U. S. , the five officers shot. What we now know. First tonight, Israeli Soldiers taking down that suspected hamas militant not far from where the attackers first swept in. Authorities telling us tonight, this is still an active war zone inside israel. Matt gutman and what he witnessed. Also tonight, the images from inside gaza, no food, no water, no electricity. Is a Ground Invasion imminent from israel . And The Americans who are here in the region. Tonight, the u. S. Embassy now revealing a plan to evacuate americans from israel. Matt gutman standing by with new reporting. Also tonight, the hostages. Americans among them. My interview tonight with Secretary Of State Antony Blinken. I ask him, whats being done to save those hostages right now . And on iran tonight, what about the 6 billion unfrozen for that Prisoner Swap with the u. S. . With iran a known supporter of hamas, we Press Secretary that money . Across the u. S. Tonight, the heightened security at synagogues, houses of wor
Secretary of state Antony Blinken we ask him about it. Was that an acknowledgement that iran might have been involved in this attack how he answered, and what he said about efforts to free americans held hostage by hamas and the faces of war. The Festival Goer marking her birthday as a captive of hamas. What her family is asking people around the world to do. Our Special Edition of nightly news begins now. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt, reporting tonight live from israel. Good evening and welcome, everyone. Well show you some of what we saw in ashkelon closer to gaza earlier, but we start here in tel aviv tonight, where for six days now, the world has watched and waited for the full might of the israeli response to the horrific at attacks inflicted upon it anticipated by many to be a massive invasion of the gaza strip, making good on its promise to destroy hamas, after last saturdays brutal terrorist rampage in southern israel. The toll keeps getting worse. In isr
Words. Its beyond what anyone would ever want to imagine, much less actually see and god forbid, experience. A baby, an infant riddled with bullets. Soldiers beheaded. Young people burned alive in their cars or in their hideaway rooms. I could go on. But its simply depravity in the worst imaginable way. It almost defies comprehension. When you see this, you try to imagine, maybe not try, you ca help but imagine yourself, your family, your loved ones, your friends, in that situation. In that predicament. And maybe the best word for it for me is overwhelming. It is also hard and bad for the innocent people in gaza. And it is getting worse there by the hour. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is vowing to kill every Single Member of hamas. And in the effort to root them out, the idf says they have dropped about 6,000 bombs weighing more than 4,000 tons on gaza. Leveling entire neighborhoods. Here is a flier one civilian sent to nbc news. The israeli army dropped them in northern gaza, Warn
First tonight, Israeli Soldiers taking down that suspected hamas militant. Not far from where the attackers first swept in. Authorities telling us tonight, this is still an active war zone inside israel. Matt gutman and what he witnessed. Also tonight, the images from inside gaza, no food, no water, no electricity. Is a Ground Invasion imminent from israel . And The Americans who are here in the region. Tonight, the u. S. Embassy now revealing a plan to evacuate americans from israel. Matt gutman standing by with new reporting. Also tonight, the hostages. Americans among them, my interview tonight with Secretary Of State Antony Blinken. I ask him, whats being done to save those hostages right now . And on iran tonight, what about the 6 billion unfrozen for that Prisoner Swap with the u. S. . With iran a known supporter of hamas, we press Secretary Blinken, will iran still get that money . Across the u. S. Tonight, the heightened security at synagogues, houses s of worship and some scho
Freeing hostages. Inside gaza, new images of destruction. Israel warning humanitarian aid will not be let in until all hostages are released. Also, our team going into the Music Festival grounds where hamas killed 260 people. What they found. And as theyre inside, this moment, a man allegedly armed with a knife somehow getting in. Israeli troops detaining him. Also, the u. S. Moving to block 6 billion iran was set to receive in a Prisoner Swap in our oneonone with Secretary Of State Antony Blinken. We ask him about it. Was that acknowledgment that iran might have been involved in this attack . How he answered and what he said about efforts to free americans held hostage by hamas. And the faces of war. The Festival Goer marking her birthday as a captive of hamas. What her family is asking people around the world to do. Our Special Edition of nightly news begins now. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt, reporting tonight live from israel. Good evening and welcome, everyon