Announcer this is cnn breaking news. Hello and welcome, everyone. Im michael holmes, and we continue our breaking News Coverage of israel at war. And there are growing signs this hour that an Israeli Military Ground Operation into gaza could get under way at any moment. After a week of air strikes and artillery aimed at hamas inside gaza and a hastily ordered evacuation of up to a million civilians from gaza city, israel declared on saturday that it is ready to open a new phase in te war with a focus on, quote, significant Ground Operations. Earlier israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met soldiers on the front lines. You see him there offering words of support, telling them to be prepared. Also on saturday iran warned farreaching consequences if the israeli attacks dont stop. The Iranian Foreign minister met with a senior hamas official for the First Time Since the fighting began, and there is deep concern that iran and its proxies might try to escalate the conflict especially al
Ground. Jonathan peel is in ashkelon and said this response. Israels Military Operation to eliminate the threat inside its own territory still isnt over. This afternoon, near the border with gaza, more israeli troops being sent in to clear out pockets of hamas fighters. Their Surprise Attack that shattered any image of israels invincibility. Up to 1000 Palestinian Militants broke through the fences and barriers supposed to contain them. On this road, evidence that many have now been killed. But three days on, and some are still fighting. This road is littered with the bodies of hamas fighters and burnt out, smashed up vehicles like this that they were using when they infiltrated across the border. Gunfire. You can hear gunfire still going on here. They are still clearing the area, the israeli forces. Smoke rising in the distance, apaches overhead. This clear up operation is still not over. You cannot be here. Its dangerous for you. The Military Block access to no go areas. And still, r
At the Cricket World Cup in india. Good evening from jerusalem, on a night where the israeli goverment has ordered a complete seige of the gaza strip and started to amass tanks on its border. It follows the attack by hamas militants, which has so far claimed more than 800 israeli lives many of them, ordinary citizens. Israel has cut electricity, food, fuel and Water Supplies to gaza, it says it has hit 2,400 hamas targets. The Palestinian Health authority says so far, 560 people have been killed and nearly 3,000 wounded. Thousands of palestinians are now fleeing for their lives, but safety is hard to find. And hamas continues to fire rockets into israel. In tonights programme, we will be reporting from jerusalem, 0n the latest military responses. We will also be in re im, the city close to the gaza border where artillery and vehicles have started to amass ahead of a potential ground operation. We will also be in ashkelon. And well look at the situation for the more than 100 israelis k
Are expected to rise as the attacks are ongoing and many remain unaccounted for. In addition, over 100, possibly more, is really so and military have been reported captured by armed groups, including women, children and the elderly. Some are being held hostage inside israel and many others have been taken inside the gaza strip. Meanwhile, hamas and Palestinian Islamicjihad have launched thousands of rockets, which reach central israel. I recognise the legitimate grievances the palestinian people, but nothing can justify these acts of terror and the killing, maiming and abduction of civilians. I reiterate my call to immediately cease these attacks and release all hostages. In the face of these unprecedented attacks on israeli air strikes appointed gaza. Im deeply alarmed of reports of over 500 palestinians, including women and children, killed in gaza and over 3,000 injured. Unfortunately, these numbers are rising by the minute as Israeli Operations continue. While i recognise israel be
There is reaction from Around The World of course we can show you some pictures from paris as well where there is a solidarity march happening for all of the lives that have been lost in these strikes. We have had confirmation from an Israeli Embassy spokesperson who told Us News Network cbs that the number of People Killed in the attacks in israel is now 900. That is the live seen in paris where there is a march in solidarity with israel. Of course this is a story we are continuing to follow. The government has ordered a complete seige of the gaza strip israels Defence Minister said there would be no power, no food, no fuel and that everything would be closed down. The European Commission has also announced an immediate suspension of all aid to palestinians. Israeli military Officials Say they have six launched their largest attack striking more than 2000 targets today alone. 560 palestinians are reported dead. A hamas spokesman claimed, that four israelis whod been taken hostage had