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at the rafah boarder crossing near the gaza/egyptian border. the you haven t seen this video, it came in a short while to cnn. it shows crowds running as gunfire is ringing out in the streets. meanwhile, fears of a growing escalation in the middle east are also on the broadcast this evening. an iranian drone struck a commercial ship in the indian ocean on saturday. a u.s. defense official says a fire broke out on the chemical tanker with nearly two dozen crew members on board, but no one was hurt. the strike comes as newly declassified u.s. intelligence suggests iran has been deeply involved in a series of houthi rebel attacks on ships in the red sea. we have reporters covering this. will rippley is live in tel aviv with more on the outbreak of violence at the rafah crossing, and more than gunfire, will. it seems like out-and-out chaos breaking out outside that crossing area. what can you tell us? reporter: a lot of factors lead up to this. the rafah crossing is one of the
aerial bombardment continues. this situation here is basically when you combine months of anxiety and stress, and it all comes to a boiling point. in that one area, the rafah crossing in southern gaza, the lifeline essentially between egypt and the line of aid trucks that can try to come in, people so desperate to get their hands on the supplies that they rush the trucks and try to grab what what they can. you see in some of the videos people have huge bundles they are carrying on their shoulders, trying to make a run for it. at some point, on top of all of that chaos, somebody opens fire. people in the crowd panicking from the gunshots. you can only imagine starving people who are panicked and stressed, and then they get in a crowd situation. this whole just nightmare that they re living through, just listen. just take a moment and listen. [ gunshots ] what this means, unfortunately, is that the aid that needs to go in in an orderly fashion and be distributed in an orderly f
hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world as we continue our coverage of the israel/hamas war. i m rosemary church. it is 9:00 in the morning in gaza where the fourth day of a temporary truce between israel and hamas is now under way. and in the hours ahead, we are expecting the release of more hostages. monday is set to be the final day of this agreement, but hamas says it wants to extend the pause in the fighting beyond the four-day deal. a source tells cnn israel s war cabinet also discussed that possibility sunday night. day three of the truce saw the release of 17 hostages, including israelis and foreign nationals. the group included mothers and children and range in age from 84 to 4 years old. the youngest being israeli american abigail idan, marking the first successful release of an american hostage since the start of the truce. as part of the deal, an additional 39 palestinian prisoners and detainees were released
On this sunday night, terror attack. A suicide bomber strikes at a packed Train Station in russia, killing at least 16 people and raising security concerns with less than six weeks until the winter games in sochi. The benghazi attack, a New York Times report reignites a fierce debatever whether al qaeda was involved in the deadly september 11th assault on the american compound in libya. Calorie count, the new regulations coming to a Vending Machine near you, but will it really guide your snack choices . And year of the selfie. Memorable images from what became one of the 2013s hottest trends. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. The death toll is now 16 in the deadly bombing of a busy Train Station in russia today. An attack that tonight has security concerns reverberating across that country now just 39 days before russia hosts the 2014 Winter Olympics. Officials say a lone suicide bomber detonated inside the entrance o