Cabrera. The historic mobilization of israel continues. These are live pictures youre seeing of gaza and there are again plumes of smoke emanating from different parts of that tightly lived city, where these attacks have been pretty consistent throughout the past 24 hours. Hundreds of thousands of reservists are preparing to join the war. The possibility of a Ground Invasion is still growing. And then inside gaza, entire neighborhoods were seeing images that are just really breathtaking here from bombings where you can see neighborhoods destroyed, and this is all happening right now in retaliation for the Terror Attack by hamas. Right now were told electricity in gaza is out as night is set to fall. Just as the last power plant there in gaza runs out of fuel. Plus, the devastation in israel from saturdays Surprise Attack coming into greater focus. One woman who escaped the terrorists describing it as a second holocaust. We have complete coverage with reporters on the ground in israel.
Is that enough to refreeze the 6 billion to unlock to exchange the prisoners . We have not had a dollar of that 6 billion spent, and i will leave it at that. Will you refreeze it based on this activity that you just laid out all of the ways that they are complicit in this . The administration said if we see them going in the wrong direction that we would stop that down. I understand the position that you guys have that not a dollar of this has been spent. So im not going to get ahead of the president s request and the director who will present the request that we send out, but the president was very clear today that we will be making a request to the congress, and it will include a request for funding for support to israel and he made clear that we will renew the question for congress for aid to ukraine. What exact form that all takes that will be worked out and presented by others and not by me and the notion that we will go up and ask for israel aid and ask for ukraine aid, thats une
Edition of Andrea Mitchell reports. Katy tur is up with more special coverage. Good to be with you. Israel says that it has regained control of towns attacked by hamas militants and spokesman for the idf says there are no more Hamas Terrorists on the ground in israel but they are still attempting to get through the border. In the past few hours weve seen nearly nonstop rocket fire from both sides. Hamas warning residents it would strike ashkelon at 5 00 p. M. Local time and then doing so. Night has now fallen over the region leaving the skies above h iron dome intercepts. At the border itself, israeli troops are massing getting ready for a potential Ground Incursion of their own into gaza. Benjamin netanyahu vowing to root out hamas, but within the country, there is growing criticism of netanyahu. Allegations that he position helped prop up hamas in an effort to weaken the Palestinian Authority. From analysis in the times of israel, the idea was to prevent president abbas or anyone els
Hamas, in terms of this particular gruesome attack on october 7th, we dont currently have that information. We will continue to look for it and if we find it, we will share it with you. Thank you. Looking back at the last few days, how did israel miss this attack coming . Thats a question for you to ask the Israeli Government. Obviously, the Israeli Government has placed a high premium on its Intelligence Capacity as it relates to hamas, to the west bank, to hezbollah. And why it is that they did not have warning from this is not a question i can answer from this podium. What about u. S. Intelligence . Is there anything that crosses your desk that would indicate this . We did not see anything that suggested an attack of this type was going to unfold any more than the israelis did. And your meeting within the situation room today, at some point undoubtedly the president has seen the images of the dead israelis. What has been his reaction when shown those . Youve seen him now twice. Youv
Kill them and start a war its a massacre. We ask from the Biden Administration and the sent of state blinken, to act the Immediate Release of all hostages. On behalf of my family, im asking the u. S. Not to take a back seat. They start and we are going to finish, thats it. John any moment now President Biden will address the First Time Since saturday and death toll stands at 11, with more missing. Hello, john roberts in washington. Sandra im sandra smith in new york, this is america reports. The white house says the president who has mostly remained out of The Public Eye the past 72 hours will lay out his plan for how America Will Support israel as it inches closer to launching a Ground Invasion to eradicate hamas from the gaza strip. John speech comes as several American Families are furious at the Biden Administration for the lack of action in rescuing their loved ones who might be among the hostages who are still alive at the moment in gaza. Sandra Fox Team Coverage now. Mike tobin