And streets completely torn apart. The desperate population pushed to the brink as basic services fail. And later, the search for the missing, President Biden set to speak today to the families of americans taken hostage by hamas as he denounces the terror attack. This is not even human behavior, it is pure barbarism. And were going to do everything in our power to get them home if we can find them. On what is happening on the ground, joining us now, ellison barber, along the israelgaza border. What are you seeing . Reporter hey, lester, hey, jose, you can probably hear a little bit where we are. There are helicopters that have been circling overhead, gaza just back in the direction behind us. You see we have seen throughout the last hour or so, a number of smoke plumes popping up and you can hear the Bombardment Taking place inside gaza. It is like a lull of thunder, but just one after another after another. We have been here for the last couple of hours and have just watched some of
Streets of cities all over the globe as well. Former leader of hamas, the terrorist, put out his own call, an allcall for people to support those killed in a day of jihad. He said he wants all of those Hamas Terrorists to know that they are supported. He has asked they protest all over the world and then anything they can do on their own. Not really sure yet what that could be but the world is tightening its security. Im Harris Faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. Israel has offered palestinians a way out before they move in and invade gaza and hunt down the monsters who attacked them. Reports, though, that hamas is telling those more than 1. 1 million civilians, their own people, the palestinians, not to evacuate Northern Gaza and get to safety. Dont do that, which puts them critically in the middle to die. Secretary of state Antony Blinken overwhelmed after seeing the images of the brutality by hamas that sparked the war. Images so horrific, too horrific for us to show. Its be
Fears and think clearly and strategically, and what is the best way to navigate this incredibly labyrinth and topography of the middle east. We are appreciative of the position of the president of the United States, and i have been involved in Foreign Relations for years as a historian and practitioner and i have never heard a speech like that, and we were all watching here with tears in our eye, and as the president spoke, and also when the Secretary Of State was here, and the things that he said about his personal connection, and we deeply, deeply appreciate it at this time, and we will defend ourselves. Ambassador, as so many people can say that im not unique in this and i have known you and reported on you and covered on you and interviewed you for a long time, and this is such a different time, and thank you for coming on. It is. Thank you. Thank you. We will talk again soon. So with that, we are going to continue our coverage right now on everything that is developing and playing
Headline. We have heard more harrowing accounts about the events in Southern Israel on saturday. One of the most shocking massacres took place. We have this report which is the report contains things that viewers may find upsetting. The . Viewers may find upsetting. They were Shooting Viewers may find upsetting. They were shooting people. Viewers may find upsetting. Tue were shooting people. Shooting viewers may find upsetting. Ttez1. Were shooting people. Shooting kids. The people said, please, no. They are the survivors. This woman and her boyfriend escaped from her mass hamass massacre. She was shot six times in the leg. Irate shot six times in the leg. We started to shot six times in the leg. We started to hear shot six times in the leg. Started to hear gunshots. One apartment, one apartment, one apartment, one apartment, one apartment, they start to break the windows, break the doors, and they start to shoot you. The sounds of people screaming. The start to shoot you. The sounds o
In recovering bodies, saying he feared the city risked an epidemic of infection from the large number of bodies under the rubble and in the water. The libyan red crescent described the scene as like a bombardment and earthquake at the same time. When the dams collapsed, a wall of water weighing 1. 5 Million Tonnes crashed down the wadi derna river, gouging out huge parts of the city, before reaching the sea. To give you a sense of the power of that tsunami, 20 centimetres of fast moving water, is enough to knock adults off their feet. Here, there was three metres of water sweeping away everything in its path. The human cost is colossal this man hasjust found his son and begs Rescue Workers not to touch him. Desperate scenes repeated again and again, some people have lost 30, 40, 50 members of their extended family. Lets start by hearing from one survivor who describes what he went through. Translation we woke up at around three or 3. 30 in the morning. We heard a large bang. Anyone who