This is cnn breaking news. Hello and welcome to our viewers joining us from the United States and all around the world. Im laila harrak. Its 7 00 in the morning in israel. Youre looking at live pictures where the military says it is keeping up its strikes on gaza and on hamas militants after the groups large scale Surprise Attack over the weekend. Hamas also claiming to have launched a major Missile Attack on the southern israeli city of escalon hours ago, targeting their safe houses. And Israeli Police say the target attack made a direct hit on an apartment building. This all comes as hamas claims to be hold mortgage than 100 hostages in gaza, including highranking israeli officers. Inside israel, the death toll from hamas Multipronged Attack now climbing past 700. Since then Israeli Forces clashed on the ground with hamas fighters and responded by Pounding Gaza with their strikes. The Ministry Of Health says at least 413 palestinians have been killed, including 78 children. More dist
Where israeli troops are still fighting its a mess on the ground inside of israel. Two days after the largescale attacks. Israeli Military Keeping strikes on gaza and has completely upgrades the fatalities in hamas. Hamas is claiming to have launched a major Missile Attack on the Southern Israeli City Of Ashkelon with israel saying an Apartment Building was hit, this comes as the militant group claims to now be holding 100. The death toll has claimed past 700 inside of israel. Aleast 260 were killed at a Music Festival near the israelgaza border. Were following the developments and elliott is joining us now. Elliott, this is so much to stay on top of. But there has been discussion about the hostages. Weve been hearing the harrowing stories from Family Members on our air. How much will that impact israels retaliation . It certainly complicates things. If they werent hostages weve probably already seen incursion by the israelis to demonstrate in the gaza strip. Because of the hostages, p
As the idea continues to fight Hamas Inside Israel and they are still crossing into the country from gaza, but the idf says it is going door to door in towns near the Gaza Border Helping Survivors to safety. Our Rosemary Church spoke last hour with the Idf Spokesperson who gave us an update on the situation now. We know that Hamas Terrorists are still fighting Israeli Soldiers in a handful of civilian communities in israel along the gaza border and, of course, this is to be a long operation and were really in the early stages of beginning to mourn the horrific massacre we experienced two days ago, what is the biggest massacre of israelis since the establishment of the country. So it is a very tense and certainly dynamic time right now. The fighting continues here within israel as we speak. Israel doesnt have control of the border areas, but when might that happen, do you think . Of course, its a top priority for us. We know there are civilians there and civilians still held hostage by
Tonight. According to hamas ben goirn airport, one of those Rocket Strikes hit a building in ash and that is a city that is used to seeing Rocket Attacks. Its become a way of life there. People have very hardened shelters. There are hardened daycares where children go that are hardened against Rocket Attacks. But its attacks on the ground that made what happened here so extraordinary. And attacks by air, paragliders, and by sea as well. It was a Multipronged Attack for at least saturday morning. Fighting still said to be going on on the ground, still insecure on the ground. Clarissa ward is not far from the scene. Clarissa, explain what the situation is and has been. Reporter well, i would say for the first time in three hours, anderson, the skies are relatively quiet. But it has been nonstop. We have heard jets wailing over head. We have seen a series of large flashes coming from that direction. Thats the gaza strip. Also talking to colleagues inside gaza, it appears there has just be
We watch and wait to see how the war evolves now in its third day. Dont go anywhere. Cnn this morning starts right now. Announcer this is cnn breaking news. Breaking news this morning, sirens going off in jerusalem and tel aviv warning of incoming rockets. [ sirens ] this comes as the Israeli Military says it has regained control of all towns near gaza. You can see people taking cover on the side of the road there. And this all comes some 48 hours after hamas militants launched an unprecedented Surprise Attack by land, sea and air overnight. Israeli air strikes pummelled hundreds of targets across gaza. The death toll this morning rising on both sides with more than 700 people confirmed dead in israel and nearly 500 palestinians killed. Video shows the horror on the ground at a Music Festival where 260 people have been found dead. This youre watching right now is a drone video of burned out cars at the site. A dash camera captured a gunman taking man hostage. Right now hamas claims it