[sirens] intense rocket fire over the gaza strip. Is really, prepare for massive ground assault. We are pounding enemies with unprecedented force. I stress this is only the beginning. Irans Foreign Minister met with hamas leader in qatar tod today. The Hamas Terror Organization is financially backed by irans government. These are truly evil people. We saw one range rockets coming off the gaza strip streaming through the night sky and our producer is telling me there are Air Raid Sirens sounding in tel aviv and joppa. Moving in position along the gaza strip, drones overhead, Artillery Vendors into the nig night. Welcome to the special two hour edition of one nation, thanks for being here recovering the war in israel, i am brian kilmeade. Fox news alert, his risk Ground Invasion delayed until next week due to Severe Weather, three senior it was really officials who spoke to the New York Times. Iran threatening to intervene if israel goes through with a Ground Attack which they are going
Announcer this is cnn breaking news. And wellcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. And we start in the middle east where americas top diplomat delivered an inperson message to the israeli people who are grieving and wounded. He said the United States will never back down from its support of israel. Secretary of state Antony Blinken is on his way to meet with other u. S. Allies in the region. Saudi arabia, egypt, uae, qatar, and jordan after standing side by side with Benjamin Netanyahu today. The secretary also met with families of americans killed and taken hostage by hamas, a group the u. S. Has labeled terrorists. The white house says at least 27 americans have been killed and at least 14 others remain missing. In its efforts to eliminate hamas which brutally attacked israel last saturday, Israel Defense forces are currently pounding gaza with air strikes today. Since hamas embeds itself within the palestinian population, this is tragically resulting in hundreds of innocent palestinian
Good afternoon, thank you for staying with our special coverage of the israelhamas war. Im Andrea Mitchell In Washington, where there is breaking news. The State Department confirming in the last hour at least 22 americans have been killed in the conflict so far. That update coming just minutes after President Biden doubled down on his strong comments supporting israel with remarks at the white house. This attack has brought to the surface the painful memories and scars left by antisemitism and genocide against the jewish people, and this moment we have to be crystal clear. There is no justification for terrorism, no excuse. Were also learning that Secretary Of State blinken will be traveling to israel this afternoon with a delegation that includes steve gillon, the special envoy for special hostage affairs. This hour well check in on capitol hill where a deeply divided House Republican conference could be one step closer to selecting their next speaker. Joining me now msnbcs chief cor
Sustained, deep and dark role in providing all of this support and capabilities to hamas in terms of this particular gruesome attack on october 7, we dont currently have that information. Well continue to look for it. If we find it, well share it with you. Thank you, jake. Looking back at the last few days, how did israel miss this attack coming . Thats a question for you to ask the Israeli Government. Obviously the Israeli Government has placed a high premium on its Intelligence Capacity as it relates to hamas and the west bank and relates to hezbollah. Why it is they didnt have warning from this is not a question that i can answer. What about u. S. Intelligence . Anything that crosses your desk that suggests this was come something. We did not see anything that suggested an attack of this type was going to unfold any more than the israelis did. Your meeting in the Situation Room today, we saw images earlier. At some point the president has seen the images of the dead israelis. What h
Language ] i thought at first it was some kind of photoshop, the arabs did, she tells me. I didnt think such a thing could be possible. You didnt believe it . No. My daughter, no. How did she look to you here . Afraid, shock. Maya was shocked when she later saw this 30minute hamas video live streamed on facebook. Her former husband has a leg wound and is taken away. [ speaking in a nonenglish language ] armed gunmen question his partner, their son, and the two terrified daughters. [ speaking in a nonenglish language ] theyre my whole life, those girls, she says. Theyre everything i wanted all my life. [ speaking in a nonenglish language ] this is my existence, to be a mother. Its all i wanted. I didnt want to be rich. I didnt want to be married. I didnt want anything. I wanted to be a mom. To feel close to her daughter, she wears a tie dyed dress she made for her. I love you. She has given dna samples to authorities but says shes heard nothing since then. Shes desperate and just wants