[background noises] text this is a fox news alert. Rocket strikes ramping up as israel prepares for a massive Ground Offensive on Hamas Terrorists in gaza. Civilians in Northern Gaza scrambling right now to evacuate. Good evening to you. With the special coverage of the attack against israel. It is 11 00 p. M. Here in new york city. 6 00 a. M. And israel and the war now claiming more than 3200 lives since hamas launched its initial attack on israel just one week ago. State department spokespersons conference to Fox 29 Americans have now been killed in israel. And 15 u. S. Citizens are unaccounted for board president bryden vowing to bring those american hostages home. To those Holding American hostages in gaza, you say what . I say we are going to do everything in our power to find them. Everything in our power. I am not going to go into the detail of that. But we are working on it. Those 15 part of a larger group. Hamas has taken over one or 50 total hostages. Israeli def Defense Forc
Ordered the Al Awda Hospital to evacuate by 6am local time. Hamas has urged residents to stay put. More thani Million People are believed to live in the north of gaza. There are warnings that the humanitarian crisis in the territory is deepening, with shortages of food, clean water and electricity. There have already been several days of air strikes on gaza. The Palestinian Health Ministry Says israeli strikes have killed at least 1900 people in gaza, including 614 children. The Palestinian Authoritys representative at the un compared the Current Situation to the mass palestinian migration after the creation of the state of israel, which palestinians call the nakbah , or catastrophe. We should not allow as humans and of defenders of International Humanitarian law and as the un and the Security Council to allow, after 75 years of nakbah, another nakbah on our people by d populating the gaza strip of its 2. 3 million and through them outside and make it an egyptian problem. The Israeli
Hamas, has urged residents to stay put. More thani Million People are believed to live in the north of gaza. There are warnings that the humanitarian crisis in the territory is deepening with shortages of food, clean water and electricity. Strikes from israel are continuing in gaza tonight. These are pictures from the last hour or so. Hamas Officials Say that on friday 70 people, mostly women and children, were killed by israeli air strikes on convoys fleeing gaza city. The Palestinian Health Ministry Says israeli strikes have killed at least 1,900 people in gaza in retaliation for the more than 1,300 people who have died in israel since the hamas attack on saturday. Those were pictures from a few minutes ago. And we can show you the situation in gaza right now. Its a little after 5 00 in the morning. As you can see, it is completely dark. As weve been reporting, fuel and electricity are in short supply. Residents in the north continue to flee under israeli evacuation orders. Hamas Off
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
Raids inside gaza ahead of an expected ground offensive. Thousands of palestinians remain on the move after being told to leave Northern Gaza by midnight. Thats in two hours time. All day, civilians have been fleeing by car, on the back of trucks and on foot. Israels military dropped leaflets telling people to leave their homes and move south. The Evacuation Order affects an area home to more than a Million People. Israel has massed soldiers near gaza. They could be ordered to move into the densely populated enclave. The Israeli Military has said it knew it will take longer than 2a hours to evacuate so many people, but has blamed hamas for telling people to ignore the warning. There have already been several days of air strikes on gaza, which have killed around 1500 palestinians. The un has called on israel to withdraw its order, warning of devastating humanitarian consequences. Heres the bbc S International editorjeremy bowen reporting from jerusalem. To win a war, a country has to br