hello and welcome to our viewers in the united states, and around the world. i m john vause at the cnn center in atlanta, with our breaking news coverage of israel s war with hamas. israeli airstrikes continue to pound gaza more, than 1000 targets have now been hit according to the idf. all of them liked the idea all of them lying to. hamas when the deadliest attack this weekend on israeli soil in many. years this is just a beginning of an israeli response, that price that prime minister netanyahu said will resonate for generation. as explosions continue to rock gaza, these raley defense minister has ordered a complete siege cutting off electricity, and water from israel, as well as food fuel, and other supplies. has been lit up from rocket fire and gaza, targeting southern israel. right now dozens of hostages are being held by hamas somewhere in gaza, a spokesperson for the military wing of hamas warning a civilian hostage will be publicly executed in response to israeli air
wherever you are around the, world cnn ongoing coverage of israel s war with hamas, i m john vause in atlanta where it is now one a.m., and seven a.m. in gaza, which is now divided into by israeli ground forces battling hamas militants in the north. for weeks, israeli officials urged palestinians to evacuate relative safety in the, south ahead of a major ground incursion. and as dawn now, breaks the israeli troops have gaza city completely surrounded according to senior idf commanders. in the past few hours, cnn crews reported flares and explosions, lighting up the night sky over northern gaza around the not far from the israeli border. so far, 23 israeli soldiers have beeeen killed dururing this military o offensive, whwhich is fofocused on locatating and destroying hamas t tunnel netwo, as well as senior hamas leaders. our soldiers have been operating in gaza city for the past few, days surrounding it from several directions, deepening the operation. our forces are in