Youre live in the cnn newsroom. Im jim acosta in washington. Welcome to our continuing breaking News Coverage of israel at war. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying the second stage of its war, the ground war, has begun. The goal, to destroy the military and government, he says, of hamas. Translator our heroic fighters have one goal, to destroy this enemy and to make sure the existence in our country. Never again, never again is now. At this hour, the conflict is escalating. This is new cnn video from a cnn producer In Gaza Capturing Rockets being fired into israel. [ sirens ] and cnns sara sidner and her team captured this video of Rocket Barrage over tel aviv earlier today. Israels iron dome Defense System intercepted those incoming rockets. Civilianness northern gaza say they endured the heaviest last night. Cnns Nic Robertson joins us live from sderot, israel. What are you seeing right now . Reporter relentless, jim. Absolutely relentless barrages of artillery fire, aircraft st
Hello and welcome to cnn newsroom, im john vause at the cnn center in atlanta with our ongoing coverage of israels war with hamas. Two more women being held by hamas and gaza have been released, but Militant Group is Still Holding more than 200 hostages, all of whom kidnapped 16 days ago during that that layer must act on israel. The two women or released to the red cross at the Rafah Crossing on the border with egypt, both are israelis. Have now been reunited with families at a Medical Center in israel. Not long after, the woman or, released the daughter and grandson have spoke to cnn. It is impossible to describe. My mom i think she has a smile. I dont know. I am so glad, my heart is with this is a small ray of light in a big story that is my father is there. There are so many other people. We are waiting for good news about everyone. I have seen pictures of her in a hospital bed, she is waving her hand i know that she is well enough to speak. And she is well enough to walk. I think
Its a pitch. Get way more into what youre into when you stream on the xfinity 10g network. Hello and welcome to our viewers here in the United States and All Around The World im john vause at the cnn center in atlanta with our ongoing coverage of israels war with hamas. We begin in gaza where two more women being held hostage have now been released, but the militant group hamas is Still Holding more than 200 civilians, all of them kidnapped 16 days ago during that deadly hamas attack on israel. The hostages have been identified as israeli as nurit cooper and sharone lifschitz. They were both released at the Rafah Crossing with egypt, where officials took him away by ambulance to be reunited by family at a Medical Center later in israel. Qatar and egypt to help negotiate their freedom. Hamas Officials Say the women were released for humanitarian and health reasons. It comes just two days after hamas agreed to american women as well. Now the precise number of citizens held by hamas in ga
Killed hundreds of innocent civilians. Officials in gaza claim it was an israeli airstrike. The Israeli Military insists it was a Misfire Rocket launched by Palestinian Militants near the hospital. Cnn geolocated this video, this is the moment of blast. This morning President Biden appearing to take israels side. Listen to the president. Deeply saddened and outraged by the explosion at the hospital in gaza yesterday. And based on what i have seen, it appears as though it was done by the other team, not you. But there is a lot of people out there who are not sure. So we have to overcome a lot of things. Shortly before President Biden landed in israel, the Israeli Military laid out evidence blaming the explosion on the Islamic Jihad militant group, including intercepted audio of hamas operatives alleged by talking about the misfired rocket. Despite israels denials, a wave of protests have erupted across the middle east. Lebanon hundreds tried to break through Security Barriers near the u
Expected to raise while here, which is the humanitarian aspect of this, the fact that no humanitarian aid has been able to get into gaza, that has been something that Secretary Blinken and his Marathon Trips that hes been making here in The Middle East over the last several days and now i should note theyre just next door to where i am speaking to you meeting with that entire wartime cabinet and next he will hear from first responders, from victims families, from the families and relatives of hostages but there are going to be key questions between what he and the Prime Minister have discussed, humanitarian aid, poppy, is right at the top of that so well see if there are any announcements when the president comes and speaks in this room behind me. Thats whats next on his agenda but the white house said President Biden was walking into this with key questions not just about humanitarian aid, but also what israels goal is here. If they do go into gaza, with that expected Ground Incursion