Supplies are finally making their way into war torn gaza through egypts rafah crossing. Youre taking a live look at the border which just opened within the last hour for the rafah Border Crossing is the only route for aid to enter gaza directly from outside israel. And its also gazas only gateway to the rest of the world. That is not directly controlled by gaza or israel. That is more than 2 million palestinians are facing shortages of food, water and medicine, which prompted President Biden to strike a deal with israel and egypt to open the rafah Border Crossing. But after the white house announced the deal to allow 20 trucks of aid into gaza, there have been negotiations. Israel voiced concerns about the aid getting into the hands of hamas. Thats the gaza based Militant Group whose deadly Surprise Attack on israel earlier this month killed more than 1400 people, some 200 people are also held hostage at this hour. Two of them an American Mother and her teenage daughter. You see right
Fired by iranbacked rebels in yemen. Were they headed for israel in gaza, the growing humanitarian crisis, after the deal brokered by President Biden. How soon will aid be allowed in and the tragedy for a 12yearold israeli girl and her grandmother, after they were kidnapped by hamas. My conversation with her family. Also tonight, the surprise in the Georgia Election case against donald trump one of his codefendants, his former attorney, sidney powell, changing her plea to guilty will she testify against the former president . And chaos in the house. After losing twice, jim jordans plan to try again to win the speakers gavel. A third floor vote expected tomorrow. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt, reporting tonight live from israel. Good evening just a short time ago, President Biden addressed the American People in a prime time speech about the israelhamas war and the Terror Attacks that sparked it almost two weeks ago. Mr. Biden made the case for tens of billions of
if donald trump wasn t running for the white house. we re breaking down the stark revelation about biden s decision making and what it says about the state of the 2024 presidential race. also breaking. after republican senator tommy tuberville finally backs down on his nearly year long blockade of u.s. military promotions, hundreds of nominees have been confirmed tonight. and the israeli military is claiming new advances across gaza. new video showing the frantic search for survivors in the rubble over the israeli strike as the u.n. chief warns conditions in gaza are apocalyptic. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. we begin with the breaking news on the 2024 race for the white house. president biden offering a very candid assessment of how donald trump influenced his decision to seek a second term. cnn s senior white house reporter is in boston for us and that s
As Palestinians continue to flee towards north Gaza, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) are expediting measures for the crucial ground incursion. On Sunday, the Israeli Air Force flew top ground forces commanders for sorties over the Gaza Strip to familiarise them with the territory.