Good morning. It is october the 10th. Israels Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has warned his country will use enormous force against the Hamas Militant Group as the conflict enters its fourth day. It comes as israels Defence Minister ordered a complete siege of the gaza strip, cutting off food, electricity and water supplies. Almost 690 people have lost their lives on the palestinian side while around 900 people have now died in israel. Hamas insurgants are now threatening to start killing hostages, if israel carries out more strikes without warning. 0ur International Editor jeremy bowen reports. Inside gaza, it looks every bit as if palestinians are feeling the full force of Israeli Military power. Israel says hamas is responsible for the suffering of gazas civilians. And its retaliation for the hamas attacks has onlyjust begun. Hamas has threatened to start killing its israeli hostages. The air strikes rolled on, hour after hour. Palestinian armed groups, undeterred, kept up thei
At the Cricket World Cup in india. Good evening from jerusalem, on a night where the israeli goverment has ordered a complete seige of the gaza strip and started to amass tanks on its border. It follows the attack by hamas militants, which has so far claimed more than 800 israeli lives many of them, ordinary citizens. Israel has cut electricity, food, fuel and Water Supplies to gaza, it says it has hit 2,400 hamas targets. The Palestinian Health authority says so far, 560 people have been killed and nearly 3,000 wounded. Thousands of palestinians are now fleeing for their lives, but safety is hard to find. And hamas continues to fire rockets into israel. In tonights programme, we will be reporting from jerusalem, 0n the latest military responses. We will also be in re im, the city close to the gaza border where artillery and vehicles have started to amass ahead of a potential ground operation. We will also be in ashkelon. And well look at the situation for the more than 100 israelis k
Ministry saying 560 palestinians and 700 israelis have been killed. Ten british citizens are dead or missing. The us has nine of its civilians have been killed. About 260 People Killed on saturday when a Music Festival in an israeli town was attacked. We are keeping a close eye on this picture. This is gaza live and you can see the smoke in the air. There has clearly adjust in the air. There has clearly adjust in the past few minutes been another retaliatory air strike by israel. A hamas spokesperson saying four israelis have been taken hostage and their captors died in the israeli air strikes. Their captors died in the israeli airstrikes. It their captors died in the israeli air strikes. It is believed 100 israelis are being held right now in gaza. Israel is massing its forces around gaza with palestinians saying they are preparing themselves for a possible Ground Invasion. And Artillery Shelling and gunfire has been heard at israels border with lebanon as well. Israeli media report o
And where it might go next. Going and where it might go next. Concern for ten briton dead going concern for ten britons feared dead or missing in the conflict. As vigils or help this evening, rishi sunak speaks of the London Synagogue in the Home Secretary asks for increased police patrols. And in other news, The Shadow Chancellor pledges to get Britain Building If Labour wins the general election. 0n newsnight at 1030 we are live in jerusalem and the worst act of terror rocked by hamas upon israel. Good evening from jerusalem. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a massive offensive into gaza has onlyjust begun. Israeli war are carrying out air strikes for a third night. The Israeli Government has now ordered a complete closure of the area. This is the scene in gaza tonight. Its israels response to days of attacks by hamas, who control gaza, and designated as a Terror Organisation by many western governments including the uk. More than 900 israelis are believed to have been
Areas where hamas militants infiltrated following saturdays attack. The number of israeli civilians and soldiers taken hostage has been put at 100 by the Israeli Embassy to the us, though some have been freed. In northern israel, hezbollah rockets targeted three military positions, with israel responding with barrages of artillery into Southern Lebanon. The Un Security Council will meet later on sunday President Biden has vowed Rock Solid Support for israel and warned against other countries taking advantage of the situation. One british citizen, jake marlowe, is missing. He was working as security at an Outdoor Party near the gaza border when the attack happened. We also know that another british man, nathanialyoung we also know that another british man, Nathanial Young has died in the attack. His family concerned in a Facebook Post earlier this morning. And in egypt, two israeli tourists and their egyptian tour guide were shot dead in alexandria, apparently by a policeman. Lets show