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♪ pete: straight to the a fox news alert this morning, right now the the rafah border crossing between egypt and gaza is reportedly closed again after a limited amount of so-called humanitarian aid was allowed in. that's according to egyptian media. rachel: the gate briefly opened about three hours ago, and 20 the trucks i hauling food, water and medicine made it into southern gaza which has gone without power or running water for days. the u.s. warning stranded americans to expect, quote, a potentially chaotic and disorderly environment on both sides of the crossing. it's unclear if any of the foreigners were allowed out. joey: this comes on the heels of hamas releasing two american hostages late last night, judith

and natalie were taken to an israeli military base after being abduct canned two weeks ago by the terror group. >> i haven't been sleeping for two weeks. tonight i'm going to sleep good. i spoke with my daughter earlier today. she sounds very good. she looks very good. she was very happy. and she's waiting to come home. pete: secretary of state antony blinken believes the majority of the hostage as hamas are still holding are alive. meanwhile, the idf still waiting to begin its ground offensive, they believe the release of the american hostages is simply a delaying tactic. >> anything that hamas does is only to further hamas' terrorist interests. we've seen this before, it's right out of the hamas playbook. rachel: all right. let's go now to trey yingst live on the ground in southern israel. trey, how are you really quick in let us know what are the

conditions or what have you heard of other hostages so far? >> reporter: yeah, guys, good morning. right now we are with the israeli military along the gaza border, that's why i'm on the phone. we're in a very sensitive area gathering new video and interviews from soldiers trying to hold the line here in the south waiting for those orders for a ground operation to begin. but as this is taking place, we continue to follow the northern front and also the news about the hostages that were released overnight. i do want to start with what took place last night in lebanon. there were a variety of attacks into northern if israel, and this drew an immediate response from the israelis. they released a statement saying rockets were fired from hezbollah along with antitank guided missiles. one israeli soldier was killed in those cross-border attacks. and the israelis said they targeted a variety of different areas including hezbollah command centers which is an

escalation in this larger response from the israelis. it does come as we follow these developments in the south. just yesterday fox news was able to independently confirm that two american hostages, judith and natalie, were released from gaza. this was part of the deal that was negotiated by the ca qataris, and today we are getting new sound, just last night the father of the daughter and his ex-wife who were released spoke out about their release. take a listen. >> reporter: can you describe what it's been like to wait and not know? >> it was, it was a situation. i did not sleep at night, and my head always been in israel. lots of phone calls to israel. lots of tvs. i've been glued to the tv for two weeks hoping for good news. finally it came. >> reporter: you can hear in his voice that sense of relief, finally getting news, positive news about his daughter and his

ex-wife who were. able to be to be released as part of this deal. behind the scenes conversation con to get more aid into with -- continue to get more aid into gaza. more than 2 million people will start to receive both medicine anded foods as part of this deal. we understand the rafahs crossing between gaza and egypt is now open. we've seen trucks crossing over, and we are in contact with american citizens in gaza trying to get out, trying to determine how those u.s. citizens and other foreigners can get home. pete: trey, you're down at the border in a sensitive area. i know you can't give away operational details, but you've been saying if, not when. do you get a sense that when is imminently closer? >> reporter: each and every day it gets closer, and we continue to follow the movement and updates that we're getting from top commander s on the

ground. we spoke with a colonel who basically described this is not going to be a 1-day, a 1-week or even a 1-month operation. this will take months. the the israelis have patience here. they have time to wait and ultimately make the decision that they need to make in order to launch this ground operation. i can tell you where where we are, we have seen tanks and apc, soldiers getting ready to cross into gaza when those orders do come. i can see the gaza strip from this location that i'm in. there is a variety of force presence here waiting not just to go into gaza, but also to secure this area. we reported just two two days ago the israelis are concerned there could still be militants in southern israel, so they have to remain on high alert. that's exactly what weave seen, soldiers tense and ready for the days to come. joey: you describe the type of capabilities with with the israeli defense force. you said you can see into gaza. is there any indication of hamas

activity, preparing, fortifying, getting ready, or is i it pretty much quiet on the other side? >> reporter: it's hard for us to see any of those preparations, but we have seen a variety of destruction. our cameras were able to zoom in yesterday, and and you can see significant damage to the edge of the gaza strip. the israelis have been preparing for the days to come. rachel: all right. trey, before we let you go, have you herald if there are -- heard if there are negotiations for the release of think other hostages, or does this seem like a one-off in. >> reporter: we do understand there are negotiations ongoing behind the scenes, and the qataris yesterday released a statement saying they were trying to get all civilians, so there could be good news still in thest of this horrific story. pete: if all right. trey yingst, thank you very much. we'll talk to you again soon. stay safe. >> reporter: thank you. pete: let's bring in lieutenant colonel peter lerner, idf spokesperson, live from israel.

thank you for joining us. what update can you give us from the perspective of the israeli military of the conditions on the ground? >> so i've just on the end of the report just thinking about the hostages that are being held by hamas. we have updated that number, and today there are now 210 israelis and foreign nationals being held by hamas against their will. the unfathomable barbarism of this terrorist organization is really, really beyond any understanding of human nature. and it shocks the souls of any decent human being. the idf is, indeed, charged with defending the state of israel. we are still in the mode of striking hamas, destroying its capabilities, hunting down its leaders, and that is what we're doing and continue the to do now for 15 days. we have some successes, and we are continuing to push that forward. if we look forward and trying to

understand where this is going, i would say there is only one way, one direction it can actually go, hamas needs to be removed, and they can no longer be allowed to govern the gaza strip as a staging ground for terrorism. joey: lieutenant colonel, we get reports every day of dozens if not hundreds of rockets being fired from gaza into different places in israel. do you feel like you have the ability to cut hamas off from being resupplied with any type of i munitions? do tunnels prohibit that? are are you able to cut off on the seaside of gaza? are you able to truly, i guess you would siege their ability to be resupplied with weapons. >> so obviously hamas have developed their own operational capabilities to -- and manufacturing capabilities in order to have their own replenishment of weaponry, and this is part of our ongoing operation. we actually took out the head of

their research and development the capabilities the day before yesterday, and that's part of the operation. you know, we're confident that we can destroy their capabilities with our intelligence and force and combining those two together. we know we can reach our goal of making sure this brutal organization does not have that power. of course as the operation, as the war goes by and as things will report, they will try and challenge that, try and replenish their capabilities and, of course, we will do everything we can in order to prevent that from happening. and just the time it took in order to come to an understanding about the humanitarian access today just reflects that concern. you know, hamas is are already proven that they will take medical supplies and fuel from the unite nations' compound if they so see fit. they've already done that. so what would stop them from

doing that in the future if they needed to replenish their stockpiles for their different needs whether it's weapons or the sustainability of their operations. so we are determined to destroy them. we have the ability, the operational capability, and we are currently striking them from the sky, from the ground and from sea. and if we need to mobilize when we fete the green light to mobilize, we will do so. pete: colonel, you know, for an american audience that's grad clad to see -- glad to see two americans released, you know, at this point, what do you say about, what does that tell you about the condition of hamas right now with 210 hostages, 2 americans released? is that a sign of things to come, or is that a tactic they're using to delay? what do you make of it? >> if we've learned anything from hamas' strategy over the last 15 days now, it's that they have a very clear plan. and i believe that it is all part of their mass manipulation. we need to be very, very cautious of judging or to coming

to any master conclusions. we do believe that they are in a state of disarray and, therefore, it may be an attempt to try and relieve some of the pressure. but, you know, looking at the faces of natalie and judith you cannot not be heart broken and understand that there are 210 other people now at least being held by hamas in similar conditions. we've demanded and prime minister netanyahu demanded that the international community and the red cross has access to them. we need to see that happen. we've demanded that they be leased. we need to see that happen. and in any case, hamas cannot be allowed to continue to use the the gaza strip as a staging ground for terrorism, mass murder, massacre, abduction, rape and all of the atrocities that they've done. yes, this is a fundamental part and the hostages are at the top

of our priority in order to bring them home, and they are absolutely in our hearts as well. rachel: yeah. i just can't believe that they in the very least wouldn't release the babies, the toddlers. it's unfathomabling. >> mine also. rachel: yeah, i just can't even fathom it. it should just be done immediately. but how does a ground invasion potentially, you know, happening my minute or maybe in the next couple days, how does that complicate their release and the negotiations for their release? >> i think there are two parallel, you know, horizons we need to watch. and i don't want to discuss in detail the issue of the hostages any further because i don't want to jeopardize any attempts to bring them home as quick, and i'm sure you understand. the situation is very, very fragile, but it does prove that

there needs to be a fundamental change on the reality of what's happened in the gaza strip over all of these years that hamas has ruled it. when they decided to embark on war with israel, they basically signed their destiny. our responsibility is to make sure that they can never, ever have that power to govern the gaza strip as a terrorist entity, as a terrorist organization, as a terrorist army that can hold the people of israel hostage. 210 israelis and other nationalities hostage. and i would also add people of gaza hostage. they need to go. joey: colonel, i've got one last question for you. it's a tough question, but i think it's one a lot of us really are struggle to understand. when the stated goal is to destroy hamas, does that mean destroy its leadership and take away its arming capabilities, or does that a mean search out every hamas fighter and have

them meet their death? and the reason why i ask that is i fought a couple wars in the middle east. not the same enemy, but similar in a lot of ways, and pretty much every teenage boy and older has the opportunity to become a hamas fighter. i haven't seen anything to indicate that the palestinian people reject hamas outright. how do you go in in a ground invasion, kill your enemy and not have others pick up arms while you're there and just continue the cycle? >> so ill say, first of all, our mission is not against the ideology as such. that is not what our initial goal is about, but rather, indeed, destroying the infrastructure that they have whether it's their government infrastructure that they utilized for terrorism, the whole system has been subordinated to this record terrorist effort. the whole hamas system. they have a government, they have a prime minister, they have ministers, they have offices, they have institutionalized terrorism in a way which is unprecedented in this region. so that has to go. the people that lead it from the

mastermind of the massacre, he is also the prime minister of gaza. joey: yeah. >> the top leader. so he has to go. all of his, the people that he's subordinate to them have to go from him all the way to the top, to the operatives that breached our border, came into our bedrooms and butchered babies. they are all targets. that is the mission currently we are charged with and, indeed, what will happen the day after, who the palestinians do need e to determine their deaths anywhere, but -- destiny, but it cannot be at the expense of israel's security. i think this is why we are saying it is going to be a long and tough road and, obviously, from your experience in similar wars perhaps in the middle east, we're not fighting the ideology. we don't want to determine what their faith for the palestinians, we only want to safeguard our people so that our people can live in peace and not in fear of waking up and having

a terrorist in their beed bed ram. -- in their bedroom. joey: understand that completely. unfortunately, too often the ideology often includes that. that phase two and phase three of your plan is going to be the difficult part, i believe. pete: lieutenant colonel peter lerner, thank you for your time. rachel: coming up, house republicans dropping jim jordan for nominee for house speaker after failing to rally support for a third vote. joey: we're going to ask congressman and war vet mike waltz who he will support in the next round. pete: but first, the u.s. government is issuing new warnings over the heightened potential for violence. what you need to know next. ♪ ♪ ♪ i wanna hold you forever ♪ hey little bear bear. ♪ ♪ ♪ i'm gonna love you forever ♪ ♪ ♪

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rachel: we'll return to our breaking coverage of the war on israel, but first we have some quick headlines. the manhunt intensifies for the suspect accused of gunning down a maryland judge in his own driveway. the u.s. marshals are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to his arrest. >> targeted attack on judge wilkinson. we've identified pedro argute as

a suspect in this case. he is not in custody and is considered armed and dangerous. rachel: washington county sir circuit judge andrew wilkinson was found outside his home thursday with several gunshot wounds. authorities say the killing happened hours after the judge ruled against the suspect in a child custody case. a marine shot and killed at camp lejeune has been identified as a north carolina teen. lance corporal austin shwenk was with shot and killed on wednesday in a barracks room. base officials placed a second marine in custody on suspicion of being involved in the 19-year-old's death. the victim enlisted last year, he reportedly joined, he wanted to follow in his marine father's footsteps. and those are your headlines. joey? joey: that's terrible. i hate to hear that. the u.s. on high alert this morning as agencies issue a new warning on a possible terror

threat here at home writing in a joint bulletin, quote: lone offenders inspired by or reacting to the ongoing israel-hamas conflict pose the most likely threat to americans. here with reaction, deputy director scott -- thanks for joining us this morning. if you wouldn't mind, explain to us what this bulletin is and what effect it causes. >> so law enforcement obviously puts out bulletins on a pretty regular basis, but sometimes they get more attention than others, and this is certainly one of those times because we're in the middle of a very hot situation in the middle east where there have already been actions that have taken place. law enforcement is concerned that those might pop up here in greater frequency and cause some real problems. joey: you know, i'm looking at the verbiage, and it says lone offenders. i find that interesting because we often hear lone wolf or home

grown or sleep or cell, and i the guess this kind of encompasses all of those options? >> it does. lone wolf is really just another way of saying lone offender. joey: yeah. >> it's really law enforcement's way of saying they think it could be individuals maybe as opposed to more organized groups of people. joey: when we look at our border, the folks that cross, we've had not high value a targets, but people on lists that have been able to cross the border and apprehended. we have to assume there are those that haven't. is a domestic law enforcement policy like this coordinating with intelligence agencies to intercept any kind of communication? they're coordinating with terrorists overseas, is that a big part of this as well? >> it is, but you have other dimensions too. certainly, we're concerned about the threat that might come from overseas, that might come into the country illegally or already be here through some other mechanism. but in addition to these people that might come from external

places, you have these kind of home grown people who might get spun up and try to launch attacks on their own because they believe in the ideology. joey: yeah. i know the biggest way to deter or detext is to look at verbiage look looked online, threats of that nature. we've report for a week on college students celebrating hamas being absolutely evil, using chants like from the river to the sea which essentially means to eradicate israel. how do you tart to dissect when the median rhetoric is already that violent, how do you start to dissect who's going too far or who's indicating that they may want to act? because it seems to me like every person out there chanting those things is a potential lone offender. >> yeah. obviously, we have free speech here as a americans. even things that may be repugnant to other people. where you have to separate the lawful free speech from something that's an indicator of an attack or a threat, that really gets to be difficult

because law enforcement has tools where they can lawfully monitor social media, listen to phone calls through court orders, but that's a high bar to get to. yeah jee yeah. >> so you have to be able to pick out the ones that are real threats from the ones that are just saying awful things. joey: lastly, with the last minute we have here, looking at that, do you feel like without i guess it being intimately involved at this point, is this bulletin reactionary? precautionary? should it cause a sense of scare for us, or is this more standard operating procedure for a situation like this? >> so it hits elements of all three of those things. i can tell you it absolutely is precautionary because these bulletins, because they come out more often, they risk getting kind of lost in the clutter. so to put out something like in that has very specific information, i think, is a way

to alert local law enforcement but also the traveling public that they have to be alert of their surroundings and be a aware -- aware because attacks are potential. joey: scott, thank you so much for joining us. your insight is invaluable to americans who want to stay safe. thank you very much for being a part of that a. >> you're welcome. thank you, i appreciate it. joey: coming up, attacks on u.s. troops in the middle east ramp up. it comes as a u.s. navy ship shoots down cruise missiles headed towards israel. how america's role in the region could change going forward. ♪ muck in future for our kids, we need to find more sustainable ways of doing things. america's plastic makers are investing billions of dollars in new technologies and creating plastic products that are more recyclable. durable. and dependable. our goal is a cleaner, healthier planet for generations to come. for a better tomorrow,

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post in the northern red resea. here to react, u.s. army veteran and international military strategist lieutenant colonel darren -- thank you for being here. you know, we have forces around the world. incidents happen, right? we report on them here on "fox & friends." how uncommon is this level of engagement for a warship? >> yeah, good to morning, and thanks for having me on. it is uncommon to have this level of engagement, like you said, 15 or so drones, 3 or 4 cruise missiles in one location. that made the news for a good reason because it is unusual. but not unexpected given what's going on in the region. pete: so with what's going on in the region, do we have a well defined rules of engagement or understanding of when the u.s. military intervenes? is this to protect the crew, or is this to protect israel? what's the mission state here? >> i would saw say the first mission, as always, is to

protect the crews of the ships, the the aircraft that we have operating in the region. force protection measures in places like syria have gone significantly higher, so that is mission number one. mission number two a appears to be to protect israel from any engagement from any agents from outside their country. what we have to be careful of is in the process of protecting ourselves, that we are not somehow drawn into this conflict further by state or nonstate actors who may look at an opportunity to target america's ships or or other forces in the region and cause a response in us that may not be warrant. pete: do you feel like that's what iran wants to do? we have the map of bases in iraq and syria that have been targeted. then you've got the houthi rebels in yemen firing from the south of the arabian peninsula all the way toward israel, again iranian-backed,s is that a the goal, do you believe, as a strategist, of iran to try to get america to engage? >> to a point, i believe that

could be true. i think they'd be very happy to see someone engage us as americans or to draw us further into war. now, whether or not they're choreographing this or planning this themselves specifically down to the detail, ill tout that. but -- i would doubt that. but i think the overall, i guess, level of activity in the region, that increases the odds, of course, of something like that this that happening. and iran is happy to sit back and and watch it enflame the region more and hope they do draw us into conflict against those proxy forces or localized forces by being able to wash their hands and potentially avoid us targeting iran for any reason. pete: what's, you know, in the military you train to plan for the most likely or deadly course of action of the enemy. what is the most dangerous, excuse me. what is the most dangerous course of action you see right now with tensions high and invasion imminent, iran agitating and more troops than we've had in that region?

>> well, to me, it's the expansion of this conflict to mull until nation-states that decide to the all go after israel at the same time, drawing us and potentially our other allies into more of a regional conflict that could enflame the the world writ large. i think that is truly the most dangerous thing i'm seeing radioright now, and i guess to shorten that, you could call it a world war iii type scenario. pete: and do you think this administration doing what it should to both support israel but also preare vent that venn callly -- prevent that eventuality? >> there are positive steps with regards to moving our forces into the region to help deter and try to prevent further escalation. the problem is this escalation and much of what has happened has been a result of their failed foreign policy that we've done before with the exact same results. so i'm not confident in this current chain of command at the highest levels, their ability to deal with this conflict smartly.

but so far the steps they have taken seem to be positive moves. pete: that's exactly right. when you don't trust your coach even if you kind of like what the9 game plan is, it's hard to feel good about what the outcome might look like. lieutenant colonel darren gaub, thank you very much. appreciate it. >> thanks. have a good one. pete: all right. coming up, the white house -- like usual -- walking back more of joe's mumbles. this time it's about delaying a gaza ground invasion. and jim jordan is out in the race for house speaker. who's next in line? congressman mike waltz unpacks it all for us coming up next. here we go... (♪) a perfect king's hawaiian slider. tastes good too! king's hawaiian slider sunday... the only way to sunday! why didn't we do this last year? before you were preventing migraine with qulipta®? and look at me now.

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he wasn't commenting on anything else. rachel: and here with his comment, fop congressman and member of the -- gop congressman and member of the house foreign affairs committee and a friend of our show, representative michael waltz. congressman, what are your thoughts on that, and how dangerous is it to have a president who's walking back, you know, pretty significant information? this is not the first time that's happened. >> no, it's not. and at a time when the entire world needs to see strength, needs to see clarity, the american people need to understand what the vision is and how the commander in chief whose number one job is to keep us safe, how all of that's going to occur we should have our commander and chief front and center on a daily if not multiple times a day basis. and yet they're going to have to shuttle him on the plane, maybe

up the short steps, i don't know, as fast as possible. this is why we just can't get to november 2024 soon enough. we need to get president trump back in. this wouldn't be happening in the first place -- rachel: amen to that. >> we certainly would know where he stands and where america stands. and i guarantee you no one in the white house would be walking, having to adjust and bob and weave on what president trump would be putting out to the world. joey: congressman, assayed from the fact -- aside from the fact that we're talking about an elderly president who can't walk and chew gum or at least walk and answer questions at the same time, a little bit light hearted, i actually accept his explanation if as far away, he couldn't hear the question, but the question itself is really the topic. do you think the u.s. is pressuring israel to hold back from the ground invasion they have planned because the u.s. maybe through qatar or other channels is trying to negotiate for hostages? if so, is that a good strategy? >> well, you know, we also could be talking through the egyptians

who are a historic mediator between hamas and israel. look, i think that's, i mean, i hate it, but i think it's also about a strategy. the last time the israelis negotiated out several of their soldiers that were being held hostage, they released almost a thousand palestinians out of prison. so, again, i don't like it one bit, but we need to get as many americans out of that, out of those tunnels as possible. joey, you know, pete knows ones you -- once you get down in those tunnels, you don't have communications, you don't have gps, often times you can't carry a rifle, it might be pistol, hand to hand only, ask they know everywhere that they are. it's just an awful situation. they can flood 'em, they can booby trap 'em, and they can take our soldiers or israeli soldiers' lives along with the hostages, and they couldn't care less.

pete: all right, colonel, let's come back here, come back home for a second. help us out. [laughter] what's happening in the republican conference on the house of representatives? we see now jim jordan's name is dropped. where does this go? i meaning i'm confused, we're all confused. what happens next? >> well, and i can tell you we're all frustrated. i mean, clearly, the eight that sent us down this road didn't have a plan, didn't have a strategy. i fully supported jim jordan. i was very disappoint to see -- disappoint to see him voted, to see the way the conference voted for him not to continue. pete: why was there the such an about face in the private vote against him? >> yeah. well, i think there are those who were absolutely determined that he was not going to be speaker. i also give jim jordan credit e for being gracious enough to put the party ahead of his own

desires or ambitions and the country to step aside. i thought he was the only one that could not only pull us together, remember, you're dealing with house democrats, the senate, the entire administration, and you have to have next year in an election year a political apparatus to fight for us to keep the majority. so i thought that was incredibly disappointing. but there were some that were only getting dug in. i don't put this on jim jordan, but the attacks on them, the attacks on their families, the death threats, some people being stalked, you know, caused some people to absolutely dig in. rachel: i have so many questions. so, one, why didn't they want jim jordan? what was main complaint there, and, two, who do you think looks like they're going to get it or has the best chance at this point? >> yeah, rachel, i know you have a lot of questions -- [laughter] rachel: put you right on the

spot. >> you know, i mean sometimes talking about what's going on overseas has a little more clarity. rachel: you'd rather talk about gaza. [laughter] >> look, you know, i mean, i've mentioned the attacks on people. that caused some people to dig in. and then others were very frustrated. right now, rachel, right now we're talking about personality, we're talking about hurt feelings, about who's mad at who. and at least in january we were talking about process and we were talking about policy. actually, i think that got us eventually to a better place. and i've told all of my cleags we've got to get over it. as you say in the army, get our head out of our rear end. we need a leader. i thought jim was that leader. but now we're going to have a candidate forum. we have five, six, seven people that are already decided they're running. i'm going to air them all out because not only do they have to deal with this massive

supplemental the white house just threw on us, $106 billion, we've got with all our spending packages, we have the reauthorization a of fisa, we have the farm bill all coming before the the edge of this year. so we need to hear the strategy and the plan. and could i just say one thing on the supplemental as somebody who's been in the national security for decades, it is typical washington, d.c. just throw money at the problem. i need to hear from the administration, the president -- which i did not hear in his speech -- what's the goal, what does success look like and what is his strategy that he's selling to the american people and to us to the achieve it. and that's on ukraine. i can't vote for any more aid until we hear that. number one. and then even on, even on support to israel as well and the strategy the there needs to be shutting down the money from iran. even if we're mom -- nominally

successful in eradicating a hamas out of gaza, as long as iran can refill the void and give the next generation of fighters weapons, am mow, missiles, rockets, then this is never going to top. so with where's, what's the goal, where's the strategy. rachel: yeah. all important questions. i have one small request. when you go into that a conference and you guys are deciding who, i'd like you to add this: who's going to release all of the january 6th speaker, january 6th videotapes. that would be an important question that i know a lot of your constituents and republican constituents across the country care about. among the many other things. >> i'll ask. there will be a lot of questions, rachel. and i have to say for me, i would be hard-pressed not to support my fellow floridian, rep donalds -- rachel: i think he'd be fantastic. joey: congressman, obviously, thank you for your service. you wore the uniform. you know what selflessness looks like.

you've probably worked under some commanders that you didn't agree with. if you could bring that into the room with all those egos, we'd truly appreciate it. good luck. >> [inaudible] rachel: all right, thank you. coming up, as jewish students across the the country face rising anti-semitism on campus, one catholic college is offering a safe haven. their president joins us next. ♪ all that planning has paid off. looks like you can make this work. we can make this work. and the feeling of confidence that comes from our advice? i can make this work. that seems to be universal. i can make this work. i can make this work. no wonder more than 9 out of 10 clients are likely to recommend us. because advice worth listening to is advice worth talking about. ameriprise financial.

rachel: welcome back to "fox & friends." smoke rising at the israel-gaza border as an israeli ground invasion is expected soon. and back here at home pro-palestinian protests and anti-semitic rhetoric breakses out on college campuses across the country. but one catholic university is giving students the option to transfer into their school immediately. franciscan university president father dave savanca joins us now with more. father, it is such a beautiful gesture of catholic solidarity with our jewish brothers and sisters. what sparked this initiative? >> well, first off, i absolutely 100% agree with what you said, rachel. there's actually a little bit of a back story. literally two weeks ago today i get a call from one of our employees that works in a study abroad program, and we had 38

students in israel when hamas did the horrible attack on the israeli people. and you can imagine as a president -- rachel: right. >> -- i mean, i've got 38 kids over there, and i'm worried about them, i'm praying for them. you know, by the grace of god and the cooperation of a lot of people in israel and actually jordan, we were able to get our students out in about three days. but just that sense of concern for my students. and another thing at the same time, about a year ago, franciscan university and a group that really works for jewish-christian relationships, we planned a conference that is actually going to start here on our campus on tuesday. and there was a lot going on with that. there's a rise in jewish hate in the united states, and it's also the fifth anniversary of the attack in pittsburgh. so all of this was going on. and then an individual from this group reached out to us and they said, you know, that there are jewish students that don't feel

safe on college campuses. and i had just wrestled with that myself. rachel: right. >> i was concerned about my students being safe. and, honestly, this wasn't a huge thing. it's, like, well, then we should invite them to come here -- rachel: have, father -- it's beautiful. have any students taken you up on that offer in. >> it's only been out there the for about 36 hours, so so far we have not heard from anybody. and, honestly, if i'm a student, i want to stay in the school that i chose. but we want them to know that there's an option. the reality is on some college campuses while tolerance is preachedded, it's not lived out. rachel: right. it's a great point. father, thank you for what you're doing, we appreciate you joining us this morning. fantastic. >> my. -- my pleasure. rachel: god bless you. still ahead, smoke rising at the israel-gaza border. trey yingst live next. ♪ in san antonio, texas. my wife magda and i have been married for 39 years.

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