Of silence at the Music Festival that became a killing field. While miles away, its the sound of explosions that dominate. The latest on the fighting in gaza and lebanon. The rallies and remembrances here at home. Crowds come together in major u. S. Cities to demand an end to the war that Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue. Well get a live report. And a storm that was already a cat 5 Hurricane Exploding in strength again as it barrels toward florida. The Brand New advisory on miltons track. Plus, the false claims and Conspiracy Theories adding to the Chaos And Confusion in Areas Hard Hit by helene and how federal officials are now fighting back. Our Nbc News reporters are following all of the latest developments. Lets begin with nbcs erin mclaughlin, live in Hostage Square with a Somber Memorial Taking Place across israel today. Your location has become a Focal Point for keeping hostages in the public eye. What is happening behind you now . Reporter chris, thousands have gathered
Good to be with you. Im katy tur. One year ago today, hamas militants launched an unprecedented multipronged attack on southern israel, descending on communities close to the border, killing 1,200 people, including 46 americans, and taking more than 250 hostages back to gaza. Kids, and babies, moms and dads, grandparents, soldiers, people in their homes, people at work. People at a Music Festival. It was the largest massacre of jews since the holocaust, the worst Security Failure in israels history. In the years since, israel has turned gaza into rubble, trying to root out hamas. And rescue hostages, killing 40,000 gazans, militants and civilians. In many cases, entire families, and lots and lots and lots of children. More than 16,000, according to local accounting. On top of that, an ever escalating humanitarian catastrophe, a lack of food, water, shelter, and medicine. Of the 250 hostages taken back to gaza, 117 have been released in shortterm Cease Fire and lopsided Prisoner Exchang
The younger of those sons who, after decades of silence, has finally decided to speak out. Leader is approaching 80 And in declining health. What is her fate . Kim aris, welcome to hardtalk. Hi, allan. How do you do . Youve been silent all your life, And youre in your mid 40s now, And youve finally decided to seek the limelight And to speak out. Why did you stay quiet for so long . And why have you decided to seek a platform now . Well, ijust feel that the situation in burma is so desperate, And theres so little news coming out on whats going on over there, someone needs to be saying something. And again, my mothers been locked up for completely false charges in prison, And i cant imagine what the conditions are like for her. So, i need to do what i can to try And get her out of there. Unlike her, youre not used to the limelight. Do you find it daunting . It is a little, but you have to do what you can. Until you were ten, you had a pretty normal suburban upbringing. Your mother Was a
Beirut, is said to have suffered one of its most intense waves of israeli strikes yet, with large explosions reported across the south of the city. Lebanese authorities described the attacks as very violent. These pictures show a large explosion following one of those strikes. Earlier on saturday, the Israeli Military had issued orders to residents of specific buildings in Southern Beirut to evacuate. We dont yet know what was hit in the strikes but israeli forces have bombed areas reported to be hezbollah strongholds. They have also clashed with hezbollah fighters in lebanons southern Border Region. The Israeli Military says it has killed 440 hezbollah fighters since the start of the ground invasion. Meanwhile, the Border Region remains tense as hezbollah has fired rockets into northern israel, with reports that residential buildings were hit. Also on saturday, israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, addressed iran s Missile Attack on his country earlier this week saying israel has
The drc launches its first Vaccination Campaign to fight the virus. Youre with Bbc News. Iam i am lyse doucet, reporting live from israel. The day when hamas fighters went across the territory. In the end 1200 people were killed and 150 taken hostage. We are at the entrance to what had been the day before, a novell Music Festival where a night of celebration turned into a slaughter at dawn. More than 1100 slaughter at dawn. More than 400 people, mostly young israelis, but people who had come to this Music Festival from Around The World where murdered. When hamas went through these trees, kidnapping and killing. At a time when the war is escalating, before we do, let us look at the latest developments in the last 24 hours beginning in lebanon where there was more israeli bombardment overnight. A night described as the most violent yet. Israel carrying out more than 30 Air Strikes, most of them in this other neighbourhoods of beirut where hezbollah does have a strong presence but these a