Hello to all, you im alex. When it is now early monday morning in israel. Israels formally declared war against hamas. U. S. Government sources confirmed nbc news several american citizens are among those killed on the deadly attacks against israel this weekend and at this hour we dont know how Many Americans have died in the conflict nor the circumstances around their deaths. We are bringing a live picture from gaza city, we have seen a new round of airstrikes tonight. A spokesperson for the Israeli Defense forces tells msnbc that at least 700 people have been killed in israel. The Palestinian Health Ministry Says more than 400 people have died in gaza. That includes nearly 80 children. The death toll from israel and gaza both expected to rise. Joining me now, msnbc Chief Correspondent and host ali velshi and nbc news correspondent aaron gilchrist. At the white house for us. Good to see you both. The latest at this hour, ali, what do you know . What should we know about whats happenin
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the charity save the children has warned that planned reductions in british aid to syria could lead to hundreds of thousands of children losing their access to education. since the start of the conflict a decade ago, thousands of schools have been destroyed, in what the un says is a deliberate ploy by president bashar al assad and his allies to terrorise communities a charge the regime denies. the foreign office says no final decisions have been made but it is warning there are tough decisions ahead because of the pandemic. our middle east correspondent, quentin sommerville, reports. to be a parent in syria is to carry the world on your shoulders. forabu, his burden is constant vigilance. for years he s watched the sun set and rise from this hilltop, waiting for the next attack. he s a flight spotter, a one man early warning system, protecting the village below where his wife and five children live. at the e
reporter: well, this has provoked some concern over the objectivity of what kind of information would be discounted under this new board with. according to the white house, its intention is to stop disinformation from traveling around the country particularly as it relates to terrorism and smuggling. here s white house press secretary jen psaki. any hiring decisions are up to the department of homeland security, but this is a person with extensive qualifications. what i will tell you about the board and what the board is doing, this is a continuation of work that began at department of homeland security in to 2020 under former president trump. reporter: so according to the washington post, in 2017 the department of homeland security did create agency related to cyber and infrastructure security, and in 2021 it did include a disinformation component. but all of this and having to contend with this disspending this new board, it comes amid a hard week, new gdp and inflation