These troops, they are Russian. I've spoken to the commander. He said they are now in control.

It's a secret location. They're going to fire on Russian forces.

You downplayed the US intelligence assessments.

Do you now regret that?

It is at least a chance to save their own lives.

Matthew Chance, CNN. Oh, you know, and you're going to do you know,

the thing, you know, This is CNN.

more people get their news from CNN than any other news source. Hello everyone and welcome to Ammanpur. Here's what's coming up.

Israel announced an emergency government as it musters its troops on the border with

Gaza amid reports of Hezbollah infiltration from the north. Then as the horrors of the Hamas

attack come into stark clarity, I speak to a wounded survivor of the festival massacre who says his friends were shot in front of him. Plus, I'm joined by a Middle East expert and best-selling author, Kim Gatas, looking ahead

to this war in light of painful Middle East history.

Also ahead lights out in Gaza as Israel's retaliation reduces parts of that city to rubble.

We have a special report and I speak to a Palestinian writer in Gaza City

who says his pregnant cousin died in the recent strikes.

Later in the program, my conversation with Guatemala's President-elect on the dim hope for peace in the Middle East and the crisis with his own people

surging to the US border. Oh, Welcome to the program everyone. I'm Christina Manpur in London.

Israel has announced an emergency wartime government.

President Biden had another phone conversation

with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

as the nation builds up its military forces on the Gaza border.

Here's what Biden said.

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