centre of rafah for the first time. the hamas run health authority says at least 21 people were killed on tuesday in west rafah after an explosion in the same deemed saferfor palestinians, coming safer for palestinians, coming two saferfor palestinians, coming two days after israeli bomb swept through a fire in a refugee camp in rafah leaving 45 people dead including women and children. lucy williamson has more on the fallout. there has been no evacuation order from the israeli army. and for many, no sense of where to this is not a lie. this is not a lie. they were packing up, too, in the displacement camp at tal al sultan to the west of the city, still scarred by fires triggered in an israeli air strike on sunday. dozens dead, survivors spent. there s more than one way to lose a life. israel says its operation in rafah is key to defeating hamas and that the strike on sunday on hamas commanders in the camp was carried out with precise munitions that would not, by themselves,
reached the centre of rafah of rafah for the first time and the hamas run health authority says at least 21 people were killed in west rafa after an explosion in an attended zone deemed safe for palestinians which comes two days after israeli bombs swept through a refugee camp in rafah leaving 45 dead including women and children. lucy williamson has more. rafah was once gaza s refuge, the safest place in a dangerous war. today, the city s west and centre was emptying, those still sheltering here fleeing again amid air strikes and artillery fire. taking whatever they need to survive, whatever they can t leave behind. there s been no evacuation order from israel s army and for many, no sense of where to go. translation: i m just walking in the street, l i don t know where to go, there is nowhere safe. where should we go? this is not a life, this is not a life. they were packing up, too, in the displacement camp at tal al sultan to the west of the city, still scarred by fires t
alert, two major stories this morning as israel continues to the expand ground and airstrike ises in gaza. families and friends of the hostages still in the region are begging officials in tel aviv to bring their loved ones home. israel s says its minister of defense is set the meet with ta. the idf confirms one of its drones hits a terrorist cell many lebanon. pete: officials also say ground and airstrikes will continue in gaza until new orders are in as the idf if killed a senior hamas military leaders and took out at least 150 underground terrorist sites during airstrikes overnight. and an overnight update on the mass shooting in lewiston, maine. robert card was found dead we an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after a two-day manhunt. our community can now breathe a sigh of relief, mr. card is deceased and no longer a threat to our community if or any other community. i just don t want to forget the families that are grieving and will continue to grieve. i don t wa
whole story. i ll see you next one. of the relationship, unquote. now, of course, trade looms very large in this relationship between. australia and china. china is australia s largest trading partner. china is a big investor in australian mining projects. so it should come as little surprise that the next stop for li keqiang will be the mining state of western australia. that visit takes place tomorrow. anna kristie lu stout, as always, thank you. thank you. us president joe biden is americans that a second trump presidency would be catastrophic for the nation at a star studded los angeles fundraiser, he framed this year s presidential election as an inflection point in us history, hoping this will rally more support for his reelection campaign. priscilla alvarez has this report. president biden over the weekend underscored the stakes of the election at a glitzy fundraiser in los angeles, in a conversation that was moderated by jimmy kimmel. the
and in just a couple of hours, house speaker mike johnson is going to be meeting with the presumptive gop nominee, former president trump at mar-a-lago as part of trump s efforts to rally republican support and unite his party. meanwhile, president biden attended a star-studded hollywood fundraiser over the weekend where his campaign says it raised over $30 million. at the event, the president was asked what another trump administration would mean for the nation s highest court. the next president is likely to have two new supreme court nominees, two more, two more. he s already appointed two that have been very negative in terms of the rights of individuals. the idea that if he s reelected he s going to appoint two more flags upside down is really i really mean it. joining us now nbc news correspondent vaughn hillyard and nbc news washington correspondent yamiche alcindor. so vaughn, trump and speaker johnson met just last week in d.c. what do we know about today s mee