Good to be with you. Im katy tur. One year ago today, hamas militants launched an unprecedented multipronged attack on southern israel, descending on communities close to the border, killing 1,200 people, including 46 americans, and taking more than 250 hostages back to gaza. Kids, and babies, moms and dads, grandparents, soldiers, people in their homes, people at work. People at a Music Festival. It was the largest massacre of jews since the holocaust, the worst Security Failure in israels history. In the years since, israel has turned gaza into rubble, trying to root out hamas. And rescue hostages, killing 40,000 gazans, militants and civilians. In many cases, entire families, and lots and lots and lots of children. More than 16,000, according to local accounting. On top of that, an ever escalating humanitarian catastrophe, a lack of food, water, shelter, and medicine. Of the 250 hostages taken back to gaza, 117 have been released in shortterm Cease Fire and lopsided Prisoner Exchang
Hospitals have been inundated with those injured and they are very traumatised Health Workers and Front Line workers. But we are flying in emergency medical supplies, we have flown in 100 medical tonnes last weekend and this week, but it is difficult to find those aircraft to come in and deliver the goods. We are doing what we can with what we have on the ground but time is of the essence given the magnitude of the crisis and the level of injuries we are dealing with, and facilities, and trying to get clean Drinking Water to people to survive. You mentioned people are sleeping in their cars but they are on the Streets and in they are on the Streets and in the beach, they are taking shelter under bridges. It is a really catastrophic situation this morning and we can still see where the bombings have taken place all throughout the night and have continued this morning. In terms of logistics, what we have been witnessing in gaza, well aware of the difficulties and struggles of moving age
Period between the two sides since 2006. Hezbollah began a campaign against israel on october 8 in support of hamas, and the two sides have exchanged fire since then. 0ur senior international correspondent, 0rla guerin, reports from lebanon on the children caught up in israel s bombardments. Awarning you may find elements of this report distressing. Firefighters rushing to another air strike. This one in nabatieh. They carry out the wounded. Not fighters, but children. Israel says it s targeting hezbollah sites. But it s bombing many residential areas. How old are you? he asks. Three fingers are raised. A young generation, now threatened by a war that has already killed at least 50 children this week, like the members of this family, who died together in a strike in beirut. Ali, jalal, fatima and farra all gone. And iman and talia nasser who took their last breaths together, also killed by israel s bombardment. But some have made it to safety, having run for their lives. My name is
Of hamas, and the two sides have exchanged fire since then. 0ur senior international correspondent 0rla guerin reports from lebanon on the children caught up in israel s bombardments. A warning you may find elements of this report distressing. Firefighters rushing to another air strike. This one in nabatieh. They carry out the wounded. Not fighters, but children. Israel says it s targeting hezbollah sites. But it s bombing many residential areas. How old are you? he asks. Three fingers are raised. A young generation, now threatened by a war that has already killed at least 50 children this week, like the members of this family, who died together in a strike in beirut. Ali, jalal, fatima and farra, all gone. And iman and talia nasser, who took their last breaths together, also killed by israel s bombardment. But some have made it to safety, having run for their lives. My name is mehdi ahmad and my years old is ten years old. And what has been happening in the last two days? you had to