ukraine correspondent James Waterhouse has the latest. Shouting. These communities are used to russia being close, but not this close. Forfour days, bombs have rained down here, and the window to leave is shrinking. Thousands have been forced to escape, and counting. Keep talking to us, says this Police Officer to 71 year old 0lga. She was injured in an explosion and their car is now an ambulance. They meet paramedics. Were told shes in a serious condition. Translation vovchansk is being mercilessly destroyed, blown up by rocket propelled grenades, artillery, mortars, and small arms battles are going on on the northern outskirts of the city. The newly homeless end up here in ukraines second city, kharkiv. People are terrified. They are stressed. They take. They keep their animals with them. So everyone is in a huge stress because of the constant shelling and of the shock of the russian offensive. Volodymyr said he went to feed his animals when he encountered Machine Gunf
Blinken said President Biden will focus on securing the release of hostages taken by hamas while underscoring the need to minimise civilian casualities in gaza in the announcement that camejust after 3am injerusalem. On wednesday President Biden will visit israel. He is coming here at a critical moment for israel. Forthe here at a critical moment for israel. For the region and for the world. And he is coming here to do the following. First, the president will reaffirm the United States s solidarity with israel and our ironclad commitment to its security. President biden will again make clear as he has done unequivocally since hamass slaughter of more than moo people slaughter of more than m00 people including at least 30 americans at that israel has the right and, indeed, the duty to defend its people from hamas and other terrorists and to prevent future attacks. The president will hear from israel of what it means to defend its people as we continue to work with congress to meet thos
Militants. The announcement about his visit was made by the us Secretary Of State Antony Blinken after late night talks in tel aviv. Antony blinken also said the us and israel had agreed on a plan to allow humanitarian aid into gaza. In gaza itself un agencies have warned of a deepening humanitarian crisis. More than 2800 people have been killed by israeli air strikes. Hamas, which is designated as a Terrorist Organisation by governments including in the uk and us, said it fired a barrage of rockets at jerusalem and tel aviv overnight with sirens sending lawmakers into bomb shelters. A Draft Resolution at the United Nations on israel and gaza failed to pass the security council. Western nations voted against it because it failed to condemn hamas. We can show you the scene in gaza, it is just after 11 oclock there. All eyes on the next stages of what happens next. We can talk now about that with our correspondent anna foster in northern israel. Bring us up to date with the night of deve
And israel had agreed on a plan to allow humanitarian aid into gaza. In gaza, un agencies have warned of a deepening humanitarian crisis. More than 2,800 people have been killed in israeli air strikes. Hamas, which is designated as a Terrorist Organisation by governments including the uk and us, says it fired a barrage of rockets atjerusalem and tel aviv overnight, with sirens sending people to bomb shelters. At the united nations, a Draft Resolution on israel and gaza failed to pass the security council. Western nations voted against it because it failed to condemn hamas. This is the scene across gaza right now. There across gaza right now. Is nervousness as the humanitarian there is nervousness as the humanitarian situation gets worse. Many thousands of people making the journey from the north of gaza to the south, putting further pressure on already limited infrastructure. Our middle east correspondent Yolande Knell has the latest. Israel says it is hitting hamas targets as barrages