Checkpoint west of hebron, came from jordan and were headed to the gaza strip, where Tens Of Thousands of palestinians face food and aid shortages. The white house has condemned the attack, describing the looting of aid convoys as a total outrage. Meanwhile, there are reports of clashes around the Southern City of rafah, an area where many people had taken refuge from fighting elsewhere in gaza. Thousands of people have fled the camp israel has advised them to go to the al mawasi area, near the coast, and to khan younis. Aid agencies say there is almost no infrastructure there to support them. Theres also been heavy fighting injabalia, in the north of gaza. Israel says it has returned to the area to counter any attempts by hamas to re establish its military capabilities in the area. The White House National security Adviserjake Sullivan said the us is still working with israel to avoid a Major Military operation in rafah. We still believe it would be a mistake to launch a Major Militar
Because of the prospect of high numbers of civilian casualties. Meanwhile, officials from israel and its closest ally, the us, have been Holding Meetings to discuss alternative, more focused plans. Its not yet clear if the new Evacuation Orders are part of those. Lets speak to james elder whos a spokesperson for the United Nations Childrens Fund also known as unicef. Juan tell us what you think the impact will be of this evacuation. Absolutely devastating. You have families in rafah, their Coping Capacity has been smashed, this is six months of injuring this wall, moving many times, probably having lost a home already, the children are malnourished, they have already been living in conditions with one shower for 3500 been living in conditions with one showerfor 3500 people, being told to move to a humanitarian zone, unilaterally declared humanitarians and, not a unilaterally declared humanitarians and, nota humanitarian unilaterally declared humanitarians and, not a humanitarian zone w
Its been just over 2a hours since iran came under attack. Us Officials Say israel fired at least one missile into iranian territory, no major damage or casualties were reported. This was a relatively small scale strike by israel. Earlier, the us Secretary Of State Antony Blinken would not comment on reports the white house was informed in advance about the israeli assault. The United States has not been involved in any offensive operations. What we are focusing on, what the g7 is focusing on and its reflected in our statement and in our conversation is the work to de escalate tensions. And this is why the us and its allies want to calm tensions. Last sunday iran attacked israel with more than 300 missiles and drones causing little damage. The fear in the west is that a cycle of retaliation between israel and iran could ignite a wider war. And there is hope too that the limited nature of the Israeli Attack will allow the iranians to walk away from any further response. Officials in tehr
900 million just hours before tonights big drawing. Across the land, millions contemplating a last day on the job. Nightly news begins now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news. Reporting tonight, erica hill. It sounds like something out of a movie, and now were learning a desire for fame on the big screen may have been drug kingpin el chapos undoing. The notorious Mexican Cartel leader, one of the most wanted men in the world, is back behind bars tonight amid new questions about possible extradition to the u. S. , where he faces multiple charges. Gabe gutierrez is in mexico with more details for us tonight. Reporter the most wanted drug lord in the world paraded in front of cameras overnight. Joaquin el chapo guzman, once one of the richest men on the planet, is back where security prison he vanished from six months ago, the daring escape from a sophisticated tunnel was straight out of a Hollywood Screen play. But it was his own desire for t
Dramatic recapture. The mexican attorney general revealing that the drug kingpin was trying to make a movie about himself and had his people contact producers and actors. At least one source says their movements were tracked as authorities closed in in his home state of sinaloa. When youre a person used to getting so much attention not only from Law Enforcement, from the media, from an entire country, would encourage anybody to think a little more highly of themselves. Reporter there was a failed attempt to arrest him in october, but during an Early Morning friday in the town of los mochis, a bloody shootout. Injured. Authorities seized an arsenal. Guns, armored vehicles, even grenade launchers. But the mexican navy says guzman and his menchmen did not go easily, escaping through the drainage system coming out of the sewer and into waiting vehicles before finally being arrested. Prosecutors targeting not only those accomplices but also others who helped him summer, including one of his