Or tanks fired on a group of 20 civilians. This is the scene live in gaza. Well bring you the very latest from both sides of the border. Hello. Youre watching bbc news. The conflict between israel and the hamas is intensifying, as it enters its fourth day. All indications seem to be that both sides are preparing for a long, and deadly struggle. This footage was released by israels military, showing their attacks on the gaza strip. Buildings have been levelled and others have been destroyed to the point they will probably have or the torn down. They claim to have hit 200 hamas targets overnight. Israel has ordered a total seige to cut off food, water, and supplies to gaza, prompting criticism from the un chief Antonio Gutterres and calls for a humanitarian corridor to be set up. Almost 195,000 people have been displaced. And half a million are unable to get food rations. Israel says its secured control of its border fence with gaza. And has recovered the bodies of 1,500 hamas militants
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
At least 1200 people are dead, 570 people in gaza, the west bank, 700 people in israel. Soldiers, civilians, children. The state Department Says nine americans are among those killed, and more may be missing. Around 150 taken hostage by hamas, and presently somewhere in gaza, the fates unknown. This afternoon. Hamas that is threatened to execute they. Now she says she has no idea her father, sister, cousin with special nines, grandmyowith demeantia. Another carried away to be used as a bargaining chip. Meanwhile, begging for the return of his wife and his daughters, ages 3 and 5. I tell them that be strong, hold on. Im thinking about you. Im working hard to try in order to get you back. Stay strong, trying to happy. Adopt be afraid. You know, its hard to say those things when i dont really know what conditions theyre being held in. Americans are believed to be among those kidnapped as the United States and the world plots the next moves. Nation scrambling to say their citizens out of a
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
thanks for joining us. anderson starts now. tonight on 360, new word on how prosecutors plan to use the former president s embrace of january 6th defendants against limb in court. we ll talk about that and more with liz cheney whose new book has plenty to say about donald trump and the threat she believes he poses. also new reporting on how much longer israel might continue high intensity ground operations in gaza which today saw some of the heaviest fighting in the war. plus, what key voters in a key swing state have to say about their choices for 2024. jon king has our series of reports all over the map. good evening. our guests tonight here with me in studio is liz cheney. former wyoming republican congresswoman, vice chair of the house january 6th committee. our conversation comes at the end of a day that saw two potentially significant january 6th related developments. the first involving the evidence in the subversion case want jurors to see. the second on what mike j