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Unlike look who welcome is really Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says israel is at war. This after the, as long as militant group on march launch is one of its biggest attacks on israel in years. A must launch a surprise, multi pronged attack by land sea and air early this morning. And a new number of is really soldiers and civilians were reportedly captured and taken into gaza. Israels National Rescue services, at least 70 people have been killed and hundreds more injured. Israel has responded to the attack with airstrikes in gaza. Health officials, theyre say nearly 200 people have died in a retaliatory operation. At daybreak was marked with a barrage of rockets fired from the guys a strip into southern israel. Israel, i am doing defense system, intercepted most of the rockets but the incoming file still hits several targets in israel. Vista mass released video footage shows what it says are. Its fine says infiltrating they have a 45 border both on the ground. And by that is where the media is reported gun battles between the militants and is really forces. A massive military commander says the operation was in response to israels various offences against palestinians, including at the alex and most in jerusalem. Is there any Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was ordered to call up a Army Reservist for a large scale response to the attack . As i saw him, citizens of israel ma, we are not in an operation but a war this morning. Hum us launched a murderous surprise attack against the state of israel, and instead of the slave, the avenue will pay an unprecedented price low. In the meantime, i call them assistance of israel to strictly adhere to the direct visit. The idea of when homefront come onto the world war and we will win in football and accessible israel has begun its retaliation with strikes on the guys a strip that spring in dw correspondent rebecca winters, who said a long day their reporting from jerusalem. Rebecca, israel is now confirming that civilians and soldiers have indeed been taken hostage by him. Us. What more can you tell us . Yeah, thats right. Miko within the last hour or so. Weve had confirmation from these really below tre. Concerning what we had been suspecting an impact, seeing videos, circulated around social media and in these groups. Simple type groups and the like all day is that a relatively large number of is ready. Hostages by civilians and soldiers have been taken. There was no official. She gets given by the military, but we are looking at potentially thousands of people having been either held. Theyre still being held in israel, a violent militants, or taken across into garza. So that being consumed down by the military, us a video that weve been watching all day of civilians and soldiers being taken hostage. These really Prime Minister is using the word war as the death toll continues to rise on both sides. What else can you tell us about israels response to the attack so far . Or will the response is clearly ongoing. The main strikes that will often do need to the kansas trip, but the number one priority as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put it east, trying to cli, those towns and communities around the guns. A strip that have been infiltrated by him. Aust militants who, being there, theyre still battling the armies confirming that still many battles going on, many common fights going on between militants and the military. Some of those communities this have not been re taken by israel at this stage. I have seen being seen, but is there a road blocks of anyone coming rules out of that area . People have been checked in that cause of course they worry because many potentially hundreds of people have breached that security will hundreds of palestinians, most militants and the like. So people, you know, as well as the security establishment, worried about where these people could be getting to. So we know though, and Benjamin Netanyahu himself has said that this, the responses rails response will be swift and it will be fees like nothing ever seen before. So, you know, we can imagine that we have not seen the end of the say, this is an ongoing situation and we can expect that its going to continue and to grow. So that of course there is a double edged sword. Now with these uh, with the um, hostages that we were just talking about now, many of them being taken into account so. So that obviously having to be a consideration for the is really military when they choose how theyre going to attack in gaza. Dw corresponded rebecca river is covering a very dynamic story right now individual and many things. Earlier, dw, middle east analyst shawny was on us, gave us some perspective about what so unusual about this mornings attacks as well. Everything is unusual. I know as, as we are used to waves of attacks and from gauze of rockets towards israel and retaliation of his realities, air force on to cause a cities. And this time it seems, feels and very, very different. For the ro, weve never seen such a coordinated attack coming from all directions that the artillery that were seeing coming from causal towards israel. That started at 6 oclock in the morning. That was just to give cover to the forces on the ground that managed to break through the Border Defense as get into is really settlements and towns and cities in the south. And part of israel we have seen over 15 is really towns under siege with civilians, kids, families under the sort of a all being sheltered in their houses, trying to a fight off a militant must of a. So it was newtons from the, from us coming over the street by street in is really towns, this is something weve never seen before. So the artillery that we used to seeing its not the purpose this time is just the cover is really, is our shock there. In complete disarray, im still a whole towns only just whole regions of the southern part of israel is disconnected from a, from internet lines from similar lines. Its quite clear that this will be a game changer in the dynamics between israel and pals. Limited come us and, and is really, were not, can see a regular retail the ation as weve seen so far because this attack is something different. Its interesting what youre describing is something that sounds like a coordinated military attack. I understand youre keeping up to date with the latest and speaking with people in israel. What kind of things are you hearing as well, of course, complete shock. Im a lot of, of, of anger frustration. Theres many families people that just are sheltering since 6 oclock in the morning. Those were lucky enough to have a safe shelter room in their houses are just asked to be main, very quiet and silent. They hear militants outside their houses, they see them through a little hole, the cold outside on the streets next to their houses and the military, the security forces, the police. They cannot reach all those places all at once. And its been taking hours and hours is really, is, are surprised to see how hard it is for the mighty, is really military forces to, to fight back this attack of small individual units. Well, well planned attack. Its also partially hard to get support for people on the ground because of the rockets that the palestinians keep on shooting towards the south of israel. It prevents some, you know, other forces from coming in and giving help and support to those with our wounded and to, um, um, all the casualty, this is that are underground. Theres still a lot of chaos on the streets. This is what you see and few, and you here with reports for me is really, is constantly online just yet. Do more and more screenshots of, of calls and talks and messages from people in the south to their relatives in other parts of israel asking help us. We are like this. We are, we are under locked down for hours and hours. Nobodys coming. Please help us. This is a complete shock for each on each only. We literally have 20 seconds, but i do want to ask you now about the timing of these attacks. Why now, to well, at the if you look at the macro, then you also of course you have the, the, the initiative with, with the saudi, arabians and the americans. This is something going at the back posting is wanna make sure theyre not being left behind. But the symbolism also of this day, yesterday 50 years ago, there was a young poor attack, which is still up until this moment has been the most dramatic war that israel has endured. And im sure the symbolism behind it was not coincidental. That is what dw middle east animal is, shawnie was on his many sex. Welcome, michael. Meanwhile, german politicians have been reacting with dismay to the attacks on israel. A Government Crisis Team has met to discuss the ongoing situation. Germanys interior administered nancy phaser said the jewish institutions in germany will get extra protection. The german president frank volta stein meyer, has spoken on the phone with his is really counterpart isaac heard so. And heres where shy miner had to say president , hers august just told me about the shocking scale of the attacks by hamas at several locations in this country. Israel has to defend itself against this brutal terror. My full solidarity is with our is really friends who have been attacked. Retired Brigadier General doctor, mate, youre l wrong is a Senior Researcher and director of the Domestic Research cluster of the institute for National Strategic studies and independent think tack and tell of eve. He told us what kind of response we can expect to see from israel. And i just want to Say Something about the context. You have to understand that we are facing the way the pre many pages. The surprise attack on is really not only in the southern part of the country, but over the country and what is the southern part of the country from lets say that the well, the way down to the south a we have being good attacks ferociously by year more than just 35000. 00 the rockets, its now there was also Ground Forces who traded into the localities. And the city has, is a model to be very, very severe kind of be an attack on these right. And right now we are so cleaning up the remains of the a ground at that and we are going to stop a the response, eat and what was the last year we have what we response, can we expect to see . Well, we can expect very, very soon via the time of the response, which we stop probably be as actually has already started with the broad a tax on a ministry installations all come us in the yeah. Got a street all over the place. We also looking for a come us basis will become a street issue, and this is going to be the 1st stage. And then the 2nd stage would be consent to what to do with the machine. In the last weve seen the service or a the last weve seen in a uh, in gaza. This is, has been an old kind of contract loose cds with which, with why theyve tried all last it to go for a machine change, so to speak. In may, how much this is, the only is a mass issue, which also is do you need the issue altogether . And so hes really has to basic set set on the mazda the limits providing by the way. This is a very, very important precondition. Thats how much is going to stay the components in this a round off the bike is it is the case that easily we constitute and focus on some emotions, donations from us in the machine, etc. I want to ask you general im so im so sorry to interrupt you, but we have a limited time and i want to make sure we understand clearly when es real. Looks at how to confront situations like this to retaliate. To what extent is the leadership in israel thinking about the degree to which whatever it is real does is commensurate with the attacks that had been laid upon it will absolutely, we have be in a very precarious kind of situations this, this morning from us made a major strategic the, an attempt to way know to where to start this kind of a war and easily i think wed be wise to pay a response to this very, very major challenge by its very, very strong blow off at pack pounds to attack. This is going to be to start the scope of the attack or the stages of the attack. We be dependent on we think of this evening one minute. And the overall environmental region is a scale. Whats gonna happen . Inability to this next few days, got it. The doctor, we are doctor, im so sorry were gonna have to ended there, but really do appreciate your time dr. Mate your l. Ron many, thanks. Thank you very much. I of next sports life looks at how to overcome addiction to exercise. Dont forget theres more news on dw dot com, and you can follow the latest on instagram and asked the handle is at the w news. A mike located in berlin from me and the entire new scene here. Thanks for joining us and bye for now. The good, sometimes its hard to find what youre looking for but weve got something for you. How many platforms can you handle single tenuously without having the feeling that its just too much you might see me. How much can we do simultaneously