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
The number of americans killed in israel is rising. Here are tonights headlines. Israel launches a new seizure of gaza, as hamas threatens to kill hostages. The bloodshed continues after a deadly weekend, taking the lives of hundreds of israelis and palestinians. Our Holly Williams is near the front lines. We been hearing incoming rocket fire, forcing our team to scramble for cover just minutes ago. Norah the horror at a Music Festival. Overtaken by terror. More than 200 People Killed by hamas militants. Others taken hostage at gun gunpoint. Thats it. Im going to die. Speak with the u. S. Begins airlifting weapons and munitions to israel as u. S. Warships move into position off israels coas. And an american professor tells us he was on the phone with his daughter when she was killed. Go back to my country, my people. Protests from both sides. One side yelling free palestine. The other shouting terrorist. Norah you are inside with your kids and your huddled together. Yes. Norah where ar
Military bases. More than 700 killed in israel. Americans said to be among the victims. More than 400 dead in gaza. Israel reports more than a hundred men, women and children of all ages were pulled from their homes, dragged off the streets and dragged back to gaza to be used as human shells. Israel vows to respond with mighty vengeance. The chilling scene at a Music Festival that came under attack by hamas a young woman forced on to a motorcycle pleading dont kill me, Israeli Rescuers reporting at least 260 bodies have now been removed from the site. James longman with a mother who describes the phone call from her now missing 22yearold daughter. Growing concerns tonight about what appears to a catastrophic failure by israeli intelligence. The worst attack against israel in 50 years. Security experts suggest the massive assault was in the works for months. Theres growing speculation now about the possible role of iran in the attack. Were Warning Signs missed . Matt getman is standing
In the worst attack here in decades. 11 americans among the dead. The stunning images. Hamas attacking by land, sea, and air, dropping out of the sky on paragliders and opening fire on a Music Festival. 260 people massacred there. The new drone images revealing the scope of destruction. Hamas now threatening to kill hostages after kidnapping more than 100. The white house now warning americans are likely among them. The horrifying videos. A woman ripped away from her boyfriend. A 12yearold boy taken away by hamas gunmen. We spoke with his family. You keep coming back to the video . Its something that no parent, no human can ever imagine, to see a child in the hands of terrorists. The desperate race to save the abducted. Israel calling up 300,000 reservists. Is a Ground Offensive coming . Our Richard Engel near the gaza border taking cover under fire. He joins us tonight. And President Biden huddling with advisers as the u. S. Moves a strike group closer to israel. The growing questions