As the hostage situation in Gaza worsens and the Israeli military prepares potential rescue operations, former Mossad director Efraim Halevy spoke with NBC News about the potential obstacles the IDF will face during their ground operation. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands …

From coast to coast, thousands in the U.S. are spilling out into the streets in emotional protests over the Israel-Hamas war. Law enforcement officials tell NBC News they are monitoring “a lot of chatter” on social media after a former Hamas leader declared it a global day of anger. NBC News’ Blayne Alexander reports. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC …

Rep. Steve Scalise beat out Ohio congressman Jim Jordan to win the House speaker nomination, but it appears he doesn’t currently have the votes needed to earn him the top spot. Original source (ABC/Youtube)