since the fighting began. israel said its troops had reached the coastline to the south of gaza city saying that it had now effectively divided the territory in two. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, who s been meeting regional leaders, said a humanitarian pause in gaza would be welcome. but israel said it needs progress on the release of hostages before agreeing to any pause in its offensive. hundreds of thousands of people are going hungry in gaza as food and water supplies run out, the world food programme has warned. the agency has told the bbc exclusively that out of 130 bakeries operating in gaza before the war, ii have been destroyed by israeli air strikes. many of those remaining are unable to operate due to shortage of fuel and flour. bbc arabic s adnan al bursh has visited some bakeries in southern gaza. long queues, frustrated families. these scenes have become a norm outside gaza s bakeries. translation: i have an entire family of at least 20 people w
On this sunday night, pure evil has another american is executed by isis terrorists, the president condemns the killing. And the top military Officials Say the battle against isis will take years. Without warning, gas leaks from a texas Chemical Plant killing four workers and leaving a cloud over a major metropolitan area. Kids at risk. The new warning about the Popular Energy Drinks and what can happen if Young Children consume them. And call of the wild. Using the latest technology to keep people and bears a safe distance apart. This is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Another american has been brutally murdered by isis thugs. The awful news of the beheading of aid worker peter kassig came in a graphic isis video released earlier today. We wont show you even a frame on this broadcast, but we can tell you like all of the others, it demonstrates the sheer lethalness of the group. This is over a year after he was taken prison. Tonight from the president on down, there ar
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