Looking a lot drier, and we remain in the warm conditions. I will have all the details later in the programme. Its monday the 9th of october. Good morning. More than 1,000 people have now been killed in israel and gaza after a Massive Attack by hamas militants that began at dawn on saturday. There are reports that israel has struck more than 500 targets in gaza overnight, my more than 125,000 palestinians i displace. President biden has ordered extra military assistance for the israelis, promising them rock solid and unwavering support. Israeli troops are still hunting down insurgents after one of the bloodiest attacks. 0ne down insurgents after one of the bloodiest attacks. One of the worlds most advanced military is taken by surprise by hamas, a military 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 soldiers. Already the largest loss of
They accept the plans brokered by egypt and qatar, which its believed could involve the exchange of Palestinian Prisoners for 33 israeli hostages held since the october 7th attacks. A ceasefire would be welcome respite for many Tens Of Thousands of Palestinians Sheltering in southern gaza, and would be the first pause in the seven month war since a week long truce back in november. But israel has been making plans for a full scale attack on the Southern City of rafah, and tonight continued to bomb the area. Well get the very latest live from jerusalem and america. And well report on the continuing dire humanitarian situation on the ground in gaza. But first, lets hearfrom jeremy bowen, whos here with me. Palestinians woke up this morning with a sense of dread, the usual sense of dread. Peace talks seemed to have hit the buffers. And All Of A Sudden in the last three or four hours everything changed. What happened . Hours everything changed. What haened . Hours everything changed. What
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
Soil. At least 40 people, israelis, are dead, and more than 770 are wounded, were told, the official numbers coming in from the government of israel. The attack catching israel clearly by surprise. At sun rise earlier today the palestinian mill tachbt Group Launched that iroffensive by air, sea and land. Hamas fighters have now infiltrated various israeli towns were told and thousands of rockets have rained down from the sky above over civilian Populated Areas of israel. Israel is clearly already striking back, sending its own rockets into gaza. And we just have gotten new numbers from palestinian officials there. They say at least 198 palestinians already have been killed in gaza, and more than 1600 people in gaza are injured. This once again, according to the Palestinian Health ministry there. This is quickly developing, this situation, we want to go back to cnn in jerusalem for us. Update our viewers on the very latest. Reporter well, the very latest is weve just gone in from the Is
Even when its done our windows. So for Spring Cleaning today, for just 19 Space Shuttle columbia, the final Flight Premiers tomorrow at nine on cnn you are in the cnn newsroom. Hi, everyone. Im jessica dean in new york. We have breaking news out of Northern Gaza tonight where israel is preparing to reopen the erez Border Crossing and to use its port of ashdod to get critical humanitarian aid from israel into gaza. Just hours before the israelhamas war reaches its six month mark this as the un humanitarian aid chief calling the situation in gaza, a quote, betrayal of humanity with 33,000 palestinians in gaza killed and many starving just this week, a deadly israeli strike killed seven humanitarian aid workers from the wellknown aid group world central kitchen, seen as Nic Robertson filed this report from the Erez Crossing when the crossing right behind me. I step out of the way, matches hiv. You can kinda zoom in and take a look thats the erez Border Crossing there on the hill behind yo