in response to the deadly drone attack that killed three american service members a week ago. the warning comes as us secretary of state antony blinken embarks on his fifth trip to the middle east in the past four months. a us official says blinken will push for progress on a hostage deal that includes a humanitarian pause. talk to arab nations about what happens the day after a deal is struck. and, we re told, blinken plans to talk directly to countries in the region about the scope of us actions taken in retaliation for the deaths of us service members last week. on friday, the us hit 85 targets across iraq and syria, flying b i bombers from the united states to hit command centers and weapons facilities used by iran s islamic revolutionary guard corps and other militias. funerals are now being held in iraq for those killed in the us strikes. the exact death toll across iraq and syria is still unclear. separate reports from a syrian human rights group and an iraqi official
in response to the deadly drone attack that killed three american service members a week ago. the warning comes as us secretary of state antony blinken embarks on his fifth trip to the middle east in the past four months. a us official says he will push for progress on a hostage deal and humanitarian pause that comes with it, make requests of israel to improve humanitarian access and reduce casualties in gaza, and send messages directly to countries in the region about the scope of us actions taken in retaliation for the deaths of us service members last week. on friday, the us hit 85 targets across iraq and syria, flying b i bombers from the united states to target command centers and weapons facilities used by iran s islamic revolutionary guard corps and other militias. funerals are now being held in iraq for those killed in the us strikes. the exact death toll across iraq and syria is still unclear. separate reports from a syrian human rights group and an iraqi official su
civil fraud trial that threatens his business empire. what he said that led the judge to tell his lawyers to, quote, control your client. and the scare hours before. a bomb threat at the judge s home. and when can we expect the verdict? and in los angeles, hunter biden pleading not guilty to nine federal tax charges. and first lady jill biden coming to his defense. what she said about republican attacks on him. breaking news. the u.s. and uk launching air strikes in yemen against iran-backed houthi rebels who have been attacking ships in the red sea. also, the major cross-country storm. the midwest bracing for a bomb cyclone blizzard. then the threat moving into the northeast. more potential flooding. we re tracking it. four days to iowa. nikki haley and ron desantis on the campaign after their contentious debate. our interview with haley. how she is responding to chris christie s hot mike moment. israel and hamas in talks to deliver medicine to hostages in gaza, as the
see a child in the hands of terrorists. the desperate race to save the abducted israel calling up 300,000 reservists is a ground offensive coming our richard engel near the gaza border taking cover under fire he joins us tonight. and president biden huddling with advisers as the u.s. moves a strike group closer to israel the growing questions, was there an intelligence failure before the attack and did iran play a role as security ramps up back home. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt reporting tonight live from israel. good evening from israel, a nation beyond stunned tonight, vulnerable in ways it has never had to accept after a far weaker adversary, hamas, unleashed a ferocious attack over the weekend that seemed to come from everywhere, raining deadly rockets into residential streets and sending militant fighters across the gaza border, where they murdered and kidnapped israeli civilians. israel says it has retaken control of areas hamas had se
in the worst attack here in decades. 11 americans among the dead. the stunning images. hamas attacking by land, sea, and air, dropping out of the sky on paragliders and opening fire on a music festival. 260 people massacred there. the new drone images revealing the scope of destruction. hamas now threatening to kill hostages after kidnapping more than 100. the white house now warning americans are likely among them. the horrifying videos. a woman ripped away from her boyfriend. a 12-year-old boy taken away by hamas gunmen. we spoke with his family. you keep coming back to the video? it s something that no parent, no human can ever imagine, to see a child in the hands of terrorists. the desperate race to save the abducted. israel calling up 300,000 reservists. is a ground offensive coming? our richard engel near the gaza border taking cover under fire. he joins us tonight. and president biden huddling with advisers as the u.s. moves a strike group closer to israel. the