Secretary of state Antony Blinken we ask him about it. Was that an acknowledgement that iran might have been involved in this attack how he answered, and what he said about efforts to free americans held hostage by hamas and the faces of war. The Festival Goer marking her birthday as a captive of hamas. What her family is asking people around the world to do. Our Special Edition of nightly news begins now. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt, reporting tonight live from israel. Good evening and welcome, everyone. Well show you some of what we saw in ashkelon closer to gaza earlier, but we start here in tel aviv tonight, where for six days now, the world has watched and waited for the full might of the israeli response to the horrific at attacks inflicted upon it anticipated by many to be a massive invasion of the gaza strip, making good on its promise to destroy hamas, after last saturdays brutal terrorist rampage in southern israel. The toll keeps getting worse. In isr
Freeing hostages. Inside gaza, new images of destruction. Israel warning humanitarian aid will not be let in until all hostages are released. Also, our team going into the Music Festival grounds where hamas killed 260 people. What they found. And as theyre inside, this moment, a man allegedly armed with a knife somehow getting in. Israeli troops detaining him. Also, the u. S. Moving to block 6 billion iran was set to receive in a Prisoner Swap in our oneonone with Secretary Of State Antony Blinken. We ask him about it. Was that acknowledgment that iran might have been involved in this attack . How he answered and what he said about efforts to free americans held hostage by hamas. And the faces of war. The Festival Goer marking her birthday as a captive of hamas. What her family is asking people around the world to do. Our Special Edition of nightly news begins now. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt, reporting tonight live from israel. Good evening and welcome, everyon