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but some people from kfar aza were taken back into gaza. >> nic, stay with us. want to bring in clarissa ward. clarissa, explain where you are and what you have been seeing because i know you've witnessed numerous volleys of rockets being fired today. >> that's right, anderson. hamas had put out a message on their telegram channel, on their social media app basically saying that people in the city here of ashkelon should leave by 5:00 p.m., that there was going to be retaliation for what they called the force displacement of ordinary civilians in gaza and then at exactly 5:00 p.m. we heard the first -- i won't even say volley -- barrage of rockets come slamming in. we have subsequently been watching, you know, every 20 minutes or so of the air raid sirens go off, you see the skylight up, the iron dome starts intercepting those various rockets. some of them have made impact, there have been reports of at least one home that we know of that took a direct hit. we actually spoke briefly earlier to the woman who was living there and she is miraculously perhaps alive.

jeremy bowen, bbc news, kfar aza.ith israel's orders of complete siege of gaza there are little resources for the 2.3 million residents, including our correspondent. he has lived there his entire life and has reported on the conflict for decades. he gave us this update from the strip. correspondent: very quickly if we can see the scale of disruption in this neighborhood, it is the economic hub for gaza that has been completely targeted yesterday. many buildings were destroyed. behind me is an 11 story building that was not down. the destruction in this area has been targeted. israel says it carried out 200 airstrikes targeting the hamas infrastructure. they hit many government buildings related to the hamas authority, but look to the scale of destruction and how the civilians were completely affected. some of them were completely destroyed. >> i lost everything. my house. my shop has been destroyed completely. where do we go? we have become homeless. correspondent: this gentleman just told us we have to leave the area

jeremy bowen, bbc news, kfar aza.far has come from the sky, with air strikes on targets in gaza, reducing already battered and poor neighbourhoods to smoking ruins. this footage released by the israeli military shows building after building reduced to rubble. palestinian health officials say the number of people killed in gaza since the weekend has now risen to at least 830, with well over 4,000 injured. getting in and out of gaza is almost impossible. the borders are sealed, but the bbc has a rare insight into the situation on the ground with our correspondent, rushdi abualouf. he's lived there his entire life and, while it's just too dangerous for him to be reporting live, he has sent us this update. we can see the scale of destruction in this neighbourhood. it's called rimal neighbourhood. it's an economic hub for gaza that has been completely targeted yesterday. many buildings were destroyed, behind me an ii—storey building was knocked down two days ago but the destruction in this area has been targeted last night

kfar aza was taken by surprise like everywhere else hamas attacked. kibbutz guard, armed civilian volunteers, died fighting back. hamas stormed in, burning homes and killing families according to the soldiers. as it took so long to secure the kibbutz the army couldn't recover all the civilian dead until this morning. these are the bodies of israelis. decomposing hamas gunmen are still lying there where they were killed. the murder of israeli civilians here was without doubt a war crime, but what about the palestinian civilians israel is killing on hamas as you know, all armies killing in attacks on hamas as you know, all armies have obligations under the rules of war to protect civilian life even in war zones. are you doing this, with this level of air strikes going on at the moment and any ground operation that might happen? i am sure we fight for our value and our culture all our life. you keep your value in the same time. i know we will be very aggressive and very strong, but we keep our moral and our value. we are israeli, we are jewish, and altho

kfar aza was taken by surprise like everywhere else hamas attacked.tz guard, armed civilian volunteers, died fighting back. hamas stormed in, burning homes and killing families, according to the soldiers. as it took so long to secure the kibbutz the army couldn't recover all the civilian dead until this morning. these were the bodies of israelis. decomposing hamas gunmen are still lying where they were killed. the murder of israeli civilians here was without doubt a war crime, but what about the palestinian civilians israel is killing in attacks on hamas? as you know, all armies have obligations under the laws of war to protect civilian life even in war zones. are you doing this, with this level of air strikes going on at the moment and any ground operation that might happen? i am sure that we fight for our value and our culture all our life. you fight with value and you keep your value in the same time. i know we will be very aggressive and very strong, but we keep our moral and our value. we are israeli, we arejewish, and you know, war, it's a very

jeremy bowen, bbc news, kfar aza.to gaza, where the bbc has a rare insight into the situation on the ground with our correspondent rushdi abu alouf. he's lived there his entire life and has reported on the conflict for decades. he gave us this update. very quickly, if we can see the scale of destruction in this neighbourhood. it's called rimal neighbourhood. it's the economic hub for gaza that has been completely targeted yesterday. many buildings were destroyed. behind me is the ii—storey building that was knocked down very quickly, if we can see the scale of destruction two days ago, but the destruction in this area has been targeted quite recently, last night. israel has said they carried out 200 air strikes, targeting the hamas infrastructure. in fact, they hit many buildings, government buildings, belonging to the hamas—run authority, but look to the scale of destruction in the area and how civilian homes were completely affected and some of them were completely destroyed. translation: i lost everything. my house

kfar aza is now known as one of the conflicts deadliest massacres.amas militants used motorized paragliders like this one to invade. >> i remember the hour on the clock was 6:22 a.m. we started hearing the alarm. i just froze. i had a panic attack. i couldn't move. >> norah: 13-year-old was born and raised on the kibbutz miles from the border with gaza. she says the fact that she is alive is a miracle. >> i was thinking this is going to be my last moment. i was so afraid if someone is coming. are they going to rape me? are they going to take me? are they going to shoot me? i didn't know. >> norah: hamas terrorists going door-to-door slaughtering anyone they could find including babies and children. renata and her family spent 16 hours hiding. what did you see when you finally left the shelter? >> i tried not to look around as much as possible. i don't know if many people can understand. but the smell, it smelled like war and bad news and tears. >> norah: tell me about your walk to freedom. >> we needed to go through a bus. it was so, so scary. a frie

. >> norah: and a story of survival tonight from the kibbutz kfar aza, one of the most brutal massacreswar. >> i'm thankful to god every day, every hour, every minute, every second that he kept me and my family alive. ♪ ♪ >> norah: good evening again from here in tel aviv on day five of this war. the big headline here as israel prepares for a ground invasion and hundreds of thousands of its soldiers are on the border of gaza. now there's a new emergency wartime government here, a unity government bringing together prime minister benjamin netanyahu and one of his main political rivals. tonight we are also learning more americans are among the dead, with even more missing. some believed to have been kidnapped by hamas. hostage rescue teams, delta force, and seal team six remain in the united states waiting for israel to request assistance. a source telling cbs news that request could come as soon as today. president biden spoke today with prime minister netanyahu for a fourth time since the attacks, telling him that despite all the anger, israel needs to operate by the rules of war. secre

kfar aza was taken by surprise like everywhere else kfar hamas attacks. kibbutz guard civilian volunteers died fighting back. dead hamas gunmen are decomposing where they were killed. the evidence is that they stormed through the kibbutz killing families including babies. 0nly the kibbutz killing families including babies. only this morning could israeli troops finish recovering all the civilians hamas killed. they have just — civilians hamas killed. they have just jihad _ civilians hamas killed. they have just jihad machine - civilians hamas killed. they have just jihad machine to i civilians hamas killed. they l have just jihad machine to kill havejustjihad machine to kill everybody without have justjihad machine to kill everybody without defence, without nothing, just normal citizens that want to take their breakfast and that's all. and they cut some of their heads. it is a dreadful thing to see. it is very difficult to see it. but we must remember who is the enemy and what is the mission. 0ur who is the enemy and what is the mission. our mission is ju

kfar aza was taken by surprise, like everywhere else hamas attacked. kibbutz guard, armed civilian volunteers, died fighting back. hamas stormed in, burning homes and killing families, according to the soldiers. as it took so long to secure the kibbutz, the army couldn't recover all the civilian dead until this morning. these were the bodies of israelis. decomposing hamas gunmen are still lying where they were killed. the murder of israeli civilians here was without doubt a war crime, but what about the palestinian civilians israel is killing in attacks on hamas? as you know, all armies have obligations under the laws of war to protect civilian life, even in war zones. are you doing this, with this level of air strikes that are going on at the moment and any ground operation that might happen? i'm sure that we fight for our value and our culture all our life. you fight with value and you keep your value in the same time. and i know that we will be very aggressive and very strong, but we keep our moral and our value. we are israeli, we arejewish, and yo

jeremy bowen, bbc news, kfar aza.ar, has come from the air, with strikes on targets in gaza, reducing already battered and poor neighbourhoods to smoking ruins. this footage, released by the israeli military, shows, building after building reduced to rubble. palestinian health officials say the number of people killed in gaza, has now risen to more than 900 with well over four thousand injured. getting in and out of gaza is not possible as israel controls the border and they have been sealed. the eu foreign policy chief josep borrell says the eu opposes a total siege of gaza. but the bbc has a rare insight into the situation on the ground because our correspondent, rushdi abu alouf is inside. he has infact lived there his entire life. it's too dangerous for rushdi to report live for us at this point, so he sent us this update. very quickly, we can see the scale of destruction in this neighbourhood. it's called rimal neighbourhood. it's an economic hub for gaza that has been completely targeted yesterday. many building

to have died in the attacks by hamas, as shocking details continue to emerge of a massacre in the kfar azabutz. this is the scene live in gaza, as israel continues to mass soldiers and hardware close to the border. hello, i'm matthew amroliwala. welcome to verified live, israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, and the opposition leader, benny gantz, have agreed to form an emergency government to manage the war with hamas. it comes as a hospital near the country's port city of ashkelon was struck by rocket fire. no casualties have been reported so far. israel continues its bombardment of gaza for a fifth day. the territory's only power plant has stopped working — after running out of fuel. israeli troops are massing near the gaza border in preparation for what could be, a ground invasion of the territory — as israel responds to saturday's attacks by hamas militants. israeli artillery, like these units, around sderot, are firing towards gaza — just part of the build up, for that possible ground invasion. 0vernight, 200 targets inside gaza were hit — the strikes have continued through th

kfar aza right there. this is the site right here, ri'em is where the music festival was and this is where we saw yesterday and i want to give people the sense of a small space of where everything is taking place right now, kate? >> major, you were with us and i saw your face when we reported the news. what question do you formulate about other than what is the point? i'm sorry -- what is the point? >> israel is at total war now. they are fighting not only a kinetic war. they are fighting now in the propaganda war and what eisenhower did during the holocaust. the soldiers that came upon that, no words. you can't describe it, but that's what the israeli government has to do now. they have to let the world see what's going on here because this information will travel with this accelerant we call social media and israel has to recognize that they're in that war, too. >> i'm losing it now because i just can't -- >> just the thought of it when you think of what that means -- >> to the family, but i do want to a

kfar aza is now one of the many sites where hundreds of israeli soldiers are readying for the possible counterstrike ground invasion of gaza. tensions are also rising in the north with a potential second front in the war along israel's border with lebanon. cbs' imtiaz tyab is following the action where liz troops exchanged fire today with hezbollah forces. >> reporter: israel was thrown into a fresh state of terror after a military alert warning of a, quote, aerial infiltration from lebanon. an army spokesman later said it was an error. but on its northern border with lebanon, israel is taking no chances. cbs news has witnessed a mass mobilization of tanks and soldiers following four consecutive days of incoming rocket fire from southern lebanon. >> allahu akbar. >> reporter: dozens of communities have been evacuated. the few who remain, mainly women and children spend most of their time in underground bunkers because of the near constant air raid sirens, and tensions here are running high. a fight breaks out over donated coloring supplies for the children as people, who have had no ch

jonathan beale, bbc news, kfar aza.to our chief international correpsondent, lyse doucet, in southern israel. a reminder of why we are where we are. what is the latest where you are. what is the latest where you are in terms of timetables, the ground offensive that seems to be drawing nearer? that ground offensive that seems to be drawing nearer?— drawing nearer? that is the big auestion drawing nearer? that is the big question everyone _ drawing nearer? that is the big question everyone is _ drawing nearer? that is the big question everyone is asking, i drawing nearer? that is the big i question everyone is asking, most drawing nearer? that is the big - question everyone is asking, most of all the people of the gaza strip. and the thousands of israeli troops on the border. they were visited by benjamin netanyahu and by the defence minister yesterday. the defence chief said you can see gaza from where you are, especially in gaza city, you can see the horizon. he told them soon you will see it from the inside. there's be

this kfar aza was taken by surprise, like everywhere else hamas attacked.ibbutz guard, armed civilian volunteers, died fighting back. these were the bodies of israelis. decomposing hamas gunmen are still lying where they were killed. jeremy bowen reporting from southern israel. the bbc has learned that more than 100 israelis have been taken hostage by hamas. earlier, i spoke with marc ginsberg — the former us ambassador to morocco�*s nephew, eli, was killed rescuing hostages at a kibbutz. former ambassador ginsberg, thanks forjoining us. first of all, our condolences to you on the loss of your nephew. we appreciate you speaking to us at this time. you might start by telling us about what you know about what happened to your nephew. my know about what happened to your nephew— know about what happened to our nehew. g , your nephew. my nephew eli was a lieutenant _ your nephew. my nephew eli was a lieutenant colonel— your nephew. my nephew eli was a lieutenant colonel in _ your nephew. my nephew eli was a lieutenant colonel in the - a lieutenant colonel in the

>> they'll need to, i don't know, change this reality we lived like this for years. >> reporter: kfar aza is only one israeli community where hamas went on a killing spree. today, we saw new images from the nearby village of be'eri, where more than 100 men, women, and children were executed hamas says it trained for over a year for all of this, and today, released new footage, which the group edited and blurred, of the militants streaming through holes in the border fence and flying over it and hamas isn't finished yet the militants today launched hundreds of rockets into israel. we took cover in a shelter. this is happening in israel every single day. israel's iron dome defense system intercepted nearly all of the rockets but a few did get through. israel has declared war on hamas, and these may only be the first days of it >> richard, all right, we're also getting late details on that phone call between president biden and prime minister netanyahu. what can you tell us >> reporter: so, israel put out a readout about the call, saying that prime minister netanyahu told president biden tha

naftali's unit was securing kfar aza, one of the first communities overrun by hamas terrorists more than 50 civilians were killed here, including children >> the horrific attacks that happened here cannot be answered with silence or in a weak response. this has to be fierce, the response, citing the evil you've seen here today >> reporter: the siblings giving each other strength from afar. >> i see my brothers standing to the north, the south, everywhere. and i say, you're not alone, your brothers are with you >> reporter: sons of israel and brothers in arms raf sanchez, nbc news, kfar aza >>> and that's "nightly news" for this tuesday thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night >>> i'm raj mathai. next on "nbc bay area news tonight," this could be our last warm-up of the year. we're talking about 90s for parts of the bay area. jeff ranieri tells us when and for how long. >>> also president biden on his way right now to israel. this comes after that deadly blast at a hospital in gaza, killing hundreds of people. we'll hear fro

nic robertson, cnn, kfar aza. >> and the response continues. this is a view across the skyline of gaza, you can see how there are multiple missiles being fired into that area. targeting hamas infrastructure according to the israeli, but many on the ground saying that civilians very much being caught up in that and the hospitals are full. and an increasing desperate situation when you consider the whole area has had the food, medicine all cut off. elliott gotkine is with us. the number of israeli deaths going up by a frightening number every day. and you get a sense of it when you see those idf soldiers still discovering bodies in the south. >> right. just yesterday we were talking about 1,000 deaths inside of israel. now we're up to more than 1200. just to put it into context, this is around about half the number of casualties that israel suffered in the yom kippur woor which began almost 50 years ago to the day according to the gregorian calendar. so future historians will be no doubt racketing what is happening right now alongside those wars

nic robertson, cnn, kfar aza, his real. >> we continue to hear more about the atrocities from people who survived the assault by hamas. cnn spoke with one woman who lives in a kibbutz near the israel gaza border. she survived by barricading herself and her daughter in a safe room in her house for nearly 12 hours. she says she first heard about the attack from a neighbor who texted about armed hamas militants entering the u.s. kibbutz, and then she heard automatic weapons being fired. after she ran into her safe room, she realized she didn't know how to lock the door. her brother sent a picture showing how his door was locked with broomsticks. so shaking with fear, she used a stick and her vacuum cleaner to secure the door and waited for the worst. >> you know that you're just going to die if they break in. and i was just tying these things to the door. and they -- mans large voices, screaming in arabic, banging everything, they're large bangs and shouting and the whole and just fear. and after they broke everything, they reach the door and i was still hoping that they would past that

naftali's unit was securing kfar aza, one of the first communities overrun by hamas terrorists more than 50 civilians were killed here, including children >> the horrific attacks that happened here cannot be answered with silence or in a weak response. this has to be fierce, the response, citing the evil you've seen here today >> reporter: the siblings giving each other strength from afar. >> i see my brothers standing to the north, the south, everywhere. and i say, you're not alone, your brothers are with you >> reporter: sons of israel and brothers in arms raf sanchez, nbc news, kfar aza >>> and that's "nightly news" for this tuesday thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. >> kelly: it's give it up for billy porter, y'all. >> billy: you are very kind, kelly clarkson. ♪♪ you know the bed feels warmer ♪ ♪ sleeping here alone ♪ ♪ you know i dream in color ♪ ♪ and do the things i want ♪ ♪ you think you got the best of me ♪ ♪ think you've had the last laugh ♪ ♪ bet you think that everything good is gone ♪ ♪ think you left me broken down

the killers filmed themselves on the loose, murdering dozens in thejewish community of kfar aza.aeli army to be seen, neta realised the only person who could save her was her dad, who she hadn't spoken to in six years. hiding, staying silent, she managed to message him. "they are close," she wrote. "lock the doors," her dad replies. "please answer, please." but the gunman found them. he started to shoot like we're nothing. i fell down on the ground and i felt santiago scream on me. "neta, please stand up. start to run. if you don't stand up, we're going to die. we're going to die." hiding under a pile of rubbish, she texted her dad again. "dad, they shot me. help!" "i'm coming," he replies. when she text me that they shot her and she didn't answer me, my heart stops and my brain starts to work. you know, i was mad. when shimon, a plainclothes policeman, arrived at the village, he came under attack. i took my gun and they start to shoot at me. i shoot at them. i don't know if i hit or not. and four people get from their houses over there and with the ak—47 start to shoot me. event

raf sanchez, nbc news, kfar aza. >>> and that's "nightly news" for this tuesday.f and each other. good night. other. good night .

one of the most shocking massacres took place in the village of kfar aza.survivors — who says the crimes they witnessed justifies a full—scale israeli ground offensive into gaza. and a warning that nick's report contains details some viewers may find upsetting. we hear them shooting people, shooting kids. and the people say, please no, please no. they are the survivors. 22—year—old neta and her boyfriend, santiago, escaped from hamas's massacre in their village. she was shot six times in the legs. we start to hear gunshots for all they start. one apartment, one apartment, one apartment. start to break the windows, break the doors and start to shoot you. sounds people screaming. the killers filmed themselves on the loose, murdering dozens in thejewish community of kfar aza. trapped in her home with no israeli army to be seen, neta realised the only person who could save her was her dad, who she hadn't spoken to in six years. hiding, staying silent, she managed to message him. "they are close," she wrote. "lock the doors," her dad replies. "please answer, ple

one of the most shocking massacres took place in the kibbutz of kfar aza.as met one of the survivors. we should warn you that some of the details in his report may sound distressing. we hear them shooting people, shooting kids, and the people telling them, please, please, no. please, no. they are the survivors. 22—year—old neta and her boyfriend, santiago, escaped from hamas's massacre in their village. she was shot six times in the legs. we start to hear gunshots for all the, they start... one apartment, one apartment, start to break the windows, break the doors, and start to shoot. you hear sounds, people screaming. the killers filmed themselves on the loose, murdering dozens in thejewish community of kfar aza. trapped in her home, with no israeli army to be seen, neta realised the only person who could save her was her dad, who she hadn't spoken to in six years. hiding, staying silent, she managed to message him. they are close, she wrote. lock the doors, her dad replies. please, answer, please. but the gunmen found them. they started to shoot like... li

to have died in the attacks by hamas, as shocking details continue to emerge of a massacre in the kfar aza kibbutz. israel continues to mass soldiers and hardware close to the gaza border ahead of a possible ground invasion. you may have just seen pictures of secretary of state heading to israel to show the us support of israel, talking about how we stand against terrorism, also confirming that 22 americans have been killed. he said that that number may increase. we have also had the british foreign secretary travelled to israel. he is there to show the uk support for israel. ~ . ., ., , israel. what we saw on saturday was an unprecedented _ israel. what we saw on saturday was an unprecedented event, _ israel. what we saw on saturday was an unprecedented event, even - israel. what we saw on saturday was an unprecedented event, even in - israel. what we saw on saturday was an unprecedented event, even in the turbulent history that israel has experienced. a mass terrorist atrocity that we know has taken the lives of over a thousand people, and many more injured. i was here predominantly to s

one of the most shocking massacres took place in the village of kfar aza.e people — please no, please no. they are the survivors. 22—year—old neta and her boyfriend, santiago, escaped from hamas's santiago, escaped from hamas' massacre in their village. she was shot six times in the legs. we start to hear gunshots for all they start. 0ne apartment, one apartment, one apartment. start to break the windows, break the doors and start to shoot you. sounds people screaming. the killers filmed themselves on the loose, murdering dozens in thejewish community of kfar aza. trapped in her home with no israeli army to be seen, neta realised the only person who could save her was her dad, who she hadn't spoken to in six years. hiding, staying silent, she managed to message him. "they are close," she wrote. "lock the doors," her dad replies. "please answer, please." but the gunman found them. he started to shoot like we're nothing. i fell down on the ground and i felt santiago scream on me. "neta, please stand up. start to run. if you don't stand up, we're going to die.

kfar aza near oz is another one.a is the site of these atrocities that the israeli government has now confirmed, babies were beheaded. talk about what you saw, you talked to the commander on the ground there. >> reporter: yeah, toddlers and babies beheaded. you know, when i think now -- because you and i were talking about this last night and we didn't see any of the bodies. i really would not have expected the israeli defense forces to be parading out bodies of decapitated children. it is such a sensitive issue. but, you know, when i reflect back on what the commander said to us, the major general in charge, you know, again, i will repeat -- repeat this line because it really sticks. he said i was shocked by what you found, the massacre. he said that i was reminded he said of what general eisenhower said when he found the atrocities, when he found the death camps after world war ii, he said get the press in here, show them. i think that's what was taking place yesterday. and i realize now that when he said there was

we go now to the village of kfar aza that was the scene of another massacre by hamas.ors. and a warning, his report does contain details some of you may find distressing. they are the survivors. 22—year—old neta and her boyfriend, santiago, escaped from hamas's massacre in their village. she was shot six times in the legs. we start to hear gunshots for all the, they start... one apartment, one apartment, one apartment, start to break the windows, break the doors, and start to shoot. you hear sounds, people screaming. the killers filmed themselves on the loose, murdering dozens in thejewish community of kfar aza. with no israeli army to be seen, neta realised the only person who could save her was her dad, who she hadn't spoken to in six years. she managed to message him. "they are close," she wrote. "lock the doors," her dad replies. "please, answer, please. " but the gunmen found them. they started to shoot like... like we're nothing. i fell down on the ground and santiago scream at me, "neta, please, stand up, start to run. "if you don't stand up, we're going to die.

to have died in the attacks by hamas, as shocking details continue to emerge of a massacre in the kfar azaibbuttz. this is the scene live in gaza — as israel continues to mass soldiers and hardware close to the border. hello, i'm matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live. we start with breaking news from ashkelon, in southern israel, where a hospital has been hit by rockets fired out of gaza. let me show you the live pictures. that, the hospital, as you can see, the camera crews and reporters already there and some of the damage. this apparently is a child development centre at this hospital in ashkelon. it suffered a direct hit, officials are saying, by a projectile from gaza, as the camera just arcs around. we have been reporting just a barrage of missiles being fired out of gaza in the last little while and we saw the pictures from gaza city a short time ago. you could see just the vapour from the latest rockets being fired from gaza, as we now enter their fifth day of the exchanges from gaza. 0f day of the exchanges from gaza. of course, we have been seeing israel pounding different

the killers filmed themselves on the loose, murdering dozens in thejewish community of kfar aza.ta realised the only person who could save her was her dad, who she hadn't spoken to in six years. she managed to message him. "they are close," she wrote. "lock the doors," her dad replies. "please, answer, please. " but the gunmen found them. they started to shoot like... like we are nothing. i fell down on the ground and santiago scream at me, "neta, please, stand up, start to run. "if you don't stand up, we're going to die." hiding under a pile of rubbish, she texted her dad again. "dad, they shot me. "help." "i'm coming," he replies. my heart stops, and my brain stopped to work. you know, i was mad. when shimon, a plainclothes policeman, arrived at the village, he came under attack. i took my gun, and they start to shoot at me. i shot at them. and four people get from their houses over there and, with ak—47s, start to shoot me. eventually, shimon found neta near their burnt—out home and took them to safety. neta says israel must now respond in the strongest possible way. i don't w

the killers filmed themselves on the loose, murdering dozens in thejewish community of kfar aza.nly person who could save her was her dad, who she hadn't spoken to in six years. she managed to message him. "they are close," she wrote. "lock the doors," her dad replies. "please, answer, please. " but the gunmen found them. they started to shoot like... like we are nothing. i fell down on the ground and santiago scream at me, "neta, please, stand up, start to run. "if you don't stand up, we're going to die." hiding under a pile of rubbish, she texted her dad again. "dad, they shot me. "help." "i'm coming," he replies. my heart stops, and my brain stopped to work. you know, i was mad. when shimon, a plainclothes policeman, arrived at the village, he came under attack. i took my gun, and they start to shoot at me. i shot at them. and four people get from their houses over there and, with ak—47s, start to shoot me. eventually, shimon found neta near their burnt—out home and took them to safety. neta says israel must now respond in the strongest possible way. i don't want the hamas any

nic robertson, cnn, kfar aza, israel. >>> well, as the fighting intensifies between israel and hamas, the u.s. is talking to israeli officials about a safe passage for civilians in gaza. >> this is something also that we have been discussing with our counterparts in israel and with our counterparts in egypt, and without getting into the specifics of safe passage for civilians and so forth, i will say it's something the u.s. government has seized with in supporting how we do that operationally. >> large crowds have been gathering at the rafah border crossing, hoping to make their way into egypt. but the crossing was hit during an israeli strike on tuesday. the united nations says more than 200,000 people have been displaced within gaza, and that number expected to rise. palestinian officials say at least 900 people have been killed, and another 4500 injured in gaza so far. >>> well, for now, most palestinians are simply unable to leave gaza as israeli air strikes rain down. cnn's salma abdelaziz has the latest, and a warning, her report contains some graphic images. >> reporter: parts

news report: kfar aza was taken by surprise...by the bbc. there was a massacre here. her cousin gitit hid for 30 hours from the gunmen. we learned on sunday afternoon that my cousin and her husband had survived, but her daughter—in—law, who was visiting with her seven and nine—year—old children, was shot dead by the terrorists. what impact has this had on you and your family? from the pogroms of russia and the holocaust, members of my family have been killed in every generation. i worked out this is the fifth generation since my great grandmother who have been affected or killed by anti—semitic violence, and itjust feels relentless. the wife of scotland's first minister, humza yousaf, is worried for her parents, maged and elizabeth from dundee, who were visiting a sick relative in gaza. they are now caught up in a war situation. my mum says there is continual bombardment from land, sea, air, they are terrified, she is terrified, she has not slept since monday. we've no electricity, we've no water. the food we do have, which is lit

jonathan beale, bbc news, kfar aza.ss the border, and all of that here in a moment or two. the wins have been gusting at around 60 mph at times on the north sea coast and flooding has been the other major concern, particularly so in parts of scotland where we have five severe flood warnings in force along stretches of both the north and south esk, as well as the severe flood warnings we have 16 in scotland and wales, five in wales and a for england and a large chunk of those affecting the midlands where we will see disruption to transport and some schools have been shot as well. today's weather warning, the other one stretches from the north millers to the scottish borders and they will be joined by further weather warnings in scotland overnight and notice another top level red warning on these warning stay in force for scotland tomorrow morning. another 70 up to 100 millimetres of rain in angus and aberdeenshire, which means we are likely to see further severe flooding. during the evening and overnight the heaviest rai

to have died in the attacks by hamas, as shocking details continue to emerge of a massacre in the kfar aza

yes, last week when we arrived, we were moving around quite a bit, but when we did arrive at kfar aza then we initially were waiting for our orders of what to do, where to move, where to even sleep and the first thing that we saw were just ambulances and large 18-wheeler trucks and they were moving, they were processing the bodies from dead body bags from the ambulances into the big trucks and so after each body bag that went into the truck we would say the mourner's prayer and this went on for about an hour and a half or so. immediately after the last body bag was loaded we all broke out into the israeli national anthem which translates to the hope. when i looked over at my fellow comrades we all had tears in our eyes, but it gave us a feeling we know why we're here, what we're doing and we have a mission, you know, truly one of the darkest days in israeli history and, you know, the day with the most murdered israelis or most murdered jews since the holocaust. so we know what we're doing. we have a very clear mission ahead of us. >> and, ben, you provided us with some follow toes, i

a few kilometres away, in another kibbutz, kfar aza, shaylee atary was at home with her husband yahavyha. there was bombing in really early, early morning. and yahav told me, "honey, relax. ok, keep calm." and i said, "honey, i think i'm going to die. and he said, "we're not going to be killed today." men shouting yahav tried to stop the attackers getting into their home. while shaylee made a run for it. iran through the house with no shoes, no phone, nothing, with the child on my hands. and i thought they were on the front house. so i thought we will be...shot. so i, i tried to run very fast. yoni asher was at home near tel aviv when the attack started. early that morning, he got a call from his wife, doron. she told me that there are alarms and they are also hearing explosive, and they went into the safe room. they heard the gunshots from outside. his wife and daughters, raz and aviv, were i70km away in another kibbutz, called nir oz, celebrating a jewish festival with family. and the conversation got disconnected and... ..later on, i tried to, i tried to reach her and her mother an

yesterday i entered kfar aza with journalists and it was worse than isis carnage. bodies and decapitated people, horrific. we are striking gaza from the air and all future options are on the table. we are focusing on gaza and it is a very severe strike right now in order to take out their capabilities. >> in kfar aza, we understand there were mutilated bodies and decapitated women and children, is that accurate? >> yes. we spoke to soldiers, it wasn't me speaking as a spokesperson para troopers told the story. i am recovering, i get emotional thinking about it. >> trey: what do we know about the operations in the north and forces? >> we are already in the north right now, there was an exchange this morning. who shot the shot, we don't know. the important fact, iran is over it all, the presence is dramatic we are hopeful for. that will create a level of them thinking and i'm quoting general coril la, making sure no other partieses come into this. >> trey: talk about american support, is there anything you need from the americans in the war that erupted? >> what we n

jonathan beale, bbc news, kfar aza. victory for labour. keir starmer�*s party overturns huge conservative majorities in tamworth and mid—bedfordshire, to secure historic by—election results. it is clear that the voters here have turned their back on a failed tory government. they have had enough of the decline of the last 13 years, and they are crying out for change. a woman dies after being swept into a river, as storm babet hits parts of scotland. there's a warning of widespread flooding and a risk to life. president biden addresses the american people and tells them supporting israel is vital for us security. the first humanitarian aid convoy is due to enter gaza this morning. hello to you, welcome to the programme. the conservatives have suffered crushing defeats in two by—elections overnight, with labour overturning substantial majorities in both mid—bedfordshire and tamworth. the result in mid—bedfordshire represents the largest conservative majority, overturned by labour at a by—election, since 1945. it was trigg

a few kilometres away, in another kibbutz, kfar aza, shaylee atary was at home with her husband yahav there was bombing in really early, early morning. and yahav told me, "honey, relax. ok, keep calm." and i said, "honey, i think i'm going to die." and he said, "we're not going to be killed today." men shouting. yahav tried to stop the attackers getting into their home. while shaylee made a run for it. iran through the house with no shoes, no phone, nothing, with the child on my hands. and i thought they were on the front house. so i thought we will be...shot. so i, i tried to run very fast. yoni asher was at home near tel aviv when the attack started. early that morning, he got a call from his wife, doron. she told me that there are alarms and they are also hearing explosive, and they went into the safe room. they heard the gunshots from outside. his wife and daughters, raz and aviv, were i70km away in another kibbutz, called nir oz, celebrating a jewish festival with family. and the conversation got disconnected and... ..later on, i tried to, i tried to reach her and her mother and

a few kilometres away, in another kibbutz, kfar aza, shaylee atary was at home with her husband yahava. there was bombing in really early, early morning. and yahav told me, "honey, relax. ok, keep calm." and i said, "honey, i think i'm going to die. and he said, "we're not going to be killed today." men shouting yahav tried to stop the attackers getting into their home. while shaylee made a run for it. iran through the house with no shoes, no phone, nothing, with the child on my hands. and i thought they were on the front house. so i thought we will be...shot. sol, i tried to run very fast. yoni asher was at home near tel aviv when the attack started. early that morning, he got a call from his wife, doron. she told me that there are alarms and they are also hearing explosive, and they went into the safe room. they heard the gunshots from outside. his wife and daughters, raz and aviv, were i70km away in another kibbutz, called nir oz, celebrating a jewish festival with family. and the conversation got disconnected and... ..later on, i tried to, i tried to reach her and her mother and c

at this spot near kfar aza, a drone dropping a bomb on a machine gun tower overlooking the border new images also show what two security analysts believe is an anti-aircraft missile. it's not clear if it was fired, but it indicates the terrorists arrived ready to defend themselves against israeli helicopters. we don't know why israeli monitoring systems failed to detect hundreds of hamas fighters approaching the border fence. critics say israeli intelligence missed early warning signs including hamas fighters building an open air village to practice their tactics. >> well, it was a collapse of all systems, but the first one is the intelligence system. >> reporter: and painful questions over the slow response of israeli troops once the attack was under way. >> it's not the success of hamas it's more the failure of the israeli defense. >> reporter: this man was a senior israeli officer stationed along the gaza border. what's the single thing that shocks you the most >> that none of them was in full gear in israel for decades there's a drill that before the dawn rise, this is the most im

a few kilometres away, in another kibbutz, kfar aza, shaylee atary was at home with her husband yahav there was bombing in really early, early morning. and yahav told me, "honey, relax. ok, keep calm." and i said, "honey, i think i'm going to "die. i think i'm going to die." and he said, "we're not going to be killed today." yahav tried to stop the attackers getting into their home. while shaylee made a run for it. iran through the house with no shoes, no phone, nothing, with the child on my hands. and i thought they were on the front house. so i thought we will be...shot. so i, i tried to run very fast. yoni asher was at home near tel aviv when the attack started. early that morning, he got a call from his wife, doron. she told me that there are alarms and they are also hearing explosive, and they went into the safe room. they heard the gunshots from outside. his wife and daughters, raz and aviv, were i70km away in another kibbutz, called nir oz, celebrating a jewish festival with family. and the conversation got disconnected and... ..later on, i tried to, i tried to reach her and he