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BBCNEWS Verified July 3, 2024

In gaza overnight. 560 palestinians are reported dead. A hamas spokesman claimed that four israelis had been taken hostage and had been killed in the air strikes, a claim that has not been verified. The Israeli Military says it has regained control of all southern communities attacked by hamas, it warned isolated pockets of fighters could still remain. Hamas has continued to Fire Missiles into israel, targeting jerusalem, the airport near tel aviv and ashkelon. Israels iron dome has intercepted many of the rockets. At least 700 israelis have been killed, including at least 260 at a music festival. It is believed about 100 israelis are being held hostage in gaza. There are reports that mediators in qatar have had contact with officials to negotiate the release of israeli women and children. Palestinian Health Officials say at least 15 people have been killed like 1500 people have been killed like 1500 people have been killed by an Israeli Attack on a refugee camp in gaza. The un says mr hundred and 20. People in gaza have now been displaced from their home israel is nothing forces from gaza. Let me show you live pictures in gaza city because it is calm at the moment, but relentlessly through the last hours and overnight we have seen Missile Strikes. Israel says it has called up thousands of reservists. In just a moment, called up thousands of reservists. Injust a moment, we will hear called up thousands of reservists. In just a moment, we will hear from a journalist in tel aviv on israels trauma and we will also speak to the senior palestinian, who is head of the northern refugee council. We will talk to him on the threat of that siege we were talking about and sir richard dalton, the former British Ambassador, with on time experience on the region, willjoin us live on this programme, but we start this hour with our coverage on this report from our correspondence, yolande knell. The heavy bombardment continues. Volleys of palestinian rockets being fired from gaza. And israel is hitting back hard, saying hamas will pay the price for a surprise attack, the most deadly day the country has ever known. Im the most deadly day the country has ever known ever known. Im really sorry that ou have ever known. Im really sorry that you have to ever known. Im really sorry that you have to go ever known. Im really sorry that you have to go through ever known. Im really sorry that you have to go through this. Ever known. Im really sorry that you have to go through this. For| you have to go through this. For this man,. , you have to go through this. For this man. You have to go through this. For this man,. , ,. , this man, this has been playing out on his familys this man, this has been playing out on his familys whatsapp this man, this has been playing out on his familys whatsapp group. I this man, this has been playing out| on his familys whatsapp group. His relatives live next to gaza and on saturday his relative hit from hamas gunmen in her home. She saturday his relative hit from hamas gunmen in her home. Gunmen in her home. She is saying aoodb e, gunmen in her home. She is saying goodbye. She gunmen in her home. She is saying goodbye. She is gunmen in her home. She is saying goodbye, she is sending gunmen in her home. She is saying goodbye, she is sending this gunmen in her home. She is saying goodbye, she is sending this heart| goodbye, she is sending this heart and she is saying that. Im not sure were going to survive this. She did survive, but five members of the family are now missing, including her 80 year old mother and children. They are thought to be among 100 hostages now being held in gaza. This video appears to show this boy, who is nine, being snatched. She wants them released like he wants them released. Just aet them like he wants them released. Just get them out like he wants them released. Just get them out of this confrontation. It is not for kids, it is not for other people. I dont think there is any war ethics that were not violated here. Even war has rules and ethics, limits. And ethics, limits. Untiltoday israels security and ethics, limits. Untiltoday israels Security Forces and ethics, limits. Untiltoday israels Security Forces have i and ethics, limits. Untiltoday. Israels Security Forces have been fighting militants holding out on the south of the country. This infiltration and its bloody aftermath are unprecedented. Jt is. Aftermath are unprecedented. It is, b far, the aftermath are unprecedented. It is, by far. The worst aftermath are unprecedented. It is, by far, the worst day aftermath are unprecedented. It is, by far, the worst day in aftermath are unprecedented. Jt 3 by far, the worst day in israeli history. Never before have so many israelis been killed by one single thing, let alone an Enemy Activity on one day. And if you are americans and want to compare this to something in american history, then this could be a 911 and a Pearl Harbour wrapped into one. find this could be a 911 and a Pearl Harbour wrapped into one. And in gaza, harbour wrapped into one. And in gaza. Which harbour wrapped into one. And in gaza, which are harbour wrapped into one. And in gaza, which are seen harbour wrapped into one. And in gaza, which are seen repeated i harbour wrapped into one. And in gaza, which are seen repeated rounds of deadly fighting with israel since hamas took over 16 years ago, this conflict feels dangerously intense. Translation more . Conflict feels dangerously intense. Translation conflict feels dangerously intense. Translation . ,. , translation now they are destroying homes without translation now they are destroying homes without warning translation now they are destroying homes without warning while translation now they are destroying homes without warning while people homes without warning while people are sleeping, with the aim to displace and to destroy, and to uproot them from this land. However, we refused to be uprooted. We have firm roots in this land. Hamas new firm roots in this land. Hamas now sa s that firm roots in this land. Hamas now says that the firm roots in this land. Hamas now says that the latest firm roots in this land. Hamas now says that the latest air strikes here have now killed several hostages, but there is no sign of a letup in the exchange of fire. The human toll here is immense. Your land knell, bbc news, tel aviv. Were joined now by werejoined now by ina, who is a Freelance Journalist based in tel aviv writing for the sunday times, among other publications. Thank you so much forjoining us here in the programme. Let me start by asking you your assessment of the mood, the psychological trauma bearing israel, given what we saw in the weekend. Yes, hello, the mood here is extremely heavy, very, everyone is extremely heavy, very, everyone is extremely upset and shocked, still. I spent the day today reporting from a missing person centre that has just been established near israels main airport. The scenes you see the area just devastating, you see families coming in, mothers and fathers coming in, clutching belongings longing to their missing children, and then coming out looking completely destroyed and shell shocked. The centre is not releasing any details as to what happened to the missing people as yet. They are gathering dna samples, they are gathering as much information as possible, but people who are coming and theyre absolutely destroyed by what has been happening and full of terrible stories of people being held hostage or going missing at this rave, which has claimed about a third of the total number of victims so far. Terrible stories from that music festival, terrible stories. We are up festival, terrible stories. We are up narrow screen now, looking at pictures at ashkelon, where there were more Missile Strikes a little earlier in the day. Do people still feel unsafe . Feel unsafe . Yes, extremely so. Still, feel unsafe . Yes, extremely so. Still. Even feel unsafe . Yes, extremely so. Still, even in feel unsafe . Yes, extremely so. Still, even in central feel unsafe . Yes, extremely so. Still, even in central israel, feel unsafe . Yes, extremely so. | still, even in central israel, never mind the southern part of israel. Everything is closed, the schools and kindergartens are closed, there is barely anyone out in the streets and now it is even more worrying is that in the past few minutes there have been some developments on the northern front. There were some lebanese gunmen who infiltrated israeli territory. Israel has shot them and now there are conducting some shooting in lebanon and this is something people have been absolutely terrified of, the possibility of a second front opening up. We are still far away from that, hezbollah has said they are not the ones who sent the gunman into israel. But residents in northern parts of israel have been told to go into Bomb Shelters. This is in addition to those in the south, some of whom are still running in and out of Bomb Shelters due to rockets from gaza. Irate running in and out of Bomb Shelters due to rockets from gaza. Due to rockets from gaza. We are seeinr due to rockets from gaza. We are seeing exactly due to rockets from gaza. We are seeing exactly what due to rockets from gaza. We are seeing exactly what youre due to rockets from gaza. We are | seeing exactly what youre talking about there on the borders with lebanon and israel, Border Exchanges that you were describing, we have been reporting in the last hour or so. So that is ongoing, but of course we have also seen the build up of reservists, of Military Hardware on the border with gaza. The government announcing that siege earlier, but what else are you hearing that is being considered . Actually, related to the build up on the gaza border, what i have been hearing from many interviewees is that soldiers have been called up, Tens Of Thousands of reservists have been called up and they are sending messages back home, we dont have the equipment, we dont have the helmets, we dont have the necessary things in place and this is sending shock waves throughout the population of israel because the idf command a bigger share of the nations budget, this is the big calling card of the country, everyone knows the idf and it seems not only has the idf being caught off guard on saturday morning, now it seems to be sort of shifting on its footing as things are getting more serious. Now, no one has confirmed this, this is still at the level of hearsay, but this is something we are definitely looking into as journalists. Jmua something we are definitely looking into as journalists. Into as ournalists. Inna lazareva, thank into as journalists. Inna lazareva, Thank Ou Into as journalists. Inna lazareva, thank you for into as journalists. Inna lazareva, thank you forjoining into as journalists. Inna lazareva, thank you forjoining us into as journalists. Inna lazareva, thank you forjoining us live into as journalists. Inna lazareva, thank you forjoining us live there j thank you forjoining us live there from tel aviv. Lets talk now to General Secretary of the Palestinian National initiative. Thank you for being here with us on the programme. 0n the bbc. 0n thank you for being here with us on the programme. 0n the bbc. On a human level this is disastrous what we are seeing, isnt it . We are seeing, isnt it . Absolutely and let me we are seeing, isnt it . Absolutely and let me start we are seeing, isnt it . Absolutely and let me start by we are seeing, isnt it . Absolutely and let me start by saying we are seeing, isnt it . Absolutely and let me start by saying that we are seeing, isnt it . Absolutely and let me start by saying that i i and let me start by saying that i feel sorry for any civilian lives lost, whether it is palestinian or israeli. But at the same time, what is happening now on gaza is totally unacceptable and it is declared officially by the Israeli Government, by netanyahu, who in my opinion is behaving like a war criminal, declaring total acts of collective punishment against 2. 2 Million People living in more than one hundredths foot square miles cutting off electricity, water, supplies, food supplies, medications, medicines. I received since the morning so many calls for people with cancer, people with Heart Disease you cannot get to their treatment and at the same time, he is conducting air strikes, telling people of gaza are that they should leave their homes. Where should leave their homes. Where should they go to . 70 of the population of gaza, 2. 2 Million People, were ethnically cleansed by israel in 1948. There are refugees in gaza and now he wants to put them in gaza and now he wants to put them in the sea. This is so. J in gaza and now he wants to put them in the sea. This is so. In the sea. This is so. I will come back in the sea. This is so. I will come back to in the sea. This is so. I will come back to what in the sea. This is so. I will come back to what is in the sea. This is so. I will come back to what is going l in the sea. This is so. I will. Come back to what is going on in gaza in a moment, but in terms of what we witnessed from hamas over the weekend and they continued to fire rockets into israel, it was wanton killing, it was executions, kidnappings. That was an outrage plain and simple, wasnt it . Yes. Kidnappings. That was an outrage plain and simple, wasnt it . Yes, i know, plain and simple, wasnt it . Yes, i know. There plain and simple, wasnt it . Yes, i know. There is plain and simple, wasnt it . Yes, i know, there is human plain and simple, wasnt it . Yes, i know, there is Human Suffering. Plain and simple, wasnt it . Yes, i l know, there is Human Suffering here and it is serious and we dont want to see it, but the big question here is why we are in this situation . It is why we are in this situation . It is because the palestinians have been under Military Occupation for 56 years and nobody did anything to push the Peace Process towards an end of this occupation. Because palestinians, no, no. Let end of this occupation. Because palestinians, no, no. End of this occupation. Because palestinians, no, no. Let me ask ou a palestinians, no, no. Let me ask you a question palestinians, no, no. Let me ask you a question because palestinians, no, no. Let me ask you a question because you palestinians, no, no. Let me ask| you a question because you directly talk about the context of this. Isnt leadership sometimes, when we see really terrible things, to actually say difficult things, to simply say, i condemn this with no sort of caveats, no sort of context, in terms of what we saw over two days there in israel carried out by hamas, a total condemnation with no caveats . ,. , caveats . Look, i condemn any civilians killed, caveats . Look, i condemn any civilians killed, Anybody Caveats . Look, i condemn any civilians killed, anybody who l caveats . Look, i condemn any. Civilians killed, anybody who kills civilians. I do not accept killing civilians. I do not accept killing civilians. That is for sure. But you cannot only look at israels side. You have to look at the fact that we have been enslaved in a system of appetite and occupation for 75 years. These people have been ethnically cleansed, these People In Gaza are deprived from anything, from any future. 80 of the young people are completely unemployed. They have nothing to hope for. That is why they might turn to violence. Palestinians were given nothing. Nothing and let me ask you, how could a country. Nothing and let me ask you, how could a country. Nothing and let me ask you, how could a country. How i could a country. Sorry. How could a country. Sorry. How could a country. Sorry. How could a country, could a country. Sorry. How could a country, let could a country. Sorry. How could a country, let me could a country. Sorry. How could a country, let me say could a country. Sorry. How. Could a country, let me say this. Sorry, you cannot try to justify the violence. In terms of your retaliation, it was absolutely obvious, wasnt it, that hamas are carrying out actions like this, this is what was going to trigger in terms of all of those ordinary People In Gaza, that was obvious, wasnt it . J People In Gaza, that was obvious, wasnt it . , ,. , People In Gaza, that was obvious, wasnt it . I hope you can give me the same chance wasnt it . I hope you can give me the same chance you wasnt it . I hope you can give me the same chance you gave wasnt it . I hope you can give me the same chance you gave to wasnt it . I hope you can give me the same chance you gave to the | the same chance you gave to the israeli guest. Can you allow me to finish my sentences, please . 0r israeli guest. Can you allow me to finish my sentences, please . Or do you want me to stop talking . You continue. Well you want me to stop talking . You continue. Well then, you want me to stop talking . You continue. Well then, please you want me to stop talking . You continue. Well then, please dontj continue. Well then, please dont interru t continue. Well then, please dont interrupt me continue. Well then, please dont interrupt me. Listen. Continue. Well then, please dont interrupt me. Listen. The continue. Well then, please dont interrupt me. Listen. The main i interrupt me. Listen. The main problem here, you root problem is the system of oppression pressing us for decades. The way out of this is to end oppression, and appetite. Israel already attacked gaza five times that is not a solution. Israel already killed more than 10,000 People In Gaza. 0k, already killed more than 10,000 People In Gaza. Ok, i am sorry for the 700 israelis that are killed, but what about the 10,000 palestinians were killed by israel

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