Take a live look from the gaza strip tonight. Just hitting 9 a. M. There local time on wednesday. Israel continues to intensify its attacks ahead of a likely ground assault. Tonight a spokesperson with the Israeli Defense forces now says more than 1200 israelis have been killed since the fighting erupted on saturday. And officials in gaza say at least 900 people have died there following israeli airstrikes. Around 150 people are being held hostage by hamas and other militant groups. Some of them are americans. The white house says there are 20 us citizens who are unaccounted for. President biden promised unwavering support following a call earlier today with israels Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu. We stand with israel and we stand with israel. And we will make sure america has what it needs to take care of its citizens and defend itself and respond to this attack. Theres no justification for terrorism and all the response im getting from israel , practically 24 over seven has been v
Ac 360 with anderson also in israel tonight starts now. Good evening. It is 3 00 a. M. In israel where more evidence comes to light of the barbarity, the cruelty and depravity with which hamas began these Terror Attacks some four days ago. There is new video and accounts of what these killers inflicted up close on young and old, men, women, children, innocents. Youll hear from survivors tonight. President biden weighed in on it today and confirmed there are americans being held by hamas, and well by you that as well. But first, the latest on where things stand. Wee wre in about 19 or 20 mienls north of gaza. And its there in gaza within the last few minutes there were more strikes. And you can just hear a large thump of a distant explosion to the immediate south in ashkelon, essentially forces say they killed three militants overnight during a gun battle in the industrial area. Above ashkelon and throughout the day more incoming rockets for iron dome defenses to cope with. You see the
Their lives as well. It is you buried your son today and it is heartbreaking. Thank you for spending time with us on this awful day. Thank you for having me here. And thanks for tribute to our family, to our sons memory. It is thank you. Thank you for joining us. Alongside Boris Sanchez in washington, the lead with jake tapper starts now. This is cnn breaking news. Welcome to the lead, im jake tapper. And we start with breaking news. The white house said 20 or more americans are missing in israel. This is an addition to the 14 americans killed. This is after the Terrorist Attacks carried out by hamas. U. S. Officials say it is not clear if all of the these 20 americans missing are being held hostage, just that as of now, their currently unaccounted for. This aunnouncement came minutes ago after a speech by President Biden where he pledged support for israel, The Pure Unadulterated evil of hamas. Hamas offers nothing but terror and blood shed with no regard to who pays the price. And le
Youve had a little bit of time to reflect. I just wonder how you are feeling and how you would characterise the mood of israel right now. Stephen, we are in pain. We are in deep pain when we are actually still counting the number of casualties. We are not even burying the dead yet. The numbers are beyond imagination. We are talking about almost 800 people who were killed, massacred. The barbaric terrorists went into the villages, communities, and during a morning of a quiet holiday, they committed a horrible massacre. And today, we actually seeing those pictures and we are in deep pain. At the same time, we are regrouping. We realise that we have no other choice but to defend ourselves and we are getting ready, getting ready to fight back, to stand up strong, to fight back evil. Thats exactly what will happen in the next few days. We will continue to support the families. Until today, we dont know the exact number of people who were kidnapped into gaza. And im not talking about soldier
Language ] i thought at first it was some kind of photoshop, the arabs did, she tells me. I didnt think such a thing could be possible. You didnt believe it . No. My daughter, no. How did she look to you here . Afraid, shock. Maya was shocked when she later saw this 30minute hamas video live streamed on facebook. Her former husband has a leg wound and is taken away. [ speaking in a nonenglish language ] armed gunmen question his partner, their son, and the two terrified daughters. [ speaking in a nonenglish language ] theyre my whole life, those girls, she says. Theyre everything i wanted all my life. [ speaking in a nonenglish language ] this is my existence, to be a mother. Its all i wanted. I didnt want to be rich. I didnt want to be married. I didnt want anything. I wanted to be a mom. To feel close to her daughter, she wears a tie dyed dress she made for her. I love you. She has given dna samples to authorities but says shes heard nothing since then. Shes desperate and just wants