♪ ♪ ♪ >> and welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and all around the world. very latest with israel at war. it is 7 a.m. sunday morning in gaza the start of another day filled with dread and uncertainty with 2 million palestinians in gaza. all around them israel's war planes and artillery continue to pound the landscape. israel says it has been hitting hamas tunnels and ground spaces, the idea is urging people to head south as it expands operations inside gaza. in response to the hamas massacres ever october 7th. here is prime minister benjamin

netanyahu on saturday. >> our heroic fight verse one supreme goal to destroy this murderous enemy. we always said never again, never again is now. >> gaza reports indicates cellular and internet communications have been partially restored but hospitals are at capacity if they are functioning at all. there isn't enough food water medicine or energy to go around. >> our people in the gaza strip are facing a war of genocide and massacres created by the israeli occupation forces in full view of the entire world. >> cnn crews near the gaza border have observed the heightened military activity throughout day and night.

our nick robertson has the latest from israel. >> reporter: only when the intense artillery barrages, the tank fire, only when they ease off that you can actually hear what is happening on the battlefield. that was another strike. tanks and artillery fields that are down there less than a mile where from where we are right now. but through the fight it has been very, very intense, at times multiple missile strikes lighting up the sky, huge detonations. we've heard helicopters coming close, heavy machine fire from those helicopters, that we haven't heard before along the front line. we have heard heavy tank fire close to here, so heavy, so sustained going along for long periods of time that this building was shaking as well.

we have heard multiple artillery round going in from air -- rounds going from from artillery, huge detonations from those. flares we've seen in the sky as well. the whole indication, the whole tempo here through the night is one of continued military confrontation, this buildup of what the prime minister has talked about. he has talked about more commanders and more fighters being inside enemy territory. this is going to the next phase, to another phase of the operation and that's what we've been witnessing play out here through night. intense, very intense at times, and that, the sound of the impacts, the sounds of some of the artillery and tanks firing out so strong here. it's hard to imagine just how intense that could be on the ground in gaza. nick robertson, cnn, stirot israel. >> on saturday israeli prime

minister benjamin netanyahu met with some of the families of the hostages taken in hamas. wrote messages on a giant banner, calling for a comprehensive deal from the government to ensure a safe return of their loved ones. there is a growing sense of frustration, some saying they have been left in the dark, concerning the phase in the war with hamas. netanyahu promises every effort would be made to retrieve the hostages. so for more on all that joining me now is michael orrin the former israeli ambassador to the u.s. thank you so much for joining us here. i want to start with what we are seeing now. is this you think the start of the ground incursion? what is this next phase that we are seeing now? >> good to see you.

it is certainly the ground incursion. it may not look like similar incursions occurred in the past, like 2014 when the israeli troops been in with an offensive. the american model of having forces take over a neighborhood or a village and then using that neighborhood and village as a springboard for the next village and the next neighborhood. this has the advantage of reducing the casualties on our side. keep in mind that is a citizens army, that we are sending our children out there, our fathers, in some cases our mothers to to fight. we want to keep that price as low as humanly possible. it also has the advantage of ramping up pressure on hamas. though there is a sense that i've heard in recent days that them launching the ground initiative israel would be in

hamas is surrounded and in disprits straits it will keep the hospital stages in, use them as the next bargaining chip to get out of gaza. >> can i just ask you mr. ambassador, cnn was told by the qatari ministry of foreign affairs that negotiations of the hostages are ongoing but i want to quote, the escalation makes it considerably more difficult. how would you respond to that? >> well of course, qatar is basically a spokesman for hamas, of course he is going to say that. hamas feels itself increasingly isolated and surrounded then its terms for releasing the hostages i think will become more lenient. what they initialed said was they wanted an open ended cease fire and release of all palestinian prisoners in jails.

that would be unacceptable to israeli society and a cease fire became of means hamas wins and it would get away with mass murder. we wouldn't be able to return our population to the south or anywhere. we have 300,000 evacuees now. that was a nonstarter. there was nothing to negotiate in the first round. let's see as israelis surround hamas headquarters, for example which is located beneat the biggest hospital in gaza. >> no to a cease fire but growing international criticism about the death toll of civilians in gaza, as you say israel and the u.s. voted against a cease fire but the u.s. calling for humanitarian pauses to allow aid in and allow u.s. citizens and other foreign nationals out. can israel agree that aa pause is necessary? >> it can but there has to be

some sort of quid pro quo. i want to be specific that i'm not a spokesman for israeli government now, i'm a private citizen. pause would be possible but hamas would have to give, to allow the red cross to visit the hostages. i'm visiting hostage families every day. the great pain is they have no idea many of them whether their loved ones are actually in captivity or what their situation is. we are talking about 222 families here. so that would be certainly a quid pro quo. let us learn the identities of the hostages and their physical well-being that they are okay. >> we've seen the conflict expand in different directions, to the north from lebanon along egypt's border as well and we heard egypt's president yesterday say the expansion of the conflict be risks turning the region into quote, a ticking

time bomb that harms us all. is he right? >> i certainly think the middle east is always very unstable and we have to prepare for any ventn eventuality. hezbollah is a force that is maybe 15 to 20 more times more powerful than hamas. 150 rockets that are much longer range than the missiles in the hands of hamas and terror force that has been massacring ynses massacring syriansfor the last . to keep this conflict right now isolated to and contained in gaza, i think you'll agree with me it's sufficiently severe in gaza alone. >> all right, appreciate your

time. thank you so much, michael orrin former israeli ambassador to the u.s. elon musk is offering to beef up communication services for odd groups, the owner of x formerly known as at which timer, internationally organized teams in gaza. star link offers cell phone services. he also suggested that musk should condition his offer with the release of hostages held by hamas. and the director general of the hamas controlled gaza minute industry tells cnn the hospitals there are used to treat patients only. israel has alleged that hamas has command and control centers underneath the hospital.

we want to warn you that the report does contain images that might be distressing. >> reporter: a flash of li light. over the chilling, imposed darkness that engulfs gaza every night. a glaring promise of more death and destruction. the ongoing siege and a communications blackout plunging gaza into eerie silence. israel's relentless bombardment. shrouded bodies, the latest amongst thousands of victims. israel says it is targeting hamas. now also expanding its ground operations. a retaliation they say to the hamas terror attacks of october 7th which left at least 1400

dead and more than 200 others held hostage inside gaza but in the besieged strip of land the number of palestinians killed also rises with each and every air strike. the situation here is dire. our homes were destroyed in the air strikes. six of our family members were killed. what can we do? we are all living through this. this was the scene on friday at the el shifa hospital the largest in gaza. now not only a life line to thousands of patients but a sanctuary to alternatives of thousands including children displaced by the war. we're not even asking for food, we're not asking for water. we're asking for safety, security, our men, women, our children, they've all been killed. many have come in the hope that hospitals will remain a safe haven. but this safe haven is now being

characterized by israel with no verifiable evidence as a potential target. >> the red buildings as i mentioned are buildings that hamas is using. >> it is a claim rejected by palestinian officials in gaza, saying the hospital is only used to treat patients. but the consequence of such allegations is feared by many. any suggestion that this hospital could be viewed as a legitimate target by israel for doctors who know the hospital well, is a warning of unimaginable bloodshed. >> i've been walking in all parts of this, in the basement in the different clinics in the different buildings, i've been there night and day, peace time, war time, all over, i have never seen anything that could look like or function as some command center. >> reporter: on and on. israel's air strikes lay waste

to this already ravaged enclave, artillery shelling now adding to the devastation. the people of gaza gripped by a constant cycle of moaning, still struggling to comprehend this death now woven into the very fabric of their lives. cnn amann jordan. >> if you would like to know how to help, please go to cnn.com/impact. you can find vetted institutions that are providing assistance. our coverage of israel at war continues throughout the hour. just ahead we take a look at the incredible career of actor matthew perry who was found dead saturday at the age of 54. i'll be right back.

>> american canadian actor matthew perry has died at the age of 54. los angeles times citing law enforcement sources, says the

"friends" star was found dead in his hot tub at his home. there was no sign of foul l pla. most genererally known as plplag the role of chanandler bining on "f"friends". >> i want t to quit t the e gix. > you wanant toto quiuit? >> i i w want toto quiuit t the. >> y you do realalize e you wilt have accesess to our n new full servrvice swswedish spspa. i wawant to quitit the gym. >> the sit com ran for ten seasons. the actor appeared in every single episode. perry wrote about his addiction in his memoir saying he went to rehab more than 60 times. billy bush spoke to cnn. >> i thought oh how horrible,

then i started to think about what a difficult life he led. he struggled so much off camera. for a life so effortless on camera, his timing and his good nature always just upbeat and quick. and then you realize it is the exact opposite when he's not. he just struggled, struggled, struggled, so hard with painkillers and addiction, i think, you know, we're hearing there's no foul play but immediately you think what wear and tear that poor heart of his took. you know, over these years. so while i'm crushed and sad, and i've just sent a text over to lisa kudro with whom i'm friends to be with, you know, send her my condolences, the cast is really tight, there's a part of me that's like ah, i'm not overly surprised because i thought something was off with him. and that he had hurt for too long. >> in a statement warner

brothers television group said "we are devastated by the passing of our dear friend matthew perry. the impact of his comedic feeling was felt all over the world and he will be missed. we'll have more on his story in the next hour. >> traveling, this has become clear to me this is not my time. i'm leaving this campaign but let me promise you, i will never leave the fight for conservative values and i will never stop the fight to elect principled republican leaders to every place in the land so help me god. >> he was speak at the republican jewish foundation in

recent polls indicate pence has struggled to break into the top tier of republican candidates. look at this an aggregate analysis of polls puts him at 4% nationally in the gop primary race. he had 1% in new hampshire where the first primary will be held. now former president donald trump still holds a commanding lead for the republican nomination, ron desantis is in second place with former south carolina governor nikki haley third. case to the nation as he announces a new stage of the offensive in gaza. his bottom line more fighting is not a matter of choice, it is a must. it's ahehead. please statay with us.

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>> welcome back. i'm kim brunhuler with the very latest israel at war. as israel pushes ahead with the second phase of its war against hamas. ground operations are expanding and air strikes have intensified. internet and phone services have been pracially restored in the palestinian enclave but fuel and electricity is at short supply. patients and civilians spent another night both in darkness and in fear. but israel says this is a fight for its survival. after the militants attacked israel and took hostages earlier this mop pez benjamin netanyahu spoke earlier. >> our heroic fighters have one

sprem goal to ensure the survival of our country. never, never is now. >> enclave target being hamas, we are warning you some of the images you see are graphic. this video we are going to show you now, it shows ambulances rushing the injured to help, most of them were hit by artillery fire. and the footage also shows a little boy being operated on the floor. as israel struggles with the new patients. children are so hungry they can't even sleep. fighter yeast hits hezbollah

targets in lebanon on saturday. the latest in cross border conflicts since the conflict began. following rocket and missile fire from israel into lebanon. future military moves by hezbollah. saudi arabia egypt and the uae are condemning israel's latest moves saying they threaten to destabilize the entire region. he claims some unidentified drones were brought down in egypt on friday and warns the conflict better not spread beyond gaza. [speaking in a global language] >> yesterday drones entered egypt and were brought down. regardless of where they came there i previously warned that expansion of the conflict is not in the interest of the region. the region will become a ticking time bomb that harms us all. this is why i'm saying please, egypt is a sovereign country and

i hope you will respect its sovereign status. what i'm saying now is not to brag but egypt is a very strong country that shall not be touched. >> for more military analysis we are joined by mick ryan, a retired military general with the aw australian army. what do you think the aims are here exactly? >> well, the expansion that we saw announced why overnight obviously kicked off well before that announcement with massive air strikes that we saw. this last inexcursion most of which are occurring along the coastal part of northern gaza will likely set what will follow next, multiaccess into different parts of gaza to destroy hamas fighters, their infrastructure and their tunnels. >> so we heard prime minister

netanyahu there just describing how his job is to quote, leave the state of israel and the people to a crushing victory over its enemies. what does victory look like, do you think? >> well, it's a great question. certainly the right one at the moment. i think it was meaning victory in a military sense and i don't think anyone can begrudge israel wanting to destroy hamas. but destroying hamas won't just provide a long term enduring solution that we'd see as a victory. so bhilt whilts there will be a military outcome hopefully that military outcome will provide a victory as well. >> he said israelis are using what he called the american strategy which is essentially targeting a certain village, bombing it and establishing a bridge to the next village. what do you make of this

strategy? >> well i think the israelis probably are a little more sophisticated than that. they are using a whole range of different tactics and strategies. i mean they are going into gaza doing raids. they're also penetrating in and staying there as they are in the north. they're conducting cyber operations and electronic war fair into hamas operations and to jam them. that is part of what the israelis are doing but it is a far more complex and complicated and sophisticated campaign. >> in terms of that sort of american model, i guess in terms whraf the ground forces -- terms of what the ground forces will be contending with, the presence of enemy tunnels, the things that the american army has faced in iraq for instance, you served there, what do you think israel could learn from the american experience there?

>> well, i think israelis look around at all the different urban combat snare yoation that have occurred over the -- scenarios that have occurred ownership the last 20 years. the use of unmanned aerial vehicles and some of the more sophisticated census, but they have been to gaza for multiple times. they have a lot of experience in urban operations. preparation for the operations they are conducting now. >> now we heard prime minister netanyahu sort of characterizing this as a second war of independence, after 9/11 president bush didn't characterize in those terms but in terms of the existential threat to america, is there a danger that we see a similar military overreaction here that

ends up creating more longer term problems than it solves? >> well, the military are part of the solution. but the military is never the entire solution in a war like this one. there are a range of other efforts that will need to be made in the political, in the societal, in the economic realms that must accompany this military operation to destroy hamas. at the end of the day who is going to replace hamas, the government in gaza? that answer alone will need to be a pretty good one in the coming ones. >> we will will have to leave it there. nick ryan, thank you. so much. >> thank you. pro palestinian demonstrators have been demonstrating in numerous parts of the world. they took to rome, thousands gathered in berlin, calling for a cease fire in the war between

israel and hamas. holding palestinian flags and calling israel to stop its military operation in gaza. wave of protestors marched through the heart of new york city on saturday calling for a cease fire in hamas. look. pro palestinian protestors chanted as they marched from brooklyn to manhattan. the brooklyn bridge was closed due to the demonstration. in cities across the world, concerned citizens are putting up posters, part of a worrisome trend that is sparking fears about antisemitism. camilla bernal reports from los angeles. >> reporter: the goal is to raise awareness to those kidnapped in israel by showing their faces names and ages. >> this is a 12-year-old boy who was sossed to have his

celebration with his family and instead they can't even say happy birthday. they all know he's alive. >> reporter: but after they put these up sometimes in minutes they're ripped off. >> to see them taken down is another, another hit. to see faces of innocent civilians who are taken from their homes, they don't have a voice right now and what we are trying to do is give them one and they are being silenced. >> reporter: and in some cases it's personal. >> it's not only that i've seen the people tear down the posters on videos, i actually witnessed it with my own eyes. i struggled myself walking in the streets of manhattan and brooklyn and people were so, so hateful towards me. people curse me, people threatened me on social media. threatening my life. >> reporter: her and her partner created the posters.

the israeli citizens were in new york for an art program but after the hamas terrorist attack in israel that killed 1400 they felt they had to do something so they stopped their program and started the kidnapped from israel project. >> and then after we uploaded it to our social media, people just downloaded it. so for us, it was like a miracle. >> reporter: a miracle and a curse. >> the antisemitism is rising above any nightmare i ever thought. >> reporter: she feels that in new york and adva feels it in california. >> we are not foreign to antisemitism. this is not a new concept. i've known this, i've experienced this, i've felt this for years. but the louder they get the louder we have to get. it just hurts. >> reporter: but it's not

stopping them. >> let's put another one here. >> reporter: even when the posters are taken down they come back and do it again. >> juda imp is about human life we value and cherish human life so until they are back you are going to see these posters. cnn los angeles. >> an israeli family bans together to protect from hamas. one family's terrifying story of survival. that's next, stay with us.

>> israeli communities living near the border with gaza are babding toque to protect themselves from potential further hamas attacks. it comes after the idf surprise assault on october 7th was a military failure.

cnn reports. >> reporter: ellie sur and his family hunkered down in his shelter, outside on the ground by hoards of attacking terrorists. >> if we close it. >> the emergency door meant to be lifesaving for families, can be deadly when holding it closed against militants. >> and the shot with the ak 47 -- >> they shot through the door? >> yeah, through the door so it was, people got hurt got killed because they hold the handing like this. >> reporter: a problem he has since solved with a two by four. >> you put it like this and hamas cannot come inside. >> reporter: the idf says the response to the attacks was a military failure. >> it is a military failure that we will have to look into.

but it is a military failure that will create a possibility for a much better future. >> reporter: now communities are taking the future into their own hands. suer says he was five men who protected themselves.about 700 people located just a few kilometers with the border with gaza after police and soldiers in his community were called to the front lines. >> so i was hit five men in charge of security for this community with pistols? >> with pistols. we cannot do anything against ak trefs but that's what we had. >> reporter: the emotionally wounds are extensive. >> i don't know, if i can deal with this situation anymore. >> ellie seur's 27-year-old daughter gaya said, she always

believed peaceful co-existence was always possible. >> i was always talking about peace to be okay with them to live with them but after that i learned that maybe there is no people there that want peace with us. >> reporter: gaya has friends that were killed by hamas. she can't begin to understand the hatred behind the brutal attacks but she also feels no hope in trading an eye for an eye. >> i don't know. this is not our culture. this is not what my parents taught me. to be happy that palestinians that never never. >> missiles being fired by hamas right above their heads doesn't help. and this is a situation the families who live here near the border with gaza face on a daily basis, sometimes hour by hour. this is a way it has been. and at the end of this war, all

of those desserted communities around g gaza, the kibbutzim, te israelis playing in their backyards. >> shattered any hope they had for peace. can you make a distinction in your mind betweee palestinian people and hamas? >> i was one of the people that said that not all arabs are bad, they want to live with us. now i'm not so sure about it. >> reporter: do you want to still live here do you want to stay after everything that has happened? >> i'm going to die here. i'm going to die here. i have a lovely plot in the cemetery. >> for some jewish families who live along the border with gaza the october 7 attacks mark a before and an after. but the tragic lessons about

themselves will only make them stronger and ensure their survival. cnn at the israeli border with gaza. after the break, we'll look at the incredible storory of matthehew perry whwho o was s fd todaday in los a angeles.

>> trends star matthew perry has died. the news has better than confirmed by warn he brothers television group. the los angeles times quoting law enforcement sources, he was found dead in his los angeles home. here's entertainment journalist with more. >> reporter: he released his memoir again, friends lovers and a big terrible thing. he wrote about his long speculated drug and alcohol abuse and all the lessons he learned in life. the biggest take away we have to notice from the book is this is a man who overcame some tremendous odds. some of the darkest moments under he was overall not only

grateful to be alive but he really wanted to show the fans who he truly was behind one of the most iconic characters in sit com. i do want to point out that one of the last posts he made on instagram the last one was just six days ago of him in the hot tub enjoying the beautiful view at night. and it's really eeriey to see that's the last place he would be. >> magie wheeler who played perry's on again off again girlfriend, wrote, quote, what a joy to live on. selma blair said all of us loved matthew perry, i did every day, i loved him unconditionally. matthew perry was known to be a funny man on any set he graced and that's when he filled in on

guest hose on piers morgan tonight. >> this is going to be really fun. it's a new experience for me, it's exciting kind of reminds me of kind of reminds me of when i won my first emmy. we were, i'm sorry, right? i haven't won a damn thing. well maybe today is the day, maybe i guest host this show so well, what, not a chance? who is talking into my ear? >> matthew perry was 54. the death toll in mexico has now climbed to 39 following the landfall of hurricane otis. including the resort city of acapulco. cnn reports. >> we've made it to acapulco but just barely. once you get into the city there

is a big traffic jam that is preventing us from advancing but the story you can see is behind me. all these people the residents the people you don't usually orbit with a tourist town are trying to go and find whatever they can to get by. because so far we have not seen any help from the government. we have not seen a centralized location where people might be distributing water or food. and you can see people we're hearing reports of looting. we saw it on thursday. now we're seeing all these people. this is the problem. the cars just come from whatever they can but let's see if we can talk to this guy. this gentleman over here. [speaking in a global language] what do you have here? [speaking in a global language] there is no food no nothing. [speaking in a global language] what do you have? food and water and some toilet paper and some dishes. they are admitting that they went into a store and they got

what they needed because they can't find it anywhere. so you see everybody is complaining. they are asking, they need help, they need help. so the destruction is one thing in the tourist part now the residents are just begging for help. cnn acapulco. >> reporter: workers for one auto maker will be back on the job next week but they'll stay on the picket line against another company. the united auto workers reached agreement with the with stellantis. 14,600 workers will return to work days after the end of their strike. but uaw extended its strike against ford and chevrolet.

>> beat new zealand yesterday. happy fans celebrating the win in johannesburg. >> a truly historic achievement for south africa who are the first country to win the rug bring championship. initially the kiwi skipper getting the yellow card but it's upgraded to red. the first man ever to see red in the world cup final. accurate as ever for his kicking, four first class penalties, his team opens a 12 points to sirks lead. one of the three barrett

brothers, boden to get, scoring in two world cub finals. then with six minutes to go another barrett brother, jordi, pulls new zealand ahead, sealing their place in history to win it by one single point just as they did in the quarter finals and the semis as well. >> there are so many people who come, what we do and so many division in the country but we show as people that it is possible to work together in south africa, not just in the rugby field you about in life as well. world club glory. now he's just the second skip inner history to lift back to back titles. and with that it's right back to you. >> i'm kim brunhuber. cnn's coverage of the

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