Hundreds of Palestinians killed and injured in rescue operation attack, Gaza health officials say
Video from an NBC News crew on the ground captured the aftermath in Nuseirat that included a rush of wounded at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah, including the bodies of surviving children.
U.S. provided intelligence used by Israel in its hostage rescues
The United States provided intelligence in support of Israel’s successful hostage rescue operation today, according to a U.S. official with knowledge of the matter.
The New York Times first reported the U.S. role.
U.S. officials have said previously that intelligence agencies shifted resources after Hamas’ Oct. 7 incursion into Israel and have made intelligence collection on Hamas, hostages abducted that day, and the conflict in Gaza a high priority.
NBC News has reported that Israel has acquired a trove of intelligence on Hamas during its months’ long ground offensive.
The intelligence has been gleaned from hard drives, cellphones, laptops, maps and other material seized during Israel’s invasion of the Gaza Strip, as well as from electronic eavesdropping conducted by the United States.
Humanitarian aid delivered to Gaza through repaired pier
The U.S. delivered more than 1 million pounds of humanitarian aid to Gaza today, a senior defense official said.
The day’s high mark of aid delivered by U.S. Central Command beat the previous one by more than threefold, the official said.
In its initial run from May 16 to May 25, the pier was used to deliver about 2 million pounds of humanitarian aid, officials said.
The news came a day after the Trident pier was repaired and said to be ready to deliver aid within days. It was completed in mid-May as a U.S. lifeline to stave off famine in Gaza but was all but taken out by heavy winds and high seas on May 25.
The deliveries on Saturday were part of a surge of aid needed in Gaza after the pier was temporarily disabled and amid a continued siege by Israeli forces…
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