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jim. >> alex marquardt, thank you very much for that reporting. here now to discuss this is a spokesperson for the israeli defense forces, lieutenant colonel jonathan, thank you for coming on the program. will the tragic shooting result until the idf taking a hard look at what it's doing on the battlefield? >> hi, thank you for having me on the show. of course it will. it's an incident that shapes, i think, every heart and mind and the idea from the top down. and the chief of staff issued a very clear statement saying that the idf is responsible for everything that happened and that we take full responsibility for the actions of the soldiers on the ground. and of course express our deepest condolences to the bereaved families. it is an absolutely tragic incident, a mistake, a soldier that acted or soldiers that acted in violation of the rules of engagement, and they were not supposed to have fired as they saw the hostages approaching and were trying to understand exactly why, and then what happened afterwards and what we have done so far is to iss
jim. >> alex marquardt, thank you very much for that reporting. here now to discuss this is a spokesperson for the israeli defense forces, lieutenant colonel jonathan, thank you for coming on the program. will the tragic shooting result until the idf taking a hard look at what it's doing on the battlefield? >> hi, thank you for having me on the show. of course it will. it's an incident that shapes, i think, every heart and mind and the idea from the top down. and the chief of staff...
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thank you, alex marquardt. sara? >>> now, back to the hill, where the congress has voted to continue impeachment investigation into joe biden. manu raju, you are on the steps trying to talk to congressman jim jordan who has defied the congressional subpoena, and now they are going after jim johnson. >> yes, i asked him about that, and he has held coming before infiery, and president and how could you go forward with this given your own personal history. he said that he is taking issue of "defying the. e "because it called for peck and the like, and he is walking with the u.s. assistant attorney who is retired and try to establish a conconnections with the president, but many republicans flatly deny that is, and according to the conservative members, they believe there should be a impeach of regardless of anything, and that going down the impeachment routes it? >> no, if we do, then i think that we should just make our own problems. >> do you think that the president should be impeached now? >> it does not help anythi
thank you, alex marquardt. sara? >>> now, back to the hill, where the congress has voted to continue impeachment investigation into joe biden. manu raju, you are on the steps trying to talk to congressman jim jordan who has defied the congressional subpoena, and now they are going after jim johnson. >> yes, i asked him about that, and he has held coming before infiery, and president and how could you go forward with this given your own personal history. he said that he is taking...
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alex marquardt has more on a belated investigation and an arrest. and a warning what you're about to see is disturbing. >> reporter: video posted online shows yuval cacastleman, a form israeli police officer with his hands in the air. then he's shot at twice. then twice more. on the ground, his shirt bloodied, and clearly in pain. he later died of his wounds. castleman had sprung into action, when this light colored car pulled up on thursday at a jerusalem bus stop. two hamas gunmen jump out and opened fire on the crowd and try to run away. three are killed. as the terrorists try to drive away, castleman runs across the road and opens fire with his pistol, to help take down the attackers. but an army reservist here also opens fire on castleman. two soldiers from this red car run out with their weapons. castleman apparently trying to show he's not an attacker. he has his hands in the air and his jacket open. but he appears to have been killed by a reservist, a fellow israeli. in prime minister benjamin netanyahu's first comments about castleman's den
alex marquardt has more on a belated investigation and an arrest. and a warning what you're about to see is disturbing. >> reporter: video posted online shows yuval cacastleman, a form israeli police officer with his hands in the air. then he's shot at twice. then twice more. on the ground, his shirt bloodied, and clearly in pain. he later died of his wounds. castleman had sprung into action, when this light colored car pulled up on thursday at a jerusalem bus stop. two hamas gunmen jump...
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here with us now is cnn's kevin liptak and alex marquardt. first, what do we know about zelenskyy's visit? is there any movement on negotiations for this military aid? might he even have a visit on capitol hill or strictly the white house? >> he will visit capitol hill, and he will be there at a very critical moment, and the fact that president biden invited zelenskyy to washington really does show you that the white house is looking for quite a dramatic move to try to break this impasse over ukraine aid on capitol hill. so he will meet president biden at the white house to talk about what the white house calls this vital need for new assistance, but he will also address all senators in a meeting in person on capitol hill, and he will also meet with the republican house speaker, mike johnson. so sort of making the rounds of washington to try and make the case that continued american investment in ukraine is necessary and certainly his challenge will be to try and convince some skeptical republicans that this additional $60 billion that presid
here with us now is cnn's kevin liptak and alex marquardt. first, what do we know about zelenskyy's visit? is there any movement on negotiations for this military aid? might he even have a visit on capitol hill or strictly the white house? >> he will visit capitol hill, and he will be there at a very critical moment, and the fact that president biden invited zelenskyy to washington really does show you that the white house is looking for quite a dramatic move to try to break this impasse...
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cnn's chief national security correspondent alex marquardt is in tel aviv for us. i understand sirens have been going off where you are in the past hour. what's happening there now? >> reporter: yeah, sara. the military wing of hamas has claimed responsibility for a barrage of rocketss that was just fired at tel aviv in the past hour. we heard those sirens go off as well as those loud booms in the sky of the iron dome interceptor rockets taking them down. but, most notably, sara, we did see an impact just to the north of where we are in northern tel aviv, a large plume of black smoke that landed just near a power station, from what we understand. here's a little bit of what we saw and heard. [ sirens ] >> reporter: it is quite rare for a rocket to get through the iron dome, but it can happen if the barrage is big enough or the iron dome determines that the rocket is not going to land near a populated area. it did land near a populated area. the police are checking to see if anybody has been injured. we've got an report of at least one 4-year-old ho has been injured
cnn's chief national security correspondent alex marquardt is in tel aviv for us. i understand sirens have been going off where you are in the past hour. what's happening there now? >> reporter: yeah, sara. the military wing of hamas has claimed responsibility for a barrage of rocketss that was just fired at tel aviv in the past hour. we heard those sirens go off as well as those loud booms in the sky of the iron dome interceptor rockets taking them down. but, most notably, sara, we did...
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alex marquardt has more on the fighting and the humanitarian concerns. some of the images are graphic. >> reporter: israel says after two months of fighting, it is still battling hamas in two different strongholds in northern gaza, where militants have held out. but israel claims they are now on the verge of being dismantled. one area is the jabalia refugee camp, where residents said dozens of civilians were killed over the weekend. since the fragile week long pause ended, israel has pounded the gaza strip and focused on the south and khan younis, the second largest city. as israel expands its operations, the number of civilians killed and wounded grows. the entire house fell on my head, and i was pulled from underneath the rubble, this woman said, we would have been better off dead with my children rather than living in this grim reality. an urgent appeal was issued by the idf this weekend for even more civilians to evacuate parts of khan younis. but it's unclear how many would have heard the orders. it isn't a guarantee of safety or medicine, food, and
alex marquardt has more on the fighting and the humanitarian concerns. some of the images are graphic. >> reporter: israel says after two months of fighting, it is still battling hamas in two different strongholds in northern gaza, where militants have held out. but israel claims they are now on the verge of being dismantled. one area is the jabalia refugee camp, where residents said dozens of civilians were killed over the weekend. since the fragile week long pause ended, israel has...
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let's start with alex marquardt who joins us in ramallah. made a lot of news with your question to jake sullivan this morning. is the u.s. on the same page with israel? or very different pages when it comes to whatever this next phase of the war is going to like? >> reporter: well, poppy, certainly the u.s. would like to see a transition at some point soon. the white house saying just yesterday they hope that it happens in the near future. but that was not being echoed by jake sullivan today. clearly he doesn't want to be seen on israeli soil as pressuring or telling israel what to do and there is also the possibility that the timeline slides. so they don't want to put any kind of date on it. you heard him say it is conditions-based. i asked him what the conditions would be and he didn't specify. but there is a belief that, for example, if the top leadership of hamas was killed, that that could speed up this timeline and can move into the lower intensity phase. so he's claiming that there is no contradiction between israeli leadership and wh
let's start with alex marquardt who joins us in ramallah. made a lot of news with your question to jake sullivan this morning. is the u.s. on the same page with israel? or very different pages when it comes to whatever this next phase of the war is going to like? >> reporter: well, poppy, certainly the u.s. would like to see a transition at some point soon. the white house saying just yesterday they hope that it happens in the near future. but that was not being echoed by jake sullivan...
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alex marquardt has more in a belated investigation and tonight interest. we warn you, what you are about to see is disturbing. >> video posting online shows yuval castleman a former israeli police officer with his hands in the air. then, he shot at twice. [sound of gunfire] then, twice more. [sound of gunfire] on the ground, his shirt bloodied, clearly in pain. later, he died of his wounds. yuval castleman had sprung into action when this light colored car pulled up on thursday, at jerusalem bus stop. two hamas gunman jumped out and opened fired on the crowd who tried to run away. three are killed, as the terrorist tried to drive away, yuval castleman runs across the road and opened fire with his pistol to help take down the attackers, but an army reservist here also opens fire on yuval castleman. two soldiers from this red car run out with their weapons. yuval castleman apparently trying to show, he is not an attacker, he has his hands in the air, and his jacket open. but, he appears to have been killed by the reservist, a fellow israeli. [speaking in a n
alex marquardt has more in a belated investigation and tonight interest. we warn you, what you are about to see is disturbing. >> video posting online shows yuval castleman a former israeli police officer with his hands in the air. then, he shot at twice. [sound of gunfire] then, twice more. [sound of gunfire] on the ground, his shirt bloodied, clearly in pain. later, he died of his wounds. yuval castleman had sprung into action when this light colored car pulled up on thursday, at...
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alex marquardt is in tel aviv. the idf is now warning people in much of khan younis to evacuate. what is the latest on the ground? >> reporter: so much of the focus by israel has been on khan yo younis, the second biggest city in the gaza. the idf says they are carrying out intensive operations to encircle the city. they said they're operating in the heart of the city and going from house to house and tunnel to tunnel. we have seen aerial assaults by israel and we've already seen ground forces operating quite actively on the ground. now the idf just a few hours ago issued what they're calling an urgent appeal to residents and civilians of central khan younis to head southwest to what they say are known shelters. essentially israel says they are going to start operating in these areas and it's going to become very dangerous for civilians. i think this serves to show how complicated and stressful these evacuations can be not only for people who live there, but for people who fled there from the north. just a couple of hours ago the idf posted a map online full of grids. they said t
alex marquardt is in tel aviv. the idf is now warning people in much of khan younis to evacuate. what is the latest on the ground? >> reporter: so much of the focus by israel has been on khan yo younis, the second biggest city in the gaza. the idf says they are carrying out intensive operations to encircle the city. they said they're operating in the heart of the city and going from house to house and tunnel to tunnel. we have seen aerial assaults by israel and we've already seen ground...
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alex marquardt is there in tel aviv with the very latest. what are you hearing, alex? >> yes, john. we are north of tel aviv and the number displaced is 1.8 million according to the united nations. israel is making it clear that it is expanding the operations, and expanding the ground operations across the entire gaza strip, and we are told that the israeli officials have told that the soldiers have come face-to-face in fighting with hamas operatives, and at the same time they are continuing to pummel the gaza strip from the sky, and at least 200 strikes overnight according to the israeli air force and telling gaza residents to flee further south. now, remember they had told the gazans from the strip to head south. many of them going to khan younis where there is heavy fighting, and now israel telling the people in khan younis to go farther south, and the israeli and american officials believe that the hamas leadership is in that city, and the way they are telling gazans to evacuate is through social media, through leaflets being dropped from the air with the qr codes on them that t
alex marquardt is there in tel aviv with the very latest. what are you hearing, alex? >> yes, john. we are north of tel aviv and the number displaced is 1.8 million according to the united nations. israel is making it clear that it is expanding the operations, and expanding the ground operations across the entire gaza strip, and we are told that the israeli officials have told that the soldiers have come face-to-face in fighting with hamas operatives, and at the same time they are...
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alex marquardt is in tel aviv, and what are the idf saying about these pictures? >> well, john, they are saying that these men either have ties or are suspected to having ties to hamas, and there were questions arose about who is in this group, and we have been given indications from the relatives and employers that there are several men pictured in the videos and pictures are men who have no ties, but jonathan henriquez have said that there are dozens of palestinian men who have been stripped sitting on their knees on the road or in a truck at one point that are hamas militants or suspected of being hamas militants, and they have been stripped down to make sure they were not carrying any explosives, and we have heard from another idf spokesman who was not speaking to these images, but he said that specifically, when they clear the areas, they ask the men to come out and take them into custody, and they have admitted to arresting hundreds of people to essentially figure out who is hamas, and who is not or who has militant ties and who doesn't. john, we have heard
alex marquardt is in tel aviv, and what are the idf saying about these pictures? >> well, john, they are saying that these men either have ties or are suspected to having ties to hamas, and there were questions arose about who is in this group, and we have been given indications from the relatives and employers that there are several men pictured in the videos and pictures are men who have no ties, but jonathan henriquez have said that there are dozens of palestinian men who have been...
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alex marquardt.thank you for the update. >>> still to come on news central, congress wants to hit the ground running in january. lawmakers have left a mountain of unfinished business on a series of pressing issues. will they be able to sort it all out before p part of thehe govevernment shohould sound?d? >>> congress is already out for the holidays, punting many pressing issues to the new year. the senate failed to deliver aid to ukraine and fund border controls despite majority leader, chuck schumer, giving senators an extra week for negotiations. >> luma the new year is the prospect of another spending showdown, lawmakers have just days after returning to pass a new funding bill and to avoid a partial government shutdown. the list is long, we have cnn's monty raju here to go through it. they have a lot to do. >> the question is, can they do it? a lot of people don't think they can. just because of the nature of the business and the complications and complexities of the issues here. that's what cong
alex marquardt.thank you for the update. >>> still to come on news central, congress wants to hit the ground running in january. lawmakers have left a mountain of unfinished business on a series of pressing issues. will they be able to sort it all out before p part of thehe govevernment shohould sound?d? >>> congress is already out for the holidays, punting many pressing issues to the new year. the senate failed to deliver aid to ukraine and fund border controls despite...
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cnn's alex marquardt is in tel aviv.re are reports of air strikes in central gaza as well today. what more are you hearing? >> reporter: well, fredricka, we're really hearing about violence and fighting all over the gaza strip today. you have the clashes between hamas and the idf around the jabalia refugee camp in the north, which israel has said it controls much of. clearly it's not fully in control. in the center part of the gaza strip there were air strikes according to residents on a building housing some 150 people, including people who had fled from the north and were told to evacuate toward the south. so much of the intense fighting in the past few days has been folk id around khan younis where israel believes some top hamas leaders are. they claim they've broken through defensive lines and they're trying to encircle the city. that is where so much of the attention is. tonight the idf issued what they called an urgent appeal to residents and civilians of the central part of khan younis, specifically five exact are
cnn's alex marquardt is in tel aviv.re are reports of air strikes in central gaza as well today. what more are you hearing? >> reporter: well, fredricka, we're really hearing about violence and fighting all over the gaza strip today. you have the clashes between hamas and the idf around the jabalia refugee camp in the north, which israel has said it controls much of. clearly it's not fully in control. in the center part of the gaza strip there were air strikes according to residents on a...
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cnn's alex marquardt is standing by live in tel aviv. first i want to go first to clarissa ward who made a truly extraordinary excursion into gaza. cnn is the first western media outlet to gain independent access to southern gaza without an idf escort. tell our viewers what you saw. >> reporter: that's right, wolf. we have been trying for weeks and weeks to get inside gaza. it has not been possible up until tuesday when we were finally able to go inside a contingent of medical volunteers from a newly established uae-run field hospital. up until now it's really been the journalists inside gaza who have been risking their lives and often paying with their lives to keep telling these stories. still, even the drive in, wolf, just that 20 minutes to get to the field hospital from the border offered a rare glimpse or window onto the conditions on the ground. take a look. >> reporter: you don't have to search for tragedy in gaza. it finds you on every street, strewn with trash and stagnant water, desolate and foreboding. >> so we've just crosse
cnn's alex marquardt is standing by live in tel aviv. first i want to go first to clarissa ward who made a truly extraordinary excursion into gaza. cnn is the first western media outlet to gain independent access to southern gaza without an idf escort. tell our viewers what you saw. >> reporter: that's right, wolf. we have been trying for weeks and weeks to get inside gaza. it has not been possible up until tuesday when we were finally able to go inside a contingent of medical volunteers...
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cnn's alex marquardt is in tel aviv. what more do we know about the clashes happening in gaza today? >> reporter: well, fredricka, the idf claims to have control of much of northern gaza where most of the fighting has taken place over the course of the past two months. but it is clear that they have not fully taken control. there are still clashes between the two sides in northern gaza. we did see some strikes in central gaza today, a place which has been hit repeatedly over the past few days by israeli air strikes. that is what residents said happened again this morning. at least two strikes at a building that was housing some 150 people, many of whom, those residents said, had come from the north after being told to evacuate. a local hospital in the central part of the gaza strip saying that there were at least eight people killed in those strikes, and dozens of people wounded. they have seen dozens of people killed in the strikes over the past few days. but so much of the focus for the israeli military has been on kha
cnn's alex marquardt is in tel aviv. what more do we know about the clashes happening in gaza today? >> reporter: well, fredricka, the idf claims to have control of much of northern gaza where most of the fighting has taken place over the course of the past two months. but it is clear that they have not fully taken control. there are still clashes between the two sides in northern gaza. we did see some strikes in central gaza today, a place which has been hit repeatedly over the past few...
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cnn's alex marquardt was there. alex, prime minister benjamin netanyahu just spoke about the hostages. what did he say? >> and fred, that rally took place here on what has become known as hostages square right next to where the defense min cit ministry is based. we just heard from prime minister netanyahu who said all of israel is in mourning for the deaths of these hostages. he spoke specifically about the three who were killed yesterday by israeli soldiers saying we were so close to embracing them, but unfortunately we cannot turn back time. he went on to make the argument that it is military pressure, the military campaign inside gaza that is going to acceptably put the pressure on hamas to release more hostages, that is an argument we've heard time and time again from him. but in speaking with hostage families and hearing from hostages themselves, there is such a demand now and the word that we keep hearing tonight is now to get the hostages home that many would like to see netanyahu in more of a deal-making mod
cnn's alex marquardt was there. alex, prime minister benjamin netanyahu just spoke about the hostages. what did he say? >> and fred, that rally took place here on what has become known as hostages square right next to where the defense min cit ministry is based. we just heard from prime minister netanyahu who said all of israel is in mourning for the deaths of these hostages. he spoke specifically about the three who were killed yesterday by israeli soldiers saying we were so close to...
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cnn's alex marquardt joins us now from tel aviv. alex, that same defense official talked with the families that the three hostages killed, that must have been absolutely painful. what's at the fallout from this. it must be growing by the hour? >> jim, it's absolutely gut wrenching to think that these two, men three men who survived in captivity for 72 days, don't know where they were held, don't know if it was a tunnel, but certainly an intense war zone, we're on the cusp of being released. not only were they being killed, they were being killed by soldiers from their own country inside gaza. i think it's safe to say, since we got indeed news yesterday, a huge amount of pressure is not being placed on the netanyahu government to do more to release the hostages. it is believed that there are around orange or ten hostages still alive in gaza, about 20 more bodies of hostages who have been killed. so we're seeing two things that are significance. one, the defense minister held a meeting tonight, that was focused on the efforts to retur
cnn's alex marquardt joins us now from tel aviv. alex, that same defense official talked with the families that the three hostages killed, that must have been absolutely painful. what's at the fallout from this. it must be growing by the hour? >> jim, it's absolutely gut wrenching to think that these two, men three men who survived in captivity for 72 days, don't know where they were held, don't know if it was a tunnel, but certainly an intense war zone, we're on the cusp of being...
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alex marquardt is in tel aviv. what are you seeing at the protest as the idf acknowledges that they accidentally killed these three hostages? >> reporter: this protest behind me sprung up as the tragic news of the three hostages being killed was released by the idf. this was a march that has been weaving through the streets in tel aviv. we're in the center of the city. it started at israel's pentagon. it is a mixture of anger, anger at the government that they haven't done enough to goatet t remains hostages home and it's so much sadness about the tragedy. as you say, these three men, so close to their own israeli forces, so close to freedom and then they were shot and killed by israeli soldiers. i spoke with a man named daniel who is friends with the mother of one of the hostages killed today. here's a little bit of what he told me. take a listen. >> we're asking our government, our cabinet to do the best they can to find more solution because we want our friends and we want our family now. yesterday, we want them
alex marquardt is in tel aviv. what are you seeing at the protest as the idf acknowledges that they accidentally killed these three hostages? >> reporter: this protest behind me sprung up as the tragic news of the three hostages being killed was released by the idf. this was a march that has been weaving through the streets in tel aviv. we're in the center of the city. it started at israel's pentagon. it is a mixture of anger, anger at the government that they haven't done enough to...
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cnn's chief national security correspondent alex marquardt is in jerusalem this morning. alex, what's the latest? >> reporter: well, john, before we get to sullivan's visit, i want to note we just had some rocket fire from gaza coming over here towards jerusalem, the iron dome, as it often does, responded intercepting what we believe to be around half a dozen rockets. now, jerusalem has seen several round rockets fired at it although they've been relatively rare and heard cheers with a lot of palestinian residents here speaking to the growing support, the increase in support for hamas among palestinian citizens since this war began in gaza back on october 7th. now, we don't know where jake sullivan was at that exact moment. he's been in both israel and the west campaign, but if you heard those sirens you got a taste for the war which has gripped this region for more than two months now. sullivan making clear that he did not come to israel to tell israel what to do in their war. he says that he was here to ask hard questions, and he talked a lot about this transition from
cnn's chief national security correspondent alex marquardt is in jerusalem this morning. alex, what's the latest? >> reporter: well, john, before we get to sullivan's visit, i want to note we just had some rocket fire from gaza coming over here towards jerusalem, the iron dome, as it often does, responded intercepting what we believe to be around half a dozen rockets. now, jerusalem has seen several round rockets fired at it although they've been relatively rare and heard cheers with a...
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alex marquardt, live for, us thank you. with, that we will take a short, rake new house in, and we have the and to the temporary pause in fighting in gaza, will continue in a, moment right now it is going to be 19 minutes past the hour on a friday morning there. a live view from the israel gaza border will continue to watch this there. we will see how this plays out. we are watching cnn. -- on a friday morning, this is a live view of the israel gaza border you are looking at where israel operations have now resumed after hamas, this is according to these, violated the truce agreement, by not releasing the full ten israeli hostages which was agreed to on thursday. also, by firing a rocket, an hour before the truce was set to expire just over two hours ago. that rocket was launched from gaza into southern israel. it was intercepted by israeli air defenses. it is a great day of prayer for many palestinians, somebody pierson's, but it will not be that way in the coming hours in gaza with these military offensive now resuming. i
alex marquardt, live for, us thank you. with, that we will take a short, rake new house in, and we have the and to the temporary pause in fighting in gaza, will continue in a, moment right now it is going to be 19 minutes past the hour on a friday morning there. a live view from the israel gaza border will continue to watch this there. we will see how this plays out. we are watching cnn. -- on a friday morning, this is a live view of the israel gaza border you are looking at where israel...
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cnn's alex marquardt is in israel. more about this timeline. >> john, there are major questions about how much longer israel can keep up this pace, this intense pace of operations that we saw throughout the, forts in northern gaza. now we see it expanding into southern gaza. so what my colleagues and i are hearing from u.s. and israeli officials is that they are expecting high-intensity operations like the ones we are seeing right now and the idf said that yesterday was the most intense day of military operations they've seen yet. they're expecting this high-intensity phase to continue for several more weeks and then, they say, the idf is expected to switch to a lower intensity phase, if you will. one that would be a lot more localized and targeted where the idf would pull back and would continue to carry out counter troshism operations, for example, against hamas leadership. the u.s. has been warning publicly and privately that essentially the support for israel is running out with the increasing humanitarian catastro
cnn's alex marquardt is in israel. more about this timeline. >> john, there are major questions about how much longer israel can keep up this pace, this intense pace of operations that we saw throughout the, forts in northern gaza. now we see it expanding into southern gaza. so what my colleagues and i are hearing from u.s. and israeli officials is that they are expecting high-intensity operations like the ones we are seeing right now and the idf said that yesterday was the most intense...
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cnn's alex marquardt is tracking the latest developments from tel aviv. what more are you learning? >> reporter: well, that fighting in the north that you mentioned around the refugee camp indicates israel does not have full control of the north. they're still facing fierce fighting with hamas militants around what they're calling strongholds of persistent resistance in the neighborhood as well as around jabalya where as you mentioned 45 civilians are believed to have been killed in an air strike on a house, according to the palestinian wafa news agency. so much of the israeli focus has been on the southern city of khan younis where they say they believe that a number of top hamas leaders may be. again, palestinian news agency saying that dozens of people were killed, civilians killed in homes targeted in the northern part of khan younis as well as the eastern part. we did see on saturday night an alert from the idf calling on civilians and residents in central khan younis to leave, to evacuate. they specified five specific areas to leave and to go towards an open area where israel
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and as alex marquardt reports, some believe it is time to change strategy for dealing with this hostage crisis. >> reporter: in the wake of the tragic deaths of three israeli hostages killed by israeli sold engineers in northern gaza, a large crowd gathered saturday night in what has become known as hostages square to demand that the rest of the hostages come home, demand that the netanyahu government does more. i spoke with a number of relatives of hostages, some released and some who remain in gaza, who say prime minister netanyahu needs to be more proactive and put a plan on the table, prioritize the release of these hostages over the military operation. here is what the cousin of one of the hostages had to tell me. >> but i believe that such a tragedy that could have been prevented by a deal between israel and hamas, they must change things now. they must pick a different course. and i think it is possible. >> reporter: we also heard from prime minister netanyahu who expressed much of what the country is now feeling, that the three men were so close to being free after more than two
and as alex marquardt reports, some believe it is time to change strategy for dealing with this hostage crisis. >> reporter: in the wake of the tragic deaths of three israeli hostages killed by israeli sold engineers in northern gaza, a large crowd gathered saturday night in what has become known as hostages square to demand that the rest of the hostages come home, demand that the netanyahu government does more. i spoke with a number of relatives of hostages, some released and some who...
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they spoke directly with hamas. >> that was alex marquardt from t tel aviv.et's bring in cnn's max foster. max, good to see you. the events over the past three days, the shooting of the three sh hostages, and now benjamin netanyahu, raising pressure to save hostages and to save gaza civilians, what are the options right now? >> well there is no policy for the war, obviously with what happened on october 7th. but there's a huge amount of pressure coming from these two places. the one that alex was talking about there, people in israel concerned that this massive military campaign is making the hostages more vulnerable. we saw that in that mistaken identity and those hoch attaches that died. and internationally, huge concerns among the allies that too many civilians are dying. these are the two elements of pressure. and netanyahu is committed to destroying hamas. as long as he continues with this war, is in charge of a war cabinet, then it does put off a day of reckoning which will ultimately come, john, at some point, where he has to explain how october the 7t
they spoke directly with hamas. >> that was alex marquardt from t tel aviv.et's bring in cnn's max foster. max, good to see you. the events over the past three days, the shooting of the three sh hostages, and now benjamin netanyahu, raising pressure to save hostages and to save gaza civilians, what are the options right now? >> well there is no policy for the war, obviously with what happened on october 7th. but there's a huge amount of pressure coming from these two places. the one...
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and alex marquardt there from kerem shalom.ou. >>> and now, the caucusgoers, and presidential townhall for ron desantis as the republican base in iowa key base is evangelicals, and so where are they on trump and the rest of the gop field? that is next. >>> 34 days to the iowa caucuses, and tonight, ron desantis has a key opportunity to make his case to the voters there in the cnn presidential town hall tonight. the latest polling out of iowa is showing that he has real work to do. a distant second to donald trump who has a 30-plus-point lead. in the des moines "register" polling showing that trump is leading with a key group of the iowa republican base, evangelicals, and they are often a consequential voting bloc, and they are key to trump's support in iowa past and present. so can ron desantis or any other candidate chip away at the support now? joining us now is tim alberta a staff right for the atlanta "key" and it is a new book he has out called the "the kingdom and the power and the glory." and it is a combination of deep
and alex marquardt there from kerem shalom.ou. >>> and now, the caucusgoers, and presidential townhall for ron desantis as the republican base in iowa key base is evangelicals, and so where are they on trump and the rest of the gop field? that is next. >>> 34 days to the iowa caucuses, and tonight, ron desantis has a key opportunity to make his case to the voters there in the cnn presidential town hall tonight. the latest polling out of iowa is showing that he has real work to...
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alex marquardt is there. how are people reacting to this accidental killing of three hostages? >> reporter: there's shock, sadness and so much anger. there's a lot of desire for the families and friends of the hostages for the government to are bring those hostages home as soon as possible. we just got the news of a 27-year-old who died in hamas captivity. it's still unclear exactly what the circumstances were of her death. of course, this comes just one day after this tragedy of these three hostages who were on the verge of freedom, being shot and killed by israeli soldiers. we just heard from the head of the idf, who said it was very much the soldiers' responsibility that they were not following the rules of engagement. he said the hostages did everything they could to identify themselves as hostages. they took off their shirts to show they didn't have explosives. they were waving a white flag. if someone surrenders waving a white flag, you are not supposed to shoot at them, of course. they were just tens of yards away from the soldiers when they were shot and killed. one of
alex marquardt is there. how are people reacting to this accidental killing of three hostages? >> reporter: there's shock, sadness and so much anger. there's a lot of desire for the families and friends of the hostages for the government to are bring those hostages home as soon as possible. we just got the news of a 27-year-old who died in hamas captivity. it's still unclear exactly what the circumstances were of her death. of course, this comes just one day after this tragedy of these...
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joining me now is a cnn chief national correspondent alex marquardt and foreign policy analyst barack. alex, first of all, as we're talking about this morning when the truce will end and if it will, what might happen 59 minutes for now or so, what we're learning right now? >> well, a troubling development for this extremely fragile pause that has been in place for the past seven days. we have been waiting all day to hear whether hamas would present israel with another list of hostages they plan to release tomorrow. instead, what we are seeing, what we are hearing and learning is that israel is now intercepted one rocket that was fired recently, just moments ago, from the gaza strip. it was intercepted by israel's aerial defense. we've also heard sirens, or sirens have been heard in steroid, southern israel, right near the gaza strip. so we have been waiting to see whether there was news from any of the parties involved about this hostage deal for tomorrow. i should note, not to downplay it, but this is one rocket. we have in the past seem barrages of rockets, so it's really hard to sa
joining me now is a cnn chief national correspondent alex marquardt and foreign policy analyst barack. alex, first of all, as we're talking about this morning when the truce will end and if it will, what might happen 59 minutes for now or so, what we're learning right now? >> well, a troubling development for this extremely fragile pause that has been in place for the past seven days. we have been waiting all day to hear whether hamas would present israel with another list of hostages...
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cnn's alex marquardt is joining us live from israel right now. alex, what is the latest?reporter: well, wolf, intense fighting going on. earlier today the idf said in the previous 24 hours they carried out some strikes on 450 different targets. that is the biggest number all across gaza since that fragile truce fell apart a week ago, exactly a week ago on friday. that's one of the biggest numbers we have seen since the war started exactly two months ago. we did hear from the defense minister of israel earlier today. he said that he is starting to see the signs of hamas beginning to break-in side gaza. much of the idf's focus, wolf, is on the second biggest city in gaza, where israel believes some of the most senior leaders of hamas are, and that is where israel is focusing a lot of its attention. the idf saying that they are going house to house, tunnel to tunnel, carrying out raise. elsewhere in gaza, in the north, wolf, we saw israeli troops raise the israeli flag in palestine square. that is a main intersection in gaza city, not too far incidentally from al shifa hospi
cnn's alex marquardt is joining us live from israel right now. alex, what is the latest?reporter: well, wolf, intense fighting going on. earlier today the idf said in the previous 24 hours they carried out some strikes on 450 different targets. that is the biggest number all across gaza since that fragile truce fell apart a week ago, exactly a week ago on friday. that's one of the biggest numbers we have seen since the war started exactly two months ago. we did hear from the defense minister of...
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alex marquardt is live in tel aviv with much more. alex, thank you for joining us.is the idf saying responding to growing criticism about the ratio of death, which now is two palestinian civilians, according to the hamas-run ministry of health, for every hamas militant? >> reporter: well, poppy and phil, israel has always taken issue with the numbers, the death tolls that have been coming out of gaza from the hamas-controlled ministry of health. they say that around 16,000 gazans have been killed so far since october 7th. but israel, themselves, have been claiming that several thousand, they don't put an exact number on it, but several thousand hamas militants have been killed during this campaign. and our colleague erin burnett asked an idf spokesperson about a new report that for every hamas militant killed, two civilians were killed. some believe that that could be rather low. but if that ratio is two to one, he said that that would be tremendously positive. take a listen. >> if you compare that ratio to any other conflict in urban terrain, between a military and
alex marquardt is live in tel aviv with much more. alex, thank you for joining us.is the idf saying responding to growing criticism about the ratio of death, which now is two palestinian civilians, according to the hamas-run ministry of health, for every hamas militant? >> reporter: well, poppy and phil, israel has always taken issue with the numbers, the death tolls that have been coming out of gaza from the hamas-controlled ministry of health. they say that around 16,000 gazans have...
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alex marquardt, thank you very much for that update. we appreciate it. >>> still ahead, why elon musk is now allowing the disgraced conspiracy theorist alex jones back on his social media platform. that's next. >>> one of the world's leading voices of disinformation, alex jones, is back on x, formerly known as twitter. the conspiracy theorist was taken off the social media platform five years ago by twitter management after jones repeatedly broke its rules prohibiting harassment and hate speech. cnn's senior media reporter oliver darcy joins us now. oliver, i think i know what's changed, but what's going on? >> reporter: well, jim, there was this right-wing pressure campaign after alex jones did an interview with fellow extremist tucker carlson, and elon musk has basically given in to it, and he's decided to restore the account of alex jones. look, elon musk is free to do so. you know, he's free to saturate x, his social media platform, with as much hate and conspiracy theories as he wants, and he's clearly going to continue to do so. i
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jeremy diamond, alex marquardt, we will come back to you as we get more information. i want to bring in foreign policy analyst -- right now the idea of saying they are going to be resuming these military operations, we don't know if negotiations are perhaps ongoing behind the scenes, and they are using this and some other, way or do we? what do you expect to see next? >> first i am sure that negotiations are still going on, and the mediators are still working with the parties, but right now we moved from the point where negotiations where taking place while there is a cease-fire, the situation where we are now negotiating under fire. this is a situation that obviously is much worse for hamas, and much better for israel. and i think that what we are going to see -- >> but why, why is that? i want to understand that? why is this leverage shift better for israel in this moment, if you still have hostages of course who hamas may or may not have, can't come with the numbers, and we seem to be back with the prospect of not knowing where hostages are and violence occurring i
jeremy diamond, alex marquardt, we will come back to you as we get more information. i want to bring in foreign policy analyst -- right now the idea of saying they are going to be resuming these military operations, we don't know if negotiations are perhaps ongoing behind the scenes, and they are using this and some other, way or do we? what do you expect to see next? >> first i am sure that negotiations are still going on, and the mediators are still working with the parties, but right...
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cnn's alex marquardt joins us now from tel aviv. where do things look at this moment?reporter: kate, since those talks fell apart, since that fragile pause ended on friday and those hostage releases stopped, we are now in the fourth day of renewed fighting, the fourth day of israeli bombardment of the gaza strip. the israeli military saying that overnight there were some 200 air strikes across the gaza strip and israel announcing that it is now expanding its campaign to all of gaza. remember, the first five, six weeks of this initial phase of the campaign was in the northern gaza strip, now they are moving south, which raises major concerns about where these civilians are going to go. of course, northern gazans had been told to move south and many of them had gone to this city of khan yunis where israeli and american officials now believe many -- or much of the hamas leadership has gone to, and so now israel is calling on civilians in khan yunis to move either farther south. the u.n. estimates there are 1.8 million gazans who have been displaced, that is the vast major
cnn's alex marquardt joins us now from tel aviv. where do things look at this moment?reporter: kate, since those talks fell apart, since that fragile pause ended on friday and those hostage releases stopped, we are now in the fourth day of renewed fighting, the fourth day of israeli bombardment of the gaza strip. the israeli military saying that overnight there were some 200 air strikes across the gaza strip and israel announcing that it is now expanding its campaign to all of gaza. remember,...
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alex marquardt, thank you. >>> now to afghanistan.er of suicides and attempted suicides among young girls is on rise. >> and some officials say it's sparked by the taliban's ban on education beyond the sixth grade for girls implemented when the group returned to power two jeers ago. anna coren spoke with one of the families affected. >> reporter: in a small dimly lit room in the outer suburbs of karachi, afghanistan, a 15-year-old girl lays on a cot. with eyes closed, she slowly inhales. her frame rises slightly, an action causing pain and enormous amount of effort. don't worry, you will be sfien, says her brother, kissing her hand. we are with you always. her older siblings who asked not to be identified for security reasons smuggled her in from afghanistan five months ago following a series of events that would irrevocably change the course of their lives. we don't try to force her to remember what happened, he says, but once i asked her and she replied crying that she was tired and had given up all hope. but she didn't always feel
alex marquardt, thank you. >>> now to afghanistan.er of suicides and attempted suicides among young girls is on rise. >> and some officials say it's sparked by the taliban's ban on education beyond the sixth grade for girls implemented when the group returned to power two jeers ago. anna coren spoke with one of the families affected. >> reporter: in a small dimly lit room in the outer suburbs of karachi, afghanistan, a 15-year-old girl lays on a cot. with eyes closed, she...
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alex marquardt, cnn, tel aviv. >>> well, u.s.ational security adviser jake sullivan says israel will transition to a new phase of the war focused on, quote, more precise ways of targeting hamas leadership. he made those remarks on friday in tel aviv after meeting with israeli president isaac herzog, the u.s. also wants to see results to avoid civilian casualties in gaza. sullivan traveled to ramallah in the west bank to meet with abbas. and sullivan, quote, stressed the importance of enhancing the protection of civilians. and joining us is the president of the palestinian initiative and a member of parliament. good morning, good to see you. let me pick up with what we've heard from jake sullivan, saying that israel will transition to what he called a new phase of the war, but also calling for more care to avoid civilian casualties, you reaction to what we heard, mr. as a rsullivan's comments. >> i think what mr. sullivan is saying is not enough, and he's advocating the continuation of this terrible war for months to come. if we c
alex marquardt, cnn, tel aviv. >>> well, u.s.ational security adviser jake sullivan says israel will transition to a new phase of the war focused on, quote, more precise ways of targeting hamas leadership. he made those remarks on friday in tel aviv after meeting with israeli president isaac herzog, the u.s. also wants to see results to avoid civilian casualties in gaza. sullivan traveled to ramallah in the west bank to meet with abbas. and sullivan, quote, stressed the importance of...
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cnn's alex marquardt is joining us live from tel aviv right now. tell us more about the death of these hostages and how israelis are reacting. >> reporter: well, wolf, this is a deeply painful moment for this country and as soon as this news came of these three deaths, a call was put out for a protest in tel aviv that has just ended. for the past three hours, hundreds and hundreds of people have been snaking their way through the streets of tel aviv starting at the defense ministry. what we learned earlier today was that three hostages, three young men who had been kidnapped were killed in northeastern gaza where the idf has been fighting. their names are yotam haim, alon shamriz and samer talalka. all of them, i believe, in their 20s. the idf called this a sad and painful incident. what happened is these men were near a group of idf soldiers who saw them, who thought they were militants, who thought they might have been terrorists, they were fired upon. the soldiers went over and saw the bodies, grew suspicious and confirmed these were the bodies
cnn's alex marquardt is joining us live from tel aviv right now. tell us more about the death of these hostages and how israelis are reacting. >> reporter: well, wolf, this is a deeply painful moment for this country and as soon as this news came of these three deaths, a call was put out for a protest in tel aviv that has just ended. for the past three hours, hundreds and hundreds of people have been snaking their way through the streets of tel aviv starting at the defense ministry. what...
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>> alex marquardt, thank you so much.ant to bring in now cnn's kevin liptak who is traveling with president biden in los angeles. kevin, there is a major fight in washington over emergency funding for israel and ukraine. congress seems to be at an impasse. what are you hearing today about the white house efforts? >> yeah. these two sides appear no closer to an agreement as we enter this critical week and, remember, fredricka, president biden has asked for this major $100 billion supplemental assistance package for israel, ukraine and also money for the border and republicans have used that as leverage to try and put forward new rules, tough new rules on tightening immigration in the united states. the white house has argued and it warning that aid is quick running out for ukraine. it could dry up by the end of the year and they warn that that could have dire effects on the battlefield in ukraine if ukraine isn't able to replenish its war chests. those warnings seems to be falling on deaf ears so far. they have not broken
>> alex marquardt, thank you so much.ant to bring in now cnn's kevin liptak who is traveling with president biden in los angeles. kevin, there is a major fight in washington over emergency funding for israel and ukraine. congress seems to be at an impasse. what are you hearing today about the white house efforts? >> yeah. these two sides appear no closer to an agreement as we enter this critical week and, remember, fredricka, president biden has asked for this major $100 billion...
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cnn's chief national security correspondent alex marquardt is joining us live from tel aviv. how notable is this public criticism? >> reporter: wolf, i think this highlights the growing discomfort of the president and some of his top aides about how israel has been carrying out this war in gaza. we have heard some measured criticism, but really these comments we saw today from president biden in speaking to donors are really the most pointed he has made against netanyahu and the netanyahu government since this war began. he told these donors that netanyahu needs to change, but that that is very difficult because of the far-right government that he is in control of. he went on to say that israel is very quickly losing global support because of what he called the indiscriminate bombing that is taking place in gaza. when talking about this most conservative government in israel's history, as he called it, he said that they don't want to see anything remotely approaching a two-state solution. instead, he says that ministers within the netanyahu government want to see retribution
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we want to begin with the tunnels and alex marquardt in tel aviv tonight. what do we know about the flooding? >> it could be a significant new tactic in what we believe are hundreds of miles of tunnels at least according to hamas' claims. they're doing it in tunnels where they do not believe the hostages are. they're flooding those tunnels with seawater. according to u.s. officials speaking to our colleague natasha bertrand there, unsure how successful it's going to be. president biden he said he'd heard the assertions the tunnels being flooded did not have any hostages in them, but he did confirm that. he did express his concerns for all civilians in gaza. remember, anderson, it would not just be destroying the tunnel system. it would not just be destroying the weapons that are down there, of course it could benefit israel if they were able to flood those tunnels and kill hamas militants. but there are still quite a few hostages who are there, 135 according to the idf, 116 of whom i should specify are still alive. >> and what else are you learning about th
we want to begin with the tunnels and alex marquardt in tel aviv tonight. what do we know about the flooding? >> it could be a significant new tactic in what we believe are hundreds of miles of tunnels at least according to hamas' claims. they're doing it in tunnels where they do not believe the hostages are. they're flooding those tunnels with seawater. according to u.s. officials speaking to our colleague natasha bertrand there, unsure how successful it's going to be. president biden he...
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>> our thanks to alex marquardt. in the meantime, dramatic images coming in from the severe storm battering the mississippi river valley. take a look at that, barreling across tennessee. we'll have an update when we come back. there. this is in northwest tennessee. a massive tornado hitting the state. officials there urging drivers to stay off the roads for that reason right there. that tornado passing right in front of a storm chaser. at least three people have been injured as a result of these tornadoes. that's just the early estimate. so far this tornado is part of a massive storm system traveling through eastern states as it moves across the country. i mean, that paints a picture for us right there. my goodness. to see a tornado cross a roadway like that with just total destruction. just absolutely remarkable, what we just saw there. >> and what has been incredible about this is that we're seeing video like that. not just out of clarksville. we are waiting in the morning, now that it's dark out. by the morning we
>> our thanks to alex marquardt. in the meantime, dramatic images coming in from the severe storm battering the mississippi river valley. take a look at that, barreling across tennessee. we'll have an update when we come back. there. this is in northwest tennessee. a massive tornado hitting the state. officials there urging drivers to stay off the roads for that reason right there. that tornado passing right in front of a storm chaser. at least three people have been injured as a result...
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alex marquardt is live in tel aviv. the military operations in southern gaza now intensifying.hat do we know so far, alex? >> reporter: well, phil, israel said they will be wrapping up their operations in the north and heading south. we are seeing evidence of those operations moving south. we have new satellite imagery. also new video showing armored vehicles in the southern part of the gaza strip . notably, the road that runs north to south from northern gaza to southern gaza. that road heads down into han yunus, which is the name of a city we will hear a lot about in the coming days. in the first stage in the north israel told northern gazans, more than one million, to flee south, many going to han yunus. it is going to be a target for the israeli military because they believe that some of the hamas leadership is there. at the same time, we are hearing now a rather remarkable comment from the israeli military. when pressed by our colleague erin burnett about the -- about a recent report that for every hamas militant killed, two civilians have been killed at the same time. tha
alex marquardt is live in tel aviv. the military operations in southern gaza now intensifying.hat do we know so far, alex? >> reporter: well, phil, israel said they will be wrapping up their operations in the north and heading south. we are seeing evidence of those operations moving south. we have new satellite imagery. also new video showing armored vehicles in the southern part of the gaza strip . notably, the road that runs north to south from northern gaza to southern gaza. that road...
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alex marquardt joins us from tel aviv. what are israeli authorities saying about the incident? >> reporter: well, anderson, it was the idf that announced it because it was the soldiers who killed these three hostages. they said this was a sad and painful incident and that the idf bears full responsibility. they said they are now investigating the deaths of these three men, yotam haim, 28-year-old, alon shimriz, 26-year-old, and samer talalka, who's 25 years old. there aren't a lot of details, but we know this happened in the shejaiya neighborhood in gaza. these men were spotted by soldiers. they were perceived to be terrorist militant threat, and they were shot and killed. when the bodies looked suspicious, they sent those bodies back to israel for confirmation. and it was confirmed they were indeed hostages. there are a lot of questions, of course. daniel ha gary was asked whether these men spoke hebrew, whether they had their hands up. there are a lot of militants in civilian clothing, rpg teams that are wearing civilian clegts that are suicide bombers that don't have weapons
alex marquardt joins us from tel aviv. what are israeli authorities saying about the incident? >> reporter: well, anderson, it was the idf that announced it because it was the soldiers who killed these three hostages. they said this was a sad and painful incident and that the idf bears full responsibility. they said they are now investigating the deaths of these three men, yotam haim, 28-year-old, alon shimriz, 26-year-old, and samer talalka, who's 25 years old. there aren't a lot of...
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thank you very much, alex marquardt, i want to go to barak ravid now, our global and political affairs analyst. you just heard alex say that the u.s. expects the ground war to end by january, and he's also talking about the pressure that they have been putting on israel and that the response as mj lee was reporting was not receptive from the israeli side. what are you learning? >> hi, erin, i think that what i heard from several u.s. officials in recently days was that, again, they would want to see this high intensity phase end as soon as possible, but they admit at the same time that they do not see joe biden telling the israelis that they need to stop now immediately or call for a cease fire anytime soon. so i think what is left for the biden administration to do, if that's the case, is to basically try and influence what israel is doing on the ground and actually, they managed to do some things quite successfully. >> all right. so your focus tonight, i know, very specifically on something that didn't get a lot of attention, and it's important for people watching to understand. an a
thank you very much, alex marquardt, i want to go to barak ravid now, our global and political affairs analyst. you just heard alex say that the u.s. expects the ground war to end by january, and he's also talking about the pressure that they have been putting on israel and that the response as mj lee was reporting was not receptive from the israeli side. what are you learning? >> hi, erin, i think that what i heard from several u.s. officials in recently days was that, again, they would...
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alex marquardt joins us from tel aviv. to be clear, they aren't saying sinwar is in that home, are they? >> reporter: no, they are not, anderson. they are saying the israeli military has the ability to go anywhere they want in gaza, they've been able to break through the defensive lines of hamas around khan younis, where yahya sinwar is from. the idf has surrounded his home. it is a symbolic victory, netanyahu himself saying that it's only a matter of time before they get him. the idf making clear that they believe that he is underground, although they're not saying where. anderson, it is worth noting that it is now exactly two months since the horrific attacks on october 7th, after which israel said they would eradicate hamas. since then, israel believes they've killed several thousand hamas militants, they say, out of a total force of some 25 to 30,000. but yahya sinwar, the most senior member of hamas in gaza, the top two military commanders, mom deif and isa, they're all still out there, anderson. >> and israel dropped
alex marquardt joins us from tel aviv. to be clear, they aren't saying sinwar is in that home, are they? >> reporter: no, they are not, anderson. they are saying the israeli military has the ability to go anywhere they want in gaza, they've been able to break through the defensive lines of hamas around khan younis, where yahya sinwar is from. the idf has surrounded his home. it is a symbolic victory, netanyahu himself saying that it's only a matter of time before they get him. the idf...
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alex marquardt did ask jake sullivan this morning about that timeline specifically, asking him that this morning. here's that response. >> we're not here to tell anybody you must do x, you must do y. we're here to say, this is our perspective. as your partner, as your friend, this is what we believe is the best way to achieve both your tactical and strategic goals. we expect that that will occur in the future. when exactly that happens and under exactly what conditions will be a continuing intensive discussion between the united states and israel. >> alex marquardt joins us now from ramallah in the west bank. we just talked about the timeline and we'll get there in a moment. right now, you're outside the palestinian authority headquarters in ramallah, sullivan is going to meet with mahmoud abbas. the u.s. and israel see things quite differently when it comes to who rules gaza when this is over. what does this meaning do to that end? >> reporter: well, poppy, this could be a tough meeting for jake sullivan. there are several contentious issues for the two men to get through. sullivan want
alex marquardt did ask jake sullivan this morning about that timeline specifically, asking him that this morning. here's that response. >> we're not here to tell anybody you must do x, you must do y. we're here to say, this is our perspective. as your partner, as your friend, this is what we believe is the best way to achieve both your tactical and strategic goals. we expect that that will occur in the future. when exactly that happens and under exactly what conditions will be a...
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and alex marquardt, who is in tel aviv tonight. so what more do we know about this flooding? >> well anderson, this is something that the israelis appear to be trying out. it could be a significant new tactic on what we believe are hundreds of miles of tunnels, at least according to hamas's claim. the israelis are doing this on a limited basis, we are told. they are doing it in tunnels where they do not believe the hostages are. they are flooding those tunnels with seawater. according to u.s. official speaking to our colleague natasha bertand they are unsure of how successful it is going to be. but it was important enough for president biden to be asked about this earlier today. he said that he had heard the assertions that the tunnels that were being flooded did not have any hostages in them. but, he could not confirm that. he did express his concern for all civilians in gaza. remember anderson, it would not just be destroying the tunnel system, it would not just be destroying the weapons that are down there. of course, it could benefit israel if they were able to flood thos
and alex marquardt, who is in tel aviv tonight. so what more do we know about this flooding? >> well anderson, this is something that the israelis appear to be trying out. it could be a significant new tactic on what we believe are hundreds of miles of tunnels, at least according to hamas's claim. the israelis are doing this on a limited basis, we are told. they are doing it in tunnels where they do not believe the hostages are. they are flooding those tunnels with seawater. according to...
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i want to bring in our alex marquardt on this, our chief national security correspondent.ou know, this "new york times" article really lays out all the warning signs from this pamphlet that the israeli intelligence officials had received. would the u.s. intelligence have been aware of this? >> it is possible, pam. they obviously have such a close intelligence-sharing relationship. this "new york times" article, which just has some extraordinary warnings about this document, they nicknamed the plan, jericho wall. it ended up being hamas' phrasing for it was the al aqsa flood. you had this character in this piece, a female analyst, who warned that this was a plan designed to start a war. she said, it's not just a raid on a village. and her officer, a colonel, ignored that. this was military intelligence. so, it is very possible that it was shared with the u.s. side, which would be the defense intelligence agency, which is the pentagon. this "times" article is also saying this may not have been shared with the highest levels of political leadership in israel. so, it likely wa
i want to bring in our alex marquardt on this, our chief national security correspondent.ou know, this "new york times" article really lays out all the warning signs from this pamphlet that the israeli intelligence officials had received. would the u.s. intelligence have been aware of this? >> it is possible, pam. they obviously have such a close intelligence-sharing relationship. this "new york times" article, which just has some extraordinary warnings about this...
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we are going right over to alex marquardt who has much more on this.ell us what you are learning. >> well, kate, we are getting statements now from both the danish intelligence and security services as well as the israelis, and there is a discrepancy of how many are arrest
we are going right over to alex marquardt who has much more on this.ell us what you are learning. >> well, kate, we are getting statements now from both the danish intelligence and security services as well as the israelis, and there is a discrepancy of how many are arrest
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. >>> let's go to alex marquardt in tel aviv at a protest over the hostages killed by the idf.x, what are you hearing? >> reporter: fred, this is what has become known as hostages square. this is where friends, family and sympathizers of the hostages have been convening for the past several weeks. this meeting tonight really has taken on added significance because of the three hostages who were tragically killed on the verge of escape by idf soldiers just yesterday. so tonight we are hearing speeches. there has been music. we're expecting a march at some point. this is a rally after another rally last night after that news came out of the three hostages killed. people want the government to come up with a new plan to get the hostages home as soon as possible. there was the seven-day stretch of pause in the fighting with around 80 hostages released. 130 remain in gaza. people are calling on the netanyahu government to figure out a way to get the hostages out. they want everyone home now. prime minister netanyahu expecting to speak later this evening. they certainly want to hear
. >>> let's go to alex marquardt in tel aviv at a protest over the hostages killed by the idf.x, what are you hearing? >> reporter: fred, this is what has become known as hostages square. this is where friends, family and sympathizers of the hostages have been convening for the past several weeks. this meeting tonight really has taken on added significance because of the three hostages who were tragically killed on the verge of escape by idf soldiers just yesterday. so tonight we...
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. >> we have global coverage so let's start with cnn's alex marquardt in tel aviv, israel.are officials saying about these arrests? >> reporter: pam and boris, it appears that his role has been speaking with denmark about this terror plot that was interrupted about these alleged hamas members who were arrested, and that the drug -- driven arrests, but these are separate things. what we are hearing from the mossad intelligence agency here in israel is that thanks to the danes for thwarting what the israelis called an attack preparing to be carried out by people who are affiliated with hamas. earlier today, we've got a statement from the prime minister's office here in israel saying thanks to the danes, the danish security agency, which says they managed to thwart an attack on behalf of the hamas terrorist organization. they went on to say that this plot was to kill innocent civilians on european soil. as you were saying, boris, it's not exactly clear where in europe this attack was due to take place. whether it was denmark or elsewhere. three of the four arrests, according t
. >> we have global coverage so let's start with cnn's alex marquardt in tel aviv, israel.are officials saying about these arrests? >> reporter: pam and boris, it appears that his role has been speaking with denmark about this terror plot that was interrupted about these alleged hamas members who were arrested, and that the drug -- driven arrests, but these are separate things. what we are hearing from the mossad intelligence agency here in israel is that thanks to the danes for...