translator: we are making any effort in order to return them to us, to our country. it s very complicated effort. it s dealing with reality that we didn t know in the past. we are ready to do anything possible. this is not a secondary mission. this is a national priority. today the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, met with the families of the israeli hostages being held in gaza. they told him they would only support a comprehensive deal that frees all the israeli hostages at the same time in exchange for palestinians held in israeli prisons. just minutes ago, a hamas spokesman said says hamas would accept that, would be ready to accept that for a full prisoner swap, meaning all of the palestinian prisoners being held in israel would have to be freed. cnn s nic robertson joining us live from sderot, israel, near the gaza border. nic, i understand you ve been hearing and seeing explosions where you are throughout the day. what s the latest? reporter: yeah, wolf, i wo
attacks by hamas. i m pamela brown in washington. we are also following breaking news in the united states including former vice president mike pence s stunning campaign suspension and new details about the horrific mass shooting in maine that killed 18 people. we start with what prime minister netanyahu called this evening a new long stage in the israel hamas war. israel s military says its troops and tanks are inside gaza now in what promises to be a bloody and complex battle in order to rid the gaza strip of the terrorist group responsible for the horrific october 7th attack that killed at least 1300 is israels. inside gaza, palestinians are trying to shelter and they are mourning in darkness amid a near total communications blackout. as the hamas controlled palestinian ministry of health is estimating hundreds of gazans have been killed by israeli air strikes in just the last two days. meanwhile, the families of israeli hostages held in gaza are growing more terrified