scott mclain, cnn, london. in japan a shooting suspect is in police custody now after a standoff at the post office, and it happened to serve tokyo. the man entered the post office about an hour after he allegedly shot two people at a hospital. their injuries are non life threatening. police have confirmed, cnn, that the 86-year-old suspect was arrested, women in their twenties who was being held hostage is now safe. and that wraps this hour of cnn newsroom. i'm paula newton, stay with us the, my friend and colleague bianca nobilo continues with that coverage after a quick break.

cnn's scott mclain is covering all of this was from london. so scott, first, of all what is the latest in the war between israel and hamas? >> hey, cam, the civilian death toll continues to, rice and so does american fears are well founded. the palestinian red crescent says, when it comes to children alone, more than 3700 have died in gaza since this conflict began. there are still more than 1000 who have been reported missing under the rubble. just to put that into perspective, 500, or more than 500 children have been officially killed in ukraine since that conflict began a year and a half ago. so now you have anthony blinken going into israel today, trying to make this delicate dance continue to maintain some more for israel, but also seeming to apply some pressure wherever he can on the israelis to try to really limit the number of civilians who have been killed. yesterday the political leader of hamas came out with a statement proposing his vision to end the war which would involve an immediate cease fire with the israelis, look they have s

cnn's scott mclain joins me live now from istanbul, scott, first of all, just tell us more how the day unfolded. >> reporter: hey, good morning, michael. yeah, so look it's been almost exactly 24 hours since the pause in fighting began. it wasn't until nine excruciating hours later that the actual handoff of the hostages began in gaza, and the prisoners began in the west bank or in israel to be taken back to their communities in the west bank. now of the 13 israeli citizens who were released, all but one were from kibbutz, a place where nearly a quarter of the community either went missing or was abducted or was murdered after that horrific terror attack on october the 7th. the oldest hostage released yesterday, 85 years old. the youngest was just two. now hamas released their part of this hostage handover in a video that was edited. cnn had no control over the content of how that video was edited or what it showed, and obviously, hamas is showing the world exactly what it wants them to see, so take this with a bit of a grain of salt, but i want to walk you through this video and it sh

scott mclain in london thank you falling all that. we appreciate it. >> a spokesperson said the gleam will release foreign nationals held hostage in the coming days. hamas says request came from their respective countries, through mediators. hamas hasn't clarified how many hostages will be released, or which countries they come from. on monday the militant group released a video showing three women believed to be hostage, the women demanded israel continue negotiations to free of hostage. it is unclear if her comments remain under duress. it is clear -- >> what we saw in the video, is her in a very big distress. my sister is a calm person. seeing her like that, hearing her means that she is not well. the fact that she is speaking, does not mean she is well. the fact that people are now saying, they look good. that is exactly what they want us to. think everyone is okay. there are three hostages that we saw. there are more than 230 there. i think that this is again we don't know the situation. my other sister in the family, we don't ha

scott mclain, cnn, london. a cnn journalist and his family were among those who escaped gaza through the rafah crossing. abraham -- says that they feel relief, but he says his children remain traumatized. here is his account. >> [sound of artillery] [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] [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] >> coming up, the kremlin has didn't client to condemn hamas 's actions despite the militant group killing and abducting russians in israel on october 7th. more on moscow's middle east strategy after a short break. the power goes out and we still have wifi to do our homework. and that's a good

. >> cnn's scott mclain is live for us this hour, covering all of this from london. so scott, right now, the israeli forces are surrounding gaza city, at least according to the idf. the israeli prime minister is saying this is the height of the battle of what will be a long war. why is the latest we know on the trip developments, and exactly where does this go from here? >> hey, good morning, john. we know the israeli troops have entered gaza from at least three places. two in the north, one in the, east and for some for the south. there are some, underground tanks on the ground as well. beyond that, it is difficult to know precisely where isley troops are. we are not think much for obvious reasons. as you pointed out, they say they now have gaza city completely surrounded. you also mention the flare-ups that we saw overnight. those images were taken from -- which is just north east, just to the northeast corner of gaza. they show the town of -- which is not as populated, not as densely populated as nearby gaza city. you can also see in that video what looks to be a s

scott mclain in london with the very latest. appreciate. it for a third time in as many days, at the biggest refugee camp in gaza was hit by an israeli airstrike. the idf said the targets were hamas leaders, as well as totals build under the camp. cnn's salma abdulaziz has the very latest. the images in her report on graphic and disturbing. >> the victims of the camp, victimized yet again. some of the survivors from the bombardment took shelter here, a you and school. only to be cut down. desperate moments after an israeli strike nearby shown on social media. this is one of four schools in gaza impacted by strikes in a 24-hour period, the u.n. said. in total, housing some 20,000 displaced people. many of them frightening young children. what did we do, this boy cries, we did nothing wrong. the living conditions in these shelters are unbearable. but families come here for safety. that also is gone. bring me my son, bring me my son this father screams. it is unclear if his child is dead, or alive. three straight days of airstrikes have brough

more now from scott mclain and his report contains video which some viewers will find disturbing.und of artillery] >> without power, gaza city is pitch black at night. now lit up only by israeli airstrikes and the terrifying sound that comes with some. [sound of artillery] from the ground and from the air, israel says it hit 450 hamas targets in the past day. at the beach refugee camped named for its coastal location, they are sifting through the rubble after a bombing overnight. i don't know what to say, this woman says. there is nothing to say. there is no more -- not on children, elderly, or women. complete destruction. the injured bull rushed to the nearby al-shifa hospital where the sky flashes red from strikes nearby. i don't remember what happened, it was like a shock says mohammed, who lives in the beach camp. i don't remember how i fell down. suddenly i felt things fall on my head. the idf says it's doing what it can to minimize civilian casualties, but the human toll in gaza, following october 7th terror attack on israel that killed more than 1400 people, has now surpass

. >> cnn's scott mclain is tracking at the international reaction and you are with us from london. of course there is quite a bit of reaction just given some of the scenes we have seen there. >> exactly, paula, look, the american reaction to this that you mentioned earlier on in your, show the white house believe is that it is that israel is trying to minimize civilian casualties. that is in stark contrast to the reaction you're seeing from leaders across the middle east. you have the human embattled or or the palestinian ambassador to the u.n., saying that the international criminal court should be issuing arrest warrants for those responsible for the. strikes you have -- arrived pulls iran and saudi arabia in the condemnation of what happened. iranians calling the strike barbaric. united arab emirates, a country that has been deepening its diplomatic and economic ties with, israel in recent years, says that indiscriminate attacks could cause irreparable harm to the region, egypt calling this in human, and saying, quote egypt considers this as a new flagrant violation by the israe

>> thanks to scott mclain, joining us live from istanbul. >>> more now on that reaction from that white house took this hostage release deal. cnn's arlette saenz is traveling with president biden and for at this report from massachusetts. >> reporter: the white house is welcoming the deal between israel and hamas to release about 50 hostages after weeks of painstaking negotiations from top administration officials, including conversations president biden himself held with leaders involved in these talks. the west believes it is possible that three americans could potentially fall into this category of the 50 women and children that could be released in the coming days. that could also potentially include three year old abigail adan, she is an american citizen whose parents were killed in that october 7th attack by hamas. the u.s. says they are working tirelessly to ensure the release of all american citizens who have been held hostage and are hopeful that after this initial release, it could provide incentives for hamas to release more hostages as well. this all comes as the administrat