Marc Smith

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Articles

Ukraine’s frontline soldiers bolstered by U.S. support as Russia rejects peace summit

Jun 17, 2024 | nbcnews.com | Richard Engel |Marc Smith |Natasha Lebedeva |Keir Simmons

June 17, 2024, 10:50 AM UTCBy , , , and DONETSK REGION, Ukraine — For the Ukrainian soldiers battling Russia’s offensive, signs of renewed Western support are more than just diplomatic results. “I can tell you that your money is not wasted here,” said First Sgt. Dmytro Pryimak, a tank commander in the eastern Donetsk region where Kyiv’s troops are struggling to hold back Moscow’s military.
NBC News investigation reveals Israel strikes on Gaza areas it said were safe

Apr 26, 2024 | aol.com | Hala Gorani |Briony Sowden |Marc Smith |Ziad Jaber

April 26, 2024 at 1:20 PMTEL AVIV — An NBC News investigation into seven deadly airstrikes has found Palestinians were killed in areas of southern Gaza that the Israeli military had explicitly designated as safe zones.
Weary but determined, women join Ukraine's fight against Russia in historic numbers

Feb 21, 2024 | aol.com | Richard Engel |Charlotte Gardiner |Yuliya Talmazan |Kelly O'Donnell |Marc Smith |Tony Brown

KOSTIANTYNIVKA, Ukraine — Sitting in the ruins of a bombed-out school close to the front lines in eastern Ukraine, Halyna Liutikova fills the overcast air with an infectious laugh. “We are really tired,” she said, weighed down not just by the bulletproof vest beneath her camouflaged gear but by the months of endless fighting to defend her country. “Because two years, it’s a lot.”She’s not alone, in more ways than one.
Father hails ‘miracle’ daughters who were pulled from rubble after Israeli strike

Jan 24, 2024 | nbcnews.com | Richard Engel |Marc Smith |Henry Austin

Create your free profile or log in to save this articleJan. 24, 2024, 10:04 PM UTCANKARA, Turkey — Mira Nijim, 9, was still in a wheelchair. Her left leg — mangled in the airstrike that killed her brother, sister and mother — was held in a cast buttressed by metal joints and rods. But in a pastry shop in Ankara, Turkey’s capital, this week, Mira; her surviving sister, Miral, 14; and their father, Mahdi, managed some smiles. It was a miracle they are alive, Mahdi, 42, told NBC News.
Family members blast words of support for hostages over the Israel-Gaza border

Jan 13, 2024 | nbcnews.com | Richard Engel |Marc Smith

Create your free profile or log in to save this articleJan. 13, 2024, 2:34 PM UTCBy and RE’IM, Israel — Armed with just a microphone and loudspeakers, they delivered a message of hope for their loved ones held hostage by Hamas for almost 100 days. “We’re turning the entire world upside down for you,” said Meirav Gonen, whose 23-year-old daughter Romi remains in captivity, as she stood on Israel’s border with Gaza on Thursday. “We’re here.
Palestinian man in West Bank says Israeli soldiers beat and stripped him

Nov 4, 2023 | nbcnews.com | Lawahez Jabari |Alexander Murray Smith |Marc Smith

Nov. 4, 2023, 1:32 PM UTCRAMALLAH, West Bank — Amid mounting reports of a wave of violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinian residents of the occupied West Bank, one incident has caused particular alarm. Five days after Hamas’ terrorist attack on Oct. 7, Mohamad Mattar says, he and two other Palestinians in the West Bank were detained by a group of Israeli troops and settlers wearing military uniforms.
Family of Hamas hostage says he's there, at the Sabbath table, in their hearts

Nov 3, 2023 | nbcnews.com | Richard Engel |Marc Smith |Gabe Joselow |Corky Siemaszko

Create your free profile or log in to save this articleNov. 3, 2023, 11:23 PM UTCBy , , and KFAR SABA, Israel — There was an empty chair at the Sabbath table when Evyatar David's family sat down to dinner after sundown Friday. It was the fourth time since the 22-year-old Israeli was taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7 that those who love David the most had to break bread without him. And even though on this night the traditional Jewish meal was held at the home of David's uncle, the ache was the same.
As Israel-Hamas war rages, a school blast shows Gazans have nowhere to run

Oct 20, 2023 | nbcnews.com | Marc Smith |Mithil Aggarwal

Create your free profile or log in to save this articleOct. 20, 2023, 4:53 PM UTCBy and The Israeli military told them to leave the north, so many Palestinians packed up and fled to southern Gaza. Some walked on foot for 20 miles, others tied mattresses onto the roofs of their cars, with as many as a dozen people then piling on. With no way to leave Gaza, residents sought refuge in schools, sheltered at hospitals, and lined up at the southern border. But they were bombed there, too.
Humanitarian crisis grips Gaza

Oct 14, 2023 | nbcnews.com | Wajjeh Abu Zaria |Richard Engel |Mirna Alsharif |Raf Sanchez |Daniella Silva |Lawahez Jabari | +4 more

Oct. 15, 2023, 12:12 AM UTCGAZA CITY — A humanitarian crisis is gripping Gaza as hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians flee to the south amid the Israeli military’s aerial bombardment in retaliation for Hamas’ brutal terrorist attack one week ago. The Israel Defense Forces warned residents to evacuate from Gaza’s north — home of its largest population center, Gaza City — on Friday, and the deadline has passed. After the surprise assault Oct.
Israel says it killed 1,500 Hamas terrorists, pointing to a brutal fight ahead in Gaza

Oct 10, 2023 | msn.com | Richard Engel |Marc Smith |Alexander Murray Smith