Terror in israel. A scramble to respond to a brutal attack by Hamas Terrorists against innocent civilians. We will win this war. But the price is unbearable. Could it tip the middle east into chaos. Isr isr israeli minister ron dermer is next. And the american president pledged support for israel. We will not ever fail to have their back. But how will it change this plans for a path forward in the middle east . And impasse . Chaos over the speakers gavel paralyzed a u. S. Congress ready and willing to aid israeli. Mike lawler is coming up. Announcer this is cnn breaking news. Hello, im dana bash In Washington where state of our yunon is praying for a quick end to a new car. We begin with breaking news. Israels ambassador to United States said dozens of americans are among the hamas hostages taken since the explosion of war in israel. The State Department is closely tracking those reports. Here is what the Secretary Of State Antony Blinken told me. We have reports that several americans
small corpses there in protest. it has pushed syrians now to this breaking point. you can just hear the pain in the voice of one witness. translator: did the infant carry an rpg? was he a fighter? he was a baby. he had a pass fier in his mouth. what was his guilt? whiefs he killed? this happened friday in the town of hula. the slaughter included 108 civilians. kofi annan was in the capital city of damascus today saying the killers needed to be held accountable. i wanted to bring in arwa damon. do we know what exactly happened? and now the stories of 49 children slaughtered. what s .haing? it really makes your skin crawl. one activist was describing ho uh he was seeing a child with his head blown off. he was one of those individuals who had been filming the various youtube videos we have been combing through. at the same time, he was desensitized to the violence. that gives you a slight idea of what people have gone through. other survivors describing ho uh a security fo
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