Today. More than 1,000 have died. All signs point to a Ground Invasion from israel becoming imminent. President biden announcing the american death toll has risen to 14 and confirming that americans are among the hostages. As president , i have no higher priority than the safety of americans being held hostage around the world. Secretary austin today reinforcing the president s message. The United States continues to stand firm with israel and the israeli people. We will continue to ensure that israel has what it needs to keep itself and its citizens safe. Good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell in washington. President biden spoke by phone with israels Prime Minister netanyahu this Morning Again and will meet with Jewish American Community Leaders at the white house this afternoon after promising to stand by israel following the vicious hamas terror attack. The first resupply of u. S. Weapons did arrive overnight. Pentagon officials are confirming the Uss Gerald Ford led by an Aircraft
And, israels allies have shown their support through displays like this. Heres berlins Brandenburg Gate lit up in white and blue to show support for israel. Lets show you live pictures from gaza now. And weve seen renewed israelis airstrikes overnight, as we head towards dawn in the region. Israel has responded to hamas attack with devastating air strikes including in the last few hours. Have a look at this new video coming in to the bbc. Explosions. The latest developments come as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his Security Cabinet has approved plans to destroy the military and governmental capabilities of hamas and islamichhad. Netanyahu has said israel is, quote, at war after the hamas raid early saturday morning. Israels government says hamas launched more than 2,000 rockets into the country, killing more than 250 people and wounding over 1100 others. Officials in the gaza strip say over 230 people have been killed and over 1700 were injured in retaliatory strikes. The Un
The Early Morning assault began with a barrage of rocket fire from gaza just after dawn with explosions heard on the streets of ashkelon. Sderot, which is near gaza, is thought to have been infiltrated by militants. Heres the latest on what we know at this hour. Israels public broadcaster is reporting that after 18 hours, hostages being held in a dining room in kibbutz be eri have been released. Israel has also confirmed that the commander of the nahal brigade, coloneljonathan steinberg, was killed in fighting on saturday. Meanwhile, Major Airlines have cancelled dozens of flights to tel aviv. They include american airlines, air france, lufthansa, emirates, and ryanair, among others. Lets show you live pictures from gaza now. Were hearing that the israeli army has asked residents of seven different areas across the gaza strip which you can see there on your screens to leave their homes and move to the city centres or take refuge in shelters in preparation for Launching Attacks against
Lets show you live pictures from gaza now. The israeli army has asked residents of several different areas across the gaza strip to leave their homes. Move to the city centres or take refuge in shelters in preparation for Launching Attacks against hamas targets. Witnesses told the bbc that dozens of families had started leaving their homes and were sheltering in un schools. This comes as israeli troops are still going house to house to clear communities after the saturday assault. We are hearing there is still fighting ongoing in Southern Israel at this hour. Lets get some reaction now from washington. Us Secretary Of State Antony Blinken spoke with several of his european counterparts. State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller says they discussed and condemned the hamas attacks and underlined the us support for israels right to defend itself. Live now to elliot abrams, who served in the George W Bush and trump administrations. Welcome to you. Thank you for joining us. The Biden Adm
Lets show you live pictures from gaza now. This comes as israeli troops are still going house to house to clear communities after the saturday assault thats according to an Israel Defense forces spokesman. The latest developments come as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his Security Cabinet has approved plans to destroy the military and governmental capabilities of hamas and islamichhad. Netanyahu has said israel is at war after a surprise and unprecedented raid by Palestinian Militants on israel territory early saturday morning. On israel territory early saturday morning. Israels government says hamas launched more than 2000 rockets into the country, killing more than 250 people and wounding over 1100 others. Officials in the gaza strip say over 230 people have been killed and over 1700 were injured in retaliatory strikes. The Un Security Council plans to meet about the violence in the region tomorrow. The Early Morning assault began with a barrage of rocket fire from gaza just