coming to grips with the devastation in the wake of the worst mass murder of jewish people since the holocaust. today, three days after hamas fighters launched a devastating surprise attack, the israeli government announced it had finally taken back control of its border with gaza, the area where hamas broke through a security barrier, often referred to as the iron wall. israeli officials say they have discovered the bodies of about 1500 hamas militants inside the country. over the course of the day, military forces say they continued to find and kill isolated hamas gunmen. the death toll in israel continues to rise, to now over 1000 people, the vast majority of whom were civilians. we are learning more horrific details from the small communities in southern israel, along the border there where men, women, in children were slaughtered in their homes. in one kibbutz, 100 bodies have been found. in another nearby, an army major general described the scene as a massacre. it s