tensions rise around the globe. here are tonight s headlines. president biden making a direct appeal to the american people for more funding to the armies of america s allies. it s a smart investment that s going to pay dividends for american security for generations. breaking news, a u.s. warship intercepts missiles and drones launched from yemen that may have been headed to israel. the first american shots fired and what could become a wider war in the middle east. tonight, israel s army given the green light to go into gaza. according to an israeli government official. it s not just the sheer number of reservists who have been called up but the range in age and experience everybody has to be ready to fight and soon. norah: humanitarian aid making its way toward gaza. when it s expected to arrive. held hostage by hamas, our interview tonight with an american family in israel. five of them taken from their home and the heartbreaking news that two were killed includ
american citizens to exercise caution while overseas as tensions rise around the world. here are tonight s headlines. tonight, israel s army given the green light to go into gaza, according to an israeli government official. it is not just the sheer number of reservists who have been called up, but the range in age and experience. everybody has to be ready to fight, and soon. norah: humanitarian aid making its way toward gaza. when it s expected to arrive. with a breaking news. a u.s. warship intercepts missiles and drones launched from yemen that may have been heading to israel. the first american shots fired in what could become a wider war in the middle east. president biden s direct appeal funding to the armies of america s allies. what we are learning about his oval office address. held hostage by hamas. our interview tonight with an american family in israel. five of them taken from their home, and a heartbreaking news tonight that two were killed, including a 1
this is cnn breaking news. welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and all around the world. i m kim brunhuber with breaking news of israel at war. the israeli military says it will allow people in gaza to safe passage . united nations is slamming israel for ordering the mass evacuation of palestinians from northern sgagaza and allowing te people so little time to get out. one called it outrageous and says it defies the rules of war and basic humanity. tens of thousands have already fled south but many others are staying put. a sudden surge into southern gaza has put a lot of pressure on the border crossing into egypt. gaza hasn t closed it on its side but it s unclear due israeli airstrikes on the other side. thank you for being with us. so the u.n. spoke yesterday of a 24-hour deadline to evacuate gaza city which has long passed. how long do those in gaza city have to evacuate? so, first of all, the residents in gaza city are a priority for t
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 they re 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 one-on-one 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 eve
jesse: tonight more mayhem in the middle east, the war between hamas and israel escalating. the american death toll stands at 14. 20 americans are missing. an unknown number of americans are being held hostage. over a thousand isreali corpses laid scattered throughout the country. thousands more are injured or missing. subhuman jihadists ripping families apart, snatching whose edge at thats, kidnapping children. jesse: israel has gun hunting down and extracting hamas from their cities and first responders are getting a look at the ghastly tactics the terrorists are using. hamas left trails of blood soaked in the city streets. in one town hamas reportedly beheaded babies. 40 babies at least were taken out on gurneys, still right now they are going house to house, still evacuating dead bodies. you continue to see just cribs overturned, strollers left behind. all of these doors wide open. he said we don t know the exact number of casualties because they are still collectin