This is cnn breaking news. Hello, welcome to our viewers joining us here in the United States and all around the world, as we continue our breaking News Coverage of israel at war. Im rosemary church. It is nine a. M. In israel, for the military now reports the death toll from the hamas Terror Attacks has jumped to more than 1200. Israel is stepping up its response, with punishing airstrikes on gaza. You are taking a look now at the aftermath of an explosion just moments ago. The idf says it hit more than 70 targets tuesday in one area, where a large number of attacks against israel are directed. Israel is getting ready for the next phase of retaliation. It has called up more than 300,000 reservists and evacuated civilians from near the gaza border. The Defense Minister says the offensive against hamas may have started from the air, but it will also come on the ground. Meanwhile, Israel Channel 12 has released new video showing the devastation at the site of a Music Festival, where at l
francois hollande is in this emergency meeting with his officials. having been evacuated from the stade de france to get back to the center of paris. are they giving an indication yet as to the picture they re building up as to the nature of this, what appears to be a terrorist attack? it would be common practice for leaders like francois hollande and indeed the prime minister manuel vail, to meet up, with the french committee, coordinating with police and anti-terrorists officials. and of course we have to start talking about terrorism now, don t we, mark? we spoke half an hour ago, we were hoping against hope that it may be something less serious. but of course we re looking at the death toll of 26, 27 now. lots of people wounded, reports of grenades going off. automatic weapons being used. it s got terrorism written all