Climb. We know that a number of those americans are being held hostage right now by hamas. I think that we all need to steal ourselves for the possibility the numbers will keep increasing, and that we may, in fact, find out that more americans are part of the hostage pool. Hamas is believed to have taken around 150 hostages, and the group is threatening to execute those hostages won by one. In retaliation for israeli air that hit dozens in their homes. The scale and the brutality of this crisis is without modern precedent. Today, israeli troops cleared the sites of hamas attacks near gaza, and the scope of this weekends violence became clear. Soldiers were seen in scores of bodies. 260 people killed, dancing at a Music Festival, families killed and safe rooms, or at bus stops, just going about their daily lives. Today, the u. S. And its highest serving diplomat to israel, secretary of state, Anthony Blinken in a show of support. President biden addressed publicly the war for a third ti
Terrorist assault on israel this weekend has climbed to at least 22, and that number may rise on top of that, tragic news. The white house announced today another 17 americans remain unaccounted for. And the white house expects the number of known american hostages taken by hamas to we know that a number of those americans are being held hostage right now by hamas. I think we all need to steel ourselves for the very distinct possibility that these numbers will keep increasing and that we may, in fact, find out that more americans are part of the hostage ctpool. Hamas is believed to have taken around 150 hostages, and the group is threatening to execute those hostages one by one in retaliation for israeli air strikes that hit gazans in their homes. The scale and the brutality of this crisis is without modern precedent. Today m as israeli troops clear the sites of hamas attacks near gaza, the scope of this weekends violence became clear. Soliers were seen recovering scores s of bodies. 2
Killed by the hamas Terrorist Assault on israel this weekend has climbed to at least 22. And that number may rise. On top of that tragic news, the white house announced today that another 17 americans remain unaccounted for. And the white house expects the number of known american hostages taken by hamas to climb. We know that a number of those americans are being held hostage right now by hamas. I think that we all need to steal ourselves for the possibility the numbers will keep increasing, and that we may, in fact, find out that more americans are part of the hostage pool. Hamas is believed to have taken around 150 hostages, and the group is threatening to execute those hostages won by one. In retaliation for israeli air that hit dozens in their homes. The scale and the brutality of this crisis is without modern precedent. Today, israeli troops cleared the sites of hamas attacks near gaza, and the scope of this weekends violence became clear. Soldiers were seen in scores of bodies.
We begin tonight with day four of the israel hamas war which now includes a Hostage Crisis. Well get to more on that later in the show. The Surprise Attack by the gaza based Militant Group hamas shocked israelis and the world after the Group Launched an attack on a concert in Southern Israel near the gaza border and armed men kidnapped or murdered Israeli Citizens in their homes and cars in several border areas. Israeli defense forces, the idf, have since bombarded gaza with aerial bombs, with israeli officials telling residents to leave the blockaded strip of land, which now faces an israeli siege and a potential ground operation. The Israeli Government announced today it has regained control of the towns attacked by hamas, but the devastation is vast, and the destruction on either side of the wall between Southern Israel and gaza is almost unfathomable. The Israeli Military said it struck hundreds of hamas targets overnight in gaza. Tens of thousands of residents fled their homes as
Edition of Andrea Mitchell reports. Katy tur is up with more special coverage. Good to be with you. Israel says that it has regained control of towns attacked by hamas militants and spokesman for the idf says there are no more Hamas Terrorists on the ground in israel but they are still attempting to get through the border. In the past few hours weve seen nearly nonstop rocket fire from both sides. Hamas warning residents it would strike ashkelon at 5 00 p. M. Local time and then doing so. Night has now fallen over the region leaving the skies above h iron dome intercepts. At the border itself, israeli troops are massing getting ready for a potential Ground Incursion of their own into gaza. Benjamin netanyahu vowing to root out hamas, but within the country, there is growing criticism of netanyahu. Allegations that he position helped prop up hamas in an effort to weaken the Palestinian Authority. From analysis in the times of israel, the idea was to prevent president abbas or anyone els