It's Tuesday, October 10th, I'm one-eat-a-tallover.

And I'm Trayvell Anderson.

That is how parts of Israel, eventually the rest of the world, woke up early Saturday

morning.

Hamas, the Palestinian armed group that controls Gaza, launched what it called Operation

Al-Aqsa Flood, its largest attack against Israel in years.

The group said it was in response to Israel's continued occupation of Palestinian territories,

and they named the operation for the religious complex in Jerusalem that's been the site

of multiple clashes between Israeli ultra-nationalists, police, and Palestinians.

The initial strike was carried out at Israel's southern border as Hamas fired thousands

of rockets from the air, sea, and ground.

That led to hours of fierce gun battles between Hamas and Israeli security forces, and

officials say that Israeli soldiers and civilians alike have been taken hostage.

Israel has since retaliated with a series of intense air raids on Gaza, flattening buildings

in the densely populated territory to target Hamas before formally declaring war against

the group on Sunday.

As of Monday evening, Israeli air strikes have killed nearly 600 Palestinians.

The attacks from Hamas have killed at least 900 Israelis, including at least 260 people

attending a techno music festival held outside Gaza.

So by the time we sat down to record this show, that's added up to nearly 1,500 people

dead, both Palestinian and Israeli civilians and soldiers alike, thousands more have been

wounded.

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