Hamas and the role of cryptocurrency in fundraising for terrorist groups. The Senate Committee on inking, housing and urban affairs will come to order. Welcome our new perhaps permanent Ranking Member that at least in her first year on the committee she is Ranking Member today. Earlier this month the world watched in horror as hamas committed will ask of terror against the people of committed brutal acts of terror against the people of israel. The attached teenagers at a visit festival, they took hostages, kids. All of us were horrified. The United States has taken strong actions to support israel as they defend their country against terrorism and to aid civilians in gaza. It is vital to our National Security we provide critical assistance to israel including robust military, economic and human italian aid desperately needed for those harmed by hamass terrorism. We must stand with both ukraine and israel as they fight back against two of the worlds biggest threats. Putin and iranian ba
Continuing our coverage of Breaking News of ongoing explosions in gaza. Nbcs raf sanchez is reporting from ashdot israel, what do we know at this hour . Reporter chris, tonight is feeling different from other nights. We are hearing intensified bombing in gaza, 10 miles south of where we are. Im looking over my shoulder because just a moment ago we were seeing israeli iron dome Missile Interceptors in the sky, a sign of rocket fire coming, but israels Chief Military Spokesman is confirming that an intensified Bombing Campaign of gaza is underway three weeks after the October 7th Hamas terrorist attack. He also says israel is expanding its Ground Operations inside of gaza. Thats not a sign that they have launched. Chris, you may be able to see over my shoulder here, this is one of these iron dome interceptors, and if you bear with us one second, youre likely to see it explode. There you go. Now, that is likely a sign that it just intercepted a palestinian rocket a little bit further sout
Thing, absolutely, that is, even this. When announcing, it is clear that this level, or this block, is no less important, if we sum it all up, and america, the middle east, china, we see the image of two, as it were, two such, well, casts, checkers, black and white, well, relatively speaking, the classic bipolar sovietamerican confrontation, where more or less everything was clear, and todays chess, the most complex chess of the formation of a multipolar. Very dangerous world, where russia and china are in the center, and revolve around these chess grandmasters, there are great ones, sizenpin, putin, modi, others, and there are elderly people who make mistakes and fall or dont fall, but are about to fall down the stairs, there are just scoundrels, and so to speak, former actors, and the main thing is that these chess, political chess and multipolarity have not turned into a bloody nuclear battle, well, unfortunately, there is no smell of chess on the other side. It doesnt smell like ch
Foreign correspondent Kylie Kobe Reporting on the ground in jerusalem. Kylie, you are on the ground in jerusalem, as i just said. The deadline to evacuate gaza ends in less than an hour. What are you hearing from israeli officials . Well, they are not saying that there is any sort of imminent ground offensive but then you wouldnt expect them to announce it. They have made it very clear that that will be the next step. This is going to intensify. They have not said whether political leaders have made it official have actually ordered it but that is the direction we are heading can you hear me okay . So, the first 24hour deadline did approach and then pass. People are still being allowed to leave. In fact, the idf opened those o corridors from the north of gaza down to the south. Seeing evacuees would be allowed to pass safely along those two corridors. That came after an israeli airstrike Hit A Convoy Of Palestinian Evacuees on friday. 70 people were killed, many of them women and child
Harris idf is readying forces and stockpiling supplies near the gaza strip and as a fullon ground invasion, we are told is imminent israel says 300,000 reservists have been called to fight and are nearing the border with gaza setting up what will be historic theater of Urban Warfare. Israel set up an emergency wartime government and the electricity has officially run out for gaza. Hamas terrorists against the idf. Also continuing to exchange artillery strike, Israeli Citizens in Ashkelon Zeeming as missiles were hitting early this morning. Ing as missiles were hitting early this morning. Sing as missiles were hitting early this morning. Cring as missiles were hitting early this morning. Eing as missiles were hitting early this morning. Aing as missiles were hitting early this morning. Ming as missiles were hitting early this morning. Harris you can see the black smoke billowing from the ground after this strike and fitting the skyline after near constant stream of strikes on hamas targ