Hello and welcome to our viewers joining us from the United States and all around the world. Im laila harrak. Its now 8 00 a. M. In israel where that country is more than gore hours into the most serious threat to its security in modern memory. Perhaps ever. You are looking now at live pictures of ashkalon as the sun comes up. Its widely expected a massive Military Operation will soon engulf this palestinian enclave. Hamas video shows a group of militants storming the gaza border on saturday. One of the most fortified places on the border. Israel confirms a significant number of israelis, including at least one soldier, have been captured by hamas militants. The image youre about to see is deeply disturbing. It shows the motionless body of a Hostage Being paraded in gaza in the back of a vehicle. Persons whereabouts and condition are currently unknown. The Israeli Militarys warning Palestinian Civilians in gaza to leave their homes immediately because of the Military Reprisals to come.
This is cnn breaking news. Good morning. Welcome to cnn this morning. It is sunday, october 8th. Im victor blackwell. Im amara walker. Our colleague Becky Anderson is live in tel aviv as we continue to follow developments in israel. We will be checking in with her in just a moment. Fighting in israel and gaza is raging into a second day. At least 350 israelis are dead and more than 300 palestinians have been killed. And thousands of people on both sides of the border have been injured since the attack began 24 hours ago. Today hamas says it has fired at least 100 rockets into southern israel. Many of their fighters are still in the country after infiltrating the border yesterday. At this hour, Israeli Defense forces are still fighting to remove militants from eight different areas inside the country. In gaza, israel is striking back. Israeli forces are using drones to keep hamas militants from crossing the border to israel. Idf sent dozen of airstrikes into gaza. They say they have hit
Breaking news. Hello, everyone. Alongside Anderson Cooper in tel aviv, well get to him in a moment. Lets begin with this latest information, fighting in gaza continues following yesterdays terror attack. Were seeing pictures from earlier in the day. In gaza explosions have lit up the darkness there. Were also learning hamas is holding as many as 30 people captive in gaza. Residents in more than 20 israeli communities are being told to evacuate the hot spot of fighting continues to flair up. Video showing Israeli Border police rescuing civilians after an exchange of gunfire with hamas fighters on saturday. And Officials Say at least 600 israelis were killed in yesterdays terror attack. And this disturbing video shows dozens of body bags stocked stacked at the site of a musical festival where hamas fighters attacked concertgoers. U. S. Secretary of state Antony Blinken says the u. S. Is trying to confirm reports that americans are among those killed. Israel is striking back at targets in
Throughout the entire day, with much of this beginning in the morning, and American Smith waking up to a drastically different world now. The president , speaking last hour, saying that the u. S. Has israels back, saying that there were just incredibly appalling images, raining down on israeli cities in, and confirming that entire families have been taking hostage, by hamas. I believe we now have former white house spokesperson jen psaki, and host of msnbcs inside with jen psaki. Im going to play a little bit of the president s remarks, and then we will talk on The Other Side, jen. In this moment of tragedy, i want to say to them, and to the world, and to terrorists everywhere, that the United States stands with israel. We will not ever fail to have their back. We will make sure that they have the help that their citizens need, and they can continue to defend themselves. Jen, before we go into really the scope of the attack, and your reaction to that, what is your reaction to the presi
Free, visit otter. Ai. Ai or download the app im melanie zanona. On capitol hill, and this is cnn you are in the cnn newsroom. Hi everyone. Im jessica dean in new york. We have breaking news out of Northern Gaza tonight where israels prepared to reopen the erez Border Crossing. And to use its Port Of Ashdod to get humanitarian aid into gaza. Just hours before the israelhamas war reaches the sixth month mark. This is the un humanitarian aid chief calls the situation in gaza a quote, betrayal of humanity with 33,000 People Killed there. And many stars just this week, a deadly israeli strike killed seven humanitarian aid workers from World Central Kitchen. Cnns Nic Robertson is in jerusalem for us tonight and it gunfire and explosion since were here today at the erez Border Crossing what does this tell us and what are you learning yeah, we went down to the Border Crossing today to see what the premise variations. Werther would be going on for the expected aid convoys to go through the Ere