The United States and Around The World. Im kasie hunt. It is tuesday, october 17, 5 00 a. M. Here in washington and noon in israel where President Biden will be tomorrow on a high stakes trip to a warzone with several competing objectives. First the president will reaffirm the United States solidarity with israel. And our ironclad commitment to its security. The president Will Depart Washington today as he tries to prevent the crisis in israel from spreading into a wider conflict at the same time that he works to ease the humanitarian suffering in gaza. Secretary of state Antony Blinken announcing monday that the u. S. And israel will develop a plan to ensure aid from donor nations and groups will reach civilians in gaza. At the moment that is a major problem because right now the Rafah Crossing Into Egypt which is currently the only route in or out of gaza remains closed. There are four 30foot Missile Craters still blocking the roadway along with cement slabs placed by egypt. And in g
clare sebastian is joining me here now. let s start with odessa because the mayor is calling this one of the most horrible nights. yeah, he said he hasn t seen anything bigger since the start of the war in almost a year and a half. and we re now hearing in a later day from the air force that there were 31 crews missiles and they shot down 14, so not even half of them. 32 attack drones in which they shot down 23 of them. but still some got through. we re hearing of injuries on the ground, most are from the fragments falling, damage on the ground from pieces of missile craters, blast waves. it is a serious threat of these missiles being shot down in the skies. they are saying several that did get through hit a grain and oil terminal at odesa port, a fire broke out there and that is still being put out. so kremlin of course did say that it is considering further proposals to respond to the