has been put at 100 by the israeli embassy to the us, though some have been freed. in northern israel, hezbollah rockets targeted three military positions, with israel responding with barrages of artillery into southern lebanon. the un security council will meet later on sunday. president biden has vowed rock solid support for israel and warned against other countries taking advantage of the situation. let s show you the scene live in gaza now. israeli airstrikes are ongoing in response to hamas s attack including some in the last few hours. palestinian health officials say 20 children are among the more than 300 killed there. they say nearly 1,800 people have been wounded. let s get the latest from simonjones. israel is stepping up its retaliation. this is what it describes as its mighty vengeance on the palestinian militant group hamas. 0vernight, gaza has been rocked by explosions. earlier, warplanes hit several buildings in the centre of the city. the israeli defenc
prime minister rishi sunak is due to speak to his israeli counterpart benjamin netanyahu today to urge restraint after iran s unprecedented missile and drone attack on israel on saturday night. let s go live tojerusalem for the very latest and our chief international correspondent lyse doucet. two days after the skies of israel was killed by iranian cruise and ballistic missiles as well as suicide drones, israel is making it clear that it will hit back. the question still is, how and when will it retaliate? what seems clear now is it will, at least it hopes, take many forms. this morning, israel s foreign minister has said he is leading a political war against iran. he has written to dozens of countries urging them to sanction iran s irg sea to isolate iran. we have heard from the military officials as well. yesterday the israeli chief of staff visited the airbase which was struck by several iranian missiles. israel says it suffered limited damage but he took that occasion to
october 7th six months ago that hamas fighters stormed into towns and that they then took more than 250 hostages and killed more than 1000 people. the attack sparked what s become the deadliest and most destructive israel gaza war, killing over thirty thousand palestinians according to the hamas run health ministry. the un says it gaza is now on the brink of famine. here in israel, the hostages are described as an open wound. there are there a re protests there are protests across tel aviv demanding that the government does more to bring hostages home. their anger was intensified by news that our body was recovered in another military operation. elad katzir was taken on october and seventh, along with his mother and father. his father was murdered that day, and his mother was released that was released in november as part of a temporary ceasefire deal. pressure is mounting on negotiators to try and achieve a more lasting ceasefire. indirect talks between israel and hamas h
of an extension as hamas offers to release more hostages. dozens of israelis who ve been held captive in gaza have been released by hamas, designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government. in return, 117 palestinian prisoners have been freed. president biden said he wants to keep the deal going so all hostages can be brought home and more aid can be sent to gaza. our middle east correspondent hugo bachega reports. free again. 14 israeli hostages released by hamas head home after their long ordeal, along with three foreign nationals. among them were is year olds dafna and ela elyakim, eight, who were finally reunited with their mum, chen goldstein almog, who was released along with her three children, and roni kriboy, released 51 days after being kidnapped from a festival where he was working as sound crew. it followed a weekend of happy reunions. people from kfar aza watched on as news of their friends avigail idan spent her fourth birthday in captivity. the israeli a
up first, though, the largest economies, china and the u.s. meeting face to face for the first time in a year. fierce rivals who find the relationship between the two countries at the lowest in decades. president xi saying, quote, turning our backs on each other is not an option. president biden in a strong position, thanks in part to a healthy u.s. economy. in stark contrast to china s sluggish post pandemic recovery. china s weakened currency and high unemployment rate likely giving biden the upper hand today as competition between china and the u.s. is expected to be the center of the conversation. but with two wars raging overseas, and china s ongoing relationship with russia and iran, this meeting could provide an opening for biden to influence two major conflicts. joining us from san francisco, nbc news white house correspondent, monica alba, and janis mackey frayer as well. give us the top priorities for the biden administration and how confident the white house is for