October 10, 2023

Imran Ahmed, the CEO of the CCDH, explains how misinformation about Israel’s war with Hamas is being amplified by social media, which is fueling hate speech on both sides. Ahmed tells Hari Sreenivasan why platforms like X (formerly Twitter) are facing a "tipping point,” and accuses its owner Elon Musk of trying to silence his organization under the guise of free speech.

Ehud Barak was Israel’s prime minister from 1999 to 2001. Before that he was Israel’s defense minister for nearly six years, first under Ehud Olmert and then for four years under Benjamin Netanyahu. Barak tells Christiane why the Hamas attack was “the most severe blow” in Israel’s “entire existence.”

Israel’s U.N. ambassador says the number of Israeli hostages being held in Gaza is estimated at up to 150. Abbey Onn, an American Israeli living in Jerusalem, reports that five members of her family -- three of them children -- were kidnapped. She tells Christiane that right before they lost contact, they sent a final message: "This is a holocaust and we are afraid we won’t live.”