So that we will be able to continue to strike military targets belonging to hamas. The impacts must be not only having a physical effect, in gaza, but a psychological effect. Their mission is to wage war on hamas, hamass war is a war against civilians. The level of calamity is indescribable. I just want my children back. I know the whole world is fighting for them. We pull them out of the cars when they were still burning, getting bullets. I havent seen such horrifying and terrible things. I feel ashamed, we failed to protect them. I lost friends. Friends of mine have lost brothers and sisters, its not a cliche, its real. Well, good morning, everyone, it is friday, we are still following the breaking news with much more to come, this morning im Phil Mattingly with poply harlow in new york. 7 00 a. M. On the east coast, 2 00 p. M. In gaza, the Israeli Military warning more than 1 million civilians to evacuate south, and hundreds of thousands of israeli troops mass on the border. Youre l
Urgent needs that need to be met. First, of course, potentially more aid for israel. Phil. Poppy. Lauren fox, thank you. And cnn this morning continues right now. This is cnn Breaking News. It is the top of the hour. We continue to follow all of the Breaking News out of israel and gaza. Im poppy harlow with Phil Mattingly in new york. 8 00 a. M. Here on the east coast. 3 00 p. M. In tel aviv where defense secretary lloyd austin is on the ground. You heard him speaking as this war between israel and hamas intensifies with up to 150 hostages, including americans, believed held in gaza. We will continue to coordinate closely with israel to help secure the release of the innocent men, women, and children in the clutches of hamas. Including american citizens. Now, this is no time for neutrality or for false equivalence or for excuses for the inexcusable. There is never any justification for terrorism. This Morning Hamas is claiming that israels bombardment of gaza killed 13 hostages but the