welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, can about da, and all around the world as we continue our breaking news coverage of israel at war. i'm kim brunhuber. it's 5:00 a.m. here in atlanta, noon at gaza city where a safe passage corridor has been established for palestinians to evacuate to southern gaza as israel has ordered them to do. is rah i will military opened it about an hour ago and it will remain open another four hours. once they get to gaza, there's nowhere to go. meanwhile israel had announced it killed the senior hamas commander who's supposedly the mastermind in last week's

terrorist attacks. an unknown number of americans are known to be with others in captivity. on friday president biden said the u.s. is doing everything to find their loved ones. >> i say we're going to to everev everything in our power to find them. i'm not going to go into detail on that, but we're working like hell on that. they have to know the united states of america cares deeply about what's happening, deeply. we have to indicate to the world this is critical. this is not even human behavior. it's pure barbarism. earlier i spoke, asking how long they have to get out. here it is. >> the residents are a priority

for us. hamas, we really should be asking them, what are your contingency plans when you came over the border and massacred innocent israelis, took them off as hostages, what do you think we would do? of course, they would assume we would, like any normal country, come back and try to completely annihilate their efforts and left their civilians as hostages. that i took all of them. 2 million of the civilians are hostages. we're the only ones trying to save these people. we're trying to open a corridor. we know it's going about to take time. we're doing everything we can, including taking operational risks so those people can make it to safety. >> the u.n. secretary-general, as i said in the intro, they said the order to evacuate is, quote, extremely dangerous and

in some cases simply not possible. how would you respond to that? >> i think, again, there was no early warning for the israeli civilians that were slaughtered on israel's communities. many families of which are still dealing with hostages anned difficulty. it is a lot to ask them to get past wadi gaza to get out of harm's way. again, hamas is keeping them there. we know for a fact they're trying to keep them there. they're the opposite. they use the civilians to defend them. we're doing everything we can, but i think the questions really need to be addressed to hamas, which is the authority on the gaza strip. let's bring in nada bashir from london for more on the war in israel. we heard from the idf there asking the residents to leave.

what's the latest on the evacuations? >> reporter: well, kim, according to the humanitarian office, tens of thousands of palestinians in northern gaza have now moved southward, evacuated their homes in search of safety per the order of the idf. yesterday we saw the dramatic video of the pamphlets falling from the sky telling the civilians they'd have to leave for their own safety. certainly will are 1.1 millionle civilians who will be impacted. there certainly isn't enough time. it is not feasible. it's almost impossible to expect the entire population of northern gaza to evacuate south. there will be many not able to vis physically evacuate. people say they expect to die

anywhere in gaza givingen the widespread nature of these air strikes. we have to remember, of course, this is a densely populated strip of land that is under a blockade and is now under a complete siege. there is few safe places left for people to take shelter, if any places at all. if you take a look at this report, you will see this is a dire humanitarian situation, according to human rights groups. take a look. as dawn breaks in gaza, now under bombardment by israel for seven days, a warning from the skies. israel telling all civilians in gaza to evac yard. we're seeing our children killed right in front of us. they're starving us of food, of water. we have no electricity, nothing. this isn't a life to lead.

now they're asking us to leave. hamas is asking us to stay put. families desperate for some semblance of security gather their belongings. and while they are unsure of what awaits them in the south, one thing is clear. there is no guarantee of safety wherever you are in gaza. it happened to our grandfathers and now it's happening to us. we are being forced out. gaza is being destroyed. nothing is left. it's a catastrophe. more than 2 million people live in the tiny besieged gaza strip, still under a blockade enforced by israel in 2007. more than half of those are now being told to move. the norwegian refugee council has no guarantee of safe return as an act of forceable transfer.

in other words, a war crime. meanwhile the u.n.'s refugee agency for palestine say the scale and speed of the unfolding humanitarian crisis is bone-chilling. >> of the 1.4 million people in gaza, they're ordinary palestinian families who live in the strip with their families including pregnant women, children, children with disabilities. >> reporter: an ongoing siege means access to food and water is quickly running out. the u.n. about world health organization is warning hospitals here have only a few hours of electricity each day, pushing gaza's already crumbling health care structure to the brink of collapse. at this hospital the bodies of those killed in the air strike lay shrouded outside. there is, doctors say, simply not enough space in the morgue. they were all innocent civilians, women, children.

the air strikes came suddenly and destroyed all our homes with children still inside and now we don't even know where we can bury our dead. enough, please, enough. in less than one week israel has dropped more than 6,000 bombs on gaza, the equivalent to the total number of air strikes carried out during the 2014 israel/gaza war, which lasted 50 days. and while there continues to be widespread condemnation of collective punishment the people of gaza are being subjected to, there is every indication that this war will only intensify, and many here feel that the world has abandoned them. look, kim, as we heard in your interview with the earlier spokesperson, two safe routes have been outlined by the israel defense forces, but there is real concern as air strikes continue throughout the day across most of gaza.

these efforts will not stand. we heard yesterday from the ministry of health in gaza, they say the idf strikes civilians and ambulance workers as they were attempting to flee. cnn has put this to the idf, although, they have not given us a comment at this point. they say they're looking into the allegations. as air strikes continue, it is feared that that civilian death toll will continue to mount. >> about the evacuees, you posed the key question, what awaits them in the south. what are the latest conditions there? >> tens of thousands of people have already moved from northern gaza, evacuated and moved southward, but there are at least 400,000 who have been displaced by these earlier air strikes. many, of course, have been taking shelter in u.n.-run

school shelters. this area has been under heavy bombardment for the last week. gaza is now under a complete siege. that means no food, electricity, no safe water, and fuel. as we understand, hospitals are running on just a few hours of electricity each day. there simply isn't enough capacity. this is an area that already had a crumbling infrastructure on all fronts beforer the war began. now urned a complete siege and with the blockade still very much in place, this densely populated strip of land, home to more than 2 million people, is facing a catastrophe on the humanitarian front. that is the concern put forward by the united nations and ngo groups. this is only going to deteriorate as the war int intensifies that. many people watching feel compelled to help with

humanitarian efforts. so ccnn is compiling resources. you can find more by going about to cnn.com/impact. sources are now telling cnn that u.s. and israeli intelligence agencies saw indications that hamas was up to something, even though what it was was unclear. we have the details. >> reporter: sources familiar with u.s. intelligence sells cnn there were warnings and indications about possible attacks by hamas in gaza that could happen, but nothing on the level that we ended up seeing last weekend. there were at least three intelligence reports in the days leading up to the horrific events on october 7th. on september 28th and october

7th there were warnings with rocket fire and the growing possibility of more around gaza. on october 6 there were reports saying there was unusual activity by hamas. sources are now telling cnn that these reports looked nothing like what ended up unfolding in terms of the scope and the barbarity. a biden administration official tells cnn, quote, there was no information warning of the terrorist attack in advance. instead sources tell us the sense was if something happened, it would look more like it had in the past, perhaps rocket fire from gaza, inabout ter exception by israel and firing into israel. but more profoundly u.s. sources say there was a general complacency that had taken hold in israel, underestimating what gaza could pull off.

the honus is primarily on israeli intelligence to have detected the looming plot. still, with regular warnings from the u.s. intelligence and middle eastern allies about a buildup of hamas weapons and growing palestinian anger, this is also raising questions about whether the biden administration was taken the hamas threat seriously enough. alex marquardt, cnn. i'm joined by our next guest from cambria. thank you very much for being with us here again. it seems as though a ground invasion is imminent. when and how do you think israel will carry this out? >> look, it's going to be in days, not weeks. the one caveat there is there's been some suggestion for israel to give a bit more time for the palestinian people to evacuate to the south. that could push it back a bit if israel accepts to do that. but if they don't, then we're

talking probably days, potentially even 24 hours before those israeli forces go in. >> interesting. you know, hamas would be outnumbered and outgunned but fighting on home turf. what kind of military response do you expect from hamas? >> they will be using the densely urbanized terrain as defense fortifications with the palestinian people that are trapped there as human shields in effect, along with those 150 hostages. so what they will be doing is trying to attack the israeli defense forces an ld what might be called attack and fade or hit-and-run tactics against israelis, engaging them in a standout fight. it will be short sharp attacks employing mines, ieds, drones, snipers, and using the terrain

of gaza which is hardly urban niced, essentially a fortification that israeli must move their forces and ultimately identify and target and destroy hamas. >> we know in other places how hard it is fighting in an urban environment with broken buildings to use as cover. how deadly a conflict do you think this will be, do you think? >> i take your viewers back to the early '90s with the black hawk down incident where you had the area surrounded by hostile forces and they had to get backup forces. imagine that on a vastly larger scale where each individual house, each individual street, each individual alleyway can be a potential death trap.

is rah i willle israeli forces be going in many. they'll be trying to go in h as much as possible quickly to identify the targets and take them out, but it's going to be bloody on both sides. >> you mentioned the hostages earlier. i mean, will their lives -- i mean, presumably they'll be in danger by a ground incursion. >> i think they're endaifngered >> further endangered, you're right. >> yes. as soon as the israelis go on the ground, it's difficult to see, unless the israelis or americans have intelligence on where the hostages are being kept, it's difficult to see how they're going to get them back. that's one of the tragic costs of this war. we may not get back all of those

hostages. >> yeah. unfortunately. listen, i want to widen this out a little bit. we know the u.s. has deployed war ships and aircraft to the region as well as providing munitions to israel. how does the u.s. balance supporting israel and ukraine in terms materiel as well as focus and involvement? >> this is the difficulty they now face. new crane, u.s. and its allies cannot allow russia to win. at the same time, they have to support israel in terms of defeating and destroying hamas. so that is ooh going to require materiel support from the u.s. and its allies to ukraine and israel sisimultaneously. that's going to become a

challenge because we're seeing instability in the u.s. that's going to get in the way of signing off aid bills to ukraine. at the same time we're seeing military supplies and military production in western countries start to the windle. t dwindle. the phrase "the bottom of the barrel" is coming into play. if the chinese and others see the u.s. is not as supported, they may try to exploit that somewhere else around the globe. one of the big concerns u.s. must have the ensuring capability to deter or defeat china if it were to, in fact, attack taiwan. >> interesting repercussions that might come from this. malcolm davis, thanks so much for speaking with us. >> thank you. all right, still ahead, the

u.n. secretary meets ahead of the is ska lags against hamas. we'll tell you about his message coming up after the break. stay with us.

u.s. secretary of state antony blinken has been on the go. he had stopped in jordan, qatar, and elsewhere. he also sounded a note of caution as israel's military moves against hamas. here he is. >> israel has the right. indeed it has the obligation to defend its people and try to ensure that hamas can never repeat what it's done. we continue to discuss with israel the importance of taking every possible precaution to avoid harming civilians. >> blinken next heads to the uae and egypt before returning to washington. the u.s. defense secretary also cautioned israel's government ahead of its military escalation saying, quote, this is the time for resolve and not

revenge. lloyd austin met with israel leaders on friday. cnn's jeremy diamond has the latest from israel. >> reporter: u.s. support for israel looks like this. a military transport plane bolstering support. cnn secured exclusive access while they off-loaded the cargo. this plane just landed in southern israel. it's bringing fresh weapons and ammunitioning in for the fight against hamas. lloyd austin coming here to inspect the shipment, vowing that u.s. military support will continue to flow at the speed of war. >> i know how hard they've been working. you've been hustling to get here as requesticly as you could. >> reporter: this was the second

shipment just this week delivering are munitions, artillery shells, and iron dome missiles that help protect israel from rockets. >> it is support. it's the leading edge of more to come. >> what kind of assurances do you have from the is rah i wills about how they'll use these munitions? what kind of assurances? >> this is a professional force that's well led. i'm sure they'll do the right thing. >> reporter: israeli air strikes have killed more than 1,91,900 people in gaza this week, including at least 614 children, according to the palestinian ministry of health. palestinian leaders accuse israel of deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure.

israeli officials blame hamas for firing rockets from civilian areas and using civilians as human shields. even though the u.s. made clear it stands with israel -- >> i'm here to make something crystal clear. america's report for israel is ironclad. >> reporter: the defense secretary also reminding israel of its moral responsibility. >> democracies like ours are stronger and more secure when we uphold the laws of war. >> reporter: jeremy diamond, cnn. all right. still ahead, thousands of gaza residents s evacuated their hom on friday. but there's little hope of finding safety. stay with us.

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the israel defense forces has again warned civilians in gaza city to evacuate the area and move south. the idf says it's to ensure their safety. it's not clear how widespread the message has been received on the ground given the internet blackout. the u.s. military says it's dropping leaflets out. we talked to a paramedic and journalist on the ground who were unaware of this advisory.

the safe passage out of the north into southern gaza will last until 4:00 p.m. local time, which is less than four hours from now. the u.n. calls the evacuation outrageous and defies the laws of war. less than four hours left in the safe passage corridor to leave gaza city. what's the latest on about the evac evacuations? >> it's important, kim, that the military considers it safe. the u.n. has said these evacuation orders defy the rules of humanity, they defy the rules of war, and, quote, there is nowhere safe to go. that's coming directly from an ocha statement. some 1.1 million people have been asked to evacuate in a

matter of hours to an undetermined destination. the concern is you can be looking at hundreds of thousands of families in the open, on the streets, as bombs continue to rain down. remember the israeli military just yesterday said it had dropped 6,000 bombs in six days. that's a thousand bombs a day on average. and under those conditions, palestinians are expected to pack up their families, their elderly, those who need medical help, pregnant women, whoever they are, and somehow make their way southward where united nations and other aid groups say there is simply no assistance there. there is all, of course, under seiche. the gaza strip was under blockade for many years prior to this conflict. it's now under complete siege. civilians no longer have access to electricity, to clean water.

still, you're going to see hundreds of thousands try to make their way south, try, desperately to find that safety. but, of course, the concern is once there, you're going to be looking at a massive humanitarian crisis, one that aid groups can sim will i simpl address. that's why you're hearing the u.n. council call this a war crime of forceable transfer. the israeli military says it's targeting hamas sites. the groups are simply saying the cost, the toll of this is way too steep and unacceptable. >> so, as you say, this evacuation order may see a million civilians, half the population, be displaced. what does that mean for their future? >> first, they have to survive weeks or months of war.

prime minister netanyahu said some 400,000 displaced, neighborhoods leveled into ruins. all of that is only the beginning. of course, there's an expected ground incursion. you have hundreds of thousands of troops sitting on the border preparing to potentially go into the gaza strip. what does that look like? where do 2 million gazans hunker down and sir survive in what could be a lengthy and dangerous ground operation? what does that look like? there's hopes crossings will open. but there's very little chance of thattic taing place. you have to remember deeply embedded in the psyche of gazans and palestinians is the fare of displacement, that if they leave their homes, they will not be able to return to their homes.

you understand the history on that. many live in camps, the right of return denied to them. very much that is a fear of gazans, that if they leave home, they never could return again. in the long term, you heard from israeli officials, gaza will never be the same again. you're watching that take place right now. >> appreciate the context there. thanks so much. canadians and some palestinian americans stuck in gaza may be able to get out of the enclave in the coming day. global officials say they may be able to pass through the gate on saturday. the crossing gate may be open. they can't independently verify whether it is open. many have asked for help. canadian officials say they're

engaging with egyptian authorities to get them out, but they'll derekedirect them to le when they can get safely across the border. republicans is set to vote for jim jordan. it looks like they're unable to reach an agreement. >> we're on day ten without a speaker, and republicans have returned home for the weekend. earlier today house republicans huddled behind closed doors to elect another speaker nominee after steve scalise dropped out of the race, and republicans have settled on jim jordan who narrowly lofst to steve scalise earlier this week. at this point it looks like jim jordan is also going to have a math problem just like steve scalise did and former speaker

kevin mccarthy did. we're told in a closed door secret ballot, 55 republicans indicated they would vote against jim jordan on the floor, and he can only afford to lose four republicans. i caught up with him on friday. here's what he had to say. >> it takes four or five to take him down, and you've got 55. you do the math. with steve, he had 17 noes, somewhere in that range. if it's not jim, the door opens, but it's much more likely we get somebody quickly next week. >> jim jordan is expected to try to take this fight to the floor potentially on tuesday. but if he comes up short, we could see other dark horse candidates emerge. in the meantime, there's no consensus or speaker or ability to governor while aid to israelis in the balance. cryptocurrency may be

helping to fund hamas attacks on israel. coming up, what u.s. officials have learned into the deep dive with the terrorist organization. that's coming up. please stay with us.

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of the crypto analytics software firm. thanks for being here. first, how significant is crypto funds in terms of funding hamas? >> well, from our site we've analyzed and studied deeply the moneys controlled by hamas. as indicated in two orders, it's public. so the total amount, almost $41 million was received at these addresses, and this is the total number of the addresses listed. this was a significant amount received from september 2021 and april 2023, so over three years. with the majority being received between december 2022 and april 2023. so, yeah. >> that's a lot, but obviously

there could be a lot more we don't know about. how exactly does it work? how do they get the money? i understand they fund-raise on social media. how does it all work? >> so, they gather different social medias and put in the different wallet addresses, and then they're collecting money, crypto from all overer the world. and then they are using intermediary addresses from a different kind of places often ld around the world. it happens unfortunately. >> is it untraceable in terms of the people who are donating this money? >>almost. say somebody is donating to the organization directly, it's possible. but nobody's doing that.

so they are actually -- they are usually using the centralized wallets and noncustodial wallets, and then those organizations are laundering money to avoid disclosing. so it's almost impossible. >> we're talking about people donating money on social media. but in terms of the intermediaries, what role does iran play here? >> you mean centralized extensions. we couldn't determine the direct location, so whether they were from other terrorist groups or associations, however, our investigation shows that it primarily yoriginated from cryptocurrency exchanges. some are popular or have russian connections but it's not connected with russia itself. they're not aiming to help

terrorists. that's the most important thing here. in some cases they are blind and they cannot really understand what's happening. sometimes it's weeks or a month should be passed until exchanges are revealing such things happening. so it's not online, so time should pass. now we may see some of the exchanges fall under such bad circumstances, money laundering in terms of financing. >> it sounds very hard to stop. what more can be done to cut off the source of funding for hamas? >> yeah. i mean, crypto is still in the gray zone, but thankfully anti-money laundering measures are coming because of legislation coming to help reveal the source of the offense, and dirt money

laundering will be revealed. the best way is to look at measures in any kind of wallet exchanges and to do exchanges -- put exchanges extension on that. crypto is not about financing terrorism, et cetera, but everybody should be careful of it because of where we are. it happens and everybody should pay attention to that. >> it's very complex for most of us to untangle but really appreciate getting your insights on this. thanks thank you so much. some extra security was taking place. this police vehicle was found in front of a synagogue, though new york doesn't have any credible evidence of threats but they did hear from palestinian reporters

on friday. the protest took place in times square. as you can see from the aerial shots, a large crowd of demonstrators participated. marches have been taking place in cities a urp ld the world. thousands of south africans, for example, took to the streets of cape town. nelson mandela's grandson said to stand with palestinians because they support apartheid in his nation. and as israel pounded gaza with wdemonstrations, thousands appeared in turkey. tens of thousands in yemen joined a mass rally. still to come, soccer's governing body breaks its silence on the israel/hamas war

after days of silence. more on what fifa's president said. that's coming up. stay with us.

j . victims of the israel/hamas war were honored. cnn's patrick snell has more. well, on friday, a moment of silence ahead of kickoff ahead of england's 1-0 victory over wembley. england's football association with this prematch tribute. tonight we remember the innocent victims of a devastating event in israel and palestine. our thoughts are with them and their friends in england and australia and with all the communities affected by this ongoing conflict. tonight we stand for humanity and an end to the death, violence, fear, and suffering. players from both teams wearing black arm bands standing

shoulder to shoulder throughout, the poignant gesture impeccably observed. meantime they had been criticized for being silent. there were the deepest condolences, adding it is as heartbreaking as it is shocking to see a region whose people have known such profound suffering over far too long suffer even more. the footballing world stands firmly in solidarity with the people of palestine and israel and all the innocent victims who have paid an unab aspeakable pr. israel was supposed to play. palestine's team did not go i a head either. in jewish temples across the u.s., the war between israel and hamas was a tragic contrast to a

day of rest. there were words of wisdom and songs. ♪ >> from chicago to atlanta, synagogues honored those killed in israel. >> the residents in the state of israel who live under the constant attacks and death. may the holy ones -- to the bodies and souls of our brothers and sisters . a journalist for reuters has been killed and six other journalists wounded in a strike while covering the war between israel and hamas. all of them wore body armor clearly labeled as press.

issam abdallah died. the blast happened when is rah i will forces struck lebanon on friday. is israel's spokesperson did not respond. the military said a border fence exploded near a kibbutz. at least 11 journalists have been killed since the beginning of the war. a landmark is shining. the empire state building was lit up in blue and white friday night, the colors of the israeli flag. according to the site's media pages, the colors honor the victims killed in the attack. they'll let up from sunset friday until sunset saturday. before we go, many of you may want to help with humanitarian efforts. you can head to cnn.com/impact.

there you can find vetted organizations responding on the ground. that's cnn.com/impact. all right. that wraps up this hour of "cnn newsroom." i'm kim brunhuber. cnn continues next with more breaking news on the coverage of the war.

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