luis rubiales is banned from all football related activities for three years after kissing a player on the lips out at the women s world cup final. good afternoon. this is the bbc news from jerusalem. israel says it s expanding its ground offensive in the gaza strip. it says it hit a further 600 hamas targets in gaza in the past 2a hours, killing dozens of fighters barricaded in buildings and tunnels. witnesses say an israeli tank and armoured vehicle briefly cut a key road from the north to the south of the gaza strip, entering close to gaza city. israel has been bombing gaza since the attacks on october 7th by hamas designated as a terror group by the uk that killed 1,400 people and saw over 200 people taken as hostages. meanwhile, the un agency for palestinian refugees says hundreds of patients are stuck in hospitals in the north of gaza. it comes after doctors say israel told staff to evacuate the hospital on sunday, but, with many patients in intensive care includi
who is m.b.s. s brother by the way meeting at the white house today with the senior white house officials discuss the war in israel. ainsley: this comes as president biden holding emergency phone call with benjamin netanyahu urging the israeli prime minister to protect innocent civilians in gaza and allow access to humanitarian aid. lawrence: as israel enters the second phase of the war, alarms are blaring across the israel, gaza border right now. offenses are airstrikes on hamas forces in gaza while the u.n. warns civil order is declining in the region. trey yingst joins us live on the ground in southern israel with the latest. what can you tell us, trey? yeah, hey, guys, good morning. we understand today, according to the israeli military, that i object fan tri troops are issue king deeper into gaza. i do want to show you the northern part of the gaza strip behind me. we have been watching this morning as israeli tanks go back and forth near the rubble that you see t
her january six testimony. at the top of the hour, a very good day to all of you from msnbc headquarters here in new york. welcome everyone to alex witt reports. it is one pm here on the east coast, seven pm in the middle east. and we begin with breaking news on the israel-hamas war. [sound of artillery] nonstop shelling in the gaza strip today. here s what is new this hour. israel confirms it has boots on the ground in gaza. the limited internet access is back on. the world food programme warns of growing hunger and desperation. the idf says it has hit 450 hamas targets in the last 24 hours. here s part of a report from nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel. [sound of artillery] reporter: we saw and heard a huge explosions that shook buildings for miles around. israel says it is using heavy bombs to collapse hamas tunnels and remove the group from power, after it murdered 1400 israelis and captured at least 229 hostages three weeks ago. [spea
for his role on the sitcom, friends is dead tonight at the age of 54. the cause of death among still unclear. we will have a live report from l.a. and moments but first, the war between israel and hamas. israel is now in the middle of its second war of independence. a fight for survival, a fight he will win according to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu addressing the nation saturday as great operations inside gaza enter a new more intense more dangerous phase, israeli military panic hamas targets from land, air and sea and the potential for a wider regional conflict remains high. the president of turkey calling hamas quote freedom fighters and accusing israeli forces of war crimes. good evening, i am jonathan with special coverage of israel s war against hamas. this is a live look at the city of ashkelon where residents are children from potential rocket attacks. not far is israeli troops and tanks now inside the gaza strip. what lies ahead from of the possibility
gained fame in the 1990s, hit show friends has died. the 54 year old beloved star was reportedly found unresponsive in a jacuzzi at his l.a. area home and died from an apparent drowning. law enforcement sources telling tmz that first responders rushed to the address with the call first reported as a cardiac arrest. but they added that no drugs were found at the scene and foul play is not suspected. perry played fan favorite chandler for ten seasons on the sitcom friends. he also had a long history on, fortunately, of drug and alcohol abuse and recently opened up about his struggles with addiction in a memoir for the very latest on this, let s go ahead and turn to caitlin becker. she s a senior reporter with dailymail.com. com and caitlin, there have been tributes pouring in all over the world, all over social media. what can you tell us right now? fans are absolutely heartbroken about this loss and people who have watched friends for years and years and years and loved the ch