That israel maintain a military presence in the philadelphi corridor. That s a small buffer zone between gaza and egypt s sinai desert. Mr netanyahu said israel is committed to destroying hamas and bringing the hostages home. He warned of the potential consequences should israel relieve its military pressure on hamas. Our middle east regional editor mike thomson has more on the prime minister s comments from jerusalem. Tonight, benjamin netanyahu double down on his insistence that israeli troops will not be withdrawn from the philadelphia corridor. That is the strip of land separating southern gaza from egypt. Is that it is absolutely vital that they stay that to stop hamas smuggling weapons from egypt into gaza. He said, if we let this happen, we could have another october the seventh all over again. Interestingly though, he had talked in the past about not moving for at least 42 years. This evening he was referring to 42 days early so they may be some wriggle room there. But he has s
Due to mr netanyahu s demand that israel maintain a military presence in the philadelphi corridor. That s a small buffer zone between gaza and egypt s sinai desert. Mr netanyahu said israel is committed to destroying hamas and bringing the hostages home. He warned of the potential consequences should israel relieve its military pressure on hamas. Our middle east regional editor mike thomson has more on the prime minister s comments from jerusalem. Tonight, mr netanyahu doubled down on his insistence that israeli troops will not be withdrawn from the philadelphi corridor. That is the strip of land that separates southern gaza from egypt. He said it is absolutely vital that they stay there to stop hamas smuggling weapons from egypt into gaza. He said, if we let this happen, we could have another october the 7th all over again. Interestingly though, he had talked in the past about them not moving for at least 42 years. This evening he was referring to 42 days only, so there may be some wr
police cars. a giant mob forced a cruiser backward down the freeway. lauren has more from washington. good morning, these videos are just as wild as dangerous and dumb. this was a busy intersection saturday night. take a look. oh. [bleep] [engines revving] ashley: at police cars, a crowd swarming and forcing a police car back. one officer was injured, several police cars were damaged. the police department is understaffed from officers on the street and 911 operators. just 60% of calls is answered within seconds. they had to lower minimum job requirements to fill openings. in 2020 the austin city council defunded the police by $150 million. the austin police association tweeted austin policymakers are responsible for the overall safety of citizens and visitors, looked like the wrong decision and they continue to demoralize public safety. austin was one of the safest cities, not anymore. the police budget was reinstated, but not until after officers left. they are strugg
supersonic spy drone. china is preparing cutting edge technology that could give beijing and espionage edge over the us this new discovery comes from classified documents leaked online reported in the washington post. lawmakers have plenty of questions understandably and will get a briefing from intelligence officials just hours from now. midnight deadline. the supreme court up against the clock to decide whether to take up a controversial case on medication abortion. this could set the stage for the biggest abortion rights case since the court overturned roe versus wade last year with the future of a commonly used abortion pill at stake. and an innocent mistake leading to two cheerleaders being shot after one of them confused someone else s car for her own. one of those victims is now in critical condition. we re following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news, central. today 21 year old suspected pentagon leaker jack to scherer wa
but making headlines after her apparent audio malfunction meant she did not answer a tough question on covid lock downs. her republican rival is calling foul on her. you can decide for yourself. john: one of several hot governor races. a live look at miami-dade county, republican voters outnumbering democrats at the polls by around 7,000 as of this afternoon. sandra: that s welcome news for republican governor ron desantis, fighting off charlie crist who is now a democrat. john: the race in georgia. sandra: stacey abrams in a rematch against brian kemp she long claimed she beat the first time around. john: as far as president biden is concerned, all comes down to the senate. the president s agenda and his legacy is on the line tonight. we have fox team coverage of the races that will make all the difference. bret baier will be at the helm later on. for now, standing by to be with us. bryan llenas on the keys in the keystone state, and hillary vaughn on new hampshire