We begin tonight with day four of the israel hamas war which now includes a Hostage Crisis. Well get to more on that later in the show. The Surprise Attack by the gaza based Militant Group hamas shocked israelis and the world after the Group Launched an attack on a concert in Southern Israel near the gaza border and armed men kidnapped or murdered Israeli Citizens in their homes and cars in several border areas. Israeli defense forces, the idf, have since bombarded gaza with aerial bombs, with israeli officials telling residents to leave the blockaded strip of land, which now faces an israeli siege and a potential ground operation. The Israeli Government announced today it has regained control of the towns attacked by hamas, but the devastation is vast, and the destruction on either side of the wall between Southern Israel and gaza is almost unfathomable. The Israeli Military said it struck hundreds of hamas targets overnight in gaza. Tens of thousands of residents fled their homes as
Are my babies. For a parent, its the most horrific thought. Tonight, i would speak to a woman whos five Family Members were picked out from their homes and are now being held hostage by hamas. The hostages are reportedly being held in locations spread across gaza, which further complicates what the Israeli Defense minister referred to this morning as a planned full siege on gaza. He also promised a full blockade, saying, quote, no power, no food, no gas, everything is closed. We are fighting Human Animals and we act accordingly. Today, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that the images of devastation and destruction seen over the last few days are just the beginning. He says they have called up at least 300,000 Military Reservists since the start of the attack which could be in preparation for potential ground operation. So far, more than 1000 people have been killed in the fighting, including more than 260 people at a music festival, where members of hamas gunned down attendees
Their lives as well. It is you buried your son today and it is heartbreaking. Thank you for spending time with us on this awful day. Thank you for having me here. And thanks for tribute to our family, to our sons memory. It is thank you. Thank you for joining us. Alongside Boris Sanchez in washington, the lead with jake tapper starts now. This is cnn breaking news. Welcome to the lead, im jake tapper. And we start with breaking news. The white house said 20 or more americans are missing in israel. This is an addition to the 14 americans killed. This is after the Terrorist Attacks carried out by hamas. U. S. Officials say it is not clear if all of the these 20 americans missing are being held hostage, just that as of now, their currently unaccounted for. This aunnouncement came minutes ago after a speech by President Biden where he pledged support for israel, The Pure Unadulterated evil of hamas. Hamas offers nothing but terror and blood shed with no regard to who pays the price. And le
And she texted out an audio message, and it was terrifying. She said there were two terrorists inside the house. They had guns, they were chuting. He said he was trying to hold back the door to the shelter so the terrorists could not get in, and that was end of of it. They lost connection. So his brother tried calling them back. He also tried that thing where you try to locate somebodys fun to figure out where they were located directly. He was not able to find them that way. Later in the afternoon he was able to get in contact with the boys mother. Again, shed been with the two sons. She said shed been contacted by Two Kid Nappers who made the 16yearold boy get on the phone and tell his mom that hed been kidnapped, then he hung up. Then the long and short of this is that all four of these people, he and his two sons and his girlfriend, theyve now all been reported missing by his brother. And yanef says the whole family has been missing since midday on saturday. Hes not heard from them
Todd at least 1100 are dead. This is tuesday morning, im todd piro. Carley families are pleading for answers after loved ones are still missing. In one second, they were all over us, rockets all over our heads and the music stopped and the police said we need to get down on the floor and cover our heads with our hand. I saw hostage by hamas. Shes crying and being pushed around by terrorist of hamas and saw blood on the kids blanket and blood on the kidnappers clothes. Carley talking to an israeliamerican whos their family was abducted. The 80yearold is dual Israeli Citizen and speaking with the sister of this man, who was captured over the weekend. Todd greg palkot. What are you seeing . Greg we are two miles north of the gaza strip and heard continuous jet fighters overhead and explosions inside the gaza strip. We are in day four of this war against israel and hamas and buildup is continuing. It is easier to say the question is when there will be a Ground Incursion to have israel come