it be politically, it is also, it is points to those who are thoughts that through normalization with other countries, they kind of liquidate on models in the lives of the publish thing initial it does come in the back in the most possible thoughts one way and what is happening to this, showing that the, i mean, my thing is that any, by the way, i mean might the military power like goods or, and even if it has nuclear heads, even it has the best tanks and the was the best plans cannot stop. there is this tons of people who are determined to get free. they're watching out his era. i'm on the inside with continuing coverage of the launch scale offensive by how much in israel, how i'm assuming 5 is counted thousands of is where any soldiers and civilians off to crossing into israel in an unprecedented fight as from the castle and the gates of how must have seen in israel often. the surprised assaults, the thousands of rockets have been

fired from gaza. israel says it's at the, is there any prime minister? benjamin netanyahu says he's country is out will. and soft to the palestinian arms group, hamas launched an unprecedented military operation. against israel, the so called operation of ox flood is the biggest in decades how listing and fights has have breached, as well as defensive line around garza and all inside israel. some flu in across on power. moses as well says at least 22 of its citizens have been killed and move in 500 injured. meanwhile, palestinian fighters of also taken some is riley's hostage. how much says it's

holding 57 soldiers and civilians? the conflict began early this morning when hamas 5 thousands of rockets into israel . this was the theme in ask along with some of them landed the palestinian on group islamic jihad says it's joined the assaults by how much cason brigade says it will increase its attacks against israel and is cooling on o palestinian sciences to join it. let me, yeah, and then i do show you the the outcome of this bottle is not yet revealed to the enemy. these radio occupation forces have yet to learn how massive this operation is. once they realize the severity and outcome of it, they will regret it to our brave fight is across the occupied territories. you've proven that you have the results. this is your day to march forward. you have a good golf course has been on the blockade by israel since 2007. the enclave

covers an area of only 365 square kilometers on is one of the most densely populated in the world. move in to 1000000 people live that palestinian funds. it's a previously launched rocket attacks from gaza. but this time crossed into is really territory. there's really all me says it's heavily fortified for defense along the enclave. has been breached rocket fires from gauze or reached as far as tel aviv, which is about 70 kilometers away from gaza. hundreds of palestinians across the occupied territories have been celebrating the homos offensive. these are scenes from the occupied west bank of israel has now launched as strikes on gauze in response its policy for defensive that they have put a peroration on screwed ministry reserve as have also been called up to fight as i

say. and i know who we are, or not, an operation how mazda is lounge, the merger surprise attack against the state of israel and its citizens. i ordered the 1st the full to claim the settlement from the terrorist who had infiltrated and ordered a large scale mobilization of reserves. the enemy will pay the price. he has never known. as we mentioned that a, a pot of sydney and fights has managed a breach as well as buddha. in a surprise, move they've been seen in 3 is ready, cities and towns near the border. we have a team of correspondence in the region. rob reynolds is an escalade in southern israel. so a car i'd say is in oki potty story. so then we also have need to abraham in ramallah in the occupied westbank. but we're going to start with all the corresponding human side who's in gaza, where we are seeing the beginnings of the operation. the israel has now launched on gaza took us through what you're saying of the well,

since the operation uh, the iris swords has been uh, launched uh on because the strip we've seen air strikes taking place in different areas. the air strikes to just this, our a go has more intensified, more. uh now we do not have official statements by the ministry of health, but a lot of locals at eye witnesses are talking about brief numbers of casualties, especially in the areas that has been targeted. a number of, of casualties from the edit crossing targeting. that was the 1st targeting officer policy and fighters said that they have taken over this. it is uh, crossing in the northern gauze. the strip. now when an east, really or a strike was carried on that area until now medical crusade. but they cannot get to

that location people, local people are which are actually risking their lives to get to eat, to their location. and to that site to bring out bodies of people of the hospital for example, has said that at least 13 people have been killed has come to the hospital. and a number of people have been injured also brought to hospital one ship. a hospital has a has also spoken about a number of casualties between killed and injuries from different areas. not just a that's edis crossing, but also a, an denise in the innovation hospital that was the air in your target to which one of the medical crews being killed. we still see now the smoke bo waiting for different areas in gone. so where the air strikes are still going on in the southern parts in the central parts indebted left and even here in the north and

part of the goal is to strip and you know, give us a little bit of a sense of what people in gaza must be feeling that, of course, been here before. uh, you've talks about how people live in very close proximity to each other. and the declaration that we had from this rarely prime minister this morning. we are who it must be difficult for the people of gauze and not knowing really what is about to come definitely the feeling among the civilians and the residents of because of strep, over 3 uh, 2300000 people living in the 365 kilometer square with buildings adjustment to one another. more of a slide refugee counts in the strip with hundreds of thousands of residents. refugees living in very crum uh buildings and homes and very adjustment to one

another. which means that every air strike in any area or any neighborhood means that the entire neighborhood around bad air strikes is destroyed and the homes are either completely destroyed or partially destroyed. and that means that people of god are instantly subjected to displacement. their instantly subjected to fully as casualties while they are just in their homes. also, the fact that gods that has no shelters for the residents to shelter in or to hide in times of war is another crisis for the people here. they feel trapped under a full is really a seat for the past 17 years. they are not able to talk and leave the territory to go anywhere safe. they're not able to find the lease, which is a shelter on or their homes, like we see in is really towns ones,

rockets or sight readings even or heard they run to the shelters. so basically the feeling among the residents here is, is, is always a great amount of fear, a great amount of worry and, and, and not an app just a patient of not knowing what would actually happen next or how it towards, uh, definitely a result on them as residents and you know, they are codes brigade say they've come to the number of is rarely is there any soldiers in gaza? what more do we know about these hostages that have been both into gaza. of the well for starter, the launching of the rockets. the 1st strike was carried out by cassandra gates, the military wing of how much but later on other palestinian factions in gauze,

in fighting groups have said that they are in the east, in this battle width of cosette brigades. so it's uh you knew latrell position of all the sections that they have joined this battle together, bringing numbers all plus dishes back into the strip. now this is an unprecedented scene, but we have seen a light in the history of the palestinian israeli conflict of cosette. brigades, when they said that they have once this operation a fluids of an upset or an accept nodes. they said it's because, or in response to the is really government or the is really a story to crossing the major 2 lines for the palestinian resistance faction, which are the provocation, violence and violations against worshippers in an upset laws. and the is really measured against the palestinian prisoners in the jails. so seen

these amount of hostages or this number of hostages being brought back to it because the strip of course uh visa. he also spoke with some of the base the, the, the commander of staff officer also spoke that's in previous month. they were trying to have a successful, a swath of prisoners swap between then and israel in, in, uh, uh, but it was never, never a successful um, no, no 6 with no success was made in any of the, uh, come in any of these talks between them and the mediators for a prisoner swap, but the prisoners are a very, very uh, proud located, uh, issue for the policy your functions here. and maybe this with this number of hostages of is really hostages and gone. so would give them a real chance to go on with

a successful policy is really prisoners swap. okay, for now. thank you. you know, slide that for us in a gone. so as we said, we do have a team of correspondents across the region. we spoke to united garza sort of horizons also, you know, company stories limited to it for him in ramallah in the occupied west bank. let's go now to rob reynolds in ask alone in southern israel. no previous assault from gaza has ever looked like this. me is right, these must be still reeling from the events of this morning. the yes. uh, they certainly are the is really public, you know, waking up this morning uh, on the sabbath day at the end of a long week long holiday to find that their country is under an assault of unprecedented scale from gaza. is certainly something that is difficult for many israelis to wrap their minds around. now i'm at the national on behind me on this

road that leads towards god. so you can see that it is closed off by uh, armed police and soldiers. and i can tell you what i'm seeing and hearing and spelling here. there's a 6 color smoke in the air from the fire started by missiles fired out of gaza. there's a haze along the horizon from that smoke. everywhere that we look, you can see here is really military helicopters circling over. i flying over and you can see here, right now, this is something that happens. just every new loan on ambulances and fire equipment, passing by a coming out of asked line and points out a steady stream of them. uh, this is an indication, i think that the toll of the dead and injured is rarely that we've heard about

so far. is a far lower than the true figure, but also like to mention how it's it's, it's very interesting how, how much to shape the narrative here because the pictures are very strong. so, so we are showing another ambulance there. you see it's just a city stream. but these pictures showing a prisoner's being brought into gaza showing is rarely soldiers killed in their barracks, showing a dead is really civilians. all of these are coming from home us. there's nothing really coming from the is rarely side. and these pictures, of course, are being seen all over his rail, all over the west bank at the era move world and indeed the entire world. so it is a case of a coordinated effort not only a military campaign,

but an effort to control the narrative. and to show that hamas is, uh, is, is of giving out the information to the world that is coming from no other source. so a very interesting insight into how fully prepared the militant group home us, right must have been to launch this attack rope. as you say it's, it's very much been uh how much in the need so far. what more are we hearing it as to what the response is going to be from these writings we of course have that statement from the prime minister saying is role is a rule. but other than that, i mean we know about these hostages. 35 hostages, that how much says it's taken prison, this is randy. prison is, which is a huge a bargaining chip. i would assume how tricky is the position is rolling in a moment of the well,

i can't predict exactly how israel is going to respond. we did hear that the, the prime minister benjamin netanyahu said that the, uh, the, the home office will pay a price for this, like it's never seen before. whether that involves a, a intensive bombing campaign, or troops on the ground. all of those are certainly possibilities. what we do know at the moment is that it's rarely troops from use really army are in the villages, is really villages to the south here, trying to flush out and retake these villages, take them away from the homeless spiders who have essentially occupied part of it is real a very uh sort of mind bending a change of, of, of status there we always talk about the occupied territories and not occupied his real, but that is in fact the case of what, what is happening in the southern israel, adjacent to,

to gaza. so we know that that fighting is going on. we know that there are efforts to get injured people out as we've seen with our own eyes, but we don't know exactly what sort of military force israel is going to expand against garza. and i think it's important to point out also we don't know what does what hamas has in reserve. it has it fired all that's guns at once, and then used up all of its capabilities in one shot or not. does it have many more missiles in, in reserve? does it have other plans to have incursions outside of the barriers setting closer to point to one or 3000000 people in gaza and take the fight to the israel? is we don't know that yet. and i think we also don't know and this is very important. exactly what's going to be happening in the type territories of the west

bank and east jerusalem. will there be classes between just rarely, settlers and palestinians on the ground? will there be pitched battles there? will there be uh, a involvement of other states. uh, for example will list, how will this affect the diplomatic process we've, we've heard our analysts talking very, very insightfully about that. but it would seem to me that, you know, the big story here in israel since i've been here for several weeks, has been the, the rep ro, small between israel and saudi arabia, brokered by the united states. i don't think that that can go forward right now, at least, at least for the time being while there's a war going on. but again, here in ashville, on which we're seeing the, the smoke we're seeing, the, the ambulances and the military were hearing the occasional side of a death nation, of a, uh, a moss rocket that makes its way through the, or the iron dome,

anti aircraft system. and were selling the smoke the smell of war. thank you for that brother reynolds, the 1st time corresponding in ask along less to now to sorry, congress who is an occupied east. jerusalem. sorry, a room talking about the shock that many is riley's felt this morning waking up to what has happened. it's today of. a the interesting day for this event to have taken place because it is shut, boss, of course, a soft today of a day of peace. full many is very nice, but it's also a jewish holiday, the holiday of so called they would not have been expecting anything like this when we were talking at a you, you was, you were speaking about how there's a response on social media. many coatings is ready to come out on the streets. what is going on where you are?

yeah, absolutely. i mean, to say, that is riley's was shocked by this in the early hours of the morning. many people would have been asleep. in fact, some of the videos that you see or allegedly of is riley soldiers was still clearly dressed and that puts you on those. so shock, of course. and in the 1st few hours, a very unlike these randy government, we didn't really hear anything from the men. they probably had to collect the thoughts and, and gather together. they had to top security meeting to discuss the situation. but it's like a few hours before we had really any official comment before prime minister, the prime minister benjamin netanyahu came out saying that this they will respond not just with a simple operation as has happened a few times before. but this is a full on war and they accuse him, us all, salting this war. now i was also listening to some of the local is really uh

channels and some of those speaking with full ma is really veterans. that sports again, c, egyptian, and syrians and 1973. and now what was what's known in the arrow bold as october 6 will but spies riley's as you want me to pull the day of assignment. and they said that, well, they won't come to today on the jewish a holiday being. as you said, the last day is the quote. they said it broke, but close memories of that same day. exactly $51.00 say a years ago, rather because of course, that was the 60 year anniversary that we discussed at length. yes. today what we've been seeing now is from bossman that's happening from the is really made it tree level ready come funds in the last hour that they've hits $21.00. how much targets but that from the bottom and is continue and i'm sure we've got and so these things a lot more destruction and a palestinian says, hey,

an occupied east jerusalem away from gauze though, we've already seen the israeli forces entering a number of palestinian areas it occupied east jerusalem, including one area where that all cautious happening as we speak now with palestinians in the area. of course, tensions who have been incredibly high. there also was a report earlier that one of the most and the shop spots refuge account in occupied easters and was pulling on palestinians to find spot fights against this occupation for on the palestinian side. even here, they have been plenty of people on social media saying when it comes to god's of it, which they describe as the walls largest open prison pa, this thing instead. so they can finally a means that opened prison based has taken israel. 6 by complete surprise, waste talking about in full trace and we're talking and we're hearing even reports

right now. or it's really sending text messages saying that those products, thing and finances are in the homes and in the streets still. and this is what the government has been making clear. they've called on older reserve assess, sending them all the way back to ensure they said that they get rid of every palestinian how must fight. so that has come across. but of course, there's going to be huge questions off there's a cabinet security meeting being held now as to what the next time is. but questions on how does this happen? how mazda, of course, the israel has said that it's clearly was a coordinated attack. you can see the way it was carries out. now i think this is the consensus, hey, amongst these ratings is that even the government did not expect how much to have the capabilities it did this morning and, and so now forth. as we see this on folding in the next few hours,

this is not the end. this is going to continue for a long time. no, indeed, it is very much the beginning, and i just want to refer to the pictures that we are seeing now on your screen. that's a live shot of gaza bombardments that wet and truly on the way off to is there any prime minister benjamin netanyahu said a shall one ago that his country is at war. they have launched operation. i in sward is what they have described. so a lot to move to come, what we can speak to you now aside. she's actually in gaza. so you know, we are actually looking at the grace, smoke billowing over the buildings of gaza. we've towards previously, you know, about how difficult this is for the people that live the residents that live so closely together. many, many families and in small rooms and small apartment buildings, there will be lots of casualties. what more can you tell us about what is currently happening on this bombardment that is taking place by israel into garza?

well yes, right now we witnessed more uh air strikes uh, bombardments in the north, in 4th of gauze and in the west of parts of garza, a still, we have medical crews going here and they're running to every part that is being targeted. i bombarded but uh the best situation in gaza when it comes to a medical cruise when it comes to capacities of hospital is a deteriorating condition because already the human is carrying conditions and gaza has been for many years in deterioration. every single war or escalation gives further deteriorating to these uh, humanitarian conditions. now with this uh, new uh, launching of air strikes onto kansas stress. uh, in this new uh operation. we expect that more and more casualties

every now and then to full us as a result of the or strikes. we're still getting new is from eye witnesses and local sources, about dozens of casualties in every air stripe, by the ministry of health until this moment has not been able to give us a number. it says, because the numbers are very high. and let's not forget that this operation began in the early hours of this morning. you know, it just took us through the events of this morning for people who may just be joining us and following our coverage as well. in an unprecedented talk, the 0 percent for gates, the military wing of how much launched over $5000.00 mess files from because this trip starting from the beginning of the early hours off saturday

morning, we're almost mid day now. it's been almost 7 hours since the beginning of the launching of rockets and the announcing of the beginning are launching off the operation. busy so floats, and now we, we have seen hundreds of policy and fighters in still treat the, uh, is really a policy in borders across the borders. the where a confrontations carried out the policy you fighters were into the is really a town does is of these really settlers were bras back to because the strip is really vehicles we're also brought back to because the strip roaming the streets of gods, the width of people celebrating such an unprecedented scene that they have see for the 1st time in the history of the policy is really complex. more as, as not to be a who has a said or a now is that they will,

they are it's for when back there will be the iris swords operation in response to the palestinian o peroration and accept nodes we have started with missing is really are strikes in different areas across because the strip, the major targeting in the early hours of the morning was on the ad is crossing which is the northern part of gauze. so that's what it now has to be taken over by palestinian fighters shortly after that is really work. please carry the strike on that area. local sources and witnesses say that a number of casualties between kills and injuries have fallen in that area. but until this moment, the mystery of health was not able to give us a number for the casualties that have fallen in different areas of because

districts moving. okay, you know, aside that for us in gaza. so just to go back to these pictures that we are seeing, you can see the gray smoke off over the buildings in gauze though we know that a full frontal attack, a lot of homes going onto uh, going into the small and claims off gauze. let's just say, let's go to need to embry him, who's in ramallah for us, need it the last time i was talking to you were talking about people celebrating in reaction to this operation. what is the situation then now? well, since the morning people have been talking about a dream talking about a positive and happy surprise, some of them took to the streets in different areas in the occupied to affect their shoes, celebration and wearing and carrying the flag. dr. present have my there's a lot of anticipation because the palestinians would tell you that the israel's not

going to let this go by easy. they know that the retaliation is going to be something and it's going to be big. and from experience usually when we see a war that as long as the on the besieged cause us through. huge with either westbank follows with a top with confrontations with palestinians going to we are leaving us really supplements or, or with the military check points. that's all we're usually preventing palestinians from moving heat in there. so we expect that kind of attention to be spending over here in the occupied with that. but let's not forget that it's already been ethan situation in the past couple of years and pension has been already mounting this year and the occupied to us bank loans. it has been definitely is to year in nearly 2 decades with more than 207 palestinians to buy is way before. so that's how raising the occupied was almost more than a 1000 raids per day in the.