Welcome to Meet the Press Now.

I'm Gabe Gutierrez in Washington, where we're following breaking developments out of

the Middle East.

As the Israel-Hamas war is rapidly escalating, the number of Americans killed has now risen

to 22, with 17 Americans still unaccounted for and potentially held hostage.

Israeli forces are laying the groundwork for a potential ground invasion of Gaza, while

warning that violence will likely intensify in the coming days.

As you can see, parts of Gaza have been reduced to rubble.

Israeli fighter jets have struck at least 450 targets in northern Gaza in just the

last 24 hours, take a listen to one of those strikes.

This is footage inside Gaza, a strike near hotel, conditions growing more dire.

The energy ministry says Gaza's only power plant has run out of fuel to Israeli blockades

and has been shut down.

Meanwhile, hospitals in Gaza say they're overwhelmed with an influx of patients.

Just look at the desperation outside of medical facility earlier today.

The aid organization Doctors Without Borders calls the situation catastrophic.

At the same time, the rocket fire targeting Israel continues.

NBC's Alison Barber in Herkrew recorded this video of rockets being intercepted over

the Israeli city of Ashkelon in the south.

And in the north, Israel's military is reporting that an anti-tank missile was fired from Lebanon,

fanning fears that this conflict could expand to a second front.

All of this comes as the death toll on the wake of Saturday's brutal attack by Hamas

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