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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to address the nation this hour

as his country lays wartime siege to Gaza after a devastating

an unprecedented slaughter by Hamas inside Israel and the number of

Israelis confirm kill in the attack continues to rise as

fears grow for the people taken hostage my conversation with a woman who says

her 19-year-old sister was kidnapped by Hamas and we speak to a survivor of the massacre at

that music festival in southern Israel. Also ahead how this attack unfolded and

what happens next. I speak to an IDF spokesperson to veteran politician

Zippy Livni and to a former head of Mossad. Then Palestinian deaths mount

inside Gaza that story as the Israeli strikes continue in the territory. Oh, Welcome to the program everyone. I'm Christianne-Pur in London. The United States

and its allies have declared unwavering support for Israel after what the state calls its 9-11, its Pearl

Harbor moment. Today Israel declared a, quote, complete siege of Gaza, the defense minister

saying, no water, no food no food no electricity no fuel will be allowed in as he says we are fighting barbaric terrorists

this comes on the third day of anger agony and despair in the country after Hamas launched a

surprise assault from Gaza on Saturday. That's killed more than 700 people

taken dozens hostage and left thousands more injured and these numbers are all expected to rise.

Gaza is being hit with near continuous airstrikes as Israel has declared war.

So far more than 550 Palestinians have been killed with thousands

more injured according to the Palestinian Health Ministry inside Gaza. And there are concerns

of a broader conflict as the Israeli Defence Forces

reveal it is also striking within Lebanese territory. The scale of the

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