. >> let's get the very latest now from our international affairs editor, dominic waghorn, who is in the southern israeli city of al's goal on this morning. >> we're now ashkelon just a few miles north of gaza. what we're hearing here is big israeli guns firing shells into gaza in response to attacks that hamas launched on here. they hit a medical center overnight. after the patients have been removed from there, fortunately. but also hit a residential area as well. i think more worrying for these rallies is what's happening to the east of here, southeast of here. in -- these towns on the outskirts on the edges of gaza. but quite deep into israel. 15 miles or so. in those towns, we understand that the palestinian militants are still holding the hostages, and in some places, reportedly, patrolling the streets. some more than 24 hours into this operation, hamas still controls part of israel, which is an on president situation for these rallies and an extraordinary challenge to the israeli -- these really say they're confident they can deal with that threat. they are now launching air o

and we're going live to our own international affairs editor, dominic waghorn. he's in the southern israeli city of -- dominic, what is the latest where you are? >> well the, latest here travelers were just north of gaza. what we're hearing here is quite a lot of big israeli gardens, firing shells and gaza in response to attacks that hamas launched on the city and others. they hit a medical center here overnight. after the patients have been moved from there, fortunately. but also hit a residential area as well. i think more worrying for the israelis as what's happening to the east of, here south east of here, installed's, and berry, and these towns on the out skirts. deep into israel, 15 miles or. so in those towns, we understand that the palestinian militants are still holding hostages and patrolling the streets. more than 24 hours into this operation, the hamas still controls part of israel, which is an unprecedented situation for these rallies, and an extraordinary challenge to the israeli military. they say they are confident they can deal with that threat,