This is gps, the Global Public square. Welcome to all of you in the United States and around the world. Im Fareed Zakaria coming to you live from new york. Today on the program, the Israeli Security cabinet has just officially declared a state of war. After yesterday mornings stunning Surprise Attack by hamas. More than 500 israelis have died in the assault with thousands wounded. The death toll on the palestinian side has surpassed 300 as Isreal Retaliates against gaza. The idf said its goal is to control all of the gaza strip and kill all of the terrorists in our territory, unquote. Ill talk to former Israeli Foreign minister zippy liveny and mustafa and Naftali Bennett about what has happened so far and what comes next. Also, tom freedman, one time jerusalem times bureau chief will help us look at the big picture of todays middle east. Lets go straight so Cnn International diplomatic editor Nic Robertson who is on Theize Raely Side of the border with gaza near the Northeast Corner o
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In los angeles in this is americas late news fox news at night. And breaking tonight the battle of the flags. The Palestinian Flag has flown on so many College Campuses this week but today administers at George Washington university ordered the large American Flag directly above a sea of pro Palestinian Protesters. You see right there flying high on the statue of George Washington. And earlier this week the nypd toward down a Palestinian Flag and raise the Stars Stripes once again on the university of new yorks campus in these unc Frat Brothers defended the flag amid pro palestinian protests on their campus. More on that later. Those of course our snapshots of the campus chaos that is gripped so many colleges this week. Campuses have been trash. Learning has certainly been lost in Graduation Ceremonies have been canceled. While many protesters argue a powerful point has been made. Certainly some universities will never be the same. Weve got Fox Team Coverage here in los angeles but fir
We seen that before in 2006 uh and and the year 2000 uh you know during the war of lebanon when the israelies tried to occupy lebanon, same thing there, it took some time after developments after experience, after unification between the resistance groups and uh good wise leadership, we seen that lebanon was liberated by the from the zionist entity and from the zionist soldiers and they were kicked out and sharon was kicked out, and soon hopefully we will see netanyahu kicked out of palestine. And uh hopefully we can see him also arrested and prosecuted uh exactly how we see these idf soldiers uh we see them they were so weak, mean any entity that is built on oppression and stealing and and being illegitimate is always weak, we now this is the the the revelation of this, were of its revealing in front of us and were seeing the weakness of the design is entity, and like the. The the correspondent from uh palestine was just saying that there is no innocent people there that are that are
Of Israeli Soldiers taken captive by fighters. Hamas military commander mohammadMohammed Deif hamas military commander Mohammed Deif announced the start of the operation in a broadcast on hamas media, calling on palestinians everywhere to fight. Israels military has been striking targets in gaza in response. At least 161 palestinians are confirmed dead there. We had that in the last half an hour. Overiooo we had that in the last half an hour. Over 1000 palestinians have hour. 0ver1000 Palestinians have been injured. I can also tell you now that there is a state of National Emergency right across israel. Richard galpin has the latest. This was a Surprise Attack on israel by the militant palestinian group, hamas. Its claiming its launched 5,000 rockets injust 20 minutes. Some have hit the city of ashkelon causing damage. Amongst those on the ground, more hamas fighters heading into the battle. There is also footage apparently showing a captured israeli tank. A senior hamas commander has