Infrastructure. New Drone Footage Shows what idf strikes have done so far, and for the roughly 2 million palestinians trapped in the enclave, half of whom are kids. Hunger is mounting. Israels complete resource blockade of the strip is now in day four. One woman sheltering with her husband and 2yearold told nbc news Over Whatsapp the only food that they have left are some chick peas, and that she says its not going to last more than a day. Officials in israel say the number of those kidnapped by hamas and are being held there in gaza is between 100 and 150. That does include american citizens. Here with Secretary Of State Antony Blinken in tel aviv a short time ago. The families of the missing, theres an unrelenting agony of not knowing the fate of their loved ones. Something that i dont think most of us can truly understand, truly contemplate if youre not in their shoes. No one should have to endure what theyre going through. Were doing everything we can to secure the release of the h
We are awaiting remarks from Antony Blinken. We bring that to you live the moment it happens. In fact, were Watching Th Lectern at the bottom of the screen there, we anticipate hell be walking up in the next few momentso so, they have been told in the room. Darkness has fallen on the gaza strip, sixth of day war. Airstrikes continue to hit the densely populated area, 2. 3 Million People living on 140mile square of land, the most dense place on the planet. Israeli Defense Minister is saying they will arehold food, electricity and are freed thchl is outnumbered, im Harris Faulkner here with my cohost Kayleigh Mcenany and emily compagno. Joining us is fox news contr contributor, former senior counselor to donald trump, Kellyanne Conway is here. And retired new York Police Department inspector and founder of opes desk. Org, paul mauro is here. Glad for his expertise. Now the death toll. In the days old conflict continuing to hit staggering numbers. 25 americans, the State Department saying
Freeing hostages. Inside gaza, new images of destruction. Israel warning humanitarian aid will not be let in until all hostages are released. Also, our team going into the Music Festival grounds where hamas killed 260 people. What they found. And as theyre inside, this moment, a man allegedly armed with a knife somehow getting in. Israeli troops detaining him. Also, the u. S. Moving to block 6 billion iran was set to receive in a Prisoner Swap in our oneonone with Secretary Of State Antony Blinken. We ask him about it. Was that acknowledgment that iran might have been involved in this attack . How he answered and what he said about efforts to free americans held hostage by hamas. And the faces of war. The Festival Goer marking her birthday as a captive of hamas. What her family is asking people around the world to do. Our Special Edition of nightly news begins now. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt, reporting tonight live from israel. Good evening and welcome, everyon
Cabrera. The historic mobilization of israel continues. These are live pictures youre seeing of gaza and there are again plumes of smoke emanating from different parts of that tightly lived city, where these attacks have been pretty consistent throughout the past 24 hours. Hundreds of thousands of reservists are preparing to join the war. The possibility of a Ground Invasion is still growing. And then inside gaza, entire neighborhoods were seeing images that are just really breathtaking here from bombings where you can see neighborhoods destroyed, and this is all happening right now in retaliation for the Terror Attack by hamas. Right now were told electricity in gaza is out as night is set to fall. Just as the last power plant there in gaza runs out of fuel. Plus, the devastation in israel from saturdays Surprise Attack coming into greater focus. One woman who escaped the terrorists describing it as a second holocaust. We have complete coverage with reporters on the ground in israel.
The situation still incredibly tragic and incredibly fluid and very, very tense. Nearly four days after one of the darkest moments in that countrys history, a massacre of israeli civilians, it marks the single worst mass murder of jewish people since the holocaust. And some of his most extensive remarks since the start of the crisis, President Joe Biden condemned the attack and has pledged an all Hands On Deck effort to support israel. Watch. You know, there are moments in this life, i mean this literally, when the Pure Unadulterated evil is unleashed on this world. People of israel lived through one such moment this weekend. The bloody hands of the terrorist organization hamas, a group whose stated purpose or being is to kill jews. This is an act of sheer evil. More than one thousand civilians slaughtered. Slaughtered in israel. Among them, at least 14 american citizens killed. This is terrorism. But sadly, for the jewish people, its not new. This attack has brought to the surface pai