This is the scene live now in gaza. Well have the very latest on the situation from our correspondent there and in israel. And the other news here this lunchtime. A major fire at Luton Airport there are no flights in or out, and part of the car park where the blaze began has collapsed. The children still being taught online, as schools try to deal with unsafe concrete. And, the first team gb athletes are announced for next years olympic games, in paris with ten sailors selected. Coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news. Wayne rooney is back in english football. The former england and Manchester United striker is the New Birmingham city manager on a three and a half year contract. Good afternoon from the israeli border. We are here in southern as welljust a few miles from the gaza strip were tensions continue to rise. Wejust heard the sirens going and you can test explosions in the air. The iron dome has been in action for hours this morning and is artillery has continued to
Wireless that works for you. Its not just possible. Good evening everybody, im its happening. Yasmin coming to you at a special time as our coverage of the war in israel is continuing. More Rocket Attacks and missile strikes tonight on both sides of the war, as death tolls continue to mount. We have now confirmed that americans are among those killed, in the hamas attack on israel. They are also among those being held hostage. We are also learning chilling new information about the deadly assault on the festival inside of israel. We have new reporting tonight on the role that iran appears to have played in all of this. A live report on that coming up as well. We start though with that climbing and death toll. It seems to be getting larger and larger as we speak. A spokesperson with the Israel Offensive thing at least 700 israelis have been killed in the attack so far, meanwhile Palestinian Health ministry saying 424 people have been killed in gaza including 78 children. We also know 23
Our coverage continues with wolf blitzer. Happening now, Breaking News. Israel warns its punishing air strikes on gaza are just the beginning of its response to the unprecedented Surprise Attack by hamas. The death tolls on both Side S Climbing as the war is entering its fourth day. At least 11 americans are among those killed in this Terror Attack on israel and President Biden says some u. S. Citizens are likely being held hostage as hamas is now threatening to execute civilians it captures. All of this happening as the u. S. Congress is paralyzed by the fight to select a permanent speaker of the house after mccarthys ouster. Republican lawmakers are meeting behind closed doors this hour as the crisis in israel is escalating pressure on them to end their infighting. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. This is cnn Breaking News. Lets get to the deadly attacks on both sides of the israel gaza border as Israeli F
Special two hour addition of the katie phang show. So, its been a little over 24 hours since the Palestinian Militant Group hamas launched an unprecedented attack on israel. That has left over 200 dead, thousands injured, and an unknown number of captives abducted and taken into gaza. According to the Israeli Foreign ministry. Today, israel finds itself fighting on two fronts. On the Southern Border with hamas, and returning fire on hezbollah in the north, after the iranbacked Lebanese Military group fired dozens of rockets and shells in solidarity with hamas at three israeli positions in a disputed area along the countrys border with syrias Israeli Occupied golan heights. The day was filled with the sound of Air Raid Sirens and later is really retaliation air strikes lit up the night sky, as they hammered the gaza strip, Leveling Buildings and leaving over three interpositions dead and thousands injured, according to gazas ministry of health. Israel has also halted their supply of fue
Welcome to all of our viewers in the United States and all around the world. It is now 9 00 a. M. In israel where the crisis that began early saturday rapidly escalated into war. With staggering death tolls on both sides. At least 300 israeli deaths are confirmed and palestinian Authorities Say more than 230 people in gaza have been killed. Thousands more have been wounded. Heres the israeli Prime Minister on saturday. I have ordered an extensive number of reserves that we would return fire that the enemy has not known. The enemy will pay an unprecedented price. Israel says up to 1,000 hamas militants poured across the border into towns. They rounded up israelis and taken to gaza. One woman describes the ordeal. 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. T