Here in the United States and Around The World. Im wolf blitzer. This is a Special Edition of the Situation Room, israel at war. We begin this hour with the Breaking News out of israel. Hamas militants pouring across the gaza border in a Surprise Attack. Listen to one israeli womans terrifying firsthand account of the raid. Translator suddenly out of nowhere shots are coming in. They started shooting in every direction and i took the car keys and just drove and started moving forward to get out of the shots. Out of the shots. And at some point, they overtook us. We were overtaken by the shooters. They started shooting at our vehicles. We got out of the vehicles. I didnt keep driving. We took cover. Nic robertson is on the ground for us right near the gaza border in israel. So far, what have you seen tonight . Reporter this is the point where that area of israel that the Defense Forces are still going through confronting the hamas militants is taking place. We can hear it. We can see it
and hopefully, we can bring that temperature down a little bit. has there ever been a time in your view of u.s. history when we have had this number of really experienced warriors. especially, given the kind of combat they have been fighting. the battle tempo they have been fighting on and off for 18 years. yeah. i think if you look throughout history, i m not sure any force throughout the history of mankind has fought for this long. this long of a sustained fight. you can go back to the roman legions and find battles that go on for 100 years but not everybody was fighting in that fight. i mean, we have special operations warriors that have been fighting since 9/11 and before continuously. but i would also tell you that i believe that this is the finest military in the history of the world. because, one, unfortunately, because of of the tragic events of 9/11, we have been at war for 18 years. and we ve gotten very, very good at fighting.
gotten a little too heated, and hopefully we can bring that temperature down a little bit. has there ever been a time in your view of u.s. history when we have had this number of really experienced warriors, especially given the kind of combat they have been fighting, the battle tempo they have been fighting on and off for 18 years? yeah. i think if you look throughout history, i m not sure any force throughout the history of mankind has fought for this long, this long of a sustained fight. i mean you can go back to the roman alle rom roman allege legion and find battles that go on for years but not everyone was fighting in that fight. but i would also tell you that i believe this is the finest military in the history of the world because, one, unfortunately because of the tragic events of 9/11, we have been at war for 18 years, and we ve gotten very, very good at
heated. and hopefully, we can bring that temperature down a little bit. has there ever been a time in your view of u.s. history when we have had this number of really experienced warriors. especially, given the kind of combat they have been fighting. the battle tempo they have been fighting on and off for 18 years. yeah. i think if you look throughout history, i m not sure any force throughout the history of mankind has fought for this long. this long of a sustained fight. you can go back to the roman legions and find battles that go on for 100 years but not everybody was fighting in that fight. i mean, we have special operations warriors that have been fighting since 9/11 and before continuously. but i would also tell you that i believe that this is the finest military in the history of the world. because, one, unfortunately, because of of the tragic events of 9/11, we have been at war for 18 years. and we ve gotten very, very good at fighting.
i m concerned the rhetoric has gotten a little too heat and hopefully we can bring that temperature down a little bit. has there ever been a time in your view of u.s. history when we have had this number of really experienced warriors, especially given the kind of combat they have been fighting. right. the battle tempo they have been fighting on and off for 18 years? i think if you look throughout history, i m not sure any force throughout the history of mankind has fought for this long, this long of a sustained fight. you can go back to the roman legions and find bat thals tleso on for a hundred years, but not everybody was fighting in that fight. we have warriors that have been fighting since 9/11 and before continuously. but i believe this is the finest military in the history of the world. because, one, unfortunately because of the tragic events of 9/11, we have been at war for 18 years and we ve gotten very,