our richard engel standing by. >>> also, the stark warning, our fbi chief telling congress that hamas attacks could inspire the biggest terror threat to the u.s. since isis. >>> and another hearing, anti-war protesters, their hands panted red, removed by police, amid threats to jewish students at cornell. the suspect now in custody. >>> the search and arrest warrants just revealed for the suspect in the maine shooting the new details we're learning >>> the record-breaking cold this halloween across the country. first, the fall snow, the danger on the roads. we're tracking it. >>> newly revealed body cam from the deadly maui wildfire what it shows. >>> the dramatic rescue after a plane crashes into the everglades >>> and our nbc news exclusive. the creators of "friends" speaking out. the last conversation one of them had with matthew perry before his tragic death >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening and welcome. israel's push into the heart of embattled northern gaza is not coming without a deadly cost, and the images of suffering are no easier to t

richard engel has the latest >> reporter: the cease-fire tonight is holding. hamas releasing this edited video of another group of hostages freed this time, nearly all of them are elderly. the oldest is 84 they are ten israelis and two thai nationals. no americans in exchange, israel will release 30 palestinian prisoners. but hamas doesn't have all of the hostages in gaza dozens are held by other militant groups, and their families worry they're being ignored. today in tel aviv, the bibas family held a rally in support of yarden, shiri, and their children, ariel and kfir, all hostages in gaza. they held orange balloons to evoke the children's hair. these are their before videos kfir giggling as his father gives him kisses at 10 months, he is the youngest of all the hostages and ariel, 4 years old, driving his bulldozer. the baby and toddler have been held for seven weeks in gaza, where freed hostages say they were kept in the dark, often in tunnels, with barely enough food and surrounded by masked gunmen since the bibas are apparently not held by hamas, the is

but first richard engel with what happens now. >> reporter: with the deadline for a four-day truce about to expire, hamas released another batch of hostages from gaza tonight through the red cross. 11 more israeli women and children, all from the kibbutz of nir oz, close to gaza, were freed after diplomacy led by qatar and egypt. and more may be coming out. hamas and israel agreed to extend their truce two more days at least. hamas says the same terms apply. three palestinian prisoners freed from israeli jails for every hostage, along with other conditions, including more aid into gaza. there were no americans in this group. only one has been released in the ceasefire so far abigail edan, who turned 4 in gaza and is now an orphan both of her parents were killed by hamas during the group's october 7th massacre of 1,200 israelis. abigail was sheltered by neighbors until they were all kidnapped. abigail, who goes by guli, has become a symbol of both tragedy and hope in israel we met her aunt tonight. >> we're protecting her, and a lot of love and a lot of care. and what she needs right now,

chief foreign correspondent richard engel has late details. >> reporter: israeli tanks and troops have encircled gaza city and are expected to soon enter the urban areas. the hamas-run health ministry in gaza says the death toll has passed 10,000 and that could rise with an advance into gaza city, which is full of hamas tunnels, fighters and several hundred thousand palestinian civilians. secretary blinken is pushing israel to pause. but there's no sign that's coming. as anger in the middle east against the u.s., israel's main backer, is growing before blinken arrived in turkey, protesters tried to storm a nato base housing american troops a second american aircraft carrier strike group arrived in the region in a warning to iran and its proxies. as u.s. officials tell nbc news that recent attacks by iranian-backed militias have injured at least 45 americans on bases in iraq and syria. their pace increasing with ten attacks since thursday none of the injuries were described as life-threatening in gaza israel says it has left open a corridor for civilians to escape from the north to the

richard engel joined one family whose son is now held hostage by hamas in gaza. >> reporter: the david family gathered tonight near tel aviv for a shabbat dinner, a traditional family meal every friday night. the tradition starts with a blessing over wine. he adds a prayer for his brother's safe return. the last time galia shah her 22-year-old son was at a shabbat dinner four weeks ago tonight. >> he was in a hurry because he barely ate. >> reporter: when he left the table, he went to that all night music festival where hamas gunned down 260 people. he survived only to be taken hostage and dragged into gaza. four weeks have passed, but at this table that seems like a lifetime ago. >> his energy is missing. >> exactly what i want to say. >> reporter: eli says he's in denial. his father, always quiet, has gone silent. galia has trouble focusing, her mind racing in a thousand directions. she thinks she'll turn around and see her brother back at any moment. >> i always sit next to him in family dinners. it's weird. >> reporter: they don't watch the news. it's too painful. they try not to t

involving israel's military and alleged treatment of palestinians chief foreign correspondent richard engel the story. >> reporter: with tensions already high across the middle east, now there is this these palestinian men were apprehended by israeli soldiers palestinians are comparing this video to the abuse and humiliation carried out by u.s. troops at iraq's abu ghraib prison two human rights groups tell us they are still investigating the circumstances. while it's unclear exactly where or when the incident took place and the circumstances surrounding it, israel is not denying it. in a statement, the israel defense forces tells nbc news the conduct seen in the footage is deplorable and does not comply with the army's orders we are familiar with the incident and it is being reviewed by the commanders disciplinary actions will be applied accordingly. it was not an isolated incident this photo on israeli social media shows three men stripped, bound, and confined in an animal pen. one of them is muhammad muttar. you can still see where the wires were today, he told me he was beaten by jewish

richard engel inside israel. >>> also tonight, the investigation under way into the death of a 69-year-old jewish man after an altercation at opposing war protests in california. a suspect identified but no arrests made. why police are asking the public for help. >>> it's election night in america. the key races to watch. abortion on the ballot in ohio. governor seats up for grabs, and what it could mean for the 2024 presidential election. >>> the unprecedented testimony. the special counsel investigating hunter biden, speaking to house lawmakers behind closed doors. what he told him about the probe into president biden's son. >>> the deadly crash as super fog covered the highway near new orleans. >>> and five years after the deadliest wildfire in california history, the remarkable rebirth in the town of paradise. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt reporting tonight from miami. >> good evening from miami, where we are preparing to host tomorrow night's republican presidential primary debate. but ahead of that, elections are under way across america today that may off

the same terms applying, that hamas has to release at least ten hostages a day, lester. >> richard engel with late details tonight, thank you. >>> there is new concern this evening about escalating violence in the israeli occupied west bank where the u.n says more than 200 palestinians have been killed in recent weeks. raf sanchez has that part of the story. we have to tell you, some of the video is difficult to watch >> reporter: tonight, as an uneasy truce holds in gaza, violence is surging in the occupied west bank israeli forces storming a refugee camp in the city of jenin hunting for militants from hamas and islamic jihad, but the palestinian health ministry says israeli troops also killed these two boys, 8-year-old adam and 15-year-old basil. officials say this is the moment adam was shot from behind as he's running away. a friend tries to drag him to safety behind a car calling out for help a second video appears to show basil with a group of other teenagers before he too is shot. israel's military says a number of suspects hurled explosive devices towards idf soldiers the soldier

let's begin with chief foreign correspondent richard engel with some late developments. >> reporter: another american has been freed by hamas tonight. 49-year-old liat beinin. she works as a tour guide at yad vashem and was taken hostage from a safe room on a kibbutz near gaza while her husband tried to fight off the hamas attackers. her husband remains a hostage. president biden reacting tonight. >> liat beinin is safe in egypt. she's crossed the border. i talked with her mother and father, and they are very appreciative, and things are moving well. she'll soon be home with her three children. >> reporter: beinin is only the second u.s. citizen hamas has let go following 4-year-old abigail edan whose parents were both murdered during hamas' october 7th massacre. also new tonight, hamas released two 18-year-old men, something the group said it would not do considering all military-aged men and women potential soldiers. in exchange, israel released 30 palestinian prisoners. israel has said hamas must release at least ten hostages a day to keep the truce going. otherwise, it will resum

chief foreign correspondent richard engel explains. >> reporter: the israeli military says it's fighting inside gaza city tonight. releasing this video of soldiers on the hunt for hamas. israeli prime minister netanyahu says israel will take overall security responsibility in gaza for an unspecified period to prevent another hamas attack, prompting this response from the white house. >> the president maintains his position that a reoccupation by israeli forces is not the right thing to do. >> reporter: but israel is nowhere close to controlling gaza. in jerusalem, at the sacred western wall, israelis tonight mourn the 1,400 people hamas murdered a month ago, gunning them down in their homes, as they danced at a festival, and tried to escape. gathered tonight were also families of the 240 hostages still held by hamas, including rachel goldberg's 23-year-old son, hersh. >> we cannot forget, there are 240 people buried, but very much alive, under gaza. the hostages have been underground in gaza for 32 days. >> reporter: speaking in hebrew with eli david, we joined his family on friday for a

joining us now, nbc's richard engel in tel aviv. what do we know about the allegations that these hostages have died? you just spoke with their family? >> reporter: so, the allegation from hamas, which is posted on telegram i that three members of the bibas family have been killed. the mother, and two children, including the 10-month-old baby, the youngest hostage held by -- held in gaza. israeli military put out a statement saying that it is aware, that it reached out to the family, giving them comfort, but has not been able to confirm the validity of that claim and it is still working through it. the reason it seems that this hamas put forward this statement, hamas said that the three members of the bibas family were killed by an israeli air strike previously. didn't say exactly when. the reason it seems that hamas made this claim right now is hamas is under a tremendous amount of pressure from arab mediators, from israel, from the united states, from everyone to release more hostages, particularly women and children in order to k

richard engel, thank you. stay safe. he's live in jerusalem.n bureau chief for the economist. good to see you. your recent piece is titled "the republican party no longer believes america is the essential nation." we'll read a little bit from it now and then discuss. you write,"except for admiration for ronald reagan and tax cuts, it is hard to see how the republican party of donald trump resembles the republican party of george w. bush just two decades ago. "in the aftermath of the hamas attack on israeli civilians on october 7, something like the old party shone thug "republicans unanimously condemned the terrorism and reaffirmed their alliance. "the promised to send billions in security assistance to israel and some rattled their sabers at iran, which sponsored hamas. "at the same time, much of the party is balking at sending arms to ukraine, which reagan and both bushes would surely have done. "what happened? the obvious answer is mr. trump." let's talk more about this evolution of the republican party. it's been on plain display this week

joining us from jerusalem is foreign correspondent richard engel.ther day, another 24-hour extension. they're coming in small increments, but another batch of hostages released which is good news. >> it is good news, but i can tell you, things are not looking nearly as encouraging today as they were when we spoke yesterday. yesterday, there was hope that it could be a two-day plus extension of this truce, that there could be a path to potentially a wider deal, but in the 11th hour, this truce was agreed to only be extended by one day. it was a major disagreement when hamas put forward an initial list, saying they were going to hand over seven hostages and the bodies of three hostages who were killed, according to hamas, in israeli air strikes, and israel rejected that. the talks do seem to be, i don't want to say breaking down, but entering into a much more complicated phase. so we are now only in a one-day extension, then there's tension building around this negotiation. there was a shooting attack here in jerusalem this morning, according to israe

yael engel lichi, thank you so much. please come back when ofir is ready to talk or at least come back and show pictures of him when the light is back in his eyes and his smile is back. because i know he's going to get better. and we're so happy that he's back and we're so happy that he's alive. >> yes, me too. thank you. thank you so much. >> coming up, the new report today about a tense call between donald trump and congressman kevin mccarthy. wait until you hear why trump reportedly did not want to help mccarthy fight to keep his seat as house speaker. >>> plus the new attempts to keep political ads produced with ai-generated images off your tv screen. stay with us. >>> new reporting from the "washington post" describes a tense phone call between former house speaker kevin mccarthy and donald trump in the days following mccarthy's ousting from the speakership. in the call trump explained why he did not stop mccarthy from being removed as speaker. the post reporting, "during the call trump lambasted mccarthy for not ex

nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is there in tel aviv for us hi, richard.ian prisoners. and there are intense efforts underway to extend it. and i am hearing from sources directly involved in the talks that there is some optimism that these -- this cease fire could be extended for two days at least. there is a lot of effort to make that happen with the director of the cia, the head of israeli intelligence, mossad officials all meeting in doha. but there is an enormous caveat that this could easily fall apart. it could fall apart today. it could fall apart tomorrow because there is so much tension. but the terms of the deal would be similar, that hamas would continue to release hostages, at least ten a day in exchange for palestinian prisoners. >> richard engel for us there in tel aviv richard, thank you. >>> an explosion yesterday at an auto repair shop in ohio killed at least three people and ignited a massive fire the blast was caught on camera as you can see here. it shook buildings three blocks away the victims died as a result of the fire that smoldere

but first, richard engel who joins us from israel.hard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. today is day four of what is supposed to be a four-day truce. and it is expected that later today, more hostages are going to be released by hamas and more palestinian prisoners released from israel. but we're hearing both sides hamas and israel are expressing a willingness to extend this truce to allow for more releases. since friday, hamas has been releasing women and children in batches. in exchange for palestinian women and minors in israeli jails. it is the most significant diplomatic breakthrough since the start of this conflict negotiated by qatar, the united states and egypt. among those freed is abigail idan, an israeli turned 4 in hamas captivity, but abigail is starting her new life as an orphan. her mother and father were killed during hamas' october 7th massacre when she was taken hostage along with her neighbors. it's taking place, highly controlled and deeply personal moments at a hospital near tel aviv. hila embra

>> richard engel for us there in jerusalem.hard, thank you. >>> we learned overnight that henry kissinger has passed away. a monumental figure in american diplomacy. he helped shape u.s. policy for decades. nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent, andrea mitchell joins us now. andrea, good morning. >> good morning, savannah. henry kissinger served presidents richard nixon and gerald ford. he was widely credited with shaping the nation's cold war policy and opening the first doors with china. but the nobel prize winner was also heavily criticized for his actions during the vietnam war. he came to america when his family escaped the holocaust, rose to the highest levels of american statesmanship, and continued to advise presidents of both parties for decades after he left office. >> reporter: this morning, henry kissinger is being remembered as a towering figure in american diplomacy. >> i think we made further progress. >> reporter: brilliant and controversial, the former secretary of state reshaped u.s. foreign policy under p

in gaza. >> richard engel, extraordinary reporting.nk you. >>> joining us is the jerusalem post editor and chief. avi, we now have a new video statement from the mother of two children who were released yesterday. i think these are the twins. their father remaining in captivity. let's play that. >> i can't even start to explain how it feels to have them back here. it feels like the end of a bad dream. we can finally start our lives together. but it's not over until it's over. there are still so many hostages left behind, including their father who is still held hostage in gaza. >> these are brothers, not twins. 12 and 16 years old. their mother is grieving, of course, for her husband. it's all unspeakable. >> it really is unspeakable. as i was listening to richard's account, it reminds me that this is a country that's still very much in a state of trauma. we haven't moved to post-trauma because we keep hearing more and more stories about what transpired that day on october 7th, that day of the horrific massacre. every day reveals more

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>> richard engel, ayman mohyeldin, we all continue to bring light to the story. appreciate all the reporting you've both done and for joining me this evening. >>> tonight, more families will soon be reunited with their loved ones. families like cher browne and her twin dollar darius, emma and julia, were among the 11 hostages released today. her sisters -- her husband is still being held by hamas. the family was abducted from their kibbutz in southern october on october 7th. in the weeks since the attack, daniel and sharon's family -- the cousin is joining me right now. thank you so much for being with me this evening. first, i can't imagine what this last 50 days plus have been for you and your family. you've been so heroic in really raising the story so publicly, and with a tremendous amount of grace. i want to ask you about the fact that so many of these kids are returning home, and mothers and wives, without their husbands. and they're being left behind at this point. and as a family member, what impact is that having? what is your thoughts on all the men and

the city of engels in order to be accepted any measures in relation to this emergency house. in april, literally a few days after the incident, yes he is really in a deplorable state, but do you have many such houses in your city? yes, there really are a lot of them, moreover, for some reason they are not recognized as emergency. let's call svetlana kuzmina, who lives in this house. hello, hello, svetlana, how old is your house, let’s go straight from the very beginning, from the birth of this house, our house was built in 1939, that is, it is 84 years old, initially it was a printing house, then it was occupied, it was given to her department, that is, it was a hostel, for the hostel, yes. workers, the factory ceased to exist in the tenth year, our hostel became a municipal one, while the factory was operating , there was hot water, there was heating, it was very warm in winter, that’s how the watchmen were, i know why, because when i arrived, i entered to work and worked in this hostel as a watchman, yeah, that is, there was order there, everything was civilized there, ever

joining us now live from tel-aviv, nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel. good morning. tell us more about how this new pause, this new extension came into play, and what the deal looks like in these prisoner exchanges for hostages. >> reporter: so we were expecting that today the israeli bombing campaign against hamas in gaza would resume. that is what israel said would happen. it said as soon as this temporary pause was over, then its mission to eliminate hamas from the gaza strip would begin in earnest. but in the 11th hour, as there were a few hours remaining for this temporary truce, qatar and egypt announced that there had been an extension. hamas also said that there had been this extension under the same terms. it means for every one hostage that is released, there will be three palestinian prisoners released from israeli jails. we're expecting to see ten, perhaps more than ten released today by hamas, and then another ten tomorrow. what happens after that is an open question. will israel resume its bombing campaign, or will there be yet another ext

>>> a senior arab official with direct knowledge of negotiations confirms to nbc's richard engel thatews foreign correspondent raf sanchez back with us in tel aviv. raf, what are we learning about the finalization of some kind of deal? >> reporter: so, ana, we've known for days that both sides were talking about this as a possibility. we heard president biden yesterday expressing optimism that it would happen. hamas saying they were open to it. israelis saying they were open to it. now this senior arab official with direct knowledge of the talks says a tentative agreement has been reached to extend this four-day cease-fire under that pre-agreed formula. that is one additional day of cease-fire in exchange for ten additional hostages. as of now, the cease-fire was supposed to end going into tomorrow. so it does appear like we're looking at least tuesday will be another day of quiet inside gaza, assuming this agreement is finalized and assuming that nobody breaks the cease-fire which so far has not happened. this cease-fire has been strained, but it has not broken. that will be enormous

joining us now is nbc's richard engel, in jerusalem this morning. richard, what more do we know about the hostages being released today, and also this attack in jerusalem? >> reporter: so, it is good to talk to you, jose. before we start, you might hear the call to prayer which is happening right now in this city. and it was here in jerusalem just on the outskirts of the city, a bus stop, where according to local police two palestinians got out of a vehicle and opened fire on a crowd. they according to hamas were members of the hamas military wing. they killed three people, three israelis, and injured several others, three of them quite seriously. it does not seem to have disrailed this hostage for palestinian prisoner swap. a short while ago, two more israelis were released by hamas. they were handed over to the red cross. it is unclear why just two. generally these hostage swaps ha taken place where all of them or most of them are released at the same time. these two women, however, were handed over to the red cross. israel has confirmed that, but

our richard engel standing by. >>> also, the stark warning, our fbi chief telling congress that hamasacks could inspire the biggest terror threat to the u.s. since isis. >>> and another hearing, anti-war protesters, their hands panted red, removed by police, amid threats to jewish students at cornell. the suspect now in custody. >>> the search and arrest warrants just revealed for the suspect in the maine shooting the new details we're learning >>> the record-breaking cold this halloween across the country. first, the fall snow, the danger on the roads. we're tracking it. >>> newly revealed body cam from the deadly maui wildfire

german philosophy, whose works in the country were valued on an equal basis with the works of marx and engelsa coincidence of irony, the university of albertino remained here for exactly 400 years; in august 1944, after the bombing, a small part of the volenrod library was miraculously preserved. precious books of past centuries are now stored in the rare book library of the cultural and educational center of the emmanul kant baltic federal university. martin von walenro, chancellor of köniksberg was a great connoisseur of books and collected 3,000 copies, but in 1632 there was a fire in his house and everything burned down. can you imagine his tragedy and he continued collecting books, his new collection had already collected 2,000 copies, and out of harm ’s way. they began to be stored at the albertina university. after the fire of 1944, the remaining part of the books was taken to moscow, and 40 years later returned to kalining. now the collection consists of just over 400 items. in addition to them, the university library stores about 8,000 volumes of revolutionary literature in russian.

tal and aaron, if you'll stay with me, i want to bring in nbc chief foreign correspondent richard engel. richard, any idea when we might exchange to see this exchange begin today? >> reporter: i wish i could tell you. these things have been very hard to predict. it does seem like it's going ahead today. we're hearing no indications it won't take place today. there's not much of the day remaining. as you were discussing earlier, despite the difficulties, somehow this convoluted system going through qatar, going through egypt, negotiators, does seem to be working. after delays and a lot of discussion over who gets on the list, these israelis and other foreign nationals are ultimately being freed, and palestinian prisoners are being freed. we still have a little bit of time left. the big news at least today is it seems we'll have two more day days to get over the line or make more progress. even if today doesn't work, there's another chance to make it succeed. i'm not hearing any indications that things have fallen to the wayside today as of yet. >> we know going into this war, richard, pr

yesterday, 11 women and children were freed by hamas as 33 were freed from an israeli prison richard engel starts off our coverage this morning. >> reporter: with the deadline for a four-day truce about to expire, hamas released another batch of hostages from gaza through the red cross. 11 more israeli women and children all from the kibbutz of nir oz close to gaza were freed after diplomacy led by qatar and egypt. and more may be coming out hamas and israel agreed to extend their truce two more days, at least hamas says the same terms apply. three palestinian prisoners freed from israeli jails for every hostage. along with other conditions, including more aid into gaza there were no americans in this group, only one has been released in the cease-fire so far, abigail idan, who turned 4 in gaza and is now an orphan both of her parents were killed by hamas during the group's october 7th massacre of 1200 israelis abigail was sheltered by neighbors, until they were all kidnapped. abigail, who goes by guli, has become a symbol of tragedy and hope in israel we met her aunt. >> we're protecting

nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel has that story.ages may be hard to watch. >> reporter: with tensions already high across the middle east, now there's this, these palestinian men were apprehended by israeli soldiers. palestinians are comparing this video to the abuse and humiliation carried out by u.s. troops at iraq's abu ghraib prison. two human rights group tell us they are still investigating the circumstances. why it's unclear exactly where or when the incident took place and the circumstances surrounding it, israel is not denying it. in a statement, the israel defense forces tells nbc news the conduct seen in the footage is deplorable and does not comply with the army's orders. we are familiar with the incident and it is being reviewed by the commanders. disciplinary actions will be applied accordingly. it was not an isolated incident. this photo on israeli social media shows three men stripped, bound, and confined in an animal pen. one of them is mohammad matar. >> you can still see where the wires were. today he told me he w

our richard engel has the latest from the region. >> reporter: israeli tanks and troops have encircled gaza city and are expected to soon enter the urban areas. the hamas-run health ministry in gaza says the death toll has passed 10,000 and could rise with an advance into gaza city, which is full of hamas tunnels, fighters and several hundred thousand palestinian civilians. secretary blinken is pushing israel to pause. but there's no sign that's coming. as anger in the middle east against the u.s., israel's main backer, is growing. before blinken arrived in turkey, protesters tried to storm a nato base housing american troops. a second american aircraft carrier strike group arrived in the region. in a warning to iran and its proxies. as u.s. officials tell nbc news that recent attacks by iranian-backed militias have injured at least 35 americans on bases in iraq and syria. the base increasing with ten attacks since thursday. none of the injuries were described as life threatening. in gaza, s.eisrael says it has t open a corridor for civilians to escape from the north to the south, but

the rallies in the capital are being held on the iconic engel street, which means revolution street participantsaza residents and condemning what they described as the israeli regime's genocide against uh people in the besieg territory, the nationwide paraids mark national bassiege week in iran. protests have taken place in other parts of the world and support of palestinians in gaza muslims in the philippines capital manila waved palestine's flag calling. for a permanent ceasefire, they also urged the untold israel accountable for its crimes in the australian city of sydney's students of all ages gathered outside the town hall condemning tel aviv. a similar rally was also held outside the egyptian embassy in berlin, the protesters there called on egypt to allow refugees and humanitarian aid to flow freely into gaya rafa crossing in cuba's capital havana thousands, led by president miguel diaz, diaz can in front of the us embassy the accused israel of committing genocide against palestinians in gaza. similar rallies were also held in other countries, including the netherlands and pakistan. in he

i want to bring in richard engel from jerusalem for some reaction here.osely because his words could shine some light on whether this battle expands. what did you make of this speech? >> reporter: so i think it's, first of all, important to understand who hassan nez rel la is. he controls not just hezbollah, but he represents the most powerful armed wing of iran outside of iran. he represents hezbollah, which is -- i think it's the most powerful non-governmental militia on the planet. he also to a way speaks for other shia and iranian backed militia groups in iran and syria. so he is in a way the military wing of iran outside of iran, and he controls tens of thousands of fighters, tens of thousands of rockets. this is the first time we heard from him directly. he was speaking from an unknown location. it was a generic background. there were large crowds assembled. when he was speaking, the crowds were only hear him through a screen. this was a highly choreographed event. it has been advertised online for days. so this was a message that was carried live t

richard engel inside israel. >>> also tonight, the investigation under way into the death of a 69-year-oldltercation at opposing war protests in california. a suspect identified, but no arrests made. why police are asking

richard engel begins our coverage this morning. >> reporter: israel devastated part after refugee campgaza city. carrying out what it called a large-scale strike in one of the most densely-populated areas in the world. a nearby hamas-run hospital said dozens were killed and hundreds injured. nbc news cannot independently confirm those figures. the camp is full of apartment buildings, and people can be seen carrying away wounded and dead and digging through rubble. israel said it was targeting one of the leaders of hamas' october 7 massacre of 1400 israelis and that its strike collapse add subterranean structure. israel blamed hamas for the civilian deaths, saying hamas uses civilians as human shields. [speaking in a global language] perhaps the only thing not in dispute in this war is that civilians in gaza are suffering and that the hospitals needed to care for the growing number of injured are barely functioning. >> this has been a massacre that's been unfolding. and now we're getting to the final chapter of this massacre where even the wounded will not be spared. the world needs to

i cannot think about what is happening in gaza, because it breaks my heart. >> that was richard engelrom us. during us now is israel's minister of, excuse me, israel's minister of strategic affairs, he is one of the -- benjamin netanyahu's war cabinet and former israeli ambassador to the u.s.. thank you so much. >> thank you katie, i'm sorry for the mumbling at the top. >> my pleasure. >> let me ask you about prime minister benjamin netanyahu, and this indefinite security force that will be within gaza. what does that mean? >> he didn't say the definite security forces he didn't say he was going to occupy israel for a peter of time. he would say that israel have overriding security responsibility, and i think that's clear. the administration of gaza as something else. that will have to be done by the palestinians. who those palestinians will be, what the governance will be, we don't know. we know who it is not going to be. it's not going to be hamas. over a security response to be means that as we israel goes into gaza, and as we destroy hamas terrorist infrastructure, what happens af

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