trying to escape gaza. queues build at the crossing into egypt, which remains shut to those escaping israeli air strikes in the north of the territory. translation: the strikes - are happening without warning. even if we do go there, where are we going to get food or water from? two british teenage sisters are among those missing after last weekend's hamas attack on southern israel. america's secretary of state has been back here but despite his shuttle diplomacy, there is still no humanitarian route into gaza. also on the programme tonight... two people are shot dead in brussels in what's being described as a terror attack. the gunman is still at large. the prime minister tells mps that �*all the tools of british diplomacy�* will be used in the middle east conflict and more humanitarian aid provided to the palestinian people. and on newsnight at 10:30pm, we'll go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on today's big stories. plus, a first look at tomorrow's front pages. good evening, we'r

they have no chance to escape gaza and now they are staffed by a complete blockade.gaza and now they are staffed by a complete blockade.— by a complete blockade. the us, the uk, the international— by a complete blockade. the us, the uk, the international community - by a complete blockade. the us, the | uk, the international community have been calling on israel to abide by the rules of war, whilst also understanding that israel has a right to protect itself and one can understand after the scenes we saw on saturday that israel does want to do what it can to do exactly that and they would argue that this is part of their strategy to defend their citizens.— part of their strategy to defend their citizens. yeah, but again, i haven't seen _ their citizens. yeah, but again, i haven't seen anywhere - their citizens. yeah, but again, i haven't seen anywhere in - their citizens. yeah, but again, i haven't seen anywhere in the . their citizens. yeah, but again, i i haven't seen anywhere in the world where you basically punish the millions because of what terrorists have done

. >>> israel says they have not agreed to any kind of cease-fir to allow foreigner ins to escap gaza and it seems like a ground attack can happen at any time. this shows troops mobilizing closer to the gaza border, on the ground as it continues to hammer the area with air to ground missiles. a ground war will be bloody for the israeli army. hamas propaganda video shows how the militants prepare using their web of underground tunnels. for its part the u.s., including secretary of state blinken is pledging sup for israel. showing the uss eisenhower deploying to the mediterranean. meanwhile, palestinians are desperate to get out of gaza. those with due citizenship hoped to get into egypt but they are trapped there. they are not being let in. >> i don't think this makes any sense. we are just leaving here >> meantime the humanitarian crisis is sweeping across gaza. rescue workers tried to retriev casualties from the rubble following the air strikes. basi necessities like food and water are running dangerously low and in some cases they are drinking saltwater. >>> there have been at least

lester hold, >>> tonight, our special edition of "nightly news" from israel as thousands race to escape gazaential ground offensive. and hamas terrorists release the first video of a hostage held inside gaza hamas showing video of a 21-year-old kidnapped at that music festival where 260 were killed. her on-camera plea as israel confirms hamas took more hostages than we first knew the conditions hamas is giving to release some of them >>> also, the desperation at gaza's border with egypt. thousands including american citizens trying to flee, but the crossing still closed humanitarian aid blocked as diplomatic efforts to broker a ceasefire have so far failed >>> plus, our new reporting. when will president biden visit israel the danger in the region ma

most of these victims, 200 of them, were injured by israeli air strikes as they were trying to escape gaza city in a convoy and that 70 were killed. "we were heading to the south, and they bombed us. god will punish them for this," says this man. the gaza strip is 139 square miles bordered by israel, the mediterranean sea, and egypt. israel told gazans to move south of the wadi gaza valley. all of gaza's borders are shut aid workers say a humanitarian corridor must be opened to at least allow in food, water, and medicine to southern gaza. >> everybody from gaza is moving towards where we are 1 million people, no food, no water we have got to treat them, but my thought is, all these people in the hospital cannot be evacuated where is humanity? where is people's hearts in the world? >> reporter: the u.s. is working to contain this war, but it's already spreading to the west bank where more than 40 palestinians have been killed in violent clashes, and in lebanon where the deputy chief of hezbollah, a militant group that supports hamas, said it would act when the time is right. an israeli stri

the announcement comes as hundreds of thousands of palestinians are trying to escape gaza amid a near—totallockade. israel's siege has plunged gaza into a deepening humanitarian crisis, cutting off fuel, food and electricity supplies. the un says hospitals are close to complete collapse, threatening thousands of lives. people hoping to flee across the rafah border crossing in the south of gaza are still unable to escape because egypt won't open the border. this, despite diplomatic pressure for the evacuation of foreign nationals. on the egyptian side of the crossing, a convoy of humanitarian aid waits, blocked from delivering vital supplies as the crisis inside gaza deepens. and on monday, an air strike hit the rafah crossing on the egyptian side. there are no reported casualties at this time. israeli air strikes have killed more than 2,750 in gaza over the past week according to palestinian health officials as israel targets members of hamas. hamas has continued their strikes on israel, with air raid sirens triggered injerusalem and tel aviv. the group is designated as a terror organisatio

have arrived in egypt with the prime minister confirming they're ready to help british nationals escape gaza when the rafah crossing is reopened. cabinet ministers held an emergency cobra meeting this morning addressing the escalating crisis in the middle east. the government is pushing for a pause in fighting there, rejecting calls for a full ceasefire, saying it will only help hamas. the prime minister says they want to create a safer environment for citizens trying to leave the bombarded strip and allow aid to reach palestinians as it's after israel launched its biggest incursion into gaza with tanks temporarily entering the territory and fighter jets hitting over 250 targets, the health ministry in hamas controlled enclave says the death toll from israeli strikes has passed 7000. that includes almost 3000 children were told. arab nations have released a joint statement condemning what they described as the forced displacement and collective punishment in gaza . israel punishment in gaza. israel maintains it's targeting the terrorist group, but palestinian foreign minister riyad al—maliki

there are 200 british citizens trapped in gaza, unable to escape because that rafah crossing between ypt has been closed for all but essential aid. those 200 are all in touch with the foreign office, and the foreign office is , it said, is poised, ready to is, it said, is poised, ready to evacuate them as soon as it's safe to do so. obviously, for it to be safe to do so, there needs to be safe to do so, there needs to be safe to do so, there needs to be as rishi sunak puts it, a specific pause in activity, i.e. specific pause in activity, le. a temporary ceasefire, which , as a temporary ceasefire, which, as he makes very clear, is very different from a complete ceasefire. the other problem, of course, is the five british citizens. but it sounds like it's five british citizens who were actually being held hostage by hamas, freeing those will be very, very difficult indeed. biden has been talking about the need to free those hostages . and need to free those hostages. and there's a question mark over whether he will be calling for a temporary ceasefire in to order get those hostages ou

believed it secured a corridor for americans to escape gaza, but egypt still has not opened the gate at the border crossing. this american citizen is trying to get his family to safety. he said the embassy called at 2:00 in the morning telling him to be at the crossing by noon, but he's still not been allowed to cross. >> it's vitally important that all of us look out for civilians. we're working diligently to do exactly that. >> reporter: israel continues its bombing campaign in gaza targeting hamas sites. >> hamas is a terrorist group. >> its only agenda is to destroy israel and jews. >> reporter: israel has warned civilians to flee the area as it's massing troops on the border ahead of a planned land invasion. it's deployed forces across the country and is increasing readiness. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu visited soldiers, asking if they're ready, and said more is coming. cbs news, new york. >>> the world health organization has sent medical supplies to support gaza. the supplies landed in egypt close to the crossing today. the supplies have yet to be deployed as

announcement about president biden�*s visit comes as hundreds of thousands of palestinians are trying to escape gazaotal israeli blockade. people hoping to flee across the rafah border crossing in the south of gaza are still unable to escape because egypt won't open the border despite diplomatic pressure for the evacuation of foreign nationals. 0ur international editor jeremy bowen, who is in southern israel, sent this report. another war — of words — has started over who is responsible for the suffering of palestinian civilians in gaza. israel is dropping the bombs. it says blame hamas for killing and kidnapping and, says israel, hiding behind civilians. gazans crowded into un schools after israel told them to move south towards the egyptian border. they are supposed to be protected by the laws of war. america has felt it necessary to deliver repeated reminders of that to israel, along with military aid. this grandmother blames israel, then speaks of tragedy, hunger, death, fear, horror and destruction. in rafah, at the closed border with egypt, palestinians with foreign passports are hoping to get

, later on a video showed up on tiktok. >>> this hour we are following the desperate efforts to escape gazalines and lines of cars stacked one behind the other all headed towards the rafah crossing. there are some of the hundreds of thousands in gaza who are trying to get out as conditions worsen. food and water are scarce. devastation is not. israel is inching towards a ground invasion. overnight, israel struck more than 100 military targets inside gaza. cnn's sara sidner is live in tel aviv for us there. sara, upwards of 100 hostages are still unaccounted for. you spoke to family members who are desperately trying to get their loved ones back. what are they telling you? >> reporter: look, by the hour, the people in gaza, the palestinians in gaza who live there and those families on this side of the border who have hostages that have been taken to gaza are terrified as the hours get closer to a ground incursion. >> i mean, this is war. >> reporter: nothing could have prepared dan moore and his family for the video that showed up on their phones. a tiktok that sent them into a grief-stricke

as thousands race to escape gaza ahead of a potential ground offensive. and hamas terrorists release the first video of a hostage held inside gaza. hamas showing video of a 21-year-old kidnapped at that music festival where 260 were killed. her on-camera plea as israel confirms hamas took more hostages than we first knew. the conditions hamas is giving to release some of them. >>> also, the desperation at gaza's border with egypt. thousands including american citizens trying to flee, but the crossing still closed. humanitarian aid blocked as diplomatic efforts to broker a ceasefire have so far failed. >>> plus, our new reporting. when will president biden visit israel? the danger in the region. a hamas rocket attack today forcing secretary of state blinken and prime minister benjamin netanyahu to shelter in a bunker during high-stakes talks. and the moment today. our team taking cover from incoming fire. >>> in belgium the deadly shooting near a soccer stadium investigated as a terror attack. and now the urgent manhunt. >>> and the horrific stabbing in il

a while thousands are desperate to escape gaza. some are impatient to be a load in the rough or crossing with egypt. aid workers are waiting to be given the green light to send trucks packed with supplies over the border handle kilometers. here at the rapid crossing that we have with us, i'm outside for a long period of time. or you could be even more than sufficient for out people and jobs have beautiful bodies, fluid cheese theory, which to be our medicine. and then when he had the way the world food program said it had organized over 300 tons of food. enough to feed a quarter of a 1000000 people for a week to be sent to egypt and is simply waiting for the green light to deliver it . to gaza, where it says the situation is deteriorating fast. the shops are going to run out of basic food items within these any existing stock country, each, the shops or the people because of them is infrastructure. and like a few, the number of big it is we work with is decreasing by the day. they also don't have enough water or interested to produ

the prime minister confirming officers have pre—positioned themselves to help british nationals escape gaza cabinet ministers held an emergency cobra meeting this morning to address the escalating crisis in the middle east. the government's pushing for a pause in fighting east. the government's pushing for a pause infighting, for a pause in fighting, rejecting calls for a full ceasefire to facilitate aid reaching palestinians and that comes as leaders at an eu summit in brussels today agreed to call for humanitarian corridors to get urgently needed aid into gaza. get urgently needed aid into gaza . and the un says the world gaza. and the un says the world is failing to meet the basic human rights of people in gaza . human rights of people in gaza. humanitarian chief martin griffiths is warning that aid isn't getting into the gaza strip quickly enough and that israel's bombardment is getting worse. un aid agencies have begun to reduce their operations in the area because they say they've almost run

complete blockade. == staffed by a complete blockade. -- esca -e staffed by a complete blockade. —— escape gazathe international community have been calling on israel to abide by the rules of war was also understanding that israel does have a right to protect itself and one can understand after the scenes we saw on saturday that israel does want to do what it can to do exactly that and they would argue that this is part of their strategy to defend their citizens.— their citizens. again, i haven't seen anywhere _ their citizens. again, i haven't seen anywhere else _ their citizens. again, i haven't seen anywhere else in - their citizens. again, i haven't seen anywhere else in the - their citizens. again, i haven't l seen anywhere else in the world their citizens. again, i haven't - seen anywhere else in the world that you basically punish that millions because of what the terrorists have done. that didn't happen in northern ireland, in norway after the terror, in any other place. so go after the armed men who are terrorists. don't go after the children. forcibly relocating and transfer the threa

the us is making progress in helping americans escape gaza.ds have died and thousands more have been injured in the ongoing israel-hamas war. a state department spokesperson says they're working closely with the governments of israel and egypt and with the un to open the rafah border for us citizens amid the lack of food, water and fuel crisis, the us is also requesting a temporary pause in action so humanitarian assistance can get in and civilians can get out to relative safety. and new at 11, a brother and sister baking team are selling out of out of their treats for children affected by the war. >> yeah, to date, they've raised thousands of dollars and abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez has more on a very sweet idea. >> some of the bay area's best young bakers are selling their sweet treats for a good cause on thursday at the los altos farmers market, nihal qadri and his sister poonam donated 100% of their proceeds to the palestine children's relief fund. nihal said young adults can also help innocent victims from the israel

it's really bad, bombings everywhere, there's no escaping - everywhere, there's no escaping gaza.ike the british government to pressure the israeli government to pressure the israeli government to pressure the israeli government to at least tell us when we can leave. nowhere is safe in gaza. �* , ., ., gaza. but this morning after israel's air— gaza. but this morning after israel's air strikes _ gaza. but this morning after israel's air strikes spread . gaza. but this morning after. israel's air strikes spread fear gaza. but this morning after - israel's air strikes spread fear the crossing was almost deserted with a still no aid coming in and people trapped inside. 0urformer gaza trapped inside. 0ur former gaza correspondent trapped inside. 0urformer gaza correspondent with some of the latest as we've been reporting here. those casualty figures have gone up in the last couple of hours whilst we've been on air with the estimates from health officials saying at least 3000 people have been killed and about 12,500 have been injured. 0f and about 12,500 have been injured. of course we

department that said maybe there would be an allowance of palestinian americans to cross into egypt to escape gaza. what pressure does the u.s. have to urge them to get out of gaza? >> look, the egyptian e economy is performing badly. the united states has been a humanitarian and direct supporter of the egyptians not to mention providing security support. secretary blinken directly en engaging with the egyptian leadership. now that's very different than the plight of the palestinians who right now have no way to get out of gaza. they can leave the area where they've been told to evacuate north of gaza with a lot of difficulty and with hamas in many cases forcing them to stay. but it's not like gaza has open borders at all. and egyptian government is going to demand a lot of financial support. some will come from the u.s. some can come from qatar and other countries in the gulf but if they're going to have significant numbers of palestinian refugees from gaza, that is certainly going to require much more than just a couple of moments with the secretary of state. and my, what i heard from the egypti

after leaving the north and traveling south for a safety, ibrahim and his family are hoping to escape gaza through the rafah crossing with egypt. now it seems those open have been dashed, he's now struck with his wife and two young sums, just 11 in seven years old. here's the latest from ibrahim. [speaking in a non-english language] [speaking in a non-english language] [speaking in a non-english language] [speaking in a non-english language] [speaking in a non-english language] [speaking in a non-english language] speaking in a non-english language] [speaking in a non-english language] >> as this war drags on, palestinian and gaza are finding fewer and fewer places of refuge. many of found shelter at a greek orthodox church, the oldest and gaza, but the church compound was hit by an israeli airstrike last week and cnn's jomana karadsheh as a story. a warning, again, her report contains some graphic content. >> this is a war on hamas, israel says, but it is the people of gaza who are paying the heaviest price. no place safe, no place spared israel's wrath. danger looms around every corner o

the us is making progress in helping americans escape gaza. thousands have died and thousands more have been injured in the ongoing israel-hamas war. a state department spokesperson says they're working closely with the governments of israel and egypt and with the un to open the rafah border for us citizens amid the lack of food, water and fuel crisis, the us is also requesting a temporary pause in action so humanitarian assistance can get in and civilians can get out to relative safety. and new at 11, a brother and sister baking team are selling out of out of their treats for children affected by the war. >> yeah, to date, they've raised thousands of dollars and abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez has more on a very sweet idea. >> some of the bay area's best young bakers are selling their sweet treats for a good cause on thursday at the los altos farmers market, nihal qadri and his sister poonam donated 100% of their proceeds to the palestine children's relief fund. nihal said young adults can also help innocent victims from the

try to open that rafa crossing in the southern part of gaza where american citizens who want to escape gaza. but we're getting reports that some palestinian americans have been waiting hours and hours for the gates there to be open. egyptian media says that egyptian officials are not allowing these american citizens out of gaza. what is your understanding of what is happening there? >> wolf, we are the idf israel defense forces. we are conducting our strikes against hamas. let's leave the diplomacy for the diplomats and the defense for the defense forces. we are striking hamas. we are attacking them. we are pursuing their leaders and in order to restore safety and security to the state of israel. >> one quick question. we're out of time, lieutenant colonel. precisely what does israel see as iran's role in lebanon, with hezbollah, and in gaza with hamas? >> iran is obviously in the background of everything happening here. the situation where hamas has been feeding off of iran's funds for many, many years. they are responsible for helping them build their arsonal and facilitating in training

who have been taken, and it will require the opening of humanitarian corridors so that people can escape gazaand water and electricity for hospital so that people who are injured can be treated. it will require no collective punishment. in order to make that happen it will require international leadership and international leadership and international diplomacy. 0n international leadership and international diplomacy. on these aisles the responsibility will fall to the uk prime minister and i very much wish him well in making that happen. right across to jane that we all need to be very, very conscious that history willjudge us on our response —— right across this chamber. notjust of these abhorrent attacks back to the humanitarian crisis which is undoubtedly unfolding in gaza. let us not be on the wrong side of history. i unfolding in gaza. let us not be on the wrong side of history.- the wrong side of history. i thank the wrong side of history. i thank the honourable _ the wrong side of history. i thank the honourable gentleman - the wrong side of history. i thank the honourable gentleman f

currently in egypt, with the prime minister confirming officers are ready to help british nationals escape gaza . gaza when the border reopens. and cabinet ministers held an emergency cobra meeting this morning to address the escalating crisis in the middle east. the government is pushing for a pause in the fighting, rejecting calls for a full ceasefire to facilitate aid reaching palestinians and in gaza itself, the health ministry says

countries, americans, germans and europeans that are currently in the gaza strip and for them, there may be a humanitarian corridor to escape the gaza strip. it is still there was a religion know exactly what will happen. we will have to follow closely. >> we learned today that hamas adopted 199 people from israel last weekend. all this in exchange for the israeli hostages. >> it is it's really hard to art -- to anticipate how the hostage exchange will take place. releasing 6000 palestinian prisoners all of whom were accused and found guilty of offenses within israel seems like something possible. israel has never faced such a dilemma. over 1000 people including the military leader were released in exchange for only one soldier. what sort of haggling power does hamas have right now? this is a new type of haggling power hamas and other palestinian power has held before. it is quit hard to see how this unfolds. we have no past events that could teach us how israel would work with that. ? on the situation in gaza. israel stepped up its airstrike. carrying out the heaviest bombardment since the attacks began in response to the

his visit comes as people seeking to escape gaza are gathering at egypt's rafah border crossing. it's essentially the only way out of gaza at this moment, but there is no indication that the crossing has opened yet. the state department just yesterday advised americans in gaza that if it does open, there may be very little notice. joining us now is former israeli ambassador to the united states, michael oren, ambassador, thank you so much for your time. first off, what do -- have you heard anything about the rafah crossing? because we are get, you know, conflicting reports. one side, we are hearing that the egyptians say their side is open, but on the gaza said that the roads and the -- have been, i guess, damaged and, hence, there can be no movement of people or goods. >> good morning. good to be with you. this is an old story. this not the first time this happened. this is the fifth round of the fighting we have had with hamas in almost every round we have an issue with the rafah crossing. egypt is very reluctant to let palestinians into sinai, into the northern sinai city, the

. >>> plus, escaping gaza in just hours. a crucial border crossing is set to open for some of those in danger, as we're learning there are some 400 american citizens stuck in the gaza strip. i'll talk to a member of the international committee of the red cross in gaza. >>> and the u.s. putting iran on notice right now, warning, if the attacks on american troops don't stop, the u.s. will respond. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening. welcome to a special edition of "outfront." i'm wolf blitzer in for erin burnett. and, tonight, live from here in tel aviv, there's breaking news. israel claiming to have hit 300 targets in gaza over the past 24 hours alone. one of those targets, a refugee camp just north of gaza city where israel says a very senior hamas commander was located. explosions rocked the refugee camp just hours ago, flattening apartment buildings and leaving behind a giant crater. cnn capturing a massive dark cloud rising over northern gaza around the same time as the strike. though cnn cannot fully confirm that the v

diplomatic efforts fail to ease the plight of hundreds of thousands of palestinians, trying to escape gazae are we going to get food or water from? two british teenage sisters are among those missing after last weekend's hamas attack on southern israel. america's secretary of state has been back here but despite his shuttle diplomacy, there is still no humanitarian route into gaza. also on the programme tonight... two people are shot dead in brussels in what's being described as a terror attack. the gunman is still at large. the prime minister tells mps that �*all the tools of british diplomacy�*

the prime minister confirming officers have pre—positioned themselves to help british nationals escape gazaens. ian's cabinet ministers held an emergency cobra meeting this morning to address the escalating crisis between israel and hamas. the government's pushing for a pause in fighting, rejecting calls for a complete ceasefire , they say, to ceasefire, they say, to facilitate aid reaching palestinians and this comes as leaders at an eu summit in brussels have today called for humanity aryan corridors to get urgently needed aid into gaza . urgently needed aid into gaza. well, the un says the world is failing to meet the basic human needs of people in gaza. humanitarian chief martin griffiths is warning that aid isn't getting into the gaza strip quickly enough and that israel's bombardment is getting worse as un aid agencies have begun to reduce their operations in the area because they say they've almost run out of fuel. israel for its part, refuses to let fuel supplies into gaza because it says hamas could use it for military purposes . and it it for military purposes. and it insists it's

currently in egypt, with the prime minister confirming officers are ready to help british nationals escape gazar reopens. and cabinet ministers held an emergency cobra meeting this morning to address the escalating crisis in the middle east. the government is pushing for a pause in the fighting, rejecting calls for a full ceasefire to facilitate aid reaching palestinians and in gaza itself, the health ministry says the death toll has now passed 7000 and they say that includes almost 3000 children. meanwhile iran's foreign minister has weighed into the conflict, claiming hamas is ready to release hostages and the world should support the release of 6000 palestinian prisoners . and that comes as the prisoners. and that comes as the arab nations released a joint statement today condemning what they're describing as the forced displacement and collective punishment of palestine , as punishment of palestine, as israel maintains its only targeting the terrorist group hamas . now, targeting the terrorist group hamas. now, in other targeting the terrorist group hamas . now, in other news today hamas. n

first they are trapped in gaza and there is no | trapped in gaza and there is no escape. gaza. they have closed the exit, so there is nowhere to go. second question, the palestinian authority were fighting for ii question, the palestinian authority were fighting for 11 years and became a state party after the un recognised a palestinian state and the judge confirmed recognised a palestinian state and thejudge confirmed in recognised a palestinian state and the judge confirmed in 2021 that guysin the judge confirmed in 2021 that guys injerusalem and the one area are part of palestine, and although crimes committed in that like hamas, committed in gaza or ramallah are crimes and the prosecutors could investigate crimes.— crimes and the prosecutors could investigate crimes. sorry that the line is slightly _ investigate crimes. sorry that the line is slightly giving _ investigate crimes. sorry that the line is slightly giving out - investigate crimes. sorry that the line is slightly giving out on - investigate crimes. sorry that the line is slightly giving out on you, | line is sl

this is mariam, a british-palestinian girl whose family spent days trying to escape gaza. >> i am really in fear and every time -- i just have to have that thought of me dying in a bomb in gaza. like, it is not a good thing. every place i go, i run away and i just find bombs and dead people. maybe one day i will end up like them. it is really scary thing for me. amy: more than 1400 israelis having killed by palestinian militants, most killed october 7 when hamas launched its surprise attack. on monday, israeli official said 199 people are being held hostage by hamas. that is 50 more than previous the reported. over the weekend, hundreds of protesters gathered outside israel's defense ministry and tel aviv demanding an end to the violence and a safe return of the hostages. the united nations security council has rejected a draft resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in gaza. the resolution was introduced monday by russia and won the support of gabon, mozambique, the united arab emirates, and china. six countries abstained while france, japan, the united kingdom, and the united s

region, while egypt has shut its border blocking theut only evacuation route fornl civilians to escape gaza. that means all 2 mill anyone people that live in gaza are under siege, which makes the task of fighting hamas while avoiding civilian casualties nearly impossible. asne david ignaceous writes in "the washington post," israeli forces will be counter attacking through aou maze of tall buildis laced with hidden garrisons and booby trapped passageways. a former official told "the post,"to hamas must have anticipated that israel would attack gaza in revenge for the attack. what defenses did they prepare? hamas don't wear uniforms, they hide among civilians and now hostages. and hamas may be planning for this stage of attack for quite some time.me after shattering israel's sense of security, hamas is declaring it has won, and it may continue toit declare victory no matter what comes to pass. from "the new york times" today, it remains unclear whether the high cost to u civilians will bw back on hamas. even when hamas attacks first, gazans tend to blame izal for their misery, and many have

and egypt has shut its border blocking the only evacuation route for civilians to escape gaza. hat all 2 million people that live in gaza are under siege. which makes the task of fighting hamas, while avoiding civilian casualties nearly impossible. as david ignatius writes in the washington post today, -- counterattacking through a maze of tall buildings, laced with hidden garrisons and booby trap passenger ways. -- -- for the ghastly attack, what defenses did they prepare? hamas fighters don't wear uniforms, they hide and high-rises alongside civilians, and now hostages. and hamas may have been planning for this stage of the attack for quite some time. on top of all of that, after shattering israel's sense of security, hamas is declaring that it has one. and that it may very well continue to declare victory no matter what comes to pass. from the new york times today, it remains unclear whether the high cost to civilians will blow -- even when hamas attacks first, gazans ten to -- every war, no matter how many palestinians die, hamas will come after it and say, we are victorious

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even if he escapes gaza, we are going after him. >> lawrence: he later makes the point although a lotf these commanders are beneath the hospital in the tunnels, a lot of the organization is not even there. they are not there. so the notion that we can just keep attacking and they won't replace a commander with a new commander is just not going to work. he also said, brian and ainsley. that he doesn't see any way where the u.s. can't get involved with this because these guys are our enemies as well. and we already know they are firing on our bases as well. >> ainsley: i actually, when we were interviewing him in the 6:00 hour and he said that the leader was there underneath the hospital in the tunnel system, at least we know he is there and is he somewhere in that territory. he is not in another country being, you know, safe house in another country. >> brian: political wing is in deha, the military is there. let's bring in karen hamilton former u.s. navy seal. first off cammeron, are you -- how would you characterize their land invasion? they seem to be going 100 yards at a time. they

chief foreign correspondent richard engel reports from the israel/gaza border. >> reporter: palestinians know time is running out to escape northern gaza. and that once israeli troops invade to fight hamas here, these streets will become death traps. so they're heading south, amid rumors there could be a safe zone there. but not everyone can pack up and go. this orphanage may house the most vulnerable people in all of northern gaza now. it's home for 22 children. 12 of them have special needs. their lives were difficult before. now they are in the firing line. this boy is 9 years old. he is blind and has profound disabilities. maria is 7 years old and can only scoot. as the staff here leave for safety, these children are only being cared for by two people. these children can't get out of the way of the coming ground war. 11-year-old muhammed is building a house with blocks, while outside air strikes are destroying houses. palestinians have been reluctant to leave northern gaza, because they're afraid they'll get bombed on the roads. after 70 palestinians were killed friday when medical officials say an israeli air strike

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don't want to head south because they believe the israelis have been shelling them as they try to escape gazaand move to safer areas in southern gaza. a big development today, was there an incident on friday in which 70 were killed according to palestinian officials and they were killed when there was an israeli air strike on a convoy fleeing gaza city and the development today was israel came out and said in no uncertain terms that it did not strike that convoy and accused hamas of putting roadside bombs under the main roads and killing civilians as they are trying to leave gaza city and head into the south. so israel says that hamas is trying to keep civilians up in the north in order to use them as human shields. >> richard engel reporting from the ground there. we really appreciate your report and of course, it comes as there are real concerns that this could become a wider conflict. richard engel, thank you so much. joining me now is national security adviser jake sullivan. jake, welcome back to "meet the press." >>. >> thanks for having me. >> thank you for being here on a busy day. so,

gaza any time now. a new agreement will allow civilians to escape through gaza's southern border border today. >> number two, rite aid is set to close more of its 2100 stores after the pharmacy chain filed for bankruptcy yesterday. it's dealing with slowing sales and mounting debt and lawsuits connected to the opioid crisis. >> number three, today is the last day for the original philz coffee location in san francisco's mission district. the store has been open since 2003, but the company has decided not to renew its lease. >> number four, house republicans are expected to try again tomorrow to elect a new house speaker. congressman jim jordan spent the weekend trying to persuade holdouts to vote for him, but it's still unclear if he has enough votes to get that job. >> and number five, expect partly sunny skies today. it's briefly cooler as a cold front approaches the region. we'll find those increasing clouds throughout the morning and those temperatures later today, a bit below average into the 60s and mid 70s. by 4 p.m. and number six right now, no blocking or slowing issues to report on our roads.

will refugees who escape gaza be allowed to come back? >> well, at the broadest level, the goal is to ensure the safety and security of the jewish people. at the next level down, it's to eliminate the hamas terrorist infrastructure, the hamas terrorist threat so that hamas cannot pose a threat to israeli citizens, to the state of israel, going forward. you've raised a number of questions there that i think are really important. they are questions we are grappling with in talking of israelis about even now. what is the long-term look like? even as you work on the immediate term. i'm not in a position to give you definitive answers to that. but, of course, we are talking to the israelis about the full set of questions, looking out into the future, to ensure that israel is safe and secure, and also that innocent palestinians living in gaza can have a life of dignity, security, and peace in the future, as well. >> is rescuing the hostages a priority at all? israeli news media say they seem it doesn't seem like it at all. and if my kids were b