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Hello from CNN, I'm Chris de Boe with the five things you need to know for Monday, October 9th.

No food, no water, no fuel, no electricity.

Israel's military has called for a complete siege of Gaza

after saying it has retaken control of the surrounding communities. This comes just

over 48 hours after Hamas launched a surprise attack by land, sea, and air.

Israel formally declared war on Hamas yesterday,

while Hamas continues sending a barrage of rockets into Israel.

Take a listen to the moment CNN's Clarissa Award had to take cover while reporting on the strikes near

Gaza.

Forgive me, I have a slightly an unelegant position, but we have just had a massive barrage

of rockets coming in here, not too far from us.

So we have had to take shelter here by the roadside.

We're just about five minutes away.

We can hear now a lot of jets.

Over a thousand people have died so far,

with authorities saying more than 700 Israelis were killed under the Hamas assault,

and more than 500 Palestinians are dead as Israel pounds Gaza with airstrikes, with many still missing or being held hostage.

Meanwhile, a US National Security Council spokesperson said today nine US citizens have died in the conflict in Israel.

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