Two towers in Gaza City, which host media offices and residential apartments, collapsed after they were hit by an airstrike. It was not immediately clear if there were casualties.
In remarks addressing the situation in Israel, President Joe Biden says he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and said that his administration's support for Israel's security "is rock solid and unwavering."
Earlier on October 7th, Hamas launched a surprise attack from Gaza on Israel and Israel responded by launching strikes on what it called Hamas targets in Gaza. Video shows continued destruction in the region throughout the day.
In videos geolocated and authenticated by CNN, Hamas appears to have taken Israelis captive in and near Gaza. In one of the videos, geolocated by CNN to a neighborhood in Gaza, a barefoot woman is pulled from the trunk of a Jeep by a gunman and then forced into the backseat of the car. CNN's Christiane Amanpour reports.
CNN's Hadas Gold reports on Palestinian militants' attacks on Israel that have left dozens of people dead, according to Israel's emergency services. The surprise attack was launched by militant group Hamas.
A Ukrainian village tries to cope after it was hit by a devastating strike. A U.N. human rights official says indications are that a Russian missile was responsible. Barbie Nadeau reports from Rome.
U.S. President Joe Biden is coming under harsh criticism for going ahead with plans to build new border barriers along the southern border with Mexico, after he promised he would not. Kim Brunhuber speaks with Muzaffar Chishti, Director of the Migration Policy Institute at the NYU School of Law.
CNN's Kim Brunhuber speaks with the President of TMF Associates, Tim Farrar, about Amazon's new satellite launch and what it means for the rivalry with Elon Musk's Starlink.
Intelligence and counter terrorism analyst Kimberly Dozier weighs in on Hamas strategy and how Israeli intelligence apparently missed the signals of an attack.
France's Macron praises Narges Mohammadi's Nobel Prize. Her daughter sent her a message of love in prison. Iran condemned giving the award to "a criminal."
For months, ethnic clashes between two groups have killed more than 150 people and displaced tens of thousands in India's remote northeastern state of Manipur. CNN's Vedika Sud reports.
The United Nations has deployed a field team to probe Thursday's Russian attack on Hroza that left at least 52 people dead. This comes as Russia stuck Kharkiv on Friday. CNN's Fred Pleitgen reports.
Germany has ordered hundreds of thousands of artillery shells to replenish stocks depleted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This comes as Sweden announced an additional military support package, worth more than $199 million, consisting mainly of artillery ammunition.