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the middle east. so far, outside estimates put the total number of dead around 1900, with more than 7200 people injured. to break down those numbers a little bit, the israeli government estimates that over 1000 israelis have been killed in the conflict and more than 2700 others have been injured. and gaza s health ministry estimates that 900 palestinians have been killed in gaza, with more than 4500 injured. those numbers are sure to grow, as hamas continues to fire rockets into israel, and israel continues to bomb the gaza strip, where more than 2 million civilians live without the freedom to move beyond its borders. today, and visits nbc news richard engel got look at some of the israeli committees where residents have been evacuated. israeli troops are still trying to secure the country. four days after the worst terror attack in israel s history. today, moved into the village of on the border with gaza. all the residents are gone. either evacuated, killed, or ki ....
jonathan capeheart. hey, jenn, thank you very much and thank you for joining us. we start with a story that is very much still developing and unself-ed to our first guest. this is nayir takov and live in kibbutz and his sons are 16 and 12 years old, and orr, the big brother is 16 and yagil, the younger son, he s 12. saturday morning at 8:45 a.m. local time and he and his sister-in-law were in a cheryl inside the house and will try to ride out the bombings that started and his two sons, the 12-year-old and 16-year-old were not with them. they were in a different house in the kibbutz and the plan everybody would stay put until the bombings stopped and they would find each other and get back together and stay safe. then, about a half hour later, it was another communication, it was his girlfriend, and she texted out an audio message, and it was terrifying. she said there were two terrorists inside the house, they had guns, they were shooting, and she said yayir was tryin ....
i want also to speak about the responsibility of the u.s. administration, president biden, and the secretary of state blinken has for the lives of every u.s. citizen that is out there and they are responsible to bring the u.s. citizens back home safe and sound. we expect nothing less from the u.s. administration, from president biden. dana: families of americans and israelis missing in the hamas massacre breaking down in tears as they describe the chilling moments when they last heard from their loved ones. they believe their relatives are somewhere in gaza and praying for their safe return as are we. welcome to america s newsroom. i m dana perino. bill hemmer is off today. bret: it s a sad day. i m bret baier. israel says it has regained control of towns near the border with gaza. defense forces pounded hamas targets inside the gaza strip all its might being used. military commanders say strikes on the enemy will be bigger than before and far more severe. the g ....
i m anderson cooper live from tel aviv. alongside boris sanchez and alex marquardt reporting from washington, d.c. tonight the skies are still lit up in parts of israel as the israeli military carries out a fierce response in gaza. it is in retaliation they say for the unprecedented and coordinated terror offensive carried out by hamas on saturday that has continued for the last 48 hours. israel says at least 900 people have been killed by hamas. palestinian officials say over 500 people have been killed in gaza. it is not just the death toll, though, that is harrowing. the terror group says they are holding more than 100 israelis hostage. israel has not confirmed the exact number. hamas now threatening they will start executing hostages if attacks on gaza are launched without warning. we now know from two sources that the qatari government has been in talks with hamas about those hostages and u.s. officials are coordinatiing wit the qataris. we re still awaiting remark ....
pictures from inside gaza. it is 1:00 a.m. local time there. there has been sporadic rocket and missile attacks throughout the night. we have seen that on both sides. he s the moment that an israeli air strike hit a target earlier today. what began with those surprise and horrific terror attacks has now turned into a war, hamas is threatening to execute some of what it claims are 150 living hostages that they have apprehended. they say that would be in retaliation for any israeli strike that kills civilians. israel has ordered a complete siege of gaza with quote, no electricity, no water, no food, no fuel. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said this in an address today. in place from which hamas operates, we re planning to what we will do to our enemy the next few days will echo for generations. there is a count of about 800 israelis who have been killed so far. 2,600 wounded, 678 palestinians have been killed, according to these estimates and for those wa ....