ongoing as palestinian extremists are still in the country, and this video made public by the israel defense forces. strikes against hamas militants israel claims that almost 2,500 hamas sites were hit in a day. meanwhile, hamas launched a series of rocket attacks on the city overnight on monday. ashkelon, in addition to the borders of the gas sector, has been drawn up by israeli forces, who have called up approximately 300,000 reservists and expect that israel may soon launch a ground operation there. the minister of defense of israel announced a complete blockade of the gas sector, no electricity, no food, no fuel - these are his words. but what will be with the hostages who were captured by the militants during the attack? powerful for. palestinian rockets flying from the gaza strip. israel strikes back, claiming that hamas will pay for its surprise attack. this is the deadliest day in the country's history. i am sorry that such a fate befell you. edodan shows correspondence in family whatsapp chat. his relatives live near gaza. last saturday, his cousin gerdas hid from hamas militants in her ho

israel defense forces say they have killed the heads of hamas's navy and air force. is is israel's second night of its bombardment of gaza less than a mile away. plumes billowed over gaza today, ominous signs that the lives of more than 2 million people have become hell on earth. israel defense forces waging their fiercest pummeling of the strip in memory after fire balls friday night lit up the skies in this new phase of the war. the military friday said fighter jets struck 150 targets underground while columns of israel tanks attacked from inside palestinian territory. he is in gaza. he's been our cbs news producer the past 20 years. he went to gaza's biggest hospital and said he hasn't seen devastation like this ever. >> i saw bodies everywhere around the hospital. when we leave the hospital i could hear fire discharging between the army and the palestinian fighters. >> reporter: gaza's civil defense said hundreds of buildings and houses were destroyed and thousands more damaged. israel also cut most power and cell phone signals in gaza to disrupt hamas communicati

the israel defense forces said the missiles were aimed at eight hundred targets. the head of our middle east news bureau, sergey poshkov, will talk about the current situation in israel. once again, groups of trained hamas saboteurs are attacking israeli territory. a few hours ago, militants entered kibud from magena, and a fierce battle ensued. israelis tanks had to be brought up. jeeps of militants from zadilkasam moving towards the large port city of azhdot were discovered and neutralized on the highway. the sounds of air raid sirens sound continuously in the south across large cities, striking in powerful volleys, breaking through. air defense system. at the end of saturday, tel aviv and half a dozen other cities in central israel were covered in a new wave of fire. the air raid siren reported several powerful salvos from the gaza sector. the activated iron dome could not destroy all classes of rockets earth-earth. the municipalities of tel aviv, batyama, and reshon liziona reported hits in residential areas; eight people were injured. construction workers, re

the israel defense forces announced that they had taken control of the points of penetration of the gas sector into israel, this was reported by brigadier general de el hagari of the israel defense forces, he said that the israeli military operated throughout the night to ensure security in the gas district, meanwhile, the spokesman of the kamas armed forces wing of hamas, abu abayda, says that on sunday, hamas reached the city of ashkelon. there are also battles in the cities of zikim and ivtah, as they are called in israel kibbutz and in the mefalsi settlement area. in israel itself, the number of dead as a result of the hamas attack exceeds. 700 people, reuters reports, dozens of people have been kidnapped from the territory of israeli cities. in response, israeli airstrikes hit residential neighborhoods, tunnels, a mosque and the homes of hamas officials in the gaza strip on sunday, killing more than 400 people, including 20 children. meanwhile, the united states of america, in response to the escalation of the situation due to the attack of hamas militants on israel, is increasing

the israel defense forces releasing new video overnight of troops advancing ground operations in gazaidf says dozens of hamas operatives who barricaded themselves in tunnels were killed overnight. it says an area guarded by ground troops hit with militants inside. and also struck near a university where troops have identified armed terrorists and an anti-tank launching post. let's bring in cnn's rafael romo in tel aviv. raphael, cnn intelligence found that they advanced more than two miles into gaza, against hamas, what do you expect in the coming hours and days? >> reporter: yeah, what i can tell you is what the idf spokesman daniel hagari said just about 30 minutes ago. he said this is only going to intensify, they're going to bring in more troops, additional forces that will enter the gaza strip. and they did so overnight. and the activity will only grow -- grow more intense in the coming hours and days. let me read a statement of what he said. he said, we are operating on expanded ground operation, moving towards the terrorists, while the terrorists are more centralized and we att

actions in the middle east, the israel defense forces carried out more than 200 strikes on the gaza stripvernight, and several hamas groups broke through the blockade in southern israel, they entered several populated areas using paragliders. at the same time, idf fighters entered the city of nablos and are already fighting in its center. the israel defense forces stated that 100% controls the southern border of the gas sector. there were no penetrations in this area today, the media note. the death toll since the beginning of the escalation of the conflict on both sides has reached 1,600 victims, over 6,000. israel has completely blocked the gas strip. previously , electricity, food, and fuel were no longer supplied there. all pipelines that carried water there were also turned off. local authorities say they will soon be left without medicines. hamas, meanwhile, said that the objectives of the operation had been achieved. the movement is open to dialogue. but the israeli prime minister noted that airstrikes are just the beginning. meanwhile, the white house, which cannot decide who to s

quickly israel defense forces report fierce fighting deep in the gaza strip. quickly have been in constant bombardment in the gaza strip. there have been a lot of airstrikes and artillery tank fire. it became quite intense. they were going out toward the center of the country. we hear from the israeli army they are moving deeper and deeper inside gaza. that is the street that goes from one of the main streets in gaza to the south. we understand some of the ground forces are moving from the western side as well. also from the north and eastern side. heavy fighting has been going on. two israeli soldiers were killed. we also heard that they were involved in heavy fighting. the army keeps it very tight when it comes to information. also, where the location exactly are. this ground operation is going deeper and deeper inside gaza. >> a significant escalation. what are the long-term goals of the israeli government? what happens to the enclave after that? >> this is a very important question. the government has not given any answer to that. so far there want to erad

some cases by what is already an intense and growing bombardment by the israeli air force and israel defense forcesoutgoing fire. we know now the israel defense forces are firmly inside gaza, operating in the north of the strip. they have infantry troops and artillery there and we also know as they're doing that work, we had about the impact on the civilian population, the humanitarian crisis people are going through, breaking into warehouses. they were taking basic supplies and the ongoing diplomatic efforts as well to rescue or negotiate the release of more than 200 hostages held inside gaza. we will keep you “p held inside gaza. we will keep you up to date with these developments on bbc news but let's head back to london for more on the rest of the day's stories. some news coming into here from gaza. the death toll according to the health ministry in gaza has risen to 8005. those figures also include 3324 children. figures according to the health ministry in gaza. let's take a look at our other top story now. the american actor, matthew perry — best known for playing chandler bing, in the hit 90

then colonel and jonathan can reach us spokesperson for the israel defense forces. thanks. thank you for helping me. it is rarely tanks and troops are advancing on gaza city as the military expands its ground operation. fears glasses were reported in northern gauze on israel says it fried a female soldier. we just heard about it who was being held hostage by him. us, the united nations is warning that israel's air strikes are getting closer to hospitals where thousands of palestinians are sheltering. the amounts run cause a health authority claims more than a 1000 people have been killed so far. and that's a figure that cannot be independently verified. video proposing to show the moments after and is raining rocket attack me out. goods, hospital and central gaza. the palestinian read prison sees is really bombardment a coming event closer to the hospital. the humanitarian group estimates 14000 people, a sheltering here. in addition to the patients, they are refusing is rails audits to evacuate the we don't have the means to evacuate outputs hospital. we have over 400 patien

and we are waiting for a press conference by the us secretary of state and a member of the israel defense forces note from a bbc colleague who has been an on the record briefing with a rear admiral from the israel defense forces. he was asked about this 1.1 million people, how that happens. he said in response that we understand it will take 24 hours, we will try to help them do it in a safe way, but it is a war zone. we understand the problem and the sad reality is it is hamas's responsibility. an indication of the complexity of the situation and is there a safe way to move that number of people, that is the question people are asking. there isn't. it is not going to happen, it's impossible. it is not going to happen within 24 hours. i have heard representatives asked about what about all the people injured in hospital, how do you move someone in intensive care? we are here and there are 50,000 pregnant women in gaza at the minute. all the injured people, how would you move them? it is not possible and it is not going to happen. what will be interesting is what is israel going to do when that 2

that was an excerpt from my interview with lieutenant colonel jonathan con. reach us of the israel defense forces. let's take a look now at some of the other headlines connected to the israel, hamas conflict. the prime minister of cuts are says, there has been told there has been progress in negotiations to free more as really hostages held by him us more than 200 hostages were taken by him aust, during its terror attacks on october 7th or people have been freed so far is real accuses costs are of helping to fund from us or 2 separate united nations security council. reginald resolutions on the conflict and gaza have been rejected us proposal to create so called to mandatory and pauses was vetoed by china and russia . both said they would only support a full ceasefire. then a russian resolution calling for a cease fire failed with no votes by the us and u. k. because the measure did not mention him us for those of you and chief, i'm telling you it would tear us has rejected is really accusations minds, but he justified the most terrorist attacks on israel. he was criticized for telling the un sec

earlier i asked israel defense forces folks, person peter learner. if he's now satisfied that this won't happen, you know, there's a clearance done that there will be abuse of the age that goes in. we've seen in the past that from us has no problem stealing from the united nations, the fuel and spend medical supplies that happened just a few days ago. and one of the compounds where the un relief organization actually announced it themselves. it's close to human to turn age and a means to reach the people in dire need not the terraced organization that will but for babies in their bedrooms where you mention fuel. and it's clear that fuel is necessary to run the emergency generators at hospitals. for example, so will israel allow fuel to come through and the trucks because we understand that up to now no fuel has been allowed in? yeah, i understand the need to pursue the question of humanitarian assistance. that is not the idea goal. we are focused on destroying how mazda is capabilities. that is our mission. our goal regarding the humanitarian issue i

the israel defense forces told gaskins to move south immediately. but it's a warning meaning may not receive. with almost full communications to the enclave, knocked out the bumping of the telecommunications infrastructure places the civilian population in grave danger, ambulances and civil defense teams are no longer able to locate the injured or thousands of people estimated to be still under the rubble and civilians are no longer able to receive updated information on where they can access through minutes here on release and where they may be in less danger. and as the destruction and gaza intensifies, those fleeing are running out of places to go. silver. i'm drawing people want to leave con eunice. they're afraid of the dire situation. the bombing is indiscriminate. neither children or adults are spared. the women or the elderly, no one the most lead, healthful socrates report more than 7700 people have died so far in the a text. a devastating toll which is likely to rise as well as millet tray pushes through the into godsa dw, correspond to re

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the israel defense forces, which is now clearing the territory of saboteurs, launched an air strike against them. we will learn about the current situation in israel from the chief of our middle east bureau, sergei pashkov. sergey, hello, how are things going? operation to eliminate hamas sabotage groups and how intense is the exchange of missile strikes now? the exchange of missile strikes has been continuing for the last few hours, although over the major central cities of israel, the hell alarm siren has not sounded for a whole day. mainly rocket salvoes, brigades from gaza. now they are covering sdyrot and nearby settlements to the gas sector, i must say that the long-suffering sdyrot is now still under siege, a message has arrived for city residents not to leave shelters, not to open at home, tanks have been brought to the city, it is quite possible that another sabotage group has penetrated there, it must be said that battles with militants from the zadimalkasam community continue in several settlements... points along the circumference of the border of the gas sector, for example, in

israel are carried out. in the evening , israeli defense minister yuland announced that the army was moving to a full offensive against gaza. the israel defense forces recorded several rocket launches from syria over the country's territory. according to preliminary data, the rockets fell on the open areas of the dutch heights. to the tsahal military for artillery and mortar strikes in response, about it the israel defense forces said. as the associated press informs, the military did not accuse any side of the rocket attack. the syrian government did not comment on the incident. the united states of america will always support israel - said us president joe biden and warned third parties against interfering in the conflict and using the situation in their own interests. head of the white house. he also announced that his country will provide israel with military aid, ammunition and interceptors that will strengthen the iron dome system. joe biden recalled that the united states has strengthened its military presence in the region and transferred its largest aircraft carrier there. let there be no doubt, the united states supports israel. we will ma

returning to the israel defense forces raid, what did it achieve, did it bring israel's offensive against hamas in gaza closer, security expert, patrick bury, further. this operation seemed to me to be at the level of a company, or a squadron, at least that's how it looked at the base images, 8-12, maximum 16 tanks entered there. the israelis were probably most concerned about whether they could bring in tanks, how heavily and everywhere the area is mined, what anti-tank capabilities hamas has, and as far as we know, they haven't lost a single tank. so, it looks like the operation was relatively successful, they managed to penetrate some distance into the northern gas, and then retreated. it is obvious. was gathering information. it is also worth remembering that in the israeli army there are many reservists who do not have combat experience, and this is also a certain effective way to increase combat skills, morale, combat readiness and fighting capacity of the army. there is also, i think, a symbolic element: from the point of view that it was important for netanyahu to show that someth

and israel's defense forces have continued intense bombing. all the gaza strip, ignoring international calls for humanitarian c spy. communications in guys that have been knocked out entirely in the un, says people, there are in grave danger. chasms taking the day of a station close by is rails heaviest attacks us on gazda bombardment, flashing more homes, destroying some of the last re fusions for families seeking safety from the violence. israel says it's troops and now on the ground and gaza. and it's a quote new phase and it's war on the is the most militant group home us the israel defense forces told gas and to move south immediately. but it's a warning meaning may not receive. with almost all communications to the enclave, knocked out the bumping of the telecommunications infrastructure places the civilian population in grave danger, ambulances and civil defense teams are no longer able to locate the injured or thousands of people estimated to be still under the rubble and civilians are no longer able to receive updated information on w

has... more resources and forces ten times more, therefore, if it massively joins the war, in this conflict, it will it will be much harder for israel. but but the israel defenseorts that they have the resources, the forces to stop any active actions by hezbollah in the north, but i also know that it has started now, not now, the evacuation of people in the north has been going on for several days , from one town, which is the closest to the border, they have already started to evacuate people and urge people to leave there. if hezbollah does intervene, it will intervene in this conflict on a full scale. and about ukrainians, have you met our fellow citizens this week, our mfa organized four evacuation flights for ukrainians. there are already complaints from these people that they had to buy flight tickets for at least €450. how can people contact our embassy for help or where should they go? yes, of course, our embassy immediately announced these phones, i do not know them from memory, i will not speak, but i want to say that about those ukrainians who remain in the gas sector, there are quite a lot of them there, several hundreds, and they are still they st

component is tonight, in fact there was such a first raid in the gaza sector, tanks of the israel defense forces tzahal. this is not yet a ground operation, but it is the first component of it. so, these two components are american presence and demonstrated readiness. hala, to finally control the gas sector on earth, is this, is this the beginning of this great war, or not yet? i think that there is, there is a feeling that there will not be, you know, such a day, and the israel defense forces will enter the gaza strip in huge columns to carry out an operation, i think that such raids will now take place, every day, every night, and it will be like now with the american bases in iraq and syria, when they are shelled a little , but very dosed, and if, for the time being, if a big war is not declared, but there are actions, well, now it will be the reverse, when the israel defense forces will enter, gradually advance, for example, sometimes further, sometimes more, sometimes more. forces were once smaller and in fact it seems to me that this is the beginning of a ground operation, uh, and regardin

you can reach us of the israel defense forces. let's take a look now at some of the other headlines connected to the israel, hamas conflict on the prime minister of cuts are says, there has been progress in negotiations to free. more is really hostages, held by him off. more than 200 hostages were taken by him aust, during its terror attacks on october 7th for people have been freed so far is real, it uses cuts are of helping to fund un. chief antonio gutierrez has rejected is really accusations, and he justified them off terrorist attacks on israel. he was criticized for telling the un security council that the attacks did not happen in a vacuum, and he called for an end to it inscribed as, quote, the collective punishment of palestinians to 2 resolutions on the conflict at the un security council. have both failed us call for so called humanitarian pauses to allow aid to reach gaza was vetoed by russia and china only 4 other countries. in fact, russia's own proposal for a full humanitarian ceasefire. israel as resisting calls to

the israel defense forces is not involved in the shelling of the hospital in the gaza strip, the primeter of the jewish state benjamin netanyahu wrote about this in his telegram, according to him, the following quote: the whole world should know that the attack on the hospital in the gaza strip was carried out by barbaric terrorists, not the tzahal, not the israel defense forces, the one who brutally kills our children, kills his own children, this is the end of the quote. but israeli president yitzhak herzok accused the islamic jihad group of attacking a hospital in the gaza strip. and in the press service of the israel defense forces stated that a re-check of available operational data confirmed the version that the hospital was fired upon by militants. according to the israeli side's comment, the hospital was hit as a result of a failed rocket launch by islamic jihad. you know, just thinking about hamas, how they are to us now, i think that it was definitely not an israeli missile, but let's wait there, everything can be checked, now it's not the stone age and it's not the 19th cent

defense cooperation between the united states and israel increases our capabilities and ensures our freedom actions. today we have a second united states plane landing with weapons needed by the israel defense forces the seventh day of the confrontation, the hamas leadership in gaza called on all arabs to hold marches and actions of solidarity with islamism. the israeli police, fearing unrest on the temple mount, closed access to the alex mosque for some believers in the morning. but the festival of solidarity with hamas did not work out, shocked by the number of people killed and the atrocities of the militants, frightened by the sounds of the air raid warning, people preferred to stay at home, so moreover, the head of the autonomy, mahmoud abas , called on palestinians not to support the actions of radicals. sergey pashkov, alexander ivanyuk, anastasia demyanets, lead israel. for the first time since the beginning of the escalation of the palestinian-israeli conflict, on the heads of residents. not only aerial bombs are falling from the sky, although of course there are plenty of them too. today, over the palestinian antenna , israeli air force planes scattered thousands of such leaflets with a

need to be involved in order to support what looks like increasingly weak and weakened uh israel defense forces as they call themselves uh so that's kind of that's really very interesting that the apparent inability of israel to defend itself without the aid of its major benefactor uh the... west and of course also what they have threatened is not uh is a complete siege of gaza you've been talking about the effects of that on gaza in terms of electricity in terms of hospitals and of course what the the the regime said was i call on everyone as benjamin netanyahu put it to leave gaza uh the rafer crossing is still open they said and they can leave of course what then happened was that they the the... stopped uh people coming through the rather crossing indeed they bombed it uh so it's quite clear that there's no humanitarian corridor, the international community is trying to open one the israelies have set their face against that and essentially they want to eliminate as many palestinians as possible through their air attacks, but the other thing which they have threatened of course is the the g

. ., �* , group and israel defense forces. . �* , , forces.t we're seeing is not only arise _ forces. what we're seeing is not only arise in _ forces. what we're seeing is not only arise in number - forces. what we're seeing is not only arise in number of l not only arise in number of those attacks but that they are striking positions deeper inside the territories of both israel and the benign and these attacks have raised concerns that are violent along the border could escalate and lebanon could be dragged into this conflict. and speaking of escalation, us officials are now saying that us forces in the area anthony iran have been targeted in 23 attacks in the last two weeks and these attacks continue. american officials have been very iranian backed forces for those attacks. iranian officials that are nothing to do with those attacks, though these groups have been acting unilaterally. 0f have been acting unilaterally. of course you run back alliance of groups across the region, the so—called axis of resistance, including hezbollah here in le

the israel defense forces found hamas anti-tank mines and other heavy weapons. a sign they may have planned for a longer stay. the shocked infantry attack the brutal from the start or degenerated into a massive massacre as israeli defenses collapsed. it shifted attention and power to hamas. >> he has become like a guard to some of the palestinians. because of what he has done. >> reporter: many palestinians are dismayed by the massacre and the bloodshed that followed but with the lives of hostages in his hands, the guests now has an unwelcome place in america's mind. sam kiley, cnn. >>> and still to come, warnings of hamas posting graphic videos online. i will speaks with an effort about misinformation already spreading on social media and what parents should watch out for. >>> schools in israel, the united states, and the united kingdom are advising parents to shut down their children's social media accounts over concerns that hamas could up load or broadcast disturbing videos. in tel aviv, a school parent's association expects videos of hostages begging for th

they are telling me that an attack on... the gas sector by the idf has really begun , the israel defense forceseloping, what is there is happening now, the ground troops are just coming in, and is this the beginning of a big, big offensive, or is this, well, a micro-operation that is called for by some military, needs, necessities, and i will simply explain, for ordinary people who may be the first time.. . they hear in general what the gaza sector is, in the sector itself, the sector is small, that is, it is 360 km, in the sector itself, there is the city of gaza, that is, the city of gaza is located in the northern part, it is the largest city, that is, there are such cities as ... jebali refugee camp, rafiyah or it is also called rafah in an international manner, that is what it is called, but the largest city is the city of gaza, in the city of gaza there is a hospital with almost one and a half beds, the shifa hospital, this is the name, under this shifa hospital is the underground city of hamas , that is, they built more than a subway there, there is an underground city, where the headqua

pound gaza, head of an expected ground, air, and sea of souls aimed at eliminating hum us israel. defense forces say it is now up to the countries leadership to decide on the timing of the offensive. and as people and gaza feel the deadly effects of those error strikes, the world health organization says israel's evacuation order could be a death sentence for something and an israel growing anger over the hostage as being held in garza. some families say the government should focus on freeing the captives before stepping up military action against almost unclear richardson welcome. he's rarely armies as it is waiting for politicians to give the green light for a mass of offensive on the gaza strip. israel has told more than a 1000000 people in northern golf, have to leave for the south of the territory. israel has warrant to eliminate him off after it's a tax last week and left at least $1300.00 people dead. air strikes, pound and targets and gaza overnight. ahead of the anticipated ground assault officials in gauze, i say more than 2300 people have been killed since the latest fighting erupt in

israel's defense forces are blaming the attack on militants. chancellor olaf scholz tells is really prime minister netanyahu israel has the right to defend itself against hamas. they warn countries in the middle east not to intervene in the conflict in gaza. jordan's king of dula warns against any attemptpalestiniansr egypt calling this a redline. u.s. president joe biden prepares to travel to israel and he is expected to reaffirm israel's right to defend itself and raise the need to minimize civilian deaths as israel pounds gaza with airstrikes. i am nicole. to those joining us in the united states or all the others around the world welcome to the program, it's good to have you with us. gaza health ministry says 500 people have been killed in a strike in a hospital filled with wounded and those seeking shelter. the palestinian president declared three days of morning after the strike in gaza city. the who has condemned the attack in egypt is called on the international community to intervene. the israeli military denies responsibility saying it

meanwhile , the israel defense forces said it carried out airstrikes against a group of armed men inurshams camp on the west bank . shooting continues along the border with lebanon and the hezbollah group, which fired rockets at northern israel on thursday. there are wounded. and from the sector itself. those killed in the gas, where not only medicine, but food, water and electricity are running out, the first batch of humanitarian aid is expected on friday, for the sake of this the egyptian rafah checkpoint will be opened, the first 20 trucks will be accompanied by the personal un secretary general, at the same time the red cross is trying to help the release of israeli hostages held by hamas in gaza. my colleagues sergei pashkov and evgeniy poddubny are monitoring the situation in the middle east. details in their reports. vivsky port it got dark quite recently, 2 weeks ago, at that time the crowd was noisy here, music was playing, restaurants and fairs were open. now the life of the city is accompanied by another music, the piercing, sad howl of air raid signals, tseva house. desp

the israel defense forces continue to massively bombard the gaza sector. in the last day, they hit 400 objects, especially tunnels and commanders' concentration points. the un called for a humanitarian ceasefire. the humanitarian situation in gaza is on the verge of disaster, there is a lack of water, electricity and medicine. if nothing changes, civilians will be on the brink of death in the coming days. meanwhile , the president of france arrived in tel aviv on a solidarity visit. however, at a meeting with israeli prime minister emmanuel macron urged both sides not to escalate the conflict. the fight should be merciless, but not without rules. mimocrats. i warn hezbollah iran's houthi regime not to take the risk of opening new fronts. in addition to france, the united states and germany promised to facilitate the return of hostages from the gas sector. iryna guts public news. well , let's ask journalist and local resident ulyana druchkova about what is currently happening in israel. ulyana, i congratulate you, so tell me what your current situation is,

. >> israel's defense forces have warned people to move from densely populated northern gaza to the south. many follow ultimatum and left. but with an impending health disaster and ongoing airstrikes, the search for safety has not ended. >> israel's defense forces are some of the most advanced in the world. let's take a look at some of what they had been preparing in recent days and what they can come up against. >> israel began massing the military. it has mobilized 360,000 reserves. israel has since carried out 100 airstrikes in the gaza strip. and it ordered more than a one million people to evacuate the northern part of the territory including gaza city ahead of expected ground operations. much of the gaza strip is surrounded by a high-tech security barrier israel built. once troops get inside, they will be caught up in urban warfare in densely built gaza city. experts predict the fighting will be very costly both for soldiers and civilians. hamas is estimated to have some 30,000 fighters. many of them -- not the terrorist organization has also had an extended network of underground t

coming from all around the world, mandated to serve from the israel defense forces, but also prepared by grief, and horror it the atrocities committed by hamas militants over the weekend. cnn's jeremy diamond, reports. >> a military base and southern israel, columns of israeli tanks stand at the ready. awaiting orders for an invasion of what everyone expects, but no one has yet commanded. this is the country on war footing. >> israeli military with 300,000 reservists. this is one of the largest mobilization efforts in the country's history, and is in the mobilization effort in action. you are witnessing thousands of reservists, israelis from across the country, coming to this military base in southern israel to prepare for this military campaign. >> it's not just the scale that makes this a different. >> i've been on other campaigns in the last 30 years. never something like this. >> the shocking brutality of hamas's surprise attacks is still reverberating. >> every person has lost someone. every person. >> to wednesday morning, until monday morning, i came here. i came here to enlist

i just wanted to show you again the latest video released by the israel defense forces.n gaza. it shows tanks and other vehicles inside the gaza strip. it also shows soldiers on foot. they say it is inside the gaza strip. we are trying to verify the location shown in the video. the israel defense forces say more troops entered the territory overnight, while warplanes attacked more than 450 hamas targets. it also published these photos of its tanks which the idf says are taking part in the ground operations. again, we're trying to verify the location of those, too. well, there are also many concerns about health care facilities in the south of gaza. our gaza correspondent rushdi abualouf sent us this update from khan yunis. there are a lot of criticism by palestinians over the israelis keep threatening to target the medical centres who are... you know, medical centres are really suffering from the shortage of fuel, shortage of medicine and shortage of all the life—saving kits. the director of the hospital said that they are not going to leave the hospital, and they will r

israel defense forces say they have killed numerous terrorists. and the prime minister insists there will be no ceasefire. >> this is a time for war. a war for our common future. today we draw a line between the forces of civilization and forces of barbarism. it is a time for everyone to decide where they stand. israel will stand against the forces of barbarism until victory. >> meanwhile an israeli strike has hit gaza's top cancer hospital according to its director and a doctor at another hospital says a separate strike killed at least 13 people overnight in central gaza including children. clare sebastian has been following all of this. what more can you tell us about this ground incursion? we understand that they are entering from multiple points in the north but strikes are continuing to the south where idf have told civilians to evacuate too. >> we know from the idf that they are focused on the north of gaza, that is why they have leaflets and phone calls for people to evacuate to the south. they say most of the operations of the hamas will i

the best commanders, the best soldiers of the israel defense forces, our best forces are you. i have complete confidence in you. i believe in strength, professionalism and above all. everyone's morale, you will lead us to victory. the military says they will try minimize gas casualties among civilians. however, today the humanitarian situation in the enclave is catastrophic, the number of killed palestinians is close to 4,000, more than 12,000 wounded, there is not enough drinking water, fuel and medicine, the enclave is completely blocked. the only checkpoint on the border with egypt remains closed. okp, about 200 trucks have already accumulated on the egyptian side, containing more than 3,000 tons of humanitarian cargo, including food sent the day before from russia. now arriving reports that the first humanitarian supplies will be delivered to the gaza strip no later than saturday, a spokesman for the israel defense forces said. meanwhile, human rights watch accused the leadership of western countries of hypocrisy and double standards. the international organization emphasi

. >> i shift locations here to put up the intelligence of the israel defense forces on this explosion at a hospital inside gaza. you were on the intelligence committee. what your assessment of the israeli position that this is an errant rocket from islamic jihad? >> i was actually in the skiff, in a classified briefing yesterday morning, and i was looking at the evidence carefully, and i have not seen evidence of israel being responsible for this particular attack, and that being said, i am just concerned generally about what is to come in the gaza strip. we have to spare innocents at all costs. >> do you think that israel and/or the united states should release more of this intelligence that they say shows that it was a rocket from islamic jihad? >> as long as they could protect the sources and methods and show that we can continue to gather and collect evidence, because as you know, we have to continue to do so, then it would be prudent. >> congressman, the israel defense forces today said they have contacted families of some 203 potential hostages who could be being held in gaza ri

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gaza's health ministry as well as human rights watch has now accused israel's defense forces of using white phosphorous munitions. these munitions are known to burn flesh right down to the bone. israel has denied these allegations. they say they are doing everything to minimize civilian casualties by telling civilians in gaza to move southwards. but they fear by moving southwards and having the opportunity to remove onwards through the border crossing via egypt if it does become open, many fear they will be refugees and no longer able to return home. >>> to discuss further, we're joined by the spokesperson for israel's defense forces speaking from tel aviv. thanks so much for being with us. ordering civilians from a city the size of gaza would seem to signal a potential move on the ground by israel. how realistic is it for hundreds of thousands of people to move south let alone with no food, water or housing if they got there? >> i think it is feasible and i think it can and i think it should be done. anybody who wants to prioritize his safety should heed our warnings and go south of

according to the israel defense forces, it used a high-precision mine, an iron sting, against hamas forublished shocking statistics: 21 people were left without parents as a result of the hamas attack on israel. a child from 13 families, according to them, one of the orphaned girls was kidnapped on october 7 , she remains captured by hamas, meanwhile, after the shelling of american military bases in syria and iraq, us secretary of defense lloyd austin ordered preparations for deployment in the middle east region until ...

the israel defense forces have not immediately responded to cnn's questions about that explosion at the refugee camp in gaza. meantime moments ago, right here in the heart of tel aviv we witnessed iron dome intercepting rockets that are coming over right another where we are in tel aviv. jeremy diamond is standing by the ash ke lone, israel. the pictures there you see them, we were standing here on the roof and all of a sudden wie wih heard the sirens go off, rockets coming in and iron dome intercepters blowing up the rockets. it's a very tense situation. it happens fairly regularly, and it underscores, jeremy, what we know, that hamas still has capabilities, presumably, of firing these rockets and missiles from gaza right into tel aviv. right towards the heart of tel aviv. for the israeli they have the iron dome system that can cgo u and destroy the rockets in the skies. once the rockets coming in that are destroyed the debris falls down and you have to be careful you have to go into shelters because the metal could harm and kill you if they hit you where they're coming down to the gro

you received that document from an official in the israel defense forces.hat else does the document refeel about how hamas might be treating the hostages they are holding inside gaza? >> the document i received from idf and other sources, the other sources gave me parts of the document that idf didn't. it describes a program of hostage-taking. it was clear there was an expectation they would be able to take hostages and treat them with brutality from the start. the document says, for example, you should identify the problematic ones, the ones that might resist, and kill them first. separate the women and children from the men. and remove any implement they might be able to use to kill themselves. it says to force them into come clines. the game plan it describes is not what happened. hamas may have planned to take hostages into gaza. but the document describes having a standoff that was supposed to take place in israeli territory. they were surprised to get so many hostages and bring them back to gaza where they have leeway how to handle them. >> given what

the surprise attack from air, land, and sea catching israel's defense forces totally offguard as fighters stormed across the gaza border and rockets poured into major cities in israel including tel aviv and jerusalem. prime minister benjamin netanyahu is vowing the terrorist group will pay what he calls a huge price for this deadly incursion. >>> welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer, and this is a special edition of "the situation room: israel at war." >>> let's get straight to the breaking news. the stunning deadly hamas raid on israel. cnn's nic robertson arrived in the country just a little while ago and was immediately forced to take cover even as soon as he got off the plane at the international airport. watch this. >> reporter: just got off the plane here at the airport. the sirens have gone off. people are taking cover. we got off the bus, people are taking cover. and you can hear the intercept missiles banging in the air. nothing incoming here, but everyone is taking cover. they've got down. lot of concern about what's going to ha

form or we can now bring in lieutenant colonel jonathan, a spokesperson for the israel defense forces. good to see you. the prime minister categorically rejects calls for a cease-fire equating it with calling for israel's defeat in the war. what about the humanitarian pause to help innocent civilians's get paid and get out of harm's way -- civilians get safaid and get out of harms way? >> it is in our interest to make the best possible situation for civilians and we are not trying to target them. in order to do so we are facilitating together with the egyptians and the u.s. and the u.n. the import of humanitarian aid. more than a 108 trucks of humanitarian aid have been provided to gaza. there is a humanitarian zone declared and officially established humanitarian zone it the southern gaza strip. all in order to provide exactly as you say, some kind of support for the palestinians, the noncombatants, we have to be clear, any cessation in fighting will be used by hamas for their purposes and that is not on the table. we are focused on is dismantling -- what we are focused on is dismant

so the israel defense forces has put together a list of 32 targeted killings of the hamas leadership.nd this list includes a number of different people, people who are in charge of logistics, tactics, the military wing, and -- and many of those involved in planning the october 7th terrorist attacks. one that stands out and let me show who he is, the reason why he stands out is because he was in charge of hamas aerial assets responsible for hamas uavs, drones, paragladers, as well as aerial detection and service systems killed saturday. i talked to a fame near ashkelon, and they were telling me a friend of theirs saw how they came down on october 7 using paragliders and screaming at them in arabic that they were going to kill them. a very hateful language. and so apparently this guy that we just saw was responsible for not only training them but also equipping them. >> interesting. what about the state of the leadership when it comes to hamas' intelligence capabilities? >> yeah, it seems like if we take a look at that list and we have to caution that it is a list that was put by the --

the best commanders, the best soldiers of the israel defense forces, our best forces are you. i have complete confidence in you. you will lead us to victory, the commander assures that he is trying to minimize the loss of gas among the civilian population. the humanitarian situation in the enclave is now catastrophic, the number of palestinians killed has approached 4 thousand; more than 12,000 have been wounded ; there is not enough drinking water, fuel, and medicine in the gas. the ministry of health said that most operations are now carried out without anesthesia. the enclave is completely blocked, the only checkpoint on the border with egypt is still not working. about 200 trucks have already accumulated at the checkpoint from the egyptian country, containing more than 3,000 tons of humanitarian cargo, including food sent the day before from russia. now there is a message that the first humanitarian supplies will be delivered to the gas sector no later than saturday. this was stated by a representative of the israeli defense forces. human rights watch accused the leadershi

coming up, one of the very latest update on israel's war with hamas from spokes person for the israel defense forces. national services compulsory in israel a few graduate high school. almost all the young men serve three years, when in two years. it's a shared experience that binds the country and now there is more than 300,000 call back to duty, many are driven by greek of grief and sadness. here's cnn's jeremy diamond >> at a military base in southern israel, columns of israeli tanks stand at the ready. awaiting orders for an invasion of gaza that everyone expects, but no one has yet commanded. this is a country on the war footing. the israeli military has called it more than 300,000 reservists one of the largest mobilization efforts in the country's history and this one behind me is that mobilization effort in action. you are witnessing thousands of reservists, israelis from all across the country coming to this military base in southern israel. to begin to prepare for the next phase of this military campaign. >> it's not just the scale that makes this mobilization different. >> i've been in all

where the israel defense forces are preparing for a ground invasion. nse of the mood on the ground. reporter: the south of israel looks like one huge military base. we were driving south and i saw a stream of a thousand tanks rolling and that was just one staging post the war has broken out in the middle of the biggest political crisis israel has seen and decades with thousands of people taking to the streets in protest against the government but that has all changed now. people are completely united. people everywhere donating to the soldiers saying that we are behind our troops. the other thing that has changed is the view of is really civilians. or a long time people disputed how to deal with the palestinian question. now you hear an unprecedented terrorist attack, this can never happen again and we need to hit gaza hard and now. it is us or now. amna: we are speaking now as president biden is preparing to address the nation later tonight from the oval office after his trip to israel in which he expressed solidarity with a key ally. we know what we e

the israel defense forces are saying that they are currently striking inside of lebanon. we are getting new reporting on that as israel is announcing a complete siege as the tanks are headed to the border. our cnn coverage continues after this. >>> there is more breaking news that we need to share with you this morning. the israeli defense forces are saying that the helicopters are striking in lebanese territory, and also this morning, the military said that it had fired on what they are calling the armed suspects that were coming out of lebanon into israel. sirens are also ringing out again in jerusalem and tel aviv, and those are rockets coming from gaza, the southern border. we will go back to hadas gold in jerusalem for more on this, and when you are hearing that there are helicopter striking parts of lebanon after seeing the militants coming over according to the idf, it makes one concerned that we may be headed into some sort of regional war here, and what is the latest? >> so what we are understanding from the israeli military is that earlier today, the sirens we ha

hello israel defense forces, tsal continues attacks on the military infrastructure of hamas and islamicad in the gaza strip, and day by day these strikes are becoming more powerful and more intense, each time the israeli army reports the defeat of approximately 100 or several hundred targets in gaza every day and the last one... in this regard have become a record, and this leads to the fact that the response by hamas and islamic jihad is no longer as intense as before, and the sirens over israeli cities sound less and less often, at the same time, the main strikes from the air, from the sea and artillery salvoes from land are carried out on the northern gas, where the tactical tunnels of the militants are concentrated, where , according to israeli... intelligence, there may be underground arsenals of weapons and headquarters of the islamists. before launching a large-scale operation, the army wants to make sure that all dangers and areas where there may be a source of danger to tsaal troops are destroyed and neutralized. the fact that a ground operation will be carried out and that its