Hello and welcome to our viewers joining us from the United States and all around the world. Im laila harrak. Its now 8 00 a. M. In israel where that country is more than gore hours into the most serious threat to its security in modern memory. Perhaps ever. You are looking now at live pictures of ashkalon as the sun comes up. Its widely expected a massive Military Operation will soon engulf this palestinian enclave. Hamas video shows a group of militants storming the gaza border on saturday. One of the most fortified places on the border. Israel confirms a significant number of israelis, including at least one soldier, have been captured by hamas militants. The image youre about to see is deeply disturbing. It shows the motionless body of a Hostage Being paraded in gaza in the back of a vehicle. Persons whereabouts and condition are currently unknown. The Israeli Militarys warning Palestinian Civilians in gaza to leave their homes immediately because of the Military Reprisals to come.
Oh, and all on the most reliable 5g Mobile Network nationwide. Wireless that works for you. Its not just possible. Its happening. Good evening. Im jake tapper and this is special coverage of israel at war. Americas closest ally in the middle east and its only democracy is under attack as we speak in a highly coordinated staged Terrorist Attack by hamas, an attack on israeli civilians unlike anything that israel has ever seen, according to the Prime Minister of israel. Netanyahu, Prime Minister netanyahu, is vowing to take, quote, mighty vengeance. Thousands of rockets lighting up the skies over gaza city. The death toll has risen tonight to at least 300 israelis killed. More than 1,500 injured after Hamas Terrorists invaded several israeli towns earlier today, by air, land, and sea at daybreak. A surprise attack, shooting at civilians, kidnapping many along with Israeli Soldiers. The Israeli Defense forces said the number of civilians captured by hamas is, quote, a significant number,
Rockets being fired on. Still fighting down south. People are still inside their home, their safe room, their Bomb Shelters and are forces are down there doing everything they can to get the terrorists to stop attacking our civilians. We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. This is a Special Edition of the situation room. Israel at war. Were following all the Breaking News in israel. Want to go to clarissa ward. She and her team have just made it into the city north of gaza. Tell our viewers what you are seeing there. Reporter its quiet right at this moment, wolf, but as we were driving into town about an hour and a half ago, it was a very different picture. I think you should be able to show our viewers some of that video. Just an extraordinary barrage of rockets. At least two we know made a direct impact. The iron dome activated, lighting up the night sky and really even by the standard of what we have been seeing over and over again
for targeting american troops. is tehran getting the message? is the message from us strong enough as we say good morning. a big two hours coming your way. i m bill hemmer in new york. dana: can you hear me now, iran? i m dana perino and this is america s newsroom. we have a big show for you today. united states bombing a weapons warehouse in eastern syria last night. the second time the u.s. struck iranian proxies in the past two weeks. here is what john kirby said just this morning. we are sending a strong signal to the revolutionary guard corps and tehran. we ll do what we have to do to protect our troops and forces. bill: the strike was in response to a flurry of attacks on u.s. bases over the past 2 1/2 weeks. the bombings have injured more than 40 americans stationed overseas. sources say it is dumb luck that no one has been killed yet. dana: those attacks started after the bombing of a gaza hospital october 17th. israel denied responsibility for that deadly b
house judiciary committee pressing him on his five-year investigation into hunter biden and his overseas business interests and we ll have more on that straight ahead. but first. election day in america. you might not have one but there are elections happening in several states and several high-stakes races we re watching including virginia where every state, senate and house seat is up for grabs. republicans are looking to take full control of the legislature and implement a conservative agenda fully. welcome to a new hour of america s newsroom, i m dana perino. a busy hour. bill: yes, it is. i m bill hemmer, good morning at home. we re watching a number of other critical contests. voters in ohio will decide whether or not the right to abortion should be enshrined in the state constitution. a high-stakes gubernatorial race in kentucky. governor beshear the democrat is fighting to keep his seat there. dana: virginia is being seen as a big test for governor youngkin. he