Murdered my people. We appreciate your personal story and sharing it. Thanks so much for your time. Thanks to all of you for being with us today. We continue to follow the Breaking News all day here on n. News central is next. Hello, everyone. Im kate bolduan. Here with john berman and sara sidner. Thank you for being with us. We are following more Breaking News out of israel. And the build up to the next stage as the idf describes it. Youre looking, were showing you pictures from moments ago as israel continues large scale strikes in gaza today. U. S. Secretary of state Antony Blinken is on the ground in israel right now and bringing with him a powerful message of totally support for israel. Saying hamas brings to mind the worst of isis. Blinken confirmed also theres at least 25 americans that have been killed. He said the Biden Administration is working closely with israel to locate and rescue the more than 100 hostages taken by hamas. On that front, secretary blinken met with israel
Heather heyers death and in the end justice was served. The hbo documentary film no accident streaming now on max. Kristi jacobson, karen dunn and robbie kaplan, thank you for being with us this morning ana cabrera and jose diazbalart pick up the coverage right now. Right now in our special coverage of the israelhamas war, israel continuing to pound gaza with air strikes this morning vowing those strikes wont let up until its hostages are freed by hamas. This while a wall of troops and tanks are building along the gaza border, what we know about israels strategy and whether a Ground Invasion is imminent. Plus, americas Secretary Of State meeting with israels Prime Minister declaring the steadfast support of the united states. Its impossible for me to look at the photos of families killed such as the mother, father, and three small children murdered as they sheltered in their home and kibbutz and not think of my own children. Good morning, and thank you so much for joining us. Im Ana Ca
know that more than a year ago about hamas s plan to attack? at where the warnings are actually ignored? tonight on laura coates live. you know, when i actually first heard about the story i had to actually read it twice because i thought there is no way that this is right. is it? are you telling me, all of us, that it s possible that israel was aware that hamas planned to attack israel? let me just change the word here because aware seems to make it feel like it was just an inkling, that they may have had a hint something maybe coming. but the new york times is reporting, tonight, that it was not an inkling. it was a 40-page battle plan. they had it more than a year ago, a year before terrorists slaughtered some 1200 men, women, and children, and took more than 200 people hostage. the times goes on strong ports that israeli military and intelligence officials dismissed the plan as aspirational, thinking it was too difficult for hamas to carry out. the times reviewed the appr