This is cnn Breaking News. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper and im standing on a rooftop looking out over tel aviv. It is just over just after 11 00 p. M. Here. It is been 17 days since the horrific Terrorist Attacks by hamas caught this country and frankly most of the world by surprise. Setting off a cascade of responses and consequences. That now includes a humanitarian crisis in gaza. Tonight were hearing for the first time from one of the hostages kidnapped an just released by hamas about what she endured. Hamas held 85yearold Yocheved Lipshitz capured and she spoke in hebrew at a hospital here in tel aviv today she describes how hamas beat her as they forced her into gaza. Translator it was a painful act. They brought us into a hatch of a tunnel. On the way, i was lying on the side on the motorbike. Legs to one side. Body to the other. They were hitting me so it didnt break my ribs but it was making it difficult for me to breathe. Smaller groups and kept under close watch, her
Announcer this is cnn breaking news. And wellcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. And we start in the middle east where americas top diplomat delivered an inperson message to the israeli people who are grieving and wounded. He said the United States will never back down from its support of israel. Secretary of state Antony Blinken is on his way to meet with other u. S. Allies in the region. Saudi arabia, egypt, uae, qatar, and jordan after standing side by side with Benjamin Netanyahu today. The secretary also met with families of americans killed and taken hostage by hamas, a group the u. S. Has labeled terrorists. The white house says at least 27 americans have been killed and at least 14 others remain missing. In its efforts to eliminate hamas which brutally attacked israel last saturday, Israel Defense forces are currently pounding gaza with air strikes today. Since hamas embeds itself within the palestinian population, this is tragically resulting in hundreds of innocent palestinian
Attack on the gas sector, another 200 targets were attacked overnight, not a word about peace negotiations, israeli Prime Minister netanyahu announced the start of a military operation, they wanted war, they will get war, thats what he said. An Emergency National government is being created in israel, the embassy of the jewish state in the United States reported that the number of israeli deaths exceeded a thousand people, about 3,500 were injured , almost 800 people were killed, more than 4,000 were wounded, and neither side was going to stop the bloodshed in response to the demands of tel while asking the palestinians to leave several areas of the gaza strip, the Hamas Movement gave the residents of the israeli ashkilon several hours to also leave their homes. Sahal pulls the boundaries from gas and additional. Equipment, dozens of tanks, many units of other Armored Vehicles and thousands of soldiers have already been transferred there. Telyaviv is preparing for a ground operation an
The gb newsroom. Almost 200,000 the gb newsroom. Almost 200,000 people are fleeing their homes in gaza as israel continues to launch hundreds of airstrikes on Hamas Terrorists. Supplies of Hamas Terrorists. Supplies of water, food and electricity to gaza have been cut off as the conflict enters its fourth day. Its Health Ministry says at least 770 palestinians have been killed and 4000 injured since saturday. Hamas has threatened to kill an israeli hostage for every unannounced airstrike. Every unannounced airstrike. Israels Defence Force has confirmed its retaken control of the gaza border fence stormed by hamas gunmen at the weekend, which left at least 900 people dead. Additionally, it says the bodies of 1500 hamas militants have been found on israeli territory. And we can take you territory. And we can take you live now to gaza where the Israeli Air Force say they are carrying out waves of intensive airstrikes on hamas targets every four hours. The un says schools, apartment blocks