This is cnn breaking news. Hello and welcome to our viewers joining us from the United States and all around the world. Im laila harrak. Its 7 00 in the morning in israel. Youre looking at live pictures where the military says it is keeping up its strikes on gaza and on hamas militants after the groups large scale Surprise Attack over the weekend. Hamas also claiming to have launched a major Missile Attack on the southern israeli city of escalon hours ago, targeting their safe houses. And Israeli Police say the target attack made a direct hit on an apartment building. This all comes as hamas claims to be hold mortgage than 100 hostages in gaza, including highranking israeli officers. Inside israel, the death toll from hamas Multipronged Attack now climbing past 700. Since then Israeli Forces clashed on the ground with hamas fighters and responded by Pounding Gaza with their strikes. The Ministry Of Health says at least 413 palestinians have been killed, including 78 children. More dist
Hello and welcome. Joining us here in the United States and All Around The World as we continue at breaking News Coverage of israel at war. Im melissa church. Keeping up on strikes on gaza saying it severely degraded hamas. Coming two days after they launched a large scale attempt. They do acknowledge israelis are not yet in full control of their territory along the border with a gaza. Overnight hamas also claiming to have launched a Missile Attack on the Southern Israeli city. The militants say 100 rockets were fired and in response to Israeli Sanctuary had thenesses. And this all comes as hamas now claims to be holding more than 100 hostages in gaza including five ranking israeli officials. Well inside israel, the death toll from hamas multipronged attack has now climbed past 700. At least 260 were killed at the Music Festival. Showing the bodies of some of the victims from that festival near the israel gaza border. That site is one of many targeted i sunt. She joined us live. Benjam
Where israeli troops are still fighting its a mess on the ground inside of israel. Two days after the largescale attacks. Israeli Military Keeping strikes on gaza and has completely upgrades the fatalities in hamas. Hamas is claiming to have launched a major Missile Attack on the Southern Israeli City Of Ashkelon with israel saying an Apartment Building was hit, this comes as the militant group claims to now be holding 100. The death toll has claimed past 700 inside of israel. Aleast 260 were killed at a Music Festival near the israelgaza border. Were following the developments and elliott is joining us now. Elliott, this is so much to stay on top of. But there has been discussion about the hostages. Weve been hearing the harrowing stories from Family Members on our air. How much will that impact israels retaliation . It certainly complicates things. If they werent hostages weve probably already seen incursion by the israelis to demonstrate in the gaza strip. Because of the hostages, p
As the idea continues to fight Hamas Inside Israel and they are still crossing into the country from gaza, but the idf says it is going door to door in towns near the Gaza Border Helping Survivors to safety. Our Rosemary Church spoke last hour with the Idf Spokesperson who gave us an update on the situation now. We know that Hamas Terrorists are still fighting Israeli Soldiers in a handful of civilian communities in israel along the gaza border and, of course, this is to be a long operation and were really in the early stages of beginning to mourn the horrific massacre we experienced two days ago, what is the biggest massacre of israelis since the establishment of the country. So it is a very tense and certainly dynamic time right now. The fighting continues here within israel as we speak. Israel doesnt have control of the border areas, but when might that happen, do you think . Of course, its a top priority for us. We know there are civilians there and civilians still held hostage by
Breaking news. Hello, everyone. Alongside Anderson Cooper in tel aviv, well get to him in a moment. Lets begin with this latest information, fighting in gaza continues following yesterdays terror attack. Were seeing pictures from earlier in the day. In gaza explosions have lit up the darkness there. Were also learning hamas is holding as many as 30 people captive in gaza. Residents in more than 20 israeli communities are being told to evacuate the hot spot of fighting continues to flair up. Video showing Israeli Border police rescuing civilians after an exchange of gunfire with hamas fighters on saturday. And Officials Say at least 600 israelis were killed in yesterdays terror attack. And this disturbing video shows dozens of body bags stocked stacked at the site of a musical festival where hamas fighters attacked concertgoers. U. S. Secretary of state Antony Blinken says the u. S. Is trying to confirm reports that americans are among those killed. Israel is striking back at targets in