i'm amy goodman. former president donald trump has won the iowa caucus by a landslide, about 51% of the vote. trump claimed victory in 98 of iowa's 99 counties. florida governor ron desantis narrowly topped former south carolina governor nikki haley to place second in the first caucus of the 2024 election cycle. new hampshire will hold the first primary a week from today. after placing fourth in iowa, vivek ramaswamy suspended his campaign and endorsed trump. just 14% of iowa's registered republicans participated in the caucus in part due to record low temperatures. trump's victory came despite his mounting legal troubles and the -- and his refusal to debate his challengers. during a victory speech, trump repeated his vow to deport millions of immigrants if he returns to the white house. pres. trump: we are going to drill, baby, drill right away. we're going to seal up the border. because right now we have an invasion of millions and millions of people that are coming into our country. amy: that is do

i'm amy goodman. in the occupied west bank, israeli soldiers raided jenin's ibn sina hospital earlier today disguised as civilian women and medical staff, killing three palestinians. shocking hospital surveillance footage shows the israeli forces storming the hospital with guns raised as they searched for the three militants they said were using the facility as a hideout. israeli soldiers and settlers have killed more than 370 palestinians in the west bank since october 7, while more than 6300 people have been arrested. meanwhile, deadly attacks continue in gaza, where reports say israeli strikes killed large numbers of civilians in residential areas of gaza city. the death toll has now topped 26,700 since the start of israel's assault. hamas said it is renewing a truce proposal negotiated during we can talks between qatar, egypt, israel, and the united states. the political chief said he will visit cairo soon as part of the ongoing negotiations. meanwhile, displaced palestinians continue to flee as i

i'm amy goodman. the pentagon has accused iranian-backed militants of killing three u.s. soldiers and injuring 34 others in a drone strike at a base in jordan along the syrian border. on sunday, president biden vowed the u.s. would respond "at a time and in a manner of our choosing." the attack comes less than a month after a u.s. drone strike in baghdad killed the head of an iranian-backed militia. a group called the islamic resistance in iraq has claimed responsibility for attacking the u.s. forces in jordan. iran has denied any involvement. in a statement, the islamic resistance in iraq said -- "if the u.s. keeps supporting israel, there will be escalations. all u.s. interests in the region are legitimate targets and we don't care about u.s. threats to respond." the drone strike was the first fatal attack on u.s. forces in the middle east since hamas attacked israel on october 7. two u.s. navy seals died on january 11 after going overboard while raiding a ship suspected of carrying iranian arms off

i'm amy goodman. the united states and britain have launched dozens of strikes from the air and sea targeting yemen in a move many fear could trigger a broader regional war. at least five people were killed. the strikes targeted areas in yemen controlled by houthi forces who have been attacking israeli-linked ships in the red sea to protest israel's bombardment of gaza. so far the houthis have not killed anyone aboard the ships, but the group's actions have disrupted a key global trade route. in a statement, president biden said -- "these targeted strikes are a clear message that the united states and our partners will not tolerate attacks on our personnel or allow hostile actors to imperil freedom of navigation." president biden is the fourth u.s. president in a row to bomb yemen. houthi officials have vowed to retaliate and continue to target israeli-linked ships in the red sea until a ceasefire in gaza is declared. >> we say to all countries, asian countries like china and others, european countrie

i'm amy goodman. the international court of justice in the hague has begun hearing two days of arguments in south africa's historic genocide case against israel. south africa has accused israel of violating the 1948 u.n. genocide convention saying its three month assault on gaza is being conducted with the intent to bring about the destruction of palestinians as a group. south africa is outlining its case today. israildend itself on friday. during today's hearing, attorneys for the south african government laid out what they described as israel's genocidal intent. >> israel has a genocidal intent against the palestinians in gaza. that is evident from the way in which israel's military attack is being conducted. israel's genocidal intent is rooted in the belief that the enemy is not just the military wing of hamas or hamas generally, but is embedded in the fabric of palestinian life in gaza. amy: we'll have more on the genocide hearing after headlines. an israeli airstrike struck an ambulance in centra

i'm amy goodman. the international court of justice in the hague has begun hearing two days of arguments in south africa's historic genocide case against israel. south africa has accused israel of violating the 1948 u.n. genocide convention saying its three month assault on gaza is being conducted with the intent to bring about the destruction of palestinians as a group. south africa is outlining its case today. israel will defend itself on friday. during today's hearing, attorneys for the south african government laid out what they described as israel's genocidal intent. >> israel has a genocidal intent against the palestinians in gaza. that is evident from the way in which israel's military attack is being conducted. israel's genocidal intent is rooted in the belief that the enemy is not just the military wing of hamas or hamas generally, but is embedded in the fabric of palestinian life in gaza. amy: we'll have more on the genocide hearing after headlines. an israeli airstrike struck an ambulance i

i'm amy goodman. the international court of justice has ordered israel to take all measures within its power to prevent an aside in gaza. the highly anticipated ruling of the world court got underway shortly before we went on air. this is joan donoghue. >> the court considers the plausible rights in question in this proceeding, namely the right of palestinians in the gaza strip to be protected from acts of genocide and related prohibited acts identified in article three of the genocide convention and the right of south africa to seek israel's compliance with the latter's obligation under the convention, are of such a nature that prejudice to them is capable of causing irreparable harm. amy: the icj started by ruling it has jurisdiction over the case rocked by south africa and dismissed israel's bid to throw it out. the court did not order an immediate cease-fire. the interim verdict is a major blow to israel and the united states, which have undermined the case despite overwhelming evidence presented

i'm amy goodman. new satellite imagery shows at least 144,000 buildings in gaza have been damaged or destroyed since the israeli bombardment began nearly four months ago. that's more than half of all buildings in the gaza strip, including mosques, schools, and cultural sites. corey scher of the city university of new york told the bbc -- "we've done work over ukraine, we've also looked at aleppo and other cities, but the extent and the pace of damage is remarkable. i've never seen this much damage appear so quickly." in other news, the heads of multiple u.n. organizations are warning gaza will face catastrophic consequences if the palestinian refugee agency unrwa runs out of money. the united states and over a dozen other nations have paused funding for the agency after israel accused 12 of iraq's -- unrwa's 13,000 employees in gaza of taking part in the hamas attack on meanwhile, israeli october 7. prime minister benjamin netanyahu is vowing to continue the war in gaza despite reports negotiators may

i'm amy goodman. in gaza, the death toll from israel's 15-week war has topped 20 5000 with at least 190 killed in the last 24 hours. there are reports israel is blowing up entire neighborhoods in the besieged city of khan younis where israel has targeted hospitals, ambulances, and schools. palestinian families in khan younis are burying loved ones inside the nasser hospital complex. >> currently, dead bodies are being buried here inside the complex. it is difficult to leave the complex and go to any cemetery to bury them because we are under siege. anyone who leaves is targeted. last night was horrifying. the shelling would not stop or even one minute. buildings would shake with us inside, shrapnel would fall on as. amy: in more news from gaza, "the wall street journal" is reporting the united states, qatar, and egypt are pushing israel and hamas to take part in what the paper describes as a phased diplomatic process involving the release of hostages held in gaza and the eventual withdrawal of israeli

i'm amy goodman. al jazeera is reporting at least 20 palestinians died earlier today when an israeli tank fired shells at people lining up for humanitarian supplies. another 150 were injured. this comes the day after at least 12 palestinians were killed when israeli tanks shelled the shelter and khan younis where hundreds had sought refuge. at least 75 people were injured in the attack which resulted in a major fire. israel denies carrying out the attack. israel's assault on khan younis has left the city facing a growing humanitarian crisis. authorities at nasser hospital say supplies of food and aesthetics and painkillers have run out. israel also continues to attack the southern city of rafah or hundreds of thousands of displaced palestinians have fled seeking safety. >> we are displaced and they bombed as. my son is a martyr. we were told to go to route 5 because it is safe. i have 50 families staying over. where do we go? where is the safe place that we could go to? my nationality is egyptian but

i'm amy goodman. pakistan condemned iran for violating its airspace and killing two children in air attacks less than a day after iranian attacks in iraqi kurdistan killed at least four people. iranian media said two bases of the jaish al-adl militants in balochestan were destroyed late tuesday, though there has been no official confirmation from tehran of its responsibility. pakistan recalled its ambassador from iran and said that the iranian ambassador to pakistan would be barred from returning. this comes amid escalating tensions that are spreading throughout the middle east. the u.s. carried out its third strike against yemen's houthi forces tuesday. the white house also announced it is re-designating the houthi militia as a terrorist group and re-imposing penalties on the iran-backed group in retaliation for their attacks in the red sea, which have disrupted global trade. the group has vowed to continue its campaign in the red sea as long as israel continues to attack gaza. on tuesday, a greek ve

i'm amy goodman. iran is holding a day of mourning after at least 84 people were killed in a pair of explosions in the city of kerman on wednesday. more than 280 people were injured. the blasts occurred near the tomb of the iranian general qasem soleimani where hundreds of iranians had gathered to mark the fourth anniversary of his assassination by the united states. no one has claimed responsibility for the blasts. iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei has vowed a harsh response. the bombing in iran came just a day after a top hamas official saleh al-arouri was assassinated outside of beirut, lebanon in a suspected israeli strike. his funeral is being held today. on wednesday, israel also killed nine hezbollah fighters in strikes on southern lebanon. meanwhile, a high-ranking commander from an iranian-backed militia in iraq was killed earlier today in an airstrike in central baghdad. it is unclear who carried out the strike. the events are increasing fears that israel's war on gaza could grow

i'm amy goodman. israel's bombardment of gaza has entered its fourth month as the united nations' top humanitarian official warns the relentless assault has left gaza uninhabitable. according to palestinian health officials, the death toll in gaza has topped 23,000, including almost 10,000 children. u.n. emergency relief chief martin griffiths said gaza has become a "place of death and despair." he said gaza is on the verge of famine as it faces the "highest levels of food insecurity ever recorded." israel's war continues to take a devastating toll on palestinian journalists. by one count, 110 palestinians journalists have been killed so far. on sunday, an israeli air strike in southern gaza killed two journalists, mustafa thuraya and hamza al-dahdouh. hamza was the eldest son of al jazeera's gaza bureau chief wael al-dahdouh who had already lost his wife, daughter, another son, and a grandson in a israeli air strike in october. in december, he was injured himself in a drone strike that killed his cam

i'm amy goodman. mexico and chile have requested the international criminal court investigate israel for committing war crimes against civilians in gaza as outrage grows over israel's 15-week assault of the besieged territory, which has killed nearly 25,000 palestinians. over 10,000 of them, children. on thursday, the european union parliament passed a resolution calling for a gaza ceasefire on the condition that all hostages be released and hamas be dismantled. this comes as gaza enters its eighth day under a near complete communications blackout, the longest blackout to date. israel is continuing to attack areas across the gaza strip. this is a palestinian mother in khan younis after learning her son had been killed in an israeli strike. >> i am hurting like a burning blaze. i told my husband, let's pray for abdulla. you will come back. but it was my last goodbye. may god have mercy on his soul. they took my heart from me. i was waiting for my son but he did not come back. i had not slept for three

i'm amy goodman.secretary of state tony blinken is in israel today meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and other top officials as israel's bombardment of gaza continues for a 95th day. blinken is on a multi-nation trip across the police. on monday come he met with mohammed bin salman on. health officials in gaza say it has been another devastating 24 hour period. the bodies of 57 palestinians killed in israeli strikes have been taken to al-aqsa hospital, the only remaining hospital in central gaza. the hospital also took in 65 injured palestinians as the hospital's few remaining doctors struggled to treat the wounded. over the weekend, doctors without borders and other ngo's pulled staff from the hospital due to concern for their safety amid heavy israeli attacks. meanwhile, the israeli human rights group b'tselem has accused israel of purposely starving the people of gaza. in a new report, the group said starvation is "not a byproduct of war but a direct result of israel's declared

i'm amy goodman. mexico and chile have requested the international criminal court investigate israel for committing war crimes against civilians in gaza as outrage grows over israel's 15-week assault of the besieged territory, which has killed nearly 25,000 palestinians. over 10,000 of them, children. on thursday, the european union parliament passed a resolution calling for a gaza ceasefire on the condition that all hostages be released and hamas be dismantled. this comes as gaza enters its eighth day under a near complete communications blackout, the longest blackout to date. israel is continuing to attack areas acacss the gaza strip. this is a palestinian mother in khan younis after learning her son had been killed in an israeli strike. >> i am hurting like a burning blaze. i told my husband, let's pray for abdulla. you will come back. but it was my last goodbye. may god have mercy on his soul. they took my heart from me. i was waiting for my son but he did not come back. i had not slept for three

i'm amy goodman. former president donald trump won the republican primary in new hampshire, defeating former south carolina governor nikki haley who once served as trump's u.n. ambassador. trump won about 54.5% of the -- 11 percentage points, getting 54.5% of the vote. haley received about 43%. on tuesday night, nikki haley vowed to stay in the race. >> i have news for all of them, new hampshire is first in the nation. it is not the last in the nation. this race is far from over. amy: during his victory speech, donald trump stood alongside two of his former rivals, senator tim scott and vivek ramaswamy. trump called haley an imposter and falsely claimed he had won the general election in new hampshire twice before, even though he lost to hillary clinton in 2016 and to joe biden in 2020. >> this is a great, great state. we won new hampshire three times now. three. we win it every time. we win the primary, we win the generals. it is very special to me. very important. amy: with his victory on tuesday, t

i'm amy goodman. israel has reportedly proposed halting its assault on gaza for two months in exchange for the release of more than hostages 100 being held in gaza. according to axios, the proposed deal would also involve the release of palestinians imprisoned by israel, but the -- it would not end the war in gaza. axios reports israel has given the proposal to hamas through mediators from qatar and egypt. separately, cnn reports israel opposed allowing top hamas officials to leave gaza as part of a broader negotiation. president biden's middle east coordinator brett mcgurk is in egypt and will soon head to qatar. this comes as israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu faces increasing political pressure to bring home the hostages. earlier today, israel announced 24 of its soldiers were killed in gaza on monday in the deadliest day for israeli forces since hamas attacked israel on october 7. bringing the number of israeli soldier casualties to over meanwhile, the humanitarian 200. crisis in gaza conti