and the islamichhad group after three days of violence and more than a0 palestinian deaths. the bill as amended is passed. cheering and applause. political wrangling and a marathon debate president biden s climate bill has been approved in the us senate. how dozens of english councils have cut back on holiday food vouchers for children on free school meals. commentator: it s gold for scotland. and in birmingham, laura muir becomes the 1,500 metres commonwealth champion. good evening. we re beginning tonight s programme with a special report from afghanistan, showing how pregnant women, new mothers and their babies are being affected by acute shortages and a lack of basic services nearly one year on from the taliban takeover and with much foreign funding suspended. to give birth in remote parts of the country means difficult journeys on makeshift roads, sometimes being turned away from hospital, sharing beds on wards, and little medicine. pregnant women are suffering from a
Trace gallagher, live in jerusalem, 7 a. M. , Gaza Border Smoke in the background. There would also be fire, apparently another airstrike from Israeli Defense forces no word of a Ground Invasion. But there is Breaking News because overnight the United States, would be f16s targeted ammunition and weapons storage areas in syria. It was a strike that United States says had been coming. I want to bring in the National Security correspondent with a statement from the Defense Secretary. What do we know . Well earlier tonight about two hours ago these two u. S. F16s carried out airstrikes on two different facilities near the iraq border in southEastern Syria near abu kamal. They were irgc run, one stored weapons one ammunition. U. S. Defense we spoke to said they didnt know if iranians were there but iranian fingerprints were all over the attacks that have been taking place on u. S. Bases since october 17th and they hope with this Quote Precision Airstrike on these facilities that iran will
Our message to any country or group thinking about trying to take advantage of the situation to widen the conflict is dont. Dont do it. Dont. Dont. Dont. Dont. Just one word, dont. Sandra american officials have repeatedly talked to iran urging it to not widen the conflict. Action has been taken to back up the threats. Gaza seeing some of the most extensive airstrikes yet and that is developing at this hour. Welcome, hello, everyone, sandra smith in new york. John john roberts in washington. Pressure is growing for President Biden to respond to the 20 rocket and Drone Attacks against our troops in iraq and syria in the past ten days. And late last night, the pentagon says it did just that, bombing two military sites in Eastern Syria used by iranianbacked militias. Sandra the fighting between the u. S. And iran comes as massive explosions have rocked gaza all morning. Heaviest fighting they have seen in the this violent threeweek war. John Fox Team Coverage over the next two hours and t
Harris the Breaking News continues. Keep keep close on capitol hill, House Of Representatives expected to vote on speaker of the house any moment now. Congressman jim jordan hopes he has enough support. He has gained major momentum, but can only lose four votes. Well follow the action. He had enough votes to get to the nomination. Well bring updates as they happen. In the middle east, President Biden will travel to the middle east later today. The high stakes trip as israeli faces Rocket Attacks from hezbollah on northern border with lebanon. We learned they have 100,000 rockets should they want to engage, another front of war with hezbollah to the north and hamas together to the south against israel, bringing concern the conflict could escalate in the region. 2000 american men and women marines mostly, have been placed on ready to deploy to the middle east within 24 hours notice to aid israel in advisory and medical support roles, but everybody is armed. Im harris faulkner. Here with
Today forcing Secretary Of State blinken and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to shelter in a bunker during highstakes talks. And the moment today, our team taking cover from incoming fire in belgium the deadly shooting near a Soccer Stadium investigated as a Terror Attack. And now the urgent manhunt. And the horrific stabbing in illinois a 6yearold boy dead. His mother gravely injured. The suspect, their Landlord Police say he targeted them because of their muslim faith and the israelhamas war the hate crime charges he faces our Special Edition of nightly news begins now. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt reporting tonight live from israel. Good evening from israel as hamas Rockets Streaked over tel aviv tonight, Warning Sirens briefly interrupted delicate highlevel talks to dial back the israelhamas war and there is late word that President Biden may travel to israel as early as this week. Secretary of state Antony Blinken already on the ground here tonight leading