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
Ties with israel. And in fact, israel has stayed largely neutral, in the war in ukraine or, in what is perceived to be partially because it is trying to maintain its relationship with moscow. And, so russia clearly has some allegiances, on various sides of this conflict, and it remains to be seen how, and whether it is going to try to insert itself, diplomatically, to play either a productive, or a counterproductive, role in bringing an end to this. Violence yet, not to mention it still has relationships with iran, and that also complicates everything even more. Iran, be accused of being the backer of hamas, and being a proxy to both hezbollah and hamas, and other militant groups in the region. And, obviously because of what is happening in ukraine, israel, sorry what has happened between russia, it has relied heavily on iran for some support, on that front with ukraine. Dan, do we have a sense of what intelligence capabilities the United States is prepared to share with israel, Going
Concern for around 100 israeli civilians and soldiers taken hostage. Jonathan beal has the latest, and i should warn you his report has some distressing images. Israeli troops are still hunting down armed palestinians. More than 30 hours after their biggest and bloodiest breakout from gaza into israel itself. One of the worlds most advanced militaries taken by surprise. By hamas, a militant group kept behind barriers that were supposed to stop this happening. Their attack, as brutal as it was brazen. Hundreds killed. For israel, that has included scores of unarmed civilians as well as of soldiers. Already, the largest loss of life in decades. Here, the bodies of an israeli family shot dead waiting to be identified and buried. Hamas has taken dozens of hostages, too. Like this 85 year old grandmother, whisked away by militants in a golf cart. Families, too, among them this mans wife and their five year old and two year old daughters. He is left anxiously waiting for news and pleading fo
Hamas Militant Group intensifying as lebanons hezbollah Militant Group joins in on the action. Hezbollah claiming responsibility for Firing Dozens of rockets and shells at three israeli positions in a disputed area Sunday Morning along the countrys border with syria. Hezbollah says it was in solidarity with the palestinian resistance, as the group says, israeli positions were directly hit. Israel reportedly fired back at lebanese areas. Still not clear if anyone there was hurt or killed. Shebaa farms was captured by israel from syria during the 1967 mideast war, but lebanon considers it, and the nearby Kfar Shuba Hills as lebanese territory. This is all coming just one day after hamas unleashed a barrage of rockets and a violent Ground Assault into israel. At least 300 civilians were killed in that attack, including at least 26 Israeli Soldiers. Dozens of israelis were also reportedly taken hostage into gaza as tensions continued to intensify by israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyah
Ahead on cnn newsroom, former President Donald Trump says his right to free speech is in danger, well tell you what the Special Counsel is asking the judge to do in the way of a limited gag order. President biden, meanwhile, is weighing in on the uaw strike as negotiators prepare to head back to the Bargaining Table. And north Korean Leader kim jongun is wrapping up his tour of Military Sites in russia, well have a live report from the region. Announcer live from cnn center this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. Donald trump is lashing out at the Special Counsel investigating his alleged 2020 federal election interference. He says jack smith is trying to rob him of his First Amendment right to free speech. Smiths office had asked a u. S. District court judge to impose a court order limiting what the former president can say in public about the case against him. The Justice Department says the order is needed to protect the integrity of trumps upcoming trial. Trump spoke about it befo