Politicsnation. Tonight slayed right now, the israelhamas war is intensifying. Three weeks after it started. But israels Military Chief Wanted the war has entered its next stage ahead of a major offensive in the gaza strip. This weekend the idf claims that some of its forces have already begun massing inside the palestinian territory, we are an intense series of israeli airstrikes has knocked out Communication Systems and Internet Access into gaza, effectively cutting off its 2 million residents from the outside world. Back in washington, congress is preparing to take up the white house major multi billion dollar request for aid to israel. One of its first tests under new republican Speaker Mike Johnson. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries joins me in a moment. As Congress Works through Big Questions on israel, ukraine, and gun control, after this weeks horrific Mass Shooting in maine, and later, donald trump took the stand for the first time in his new york fraud trial this week and