the, the, this is the, they'll be a new slide from the in israel tails guy. so residents to leave us a cuts off the power palestinian officials say hundreds have been killed in gaza. and retaliatory tac toe tex fighting is continuing off to the surprise land tnt aerotech 5 militants, as long as we're come us, we bring you the latest update, the

monica jones. good to have you with us. the is where in the army it has slots into buildings. in the densely populated gaza strip with strikes overnight, a mazda of surprise attacked by palestinian militant islam. this group hamas lift 100 states. israel's military says the strikes were on how most targets that as prime minister benjamin netanyahu want is what ill was quote and balking on a long and difficult war with a government search to cut off electricity if you and goods to the gas and straight . i'm us militants, have taken a number of is a new hostages. the fighting is threatening to escalate further with 11 on his paula shelling is rarely positions and disputants territory along the countries border with israel, firing back into southern lebanon. as a spring and dw corresponded rebecca richards, who is now outside all for ask alone close to the gossip, bowed up. rebecca, what are you hearing about the situation in the town close to the gaza strip?

is ground fighting vast, spill ongoing. one of the things down here is still incredibly taints. just in the last moments from full coming on air, we've seen thousands of military vehicles suddenly race from you can probably see this blockade this place located behind me where the civilians and the media are not no longer allowed to move in that area. but from that area, we saw a lot of military personnel and military vehicles being redeployed in a huge hurry up this way behind. as you might see, some more coming this way. we've had reports that there's been an incident so the closer to at as cologne and the military there are going to try and work out what is going on. we don't have any more information at this stage, but it just goes to show how much this is. definitely not a, this is the situation is not all over. it is ongoing of the situation down here. the, the goal is to border is still incredibly tense. and of course, israel has now also come under fire from israel,

smooth enable lebanon. can you tell us more about that? it's not too much more at this stage. we do know obviously that this morning there was some across the board of fi about from is riley to south 11 on and from the 11 east side from hezbollah into, into is riley territory as well. we, we have heard about that at this point. the stage it doesn't appear to be, that'd be any injury. but i've had heard reports that they beginning to one to evacuate that and all the border areas. so there must be some concerns. i was on a coal with these really military this morning and they said at this stage, it didn't appear or they didn't have the feeling that has been that were going to get involved. but they were in fact sending warning signals that that was not a good idea and that they are very, very prepared to come back any uh, any interference that may come from that northern border at the stage. that's what we do know. there has been cross spot fire cost for the fire, but, but nothing more on that at the moment. right. uh rebecca will be coming back to you later on because uh we do have

a correspondent in bay route and 11 on and would like to pick up on that. so dw corresponded rebecca which is uh the from ash cologne. uh in the south. uh, thank you so much for now and will be back later. do you and so peace keeping force and so i've been living on has all sides to exercise restraint after the has the ball on militant group on the is where in the army exchanged fire along lebanon. so southern border has paula said it had showed, is really military positions. and a dispute said area close to the board in solidarity with palestinian militant islam. this group hamas as a huge attack on southern israel, is where any army has 5 back into southern lebanon, with artillery under drones saying it was striking hezbollah targets from want us go to dw babbled bureau chief mohammed strikes a muhammad,

what's happening of the border between 11 on an israel right now as well. what we know so far that this morning cause blow officially announced that these units shots, we use rated posts in the at disputed shamal farms. the have of the on group substitute had launched the consolidated to you with the palestinian people. the is what you the army fired back in 2011 on so far no casualties have been recorded on the east side. the un peacekeepers confirmed the clashes and our store parties to exercise self control and coordinate to lower detention, but the situation remains vigilance on the easiest way the board us. now it appears that has block is taking advantage of the attack by how most do tell us more about the relationship between these 2 groups. what has the law said the on saturday? it was in that direct contact with the leaders of kind of sitting in groups

involved in the military confrontation with israel. now has the law and these by the city. and the functions are powerful part of military coups. a box while you're on and have long talked about the unification of the fields under the so called resistance access. however, according to sources close to hezbollah, the group wanted to send a message off. sony direct you to buy the stadiums and the clear button, limited message off. readiness to the right you these. but it was old within the established rules of engagement so far. and of course, all of this destabilize the internal situation 11 and as well as, as you may know that the lip and on may be the most difficult from, for israel, from a military perspective. however, the entire situation that depend on is very, very for jobs, the country has been through a presidential vacuum for nearly a year now. and the political, a major political divisions and the opposition for goes up and warning cause

beloved from dragging live on into a water with his royal given the kind of situation, right? dw, that route to bureau chief mohammed strikes a mohammed. thank you so much for that. well the surprise attack by almost quote is what else military of got a must have a rush of miss. alt health cause of the movements of militants was streamed into israel. hundreds of casualties have been reported on both sides in the tax and is what else retaliatory strikes on gossip? here's a look at how events unfolded on saturday. default and the rocket garages, palestinian militants renewed their fighting, firing several volleys into central israel on saturday night, sending people rushing to bomb shelters for cover immediately after the start of the surprise attacks from gaza,

israel called up hundreds of thousands of military reservists. citizens of israel, we are at war not in an operation, but at war, samuel come off of the enemy will pay an unprecedented price. in the meantime, i call on the citizens of israel to strictly to adhere to the directors of the adf and homefront command. we're at war and we will win a 100 and acceptable. the attacks began at dawn. palestinian militants in gaza fired thousands of rockets at targets in southern is real. not all of them could be interested by israel's iron dome defense system. at the same time, hundreds tomas spiders broke through the border fence into israel. the coordinated early morning assault included power gliders, according to one verified video footage, released by him us. the attackers also used combat jerome

the goal, according to him, us make israel to lead a lot of now we have decided to put an end to israel's misdeeds with god's help though. so that the enemy will realize that the time when he can do mischief without being held accountable is over the full for an awful lot. in his really communities along the border with gaza, attackers fired and civilians on the street. the occupants of this many bus never stood a chance. after in full trading is really townsend army. bases from us, also kidnapped soldiers and civilians. taking them back into gaza and holding them hostage. is this in response to the unprecedented assaults,

the broadest invasion of its territory and 50 years. israel has launched operation swords of iron, striking several targets inside gaza, including multi story buildings. israel's net and yahoo is vowing to turn her ma strongholds into russell lieutenant marshall michaelson. this was spokes person. the for the is right in the military. she told me how israel was responding in the wake of the attack on clearing the area near a gauze of militants. to thank you for having me. as you said, we have had a very difficult 24 hours with unprecedented hamas infiltration and nasa occurs in the civilian population points. they have been killing and kidnapping women, children, and elderly people with the idea has done response is we have deployed hundreds of thousands of, of service and we are sending them to the south of as well. we have units that are trained in dealing with the situation going door to door house to house and

making sure that there is no tears left on is really soil and fighting against the people that have red raised their arms against us. and while we are sending those units to the south, we are calling for people to stay locked in their houses and not open the door to anyone to let the idea of forces conduct their mission safely and efficiently. in addition, we are striking in the gaza strip. we have struck 400 and 25th, sorry to have since yesterday, including a 100 strikes from you avi's that i've been conducted on the border with gaza for anyone was trying to cross additionally into israel and infiltrate online. the idea is prepared for any other dress, the come our way, and we're trying to get the southern region of israel back to stable and back to normal casualties. obviously

a heavy casualties and but also on both sides. and when you say you strike back, uh, are you what kind of warning do you get to the civilian population in the gaza strip? so we are asking the civilians of the guy the strip to say out of harm's way. and we are striking military target targets that are used by hamas to inside their to execute or that military base is intelligence offices. and people who aren't there is to see that and not go into those built buildings. the idea of has various systems in place to strike those targets as safely as possible, and we're trying to minimize the collateral damage. but unfortunately we are at war and there have been multiple casualties on the is really side. this is a very unfortunate situation, right. the kind of microsoft it's, it's been repeated again and again since yesterday that this attack came as

a surprise. how could is really intelligence have missed such a complex offensive by him us, but must have take months of planning. here's an important question. the question that needs to be asked, but right now the adf is fighting and there are people's lives at risk. there is really territory that is treated by terrorist. and once the fighting is done, one is ro is safe. again, we will be able to conduct the needed investigation calmly without bias and thoroughly calmly and without bias. but what can we expect from such an investigation? it is left for the future. right now, we're focusing on the war fighting our enemies and the investigation that will be you will be ordered by the senior officials, both in the state and, and the idea. i'm sure it will be there a revealing results. all right. well,

lieutenant marshall michaelson from the idea of foreign press. thank you again so much for your time. thank you. or on house in boucher is a journalist base, a gas i. he's joining us on the line now. how some good to have you back the is what any prime minister benjamin netanyahu has won civilians and gas a to get out of, but also to stay away from her mazda hilton territories as fast as possible. how is that perceived? uh, do people know where to go. okay, sadly, we can't hear you. uh how some would try to get back to you. we'll be trying to get back to you. in the meantime, a mid the continuing violence us presidential buys in the us reiterated his country's unwavering support for israel. he said that support was rock solid,

and that's talks well underway with the is there any government to provide military aid? a saw full stop. turn this see why this would do him and he has type and security uh to do is installations and responds to the attack. it also lets off the brandenburg gates in berlin with a call us of the is a flag and what is called an act of solidarity. the is really impass of the fact of germany for what he said was a beautiful.