so we're passing by on foot through the erez crossing. that is the israeli side. we're about to enter gaza itself. through here. the israeli tanks and troop carriers grinding through the dust, the distant explosions served as a reminder we were crossing into an active war zone. not much more than 500 yards from that border israeli forces uncovered this. >> careful here? >> reporter: troops told us it's the largest and longest tunnel they've discovered so far. >> so the entire tunnel is made of reinforced concrete and steel. you can see the width of it. you can drive a small car down here. and the depth. israeli forces say these tunnels were used not only to launch attacks toward israel in that direction but by hamas militants in retreat taking hostages with them. >> reporter: it runs for more than 2 1/2 miles and is crisscrossed with smaller tunnels. the challenge, hunting down hamas while safeguarding the hostages, says idf spokesman daniel hagari. >> does that mean fighting hamas fighters inside these tunnels? >> it means huntin them down and fighting them where

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erez crossing is right behind us. you can see how the entrance was blasted open. us and a group of otherjournalists inside gaza on foot to show us the biggest tunnel that they have discovered so far. there were no restrictions on journalists other than not showing some positions of troop concentration. we are just north of gaza. this is what gaza looks like from here — a devastated shell of a ghost town. we can hear the sound of heavy machine gunfire and drones flying overhead. there is also the occasional blast of an artillery round. this is the mouth of the huge tunnel israelis have discovered just a few hundred metres from the border with israel. a spokesman for the army, originally from iran, spoke to me in persian. translation: in this tunnel, you can find anything. - you can live in them. you can sleep in them. you can take a bath. you can keep prisoners here for years, if you like. and no—one from the above would know what you are up to. from here, the tunnel doesn't look like a major discovery or a massive engineering feat. but inside it's clear that this

that our correspondent kasra naji and camera operator soran qurbani were taken to is not far from the erezhere is their report. at the main crossing into northern gaza, for the israeli military, progress in the war has been a lot slower than anticipated. the reason — the vast network of tunnels that hamas

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but what's significant about this one is the size of it and also how close it was to the erez crossing, which is one of the main crossing points between israel and gaza. one of the entrances of this tunnel came out just 400 meters away from there, and that erez country is also one that hamas militants attacked on october 7th and where they carried out their deadly attack that day. >> jeremy, the palestine red crescent society said there's been a communications blackout in gaza for four days now. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: yeah, that's right. i mean this is the longest sustained blackout that we have seen in the gaza strip since the beginning of this conflict. it's not the first time, of course, that communications have gone down, but it is forcing the palestine red crescent society and others to use radio to coordinate their operations at this time. it also comes as we have watched as the civilian casualty toll in gaza continues to mount. tomorrow the secretary of defense, lloyd austin, will be meeting with israel's war cabinet and israel's defense minister to talk a

journalists what it says is the largest ever hamas tunnel it has found in gaza with an entrance close to the erezt — the main pedestrian crossing point into israel. the israel defense forces said the tunnel is about 2.5 miles long. it was shown to journalists during a press tour. but the bbc has not been able to verify the video. the israeli army said on sunday that the tunnel facilitated the transit of vehicles, militants and supplies in preparation for the october 7 attack. inside gaza, the humanitarian situation is dire. trucks carrying aid and medical supplies have been crossing into gaza, but many organisations say it's not enough as over one million people are displaced and hospitals are overwhelmed. the world health organization was able to enter the al—shifa hospital in the north for the first time over the weekend as part of a joint un mission to deliver medical supplies. i spoke with tarikjasarevic, spokesperson for the world health organization, to hear more. what is the situation as you are hearing it from your colleagues on the ground in gaza at the moment? the situation is catastrop

of what it said is the biggest hamas tunnel found so far, 2.5 miles long and just inside the main erezssing point to israel. this, the army says, is a hamas video showing how the tunnels were built. a major construction project, using industrial tools. and the man on the right of this video, it says, is the project manager of gaza's tunnel network. mohammad sinwar, brother of the hamas leader blamed by israel for the seventh october attacks. but pressure for a ceasefire is growing in israel, too, as funerals are held for three hostages mistakenly shot dead by israeli forces this week. today, the army released photos of the place it said the hostages were held. signs calling for help written on the walls with leftover food. in gaza, the continued conflict is pushing hospitals to breaking point. the injured, brought in by ambulance, truck, donkey cart. pictures like this rarely make it to israeli tv screens. but they're shaping opinion abroad. lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. pope francis has been speaking about the war in gaza, and has weekly blessing he suggested israel was using

of what it said is the biggest hamas tunnel found so far, 2.5 miles long and just inside the main erezpoint to israel. this, the army says, is a hamas video showing how the tunnels were built. a major construction project, using industrial tools. and the man on the right of this video, it says, is the project manager of gaza's tunnel network. mohammad sinwar, brother of the hamas leader blamed by israel for the seventh october attacks. but pressure for a ceasefire is growing in israel, too, as funerals are held for three hostages mistakenly shot dead by israeli forces this week. today, the army released photos of the place it said the hostages were held. signs calling for help written on the walls with leftover food. in gaza, the continued conflict is pushing hospitals to breaking point. the injured, brought in by ambulance, truck, donkey cart. pictures like this rarely make it to israeli tv screens. but they're shaping opinion abroad. lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. the hamas—run health ministry says almost 19,000 people have died since the 7th of october attacks by hamas. and m

that our correspondent kasra naji and camera operator soran qurbani were taken to is not far from the erez its attacks on israel. here is their report. at the main crossing into northern gaza, for the israeli military, progress in the war has been a lot slower than anticipated.

in kibbutz erez, less than a mile from the barrier, ben sadan, a member of the community security, hadeaking hebrew): >> swaine: so over there, we can see gaza. >> (in english): there. >> swaine: yeah. and the, the security fence... >> yeah. >> swaine: you can see it running along there, and there's the towers with the machine gun. >> yeah. it's the border. >> swaine: yeah. >> on the left side, it's gaza. on the right side, israeli. >> swaine: and i think some of the earliest rockets came over just around here. >> all around, all around. (in hebrew): >> swaine: from this hilltop, the next wave of hamas's attack became visible. reconnaissance fighters on paragliders, soaring over the wall under cover from the rockets. videos we obtained show them landing in communities inside israel, the culmination of a plan that had been years in the making-- and that, as we discovered, had been brewing in plain sight. >> when i first saw this video, i was like, "oh, this is video from day of. how did they get this produced out so quickly?" and then, once you look closer... (clicks tongue) oh. it's ob

it's at erez, which had been the main pedestrian crossing between israel and gaza.tel aviv last night, thousands of people took to the streets as public pressure builds on the govement to renew negotiations for the return of the 129 hostages still captive. former president donald trump is being roundly criticized for anti-immigrant comments he made last night at a new hampshire campaign event. mr. trump: we got a lot of work to do. they're poisoning the blood of our country. that's what they've done. they poisoned mental institutions and prisons all over the world. they're coming into our country from africa. from asia, all over the world. they're pouring into our country. nobody's even looking at them. they just come in. john: republican rivals nikki haley and chris christie both denounced trump's language and the biden campaign said he parroted adolf hitler. in his manifesto "mein kampf," hitler called immigration and the mixing of races "blood poisoning." the waters off the entire east coast from florida to maine are under gale or storm warnings as a large weathe

that our correspondent kasra naji and camera operator soran qurbani were taken to is not far from the erezr crossing which was breached by hamas — when it launched its attacks on israel. here is their report. at the main crossing into northern gaza, for the israeli military, progress in the war has been a lot slower than anticipated. the reason — the vast network of tunnels that hamas is using for hit and run attacks on israeli soldiers and for hiding. there is crossing right behind us. you can see how the entrance was blasted open. the israeli army took us and a group of otherjournalists inside gaza on foot to show us the biggest tunnel that they have discovered so far. there were no restrictions on journalists other than not showing some positions of troop concentration. we are just north of gaza. this is what gaza looks like from here — a devastated shell of a ghost town. we can hear the sound of heavy machine gun fire and drones flying overhead. there is also the occasional blast of an artillery round. this is the mouth of the huge tunnel israelis have discovered just a few hundred met

reporter: we passed into gaza with israeli soldiers through the ruins of the once heavily fortified erez crossing. there's several layers of security as you cross into the territory. blast walls behind us. a lot of them have been shot up and destroyed, including the observation posts and towers. >> this is what hamas did. >> reporter: less than 500 yards away from that crossing, israeli forces discovered this, a mega tunnel. walls and ceilings of reinforced concrete, pipelines for ventilation, a web of cables carrying electricity, and communications system wiring. >> careful here. >> reporter: and deep. we're probably already 40 or 50 feet underground already. and as you can see, it just sinks down into an abyss. we're told this is one of the longest tunnels that they have found. more than 2 1/2 miles long, wide enough to drive a small car through. allegedly doing just that, the brother of hamas leader yahya sinwar shown driving through the tunnel in idf handout footage. hamas released video of the tunnel saying, you arrived too late. mission complete, allegedly showing surprise ambushes

that our correspondent kasra naji and camera operator soran qurbani were taken to is not far from the erezrael. here is their report. at the main crossing into northern gaza, for the israeli military, progress in the war has been a lot slower than anticipated.

said is the biggest hamas tunnel found so far, two and a half miles long and just inside the main erezsing point to israel. this, the army says, is a hamas video showing how the tunnels were built, a major construction project using industrial tools. and the man on the right of this video, it says, is the project manager of gaza's tunnel network, muhammed sinwar, brother of the hamas leader blamed by israel for the 7th october attacks. but pressure for a ceasefire is growing in israel too, as funerals are held for three hostages mistakenly shot dead by israeli forces this week. in gaza, the continued conflict is pushing hospitals to breaking point. pictures like this rarely make it to israeli tv screens, but they're shaping opinion abroad as each day, the war leaves more of gaza's dead and injured buried under the rubble and israel under more pressure to find a way out. lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. pope francis has also been speaking about the war in gaza. at his weekly blessing, the pontiff again suggested that israel was using "terrorism" tactics in gaza. he was referring to

so we're passing by on foot through the erez crossing. that is the israeli side.e're about to enter gaza itself through here. the israeli tanks and troop carriers grinding through the dust, the distant explosions served as a reminder we were crossing into an active war zone. not much more than 500 yards from that border, israeli forces uncovered this. careful here. troops told us it's the largest and longest tunnel they've discovered so far. >> so the entire tunnel is made of reinforced concrete and steel. you can see the width of it. you can drive a small car down here, and the depth. israeli forces say these tunnels were used not only the launch attacks toward israel in that direction, but by hamas militants in retreat, taking hostages with them. it runs for more than two and a half miles and is crisscrossed with smaller tunnels. the challenge, hunting down hamas while safeguarding the hostages, says idf spam daniel hagari. does that mean fighting hamas fighters inside these tunnels? >> it means hunting them down and fighting them wherever they are, inside the t

it stopped 400 meters short of the erez crossing with israel.ll of these actual shafts we've been talking about have been akin to veins in the human body, imagine this as being one of the big arteries. this is big enough to drive a car through. it's been described almost like a pedestrian underpass or like a subway that you would use to go under the street. of course, we know these tunnels are used by hamas to launch attacks, to shelter from attacks, and also to hide hostages. but this particular tunnel seems to be on another level. it's got ventilation systems. it's got electricity. as i say, you can drive a car through it. it would have been -- it would have needed mechanized equipment to have been built. and according to israel, it goes four kilometers under beit hanun in the northern part of gaza strip and has offshoots into hospitals, mosques, and schools as well. israel says it discovered this several weeks ago. it's planning to destroy it, but it wanted to share these images to i suppose show exactly what it is up against in terms of deal

doesn't actually cross into israel from gaza, but it is in northern gaza, about 400 meters away from the erez crossing, which was the site of hamas' attack on october 7th. it's one of the crossings that hamas attacked and then used to push vehicles and motorcycles through to attack some of the neighboring towns and kibbutzes in that area. and this tunnel is very wide as you can see here, and the israeli military says it was, in fact, a project of the leader of gaza, his brother, the brother of yahya sinwar, the leader of hamas in gaza. they say his brother was in charge of this tunnel. hamas still claims to have hundreds of miles of tunnels and the israeli military has been systematically discovering these and destroying them. >> jeremy, what do we expect from secretary austin and his talks with the israelis? >> reporter: well, his visit comes at a really critical moment in this war in gaza, and of course on the u.s. pressure that we have been seeing ratcheting up on israel to minimize civilian casualties and begin ramping down this war on hamas. we saw the national security adviser, jake sul

it comes out very close to one of the key crossing points between israel and gaza, and that is the erezssing, also a sea kite hamas militants attacked on october 7th then crossed into israel from there. there's no evidence at this point that this tunnel was used as part of that october 7th attack, but the size and the scale of this tunnel just shows the capacity that hamas had to build these large networks of tunnels which hamas says that there are hundreds of miles beneath gaza. >>> for the first time since october 7, aid trucks are entering gaza directly from israeli territory. israeli officials say 79 trucks passed through the kerem shalom border crossing into southern gaza on sunday. 122 more entered through the rafah crossing from egypt. the united nations says the amount of aid coming into gaza is still less than half of prewar levels, not nearly enough. >>> france is welcoming the opening of the kerem shalom border crossing but says more action is needed to provide aid for civilians in gaza. france's foreign minister visited tel aviv on sunday. she says her country is concerned a

it was simply a tunnel under gaza, but it was about 400 meters away from the erez crossing, which was one of the main crossing points between israel and gaza. it was also the sight of an attack by hamas on october 7th as those hamas militants crossed into israel to carry out that brutal attack on october 7th. it's not clear that this tunnel was used for that purpose. and i should also note that the israeli military said it discovered and secured this tunnel weeks ago, but was only in the last couple of days that they began showing to it the media and the world. >> jeremy diamond, thank you so much. >>> all right. joining me right now is cnn military analyst and retired air force colonel cedric leighton. colonel, good to see you. official says secretary austin is going to push the israelis to define their milestones in this war against hamas. what kind of milestones would you expect the see at this stage of this kind of war? >> yeah, good afternoon, fredricka. it's going to be really interesting. i think what secretary austin and general brown are going to be looking for are, first of

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it is 400m from the erez border crossing , from the erez border crossing, which means it's very, verye to israel. and as you can see in the pictures now, it is massive. it's like a metro. i would say it's, uh, you know , would say it's, uh, you know, the metro that was built in tel aviv and israel took 20 years. hamas built something that's nearly as impressive and less than that. and they have far less capacity to build stuff . so less capacity to build stuff. so i think people are shocked really , how vast these tunnels really, how vast these tunnels are. you can drive a car in them. it is absolutely enormous. and it's obviously it's a huge undertaking. but it goes to show exactly where hamas is spending its money. it's spending its money building these facilities . money building these facilities. it's preparing for a war where it can allow itself to conduct a war and not be eradicated by israeli military , because israeli military, because there's so deep underground . there's so deep underground. >> okay, jon rahm, we've got to leave it there. jon rahm confino. um, there from tel