engaged in some of the heaviest fighting since the start of its invasion of gaza. people there are being told to move further south as israeli forces step up their operation against hamas, designated a terror organisation by many western governments. the united nations is warning of an even more hellish scenario in the region with no safe places for people to go. this map shows the main districts of gaza a huge flow of people were told to leave their homes more than a month ago and move to southern gaza. the un says nearly 1.9m people have been forced from their homes in this way since october the 7th. that s more than 85 % of the population in gaza. this is the latest damage assessment map of the territory, as shown here in red. the worst hit areas you can see in the north of the strip. unconfirmed reports claim israeli troops may try to destroy the vast network of hamas tunnels underneath the gaza strip by flooding them with sea water. our diplomatic correspondent, paul
reporter: back now to the death of former secretary of state henry kissinger at the age of 100. msnbc nightly news anchor lester holt reports on the life and legacy of the controversial figure who played a major role in american diplomacy for decades. thank you. nice to see you all. reporter: he was brilliant, ambitious, controversial, and one of the most influential secretaries of state in american history. i think we made for the progress. reporter: henry kissinger served richard nixon, gerald ford, and was consulted by presidents of both parties on international issues throughout his life. henry kissinger has been a friend of mine. reporter: nixon made him a national figure, and together, they reimagined u.s. foreign policy. détente with the soviet union, relations with china, shuttle diplomacy in the middle east. kissinger helped to shape nixon s policy in vietnam and negotiated in the end to the war. famously declaring success prematurely just days before
released by hamas, after a last minute agreement to extend the truce by one day with the clock running out to renew the deal. could this latest attack, could it complicate future deals down the line? in a moment, i m going to speak to former secretary of defense, leon panetta. and moments from now, secretary blinken expected to speak after a whirlwind day of diplomacy in israel and the west bank, as idf tanks wait near the israeli-gaza border. i want to begin on the ground, with breaking news with nbc s david noriega. good to talk to you. we have new information about the man whose story we shared with folks ten minutes or so ago. what more can you tell us? . hi, yeah, so liat stzilli was the u.s. citizen released with the agreement we have been all been following for the last week or so. when we saw liat released yesterday, we were all under the impression that her husband aviv was being held captive. however, we heard earlier today that there was information that he had
and hamas could be coming to an end, expiring in just a few hours. so is the fighting about to ramp up again? plus, a palestinian student shot in vermont just out of surgery as his family fears he may never walk again. this as we re learning new details about the suspect in that shooting. and, go eff yourself, that s elon musk s message tonight to the growing list of companies willing to advertise out of x. and that s not all he has to say tonight. let s go outfront. good evening, i m erica hill in for erin burnett. outfront tonight, deadline looming. the truce between israel and hamas is set to expire midnight eastern time, unless it is extended once again. at this hour, though, there is no official word that will happen. when the pause ends, israel has promised to resume its military campaign inside gaza, which the israeli prime minister said there will continue until there is no longer a threat to israel. and that raises questions as to whether or if the remainin
israel gaza conflict. and the developments over the last few hours now. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has returned to tel aviv. this is his fourth the that make third trip there since the conflict broke out on october a temporary deal for paul s infighting is due to expire in the next few hours but talks have been ongoing in an effort to extend that temporary truce. senior israeli advisor told the bbc earlier that israel would agree to an extension as long as hamas continues to release hostages. earlier on, ten israeli and four thai hostages held by hamas in the gaza strip arrived in israel after being handed over to the red cross. two russian israeli women were also freed earlier. in exchange, israel announced 30 palace indian women and teenage boys have been freed from israeli prisons in return for the latest round of releases that we are seeing. meanwhile israel are still trying to confirm a claim by hamas that a ten month old baby, the youngest hostage being