He explained to cnn why he decided to leave new york. This is a quote from him. He said, its just feeling that it is my duty, its my calling. Of course, he is one of many of the reserves to have join up to fight, and go with their country, following this devastating attack from hamas on saturday. We will continue following, it all here on the source. Thank you so much for joining me tonight. Cnn news now with abby philip, starts right now. There are the sirens, going off. [sirens] im just gonna step all the way slightly, so that we can try to get our camera, and make sure that we have a little bit of cover here. [sirens] but again, this is just constant, every ten, or 15 minutes it seems, you hear the sirens, and you dont have a huge amount of lead time, honestly, to get to a shelter. Strikes are underway, at this hour, after a bloody and fiery day of retaliation in the war between israel and hamas. Israeli troops right now, amassing near gaza, for what is promising to be an unpreceden
Angeles. 6 00 a. M. In gaza, this is breaking News Coverage of the world in israel. Fox news at night. And now a live look at gaza city 40 minutes before sunrise. And a night of nonstop air strikes. Isreali Defense Forces now saying in just the past hour alone they are conducted some 450 air strikes in gaza. And that isreali troops are mobilizing at the gaza border for a potential ground invasion. It is all part of israels ongoing response to the horrific attack on civilians by the terrorist group hamas. The death toll is now rising on both sides and the white house is now confirming that 20 americans remain unaccounted for. We begin with Senior Correspondent mike tobin live in tel aviv. Mike, whats the latest. Well, trace, unprecedented air campaign into the densely populated gaza strip. Is definitely increasing overnight as the air strikes go in the rocket fire comes out. We have video from the northern end of the gaza strip. Showing what has become a lethal light show that repeats e
Tonight, our team getting a firsthand look at what was left after hamas militants swept through israel. The Israeli Military reporting the massacre of women, children, toddlers and elderly at kibbutz kfar azza, in southern israel. More than 100 People Killed. Young families, mothers, fathers and their babies. Our reporter with the soldiers today, going doortodoor to bring out the bodies of the victims. Homes burned and riddled with bullets. An israeli general describing the unimaginable horrors. Israel now preparing for a potential ground incursion. 300,000 reservists have already been called up. Another 60,000 reservists now activated tonight. More than 900 People Killed in israel. And President Biden tonight revealing the number of americans killed has now risen to 14. The president Condemning Hamas Terror Attack, calling it pure, unadulterated evil. Matt gutman on the ground here in israel. There is grave concern tonight for the more than 150 hostages taken from israel, and we now k
Days of intense violence. Inside gaza, it looks every bit as if palestinians are feeling the full force of Israeli Military power. Israel says hamas is responsible for the suffering of gazas civilians. And its retaliation for the hamas attack is only just begun. Hamas has threatened to start killing its israeli hostages. The air strikes rolled on, hour after hour. Palestinian armed groups, undeterred, kept up their own barrage of israel. 0ur bbc team was in ashkelon in southern israel, not far from the gaza border when a salvo came in. Ashkelon is so close to gaza that there is no more than a ten second warning. Israel is moving in more fire power. The next stage of the offensive against hamas looks certain to be a Ground Offensive, much bigger than other incursions since hamas took over in gaza in 2007. Lines of cars outside a Military Base on the road to gaza were parked by reservists as they reported for duty, getting ready, saying their goodbyes. Parents came to the base for a few
The militants. Hamas is doing exactly the opposite they want to civilians and they run like cowards to hide behind civilians in gaza to use them as huge human shields. We are going to come from the sea, the air, the land, and we will fight back. Even though we paid a heavy price and you can tell that im very emotional today because, you know, i know the number. I know whats happening thousands of funerals in israel, but at the same time, we have the conviction to protect our people and to hand down those terrorists. Ambassador, i thank you very much for being with us this morning, i very much appreciate your time. Thank you very much. And we continue our coverage, breaking news, the ongoing strikes inside gaza, there is a war with israel. It is 11 00 a. M. Eastern, 8 00 a. M. Pacific, im jose diazbalart. We continue our special coverage at this hour of the war in israel. Right now the Israeli Air Force is unleashing, quote, an extensive assault on gaza. These are live pictures that you