“NBC News Special Report: Israel-Hamas War” Airs from 8-10 p.m. ET on Saturday and Sunday Across the Three Networks and 11 NBC Local News Streaming Channels, including NY, LA & Chicago

Tom Llamas to Co-Anchor Live from Tel Aviv, Israel, Joining José Díaz-Balart on Saturday and Kate Snow on Sunday

Thursday, Oct. 12 – NBC News will present two live, primetime specials – NBC News Special Report: Israel-Hamas War – this weekend, simulcasting across MSNBC, NBC News NOW and CNBC from 8-10 p.m. ET on Saturday, Oct. 14 and Sunday, Oct. 15. It will also stream across 11 NBC local news FAST streaming channels, including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. Both specials will also be featured on the NBCNews.com homepage, airing live on site.

NBC News NOW anchor Tom Llamas will co-anchor the two-hour specials live from Tel Aviv, Israel. He will join weekend NBC Nightly News anchor José Díaz-Balart on Saturday and weekendNBC Nightly News anchor Kate Snow on Sunday. The program will feature in-depth coverage from across the region, including the latest breaking news from NBC News’ correspondents on the ground in Israel and the surrounding regions.

NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel, NBC News Foreign Correspondents Raf Sanchez, Kelly Cobiella and Josh Lederman, and NBC News Correspondent Ellison Barber will join from inside Israel. NBC News Foreign Correspondent Matt Bradley will report on the latest from Lebanon.

Click here for NBC News’ latest reporting and live updates on the Israel-Hamas war.

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For more information, contact:

Joya Manasseh
NBC News
Joya.Manasseh@nbcuni.com

Claudia Meyer-Samargia
NBC News
Claudia.MeyerSamargia@nbcuni.com