the network branched out from properties registered to the hamas leader yahya sinwar and other seniorfigures. meanwhile, fighting intensified in the northern gaza strip during wednesday. there have also been heavy exchanges in the centre of khan younis in the south. hamas said it had killed dozens of israeli soldiers. there s no independent verification. lucy williamson reports from jerusalem. gazais gaza is fear and chaos with one small phase. one family among the crowds arriving night and day at lhasa hospital. desperation relieved with a hug. nasser. there is little else to cling to. the rest of gazais else to cling to. the rest of gaza is waiting for relief. airstrikes kept pounding rafah today. as the un security council met for a third day to try to agree a ceasefire resolution. translation: i resolution. translation: , ., ., translation: i wish for a complete translation: i wish for a complete ceasefire - translation: i wish for a complete ceasefire and . translat
are continuing in the hope that the united states will finally back a resolution. it comes as hamas said that more than 20 thousand people have now died in gaza since israel launched its military offensive after the october 7th attacks, in which 12 hundred people in israel were murdered. hamas which is designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government says the majority of those who ve been killed in gaza are women and children. our special correspondent fergal keane reports. the world is debating calls for a ceasefire and a bleak new reckoning of the dead is declared. but, for the people of gaza, the suffering is felt. not counted. dead children brought to be touched a final time by their wounded father. a mother comes to mourn a lost daughter. imagine that yesterday i was brushing her hair, making her a sandwich for dinner and putting her to sleep. then you wake up in the morning and there is no fatima anymore. from the beginning, they have known there is no escap
bret: but, first, breaking tonight. house republicans are taking a microscope to the hunter biden scandal. the oversight committee grilling former twitter executives today about their censorship of the story in the new york post which many in the g.o.p. contended could have directly affected the 2020 election. the most pointed questions though aimed at the u.s. government influence into the censorship decisions. correspondent david spunt reports tonight from the justice department. good evening, david. bret, good evening to you. a fiery hearing lasting the majority of the day. democrats argue there is nothing there but republicans believe something more sinister wer and. and this was the chance for republicans to make the case to the public. we don t know where the fbi ends and twitter begins. emotions running high. we are talking about hunter biden s half fake laptop story. i mean, this is embarrassment. front and center this new york post cover from october
it s how they write their memoirs. those are some of the new excuses from republicans about why donald trump took classified documents home with him to mar-a-lago. there was, though, one of the old ones about hillary clinton. the former president now is previewing his legal plans as he pushes more dangerous rhetoric. also this morning, new polling from nbc news shows americans no longer believe the economy is the most pressing issue facing our country. steve kornacki joins us to break down the numbers and to tell us what is on the minds of americans. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is monday, august 22nd. with us this morning, u.s. special correspondent for bbc news, the great katty kay. katty, taking broadside shots a moment ago at your home country and the technology there. i was deeply concerned by that. i know. i was just hoping no one was listening back home. i think you re okay. we ll redeem ourselves here. okay. let s start with the new nbc news