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top officials in the chopper, both in the same aircraft. that is one of the major criticisms that has been directed at the system of why having two senior officials on the same aircraft. there are a lot of questions that still need to be answered. but this also speaks to that lack of access and equipment and the ageing fleet in the aviation industry where civilians had, over the years, then paying the major toll for, but in some cases also, officials. but in some cases also, officials- but in some cases also, officials. ., officials. an important point to make there. officials. an important point to make there. he - officials. an important point to make there. he was - officials. an important point to make there. he was in i officials. an important point. to make there. he was in high demand as you would expect with this breaking news, thank you very much for taking the time to speak to us here on bbc news. let s take a moment review the latest coming out of iran. ....
news about americans still trapped and gaza. ten estimates of hundred u.s. citizens safe passage to that rafah border crossing continues to face significant obstacles. nbc news has now learned that will be a key item on secretary blinken s agenda when he lands and cairo tomorrow. u.s. officials said that negotiated a temporary opening at that border between gaza and egypt for american citizens seeking to flee. but evacuees midway through the crossing, they found a closed. state department publicly urges americans and gaza to move south, cautioning that if the crossing opens, that window could be brief. but for those without u.s. citizenship, that extended evacuation order deadline long gone. millions of gazans now bracing for israel s eminent ground invasion. activity along the border is picking up, with the buzz of drones and fighter jets overhead. on the road, tanks on flatbed s heading right in the direction of gaza. the israeli defense forces its completing its ....
maybe more than dozens of rockets fired at this city as hamas said would happen. so far it seems the israeli missile defense systems have been able to contain this attack, at least as far as we can report from what we are seeing. richard engel on the front lines. this as the u.s. officials describe the terrorist group s tactics against israelis and american citizens as i.s.i.s. level savagery. she was terrified. she was saying, mommy, we are trying to get out of here, but i m bleeding. we were shot. everybody here was shot. she said, mommy, i m afraid i will die. i said, no, you are not going to die. then i heard shooting all around very close to the car and started hearing voices in arabic talking to each other, shouts at each other. i was so afraid. we are waiting for sagi to come home. we do not know what fate he met along as i said with dozens of other people. so you understand, these aren t all 35-year-old men. these are children. these are aged people and ev ....
the militants. hamas is doing exactly the opposite they want to civilians and they run like cowards to hide behind civilians in gaza to use them as huge human shields. we are going to come from the sea, the air, the land, and we will fight back. even though we paid a heavy price and you can tell that i m very emotional today because, you know, i know the number. i know what s happening thousands of funerals in israel, but at the same time, we have the conviction to protect our people and to hand down those terrorists. ambassador, i thank you very much for being with us this morning, i very much appreciate your time. thank you very much. and we continue our coverage, breaking news, the ongoing strikes inside gaza, there is a war with israel. . it is 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific, i m josé diaz-balart. we continue our special coverage at this hour of the war in israel. right now the israeli air force is unleashing, quote, an extensive assault on g ....
$6 billion in iranian funds blocked by u.s. sanctions. the u.s. is also releasing fiver iranian nationals being detained in the u.s.: joining us now is gabe gutierrez at the white house. gabe, good morning. so this is just happening right now, but these fiver americans have been held in a hotel in iran for a month now. what do we know about what the deal is and how it all came about? reporter: this deal had been going on for quite some time, underway for several years. nbc news first reported on these negotiations earlier this year in february. this is the moment that their families have been waiting for, and we re just actually getting a written statement now from president biden just within the last few moments, he says, today five innocent americans who were imprisoned in iran are finally coming home. they will soon be reuniting with their loved one after enduring years of suffering. we are grateful to partners at home and abroad for their tireless efforts to help ....