Gonna continue the coverage from israel. President biden had another lengthy phone call today with israels Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu. Vice president Kamala Harris joined the phone call in which President Biden pledged more military aid to israel, after that call, at 2 24 pm, the president said this. You know, there are moments in life, and i mean this literally, when the pure, Unadulterated Evil is unleashed. On this world. The people of israel lived through one such moment this weekend. The bloody hands of the Terrorist Organization, hamas, a group who stated purpose for being is to kill jews. This is an act of sheer evil. More than 1000 civilians slaughtered, not just killed, slaughtered in israel. Among them, at least 14 american citizens. Killed. Parents butchered using their bodies to try to protect their children. Stomach churning reports of being babies being killed. Entire families slain. Young people massacred while attending a musical festival the to celebrate peace.
Terrorists breaching the gate. The attack just after sunrise. They targeted mothers, fathers, the elderly. Children were not spared. The victims killed in their homes, some taken hostage. And after nightfall tonight, what we saw. The haunting scene, now more than four days after this attack. Also tonight, the massive buildup of Israeli Soldiers close to the gaza border. My interview tonight with a Lieutenant Colonel with the Israeli Military. We ask, is a Ground Incursion coming . We also asked tonight about the hostages. Is there an operation under way right now to get them home safely . And we ask about the scenes from gaza, the retaliation against hamas, and the palestinian civilians, the children, now paying a price. What he said about all of this. Tonight, hamas militants and the rockets raining down on Southern Israel today. Matt gutman with a Family Running from a rocket attack, racing into a bomb shelter. At the same time, israeli fighter jets poundi iing palestinian neighborho
Of Jewish Community leaders. We will bring it to you live when they get underway. And communities in Southern Israel seems to be under relentless fire. Nbc news caught this barrage of rockets in ashkelon, near total darkness, as the sole power plant there has run out of fuel. Israel has been amazing soldiers near the border. The scenes comes out of gaza strip, will be, quote, different to understand and cope with. Ahead, a more devastating stages of wart, Benjamin Netanyahu and benny gantz, have announced an Emergency Government to put it on a wartime footing, even as the recallis are coming to grips with the heinous nature and scope of the Terror Attacks heres what one soldier tells nbc news. I never saw in my life. Its something that we used to imagine as or grandfather and grandfather who grew up in other places. Complicating israels war efforts, the harrowing Hostage Situation. At least 150 men, women, children have been kidnapped by hamas. Hamas is threatening to execute them one
Announcer this is cnn Breaking News. Welcome to the lead, im jake tapper. The war in The Middle East at this hour appears to be expanding as it steps up the gaza offensive. Israel has now formed an Emergency Wartime government in response to the hamas terror attacks that have killed at least 1200 people. 22 or more americans. The Israeli Government is accusing the Iranian Regime of giving the green light to hamas which is funded to carry out the attacks over the weekend. A statement that differs from sources familiar with u. S. Intelligence. If you thought this seriousness of this all, the deadliest day for the jewish people since the holocaust, a war that will cost countless innocent israeli and palestinian lives, risks of a regional conflict. If you thought this would motivate House Republicans to get their act together to elect a speaker, so the u. S. Legislative branch could function, well, you would be wrong. Behind closed doors today, the majority of House Republicans chose congr
You know, there are moments in life, and i mean this literally, when the pure, Unadulterated Evil is unleashed. On this world. The people of israel lived through one such moment this weekend. The bloody hands of the Terrorist Organization, hamas, a group whose stated purpose for being is to kill jews. This is an act of sheer evil. More than 1000 civilians slaughtered, not just killed, slaughtered in israel. Among them, at least 14 american citizens. Killed. Parents butchered using their bodies to try to protect their children. Stomach churning reports of babies being killed. Entire families slain. Young people massacred while attending a musical festival to celebrate peace. To celebrate peace. Women raped, assaulted, paraded as trophies. Families hid their fear for hours and hours, desperately trying to keep their children quiet. To avoid drawing attention. Thousands of wounded. Alive, but carrying with them the bullet holes and the Shrapnel Wounds and the memory of what they endured.