Weapons as well as potentially trying to locate hostages taken by hamas. Weve seen jets dropping leaflets that instruct civilians to leave gaza. A warning is included therein that suggests it is for their safety coming with an attack. Leaflets airborne caught by our news cameras. Israel says it called on the u. N. To assist in an effort to get about roughly 1 million potential residents of gaza to leaved from north and go south. The u. N. For its part says it cannot meaningfully assist on that kind of timetable. Thousands of residents have been seen fleeing. Hamas has told people there they should ignore warnings, that by implication, they should stay put. The death toll is rising. 1,300 killed in israel. 3,300 wounded. Over 1,900 killed in gaza. Another 7,700 wounded. Some doctors and gaza warn of the deteriorating humanitarian situation and hospitals that only have days left of energy on their generators. The bombs keep falling, the patients keep flooding in. This is chaos. A confusi
We are covering the israelhamas war. Were Tracking Developments late today as republicans are scrambling to agree on any replacement for ousted House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy. We have a report on that and all its implications later in the newscast. Today u. S. Secretary of state Antony Blinken was in israel for meetings with prime Minster Netanyahu as troop amass at the border. Amidst blinkens trip, the Israeli Government today released new graphic Photo Evidence of the mass atrocities. Israel says the photos show how hamas murdered and burned babies, which blinken acknowledged while pledging u. S. Support. He a reiterated bidens views that the destruction is on par with isis. Soldiers beheaded, young people burned alive in their cars or in their rooms. In a litany of brutality and inhumanity that, yes, brings to mind the worst of isis. The first accounts of those acts came initially from israeli soldiers. They recounted what they had just seen after reclaiming areas under attack. Its no
Our coverage of the israel hamas war continues now. It is 1 00 a. M. Local time there. You can see in its fourth day what it looks like in this war. We also lead our coverage by telling you back here in america, President Biden made his most thorough remarks on this war to date, releasing the news that the u. S. Has confirmed hamas has taken americans hostage in those surprise Terrorist Attacks. The president did not say how many. He did confirm hamas killed 14 americans there in those attacks, and he went on to condemn what he calls pure, Unadulterated Evil. You know, there are moments in this life i mean this literally when the pure Unadulterated Evil is unleashed in this world. Its abhorrent. The brutality of hamas, the bloodthirstiness brings to mind the worst rampage of isis. This is terrorism. The president s comparison there to isis is deliberate. The president is telling americans that hamas is acting like one of the worst modern enemies the u. S. Or modern world has ever faced
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Israel to visit family only to find himself stuck in the middle of the conflict. Good morning. Thanks for joining us for our midday newscast. Im coquese washington. Im laura garcia. Israel says it has retaken control of its territory following an attack from hamas over the weekend. The death toll is climbing as there are also reports of new breaches into israeli territory in the south. Right now, more than 1,200 people have died in that violence. About 700 israeli and 570 in gaza, in the gaza strip, and west bank. Now, with more than 100 people believed to be held hostage, right now, nine americans have been confirmed dead. U. S. Military response to the fighting, the ships and aircraft moving closer to israel for support. The military tells nbc news those ships may not be fully in place for a few days. Nbcs Richard Engle is reporting from the borders of the gaza strip. Reporter we are just outside of the israeli town near the gaza border. On this side, you can see gaza. You can see pl