Itself that Hassan Nasrallah had been killed in what was a huge Air Strike Last Night here in the lebanese capital. We saw and heard the plume of smoke, we heard the repeated loud blast echoing across all the buildings you can see around me. We needed to wait over 12 hours for the confirmation. Israel said early on this morning they had killed Hassan Nasrallah. It was more a matter of waiting for hezbollah itself to make the confirmation before it became a 100 guaranteed report. It is a significant and pivotal moment not just for the conflict, but for the wider Middle East. The repercussions of what has happened here will have an impact notjust on the continued fighting between israel and lebanon, but also on the wider part of the region as well. Now, strikes have continued today here in beirut. I want to show you the strikes that have been going on in lebanon. Officials here say that nearly 800 people have now been killed since monday, and that particular attack i was describing to yo
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a very good day to all of you. i m alex witt. our top stories this hour, israel says the war on hamas could last for many months as it carries out new deadly strikes in gaza, including on refugee camps. that s despite growing pressure from the biden administration to change course. michigan s supreme court rejects an attempt to remove donald trump from the 2024 primary ballot. the opposite of a ruling by colorado s supreme court. we will dig into what that means for the former president s campaign. top u.s. officials led by secretary of state blinken set to arrive in mexico to try to tackle the record number of migrants crossing into the u.s. 8,000 moving right now toward the southern border. new storm warnings on the east coast threaten holiday travel plans. a blizzard pounds colorado as more than 6,000 flights are delayed nationwide. we begin this hour with israel and the u.s. at odds over the war in gaza. a top advisor was at the white house to talk about what come
ramping up pressure on israel to define the next phase of the war with hamas. this as the idf claims it s discovered the biggest hamas tunnel in gaza and describing it as an underground terror city. hong kong pro-democracy media tycoon jimmy lai i on trial at this hour, facing his most consequential legal challenge to date. live from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom with michael holmes. hours from now, the u.s. defense secretary will arrive in israel, his second trip to the country since the october 7 attack by hamas. and u.s. officials said lloyd austin will meet with israeli officials for updates on the war, but he s also expected to press them to define specific operational milestones and work to drill down on efforts to boost humanitarian aid to gaza. his visit comes as the israel defense forces says it s uncovered the biggest hamas tunnel in gaza, wide enough to drive a large vehicle through. that tunnel, which the idf says was secured a few weeks ago, was made publ
good morning, to our viewers in the usa and around the world. i m john avlon. it is monday, december 18th. it s 5:00 a.m. here in new york, noon in tel aviv, where the u.s. defense secretary is scheduled to meet now with his israeli counterpart. secretary lloyd austin s mission is to press israeli officials on specific milestones for progress in israel s war against hamas, as civilian casualties climb. here s democratic senator chris van hollen talking to abc this sunday. we do have unacceptable levels of casualties. we see loose rules of engagement, way looser than anything that the united states would exercise. we would not drop a 2,000-pound bomb on a refugee camp to target a hamas commander. a senior defense official tells cnn that austin will, quote, want to hear very clear articulation of the israeli self-assessment today. that same official has confidence in the israeli military and so he s there to ask questions and learn more about their plan. elliott gotkine