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This is cnn Breaking News. A warm welcome to all of you watching us here in the United States, canada and all Around The World. Im kim brunhuber. I want to get to our Breaking News this hour. At least 350 israeli deaths are confirmed. More than 1500 israelis have been wounded over the past 24 hours as intense fighting rages between israel and hamas. Retaliatory israeli strikes in gaza reportedly have killed at least 313 people. Thats according to palestinian authorities. The idf says up to 1,000 hamas militants poured across the border and raided towns. Earlier video shows civilians being rounded up and taken to gaza as hostages. A short time ago, hamas claimed they were still in israeli. Heres the Prime Minister on saturday. Translator what happened today has never been seen in israel. And i will make sure it does not happen again. The entire government is behind this decision. The idf will immediately use all of its strength to destroy hamas availcapabilities and we take mighty vengeance on this black day that they have forced on the state of israel and its citizens. All of the places in which hamas has deployed, operating, we have turned it ruins. Im saying to leave those places now because we will take action everywhere. For more, lets go to Cnns Becky Anderson who joins us live from tel aviv. Becky, whats the latest about what were learning about the attack and the ongoing aftermath. Reporter well, this is a war that netanyahu says that israel will win. And he says the enemy will pay an unprecedented price. And i quote him here, because i think its important to just consider what that war will look like, and what sort of price will be paid on both sides. Because as you rightly pointed out there are israel hostages identified by the idf spokesman as in their dozens currently being held by hamas militants in gaza. And that will very much complicate what the Israeli Defense forces do next. Lets just roll back and just consider just how brazen and shocking to israelis and Israeli Forces that attack was just a little more than 24 hours ago. Israeli land breached by air, sea and land. Let me bring up some images, for example, of just one scene, music festivalgoers. In the desert. Just in Southern Israel. And saturday morning, 6 30 in the morning, an allnight festival heard the bombing and then started being attacked by gaza militants. These are gaza militants who have come across what is one of the most Fortified Borders by israel of gaza, come across and started attacking those musicgoers. And the scenes of people fleeing through the desert are quite remarkable. We also have images, and just before i show you the next video, i do want to just warn you, it might be disturbing to many people. But were showing it because the people in this video, the families of those people, have said that they want this to be shown. This is a man and a woman being caught, captured, taken hostage, by gaza militants, Whereabouts Unknown at present. But one has to assume they are now in gaza. Hamas has said that these hostages in the dozens of sort of littered around gaza in various areas which is going to make this effort by the idf so much more difficult, because those Israeli Citizens there are. And i cannot underscore just how spectacular this incuragement of land, they tell you they feel insecure today given what has happened. And it does beg the question, you know, with 300 or more israelis now dead, 350 israelis now dead, nearly 2,000 injured, more than 300 dead on the palestinian side. Again, injured, 30 Israeli Soldiers killed in this, including a commander. Its very difficult to see, you know, how this might deescalated anytime soon. Kim. The answer not knowable at this point, but i want to get your sense of what you think happens next. Reporter have a listen to what the Defense Minister says, the Israeli Defense minister said, about what happens next, in the past few hours. Translator this phenomenon will not continue. We will change reality on the ground in gaza for the next 50 years. What was before will be no more. We will operate at full force. I ask israel citizens to remain determined and to support our Security Forces. Reporter strong words from the Defense Minister. And we do know that there are reported clashes in the west bank, deadly clashes in the west bank. We also know there is activity,en escalation of activity, at the northern border, and this is absolutely crucial to report, hezbollah on the Lebanonese Side of the border, Striking Israeli Lands at the Shebaa Lands Part of israeli. Important to that hezbollahbacked, hezbollah has come out with a statement of support for hamas and palestinians they say at this time have Something Like 150,000 missiles at their disposal. They struck three sites and the israelis have struck back. The idea of an escalation at that northern border is a real concern at this point. And there are those who sort of watch this theater very, very closely saying the seeming spectacular failure of intelligence on the part of Israeli Intelligence forces may have been because they were so focused on a potential escalation to the north that they had, to a certain extent, their eye off the ball and on that gaza israeli border, you know, once again heavily fortified by the israelis which has now been significantly breached to the tune of 26 breaches at this present. Hamas, by the way, say they are still active on the israeli side of the border. Kim. All right, becky, well check in with you again in about 20 minutes or so for an update. Becky anderson in tell aleve. Thank you. I want to turn to a doctor in the middle eastern studies. She joins me live from jerusalem. Thank you so much for being with us. First, just looking at these attacks, are you surprised by the capability and the resources shown here by hamas . Hello, kim. Thank you. I think that, first of all, i would like to show what actually happened in my own words, okay . Being here in israel, we know about 1,000 terrorists have infiltrated the border while missiles were launched from gaza as the point. And then infiltrated with hundreds of soldiers, with thousands being injured, we cannot speak yet about the numbers of people who were kidnapped out of their beds, dragged by their hair. Were talking about elderly people with dementia, disabled people, women and children. Humanitarian, we have a huge problem that will affect us for many, many years and i believe it will affect hamas as well. We need to ask ourselves, why has it happened, who is standing behind this horrible attack . We need to understand that there is a very interesting axis here going on obviously with the iranian axis. One of the aims, the main aims of this horrible attack was to sabotage the possible normalization with saudi arabia. Now, iran who has been Investing Hundreds of millions of i think we may have lost connection with our guest there. Apologies for that. Wed like to thank the doctor for joining us there. An Idf Spokesperson said hamas took dozens of hostages, but israel is looking to determine the exact number. Have a look, this disturbing video shows individual happening of a woman and taking her to gaza. Many are pleading for help to get them back safely. Jake tapper spoke with a mother whose two children were kidnapped after militants broke into their home. At 6 30 in the morning, we all woke up to this, unfortunately, and i was awake. And unfortunately, they used by 8 00 in the morning, they said there was a shooting, gun shooting. They heard gunshots outside. Yeah. And i found messages, texts from other people, telling me that they were walking around. Going into houses. At about 8 30, they heard the door break. They said someone is breaking the door, someone is breaking the door. They were scared to dentath. I cant imagine what they felt. I wasnt there to help. I was on the phone. And i said, just be quiet, stay quiet, in your room. Lock the door. But the doors dont really lock. Theyre not meant theyre not meant to give a solution to that kind of situation. You would never think that terrorists would walk down free in places. About quarter to 9 00, i heard online, on the phone, the door break. I heard them terrorists speaking loudly to my teenagers. And the youngest saying to them, im too young to go. Theyre 16 and 12. It was very, very hard to hear. It was a very, very hard day. Many, many people to the places theyre taken. They took babies. They took 2 year olds, 5 year olds, mothers. Just innocent victims. And they did nothing wrong. They were just sleeping in their beds. They just dont have any morals. Its something that you dont do. You know, i always tell my kids the kids in gaza are struggling and are having a hard life. And now, im not sure to be so moral about this. The white house is offering strong support to israel which means u. S. Military hardway could be on its way. Thats ahead. Plus, reaction from World Leaders including ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy. Stay with us. Israel has continued to carry out strikes in gaza, a day after hamas militants launched a Surprise Attack from that area. Israeli forces say theyve hit more than 400 targets including ten towers and a compound belonging to hamas intelligence chief. The Palestinian Health Ministry Says more than 300 people have been killed in the area. For its part, israel says at least 350 of its citizens have died in the attacks launched by hamas, as president Benjamin Netanyahu is pledging to eliminate the militants saying his country faces a long and difficult war. Washington could launch more assistance monday. The two countries are talking about what kind of aid is needed. Military is the subject of a phone call between President Biden and president Benjamin Netanyahu on saturday. Kayla tausche has more. Reporter the white house is working around the clock to understand the scope of israels needs as it responds to the attacks which the u. S. Is calling appalling and unprecedented. A Senior Administration official says the focus of the u. S. Is in assisting to keep the violence contained at this stage. And that there are conversations happening up and down the military chain, to deliver direct support to israel, which im told by sources, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directly asked President Biden for in a phone call that the two leaders held on saturday. Officials have acknowledged that the lack of a speaker of the House Of Representatives in the u. S. And a permanent u. S. Ambassador to israel are unique challenges at this moment, as the u. S. Tries to get support in a timely and fulsome manner to israel put President Biden says that support from the u. S. Is rock solid and unwavering. The United States stands with israel. We will not ever fail to have their back. Well make sure that they have the help their citizens need, and they can continue to defend themselves. In the street, in their homes, innocent people murdered, wounded, entire families taken hostage by hamas. Just days after they mark the holiest of days in the jewish calendar. Its an conshenable. You know, when i spoke to Prime Minister netanyahu this morning, i told him the United States stands with the people of israel in the face of these terrorist assaults. Israel has the right toe defend itself and its people full stop. Reporter well, biden did not specify the target of that particular message. U. S. Officials have been clear in irans role as a longtime sponsor of hamas. But when asked whether they believe that iran was behind the hamas attacks in recent days, the u. S. Said that they could not yet draw that conclusion. Kayla tausche, cnn, the white house. With more reaction to the hamas attacks were joined by nada bashir from london. Nada, first, theres been an outpouring of International Support for israel, but not all countries. But first, lets start with the regional reaction. Well, there certainly will be Hand Outpouring of concern for regional leader, particularly, the concern over the potential this has to escalate even further. We heard from key players including jordan, saudi arabia and egypt. All three for decades, all have called for a deescalation to the violence. And have condemned the violence that we have seen over the last day. And, of course, jordan now has been a key player in terms of keeping in touch with the United States on this front as well. Weve third from the turkish government, the Turkish Foreign ministry condemning the violence and also turkey stands ready to help in order to deescalate the tensions that weve seen. But as you mentioned there, there has also been some expression of solidarity with the Palestinian People from regional place. And including saudi arabia. Of course, saudi arabia is in the process of exploring the possible normalization of ties with israel. But we have heard from the Saudi Foreign ministry, while condemning the violence saying that the kingdom is increasing its repetitive warnings of the dangers blowing up as a result of the continued occupation and depricing the Palestinian People of their rights. This is the message echoed by other, including the arab league, qatar, kuwait, yemen, weve seen protests and solidarity erupting. And as you mentioned there, we have had expressions of support from iran as well. I can read you just a bit from an adviser to Iran Supreme Leader chkhomeini saying we sta by jerusalem. Youve been monitoring the international reaction, what are you seeing there . Well, we know, of course, that a u. N. Security Council Meeting is set to be held today. And we have had vocal and unequivocal support from the united nations. And condemning the violence and expressing solidarity with israel and its right to defend itself. Weve, also, of course, heard those sentiments echoed by the eu. Weve heard from the European Commissioner ursula von der leyen, and calling for israel for the end to the violence that we have seen. And this has been echoed by the British Government. Take a listen to the statement from the British Foreign secretary. The uk completely condemns these Terrorist Acts against israel. And we support israels right to selfdefense. And, of course, well be working closely with the israeli government, weve been in contact with them and well continue to do so, both to protect british nationals in israel. And to try to bring peace as quickly as possible. There is travel advice on the fceo website, people should follow that planning to travel to israel. And they should follow the advice of the Israeli Defense force, if theyre already in israel. As you heard there, the British Government as well as the european union, both vocal in expressing support and solidarity for israels right to defend itself. And this is something thats been expressed by the ukraine president as well, volodymyr zelenskyy. Take a listen. Translator israel has every right to protect itself from terror, so does every other state. And it is very important for the whole world to respond to terror in a united fashion. No support for terrorists. Wherever they aim their missiles and whomever they attack, terrorists must lose. Of course, Theed Me Focus for national and regional leaders is on the impact with the immediate violence that weve seen as well as reports of dozens of hostages about that taken, and taken into gaza by hamas. Of course, there is concern for the repercussions this will have later on in terms of a fullscale military response by israel if that were to take place. And that is certainly the suggestion and impact this could have on gaza. Its important to note, of course that gaza is under blockade, land, sea and air blockade, it has been as enforced by israel since 2007. So there is huge concern with human Rights Groups around the humanitarian civilian impact this could have. But as you heard there, of course the board, condemnation against the violence thats been inflicted by hamas in this latest attack. Appreciate that, nada bashir in london, thank you so much. Still ahead, well have much more on the fighting in israel and gaza. Well speak sfo a former israeli ambassador to the u. N. On the impact this is having on regional diplomacy. Stay with us. Welcome back to all of you watching us here in the United States, canada and Around The World, im kim brunhuber. This is cnn newsroom. Israeli military is confirming a significant number of israelis were taken hostage by Armed Militants who stormed in Southern Israel on saturday. Hamas captured dozens in israeli towns and says its fighters are still in the area. A video that surfaced online like this one showing an israeli woman being forced into a vehicle and taken away. The mission unknown. The idf saying families abducted are being urged to share information, including dna with police as soon as its safe to do so. Cnns Nic Robertson is just a few miles from the gaza border and has the latest. Reporter well, the first time that weve seen it tonight is israeli heavy armor being transported in towards gaza. Thats the road to gaza, about 2 1 2 miles, 3 kilometers that way, and these are israeli battle tanks. Ive counted at least five. There are more trucks transporting and coming around the corner. The night has been very active. Beyond that checkpoint, there is the area where Israeli Forces have been contesting with hamas militants who are still inside of israel. Where we are, this is the area that Israel Controls properly, beyond that its still an active military zone. These tanks are being moved into that zone. Weve heard Helicopter Gunships attacking positions on the ground. Weve seen Special Forces moving in and out of the area around here. And weve seen a lot of missiles fired, coming out of gaza, by hamas militants and others, potentially fired out of gaza, intercepted by iron dome defensive missile systems. Iron dome has been firing up from over here. Its literally happening overhead. And that has happened on multiple occasions. Weve been hearing as well, israeli jets flying towards gaza. And then weve heard explosions, heavy explosions at times, flashes on the horizon, through the night. So this is a very dynamic and fluid situation. But this is the first time we are seeing heavy israeli battle armor moving towards gaza. Perhaps the first steps of future deployments. Nic robertson, zakim, israel. For more perspective on the deadly attacks, former ambassador to the u. N. Denny dannon is with us from tel aviv. Thank you for being here. First, i want to start broadly with your thoughts and reaction to the horrific attacks on israel here. We are in pain. We paid a very heavy price. Were still counting the number of casualties. Unfortunately, its in the hundreds. We also know dozen of israelis through barbarity were kidnapped. And were talking families, children, 2, 3 years old, elderly people, its a barbaric situation, reminds of isis a few years ago, but now its here in israel. And fighting a few militants in the southern border. I believe in the next few hours well be able to clear the entire area, and then we start to get ready for our attack. We will not sit idly by, we will attack hamas. We will fight back. And i think the goal should be to eradicate hamas. We have no other option after what we saw yesterday. By eradicate hamas, do you mean sort of Regime Change within gaza . Or eliminating them completely as a governing entity . I mean, eliminating them completely, exactly. Chasing them, hunting them down in the tunnels where they are hiding, you know, what they did yesterday, it was unprovoked attack. You have no reason for that to enter a Peaceful Community and commit such a massacre during daylight. You cannot explain it. There is no reasoning for that. So, we have to protect our people, we have to fight back. I think in the past, we postponed this decision, whoever has tried to negotiate, find some kind of a compromise, a ceasefire, where we are today, were united in our position that we have to fight for our lives and hand down the leadership of the militants. Im calling to the people of gaza. We have nothing against the people of gaza. They should move away from the headquarters of hamas. They should move away from where the militants are hiding, because we will get to those places and we will hunt them down. Weve now seen attacks from hezbollah, in lebanon, flesh clashes today in the west bank. Is this on its way to spiraling into a wider conflict, do you think . Well, we heard the call of hamas joining other militants to join the fight against israel. I would advise hezbollah not to check our conviction. And i would invite them to not join the attacks against israel. We lost patience in the last few hours. I cannot describe the feelings today. But we were celebrating a jewish holiday, and in the middle of the jewish holiday, when we had the horrible attacks, it was a reminder of what happened in yom kippur 50 years ago. We will bury hezbollah under the helbles of lebanon if they join the i get against israel today. Youre talking about israelis burying hezbollah. I want to pivot to more Diplomatic Solutions if there are indeed. The u. N. Security council is suppose to meet to address this. What response are you hoping for here . I think we expect a very clear condemnation and support for israel to restore security in the region. So, yes, we know it will not be easy. It will be costly. But we have no other option. I have to expand, because in the next few days, were going to talk more and youre going to ask me about casualties in gaza and about civilians, god forbid is will be from our attacks, but you have to understand, there is no other option for us. We saw what were dealing with. And were expanding to the community to understand that were fighting evil. The same way that u. S. Fought al qaeda andi isis, today, its hamas. Its a fight that we have to go all wait with that. Many countries, especially in the region around israel are calling for deescalation. What diplomatic efforts, if any, are happening operating now on that front . Well, its very naive, you know, to call for deescalation after what we experienced in the last 24 hours, you know, when they dragged those kids and women into gaza, you know, i dont think hamas will release them because the of the calls of the International Community. So the International Community should not expect us to be naive as well. And sit and wait for hamas to decide to release our families and people abducted. We will take the necessary steps, we will use force. And fortunately, that is the language that you have to use in the region. You know, its a very strong, open, liberal democracy. But the neighborhood that we live forces us to show our strengths every few years. A Bigger Picture then in terms of relations with israels neighbors. I mean, theres been so much momentum there, sort of repairing those relations. But in response to this, saudi arabia has said that theyve warned an explosive situation as a result of the continued occupation and deprivation of the Palestinian Peoples legitimate rights. So in some ways blaming israel for whats happened here. Does this attack and the potential aftermath now jeopardize normalization with saudi arabia . Im still optimistic. I think the majority of the arab world moderate muslim want to achieve peace with israel. And when they see the pictures of the horrific i dont know if you brought that foot age to your audience, you know youre dealing with animals. For the long run, optimistic, but i agree with you, one of the goals of the operation was to block the negotiations and to block the negotiations there with saudi arabia. And im sure you can find a find the fingerprints of iran. Theyre the ones who are actually feeding hamas with technology. Theyre the ones that are actually involved in many of the attacks we experienced yesterday. All right. Well have to leave it there. We really appreciate your perspective on this, former israeli ambassador to the u. N. , danny danon, thank you so much. Thank you. Still ahead, more rockets are fired into israeli communities near gaza. Why hamas said it carried out the latest attack. Cmon, were right there. Cmon baby. Its the only we need. Go, go, go, go ah Touchdown Baby touchdown are your neighbors watching the same game . Yeah, my 5g Home Internet delays the game a bit. But you get used to it. Try these. Theyre noise cancelling earmuffs. I stole them from an airport. Its always something with you, man. Great solid greek salad . Exactly dont delay the game with verizon or tmobile 5g Home Internet. Catch it on the xfinity 10g network. Hamas says it has fired 100 rockets towards the Southern City of sderot after accusing the targets in gaza. At least 400 people wounded after stormed into communities attacking Security Forces and civilians. One witness described what they went through. Translator suddenly out of nowhere shots are coming in. They started shooting in every direction. And i took the car keys and just drove. And started moving forward to get out of the shots. Out of the shots. And at some point, they overtook us. We were overtaken by the shooters. They started shooting at our vehicles. We got out of the vehicles. I didnt keep driving. We took cover. The former head of israels Intelligence Service tells cnn there was no warning sign before saturdays attack. He calls it a total surprise. Cnns tom foreman has more now on how it all unfolded. Reporter this extraordinary series of attacks began at 6 30 in the morning when israel was asleep with this mass avenue barrage of rockets flowing out of the gaza. Note, this would be the level at which their most rudimentary rockets would kit, about six miles or so, then you reach out to about 25 miles. And the most advanced rockets, the most that seem to probably rely on some Technology Beyond them, iran, as many intelligence people would say, would reach up here to tel aviv. Thats about 45 miles from here. Whatever the placement of them was, though, there was an awful lot of them. We dont have an exact count. But that appears to be in the thousands. That would matter, because that would make it easier to overwhelm israels Missile Defense system, the iron dome system, and make sure that some got through, even if many were stopped. More importantly, by doing this, all indications are that laid the groundwork for what came next, at 7 40, an hour and ten minutes later, thats when armed soldiers, fighters started coming out of israel, knocking down walls. With powered parachutes. Some with boats going around here. This is something, again that indicated it was a very planned attack. Soon, you saw people with Rocket Launchers and rifles running in the streets. They even went and engaged Military Bases where you would think they would expect the most opposition, gives an idea of their degree of planning and competence as they went in to attack the israelis. Of course, weve seen the videos of the towns that have been raided near that area. We have reports of people being taken hostage and other people being killed. All of it speaks to this very notion weve been hearing about from the very beginning. This represents a level of planning and execution that is far deeper than what has typically been seen before. In iran, thousands of people gathered in the streets of tehran on saturday to celebrate hamas attacks in israel. Now an Israeli Special enjoy to combat militants is Speaking Outpy she was ousted as being critical and makes it clear the administration in tehran played a role in the attack. I want to say one thing, the fingerprints of this attack are on iran. Iran is the greatest sponsor of terrorism in the world. And is the state that is the greatest sponsor of antisemitism in the world. Weve been saying this a very long time. Iran is out to get israel. Iran is out to destabilize the entire region and this attack is exactly what they intended to do. Were not sure what it means for iran, bus Israel Cannot Sit still after an attack like this. No country could sit still. After worrying about peace in the region, Palestinian Militants are sabotaging this, this is exactly what happened around the oslo court and why the oslo court failed. Its not surprising that this is. Happening again discussing peace with saudi. I have to be clear here. Theres no what aboutism about what happened today. Theres no way defending it in any way, shape or form, De Democratic Socialists in america are hosting a rally to support whatever happened today. When you put women and children on trucks and elderly and babies, and you take them into gaza and you parade them, there is no defending this. The palestinian, as a national movement, need to figure out what it is that theyre after. They need to figure out what it is that they want. Because if they are after, living side by side with israel. Im sure theres a conversation to be had about that, at some point, not anytime soon but if theyre going to chant from the river to the sea palestine will be free, which is cleansing the jews from the land and wiping israel off the map, were going to keep having these issue. I want to turn to other headlines, more than 2,000 people are deadle fog a powerful earthquake in western afghanistan. The taliban says the toll rises as rescuers work to free those trapped under the rubble. The earthquake struck saturday. The earthquake comes as the country is already dealing with an economic crisis. Ukraine is reporting a new attack on its kherson region saying it left 11 people wounded. Officials say Russian Artillery struck homes and gas distribution centers. It includes a 9monthold baby and a mother hospitalized in moderate condition. Russia has stepped up attacks in kherson in response to the attacks in the region. The u. S. House of representatives will reconvene monday. Theyre holding a closeddoor meeting to select a new leader. And the entire House Of Representatives will vote. Republicans hold the majority but will need almost all of their members to rally around their new candidate. New york city mayor eric adams said he saw close up the reality and scale of the migrant crisis after a stop at ecuador on friday. He spent time at the gap on saturday a huge rain forest that connects central and southern america. Adams called his visit a factfinding trip to counter misinformation he believes is the blame for migrants traveling to new york in record numbers. All right. More on the fighting in israel and gaza. Just ahead, coming up, well hear from an israeli man who said his family was taken hostage by hamas. Stay with us. As weve been reporting, an unknown number of israelis have been taken hostage by hamas militants. Hamas claims the total is in the dozen. Israel is trying to work out the exact numbers. Disturbing videos have surfaced like this showing an israeli woman forcefully pushed into a vehicle and taken away. The whereabouts and conditions of the victims arent known which vastly complicates the Israeli Military response now under way. The idf estimates up to 1,000 militants crossed the borders on saturday and seized civilians in nearby towns. Hamas claims its fighters are still in one of those towns. Heartbreaking stories are emerging. An israeli man tells cnns erin burnett, his wife and two daughters and motherinlaw were kidnapped. Seen and shared on social media confirmed theyve been seized. Here he is. I have no idea where they are right now. But earlier this morning, they were visited near us, and my motherinlaw in the house. And they were taken by hamas to gaza strip. My motherinlaw, my wife, my two daughters which are a 5yearold and 3yearold. And i lost contact with them about 11 00 a. M. , when my wife with me on the phone, she told me that terrorists of hamas entered the house. And later on, the conversation was disconnected. Later on, i managed to track her mobile phone by using google. And i tracked her mobile phone. And i saw that the location is in gaza strip in gaza. In khan younis. And later on, i saw the video which confirmed that my wife, and my daughters, was taken and like you see in the video that is on social media. That everyone saw. And i all day long, i talked to press. And i tried to talk to officials to the state. But no one talked to me yet. I dont really know what the situation, regarding to hostage. And the situation is not looking not looking good. My wife and motherinlaw also have german citizenship. With your permission, id like to ask the germ Prime Minister and german ambassador, my wife and motherinlaw, german citizen, taken away, by terrorists in gaza. I beg you, if you can please help us, we are begging for your help. For you, if you can do something to succeed to take my kids and my wife out of there. As soon as possible. And before we go, a number of countries Around The World are lining up some of their most famous landmarks in support of israel. In berlin, the israeli flag is projected on the iconic brandenburg gate. Schulz posted in solidarity with israel. And the flag is projected on the official residence of the Prime Minister. And in new york, the Freedom Tower is lit up in the blue and white of the israeli flag. All right. That wraps this hour of cnn newsroom. Im kim brunhuber. Cnn this morning is next