i am ashkelon, you stay home, you stay home , and you are judged now.is the one who has the power, but he owns the right, and we don't have a generation. i mean, who is the right one, who is the most powerful, who has the right, and who is the one who is the most powerful? we may be weak and lonely, but we are strong because of the companions of the truth.

paintings of the owners in prison, muhammad muhammad al-rakuei, the palestinian painter who is in ashkelon prison in the occupied territories, is holding an exhibition in damascus , where he exhibits the paintings of the artists in prison. detainee in the prison in damascus, in the west bank, i became part of the opposition, and i am a famous name. he is al-mutaqal, am bahrab, deeds and buy- amal, but the days of the prison , i am the prisoner. always be old, don't do this, i'm behind the curtain, because you'll be lucky under the wall, under al -fathah , the one who comes out. it is enough to reach the most beautiful deeds in it, if all the friends of the detainees help you, you will be given a definite atmosphere. the displacement of palestinians started with the occupation of palestine in 1948 and the announcement of the existence of israel. due to the geographical strangeness of the country of palestine, most of the refugees were transferred to three countries. in sur and saida, jordan, southwest syria, like qenitra and around damascus. from 1948 to 1977, the majority of palestinian re

sahibs in detention muhammad al-rakuei, the palestinian painter who is in ashkelon prison in the occupiedritories , set up an exhibition in damascus, where he shows the rituals of detention. your actions are exposed to wing 94 and i am a prisoner in the prison in damascus, in the west bank, you are opposed to your participation in it, and i am a famous name, he is al-mutaqal, in the west, his actions and actions, but the days of imprisonment , i am in prison, i am in the name of him, and i am in the window, on the divorce of al-zanzanah al -sharti. he is against al, he is against al-fan, he is always old, don't do this, i am behind the curtain, because i am lucky, under the wall, under the wall, under the al-fathah, who will come out of it. i mean, when i arrive, i will change the power around my fellow prisoners. how can i draw our tools? i mean, many pieces are small. i have a candle. enough of your drawing. the best of deeds . the friendship of the prisoners will help you. they will give you a certain atmosphere . palestine began in 1948 and the declaration of the existence of israel.

i want to go to jeremy dimon in ashkelon, north of gaza. jeremy, obviously, we talk about the north. if indeed the israeli troops have encircled gaza city, that would mean the north is truly cut off now from the rest of the strip and you have been witnessing an uptick in fighting in the northern parts of gaza, of course, adjacent to ashkelon. >> yeah, no doubt about it. earlier today before we saw these flares and this clear uptick in a ground operation in the city, earlier today, the fighting today had grown more intense in that part of the gaza strip. we were not far from nic's position today watching as there were mortar shells that appeared to be fired inside of gaza. we also heard the steady sthud f artillery fire there, but also intensity of arms fire and gun battles between hamas militants and israeli forces in that area. more intense than we had heard in recent days. all of this is very interesting particularly as you consider the context of israeli officials saying tonight they have encircled gaza city. they may have encircled it a

cnn's jeremy diamond is in ashkelon, israel. but we're going to start with cnn's melissa bell who's live for us in egypt. melissa, what is happening at that rafah border crossing right now and how many people have been able to get out of gaza? >> reporter: well, we're just waiting for the confirmation on the exact numbers. but we understand, boris, that it may be several hundred already as yet to be confirmed and we're beginning to get an idea of who some of these people are. four italian nationals have definitely crossed already. all aid workers. five french nationals. and it really is the consular services of many different countries that are there on the other side, the egyptian side, waiting for these, the first few civilians to be allowed out after all these times. all this time. consular services from austria, indonesia, japan. of course the united states as well. jordan. a lot of foreign nationals that were trapped inside. and that as we understand it will be allowed as part of this very comprehensive deal to get out over

not the shelling of israeli cities under attack in tel aviv and ashkelon also stops, but despite thiswashington post, citing satellite images, indicates that the israeli military has advanced approximately 6.5 km deep into gaza. the city itself is effectively cut off from the rest of the sector. concerning. the fate of more than 200 hostages, hamas officials said that 60 of them went missing during the tsehal raids. one of the largest demonstrations in support of palestine took place in washington. more than 100,000 people expressed dissatisfaction biden is a hypocrite for encouraging israel's war against civilians, one of the protest organizers said. the demonstrators gathered near the white house, but the american leader could not be found there. he spent weekends at his beach house in downstate. the protest took place in berlin, germany, and was attended by 6,500 people. as a result of the rally, the police detained 35 demonstrators. actions of a similar scale swept across france. the protesters were indignant at the position of official paris and called on it to take at least some

he's in ashkelon, israel, which is pretty close to gaza as well. jeremy, how does what we're seeing over the skies of northern gaza tonight, how does that fit into what we know about the ground war at least so far? >> reporter: well, look, wolf, we are now in the sixth day of this expanded ground operation by israeli troops. and clearly the israelis want to signal very strongly to hamas that they have their stronghold of gaza city encircled, as we heard tonight from the idf spokesman daniel haggari. but what they are also showing with this fighting is that it is ongoing in various parts of northern gaza. even if they say they have gaza city encircled, they clearly are still fighting on the outskirts of gaza city as well. beit hanoun is the northeastern-most city in gaza. and this battle we are watching tonight which has clearly kicked into a higher gear, it began earlier today, wolf, as we were standing in sderot not far from where nic is today. we watched all day as there was a small arms fire, there were mortars being fired inside of gaza, very l

a floatilla of vessels participated in the audacious assault on ashkelon and some of them reached its shores. here the indomitable resistance fighters found themselves at the gates of the ziki military base overlooking the city's shores. meanwhile other hamas forces reached the city of ophakim. the police station fell along with trophies and prisoners before they proceeded to mishmar hanegev. where resistance encountered minimal opposition. throughout the operation, the israelis retreated suffering heavy casualties along roads 34 and 25. the hamas operation has so far killed more than 1400 israeli soldiers and settlers. the list of confirmed lost israeli equipment was filled with numerous military vehicles, including tanks, tactical vehicles and bulldozers. these figures based on available footage may in reality be at least one third higher accounting for statistical error. palestinian fighters are reported to have successfully neutralized four israeli military helicopters using rocket launchers. additionally, the incorporation of rad anti-tank missiles into their arsenal indicates th

that is, the occupation of israel, that is, the occupation of our village, the village of jorah ashkelon, vol. 48, and then vol. 67, the total occupation of palestine, because it means that i was born, that means that it is the love of revenge . al-laslab is a villager and a palestinian village love joined the resistance. and the end of many operations, all the operations were carried out, even radio israel was constantly broadcasting the operation chief, saying to us, "what are the al-fadiyeen attacking us, that is, i was attacking al-maqarat, i was attacking al-maqarat, the attack of the military patrols that walk the streets in the night of the homeland, ghali or amy, do not provoke me. and my life, my vows, and my life, i will talk about my homeland, ghali, my mother, don't make me angry, and my life, my ninth vow, and my life, i will tell you , ibni is going to be a martyr. hun in the region for a second, let me know what i mean by the principles of barsam, that is, it is possible for all artists to have specific habits , but i don't think you think that this is the style of the gre

well, i literally just received a message about an air raid siren that is sounding right now in ashkelonell, a little earlier, this afternoon, a rocket fired from the gas sector fell on the beach in tel aviv. but these pictures were taken by vacationers who, however, were in no hurry to leave the coast after the incident. we are in a severe war, it will be a long war. we have important achievements, but we also have painful losses. our soldiers fell in this most just of wars, the war for our home. i promise you and all the citizens of israel, we will continue until the mission is accomplished. we will continue until victory. palestinian sources report. victims of the repeated israeli strike on the jeballiya refugee camp. most of the victims are children and women. the total number of deaths in the gas sector has already exceeded 8,500. iranian authorities accused israel of committing war crimes and called on muslim countries to end all trade and economic relations with it. the iran-backed yemeni houthis continue to attempt to launch their ballistic missiles and long-range kamikaz drones

many zionist settlements and cities such as ashkelon in the south of the occupied territories were attackedstance missiles and the sound of alarm sounded in the zionist settlements once again to fill the fear and terror of the residents of these areas despite the widespread crimes and military operations of all side inside after 22 days, the small narrowness of gaza was finally ended by the zionist regime, which ended the war by announcing a unilateral ceasefire due to heavy military casualties and not reaching its goals. a failure that led to further isolation of this regime in the international arena. israel's isolation has increased since the attack on gaza. because this war has caused a lot of damage to both gaza and israel. when people see how children are killed by israeli bombs, the credibility of this regime in europe, america and of course in the middle east will be destroyed. despite the efforts of the zionists to show their complete superiority over resistance groups in lebanon and palestine. the series of successive failures of this regime against the resistance was repeated sev

of the paintings of the owners in prison, muhammad al-rakuei, the palestinian painter who is in ashkelonson in the occupied territories , will be held in an exhibition in damascus, where he will exhibit the drawings of the paintings in prison. al-gharbiyya is the opposite of your participation in it, and a famous name is this, al-mu'taql, am b

. >> meanwhile, hamas continues its strikes against israel, launching rockets into ashkelon in southern, beienheim idf spokesperson daniel hagar says israel's ground forces reported that they are in control of every battle and have the upper hand. secretary of state antony blinken in jordan saturday, meeting with six regional arab leaders, reaffirming us support for a humanitarian pause in fighting as opposed to a cease fire in order to get hostages out and aid into gaza. it's our view that a cease fire now would simply leave hamas in place, able to regroup and repeat what it did on october 7th. >> none of us can accept that israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu saying friday israel is going full steam ahead unless the estimated 240 hostages believed to be held by hamas are released. >> while in delaware saturday, president joe biden expressing optimism about a pause in fighting to get hostages out and aid into gaza. mr. president, any progress on the humanitarian pause? >> yes. >> chuck sivertsen, abc news, new york. >> and new details on a story we brought you a couple of days ago

israel, as the idf press service reports, air raid sirens sound in the industrial zone of the city of ashkelon, in the south israel. in addition, it is reported that the humanitarian corridor is now open again during these hours for residents of gaza. you can move from the northern part of the enclave to the south, and the corridor will work until 15:00 moscow time. the turkish press explained why the authorities of the republic coldly received american secretary of state anthony blinken. let me remind you that he visited ankara the day before and when he tried to hug the head of the turkish foreign ministry, hakan fedan, the diplomat took a step back, and the negotiations themselves ended without result. so here, as the turkish publication huryet writes, the impoliteness shown by the us secretary of state was to blame. turkish foreign minister blinkin was personally met by minister fidan, but when the american diplomat’s car arrived, the distinguished guest did not get out of the car for a very long time because he was talking on the phone. as a result , the turkish foreign minister simply re

ashkelon and even tel aviv are also shelling the northern territories of israel by the shiite-lebanesellah. this artillery duel has been going on for several weeks, threatening at any moment to escalate into a full-scale military clash on the northern borders of the country. yes, sergey, thank you, in direct communication, the head of the middle east bureau of vgtrk sergey poshkov was with us. well, the gaza strip is running out of bread, according to the un humanitarian affairs office in the northern palestinian enclave, as a result of israeli shelling, all the bakeries have closed, the only thing, for all the time, the flour factory is not working, because there is no electricity, the enclave exists only due to the supply of humanitarian aid, now, but there is not enough of it, and israeli bombings continue, including for humanitarian reasons convoy, with details from our special correspondent in the region stanislav berdvalt. there really is no positive news for the residents of the enclave right now, every day it’s a tragedy one after the other, israeli aviation and artillery attac

israeli cities, the alarm sounded, air raid alarms sounded several times in tel aviv, in ashdod, in ashkelond in a residential building, several people were injured, so the militants are trying to show both by shelling israeli cities and by the ongoing attempts of forays into israeli territory by small sabotage groups that they intend to continue resistance, to the so -called the axis of resistance to which hamas considers itself, well , the yemeni houthi militants, who are now practically the government in this country, did not join; they declared that they were on the side hamas intends to launch fire strikes on israeli territory. yemen is located at a distance of approximately 1,700 km from israel, but the houthis have ballistic missiles in stock, the houthis have ballistic missiles, yesterday one of them was fired at the territory of israel, the southern resort town of eilad, but the israelis intercepted it with a khts-2 anti-aircraft missile, which is precisely designed to destroy earth-class ballistic missiles, there were two more unmanned aerial vehicles, which were recorded by israel

every day in ashkelon, in azhdod. in tel aviv, residents are looking for the nearest shelter, but thepty, most residents have been evacuated, that this is a closed area witnessed by military patrols on the highways. israeli army checkpoints block all entrances to the border city of sderot, after saboteurs infiltrated there and several more attempts were made to capture the city, israel. populated areas in the south of the country are carefully guarded by local special forces, who check every car entering the city. for the first time , the resort town on the red sea, eilad, the yemeni houthis came into the shelling zone; they have already launched ballistic missiles at illat several times, many very powerful ones modern missiles from the shiite-lebanese group hezbollah, already on the northern borders of israel. skirmishes with hezbollah militants are ongoing. daily, but the war with hamas has not yet developed into a regional one. israel is in a hurry to complete what it started; meanwhile, the ambassadors of bolivia, colombia, chile, jordan, turkey, and bahrain, recalled in protest,

we had to leave, we heard a message, everyone who could, should come to the hospital, arzilai in ashkelon, where the dead were brought and i was asked to take fingerprints so that the bodies could be identified later, after that we were asked who can go to the place where the festival took place, already 20-30 km before that location, we saw bodies on the roadside, many bodies, people who tried to escape were brutally killed. when we arrived at the scene of the tragedy, the picture. was terrible, bodies were scattered everywhere, it was many burnt bodies when they were lifted, some volunteers had gloves melting, we were also working near the stops of shelters, and near them there were many abandoned cars, scattered things, we decided to stop and look, here in this shelter, when we went there, the bodies were just were lying on top of each other, it seems to us that at first people were shot with machine guns, people were first shot on the street, then they were thrown into all the basements and burned, later we left the dangerous zone, slept for two or three hours and returned back, the f

there were incidents in ashkelon that some rockets have been fired from gaza into southern israel duringis intensified fighting. hamas also released a video showing the attack of armoured vehicle in gaza killing some israeli soldiers and officers. the israelis say there is an officer that died in northern gaza putting the number of their losses in gaza 272. and their losses in gaza 272. and the palestinians are saying that the numbers people killed in gaza reached nearly 15,000 people. —— israeli losses in gaza to 72. officials in the us say a car crash at a border crossing with canada in niagara falls does not appear to have been a terrorist incident. two people who were travelling inside the car are reported to have died but there were no other serious injuries. this footage from security cameras at the border shows the moment the car approached the area at high speed, before being thrown into the air. here it is again — slowed down — you can see the car at the top of the screen, appearing to be thrown up over a fence. the car caught fire after it crashed and some witnesses reported he

if you grew up in that environment, if you grew up in ashkelon and your life was constantly bombardedh rockets, so we have to find another way. perhaps this terrible, terrible war will end and people will realize that unless we talk to each other, unless we find a way to exist side by side, we don't have to fall in love. we don't have to do anything. we have to also end the occupation. >> thank you both so much. that you both remain friends and allies in this cause is incredibly inspiring to all of us. >>> and when we come back, from the middle east conflict to the kr climate crisis, your questions and my answers. >>> welcome back. in our unbelievably complicated world, clarity is more important than ever if we're going to cut through the noise and confusion. that's why i want to hear your questions about the events today shaping our shared future. let's find out what's on your mind this week. here we go. >> hi, christiane. i'm frances. i'd like to know, do you think there's a double standard how western governments are treating the israeli people versus palestinians? thank you. >> fr

cnn's jeremy diamond is in ashkelon. jeremy diamond is joining us, tell us what they show us? >> reporter: the israeli military has for weeks been trying to build up this case that al shifa hospital, where its forces appear to be at the gates of this hospital now, they've been building up the case for weeks now that underneath this sprawling medical complex, gaza's largest hospital claiming that hamas below it operates one of its largest command and control centers. as you said, u.s. officials now appear to be backing up that claim saying that hamas is indeed using this facility. they have released imagery, satellite imagery that shows where they say some of these locations are based. they've released 3d graphics claiming to show what these facilities look like below ground. right now, jake, we're also learning new information about al rin tis si hospital where israeli officials say they found a cache of weapons in the basement. we can't verify those claims. but they've showed videos showing some of those weapons which appear to include ak-47s, suicide vests and other weaponry

. >> jeremy diamond, cnn, ashkelon, israel. >> for more now on israel's military in offensive on gazanel cedric leighton is with us from washington. welcome back. >> good to see you, john. thanks for having me. >> it's always a pleasure. >> i want you to listen to part of a conversation between cnn's -- and idf -- 's about the how explosive power used on that attack. here they are. >> i've been in gaza when the idf has performed surgical strikes. the idf is more than capable of this. this is not that. why not? >> so, i don't think i really agree with what you say because the precision here is to hit the target buried underground. what we did here was to strike with the acquired or acquires or power firepower to get where he was hiding. . >> according to reporting from bloomberg bloomberg, an israeli plane flew with bombs from the united states israel. so in terms of the firepower, which would've been used? these really call these sharp ale. their precise, and used penetrate fortified structures. is that the kind of bombs would be used in this instance? and once that is destroyed, does

jeremy diamond, cnn, ashkelon. >> clairere sebastian is with u. increasing pressure for a softer touch. i don't know how you describe is it. >> in some cases a ceasefire. and there is an beiacknowledgem from the prime minister saying that he believes they have two to three weeks before the pressure really intensifies. and i think that time scale is up for debate because we're already seeing calls from aid agencies for a ceasefire, coll collective calls over the weekend, president macron saying that an immediate need for a pause going to a ceasefire. as for israel, the prime minister saying that even when you yeget to that two to three week point, doesn't mean that they would change course in the war. take a listen to the comments. >> translator: this is neither an operation or a round, but a war to the end. it is important to me that you know this. this is not lip service but from the heart and mind. if we don't finish them, it will come back. >> and the big question is the united states, they are i think still some distance away from actually cal

. >> jeremy diamond joins us now from ashkelon. what more can you tell us about the international response to the strikes at jabalia? >> reporter: you saw in our piece the u.n. human rights council is raising the specter of war crimes because of the high number of civilian casualties. there's also been very strong condemnation from several arab countries, including qatar, which has been involved in mediation efforts. the foreign policy chief also saying he is appalled by the high number of civilian casualties in the strikes. the united states, for its part, is trying to avoid being critical of israel. the national security council spokesman john kirby saying he didn't have latest details on this strike. but in private they are raising the issue of trying to minimize civilian casualties. israel is putting the blame on hamas for using civilians as human shields, and they are pressing forward with their advance. tonight the israeli military saying that they have broken through hamas' northern e defensive lines. tonight, anderson, they

jeremy diamond, cnn, ashkelon. >>> and israeli military says the body of another hostage was found anothertructures nea the hospital and is bebeing brought home. he was a 19-year-old corporal. hamas claims she had been killed in an israeli airstrike. meanwhile one witness says civilians are paying a heavy price for israel's military action in gaza. a palestinian american who recently escaped from the enclave spoke to jake tapper yesterday. this is what she said. >> what is happening is a human catastrophe. seriously what is going on in there has to make no sense. people are suffering, people are dying. bombing is everywhere. it is not only a specific part or group of people. they are bombing, israel unfortunately, they are bombing hospitals, they are bombing houses, they are bombing everywhere. they are bombing like premature babies now are dying slowly because incubators are not functioning. premature babies has nothing to do with this. they are innocent people. they are bombing churches, hospitals. >> let's go to scott mclean who is live for us in istanbul. in terms of the very latest ab

jeremy diamond is in ashkelon. as tony blinken continues this diplomatic tour, back in the region again trying to keep a lid on things. what more can you tell us, jim? >> i can report cia director bill burns is traveling to the middle east as well. a u.s. official telling me the focus of his visit will be a few things. one, of course, the ongoing military campaign in gaza, but also hostage negotiations and a focus that's been consistent for u.s. officials as they visit the region, and that is to attempt to keep this war from expanding. that, a similar message to what we heard from secretary blinken as he made his surprise visit to bagdad where, of course, u.s. forces have come under fire from iran-backed militias there multiple times since october 7th. similar attacks in syria against u.s. sources there. secretary blinken taking care to say during his visit to bagdad that a u.s. focus remains not allowing this war to expand and doing all they can to keep state and non-state actors from jumping into this conflict. h

. >> jeremy diamond, cnn, ashkelon, israel. >> for more now on israel's military offensive on gaza cnn military analyst and retired u.s. colonel is now with us this hour. welcome back, it's good to see you. >> good to see to john, thanks for having me. >> always a pleasure. i want you to listen to part of the conversation between pollen and idf spokesman about the level of firepower, of explosive yield used on jabalia refugee camp. here they are. >> i've been in gaza when the idf has performed surgical strikes. the idf is more than capable of this, this is not that, why not? >> so i don't think i really agree with what you say, because the precision here is to hit a target buried underground, what we did here was to strike with the required amount of fire power to get to where he was hiding. >> according to reporting an israeli transport plane flew with bombs from the united states to israel. in terms of the firepower which would be used, they call it sharp pale, they are precise and used to penetrate fortified structures, once it was destroyed does that explain the explosion love behi

jeremy dimon is standing by for us in ashkelon, israel, not far from gaza. jeremy, what have you seen tonight? >> well, wolf, throughout the day and tonight, israeli forces continuing to conduct heavy bombardment of the gaza strip. we watched throughout the day today as we were overlooking gaza city as israeli forces continued to pound the gaza strip. we also saw as night broke that there were flares being put up indicating ground operations actively happening in gaza. last night and the day before, 450 strikes were carried out by israel in forces and now, the israeli military says that it has completed its encirclements of gaza city and has effectively split up gaza in two. into a northern and southern half even though commanders on the ground who i spoke with this weekend told me there is still very much an active danger of underground tunnels. tonight, an idf spokesman says the israeli military is continuing to carry out ground operations and saying they are continuing to advance around and inside gaza city to put more pressure on hamas. but all of this i

>> all right, jeremy diamond in ashkelon, israel, for us. jeremy, thanks for that report. right now, i want to go to the opening of the egypt-gaza border crossing that has allowed hundreds of civilians to evacuate. melissa bell is following this story for us. she's joining us from cairo, egypt. bring us up to speed on these evacuations and what happens next. >> reporter: many hundreds of foreign and nationals here safe in egypt, many of them on their way to cairo. amongst them, at least two american physicians that we understand were in gaza to work with palestinians. they found themselves on the wrong side of the border on october 7th. they are amongst those who have been allowed out, but this is a comprehensive deal, we understand, from american officials, that will allow all the many thousands of foreign and nationals to get out over the coming days. a tired smile and a wave from one of the lucky few finally allowed to leave gaza since the war began. these families, just some of the first foreign and dual nationals finally permitted through the rafah crossing into egypt

he said they crossed a red line that day and israeli forces block them from entering ashkelon, major city where casualties would have been higher than the 1400 killed in that deadly attack. we are learning more about the situation inside gaza. you hear outgoing artillery, israeli media reporting 13 soldiers were killed yesterday. military in the process of notifying families. some of the soldiers were be buried today. they are operating inside gaza behind me. it is difficult. street to street fighting is taking place and israelis are using air force to target hamas membership. just yesterday, the senior -- was killed in an israeli airstrike. there are new questions about how many civilians were in the area and how many died as result of that strike. we should note, amid tragic updates, we have a small piece of good news. the rafah crossing between egypt and gaza is open today to get many injured and vulnerable palestinians out and get foreign citizens, up to 500 out that have been waiting for weeks to get to safety. >> steve: with first batch of people trying to leave gaza go to isra

we had another rocket barrage come out of gaza strip headed in ashkelon five minutes ago. this as israel says they're closing in on gaza city and hamas in gaza city for the first time mentioning the navy is closing in from the mediterranean sea. aerial bombardment has been a lot. they're at the edge of the neighborhoods around gaza city hitting command and control structures. we caught up with emily, an american woman who stopped in to see the in laws in the gaza strip before october 7th and got trapped. they survived what was left over in the cupboards and made the exit out of the rafah crossing into egypt. >> the night before we left, i couldn't sleep at all listening to the bombing in the distance and counting. i counted within one minute between 14 and 17 booms. it was every 4 to 10 seconds. i just couldn't get over how many i was hearing and i was trying to make sense of it all. >> our cameras captured some of the rocket fire making its way all the way up to tel aviv last night. this was remarkable because those rockets were fired from the middle of the gaza strip. it

mike tobin is in ashkelon, israel. what's the latest, mike?tuart, off the northern end of the gaza a strip, let me take you to the southern end, the border with egypt, where there are a lot of developments happening today. ambulances showed up on the egyptian side with the promise that they would take the injured and sick palestinians out of the gaza strip, and with that foreign passport holders, some of them were supposed to get out. palestinians now say 110 is people got out with foreign passports. there was a list that was going around through the palestinian population of people who were supposed to be able to get out. americans and british suicides were not on that -- citizens were not on that list. so a lot of people crowded down the rafah crossing hoping there would be a chance they could get out of the gaza strip. it doesn't look optimistic for british and americans right now. a big strange yesterday went into the northern end of the gaza strip, the refugee camp, and created that giant crater in the ground. israel says the crater was c

. >> meanwhile, hamas continues its strikes against israel, launching rockets into ashkelon in southern israel saturday night, beienheim idf spokesperson daniel hagar says israel's ground forces reported that they are in control of every battle and have the upper hand. secretary of state antony blinken in jordan saturday, meeting with six regional arab leaders reaffirming us support for humana. pause in fighting as opposed to a cease fire in order to get hostages out and aid into gaza. it's our view that a cease fire now would simply leave hamas in place able to regroup and repeat what it did on october 7th. >> none of us can accept that israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu saying friday israel is going full steam ahead unless the estimated 240 hostages believed to be held by hamas are released. >> while in delaware saturday, president joe biden expressing optimism about a pause in fighting to get hostages out and aid into gaza. mr. president, any progress on the humanitarian pause? >> yes, chuck sivertsen, abc news, new york. >> and we saw protests around the world today over the

. >> we're in ashkelon off the northern end of the gaza strip. i want to talk about the border with egypt. as you mentioned foreign passport holders crowded the rafah area hoping they would get across the rafah crossing there and make it into egypt. ambulances showed up on the egyptian side this morning with a promise they would be able to take some of the sick and wounded out. we know some of them got out. we hear from palestinians that 110 foreign passport holders got out of the rafah confrontation and made it to egypt and escaped the disaster that's shaping up in the gaza strip. however, there was a note that was -- a list circulating around in the palestinian population today. we don't know how official it was. american passport holders and british passport holders were not on the list. the british consulate put out a statement hopeful to get people out tomorrow. we haven't heard anything from the americans. some of the americans we're tracking inside the gaza strip are not hopeful they'll get out. there is blood shed in the gaza strip. a gre

hamas launching rockets into ashkelon in southern israel saturday night and israel's military striking targets in gaza. abc's ian pannell, embedded with israeli troops at an undisclosed location inside the gaza strip. you can hear the sound of gunfire of tank fire. >> you can see the israeli troops here. you can hear the sound of explosions and thick black smoke rising in the distance. >> idf spokesperson daniel hagar says israel's ground forces reported that they are in control of every battle and have the upper hand. mark remillard, abc news, new york. >> we continue to see protest s around the world over the conflict in the middle east. there was a large one in paris and demonstrators once again marched through the streets of london in washington, d.c. there was a rally near the white house where people called for a cease fire. and here in the bay area, thousands gathered in san francisco to mark an international day of solidarity with the palestinian people. abc7 news reporter tara campbell spoke with protesters who say they want peace in the middle east. >> the palestinian flag wa

hamas launching rockets into ashkelon in southern israel saturday night and israel's military strikingargets in gaza. abc's ian pannell embedded with israeli troops at an undisclosed location inside the gaza strip. >> you can hear the sound of gunfire of tank fire. you can see the israeli troops here. you can hear the sound of explosions and thick black smoke rising in the distance. >> idf spokesperson daniel hagar says israel's ground forces reported that they are in control of every battle and have the upper hand mark remillard, abc news, new york. >> well, we continue to see protests around the world over the conflict in the middle east. there was a large one in paris and demonstrators once again marched through the streets of london. in washington, dc. there was a rally near the white house where people called for a cease fire here in the bay area, thousands gathered in san francisco to mark an international day of solidarity with the palestinian people. abc's seven news reporter tara campbell spoke with protesters who say they want peace in the middle east. >> the palestinian flag

the idf troops who are mustering on the gaza border, but also they're going further afield into ashkelonnd ashdod and north of gaza as well . they've north of gaza as well. they've still got the capability, the job is not done by any means. and israel knows that that job on the ground is going to be very long and very. 16 soldiers dead already and they've only begun pushing into these northern suburbs of gaza once they get into gaza city proper. and once, of course , they have and once, of course, they have to get down into the tunnel systems. i think the number of israeli casualties is going to grow very significantly . grow very significantly. >> i'm sure that's right. mark white from tel aviv, as ever, thank you very much for that live report. so it's the big i summit. yes it's rishi sunak attempt to bring the world leaders together. and indeed, you know , elon musk has come and you know, elon musk has come and the american vice president has come there's some pretty come and there's some pretty important people there at the ai safety summit . we keep hearing safety summit. we keep he

hamas launching rockets into ashkelon in southern israel saturday night. and israel's military striking targets in gaza. abc's ian pannell, embedded with israeli troops at an undisclosed location inside the gaza strip. >> you can hear the sound of gunfire of tank fire. you can see the israeli troops here. you can hear the sound of explosions and thick black smoke rising in the distance. >> idf spokesperson daniel hagar says israel's ground forces reported that they are in control of every battle and have the upper hand. mark remillard, abc news, new york. >> we continue to see protests around the world over the conflict in the middle east. there was a large one in paris and demonstrators once again marched through the streets of london. in washington, d.c, there was a rally near the white house where people called for a cease fire. here in the bay area, thousands gathered in san francisco to mark an international day of solidarity with the palestinian people. abc7 news reporter tara campbell spoke with protesters who say they want peace in the middle east.

the idf troops who are mustering on the gaza border, but also they're going further afield into ashkelonnd ashdod and north of gaza as well . they've north of gaza as well. they've still got the capability, the job is not done by any means. and israel knows that that job on the ground is going to be very long and very. 16 soldiers dead already and they've only begun pushing into these northern suburbs of gaza once they get into gaza city proper. and once, of course , they have and once, of course, they have to get down into the tunnel systems. i think the number of israeli casualties is going to grow very significantly . grow very significantly. >> i'm sure that's right. mark white from tel aviv, as ever, thank you very much for that live report. so it's the big i summit. yes it's rishi sunak attempt to bring the world leaders together. and indeed, you know , elon musk has come and you know, elon musk has come and the american vice president has come there's some pretty come and there's some pretty important people there at the ai safety summit . we keep hearing safety summit. we keep he

i'm in ashkelon, it's very scary there, right here i live on the border with gaza strip, what's goingight happen, they say we are still collecting information, it’s possible, but the fact that it happened in the end is great. it turned out very convenient, and of course, even yesterday at 10:00 pm we were sitting in the basement, but they themselves warn that we have to hide, because if the iron dome is knocked down, then we have to hide in the basement so that the fragments don’t get in, my mother is very nervous, everyone here in belarus is very nervous, i thought that it’s not worth testing both my mother’s health and my fate during the conflict in the middle east , three citizens of belarus and three people from our country died. this information was confirmed to us today by the ministry of foreign affairs of belarus. the embassy of our country in israel continues to keep its finger on the pulse; all current information is on the website of the foreign ministry. anastasia benedisyuk anzhaev, telelenova agency. the situation in the conflict zone is becoming more serious. last day,

but the alarm sounds every day in ashkelon, in azhdod, tel aviv, residents are looking for the nearestentrances to the border city of sderot, after the ships were penetrated by saboteurs and several more attempts were made: cities, israeli populated areas points in the south of the country are carefully guarded by local special forces, who check every car entering the city. for the first time i came into the shelling zone a resort city on the red sea, eilad, and from gaza. the northern cities of israel, mitula and kiryat shmona, are deserted following the cities of the south, there are clear mortar attacks, there are wounded and dead, one of the rockets hit a city restaurant. but the war with hamas has not yet developed into a regional one. israel is in a hurry to finish what it started; meanwhile, the ambassadors of bolivia, colombia, chile, jordan, and turkey, who were recalled in protest, are leaving the country. the key role in the middle east conflict is clear from the americans, who unconditionally supported israel. on friday, the us house of representatives approved $14 billion

and ashdod , which are ashkelon and ashdod, which are south of tel aviv. further south have been hit. and itjust communities further south have been hit. and it just shows you that, you know, after the absolute pummelling that hamas positions are getting from israeli military over the past, well, more than two weeks now, they still have the capability. they still have the resources to be able to pop out of tunnels , be able to pop out of tunnels, to set up these launchers quickly and to set off these rockets into israeli civilian areas. they've been well prepared for this battle that is now undennay . and they are in now undennay. and they are in the tunnel systems. hundreds of miles of tunnel systems running right around the gaza strip. but straight but particularly concentrated, we know, around gaza city and israel still has a job to do to actually get down and into these tunnels systems and into these tunnels systems and take these munitions dumps and take these munitions dumps and weapons and all of the hamas terrorists down in these tunnels out. it's

legislative council and two un middle east agency schools, a palestinian rocket struck the iron dome in ashkelonst jumped off the roof, she didn’t jump, she ’s your sister, it’s not like you wanted revenge on her. for the fact that she is a little luckier in life than you, you want to take her place, carry her name on things, you understand that it’s not me, liku, and you know who, yes, i saw his tuning machine in the moment of the murder, do you even know who you contacted, his father i don’t even have to get up from the cross to crush a leader like you, i have to somehow protect myself. without you, sunday on rtr. the floor is shaking, the walls are shaking, big changes have come, a new season with a new renovation. with a slight movement of the hand, we create three different functional zones from this room, absolutely without any glamor. ideas are overflowing. we want to turn the radiator into an art object. it will be full and there is a lot of work, plans are turning into projects before our eyes, i adore plants, i’m generally a plant maniac, in the living room of our heroes soon real ston

it was just two since a hamas rocket two weeks since a hamas rocket hit the barzilai hospital in ashkelony? no one was killed in that attack? because we had proactively taken the baby incubators and put them in the basement of the hospital to keep them safe. that's something they can't do in gaza because the basement of the shifa is hamas shifa hospital is hamas headquarters. so if they can't put baby incubators in the put the baby incubators in the basement that is where basement because that is where hamas asking hamas is hiding, we're asking them out harm's way them to get out of harm's way again, we know difficult, again, we know it's difficult, but being in but it's preferable to being in an zone where where an active war zone where where hamas has dragged israel into this war the october 7th this war with the october 7th massacre. i should add, massacre. and i should add, because is evading because this is evading coverage, 9500 rockets on our cities in the last month, including a massive barrage at tel aviv in just the last hour, i had to run to a rocket shelter just in the last ho