Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that israel is in the state of War Readiness after what is being called the worst attack in the country in 50 years. Overnight, the Palestinian Group hamas which controls gaza launched an all out assault by land, air, and see. Israel responded with airstrikes on at least 21 targets we not know of in gaza. The Israeli Military says hamas infiltrated the southern Israeli Border by both land and sea while gaza based fighters fired more than 2200 rockets into israel. Israeli Officials Say at least 40 israelis have been killed and hundreds more have been injured. Additionally, the Militant Group Palestinian Islamic jihad claims to have captured Israeli Soldiers. Were waiting for confirmation on that, and we will get that from raf sanchez, who is on the ground just north of the Gaza Border In Israel right now. According to media reports, hamas fired a second barrage of attacks towards israel in just the last hour. Al jazeera is reporting that at
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Now, were following two major breaking stories tonight he case begins. Its the first time a former us president as ever stood trial. On criminal charges. Jury selection now underway as the judge, the Defense Attorneys and the prosecutors marrow down a massive list of potential jurors to find the 12th New Yorkers who will consider trumps fate also tonight, The Middle East on edge after israel vows to exact a price for an iranian attack, what israeli official tells Cnn The War Cabinet is determined to act, but its still unclear where, when and how the idf might retaliate the white house, meanwhile, urging calm in the region as President Biden turns his focus to diplomacy and deescalation welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world im wolf blitzer, a urine the Situation Room the skis, cnn, Breaking News we begin our coverage tonight in new york. Were Donald Trumps historic criminal trial is finally underway. The court adjourning for the day just a short time ago
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Bloomberg. Com. Shopping day, the shocking news that a malaysian airliner may have been shot out of the sky in ukraine. The circumstances are not clear him about what is clear that everyone on board is dead. John dawson is here with more. 15 malaysian crew, 154 him a the majority dutch, australians 27, 9 british, and curtly at the moment of figure of about 23 u. S. Citizens. Also 23 malaysian citizens as well. Arrivede would have about two hours ago. It left from amsterdam and went down over the eastern ukraine, 50 kilometers from the russian border. It was traveling at 33,000 feet. It was very much cleared and the International Transport association said there were no flight restrictions. This was not a designated war zone so they were quite right to fly over this region. Was assile itself widebody plane. It a gadfly surfacetoair missile is designed to shoot down the lee terry aircraft, helicopters and cruise missiles. Comment from the mayor about his reaction. It simply technically i