good evening. we re live in southern israel, with news tonight from the defence minister, that his troops have now battled their way into gaza city, thought to be the stronghold of hamas. the fighting, which is street to street, is taking place just a few kilometres off in the darkness behind me. it s exactly a month since hamas killed 1,400 people, in coordinated attacks on southern israel, planned in gaza, and today, israelis attended vigils, lit candles and held a minute s silence in remembrance of those who died. like the scores of young people who lost their lives, slaughtered at a music festival near the border. and there have been special prayers for the 2112 israelis taken hostage, and still being held by hamas. israel hit back immediately after the attacks, with massive air strikes, that have reduced much of gaza to rubble. the hamas controlled health authorities there say more than 10,000 palestinians have died, while the un has called the territory, a graveyard fo
good evening. there was a minute s silence in tel aviv today where a giant table was set for 240 people the number of hostages, israelis, and foreigners still being held inside the gaza strip. a minute s silence amid four weeks of intense bombardment and reprisals. the israeli defence minister yoav gallant says israeli troops are now in the heart of gaza city with one target in mind hamas. their infrastructure, their commanders, their bunkers. a month on from the terrible events of october 7th, gaza city is now cut off. the pictures show hundreds of palestinians, perhaps thousands on the move, most of them on foot. and many of them trying to get to the south, across front lines. not that the south is the safe zone, there were dozens were reported killed by israeli air strikes in the cities of khan younis, rafah, and deir al balah, which is well south of gaza city. the pressure is mounting for a humanitarian pause. barely 30 trucks made it in yesterday. but for now, it i
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your time. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. right now on andrea mitchell reports, the white house and prime minister netanyahu in a public dispute over weapons, further straining an already tense relationship. is the prime minister trying to tip the scale toward donald trump in the 2024 campaign? this as thousands of tons of critically needed food, medicine and fuel are stranded near border crossings still not getting to starving and ill palestinians. our guest, samantha power. the showdown coming up in atlanta. a busy hurricane season. south texas is slammed by high winds and storm surge from tropical storm alberto now moving into mexico. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. the war of words between the white house and israel s prime minister s office is heating up. benjamin netanyahu fired the first round, accusing the u.s. of withholding weapons from israel. speaking in english for maximum impact in the u.s. it s inconceivab
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