Clarissa Ward: At Least 260 Israeli Bodies Found at Music Festival Site

COOPER We re learning ░░░░░░░░ about the terror that ░░░░░░░░ at the Israeli music ░░░░░░░░ near the border with ░░░░░░░░ what should have been ░░░░░░░░ fun gathering in the ░░░░░░░░ it turned into a ░░░░░░░░ when gunmen pursued festival ░░░░░░░░ in vehicles Again Israeli ░░░░░░░░ say at least 260 ░░░░░░░░ were killed from this ░░░░░░░░ event others were kidnapped ░░░░░░░░ s Clarissa Ward has ░░░░░░░░ at the site she ░░░░░░░░ me now with more ░░░░░░░░ WARD Yeah Anderson this ░░░░░░░░ actually billed as a ░░░░░░░░ of peace It was ░░░░░░░░ to be an opportunity ░░░░░░░░ young people to get ░░░░░░░░ to dance to celebrate ░░░░░░░░ was all about love ░░░░░░░░ music and instead it ░░░░░░░░ into scenes of absolute ░░░░░░░░ and mayhem Take a ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts WARD voice ░░░░░░░░ What happened just off ░░░░░░░░ quiet border road was ░░░░░░░░ massacre The bodies of ░░░░░░░░ perpetrators still remain while ░░░░░░░░ fate of many victims ░░░░░░░░ unknown Organizers of the ░░░░░░░░ Music Festival say that ░░░░░░░░ of young revelers had ░░░░░░░░ to celebrate the end ░░░░░░░░ the holidays Just after ░░░░░░░░ 00 A M Hamas ░░░░░░░░ launched a bloody attack ░░░░░░░░ So we re just ░░░░░░░░ on the approach to ░░░░░░░░ kibbutz where that dance ░░░░░░░░ was taking place You ░░░░░░░░ see there s vehicles ░░░░░░░░ around here that have ░░░░░░░░ shot up We see ░░░░░░░░ bodies of at least ░░░░░░░░ two Hamas fighters I ░░░░░░░░ there are more down ░░░░░░░░ way WARD voice over ░░░░░░░░ of the victims spent ░░░░░░░░ in hiding waiting to ░░░░░░░░ rescued and calling their ░░░░░░░░ ones WARD Many of ░░░░░░░░ are still missing Many ░░░░░░░░ them are dead It ░░░░░░░░ been very difficult to ░░░░░░░░ to get a precise ░░░░░░░░ WARD voice over Now ░░░░░░░░ volunteer group that handles ░░░░░░░░ remains says that at ░░░░░░░░ 260 bodies have been ░░░░░░░░ at the festival site ░░░░░░░░ government here took a ░░░░░░░░ step releasing an image ░░░░░░░░ scores of body bags ░░░░░░░░ a tent where investigators ░░░░░░░░ tasked with identifying them ░░░░░░░░ So you can see ░░░░░░░░ here the body of ░░░░░░░░ least one other person ░░░░░░░░ don t think you ░░░░░░░░ to get too close ░░░░░░░░ it It s pretty ░░░░░░░░ WARD voice over Active ░░░░░░░░ continued along this stretch ░░░░░░░░ the border throughout the ░░░░░░░░ as Israeli military forces ░░░░░░░░ in WARD So we ░░░░░░░░ seeing a bunch of ░░░░░░░░ being brought down this ░░░░░░░░ and I m also ░░░░░░░░ a steady stream of ░░░░░░░░ apparently rockets landing in ░░░░░░░░ distance in that direction ░░░░░░░░ certainly a feeling that ░░░░░░░░ are on high alert ░░░░░░░░ tried to push further ░░░░░░░░ that way we were ░░░░░░░░ in no uncertain terms ░░░░░░░░ needed to turn around ░░░░░░░░ ends COOPER Clarissa what ░░░░░░░░ you seeing on the ░░░░░░░░ over the last several ░░░░░░░░ in terms of Israeli ░░░░░░░░ gathering What is the ░░░░░░░░ step in all of ░░░░░░░░ WARD Well I think ░░░░░░░░ there s a lot ░░░░░░░░ speculation that there might ░░░░░░░░ some kind of an ░░░░░░░░ a ground offensive Certainly ░░░░░░░░ saw a huge amount ░░░░░░░░ weaponry and armor and ░░░░░░░░ being moved down towards ░░░░░░░░ border But of course ░░░░░░░░ is somewhat complicated by ░░░░░░░░ fact you have this ░░░░░░░░ number of hostages we ░░░░░░░░ t know how many ░░░░░░░░ them are dead or ░░░░░░░░ who are being held ░░░░░░░░ their will in the ░░░░░░░░ Strip So any kind ░░░░░░░░ a major offensive inside ░░░░░░░░ clearly is going to ░░░░░░░░ their lives potentially as ░░░░░░░░ at risk So Israel ░░░░░░░░ sort of now walking ░░░░░░░░ bit of a tight ░░░░░░░░ in terms of prioritizing ░░░░░░░░ those people safely out ░░░░░░░░ at the same time ░░░░░░░░ to exact a punishing ░░░░░░░░ on Hamas for this ░░░░░░░░ attack Anderson COOPER Clarissa ░░░░░░░░ thank you.”