Been killed by israeli airstrikes in gaza, including 78 children. The israeli army also says more than 400 Palestinian Militants have been killed after infiltrating Southern Israel, with dozens more captured. Israel says it is still trying to regain full control of eight 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 is meeting in new york to discuss the situation. President biden has vowed rock solid support for israel. And israels Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said hes spoken again to president biden, who emphasised the uss full support. The Un Security Council is meeting in new york now. It is behind closed doors. But we are hoping to hear some state
Concern for around 100 israeli civilians and soldiers taken hostage. Jonathan beal has the latest, and i should warn you his report has some distressing images. Israeli troops are still hunting down armed palestinians. More than 30 hours after their biggest and bloodiest breakout from gaza into israel itself. One of the worlds most advanced militaries taken by surprise. By hamas, a militant group kept behind barriers that were supposed to stop this happening. Their attack, as brutal as it was brazen. Hundreds killed. For israel, that has included scores of unarmed civilians as well as of soldiers. Already, the largest loss of life in decades. Here, the bodies of an israeli family shot dead waiting to be identified and buried. Hamas has taken dozens of hostages, too. Like this 85 year old grandmother, whisked away by militants in a golf cart. Families, too, among them this mans wife and their five year old and two year old daughters. He is left anxiously waiting for news and pleading fo
Then begin to carry out retaliatory air strikes in gaza. At around 11 30am, israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declares, we are at war, in a video posted on x. The enemy will at war, in a video posted on x. The enemy will pay at war, in a video posted on x. The enemy will pay a heavy price on a scale enemy will pay a heavy price on a scale it enemy will pay a heavy price on a scale it has enemy will pay a heavy price on a scale it has never known. I call on all citizens scale it has never known. I call on all citizens of israel to listen to the home all citizens of israel to listen to the Home Front Command instructions. We are the Home Front Command instructions. We are at the Home Front Command instructions. We are at war the Home Front Command instructions. We are at war and we will win. Shortly we are at war and we will win. Shortly after, at 12 30pm, we hear from the palestinian president mahmoud abbas. He says his people have a right to defend themselves against what he ca