See a child in the hands of terrorists. The desperate race to save the abducted israel calling up 300,000 reservists is a Ground Offensive coming our Richard Engel near the gaza border taking cover under fire he joins us tonight. And President Biden huddling with advisers as the u. S. Moves a strike group closer to israel the growing questions, was there an Intelligence Failure before the attack and did iran play a role as security ramps up back home. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt reporting tonight live from israel. Good evening from israel, a nation beyond stunned tonight, vulnerable in ways it has never had to accept after a far weaker adversary, hamas, unleashed a ferocious attack over the weekend that seemed to come from everywhere, raining deadly rockets into residential streets and sending militant fighters across the gaza border, where they murdered and kidnapped israeli civilians. Israel says it has Retaken Control of areas hamas had seized tonight israeli
Fighting on israeli soil after Retaking Areas which hamas gunmen had been holding. It has now been ordered to begin a complete siege of gaza, which would cut off supplies of food, fuel, electricity, and also water. Hamas continues to launch missiles from inside gaza at israeli towns. Its Military Wing has threatened to start killing hostages, of which there are thought to be more than 100, if israel bombs more civilian houses in gaza without giving a warning. The numbers killed on both sides continue to rise. About 900 people have died in israel since the Surprise Attack was launched on saturday. Palestinian sources say that almost 700 people have been killed in gaza by israeli air strikes. Israel air strikes have continued through the night in gaza. Israel says it has struck around 2,500 sites linked to hamas. This is the scene live in gaza on tuesday morning. As you can see, smoke rising and gaza is waking up after another night of pummelling. 0ur international editor, jeremy bowen,
In the worst attack here in decades. 11 americans among the dead. The stunning images. Hamas attacking by land, sea, and air, dropping out of the sky on paragliders and opening fire on a Music Festival. 260 people massacred there. The new drone images revealing the scope of destruction. Hamas now threatening to kill hostages after kidnapping more than 100. The white house now warning americans are likely among them. The horrifying videos. A woman ripped away from her boyfriend. A 12yearold boy taken away by hamas gunmen. We spoke with his family. You keep coming back to the video . Its something that no parent, no human can ever imagine, to see a child in the hands of terrorists. The desperate race to save the abducted. Israel calling up 300,000 reservists. Is a Ground Offensive coming . Our Richard Engel near the gaza border taking cover under fire. He joins us tonight. And President Biden huddling with advisers as the u. S. Moves a strike group closer to israel. The growing questions
[explosions] brian all right. We begin with this. Fox news alert, explosions and sirens heard in jerusalem. Moments ago you just saw the video as long range missiles are fired toward the central part of the country. Our own trey yingst just posted a video of himself amidst the chaos. Huge Rocket Barrage just staghted the city. We saw multiple impacts across this heavily populated area. We took cover next to a building but you could see the rockets coming off the gaza strip and slamming into buildings in this community. Ainsley more than 700 people in israel have been murdered by Hamas Terrorists since the war began. Including at least four americans. Lawrence israel now ordering a complete siege of gaza. Not letting food, electricity, or fuel in the territory. Steve and that is where we stand on this monday morning. Bebb gentleman minute hall joins us right now from our european news room with the very latest. Benjamin . Lawrence, steve, brian, ainsley good morning. Still there right a
Here in the United States and Around The World. Im wolf blitzer. This is a Special Edition of the Situation Room, israel at war. We begin this hour with the Breaking News out of israel. Hamas militants pouring across the gaza border in a Surprise Attack. Listen to one israeli womans terrifying firsthand account of the raid. Translator suddenly out of nowhere shots are coming in. They started shooting in every direction and i took the car keys and just drove and started moving forward to get out of the shots. Out of the shots. And at some point, they overtook us. We were overtaken by the shooters. They started shooting at our vehicles. We got out of the vehicles. I didnt keep driving. We took cover. Nic robertson is on the ground for us right near the gaza border in israel. So far, what have you seen tonight . Reporter this is the point where that area of israel that the Defense Forces are still going through confronting the hamas militants is taking place. We can hear it. We can see it