we continue here at cnn, our coverage of israel at war. you re most welcome, wherever in the world you re joining us from. i m richard quest in abu dhabi. here the time is 1:00 p.m. it s a few hours earlier in gaza, 11:00. they re two hours behind in gaza. and idf helicopters have been seen flying along the israeli coastline. these are pictures from ashkelon earlier today. now, ashkelon is only 20 kilometers from gaza. it is there, of course, that the idf says hamas has been is holding 230 hostage. and it is there where israeli military says it s hit more than 450 targets in the last day. israel says it includes hamas command centers, observation posts, and missile launch sites. first, let me update you with events overnight. these are the pictures israel says it s been targeting hamas tunnels and underground spaces, continues to urge everyone to go further south. in gaza itself, the near-total communications blackout apparently is easing, hospitals resume to be overwhelm
. good day to you. if you re watching in united states. or wherever in the world. you re most welcome. cnn s coverage as we continue to cover the israel at war. i m richard quest live. it is 9:00 on sunday morning in gaza. and in the next hour, we ll see just how much damage the idf did overnight. we ll receive reports on possible casualties. near total communications blackout gun to ease. before we get too much more detail. look at the scene overnight. israel says it s being hitting hamas targets and that includes tunnels and underground combat spaces. the idf said it s aware of 230 hostages and urging people to head south as it expands operations inside gaza. all of this as hundreds of thousands of israeli forces prepare for an expected incursion in response to the massacre of october 7th. the idf said it s aware of 230 hostages hamas is holding but israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said this on saturday. our heroic fighters one supreme goal to destroy the murde
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