Expected to raise while here, which is the humanitarian aspect of this, the fact that no humanitarian aid has been able to get into gaza, that has been something that Secretary Blinken and his Marathon Trips that hes been making here in The Middle East over the last several days and now i should note theyre just next door to where i am speaking to you meeting with that entire wartime cabinet and next he will hear from first responders, from victims families, from the families and relatives of hostages but there are going to be key questions between what he and the Prime Minister have discussed, humanitarian aid, poppy, is right at the top of that so well see if there are any announcements when the president comes and speaks in this room behind me. Thats whats next on his agenda but the white house said President Biden was walking into this with key questions not just about humanitarian aid, but also what israels goal is here. If they do go into gaza, with that expected Ground Incursion
And the Biden Administrations efforts to find missing americans. Plus, well go through the new reporting on the massacre by Hamas Terrorists, that says the terror groups main backer may have been left in the dark. Well discuss how that aligns with previous reports. Also ahead, an update from capitol hill on the speakers race. Republicans have a nominee, but it is not clear if hes got the votes to get the gavel. I mean, willie, looks like more chaos. Rough timing. More chaos from republicans. We have, of course, just an existential challenge for the people of israel who are going to need support from congress. We have an existential challenge from ukraine. Yeah. And with all thats going on, i mean, you look and see what may be happening in taiwan, if, you know, one domino falls after another. We need congress and congress with a speaker. Steve scalise is the nominee, but nowhere in the neighborhood of having the votes he needs. Thats why they didnt hold a vote yesterday. They get in at
This is cnn breaking news. Hello, welcome to our viewers joining us here in the United States and all around the world, as we continue our breaking News Coverage of israel at war. Im rosemary church. It is nine a. M. In israel, for the military now reports the death toll from the hamas Terror Attacks has jumped to more than 1200. Israel is stepping up its response, with punishing airstrikes on gaza. You are taking a look now at the aftermath of an explosion just moments ago. The idf says it hit more than 70 targets tuesday in one area, where a large number of attacks against israel are directed. Israel is getting ready for the next phase of retaliation. It has called up more than 300,000 reservists and evacuated civilians from near the gaza border. The Defense Minister says the offensive against hamas may have started from the air, but it will also come on the ground. Meanwhile, Israel Channel 12 has released new video showing the devastation at the site of a Music Festival, where at l
See a child in the hands of terrorists. The desperate race to save the abducted israel calling up 300,000 reservists is a Ground Offensive coming our Richard Engel near the gaza border taking cover under fire he joins us tonight. And President Biden huddling with advisers as the u. S. Moves a strike group closer to israel the growing questions, was there an Intelligence Failure before the attack and did iran play a role as security ramps up back home. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt reporting tonight live from israel. Good evening from israel, a nation beyond stunned tonight, vulnerable in ways it has never had to accept after a far weaker adversary, hamas, unleashed a ferocious attack over the weekend that seemed to come from everywhere, raining deadly rockets into residential streets and sending militant fighters across the gaza border, where they murdered and kidnapped israeli civilians. Israel says it has Retaken Control of areas hamas had seized tonight israeli
from there. good afternoon. i m martha maccallum here at fox news head quarters in new york. a stone s throw away from rockefeller center. a lot of news breaking at this hour. so two new released hostages. we ll have details in just a moment. we re waiting for more. this is the hour where we start to see the vehicles rolling and a whole new day for these individuals who are finally breaking out of a horrific captivity that began for them on the horrible day of october 7th. in new york, on the right-hand side of your screen, they are marking a day of solidarity with the palestinian people. there s been 700 protests since this all happened. we re going to show you what s going on live in the streets as a bigger crowd is gathering near the tree lighting. first, the idf is confirming that hamas has freed this mother and daughter today. a 73-year-old and 50-year-old. they re duel israeli russian citizens. that was a separate get dealt with by those two countries. so so far we have