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is it appropriate to use i the raf to fly people to rwanda? my the raf to fly people to rwanda?priority is to the raf to fly people to rwanda? m1: priority is to stop the boats, the raf to fly people to rwanda? m1' priority is to stop the boats, as i said, and right now we are trying to get the bill through parliament in the face of enormous opposition from the face of enormous opposition from the labour party and in the house of lords. once we get this bill onto the statute books we will do everything we can to get flights off to rwanda because fundamentally we must stop about because it is a matter of fairness, it is not right that people can jump the queue and come to our country illegally, putting pressure on services and risk their lives. that's why i'm so determined to stop about, we will be able to do that with this bill. fine able to do that with this bill. five cabinet ministers _ able to do that with this bill. five cabinet ministers voted against smoking legislation, what does that say about your leadership? rah? say about your leadership? why announce a _ say about y

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we also support the raf planes being sent to the region to bolster the operation. for a safer world. there can be no doubt that the attack perpetrated by iranian forces this weekend has left the world a more dangerous place. it targeted innocent civilians with the clear intent to destabilise the region. it must be wholly condemned ljy region. it must be wholly condemned by all. but let us also be clear, a full—scale conflict in the middle eastis full—scale conflict in the middle east is in no one's interests. it is a path that can only lead to more bloodshed, more instability in the unleashing of forces that are beyond the ability of anyone to control. the combined defensive action this weekend was a success and because of that, lives were saved. as a result, escalation is not inevitable. in repelling the attack, israel showed strength and courage. it must now show the same strength and courage to de—escalate. that has to be the primary objective. that is the responsibility of all sides and every partner. we must be resolute and united in our support for the collec

the raf and u.s. military were both deployed, supporting israel's defense. u.s. president joe biden will could being leaders to coordinate a diplomatic response to what he called a brazen attack. also, australia in shock with police still unsure of a motive behind the stabbing attack that killed six people in sydney. >> australians are likely to try to deal with the shock and trauma that will come with what has occurred. >>> in sports, manchester city went top of the premier league with both of their title rivals playing today. >>> hello, thanks for joining us here on the breakfast show. our top story this morning, iran's barrage of drones and missiles launched towards israel overnight. it is iran's first direct attack on israeli territory. while iran says the attack is concluded, israel remains on high alert. israel's air defense systems brought down the vast majority of any incoming threat before reaching israeli territory, and no one was killed. it was an unprecedented attack, a retaliation race suspected israeli strike in syria that killed two iranian general

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i spoke to the raf, they are the best of the best and i know the whole house will join me. with this attack, iran has shown its true colors. they eat so chaos in their own backyard, destabilizing the middle east. this -- our aim is to support stability because it is right for the region. in the middle east has a direct effect on security at home, so we are working to de-escalate the situation and prevent bloodshed. we want to see cooler heads prevail and we are directing diplomatic efforts to that. i spoke to my g7 leaders and we are united in condemnation of this attack. we discussed diplomatic measures which we will be working together to coordinate in the coming days. i will be speaking to netanyahu to express solidarity with israel in the face of this attack and discuss how we can prevent escalation. all sides must show restraint. our action reflects our wider strategy which were set out in the house. three vital steps to put the region on a better path. we must uphold regional security including in the red sea and ensure israel's security. that is nonnegotiable and a f

raf sanchez is in israel. >> reporter: tonight, the bodies of the foreign aid workers carried out of gaza after those israeli air strikes on vehicles marked with large world central kitchen logos. >> some of the people that died were -- were my friends, and i sat with them. >> reporter: the founder of the aid group, chef jose andres, appearing on israeli television and demanding answers. >> they were target systemically car by car, so this was not just bad luck situation where, oops, we dropped the bomb in the wrong place or, no, this was over 1.5, 1.8 kilometers with a very defined humanitarian convoy. >> reporter: overnight israel's top general announcing the findings of its preliminary investigation calling the strikes, a grave mistake. >> it was a mistake that followed a misidentification at night during a war in very complex conditions. it shouldn't have happened. >> reporter: all seven world central kitchen staff who were killed have been identified. among them, 33-year-old jacob flickinger, a dual american canadian citizen, his family sharing these photos of him with his partn

raf sanchez is in te aviv, raf, how is the israeli public reacting to the intelligence chief's resignationnd of pressure does this put on benjamin netanyahu. >> reporter: i think this adds real pressure on president netanyahu, it raises this question of who was responsible for the massive intelligence failure can that led to the october 7th attack. first senior official to resign since the attack, but he's unlikely to be the last, we were expecting other spy chiefs, other generals to also resign, they've indicated they take responsibility for what happened. one person who has not is prime minister netanyahu himself, he's promised there will be a national commission to investigate these failings, like the 9/11 commission in the united states, he has not said when that probe will begin or when it will report, and he's facing consistent, sustained protests from demonstrators who are calling for early elections saying they've lost faith in this president and this government. netanyahu really doesn't have any answers to give the israeli public. >> raf the u.s. is expected to announce some sanct

joining me now, raf sanchez in tel aviv and mike memoli. i saw your reports all morning, raf. what did they find? >> reporter: we mapped out the locations of each of these three destroyed aid vehicles that you have been seeing, the twisted wreckage, over the last 48 hours or so. our brave colleagues from our gaza crew going physically to the stops where those seven aide workers were killed, sending us back the footage. to be clear, it's not like these seven world central kitchen aide workers were caught in a crossfire and that they were hit accidentally as israel was targeting hamas. each of these vehicles was hit individually by what appears to be a very precise israeli air strike. we heard from the chief of staff of the israeli military. he is saying what happened here was a misidentification. the israeli military mistook these humanitarian vehicles for some kind of threat. he said that happened at night and that it happened in a complex war environment. what he has not addressed -- the israeli military has not addressed so far is this question of, how is it that the world c

raf israel's military response. raf jets were used to shoot down iranian drones last night, most of which were intercepted without causing any significant damage. a small number, though, did reach israel, damage. a small number, though, did reach israel , critically did reach israel, critically injuring a seven year old girl and causing some damage to an army base. health secretary victoria atkins told gb news this morning that britain will stand with the people of israel. >> we will be working across our, you know, free democracies across the world to ensure that we stand with israel. but we do so to try and de—escalate the tensions in the region, because nobody wants to see an escalation in the sorts of military activities that we have seen. >> in other news, angela rayner is facing mounting pressure over her two homes row after a former aide told police that she had not told the truth about her real home. her former chief adviser has given a statement to greater manchester police contradicting her claims. matt fi

raf? >> reporter: that's right.are not expecting the israelis to initiate a ground offensive in rafah, at least in the next few days, while the passover holiday is underway. the feeling is at minimum israel will allow reservists to spend the holiday at home, and then they may be called up in big numbers after that. but as you say, rafah is a major source of friction between the u.s. and israeli governments, even after you saw the u.s. playing that major role on saturday night, shooting down many of the incoming cruise missiles, drones, ballistic missiles. those disagreements remain in place over rafah. in the last hour or so, the u.s. has imposed sanctions on a far right israeli settler. i have met him in the occupied west bank. he is the head of an avowedly racist far right israeli organization. he is a political ally of israel's national security minister. a man who sits around the table -- a cabinet table with benjamin netanyahu. as well as rafah, it's possible you will see more friction over the american decisio

the raf, britain's royal air force, which was already operating in along the borders of syria and iraqer, to counter any kind of advance or resurgence of so—called islamic state of is, isis. they also shot down a number of drones so that they would have gone quite a circuitous route. and the us navy, which has got some very powerful warships in the region, in the red sea, they shot down some and some of theirjets took off. and also israeli air force fighters took off from from an air base in the south of israel, in the negev, to shoot them down. so it was a coordinated thing — highly expensive, by the way. 0ne estimate i've seen saying that this has cost israel up to $1 billion, but israel right now is patting itself on the back, saying, "we defeated this, we knocked out 99%." make no mistake, iran has got a massive arsenal of missiles, of ballistic missiles. it's got a whole lot more where these came from. 0k. jeremy, where do we go from here then? we have international meetings, the war cabinet in israel itself, the g7 convening. what does happen next? interesting that whenjoe biden

frank. >> raf, you mentioned the reports from iran. are on the ground in tel aviv what is the mood there >> reporter: it is interesting, frank. it is quiet and calm we're here in central tel aviv israeli military has not imposed restrictions on the civilian population that is different from the situation over the weekend when the military said people should not gather in large groups. they canceled summer camps and schools because of that. there is no new restrictions and that suggests that israel is not bracing for retaliation. we are not expecting to hear any speeches from prime minister netanyahu or senior israeli officials commenting on the attack the official line is israel is not confirming or denying. inside the netanyahu government, we are seeing mixed reactions. the center right says israel restored deterrents. >> we are expecting to hear from antony blinken at 6:30 a.m raf, this is a developing story. you and your crew stay safe. thank you. >>> we are digging into the market action of the conflict. we will show you this in a

>> raf sanchez in tel aviv tonight, thank you. >>> former president trump was in key battleground states in the midwest highlighting the border crisis as he is dealing with new fallout from his legal cases, including an expanded gag order from a judge. gabe gutierrez reports. >> reporter: tonight, former president trump on a battleground blitz with this rally in green bay, wisconsin. >> do i have your word you're going to go out and vote? >> and this stop in grand rapids, michigan. both states president biden narrowly won four years ago. mr. trump zeroing in on the border crisis, highlighting the murder of 25-year-old ruby garcia here last month. authorities say the suspect, her romantic partner, an undocumented immigrant who had previously been deported during the trump administration. >> not one more innocent life should be lost to biden migrant crime. >> reporter: mr. trump slamming president biden for rolling back restrictive trump border policies. >> under the trump administration, we had a tough policy of getting the bad people out. >> reporter: a new survey shows 64% of americans

but the fact that the raf has been involved at all, of course, pretty significant.on to any prime minister to make it so we won't have taken a slightly. although he was keen to stress that this was part of a much wider internationally concerted effort to deal with this attack from iran. let's have a watch of what he had to say. last night, iran launched a barrage of missiles and attack drones across the middle east towards israel. this was a dangerous and unnecessary escalation, which i've condemned in the strongest terms. thanks to an international, coordinated effort, which united kingdom participated in, almost all of these missiles were intercepted, saving lives notjust in israel but in neighbouring countries like jordan as well. the raf sent additional planes to the region as part of our existing operations to counter daesh in iraq and syria. i can confirm our planes shot down a number of iranian attack drones. i want to pay tribute to the bravery and professionalism of our pilots flying into the face of danger to protect civilians. rishi sunak was also asked w

the raf sent jordan as well. region as part of our existing operations to counter daesh in iraq and syria. i can confirm that our planes did shoot down a number of iranian attack drones. i don't want to pay tribute to the bravery and professionalism of our flying into the of our pilots flying into the face of danger. >> a group of british iranians have responded to the attack with a demonstration outside the iranian embassy in london to show solidarity with israel . show solidarity with israel. >> we, the british iranian diaspora, have gathered here today in protest to let the world know that the war of the mullahs, which has started for really in reality, 45 years. but last night they launched over 300 missiles at israel. is not the war of the people of iran. and we are urging the public, the media and the rest of the world to recognise that this is the war of the mullahs and not the war of the mullahs and not the war of the mullahs and not the war of the people of iran. >> the knife attacker who killed six peop

it's an raf base . asylum seekers have an raf base.nce. i mean , do you have ordnance. i mean, do you have any understanding of what has happened there ? because it happened there? because it doesn't look good, does it? we've got the likes of bibby stockholm, which wasn't safe for asylum seekers, and now raf wethersfield. i mean, it looks as though accommodation for asylum seekers isn't fit for purpose, but first of all, i should just stop it by saying one of the reasons we want to stop this illegal trade in people crossing the channel at the rwanda bill is a very important part of that is to prevent us from needing accommodation in the first place. >> @- f that's the first >> i mean, that's the first thing to say. secondly although it's raf front of it, it's got raf in front of it, that's actually office that's actually a home office and obviously and site. they've obviously found safety issue found a health and safety issue there. not familiar with the there. i'm not familiar with the details. i've seen this details. i've just seen t

we are hearing of some raf involvement in the air defense of israel last night. what do you know?ou do matt about the ref's development. in view of this from an overall perspective, the iranians managed to fire i think 331 combination missiles and drones and very few got through and they were intercepted outside israel's airspace. it was a huger when the you see the missiles first you have to detect them and track them and destroy them. if you wait until they enter the airspace that doesn't give you long to intercept them. almost certainly what's been happening a combination of intelligence, satellite and dates have been collected and information being passed to israelis and americans who seem to have done a launch of the intercepting part of last night and i think what's interesting is exactly at lieutenant kennel le rner said seven missiles did get to the air base where the f- 35s were launched on that mission on the 1st of april. but the base there is absolutely massive. there are three big ranways. it's no great -- runways and there's no reports of fatalities and one report tr

the government says it hasn't ruled out using the raf, i gimmick.nt says it| hasn't ruled out using the raf, do you think they should be used? i think the government should be concentrating on how they will stop small boats arriving in the first place rather than wasting time and taxpayers' money on a gimmick, however they travel to rwanda. their attendance of thousands of people waiting to have their claims processed and the government is talking about removing a few hundred. more people came in one day last week than this entire scheme will remove under its current provisions. it is a gimmick, it won't work, it is a waste of money, let's do what matters, smash the gangs that run this trade. in the next hour we are expecting the scottish government to confirm that it is ditching its flagship target of reducing greenhouse gas emission by 75% by 2030. we will be live in holyrood for that announcement. earlier, stuart haszeldine professor of carbon capture & storage at the university of edinburgh gave me his reaction to the expected scrapping of the t

joining me now, raf sanchez, who is in tel aviv for us, and peter alexander.er, what do we know about president biden's call right now with israel's prime minister? >> reporter: we are told by officials here that that call between president biden and netanyahu began 30 minutes ago. i'm told it is still ongoing. it's likely that the secretary of state will be a part of this. i'm told the vice president participating in this call as well. it comes at a very tense time in the relationship between these two individuals. this is the first time they are speaking to one another since that strike that killed the seven world central kitchen workers, just a matter of days ago. the call was scheduled after that strike took place. the president, i'm told by u.s. officials, is very angry. he described his outrage at this situation right now. among the real concerns that the u.s. has, that president biden has and concerns he will communicate, we are told, to prime minister netanyahu is the mistreatment or the failure to take precautions to protect humanitarian workers right

joining us now, nbc news international correspondent raf sanchez.understand you have some breaking news about president biden and benjamin netanyahu. >> reporter: katy, that's right, an israeli official tells me president biden will speak to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu tomorrow. their last phone call was in mid-march and a lot has happened since then. this will be the first time they have spoken since monday night's air strike, killing seven workers from world central kitchen, including a 33-year-old american. it will also be the first time, katy, that they have spoken since the u.s. allowed that u.n. security council resolution to pass. that resolution calling for an immediate cease fire in gaza, also calling for an immediate and unconditional release of the hostages but the israelis absolutely furious that this resolution did not explicitly link those two things. it did not make a cease fire conditional on the release of the hostages. netanyahu in a very public display of anger with the united states cancelling a visit to the white h

he's expected to address how raf jets helped shoot down some of the drones that were launched. westminster. westminster buffeted by events in the middle east once again and how to respond. the foreign secretary gave his assessment. iran to respond. the foreign secretary gave his assessment.— gave his assessment. iran has suffered a _ gave his assessment. iran has suffered a double _ gave his assessment. iran has suffered a double defeat, - gave his assessment. iran has suffered a double defeat, the | suffered a double defeat, the failure of their attack and by making this attack we have revealed to the world their true nature as a malign influence in the region. but there was also this warning to israel. ~ .. there was also this warning to israel. ~ ., ., , israel. we are urging them as friends to _ israel. we are urging them as friends to think _ israel. we are urging them as friends to think with - israel. we are urging them as friends to think with head - israel. we are urging them as friends to think with head as i israel. we are urging them as i friends to think with head

james landalejoined an raf flight taking off from jordan.n parachute, all of it bound for gaza. 0n the tarmac, ia military aircraft getting ready for the largest coalition air drop since they began last month, a special delivery to mark the end of ramadan. inside, pilots and crews from different nations being briefed on the operation, safety a key concern in the small airspace over gaza. —— from nine nations. outside, the raf plane is loaded, each palette containing rice, sugar, beans, baby food, oil and water, flour — the basics for a meal — this, the raf�*s sixth airdrop so far. it is not that much, but i tell you what — it's the effort that counts. as in, every little helps. i'm quite proud and privileged to be involved in this sort of mission. but is it enough? will it meet the needs of the people in gaza? the aircraft's carrying 12 of these pallets. now, each of them are about a tonne, so that means this entire payload is worth about one truck crossing a border on the ground. the aircrews here insist that, cumulatively, the air drops ar

they came up with a plan, and that led to the raf getting involved in shooting down some of those dronesicant moment in london. the government here does have the ability to make these decisions on its own. it doesn't need the approval of parliament. parliament here hasn't actually been sitting over the past couple of weeks, so they wouldn't have been able to ask anyway. but the prime minister has made it clear that the priority now is de—escalation. here's what he told broadcasters earlier. last night, iran launched a barrage of missiles and attack drones across the middle east towards israel. this was a dangerous and unnecessary escalation, which i've condemned in the strongest terms. thanks to an international coordinated effort which the united kingdom participated in, almost all of these missiles were intercepted, saving lives not just in israel, but in neighbouring countries likejordan as well. the raf sent additional planes to the region as part of our existing operations to counter daesh in iraq and syria. i can confirm that our planes did shoot down a number of iranian attack dro

let's get to tel aviv and nbc's raf sanchez. raf, let's start with today's meeting. weapons, does that undermine their efforts to restrain netanyahu's offensive? >> reporter: ana, as you said, senior officials on both sides, secretary of state antony blinken. expecting national security adviser jake sullivan. a member from the war cabinet ron do you rememberer. the topic of discussion is this public discussion between israel and the u.s. on the way forward in rafah, the city in southern gaza where more than a million palestinians are sheltering. the americans hoping to convince their israeli counterparts that there is an alternative to a ground invasion, something netanyahu signaled he's not open to. you mentioned that while the u.s. is calling for a cease-fire, it is also shipping some of these massive 2,000-pound bombs to the israeli government. that is a move that has been criticized worldwide, and also by a number of democrats. part of the reason is, human rights groups say it's these enormous 2,000 pound bombs when used in gaza city and rafah, can cause massive

the raf reputational damage.r own commitments . have got their own commitments. that's one of the details we're yet to hear. how these people are going to get there, but it's looking hopeful at last for the government after two years. >> well, katherine forster perhaps they'll sprout wings and flap them and make it there safely. katherine forster, thank you very much for joining us live from downing street. and joining me now is the former minister under david cameron's cabinet, norman baker. norm, welcome to the show. i mean , welcome to the show. i mean, even i'm getting cynical about this, norman. now, two years later, £5 billion today. they think that the rwanda scheme will cost over five years, £1 billion a year for 30,000 migrants, £150,000 a pop. and yet not a single person has taken off. how do you sum up the situation, norm ? situation, norm? >> this is a ridiculous and a dangerous bill, which will achieve nothing. and the government has been deeply stupid to have invested so much political capital in it

nbc's raf sanchez from tel aviv, thank you.rter for axios, eugene scott, thank you as well. >>> up next we'll talk about the weight of president biden's influence on israel as the country ignores white house warnings against retaliation. that after overnight strikes on iran. >>> and coming up on "morning joe," live reporting from israel throughout the morning as details about the scope of the attack emerge plus a panel of military and foreign policy experts is analysis amid growing fears of a wider conflict in the region. >>> "morning joe" is just moments away. you'd like to be. like here. and here. not so much here. farxiga reduces the risk of kidney failure which can lead to dialysis. ♪ far-xi-ga ♪ ♪♪ farxiga can cause serious side effects, including ketoacidosis that may be fatal, dehydration, urinary tract or genital yeast infections and low blood sugar. a rare, life-threatening bacterial infection in the skin of the perineum could occur. stop taking farxiga and call your doctor right away if you have symptoms of this infec

more raf fi . hter 'ets, what shape that will take?hape that will take? more raf fighterjets, more refuelling - fighter jets, more refuelling tankers fighterjets, more refuelling tankers as well to the region. that suggests they are braced potentially for further things that could happen here. we'll have to wait and see how israel responds the debate here in westminster recently has moved increasingly towards a much stronger rhetoric against what israel has been doing in gaza. there's been a debate raging about whether the uk should continue to send arms to israel, pressure on the government to publish legal advice it has received. this could change things slightly. there will of course be some sympathy for what israel has injured overnight. if this does escalate then clearly this is going to be a huge political problem for all of israel's allies including the united kingdom. b5 all of israel's allies including the united kingdom.— all of israel's allies including the united kingdom. as you indicated, olitical united kingdom. as you in

raf, walk us through the latest. what do we know?rter: so ana, we are now 12 plus hours on from this israeli strike, and it does not appear, at least at this time, that we are hurdling towards further escalation. instead, as you said, both iran and israel appear to be downplaying what happened early this morning. we heard from the iranian president a couple of hours ago. he did not even mention the strike. iranian state media is saying the situation is calm, that civilian flights are moving as normal, and despite all the bluster that we've heard this week from the iranian revolutionary guard that any israeli attack would be met with a massive and immediate response, this morning iran is neither accusing israel of responsibility, nor is it saying that it will retaliate. from the israeli side, they are neither confirming nor denying responsibility for this attack. we have not heard from prime minister benjamin netanyahu today. we are not expecting to at this point, and israel is not crowing, not gloating, not rubbing iran's face in thi

and so therefore, as raf said, it could have been worse. iranians could have tried to provoke a war. but i d do think this was iran' response to what they claim was attack against sovereign iranian territory in damascus when israel took the strike at what the iranians claim was the consulate in damascus and killed senior commanders. >> let mow ask you and director brennan raised this you and i are very familiar with the management of reporting on private phone calls. but, this the reporting it suggest bupresident said take t win, to prime minister netanyahu cording to the "new york times" they called off a row taltory strike but the war cabinet is meeting as raf was saying. what do you anticipate coming out of dthat meeting, and what should people understanding about these behind the scenes diplomatic conversations between joe biden and president biden and prime minister netanyahu. two people who had an adversarial relationship at times. >> well, i would suspect in this case, you know, there's a compart mentallation, right. a lot of disagre

this, the raf's sixth drop so far. >> every little bit helps.ud and privileged to be involved in these missions. >> but is it enough, will it meet the needs of the people in gaza? the aircraft carried 12 of these pallets. each of them are about a ton. that means this entire payload is worth about one truck crossing a border on the ground. >> the aircrews here insist that joomla! tivoli the air drops are beginning to have an impact -- cumulatively the air drops are begin to have an impact. >> we are continually delivering aid. the people of gaza grateful for the efforts that we are going through. we will keep delivering until we cannot give them anymore. >> we fly the short distance to gaza and then we over the drop zone. the pilots are satisfied that no one is below and the drops begin. >> these drops are expensive and inadequate. but we are told they are better than nothing and there are making a difference. 12 boxes out, all on target on the northern shore. these airdrop can be dangerous. people have been crushed in the stampede to get to the

nbc news foreign correspondent raf sanchez has the story. >> reporter: the bodies of the foreign aid workers carried out of gaza after those israeli airstrikes on vehicles marked with large world central kitchen logos. >> some of the people that died were, were my friends. and i served with them. >> reporter: the founder of the aid group, chef jose andres appearing on israeli television and demanding answers. >> they were target, systematically, car by car. so this was not just bad luck situation where oops, we dropped the bomb notice wrong place or, no. this was over 1.5, 1.8 kilometers with a very defined humanitarian convoy. >> reporter: israel's top general announcing the findings of its preliminary investigation, calling the strikes a grave mistake. >> it was a mistake that followed a misidentification. at night, during a war in a very complex conditions. it shouldn't have happened. >> reporter: all seven world central kitchen staff who were killed have been identified. among them, 33-year-old jacob flickinger. his family sharing these photos of him with his partner and young so

>> raf sanchez for us there in tel aviv. raf, thank you. >>> all right.ome key developments tied to a major issue in the 2024 race. reproductive rights and abortion. florida supreme court paved the way for the state's six-week abortion ban to take effect. but in a separate ruling, the court ruled that voters will have their say on broader abortion rights in a referendum on the ballot in november. nbc's senior legal correspondent laura jarett is here to break it down. so related, but separate, two different rulings. let's start with this abortion ban that was passed by the florida state legislature. it is a long legal road. it is complicated. but the bottom line is that the state supreme court upheld this six-week ban essentially. >> yeah. they said there is no right to an abortion under the state constitution. a bunch of states have been dealing with this since the fall of roe v. wade. there's no federal right. so the states have been looking at their own constitutions to see if there's any hook there. obviously advocates have been trying to use that as t

raf sanchez has more. >> reporter: tonight the fiery aftermath of what appears to be a targeted strike in syria. smoke and flames billowing from an iranian diplomatic building in damascus. debris scattered on the street. iran says the blast killed two generals and five officers from its revolutionary guard, and it's blaming israel and vowing revenge. israel not commenting. iran is a primary backer of both hezbollah and hamas. as fears grow of a widening conflict outside gaza, where today israel announced the end of what it calls a two-week counterterror raid on al shifa hospital, leaving behind a trail of destruction. israel says hamas used the hospital as a base and that israeli commandos killed 200 militants and captured senior hamas operatives. the u.s. saying hamas is hiding among civilians. >> hamas should not -- should not be operating out of hospitals. but as we've also said, we do not want firefights in a hospital. >> reporter: the world health organization says at least 21 patients died during the israeli siege. and gaza's hamas-run health ministry said they found bodies of ci

i spoke to the raf earlier today. they are the best of the best. with this attack, iran has again shown their true colors. they want to further destabilize the middle east. although the middle east is thousands of miles away, it has a direct effect on our security and prosperity. we are working urgently with our allies to de-escalate the situation and prevent further bloodshed. we want to see calm her heads prevail. we are directing all about diplomatic efforts to those means. we are united in our condemnation of this attack. we have discussed further diplomatic measures that we will be working on in the coming days. i will be shortly speaking to prime minister netanyahu to express our solidarity with israel and talk about how we can further help them. our actions show a wider strategy. i believe there are three vital steps to put the region onto a better path. we must uphold regional security against hostile actors. we must ensure israel's security. that is not negotiable. it is a fundamental condition of peace in the region. in the face of threat

the raf sent additional planes to the region as part of our existing operations to counter daesh in iraq syria. i can confirm our planes shot down a number of iranian attack drones. i want to pay tribute to the bravery and professionalism of our pilots flying into the face of danger to protect civilians. joining me now from downing street is our news correspondent, azadeh moshiri. talk us through what we learned there about the role of the uk here. the key thing we learned there is that the prime minister confirmed that the prime minister confirmed that rafjets did shoot down a number of iranian drones, though we don't know how many. the big message he was sending is to reiterate the idea of calm heads prevailing, the idea of calm heads prevailing, the idea of calm heads prevailing, the idea of restrained. we have heard that echoed by the labour leader sir keir starmer as well. even in talking about that g7 leaders meeting later today, talks about he would continue to urge for calm. that's because there is this big risk of the situation escalating. he, as was his counterpart in the unite

raf sanchez, nbc news, tel aviv. >>> and that is "nightly news" for this tuesday.ke care of yourself and each other. good night. good night. >>> i'm raj mathai. next on "nbc bay area news tonight," tensions boiling over on college campuses across the country. >> free, free palestine! >> how universities, including uc berkeley and cal poly are responding to the pro-palestinian rallies. >>> also, deep cuts at tesla. we're learning just how many people are

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they spoke with raf sanchez. >> reporter: it's the video no parent would want, but the goldberg-polinsersh in hamas captivity, missing his left hand, but alive. what was it like for you to see that video? >> i mean, initially, you know, we were just crying. i wasn't even paying attention to what he was saying. i was just looking at him and hearing his voice. >> he certainly doesn't look like himself, but it was amazing to see him, and amazing to see that he speaks like himself. >> reporter: the undated video, the first sign of life in more than 200 days. >> he went to a concert with his friends, and he was stolen from his life. and stolen from our lives. i mean, we are frozen in time. we are absolutely frozen in time. >> reporter: that time, 8:11 a.m. on october 7th, when hersh sent his last messages. >> "i love you guys. i'm sorry," and i wrote, "i'm leaving my phone on. let us know you're okay." and it's never been received. >> reporter: while negotiations to free the hostages are stalled, today, a moment of light. the white house releasing this photo of the president meeting with 4-

here's raf sanchez. >> hello. >> reporter: tonight this gave a first glimpse of hersh goldberg-polin in captivity. the fact he survived october 7th is almost miraculous. this video shows him being kidnapped from the supernova music festival. his bad arm badly damaged by a grenade. today's video shows the 23-year-old's hand is gone, but he appears otherwise uninjured. he's one of five americans believed to be alive in hamas captivity. mom, dad, libi and orly, i love you so much, and i think you of every day i'm here. >> reporter: his parents, rachel and john, calling on israel and hamas to reach a cease-fire agreement. >> we're relieved to see him alive but concerned about his health and well-being. >> we heard your voice today for the first time in 201 days, and if you can hear us, i am telling you, we are telling you, we love you, stay firm. survive. >> reporter: in the oval office president biden today also meeting for the first time with a freed u.s. hostage, 4-year-old abigail idan, the youngest american kidnapped by hamas was released last year, but israel says 133 hostages are

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