Announcer this is cnn Breaking News. Hello and welcome, everyone. Cnn brings you unparalleled coverage. Following major, major break news. On the ground. Four hours into the most serious threat to its security in modern memory perhaps ever. Live pictures now of gaza city, dawn just starting to break behind the skyline there. It is widely expected that a massive Israeli Military operation will soon engulf this palestinian enclave. Israel confirming a significant number of israelis including at least one soldier have been captured by hamas militants. You see one of them here being bundled into a car. A young woman. Their locations and fates are currently unknown. It is a shocking and unprecedented escalation in the regions long history of conflict. Israeli forces have been Hounding Hamas targets in gaza for much of the last 24 hours or so. The Prime Minister stating unequivocally that the country was at war. And since dawn on saturday, thousands of rockets have been fired from Gaza In Ra
This is cnn Breaking News. A warm welcome to all of you watching us here in the United States, canada and all Around The World. Im kim brunhuber. I want to get to our Breaking News this hour. At least 350 israeli deaths are confirmed. More than 1500 israelis have been wounded over the past 24 hours as intense fighting rages between israel and hamas. Retaliatory israeli strikes in gaza reportedly have killed at least 313 people. Thats according to palestinian authorities. The idf says up to 1,000 hamas militants poured across the border and raided towns. Earlier video shows civilians being rounded up and taken to gaza as hostages. A short time ago, hamas claimed they were still in israeli. Heres the Prime Minister on saturday. Translator what happened today has never been seen in israel. And i will make sure it does not happen again. The entire government is behind this decision. The idf will immediately use all of its strength to destroy hamas availcapabilities and we take mighty venge
Cnn breaking news. Good morning. Welcome to cnn this morning. It is sunday, october 8th. Im amara walker. Im victor blackwell. Becky anderson is live in tel aviv as we continue to follow developments in israel. We will check back with becky in a moment. It is 1 00 p. M. In israel. 350 Israeli Citizens have been killed, for more wounded since the intense fighting between israel and hamas attack. That was yesterday morning. The focus for the Israel Defense forces is to take control of gaza. Retaliatory airstrikes against hamas targets have reportedly killed 310 people and injured 2,000 according palestinian authorities. In the past 24 hours. Israeli forces have struck 400 targets in gaza, including ten towers used by hamas. New video shows the moment an israeli Fighter Jet Hit A Compound belonging to the intelligence chief of hamas. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu of israel is vowing vengeance again hamas and warning citizens of gaza to get out while they can. Translator all the places
Welcome to all of our viewers in the United States and all around the world. It is now 9 00 a. M. In israel where the crisis that began early saturday rapidly escalated into war. With staggering death tolls on both sides. At least 300 israeli deaths are confirmed and palestinian Authorities Say more than 230 people in gaza have been killed. Thousands more have been wounded. Heres the israeli Prime Minister on saturday. I have ordered an extensive number of reserves that we would return fire that the enemy has not known. The enemy will pay an unprecedented price. Israel says up to 1,000 hamas militants poured across the border into towns. They rounded up israelis and taken to gaza. One woman describes the ordeal. Translator suddenly out of nowhere shots are coming in. They started shooting in every direction and i took the car keys and just drove and started moving forward to get out of the shots. Out of the shots. And at some point they overtook us. We were overtaken by the shooters. T
Ill be back at 6 00 p. M. Eastern for our special coverage for israel at war. Thank you for watching. Im wolf blitzer. Special breaking News Coverage continues right now with erin burnett outfront. Good evening. Welcome to a Special Edition of outfront. Israel at war. The breaking developments, the death toll rising as the sound of sirens and explosions can be heard across southern and Central Israel after a Surprise Attack by hamas. An israeli official said at least 300 israelis have been killed. The former Prime Minister of israel Neftali Bennett telling me the ultimate death toll will be much higher. And tonight there are reports that gun battles are still taking place nearly 24 hours after militants first entered israel by land and sea and air, firing 2,200 rockets, according to israel. And this new video, which im going to show you now, shows heavily armed hamas fighters moving through one neighborhood. You can hear the scream as militants try to force their way into homes. Theyre