you, rachel. feel better. now, tonight, we start in gaza, where the israeli military is deep into what it is calling the second stage of its war with hamas. israeli soldiers and tanks are slowly advancing deeper into gaza. the new york times and the washington post are reporting this evening that the israeli military has now reached the outskirts of gaza city. it remains unclear if these movements are the much anticipated ground invasion or a preview of that invasion, or whether israel may yet decide against a full scale invasion. the biden administration for its part is urging israel not to invade and occupy gaza. but in a rare news conference earlier, prime minister netanyahu made clear that his country s operations and military operations will continue, casting the fight against hamas as a battle between good and evil. nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel is on the israeli gaza border, and he filed this report tonight. reporter: israeli prime minister netan