Continuing our coverage of Breaking News of ongoing explosions in gaza. Nbcs raf sanchez is reporting from ashdot israel, what do we know at this hour . Reporter chris, tonight is feeling different from other nights. We are hearing intensified bombing in gaza, 10 miles south of where we are. Im looking over my shoulder because just a moment ago we were seeing israeli iron dome Missile Interceptors in the sky, a sign of rocket fire coming, but israels Chief Military Spokesman is confirming that an intensified Bombing Campaign of gaza is underway three weeks after the October 7th Hamas terrorist attack. He also says israel is expanding its Ground Operations inside of gaza. Thats not a sign that they have launched. Chris, you may be able to see over my shoulder here, this is one of these iron dome interceptors, and if you bear with us one second, youre likely to see it explode. There you go. Now, that is likely a sign that it just intercepted a palestinian rocket a little bit further sout
Soldier television. British press. Journalists. Step outside, please. 0k. Come. Stand over here. Thank you. Reporters israelis woke up today to find their worst nightmares had come true. Qui sinfiltrait en plusieurs endroits du territoire israelien. This marks the most significant hit in israel in decades. Families were killed, revellers at a Music Festival were shot and civilians were terrorised. An unprecedented attack by Palestinian Militants on israeli territory. President biden In This Moment of tragedy, i want to say to them and to the world and to terrorists everywhere that the United States stands with israel. October 7th, 2023, was the Bloodiest Day in israels history. Armed palestinian gunmen launched a brutal attack, killing around 1,200 men, women and children. Over 250 more were taken hostage. Prime minister Netanyahu Israel is at war. We didnt want this war. It was forced upon us in the most brutal and savage way. We will exact a price that will be remembered by them and
Louisianas mike johnson takes the chambers top job. The long road to leadership and what comes next for the majority leader. Mexico in recovery after hurricane otis exploded to a category 5 storm before making landfall. Why the storm took forecasters and the people in its path by surprise. Doctors are under stress and turning to Artificial Intelligence. We take you inside the hospital halls where they are here usin machine learning. One blackowned record store is spinning success. Meet the next generation of entrepreneurs and mentors pushing them forward. Its thursday, october 26. Early today starts right now. Good morning, im frances rivera. Im phillip mena. We begin with breaking news in lewiston, maine. Police tell us 15 to 20 people are dead and 50 more are injured. Some of the injuries happened in the rush to escape the danger. We dont have any details about the ages of the victims. Police released this photo of a person of interest named robert card. Photos from a bowling alley,
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