much distress, it s causing so much distress in the region of the wider middle east as well, so the damage, the damage that it is doing to that region, to geopolitics, to the reputation of the us, and, of course, to palestinians whose lives are being shredded in this way. it alljust keeps mounting, and when you come in previous wars and israel, quite often, just as now the conversation is very much how long can israel keep fighting before international community tells it to stop? how much longer has israel got? that s always been the calculation, what is the window of opportunity? so that has very much been the calculation this time as well because it is clear that it is only international pressure that will stop at. only international pressure that will st0p at only international pressure that willstoat. ., ., , will stop at. ron, will it make any difference to will stop at. ron, will it make any difference to the will stop at. ron, will it make any difference to the am
dozen treated for heat exhaustion. the deadly air strike on a gaza school. dozens killed, including children. israel tonight calling it a precise strike. the dramatic testimony from hunter biden s former romantic partner and widow of his brother beau. the new video of her throwing away hunter s gun at the center of the case. the suspected gilgo beach serial killer charged with two more murders. and the disturbing blueprint allegedly found on his computer. and the 21-gun salute honoring more than 4,000 allied troops killed 80 years ago. the numbers that tell the story of d-day. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome. and to the heroes of d-day who we celebrate today, thank you. it s where we start tonight, 80 years after the daring american-led assault on the beaches of normandy, france, that turned back the tide of nazi tyranny. allied leaders gathered today to pay tribute to d-day veterans who risked it all in the name of
ukraine, the rising toll in gaza, and what he told me about his health after his secret hospitalization earlier this year. the deadly tornado outbreak across multiple states, while in the west dangerous heat. at a trump rally in phoenix, nearly a dozen treated for heat exhaustion. the deadly air strike on a gaza school. dozens killed, including children. israel tonight calling it a precise strike. the dramatic testimony from hunter biden s former romantic partner and widow of his brother beau. the new video of her throwing away hunter s gun at the center of the case. the suspected gilgo beach serial killer charged with two more murders. and the disturbing blueprint allegedly found on his computer. and the 21-gun salute, honoring more than 4,000 allied troops killed 80 years ago. the numbers that tell the story of d-day. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome. and to the heros of d-day who we celebrate today, thank you. i
this boy says. i don t know what happened. the idf says it twice delayed the strike because there were too many civilians in the area. but the state department is seeking answers. if you see 14 children die in that strike, that shows that something went wrong. reporter: tonight an israeli human rights group calling the attack a suspected war crime. saying while it s illegal for hamas to operate out of a school, that cannot justify the massive harm to civilians. the death toll giving new urgency to the white house s push to end the war and free the hostages. president biden and 16 other world leaders tonight demanding hamas accept the ceasefire proposal on the table, saying there is no time to lose. and the president facing new domestic pressure tonight with the naacp calling on the u.s. to halt arms deliveries to israel, a step the president s indicated he is not willing to take. lester? raf sanchez, thank you. now to dramatic testimony in hunter biden s gun trial as his form