at any moment. >> we are watching efforts by the biden administration to get americans out of the war zone. >> americans trapped in gaza trying to get out of egypt. there are now scheduled to open in just hours. inside gaza, desperation as israel ramps up its attacks. and residents are running out of food and medicine. >> they're facing a real risk of starvation. locate -- >> u.s. sending a ship to evacuate americans from israel. secretary of state antony blinken in the region trying to head off a broader war. >> annoying to do anything that -- this conflict away -- >> u.s. delegation on the ground here in israel forced to take shelter when silence went off. majority leader chuck schumer told me he went directly to israel's prime minister. >> tell israel's leaders we have your back. >> and with the americans heading to war, they're almost a little goodbyes with family of these as they traveled to israel to fight. >> this is an nbc news special report, israel and hamas at war. reporting tonight from tel aviv, tom giannis. and from new york, kate snow. >> good evening. it is three in the morning here in israel. and a new phase of this war could start at anytime. israel's military saying it's prepared to fight on two fronts as clashes between the idf and hezbollah militants intensify in israel's northern border with lebanon. but in the, south israeli troops still amassing along that border and gaza as israel vows a ground offensive to take out hamas. and in gaza, hundreds of thousands of people heading south and attempted to evacuate as a humanitarian situation there worsens. like, today palestinian officials unfurling the crossing into. egypt gaza's only other land border besides israel will open about six hours from now. families have been waiting there for days trying to flee the violence, but tomorrow it could be complete chaos. so many trying to escape. >> there was also a race tonight to get americans out of both israel and gaza. an estimated 500 to 600 palestinian americans were in gaza when this conflict began. and the u.s. says there are americans among the hostages. they've now been held by hamas for more than a week after this brutal attack inside israel last weekend. sources also confirming to nbc news that the u.s. is sending a ship to northern israel with the ability to evacuate contents of american citizens, living in israel. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken traveling to neighboring arab nations, in an effort to prevent and even larger conflict. >> take a look at. this is the toll of this war, already more than 1400 people have been killed in israel, and more than 2600 and gaza. at least 30 of the victims we know are americans. unimaginable number of victims already with no end in sight. >> tonight, israel clashes north and south of its borders. attacks from hezbollah and lebanon lead to retaliation strikes. while rockets launched in and out of gaza. the israeli military is amassing troops and equipment along the border, for a ground invasion that everyone else is coming but few know when it will start. inside gaza, a dire humanitarian crisis is growing. water, food, fuel and medical supplies are running out. civilians trying to get to safety in the south while the bombardment continues. as the u.s. works to get americans out of gaza, into egypt, there is a southern border near rafah. it is still closed. but a palestinian official says it will open tomorrow morning. and the state department says up to 600 americans remain in gaza. so, far negotiations between egypt, israel in the aid organizations over the border have gone nowhere as families weep in agony. this is secretary of state antony blinken continues the shuttle diplomacy with a visit to egypt today, working on all these issues. >> work together as well to ensure this crisis does not spread. >> to help ensure, a second u.s. aircraft carrier, the eisenhower, will join the uss channel for the eastern mediterranean. and inside israel, relentless threats from the air. we were rushed to a bomb shelter as air raid sirens went off. >> we experienced what life is like even here in tel aviv. 20 of us including all six senators had to be evacuated into a shelter because they were attacks. thank god none of them hit. >> it also happened to the u.s. delegation here. senators forced to take coverage. ms. ronny and -- along with others to meet with israeli officials as well as families americans taken hostage by hamas terrorists. >> what was the first thing he wanted to tell the israeli forces? >> i want to tell israel leaders, we have your back. >> do you think there is hope to rescue american hostages? >> of course there. is that's what they were. gab tomas wants to see if they can't get something. >> hope is all this family has. they haven't heard from their loved ones. keith and adrian segel, since saturday. neighbor saw hamas terrorists marching from their homes. >> you met with the united states senators. what did you tell them. >> we all told him that we want to their families back in israel and now. we have not got time. when you need them to bring them back to their homes. back to their children. back to the grandchildren. >> just some of the americans who have loved ones that are now hostages, being held by those hamas terrorists. tonight we have reporters fanned out all across the region. we want to take you now to the border between israel in the gaza where those as really forces are preparing for an all-and assault on hamas. alison barber joins us now live from that tense border. alison you've been reporting there for several days now and urinary tonight where there is been heavy military movements. i understand you've seen some equipment moving the just the last couple of hours? >> hey, tom. that's right we've seen that happen a lot in the last few days since we've been here in the last couple of hours. we have seen two small convoys. and you may be seeing some flashing over behind my shoulder. that is gaza just behind us. and the last little bit of time we started to see the skyline back their light up with the pockets armed three times. in probably the last ten minutes. but for the most part things here have been eerily quiet. i spoke to around this time last night and said the same thing. but what we have been seeing our movements of military equipment. we saw two small convoys tonight of flatbed trucks which was a boom off in the distance in gaza just now with the flatbed trucks we saw they were carrying armed personnel carriers in the direction of gaza. one thing that was different could deny compared to when we saw military equipment the other day, is they didn't stop the military staging were in there. they kept going appear to be heading straight for the gaza border. tom. >> alison, i know you've been talking to israeli soldiers there where you are. they are essentially waiting for this invasion to begin. how are they feeling right now? what's the mood there? >> some of them are frustrated when they specifically talk about how all this started. the terror attacks that unfolded on saturday. they talk about their pain and their frustration. one idf commander we met in the gas patient not far from here today, went in to talk to us. he talked about how frustrated he was that it took so long for the security forces to respond to the initial terror attack. and the fact is taken so many days, seemingly, for any sort of real offensive to go into gaza to try to get the hundred plus people out from inside. he looked at me and he said i'm 32 years old. me and many other men my age would walk into gaza right now and say, take us but let the women and the children and the elderly go. they are frustrated because we have over 100 people inside of gaza still stuck, and so many of them really are very young. they are older and they are women and they are civilians and they want nothing to do with any of the conflicts at play here. tom. >> alison barber speaking to the soldiers and the families that are out on the front lines. alison, we thank you for your report. it's been over 40 hours since the israeli military gave a warning to 1.1 million civilians in gaza to evacuate in preparation for a ground offensive. joining us tonight is the international spokesman for the israeli defense force. jonathan conricus. jonathan, i know your country is at war. so i appreciate you taking the time to talk to me and that your viewers. tonight there is news that the lawful border knee-jerk will be open for palestinian foreign nationals. including americans, together than just a few hours. and for aides to come in. can you tell us tonight, categorically, that there will be no bombing or shelling of this area as people are trying to cross and humanitarian assistance is trying to get in? >> sorry, i was on mute. thank you for having me. how repeat what i said. that was not audible. we've already tried with the egyptians and these -- egyptians and americans and others to negotiate a safe passage of the americans out of the cars a straight. we made sure that there was no military activity of ours in the area. but it was stopped by hamas. so it is very much up to hamas to decide if they're going to allow and what is going to happen. of course, anything humanitarian coordinated with his role of the government or the military will be respected clearly. >> jonathan, idf was reporting that there are 126 hostages confirmed. these are people kidnapped by the terrace of hamas, and only so much evil on your people. has there been any communication between hamas and israel, or a third party like another country, and praying as hostages? >> not the time where, of no. >> i don't have to remind you about what many of our viewers may not be as familiar with. an israeli soldier the hamas kept hidden for five years. five long years. it's like a prisoner swap of 1000 palestinian prisoners to get him back. what makes you think hamas will negotiate with you where the u.s. for those american hostages? for tho>> what hamas will do ie less concern. without going into politics and strategies, i don't think israel is looking to negotiate. what we are going to do is to dismantle hamas. its military leadership, its military capabilities. so that at the end of this war, how must not have any military capability. and of course, it is our intention and commitment to the families of those held hostage, to bring those israelis home. >> i know you are aware of that convoy of palestinians that was struck. 70 people, including children, trying to flee gaza. palestinian media, they are our ports that it was not israeli air strikes. i know israel is denying those reports. what is your understanding of what happened then was it an israeli airstrike that killed those innocent palestinians? >> we are in a war zone. and in war, lots of things happened at the same time. or also encompasses the information realm. and what we have said on equivocally, the idea of a spokes person, and everybody else, we have not targeted in the convoy and the civilians on that road, and nowhere else in general. clearly no purpose full target. it may have been listened to fire around out, but that's a very un-likely. what is unlikely to bring to the floor is -- i would just like to complete and say -- >> jonathan, i just want to stop you from a moment. it sounds a little bit from the what we've heard from israeli officials. are you saying there is still a possibility it is indeed an israeli airstrike. but it was a, mistake within might have been israeli bombs that killed a 70 people? >> in a minutes, advance that's where i was getting to. now it's governed by a terrorist organization that has a long track record, proven record, of lying and falsify and dealing in misinformation. we assassinated this hamas who in fact staged these explosions. and where hamas is responsible for what happened, here at this stage we have tried to cooperate questions and understand what happened. it is a very chaotic environment. what i can say clearly, unequivocally, is that we did not in any case target any cadre. i want to be on the safe side and say, things can happen in war both of nothing purposeful. i think they would be looking at who would stand to gain from such a convoy being impact, specifically on the roads that we make sure we would be open for evacuation. the organization that stands to gain from this is hamas. unfortunately i don't think it would be beneath hamas to attack their own civilians if they think it would gain them anything in the realm of diplomacy or international public opinion. >> jonathan with the idea, we thank you for your. time, kate i will send it back over to you in new york. >>, don. you just a few hours from now that rafah crossing, we are told, will open up as one is the only escape routes for foreign nationals including americans inside of gaza. to get out of harm's way. it's not clear how long it will stay open. joining me now is jeremy bash, former chief of staff with the cia department of defense at nbc news national security analyst jeremy, good to have you with us. can you help our? viewers we have our maps. this rafah border crossing, how big is it? what would be -- how hard with the piece you get many many people through that opening? >> it is not very big. imagine the size of an nfl stadium, with hundreds of thousands of, people maybe millions of people trying to get into this area. look at the snap right here, we have gossip here in the orange. we have egypt, and continuous land border, between egypt and gaza. this border crossing is the only land crossing that is available for the palestinians coming south through the gaza strip. israel over here in yellow, to border crossings up. north for the people of, gaza when they get into each of, they're going to be obviously in a country that can take care of them, provide humanitarian assistance for them. >> let's talk about reporting in the new york times tonight that says the goal of israel, israel's military, goal is to -- gaza cities up in the northern part of the country. so walk us through that. if that is the goal right in the middle of the evacuation zone, what does that mean? >> israel in, green closet in orange. at the north and gaza city, north of the gaseous strip is as a city. the population will be evacuated south out of this red area, down into the orange area. and ultimately potentially something that will lead through egypt. >> although not yet, right? those who have foreign passports. >> ultimately there will be humanitarian support that will go in through the rafah crossing, in from the green to the. orange and the population there will get some humanitarian relief. israel's military objectives is to try to isolate gaza city. not to bulldoze the entirety of the jaws of civilian area but rather they're going after specific targets. you can see here in the dark colors, specific areas where hamas is assessed to have their command and control. a system have weapons caches and rocket tractors. i think this is a very important point. israel's military operation is not just a bulldoze to town. it specifically intelligence driven after special reports we see there on the map. >> he's block areas we see on the map where our strikes from israel have come down. or some sort of -- >> it is like those darker areas on the map here is where you will see ground operations. naval fires. longridge fires. drone strikes and ground troops. dismounted officer armored personnel carriers. to track down hamas terrorists. >> i want to ask about secretary blinken. the secretary of state has been all over the region in the last several days. we have a map of where he has a bed. this is from the pelosi, right? this is going to talk with lots of different players. what is the goal? >> the goal here is to ensure that iran does not trump in. he is going to lead to talk about humanitarian assistance. in the persian golf to talk about how to negotiate with hamas. potentially getting the hostages out. going to united arab emirates into saudi arabia and to jordan. other golf in the arab allies and partners, they actually work cooperatively with israel. they do not want to see a wider war. i think it is important to know that if iran troops into this through this proxy as well in the northern part of israel after at the top of that yellow area -- in southern lebanon at the top of that part in israel, if hezbollah thompson that will essentially be a war between israel and iran. that's what we've got our carrier strike group in the eastern mediterranean right near israel in that waterway there. that is to deter around from jumping into this war. >> thank you so much. very helpful to see them talk about it. jeremy bash. still ahead, tonight the american stuck in gaza. i'll talk with the dad and grandfather here in the u.s. hoping his daughter's family will get. hours plus as we go on breaking that we hear from voices of this war on both sides. >> it's literally a humanitarian crisis. >> trying to help those who have been called up to the front who have been displaced from their homes. one aleve works all day so i can keep working my magic. just one aleve. 12 hours of uninterrupted pain relief. aleve. who do you take it for? 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>> right now it really comes down to one world. and that is deterrence. we just heard jeremy bash talking about this. there is a real concern throughout the, world especially here in the united states, and this war could spread into a regional conflict. it could simply move outside of the borders of israel and gaza. that is the real message that the u.s. is sending with the aircraft carriers, and what's the startled are for. destroyers in the cruiser. and now the eisenhower, tom is speaking towards the eastern mediterranean with the associated chips with this. in this to that to uss also set forward attacking fighter aircraft responding since aircraft. this is all about ensuring that anyone who might be considering in the group or nation who might be considering going in and trying to help hamas, it continues to tell us the one where they have for them is don't, tom. >> let's speak about hamas now in this impending ground invasion that could happen at any moment. we've kept hearing about these tunnels, and then we have video to show our viewers about how hamas operates underneath gaza. they have an entire city sort of like the vietcong did during vietnam. we know that during the time people had to go in there essentially with a 45 and a flashlight, and try to fight that in the tunnels. how's time change does that type of warfare the same except now in an urban environment? >> i dissimilar. there is no subs valence capabilities that will give the israelis, with support from other nations, a better picture of what might be underneath us tunnels. it is still an extremely murky picture. and then when you add to that the fact that there are hostages and civilians who may have been taken down into those tunnels and you may be spread out there those massive networks of tunnels, all underneath gaza, that only complicates the factor. in addition to that there is also the complicating factor of concern for years officials we've been speaking with that some of the hamas fires may have already try to flee through those tunnels and maybe even taken some of the hostages with them. tom. >> all right, courtney kube with. us courtney we appreciate. that will send it back to you in new york. >> tom, thank you. there are on five or 600 american citizens still in gaza tonight. according to the state department. that includes the daughter of our next guests. her name is emily russian burger. her family is visiting gaza when the war update. emily was born in the u.s. in her five children are u.s. citizens to. her husband is palestinian and a british citizen. john moshenberg wines us now. you and i both spoke on thursday and you were really worried. i know it has been hard to reach emily this weekend but in a wearable to talk with her this morning. how are they all doing? >> they're doing quite well under the circumstances. my daughter is quite forceful and focused. and steely eyed, if you will. my five grandkids are staying under control as a full-time job. but i'm very optimistic. and they've been through a rough border in the past, delivered to her husband when they told this did her husband's farm over the southeast corner. i think she knows what she's getting involved in. it's just, when will they open up the border? >> i know they were there to visit her husband's family. is that they haven't all of a farm, they've been moving around a lot within gaza last few days. they told us that they're now staying in the three bedroom apartment with 31 people in its. what are her biggest concerns as she waits to try to get out of gaza, potentially tomorrow? >> she had a block off for about 30 6:38 hours, we couldn't connect with her. just talked with her for the first time sunday morning for about 20 minutes. their biggest concern is an errant rocket. there is not street fighting going on in the southern end of gaza. they are very close to the border. and they are more concerned about again an errant rocket. it went one night without any rockets. i think that would've been friday night. but saturday, our last night if you well, there are two rocket hits on a building within her area, she said. and of course they still filter concussion. so she knows they have to be somewhere. how big a safety concern at this point in time is an errant rocket. which he did say, that we're not having the fighting in the south they have here. >> i know that palestinian officials, as we have said, says that the rafah crossing, the only way out right now, it will open tomorrow morning. you told that them that your daughter was waiting for ten hours when she went, what else is she saying from that experience? is she planning to go tomorrow? >> she will be there tomorrow, i promise. the first day that she set up was open from noon to five. they were in queue at seven a.m.. of course, over the course of the day, the border crossing didn't open. she said it was not necessarily chaotic, but it was crowded. people are kind and generous to each other. and fortunately, there were a lot of kids and there were canadians, they were french, other uk and foreign nationals connected with them and talking with them. it was quite warm, to say the least, as it is in gaza. which he is worried about if they do not get it soon is the wave of refugees coming from the north which can just overwhelm the area. we are getting word, and as i talked with you earlier today, they will open up tomorrow. i think they said earlier, at nine. that foreign nationals, they are going to be the first ones out, god bless. as much as i want the americans and my daughter, and five grandkids there, they were happy that they're letting the british, canadian, sprint, and germans. so many people found themselves in gaza through no fault of their own. humanitarian workers visiting third and fourth generation families. we are keeping our fingers crossed, saying prayers, et cetera, et cetera. >> i know that as a grandpa, your daughters kept telling you not to worry. i guess they're a little worried right now. >> she said that it's not as bad as you think. tell mom to relax. >> but that is hard. listen, we will keep you in our thoughts, and we hope that she and the family will get it safely. john, thank you so much. >> thank you very much. >> back in a moment with a look at the stunning arsenal that hamas left behind after its attack on israel. the first, as we go to break, the voices of this war. >> everyone i know has had people that they know identified as a muslim killed, taken hostage, or taken out of there. >> all i think about is my family, how i am going to help them to move this place. move this place. that's why they choose t-mobile for business. mlb partners with t-mobile to not only enhance the fan experience, but to advance how the game is played. aaa relies on t-mobile's network to stay connected nationwide, so they can help get their members back on the road. and we're helping pano ai innovate, to stop the spread of wildfires. now's the time to see what america's largest 5g network can do for your business. trelegy for copd. ♪birds flyin' high, you know how i feel.♪ ♪breeze driftin' on by...♪ ♪...you know how i feel.♪ you don't have to take... 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(♪♪) >> welcome back. live in tel aviv tonight. i'm tom jonas, you're watching msnbc news special report. as so many scramble to leave this region amidst the growing violence, others are running towards the danger. there are americans, bound by commitment to community, country, and faith. tonight, megan fitzgerald shows a few of their stories. [sound of artillery] >> as israel ramps up its offensive against hamas, calling up thousands of reservists to fight, scenes like this are playing out in airports across the u.s.. [crowd chanting] people answering the call, people leaving the u.s. to fight for israel. an emotional moment at l.a.x.. >> i just dropped my little brother off to go back to the army in israel. i'm heartbroken and scared for him. >> he's already back in israel. >> today is the day. >> documenting his trip on social media. >> i made my way up north, said goodbye to my grandpa and parents. >> leaving his job and life in new york to go for the call. >> i booked my flight to israel before i got called back for what would happen. there is no way i was going to sit at home. >> andrew superman visiting his family in chicago last weekend. he then heard what was happening in israel. he got a call from his first friend that had been killed. we spoke to him earlier this week. >> for the rest of the day, it became about me getting back to tel aviv. >> it did not matter to injury that he had not been called up. he was determined to go. >> it was important to me to come back as soon as possible to see what i could do. >> his plans to return to college in israel, now on hold. >> people are using this as an opportunity to come together and help each other. >> reuben's son leaving behind his one-year-old son and wife in texas. >> he called me to tell me. i decided i'm going to israel to rejoin the army. >> quickly arriving in israel, and meeting up with his unit. >> he's doing his duty. i'm very proud of him. >> this sense of duty is at the heart of the israeli army, and it's mandatory service. >> technically it's actually national service, not necessarily military service. the overwhelming majority go into israel's military. >> most israelis and to the military at 18 and served 2 to 3 years, typically after that they are put into the reserves, which can continue into the 40s and beyond. ready to answer the call. >> if an israeli is living in america and here is that her unit is called, she might decide to drop everything and join. naturally, if you're living overseas, you are not required to come back. certainly the idf appears very ready to take on everybody willing to come back. >> then there are people like josh jacobson. and of the reserves, wanting to help. he left the u.s. to see if he could join up again and fight. >> it just felt like so weird to be there when there is so much going on. i just felt like it was kind of my duty as part of the collective nation of israel, coming back and just help. >> israelis coming together. leaving their homes around the world and answer the call. megan fitzgerald, nbc news, london. >> as the world awaits the israel hamas were to enter a new phase, and more deadly or phase if you, will with israeli defense forces preparing for an expected invasion of gaza. eyes are also on the border with lebanon. nbc news foreign correspondent matt bradley joins us live from that region. there have been clashes between the idf and hezbollah on israel's northern border. what goes through what happens if hezbollah enters this war. >> tom, what we saw today was anti-tank missiles, according to the idf, fired from the lebanese side where i am standing now. over the border, that ridge over there, and towards the israelis. and according to the idf, killed one civilian. this book ends a week of deadly fighting. it's been on a simmer all week long. all it takes, as you mentioned, somebody to take a more big step, and the whole thing could very easily boil over. we've seen on this border intermittent fighting for most of the past week, and past several decades. this is a tense border, what has been disputed for a very, very long time. hezbollah is the dominant force here in southern lebanon, and why come on this, they are backed by iran. they are militant and militant group, and have the capability to muscle up putting up a big resistance against israel, attacking them on the offense. they have done that in the past. they can do that for days, weeks, months at a time. that's why this makes that situation so incredibly volatile. tom? >> it could be the second front in this war. matt bradley for, us thank you. we appreciate that. stay with us. and coming up right after this break, the powerful conversations with families on both sides of the israel gaza border. rael gaz border >> we're here in this space now with tel aviv and everywhere. >> there's no electricity, whatever this connection, [music playing] subject 1: cancer is a long journey. it's overwhelming, but you just have to put your mind to it and fight. subject 2: it doesn't feel good because you can't play outside with other children. subject 3: as a parent, it is your job to protect your family. but here is something that i cannot do. i cannot fix this. i don't know if my daughter is going to be able to walk. i don't know if she's going to make it till tomorrow. 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>> sending large ship to evacuate americans as a biden administration tries to hit off a larger conflict. >> anyone thinking of taking advantage of the situation, i have one word. don't. >> u.s. delegate on the ground in israel forced to take shelter when the sirens went off. we press them tonight about those americans still believed to be held hostage by hamas. >> what is your understanding of how the u.s. can help for those american hostages? >> and a stark warning from the fbi tonight about the possibility of loan -- carrying out a copycat attacks on american soil. >> this is an abc news special report, israel and hamas at war. reporting tonight from tel aviv, tom giannis. and from new york, kate snow. >> good evening, it is four in the morning here in israel in less than 50 miles from where we are, israeli troops are preparing for a ground invasion that could begin any moments. a steady stream of tanks rolling towards israel's border with gaza, as israel vows to take out hamas in retaliation for last weekend's attack that saw civilians brutally murdered, raped and kidnapped. . israeli forces also clashing with militants on the country's border with lebanon. the idf says they are prepared to fight a war on two fronts. the war take a look at is already left more than 1400 dead in israel, and more than 2600 dead in gaza. >> back here in the u.s. a chilling alert from the fbi. the agency saying there are increased threats to jewish people and muslims here in the u.s.. the fbi warning of possible violence from lone actors tonight. a deadly stabbing illinois now being investigated as a hate crime. as we come under the air there is also a major effort underway to help american citizens in israel and gaza get. at a u.s. ship with the capacity to hold hundreds of people is expected to pick up americans from israel tomorrow. >> kate, as you, know for those in gaza are getting out has been nearly impossible. the only other land border besides israel, the rafah crossing into egypt, has not been operational. now we're hearing it's is set to open about five hours. with resources cut off and gas infrastructure flatten, it's unlikely the most vulnerable there will be able to escape israel's new offensive. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard invalids works from the israel gaza border. >> palestinians note time is running it to escape northern gaza. and to that once israeli troops invade to fight hamas here, these streets will become death traps. so, they are heading south amid rumors there could be a safe zone there. but not everyone can pack up and go. the -- orphanage may house the most vulnerable people in all of northern gaza. it is home for 22 children. 12 of them have special needs. their lives were difficult before, now they are in the firing line. -- is nine years old. he is blind and has profound disabilities. maria is seven years old, and can only scoot. as the staff here leave for safety, these children are only being cared for by two people. these children can't get out of the way of the coming ground war. 11 year old mohammed is building a house with blocks. while outside, airstrikes are destroying houses. palestinians have been reluctant to leave northern gaza, because they're afraid they will get bogged on the roads. after 70 palestinians were killed friday when medical officials say an israeli airstrike and the convoy of civilians. the israeli military today said its it's in carrying out the strike, and accused hamas of planting a bomb on the road to frighten civilians in northern gaza to stay so they could be human shields. >> the attack was not conducted by the idf. it appears hamas once again has sacrificed the people of gaza forts diabolical aims. >> the israeli military released an image of what it says is a hamas roadblock and many in gaza do not support hamas. but people appear to be rallying around the group, as israeli airstrikes kill the militants and civilians around them. today, palestinian medical workers gather 100 bodies. written on the bags is the word unknown. and identify the victims about to be buried in mass graves. the horrors of war in the middle east with its terrorism in human tragedies have come roaring back. i may soon get far worse >> the pace of people moving south today did increase. of the roughly 1.1 million people that live in northern gaza, around 600,000 him usta the southern part of the gaza strip. tom? >> so many in that zone where the war has started. the u.s. has been actively working to make sure this conflict is not expand to other parts of the region. in an interview today with nbc 's -- hamas representative in iran was asked about the possibility of whether hamas could get involved if israeli troops entered gaza. here's what he said. >> i don't know about hezbollah but the iranian foreign minister united nations speech have said we will not allow this thing to continue, the killing of the palestinians. and he warned the israelis on that if they do this incursion or landed vance minutes of the forces, that will not be good news for them. >> he also warned that other countries supported by iran carefully watching events and ready to react based on what happens. i will send it back to you in new york for, now kate. >> a senior u.s. official confirms that israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has invited president biden to travel to israel, on that the white house is considering that request. joining us now is gabe gutierrez, senior white house correspondent. gabe, what is the latest on getting americans out of the war zone? >>, kate the first of the biden ministration's charter flights to get americans out of israel has landed an offense and a ship is expected to depart from an israeli port to cypress tomorrow. the white house isn't hour-by-hour discussions with these counterparts to try to secure the safe release of u.s. hostages in gaza. in an interview just aired on cbs 60 minutes, biden was asked about how to prevent casualties there. >> are you asking israel to establish a humanitarian corridor in that area or get humanitarian supplies? >> our team is talking about that and whether there can be a safe's own we're also talking to the egyptians whether there is an outlet to get to these children and women out into -- out of that area at this moment. but it is hard. >> you would like to see a humanitarian corridor that allows the 2 million causes out of the area. >> yes. >> you would like to see humanitarian supplies brought into gaza? >> yes. >> so you do not agree with the israeli total siege of the gaza strip? >> i am confident that israel is going to act on the rules of war. >> the president says an israeli occupation of gaza would be a big mistake. he also reiterated that so far, there's no clear weapons on the mass attack. the administration has called iran broadly complicit to informing hamas for years. the u.s. has now sent to carrier strike group's to the region, i have a lot and other enemies of israel. right now they're downplaying the possibility of any american boots on the ground. >> continue for c u.s. troops in the combat in this new middle east war? >> i don't think that's necessary. israel has one of the finest fighting forces. i guarantee we're gonna provide them everything they need. >> secretary of state antony blinken is expected back in israel tomorrow. as you, mentioned. kate according to a u.s. official the white house is now considering whether the president himself might go at some point, after an invitation from prime minister netanyahu. >> gabe terrace of the white house. let's go back to tom giannis in tel aviv. tom. >> kate, thank you. at this hour the aussie department says 13 americans are still missing. and we know at least some of them have been taken hostage by hamas. pressure is going on the american government to rescue any americans being held by hamas, and evacuate those that are still trapped in israel. join us live right now in this hour, for more on how the u.s. may be able to get americans in harm's way back home. i want to bring in p.j. crowley, former assistant secretary for public affairs at the state department, during the obama administration. , pichai thank you so much for being here tonight. i want to start with, i've spoken to these. families they are israeli american, they've lost their loved ones. they are somewhere in gaza, likely underground. possibly being tortured right now. is there any chance at all that american troops will help rescue those americans? >> tom, that's always an option i think that these states will pursue diplomacy first. we don't have relationships with hamas but other countries have channels of communication with them and i am sure that countries like qatar, egypt and others are communicating with hamas to try to determine where and who they have, what their terms might be. at the same time we are directing intelligence assets trying to figure out who holds americans and other citizens and where are they we obviously have to know that kind of information and try to figure out if any military option is indefeasible. >> petry is there any leverage here? i was speaking with a spokesperson for the idf earlier in the last hour and he told me there is no negotiations with hamas. my question to you as what type of leverage does the international community have? does hamas care about money? do they care about prisoner swaps? ours is simply going to be a rescue mission? >> sadly, hostages have value while they are alive and obviously for a group like hamas the question is, what do they want? and we may well be that they are using hostages to try to put boundaries around to the upcoming israeli military operation. they might look at how to trade hostages for certain kinds of humanitarian assistance. things i think we can and will be doing anyway but hamas may not be the only group holding hostages so this is very difficult to explain or try to figure out. where they are, who holds, them and what the terms of the deal might be. >> p.j., how much does the rafah border crossing concerning right now? it's going to reopen, it's the only place that some palestinians will be able to escape out of gaza, namely palestinian americans. i ask you about the concern because it is the only way out. it's the only fray to come in. remember when the ukraine war broke out i was on the polish border. i'll never forget what i saw. there, man women and children, trying to push through the border gates to get to safety. this was days after the war. there were various border crossings in ukraine. here there is only one right now. what is going to happen in a few hours? >> i think in the short term there is going to be chaos. the complexity here is, in most crises there is an american embassy there to try to organize some sort of orderly evacuation. we don't have any boots on the ground on the gaza side of the fence. obviously secretary blinken has been in the region, here is a good conversation with the egyptians today and he'll have a conversation with the israelis tomorrow. and they are trying to establish this humanitarian corridor which can be a mechanism to get aid into gaza and people out of gaza. but it's going to take some time for that to operate the way that you want tickets to. so i do think will of assets on the egyptian side, which can be helpful here. the dilemma is the people have to get from where they are in gaza to that rafah crossing to be able to be in a position to be rescued. >> we will know soon. p.j. crowley first. p.j., we appreciate all your analysis. ever seen american sort of danger in the region, supporting israel our priorities for the biden administration. four high-ranking senators on both sides of the. i'll i want to continue my conversation from tel aviv today with senators chuck schumer and mitt romney, about israel's battle against hamas. >> senator schumer, when you get off that plane was the first thing you want to tell israel's leaders? >> i wanted to tell the leaders, we have your back during these awful times. with one of the worst terrorist instances that we've ever seen. we wanted the israeli people to know the american stand with them. we understand their pain. we understand there needs to make sure they eliminate the threat from hamas once and for all. so you can make sure that hamas never came and rear its ugly head again. and of the hostages are free. >> what is your understanding of how the u.s. can help in any way to free this american hostages? >> we are working very hard through many different channels. it wouldn't be appropriate to go into them. here to put pressure on hamas to release the hostages. >> you've seen the photos of a terrorist attack that happened here a week ago. what did you think? >> my stomach is wrenched. to see the viciousness, they brutality, of hamas was just devastating. one other thing. we experience what life is like even here in tel aviv, about 20 of us including all six senators had to be heard into a shelter. because there were missile talks this afternoon, thank god there's them hit. >> have you seen images out of gaza and what was your message to israel on somehow defending itself, illuminating hamas and trying to save as many lives as they can? civilian lives? >> the messages is a difficult task, but we'll give you whatever you need to achieve. it we met with a defense minister. there was a long list of things they need. as leader of the senate, i'm going to really package on the senate floor asap to get israel what it needs. and we will have five partisan support. >> arriving in the country and immediately have to go to a shelter? >> in the subtlety alarms went off and so take shelter, and we all rushed into a room which is secure and took shelter. >> what are your thoughts? you saw the images of what happened in israel? the attack more than a week ago? when you think you saw that? we're talking about babies being kidnapped? >> it is a level of depravity you haven't seen from humanity since the middle ages. it is the nature of what's happening in this group, hamas. and tara groups like them. >> what was your message to the israeli? leaders what you want to tell them? >> we want to tell them that we were with them. >> they expressed concern about civilian lives and gaza? and where the israeli second to that? >> the israelis came out this pretty aggressively and said we cannot do revenge, by this really hamas it is killing both jews and palestinians because hamas is using their civilians as human shields. and preventing them from going to safe places. hamas is really a perpetrator of horror of both sides. >> you will meet with the families of these peoples who have lost family members, family members and hostages. you are a man of faith, just a different. faith when you're going to tell them? >> we'll do everything we can to help return a lot. once everything humanly possible. >> do you think there is hope 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gauche bloomberg opinion columnist covering foreign affairs. nice to have you with, us thank you. i want to ask first about what we have been talking about all night. the rafah gate in southern gaza is the only way out. hours from, now about five hours from now, it might open for people to top foreign passports only. what is that going to look like? how do people even get there? >> if you remember the exodus from afghanistan last year when thousands and thousands of afghans who are trying to get out of one airport, we all remember the scenes of pandemonium. i fear something similar will happen. we are saying only people with foreign passports can come through there. but how you keep others away from approaching that same gates? how do you keep women and children who are desperate to get out? how do you keep them? you can't fire on people, how do you to help control in the middle of a pandemic? >> if you look at the whole of the gaza strip, they are telling people from the north all to come down to that one spot, raffa. >> it's not just that there are two roads. it is a war zone. the bombs going off, they have to worry about not only death from the skies but also from the ground. they have to worry about hamas preventing him from moving forward. hamas needs human shields. that has been a part of their operational procedure forever and ever. they will not be happy to just let people leave, no matter what they say. people are running through two different kinds of threats from the ground in from the air. >> so let's say hypothetically a whole bunch of palestinian civilians to make their way to rafah. and can get out. does egypt wrong to them there? where do they ultimately end up? >> that's a very difficult question to answer. first of all of her palestinians are going to want to leave. because they are afraid if they do leave they will never be allowed back. it's their home, the dissent, many of these people, are descended from refugees back to their old villages. that remains in the memory. they don't necessarily want to leave. those who do want to leave, egypt is the closest place. egypt does not historically wanted to do that. the people here represent a security danger. would have hamas soldiers come in with them? they also say, egypt, says they can't afford it. and if you bring the palestinians out it lets israel off the hook. they do not have to solve this problem if the palestinians just leave. but is also generally the view of the golf era of states. saudi arabia and qatar and -- and god knows they have got space, but they too don't want the palestinian refugees. officially line there is the same thing. once the palestinians are, out israelis would not want them back in. then there is no direct routes to jordan because of the israeli siege. jordan is already a small country, they already have nearly 1 million refugees from other places, mainly syria. they are already at the sort of limit of their capacity. remember about 60% of the population of jordan are people of palestinian or should already. >> so not a lot more space for people. what about if they were to get up and gets to egypt, could they fly somewhere else? what about the u.s. or the european union taking in palestinians? >> the european union and to some degree the u.s. has expressed sympathy for these people. the question is do we put our money where our mouth is? do allow them into our homes and our home learns the way europeans dudes with ukrainians? there does not seem to be any appetite for that. there is, i get in the official excuses are we have too many refugees right now. we can't deal with more. there is again the risk that if you will allow these refugees, what have some hamas people come in and make trouble in our lands. the tragedy for the palestinian people here is that the people of gaza, is that the kids leave and if they could leave nobody wants them. there is nowhere for them to go. >> thank you for doing that explainer for us for 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both sides of the border trying to save lives while at war. >> dr. sarah, as surgeon had the largest medical facility in gaza is updating the world since hamas's deadly terror attack, and his rules, response. began using social media to show the bombs exploding nearby in the hallways overflowing with refugees. >> i've seen a lot of explanations, but the enormous amount of injuries, no i've not experienced something like that before. >> this is with medical equipment. >> neither has the orthopedic surgeon, armand -- henri lubov ski. barely sevens milo's away at a hospital on the other side, shows me empty hospital floors after two hamas rocket strikes. >> we know it is a very strong building. >> when you days, busy the pediatric departments, crepes and pets empty now. all the children's motown stairs because the risk of being hit by another missile is simply too high. there is no empty space where doctor all saka works. every inch of the hospital, she says, is now a trauma center. the wounded laid out on the floor. children bearing the brunt of an escalating war. as the casualties of a relentless bombing campaign keep pouring in. it makes for a surreal split screen. doctors on both sides, lies in their hands. but the future not. >> we wanted to evacuate the hospital but all our patients because we have to be prepared for another wave of victims. >> most of the hospitals patients now and floors underground, for safety. >> coming in this direction. >> yeah, you can see the same, this has come from this direction. so there will be an alarm now, we have to run because of a sales could hit these windows, that has happened at the other hospitals. >> the scene at this hospital in israel is a far cry from the one in the gaza. two hospitals, one war. bound by the same duty. >> we are working out that gaza is in that direction. there are doctors just like you are trying to save patients just like yours. >> we want to save lives. we want to make everyone better struck >> that is lester holt reporting time, and we'll be right back with a no one engelbert terror threats in the u.s. as we listen into the voice from the front lines. >> no one can leave gaza. no one can enter gaza. there is no crossing borders. nothing left for anyone to do. a huge, big day. >> we want peace. but they are not giving us peace. so we will do whatever it takes. whatever i takes. it's overwhelming, but you just have to put your mind to it and fight. subject 2: it doesn't feel good because you can't play outside with other children. subject 3: as a parent, it is your job to protect your family. but here is something that i cannot do. i cannot fix this. i don't know if my daughter is going to be able to walk. i don't know if she's going to make it till tomorrow. 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what are they looking at? >> that's exactly what the law enforcement in joint terrorism task force are focused. our number one, is this individual capable of doing the types of things that they might be talking about are mine. talking to friends about how credible is this individual, they may go and visit. there's gonna be a lot more law enforcement investigative steps to address this point. as the threats wise. anybody who has had a whiff on the of the agent over the past several days knows the rhetoric is so strong on this issue. so they're definitely focused on this and trying to determine whether bunny at these people have tip trip to the wire need to be arrested. >> i want to talk about something that we learned about tonight. a gruesome example of the kind of violence we are talking about. police sent a six-year-old boy and his mother, muslim americans, were stabbed multiple times by their landlords. and the boy died. what do we know? >> the reason we are talking about, this kate, is authorities allege that this man, their target charging him with murder in the first three, he says his reason for attacking these two individuals was because they were muslim and because of the ongoing hostilities and tensions in the middle east, the conflict with hamas and israel. he stabbed the, mother who's expected to survive. she's 32 years. all police say he stabbed the six-year-old 26 times. and unfortunately, that child is now dead. >> so. sad i'm sure we'll be hearing more about. that i want to go back to that staggering number in the piece about from the anti defamation league saying when you compare right now to a year ago, antisemitic incidents -- talking to a lot of horsemen agencies, what are they gonna do about? 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yes, there is. or with egypt turns to piece. jordan, too. say for more arab nations, the attention turned to trade. there is no love lost, but there's no lives lost either. only hamas and its allies remain sworn to israel's destruction. terror and atrocities other weapons. yet now, they reap what they so. more misery, pants trial. for both sides. and, now yet again, the uncertain wait for time. martin fletcher for nbc news. >> and martin is so right. so much of this is so new and so evil. we've been there for a few days and spoke to the families that suffered the terrorist attack. they're still waiting and still have hope for the love roads are still alive and we still don't know what's going to happen hour by hour it's waiting to see what happens next. >> tom i know it's painful to see it's now. my pleasure of anyone, by the way you can join me tomorrow for nbc news a. daily see more of tom tomorrow's. we'll follow all our reporting on nbc news.com. on nbc news.com. >> good evening, i'mds