NBC News Coverage of Hamas Attack on Israel
NBC News coverage of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel features reports from Raf Sanchez on the ground and analysis from Richard Engel in Istanbul. The reporting details the barrage of rockets, the storming of the border by militants, and the taking of hostages into Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Israel is at war, distinguishing the event from a standard military operation.
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00:00 Putting your mind in a sense saying you bet say yep, yep. Adam Curry, John C. DeVore. This is no agenda where counting Counting to seven and broadcasting live from the heart of the Texas Hill Country here in FEMA Region No. 6 In The Morning, everybody! I'm Adam Curry And from Northern Silicon Valley where they're cheering something...I'm John C. Dvorak It's Crackpot & Buzzkill! What are they cheering in Northern Silicon Valley? It's 49ers Oh okay. In Rotterdam they're cheering too To what? Oh it's Palestinians on the street
00:46 Oh yeah, oh no. Is that true? Oh yeah! All over Europe they do this. Oh yeah Palestinian flag... I mean if it's...I wouldn't say it's Palestinians, I mean there is not even a country but okay They're waving the Palestine flag and celebrating And hooting. And hooting and hollering. So this was one of those days when It's like I love doing the show, but it's all these types of events that happen particularly when it involves Israel becomes so polarizing And and also amongst the no agenda nation you know people go nuts You know well we have these issues once in a while. I do have some clips from NBC
01:36 But when it began I thought there the NBC did it. I think a very good job of covering the whole thing because they have of course Richard Engel Yeah, so they had the spook angle from angle yeah and funny in the great thing is I've got these four clips and it was really the whole show but They bring Engel in. They actually have this really good foreign correspondent now, this guy I think is Ralph Garcia? I think it's López? Can't remember his last name... I don't know who this is He's good! He's on the scene he's giving actual reports, he's not making stuff up, he's not giving CIA talking points Oh please come on NBC- oh it's NBC yeah true okay and then they cut to Richard Engel And then the talking points come in
02:22 Who's in Istanbul. Which is where you are! Which is where you gotta be if you have important news from Israel So let's play these clips and we'll get it started Good evening, We begin tonight with one of America's closest allies attacked And now at war The scenes this morning across Israel were chaotic Hold on a second There... Something is wrong with this report right off the bat This makes no sense I don't understand Because every single report I have includes, you know the important sound effects. Oh it's coming! It's coming? Okay it's coming. Just hang on to your horses. Imprecedented and terrifying. The Palestinian militant group Hamas choosing a Jewish holiday to launch an attack on and into Israel
03:11 There was the barrage of rockets into Israel, but also incursions by militants. These were the scenes of Hamas fighters storming across the border marauding through the streets of Israel. Hamas confirming it has taken an unconfirmed number of hostages, soldiers and civilians dragged from the streets. An Israeli official calling today their 9-11 Israel's response so far has been swift but only just beginning They've already leveled entire buildings in Gaza The territory that is home to Hamas Hey! Hey hey hey he messed it up
03:55 He did a Hamas. Already leveled entire buildings in Gaza, the territory that's home to Hamas. Oh he missed the Hamas! The death toll is at least 200 people on each side and is expected to rise our teams are across the region and here in the US We begin with Raf Sanchez on the ground in Israel. And I have to say, I have to point out as well... This is Raf Sanchez, like a name right? You didn't even come close! I have to point out from the beginning John and I are evaluating this from a media perspective so please don't get all bent out of shape saying you're laughing at people dead, you're laughing at people being tortured no we're not
04:35 No we're not. We are deconstructing the media for you This morning, the head of the IDF came out and gave new numbers which nobody else has given He says that 700 dead Israelis so far plus 2,000 injured plus 100 hostages And those are the base numbers I think those are more accurate ones So we bring Sanchez... what was it? Sanchez! This guy's good Alright, more from Sanchez. Here we go. This guy's good! Oh yeah! Woah! Woah! Hold on a second... Not only is he good but they've got the report set up Yeah here we go, here we go. Alright get ready for this package It looks like a scene from Israel's darkest nightmare A surprise attack- Oh by the way stop stop so
05:23 If you notice everyone's saying, oh this is their 9-11. This is their Pearl Harbor. How come nobody says it's their January 6th? Which was obviously worse! Good point, thank you. It looks like a scene from Israel's darkest nightmare. A surprise attack beginning with thousands of rockets followed by waves of heavily armed Palestinian gunmen pouring out of Gaza and onto the streets of cities and towns across southern Israel. The militants taking whole families hostage marching them barefoot through their own neighborhoods
06:09 Cries of triumph as they spirit their captives back to Gaza this woman bloodied zip-tied and terrified Struggling as she's forced into the back of a captured Israeli military interesting I don't know if it was the same report, but this this This is a zip tied and terrified. This is what I'm hearing I'm hearing this everywhere zip tied and terrified very little mean they've created here Zip-tied and terrified. It has a nice ring to it Well, yeah, of course it does this media woman bloodied zip tied and terrified Struggling as she's forced into the back of a captured Israeli military Jeep And here the body of an Israeli soldier dragged from the turret of a tank and beaten by the mob Israel's military tonight confirming there are both civilians and soldiers among the captives their exact number is unknown
07:03 But the army says all options are on the table, including a full scale ground invasion of Gaza to bring them home. Israel's Prime Minister telling his people citizens of Israel we are at war not in an operation but at war and every hour the death toll rising these civilians killed at a bus stop question Because this is interesting. He said we're at war not in an operation Yeah, you know that's interesting it just you know that is interesting to usage yeah I mean Russia against Ukraine was special operation which is a guess is not a war so there's a difference between or maybe It's just you know this is not an operation short for up
07:56 You know, it's almost like... No. Long for op. Long for op. It's almost like saying this is not an op people! It's not an op! Like every time- Every other time? Like most of the times. It's not an op people! This is war. Full scale ground invasion of Gaza to bring them home. Israel's Prime Minister telling his people citizens of Israel we are at war Not in an operation but at war And every hour, the death toll rises. That's almost like 9-11 you know? They were doing an op a test op and then it became live or whatever You know there are all these interesting little parallels here These civilians killed at a bus stop In this kibbutz victims packed into small room and executed at point blank range The surprise attack led by highly trained fighters from Hamas and Islamic Jihad
08:48 Blasting their way through the security barrier separating Israel from Gaza. In some places using bulldozers to smash through This unit fighting into the Erez border crossing, the main terminal between Israel and Gaza. Usually tightly controlled by Israeli troops, the crossing today completely overrun by Palestinian fighters. Israel's military caught badly off guard surging its forces into the south fighting street-by-street across more than 20 locations as it tries to regain control
