Casualties mount. Tanks and troops massed on the border ready to invade. Hundreds of americans trapped in the territory, unable to get out. This is on hamas. Israel intensifies bombing targets on three fronts threatening to ignite a wider conflict. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells troops its do or die time as air strikes intensify and broaden even further. Also tonight new u. S. Military moves in the region amid growing threats from iran and its allies in the region. Im ian lee near the israel Lebanon Border where tensions rise along with fears this could become a second front in the war. Here at home, speaker soap opera. Three weeks and counting. At least nine republicans now seeking the gavel. Plus murder investigation. The latest on the death of a synagogue president in detroit. Pacific storm. The new system set to drop temperatures and deep snow from montana to the dakotas. Later, an amazing puzzle made of corn with roots and miles of twists and turns in minnesota that start
The Palestinian People at large a hope for a Better Future so maybe they wont turn against israel and certainly broadening the conflict is very dangerous. The Israeli Military is not as strong as it should be at this point for various reasons most of them political. Thank you very, very much. Thanks, wolf. Hello everyone. Thank you so much for joining us. Im Fredricka Whitfield in atlanta alongside wolf blitzer in washington. Well get back to you in a moment, wolf. Lets start with our continuing coverage of israel at war. New fighting today inside gaza. Israel Defense Forces say they clashed with hamas fighters marking only the second confirmed israeli operation in the enclave since the beginning of this war. Beyond that skirmish it has been another bloody day across the gaza strip. Israeli air strikes ripping through the enclave with deadly results. The grim reality of this war seen on some of its most vulnerable. Video obtained by cnn showing the lifeless bodies of a toddler and thre