i'm maurice dubois. we begin once again tonight in the middle east. for days now an israeli ground invasion of the territory has appeared imminent following hamas' deadly rampage two weeks ago. today, israeli war planes took aim across gaza, targets in the occupied west bank and syria were also hit as the war with hamas threatens to spiral into a wider conflict. in iran, that country's foreign minister called the region, quote, a powder keg. in a major change, the "u.s.s. i see power was redirected to the persian gulf. also today, 14 druks carrying goods and medical supplies entered gaza from egypt. they are the second convoy of aid to arrive since israel imposed a complete seize of the territory. in delaware, president biden spent time outdoors today after speaking to israel's prime minister netanyahu and six other world leaders. mr. biden also spoke about conflict and peace with pope francis. but tonight it's desperation and war that dominates our coverage. cbs' charlie d'agata leads us off from tel aviv. >> reporter: good evening, maurice. israeli

i'm maurice dubois. we begin in the middle east. for days an israeli invasion of gaza has appeared imminent following hamas' deadly rampage two weeks ago. today israeli warplanes took aim across the palestinian territory. targets in the occupied west bank and syria were also hit as the war with hamas threatens to spiral into a wider conflict. in iran the foreign minister called the region a, quote, powder keg. in a major change the "u.s.s. ship" was redirected to the persian gulf in response to the rising tensions in the region. 14 trucks carrying goods and medical supplies entered gaza from egypt the second convoy of aid to arrive since israel imposed a complete siege of the territory. in delaware president biden spent time outdoors today after speaking to israel's prime minister netanyahu and six other world leaders. mr. biden also spoke about conflict and peace with pope francis. tonight it is desperation and war that dominates our coverage. cbs's charlie d'agata leads us off from tel aviv. >> reporter: good evening, maurice. isr