Good evening I'm William Brangam. I'm Neneavaz and Jeff Bennett are away.

On the news hour tonight, intense fighting continues in Gaza and civilians caught in the crossfire struggle to find care in overcrowded hospitals.

Then in a year-ran news conference Russian President Vladimir Putin vows to press on with his war in Ukraine

despite heavy losses and the coming winter. And some evangelical leaders in the

U.S. joined together to combat political radicalization within

their own congregations.

It's been hard for us to come to grips that could we have people that are radical, that

are part of us?

But it's to a point now.

We can't ignore it. Welcome to the news hour. International criticism of Israel is growing over its war in Gaza, which has

killed more than 18,000 Palestinians, according to the Hamas-controlled Gaza Health

Ministry. The U.S. is also asserting more pressure on its ally. National Security

advisor Jake Sullivan met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and

his top lieutenants today. But after the meeting, Netanyahu said that Israel

would continue fighting until it achieves quote absolute victory.

In the minutes after an Israeli air strike, sounds of panic and pain.

The sirens of an ambulance blaring.

Voices of men shouting over one another as they dig through the rubble with their

bare hands. Hundreds crowded on the sidelines have no choice but to watch.

Two buildings believed to house members of Hamas were targeted here in the Nuserat refugee camp in Central Gaza.

The attacks came a day after Hamas... refugee camp in Central Gaza.

The attacks came a day after Hamas's supreme leader, who lives in Qatar, far from the war,

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