Coming to grips with the devastation in the wake of the worst mass murder of jewish people since the holocaust. Today, three days after hamas fighters launched a devastating surprise attack, the Israeli Government announced it had finally taken back control of its border with gaza, the area where hamas broke through a security barrier, often referred to as the iron wall. Israeli Officials Say they have discovered the bodies of about 1500 hamas militants inside the country. Over the course of the day, military forces say they continued to find and kill isolated hamas gunmen. The death toll in israel continues to rise, to now over 1000 people, the vast majority of whom were civilians. We are learning more horrific details from the small communities in southern israel, along the border there where men, women, in children were slaughtered in their homes. In one kibbutz, 100 bodies have been found. In another nearby, an Army Major General described the scene as a massacre. Its not a war. It
1,700 people injured. The Israeli Government estimates over 1,000 israelis have been killed in the confct and more than 2,700 others have been injured. Andgazas Health Ministry estimates that 900 palestinians have been killed in gaza with more than 4,500 injured. Those numbers are sure to grow as hamas continues to fire rockets into israel, and israel continues to bomb the gaza strip where more than 2 million civilians live without the freedom to move beyond its borders. Today nbc news Richard Engel got a look at some of the israeli communities where residents have been evacuated. Reporter israeli troops are still trying to secure the country four days after the worst Terror Attack in israels history. And today moved into a village on the border with gaza. There are still bodies everywhere. The israelis in body bags, hamas gunman were left rotting where they fell, next to the flags they brought to declare victory. Right now Israeli Defense forces say theyre amassing more than 360,000 R