Unlike look who welcome the is really military says it has struck more than a 1000 targets in the gaza strip. Overnight as rockets continue to be fired at israel from garza, the army added. It was still badly harmless gunmen in several locations inside israel. More than 1000 people have been confirmed dead on both sides. Since some us launched the surprise attack on israel on saturday. Israel says it is targeting sites belonging to palestinian militant islamic groups abbas and palestinian is lama jihad in gaza. Both are regarded as cherish organizations by the e. U. The us and others. Since saturdays massive unexpected, a song by him off within 700 is very leaves, have died in dozens of are being held hostage fall is a 400 tell a series. I can see what im doing now by our corresponding rebecca readers who joins us from the city of ash told in southern israel. Rebecca is fighting still going on at the guns a border michael it is fighting has continued over night. Were talking about more than 48 hours off to these attacks. This took place in the is ready military still havent been able to secure, is riley territory. I was just on a coal with the military this morning. They say that since the fighting is beginning, more than a 1000, congress has been hit and guns are and they are working to remove some of the low chain pads. And the mass at a area is that based upon the weapons and they are working to do that. But they, they said it is just pointless to talk about numbers like that at this stage. Because this has, the paradigm has changed. Other words that, that he used on the call is if we have not seen the scale and scope of an offensive like this really in racing history, this has changed the paradigm into talk about these numbers. Just at this point is just not worth it. What we do know is that funding is ongoing with militants and the military and at least 7. 00 to 8. 00 places around the gaza board. And thats what he has confirmed to us this morning. At the he said that most of the breach points in that goes to that, that goes a perimeter has now been secured, but some a still being secure with the by the air and theyre not, theyre not completely secure. We know that it is possible still for her most militants to be getting in to is riley territory. And yesterday we had from al Spokes Person who said that they had been able to replenish a fine to is and that they had been at even ruth replenishing still can i mean ition. So this is definitely an ongoing situation. There are still reports a and the is really, really, really concerned that there are still some hostages being held in one Community Near the guns and border. Theyre working to try and isolate that situation and theyre still trying to evacuate all the towns around the gallons and board and, but the process is taking longer then they hope to. And even in that they expected. You can hear a level of surprise. The military said that they had thought to be further along in this process, but the sheer scale and scope means that its taking longer than i thought. Perhaps this is just the beginning. What if anything, are you hearing about the next phase of this war . These, their pressure mounting to launch a full scale ground defensive in. Gotcha. They keeping pretty mom about that. Pretty quiet about that. I think theyre still trying to work out the best ways to move forward. And as i say, the priority is, of course to show up is riley territory to show up the, the, the areas around the gaza strip around that perimeter fence and the communities around here around these areas. And that, that is their priority. Of course they are, they are making a plan a ground offensive has been discussed as of course, that is, that is on the table and a lot of people have is a lot of chat as a lot of tools. People expect that to happen. But of course, were looking at thousands, the military side, thousands of is riley citizens that are being held in gallons. And so that well may affect the strategy going forward. Theyre not going to want to hurt home or injure any of their own people during the, during the battle. So maybe it was ground offensive. Its still too early to talk about whether thats going to happen. Why go stay with us, rebecca . But 1st, we want to take a closer look at another topic. A uni asher is living a nightmare. His wife and 2 young daughters are among those kidnapped by him ass militants, and taken over the border into gaza. He identified them in a video, widely circulated on social media. They were visiting his mother in law and a kid puts near gaza when Palestinian Militants searched across these really border on saturday during the morning. Ready the context, my wife and there she told me on the phone that the terrorist inside the house that was the last time they spoke. He doesnt want these to be the last images. He has the dis family. Not simply to know that to your 2 babies and your wife and your entire family, the most precious thing you have these captive. But the trying to be positive and im trying to, to believe that something go we, we will happen and some of my country is with my prime minister. My government will do something to bring them back soon as possible. Another viral video shows a destruct young woman driven away on a motorbike by siders wells. Her partner is marched away by attackers. His hands tied behind his back. The couple had been attending a Music Festival in the desert and both are still missing. The people were dying, and this woman tells bbc she hid in the citrus grove. When the government opened fire on the revellers the road. And there were just all around me and they were going 3 by 3 and shooting anywhere from 2 sides. And theres so many people like people who are dying like all around or she was lucky to make it out of the desert party a lights, as were these revellers visibly exhausted, but relieved to be reunited with loved ones. Hundreds of party goers are among the kidnapped killed. Im missing an israel shiny luke. A german citizen was adopted at the rave, or the money to her mother is Still Holding out hope shes alive. My husband said we were sent a video in which i clearly recognized my daughter. She said, im conscious in a car with the palestinians who drove along the gaza strip. I am asking for any news or help to please be sent to us and to thank you. In tel aviv parents of abducted as rarely held the press conference pleaded for meeting with the government to help find their children. Some of those missing were also at the Music Festival in southern israel. Rebecca rivers is still with us and ask god, rebecca, what can israel do to liberate the hostages . Abducted by palestinian milk militants as well. That is the question that certainly going to be being discussed and ill add the top of the priority list for the military. As i mentioned there, of course, trying to deal with the few houses that the still in areas where the most find his fighting with in israel. But of course, were talking about thousands, theyve been floating, the number of a 100, but the, the exact number isnt known yet, or hasnt been disclosed, at least. And the exactly how they going to proceed is going to, you know, come, come clear, i suppose, in the days and weeks ahead. This is, as i mentioned on a scale and scope that israel has not seen before. And i think, you know, they have dealt with hausten situations in the past, but you can really get a sense that this is, as the military said themselves, this morning is a paradigm shift to how just exactly how theyre going to proceed. Its not for me to say, obviously they have set up a, a like a consent to a situation room headed by a major general. And they are working out exactly, trying to find out where these people are and how best to go about it. As i mentioned before, ok, you know, a full scale round operation has been discussed and other options, but these things still not clear to us at this point. Michael. Many thanks to rebecca rivers, but its now crossed a gaza to speak to assemble lucia a journalist base there who joins us now by phone has im can you paint a picture of what youre seeing and hearing in gaza today as well last night was like really helpful to, to frank, i was like the most intense. So for a compartment across the golden stretch in my area we couldnt, we barely could see that the um. Ready like the garden and all the time, very high and very loud, very strong. We could hear the smash windows of some distant impedances, some time scheduled events drafting table to fire. We can see that whole grains offset offset is way the jet down the strength, drones all the time. Nasal. I, me, science from the see from back like in the see seems like it was great. Sometimes people might Interest Rate to the sea and according to the ports like, you know, they were shooting at the main harbor in many places where theyre destroyed over night and the most in things to me it was a weird in 2 cases. One is a big fan of dollars, tread and the other one is trying to go into the city. Um that many, many im a lead houses were destroyed as well as some mosques, wherever people to death were destroyed as well. And the number off of schedule it piece is rising machine number according to the mystery of health. Like overnight 20 to a place where killed dozens were injured. 3 the difficult well over a at least 456. 00 or somebody is there. Is there any place at all that goes and feel relatively safe at the moment to unfortunately not it goes on is and. Ready is like its a very small pace sealed from the border control. I mean, we have see in the west as well for this, from the east and north at egypt from the south calling on the gate as well as the, or the pool the. The evans crossing is closed. And dallas is like a very appealing label. Thatd be too late to places. 2. 2000000 in living in garza and motional trends as conditions had been dire for years in gaza. And i imagine most residents could only anticipate things getting worse after facing is really retaliation for the events on saturday. How or palestinians in guns of feeling about im us right now. This is not, it is, it is very heavy to judge and got back. Um, what i can say is like i hear from people, many people, origin, the people they are to 5, they are afraid. They dont want war. It was outside in, you know, old thousands where in shock as like everybody. Oh, adult swear. I mean, do it, no hands on that. I caught say that if we bugging down the, you know, angry at how much, but maybe you know, how much is part of the community. They have 50 lation be have support as the some. Im sure that they are happy for ordinary people who are suffering and they are in, in, in, in a, you know, exposed to these things. And as the to the apartment, they are to find it and they are and great, and they want this order and long in the same time they want the speech to be lifted and to minutes. Normally i would like elsewhere and the words we have seen lately, like thousands of philippines, hopefully before this you know, like, and back from jones. All right. Youre welcome menu board squared worth. Okay. About that because they were not happy and dealer, you know, like looking for a good life. Okay, that is a husband blueshot in guns and many things here. Some more stories making headlines within 2000 people have been killed in a series of earthquakes in North Western afghanistan. 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