Has some distressing images. Israeli troops are still hunting down armed palestinians. More than 30 hours after their biggest and bloodiest breakout from gaza into israel itself. One of the worlds most advanced militaries taken by surprise. By hamas, a militant group kept behind barriers that were supposed to stop this happening. Their attack, as brutal as it was brazen. Hundreds killed. For israel, that has included scores of unarmed civilians as well as of soldiers. Already, the largest loss of life in decades. Here, the bodies of an israeli family shot dead waiting to be identified and buried. Hamas has taken dozens of hostages, too. Like this 85 year old grandmother, whisked away by militants in a golf cart. Families, too, among them this mans wife and their five year old and two year old daughters. He is left anxiously waiting for news and pleading for their safe return. I want to ask of hamas, dont hurt them. Dont hurt little children, dont hurt women. If you want me instead, i am willing to come. Israels Prime Minister meeting Security Chiefs this morning has warned his nation of a long anf difficult war ahead. Both sides have already suffered significant losses. Hamas murdered hundreds of israelis, men, women and children, and took dozens hostage into gaza. This horrific terror act demands a forceful, determined and sustained response. Israels response has been swift and harsh. Despite the massive intelligence failure. Its missiles, Filmed By Our Bbc team in gaza. Jets have been hitting what they say are hamas positions. But many civilians have also been killed in this densely populated palastinian enclave, blockaded, and nowhere else to flee. Tonight, this is as close as we can get to gaza itself, about five kilometres in that direction. There is a lot of military activity, jets overhead. Israel has told its citizens living nearby to leave. It is not clear whether that could signal a Land Incursion by israel into gaza itself. But inevitably, this will end up being more bloody still. There is also the risk of escalation. Hezbollah has been Firing Rockets into israel from neighbouring lebanon. They say, a show of solidarity with palestinians. This region has long been a tinderbox, and once again, the flames are being found. Jonathan beale, bbc news, southern israel. The flames are being fanned. Well, as we have been reporting, its thought that the 250 People Killed in israel by hamas were young people attending a Music Festival in the southern israeli desert. Social media pictures showed Hundreds Fleeing The Nova Festival Which was held near the small settlement of re� im a kibbutz near the border with gaza, as Caroline Hawley reports moments before, at a festival that brought together young people from across israel, a carefree crowd. They have no idea of the horror about to erupt. Images posted on social media show people running for their lives. Witnesses say that after rockets were fired, palestinian gunmen began attacking from several directions. Dont kill me, she pleads, as noa argamani and her boyfriend, avi natan, are both taken captive. Both are still missing, thought to have been taken into gaza. Today, noas father spoke through his anguish to israeli media. Translation i asked to see the video and then i saw that it was definitely her. She was so scared, so frightened. I always protected her and, at this very moment, i couldnt. Noa is 25, with a passion for travel. Shed been messaging a friend just before she was kidnapped, and then the live location ended. Its just us waiting and hoping, really hoping and praying that everything is good, that she will come back home safely, her and her boyfriend and everyone that is in captivity now. Also taken from the festival, shani louk, a tattoo artist from germany, pictured here on holiday in mexico. Herfamily recognised her in a video of palestinian gunmen celebrating her capture on a pick up truck. The images of shani herself are too upsetting to show. Translation we were sent a video in which i could clearly see our daughter unconscious with the palestinians and them driving around the gaza strip. I ask you to send us any help or news. Jake marlowes family and friends are also desperate for news. Hes a 26 year old british man who was working at the festival. Hes reported to have told his mother he loved her and promised to keep her updated, before his phone began ringing out. 0n the road next to where the festival was taking place, the aftermath. We dont yet know whats happened to all those who came in these cars to party, to celebrate. Shellshocked reunions with those who survived. But the brutality of the attack, the terror of it, will now be seared into the psyche of a nation. Caroline hawley, bbc news. 0ur Correspondents have been Tracking Developments from across the region. Heres our International Editor jeremy bowen injordan. Israel right now is going through this most extraordinary, awful national trauma. And as youve been hearing, the Military Response has already started, and its going to be considerable. Now in the past, when there have been flare ups, there sometimes has been pressure on israeli leaders, including Benjamin Netanyahu, to deal with hamas once and for all, to get in there, to kill their operatives, get their leaders, smash their infrastructure. But actually, hes resisted doing that and others have too. And the reason is they thought they had a better way, which was effectively to contain hamas inside gaza. And theyve done that since hamas took over there in 2007. The way theyve done that is to keep it under a pretty tight state of siege, helped by egypt which doesnt like hamas either and also have confidence in their Intelligence Services and military capability. And the events of yesterday have shown very clearly that all those assumptions were wrong, and that paradigm has been shattered. So what happens next . Well, a large Military Operation israel is a very powerful country, very powerful military, and perhaps he can go in and deal, as they say, once and for all with hamas. But assuming they do that, i think the really big question longer term is what happens on the day after . How is gaza going to be governed . Do israelis and palestinians need to talk to each other again . The last attempt at a peace process, sponsored by the americans, failed ten years ago. So i think longer term, in the end, theyll have to try and deal with the roots of this century long conflict and that isnt just military, its political. In washington, confirmation several us citizens have died following the attacks in israel. Antony blinken has been speaking about the situation. This is the worst attack on israel since the occupied bar in 1973, almost exactly 50 years ago but there is also a big difference, that was a state against state conflict, army against army with clear frontlines. This is a massive Terrorist Attack targeting israeli civilians, gunning people down in that threads of their town, people down in that threads of theirtown, banning people down in that threads of their town, banning people down in their home, dragging israelis, men, women and children across gaza. A Holocaust Survivor in a wheelchair, women and children all being taken hostage i can imagine the impact is having on israel and it should be revolting to people around the world. � ~ ,. ,. , revolting to people around the world. ~ world. But mr secretary, do you acknowledge world. But mr secretary, do you acknowledge that world. But mr secretary, do you acknowledge that both world. But mr secretary, do you acknowledge that both israeli i acknowledge that both Israeli Intelligence officials and Us Intelligence officials and Us Intelligence officials and Us Intelligence officials were caught off guard here . This is an attack that caught off guard here . This is an attack that i caught off guard here . This is an attack that i do caught off guard here . This is an attack that i do not caught off guard here . This is an attack that i do not think i an attack that i do not think anyone saw coming into the immediate. Anyone saw coming into the immediate. Immediate. Was an intelligence immediate. Was an intelligence failure, i intelligence failure, secretary . Do you acknowledge. Secretary . Do you acknowledge. Secretary . Do you acknowledue. ~. , acknowledge. We will have len acknowledge. We will have plenty of acknowledge. We will have plenty of time. Acknowledge. We will have plenty of time, israelis acknowledge. We will have plenty of time, israelis will l plenty of time, israelis will have plenty of time to have a look at that, all of us will have time to look into that but the focus is to make sure israel has what it needs to deal with this attack and at the same time israel has come to us and asked for specific additional assistance and im sure you will hear more about that later today and will responding to that. Shortly after that responding to that. Shortly after that interview, responding to that. Shortly after that interview, the i after that interview, the pentagon announced details of its initial emergency military assistance package. A day after the hamas attack, the United States has moved swiftly to provide support to israel. In a Telephone Call between President Biden and Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu, washington confirmed the extent of the support us is providing. It is what it calls the initial military support. The pentagon has been outlining some of those details. It has said that it will send additional equipment, as well as resources, including munition, and that munition is currently being airlifted to israel and is expected to arrive, some of it today, and in the coming days. The us has also announced that it is deploying its own aircraft carriers, missile cruisers, and destroyers, and that the aircraft will be deployed from the Western Mediterranean to the eastern mediterranean, to bring it closer to israel. They are also deploying aircraft to bases in the middle east in what they say is a deterrence posture against any threat by iran. So the United States has shown strong support for its israeli counterpart, and further aid may need to be appropriated by congress at the moment, that could take some time. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. A british man name Nathaniel Young was among the victims of the attack. The uk Prime Minister has been talking about the situation in the middle east following a conversation he had with the israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu. This is what he had to say. The scenes that this is what he had to say. The scenes that we this is what he had to say. The scenes that we have this is what he had to say. Tue scenes that we have seen this is what he had to say. Tte scenes that we have seen in israel over the past hours are truly terrifying. I want to express my absolute solidarity with the people of israel. Now is not a time for equivocation and i am unequivocal, hamas and the people who Support Hamas are responsible for this appalling act of terror, for the murdering of civilians and kidnapping of innocent people, including children. I havejust spoken to Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu and told him about the unwavering support and that we will do everything that we can. Terrorism will not prevail. Your life with bbc news. The permanent representative of israel to the United Nations addressed the media ahead of the meeting. Lets hear what he had to say. The past days have been devastating for each and every israeli. They suffered an unprecedented attack and the number of casualties is catastrophic. Truly unfathomable. 0ver catastrophic. Truly unfathomable. Over the last two days following hummus� s surprise attack on israel my country has suffered hundreds of fatalities. Yesterday in the Early Morning of thejewish sabbath and on a Jewish Holiday SavageHamas Terrorists fired thousands of rockets into israel. But this was only the beginning. As rocket rained down indiscriminately upon israeli towns and cities hundreds of Hamas Terrorists infiltrated israel and began a Barbaric Pogrom, a Barbaric Pogrom of unparalleled magnitude. Ruthless terrorists done downed innocent Israeli Citizens in the streets, murdering any book thing that moved. As the Security Council prepares to meet today, israel has one sole amanda. The war crimes of hamas must be unequivocally condemned. This unimaginable atrocity must be condemned. Israel must be given steadfast support to defend ourselves, to defend the free world. Israel will not accept any force, false immoral comparisons between the Savage Terror Group that targets innocent and the Democratic State of israel. This is not the comparison that the un or the comparison that the un or the Security Council can do. There is no reconciling with genocidal terrorists. Israel will exact a heavy price on hamas so that what we witnessed will never repeat itself. We also heard will never repeat itself. We also heard from will never repeat itself. We also heard from the palestinian representative to the United Nations who gave this speech earlier. ~ know only too well that them messages that israels right to defend messages that israels right to defend itself will be interpreted by israel is licensed to kill. To pursue on the very licensed to kill. To pursue on the very path that led us here. 317 and the very path that led us here. 317 and the number is rising by the moment. Of palestinians who have the moment. 0f Palestinians who have been the moment. Of palestinians who have been killed already in one day~ have been killed already in one day. Including children. Some barely day. Including children. Some harelya day. Including children. Some barely a few months old. Entire families barely a few months old. Entire families were killed in their sleen families were killed in their sleep. Will this bring security . Will this advance peace . Security . Will this advance peace . Where is the International Protection for the Palestinian People that they the Palestinian People that they are entitled to when an occupying power violates International Law and harms those International Law and harms those it International Law and harms those it is obliged to protect. Im palestinian lives worth saving . Im palestinian lives worth saving . The Palestinian Civilians killed, the children killed civilians killed, the children killed in civilians killed, the children killed in occupied palestine could killed in occupied palestine could have been spared. Isnt that could have been spared. Isnt that a could have been spared. Isnt that a moral and legal obligation and contribution to peace . Obligation and contribution to peace . Why nothing is done when those peace . Why nothing is done when those killed are palestinians . We need those killed are palestinians . We need to think hard of what we want we need to think hard of what we want to see here. If this is about we want to see here. If this is about vengeance then many palestinians will feel they have palestinians will feel they have much to avenge. If this is about have much to avenge. If this is about peace then the way to it is not about peace then the way to it is not through further entrenching oppression and occupation but by ending it. You occupation but by ending it. You cannot say nothing justifies Killing Israelis and then justifies Killing Israelis and then provide justification for killing then provide justification for killing palestinians. We are not subhuman is. A killing palestinians. We are not subhuman is. Killing palestinians. We are not subhuman is. A lot of fast movin not subhuman is. A lot of fast moving developments not subhuman is. A lot of fast i moving developments unfolding over the last 48 hours. Lets talk more about what is happening and the impact and for that i am joined by daniel, a professor of Security Studies programme at georgetown university. Thank you for your time here on bbc news. What are the options for israel as we speak . The options for israel as we seak . The options for israel as we seak . ,. ,. , speak . Their immediate option is to try to speak . Their immediate option is to try to expel speak . Their immediate option is to try to expel hamas speak . Their immediate option is to try to expel hamas from l is to try to expel hamas from the various towns and areas in gaza where its militants have done these raids and killed so many is