Join the millions of people taking back their privacy by Downloading Duckduckgo On Mobile and desktop today. Im Anderson Cooper in tel aviv with my colleague, jim acosta, in washington, d. C. This evening we begin this hour with the latest escalation of israels war with hamas. Israels military is ramping up its bombardment of gaza. A short time ago, israels military reported its conducted dozens of strikes on hamas in gaza in recent hours. They say theyve destroyed two hezbollah cells in lebanon according to an idf post. Israel carried out rare air strike in the west bank. They say they were targeting a Tunnel System under a mosque. The idf says it thwarted what they called an imminent Terror Attack. The Palestinian Authority called it a dangerous escalation. Anderson, israels military now confirms that its troops clashed with hamas fighters inside gaza earlier today. Its just the second time Israeli Forces have confirmed Operating Inside Gaza since the hamas Terror Attack two weeks ag
Coverage with a warning, some of you might find it very disturbing, these are graphic images coming up. New fighting today inside gaza. Israel Defense Forces say they clashed with hamas fighters marking the second confirmed israeli operation in the enclave since the beginning of this war. But beyond that, it has been another bloody day across the gaza strip. Israeli air strikes ripping through the enclave with deadly results. One gaza hospital saying they are being overwhelmed by the number of bodies. Videos obtained by cnn show dozens of dead wrapped in shrouds surrounding the hospital. The morgue already filled to capacity. While in the west bank, a rare israeli strike targeted a mosque to thwart what the idf called an imminent terror attack. The Palestinian Authority called it a dangerous escalation. The idf is vowing to increase its aerial assaults in gaza ahead of a potential Ground Incursion. With the bloodshed mounting, this afternoon President Biden held phone calls with israel
The Palestinian People at large a hope for a Better Future so maybe they wont turn against israel and certainly broadening the conflict is very dangerous. The Israeli Military is not as strong as it should be at this point for various reasons most of them political. Thank you very, very much. Thanks, wolf. Hello everyone. Thank you so much for joining us. Im Fredricka Whitfield in atlanta alongside wolf blitzer in washington. Well get back to you in a moment, wolf. Lets start with our continuing coverage of israel at war. New fighting today inside gaza. Israel Defense Forces say they clashed with hamas fighters marking only the second confirmed israeli operation in the enclave since the beginning of this war. Beyond that skirmish it has been another bloody day across the gaza strip. Israeli air strikes ripping through the enclave with deadly results. The grim reality of this war seen on some of its most vulnerable. Video obtained by cnn showing the lifeless bodies of a toddler and thre