former champion neil robertson _ quite well. former champion neil robertson has - quite well.obertson has been knocked out. the australian lost 6—3 to barry hawkins, who goes on to face one of the game's greatest ever players, fellow englishman ronnie 0'sullivan next up. tributes to france beckenbauer have continued to come in from the world of football. jurgen klinsmann, who played for him in germany's world cup winning side at italia 90 said he was the most charismatic of sporting leaders. klinsmann was speaking in qatar, where he is managing the south korea side at the asia cup.— managing the south korea side at the asia cup. every german, it is a very. _ at the asia cup. every german, it is a very. very _ at the asia cup. every german, it is a very, very sad _ at the asia cup. every german, it is a very, very sad day. - it is a very, very sad day. franz beckenbauer was the leader of german football for many decades. he was with pele the best player in the world in the best player in the world in the 60s, 70s, 80s, and so i think the football world is very, very sad, but es

robertson. he was the secretary general of nato until 2004. well, let's go back to the analysis of the situation in the regions. daughter mykola dovbnya, deputy of the druzhkiv city council, is in touch with us. glory to ukraine. mykola glory to heroes. good evening , espresso tv channel. good evening, mr. antit. so, mr. mykola, i wanted to ask you first about the news from the front line in donetsk region. yes, we understand that the situation in avdiivka is very difficult, but there is also bakhmut, and the list goes on. i would ask you to share some, possibly quick, so-called operational ones news what i get from... from the news of the guys returning from bakhmut, chasovyar, lyman, avdiyivka, confirms that the situation is extremely difficult, and the delay of the us congress, or nato, in general, with the supply of weapons is felt. unfortunately, every day of delay is the life of our boys, which you will never get back. er, as for the civilian population, it's also suffering from shortages. rockets, druzhkivka was shelled tonight, 10 priv

robertson. so, i quote the bloomberg agency. robertson claims that despite his russia-friendly rhetoric, trump as president of the united states has actually strengthened american defenses and increased attention. contributions to nato. direct speech. now , with no progress on the battlefield in russia , putin seems to have no choice but to wait until the election of donald trump, who he hopes will cut some kind of dirty deal to end the war. but even this strategy, if you can call it that, is wrong - said robertson. the republican members of the us congress were here in the uk and they were very keen to make it clear that this was false and during his time in office, contrary to his rhetoric, trump sent missiles to poland, increased nato funding, and significantly strengthened the power of its own armed forces, and therefore it begins to look like another miscalculation by the kremlin, - explained the former secretary general of nato, mr. robertson. he was the secretary general of nato until 200

robertson. he was a member of the general assembly until 2004.et's go back to the analysis of the situation in the regions, donetsk region. mykola dovbnya, deputy of the druzhkiv city council, is in touch with us. glory to ukraine, mr. mykola. glory to heroes. good evening, espressa tv channel. good evening, mr. antin. so, mr. mykola. i wanted to ask you first of all about the news from the front line in donetsk region, so we understand that the situation in avdiivka is very difficult, but there is also bakhmut and further down the list. i would ask you to share some possible quick, so -called operational news. what i get from the news of the guys returning from bakhmut, chasovyar, lyman, avdiyivka, eh... confirms that the situation is extremely difficult, and the delay of the us congress, or nato, in general with the supply of weapons is felt. unfortunately, every day of delay is the life of our boys, which you will never get back. ee, as for the civilian population, it also suffers from a lack of missiles, my friend, which was fired tonight, 10

nic robertson in tel aviv, thank you. appreciate your reporting. >>> and we're getting breaking news? no, am i teasing? okay. this morning a brand new report on inflation, what it is revealing about the u.s. economy. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> a whole lot going on all of a sudden inside the closing arguments in the defamation damages trial against donald trump. trump walked into the courtroom late. he walked out when the plaintiffs were delivering their closing arguments. at one point the judge had to warn defense lawyers that they were close to being thrown in the lockup. let's get right to kara scannell who ran out from inside that courtroom to give us an explanation of what was going on. what have you been seeing is this. >> reporter: yeah, an eventful morning that had nothing to do with even the closing arguments. it began when donald trump's team was already late which the judge noted when he took the bench. and then donald trump did enter the courtroom and they were arguing still before the jury even got in there about a slide

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nic robertson, cnn, tel aviv, israel. >>> well, after nic robertson filed that report the idf said itould launch two parallel investigations into what it called failures, one internal probe would go through the military chain of command, while the other would be conducted side by side by former senior officials, the military didn't say what the investigations will focus on. but it said whatever lessons it ends up learning it will apply them to future security challenges. >>> well, for more analysis we're joined by david sanger, a cnn political and national security analyst, he's joining us live from berlin, good to have you with us. >> good to be with you. >> so david, as we have been discussing, there's been a huge uptick in attacks in the region, and attacks on u.s. personnel by iranian-backed proxies. how will the u.s. secretary of state seek to reduce tensions during this trip? >> well, as you heard in that report, lynda, from nic robertson, he's flying into a pretty complex situation, he's, i think, hitting six or seven different stops, and he's got a few missions. the first one,

. >>> next up, our nic robertson got just remarkable access inside the tunnels below khan yunis in gaza. >> this tunnel we're going in here is one where some of the hostages were held that first round, some of them came out from down here. >>> happening right now at the hague, the international court of justice is hearing a high stakes case that could determine the course of the war in gaza, south africa presenting its case today accusing the israeli government of genocide against palestinians in gaza. israel calls the allegations preposterous and will make its case tomorrow. meantime, our nic robertson got just remarkable access inside of the gaza tunnels where the israeli military says hostages were actually held. it is important to note here after agreeing to idf guidelines, cnn did not submit this report for security reviews. that's what it's called before air. here is nic robertson embedded with israeli soldiers. >> reporter: khan yunis, a gunnar's view, driving in, scouring the landscape for threats. problem for these idf troops, their enemy is mostly hiding in tunnels, they say.

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nic robertson is in tel aviv. what do we know about the target of the strike in damascus? >> it does seem to be by the reporting we're getting from damascus and from iranian media outlets as well. this was a house that housed irgc officials. military commanders from the iranian military. one of them have been named by one of them in the media outlet says a senior and chashlg in intelligence inside syria. they can't verify that, but this is exactly the sort of target iranian the targets that raiz israel has been blamed for striking in damascus. and on christmas day, a very senior irg commander was killed in a similar airstrike. it's absolutely typical that israel the will not comment on strikes like this in syria. it does in the case of lebanon, it's said that it struck over the border and didn't say it was responsible for hitting the four people in the vehicle, but did say it hit a numb of targets. this is not out with the norm for israel not to acknowledge this strike. but it has the hallmarks and has the full military philosophy, which is absolutely to try to deny irania

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for that fragile peace, obviously, could be upended now. >> and nic robertson, to you.tion in the region? >> reporter: there is concern in saudi arabia at the uae because they backed illegitimate internationally recognize government of yemen since the houthis forced them from power back in 2014, which led to the uae and saudis supporting yemeni government troops on the ground inside of yemen, and led to the houthis firing iranian-made cruise missiles at the capital of saudi arabia and drones at targets in the uae. these countries are very alive to the threat, the possibility of escalation. they both stress the importance of these vital international waterways, the red sea, of course, saudi arabia has many ports on the red sea. it is a very important and vital economic link for saudi arabia. we've heard from jordan and kuwait as well expressing their concern about what they see as an escalation. egypt also concerned about what they see as an escalation. iran, for its part, and some of its proxies, hamas, hezbollah, have come out very clearly in support of the houthis, no

lord robertson, 52. casualties at. smith's hill howard loses. 150 men in all the attacks.e battle of what hagee claims about 800 victims pretty small by civil war battle standards. hooker tried to place blame on all of this. i'm schertz but grant rode out the next day met with everybody and understood that this was all hooker's confusion because was under the impression that the attack and why hagee was a faint in the attack at brown's ferry was the real attack. so he was completely confused about what was going on. and from that point, grant wanted to get rid of hooker, but it would take until the july for him to do so. now longstreet's battle plan here was complete neatly useless. it had no relationship to the tactical situation at all bragg. understood this. and from that point on he was determined to get rid of longstreet, but he was able to do that in less a week. and how well did it was with president davis approval he sent longstreet 15,000 men up towards knoxville. oops know that was my joke. there was a bridge there. it had nothing to do with anything. but i was j

nic robertson, thank you for your expertise on all of that. joining me now is democratic congressman from california ro khanna. congressman khanna, thank you for joining us tonight. this is, as i just mentioned to nic robertson, really a tense moment for this white house. and you have said that president biden should not have launched this strike. why? >> well, abby, what i've said is he should have come as the constitution requires to congress. and that was echoed in a bipartisan way by senator mike lee, representative jackson, and many other senators and congress people. the constitution requires that if there is not an imminent threat of self-defense, that he has to come to congress. and here we know about your own reporting that this has been going on since december. he has assembled an entire international locoalition. he certainly should have come to congress to discuss whether this could put american troops at risk. i'm concerned about retalltation in iraq. i believe he did not follow the constitution. >> the white house says the strike

nato and ex-minister of defense of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland george robertson. robertson claims that despite his russia-friendly rhetoric, trump as president of the united states actually strengthened american defenses and increased attention.

nick robertson has more on the allegations and the impact it could have on the aid to palestinians. >> reporter: this is a very significant development. they are the principle united nations organization delivering humanitarian aid in gaza and providing shelter for the hundreds of thousands of displaced people inside gaza. this will have an affect on their funding. it is not clear how much. but what we understand at the moment is that israeli authorities said that they were aware a number of their workers have been involved in hamas's brutal october 7th attacks. they said that they expected this and the u.s. secretary general was made aware and said this is horrendous and that there will be a thorough investigation. and they spoke to the u.s. secretary of state that said that he was pleased to see that the united nations was going to have a complete and independent review of what happened, an investigation into the events around this. we have heard, also, from the defense minister, saying this is vital to have clarity on international funding for humanitarian aid in gaza in the future

nick robertson, cnn, tel aviv, israel. >> we are joined by mcryan, a former commander of the defense college speaking with us from brisbane, australia. so first your assessment on what the strikes may have accomplished from a u.s. point of view. >> 60 targets. this will include not just launch sites but probably missile storage sites. but also the command and control and sensors thaw use to target ships and provide guidance starter to the missile sos it would have been a comprehensive first strike. but i expect they will be doing analysis and follow-up strikes. >> so follow-up strikes, the biden administration says the strikes may not be the last word. so, what could the first word be? >> it would be unusual if they got everything they wanted to hit in one strike. it is very difficult to me. but houthis are leaning into more aggression here so i expect there will be other missile sites and storage depots they will want to hit in the coming days or weeks. >> you mentioned the houthis and their response. how do you think that might happen and where? >> i thought the previous package wa

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nic robertson joins us right now from tel aviv. he has the latest information.s saying, nic, about the attack. >> reporter: isis is saying they used two suicide bombers, two brothers in fact, to attack and kill those civilians in iran. indeed, they are claiming to have killed over 300 people at that attack. part of the rationale they laid out as well was that iran is using its sunni neighbors as proxies for its own fight for its own end. this is a critique isis is leveling at iran here. also, they're targeti ing soleimani, it appears, the mem memorial, as they saw him as part of the coalition to bring down isis. iran had said one of the bombs at least was in a suitcase, that it was remote did i detonated. isis is saying suicide bombers, but the pattern and style of attack, killing a large number of innocent civilians is very typical of isis. here they're doing it quite simply, because they are sunni, and all these people they killed they believe are shia muslims. >>> very sad. a spike in these attack by various iran-backed troops, the u.s. started a key commande

thank you for your time. >> thank you very much deputy director robertson. we would take a pause for questions on this part of the presentation. we then have what i call more a we go through each bureau and discuss with each respective deputy director their accomplishments, challenges, measurements. that's-otherwise i think it will be too long for everybody. right now if everyone could gather their questions that they have on this first part of the presentation. that's what we'll go through now and then we'll start the next section after everybody had their chance to ask questions. i'll kick it off. deputy director robertson, on slide 12, i will refer to the slides to make it easy. who ever is running the slides could pull up-bring up the presentation and go to slide 12, i would be with grateful. thank you. you did mention you would aprize us if you are going to propose increase in fees what that would be? or would that happen and we read about it in the chronicle and everybody will be mad? >> commissioners, we would not do that. we will let you know. we are

nic robertson is in tel aviv. what do we know about the group who say that they are behind the air base attack in iraq? >> reporter: they are an iranian backed group. it encompasses a lot of the different shia militia group which is have grown in strength the past decade or so. and they have had many, many, many times attacked u.s. bases in iraq and syria, 143 times since hamas attacked israel october 7. that is a lot of attacks. they ramped it up. why? because they are proxies for iran. so this has iran's firng prints all over it. what we know from the local mayor who was able to witness this attack on the air base, he said he could see a lot of missiles incoming, some were intercepted by missile defense systems, but some got through and we understand from the pentagon that there were injuries among u.s. service personnel. we don't know how many or how severe. and this is a joint air force base, iraqi military also there and iraqi military say that at least one of their service personnel was injured in this attac

cnn's nic robertson joining us now. we know the cia director has been been meeting with officials from several countries, including qatar and egypt, to get this hostage deal done. what are you learning? >> reporter: yeah. of course, it's something everyone here is hopeful is they are able to pull off. it's not easy. there is skepticism about what hamas has said is their bottom line on this, of course, they're not involved in the talks. that bottom line is a complete end of this war. bill burns is meeting with people. of course, the qataries are the main go between between the egyptians, united states, israelis and hamas. they seem to have some leverage. egypt does. egypt intelligence officials have conversations directly with hamas officials. i think at the moment, the idea that the hostages can be released in israel at least is something that while it is hoped for, i don't get the sense that people are building up their hopes too much. i think it's really important to say here that it was bill burns and the mossad chie

nic robertson, cnn, tel aviv, israel. >> the u.s. says more than 50 countries have been affected by dozens of houthi attacks in recent months. a number of companies including danish shipping giant merck have been diverting away from the red sea in the southern tour of africa. and as thousands of more nautical miles, and delays in shipping times. we spoke earlier with the head of shipping equity research at dmv markets, and asked him about the potential damage to the global economy. here he is. >> that is the big question. how long this will last, how long this will go on. so far i would say the ramifications of the two impact on the local economy, yet. it will be much more, extreme and this is now of course -- other types of shipping like energy shipping for instance, and the u.s. led the coalition for -- intercept wide scale attacks, and provide some comfort for -- until now we have seen these effects and attacks being announced. but it truly does show how fragile -- there have been -- so close for eight, years causing high energy p

nick robertson, thank you very much for that reporting. for more on this i want to bring in my next guest, democratic congressman from connecticut. congressman, your reaction to this in iraq. must be very worrisome. >> it is. it is. and we hope this is -- we hope every dha is not indicative that iran changed its posture from one of trying to quell, you know, the more aggressive tendencies of the proxies to one of them encouraging it. you know, as appalling as this conflict has been, these 100 days or, so it is not largely contained. and, so, you know, we need to watch and wait. the iranians need to remember that, you know this gets expanded, it doesn't end well for them. it doesn't end well for anybody. but it certainly doesn't end well for them. >> and iran is vowing to retaliate following this -- the deadly strikes in syria. and they're accusing israel of carrying out the attack, the israeli military has not commented. what is your response to that? do we have any information on that? >> again, the big picture here is when it always has

nic robertson in tel aviv, good to have you there. thank you. >>> still to come, we'll take a closer look at iran, israel and the u.s. role in the current middle east tensions. >>> plus ukraine intensifying attacks on russia's region. what officials are saying about the latest strikes, when we come back. the power goes out and we still have wifi to do our homework. and that's a good thing? great in my book! who are you? no power? no problem. introducing storm-ready wifi. now you can stay reliably connected through power outages with unlimited cellular data and up to 4 hours of battery back-up to keep you online. only from xfinity. home of the xfinity 10g network. >>> welcome back to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm linda kinkade. this is cnn newsroom. a quick update on diplomatic efforts to prevent the war in gaza from spreading. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken is holding talks with his turkish counterpart as we speak. he's set to meet with the president in the coming hours, which is all part of a

nic robertson who appears to be in tel aviv joins us with the latest. what have you learned?> tens of thousands of people, we understand, from the u.n. in that building, john, where they were taking shelter, we know that in that area of khan yunis there's been an uptick in idf military activity, going after terror cells and ramping up weapons caches, we know that around that building there are a couple of principal hospitals, they fall in an area that the idf, this morning, told residents that they needed to evacuate because military activities were picking up in that area. this strike that the u.n. official is speaking about, we don't know how many casualties, but they are describing it as a mass casualty event. there have been a number of times before where u.n. safe shelters have been struck, and because there are a lot of displaced people crowded and crammed into these often ramshackle buildings, way more than would normally be present in these types of buildings the casualty tolls have been very high in the past, and it appears potentially that's what we are dealing with

three terrorists, more from nick robertson. >> reporter: a man in a dog was white lab coat and a surgical mask, a woman dressed and black work had job. and a third person carrying a wheelchair. spearhead a brazen israeli undercover forces operation in the west bank. veer weapons all tag, so indicative shootout with a symbolic lead terrorists, veal notoriety me. they move as a carefully coordinated assault team. as other operatives follow them in. a man in a brown coat and at what prayer had to rex another figure wearing blue scrubs. another team member in ten parents dips into a red backpack and on a black cat. meanwhile, another assault team enters lit by a man dressed in a woman's flowing black -- strides forward. past another person dressed in black forces a hospital worker to the floor. pulls his jacket off of them, pushes his head down, and uncovers it with a jacket. it looks like coordinated chaos. but aging out foot a disguised to get them inside the hospital. more members arrive, 12 total. felt last two apparently posing as a young couple, toting a baby carrier. although touching

cnn's nic robertson with more. >> so those targets in the town in the southwest of -- and the western port city of -- along the border or close to the border with saudi arabia in the town of -- but also around the capitol, those targets that our radar sites and ballistic missile launch and storage sites, cruise missile launch and storage site, drone launch and storage, say those are intended as the coalition, says as the united states says, to send a message. they are intended to degrade the houthis ability to target shipping in the red sea. already, the houthis are saying they are going to respond against u.s. and uk interest, and uk typhoon fighter jets that targeted two different sites. it was the united states missiles and fighter aircraft that targeted other sites. houthis say they are going to respond, and it is not quite clear how they will respond to uk u.s. interest in the region. how will they respond? the potential here for escalation is very real. and, it could be that the houthis continue to strike a target shipping in the ready to send a message. remembering of, course a

that is all about trying to get those remaining hostages released. >> nic robertson in tel aviv, thanks for >>> conditions in gaza grow dire each day, israeli military confirms it is expanded operations against hamas in the city of khan yunis more than half of the 2 million residents of gaza are crammed into the rafah area of the country hunger is causing chaotic scenes as those desperate for food rush to whatever aid arrives. one of the aid sites was just hit, according to hamas. a warning that the story contains graphic images. >> reporter: the wounded are sprawled on the floor of al shifa hospital in gaza city. victims of what a civil defense official says with israeli tank and machine gun fire on a crowd of people waiting to receive desperately needed humanitarian aid. people were going to get food and flour because i have nothing to eat, he says. suddenly takes appeared and started firing shells that people. injured in the hand and leg, they shall this four times, he says. on wednesday at the same spot, gaza city southern outskirts, there were scenes of panic when according to eyew

the greatest margin was bob dole in 1988, who edged out pat robertson by about 12%. one thing you will note is one thing that george w. bush in 2000 and bob dole in 1988 both have in common, neither went on to win new hampshire. bob dole didn't win the nomination in 1988. one other thing i will be looking for tonight is the turnout. record caucus turnout was in 2016 for the republicans. it was about 187 thousand. republicans was hoping to get north of 200,000 tonight. they thought they could achieve that easily because so many people register ed as republicans. because of the forecast with some of the temperatures, looking at temperatures of minus 14 in sioux city, minus 14 in des moines. low, low temperatures. it could depress the turnout. if it's a lot lower than 187,000, you might hear team talk about enthusiasm issues with the republican party. maybe it would not be there. how does ron desantis want to do in second place? it would be evangelical voters in the northwest here. the darker the county, the higher percentage of evangelical voters. a different map to ni

cnn's nic robertson has the latest. >> during a testy meeting with hostage families monday, israeli primeter benjamin netanyahu appears to have strained his one regional relationship with qatar that matters most to those very families. >> translator: you don't hear me thanking qatar because qatar is essentially no different from the u.n. and the red cross, and in some ways even more problematic. they have leverage because they're financing them. >> these comments caught off mike triggered a rapid barb putdown from qatari officials who helped ney goschgotiate 100 hostages saying we are appall by the remarks attributed to the prime minister, if validated are irresponsible and destrictive to the efforts to save innocent lives, but are not surprising. just days earlier qatar had been talking up relations with israel and the potential for hamas to release more hostages. >> we are engaging in serious discussions with both sides. we have presented ideas to both sides. we are getting replies from both sides. >> qatar's thrust raising now seems personal with netanyahu. qatar concluding their criti

cnn's anyc robertson is in tel aviv joining us now. bring us up to speed.hat are you learning about this attack and about this man? >> yeah, he was hezbollah commander, senior commander from what we understand, and i think we get a sense of just how senior he was through the people, photographs of the people that he's met. he was photographed with qassam soul s soleimani and he was photographed with hasran nasrallah and photographed about imam mu gnir, responsible for a horrendous attack on u.s. forces back in the 1980s in beirut, so he's been associated with some very senior figures within iran, within lebanon and within the fight against israel, so israel is not saying they are responsible for this strike. okay, it does bear their hallmarks. it does appear to be something of an escalation. they were operating fighter jets, drones in that area and helicopters as well where they have taken out a couple of sites where they said anti-tank mills were launched in their positions across the border inside of israel so they were certainly operational there, and th

cnn's nick robertson is followg developments from the middle east. these were focused on a specific facility, right? >> reporter: they were. this is an indication that after the battle damage assessment, there was a view taken that there were additional targets that were necessary to be hit. as far as we know, it was a radar type installation which would be designed to prevent the houthis from being able to get a good view of, a, what was coming to strike them, but, b, what, you know, would give them a clue, if you will, of the shipping in the red sea, which has been their intentional target. though, they did late yesterday try to hit, it seems, a ship in the gulf of aden just outside of the red sea. but the houthis have been through air strikes over many, many years when they were fighting with the sausaudis ande internationally recognized government. iran-backed houthis whipping up anti-american and anti-israeli anger, chanting, "death to america. death to israel. curse the jews." "we condemn the criminal terrorist strikes on the yemeni people by i

let's start with nick robertson on i.s.i.s. claiming responsibility for those twin blasts in iran.can you tell us? >> reporter: yeah, i.s.i.s. is saying they killed 300 people that they described as polly atheist. iran is a majority shia country. i.s.i.s. is a sunni organization, ultra extremist sunni organization, that targets shia muslims. i.s.i.s. has a record of targeting iranians. why would they target the memorial for soleimani, because they saw soleimani as one of the architects of iran's efforts to go after, to be part of a coalition going after i.s.i.s.. so there is a rationale behind i.s.i.s.'s claims. they have also -- this also fits their m.o. of targeting large gatherings of civilians and killing and maiming lots of innocent civilians. so this fits there and oh. it does not fit the m.o. of israel's operations, where they have very specific and clear identify targets killed with a minimum of collateral thymic. -- collateral damage. where i.s.i.s.'s claim differentiate from what iran is saying, obviously the number is different, iran is saying the death toll is now at 84

nic robertson gives us a look into the lives of israelis who have been affected. >> reporter: at the tip of northern israel, this man clings on for a dangerous ride. his daily commute to work since the army evacuate the border three months ago, akin to russian roulette. >> hezbollah. hezbollah in lebanon. straight across. >> reporter: we head for cover in the trees. >> this is the safe way he says to get into his farm. >> reporter: since evacuation, his life has been turned upside down. the last few steps hezbollah can see us. he's telling us these vehicles belong to the electricity repairman who came up to fix the cables a month or so ago and was killed from across the border. eventually we get to a chicken coop. we come to his neighbor's chicken shed because his chicken shed is too dangerous, it is right in the line of fire. 80% of the country's eggs come from think radalong the border . this was him a few weeks ago on his back in his chicken coop dodging hezbollah fire. but he tells us he can't go on like this. the government needs to keep them safe. sometimes no food arrives and

nic robertson is following developments from the region. these new attacks were focused on a very specific facility, weren't they. >> reporter: they were. they were focused on a radar facility just outside of the capital. it was sort of a second package of strikes. not quite clear if it was based purely on battle damage assessment or other information that came in, but of course it is these radar sites vital for the houthis to be able to see where to direct their anti-ship missiles. a key part of their operation. so by taking that out, it denies them an important part of their military capabilities. but the houthis are threatening to respond now not just against the united states and uk and others in that military coalition in the red sea, they have said that they will hit other uk and other u.s. interests. but i think when you are trying to examine how are the houthis going to weather this round of military strikes, look to their recent history. they had a -- they have been going through about a ten year civil war the last couple years, an

cnn's nic robertson is in tel-aviv for us. nic, these new numbers on the death toll in gaza comes as israel is denying accusations of genocide at the top u.n. court. >> reporter: yeah, and this report that you were just referencing there from martin griffith, the top u.n. official for coordinatie ing humanitaria relief, that was the letter he wrote to the u.n. secretary general. it's sort of 100 days of this conflict update, if you will. he says 134 u.n. staff have been killed. 1.9 million gazans displaced from their homes, 85% of the people. he said the damning part is what you mentioned, where u.n. workers in the north have seen bodies on the street, people in near starving conditions, people who want to return to homes but many of those homes are destroyed. another u.n. report, again, marking this 100 days, says that the whole neighborhoods have been destroyed. cultural buildings, mosques, historic buildings centuries old have all been destroyed. those cultural points of reference for the community there have all been lost.

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jeffrey robertson is a prominent human rights attorney of the author of who owns history. he joins us live from melbourne australia, good to have you with us. >> yes. it is an important development, because britain, of course is behind america. a long way behind america, because it's museums are full of the loot of the colonial era. much of the gold, for example, from the tribes was seized by what would now be called war crimes, the local populations regarded as natives and as inferior were killed by modern rifles and were their temples and their homes were stripped of anything with gold or silver and it was auctioned off and frequently went to the british museum or to one or other national museums, and then, as if to put in law the colonial mentality, which still exist in the british parliament they had a law which prevented any of this stolen property, seized property from being returned. >> yes. >> so, this is still the law. so, the only way they could get them back is by giving them as a loan, a three-year loan. this valuable cultural heritage will be returned to ghana

nic robertson picks up the story from there. >> reporter: during a testy meeting with hostage families monday, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu appears to have strained his one regional relationship with qatar that matters most to those very families. >> translator: you don't hear me thanking qatar because qatar is essentially no different from the u.n. or the red cross and in some ways even more problematic. they have leverage because they are financing them. >> reporter: these comments indicate off mic triggered a rapid put dunn from qatari officials who helped negotiate the lease of almost 100 israeli high hostages in november saying in a tweet, we're appalled by the alleged remarks attributed to the israeli have al if validated they are destructive to innocent lives but not surprising. just days early, they were talking about the potential for hamas to release more hostages. >> we're engaging in serious discussions with both sides. we have presented ideas to both sides. we're getting a constant stream of supplies from both sides. >> reporter: and so now the frustration see

we have nick robertson joining us now from tel aviv.l's defense minister laying out his vision for gaza. it doesn't exactly lineup with the u.s. version of what they want, their goals, for a post hamas gaza. >> reporter: it doesn't. when secretary blinken left, he left with the understanding that israel was going to work towards a objectives and really frame our, and game out, the end of war scenario. the next day scenario, if you will. what the defense minister is presenting, and has presented, a three page document that lays out the next phase, the phase we are in, phase three. going after tunnels and special operation forces in northern gaza and southern gaza. it is going out of the mosque leadership in aiming to free the hostages. it is the phase for, the day after. secretary blinken will be looking at. we already know what israel is achieving in terms of providing security. downing the amount of firepower used. maintaining security and humanitarian supplies for the civilians inside gaza. that is falling short. okay, the day after p

joining us is chief at robertson stephens.one key reading anuge ofn excluding food and fuel is afflicted to show further progress. is this incrementally positive for the narrative that if the markets are well head-on? jeanette: you have stated it right there, market already think a bit ahead of themselves on the story with regards to the fed, but it certainly is incrementally positive for them. and largely, i don't know if i want to say different than the string of comments you have played through was kind of the waterfront, but the economy looks good, the jobs report was a good jobs report. the wage growth with a little bit harder than expected. but the fed has said on the long, jay powell emphasized in the last press conference that they don't really see any threat to the inflation track that they are looking at. coming from labor costs. they are not too worried about that. it will be interesting to see what the earnings reports show that companies are doing to manage the labor costs and get productivity out so as to mitigat

nic robertson, cnn, tel aviv, israel. >>> still ahead, the buffalo bills are looking for some help aheaday's playoff game in new york. cnn sports explains why they'll need to bring a shovel. that's coming up. >>> the crimson tide moves quickly to replace head coach nick saudi arudi -- nick saban. more now from new york. carolyn, he's going to have big shoes to fill. >> reporter: taking over for a man who led alabama to nine titles and six dhips -- six championships. we'll find out in the washington coach is the right man for the job. he led the huskies to a championship and berth in the national championship last monday. the 49-year-old was named the ap coach of the year after mosting a 14-1 record in 2023 with the only loss coming to michigan in the e national t title game. in a statement, deboer said, quote,e, follolowing coach saba an h honor. he has been the standard for college football, and his succccess is unprecedenteded. i woululd not have left washingn na for r just any s school. the chance to lead the football program at the university of alabama is the opportunity of a lifeti

nic robertson is there. >> reporter: dreams of her lost life carefully remembered in red crayon. a house, flowers, and the sun peeking between mountains. discovered 60 feet below the gaza city consumer electronics show khan younis in a half-mile long maze of tunnels used to imprison hostages. >> translator: in this space, we found evidence that indicate the state of hostages, including the paintings drawn boy the 5-year-old girl amelia, along with other hostages. >> reporter: images of the tunnel complex newly released by the idf amid growing pressure to saved hostages reveels the hell they are enduring beyond the cage door, a soiled mattress strewn on the floor. further inside the cell a toilet. one of five underground hostage dungeons, the idf say, that held about 20 hostages at different times. amale yeah and her mother danielle are released late november, long before these latest tunnels were discovered. this tunnel we are going in here is one where some of the hostages were held. a week before the new video release, the idf took us in a similar tunnel complex, close to where

cnn's nic robertson has more on the raid. you're joining us live from tel aviv.can you tell us about this operation and the questions it raises? >> reporter: yeah, you can see some of the operatives as they come in, what appears to be dressed in a doctor's white coat wearing a surgical mask, another one in blue scrubs and another one looking like in, you know, a ward or more purple uniform carrying a wheelchair. all heavily armed. this is a complex and carefully planned raid. the idf said they were targeting three terror suspects, one from hamas, two from palestinian islamic jihad. one of those suspects they said was, they said, had planned an upcoming terrorist operation and that was the need to go in. now, it raises all sorts of questions, one about international humanitarian law, which says, yes, as a military you can use a ruse to go into, you know, to sort of get past them, undetected past the enemy, but you can't use medical insignia or medical equipment or try to sort of pass yourself off as medical professionals, which is what appeared to happen there. an

nic robertson is live in tel aviv. nick, 100 days, it's unfathomable for a loved one or a family missing a loved one. is there any update on whether or not a new hostage exchange deal could be reached? >> reporter: there isn't. there are ongoing negotiations. everyone involved is saying they're not giving up. there isn't light at the moment in that direction. we've heard from the u.n. over the weekend marking 100 days. a top u.n. humanitarian envoy wrote to the u.s. secretary general a scathing account of the situation in gaza for the people living there. he talked about bodies being seen at the side of the road by u.n. workers, people in the north of gaza, close to starvation. he said that the south of gaza was a real potential flash point if there's a ground offensive there. more than a million people could make a rush for the border. protesters in washington, d.c. in support of palestinians calling for a cease fire. similar protests in london. police say they arrested six people from the protest who were planning to