Aviv, where tonight, israel is warning its Ground Offensive could start at any moment. And im kate snow in new york, where were washing efforts by the Biden Administration to get americans out of the war zone. Americans trapped in gaza, trying to get out the egypt. The border there now scheduled to open in just hours. Inside gaza, desperation as israel ramps up its attacks. And residents warn theyre running out of food and medicine. We are facing a real starvation. The u. S. Is sending a ship to evacuate americans from israel. Secretary of state Antony Blinken in the region, trying to head off a broader war. No one should do anything to widen this conflict in any way. A u. S. Senate delegation on the Ground Hearing in israel forced to take shelter when sirens went off. What majority leader Chuck Schumer said he said directly to israels Prime Minister. I wanted to tell is u. S. Leaders that we have them back. An americans heading toward, their emotional goodbyes to family as they travel
Hamas is a bunch of cowards that are hiding behind the civilians, they put their their headquarters where civilians are and buildings and the like, but to the extent that they can separate out and avoid im confident the israelis will do everything in their power to avoid the killing of innocent civilians. Lets get straight to israel where cnns Nic Robertson is. Nic, what is the latest on the ground at this hour . Reporter its been a relatively quiet day in terms of rocket strikes, missiles, artillery going into gaza and not many missiles coming out of gaza, either. It creates the impression that there is not a pause but at least diminution in the amount of Military Activity to perhaps give some space to some of the political discussions. I said that and you heard the explosion behind me. Yes, the afternoon has become increasingly punctuated by heavy explosions. That does sound like a Missile Strike landing on gaza there. And perhaps as we go into darkness i think we are beginning to se
At any moment. We are watching efforts by the Biden Administration to get americans out of the war zone. Americans trapped in gaza trying to get out of egypt. There are now scheduled to open in just hours. Inside gaza, desperation as israel ramps up its attacks. And residents are running out of food and medicine. Theyre facing a real risk of starvation. Locate u. S. Sending a ship to evacuate americans from israel. Secretary of state Antony Blinken in the region trying to head off a broader war. Annoying to do anything that this conflict away u. S. Delegation on the ground here in israel forced to take shelter when silence went off. Majority leader Chuck Schumer told me he went directly to israels Prime Minister. Tell israels leaders we have your back. And with the americans heading to war, theyre almost a little goodbyes with family of these as they traveled to israel to fight. This is an nbc news Special Report, israel and hamas at war. Reporting tonight from tel aviv, tom giannis. A
Our Family Members will have to wait harrell, im so sorry to have to cut you off. Thank you so much for sharing your story with us. We will be praying for you. We wish you and your family the best and certainly we wish for the safe return of your niece. Thank you so much. That does it for me everybody. Im yasmin vossoughian. Nicole wallace picks up our coverage. Coverage hi there, everyone. Its 4 00 in the east. It is 11 00 in the evening in israel and in gaza. And we start with Breaking News. We just learned that the Border Crossing between gaza and egypt will open tomorrow morning. It will be two a m eastern, 9 am local time, to allow u. S. Citizens to leave gaza. That is according to a palestinian official. More than 4000 people are dead and thousandmo are wounded as the israel hamas or enters its second week. That includes more than 1400 people in israel and more than 2600 people in gaza. Gazas Ministry Of Health says that over half of those deaths are women and children. These rea
Inside gaza americans are trapped, unable to get out. But the border may now open within hours. The ship now coming to israel to evacuate americans. Our interview with the u. S. Senators on the ground here, at one point rushed to a bomb shelter. The deadly explosion inside gaza. This caravan of civilians hit. Hamas says dozens were killed including children, but israel pushing back, saying it wasnt them. What we know right now. Desperate hours of hospitals inside the palestinian territory, 35,000 now sheltering in one hospital. Food, water, and medicine running dangerously low. While in israel, we are with doctors preparing for war. Our first look at the Weapons Hamas fighters used in their deadly attack. Did they come from iran . The new warning from the fbi director about Terror Threats in the u. S. We remember Suzanne Somers the star of 3s company and the Famous Pitch Woman has died. This is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt reporting tonight live from israel. Good evening from here