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>> carley: you are watching "fox and friends first" on wednesday morning, i'm carley shimkus. >> todd: i'm todd piro. gaza strip on the brink of full-blown humanitarian crisis. electricity is expected to go out any hour. ammo arriving overnight. trey yingst along the border with the latest. trey. >> trey: todd and carley, good morning. we are along the israel gaza

border watching the israel art til tillery trying to hit the eastern part of the gaza strip for a massive ground invasion in the coming days. thousands of troops are staging. the air force striking targets overnight in a variety of neighborhoods in northern and eastern part of the gaza strip. out of northern israel with lebanon, lebanese group hezbollah appears to have fired at a group of israeli soldiers. we do not have information other than we have an incident on the border that is under censorship from the israeli military. a lot is happening and a lot of numbers are going to cha change. the latest death toll is 1200

people. i want to show you the scene behind me here with artillery units preparing to strike the gaza strip. these are critical units. when soldiers move in, there are hamas and jihad units that use this area to engage in urban battle. i will pan over, white smoke coming up. this is the situation along the border, constant fire back and forth. a town called stook where another massacre took place. we expect this to continue today along the border. >> carley: how big a deal is that lebanon fire the anti-tank

missile to israel and there has been action in syria, as well, what is significance of that? >> trey: yesterday there were mortar shells fired from syria and responded with artillery strikes. when you look what is upon haing here, slowly, but surely, a multi-front conflict is opening up against the jewish state. israel says they have intelligence and soldiers to do it, but it was a nightmare scenario. today we understand that is what israel is facing and the trickle-effect of the attack in the northeast of the country, reminder israeli forces will not just be along the gaza border,

need tanks, ap c's and ground troops in the north. >> todd: underscoring the 360,000 troops, many called up from reserve, many from other countries around the world. one other question. you mentioned the shells being fired behind you. you are close, how far away from you are they landing approximately? >> trey: approximately two miles from where we are right now. they are firing into the gaza strip. you can hear the explosions. i will step out of the way so my cameraman can pan in here. approximately two miles, depends what neighborhood they are targeting. they are targeting two neighborhoods used by militants to fire from. it is very densely populated

area. there are hundreds of thousands of civilians, which make it difficult to beac rat with the artillery. the death toll inside gaza is rising. that black smoke on the horizon is from inside the gaza strip. death toll in gaza, 900 people and 4000 injured and report from the hospital according to palestinian health ministry describes scenes of the morgue being overwhelmed, not enough medicine and aid and countries would like to supply aid to -- that is not possible, they say they will hit egyptian convoys if they try to deliver aid to the envoy. >> todd: unbelievable this is happening.

>> carley: thank you for joining us, we'll check in with you soon. >> todd: let us bring in navy seal cameron hamilton. what is the idf doing in intraing soldiers for the conflict that is about to become a ground invasion. >> good morning, thank you for having me. we have a couple scenarios unfolding. we have recalling of troops and reserve units and they will likely put them through a program so they can integrate well with existing forces and you have troops in uniform that have gone through war gaming and different training mechanism and programs for this. when we start talking about multi-front war fare, this is specific endeavor that is challenging for any nation to fold. what we see out of lebanon and

syria will only add to the confusion of the war. israel has been in this situation for quite a while and developed common techniques and strategies on how to mitigate that. train up reserve units and prepare for a long and gruelling haul in gaza and multi-front conflict. >> carley: seems like israel has to walk a line here. status quo is no longer possible given the terror attack that took place on saturday. if they go in forcefully it could encourage syria and lebanon to engage. how do you -- what is the ultimate end game and how do you prevent a multi-front conflict from taking place? >> it is an impossible scenario, it is not a scenario israel has

chosen. israel has been attacked time and time again in many different characteristics and responded appropriately. best thing they can do is rely on their training and technique to reduce casualtieses to civilians, which they take great pains to do. i trained with soldiers of the idf and i was astonished at the bravery and focus on minimizing casualties, even at the expense of their own troops. these are techniques they employ in gaza, they value human life so highly, they are willing to put their own servicemembers into harm's way to mitigate the risk to other populations. this blame of this conflict is on hamas. this rhetoric and actions are

atrocious and these actions have one intent and purpose to further embolden this radical behavior against israel and placate to the international community to perpetuate more action such as this. palestinians have an end game and strategy in mind that is focused soslowly eroding standing of israel in the international community's eyes and impossible scenario that israel time and time again has had to face where standards are not always fair. >> todd: talk about the reality of the fight. i spoke with a fox military colleague who said don't fool yourself, these soldiers know based upon the expected urban house to house combat they are about to engage in, this is somewhat of a suicide mission and these individuals, these brave men and women know that is

what they are about to undertake. do you share that grim reality? >> i do. obviously, there are quite a bit of factors i'm not aware of they are planning for. israel has a robust intelligence network and planning cells. likely they are strategizing down to granular level about key districts, roads, alley ways and they have munitions and how they unfold bloc to block will be something ushgnique, they will use best-kept tools to provide support with. the troops idf ememploys knows this is war of annihilation and they know if they are not willing to act as bastions to defend freedom and democracy in

israel, it would mean destruction of that peaceful land. they are some of the bravest and most noble people i've had the honor of serving with. they understand complexities of what happens if they don't fight. >> todd: cameron hamilton, we appreciate it. missing americans in israel knowledged to be captured by hamas include a mother and daughter from chicago. they were visiting for the holiday and have not been heard from since the attacks began. a rabbi joins us now. what is the latest you have heard? >> we know that our dear friend judith and her daughter natalie were spending the holiday season, they have been talking about this holiday trip for many, many weeks and they have been in israel, final portion of this holiday they spent in

southern israel near the border of gaza. we know that particular kibbutz was attacked by hamas militants who came in and went door to door murdering and savaging homes and destroying homes and taking people hostage, killing and hurting people on the streets and throughout that town. so we have not heard from judith or natalie, the family has not heard from them since the attack and we do know that people from that town have been taken hostage. >> todd: we deal with numbers that are so horrific in this conflict, hundreds, thousands, it is vital in a segment like this we need to put a face to the numbers and get into detail about the individuals.

what can you tell us about judith and natalie? thank you. that is really important question. judith is a member of our congregation and comes every saturday for shabbat services, she is a stanch part of our community, caring, loving, giving. a woman who is there for the other person, for another person, for community members and friends, for someone in need, she is there. she comes by the homes with gifts for the children and wants to be a part of everything going on. kind-hearted and generous, friendly person. her daughter natalie just graduated from deerfield high school in the chicago area and i'm sure she had great aspirations ahead. these are friends. these are community people.

these are your average american. they were in israel and they were taken, they were harmed for one reason, because they are jewish. i feel really proud today, after hearing the talk from president biden yesterday, where he stood so strong with israel. president biden's remarks sta stating ambiguously that we are dealing with sheer evil, that is what this is and all americans and the world have to understand what we are dealing with. >> todd: it is important reminder you mention this young lady natalie graduated from high school in the states, she's an american and it is important joe biden our president acknowledge americans are heavily involved in this conflict now and that we need to respond accordingly. before we let you go, as a man of faith, do you believe judith and natalie will be found alive?

>> that is such an important question. as a man of faith, we put our faith and trust in god and we do what we can utilizing our faith. we believe that the power of faith, the power of trust in god, the power of prayer has infinite possibility to change the situation for the better and i'm certain that our troops will win this war because they all stand with their faith strong and we know that we're on the side of good. so we implore standing here with you, i implore the listeners and viewers to take a book of the bible, and say a prayer and do an act of goodness and kindness that will bring good and light to a world and situation of darkness. when we do good, we change the

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>> todd: a fox news alert, republicans will meet today to determine who will become the next house speaker. house majority committee chairman steve scalise and jim jordan making a speech last night. the government-funding deadline is november 17th. steve scalise joining "fox and friends" this morning. please stick around for that. and rashida tlaib refusing to answer questions about the latest atrocities committed by hamas. >> terrorists have cut off babies heads, do you support israel's right to defend themselves? you cannot comment about terrorists chopping off baby's heads? do you condone what hamas has done chopping off baby'sed heads

and raping women in the street. >> todd: calling rashida tlaib out for refusing to answer. >> she is representing people who think it is okay for hamas to cut off 40 baby's heads. she thinks it is okay for hamas to go in there and take holocaust survivors. they are dead and they are cutting their head off and she is displaying the flag of terrorism in halls of congress. if you support hamas you are antisemight and savage and have no place in the united states of america. >> todd: rashida tlaib has been flying a palestinian flag outside her office. she wanted to halt funding to israel. enes kanter freedom will respond to that.

carley. >> carley: smoke is rising over gaza and israeli tanks positioned along the border, where a ground invasion could be imminent. reservists will respond to the hamas-led terror attack. among those are the olympic bobsled team. aj edelman joins me now, the captain of the team. your thoughts on what is happening? >> it is tough to describe. i think as an israeli who can currently abroad, a lot of reports are overwhelming and you feel powerlessness to help and be there. for athletes, it is trying and challenging, our servicea oftentimes not the same as other

services to the state. in israel, every person knows someone directly impacted by this. it will change our country forever. >> carley: exactly right, yeah. did you hear the exchange with congresswoman rashida tlaib, that must be hard to hear. what do you think about that? >> i think it is very tough over the last few days toy zoo some reaction to what has gone on in the country, particularly because i think that when you take a look at eyewitness accounts and recorded body cam video of people butchering other people and to have large segmentes of the population voice support for that behavior, it is very tough to understand that mindset, to internalize how that can register. >> carley: that is right. you are right.

and bari weiss was on "fox and friends" talking about this is the largest mass killing and she made the comment that nazis hid their killing. but here, they are posting on social media. >> it is dichotomy between western values which united states holds and values that palestinians hold. they pay individuals who kill jews and celebrate and hand out candy and do everything to promote and publicize it. for them, it is a holy war. for anyone to celebrate that, for anyone to apeez that or excuse that, you are excusing crimes against humanity and

excusing bar bearianism. >> carley: you are right and president biden made that clear, he said what is happening right now is equivalent of what isis was doing 10 years ago with beheading. you are a member of the israeli bobsled team and i don't think people associate winter olympics with israel. what is your future there 1234. >> the team is entirely self-supported, the team recruits internally and everything is self-propelled. four of the boys have been called to military service. our season will not going to go off as we intended to, we will probably miss 50% of competition and lost a massive amount of potential sponsorship. with respect to the team itself, we will do the best we can.

i have to express, i'm so proud of the boys of the bobsled, they are everything, your lives are in their hands and to know my brothers are fighting on the front line is a very proud but worry some prospect. i spoke to ward, ward is my best friend, my brother, been with me for four years now, a special arab israeli. he was called and i spoke to him yesterday just hours before he had to turn off his phone because he was going to be part of what issic taking place. i'm so proud of you. i wish i could serve the way you are. i am proud of my boys and proud of every soldier proet cetera itting life and western values

today. i hope the world realizes these are just normal 18, 19, 20 year olds going about daily lives in society and now called up to a massive fight for what is again existential threat in the middle east. it is important to support them. if you know someone, send a message of support. otherwise have them in your prayers. >> carley: they are fighting for the country and a country to be proud of. god bless you and your country. todd, over to you. >> todd: beautiful sentiments. we are checking in with trey yingst live along the israel-gaza border and relatives of missing israelis are praying. a nine year old was kid napped, that family's story is next.

[sound of explosions] >> todd: explosions rocking gaza as israel steps up the war against hamas. troops ahead of an expected ground invasion. they are attacking territory in lebanon after hezbollah took responsibility for an anti-tank missile attack. >> carley: trey yingst is along the border with the latest. >> trey: since we spoke, there is more fire and interception

over the city of sderot and artillery continue to fire. i want to show you the preparation. the shell on the side target eastern part of the gaza strip. if you hear a loud boom, that will be one unit firing. there are variety of artillery units targeting what we are told are positions to clear the way for ground forces that are expected to enter in the coming days. this happening as we get new information about the northern border. we reported about anti-tank missile targeting group of israeli soldiers, fired from southern lebanon. hezbollah claimed responsibility for that attack. we don't about casualties or fa fatalities, it is significant, it is a sign hezbollah is getting involved and supporting

islamic and jihad. yesterday the response to lebanon and today you can see the response into gaza. >> carley: multi-front conflict is the big concern. trey yingst, thank you so much. >> todd: our next guest home was hit by rockets fired from gaza and right now four of her family members, including a nine-year-old cousin and 80-year-old uncle has been kidnapped. joining us now from tel aviv. we have talked to those affected by the conflict, but when it is your family it is a whole new level. what is the latest you have heard about your family members? >> good morning, todd, thank you for speaking to me.

we have not heard anything official from anybody. we heard yesterday that my cousin was murdered in the kibbutz. they shot him. we know because we spoke to someone from the kibbutz. still four members of my family are missing. my uncle and aunt are 78. my cousin, kevin, is 54, and her son is only nine. my uncle can barely walk. >> todd: obviously, there are no words to express our condolences on the loss of the individual that was killed. what do you want us to know about the family members being held captive by hamas? >> they are innocent people, loving people, simple people.

they came to the kibbutz to protect the border. they came to the kibbutz to -- now gone, there is no kibbutz anymore, they destroyed everything, burned everything, they stole, murdered, butchered. what happened in my kibbutz was a massacre. 400 people, 160 left. many casualties, many are in gaza. small children, old people. my uncle and my aunt are such a simple people, such loving people, peaceful people. very simple. my cousin doesn't live in kibbutz, she came to visit with her son. they were supposed to go to their family house to have a

gathering for the holiday, but they didn't get there. they were taken from their home. we know they were taken. there was no signs of violence, that is why we have signs of hope they are okay still. we know they were taken under club card that are being used by my uncle because he can barely walk. so we have hope they are okay because of that. we don't know anything. no one came to tell us anything. >> todd: obviously, we share that hope with you. broadening out to the larger conflict. we've known for years and decades that hamas are terrorists, but can you imagine the atrocities you are seeing in your country right now? >> i'm not processing anything

right now, i'm on automatic pilot, because i need to get my family back home and i don't think anyone can grasp what has been done and it will take a long time to understand. just know that hardly anything is left from my kibbutz. my parents build this kibbutz in one 1958. they came to this land and build this kibbutz and this was a paradise. this is now not a place that anyone can walk and be in because they burned everything and they butchered and there is no kibbutz left anymore. and my aunt came to the kibbutz to live because my mother went

there and she came after her and she stayed there and that is what happened to her. she was a simple, innocent woman and my uncle was, too, they were peaceful people. i don't want to talk -- sorry. i don't think that i fully grasp what happened to us. i cannot cry. i can't let myself cry because i have a mission to bring them home and that is why i'm speaking to you because otherwise i wouldn't. >> todd: no need to be sorry. no need to be sorry. >> thank you. >> todd: none of us can pros what we are seeing right now quite frankly and to be on the ground in israel, more importantly, to have family members that are currently kidnapped is another level none

of us can comprehend. may god's grace be with you and your family. >> thank you very much. >> todd: fox has made a $1 million donation for urgent relief to fight antisemitism. you can donate at ujedfed ny.org, or scan the qr code on your screen right now. even the white house is condemning members of the squad for their response to the terror attack in israel. >> we'll continue to be clear, we believe they are wrong, we believe they are repugnant and disgraceful. >> carley: next guest has family members that are idf soldiers, we are getting her response to

the squad coming up next.

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of the hedge fund created by bankman-fried. he felt that money got him influence and recognition. ellison will be back on the witnessstand today. bankman-fried faces 100 years in prison. >> todd: president of harvard is condemning group of 34 student organizations which signed letter supporting pro-palestinian fighters. the president releasing a statement saying, let there be no doubt i condemn the atrocities of hamas. no student group speaks for the university and a law student just lost a job offer after

calling the attacks on israel necessary in a student news letter, writing israel bears full responsibility for this loss of life, this state-sanctioned violence created the resistance. the law firm responded say these comments are in conflict with the firm and the firm has rescinded the offer of employment. >> carley: members of the progressive squad are calling for deescalation between israel and hamas after terrorist carried out horrific attacks and the white house is speaking out against them. >> i have seen the statements this weekend and we will continue to be clear, we believe they are wrong and repugnant and disgraceful, our condemnation belongs with terrorists who have brutally murdered, raped,

kidnapped hundreds of israelis. there are not two sides here. >> todd: emily austin is an israeli-american citizen who has three cousins that are idf soldiers and she work with the united nations. you and i were on gutfeld a few weeks ago and you called out karine jean-pierre for something she said, but what is your reaction to that statement? >> given that statement, i give credit where it is due inform my life, i never thought i would agree with her, especially publicly, the administration has been handling this as best as you can imagine they are and i i am pleasantly surprised. >> carley: you have three cousins that are idf soldiers. how old are they? >> one is 19, another 19 year

old and reserve is 24. i three times a day we have a family text. we can't know details, everyone is afraid a cyber attack happens to disclose information. we are jittery about what is going on. >> todd: what do you make of the notion five days, a lot of individuals fighting were in office jobs in israel and in the states and throughout the world. talk about that noegsz of r notion of going from a normal life to a soldier? >> that is the israeli people. they adapt, they can go from working to being in a tank in gaza. that is the beauty of the israeli people, they are this

resilient group of people that adapt to kidnap situation. makes me proud. >> carley: 300,000 reservists being called up. did you ever think this would happen? >> never. i speak to my uncles and cousins and they stay in shape. why? you are in the clear and they are like, we are never in the clear. >> todd: i don't want to reduce you to a social media influencer, you are more than that. you have tremendous social media influence targeting young people whachl do you see on the platform in terms of what is happening? if you look at what college students think of this conflict and what they think of israel in general, it is not what people of carley and my generation, you

have to support israel. in younger generation, that support is not absolute. what are you see something >> that is scary side of social media. you read a headline and believe the narrative. narrative is israel is this racist state and all things that palestine is what they reflect on israel. it is hard when people have a narrative stuck in their head, we need to change their mind that is set to the false narrative. i've been getting death threats, rape threats, hit ber comments and nazi-germany comments and they are from americans here. >> carley: that is unfortunate state of affairs you are having to face. thank you. more bombs explode this morning, we continue on the ground coverage of israel as troops

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