Beginning, speaking just moments ago just the beginning of his countrys response and quickly escalating a war between israel and hamas began saturday at 6 30 a. M. With the Terror Offensive that left hundreds of civilians slaughtered dead. In the last hour we learned volunteers in israel checked more than 100 bodies from that massacre. Hamas claims to have taken more than 100 hostages and Islamic Jihad says theyve taken 30 and hamas warns they will start killing them if israel strikes gaza without warning. I want to go back on the ground with cnns Nic Robertson who is, i believe, stilld sderot. Nic, talk about what you are seeing there this evening. Yeah. Weve heard the fighter jets in the sky. We havent heard any major, massive explosions coming from gaza for a little while. There havent been any incoming Artillery Shells fired by rather, there has not been any incoming rocket fire from hamas into this area in the past hour or so, so in that way its been quiet, but one thing that were
A Foreign Ministry spokesman said that the palestinians had the capacity to defend their nation without any help from tehran, which has called for an Emergency Meeting of the organisation of islamic cooperation. This is the scene live in gaza. There were plumes above the city not long ago. Militants from the Palestinian Group hamas remain inside israel fighting is ongoing at least seven locations there two days after the first mass assault on saturday. As many as 100 israeli hostages have been taken into gaza by the militants. 0ur middle east correspondent Yolande Knell reports. Explosions lighting up the night sky as israeli Missile Defence shot down incoming palestinian rockets. But not all. Homes in southern israel were hit. And in gaza, israel has been striking back. The israeli Prime Minister threatening mighty vengeance. Shouting. The scale and complexity of saturdays Surprise Attack is still becoming clear. Hamas released this footage of its armed men storming the main crossing
Still be using. The death toll since hamas launched its attacks on saturday has now reached 1200. 700 have been killed in israel, including 260 at a music festival. Reuters reports this figure includes 73 soldiers thats according to the Israeli Military. And more nearly 500 have been killed in gaza, after israel launched retaliatory air strikes. 33 of those are thought to be children. Lets take the scene live now in gaza. In the last few minutes and hours we have seen a number of strikes by Israeli Military, also as we have been hearing the Israeli Defence minister has announced he has called for a total blockade of the city. This is a densely populated area of land, home to 2. 2 Million People and what he is saying is that there will be no food, water or fuel allowed is that there will be no food, water orfuel allowed into is that there will be no food, water or fuel allowed into the gaza city. Now they completely rely on these things from the outside world. Militants from the Palesti
Civilians inside gaza in homes and schools, hospitals and mosques. Hamas behaves like isis. I repeat, hamas behaves like isis. I repeat, hamas behaves like isis, it is the same strategy, to maximise civilian casualties in gaza and israel and make you all forget the massacre of hundreds of israelis that started this war in the first place. We will not forget. Hamas target israeli civilians, israel will target hamas and islamichhad terrorists wherever they will be in gaza. We will do whatever it takes to protect our people and restore security to israel. We are also looking to the north as well. With full readiness. And we are fully coordinated. The general has just finished a conversation and will keep talking in the next hours again. Whoever taxes all over the middle east will face a decisive attack back. Whoever attacks us. Whoever attacks us. 0k, whoever attacks us. Ok, i think that press whoever attacks us. Ok, i think that Press Conference whoever attacks us. Ok, i think that Press