Between israel and an arab neighbor. Katy tur picks up our breaking News Coverage right now. Good to be with you. Im Katy Tur in for chris jansing. We are watching israel and waiting for a Damage Assessment after iran sent dozens, perhaps more, of ballistic missiles at the country, including tel aviv. This is what it looked like and sounded like add it was happening. [ sirens ] in a statement, iran says the missiles were in honor of hezbollah leader nasrallah where the israelis killed with a 2,000 Pound Bunker busting bomb In Beirut last friday. If israel responds, iran says it will face crushing attacks. So will israel respond . Theyre already indicating, yes, they will. The u. S. And allies have been trying to convince all the parties involved to work toward a Cease Fire worried the continued escalation of attacks between Hezbollah And Israel and now iran could lead to all out war. Meanwhile, as the Iron Dome was trying to intercept these missiles, israeli News Outlets were reporting
Speaker all the way back to boehner. Is that about him or the exhaustion . Thats something well learn about tonight, but the Nomination Speech Backing him and the way the democrats responded tore into the politics that hangs all over there. The federal government has been illegally weaponized again we the people. House republicans have put their names behind someone called the most important architect of the Electoral College objections. Mike johnson has received 220 votes. I want to thank Leader Jeffries. I do look forward to working with you on behalf of the american people. Thats some of how it played out today. If youre looking at your screen going, who is mike johnson . Well, youre probably like a lot of americans. Thats not a criticism of him. It might have been an attribute, but he is little known. He is a more Junior Member than you usually see take on such a big position in government, and certainly in house leadership, where people like scalise were trying to come up through
On the egyptian side of the gaza border, because of israels blockade, the trucks have been unable to cross into gaza where more than 2 Million People have been without many of those basic necessities for 11 days, until now. After arriving in israel today President Biden announced that the u. S. Had convinced israel to let humanitarian aid into gaza via egypt. The deal is strict, and it is fragile. All of the aid must be inspected before entering gaza and it must go to civilians. If hamas steals or diverts any of that aid, the deal will end. After repairs to the Border Crossing are completed, this aid should start moving on friday at the earliest. And it is needless to say, but it has been a very long and very difficult week already. Today, President Biden fifth speech fifth about this war, is it for eight pm eastern in the u. S. , tomorrow, which is coming on the heels of his Diplomatic Mission to israel. As the only american president to visit israel in wartime, bidens visit today was
And water, that line of trucks has been waiting at the Rafah Crossing on the egyptian side of the gaza border because of israels blockade, the trucks have been unable to cross into gaza where more than 2 Million People have been without many of those basic necessities for 11 days, until now. After arriving in israel today President Biden announced that the u. S. Had convinced israel to let humanitarian aid into gaza via egypt. The deal is strict, and it is fragile. All of the aid must be inspected before entering gaza and it must go to civilians. If hamas steals or diverts any of that aid, the deal will end. After repairs to the Border Crossing are completed, this aid should start moving on friday at the earliest. And it is needless to say, but it has been a very long and very difficult week already. Today, President Biden announced his fifth speech fifth about this war, is it for eight pm eastern in the u. S. , tomorrow, which is coming on the heels of his Diplomatic Mission to israel
Andrea mitchell picks up our special coverage of the war in israel right now. And right now on this Special Edition of Andrea Mitchell reports, israel orders a full siege of the gaza strip pounding hamas with new missile strikes after saturdays shocking Surprise Attack by air, sea, and ground, described as the first fullscale invasion from Hamas Into Southern Israel in history. More than 1,000 people are dead on both sides including at least nine americans. Hamas is also claiming to have more than 100 military and civilian hostages including men, women, and children, and some americans who could be used as Human Shields and bargaining chips. Yuni asher is among those pleading for the return of his wife and daughters after they were taken by hamas. My wife, my daughter raz less than 5 years old, and my little baby girl, less than 3 years old, theyre just little babies. Theyre not even girls. I dont even know if they ate enough, if theyre cold or hot, if theyre hurt. Ill be speaking to m