That is all in on this thursday night. Alex wagner tonight begins right now. Thats a hurricane of news. My goodness, well have all of it coming up in the next half hour. Thank tuesday you at home for joining me this hour. President biden just gave what is only the second oval address of his presidency positioning america as a bulwark against the dark forces that are amassing across the globe from ukraine to gaza. Hamas and putin represent different threats, but they share this in common. They both want to completely annihilate a neighboring democracy, completely annihilate it. American leadership is what hold the world together. American alliances are what keeps us, america safe. American values are what makes us a partner other nations wanted to work with. Put all of that at risk if we walk away from ukraine, we turn our backs on israel. Its just not worth it. Bidens message comes as the world is essentially holding its collective Breath Waiting for what comes next in the middle east.
Will we begin with the war on israel at least 400 israelis now dead as Israelis Police say 30 of their officers are among the killed. This as hezbollah pledges their guns and rockets to hamas as the Group Claims Responsibility for an attack of their own on an area called shiba farms. Meanwhile hamas Officials Say theyll release number of Israeli Soldiers and civilians they say theyve captured. During the deadliest attack on the state of israel in decades. Babies, women, the elderly were dragged outside of their homes, were taken hostage. This is our 9 11. Israeli Defense Forces now going after hamas forces in gaza city taking out a military Intelligence Headquarters and xowngd belonging to the terror group. Also this morning, in egypt at least two israelis and egyptian tour guide shot and killed in alexandria the expected assailant Egyptian Police officer detained Israel Foreign Ministry says another israeli citizen was injured in the attack. Pete we woke up this morning to the number