i'm laila harrak. it is 10:00 a.m.n israel where israel's war against hamas is now into its second day. the death toll on both sides has been staggering. at least 300 israeli deaths now confirmed, and palestinian authorities say more than 250 people in gaza have been killed. thousands more wounded. israel confirms many of its citizens have been abducted. the idf says up to 1,000 hamas militants poured across the border and into nearby israeli towns. disturbing video shows civilians being rounded up in one of them, presumably to be taken to gaza as hostages. joining me now, live from tel aviv, israel, is lieutenant colonel richard hecht. he is the international spokesperson for the israel defense forces. sir, good day. first, i'd like to ask you, can you give us an update on the latest situation on the ground? are battles still under way within israel? >> so yes, we have still -- hi, laila, thanks for having us on. we're still in the fight. as you said, hamas unleashed war on the state of israel. we still, as we speak,

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i'm laila harrak. we begin with breaking news this hour.he israeli military has declared a state of war alert and is mobilizing its forces in response to an unprecedented attack today against israel. it began unfolding about 6:30 this morning with wave after wave of rockets from gaza. hamas claims it fired 5,000 rockets as israeli officials say there were multiple injuries, some of them serious, and at least one fatality. some airports have temporarily closed although the international airport remains open for now. the israeli military also says a number of militants have infiltrated israel from gaza. the hamas military commander calling in a recorded message for a general uprising against israel and saying, quote, if you have a gun, get it out. israelis living near gaza are being warned to stay close to their shelters. cnn's hadas gold joins us now from jerusalem. i see you are back in the staircase, so i'm gathering the alarms have gone off again. >> reporter: yeah. i'm not sure if you can hear them in the background. we can hear them now

i'm laila harrak. it's now 8:00 a.m. in israel where that country is more than gore hours into the most serious threat to its security in modern memory. perhaps ever. you are looking now at live pictures of ashkalon as the sun comes up. it's widely expected a massive military operation will soon engulf this palestinian enclave. hamas video shows a group of militants storming the gaza border on saturday. one of the most fortified places on the border. israel confirms a significant number of israelis, including at least one soldier, have been captured by hamas militants. the image you're about to see is deeply disturbing. it shows the motionless body of a hostage being paraded in gaza in the back of a vehicle. person's whereabouts and condition are currently unknown. the israeli military's warning palestinian civilians in gaza to leave their homes immediately because of the military reprisals to come. it's unclear, however, where 2 million civilians are supposed to flee to. vooe illinois prime minister benjamin netanyahu i

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i'm laila harrak. it's 7:00 in the morning in israel. you're looking at live pictures where the military says it is keeping up its strikes on gaza and on hamas militants after the group's large scale surprise attack over the weekend. hamas also claiming to have launched a major missile attack on the southern israeli city of escalon hours ago, targeting their safe houses. and israeli police say the target attack made a direct hit on an apartment building. this all comes as hamas claims to be hold mortgage than 100 hostages in gaza, including high-ranking israeli officers. inside israel, the death toll from hamas' multipronged attack now climbing past 700. since then israeli forces clashed on the ground with hamas fighters and responded by pounding gaza with their strikes. the ministry of health says at least 413 palestinians have been killed, including 78 children. more disturbing images are emerging after hamas' attack, the bodies of victims from a music festival near the israel-gaza border seen under a tent. emergency responders say at

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