It was unbelievable the casualties that we saw. Israel is at war. We didnt want this war. It was forced upon us. But though israel did not start this war, israel will finish it. That is the path to hell if we are in that zero sum place. Im, like, really in fear. Ijust have the thought of me dying in a bomb in gaza. How do you protect these civilians and also allow israel to respond. The way it wants to respond . This situation didnt come out of nowhere, though. Do i think the west could have done more . Yes. I think arab countries could have done more as well. Why is this happening now and what does it mean for the future of the entire middle east . This is one of the most complex and long running conflicts in human history. So how did we end up here . Hamas is an arabic acronym, its short for harakat al muqawamah al islamiyyah, meaning the Islamic Resistance movement. They are a Palestinian Islamist group dedicated to the destruction of israel. Elected to power in 2006 and fully takin
Strategic maneuvers, the pentagon sending a major message overnight, the u. S. Is beefing up its Military Presence in the middle east to help defend israel if necessary. What this means for the ongoing israelhamas war, ahead in a live report. And Mission Possible veterans of a nonprofit going the distance to fly americans stranded in israel back home. We will talk to the ceo. Speaker scramble we are closing in on three full weeks without a permanent speaker of the house. And nearly a dozen republicans want that job. Can they get their chaos caucus on board inside the complicated search for a speaker ahead . Plus, gag orders, finds, and flips. The court hits, including a judge threatening to throw trump in jail, just keep coming for the disgraced ex president. And as nbc legal analyst and friend of the show, joyce vance joins us later to sort it all out. And a good Sunday Morning to you all. I am katie phang. It is still unclear when israel will act on the Ground Invasion into gaza as t
They are trying their best to provide Essential Services to gazans trapped inside gaza, with very little food, water, medicine and fuel. So this is an important update to bring you. 17 more trucks apparently are carrying aid into gaza through that all important Rafah Crossing which you can see here. This is controlled by egypt and is often used to bring goods in and is often used to bring goods in and out of gaza. I will keep these live pictures and bringing our guest sarah davies, a Public Relations officer at the International Committee of the red cross. Thanks so much forjoining us on bbc news. As we watch these live pictures of the Rafah Crossing, i want to ask you to give the viewers an insight into how bad things are within gaza. Thank you so much for having me. As everyone has really seen over the last more than two weeks now, the humanitarian situation for people in that gaza is dire and only increasing. Their needs are increasing. Their needs are increasing. People have had. T
[national anthem] [national anthem] [national anthem] pete straight to the a fox news alert this morning, right now the the rafah Border Crossing between egypt and gaza is reportedly closed again after a limited amount of socalled humanitarian aid was allowed in. Thats according to egyptian media. Rachel the gate briefly opened about three hours ago, and 20 the trucks i hauling food, water and medicine made it into Southern Gaza which has gone without power or Running Water for days. The u. S. Warning stranded americans to expect, quote, a potentially chaotic and disorderly environment on both sides of the crossing. Its unclear if any of the foreigners were allowed out. Joey this comes on the heels of hamas releasing two american hostages late last night, Judith And Natalie were taken to an Israeli Military base after being abduct canned two weeks ago by the terror group. I havent been sleeping for two weeks. Tonight im going to sleep good. I spoke with my daughter earlier today. She s
Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer in washington with cnns breaking News Coverage of Israel At War. One week after the hamas Terror Attack that triggered this horrible conflict, the israeli Prime Minister netanyahu just posted video of his visit with troops positioned near the gaza border telling them and im quoting him now, the next stage is coming. Theres growing anticipation of a potential ground war as Israeli Forces keep Pounding Targets Inside Gaza from the air. This comes amid new setbacks for efforts to try to evacuate civilians including americans. Egyptian authorities reportedly are not allowing u. S. And other foreign nationals to enter the country from gaza. The United States has expressed hope the crossing might be open to americans today. Tens of thousands of gazans have fled their home after israel urged more than a million civilians in the northern part of gaza to move south. A new window given by israelis for safe passage