it says that the government of israel is obligated to return home all hostages. tonight the government has approved the outline of the first stage of achieving this goal according to which at least 50 hostages, women and children, will be released over four days during which a pause in the fighting will be held. a release of every additional ten hostages will result in one additional day of pause. we will continue the war in order to return home all of the hostages, complete the elimination of hamas and ensure that there will be no new threat to the state of israel from gaza. and right now looking at live pictures from gaza. it is the middle of the night but this news has come in. we can see the images there. it is quiet at the moment but this huge news that an agreement has been approved by benjamin netanyahu and his cabinet. we will work on getting that statement up on the screen for you but again underlined the fact that at least 50 hostages, women and children, will be re
good evening team from new york. i m chris hayes, here for a special second hour of all in. president joe biden is navigating extremely tense difficult international crisis, in the war with israel and hamas enters its 12-day. they believe 340 hostages remain in hamas custody. from gaza rockets continue to fly, roughly 250,000 israelis have been evacuated in the areas near gaza, and israel s border with lebanon. nearly 1 million residents of gaza have been displaced or told to leave their homes. the israeli war on hamas has led to destruction across gaza, not just in the north. right now, the palestinian ministry of health estimates that more than 8500 people have been killed in gaza, including more than 3500 children. the palestinian ministry of health is controlled by hamas, but in the past, it s statistics about death during these sorts of conflicts have been broadly accurate. international child wealth organization save the children is now warning the [inaudible] just ch
what it shows. the dramatic rescue after a plane crashes into the everglades and our nbc news exclusive. the creators of friends speaking out. the last conversation one of them had with matthew perry before his tragic death announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening and welcome. israel s push into the heart of embattled northern gaza is not coming without a deadly cost, and the images of suffering are no easier to take tonight. a hamas-run hospital says dozens are dead and hundreds injured in an israeli air strike on a palestinian refugee camp, though nbc news cannot independently confirm those numbers. israel not denying its forces hit the camp, calling it a known hamas stronghold, and saying its strike killed a top hamas commander involved in planning the october 7th terror attacks on israel fierce battles are under way in northern gaza tonight israel rejecting calls for a cease-fire determined to crush surprise hamas over the surprise att
we will have the latest. then, a federal judge reinstates a gag order against donald trump. what led to these restrictions, and what impact it has in the former president. under fire and under oath, his own words used against him. what happened during today s trial as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday. night good evening once again. i am stephanie ruhle, live at msnbc headquarters here at 30 rock center. this is a time for war. we heard those words earlier today from israel s prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. nations troops pushed deeper into gaza. israel s war with hamas is expanding, and the ground offensive is now being carried out along with continuing airstrikes. the escalation comes alongside rising fears about the fate of more than 200 israeli hostages. tonight, another captive is free, rescue during israeli military operation, we gets more on that from nbc s richard engel. this evening in tel aviv, the families of israeli hostages were gathered to pressur
norah: prime minister netanyahu stands firm in his mission to destroy hamas as the situation in gaza grows desperate. despite the near constant heavy bombardment of gaza, hamas has shown itself capable of firing back. this just happened this morning. residents here say a rocket came right through the window from the direction of gaza, caused all this destruction. anti-semitic incidents on the rise around the world. hundreds storm a russian airport looking for israeli passengers. back here at home, online threats against jewish students at cornell. the alarming spike. new details in the maine mass shooting. why police were sent to the gunman s house for a health and welfare check before the massacre that killed so many. the makeshift memorial to the 18 victims are growing as this community starts to heal. norah: tonight, tributes for matthew perry are pouring in, plus why it could take weeks to find out the cause of the sitcom star s sudden death. warning for those w