{"id":13913,"date":"2023-10-09T02:54:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T02:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/?p=13913"},"modified":"2023-10-09T02:54:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T02:54:08","slug":"fighting-is-raging-after-hamas-unprecedented-attack-on-israel-catch-up-on-the-latest-here-cnn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/2023\/10\/09\/fighting-is-raging-after-hamas-unprecedented-attack-on-israel-catch-up-on-the-latest-here-cnn\/","title":{"rendered":"Fighting is raging after Hamas&#8217; unprecedented attack on Israel. Catch up on the latest here CNN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13915\" width=\"254\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"http:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-1.png 1024w, http:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-1-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-1-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-1-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The death toll is rising in Israel and Gaza as fighting rages between Israeli forces and Hamas militants and as more details emerge of the dead and those taken hostage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Israel formally&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/middleeast\/live-news\/israel-hamas-gaza-attack-10-08-23\/h_ab82e86a3ee54772589cce034430b017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">declared war on Hamas<\/a>&nbsp;on&nbsp;Sunday after the Islamist militant group launched its deadly surprise assault on Saturday. Israel also cut power to Gaza \u2014 complicating medical care efforts as the densely-populated territory is pounded by Israeli airstrikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If you&#8217;re just joining us, here&#8217;s what you need to know:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rising toll:&nbsp;<\/strong>More than 700 people have been killed in Israel, while more than 400 Palestinians have been killed, according to authorities. Some 2,300 others have been wounded in Gaza, with power cuts threatening &#8220;lives of hundreds of injuries and patients,&#8221; said the Palestinian&nbsp;Ministry of Health in Gaza.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Music festival:&nbsp;<\/strong>Among the dead are at<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>least 260 people whose bodies were found at&nbsp;the site of an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/10\/07\/middleeast\/israel-gaza-fighting-hamas-attack-music-festival-intl-hnk\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Israeli music festival<\/a>, according to rescue teams. Hamas gunmen shot at fleeing attendees and took others hostage during the event Saturday near the Israel-Gaza border.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hostages taken:&nbsp;<\/strong>Hamas is holding more than 100 Israeli hostages in Gaza, including high-ranking army officers, a spokesperson for the militant group claimed Sunday. In addition to Israeli captives, there are also other nationalities believed to be taken hostage, including Mexican and Brazilian nationals \u2014 complicating Israel&#8217;s response to the Hamas attack.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fighting ongoing:&nbsp;<\/strong>Hamas claimed on Sunday that their forces are still present and conducting operations in Mavki&#8217;im&nbsp;in&nbsp;southern&nbsp;Israel,&nbsp;just north of Gaza. Hamas also said it had launched &#8220;a major missile attack with 100 rockets&#8221; on the southern coastal city Ashkelon, close to the Gaza border. CNN is unable to verify Hamas&#8217; claims.&nbsp;A spokesperson from Israel&#8217;s military neither confirmed nor denied Hamas&#8217; claims, but said: &#8220;We&#8217;re still fighting down south.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Meanwhile, in Tel Aviv:<\/strong>&nbsp;Loud explosions could be heard across central Israel and the suburbs of the city late Sunday, according to CNN teams&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;ground. Hamas has claimed it is targeting Ben Gurion International Airport, Israel&#8217;s international hub, which is located just outside Tel Aviv.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>US sending jets:&nbsp;<\/strong>The US is sending a Navy carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean Sea, including guided missile destroyers and guided missile cruisers. The US is also positioning&nbsp;more fighter jets to the Middle East, as a deterrent to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/08\/26\/middleeast\/lebanon-hezbollah-40-years-mime\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hezbollah<\/a>&nbsp;in Lebanon and other militant groups aligned against Israel, officials say.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>No UN action:\u00a0<\/strong>The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting on Sunday \u2014 but no action was taken afterward. The Deputy US Ambassador to the UN said &#8220;not all&#8221; the member nations had condemned Hamas&#8217; attacks, but did not specify which. All 15 members need to vote unanimously for the UNSC to release a statement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CNN NEWS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The death toll is rising in Israel and Gaza as fighting rages between Israeli forces and Hamas militants and as more details emerge of the dead and those taken hostage. Israel formally&nbsp;declared war on Hamas&nbsp;on&nbsp;Sunday after the Islamist militant group launched its deadly surprise assault on Saturday. 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