United states, and Around The World. We continue our breaking News Coverage of israel at war, im john boys. The death from israel continues to surge, more than 1200 mostly sense of aliens killed, close to 1000 killed. Mostly civilians in gaza. According to the Palestinian Health ministry. Israeli airstrikes on gaza have been unrelenting. According to the idf, and there is no timeline to point when those airstrikes will and hamas fight another barrage of missiles at the Southern Israeli city of on tuesday with civilians also died in exchange of gunfire with israeli forces. Israel preparing for the next round of retaliation calling up more than 300,000 reservists in evacuating civilians from area close to the gaza border, entire cities and communities have been evacuated to safety. Israels Defense Minister went to the area where tanks and troops amassing, said the offensive against hamas may have started from the air but it would also come from the ground. Meantime, israel says Rocket Launch from syria in the north into territory fell in open areas. Israel is also adding Tens Of Thousands of troops to its northern border with limit on. In washington, President Joe Biden confirmed at least 14 americans were killed in the hamas attacks. The white house says 20 or more americans remain unaccounted for. This is an act of sheer evil. More than 1000 civilians slaughtered, stomach turning reports of babies being killed. Entire families slain. Young people massacred these blood serena brings to mind the worst, rampacious of ices. This is terrorism. The Aircraft Carrier uss has arrived in the eastern mediterranean, and the first plane to bring u. S. Anomie nation has landed in israel. Each passing day brings another heuristic a vamp of the wrist talladega of the massive tax. Israel reporting 100 bodies in a kibbutz near gaza. In another nearby village his report contains Graphic Content the drive into kava is chilling evidence of hamas is butchery everywhere this Israel Defense force general shot at what he found a song about let the death camp in europe, he brings the press he did the same inviting about 50 journalists you will see its a big massacre a big disaster. Have you ever seen anything like this in your . Career is all known never. Less than a mile from gaza, seven hamas fighters stormed in here early saturday, some even flying. Theyre telling us this is one of the paragliders that flew in today. You can see the engine here, the propellers here the fuel tanker up here, in the frame of it at the front. The idf in control now, after a twoday battle. How mass lie where they fell. Only now, the extremes of their barbarity becoming apparent. 700 plus civilians lived here. How many were killed still unclear. How they died brutally apparent. Some decapitated they say. Babies in the front of their parents, they kill parents, and we found babies between the dogs in the family that were killed before them. Cut the head of the people. Each body bag. Silent sentinels to the Intelligence Failure that allowed coppa asthma and others communities near gaza to be overrun and motivation for troops to we wait to switch ourselves from the defenses. We defend our people. When you say youre going to attack, will he be going into cause a itself . I look to the next. You take care of the next hundred yards . And then i look forward. Forward, to a possible showdown with hamas. How and when, still to be determined. Nick robinson cnn kfar aza israel journalist elie captain is joining us there live. Elliott, what do you know about the death toll of the rocky file which continues where we are with the israeli, i guess the amassing on the border for a counteroffensive. Put it all together with the lettuce from you tonight . John, what weve heard of course from the Defense Minister, the gloves are off. More than 450 targets that israel is hit in the last 24 hours, and courting to the idf, the death toll according to the broadcaster in israel is at least 1200. To put it in context, that is above half the number of fatalities that israel suffered in the Yom Kippur War 50 years ago in the gaza strip, since israel launched air strikes in response to hamas attack, more than 900 palestinians have been killed. The death toll is rising of course, as we are seeing in Nick Robinsons report just there, the sheer horror, and brutality of this attack is becoming clearer by the day with, Yo Of Gallant confirming that some of the victims from hamass tack were beheaded, talking about women children, toddlers, being brutally butchered by hamas, in the words of idf, in an i. S. I. S. Way of action. Everyone is now expecting some kind of Ground Invasion to take place, israel will know that hamas is not only expecting them to go in on the ground, but probably wanting them is to go on in the ground. They will no doubt have booby trapped meaty buildings, they will improvised explosive device. The very real risk that more israelis, Israeli Soldiers of course in this case, as opposed to the 100 to 150 people already being held by hamas, the real risk that soldiers could be captive, captured, as well as real risk of there being killed as well. We know that from u. S. , from President Biden that again with another conversation with Prime Minister netanyahu expressing the u. S. Is unwavering support for israel right now. Also using the same terms describing hummus as i stress like in the way it is gone a back its attack. Calling on the International Community to rally around israel, as well for all countries to condemn hamass attack on israel. The u. S. Also putting its money where its mouth is, we know Secretary Of StateAntony Blinken is on his way to israel, we know that an Aircraft Carrier has been moved to the east in meta tearing, with the u. S. Is already started supplying israel with additional ammunition. More interceptors for that i am dont rocket Defense System which of course has been shooting down some of these thousands, or many of these thousands of rockets that have been fired by hamas from the gaza strip, into israel since the early hours of saturday morning. . John elliott in london thank you for the update. These really defense million older total Siege Of Gaza with nothing going and are coming. Out u. S. Is negotiating with israel to allow safe passage for civilians. Julie this is something we have been discussing with our counterparts in israel and in egypt. Without getting into the specifics of safe passage for civilians and so forth, i say its something the u. S. Government is seized within supporting how we do that operationally. Gathered at the refer border on the, border there with egypt. That Crossing Point was hit by as railey airstrike on tuesday. With hundreds who are dead more than 4000 have been wounded in gaza, according to the pistol ian hut ministry. These are some of the major strikes would be carried out by the Israeli Defense for in gaza, as aircraft struck more than 70 targets overnight, palestinian Officials Say dozens of buildings, residential homes, schools, medical institutions, have all been flattened. Including down parts of gaza. Cnns ben leader minh has more the gaza city neighborhood once known as its residents would retrieve what they cant, which isnt much. Israel continues to pound the strip, targeting it says, hamas infrastructure. Residents in shock are asking why . I got married this year, says this man, what did i do . What have we done . He destroyed an entire neighborhood, he says he never fired a rocket. In this one of the most densely populated patches of land on earth, bombs crashing into crowded neighborhoods, rarely differentiated be fighter in civilian. , the death toll rises by the hour. Well gazis hospitals are underwhelmed with the wounded, including infants. Around 40 of the population of gaza is under the age of 15 according to the cia. The Information Ministry and gaza reports that nearly 170 ability of been destroyed, and more than 12,000 residences davin. Tens of thousands of fled their homes, seeking refuge and u. N. Schools converted into shelters. Enough of an in this bakery is shut down, many of the shelves empty. Life here was already difficult, and now the future looks bleaker than ever. Gaza will take five years to raise its head after that says this woman. After five years there will be two or three more wars, its a catastrophe. And thats all this, somewhere in gaza, only hamas knows where, are more than 100 israeli captives fates unknown. Tuesday afternoon, israel struck gazas only port, used principally by fishermen. Well at the same time, hummus unleashed a massive body of rockets the abyss approaches. Ben wedeman cnn, jerusalem. With us now from tel avivs Lieutenant Colonel jonathan spokesman for the Israeli Defense forces. Thank you for being with us. Thank you for having. Me whats the latest information you have with an exchange of gunfire between Israeli Soldiers and hamas fighters, in the south, one occasion around a kibbutz, not far from gaza. Another in a dust drill in the city of ashkelon, not far from gaza. What do you know about that for . Among the situation is that there is active. Fighting in Southern Israel, hows must terrorists have been attempting in succeeded in a few instances, to get into israel and attack trying to attack israeli forces, and civilians. The difference between saturday morning and now is that now, all of a sudden israel is saturated with lots of security forces, and these hamas attempts have been met with a ready response, the terrace have been killed, and we are able to slowly restore order, however, we addressed Southern Israel as an active combat area, where we still proceed with caution, until we are 100 sure, that indeed, all of the terrorists are in fact either dead or taken into custody. Just to confirm, these are hamas militants whove crossed over from gaza, into israel recently, as opposed to say militants have been laying though, out of sight, since the weekend attack . Attack, this is likely, and i caution my words here, its unconfirmed, its likely the attack in was ashkelon relayed to a tere border in the air, using a glider, or. Becky a parachute with an engine behind. Thats how they were able to get in, and it is likely the terrorist that were apprehended or killed near kibbutz, where a group of terrorists that you had laid low and waited for an opportunity, or felt that time is running out, and tried to launch an attack. That is probably the situation, even though the details are still to be investigated, and confirmed. Thank you for that update. They are both Cross Border Attacks continuing in the north, is there any indication that these attacks for example, by and hezbollah another iranian backed tara, groups as well of Terror Groups in the north, are they opportunistic . Or are they coordinated . Together with hamas . Do we know that at this point . Yes, the situation is that we are fighting on three fronts. Gaza front me being the primary one, but a very significant front that could become extremely dangerous is the lebanese front. Hezbollah is position there. We have had a few attacks and attempted attacks, anti tank ranges, that was successfully thwarted, and exchange of rocket fire, currently the situation there is tense. But with no fighting, and we are deployed along that border, with additional troops. Lots of infantry, artillery, special forces, intel and air for capabilities are organized in that area. We are preparing ourselves, and sending a strong message, of us being prepared, to the enemies on the other side. Which you very correctly pointed out, yet another. The biggest iranian proxies that we have. The third an active area of fighting is the golan heights, during the night rockets were fired from syria at israel, luckily no injuries were sustained. We do not know who fired the rockets, it could be syrian armed forces, it could be any of the different iranian proxies that our president , present in syria, and welcomed by syrian regime. Or it could be hezbollah that our Students Station in syria, reretaliate with fire. And we have currently monitoring the situation. All in all, three open fronts, and a tense situation with us focusing mostly on whats going on in the south, and of course, delivering significant blows to hamas via the air. With regards to the airstrikes, we think of a, is there a timeline, on how much longer these airstrikes, and they are Tailoring Fire will continue, some reports of already have 2000 hamas targets have been hit and gaza, is there an idea how many more there are to go . There are many more to go, because the gaza strip is full of hamas infrastructure, it is our intention, to strike all of that infrastructure, please remember, the aim of our operations is to achieve a situation where we have been able to take away from hamas all of its military capabilities, at the end of this war we wish to see a situation where hamas wont be able to threaten, or kill a single israeli. Very quickly, reports from gaza from the stilling, that these rallies are dropping like phosphorus and civilian areas, which is illegal under International Law, which response to that . I am not aware of any such news of plus first and i can assure you that we are committed to the International Law a conflict that is how we act, that is how we will continue to act. Despite the atrocities that we are facing. Colonel thank you for your time sir very much appreciate it. Thank you. Now from afghanistan which is been jilted by another powerful quake in the northwest, according to the u. S. Geological survey, is the quake was a 6. 3 magnitude, the epicenter located near province the quake made have been close to the surface raise and fears of casualties in widespread destruction. The area was shaken over the weekend by another powerful quake which led 2000 people dead. More updates on the latest situation from afghanistan as soon as we get them. It seems like israelis strikes are only the beginning, with Ground Forces masses on the gaza border, growing expectations of a Land Defensive in the coming days, more on that in a moment as we head to break. Images from rome, The Arch Of Tightest next to the coliseum, lit up with israels colors and the star of david, in a show of solidarity. Israel Defense Minister saying israel battling hamas will be without restraint, gunfire between idf and hamas militants have been reported in a dozen different locations and dozen places in Southern Israel. Israel defencemen are told troops they will hamas will regret this moment. Saying gaza will never return to what it. Is later on we will also come from the ground, we can control the area sin city to, and we are on the offensive. It would only intensify. At least four russian citizens were among those killed by among us in israel, russian president Vladimir Putin has chosen not to condemn amounts. Instead, putin turned his criticism toward the United States. Cnns Fred Pleitgen has our report and warning some of the images are disturbing. [speaking in a nonenglish language] after hundreds of israelis were slaughtered by hamas near gaza, from nations come condolences flowed in from Around The World but not from russian leader Vladimir Putin. Now in his first comments, instead of empathy, putin blasting the u. S. Translator this is a clear example of the failure of the United States failure in the middle east. To try to monopolize any settlement between the israelis and palestinians. Kremlin controlled tv following suit, mocking both america and israel for allegedly being caught off guard by hamass attack. Translator while side in its famous Counter Intelligence as well as u. S. And its cia slept through hamass invasion. Its the biggest israeli failure and security since 1973. Russia has long been allied with israels staunchest adversaries and hamass most important backers. Bombing Syrian Rebels in support of pro iranian fighters on the side of syrian president bashir assad during the syrian civil war. But russia also maintained strong ties and Security Arrangements with israel. Putin meeting israels Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu on many occasions. We in no way underestimate the importance of measures that would ensure very Strong Security of the state of israel. But since putin launched his full scale war against ukraine, tehran has become a key ally of israel at israels expense fostering military and economic ties with iran while tehran supporters Eruption Army with scores of drones that the russians used to hit ukraini