It is early monday morning here in tel aviv. Israel is at war with hamas. What we have seen over the last 45 hours or so since hamas launched a Surprise Attack on israel across multiple fronts on gaza, its been nothing short of extraordinary and sickening. Civilians have been taken hostage. People have been slaughtered where they stood. By a wave of attacks that took place early saturday morning. Take a look at this video from just a few hours ago of rockets being intercepted by the countrys iron dome system. This is video from just a few hours ago. Some of those rockets did make it through and landed in a town. Weve also seen a barrage of rockets here in tel aviv. Cnn crews have been hearing loud explosions in the suburbs and theyre claiming theyre targeting the airport just outside the city, which remained open when we thflew in. Israel forces have been striking back, the beginning of what Benjamin Netanyahu warned today would be a long and difficult war. One of at least ten highrise
Tonight. According to hamas ben goirn airport, one of those Rocket Strikes hit a building in ash and that is a city that is used to seeing Rocket Attacks. Its become a way of life there. People have very hardened shelters. There are hardened daycares where children go that are hardened against Rocket Attacks. But its attacks on the ground that made what happened here so extraordinary. And attacks by air, paragliders, and by sea as well. It was a Multipronged Attack for at least saturday morning. Fighting still said to be going on on the ground, still insecure on the ground. Clarissa ward is not far from the scene. Clarissa, explain what the situation is and has been. Reporter well, i would say for the first time in three hours, anderson, the skies are relatively quiet. But it has been nonstop. We have heard jets wailing over head. We have seen a series of large flashes coming from that direction. Thats the gaza strip. Also talking to colleagues inside gaza, it appears there has just be