dr atef alshaer. _ likely to be the case. dr atef alshaer. it — likely to be the case. likely to be the case. dr atef- alshaer, it was really interesting to get your thoughts, thank you for joining us from london as we look at these live pictures of the bombardment of gaza. our correspondence telling us it has a really intensified in the past half an hour or so. 161 palestinians have been killed, 1000 have been injured. these are the live pictures we have and we just saw a huge explosion in the past 30 seconds. "we are at war" says israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. dozens of gunmen from hamas infiltrating is well, gun battles in several communities. we understand a number of israeli soldiers —— infiltrating israel. they have been taken hostage and kidnapped and at least a0 people in israel have been killed and hundreds of others have been treated in hospitals across the south of israel, particularly. what you are seeing is a metallic treat strikes on the gaza strip. the militant activity inside israel is still ongoing. we are hearing reports from sudden israe

we're joined now by dr atef alshaer, who is a senior lecturer on arabic language and culture at the university see and hear those images, coming from gaza overnight, what is yourfirst images, coming from gaza overnight, what is your first response? i images, coming from gaza overnight, what is your first response?— what is your first response? i think it is very tragic _ what is your first response? i think it is very tragic and _ what is your first response? i think it is very tragic and it _ what is your first response? i think it is very tragic and it is _ what is your first response? i think it is very tragic and it is very - what is your first response? i think it is very tragic and it is very sad i it is very tragic and it is very sad and it is devastated for gaza, which is a ready been devastated for more than a decade now. from siege and blockades. its population is already suffering so to add this to the normal suffering in gaza is definitely alarming and horrifying, really. definitely alarming and horrifying, reall . , ., definitely alarming and horrifying, reall. ,. definitely alarm