carried out a mass shooting. why wasn t he stopped some. and taking action, the plan to counter anti-semitic threats on college campuses. the president himself saying he is very concerned. good morning to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m kasie hunt. it is tuesday, october 31. h happy halloween. israeli military says they hit some 300 targets on monday including hamas compounds inside tunnels. the idf say their troops killed four prominent operatives. the mmprime minister rejecting calls for a ceasefire saying this is a time for war. i want to make clear israel s position regarding the ceasefire. just as the united states would not agree to a ceasefire after the bombing of pearl harbor or the terrorist attack of th9/11, israel will not agree after the horrific attacks of october 7. calls for a ceasefire are calls to surrender to hamas, to terrorism, to barberarbarbarism. that won t happen. and the number of hostages is updated to 239. freed
later. thank you for joining us. i m kasie hunt. don t go anywhere. cnn this morning starts right now. good morning, everyone. glad you re with us. i m poppy harlow with phil mattingly in new york. the number of hostages believed to be in gaza has risen, 240. according to the israeli military. this comes as israeli soldiers and tanks push deeper into the gaza strip with prime minister benjamin netanyahu refusing to halt the ground and air assault on hamas. just as the united states would not agree to a cease fire after the bombing of pearl harbor or after the terrorist attack of 9/11, israel will not agree cessation with hamas after the horrific attacks on october 7th. calls for a cease fire are calls for israel to surrender to hamas. hamas has released a hostage video of these three israeli women being held captive. one of them begs netanyahu to secure their release. netanyahu called the video cruel propaganda. troops have been battling terrorist cells armed with