Today, President Biden is set to leave washington on a highstakes trip to israel as this war with hamas intensifies and the humanitarian crisis in gaza escalates. President under growing pressure to get critical aid to millions of civilians in gaza and also supporting israel and trying to save american hostages held captive by the hamas terror group. Hes coming here at a critical moment for israel, for the region, and for the world. The president will hear from israel how it will conduct its operations in way that minimizing civilian casualties and allows humanitarian to flow to citizens in gaza. Its critical that aid begin flowing into gaza as soon as possible. The Israeli Military says bidens visit will not delay its planning for that potential Ground Operation into the gaza strip. Final humanitarian aid has been piling up at the Border Crossing in egypt which remains closed. The World Health Organization is now warning that water is running out for Hundreds Of Thousands of displaced
A massive manhunt comes to an end in belgium after Brussels Police shoot and kill the suspected terrorist overnight. Ainsley police say the suspect opened fire just before a Soccer Match Killing Two swedish nationals and wounding a taxi driver. He later identified himself as a member of the Islamic State in an online Video Prompting belgium leaders to raise the terror alert to its highest level ever. Steve we didnt see that coming. Meanwhile the public is being asked to stay vigilant but prosecutors say nothing suggests the attack was linked to the war between israel and hamas. Apparently just a coincidence. Ainsley and to another alert this morning, President Biden will head to israel tomorrow as the jewish state strikes hamas targets and the terror Group Continues to fire rockets. Brian here we go. President biden will then continue on to jordan to meet with the countrys king the president of the palestinian authority. Steve all this as the war in israel reaches a new level with hama
Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. This hour israels leaders are preparing for the next stage of their war against hamas. They say its a likely Ground Invasion of gaza. While israels military hasnt officially announced, three officials have told the New York Times will be to wipe out hamas top political and Military Hierarchy and capture gaza city. An incredibly risky Ground Invasion will likely feature bloody streetbystreet combat made more impossible by the miles long network of deep tunnels. Once and if the Israeli Military moves in, the United Nations warns further conflict would spiral into a, quote, abyss in the middle east as the conflict spills over borders, a fear echoed by irans Foreign Minister who says regional war could be unavoidable. To gazas north, israels military is exchanging fire with the Lebanese Group hezbollah which the u. S. Considers a terrorist group. There israel ordered the ak asian of 28 villages, and hezbollah, like hamas, is backed by the iranian govern
Broadcasting from miami. It is currently three again four we are in israel, and the idf has pledged a full air land and sea attack on hamas and the gaza strip. More than 1 million civilians he did no warning from israels armed forces. Scrambling to move out of the northern gaza strip, told to leave their homes because of an imminent Ground Offensive, which has not yet come, but air assault into gaza continue. Thousands of moved towards gazas border with egypt amid diplomatic promises earlier today that some foreign nationals could leave, but that crossing, as you see here, remains closed. The u. N. Says gaza has run out of water, run out of fuel, and the World Health Organization says the Evacuation Orders are, quote, a death sentence for the sick and injured who are being treated in gaza as northern hospitals. The death toll at this hour, at least 1300 killed in israel. More than 2200 dead in gaza, in the eight days since the horrifying Terror Attack from hamas sparked this war. At le
Im natalie vossoughian. Im joining you from msnbc World Headquarters here in new york city. We want to begin with Breaking News on the war between israel and hamas. Here is what is new this hour. 160,000 Israeli Forces are of war against hamas. Xt phas New York Times reporting that israels plan is to capture hamas leadership. En destroy secretary of state, anthony blinken, saying that israels bring gay a took asma. En to then appeal to gaza for voluntary medical team to support hospitals. [sirens] also new today, sirens in tel aviv. As you can hear, sending u. S. Senators Majority Leader schumer and republican leader, mitt romney, and bomb shelters. Schumer is saying that came under hamas rocket fire. Israel also reporting that they are taking refine the Southern City of surat. Israeli strikes were unrelenting along the gaza strip. This new video showing an Explosion Join rescues following previous strikes on the jabalia refugee camp. Desperate searches for were survivors following a s