Good day to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im kasie hunt. Its monday, october 9th, 5 00 a. M. In washington. Noon in israel where war is being waged and history is being made. Israels military the idf Just Announced theres no fighting at the moment between Israel Defense troops and hamas inside israel. A spokesman said the idf has retain control of all communities around the gaza strip. Saturday morning, armed Palestinian Militants launched a Surprise Attack. They blasted holes in the border fence, killed Israeli Soldiers and civilians and took hostages. According to their own Propaganda Videos that have been authenticated by cnn. More than 700 people are reported dead in israel authorities said sunday. In gaza, palestinian officials said overnight that the death toll is up to 436. With more than 2200 injured. President Biden Expressing Rock Solid Support for israel. At least four americans were killed in the attacks according to a source familiar with a briefing to house members. The u. S. Now sending a Carrier Strike group to the eastern mediterranean. Cnns Becky Anderson is live in tell aleve. Becky, whats the latest on the fight against hamgs militants still on israeli territory . The idf says theyve taken control of their own territory, although it did take longer than they expected. So whats next . Reporter yeah, the idf this morning, saying that they do now have control in all communities, on the israeli side of the border. But they say, they are still fighting militants on that side, so there are still breaches that they are trying to fix. Look, the massive effort over the last, what, 36 hours, or 40 hours now, has been to secure and protect the communities on that Southern Side of the israel gaza border. And we know, just the devastating impact, those breaches have had. 700 israelis dead, as awe you rightly point out. 260 of those were youngsters at a Music Festival on saturday morning. And we also know there are so many hostages who have been taken from that Music Festival and from these communities around the border. And more on that, of course in a moment. But thats been the real effort. Today, i can hear booms just behind me. Were not that far along the coastline, of course, to the north, from gaza. We know the idf has continued to target militant headquarters in gaza, overnight. And into this morning. We also know that hamas has fired upwards of 4500 rockets out of gaza into israel. And this number is absolutely remarkable. Thats more rockets in, what, 48, 50 hours, than were fired in the last conflict over 10, 12 days. I mean, this is this is really remarkable stuff. Just last night, into the wee hours of this morning, we were working through in 5 00 in the morning. And we saw the flashes in the sky here. And were in tel aviv, of incoming fire and the Iron Dome Interceptors. Im just listening to the hotel now, which is giving us an announcement, that i think they are asking to us evacuate to the shelters in the hotel. You should stay safe. Go ahead, thank you. Reporter well come back as soon as were safe. Thank you very much for that reporting, Becky Anderson is taking shelter right now which i think underscores everything we have been reporting right now. This is very much a live situation. Local Media Reporting that the Israeli Military says that they now have control in all communities on the israeli side of the gaza border. But there may still be militants in the area. They insist that tanks and aircraft will secure the breaches in the border and that the idf has almost completely evacuated residents from local communities. Nic robertson is with us now in israel. Nic, this is an incredibly difficult situation because hamas plans to be holding more than 100 hostages. You can bring us up to speed . Reporter yeah, i mean, just to give you some detail of what were hearing here, we are between where becky is in tel aviv and gaza, perhaps halfway between. And just about as becky was getting the Warning Signs to get to the shelters, we were Hearing Launch Detonations here which seems to satellite the interceptor rockets coming from gaza. So, this is you know, cnn has a lot of people around on the story, were one piece of that picture, but everyones piece is bringing you a deeper understanding, insight, into whats happening. So as beckys getting that warning that the rockets are incoming, were hearing the interceptors going out from close to here. Theyre trying to intercept those rockets. So the detail of whats happened on the ground, we were on the ground, very close to the border with gaza last night. And at that time, in the early hours of this morning, the Israeli Defense forces were still chasing down hamas suspects. Now, they have them. But weve also seen that Israeli Defense force bringing in Additional Fire power, tanks, big armored personnel carriers. Big mobile tracked howitzers. These are the big Artillery Guns that look like a tank but slightly different. Bringing a lot of those in. And these are the heavy armor thats required to securely the breaches in that fence, which is, of course, the priority for the Israeli Defense force, which they appear to be on sort of doing it at the moment. But that gets to the next question which is the one you asked, the hostages. We dont know yet and hamas certainly hasnt made it public what theyre demanding for the release of those hostages. We can all understand how theyre going to try to use them to manipulate the situation pressure. Benjamin netanyahu into not attacking the hamas leadership. But what turns, if any, are they talking about . And its perhaps too early to know that but the challenge for the Israeli Defense force, yesterday, i spoke with one of the spokesman for the Israeli Defense force. He told me we will do absolutely everything to get them out. We will not leave anyone behind. But the reality and the challenges, those hostages are likely to be dispersed in Hamas Tunnels and secure bunkers across gaza. And it will be very hard for any, even special forces, to penetrate, to know where they are, to penetrate those neighborhoods. And secure the safe release of the hostages. That seems to be almost a Mission Impossible at the moment. No doubt, its being calculated what can be done. But this presents a huge challenge. How do you deliver what the Prime Minister says he wants to do which is the dismantling and the taking down of hamas, its commanders, its structures, without incurring the potential use of the hostages as Bargaining Chips against you. This is where we stand today. Jut an impossible situation. Nic robertson, stay safe as well, my friend. Thank you very much for that reporting. U. S. Officials are still trying to figure out how iran factors into the attacks on israel. Plus, is there a plan in place to rescue those hostages nic was just talking about that are being held by hamas . Stay with us. Welcome back. We have some Breaking News for you right now, in jerusalem and tel aviv, sirens are being heard, warning of incoming rockets. Is this an noorn local time. And 5 00 a. M. Here. A cnn producer in gaza saw the outgoing rocket fire and cnn producers in jerusalem heard booms of what sounded they say of israels iron dome Defense Systems intercepting rockets. We should also note that our Becky Anderson who we were just speaking to moments ago from her hotel in tel aviv, were now being told theyre evacuating that hotel where she and other cnn personnel are staying, as these rockets come in. Were going to bring you more live from the ground as we get it. Meanwhile, u. S. Officials are still trying to figure out exactly how iran may be linked to the attack on israel. As of now, they are going as far as saying its likely that iran helped train and finance the efforts that led to the attack. Considering irans wellestablished connections to hamas. One official says iran had to have a local, since hamas doesnt have the ability to buy weapons at this scale. Cnns nada bashir is live in london with more. Nada, good morning. Is the u. S. Expected to get involved if officials do find a link between iran and the attack . Well, this will certainly be a primary concern for the u. S. , there has been a longstanding concern over the potential escalation this could lead to if iran is found to have had a direct involvement in saturdays attack at this stage. U. S. Officials as you mentioned, have told cnn that they havent been able to ascertain any clear evidence to suggest that there has been direct involvement by iran in the planning and execution of this attack on saturday by hamas. However, given the longstanding history, the relationship and backing iran has offered to hamas in the past, it is safe to assume that in the broader context of this latest flareup of violence that iran has in some way become a key consideration. Take a listen to what Secretary Of StateAntony Blinken had to say yesterday on this issue. Weve not yet seen evidence that iran directed or was behind this particular attack, but theres certainly a long relationship. Its one of the reasons why we have been resolutely taking action against iran and its support for terrorists and Terrorist Proxies and other groups over the last few years of this administration. Now, of course, since saturdays attack, we have heard vocal support from the Iranian Regime in support of hamas and its people. Iranian leadership has characterized the attack as an act of resistance by israeli option. And we have this statement from the iran president Abraham Reesecy speaking yesterday. Translator its a manifestation of resistance and standing up against the fake designenist regime, palestinian people, palestinian soldiers all palestinian groups. And the Islamic Group really should be congratulated for this is victory. Now, it is, simply, according to u. S. Officials, too early to tell whether or not iran had direct involvement in this. Its considered to be a key consideration, many point to the fact its too sophisticated, unprecedented to go ahead particularly when it comes to training and support of fighters iran. Kasie. Nada bashir in london, thank you for that. Members of congress have been told that four americans have been killed in the attack in israel. And the death toll is expected to rise. Heres Secretary Of StateAntony Blinken on sunday. We have reports that several americans were killed. Were working over time to verify that. At the same time, there are reports of Missing Americans and there again, were working to verify those reports. All right. Lets bring in cnn Global Affairs analyst and the senior Managing Editor of the Military Times tim dozier. T tim, thank you for being here, telling dana bash that americans are quoteunquote, among the scores of hostages being held. What do we know about the hostages being held right now and what if any plans are there to rye to rescue them . That is what all of israeli is asking now. People have been glued to television sets, glued to phones, listening to accounts of people getting kidnapped or murdered. But the Israeli Military has been busy just securing the areas outside of gaza. Getting militants out of those areas. And trying to figure out how this has happened. The next step is penetrating whats going on, inside gaza, trying to figure out where some of these hostages are being held. And weve seen reports that tanks, there are reinforcements around gaza which would seem to indicate that some sort of Ground Operation is being planned. Hamas spokespeople have said that the hostages are being held inside tunnels. There is likely a tunnel network, not just at gazas borders, but within the various buildings, at the various hamas storehouses, because thats one of the ways that theyve been able to stockpile all of these rockets that theyve been firing. To carry out training. And those tunnels really only find and get to them if you are on the ground. Right. And i mean, if we find that there are americans among the hostages, how might the u. S. Response shift . And what involvement, if any, if as you outlined an all but sure Ground Operation in gaza by the israelis . Well, israel has already asked for replenishment of its stocks. When you think about how the palestinian rocket fire has at times overwhelmed the Iron Dome System. Which is a system where a bullet has to hit a bullet to knock the rockets out of the sky. Theyve also conducted more than 500 strikes. The Israeli Defense forces say inside gaza that means theyre going to be running out of precision stocks. So the u. S. Would, obviously, give as much as it could, considering the fact that a lot of u. S. Weapons stores have gone to the fight in ukraine. And also intelligence. But its really israel that has the most intelligence resources focused on gaza. And focused on the west bank. Its almost a matter of pride. And professional courtesy that the u. S. Doesnt spy on the same areas that israel has covered. But as the israeli people are saying right now, theres a lot of recriminations over were the members of government who were part of the west bank settler communities so focused on the west bank that the military and the security services, intelligence services, took their eye off of gaza . Those are the kind of questions that are being asked now. And will likely cause resignations en masse, after this crisis has passed. Indeed. All right. Kim dozier, thank you very much for being with us this morning. I really appreciate your time. Thanks. Coming up here, did the hamas Attack Sabotage a potential peace deal between the saudis and israel . Well have the latest, ahead. The power goes out and we still have wifi to do our homework. And thats a good thing . Great in my book who are you . No power . No problem. Introducing stormready wifi. Now you can stay reliably connected through Power Outages with unlimited cellular data and up to 4 hours of battery backup to keep you online. Only from xfinity. Home of the xfinity 10g network. Sirens blaring over incoming rockets in jerusalem and tel aviv in just the last few minutes. Our Becky Anderson you may have seen scrambling to evacuate briefly. But shes back with us now. Becky, walk us through what just happened. Reporter yeah, we heard a huge boom here. Let me just let you know where we are, we are in tel aviv. And were about 28 minutes from the airport here. And we got a colleague at the airport, and he just sent in some video of what happened there. And what happened there is was the impact on us. You can hear the sirens going. They hit the ground. And you see, you know, the cloud from what is a huge explosion. And that is what we heard here. In tel aviv. The sirens go off. Theres an announcement from the hotel. They ask you to shelter in place. Everybody does that. Very sensibly, without any panic. I mean, look, theres a lot of israelis in this hotel. Quite frankly, this isnt something that theyre unaware of, and then you wait in place, of course, in the hotel announces that you can come out. There are shelters here and there are stairwells here that people shelter in. So, were back now. And it seems to be clear but this really speaks, kasie, to the enormity of what is going on here. What, 50, 52 hours into this conflict. What the Israeli Government has declared as a state of war. And just in those last three days, hamas militants have fired some 4,400 rockets into israel. Thats more than the total number of rockets that were fired in the conflict back in 2021. Thats the enormity of that. In time, of course, the israelis have continued to target military headquarters of both hamas and Islamic Jihad in gaza. And they have, according to the idf this morning now secured the communities on the israeli side of the border, around gaza. And that is absolutely crucial to the Israeli Military. Because, of course, there have been these enormous breaches by hamas militants into israel, into communities around them. Theres been so much death, destruction, of course, hostages taken from those communities. Thats where things stand at the moment. 700 dead on the israeli side, thousands. And we have no details as of yet what the Israeli Militarys intentions are next. But theres much talk of a Ground Incursion into gaza at this point. Becky anderson, well be back with you later on in the hour. Stay safe. As becky said the death toll in israel, 700 people, 436 olympians have also been killed. What we are witnesses are war crimes, blatant, bar baschic war c