fredricka. the israeli military says it is expanding ground operations across the whole gaza strip. this, as the israel defense forces ordered people today living in southern gaza to evacuate to areas even farther south. the idf now says it s destroyed at least 500 hamas tunnel shafts since entering the enclave. fighting also heating up on israel s border today with lebanon. iran-backed hezbollah says it targeted several sites in northern israel. the idf says several soldiers were injured by an anti-tank missile. prime minister benjamin netanyahu saying israel s forces will not stop in gaza until hamas is eradicated. hamas saying, though, there will be no negotiations for the remaining hostages still being held in gaza, including women and children, until israel agrees to a cease-fire. cnn has teams around the region monitoring all these latest developments for you. we want to start with cnn s matthew chance in tel aviv. what more are you learning about the israeli military s
you are live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. good evening. we begin with an urgent call for evacuations across gaza, as israel expands its fight against hamas. the israel defense forces are now telling civilians in parts of both southern and northern gaza to evacuate as it carries out hundreds of air strikes. the u.n. estimates that more than 1.8 million people, nearly 80% of the population of gaza, have to leave their homes for safety since october 7th. and in the red sea, a u.s. defense official says an american warship shot down drones and responded after a cargo ship from the bahamas was attacked. let s go straight to cnn s matthew chance live in tel aviv for us. matthew, what is going on? what s the latest? reporter: well, when it comes to that attack on the cargo ship in the red sea, it issued an alert, a warning, and a call for help, a distress call, after a ballistic missile was fired toward it by houthi forces. these are iranian-backed forces i