Good evening I'm Jeff Bennett and I'm Amna Navaz on the news hour tonight.

Israel intensifies its strikes in southern Gaza and calls to hold Hamas accountable

for alleged sexual violence grow louder.

A top Ukrainian official in charge of weapons production makes the case for why U.S. support is critical to the fight

against Russia's invasion. We are working hard to ramp up local production but we

never would be able to cover the need of our armed forces alone because again

in such a war no single nation can withstand alone.

And Republican candidates for president sharpen their attacks on each other after front runner

Donald Trump refuses to show for a fourth straight debate. Welcome to the News Hour. The top United Nations humanitarian official says the

delivery of food, water, and other aid to Gaza is not nearly enough and not

arriving quickly enough for the almost 2 million people in need.

Arab and Muslim nations are calling for a UN Security Council vote tomorrow demanding

a ceasefire.

Meantime, Israel pressed its offensive in southern Gaza and its pursuit of top Hamas leaders

there as the war marked two months today since the terror attacks of October 7th.

One of the last places left in Gaza where civilians were told they'd be safe, last night went up

in flames.

Israel bombarded Raffa after claiming militants launched a barrage of rockets from the so-called safe zone.

Families, children seeking refuge in apartment buildings caught in the crossfire.

By daybreak, those who survived were still clearing through the rubble.

It was a direct hit.

People were walking on the street. There was no warning. We didn't see anything except for that strike on our homes.

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