Hello and welcome to our viewers. Im Michael Holmes with cnns breaking News Coverage of israel at war. It has been a day now since israel issued an ultimatum to evacuate Northern Gaza immediately, warning that increased Israeli Military activity against hamas would be imminent. Tens of thousands of palestinians were scene leaving their homes in gaza city throughout friday, carrying what they could, but many are deciding not to evacuate or simply dont have the means to do so. Most say they have no safe place to go and on top of that, hamas told them to stay in their homes. With so many people suddenly streaming into southern gaza, the only place to actually leave the strip is the rafa Border Crossing into egypt and that isnt open. Egypt says theyve not closed their side, but the status is unclear due to israeli air strikes on the gaza side. The Israeli Military says it carried out a limited raid in gaza primarily to seek out intelligence on the estimated 150 hostages. An unknown number of hostages are americans. On friday u. S. President joe biden spoke with their families by video call. He said the u. S. , in his words, is working like hell to get their loved ones home. Besides sending a u. S. Carrier group to the region, the pentagon has called up a Rapid Reaction marine unit in case they are needed to move closer to israel. Palestinians ordered to leave a day ago and head south. Now were hearing reports that people who did choose to evacuate have been hit by strikes. Reporter absolutely. We are learning from the Palestinian Health ministry in gaza some pretty distressing reports. They say those attempting to flee or rather some palestinians attempting to flee from theered defense forces, Heading Southward Were Sttargeted by an israeli air strike. Whole families were targeted as they were fleeing. At least three ambulances were struck. We have pretty distressing footage shared by the Palestinian Health ministry in gaza. Warning to our viewers, this is distressing and graphic. As dawn breaks in gaza, now under bombardment by israel for seven days, a sinister warning from the skies. Pamphlets from Israels Defense Forces telling all civilians in Northern Gaza to evacuate south wards. Were seeing our children killed right in front of us. Theyre starving us. We have no electricity, nothing. This isnt a life. Now they tell us we have to leave, but we dont know where we will end up. Hamas leaders have called on civilians to stay put, accusing israel of engaging in psychological warfare. Families gather their belongings. While they are unsure what awaits them in the south, one thing is clear. There is no guarantee of safety wherever you are in gaza. It happened to our grandfathers a and now its happening to us. We are being forced out. Gaza is being destroyed. Nothing is left. Its a catastrophe. More than half of those are now being told to move. The Norwegian Refugee Council has characterized the evacuation order, which holds no guarantee of safe return, as an act of forcible transfer. In other words, a war crime. Meanwhile, the u. N. s Refugee Agency for palestinian says the scale and speed of the unfolding humanitarian crisis is bone chilling. On the move are more than 1. 4 Million People in gaza. These are ordinary palestinians who live in the gaza strip with their families, including pregnant women, children, children with disabilities. Reporter an ongoing siege means access to food and water is quickly running out. The u. N. World Health Organization has warned that hospitals here have only a few hours of electricity each day, pushing gazas already crumb bling Health Care Infrastructure to the brink of collapse. At one hospital, the bodies of those killed in the air strike lay shrouded outside. There is, doctors say, simply not enough space in the morgue. They were all innocent civilians, women, children. The air strikes came suddenly and destroyed all our homes, with children still inside. Now we dont even know where we can bury our dead. Enough, please, enough. In less than one week, israel has dropped more than 6,000 bombs on gaza. The equivalent to the total number of air strikes carried out during the 2014 israelgaza w war. There is every indication that this war will only intensify. Many here feel that the world has abandoned them. A week on since these air strikes began and the death toll in gaza is topping more than 1900 people, we are learning more distressing details about the air strikes, the impact this is having on gazas Civilian Population. Gazas Health Ministry as well as Human Rights Watch has now accused Israels Defense Forces of using White Phosphorous munitions. These munitions are known to burn flesh right down to the bone. Israel has denied these allegations. They say they are doing everything to minimize Civilian Casualties by telling civilians in gaza to move southwards. But they fear by moving southwards and having the opportunity to remove onwards through the Border Crossing via egypt if it does become open, many fear they will be refugees and no longer able to return home. To discuss further, were joined by the spokesperson for Israels Defense Forces speaking from tel aviv. Thanks so much for being with us. Ordering civilians from a city the size of gaza would seem to signal a potential move on the ground by israel. How realistic is it for hundreds of thousands of people to move south let alone with no food, water or housing if they got there . I think it is feasible and i think it can and i think it should be done. Anybody who wants to prioritize his safety should heed our warnings and go south of the gaza river. I completely understand that it is far from an ideal situation, but this is the situation that we find ourselves in and we are doing our best to minuimize Civilian Casualties. Thats why were calling on them to leave out of concern for their safety. Israel has cut off food, water, electricity and fuel for gaza. Will it allow aid to come in for those who do go south and find themselves without anything . Well, the problem with the gaza strip, ever since 2007, is that its governed by a crazy fundamentalist Organization Called hamas. Israel controls everything that goes in or out. Will you allow aid in for those who make it to the south and have nothing . Yeah, i was about to answer. The problem is that aid that goes in intended for civilians is taken by hamas. Water pipes are turned into rockets. Cement meant for buildings is turned into tunnels. Food for orphans and People In Need is given to hamas operatives. And fuel for the hospital is taken to hamas bunkers. So we are in a state of war. In a state of war, i dont think it could be really expected or demanded of us to provide sustenance and the combat capabilities to our enemies. So you wouldnt allow aid groups to take materials in, tents even for people to stay in . Because there isnt room for a Million People in southern gaza. I think that there is room. Lets not go into by the way, im not saying we are categorically not going to. Im saying that at this stage what we are focused on is on our combat operations. Okay. Again, let me please remind everybody how this started, because thats a bit missing from the coverage of the last day. This started with a war that was forced upon us, not our initiative and we didnt start by killing 1300 civilians and soldiers and wounding 3,000. They did that. Hamas bears responsibility for the situation. That is too absent from the discussion here. Hamas is sovereign in gaza. They launched the attack against us. Now we are responding against their atrocities and we are doing our best to execute our tasks without killing civilians. It was indeed a horrible terrorist attack. Theres no doubt about that. The order to move those people, clearing the way for a Ground Incursion, how long will israel wait for that and how long could it last . Those are very good questions. I think that the answer to the first one is that well have to assess the situation on the ground, see how many civilians are left in the area, understand how many of them have been blocked by hamas from actually evacuating. Weve seen active efforts by hamas to block these people from leaving, which i think is appalling at a whole new level. Once well see that the situation will be permissible for significant combat operations, then they will commence. I really urge all civilians in Northern Gaza to vacate, to evacuate, to go south and not listen to the very cynical orders given by hamas to stay in the area, because it will just endanger them and it would only serve hamas and their propaganda purposes. Israel has had five wars in gaza, saying each time it will crush hamas, cut the head off the snake. And yet here we are. Why do you think this time israel will succeed . And who would run whats left . Yes, i would definitely not compare the previous five rounds, none of them defined as wars by israel to what were facing now. I think the biggest difference is how this started. This started with an unprecedented attack, which we spoke about before. That is the biggest difference. I think israel cannot by any measure end this war Here Without A Complete Dismantling Of Hamas and its military capabilities. Nothing less will be applicable, not for israel, not for the region. Lieutenant colonel, thank you so much. Appreciate you making the time for us. Thank you. A quick break now. When we come back, a Music Festival that began with peace, love and joy, devolved into a Killing Field of horror and death in southern israel. New details of the massacre coming up. Horrific details continue to emerge about the brutality that hamas militants unleashed on hundreds of civilians in southern israel one week ago. Cnn conducted an extensive investigation into how the massacre unfolded. We want to warn you. Some of the images youre about to see might be disturbing. Reporter 6 30 a. M. At the Nova Festival In The South of israel. We were having fun, peace, love, good vibes. An hour and a half after, we are running from bullets. Reporter suddenly the music stops. Theres frustration, but no sense yet of the horror about to unfold. As news spreads of attacks from gaza, People Crouch close to the ground. But this doesnt lead to outright panic. Rocket attacks are a common occurrence here. About ten minutes later, some start heading to their cars. The decision of how and when to leave the festival would mean life or death for many. Some fled early to nearby bomb shelters. At 7 10 a. M. And many are crammed in this shelter. Hamas throws a grenade inside, causing horrific damage. This man emerges stunned into the daylight. Its not the only shelter to be targeted. 30 minutes later and further down the same road, hamas militants are captured on dash cam footage outside another shelter. They throw another grenade inside. Over the next six hours hundreds of civilians were killed, hunted down as they try to flee the festival. Cnn has established that hamas surrounded the festival, blocking three approaches to the south, north and west, forcing people to flee across the fields to the east. Even then, they were hunted. Its now 8 15 a. M. Some survive by running across the fields. Local police and security told them to drive east across rough land due to roadblocks on the main road, but many end up fleeing on foot. People were running in the hundreds. You can hear the bullets coming. Were you seeing anyone get shot . Yeah. You could see people fall. Reporter its 8 30 a. M. As gal and others continue running, met with bullets and a police blockade. As a result, they start running back down the main road towards the festival, not knowing there are more militants just a few kilometers further down. On that same road, chilling dash cam footage shows hamas militants shooting directly at an approaching car just an hour earlier. Those festivalgoers that remained closer to the concert site, hid in anything they could find, even behind trees. Many did not survive. 260 are reported dead, but that toll could rise. Just three hours after the start of the massacre at 9 39 a. M. , videos emerge of some festivalgoers already held hostage in gaza. This man still wearing a Festival Wristband and another visibly wearing the security uniform. Their fates remain unknown. Gal and others are still processing the trauma of what they went through. I know people who were like 12 hours in bushes and they didnt move. I know people who tried to hide and they died. Humanity never seen this in the last couple hundreds of years since maybe the holocaust. But this is just horrific, horrific. Reporter it would be ten hours until help arrived for some. Others are still missing, feared dead or held hostage in gaza. Many of you may want to help with humanitarian relief efforts. Cnn is compiling resources. Head over to cnn. Com impact. Youll find a list of organizations responding on the ground. Cnn. Com impact. Thousands of gaza residents evacuated their homes on friday, but for many there is no way to leave and no hope of finding safety from the escalating conflict. Well have more on our coverage of the war in gaza when we come back. Welcome back. Im Michael Holmes. The United Nations says Tens Of Thousands of people have fled their homes in Northern Gaza over the past day or so after israels military warned civilians to leave gaza city. Thats in addition to the more than 400,000 palestinians who were already displaced by the conflict, forced out of their homes by this conflict. Civilians who were able to on friday crammed possessions into cars and trucks in a rush towards the south. Those without other options walked, carrying what they could. The u. S. Has continued to press the egyptian and israeli governments on opening the rafa Border Crossing from Gaza To Egypt to allow people to get out and open a corridor for humanitarian aid to get in. Meanwhile, israeli war planes kept up their bombardment of gaza and conducted raids inside the enslave, searching for perhaps as many as 150 hostages still held by hamas. The raids are the latest sign that israel is ramping up operations after hamas after the militant groups Terror Attacks inside israel one week ago. Cnns Nic Robertson reports. Reporter Israeli Troops Inside Gaza for the First Time Since the attack last saturday, searching for hostages, seemingly over by the time the idf announced it late friday. Not far away northern Gaza Civilians are being forced into a life or possible death choice. Fliers dropped by israel told them to flee south now. The United Nations considers it impossible for such a movement to take place without devastating humanitarian consequences. Reporter no deadline given by the idf in their effort to minimize mounting Civilian Casualties. We are asking them to evacuate so that we will be able to continue to strike military targets belonging to hamas in the gaza strip. Reporter thursday night, the heaviest israeli strikes on Northern Gaza yet. Hamas is telling its residents to stay put, setting the scene for a potential blame game over the rising Palestinian Death toll. Hamas actually gave a counter order, telling palestinians in gaza to stay at home. Why . Because having human shields, they think, protects them. Puts them in places where they will be in danger. Puts them in places where theyre used in effect to try to protect hamas officials or their equipment or infrastructure. Reporter all of this as israels Troop Buildup at the border grows, signaling a larger Ground Attack may be getting close. U. S. Secretary of defense in country, making sure the idf has what it needs. I am here in person to make something crystal clear. Americas support for israel is ironclad. Reporter and not just military support. Eu leaders came close to gaza to see for themselves where some of hamas most brutal murders were executed. But inside gaza, fears escalating about what the coming days will bring. Time is running out to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe. Fuel, water, food, and Health Supplies cannot be urgently delivered to the gaza strip. Reporter apprehension on both sides of the border growing as troops ready for an expected longer and much more dangerous raid. Nic robertson, cnn, israel. A Visiting Professor at the department of Political Science at the University Of Alberta grew up in the refugee camp in gaza joins me live from edmonton in canada. Professor, thanks for making the time. This is personal for you. You have family in gaza. You were brought up there, had relatives killed this past week. What are you heraring about the situation, the conditions there . Well, first of all, thank you for having me and letting me acknowledge at the beginning that i am speaking from a place from the land of indigenous people. Secondly, i want to acknowledge the horror and devastation the people of gaza are currently living. Its horror beyond belief. They are su under constant bombardment that is killing them everywhere, whether in their homes. This is how i lost my cousin and her two children. And in streets, and shopping, killing 40 people while evacuating, as happened today. A truck full of 70 people lost their lives and 151 dead. The scenes are horrible beyond belief. So let me acknowledge all these facts because i see that everything is especially when it comes to the palestinians is underreported. I want to also acknowledge that a thousand women and children, more than that actually, have been killed. Entire families, 50 families i have counted so far have been wiped out, including one family with 45 members, another family with 17 members, another family with 15 members, acknowledge the killing of medics while trying to evacuate injured people and bodies. I wanted to ask you this is the scene. This is the horror that i am hearing and witnessing. Right. I understand it. You know, our thoughts go to you with the loss of your own family members, which must be horrible. Theres been this order for people to leave the north of gaza. I wanted to ask you what are the risks when it comes to largescale displacement potential ly even out of gaza, both in terms of people literally leaving their homes but also the symbolism of displacing people who are only in gaza because of previous displacement from their homes. Actually, youre right. 75 of gaza are refugees. This is 1. 7 Million People. These refugees have been displaced from their homes and land back in 1948, including my family, my parents, my grandparents have been born in a village that is no more on the map. I am a Third GenerationPalestinian Refugee who have been born and raised in a refugee camp. Now until you ask me about the security or the safety, you should ask me if there is any security or safety nowadays in gaza. Every single movement, when i say people are willfully targeted in their homes, in streets, while evacuating. So where to go . I really dont know. They are running to nowhere. There is no safety in gaza. Yeah. Absolutely. I want to ask you this, though, because the reality is violent actions by hamas will always get an israeli response and one that often hurts Palestinian Civilians more than hamas because of how crowded gaza is. Do palestinians who obviously oppose the occupation, do they have to also reject hamas actions which have not impacted the occupation or furthered palestinian aspirations . What do gazans have to do politically with hamas running the strip . Well, this is a question actually when youre asking about the people, lets remember that hamas has been elected with the vast majority of the people, 75 elected. Many years ago and there hasnt been another election since. Absolutely many years ago, but they still are a legitimate government there. At the moment, when you are criminalizing all legitimate, all sort of resistance and youre asking people or asking me whether this violent response of the apartheid state, whether its because of the violence of hamas. No, sir. This has been the case and the norm over the past 75 years. I want to remind you that the blockade, the inhumane, illegal, longest ever blockade on Civilian Population 16 years ago have been imposed on gaza. Hamas has been in negotiations after 2012 and 2014 to mitigate, actually to lift the blockade to give palestinians their freedom or at least freedom of movement. But what was happening at the israeli side, they enjoyed the freedom and palestinians stayed caged in gaza in Open Air Prison deprived from the basics in everything. Lets also remind everyone that gaza population, over 50 are children. They have never set foot outside the gaza strip. The water there already is contaminated. Its not because of hamas. Its because of israel. The borders closed and this blockade is not imposed because of hamas. Its because of punishment by israel as the occupying power, as the state that control everything inside gaza strip. Then you want to blame the resistance that even before october 7th . What has been the situation in gaza . I visited the past summer. The unemployment, the poverty, the misery. You know, to get a permit to go and get medication in hospital so how would i take this narrative of blaming the Resistance Movement whether they are left or right, hamas, palestinian liberation organization. I think the problem is with the occupation. We should not be blind all the time to just know this is the justification of the violence. The justification of the violence is the occupation and is the apartheid state. Im right out of time, but i appreciate what youre saying. Our sympathies to you for the loss of your family members. Thank you so much. Youre welcome. Were going to take a short break. Well be right back. As many World Leaders voice support for israels war on hamas, people around the globe are standing in support of Palestinian People as well. Thousands of South Africans took to the streets of capetown. Nelson mandelas grandson, who is also a member of south africas parliament, encouraged South Africans to stand with palestinians because they supported the fight against apartheid in his nation. Also demonstrators turned out in several cities across turkey to rally in favor of palestinians. With a Ground Incursion into gaza seemingly imminent, Tens Of Thousands of people in yemen joined a mass rally. Hamas militants faced fierce resistance when they attacked a Kibbutz Near Gaza last weekend, but not only by the Israeli Military, but by local residents led by a stubborn 72yearold former paratrooper. Matthew chance has the story. Reporter the attacks by hamas were a blood bath, Israelis Slaughters or taken hostage. But a Kibbutz Near Gaza, the militants met their match. You should never catch me with my underwear in my hand. Never catch you with your pants down. Never. Reporter he suffered shrapnel wounds and an amputated leg. But when dozens of hamas fighters tried to breach his Kibbutz Fence last weekend, this 72yearold former paratrooper and war veteran swung into action. I decide to take my car. I take a few magazine with me. And i decide to enter as soon as i can to show them over the window of my car. You drove toward the attackers and started shooting at them . Before they came through the fence. That was the only way to stop them. Reporter in nearby jewish communities or kibbutz, hamas attackers Ran Amuck In A Vile Killing and kidnapping spree. But in a kibbutz home to more than 400 israelis the small team of armed volunteers trained and led by this man kept the militants at bay. His wife told me she has no doubt why. The difference is my husband. 20 years that hes in this position and every time that a lot of young people coming to make the same position that he make in the other kibbutz, they laugh at him. They said hes crazy. They said that hes picking nonsense. Nobody will come. And he defended the kibbutz year by year. All the people laughed at him. They laughed at him. They said he was paranoid. They said its not going to happen. It never will happen because we have the army. Reporter in fact, the israeli army came under attack by hamas too, leaving he and his team to fight alone for more than six hours, way longer than expected. Where is the army . They teach us that if something happened, i always tell my friends that we got 35 minutes that belong to us. After 35 minutes, the army should be here, the best units should be here, et cetera. But they didnt come . It didnt work. Reporter as israelis elsewhere were taken hostage, the communities overrun, he fought on, severely injured and out of ammo, armed with just a blade. I take in my hand and i said if they should come, they should find me with a knife. Reporter a stubborn determination his friends and neighbors say helped save them from the grim fate of others nearby. Matthew chance, cnn, jerusalem. So many of you watching feel compelled to help with humanitarian relief efforts, so cnn has compiled resources. If you wish, head to cnn. Com impact. Youll find a list of vetted organizations responding on the ground. Cnn. Com impact. U. S. House republicans are headed home for the weekend after Nominating Jim nor dan of ohio to be the next speaker. When lawmakers return on monday to vote on jordan, theyll have gone nearly two weeks without a leader. At this point, it seems likely they still wont have one after all of this. Manu raju with details from capitol hill. Reporter republicans are still in a state of turmoil after a decision by eight republicans who joined with democrats to vote out the sitting speaker almost two weeks ago when Kevin Mccarthy was ousted in that historic vote, becoming the first speaker ever to be kicked out of that position by his own colleagues. Since then, the house has been paralyzed. No legislation can be acted upon until the speaker is elected. The question is, can the republicans who are in the majority but barely get behind a Consensus Candidate . So far the answer is no. Steve scalise, the House Majority leader, was elevated as the nominee to become the next speaker of the house, but he decided to withdraw because he did not have the votes to move forward. You cannot lose more than four republican votes. The republicans nominated jim jordan to be the next speaker of the house, but this is his problem. When he put the question to his conference saying how many of you would vote against me on the floor, 55 of them said they would. So hes going to spend the next days trying to convince 51 members to somehow come to his side. If they cant, then hell have to confront this issue all over again. There are fresh concerns from a wide range of members about how this reflects on the gop and whether this can affect their ability to hang on to the house in next years elections. We have a very strong group of people that they have to have everything their way. How does that make you look . Like a bunch of idiots. We had five individuals today who said they would only vote for jim and not steve. Many of us in there feel thats rewarding bad behavior if we do that. This is a continuation of a pretty dysfunctional disease of the 118. We have a lot of members who just feel like they will let perfect be the enemy of the good. That is not how any functional government or marriage or business works. Reporter now the question is whats next for the gop. Theyre still trying to assess if jordan can go forward. Tuesday would be the vote on the house floor. If jordan pulls out, they have to figure out if another candidate emerges or if that person can get 217 votes on the house floor or maybe they try to prop up the powers of the interim speaker to allow legislation to move on. Aid to ukraine and aid to israel cannot be acted upon. They cannot take steps to avoid a government shutdown. No legislation can be acted upon until they figure this out because of this republican dysfunction they have not been able to. Can they resolve it . Can they move ahead . Republicans hope they can, but unclear if theyll be able to do so. This victims of the hamas war were armed any Football Match between england and australia, as the Governing Body Fifa speaks out on the conflict after facing a backlash of silence in recent days. Patrick snell with more on that. Reporter on friday night, a Moment Of Silence i had a kickoff ahead of englands 10 internationally friendly victory. The colors of your israeli flag were not lit up. It with this prematch tribute. Tonight, we remember the innocent victims of a devastating event in israel and palestine, the thoughts are with them and families and friends in england and australia and with all of the communities who are affected by this ongoing conflict. Tonight, we stand for humidity and and and to the death and violence, fear, and suffering. Players from both teams wearing black armbands Standing Shoulder to shoulder throughout. The pointing gesture, impeccably observed. Meantime, they had received widespread criticism for the silence in recent days. On friday, the fifa president offering his deepest condolences to the israeli people. In fontina, adding, it is as heartbreaking as it is shocking to see everything these people have known such profound suffering over far too long suffer even more so. We stand firmly in solidarity with the people of palestine and israel, and, with all of the innocent victims have paid an unspeakable price. Israel worse to spend to qualify games during the international break. Both passed on. Palestines fixture with tajikistan on friday did not go ahead either. With that, it is back to you. Patrick snell, thank you. It New York City landmarks shining in support of israel. Those killed him last week instead of the attacks. The Empire State Building will open blue and white friday night, this is a live look at the landmark. You can see it there, the colors of the israeli flag. According to the social media pages, the colors honor the victims of the hamas attacks on the Israel Country last saturday. The colors will light up the buildings tower from Sunset Friday until sunrise on saturday. Thank you for watching this hour of cnn newsroom. I am Michael Holmes. Coverage will continue after a short commercial break. 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