off. no fuel means no electricity and no pumps to distribute water. israel estimates 500,000 people have fled northern gaza for the south. israeli officials say that s where they re working with the united nations to establish a humanitarian zone to provide those vitally needed supplies. with israerly preparing for a ground invasion of gaza, president biden said in a 60 minutes interview aired sunday it would be a big mistake for israel to occupy gaza as part of its plan to eliminate hamas. what happened with gaza in my few is hamas and extreme elements of hamas don t represent all of the palestinian people. and i think that it would be a mistake to, for israel to occupy gaza again. by the numbers, the state department says 30 americans have died in the hamas attack. 13 still unaccounted for. the israeli military says hamas is holding a total of 155 hostages in gaza. cnn s clare sebastian is live in london. clare, good morning to you. the worsening humanitarian situatio
says it s preparing for a major ground offensive into gaza. prime minister benjamin netanyahu convened a cabinet meeting of the country s expanded emergency government and has promised to destroy hamas, the group designated as a terror organisation by many western governments, including the uk, which was behind last week s massacre of nearly 1,500 israelis. the military response from israel has already seen more than 2,600 people killed in gaza, according to the health ministry there. the united nations says gaza is now witnessing an unprecedented human catastrophe . along the border, it looked like the eve of battle. in the next few days, israel will send its armed forces into the gaza strip. israel declared its war aims even before the tanks arrived here. first, demolishing hamas, so it can never be a threat again. and avenging more than 1,300 people, mostly its own civilians, massacred by hamas. in the last few days, the border has become an armed camp. israel says its of
you got it. dana: never ends. have a good show. bret: good evening. i m bret baier. breaking tonight, a u.s. official tells fox news on background defense secretary lloyd austin has ordered a significant number of u.s. noncombat troops to be ready to deploy to israel. the personnel have been told to be on standby to be sent within 24 hours, if needed the israeli army is expected to launch a massive ground invasion of gaza at any time now. it s also getting ready for battle possibly with hezbollah along the northern border with lebanon. israeli troops and hezbollah terrorists have exchanged fire repeatedly there. the humanitarian situation meantime in gaza is worsening with shortages of power, food, water, and medicine. many refugees consider to wait at the border with egypt. which is still closed. president biden says he thinks it would be a big mistake if israel chooses to occupy gaza once again. meantime, 30 americans have been killed in this conflict so far. at least 1
pathway toward peace. thank you very much. i appreciate you coming on, as always. that is going to do it for me today. deadline white house starts right now. hi, everyone. it s 4:00 in new york on a very busy day of breaking and developing news here in america, and of course overseas with a volatile situation in israel and gaza. israeli forces are amassing for a possible ground invasion, while communities in israel continue to come under rocket fire from hamas, even forcing u.s. secretary of state blinken to shelter in place during his visit to israel. on the other side of the border, in gaza, nearly 200 people kidnapped during last saturday s terror attack inside israel are currently being held hostage by hamas, and a dire humanitarian crisis is unfolding. we ll get to all of it coming up in this broadcast. we begin with a story that we have been following very, very closely on this program. one of the significant consequences for our democracy and the rule of law in ame
northern gaza as israel players for a ground assault. a desperate crisis turning more dire with thousands waiting at this critical border crossing attempting to escape in into egypt. america es also ahead, a new interview with president biden e pressing solidarity with israel but also giving this warning. would you support israeli occupation of gaza at this point? i think it would be a big mistake. good morning and thank you for joining us. it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting alongside my colleague jose diaz-balart. half a million palestinians are trying to flee northern gaza. israeli forces vowing an expanded assault by air, sea and land as it continues to pummel gaza with air strikes. huge crowds are gathering at the rafah border crossing. international negotiations are under way to get this crossing open to allow refugees and other americans and other nationals in and out along with critical aid. let s get the latest on the ground. nbc news forei