Retaliation for the hamas Terror Attacks, launching airstrikes against gaza for the fifth day. Israeli troops are now gathering along the border with gaza. Tonight, more than 1200 people in israel killed, and in gaza, more than 1100 people are dead. Nbc s lester holt is in tel aviv with the latest. [sound of artillery] tonight, anticipation growing in this intensifying mideast war. Terrified israelis taking cover as rockets fall to earth. One, striking this hospital. While israel keeps up the pressure on hamas, in gaza, with an unrelenting bombing campaign. People there taking shelter in a crowded hallway during one bombardment. Israeli forces saying they hit over 200 targets today, in just one neighborhood they call a nest for Hamas Terrorists. The pieces are now falling into place for a potential Ground Offensive. Israeli troops preparing to enter gaza to topple hamas leadership. While tonight at the white house, President Biden speaking to Jewish Community leaders, talking about the
With the death toll mounting on all sides. 25 americans now confirmed dead along with nearly 1,300 israelis and more than 1,400 palestinians. Secretary of state Antony Blinken arriving in tel aviv today, delivering a fervent declaration supporting israel and endorsing its mission to remove hamas from gaza. I come before you not only as the United States Secretary Of State but also as a jew. I understand on a personal level the harrowing echos that hamas massacres carry for israeli jews, indeed for jews everywhere. Hamas has only one agenda, to destroy israel and to murder jews. The secretary later comforting survivors of the had a hamas attack. First priority are our friends and family that are in gaza. We are strong here now in tel aviv and everywhere. [ cheers and applause ] thank you very much. We are thinking of them and trying to do everything we can. In gaza, mounting Civilian Casualties and a growing humanitarian crisis with scant supplies of water, food, or fuel. A Health Syste
People behind including racine. On my watch we make promises and we keep promises and we leave no one behind. That was President Joe Biden in the Battleground State Of Wisconsin yesterday announcing a Major Economic investment while highlighting his predecessors failed deal in that exact same town. Well have more of his comments straight ahead. Meanwhile, the president is also drawing a hard line on Military Support for israels impending invasion of rafah. That decision is now drawing some sharp criticism from lawmakers on capitol hill. And also ahead well get a preview of what to expect today in Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial with Stormy Daniels set to take the Witness Stand yet again. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this thursday, may 9th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. And well begin with President Bidens visit yesterday to wisconsin, a key swing state in novembers election. The president was there to announce a 3. 3 billion investment by micr
Terrorist assault on israel this weekend has climbed to at least 22, and that number may rise on top of that, tragic news. The white house announced today another 17 americans remain unaccounted for. And the white house expects the number of known american hostages taken by hamas to we know that a number of those americans are being held hostage right now by hamas. I think we all need to steel ourselves for the very distinct possibility that these numbers will keep increasing and that we may, in fact, find out that more americans are part of the hostage ctpool. Hamas is believed to have taken around 150 hostages, and the group is threatening to execute those hostages one by one in retaliation for israeli air strikes that hit gazans in their homes. The scale and the brutality of this crisis is without modern precedent. Today m as israeli troops clear the sites of hamas attacks near gaza, the scope of this weekends violence became clear. Soliers were seen recovering scores s of bodies. 2
Border in israel on saturday. The death toll from that massacre now stands at over 1200 people. The idf says they have carried out strikes against nearly 2700 targets across the gaza strip and the Chief Of Staff said it was on an unprecedented scale because what happened here is something that was never happened before. And Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised, quote, every member of hamas is a dead man. Netanyahu will be joined by members of the Opposition Party in an emergency unity government, with a newly formed war cabinet. This comes amid the mobilization of hundreds of thousands of israeli troops, many of whom have been sent to bolster the southern border with gaza. The army says they are still battling isolated hamas Militants Hiding in the south, although they have secured the border. Concerns about a second front opening in the war heightened today is sirens blared across the north, warning of uninterrupted into israeli airspace [sirens] from lebanon, the site of hezbol