CNN reporter calls Israelis who gathered to watch bombardment of Gaza 'scum' after she was threatened by them as she reported

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CNN's British reporter Diana Magnay became infuriated by the attitude of Israeli's watching invasion of Gaza
Tweeted that the cheering crowd threatened her is she broadcast a negative report

Published: 23:26 EST, 17 July 2014 | Updated: 00:25 EST, 18 July 2014

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CNN's International correspondent Diana Magnay labeled a group of Israeli's who were cheering missiles striking Palestininan positions on Thursday night in Gaza 'scum'.

Magnay took to Twitter to express her fury after the group of whooping Israeli's watching from the hills above Sderot 'threatened to destroy' her team's car if the British reporter used negative language.

Almost as soon as she posted the controversial comment Magnay deleted it as she continued to provide dispatches for CNN through the night on Israel's land invasion of Gaza which followed ten days of brutal airstrikes.

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Live: CNN reporter Diana Magnay reports live from Sderot as Israeli missiles strike Gaza behind her (to the right of her head in the picture)

Report: 'I think you can probably see there are lots of Israelis gathered around who are cheering when they see these kinds of Israeli strikes.' Said CNN's Diana Magnay from Sderot

Cheering: One of the cheering Israeli's who allegedly threatened Magnay comes briefly into view

Deleted: This tweet from Magnay was quickly deleted from her account - clearly expressing her outrage at the reaction of Israeli bystanders watching the attack on Gaza

Earlier, during her live report, the braying Israeli's on the hill could be heard and Magnay described the scene from the border overlooking Gaza. 'It is an astonishing, macabre and awful thing to watch this display of fire in the air.'

This comes as Hamas vowed that Israel will 'pay a high price' for their 'foolish' actions after their military began a ground invasion of Gaza on Thursday evening.

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Thousands of troops from the Israel Defense Force backed by tanks launched amphibious, air and ground incursions into the narrow Gaza strip after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military action in a bid to stop rockets being fired from Gaza.

The assault, which began at 10pm local time, followed a heavy barrage of rockets fired at Tel Aviv by Hamas militants from Gaza who have promised 'dreadful consequences' for Israel in the aftermath of the invasion.

Heavy attack: An Israeli rocket is fired into the northern Gaza Strip on July 17, 2014 as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday instructed the military to begin a ground offensive in Gaza

Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza as ground offensive begins

Tracer: An Israeli rocket is fired into the northern Gaza Strip July 17, 2014. The Israeli military says Gaza militants have fired more than 1,300 rockets into Israel

Full scale assault: An Israeli missile hits Palestinian buildings in Gaza City

Detonations: An Israeli army flare illuminating the sky above the northern Gaza strip on 17 July 2014 as members of the IDF begin their invasion

Response: Palestinian missiles are fired from Gaza City toward Israel following Israeli air strikes on July 17, 2014. Israel launched a ground operation in Gaza late Thursday on the 10th day of an offensive to stamp out rocket attacks

IDF soldier prepares: Israel announced the start of a Gaza ground campaign on Thursday after 10 days of aerial and naval bombardments failed to stop persistent Palestinian rocket attacks, but it signalled the invasion would be limited in scope

The IDF's attack follows a brief humanitarian truce and despite an appeal from Washington, which cautioned against a land assault and for Israel to do more to protect civilian lives.

'The prime minister and defense minister have instructed the IDF to begin a ground operation tonight in order to hit the terror tunnels from Gaza into Israel,' the official statement said as military officials announced that an additional 18,000 reservists have been called up to bolster the 48,000 already summoned.

The operation will include 'infantry, armored corps, engineer corps, artillery and intelligence combined with aerial and naval support', a statement from the Israeli military added.

The army said the aim of the operation is to protect Israeli lives and crush Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip.

The objective was 'to establish a reality in which Israeli residents can live in safety and security without continued indiscriminate terror, while striking a significant blow to Hamas's terror infrastructure'.