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Story. The october 7th attack by hamas which the u. S. Labels a Terrorist Organization left at least 1400 people dead. More than 200 people are being held hostage according to israeli officials, and many more people are still unaccounted for. In response, israel began a Bombing Campaign in gaza. According to the hamas controlled Health Ministry more than 4,000 people have died there so far. The story of hamas is complex. Its roots date back to the formation of israel in 1948. It has many factions including the socalled Military Wing which perpetrated the terror attack. Over the next hour, cnns...

but the question remains. why did hamas strike now likely knowing the devastation that it would provoke in gaza? hamas spokesman name checked events at the mosque earlier this year as motivation for their attack. >> hamas has called this operation the storm of -- in reference of course to the mosque compound known as temple mount a place so holy to both jews and muslims here in jerusalem. >> earlier this year police raided the third holiest site in islam during the month of adan and pass over >> just as police step inside the mosque is considered incredibly provocative and aggressive...

dig up old tapes of those artists 20 or 30 years from now. we'll see where the technology is at that point. >> if someone cares about it. that's the thing. all this stuff that we're hearing in 50 or 100 years, the only thing left is going to be those four guys. >> absolutely. well said. great to talk to you. thank you, everybody, for joining me this evening. don't forget to turn those clocks back an hour and maybe play some beatles later on tonight. i'll see you again tomorrow night at 5:00. "full story" is next. welcome to the whole story. i'm anderson cooper in tel aviv. the at...

month of ramadan and the jewish passover. >> it's considered incredibly provocative and aggressive. >> but many middle east experts say the timing of hamas' attack had more to do with the country that is home to mecca, the holiest of places in all of islam, saudi arabia. > h hamas was really concern about the saudi moves to build ties with israel and the u.s. one concern was that saudi money would then bolsterer the palestininian authorority, its revival inin thehe west bank. > hamas looooks at this worl an emerging alliance between the modern arabs and israel and decides we're gog...