Good evening, everyone. This is Laura Coates Live. It is 6 o'clock in the morning in Israel.

Israel is waking up not knowing what today is going to bring. But here is what at least

we know so far. The Israeli military is going on offense against Samas with a forest prime

minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Vowels will be like, quote, like never before. After a devastating

surprise attack that has left at least 900 people dead in Israel. We have begun and I

emphasize we have only begun to strike at Hamas. The images of the devastation and destruction

from the Hamas strongholds in Gaza are just the beginning. We have eliminated many hundreds

of terrorists and we will not stop there. At least 260 people were killed in an all-night

dance party celebrating the Jewish holiday of Sukkot shot as they tried to escape. I'll

talk to one woman who was on the phone with her friends when the shooting started and

has not heard from them since. More than 680 Palestinians have been killed according

to Gaza's health ministry. Hamas claims to be holding more than 100 hostages and said

civilian hostages would be executed without any warning. And the killings broadcast if Israel

targets people in Gaza without giving a warning. Now, the White House says the United

States has, quote, no intention to put U.S. boots on the ground in Israel, but President

Biden will, quote, do what he has to do, unquote, to look after national security interests.

Here with me and studio tonight to put everything in perspective and context is CNN National

Security Advisor, Ann Les, Peter Bergen, and I'll CNN Global Affairs, Ann Les, Kimberly

Dozier. But I want to begin on the ground in Jerusalem. We're CNN, Jeremy Diamond

is right now. Jeremy, the sun is rising momentarily. It's day four of this horrific conflict.

How is the Israeli government responding? Well, Laura just says Hamas's surprise terrorist

attack this past weekend in Israel was unprecedented in scale. The Israeli government is also making

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