the, the seat of the news. why from berlin? prime minister benjamin netanyahu tells israel we are at war. whose comments follow the largest assault in years of launch line militant as long as group hamas from the gaza strip. israel responds by striking back at targets in garza. we bring you the latest developments, the and welcome to the viewers around the world. unlike loco is rarely prime minister

benjamin netanyahu says, israel is at war. the as long as militant group of mazda is multi pronged attack by land sea and air, took israel by surprise. israel's and national rescue service has said at least 40 people have been killed. hundreds have been injured. a spokesman for homeless called the military operation. oh ok, so flood well is really prime minister benjamin netanyahu has vowed a severe retaliation. israel has dealt its operation swords. a buyer at daybreak was marked with a barrage of rockets fired from the gaza strip into southern israel is old and don't defend system. intercepted most of the rockets but the incoming file still hits several targets in israel. this is a mass released video footage shows what it says i'm, it's fine says infiltrating the heavy 45 border both on the ground and by that is

where the media is reported. gun battles between the militants and he's ready for his master's military command. this is the operation was in response to israel's various offences against palestinians, including at the alex and most in jerusalem. is there any prime minister benjamin netanyahu, who has ordered a call up of army reserve, is for a large scale response to the attack is okay, so i am citizens of israel ma, we are not in an operation, but it was this morning home last launched a murderous surprise attack against the state of israel and it citizens enough to slip that and you will pay an unprecedented price low. in the meantime, i call them assistance of israel to strictly adhere to the direct means of the idea of when homefront come onto the world. war and we will win and come off by when an accessible israel has begun its retaliation with strikes on the guys a strip for more were joined by borders. journalists,

emily rose in jerusalem. emily the is really prime minister earlier neck with a security cabinet and made israel's 1st goal to quote cleanser the area of militants as far as you know, what's the situation on the ground at the moment, particularly those flash points were palestinian militants broke through fences from gaza to southern israel earlier today. yes, as you mentioned from us, no, it was entered israel over the god of israel border, the entrance several communities and all that. now it looks as though these really military have better. she got several of the incidents in those communities under control. the several still remain under fire and in battle i'm talking about actual flashes in conflict between is really security personnel as soldiers as mos militants on the ground. we also know the residents. there are many residents are being told to stay in their homes to not leave and we're hearing shots fired around them. so

a lot of those battles still remaining then young is threatening what he's describing as an unprecedented retaliation. what's the talk about what that response could look like? we've already seen these really military start to target several very specific targets in the gaza strip from us posts from us military twins. and now it looks like the tablet is going to debate it is to be things real leaders are debating exactly to what scale the response will be and the full force of the retaliation will be that likely depend on the scale. what does actually happen here? there are lots of rumors and media post social media post circulating. it is really have been taken captive. it hasn't been confirmed by is really sources or is really officials is that is the case. but of course makes the response far more complicated. it would be for longer and certainly for more mileage. predictably, perhaps critical analysis of this conflict is happening in real time with some

already calling this a colossal intelligence failure on the part of israel. what are you hearing on the ground? certainly one of the biggest questions is really media is partnering with right now . and analysts and experts across the country are asking, how do these really military not seed is coming? it's still too soon before the war has not cleared to actually be able to insure date and answer that question properly right now, it still looks like the military has hands full to get control of what's happening in the cells. but that will be a question that will need answer in both from is really top military brass. and for me is really political leadership. i've certain the people of israel and people across the country. and in fact, over the world will be asking, who's to blame? how does this stop by and how these really military? and this is critical piece of intelligence. journalist emily rose injury like

george alone has either many, many thanks. emily earlier, don't use middle east analyst shawny was on is gave us some perspective about what so unusual about this morning's attacks as well. everything is unusual. i know as, as we are used to waves of attacks and from gauze of rockets towards israel and retaliation of his realities. air force on to cause a series. and this time it seems, feels and very, very different. for the ro, we've never seen such a coordinated attack coming from all directions that the artillery that we're seeing coming from cause of towards israel. that started at 6 o'clock in the morning. that was just to give cover to the forces on the ground that managed to break through the border defense us and get into is really settlements and towns and cities in the south. and part of israel we have seen over 15 is really towns under siege with civilians, kids, families under sort of

a all being sheltered in their houses, trying to a fight off a militant must of a. so it newton's from the, from us coming over the street by street in is really towns, this is something we've never seen before. so the artillery that we used to seeing it's not the purpose this time is just the cover is rarely is our shock there in complete disarray. i'm still a whole towns only just whole regions of the southern part of israel is disconnected from a from internet lines from similar lines. it's quite clear that this will be a game changer in the dynamics between is really in pals limited come us and is really we're not can see a regular retail the ation as we've seen so far. because this attack is something different. it's interesting what you're describing is something that sounds like a coordinated military attack. i understand you're keeping up to date with the

latest and speaking with people in israel. what kind of things are you hearing as well, of course, complete shock. i'm a lot of, of, of anger frustration. there's many families people that just are sheltering since 6 o'clock in the morning. those we're lucky enough to have a safe shelter room in their houses are just asked to be main, very quiet and silent. they hear militants outside their houses, they see them through little hole because outside on the streets next to their houses and the military, the security forces, the police, they, they cannot reach all those places all at once. um, it's been taking hours and hours is really is, are surprised to see how hard it is for the mighty is really military forces to to fight back this attack of small individual units as well. well planned attack. it's also partially hard to get support for people on the ground because of the

rockets that the palestinians keep on shooting towards the south of israel. it prevents some, you know, other forces from coming in and giving help and support to those with our wounded and to, um, um, all the casualty, this is that are underground. there's still a lot of chaos on the streets. this is what you see and few, and you here with reports from is really, is constantly online just yet do more and more screenshots of, of calls and talks and messages from people in the south to their relatives in other parts of israel asking help us we are like this, we are, we are under locked down for hours and hours. nobody's coming, please help us. this is a complete shock for exist on each only. we literally have 20 seconds, but i do want to ask you now about the timing of these attacks. why now, as well at the if you look at the macro, then you also of course you have the, the, the initiative with, with the saudi, arabians, and the americans. this has something going at the back palestinians want to make

sure they're not being left behind. but the symbolism also of this day, yesterday 50 years ago, there was a young, poor tech which is still up until this moment has been the most dramatic war that israel has endured. and i'm sure the symbolism behind it was not coincidental. that is a dw middle east animal is shiny, was on as many sex welcome, michael retired brigadier general doctor, may your l. ron is a senior researcher and director of the domestic research cluster of the institute for national strategic studies and independent thing. tech intel of these, he told us what kind of response we can expect to see from israel. i just want to say something about the context. you have to understand that we are facing the way the pre meditated, the surprise attack on is really not only in the southern part of the country, but over the country. and what is the southern part of the country from the sale of people the way down to the south?

a we a being get attacked ferociously by you more than just 35000. and the rockets, it's now there is also ground forces who traded into the localities. and this it has, is mazda to be very, very simply, a kind of an attack on this man. and right now we are so cleaning up the remains of the a ground at that and we are going to stop a the response 8. what was the last year we have a what we response, can we expect to see? well, we can expect very, very soon via the time of the response, which we stop, probably be, as actually has already started with the broad in the tax on a ministry installations all come us in the gulf stream all over the place. we're also looking for a come us basis for the come us leadership. and this is going to be the 1st stage.

and then the 2nd stage would be consent to what you do with the regina in the past . we've seen the service for a different last we've seen in a uh, in, in gusta, this is, has been an old kind of contract, loose cds with, with a week's worth was i've tried almost it to go for a machine change, so to speak, in may, how much this is the only is a mass issue, which also is do you need any issue altogether? and so is really has to basic set set on the lima, the limits providing by the way. this is a very, very important precondition. the so much is going to stay the components in the same round off the bike is it is the case that easily we concentrate and focus on some miles from us installations from us and the ship, etc. i want to ask you general i'm so i'm so sorry to interrupt you, but we have a limited time and i want to make sure we understand clearly when e's real. looks

at how to confront situations like this to retaliate. to what extent is the leadership in israel thinking about the degree to which whatever it is real does is commensurate with the attacks that have been laid upon it will absolutely we have be. and if we can just kind of situations this this morning, come us made a major strategic say yet an attempt to way know to where to start this kind of a war and israel, i think we'd be wise to pay a response to this very, very major challenge by it's very, very strong, low tech counter attack. this is going to be the story, the scope of the attack or the stages of the attack. we'd be dependent on a good decision on the one that and the overall environmental region is

a scale of what's gonna happen. inability to this next few days. got it. there is a doctor, we are doctor, i'm so sorry. we're gonna have to ended there, but really do appreciate your time dr. mate your l. ron many, thanks. thank you very much. i to, here's a reminder of our top story, this, our, there's been a major escalation in violence between israel and how much the militant, as long as group has launched a large scale assault with a garage of rockets and has broken into israel territory from the gaza. strip israel has responded by striking targets in gaza with is really prime minister benjamin netanyahu saying the country is at war. don't forget, you can always get the w news on the go. just download our app from google play or from the apple app store. that will give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news.

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