Today forcing Secretary Of State blinken and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to shelter in a bunker during highstakes talks. And the moment today, our team taking cover from incoming fire in belgium the deadly shooting near a Soccer Stadium investigated as a Terror Attack. And now the urgent manhunt. And the horrific stabbing in illinois a 6yearold boy dead. His mother gravely injured. The suspect, their Landlord Police say he targeted them because of their muslim faith and the israelhamas war the hate crime charges he faces our Special Edition of nightly news begins now. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt reporting tonight live from israel. Good evening from israel as hamas Rockets Streaked over tel aviv tonight, Warning Sirens briefly interrupted delicate highlevel talks to dial back the israelhamas war and there is late word that President Biden may travel to israel as early as this week. Secretary of state Antony Blinken already on the ground here tonight leading
The Prime Minister tells mps that all the tools of british diplomacy will be used in the middle east conflict and more humanitarian aid provided to the palestinian people. And on newsnight at 10 30pm, well go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on todays big stories. Plus, a first look at tomorrows front pages. Good evening, were live injerusalem, as a major american diplomatic effort seems to have failed to ease the lives of Hundreds Of Thousands of palestinians, trying to escape gaza. As israel continues its bombardment of the territory, those hoping to flee via a major crossing are still unable to escape because egypt wont open the border. Israel says the air strikes are targeting members of hamas, a group designated as a Terror Organisation by many western governments, including the uk, and responsible for last weeks attack which killed at least 1,400 people in southern israel. Palestinian officials in gaza say around 2,750 people have been killed in israeli
Hamas showing video of a 21yearold kidnapped at that Music Festival where 260 were killed. Her oncamera plea as israel confirms hamas took more hostages than we first knew. The conditions hamas is giving to release some of them. Also, the desperation at gazas border with egypt. Thousands including american citizens trying to flee, but the crossing still closed. Humanitarian aid blocked as diplomatic efforts to broker a ceasefire have so far failed. Plus, our new reporting. When will President Biden visit israel . The danger in the region. A Hamas Rocket Attack today forcing Secretary Of State blinken and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to shelter in a bunker during highstakes talks. And the moment today. Our team taking cover from incoming fire. In belgium the deadly shooting near a Soccer Stadium investigated as a Terror Attack. And now the urgent manhunt. And the horrific stabbing in illinois. A 6yearold boy dead. His mother gravely injured. The suspect, their landlord. Police say
South. But right now that crossing appears to be closed in both directions for people and humanitarian aid. Also happening, the Israeli Security cabinet will hold a meeting with Prime Minister netanyahu, and in just a few hours from now, as the world braces for what is believed to be an upcoming israeli invasion of gaza. Plus, Secretary Of State Antony Blinken is back in tel aviv today to meet with israeli leaders just as we learned that families of 199 hostages have been notified their loved ones were abducted. In just a few minutes well speak with a family of 85yearold yafa adar and her grandson, taken during saturdays horrific terrorist attack. The desperate pleas from that family and dozens of others to get their loved ones back safely. And we begin this hour with the very latest on whats happening on the ground in the middle east. For that we turn to nbc news chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel who joins us from the israelgaza border. Richard, its just at sunset, and continu
Hamass attack and he will set out the approach of the government to the approach of the government to the developing crisis. We will keep those pictures over the next few minutes until we get to the point that the Prime Minister speaks. We can speak to our political correspondent. Could you tell us what we are expecting to hear from the Prime Minister . This what we are expecting to hear from the Prime Minister . The Prime Minister . This is the first day back the Prime Minister . This is the first day back in the Prime Minister . This is the first day back in the the Prime Minister . This is the first day back in the house the Prime Minister . This is the first day back in the house of l first day back in the House Of Commons and we can expect the Prime Minister to outline what the uk government is doing in response to the Israel Gaza Conflict and firstly we can expect to hear an update from the Prime Minister about the number of deaths and british citizens who are still missing in th