You see her there, the 85yearold grandmother recounting her harrowing experience. Her daughter was by her side translating. Yoesh shed lifshitz said hamas stormed her kibbutz and abducted her on the back of the moto motorbike. Each captive had their own doctor. There are huge, huge network of tunnels underneath. It looks like a spider web. When she first arrived, they told them that they are muslims and theyre not going to hurt them. And that they shared they ate the same food that hamas was eating. Hamas has now released four hostages as israeli troops gear up to launch an assault on gaza they say by ground, sea and air. The Israeli Military says it struck more than 400 targets across gaza in the past day killing hamas commanders and fighters. More than 200 hostages are still believed to be inside gaza. And as we learned from israels president overnight, that includes 30 children. Go to erin burnett she joins us live in tel aviv. Erin, to you, incredible to hear those details of how t
Two hostages released by hamas just yesterday are recovering at a Tel Aviv Hospital and moments ago, we heard from one of them about the terrifying experience. My mom is telling the horrific stories and saying many, many people, a swarm of people came through. My mom is saying she was taken on a motorbike and she was taken to the fields and men in front and men behind her. All right, this as the world anxiously awaits more than 220 hostages who are still being held captive by hamas terrorists. Idf announcing they hit more than 400 terror targets overnight including hamas tunnels and dozens of command centers. Trey yingst is on the ground in Southern Israel and word about the release of the hostages in the Press Statement and we heard yesterday and she describes the spider web tunnels. What can you tell us about those tunnels . Reporter good morning. Absolutely. Were learning more from one of the first hostages to speak out about her experience inside the gaza strip after being taken on
Crossing operation critical and urgent need. Without electricity this hospital will be a mass grave. We desperately need a humanitarian cease fire. The troops are ready. Theyre ready to go. Well, good morning, everyone. Im Phil Mattingly with poppy harlow in new york. Erin burnett is live in tell aveef. We heard from one of the hostages released by hamas yesterday. The grandmother described her abduction in captivity. Her daughter was by her side translating. Hordes of Hamas Fighters Storm Herd Kibbutz and kidnapped her and beat her with sticks once in gaza. She was held under ground with five other hostages. She said they were treated well by guards, a doctor and paramedic who made sure they had the medicine they needed. She says hamas had a stockpile of shampoo and other toiletries ready for them. There are a huge, huge network of tunnels underneath. It looks like a spider web. When she first arrived, they told them that they are muslims and theyre not going to hurt them. And that th
Secretary blinken tries to find Common Ground but agrees to the pause for the first time. We have to ask. Indeed, it must be asked. Where is the outrage . Where is the revulsion . Where is the rejection . Where is the explicit condemnation of these horrors . No member of this council, no nation in this entire body could or would tolerate the slaughter of its people. Another trump codefendant takes a plea deal, Pleading Guilty in the Georgia Election interference case. I believe in and i alue election integrity. I look back on this whole experience with deep remorse. The former president comes face to face with former fixer Michael Cohen in civil court in new york. House republicans narrow their speaker search with no guarantee the next frontrunner will come close to the 217 votes needed, but now its head to head, just two men left standing. Good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell In Washington. Lets get the latest on capitol hill where the House Republican conference is in its fifth vot
Hello, everyone. Im kate baldwin, with john berman in new york. Sara sidner is in jerusalem. House republicans are headed back Behind Closed Doors. Again, trying to fix their mess and come together after no House Speaker for three weeks. Were on day 21 without a speaker of the house. Theres eight republicans left or still vying for the job. There really is no clear path at this moment for any of them. What is clear, is that republican lawmakers, some of them, are exhausted by the chaos and getting an earful from constituents back home. I think people are so discouraged the last few weeks, they want to come together. We have to act like mature adults and come to a conclusion. I think with can. I think half of them can get their agent together. We need to get it done. New developments out of israel. A top u. S. Marine general is now on the ground advising the idf. You see james glen right there. They had troops waiting to cross the border at a moments notice. They might be able to delay