hello, everyone. thanks for joining us for another hour of newsroom. i'm michael holmes. i appreciate your company. we begin in gaza, as the war between israel and hamas is about to enter its second month. the israeli military says it is carrying out what it calls a significant strike on the territory. an idf spokesperson says a strike was very extensive and targeted hamas infrastructure above and below ground. its soldiers reached gaza's coast, in an effort to cut off the northern part of the enclave. in the meantime, communications are down again in the besieged

terr territory. a local operator said there was a complete interrumgs. d gaza faces a third communication blackout. a diplomatic push is under way to prevent a wider conflict in the region. antony blinken landing in turkey. and the leader of the cia is traveling to meet with multiintelligence counterparts and country leaders. for more, let's go to elliot godkin standing by for us in london. bring us up to date on these talks. one was to sever gaza. >> it succeeded in doing so. there's a northern gaza strip and a southern gaza strip. that's from -- that's what israel is saying. it's reached the coast. and it's fully encircled gaza

city and planning to enter the city in the coming days. it feels that is one of the main center of hamas operations. it's trying to kill commanders. it's trying to take out hamas infrastructure and free the 240 hostages. that's happening militarily. and the bombardment that the gaza strip was on the receiving end of, was the heaviest since october 7th. saying it's more than 2,500 targets. now, as far as the communication blackout is concerned, it's more than 12 hours, as we can tell. this is the third communications

blackout that the gaza strip has suffered. not only does that impact civilians in terms of their ability to contact loved ones and friends and family to see if they are safe or show they are alive. it has an impact on the humanitarian situation, especially those that require medical attention. we see the head of the world health organization, without conn connectivity, people who need immediate attentions, cannot contact hospitals and ambulances. all channels of communication must be restored immediately. i reached out to idf to get more information on this. they said they had no comment on this time. in the previous blackouts, service has been restored pretty soonish. and would expect it to be restored soon. we don't have more on that. we'll update you as soon as i get information. >> thank you, elliott, elliott

gotkine for us. thousands were billed in a blast on saturday night at a refugee camp. the official said it was the result of an israeli air strike. the idf is looking at the circumstances around the explosion but hasn't confirmed anything. nada bashyr on this story. her report includes graphic images. >> reporter: at this hospital in central gaza, another day of seemingly unending horror. bodi bodies, some tiny, arriving in the dudsens. no one is spared the devastation of this war. seen here at the gaza hospital, not to report on the attack, but to identify the children amongst the dead. >> translator: i saw my son. my daughter and my sons.

i saw my three siblings killed. friends at my house, all killed. >> reporter: hospital officials tell cnn this latest disaster was caused by another israeli air strike. among the bodies countless women and children. >> translator: 52 injured, and 0 injured. most of those killed are women, elderly and children. a large number in the rubble. >> reporter: in the refugee camp, once home to tens of thousands of palestinians, residents search desperately for any sign of survivors. many digging frantically with their bare hands. this residential community is located in one of the zones deemed safe to evacuate to by the israel military. but israel's air strikes have proven unrerelating. >> translator: all of a sudden, i saw the house upside-down.

i can't see. i don't know where i am. >> reporter: homes, which are crowded on saturday, with entire families, have now been reduced to blackened rubble. this crater, a reminder of the force with which india continues to bombard the gaza strip. >> translator: i saw my sisters screamling. then, my father. i looked to see who was still alive. i turned on the torch. my siblings were alive. i do not find my father. i found him next to me. i moved him. moved his hands. i moved his face. he did not respond. >> reporter: gaza's hospitals are overwhelmed. the shortages mean it's 's virtually impossible to treat those that are wounded. but hospitals are struggling to keep up with the mounting death toll. the bodies of those killed lay outside, awaiting identification.

a gut-wrenching image, now, too familiar here in gaza. queen rainier of jordan supports a cease-fire in this war. she spoke to our becky anderson sunday about that, and what she believes are the root causes of the conflict. >> there has to be a collective call for a cease-fire. i know some who are against a cease-fire, argue that it will help hamas. however, i feel that in that argument, they are endorsing and justifying the death of how thousands of civilians. and that is immorally reprehensible. it's short-sighted and not entirely rationale. if you manage to eliminate all of hamas, what next?

the root cause of this is illegal occupation. human rights abuses, illegal sett settlements. disregard for international law. if we don't address these root causes, you can kill the combatant but you cannot kill the cause. on the rubble of these destroyed buildings will emerge another group, more determined and more motivated to do what hamas did. >> her country, jordan, has provided medical aid to palestinians by dropping air hospital supplies to a field in gaza. that's according to king abdullah ii. he's been critical on the assault on gaza and has called for a cease-fire. u.s. officials warn that truckloads of aid getting through are not nearly enough to meet the critical needs. still to come on the program, with tensions flaring along israel's border with lem

non, the foreign minister tells cnn, it's up to israel not to provoke war with hezbollah. we'll hear from him after the brbreak.

the u.s. secretary of state is expected to discuss with turkey's officials the war. turkey has been critical of israrael's moveses in gaza, cac its actitions crimeses against humanityty. blinken met with the iraq prime minister. he talked about the need to contain the crisis, between hamas and israel. an effort, blinken says is a u.s. priority. >> we're working hard to make sure that the conflict of gaza does not spread to other places. if it's here or elsewhere in the region. this is the work of american dipl diplomacy. that's what we're engaged in as well throughout this trip. jennifer is traveling with

antony blinken. his diplomatic task gets tougher in a region where most governments have populations in support of palestinians. and the latest stop is one of those countries. what's he hoping to achieve? >> that's right, michael. he's trying to consult with his partners for the next steps for the war in gaza. these have been difficult conversations thus far on the whirlwind trip in the region. he started in israel, where he met with netanyahu and members of the war cabinet there. and he pressed them on the need to cause civilian harm. this is something that netanyahu almost rejected outright. from there, he went to jordan. and met with his counterpart of jordan, qatar, the united arab

emrets, egypt and the head of the plo. we saw huge gaps in the u.s. position. we've seen calls for a cease-fire from the ministers. strong words against israel's defensive there in gaza. and blinken doubled down on the humanitarian causes, instead of a cease-fire. saying right now was not a time to have a cease-fire. it would give hamas time to regroup and reattack israel. he said these humanitarian causes could serve to get humanitarian aid in gaza and civilians out. he went to ramallah. we're told the informations focused on the here and now of the war. there was not a lot of discussion of the future of gaza. we're told that was a minor part

of the discussion. we saw him go to iraq to meet with the prime minister in the midst of the increased attacks by iranian-backed militias on u.s. interest in iraq and syria. he pressed the prime minister on the need to protect u.s. interests and stop the attacks from occurring. to wrap this up, this is hard conversations. we've not seen a lot of concrete steps and progress out of the hours and hours of meetings thus far. wool see if he gets common ground on his meetings with turkish officials. we expect him to meet with his turkish counterpart, who is not necessarily erdogan. turkey is a key alley. they play host to some hamas leadership. it's unclear if blinken will press the leaders to leave the country. he said there cannot be a return of the status quo with hamas after the october 7th attack.

>> jennifer, thank you. jennifer hansler for us. joining me now, is dr. tanya hajasan. a pediatric medicine doctor with doctors without borders. i know please are tough days. are you in touch with your people? what are they telling you about the situation? >> yeah. i was last in touch with my colleagues yesterday. since then, the contact has been cut off again. they're desperate. they're streaming for international protection. 182 health care workers have been killed to date. they have screamed. they have tried to expose the atrocities happening.

both to the civilian population and to them and for n the facilities where they work to care for the population. that's been met with silence. i can quote a pediatric care doctor two days ago, who sent a text message. saying, unfortunately, we're on our way to collapsing from the horror of the scenes that we see. despite our strength, it's beginning to fade and the world is watching as if we were in a horror movie. and the viewers are all silent. that's the impression that i have, as well. as a humanitarian worker screaming on tv and every avenue i can possibly consider, as has every humanitarian worker and organization i know. >> i can imagine you are feeling helpless. you're saying these things and so little is happening.

i've seen reports that medical staffs are running out of gores and pins and rods for orthopedic surgery. may have been you, i read, that said people are being treated without anesthesia or painkillers. which is unimaginable. what are the most desperate challenges for the medical staff? >> i can paint a picture. we have reached a new low. we have unconscionable violence. i can tell you that they need gauze. but the israeli forces targeted four hospitals this past weekend, with direct strikes. a convoy of ambulances with patients. i saw a medical student, on tv, over a body covered with blood. this is the reality outside of his workplace.

my other colleague, said he was out of the door, was called back in for a child of severe burns. he turned around, walked back in, and in the operating room heard a mass explosion. that would have been him standing outside. this is a league of mine, a graduate of oxford university, who i have known for over 15 years. they targeted four densely populated u.n. schools where displaced people were sheltering. they massacred people trying to flee. over half the population is displaced. they're not only killing people by directly targeting them. they're targeting the hospitals. and targeting the doctors and the journalists.

who expose the atrocities. targeting the water wells, the sewage system. everything that's indispensable to human life. so, people are dying. coming up on the program, with air strikes raining on gaza, causing widespread direction, it's hard to see what the territory's future will look like. why the next guest says it's something that hamas and israel should have thought about.

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image there of northern gaza. you can just see some of the damage that has been done to gaza in this war with hamas. and the head of amnesty international, israelless war is a campaign of violations of international war. agnes calamartelling cnn, that t horrific attack was in itself horror. but it has met with relentless bombing and punishment of palestinians in the strip. she said that the rules of war have been obliterated. she is calling for a truce, a cease-fire, a humanitarian pause, whatever it takes to aleleviate the suffering of civilians in gaza. stark image there. the fact that the u.s. has been unable to persuade israel to order a humanitarian pause in air strikes is one of the arab's

world greatest grieb greatest g u.s. right now. and with his meeting with abbas in ra ball la. i spoke with the president and the founder of the arab american iz ins i ins tut. we've requested $14.3 billion from congress. we insist on giving it without israel without conditions. israel places conditions on us. and we take it. i was asked by a reporter about u.s. policy. i said, i'm not sure we have policy. israel has a policy. we're following it and enabling it. israel's policy seems to be, i hate to use the word, but pathological. they want to destroy gaza.

and the idea they're going to destroy hamas and do away with it, makes as much sense in 1982 when they tried to do away with the plo or ended up with ez hezbollah. and they got a stronger hezbollah. i mean, there are political issues here we're not addressing, thinking that military might is going to solve the underlying questions that confront israel on the palestinians. >> to that point, the wars are full of unintended consequences. do you feel that israel is trying to destroy hamas, after a terror attack in israel, that it will create more radicalization than less. >> i think we're going to see signs of that. you're right.

hamas is a dastardly group and tack takes that have been deplorable. but the solution is to pull rug under them, by giving hope to young palestinians that live in despair. by giving promise and a future to palestinians that see none. israel want to have cake and eat it, too. they want to destroy opposition but chemofeeding the opposition to their existence byn't continuing to deny rights to those they oppress. it might be hamas 2.0 or more virulent. >> when it comes time -- when is a time to look at what comes after the conflict? start to make plans. not just who rebuilds of what is left of gaza? what political track needs to be created in gaza and the west bank? and can a viable tract even be created under this netanyahu

government? >> of course not. the question, what should come after? that should have been asked before it started. israel should be asked the question, what will you do? the u.s. should ask, why are we going to do? we should have asked that before we turned on the spigot and allowed them to do this. today, about half of the population of gaza, no housing because that much has been destroyed in the north. they have been pushed to the south where there's no infrastructure to on absorb the. there's going to be hens of thousands of people living in despair and at the same time, in desperate conditions. we've not thought of that. if israel can't think straight,

if hamas can't think straight, we have to be the adult in the room. the u.s. has not behaved that way. we've been a cheer hcheerleader. we've been -- given the crazy government, the netanyahu government, doing what they are doing on the west bank and in gaza. we should have provided restraint. we have not done it. we enabled a very difficult situation that we're going to be living with for a generation. >> james, speaking with me earlier. the u.s. military says a ballistic missile submarine has arrived in the middle east, sharing this picture, that appears to show the sub in the suez canal, passing under the a a a alsalam bridge. it sends a clear message that the u.s. does not want the war to expand or want anyone else getting involved. usually the submarines operate

in secret. this one joins two strike groups in the mediterranean. the military is ready to shift into, quote, an offensive mode in the north of the strip at any moment. since october 8th, there's been a near daily exchange of fire between idf forces and hezbollah militants along the northern border with lebanon. on sunday, lebanese state-run news says israeli strike on a vehicle, killed four civilians, three of whom were children. idf says troops engage what they call a suspicious vehicle. say they will looking into claims there were civilians in it. israel says one of its citizens was killed in a strike in northern israel. becky anderson spoke with the lebanese foreign mill niste. he says his government is working with hezbollah to

de-escalate the conflict and avert war with israel. here's part of the conversation. >> from the beginning, the government had a lot of negotiations with hezbollah and others that are on the front in southern lebanon. >> we are under the impression -- they did tell us, we are under the impression, there wouldn't be any big war coming unless israel attacks lebanon. or the situation gets very, very, very bad in gaza. now, what he said said yesterday, did not change from the beginning. he explained it well to all concerned. i don't know what's going to happen now. you can never tell in such circumstances what will happen.

one small incident can start a war. lebanese do not want war. i don't think hezbollah does not want war. it means they have no relation with ra hamas. we don't want the war in lebanon. and hopefully the israelis do not start the war. >> described this as a 100% palestinian war. what is the atmosphere like in lebanon at present? this is a country that's so fragile economically. nobody needs a war. nobody needs a conflict. but lebanon needs it less than most. what's the atmosphere like? and what was the prime minister's message to the u.s. secretary of state? >> that we not want a war.

we are working with hezbollah and other palestinian organizations here. to prevent a war. we would like that you pressure also israel not to start a war. his bow la yesterday, or the bay before, the secretary general of hezbollah made the first speech. usually he does more speeches. but israelis are daily threatening lebanon. saying a lot of bad things that would return lebanon to the stone age. that's inciting. we ask americans not to say -- ask israelis not to say such things if they don't want a war. it was reported in american press, in "new york times," that the israelis were thinking of a pre-emptive attack on hezbollah or on lebanon.

the pressure should be on israelis more than on hezbollah. the former leaders of prison and australia paid a visit to the israeli kabuts. boris johnson and scott morrison, along with israeli soldiers and officials, walked around some of the houses burned that day. johnson says he believes the attacks might believe the holocaust is starting to fade. but stressed that anti-semitism cannot be tolerated. morrison sharing a similar sentiment. >> look around. this is the end of anti-semitism. this is where it ends. expressions of hate against jewish people, this is what it becomes. what we're seeing around us here today. that's why it didn't be tolerated in the smallest form.

it starts as a mustard seed and grows into this horror. pope francis urging both sides to halt the fighting so aid can get to those that need it. >> translator: i continue to think of the grave situation, in palestine and israel. many people have lost their lives. i beg you, in god's name to have a cease-fire. i pray that every avenue will be explored to ensure that the conflict does not escalate further. that the wounded can be rescued. and aid can reach the people of gaza, whether humanitarian situation is at its worst. >> pope francis sharing that message sunday from vatican city. since the attack on israel, pope francis has called for release

of all hostages taken by hamas and said israel has the right to defend itself. still the come here on the program, despite a mountain of legal troubles, including criminal charges and lcivil lawsuits, new polling has donald trump leading joe biden in some key swing states ahead of next year's presidential election. you're watching cnn newsroom. we'll be right back.

parts of india are yet again dealing with hazardous smog. schools in new delhi will remain closed this week,s a capital continues to grapple with toxic air quality. they are all suffering from the pollution, that government officials could warn could stick around for a while yet. india's iconic monument, almost

lost in the smog in the city of agra. it's not what tourists or the businesses that depend on them want to see. >> translator: we are facing difficulty and taking pictures of the taj mahal due to pollution. the taj mahal is not visible. and tourists are facing issues. >> reporter: every year when the temperatures drop and farmers bun th burn the fieldses, the air turns toxic. and the current air quality in new delhi has once again reached hazardous conditions, forcing primary schools to close. and many people to work from home or just stay indoors altogether. >> translator: this situation is very bad here. there is a lot of coughing, colds and a burning sensation in the ice. the kids are also sick. we cannot take the kids out. we go out less than we used to because of the pollution.

>> reporter: a recent air quality life index report says poorer air quality can shorten an average indian's life expectancy by more than five years. if world health guidelines aren't met. it's affecting one of the country's favorite pastimes. india is currently hosting the cricket world cup with ban bangladesh set to play sri lanka. but the air quality is so poor and some teams are wearing masks. the coach of bangladesh's says the conditions are not ideal. >> for practices, we train what we have to train. they go back into the dressing room. >> reporter: for cricket fans and residents alike, pollution levels are expected to be high for the next two to three weeks. with a year to go before the next u.s. election, donald trump

seems to hold an edge over president biden in several key swing states. new polling has trump leading in states where biden won the vote in 2020. priscilla alvarez with more on that. >> reporter: a newly released poll is painting a grim outlook for the biden campaign a year before the election. in a "new york times" and college poll, the president is trailing former president donald trump in a hypothetical match in four key swing states, nevada, georgia, arizona and michigan. president biden won those in 2020 and striking because former president donald trump faces a series of criminal charges. the biden campaign is downplaying this poll. saying in a statement, quote, president biden's campaign is hard at work reaching and mobilizing our diverse winning coalition of veoters, one year out. the campaign goes on to say, we'll win in 2024 by putting our

heads down and doing the work, not by fretting about a poll. the campaign cited the 2022 midterm elections where democrats had a grim outlook there and did better than was expected. there's still a long road ahead. and the president fanning out across the country to sell his economic message to voters who are dissatisfied with the economy and have doubts about the president's age and his ability to steer the country. the president, too, is facing risks within his own party about the handling of the israel/hamas war. several headwinds ahead on the domestic and international front, as the president goes into next year going into november of 2024. priscilla alvarez, cnn, traveling with the president. now, the new polls come as trump is set to take the stand in the coming hours. in the $250 million civil fraud trial that could decide the fate of his business empire in new york. his son, eric, testified friday,

telling reports that his father is fired up for his appearance. the trial has put a spotlight on the trump family's business dealings, including the role played by trump's children. cnn correspondent brian todd with more. >> it was a great day. >> reporter: the trump family business and its legacy, now facing what could be an existential test. eric trump, donald jr., and ivanka trump has spent most of their adult lives working for the family company. eric trump oversaw the golf businesses, before broadening his role to become the practical leader of the trump organization. both brothers saw their portfolios in the trump organization grow, when their father was elected president and handed over the business to them. >> don and eric are going to be running the company. >> he trusts them more than he trusts anyone else. and he respects them. as donald said to me, he doesn't respect many people.

but he respects his children. >> reporter: all three of trump's eldest children have been effective managers of the trump brand, but haven't been tested outside of the family business. they hone their marketing skills before their father's wildly popular reality show, "the apprentice." >> do you think it shows fundamental lack of judgment? >> i think all three trump kids saw what their dad was doing, even before "the apprentice." his ability to manipulate the media is really unrivaled. >> reporter: this week, donald trump's two eldest sons struck defiant tones on the courthouse steps, after testifying in a civil fraud case brought against the trump organization, by letitia james. >> the attorney general has brought forth a case that is purely a political persecution. >> we haven't done anything wrong. and they dragged don and i into as collateral damage. >> reporter: they are accused of

inflating the personal wealth and the value of properties to get favorable loans and insurance policies. the brothers saying they were not closely involved in the financial statements. >> before having a day in court, i'm apparently guilty of fraud for relying on my accountant to do, wait for it, accounting. >> reporter: what is at stake if they lose this case? >> they are facing a qazi corporate death penalty, the trumps and the trump businesses, if they lose this case. that's because the judge has already said, i'm going to pull your certificates to do business in new york. >> reporter: analyst norm eisen says the judge could rule that the trumps themselves aren't allowed to take out loans or

engage in real estate transactions for many years. brian todd, cnn, washington. still to come on the program, law enforcement opens a hate crime investigation after an arab muslim student was struck in a hit-and-run at ststanford uniniversity. stay with h us. we'l'll be rightht back.

police in turkey had to intervene after pro-palestinian demonstrators tried to storm a u.s. air base. protesters chanting anti-israel and anti-u.s. slogans went to the air base in southern turkey. in paris, thousands of demonstrators called to an end of the violence in gaza, as they marched through the streets on saturday. and in the u.s., protesters in washington, d.c., marched to the white house. some pushing up against the gates and covering the walls, as you see there, with red hand prints. rally speakers condemning the

biden administration for failing to call for a cease-fire in gaza. law enforcement investigators, meanwhile, say they are looking into a hit-and-run incident, targeting an arab muslim student at standard university and they're treating it as a hate crime. the school is also investigating four other potential hate crimes that have happened on campus since the october 7th hamas attacks on israel. >> i've been feeling sad. i've been feeling anxious. i've been feeling worried. >> reporter: this is how he and others are feeling as palestinian americans, as muslims and students at stanford univ university. >> it's scary this type of hate can happen in a police i'm supplace i'm supposed to feel at home. >> reporter: the university's department of public safety now investigating five incidents.

since the onset of the israel-hamas war. the most recent happening friday. the university saying it was an apparent hit-and-run crash, involving an arab muslim student on campus. >> it's hard to fathom that it could take place. it's now a reality we have to live with. >> reporter: in a statement, the university saying that stanford considering anti-arab and islislam phobic acts abhorrent. the driver is reported to make eye contact with the victim, accelerated and struck the victim and drove away shouting f-you and your people out the window. >> the fact that it turned into something of this magnitude is, again, scary. >> reporter: other incidents

included a group of students being involved. a student being sat on, and someone running over a tote bag that contained a computer and other valuables. >> what's going on abroad shouldn't have the impact on the healths and the lives on a campus thousands of miles away. >> reporter: a mizuzah, was removed from the residence. in a statement, the school said this removal of a religious symbol is deemed intimidation at the jewish community. students on both sides say they are concerned about the incidents. and students worry about the future. >> we have to be constantly alert. constantly on-edge. it's exhausting having to watch over your shoulder 24/7. >> reporter: authorities are still searching for the suspect in the hit-and-run. he is believed to have been

driving a toyota 4-runner. in terms of the victim, he is still at the hospital. told me, he's not ready for an on-camera interview. but said he wants to advocate for love, for understanding, and incl inclusivity. the other students i talk to told me agree and support that message, but are also extremely concerned. that will wrap this hour of cnn newsroom. i'm michael holmes. we'll have more coverage of the israel/hamas war after a brief break, when you have rosemary church bringing you the latest.

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