American. Welcome to the week today. Cho chaos continues to ripple throughout the middle east. S 22 americans now confirmed dead with 17 Americans Still unaccounted for, assumed under captive. The death count in israe l is now at over 1200. 189 of them. Israeli soldiers. So its only going to get worse from here. An get wor israeli seeks retribution against hamas as israel does terror cells like hezbollahs in lebanon are now flanking israels Northern Borders with missile strikes northers ws hezbollahs artillery Pummels Northerntiller israel not continuously but erratically. Hamas continues their barbaric shelling of israeli civilians in the southth. The israelis are living a nightmare and its not goinggn away and its not ending soon. One woman spen t 36 hoursn huddled in a bomb shelter as radicalized jihadistsa marched down the neighborhood, tetchering anyone in sighth on you cant imagine terrorist in your city. Rrthe terrorists were posting proudly pictures of the people they killed ju
See a child in the hands of terrorists. The desperate race to save the abducted israel calling up 300,000 reservists is a Ground Offensive coming our Richard Engel near the gaza border taking cover under fire he joins us tonight. And President Biden huddling with advisers as the u. S. Moves a strike group closer to israel the growing questions, was there an Intelligence Failure before the attack and did iran play a role as security ramps up back home. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt reporting tonight live from israel. Good evening from israel, a nation beyond stunned tonight, vulnerable in ways it has never had to accept after a far weaker adversary, hamas, unleashed a ferocious attack over the weekend that seemed to come from everywhere, raining deadly rockets into residential streets and sending militant fighters across the gaza border, where they murdered and kidnapped israeli civilians. Israel says it has Retaken Control of areas hamas had seized tonight israeli
We begin tonight with the fox news alert. Israel tonight is at war fo fight for its very Survival Afterarict a barbaricer Terrorist Attack and invasion by hamas, the deadliest attack in that countrys history. Alakhbar, a firm and Ofteno Asw Loud and you heard in that video is Women And Children are being taken hostage. Allahu akbar. Now, in just a minute, were going to take you liveke you l e the ground where our very own trey yingst is standing als in Southern Israel. Tonight, well also monitoring the situation in Northern Israel where hezbollah has directed a barrage of rockets into israel. Ellwell also have a close eye on gaza, the hamas stronghold that is now smoldering afterby a massive Bombing Campaign by israe israel. Cale g and its only the beginning. We are told that a full scale ground invasiorod Invasiwelln Wm 100,000 troops, many is possibly as many as 300,000ah is now imminent. Israel is fighting back against what is a savage enemy that wants to wipe them off the planet. L
Is reliving hundreds that an unknown number taken hostage and a nation stunned. As its allies warn t worn the ws watching. United states answer the people of israel in the face of these terrorist assaults. [background noises] a stunning escalation decades old conflict. Israels Prime Minister declaring this is war. And warrants his people it will be long and difficult. The Israeli Military also retaliating at hezbollah after the armand terror group fires from the north for today will have the latest on the ground and get reaction from jon viner resident bidens Deputy National security adviser britt as well as former Secretary Of State mike pompeo. Plus. The United States obviously is going to stick with israel. Quick to stand with israel. We all stay on with israel. Individual cats react we are one on one with Governor Desantis in his fir it is Firstk Sunday Show appearance announcing unchecked and in announcing his run for president directs fe you worrisome the Culture Fights will get
In the worst attack here in decades. 11 americans among the dead. The stunning images. Hamas attacking by land, sea, and air, dropping out of the sky on paragliders and opening fire on a Music Festival. 260 people massacred there. The new drone images revealing the scope of destruction. Hamas now threatening to kill hostages after kidnapping more than 100. The white house now warning americans are likely among them. The horrifying videos. A woman ripped away from her boyfriend. A 12yearold boy taken away by hamas gunmen. We spoke with his family. You keep coming back to the video . Its something that no parent, no human can ever imagine, to see a child in the hands of terrorists. The desperate race to save the abducted. Israel calling up 300,000 reservists. Is a Ground Offensive coming . Our Richard Engel near the gaza border taking cover under fire. He joins us tonight. And President Biden huddling with advisers as the u. S. Moves a strike group closer to israel. The growing questions