[ no audio ] the idf carrying out st strikes, targeting the hamas commanders. the humanitarian crisis in gaza is getting worse. some of the images coming in are disturbing. this new video that we will show you is a fresh view of the crisis. you can see very clearly what it is. it s a massive burial of gazans killed. body bags in rows, as you can see. row after row after row. this morning, we are hearing a new urgent plea from the mother of one of the hostages that hamas is holding. this mother. this is mia shem. we will bring you what the weathe mother is saying after hamas put out a video. new rocket attacks on israel. those were targeting ashkelon, five, ten miles from the gaza border. this morning, we are getting new information about u.s. military deployments. there will be two u.s. carrier groups in the mediterranean. we are also learning this morning that some 2,000 marines are headed to the region, possibly the red sea. they are part of the marine expedition unit.
militants. the announcement about his visit was made by the us secretary of state antony blinken after late night talks in tel aviv. antony blinken also said the us and israel had agreed on a plan to allow humanitarian aid into gaza. in gaza itself un agencies have warned of a deepening humanitarian crisis. more than 2800 people have been killed by israeli air strikes. hamas, which is designated as a terrorist organisation by governments including in the uk and us, said it fired a barrage of rockets at jerusalem and tel aviv overnight with sirens sending lawmakers into bomb shelters. a draft resolution at the united nations on israel and gaza failed to pass the security council. western nations voted against it because it failed to condemn hamas. we can show you the scene in gaza, it is just after 11 o clock there. all eyes on the next stages of what happens next. we can talk now about that with our correspondent anna foster in northern israel. bring us up to date with the ni
carter has sadly died. she was 96 years old. she was widely credited for expanding the role of first lady to an open partner both in policy and international travel. becoming a trusted advisor even in an era where the press would call her, solely mrs. carter. and president biden said time and time again during the four decades of our friendship, through rigors of campaign, we always felt the hope and optimism of rosalynn carter. she will always be in our heart. joining us by phone is washington and foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. it s great to have you with us. i m sorry it has to be on such a sad occasion. i know we have had an opportunity to interview rosalynn carter as well as jimmy carter on a multiple of occasions. talk to us about her before the white house, during the white house and after the white house. thank you for this opportunity to celebrate a life of service and love. great compassion, great love for humanity after the white house waged what t