And the desperate search for hostages, including americans, underway. Here are tonights headlines. Tonight, the relentless attacks as israel reduces parts of gaza to rubble. And this Propaganda Video shows hamas preparing for the attack. Cbss Holly Williams with new reporting. Israels military says its positioned 35 battalions close to the gaza strip with a Ground Invasion expected. Norah President Bidens address to the nation. Confirming americans are among the hostages in gaza and vowing support for israel. This was an act of sheer evil. Hamas offers nothing but terror and bloodshed with no regard to who pays the price. Let there be no doubt. The United States has israels back. Norah tonight the Uss Ford Carrier Strike Group arrives near israel as the Secretary Of State prepares to visit. What was it like when you received the call . Norah cbss imtiaz tyab speaks with the parents of an Israeli American soldier killed in the first wave of hamas attacks. You never want to get the knock
Where some of the worst violence occurred men, women and children slaughtered, and the bodies of Hamas Terrorists still lying in the streets the danger here constant the moment we heard the air raid siren, leaving our van to take shelter in a bunker and a desperate need at a hospital we visited. The long lines to donate blood and just in, the u. S. Carrier group arriving in the region, and the warning to iran, did it have a role in the attacks . Also back home, the breaking news. The new charges Just Announced against embattled congressman George Santos. Our Special Edition of nightly news begins now. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt, reporting tonight live from israel. Good evening and welcome from israel, where hamas rockets once again flew overhead toward israel sirens sounding, sending many of us into shelters, and reminding that hamas is still pressing its deadly attack. Pain of the Terror Assault Being felt far beyond israel tonight. President biden confirming
Civilians. Ive been lost of words. Really. Every hour, every day its getting worse. We know that the first days are the most important. Its okay. Take your time. I want my family. If by any chance theyre watching this, i want them to know that we love them and were doing everything we can to get them. I want them to be strong. And we are strong. We want this to end in the best way possible. Hours after we did that Interview Yifat sent us this picture that they just found online. It shows shiri, her cousin, shiris husband yarden with blood on his head and his hands seemingly in captivity. This photo that theyve seen now is the first Proof Of Life the family has got nen more than three days since he went missing. But they dont know his whereabouts right now. Cnns coverage from israel continues. This is the source. Im kaitlan collins. Tonight, americans are among those who have been taken hostage by hamas. A Disturbing Development that was confirmed by President Biden today, whos about as
Says they have now recovered 1200 bodies, the Health Ministry in gaza says 1000 palestinians have been killed so far. Among the missing 17 americans, 22 others were killed. The Secretary Of State Antony Blinken is tonight on his way to the middle east. He will discuss tomorrow a plan to evacuate us and Palestinian Civilians from the gaza strip through egypt, before any Ground Offensive begins. We will bring you the latest from the region. With us tonight on our panel the democratic strategist marie anne marsh, and the Labour Strategist and former adviser to tony blair, john mctiernan. Good evening. Im going to show you live pictures before we begin this hour. Coming from tel aviv. I think this is the Opposition Leader who is now part of the war cabinet thats been formed today. A unity government in place now in tel aviv. Weve just seen in the last few minutes the Defence Minister talking for that what you are seeing is israel is coming together to talk with one voice about the operatio
The Port City Of Gaza in flames after israeli strikes as hamas fires hundreds of rockets at the Southern City of ashkelon. President biden before the cameras today, saying the u. S. Stands with israel and condemning the sheer evil of hamas. The white house revealing 20 or more americans are unaccounted for after the Terror Attacks as hamas threatens to kill hostages. And the families weve met here desperate for any word of their missing loved ones. The Israeli Death toll now over a thousand. In gaza, some 900 dead. Harrowing new images from inside the Israeli Community where some of the worst violence occurred, men, Women And Children slaughtered, and the bodies of Hamas Terrorists still lying in the streets. The danger here constant. The moment we heard the Air Raid Siren leaving our van to take shelter in a bunker. And a desperate need at a hospital we visited. The long lines to donate blood. And just in, the u. S. Carrier group arriving in the region, and the warning to iran, did it