katy tur, the idf announced it s stepping up ground operations, along with increased bombings in gaza, which is what we have been seeing over the past two hours, repeated explosions over the border from israel. this is a live shot right now of that area. the palestinian red crescent, an aid organization tells nbc news it has completely lost contact with its operation room in gaza. no phone service, land line or cell, no internet connection, also something nbc news has experienced in trying to get in touch with our own teams and contacted in gaza. so what could be coming next. joining us now from ashdot, is nbc news foreign correspondent raf sanchez, along with noga tarnopolsky who spent over two decades covering the conflict, raf, let s talk about what we were experiencing tonight, the idf had a news conference a little bit earlier addressing the public. they didn t announce a ground incursion specifically, but they did say ground operations are increasing. what does that mea
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hello. i m kris jansing and there is breaking news at this hour. the u.s. military announcing it launched two air strikes on two locations over eastern syria used by iran guard and troops. the defense secretary said the launches were against ongoing iranian backed militia groups that began just over a week ago. in those instances militants used drones and rockets to attack multiple u.s. installations in the region. the pentagon said those attacks left 21 americans with minor injuries, one u.s. contractor die of a cardiac event. now, there is a precedent here. the u.s. has launched similar air strikes in syria including last march when another u.s. contractor was killed by a militia drone in syria. defense secretary austin describeded the overnight launches as, quote, self-defense and in a statement called them separate and distinct from the hamas conflict. but of course iran is a backer of hamas. all of it putting u.s. forces in a delicate position, trying to protect personne
before we moved to sport, the latest developments. we have had a statement from the un secretary general, a new statement from antonio guterres. he said the humanitarian system in gaza is facing total collapse come up with unimaginable consequences for more than 2 million civilians. these are some of the live pictures from gaza. the skyline, and we have seen in the last a0 minutes or so intense bombardment and strikes continuing in gaza. i will keep these pictures on the screen as i take you through some of the statements from antonio guterres because he says, as the bombing intensifies, needs are growing evermore critical and colossal. about 500 trucks a day were crossing into gaza before hostilities began. in recent days, an average of only 12 trucks a day have entered despite the needs being far greater than at any time before. given the desperate and dramatic situation, he says the un will not be able to continue to deliver inside gaza that without an immediate and fundam
amendment put forward by canada that corrects these glaring omissions. it is straightforward and an object of old. it calls on us to condemn hamas s terrorist attacks on october seven, and it calls for the immediate and unconditional release of hostages. it should be easy. this is the bare minimum that we would hope to see in this resolution. we urge all member states to vote yes on this amendment. the general assembly most send a clear message to the world that we stand against all acts of terror, and that we stand with all those who are being held hostage. we believe the un security council, a body charged with maintaining international peace and security, must send this same message. and that is why this week we put forward a security council resolution that garnered the support of the majority of the council. in drafting this text, we solicited input from all council members, including russia and china, and the product of our consultations was a balanced and strong resolu