meanwhile, unicef saying gaza has, quote, become a graveyard for thousands of children. we re going to talk to the head of a children s aid group there about what his team is seeing on the ground. over to capitol hill, a showdown is now set over aid for israel. what is expected to happen to the house republicans $14 billion deal once it hits the senate. and the fall, my gosh, of the crypto king. what is next for sam bankman-fried now that s found guilty of stealing billions from investors? and former president trump s son eric back on the stand today in the civil fraud trial against members of the trump family and their business in new york city. hi, everybody. good to see you. we begin this hour with the very latest on the israel-hamas war. and the threat of this widening conflict. just this morning, the leader of hezbolla spoke for the first time since this war began. he addressed the lives lost in gaza, but added the october 7th attack on israel was 100% palestinian. ju
area the israeli government told people to leave for their safety. images show creators and levelled buildings. the bbc can t verify most battlefield claims immediately but be idf say the target was a senior hamas battalion commander that the idf describes as pivotal to the idf describes as pivotal to the planning of the october the seven attacks. more now from our international editorjeremy bowen and a warning, his report contains images some may find distressing. israel says the destruction came from air strikes that killed a senior hamas commander and some of his men. it said hamas was using these civilians as human shields in a cruel and brutal manner, and that the air strikes caused the collapse of underground hamas bunkers. israel ordered civilians to leave this area. many did. many others did not. the un said some people even returned to their homes because conditions further south were so desperate. an unknown number of people are buried under the rubble. they were
in the israel-hamas war. help maybe on the way to the civilians trapped in the gaza strip. according to our nbc crews on the ground, at least ten trucks carrying food, water, and medical supplies are expected to enter the area today. additionally, to service providers tell nbc news the internet and cell phone services is slowly being restored to the area after near total blackout that lasted for more than 24 hours following a bombardment by the israeli military. new video released by the idf shows tanks and infantry inside gaza, seemingly expanding their ground operations. this comes after a night of nonstop missile strikes and what prime minister benjamin netanyahu is calling the second stage of war. nbc has not independently verified the content of this video. around the world, hundreds of thousands of protesters continue to take to the streets, calling for a cease-fire. according to the health ministry and gaza, more than 8000 are dead, including more than 3300 children. j
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