Hamas conflict. Nbc news has now learned that several u. S. Citizens are among those dead in israel. That is according to a National SecurityCouncil Spokesperson the nsc says they are continuing to monitor the situation closely. The State Department is ready to provide assistance and u. S. Citizen still the country. That confirmation comes as retaliatory airstrikes continue to hammer gaza city. Turning several residential buildings into rubble. Some are living close to the israeli border. They began to flee the Israeli Ground invasion. It could be imminent. The situation escalated on sunday. An ally of hamas aspiring dozens of rockets and shells in a disputed area along the border. The military responded by firing back into lebanon. There is no immediate word on casualties adding to the dire State Of Affairs the uncertainty surrounding those being held captive israel has confirmed that theyve taken both military and non military as well as captive into the territory. Israeli media says that numbers at least 100 and includes women and children an elderly now u. S. Officials say theyre looking into reports that americans may be among those as well. They have confirmed reports of unaccounted u. S. Citizen in israel but cannot confirm that theyre being held by hamas at this moment. Heres where things stand at this. R d said israel of than 700 people are now confirmed dead. Re injured. That is according to officials there. Paneath tolls at 424 with more than 2300 injured that is according to the Palestinian Health ministry in the last few hours we have learned more details about that horrifying attack in a musical festival on the gaza israel border. On saturday morning strength of the sky. They stormed the festival confided attendees killing 260 people killing two and nays really non governmental rescue recovery organization. As the hours ticked by many are still frantically trying to find their family and friends jonathan says 23 year old son was at the festival and has been missing since last message read i love you and im sorry. We are crossing live to our reporters, vowed to joins us from just across israels border and neighboring jordan. Matt bradley and berry, lebanon. We are watching both of those countries very closely. Were getting a lay of the land. Ali, ill start with you. We want our yesterday morning as the story was developing. It is now entering its third day. Obviously, the diplomatic efforts are intensifying what more can you tell us about whats taking place behind the scenes to ascertain as much information as possible about who is inside gaza and if there is any way to secure their release. . Four in the morning and i have about a couple of hours of quiet which is unusual in the last census broken out. No indication that theres anything meaningful going on in terms of negotiations. Hamas has said theyre holding them and they are going to have to release all the palestinian prisoners held in israel. Thats not likely to happen without an intense an ongoing negotiation. There are no ongoing negotiations between hamas and Israeli Government this is a uniquely rightwing Israeli Government. Netanyahu has built his reputation on a tough hand with the palestinians and its a uniquely hardline government of gaza. The elected government of gaza does not enjoy relationships with the government of israel. However hamas does have relationships with iran and their indications that iran played some role in the planning of this attack because it does seem to have be beyond what hamas capabilities were. Hamas does enjoy relished with qatar which the United States says as well. We now today Anthony Blinken spoke to the Prime Minister of qatar. So there is some sense of an effort to bring the temperature down on this but the israeli official response is a Declaration Of War and that gaza is going to get pulverized. The only thing bringing them back from being pulverized theres Rocket Attacks of what they believe to be hamas installations of government offices. What does israel do about those hostages. But they are in gaza Israeli Soldiers are not in gaza. As you know you spent a lot of time and guys it is a densely populated area. It would be like one of those densely populated cities that youve ever been in trying to have warfare in those places to rescue these captive. That is a very complicated endeavor. Theyve sent troops and columns and armor to the border of gaza but they have not entered guys at the moment theyre still around the outskirts of gaza but at the moment we are in a stalemate must lobs more rockets and israel one landed in southern while it landed at the airport and one has landed in tel aviv. But at the moment there are no further developments in the last few hours. Do we know what it is that the cabinet has declared war . What mobilization does that make available for the Israeli Government now that theyve declared. This a lot of people know what happens regularly in the west bank cc Israeli Military constantly operating. There are airstrikes that happen all the time in the gaza strip. What changes now that they have officially declared a state of war. Its an astute question because it is a technical declaration which allows the Prime Minister the power to make certain decisions and deployments although getting federal approval from parliament. Its also in the wake of ten months of struggle in israel about how much this Prime Minister half. This is been benjamins netanyahus calling card. He has a hard liner. For much of his tenure as being a hard liner with iran but its always been a hard liner with the palestinians in the west bank. Very different relationship because we do have a relationship with the positive authority in the west bank but not a formal relationship with gaza. So attention as been with israel on the west bank over the last year. Thats what the surprise was. Hamas has said this is in retaliation for all of that that has been going on in the west bank. Because it hasnt otherwise been involved in that. It allows the Prime Minister to mobilize forces as weve seen heading toward gaza and engage in a full scale war that asking for further permission or authority to do so. Matt the big news today. Its a question a lot of Intelligence Agencies are trying to answer as we figure out exactly how this massive Intelligence Failure played out. What extent was iran involved in the Planning Execution in decisionmaking around this assault. Theres obviously a lot of history. They provide them us know how. The Central Question is, what exactly did iran know about this specific attack and did they actually play an active role in the decisionmaking to launch it . Thats the big question right now because were trying to see just how far this whole thing spread throughout the middle east. Thatll answer the question of how it all metastasized over the days and weeks. On whether israel is going to be pointing its guns beyond the border to places like iran are like where i am in lebanon. We just saw that reporting that article landed a couple of hours ago and really said that they finally gave the greenlight as recently as last monday during meetings that are held right here, where i am in beirut. And involves several different players throughout the region, all backed by iran. Pasta nick islamic jihad. I spoke to the leader, his base here in beirut. This is before the article came out. He said there was no coordination with the run. Everyone was surprised by this. Particularly, the ferocity of this. Iran was just a surprises everybody else. That goes against what we heard from the wall street journal article. The United States came out and said that they didnt hear anything about and the iranian development. Folks in the pentagon in israel where they simply cheerleading on the sidelines . That will mean a lot when it comes to deciding how israel is going to retaliate, and whether or not this is going to be a region of conflict, or between the gaza strip. Given the israeli and intelligence. I think a lot of people buy now would detect some communication and intelligence. More specifically, let me ask you about something that has been discussed more inside israel. That has to do with the response of the arab world. Theres been disappointment of officials and diplomats that the countries in the arab world in israel, egypt morocco, jordan. And a country that they were on the verge of making peace with. They have not come out in the way that they wouldve expected. Wide scale condemnation of hamas, and mohsen lee. They put the blame solely on the shoulders of israel, for what has happened now. Yeah, in many ways you could say that israels disappointed. But a lot of ways air countries have not come out on equivocally in favor of the palestinians either. So, there is a change here. A massive shift. Its a different from previous assaults. Back 20 years ago, this is a moment where it might be like the old hamas were used to. The middle east has changed a lot. A lot of air people no longer have the appetite to continue and sustain at attack against israel. Sacrifice or own lives and livelihood, and wakanda me to continue their war footing against israel. A lot of these states are recognizing israel diplomatically or in the process of basically striking distance of recognizing israel. If saudi arabia were to recognize israel that would be an extraordinary region wide shift. A lot of analysis is focused and discussion in the pentagon. Wondering whether not the Abraham Accords cemented the medic deals between the arab world. Will this continue, threaten them or might actually accelerate them given the images and the discussing images of violence weve been seeing. A lot of these states might say theyre more on the side with israel than they were before. But again this is speculation we dont know how this is going to play in the wider arab world. But i can tell you here in lebanon ice to live here. He used to live here i believe he spent a lot of time on lebanons countries and what it used to be. Its support isnt what it used to be. A lot of folks dont want their country in a constant state of war with israel. Theyve sacrificed so much in fighting against israel and supporting hospital here in their quarters. They may not be the appetite for them to once again reach an allout war located back in 2006. And i just coughed this country needs people so much so even though theyre supporting the palestinians theres a lot of solidarity. Folks edmonton into here. They really dont want to be fighting against israel. They dont want to see the rest of the region piling on behind hamas. There just isnt that kind of appetite. People here in lebanon are poor and getting poor. If you look behind me there used to be lights all the time all night long. When i drive around the seats its dark. There is an energy and there isnt money to fund a lot of electricity here. The city in this country is a shadow of its former self. So on hamas chose this very moment to launch this comprehensive attack against israel. It might find itself a little bit lonely or than before. My friends thank you to the both of you. Its greatly appreciated staying up late for us. Well talk to get in our next hour. Coming up the u. S. Is making military moves to better support israel, or does that actually look like . 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News with the u. S. Military is mong an Aircraft Carrier strike group and military group oser to israel as a show of suppt. They also begin supplying israel with new mission and supplies immediately. Joining me now is sidney of california. She is a member of the house of Foreign Affairs. Congresswoman thank you so much for making time for us today. I think perhaps a big news today is that were learning as well that americans were among the victims in the attack in israel. We are now learning that theres possibly a number or a number of americans also taken Captive Inside Gaza how does that effect of change americas response to the situation . Well, first i have to say this has been a horrific Terrorist Attack by militants who do not believe that israel has the right to exist. I represent a very vocal and politically diverse jewish community. Theyre all standing in solidarity with israel and its right to exist and defend itself, as do i. You never want to have innocent lives lofts you never want to have american lives lost. I certainly have been working with the constants office to make sure that all americans that are in israel are registering with the embassy. Are sheltering in place so we can identify where they are and help get them out. It is horrible that american lives have been lost is equally devastating to this Terrace Attack happened. Do you, right now is the americans way what Military Support to the israelis. Do you have any insight as to whether congress is going to be able to function and get in place right now the resources it needs to be able to get israel. It cant function without a speaker in place in that fall smaller shoulders of republicans to get their act together. Are you concerned that what congress is going through politically is now affecting National Security in america and its help to its ally. Absolutely this was the wrong time for the Republican Party to throw a tantrum in congress. We do not have the ability to pass resolutions. We do not have the ability to have supplemental funding for israel and ukraine in any of our other allies. The world is watching waiting to see when we are going to move past this dysfunction. I will say having said all of that, President Biden has made calls all of the leaders in the region and pledged unwavering support israel. The Foreign Affairs committee has been meeting evident briefings all day. We have a classified briefing on tuesday to figure out how we can move forward. Obviously will push republicans to get their act together so they can elect a speaker so we can do what we need to in congress. Israeli officials has compared to what has happened to israel as its 9 11 moment. Obviously what happened to us a 9 11 we saw Global Reaction the United States created an International Coalition to go after tear scripts enough ghana stan and elsewhere. Do you believe the United States should be getting involved with israel militarily to be part of an israeli Led Coalition . Well weve always been involved quite frankly they pledged support each year with the Corporation Funding for the iron dome. We have said that they are an ally and its important to recognize that none of this work happens in a silo that their enemies to israel and the United States every weather working together the comparison to 9 11 seems legitimate, but its not a time to lean in with Military Support and funding support with diplomatic support. Thats why think its important that the senate moves to confirm our ambassador to israel. As well as a number of other ambassadorships that are still vacant that are located in the middle east. Sydney thank you so much i greatly appreciate your time this evening. Up next the u. S. Warns of a