and that s what bank of america was for me. sandra: all right, 9:00 p.m. in the middle east and fighting is back on after a seven-day truce came to a close, signalling a new stage in this war. sirens are sounding across central and southern israel at this hour and the idf is striking further into gaza as we speak. the fate of roughly 130 hostages is still up in the air. welcome to our two, i m sandra smith here in new york. hi, john. john: good to be with you for a second hour, i m john roberts in washington and this is america reports . israel urging all civilians in gaza to evacuate as operations expand into the southern part of the strip. the biden administration warning israel to proceed with caution, raising concern more aid and support to our ally may be limited. so, what is the strategy going forward? sandra: we will put that question to mark regev, a senior adviser to benjamin netanyahu in moments. but first, to nate foy, he s live on the ground in northern isr