You are watching our special extended coverage of the israel hamas war. New this morning, the u. S. Embassy in israel is offering americans and immediate relatives evacuation by sea from haifa to cyprus. On monday, at 8 am local time, it is on a Space Limited basis. The embassy says chartered flights are also being arranged. Meanwhile, the rafah Crossing Point between israel and gaza remains closed this morning as egyptian authorities continue negotiations with israel and the United States over allowing u. S. Citizens to cross into egypt. The State Department urges the more than 500 americans estimated to be in gaza to quickly move south as the window to cross will be brief. A second u. S. Aircraft carrier is headed to the Eastern Mediterranean to help deter escalation in the region. It joins another Carrier Strike group that arrived earlier this week. And according to the Israel Defense forces, at least 1300 people have been killed in israel since the fighting began, with the Palestinian Ministry of Health Reporting more than 2300 have been killed in gaza. Joining me now is nbc Foreign Correspondent kelly kopiah live from tel aviv. Kelly, good morning. What is the latest that youre hearing on the ground about that Ground Offensive by the Israeli Military into gaza . We do know that rain and cloud cover was creating some problems for the Israeli Defense forces. Well, the skies are clearing this morning, katie, over israel, at least along the coast. We just saw two helicopters, militarily helicopters, flyby here next to tel aviv Heading South. The idf says that the aims of the Military Operation are still being designed as we go. Thats a quote from the idf. And that the goal was to eliminate hamas all the way to the top. And we had that statement from the idf late yesterday, saying that this would be a coordinated operation by air, sea, and land. Now, still no sign though of that massive Ground Operation in the last 12 hours or so. The idf said that they were very active overnight, carrying out more than 100 strikes on hamas targets inside gaza. They claim to have taken out of key commander, who they say was in charge of the attack on the kibbutz in the south. A man named , they said that he was eliminated in an airstrike overnight. They also said that the idf did not strike that convoy of evacuees Heading South out of the northern part of gaza. That strike killed 70 people, most of them women and children, injuring some 200. The idf said they simply werent operational in that area at that time. One idf spokesman telling cnn that it looked as though the explosion came from underneath the vehicle, possibly in ied. Palestinian officials inside gaza said that that convoy was hit by an israeli airstrike. And just one last thing on the ground level right now,. As gazans continue to evacuate south, the Israeli Military is now taking some people out of the southern town of sdrot. Thats a town very close to the gaza border. Lots of towns and communities were evacuated last week in the days after the attack happened. Steroid was not one of them, but it looks like thats changing a little bit at least today. Katie, jonathan . Kelly kopiah, thank you for joining this morning and getting us started. Joining me now is nbc News White House correspondent allie raffa. Ali, good morning, what can you tell us about the president s remarks on the ongoing war with israel and hamas . He made these remarks that the Human Rights Campaign dinner in washington last night. Yeah, katie, this was a very emotional Keynote Speech that President Biden delivered during this dinner last night. I want you to take a listen to a bit of it here and well take continue on the other side. A week ago, we saw hate manifested in another way and the worst massacre of jewish people since the holocaust. More than 1300 innocent lives lost in israel, including at least 27 americans. Children, and grandparents alike, kidnapped held hostage by hamas. Hed humanitarian crisis in gaza, innocent palestinian families and the vast majority have nothing to do with hamas. Katie, the president also told the crowd at that dinner about how he spoke with the families of these americans that are still unaccounted for, who are still believed to be among the hostages e by hamas over a week ago now. He also spoke about the need to call out hate when people see it, to defeat hate. He talked about knowing the loss and the pain of losing Family Members. He talked about his son beau, what it was like getting that phone call when he found out that his wife and infant daughter had died in a car accident. So a very emotional and painful part of this Keynote Address that the president delivered at that dinner last, night katie. Ali, quickly, i need to ask, whats going on with a tentative agreement to allow u. S. Citizens to go through that rafah Border Crossing on the border of egypt to allow them to get home. This de for americans to have safe passage into egypt, stil as you said, very tentative, very challenging as it stands th morning. The State Department is still directing the roughly 500 to 600 Palestinian Americans who live in gaza to head to this border, despite the border still being closed. And no guarantees yet on when it will be open, how long will be open for, and whether hamas, who controls the gaza side of this border, and has also, as weve seen, told residents not to evacuate south to this Border Crossing, whether there will allow for safe access and passage for these americans. The State Department, regardless, telling these tools citizens to stay close by because the situation is very fluid, could change very quickly. So all of these logistical challenges, no doubt, will be top of mind for the Secretary Of State as he heads to cairo today. Egypt been one of the entities that agreed to this tentative deal, katie. Thanks allie raffa, white house correspondent, thank you. Joining me now, former cia officer, former chief of operations in europe and eurasia. Msnbc National Security and intelligence analyst, and author of clarity in crisis, leadership lessons from the cia. Mark, thank you very much for getting up early and being here with us. Israeli Prime Minister netanyahu is warning of the, quote, next stages of this war. Theres reporting that that will be by land, air, and see. Lets take each one separately, what would the see stage involve potentially . I think these rallies are going to use all of their assets, whether its Naval Commandoes who are going to go in, whether its [inaudible] me that is also additionally infiltrated a lot of their weapons in from the city. Its not a surprise to me that the israelis are going to use all elements of National Power here. The air portion, and then, would be the air force be the continued bombardment. And land, am i correct in assuming that thats the imminent Ground Invasion that weve all been waiting for . Thats right, clearly, the israelis are going to go in. I think that any talk of that not happening is a fallacy now. They consider this an existential threat. And you see Hundreds Of Thousands of israeli troops. I think a special Operations Forces are gonna go and first. Israel has a High Value Target List of hamas leadership they want to find. Of course, any hamas operatives or anything they find when they go into gaza can also be used to find the hostages. This is almost operations driving the intelligence cycle. And so, i would see that as the weather clears as i think katie mentioned before, or one of your correspondents, were gonna see this certainly in the next week that these rallies are gonna go in. Im glad you mentioned the hostages, because its the lands stage that is the most fraught given the density of gaza and the presence of hostages being held there by hamas. Will the idf really be able to rescue the hostages, though . This is going to be very difficult. The Israeli SpecialOperations Forces are tremendously capable. The United States trains with them. They know them very well. I think theyre gonna have to go in, again, to gather intelligence of the hostages. Hamas uses an extensive tunnel network, they call it the gaza metro. Its a pretty awful way to think about it. But ultimately, its going to be difficult when the israelis go in. While we are very focused, of, course on the civilian casualties, the Israeli Defense forces going to go in, theyre going to try to find and locate the hostages best they can, but the idea that this has some kind of fairytale ending, i think we have to brace ourselves for the worst. Right, and i think i agree with you hundreds and on, that mark. What about the palestinians who cant evacuate either because they dont want to leave because its their home or hamas wont let them leave . Right, its pretty clear, weve seen a lot of the Drone Footage that the israelis have released. Hamas has put up barricades. They dont want them to leave. This is going to be an extraordinary challenge for the israelis in terms of limiting civilian casualties. War is a very nasty business. Ordinarily, we expect civilian casualties, in this case, its going to be extremely difficult. As you said, a lot of these people who have not been able to move are going to be stuck in the crossfire. There is movement, and thats good, but there is no way you move 1 Million People in a matter of days. Right, the intended goal of the looming invasion is to capture gaza city and destroy hamass leadership, but mark, then what . What does israel do with gaza if it succeeds in destroying hamas . Well thats the big question. The israelis have certainly not released in public what happens the day after. If they managed to capture and kill the moss leadership, i think the estimates of the gaza city area, 10,000 hamas operatives, lets say they eliminate a lot of them. Occupy the gaza strip . I dont think anyone in israel wants to do that. Its certainly a humanitarian crisis, youre gonna have to rebuild gaza at some. Point these are huge challenges. We have not heard what comes next. Theres clearly error anger and fury inside israel and a desire to eliminate the hamas leadership. Good as weve seen [inaudible] its going to be quite difficult to see what even their plan is for the days ahead. One more quick question for you, mark. The idf has stated theyve attacked central hezbollah targets in lebanon. Is there any possibility tensions with hezbollah could create a broader conflict, open up a second front . Jonathan, you bring up a great point. While the world are certainly focused on the south, on the pending israeli incursion, and of course the humanitarian crisis, the intelligence world is focused on the north, because the idea of a second front, thats one of israels nightmares. Hezbollah has Hundreds Of Thousands of rockets. The United States is certainly sending a strong message with not one but two carrier battle groups. And if you recall yesterday, around, through the u. N. , passed a message to the u. S. Saying that while they dont want to intervene, they may do so if israel continues. I think the u. S. Has to send a strong message back. These are red lines we cannot accept. And one key point on this. If hezbollah does intervene, there was a very strong likelihood that the u. S. Will as well, because israel fighting the two front war is something that they cannot do effectively at this time. I mark, thank you very much for joining us this morning. And up next, the harrowing story of an israeli grandmother who says that she was kidnapped by hamas. Well talk with her grandson. Stay with us for more of our special coverage of the israelhamas war. [camera shutter sfx] introducing neds plaque psoriasis. [camera shutter sfx] he thinks his flaky, red patches are all people see. Otezla is the 1 prescribed pill to treat plaque psoriasis. [ned . ] it can help you get clearer skin and reduce itching and flaking. With no routine blood tests required. Doctors have been prescribing it for nearly a decade. Otezla is also approved to treat psoriatic arthritis. Dont use otezla if youre allergic to it. Serious allergic reactions can happen. Otezla may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. 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This update comes as families across the world are struggling to maintain a hope of amidst a tragedy that may not have any clear end in sight. Our next Guest Grandmother is one of the israelis believed to have been taken to gaza by hamas in the Early Morning hours of the attack last saturday. Her fate remains unknown. Joining me now is active duty idf soldier i want to thank you for taking the time to join us. I wanted to talk to you about your grandmother. She is living in a kibbutz in israel when hamas started attacking and invading that kibbutz. She was initially responsive to messaging with your family, but then when silent. What did you learn happened at that kibbutz Early Saturday Morning . We know that a neighbor heard screaming, help me, help me. And go out of his house, trying to save her with a gun, but there was a lot of terrorists in the kibbutz and out of his house. He came back to save his life, and he saw her standing and walking. And he saw them taken out of the house. We know for sure that she isnt in the kibbutz because after all the fighting and taking of the kibbutz, no one find nobody and not her alive. Also, we found video of a hamas through facebook and we see her, we see them take her out of the house and put her on a truck. Thats all we know, but in the videos, she wasnt harmed. The before you were able to see, and i want our viewers to understand, your grandmother, shes 84 years old. So before you are able to see her on that video on facebook later, a call, your family managed to get a call through to her, but she didnt answer the phone, who answered the phone when the call went through . We lost contact with her saturday morning about ten in the morning, and then, about four in the afternoon, my aunt called her hand hamas answered. Someone answered its hamas, its hamas. She hangup the foam in the same moment. But thats all we know. After that call was answered and someone said its hamas, its hamas. You later saw a video clip uploaded to facebook of all places, and you saw your grandmother being put onto a truck. What were you thinking when you saw your grandmother being loaded onto a truck by hamas . It was a relief, because i was sure that they killed her. Shore. Because shes 84 year old woman, she barely walks. And i thought about kidnapping, and it never went in my mind, so it was a relief to know that shes alive. I dont know whats better, because being kidnapped by hamas is just like hell. She doesnt have her meds. Nobody in the elderly people have their meds. She took a lot of medications. Sure that she surviving, but nobody from our government tell us nothing about her. And its very stressful, we dont know what will be with her. And no one gets the methods. You are active duty idf, so youve seen what happens during a time of war. Youve been in battles. Your family obviously must be so concerned about your grandmother. Have you gotten any updates whatsoever . You just said right now youve got no information about whats going on in terms of her status . Yes. Thats all we know. And i wanted our viewers to have an idea of what your grandmothers. I know youve described her right now. We know what her age is. But i read somewhere that you said that if your grandmother is still alive and if there is kids, weve seen some pictures on our screen while weve been speaking with you, you said that it if there are kids, shall be taken care of those kids. How many grandchildren, including you, are there for your grandmother we are 12 killed grandchildren and five great grandchildren nemours. She grew up she was very fond since she was 18, she lived in the kibbutz. She took care of babies and worked in the nursery. A lot a lot of years. And almost everyone in the coutts was taken care of by her at some point of his life. He