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
Ministry saying 560 palestinians and 700 israelis have been killed. Ten british citizens are dead or missing. The us has nine of its civilians have been killed. About 260 People Killed on saturday when a Music Festival in an israeli town was attacked. We are keeping a close eye on this picture. This is gaza live and you can see the smoke in the air. There has clearly adjust in the air. There has clearly adjust in the past few minutes been another retaliatory air strike by israel. A hamas spokesperson saying four israelis have been taken hostage and their captors died in the israeli air strikes. Their captors died in the israeli airstrikes. It their captors died in the israeli air strikes. It is believed 100 israelis are being held right now in gaza. Israel is massing its forces around gaza with palestinians saying they are preparing themselves for a possible Ground Invasion. And Artillery Shelling and gunfire has been heard at israels border with lebanon as well. Israeli media report o
These are some of the recent pictures. Military military Officials Say israel struck over 500 targets overnight in gaza, with over 500 palestinians reported dead. A hamas spokesman claimed that four israelis whod been taken hostage had been killed by the air strikes, a claim that hasnt been verified. The Israeli Military says its regained control of all southern communities attacked by Palestinian Militants though it warned isolated pockets of fighters could still remain. Hamas has continued to Fire Missiles into israel, targeting jerusalem, Ben Gurion Airport near tel aviv, and ashkelon. Israels Iron Dome Defence System has intercepted many of the rockets. At least 700 israelis have been killed, including at least 260 at a Music Festival. Its believed around 100 israelis are being held hostage in gaza. There are reports that mediators from qatar have held contact with hamas officials to try to negotiate the release of israeli women and children taken into gaza. An unnamed israeli offi
The United Nations Secretary General, antonio guterres, is due to speak on the conflict this hour. We will carry that come alive, here on bbc news. Meanwhile, israel has intensified their attacks on hamas. These some of the latest pictures coming into us. Military Officials Say israel has struck more than 1,000 targets in gaza. 560 palestinians are reported dead. A hamas spokesman claimed that four israelis whohad been taken hostage had been killed in the air strikes, a claim that hasnt been verified. The Israeli Military says its regained control of all southern communities attacked by hamas though it warned isolated pockets of fighters could still remain. Hamas has continued to Fire Missiles into israel, targeting jerusalem, Ben Gurion Airport near tel aviv, and ashkelon. Israels Iron Dome Defence System has intercepted many of the rockets. At least 700 israelis have been killed, including at least 260 at a Music Festival. Its believed about 100 israelis are being held hostage in gaz
The hamas fighters broke through the border fence from gaza at these points marked in green, and then reached these areas in red. Israel says 700 of its citizens have been killed, with many others taken hostage. Israel has compared it to the 9 11 attacks and in retaliation, its launched a wave of air strikes on gaza, where nearly 500 palestinians have died. Live now to my colleague anna foster, whos in ashkelon, close to the gaza border. We are only a few kilometres from the border and i can hear an israeli plane overhead and the regular sound of explosions, which have continued notjust of explosions, which have continued not just through the of explosions, which have continued notjust through the night but through the morning. We were in ashkelon this morning as people they are dived for cover, the Commander A Barrage of missiles that had been fired in from gaza. It is something the people here are used to, but sites like this feel very different. You can see Israeli Military vehicle