Were continuing to follow the breaking ns in The Middle East, where the israelhamas war is poised to enter a new phase. Just one week after hamas executed that horrific and seismic Terrorist Attack on southern israel, 1400 people have been killed in israel so far. And more than 2300 in gaza. 29 americans were also killed, and 15 remain missing, according to the state department. Today, the Prime Minister conveyed his emergency israeli cabinet, and said that hamas thought wed be demolished. Its we who will demolish hamas. Thats after three senior Israeli Military officers were telling the New York Times that Israeli Forces are preparing to invade the gaza strip in the coming days. Their ultimate goal, according to the reporting, is to capture gaza city. Destroy the enclaves current leadership, and wipe out the top political and Military Hierarchy of hamas. The risks are high here, for israeli troops, as they face the challenge of Urban Warfare and a narrow and tightly packed gaza. They
Los angeles. The Israeli Military releasing a statement moments ago saying it has killed a senior hamas member involved in planning last saturdays horrific attacks in israel. Murad abu murad was killed in a strike targeting a building in the gaza strip. We also just received some new video showing the damage from the israeli city of ashkelon. Hamas armed wing al qassam saying friday that it launched 150 rockets toward that city. There are now reports whether any israelis. No report, should i say, whether any israelis were injured in that attack. Its been exactly one week now since hamas staged those shocking, brutal and deadly attacks against israel. Israel has been striking back hard all week. Now, the Israeli Military says Commando Units are conducting localized ground raids in gaza. And a short while ago, they also issued a statement that more than 120 civilians are confirmed to be held captive by hamas in gaza. The idf also continuing to pound gaza from the sky. Hundreds of thousan
Of funding in a few weeks, and also because the white house will be asking congress presently for an aid package for israel, one that by all accounts so far cant pass without a speaker. Lets goat that story first, and then right back to israel where things are rapidly unfolding as well. Jake sherman, Cofounder Of Punch Bowl News and msnbc political contributor. Thanks for being with us. What exactly is going on . So scalise, katy, won the republican conferences nomination to be speaker. This is the initial process by which the republican conference caps their candidate to be the speaker for a house floor vote. As you noted, he only won with 113 votes. That is nothing. That is more than 100 votes shy of winning the speakership and in an alarming sign for mr. Scalise, he has several republicans already saying that they will not vote for him on the floor. Now, some of that could be bluster. We dont know, but tom massey of kentucky, max miller of ohio both have said they have not committed
People have been taken and are killed. That is, we are really going to see this unfold in the next days and weeks. 100 . Have you heard directly from the people that were able to escape, that music and Dance Festival which apparently had thousands of people . Yeah, they spoke to my brother. They are one of them is in the hospital. The other one is at home. Did they talk at all about what they experienced and how they were able to get away . I havent heard details. I think there is a lot of trauma and processing going on. Were only really getting the details in the coming weeks. I will share that another one of my friends is an Avid Festival Goer here in tel aviv. She told me that many of her Community Members were there. Many, many, many of her friends have yet to respond to her. Shes fearing for the worst. Rachel, do you feel safe right now in your apartment, in your community . I feel physically safe in my apartment and in my community. I trust that the idf is doing what they can to
Weeknight today on in an this is cnn Breaking News hello and welcome. Im Becky Anderson in abu dhabi for you. While wrongs, unprecedented drone and missile attacks on israel appear to have subsided. That is, according to us officials, this though, is what it all looked like. A few hours ago idf says, more than 3,300 missiles and drones were fired on israel overnight and 99 its worth intercepted. Thats 300 missiles fired on israel overnight, 99 intercepted the attack lasted approximately five hours. Israel says a sevenyearold girl was injured by shrapnel from an interceptor. Missile. But there are no injuries directly from the Attack Tech Ron says the attack was in response to an israeli strike on Irans Embassy in damascus earlier. This month and that the matter can be regarded as quote, concluded, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken on the phone with us president joe biden. He told mr. Netanyahu the attacks were largely unsuccessful, which was a win. He said four israel, cnns