Policy director forjeremy Corbyn Andrew fisher 7 and from washington, republican and former adviser to george w bush, ron christie. Good evening. The biggest number ofjews killed in a single day since the holocaust. Women, children, grandmothers, driven away possibly to their deaths. Driven away possibly some of them raped repeatedly and murdered. That is the context. And that is why these coming days we will see an unflinching response from the Israeli Government. This is the fourth such conflict in gaza since israel unilaterally withdrew from the strip in 2005. But this is unlike those otherwars, not least because the number of israelis killed in the weekends violence is itself unprecedented. The israeli public will demand that hamas pays a heavy price, and the calls for a Ground Incursion will be ringing in the ears of the politically imperilled benjamin netenyahu. The question is to what end . And at what cost . We will get into some of that tonight, but it is fair to assume it wil
Has some distressing images. Israeli troops are still hunting down armed palestinians. More than 30 hours after their biggest and bloodiest breakout from gaza into israel itself. One of the worlds most advanced militaries taken by surprise. By hamas, a militant group kept behind barriers that were supposed to stop this happening. Their attack, as brutal as it was brazen. Hundreds killed. For israel, that has included scores of unarmed civilians as well as of soldiers. Already, the largest loss of life in decades. Here, the bodies of an israeli family shot dead waiting to be identified and buried. Hamas has taken dozens of hostages, too. Like this 85 year old grandmother, whisked away by militants in a golf cart. Families, too, among them this mans wife and their five year old and two year old daughters. He is left anxiously waiting for news and pleading for their safe return. I want to ask of hamas, dont hurt them. Dont hurt little children, dont hurt women. If you want me instead, i a
Israeli airstrikes have hit targets in gaza during the night and into daybreak after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed mighty vengeance for yesterdays attack by hamas. At least 250 people have been killed in israel making it the countrys deadliest attack in decades. The Palestinian Health Ministry Says more than 230 people have died in israeli strikes on gaza. Israel says its cutting of gaza supplies of electricity, fuel and the goods and the military says full Ground Operations are now imminent. The Prime Minister rishi sunak said he will work with the partners over the next 24 hours to coordinate support for israel as calls of condemnation and restraint come from capitals around the world. While in lebanons Palestinian Refugee camps, hundreds have taken to the streets to celebrate the assault by hamas. Good morning and welcome to sky news breakfasts live from jerusalem, Israeli Forces have spent the night striking back from the sky and on the ground after hamas launched the dea
The Palestinian Ministry of health has said 370 palestinians have been killed by israeli air strikes in gaza. The israeli army also says more than 400 Palestinian Militants have been killed after infiltrating Southern Israel, with dozens more captured. Israel says it is still trying to regain full control of eight areas where hamas militants infiltrated following saturdays attack. The number of israeli civilians and soldiers taken hostage has been put at 100 by the Israeli Embassy to the us, though some have been freed. In northern israel, his Brother Rockets targeted three military positions, with israel responding with barrages of artillery into southern lebanon. The Un Security Council will meet later on sunday President Biden has vowed Rock Solid Support for israel in the last half hour israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said hes spoken again to President Biden and says he has again emphasised the us s full support. In the last half an hour also, the Israeli Defence force sp
Then begin to carry out retaliatory air strikes in gaza. At around 11 30am, israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declares, we are at war, in a video posted on x. The enemy will at war, in a video posted on x. The enemy will pay at war, in a video posted on x. The enemy will pay a heavy price on a scale enemy will pay a heavy price on a scale it enemy will pay a heavy price on a scale it has enemy will pay a heavy price on a scale it has never known. I call on all citizens scale it has never known. I call on all citizens of israel to listen to the home all citizens of israel to listen to the Home Front Command instructions. We are the Home Front Command instructions. We are at the Home Front Command instructions. We are at war the Home Front Command instructions. We are at war and we will win. Shortly we are at war and we will win. Shortly after, at 12 30pm, we hear from the palestinian president mahmoud abbas. He says his people have a right to defend themselves against what he ca