this was once a residential block reduced to rubble. multiple generations of families are said to have been killed, seemingly caught unawares. translation: we were having dinner, when suddenly the bombing started - without any warning. in an instant, our house collapsed. the victims were taken to the nearby al aqsa hospital. in a population as young as this, children are so often the victims. this incident already has one of the highest single death tolls since this war began and it is expected to rise. israel maintains it tries to avoid civilian casualties, but the people of gaza are paying a huge price for this war. the idf released new footage showing what it says are tunnels under the strip used for military purposes. translation: hamas operates from civilian areas. it uses them to cover its terrorist activity. it is a very complex challenge that we face, and we do it well so our forces in the field achieve good results like the brigade that found the tunnel net
body bags were seen piled outside the nearby al aqsa hospital, where many of the victims were taken. for the people of gaza, there is no respite. this was once a residential block reduced to rubble. multiple generations of families are said to have been killed, seemingly caught unawares. translation: we were having dinner, when suddenly the bombing started - without any warning. in an instant, our house collapsed. the victims were taken to the nearby al aqsa hospital. in a population as young as this, children are so often the victims. this incident already has one of the highest single death tolls since this war began and it is expected to rise. israel maintains it tries to avoid civilian casualties, but the people of gaza are paying a huge price for this war. the idf released new footage showing what it says are tunnels under the strip used for military purposes. translation: hamas operates from civilian areas. it uses them to cover its terrorist activity. it is a v
i have never been so scared like i was on this trip in washington the debt limit deal and the major new test for president biden and house speaker mccarthy can they get enough votes for their breakthrough agreement to pass congress and avoid default? a warning about infant loungers tonight with more than two dozen deaths linked to various brands one family s heartbreaking story and what parents need to know. and on this memorial day the emotional reunion of vietnam veterans after 50 years how they survived prisoner of war camps. and across the country remembering all members of the military who ve made the ultimate sacrifice. and the rockets re glare announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt and good evening i m tom llamas, in for lester tonight we begin with that breaking news out of davenport, iowa. at this partially collapsed apartment building look at that a chunk of the structure crumbling to the ground as residents were inside. the gap now
did all the missiles were shot down and no targets were hit. our correspondent james landale has the latest. today s strikes were unusual for two reasons one, because they came in the daylight, and secondly, because they appeared to be targeted here at the centre of the city. until now, most of the air strikes came at night and they were targeted at the outskirts, at national infrastructure and some of the air defences itself. so the authorities said they managed to shoot down 11 ballistic and cruise missiles. of course, that meant that there was a lot of debris that came from the skies landing on the ground, damaging some buildings. but miraculously, there were reports ofjust a few injuries. so what we re seeing is an uptick in tempo of this conflict. russia is putting more pressure on the capital here in kyiv, but it s also striking military targets elsewhere. ukraine admitted rarely that one of their military facilities in the west of the country had been targeted, a