Two hostages have been released by hamas. They are Yocheved Lifshitz and nurit yitzhak, two elderly women, according to a source. A Release Falling Mediation By Cutter and egypt. They were taken out of gaza by the red cross. The source telling nbc news that they are in good health. One of the hostages was in dire need of medication. You can see here, according to the times in israel, she was a founder of the of some of the most horrific violence that was inflicted upon israelis and the terrorisattack of october 7 by hamas. Lifshitz is his Peace Activist who readily transported patients from gaza for medical treatment inside israel. Her husband is believed to still be held captive i hamas. The release of two hostages comes days after two americans, judith and natalie were free from hamas on friday. This is where we start the hour with josh letterman. Former cia director, Senior National kersey as, john brennan is back. And then we have john hudson with us. With us at the table, Executiv
Harris we begin with a Fox News Alert and continuing coverage. President biden heading to a war zone 11 days into the war, will this help or hinder israel. This we do know, our enemies are watching while our own military is ready to deploy thousands of personnel to support israel. And they may need the immediate attention because lebanon is hitting israel over and over from their northern border with rockets. Thats more than 180 miles from gaza. On the lebanon part of the border next door is syria. The Trump Administration fired Tomahawk Missiles after the syrian dictator used chemical weapons on its own people. I am harris faulkner. You are in the faulkner focus. A look at what israel shares with lebanon. Military analysts are expressing concern. Hezbollah and other iran backed groups could escalate the fight. If they force israel to fight on two or more fronts, that would help Hamas Terrorists that attack families, Concert Goers and so many more in gaza 11 days ago. We are just acros
Foreign correspondent Kylie Kobe Reporting on the ground in jerusalem. Kylie, you are on the ground in jerusalem, as i just said. The deadline to evacuate gaza ends in less than an hour. What are you hearing from israeli officials . Well, they are not saying that there is any sort of imminent ground offensive but then you wouldnt expect them to announce it. They have made it very clear that that will be the next step. This is going to intensify. They have not said whether political leaders have made it official have actually ordered it but that is the direction we are heading can you hear me okay . So, the first 24hour deadline did approach and then pass. People are still being allowed to leave. In fact, the idf opened those o corridors from the north of gaza down to the south. Seeing evacuees would be allowed to pass safely along those two corridors. That came after an israeli airstrike Hit A Convoy Of Palestinian Evacuees on friday. 70 people were killed, many of them women and child
Israelhamas war. This morning, the Jewish Sabbath also known as chabot, in hebrew. It is a day meant for us, but there is no rest. Today marks one week since the brutal Surprise Attack and massacre in israel, led by the terrorist group, hamas. The death toll is still rising. According to the Israeli Defense forces, at least 1300 people were killed, and 3300 wounded in israel, the Palestinian Ministry of Health Reports more than 2215 have been killed in gaza, and 8714 wounded. Now, at any moment, the Israeli Military could be beginning e Ground Invasion in Northern Gaza. As palestinians scramble to evacuate after receiving just 24 hours notice. They Israels Defense Forces also referred to as the idf, will allow movement on to gaza streets for residents to head south, until 9 am eastern. Were going to begin our live rich coverage with nbc news correspondent kelly, who is reporting on the ground in jerusalem. Kelly, good to see you this morning. Its been about 24 hours since israel ordere
we have lots of news to cover and lots of questions to answer. let s get started. intensifying strikes israel s offensive in southern gaza is back in full force overnight with repeated rounds of shellings as more humanitarian aid makes its way into the ravaged gaza strip. we are live in israel with the latest. plus, the forgotten hostages we are shining a spotlight on the tie and filipino nationals released by hamas at this week and why they are not getting much media attention. no kings in america trump imperial immunity claims shot down by the d.c. federal judge overseeing his 2020 election interference trial. you won t believe what the front runner has to say about democracy and authoritarianism while on the campaign trail. we are going in-depth on it all. later, between life and death nearly 20 years after the bitter battle over terry schiavo which put the right to die movement in the national spotlight, we are going to go inside a new msnbc documentary retracing