on one front in southern israel against israel on a holiday, celebrated today. unprecedented colossal intelligence failure and the ongoing firefights in at least a dozen israeli communities and military bases in southern israel near the border region are still ongoing now, nine hours after they started. we region are still ongoing now, nine hours after they started.- hours after they started. we are also watching — hours after they started. we are also watching these _ hours after they started. we are also watching these live - hours after they started. we are l also watching these live pictures hours after they started. we are i also watching these live pictures of retaliatory action by israel on the gaza strip at the moment. what you are saying is that the intention here was not what was surprising but the capabilities of hamas. the capabilities — the capabilities of hamas. tta: capabilities were well the capabilities of hamas. tt2 capabilities were well known in terms of the hamas special forces and even hang gliding units that no how to take to the air and l

it entered southern israel. is still a very fluid situatio here's what we know so far. entered southernl aviv and areas surrounding gaza. the town of ashkelon saw several major explosions. israel's n12 news is now reporting that at least a0 israelis have been killed, with 7a0 injured. details of the palestinian incursions are unclear, but gunmen have been reported in towns near the gaza border and israelis have been warned to stay inside. there are also reports of a number of israeli soldiers taken captive by fighters.

is randy's including a to 6 soldiers, were killed by him, must fight as an attack on southern israel that was launched on saturday. of israel now is bombing districts across the besieged tower tree, which is only 41 kilometers long and home to move in. 2000000 people is where in the attacks have leveled several residential towers in gauze city and also destroyed a mosque. and con eunice strikes have ruled wide spread destruction that jamalia refuge account of the largest of 8 refugee accounts in the strip home to move in a 116000 refugees. well, let's take a closer look now at how events have unfolded. russell set a has a triple at 1st month and was on no electricity, no food, no water, no field for the guys. safe is valid. the fast administer draft come on to the home community to and house medium people because it street has been on a land and see but okay to impose by israel seized 2007 but now it has even cut off the basics. these red army is bombarded in the besieged enclave of the how much this unprecedented attack on israel israel shit more than $1000.00 targets in guys includi

and on october seven, they burned, butchered, raped and tortured its way through southern israel. israel wanted. it's not aware that israel wanted. it's not aware that we started or expected, but it is a work that they are determined to win.— expected, but it is a work that they are determined to win. warriors have rules, the international _ are determined to win. warriors have rules, the international community i rules, the international community has been clear, loud and clear about that. some of israel's strongest allies have been clear on that. with this expansion of ground forces and air strikes. this expansion of ground forces and airstrikes. do this expansion of ground forces and air strikes. do you know how you could wipe out thomas and protect civilians at the same time? the? civilians at the same time? they take this very — civilians at the same time? they take this very seriously, - civilians at the same time? tue: take this very seriously, that's civilians at the same time? he take this very seriously, that's why we are doing everything we can to minimise civilian casu

i am at least doucet in southern israel, rockets have been fired into this area from gaza in the past few hours and as israel continues its air strikes and artillery fire into the gaza strip. welcome to the programme. it has been a day of fast moving developments so we cross live to our chief international correspondent lyse doucet who is in southern israel. you join us as we are getting a new footage from inside the gaza strip, from the south are not part, where hundreds of thousands of palestinians have been sheltering or trying to shelter but these images show why are palestinian officials say was a air strike on a home near a hospital in khan yunis. these are distressing images were about to show come out about showing children and united nations aid workers are being taken to hospital after an air strike. you can see on the left smoke billowing and after the blast, hospital workers and palestinian residents are trying to bring children to the hospital. as ambulances rushed to the scene. are clearly marked un car is also seen to be bringing people wearing un uniforms into the medi

the fire continues into southern israel.ets targeting the central part of this country and the tension not just on this southern front but also in the north. john. >> sandra: trey, can you tell us more about what we are learning about the remaining hostages, the idf saying earlier today the majority of the hostages are alive, over 20 of the hostages are under the age of 18, while 10 to 20 of them are over the age of 60. unclear how many hostages overall are being held by gaza. what more can you tell us about what we learned on that this morning? >> yeah, absolutely. the official number by the israeli military was 203 hostages being held. we can confirm two were just released. so we are looking at just over 200 inside the gaza strip confirmed. the israelis tell fox news between 100 and 200 people are unaccounted for, they have not found bodies or video footage of them pulled into gaza and why that is the case, and warn the viewers what i'm about to describe is graphic but the true reality of the nature on the ground in southe

we are just happening in southern israel. we arejust outside happening in southern israel.uthernmost city in southern israel. we are not far from the gaza border. we can only go so far. you can see behind this in the field the armour that israel has been moving into this area ever since hamas carried out that unprecedented assault on saturday morning. since we have been standing here to have been israeli military vehicles with troops racing past heading to the front. yesterday when we were on a different section of the room there was a stream of military traffic. the civilians are either gone or are taking shelter. yesterday we saw a stream of huge lorries, all of them unmarked, heading to the front with provision for the soldiers. day by day israel is putting the pieces into place on the military site to carry out what is certain to be, what is expected to be a ground invasion. what we are seeing now is the operations which have to take place before that. what the gazans says nonstop apartment night and day on the gaza strip, even from here when we were in different positi

she said she was sickened by the images coming out of southern israel of dead and wounded civilians at the hands of terrorists from gaza. the u.s. stands with israel. so statements certainly starting to trickle in. and it remains to be seen if president biden will speak about this later today. but certainly this is coming at a very sensitive moment in u.s./israel relations. of course, there have been strains between the president and the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu over the actions of the far right government in israel. the two men met last month on the sidelines of the u.n. general assembly in new york. i was there for part of the meeting. certainly there's a warmth between these two men. they have known each other for decades. after they left that meeting, they talked face to face one on one for quite a lengthy period of time. of course, the backdrop to this conflict that is exploding this morning is this effort to broker some sort of normalization agreement between israel and saudi arabia, the expectation had been that that agreement would include some type of concessi

thank you forjoining us in southern israel, i forjoining us in southern israel, not farfrom the forjoiningimeter fence with gaza. and as we were saying, growing pressures on israeli political and military leadership to delay that much expected ground offensive. and for many reasons, the hunt for the hostages being held there, only four out of more than 200 hostages have been freed so far. the anguish of families who were worried there loved ones could pay the price of israel goes into soon and to fast. and the humanitarian pressure, the repeated alarm from the united nations agency saying that gaza was on the brink. describing the tracks that have been able to enter so far as just crumbs. around the world and in this region, there is a growing call for a ceasefire, humanitarian pause. even poses, as eu leaders agreed yesterday. but for israel, after october the 7th, they want to press on with their military campaign, all the while mindful of the risks they have to take account of. we'll keep an eye on all of the developments, but for now back to the studio for the rest of the news. the hug

today we bring you the programme live from southern israel. sound of artillery fire from israel into gaza. behind me the guys at skyline is showing the scars of more than three weeks of battle, the israel defence forces have said they have targeted more than 600 how mass targets inside gaza. let me show you these pictures. these are pictures coming in from the israeli defence forces. we have seen israeli tanks physically on the ground inside gaza and the israeli ministry has said that dozens of hamas fighters have barricaded themselves inside buildings and in the tunnel network have been killed. there are also reports that israeli forces have cut one of the two main roads running from north to south in gaza which connect gaza city 0ne one of them we saw a picture of an israeli tank blocking the road, raising fears that the strip may be cut in half, raising issues for civilians moving north to south. we have been told by our team that the tank seems to have moved but it gives you an insight into the military campaign here and what israel has sa

but first, jeremy bowen is in southern israel. her war, of words, has started over who is responsible for the suffering of palestinian civilians in gaza. israel is dropping the bombs. it says blame hamas for killing and kidnapping and, says israel, hiding behind civilians. gazans crowded into un schools after israel told them to move south towards the egyptian border. they are supposed to be protected by the laws of war. america has felt it necessary to deliver repeated reminders of that to israel, along with military aid. this grandmother blames israel, then speaks of tragedy, hunger, death, fear, horror and destruction. in rafah, at the closed border with egypt, palestinians with foreign passports are hoping to get out, to escape the pressure israel has imposed on civilians, amid reports of another air strike in the area tonight. you cannot ask people to move out of harm's way without assisting them to do it, to go to places of their choice, where they want to be safe and with the humanitarian aid that they need to make that jour

but as of now but we are focusing on is establishing control of the communities in southern israel. the next stage of her there is a cabinet meeting now in israel. after that ends i'm sure the idea it will be given directives how to carry on the fighting from here and what the aim of our operations will be. arthel: colonel you mention all of the help that hamas has gotten from iran. i would imagine they've also gotten help from them on the intelligence quote in the ask a second question before i toss it back to you but what about the borders? are you able to seal off the borders and stop any other terror groups that might think they can come in and help hamas fight israel? x yes. so over the years iran being the world's largest exporter of terrorism has built quite a network of proxy organizations around our borders unfortunately. and there is the biggest and most powerful iranian proxy there is the islamic jihad and other smaller proxy organizations also into samaria and other locations. currently, what israel has messaged as clear as possible to these organizations enter their iran

but we begin tonight what we saw late today in southern israel. the horrors are unspeakable. today, we went to find the place many here are calling israel's ground zero. one of the bloodiest scenes from the hamas terror attack. as we get closer, we see the massive troop presence. it was here a brutal and chilling scene played out saturday morning. tonight, the haunting surveillance images posted online showing the beginning of the horror, just after sunrise in be'eri, israel, a kibbutz not far from the gaza border. two heavily armed hamas militants right outside the gate. crouching down, one on his stomach, peering under the gate. then walking to the security window, smashing it, and crawling in. moments later, a car pulls up to the gate. the terrorists waiting to ambush them. as the gate opens, one attacker walks toward them and fires, killing them. then running in. one of the attackers grabbing the security camera. minutes later, the attackers can be seen from another security camera, walking through the center of be'eri, hunting for civilians. this video showing the militan

trey yingst is on the ground in southern israel and joins us with the latest. hezbollah has seen the news and they know we are sending heavy artillery and they are trying to say, don't think about it. >> trey: absolutely, israel is preparing for the possibility hezbollah gets involved in the fight. 12 rockets were shot into northern israel. this is developings into a mu multi-front conflict. hezbollah sees israel was caught flat-footed against the attacks. mr. is mortar fire. they are getting ready to enter the gaza strip. 4500 rockets have been fired since saturday morning. i want to show you what it was like in the city of ashdud. we were there as the city tried to intervene rockets fired from the gaza strip. >> massive rockets into southern israel. hamas launched a huge barrage. guys, just stay down. there has been an impact right here. black smoke rising up. ron rocket fired from the gaza strip slammed a house behind me. secondary explosions taking place. things on fire, debris on the road, paramedics just ran into the building. this area was not evacuated,

the is really, are me also saying that it's the re establish control of the communities in southern israel near garza, but that there still might be terrace in the area. how big is the threat posed by him aust militants inside of israel at this moment? so if we try to zoom out of this situation saturday, 6 30 am is the time you've seen hundreds of paris in reading. it's really territory on google. and that's what the idea and the security forces have had space. from there, there has been non stop fighting going on from every point surrounding the garbage strip. and right now we have gain control back. that doesn't mean that all the chair is throw out. it means that if we didn't come through a terrorist there singles or really very close and they were met with and repaired a military power that engages with them and kills them. they try to har really, really. and what indications do you have about the number of hostages that from us might be holding have, have you been receiving any information about them? and there will be a i'm not the authority to talk about hostages. what i do know is t

he's live for us in our store, which is just 10 kilometers away from ash cologne in southern israel. where is where the soldiers have been fighting with him ass. uh, charlie, when we were talking to you earlier, you were giving us an update on the situation in the south of israel. tell us what's been happening of a nice ave of what a very fluid situation ongoing in various locations in southern israel. the smoldering that has just been a press briefing by the ease, riley, military, the spokesperson. they're saying that there was ongoing fight to get a number of settlements to the, to the east. all the golf, a strip of the town. all the still got another town or settlement. barry, a town called new old story, i should say. village is village of settlement. it was i mentioned an ongoing hostage situation in the settlements of your fall as uh, which is also to the east of garza. we understand that sir, and he's right, the family may well members have an x ray, the family may be being held the it was very can gain basically it might take that kind of challenges to the admin. the ministry

dw is rebecca rivers there in israel for us along the southern border. thank you and cut out is reported to be leading talks to secure the release of dozens of as well as abducted by him aust militants on saturday. reuters news agency says that the mediators are negotiating the freedom of a number of as rarely women and children in exchange for 36 palestinian women and children, allegedly health and israeli jails. some of those taken hostage by him oss were at an outdoor music festival in the south of the country. hundreds of bodies were recovered at sight, the following report as graphic themes of terror at a raven. the doesn't come off. gunman open fire on the crowds and chase people down . taking hostages, a one woman said she hid and a citrus grove to stay alive, runs and cooks. and there were just all around me and they were going 3 by 3 and shooting. anywhere from 2 sides. and a so many people like people were dying like all around this video shows the distraught young woman driven away on a motorbike by fighters. while her partner is marched away,

have enough room that they're able to push their militants from islamic write had and hamas into southern israel and engage the israeli forces. it is unheard of. and it's really hard to wrap your mind around that given this elite army in israel, they are still paced -- faced with this threat from hamas on the ground. not just rocket fire from the air. will: trey, can you help me understand with a little more detail the initial incursion on the ground into southern israel? a couple of elementary questions. is gaza completely surrounded by a border wall? is it more like the american southern border where there are parts of border wall, parts checkpoints? and then let me ask you a secondary question to that, trey. was the incursion are from just a couple of points, or was it all throughout -- how many different places was the barrier breached for these fighters to go into southern israel? >> reporter: so from the preliminary information that we have, it appears more than two dozen locations along the border were breached. this was a coordinated attack by a hamas and islamic jihad. there is a fence,

and the goal is to strip a response to the unprecedented dudley assault by him. us on southern israel, inside today, an idea spokesman said it was the worst day and is really history never before have so many is really these be killed by ones seem to be let alone. and then you give it to you one day. if you're americans that want to compare this to something in american history, and this would be a $911.00, the pro halmar, wrapped into one trucks carrying tanks and military equipment lining up in southern israel near the buddha. our job is to make sure that the details of this war from us no longer have any military capabilities. smithton is really civilians. and in addition to that, we are also to make sure of how most not be able to govern because this is riley minute tree footage shows, strikes across gaza missiles, hit tunnels, apartment buildings and a mosque of the residents of the territory of surveying the smouldering debris on the dozens of rockets fell on people while they were sleeping. this is there was no alarm or anything like that. so we ran out into the streets and we

that's all from us in southern israel. _ situation. that's all from us in southern israel.io for some of today's other news. we'll have more on the conflict in gaza in a few minutes — but now let's take a look at some of the other stories in the news this hour. the actor matthew perry — best known for playing chandler bing in the hit 90s tv sitcom friends — has died at the age of 5a. the actor was found dead at his home in los angeles — first reports suggest he was found unresponsive in a hot tub at his house. warner brothers — the company which made friends — said he was an incredibly gifted actor, with comic genius which would live on. louisa pilbeam looks back at his life. as chandler in 90s sitcom friends, matthew perry was catapulted to worldwide fame along with his co—stars. it became one of the most watched tv shows of all time, running for ten seasons, and chandler bing was known for his sarcastic humor. backin back in high school i was standing in the cafeteria... naked. i looked down and i realise there's a phone... there. but in the early hours of today, us media

let's return now to our top story and the middle east where security forces in southern israel have movedgroup, hamas — the biggest in years. thousands of rockets have been launched into israel from gaza. and dozens of militants appear to have entered southern israel. here's what we know so far: the rocket attacks have struck tel aviv and areas that surround gaza.

injerusalem, where the full horror and ferocity of last saturday's attack by hamas gunmen in southern israelcoming clear. hamas is a group designated as a terror organisation by many western governments, including the uk, and committed to israel's destruction. throughout the day, the israeli military has been recovering the bodies of whole familiies, including several children, cut down in a rural community, just a mile from the border with gaza. israeli soldiers on the scene describe it as a massacre. the body bags yet more reason, say the israelis, for vengeance, and thousands of troops remain massed on the border with gaza tonight, ready for what could be a full—scale ground invasion. tonight, we'll hear from our correspondents right across the region. our international editor, jeremy bowen, has been to the village of kfar aza, where the bodies have today been recovered. lucy williamson has been to the area near re�*im, where hundreds were murdered at a music festival. and we'll be inside gaza itself under siege with our correspondent, rushdi abualouf. but ourfirst report tonight is withj

fighting still is taking place along the border air raid sirens have gone off in central and southern israelontinues there is a collective trauma that will come out of this experience. the most violent day it israel history yesterday is dragging on into today. general keenan said something earlier i think is important to emphasize. this is not something that's over in a matter of days or even weeks. there are more than 100 according to the israeli officials we have spoken with hostages inside gaza both civilian and soldiers appear this is something that could take months to resolve. i'm a conflict unfortunately is just beginning it is a war israel did not ask for but israel must now fight according to the countries by minister benjamin netanyahu. arthel: indeed trey yingst live in southern israel thank you trait. coming up next we will have reaction from capitol hilton or congresswoman is here. on how the u.s. can stop by ron from funding hamas and its war against the jewish people and "can you have more carbs?" before you decide... with the freestyle libre 2 system know your glucose level a

this is southern israel.too have been hiring rockets, they've firing from gaza into southern israel. but the strikes from israel into gaza have intensified over the last few hours. we also know that power, fuel are in short supply in gaza and now, internet communications have been cut. messaging apps are not working. phone lines are down. getting information in and out right now of gazais information in and out right now of gaza is a challenge. stay with us here. i'm lewis vaughanjones. this is bbc news. hello there, good evening. the unsettled conditions will continue as we head through this weekend and into next week. it won't be raining all the time but, of course, the ground pretty saturated in many areas, particularly here in central and eastern areas of scotland. for the next few days, heavy, thundery downpours across quite a wide area of the uk again. blustery winds, too. and if we just take a look at the rainfall accumulation chart for the next few days, you can see just how extensive that wet weather

trey yingst live from southern israel. what is the latest?porter: the latest is the israeli military trying to get rid of all the palestinian militants that infiltrated the southern part of a country. according to. resources there are still militants near the gaza border and it's a place where many civilians were massacred earlier today. the israelis identified where these militants are, police station inside the city and currently firing on the building trying to put pressure on these militants or kill them in the process. office unfolding as rocket fire continues into southern and central israel. there are soldiers throughout the region. they are preparing for the possibility that they will have to go into gaza on the ground. there are many things on the table and benjamin and - benjamin netanyahu making clear that what will take place in the coming days will be something hamas and islamic jihad have never seen before. this is the latest on the ground. there is concern that palestinian militants infiltrated the ground and that's why there a

let's go back now tojeremy bowen who's in southern israel. e hostage, but the situation in gaza remains acutely miserable and dangerous for many ordinary people? yes, it certainly does, as we have been seeing today in this news programme and also of course enormous strain for those families of the hostages. but one thing that strikes me, having listened to our output over the last ten or 20 minutes, is the extraordinary capacity of this conflict to make people really angry, full of hatred, notjust in this land where the palestinians and the israelis have been involved in this conflict for a century, but also around the world in places people here who have never been there. that points to the enormous diplomatic mistake that was made over really many years by many people in the international community, and on both sides of this conflict, who did not grasp the urgency of dealing with it, who did not manage to come up with a negotiated solution. i think as well one further lesson of that is that if at the end of this war, whenever and however it

this is southern israel. hamas is launching rockets from gaza into israel, too.nd we can take you inside gaza now. this is a hospital there. we have seen an ambulance outside, but other than that, pretty, the moment. the idf again asking people in gaza to move from the north down to the south. khan younis is in the south, but there been strikes there, too. not much aid getting in. just ten trucks of aid getting in today. lastly, the last live feed that i want to keep your cross. it's the israel — gaza border. we have a view of that from israel. you can understand it is dark there, but those are the live feeds of pictures that we are keeping across as the hours tick by since the idf announced their expansion of ground operation, its intensification of air strikes. it says it is targeting hamas's underground network. it is targeting terrorist infrastructure in gaza. that is according to the idf. just a little earlier, we saw some pretty intense explosions over gaza. take a look at these pictures. our teams on the ground in southern israel noticed the intensificatio

is and it just gives you a sense the bravery these men and women have in southern israel. griff? griff: incredible insight you are bringing us. thank you, trey. and and the fearless reporting, you and your cameraman please stay safe. gillian: tensions flaring along israel's border with lebanon as iran-backed hezbollah is exchanging fire with israel. greg palkot is at the border reporting for us this hour. hi, greg. >> reporter: hi, illinoisan. yeah, in the past several hours we've been witnessing exchanges of fire between the iranian-backed hezbollah group and israel which is where israel's defense minister was earlier told meeting with troops a i long the border. his message was pretty strong. he claims the iran-backed hezbollah has decided to get into the fight and that they, these are his words, will pay a heavy price. hezbollah and related groups have been shooting rockets, antitank missiles and mortars, israel responding with artillery, tanks, antimissile defenses. there have been 40 hezbollah and related fighters killed in the past two weeks, we are told 6 israeli soldiers i

live from southern israel, this is bbc news. israel steps up its air strikes on gaza, the army says it hit 150 hamas targets overnight, releasing video that it says shows its tanks entering gaza. translation: the ground forces entered and continued expanding| the ground force operations. infantry, engineering and artillery are accompanied by heavy gunfire. this is the scene live in gaza. our correspondent there, rushdi abualouf says it's been total chaos. a state of panic, fear and chaos. very chaotic scenes in the street. i have been driving through the city of khan younis this morning. less people, but more panic. international aid agencies say they are struggling to contact their teams inside gaza after most communication networks were cut overnight. the un general assembly adopts a resolution, put forward by arab countries, calling for a humanitarian truce. hello, i'm anna foster, this is bbc news. we're live in southern israel, near the gaza border, where there's been a significant intensification of israeli air strikes ove

it sounds you say it was not a jump june, joins us now from our still got some southern israel mohammed. so israel mobilizing this huge number of reserve is tell us what you're seeing and hearing the around dash, don't there. and it was just a few hours ago that we were doing a live shot when security forces pulled up next to us and said that we would need to go in doors because of an unspecified security threat that they had detected. we remained in doors for the better part of an hour than we were able to emerge. we continued to ask the members of the police and the army that had showed up at our location here and asked all of a sudden what exactly was going on. they would not give us concrete details since that time the tensions here have less than substantially, but there still is an increased security presence in the area where we are that had not been there prior to that. now here and asked on, people have been concerned. yesterday you had an incident where in a rocket launched from gaza hit the center of town. several cars were set on fire people concerned we have not heard siren

live from southern israel... this is bbc news... israel steps up its airstrikes on gaza — as the army says it's expanding ground operations. this is the scene live in gaza — where israel says it's hit 150 underground targets overnight. the un general assembly votes to adopt a resolution — put forward by arab countries — calling for a humanitarian truce. i'm lukwesa burak in london. our other main story... the man suspected of killing eighteen people in a mass—shooting in the us state of maine has been found dead. hello. i'm anna foster. we're live in southern israel, near the gaza border, where there's been a significant intensification of israeli airstrikes over gaza, with bright flashes and huge explosions overnight lighting up the night sky above the territory. it comes after the israeli army said that it was expanding its ground operations there. it comes after the israeli army said that it was expanding its ground operations there. a spokesman for the israeli government would not confirm that this heralded the start of a much—a

the next picture, this is southern israel, hamas are firing rockets from gaza onto towns in southern ures from those three feeds. we can now talk to toby fricker, spokesperson for unicef, the united nations children's fund, just landed injordan. thank you for being on the programme. can ijust ask you about your many —— communications, because we have heard from the who, saying, they have lost touch with their teams on the ground, what is their teams on the ground, what is the situation with you?— their teams on the ground, what is the situation with you? yeah, that's correct. the situation with you? yeah, that's correct- as — the situation with you? yeah, that's correct- as you _ the situation with you? yeah, that's correct. as you said _ the situation with you? yeah, that's correct. as you said we _ the situation with you? yeah, that's correct. as you said we are - correct. as you said we are extremely worried for our staff on the ground, we've lost contact with them as well. we have had staff on them as well. we have had staff on the ground in the gaza strip for many, many years, bu

he joins us now from as told in southern israel to tell us a little more about this moment when we last spoke. security forces were looking very tense. the tell us what you've been seeing around dashed on when it comes to this. mobilize ation, we've been talking about sort of started. yeah, we're just about 2 hours ago i was speaking to you live when policeman pulled up alongside us and told us that we needed to move inside. and the reason for that was we were told that there was a suspected security incident, possibly happening in the area around us here in ash dot. now, we have checked several times with these officers the past couple of hours to try to get more details about what might have been going on. they have not been giving us any concrete details. those policemen that showed up, they are still actually here. so obviously people still concerned about what they detect might be some kind of a security situation in the immediate vicinity, but we no longer have to stay in doors. now. all that being said, we are not hearing air raid sirens here at the time being. we have not heard

it entered southern israel. is still a very fluid situatio here's what we know so far. entered southern israel. the rocket attacks have struck tel aviv and areas surrounding gaza. the town of ashkelon saw several major explosions. israel's n12 news is now reporting that at least a0 israelis have been killed, with 740 injured. details of the palestinian incursions are unclear, but gunmen have been reported in towns near the gaza border and israelis have been warned to stay inside. there are also reports of a number of israeli soldiers taken captive by fighters. hamas military commander mohammadmohammed deif hamas military commander mohammed deif announced the start of the operation in a broadcast on hamas media, calling on palestinians everywhere to fight. israel's military has been striking targets in gaza in response. at least 161 palestinians are confirmed dead there. we had that in the last half an hour. overiooo we had that in the last half an hour. over 1000 palestinians have hour. 0ver1000 palestinians have been injured. i can also tell you now that there is a state of national em

major, please stick around because things are developing before our eyes in southern israel. we mean that, stay close. >> sara? >> we have some disturbing new information out of israel. the israeli prime minister spokesman just confirmed babies and toddlers were found with their heads decapitated in kfar aza in southern israel after hamas attacks in the kibbutz over the weekend. that has been confirmed by the prime minister's office. let us go now to cnn's hadas gold in jerusalem. this news is beyond devastating and for the families listening and for the people of israel, for anyone that is a parent and who loves children i don't know how they get through this, but this kind of thing and the way that this has happened has really changed any possibility of a relationship, a peace accord between israel and gaza and hamas. >> i mean, how can you when you are dealing with people who would do such atrocities to children, to babies, to toddlers? we knew children, babies and toddlers had been killed. we knew that they had been abducted and we knew they had seen their parents be abduc

and jeremyjoins us live from southern israel.nstant fear that this war could escalate to the wider region and there are worrying details on that tonight? yes. region and there are worrying details on that tonight? yes, there are, clive hunter— details on that tonight? yes, there are, clive hunter first _ details on that tonight? yes, there are, clive hunter first of _ details on that tonight? yes, there are, clive hunter first of all, - details on that tonight? yes, there are, clive hunter first of all, as - details on that tonight? yes, there are, clive hunter first of all, as i i are, clive hunterfirst of all, as i said in the headline, the americans have said that one of their ships in the red sea has shot down a number of cruise missiles or drones, it does not seem clear, that may have been heading for targets in israel, that had been fired out of yemen. the houthis, who control large parts of the country, have an alliance with iran and iran has advanced technology for drones and cruise missiles so you can see a connection th

nastasya: let's speak to our correspondent from southern israel. el is clearly stepping up its response in gaza but they are also acknowledging active hamas fighters on is really territory. -- on israeli territory. reporter: that is right. the israeli government has said they have taken control of many other towns in the southern part of israel. the towns and villages close to the gaza strip. they have acknowledged that they have not been able to completely clear the area of hamas fighters. there have been reports that there are still fighters in a city on the border. that is very concerning for people here. you are talking about the fact that it has been almost three days since this started and the israeli government with its much vaulted -- flaunted security apparatus, and now you have the government saying they have not yet been able to fully clear the area of hamas fighters. let me bring you up-to-date with one more piece of information we have heard from the israeli army in the last hour. it has stated their naval forces are targeting hamas tar

rachel: trey yingst is in southern israel with the latest, what led to this and what is "happening nowt israel is taking place, groups of palestinian militants crossed the border on motorcycles and pickup trucks, they went straight to small border communities where they reportedly committed massacres, they went to a music festival where they opened fire on attendees. while all this was taking place, 2200 rockets were fired into israel. the rocket fire continues at this moment, we've seen interceptions as is relapse missile defense system works to protect not only those southern communities but cities like jerusalem and tel aviv. hamas says they have kidnapped 35 israelis and are controlling israeli villages and towns, a significant develop intense something that has not been seen here in decades. i want to show you what it was like at this evacuation point a few minutes ago as the israelites worked to find wounded soldiers and civilians who are engaged in a ground battle. take a look. >> constant flow of civilians loaded along the gaza border, people are using their personal cars to dr

we're also told by israeli military source tonight that there is a hostage situation ongoing in southern israelcating there are still palestinian militants inside israel hold up in a house in the gaza border area. without getting too specific into the location and operational security, this is an indication israel is still working to clear this area. i do want to show you qhat scene was like earlier tonight amid that including rocket fire. reporter: right now a massive barrage of rockets off the gaza strip, this is an effort by hamas and islamic jihad to overwhelm israeli missile defense system. iron dome it's just a constant barrage one after another, you can hear the explosions there. the iron dome picking up some of this fire. but not all of it. hamas entered our communities, it was the worst nightmare ever. hearing about people who have been killed from your own community and people who have been kidnapped inside their house, and talking to my parents who live the closest to border with gaza and hearing from my mother that first thing in the morning she hears that they broke the window, sta

he joins us now from a stand in southern israel. nomic israel is clearly stepping off its response in gaza, but i see that also acknowledging that they're all still not quite as active in as wally territory. or that's right in this as yeah. and even as you heard there in sarah's report, v as really government has said that they've re taking control of many of the towns in the southern part of israel, those towns and villages that are very close to the gaza strip. but they've also acknowledged that they have not been able to completely clear the area of how much fighters, they've been reports throughout the evening, that they're still fighters in the city of detroit. that's on the border. that is very concerning for people here because you're talking about the fact that it's almost 3 days since all of this started. and these really government, which has, you know, a is much vaunted security apparatus. there's so many people here that have said this was a massive intelligence and operational failure of the fact that all of this could have happened. and now you have these really governme

hello, i'm anna foster in southern israel.a where the un agency for palestinian refugees, unrwa, says there are signs that civil order is starting to break down, following three weeks of war. this is one of the incidents which prompted that warning — people breaking into aid agency warehouses, to carry off food and other essential supplies. only a fraction of the usual number of trucks carrying aid have crossed into gaza in the past week. israel's aerial bombardment and ground operation only 80 compared to around 100 a day that usually pass into gaza. israel's aerial bombardment and ground operation inside gaza are continuing. the israeli defence forces have released this video showing tanks and other armoured vehicles inside the territory. the palestinian red crescent says it's received warnings from israeli officials to immediately evacuate gaza's al-quds hospital, adding that raids have taken place todayjust 50 metres away from it. israel says it is responding to the october 7th raids on southern israel by hamas — in which

be the last a few minutes and into southern israel from gaza by tens of thousands of palestinians areing gaza heading south into the gaza strip. there are also concerns in northern israel that hezbollah are fully ready to join the fight against israel by hamas perhaps open a two front war this is "fox news live" welcome back i'm eric shawn. five and i am arthel never israel sending troops was northern border even as it prepares an expected ground offensive into gaza and southern border but that could come anytime now. could the destruction we are already seeing and gaza spread to the north? write a pal cut is live in northern israel with the very latest from there. >> absolute, arthel and eric we are in northern israel. we are literally about 300 yards from the border with lebanon and yes we are keeping a very close eye on the iranian backed lebanese a basic militant group hezbollah. they have threatened to go big here if israel goes biggest somewhere else and it looks like it could be a real big possibility. there's been skirmishing along this board are all of this week. including to

what more can ou southern parts of israel. what more can you tell— southern parts of israel. ts of israel. what more can you tell us about those ongoing | can you tell us about those ongoing operations? we can you tell us about those ongoing operations?— operations? we are talking about civilian, several— operations? we are talking about civilian, several hostage - civilian, several hostage situations, behind the doors, and they can hear the terrorists, only two or three metres away behind their doors. some of them have had to keep their own babies from crying. and we will see other days, very dark days. this is an unprovoked and deliberate attack on the state of israel, and the state of israel as at more, with a terrorist state of hamas in glasgow and it will continue as long as it needs to. ~ , ., and it will continue as long as it needs to. ~ i. _ and it will continue as long as it needs to-_ and it will continue as long as it needs to. ~ ., needs to. when you say that you were s-ueakin to needs to. when you say that you were speaking to people — needs to. when you say that

i still didn't southern israel and of course of gauze. but 1st, this report by rachel said on what was a terrifying day for the people of gauze. and the 1st month, amazon. no electricity, no food, no water, no feel for guys. safe. is there any defense minister draft come on. so i came back to the home community to and helped medium people because that street has been on the a land and sea, but okay, to impose bodies, rails these 2007 but now it has even cut off the basics. these red army is bombarded in the besieged enclave of the how much this unprecedented attack on israel israel shit more than $1000.00 targets in guys including it, strikes that level as much of the town of the tunnel. it actually is northeast corner is ref. for me to declare war on guys on sunday, and it's promising more to destruction. the is ready extracts also target the jeep value. the largest of the guns. it's a 3 digit terms. the cap is 21.4 square to the to the size, but it is home to nearly 120000 here in the heart of jamalia. as you can see, the destruction in

and dozens of militants appear to have entered southern israel. here's what we know so far. rocket attacks have struck tel aviv and areas that surround gaza. air raid sirens also sounded in several other towns. israel's emergency services have said at least 22 israelis have been killed. the town of ashkelon has seen major explosions. details of the palestinian incursions are unclear, but gunmen have been reported in towns near the gaza border and israelis have been warned to stay inside. there are palestinian reports of israeli soldiers being captured. hamas military commander mohammad deif announced the start of the operation in a broadcast on hamas media, calling on palestinians everywhere to fight. israel's military is striking targets in gaza in response. we don't have casualty figures yet from the israeli strikes. let's here more from prime minister benjamin netanyahu. he addressed the nation in a video statement released on social media. citizens of israel, we are at war. not an operation, not an escalation, a war. this morning, hamas launched a war. this morning, hamas

it's the southernmost city in southern israel.he gaza border, which is now a closed military zone, so we can only go so far. you can see behind us in the fields the armour that israel has been moving into this area ever since hamas carried out that unprecedented assault on saturday morning. since we've been standing here, there's been israeli military vehicles with troops racing past, heading to the front. yesterday, when we were on a different section of the road, there was a stream... there's more cars. the only traffic is military traffic. the civilians are either gone or they're taking shelter. yesterday we saw a stream of huge lorries, all of them white, all of them unmarked, heading to the front with provisions for the soldiers. day by day, israel is putting the pieces into place on the military side to carry out what's certain to be, what is expected to be a ground invasion. and what we're seeing now, though, is the operations which have to take place before that, what the gazans say is nonstop bombardment night and day on

officials are investigating concerns several americans were killed by hamas as it rampaged through southern israelr maybe in their custody inside gaza as the israeli military renews its air strikes tonight on the palestinian territory. >> thank you. >>> the surprise attack on israel is adding new urgency into house republicans' effort this week to name a new speaker. new cbs news polling shows most americans want a house speaker who will work with democrats. however, most republicans prefer a speaker who will try to impeach president biden and one who will be loyal to donald trump. skyler henry is in washington with more on the showdown and its global impact. good evening to you. >> reporter: following last week's historic ouster of now congressman kevin mccarthy led by members of his own party, there's no clear indication as to whether republicans are any closer to finding common ground on who will lead the lower chamber. a paralyzed congress is under scrutiny with a growing list of domestic and international crises unfolding. >> it wasn't my idea to oust the speaker. i thought it was dangerous.

live from southern israel.ideo that it says shows its tanks in gaza. translation: the ground forces entered and continued expanding| the ground force operations. infantry, engineering and artillery are accompanied by heavy gunfire. this is the scene live in gaza. our correspondent, rushdi abualouf, says it's been total chaos. a state of panic, fear and chaos. very chaotic scenes in the street. i've been driving through the city of khan younis this morning. less people, but more panic. international aid agencies say they are struggling to contact their teams inside gaza, after most communication networks were cut overnight. welcome to southern israel, i am anna foster, you can see the scene in gaza this morning. we have heard repeated sands of artillery, mortars and regular bombardments going on above gaza overnight and this follows an evening where we have seen real intensification of the israeli military campaign in gaza. even as i am talking to you this morning, you will be able to hear the loud explosions, t