Fighting between Israeli forces, Hamas continues as death toll climbs
Fighting between Israeli forces, Hamas continues as death toll climbs
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00:00 As the body count climbs to over 700 and as images of slaughter flash on TV screens all over the planet on the carnage,
00:08 the abduction and Israel's utter failure and complacency to keep security arrangements in place,
00:13 Netanyahu's defense minister is going scorched earth on Gaza and Hamas.
00:18 A complete siege that has the idea of pounding Gaza into a pulp with airstrikes and artillery fire in all utilities to the Palestinians' most populated center cut off.
00:29 In the meantime, Iran, though it has hailed and praised Hamas' efforts in its successful terroristic foray,
00:35 pushed back on insinuations it was somehow involved in the attack.
00:39 There is still no let up in rockets fired by Hamas and Islamic Jihad towards Israel,
00:44 with about 120 unleashed on Jerusalem and Tel Aviv around 7 p.m. Hong Kong time.
00:51 In addition, Hamas has decried the United States' further intervention in its aid to Israel with its latest move,
00:58 dispatching the USS Gerald Ford to the Mediterranean for greater regional security.