This is cnn breaking news. Hello everyone and thanks for joining us. Im Christiane Amanpour and london and we continue with our major breaking news, israel declaring its war with hamas following an unprecedented attack on israel where at least 70 people and maybe more according to officials , are dead, and 985 wounded, again, the numbers are probably already higher and expected to rise. The attack catching israel by surprise, at Sunrise Hamas launched their offensive by air, sea and land, the fighters infiltrated israeli towns and launched rockets. Scenes of Urban Warfare as gunfights unfolded between israel and hamas. The israeli president reacted saying we saw the true face of hamas a Terrorist Army whose only goal is the coldblooded murder of innocent men, women and children. I call upon the upon the family of nations, this war waged upon us mark a line in the sand. Israel is watching airstrikes into gaza were palestinian say hundreds have been killed. New video shows a Tower Collap
Soil. At least 40 people, israelis, are dead, and more than 770 are wounded, were told, the official numbers coming in from the government of israel. The attack catching israel clearly by surprise. At sun rise earlier today the palestinian mill tachbt Group Launched that iroffensive by air, sea and land. Hamas fighters have now infiltrated various israeli towns were told and thousands of rockets have rained down from the sky above over civilian Populated Areas of israel. Israel is clearly already striking back, sending its own rockets into gaza. And we just have gotten new numbers from palestinian officials there. They say at least 198 palestinians already have been killed in gaza, and more than 1600 people in gaza are injured. This once again, according to the Palestinian Health ministry there. This is quickly developing, this situation, we want to go back to cnn in jerusalem for us. Update our viewers on the very latest. Reporter well, the very latest is weve just gone in from the Is
Thanks very much for joining us, im wolf blitzer, In Washington. We want to welcome our viewers here in the United States and around the world. This is cnn newsroom. Were following the major Breaking News out of israel this hour. Israel declaring it is at war, war with hamas. It follows an unprecedented attack on israeli soil by hamas. At least 70 israelis are now confirmed dead. More than 900 wounded. Numbers that are clearly expected to rise in the coming hours. The attack catching israel clearly by surprise. At sunrise, the Palestinian Militant Group launched their offensive by air, sea, and land. Hamas fighters infiltrating israeli towns launching more than 3,000 rockets into israel. Scenes of urban warfare, as gunfights unfolded features israeli and Palestinian Militants and just a short time ago, i spoke with the Israeli Military spokesman. When we target someone, we go for a military target. These terrorists came in this morning, they didnt go only for military targets. They wen