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00:00 Israel`s prime ministers declared it`s at war after it came under a surprise dawn attack
00:06 by Hamas rockets and ground forces.
00:10 A hard line on migration from Hungary and Poland may not block a European political
00:15 community deal for concrete measures across the bloc.
00:24 Daybreak rises above Gaza, the first signs of Israel`s retaliation for the biggest Hamas
00:30 attack in years. Thousands of reservists are being called up and Israel`s prime minister
00:34 was not mincing words.
00:37 (In Hebrew)
00:39 At daybreak, thousands of Hamas rockets. The opening salvos left burning cars on the streets
00:53 of Ashkelon in Israel. Hospitals in Israel reported dozens of casualties.
01:00 This was a multi-pronged attack across the border by land, sea and air, catching Israel
01:04 off guard on a major holiday. Hamas released videos of Palestinian fighters breaching the
01:10 border fence and celebrating beside a burnt out Israeli tank.
01:15 There were reportedly several breaches along the border fence erected by Israel, Palestinians
01:20 storming across to territory they say is rightfully theirs.
01:33 The European Union has condemned the attacks by Hamas on Israel and called for the violence
01:37 to stop immediately. Ursula von der Leyen, who is the EU commission president, tweeted
01:43 that it was terrorism in its most despicable form. Israel has the right to defend itself
01:48 against such heinous attacks, she said. The president of the European Council, Charles
01:53 Michel, echoed von der Leyen, adding that my thoughts are with all the victims. French
01:59 President Emmanuel Macron also described them as terrorist attacks and, like Michel, expressed
02:05 solidarity for the victims.
02:08 Israel says at least 40 people have been killed, whilst the authorities in Gaza say at least
02:13 198 Palestinians have been killed. Both numbers are likely to rise.
02:20 Ukraine also called them terrorist attacks and added that it supported Israel in its
02:26 right to defend itself and its people.
02:30 At Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, cars and ambulances were dropping off the dead and wounded. AP
02:37 reporters counted eight bodies at hospitals and reported 15 funerals had already been
02:42 held.
02:48 All at sea, 162 people on a chronically overcrowded wooden boat off Libya, rescued in their desperate
02:55 attempt to reach Europe by a French charity, helping hands for a group of migrants as Europe's
03:00 leaders grappled with how best to handle migration, Hungary and Poland insisting on border security.
03:06 "They expressed around the table the disagreement they have already expressed at the ministers'
03:13 level, but it is not natural to block a decision that is made by the qualified majority and
03:17 which I believe is very well thought out and which is also natural to allow things to move
03:24 in a very concrete way."
03:26 Mixed loyalties, leanings and postures on display at the family photo at the end of
03:30 the European Community Summit in Granada. A Spanish retreat that also saw family members
03:36 tussling over accession, with European leaders failing to agree a target date for Ukraine
03:41 to join the Union.
03:48 Jaroslaw Kaczynski has pulled out of the only TV debate before next weekend's election.
03:54 Poland's de facto ruler was due to face his main rival Donald Tusk face to face on live
03:59 TV, but he now says it's more important for him to attend a meeting in a small rural town
04:04 100km away from Warsaw.
04:08 Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki will now take his place in Monday's debate on TVP,
04:14 the main state-run channel. During its time in office, the government has interfered in
04:18 the state-run media so that it's no longer completely independent. According to the latest
04:23 opinion poll, Kaczynski's ruling Law and Justice Party have around 36%, versus Donald Tusk's
04:30 Civic Platform Party's 30%. That suggests the government may not get enough votes to
04:35 gain a third term in office, and would likely enter into talks to form a coalition government.
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