in gaza, new scenes of destruction after an israeli air strike rocks the same refugee camp that was hit a day earlier. israel standing firmly in defending the attacks as vital to destroying hamas amid mounting concerns in the middle east and in the united states about the civilian death toll. also tonight, donald trump, jr., takes the stand in the $250 million civil fraud trial against the trump family business. we re going to tell you what he said under oath in new york. and in florida, the judge in former president trump s classified document case is suggesting the trial could be postponed. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer in tel aviv, israel. and you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. let s get right to the breaking news. on the first evacuation of foreign nationals and other civilians from gaza into egypt. officials say hundreds of people have gotten out, including americans. and hundreds mo
announcer: this is cnn breaking news. welcome to the lead. i m pamela brown in for jake tapper in washington, d.c. tonight, as israel ramps up the bombardment of the terror group hamas, innocent civilians are finally being allowed to leave war-ravaged gaza. and egyptian official tells cnn that 361 foreign nationals left gaza and entered egypt through the rafah crossing today. the u.s. state department confirms some of them were americans. and sources say the group includes two american aid workers, dr. barbara zind, and ramona okumura, a prosthetics expert. one of ramona s family members will join us live in moments for now. so stick around for that. and the white house said it expects to get all americans out of gaza. a number believed to be around 400 within a few days. dozens of severely injured palestinians were allowed to cross into egypt today. and were rushed to egyptian hospitals for medical care that they haven t been able to get in gaza. despite this small g