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Enjoyed at your table. tour thats going to do it for our special vladimir Putin Birthday Edition of the Rachel Maddow Show aired now it is time for the last word with lawrence odonnell. I would not have known whose birthday it was today, rachel. What we call that . Good news . Im not sure what that is. The opposite of me singing happy birthday. Whatever that is. Its a fact, thats for sure. But characterizing it beyond that is not easy. Thank you lawrence. Thank you, rachel. We are separated by an entire country right now, i am in los angeles, or east our connection has a little bit of a gap in it. Which explains our little positive with each other right there. It is an Election Night in america, and it will be Election Night in america every night for th ....
East coasters, youve got three more hours, if youre One of those states. Its not close of business, its at the end of the day exactly, youve got a few more, have a great show. Thank you thanks to you at home for joining us this hour the date, October 7th, was previously known for One reason, it is vladimir putins birthday. Hes 72 today. Congratulations. But now, for me and for you and for everybody, the date, October 7th, is its own unforgettable, indelible thing. S the same way that 9 11 is an unforgettable, indelible date for us forever and ever. October 7th is when 1,200 people died in the hamas attack. October 7th, 2023, One year ago today. They lost 1,200 people. If you sort of extrapolate that, ....
Who were abducted and later died in captivity. It was 6. 30 in the morning, on october 7, when fighters from hamas and other groups crossed the southern border from gaza, and inflicted the worst single mass killing of israelis, in the nation s history. The gunmen from hamas broke through the border fence, rampaging through nearby villages, kibbutzes, military posts and a music festival. They torched homes, shooting and killing indiscriminately. Hamas is designated as a terrorist organisation by the us, uk and other governments. According to israel, 251 of its citizens and foreigners were taken hostage into gaza. One year on, around 100 people remain unaccounted for. The events of last year have transformed israel and the region, including in gaza where nearly 42,000 people have been killed in israel s response. Israeli bombs continued to fall on the territory today. Tonight, beirut is being rocked by explosions as israel continues its campaign against hezbollah. But we start with the d ....