Video by people caught in the crossfire. [ gunfire ] [ sirens ]. U. S. Secretary of state Antony Blinken says the u. S. Is trying to confirm reports that americans are among those killed. Americans are also believed to be among the scores of hostages who were snatched and might be held in gaza. I think its scores of hostages. I can tell you theres also american hostages as part of that number as well. I dont want to get into a specific number, but these are women, children, elderly, theyre holocaust survivors. This is sick. Cnns Anderson Cooper is with me now in tel aviv. Anderson. Fredicka, the taking of the hostages, it is sick and it is something which has just struck a deep, deep cord of disgust, horror here in israel, understandably, All Around The World to see holocaust survivors, an elderly lady sandwiched between who hamas thugs on a motor bike being taken into gaza, to see a persons body being paraded through the streets. Obviously these are things which have horrified people