News about Americans Still trapped and gaza. Ten estimates of hundred u. S. Citizens safe passage to that rafah Border Crossing continues to face significant obstacles. Nbc news has now learned that will be a key item on secretary blinkens agenda when he lands and cairo tomorrow. U. S. Officials said that negotiated a temporary opening at that border between gaza and egypt for american citizens seeking to flee. But evacuees midway through the crossing, they found a closed. State department publicly urges americans and gaza to move south, cautioning that if the crossing opens, that window could be brief. But for those without u. S. Citizenship, that extended Evacuation Order deadline long gone. Millions of gazans now bracing for israels eminent ground invasion. Activity along the border is picking up, with the buzz of drones and fighter jets overhead. On the road, tanks on flatbeds heading right in the direction of gaza. The Israeli Defense forces its completing its preparations for a c
October, 14th. Im alicia mendes. Just hours ago, it was announced that it would allow safe passage for evacuees among two roads in gaza from 10 am to 4 am local time. It just passed four pm and gaza, and an expressive expected grounded nation by Israeli Forces could begin at any moment. It comes one week after hamas executed a series of horrific Terror Attacks inside israel, killing more than 1000 people, taking more than 100 hostages, making it the deadliest single day for jews since the holocaust. A u. S. Official familiar with Gaza Vaccination plans says that the u. S. , egyptians, and israelis have reached a tentative agreement to use the rafah border with egypt to allow safe passage for u. S. Citizens seeking to leave gaza. But the official stretches the situation on the ground remains fluid and that is unclear whether hamas will even allow people inside gaza to reach the Border Crossing. Nbc news has spoken to one american mothers on the ground with her three children, small chil
Obtaining documents with detailed plans to target schools, and were now learning terrorists breached the border fence some 30 times, in some cases blasting holes with explosives, and the stories of survivors ive met did you feel you were in constant danger yes, we experienced missiles going over our heads. The chilling video she shared of her dash to safety as rockets streaked overhead. Back in the u. S. , cities on high alert after a former hamas leader called for protests on a worldwide day of rage. And chaos in congress the house gop picking a new candidate for speaker after the last nominee abruptly dropped out. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt reporting tonight live from israel. Good evening, everyone, from tel aviv where it is well after midnight, and an ominous deadline for over a million residents of Northern Gaza to evacuate the territory has expired against the objections of the u. N. , which warned the evacuation of so many people at one time would risk a
Time. Our coverage of the war in israel continues. More Rocket Attacks and missile strikes tonight on both sides of the border. That toll continues to mount. We have now confirmed americans are among those killed in the hamas attack on israel. Might also be among those being held hostage. We are also learning chilling new information about the deadly assault on a rave festival inside of israel. And maybe putting plan, on the roll around appears to be played in all of this. Live report on that coming up as well. We start though with declining death. Seems to be getting larger and larger as we speak. A spokesman for the Israeli Defense forces say are the seven hard as well as killed so far. Palestinian Health Ministry saying 424 people have been killed in gaza. Including 78 children and we also know that 23 Hundreds Palestinians Injured and 2200 israelis have also been injured. Now confirmed that several years citizens have been killed. Others remain unaccounted for. That is not yet know
Windows within really a shock in oh to try to get to the protesters who had broken in and occupied the building. They occupied the building, throwing out band and ours that read things like intifada and free palestine. They have been on campus for the propalestinian movement for two weeks. Now. Two weeks would be today they were removed dozens of people arrested. We are hearing now that they have some of them have already been released from jail, but youre listening there to mayor eric adams of New York City and he says that he, that this was a protest that had been, and this is his words coopted by outside influences. And he says that they were going to stay been sounding the alarm that these protests were supposed to be peaceful. He said, but that they had been coopted by outside influences. And that he was going to show evidence that there were people who were not affiliated with Columbia University who were part of this protests on campus. You will remember this has been going on f