urging the remaining civilians in gaza to evacuate as far as south as possible, ainsley. >> ainsley: trey yingsthe latest for us. trey? >> trey: yeah, hey, guys, good morning. a lot of activity on the southern front today. we have seen black hawk helicopters likely evacuating casualties to hospitals in central israel. can you see hear some of that artillery in the distance. taking place against the northern part of the gaza strip right now. it's day 59 of the war between israel and hamas. we do know overnight the israelis ramping up airstrikes against the gaza strip. more than 200 of them overnight. that brings the total number to around 10,000 since the war began on october 7th. the heavy air and ground campaign spiking the death toll inside gaza. authorities at the hamas crold health ministry say more than 700 people were killed in a 24-hour period over the weekend. the israelis still going after hamas leadership. killing the commander of hamas' battalion in an airstrike on sunday. they also killed the commander of hamas' battalion. he was responsible for the deaths of seven soldiers during th

. >> joey: trey yingst is live in tel aviv and has the latest for us. >> trey: good morning, threats and prok are increasing amid concern of broader conflict erupting. three attack drones and two cruise missiles were shot down in the red sea. that attack was launched by houthis from yemen. an american service member is in critical condition following drone attack that through response from hezbollah. the idf is expanding operations while focusing on hamas leadership. idf says three additional soldiers were killed as israeli prime minister netanyahu issued new warning to hamas. >> we say to hamas terrorists, we see you and will reach you. we are continuing the war and intensifying in gaza strip and other places. >> trey: israel northern front remains active, 18 rockets were fired into southern israel. >> carley: trey yingst live in tel aviv, thank you. senator and air force veteran lindsey graham joins us now. good morning, merry christmas, thank you for joining us. >> after watching your show, i should leave new york. >> carley: crime is an issue. >> i was going to walk around. >> jo

stuart: trey yingst, thank you very much. kh mcfarland joining us now. is israel winning the war?ah this, is the beginning of the end for hamas. the way you can tell is that israel has taken out the mid level officers of hamas. that's parent because once they take out the top level, which they'll be doing now and going forward in the next couple days and weeks and then the guys at bottom and tens of thousands of hamas fighters at the bottom, there's no place to report to and in the good old days and they're mowing the grass and israel would go take a few top leaders out of hamas and go back to israel and hamas comes back in a year or two's time doing the same thing all over again and taking out the entire mid level and they're surrendering and doing it all the time before the goal is and to eradicate hamas and that's degrading and looking to eradicate them. stuart: would you put a time on that because israel doesn't vascularized all the time in the world and world pressure is on it big time. what have they got, a month, two month s? >> yeah, two months on the outset and you're rig

maria: unbelievable, thank you, trey yingst live in israel.ding the likelihood of a terrorist attack on u.s. soil is right now at an all-time high following hamas invasion of israel on october 7, watch this. >> i've never seen a time where all of the threats or so many of the threats are so elevated at exactly the same time. blinking red lights analogy about 9/11, all the lights were blinking red before 9/11 apparently all of us missed it would you say there is multiple blinking red lights? >> i see blinking lights wherever i turn. >> try to be texas congressman house veterans affairs committee member and house foreign affairs committee member keith self. thank you for being here i want to get your reaction into trey yingst report from israel i find it hard to believe that we are at a point in time where a terrorist attack is more likely and at an all-time high in terms of likelihood in their attributing to the hamas fighters in the terrorism that hamas has put on israel and not the failed leadership in the white house. >> that is incredible w

trey yingst, trey. >> trey: day 67 between the war between israel and hamas.viding an update explaining israeli troops are encircling the northern gaza neighborhoods and made more arrest of hamas fighters and hope to gather new intelligence from them. >>-- will take any measure to destroy hamas, but we have no intention to stay permanently in gaza strip, we only take care of our security and the security of our citizens alongside border with gaza. >> trey: israel fighting hamas, new screening area opened today to speedup review of humanitarian assistness, the shallom crossing will be used to screen trucks. this will affect the screening progress. there were international calls to ramp up assistant to palestinian civilians. activity is taking place on the northern front, new sirens sounding today. >> todd: trey yingst live in israel. thank you. we are awaiting a decision on whether or not harvard university will fire their president claudine gay. there is a lot of speculation that the school could let her keep her job. 700 faculty members signing a letter urgin

trey yingst, fox news ukraine celebrated christmas on december 25th for the first time this year, the country normally celebrates christmas alongside russia on january 7th. >> this year's change was enacted in legislation signed by president volodymyr zelensky in july. this year's christmas celebration comes as ukraine says it shot down three russian fighter planes friday. president zelensky saying, quote, this christmas sets the right mood for the entire year ahead. >> coming up tonight, a one of a kind christmas celebration in los angeles as iconic comedians bring laughter to those in need. >> plus a sweet surprise for a hard working mom. how a texas restaurant helped bring one family together for the holidays . after the break, and santa brought me a brand new weather station, and i'm happy to say i'm going to get to fire it up because we have rain in the forecast. >> i'll pinpoint which day to expect it. that's all coming up with your y re francisco lined up to fill their cars with more than 4000 prepackaged meals this morning. staff spent hours preparing the meals to deliver to l

howard: joining us now from if israel is fox news correspondent trey yingst. ghtest that hamas would horribly mistreat israeli and american hostages according to interviews by "the new york times" and others and what you just saw. what does surprise me is that these terrorists, knowing they would eventually release many hostages as leverage against israel to get concessions, would barely feed them, expose them to lice, break one elderly woman's shoulder. they had to know this would all come out once they were released. >> reporter: yeah, howie. when you look at the before and after photos of so many of these israelis, you get just an idea of what this experience was like for so many held hostage by hamas as part of this 7-day ceasefire, the israelis were able to get more than 100 hostages exchanged at a 3 to 1 ratio for palestinian prisoners. and you see the photos. they're lost weight. they're sick. they have lice. we spoke with doctors at the hospital just outside of tel aviv, the schneider medical center, and they said people were malnourished when they arri

i'm trey yingst in tel aviv. i've got the details coming up.also ahead, tonight, as we move closer to the new year, what residents in one bay area city need to know about a new piece of legislation about to go into effect? >> hi, my name is captain trevor peralta and on behalf of the grc, hhc ops group community, i want to wish everyone back in my hometown in san francisco a very merry christmas and happy holidays. love you all. see you the subway series menu is getting a new lineup of sandwiches - the deli heroes. there's fresh sliced turkey on the titan turkey. fresh sliced ham on the grand slam ham. five meats on the beast! and look at that double cheese! try subway's tastiest refresh yet. of jesus christ. this is one of the few celebrations in bethlehem this year. the town is situated in the west bank and occupied by israel's army. and in another development, hamas has reportedly rejected an egyptian led peace deal that would have required the terrorist organization to cede power to, and in its place, a palestinian parliament formed after f

trey yingst on the ground in israel this morning.g buzz this morning and it is about actress julianna margulies, slamming the new york times. she says that the paper sat on her israel op-ed for over a week, so she went and sent it to usa today. usa today published her letter to her non-jewish friends where she says there's silence on anti-semitism is loud. i read this letter on twitter, liz, and was really struck by it. now we s she wanted it to be published in the new york times but the new york times sat on it. that's when she went to usa today. >> i'm not shocked. remember when tom cotton had an op-ed published in the new york times and the woke young staff of the new york times went completely nuts? that is what's basically guiding editorial decision making at the new york times. they are afraid of their own staff. and what we know is young woke people in our country right now are very pro-palestinian. they would not have welcomed this very moving letter and by the way, i agree with her. sigh license is violence. remember that ph

i'm trey yingst in tel aviv. i've got the details coming up from the ktvu weather center. >> we're looking out with the bird's eye view of the city by the bay. the city of san francisco, where this time tomorrow, impending rain showers. we'll talk about how much to expect as the news continues right here on kttv patients who have no control over which ambulance company responds to their emergency. so this new law means that they will only have to pay the equivalent of what they would have paid for an in-network service. the new policy expected to save californians tens of millions of dollars a year. in san jose, is ranked as one of the most expensive cities in the country when it comes to utility bills. the online payment company doxo says that people who live in san jose pay an average of a bill of 300 or 400. rather, $39 a month. that is tied with pittsburgh, pennsylvania, for the fourth most expensive. milwaukee was the most expensive at $538, both those cities, by the way, have far more extreme climates than

trey yingst has the latest, hi, trey. >> trey: it is day 73 of the war between israel and hamas. the city of tel aviv, where fames of hostages held inside gaza are calling for an immediate deal. over the weekend israelis revealed what they say is largest tunnel inside gaza found to date, spanning 2-1/2 miles and 150 feet underground, equipped with electricity. troops located $1.3 million of israeli currency in a house. local media reported crews were searching under rubble for survivors and struck a number of sites including a cell in khan yunis and a separate compound. secretary of defense lloyd austin is here in israel to meet with top officials and will hold a joint press conference with gallant. amid many questions about regional security, again, today in tel aviv, family of hostages are here and calling for a meeting with the defense minister and prime minister netanyahu. >> carley: trey yingst, live in israel. u.s. warship shooting down 15 houthi drones fired from yemen on saturday. the unmanned aircrafts were shot down with no damage to ships or reported injuries. a reconm

israeli government says hamas terrorists are beginning to give up their fight. >> brian: trey yingst latest. trey. >> trey: breaking news here, earlier today, rockets fired toward israel's second largest city tel aviv, sending people to bomb shelters. 10 rockets from the gaza strip. forces continue to make their way deeper into gaza focusing on northern gaza's neighborhood. you see a unit operating this this area engaged in close quarter contact. they say hamas fighters prepared an ambush, but were thwarted. prime minister netanyahu has this warning for hamas. >> in recent days, dozens of hamas terrorists have been surrendering, handing over to heroic fighters. it will take time, the war is in full swing, this is beginning of the end much hamas. i say to hamas terrorists, it is over, surrender now. >> trey: he is talking about sinwar, leader of hamas in qatar. the chief of staff here visiting troops this weekend as israel set a deadline for attempts to reach a diplomatic solution to push the militant group hezbollah. there is low chance of finding solution in the north. focus is on t

trey yingst has the latest, trey. >> trey: hi, todd, good morning.nt biden will meet with the family of americans taken hostage on october 7. we don't know which families or how many, but it will be first of its kind for an in-person meeting with biden since the massacre took place. two americans were freed, 10 are believed to be held inside gaza. yesterday president biden vowed not to stop until all hostages are home. during a fundraiser yesterday he told donors israel is starting to lose that support by indiscriminate bombing that takes place. we have to make sure bibi, referring to the prime minister, makes some moves. united states are facing criticism. we have been speaking to one family desperate to leave gaza amid the war. >> he was survived from the -- she was in the sclap nal /* in the window. >> trey: the family must cook with coal, they have no electricity and the water is partially contaminated, but it is all they have after fleeing gaza city. >> just what i'm wearing and for my family the most important. >> trey: family of six shelters w

bret. >> reporter: trey yingst live in tel aviv. trey thank you. >> bret: fears tonight the hamas war could spread further to the middle east as there are further attacks from iranian backed groups. senior correspondent chad pergram looks at u.s. air strikes and response to that aggression. good evening chadd. >> reporter: good evening. president biden orderedd the air strike in retaliation of a drone attack on u.s. bases hezbollah offshot affiliated with iran attacked us forces with a drone and injured three service members one critically. there have been more than one00 attacks on u.s. troops since the start of the war in the middle east. there are questions about deturns and exposure. >> we have put significant assets in the recentlying op, air defense assets, bombers, and additional aircraft carrier and now have a multi national coalition of ships in the red sea, and yet the attacks keep continuing. and the reason is, we're not hitting back on things that iran cares about. >> reporter: there underscores the potential for spillove

trey yingst has more. >> that is right. we are following that breaking news out of the red sea.he united states was directly engaged with ironic back houthis rebels. according to central command u.s. navy helicopters responded to a distress call from a container ship that was under attack by four houthis boats. they were fired upon before returning fire and a sinking three out of the four vessels the crews were killed in the houthis said 10 of their fighters died. last night the same commercial vessel was hit by a missile that was fired by the houthis while responding to that incident the u.s. is greatly shot down to antiship ballistic missiles. they develop must come as intense fighting continues on the ground in gaza. at state 86 of the war between israel and hamas israeli troops are going after intricate network of tunnels around gaza second largest city. the paratroopers brigade has been deployed to southern gaza after weeks of fighting in the north. israeli military statement said the brigade had several hamas gunmen and recent street to street fighting for it overnight to

>> bret: trey yingst in tel aviv. trey, thanks. in aaron connie member of israel wants counter-terrorism unit founders of cherry's a leading manufacturer of products for law enforcement readiness. good to see you. >> good to be here. >> bret: what about the idf moves right now? what are you seeing on their actions and when netanyahu is talking about about kind of the long road ahead? >> well, bret, right now is israel's dealing with the north and the south of gaza. operations aren't as aggressive in the south, and the reason why is because, quite frankly, israel wants to be mindful of the u.s. putting out the word saying, hey, we need you guys to get more selective. we need more intelligence driven operations. that's forced israel to rely more on their special operations ground forces and start getting into those structures as opposed the more aggressive air campaign, bret, that was happening in the north in the first couple weeks of the operation which hit really hard. they were very successful. but, unfortunately, it's had to slo

. >> carley: trey yingst live in southern israel this morning. s been two months since the october 7 massacre and war rages on. israelis continue airstrikes in the gaza strip. israeli troops are pushing in deeper on the ground, targeting different areas, including the neighborhood in the north and khan yunis, gaza second largest city in the south. much of the street to street fighting is causing heavy casualties, also among israeli forces. 87 israelis have been killed. they are looking for the hostages being held inside the strip. we are learning about the experience of the hostages. this week, prime minister netanyahu along with his cabinet meeting with the hostages released as part of the ceasefire deal. one woman speaking out, she says, my daughters are asking, where is daddy. i have to tell them the bad people don't want to release him yet. you are only thinking of rule. we did speak with that woman's brother yesterday and he had this to say about their experience. there are people that are dying piece by piece there as we speak. and we know b

trey yingst is live on the ground in tel aviv, israel. trey. >> trey: rich, good afternoon. overnight president biden ordered the u.s. military to strike a number of targets belonging to iran-backed militias in iraq. three separate strikes and destroyed targeted facilities and likely killed a number of kataib militants. three americans were injured in an attack, one critically. it brings the total number of attacks against american interests in the middle east to 103 since mid october and comes as israeli forces remain on high alert after an airstrike in syria killed rgc commander sayyed razi mousavi. and that president said it's a sign of the zionist regime frustration and it will pay the price, and new fire took place along israel's northern border with lebanon, and a government spokesman had this. >> anti-tank missile attack on the church injuring a civilian in israel, reminder that for hezbollah and iranian puppet masters nothing is sacred. there is no going back. either hezbollah retreats as part of an effective diplomatic solution, our preferred option, or we will push

trey yingst is live now in tel-aviv with the latest on attempted attacks. hey, trey.r: yeah hey pete good morning. there's some breaking news out of the red sea where the united states was directly engaged with houthi rebels from yemen according to u.s. central demand, we understand u.s. navy helicopters responded to a distress call from a container ship that was under attack by four houthi both when is they arrived they were fired upon before returning fire and singing three out of the four vessels. crews on vessels were killed last night same commercial vessel hit by a missile and responding to that incident the uss gravely shot down two ballistic missiles these continue on the ground in gaza it is day 86 between israel and hamas and israeli troops are going after intricate networks of tunnels around gaza second largest city. and idf says brigade deployed after fighting for weeks in the north a new israeli military statement saying that brigade killed several gunman during recent fights in street to street battles overnight two soldiers consider killed bringing tota

>> trey yingst on the ground in tel aviv. trey, thank you. ♪ >> back in the u.s.can presidential hopefuls are campaigning in iowa and new hampshire as former president trump fights to be included in the ballot on some states. president biden will prepare to make his case for re-election in the new year following his caribbean vacation. lucas tomlinson is traveling with the president and reports from the virgin islands. lucas? >> trace, we are awaiting a decision twnd any moment now from maine's secretary of state to see if former president donald trump will remain on that state's ballot, a question that's also on people's minds in colorado. >> if president biden thought he would not be facing donald trump on the ballot in colorado, he might have to think again. the colorado republican party today appealed a ruling by the state's highest court that determined the former president was ineligible after allegedly engaging in insurrection during the 2020 election and the january 6th capitol riot. both sides now want the u.s. supreme court to decide the constitutional q

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david freeman is standing by but first, trey yingst in tel aviv.nd there is a disagreement between hamas and iran. >> trey: hey, rich, absolutely, over the past 24 hours, iranian leadership saying the october 7th attack was a response to the 2020 killing of top general soleimani. hamas pushed back against this statement saying it had to do with the compound in jerusalem and comes as the entire world is watching the middle east and there are new threats from iran and proxies and growing concern about the possibility of a broader regional war. we know just yesterday that 12 attack drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles and two cruise missiles were shot down by the american eisenhower carrier strike group. launched by iran-backed houthi rebels in yemen. and they say the idf is expanding operations in central and southern gaza while forces go after hamas leadership. in southern gaza, civilians are struggling to get by. there is aid going into gaza but it's not meeting the needs of the population. >> it's day 82 of the conflict between israel and ha

trey yingst has the latest from israel. >> good afternoon, the 65 the war between israel and hamas, israelistinue to target positions along the gaza strip. over the past 24 hours, they fit to 50 different targets. we understand israeli forces are operating on the ground brother gaza. we watched as attack helicopters hit positions, black smoke rose from the skyline gaza and israelis set they destroyed mark levin storage facilities, booby-trapped houses and infrastructure belonging to hamas. israeli officials painted i think killed 7000. , by the spirit of this taking place as there are reports indicating distance between negotiators when it comes to any possible deal in the future that could see the release of more hostages and it comes as the chief of staff said this about israeli achievements inside gaza. take a listen. >> i see achievements day- day-to-day, queasy everyday carisbrooke killed and in the last days we see terrorists, i thought of the collapse of the system. assign we need to press harder and this is what you are doing. >> the southern front remains active as israelis go after

sirens blaring across central israel today and hamas fires a barrage of rockets towards tel aviv and trey yingsthat are you seeing on the ground? reporter: yeah, david, hamas is firing on central israel sending hundreds of thousands of people to bomb shelters and remarkable and day 74 of the war between israel and hamas and the factions inside gaza maintained ability to fire on major possiblelation centers. with that said though, the focus for israel may remain in gaza but for the entire middle east, they're looking elsewhere to other threats more broadly from iran-backed groups in the region. we know the focus of the visit yesterday and u.s. secretary of defense lit austin on yes, ma'am and announced a u.s.-led ten country coalition to address growing threats in the red sea and agreement aiming to ensure freedom of navigation in the area and countering missile and drone attacks from houthi rebels in yemen. late yesterday to addition federal attacks on commercial vessels reported and after arrivarriving in qatar today, an said this about the evolving threat from yemen. >> go about this [inaudibl

. >> lawrence: trey yingst is live in southern israel with the latest. ey, the cease-fire is over. what's the latest on the ground? >> trey: yeah, hey, guys, good morning. the cease-fire is indeed over. just a few moments ago we saw two rockets intercepted jennings to this position along the gaza border. day 59 of the war between israel and hamas. israelis are increasing their strikes against the gaza strip. they say overnight 200 different targets were hit inside gaza bringing the total number to more than 10,000 since this war began on october 7th. now, the heavy air campaign is spiking the death toll in gaza. authorities at the hamas-controlled health ministry say more than 700 people were killed in a 24 hour period over the weekend. israel still going after hamas leadership killing the commander of the chevy battle in airstrike over the weekend. they killed the commander of. if a hat was responsible for the death of seven soldiers 2018 war. he participated in the planning of the october 7th massacre. israel is expanding ground operations starting to t

maria: thank you very much, stay safe trey yingst in southern israel, back in washington the white houseonsidering a task force to guard ships in the red sea from iranian proxy forces, after three international commercial ships were attacked four times over the weekend the uss carney which was responding shot down three drugs linked to houthi rebels during those attacks here is white house security advisor jake sullivan on that. >> we have every reason to believe that these attacks while they were launched by the houthis in yemen were fully enabled by iran. we are in talks with other countries about maritime task force involving the ships and partner nations alongside the united states in ensuring a safe passage in the red sea. maria: fox news scene senior analyst and chairman of the study of war general jack keane, great to see you, thank you for being here, what is your assessment of the response to iran and how should united states b responded after the weekend of attacks causing the u.s. carney to respond. great i'm delighted to hear jake sullivan the nashville security advisor to th

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first we go to trey yingst with israel with the war in gaza, hi, tres. >> trey: jerry lin, good morningforces hit 250 different targets overnight as the work enters its tenth week. behind me black smoke billowed from the skyline in the neighborhood and the aftermath of the air strikes and operational intensity is expected to last for at least another month according to officials familiar after arresting many in gaza, authorities expect to gather new intelligence to help them go after hamas leadership in southern gaza. the raw file will be the focus for the ground forces in the cog weeks. the death toll in the strip continues to rise and stand 17,000 people according to the hamas ran ministry. war draws international condemnation with countries like jordan and qatar with immediate cease-fire. the security council members voted friday to call for a truce before the resolution was vetoed by the united states. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu responded saying this. >> although country should also understand that it is impossible on the one hand to support the elimination of hamas a

trey yingst is live in tel aviv with the very latestest. hello, or trey. >> reporter: hey, mike, good afternoon. israeli forces continue to go after hamas cells inside gaza though they are facing fierce resistance. the idf says this weekend alone 5 is israeli soldiers -- 15 israeli soldiers were killed in battle as the ground operation does continue. much of the fighting taking place around gaza's second largest city where reports indicate not only hamas battalions are. gaging israelis, but also smaller factions with a vast network of tunnels that's making the clearing process extremely difficult. tblt our fighters are fighting in complex areas for fighting, an area like han younis is also a dense area. we locate the terrorist infrastructure especially underground. with we expanded engineering forces there. this division has a large number of forces that the usual number for division 98. this is what the activity requires. >> reporter: israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, spoke today ahead of the weekly cabinet meeting indicating isr

trey yingst is in tel aviv tonight. hey, trey. >> trey: rich, good evening.the war between israel and hamas as the mideast marks the christmas holiday. >> it was a dark and dreary christmas eve in bethlehem. no festive music or decorations. normally there are thousands of visitors to the traditional birthplace of jesus. but not this year amid the back drop of an ongoing war. >> i came to bethlehem tonight to deliver a message of peace in times of war and bombing and killing. my message here to stop the war, first of all, stop the war now. [explosion] >> egyptian proposal this weekend to stop the fighting in gaza was swiftly rejected by hamas and islamic jihad who have ruled out any deal that includes a change of leadership in gaza. [gunfire] >> with more than 100 hostages still being held in the strip, israel has vowed to continue their offensive despite heavy losses on the battlefield. israeli forces say 17 of their soldiers were killed this weekend alone. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu visited troops today in northern gaza. netanyahu calling on

trey yingst is on the ground in southern israel. trey, hello to you.ostages. what can you tell us right now? >> we are learning israeli forces have recovered the bodies of two israelis inside gaza. we are talking about warrant officer who was killed on october 7th and a civilian previously seen alive after being kidnapped from the music festival. two israeli soldiers were killed and others wounded. day 67 of the war in hamas, gallant provided new insight into operations on the ground. gallant explained they are encircle ling two neighborhoods in northern gaza, and hope to gather new intelligence from fighters. gallant laying out the goals for israeli troops. >> islam will take -- israel will take measures to destroy mass but will not stay permanently in the gaza strip. only take care of our security and the security of our citizens alongside the border with gaza and elsewhere. >> israeli fighting against hamas comes as a new screening area opened to speed up the review of humanitarian assistance. the crossing was used to enter goods for israel, and now

trey yingst is on the ground in tel aviv with more details on the incidents. >> reporter: hey, jill yarning good afternoon. we are following this breaking news out of the red sea. earlier today the united states directly engaged with iran-backed houthi rebels from yemen. according to central command, u.s. navy helicopters responded to a distress call from a container ship in the red sea that was under attack by four houthi boats. when the helicopters arrived, they were fired upon before returning fire and sinking three out of the four vessels. the crew were killed, and the houthis say ten of their fighters died when the u.s. responded. last night the same vessel was hit by a mitt sill -- missile that was filed by the houthis. all of these developments in the red sea do come as intense fighting continues on the ground in gaza. 86 of the war between -- day 86 of the war between israel and hamas, israeli troops are going after the intricate tunnels around the city. paratroopers have been deployed to the southern part of gaza after fighting for weeks in the north.

trey yingst, thank you. sandra. >> sandra: thank you, bring in florida republican congressman mike waltz, congressman, thank you for your time today. put up the map, at least 75 attacks and counting on u.s. forces since october 7th. are we responding forcefully enough? >> well, clearly not, sandra. because iran has not been deterred, they are continuing attacks and i think the simplest explanation is they know they can get away with it. and they will trade their proxies and those casualties for american casualties all day long. we have yet to hit anything that they truly care about, and that does not have to be military. that can be cyber, actually enforcing the sanctions that are on the book. that could be stopping the massive increase in the outflow of oil, but i want to speak to the attack on international shipping. look, 15% of global shipping flows through the red sea and through the suez canal. my understanding is commercial ships have been struck, that our ships are responding to protect that internat

john, sandra. >> sandra: just so difficult every single story that we have heard, trey yingst, thank you for telling all the stories and your continued reporting from there. thank you. >> john: great work. thanks, trey. >> is trump an insurrectionist, sir? >> i think it's self-evident. you saw it all. whether the 14th amendment applies the court will make that decision. no question about it, none, 0, and seems to be doubling down on everything. >> john: president biden weighing in on donald trump but not on the colorado supreme court decision to boot the former president from the republican primary ballot. the court deciding that former president trump violated the 14th amendment by inciting an insurrection. bret tollman, good to see you. so, looks like donald trump is going to be asking for an expedited hearing on this at the supreme court of the united states, just down the street a little bit. do you expect scotus will take it up? >> john, sandra, thanks for having me on. i think it's important for us to back up a little bit first because if i've ever read an opinion where the auth

trey yingst live in southern israel. trey, thank you very much.ng putting the sea water into the tunnels. >> steve: they are doing it right now. >> brian: they said they are testing it. they haven't committed to fully doing it. downside to poisoning the water system when you try to resettle gaza what do you have left? turning now to your headlines. start with this. happening right now retired supreme court justice sandra deo conner will lie in repose in the court's grand hall in washington. the ceremony open to the public. justice o'connor the first female to serve on the nation's highest court. o'connor's funeral will be held tomorrow at washington national cathedral. president biden is expected to speak. o'connor passed away from complications of dementia at the age of 93. police across the country are warning of a gift card draining scam that makes purchased gift cards worthless. officers say scammers will remove a gift card from store shelves copy the information before putting it back. when someone buys the compromised card, scammer also drai

arthel: r8 trey yingst we will take it back here at l live in l aviv thank you.en attack is prime minister benjamin netanyahu does not hesitate to respond. credits are asking wise in the bite administration responding militarily with the ballistic missile and drone attacks on international shipping and our navy and the red sea. the attacks echo exactly what happened during my rounds attacks on international shipping. back then it president ronald reagan blew up half of iran's navy. doctor rebecca grant joins us she is a national security military analyst, president of iris international research also fox news contributor. dr. grant the uss carney busy yesterday shot down 14 drones and british warships have done the same. why are our assets and international shipping is sitting there taking all of this incoming without an offensive military action or response? is that wise? >> the goal is to keep the shipping lanes open. but i think as a great job of the uss carney and the other destroyers are doing out there. things are getting to a crisis point because just in t

>> bret: trey yingst in tel aviv, thanks.ng in aaron cohen, a former member of israel's special operations counter terrorism movement, founder of a leading manufacturer of law enforcement products for terrorism readiness. thanks for being here. adind to see you. >> bret: what about the idf's moves right now?ac what are you seeing on theirtalk actions, and what netanyahu is talking about about the longht road ahead? >> right now israel is dealing with the north and the south of gaza. operations aren't as aggressive in the south, and the reason wh is because, quite frankly, israel wants to be mindful of the u.s. putting out the word and saying we need you g days to get more selective, more intelligence driven operations,a and has forced them to rely more on their special operations ground forces and start getting into those structures as opposed at wto the more aggressive air campaign happening in the north and the first couple weeks of the operation, which hit really hard. were very successful. unfortunately it has had to slow

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. >> fox news trey yingst tells us this comes as hamas responds to a new cease fire proposal. >> israelices ramping up their air and ground campaign in the gaza strip on thursday. it comes as hamas publicly rejects a new week long cease fire proposal, saying it won't negotiate under fire. but israeli officials maintain the best way to draw concessions from hamas is through military force. >> we've been breaking up its military machine. we've been going into the tunnels that it spent all those years building, and we are taking apart slowly but surely, hamas military capabilities. the idf says at least 137 israeli troops have been killed since the ground operation began. >> forces are now largely focused on southern gaza, where it's believed hamas leaders are hiding. they're also clearing out the last remaining hamas stronghold in the north, though officials say it will take time before displaced palestinians can return home. >> we will make sure that the security situation is different in order to allow the residents to return when the time comes, but israel is facing growing internationa

the seven trey yingst live for us in the red sea thank you. molly: customs and border protection reporting yet another new record number of migrant crossings to round out 2023. now they are bracing for a massive caravan of migrants heading toward the united states meantime century city mayors are warning their resources are already maxed out. bill is live in los angeles with a take on this. >> and molly, as we finish up the year the numbers are just astronomical. cdp sources telling me as of this morning there've now been over 290,000 migrant encounters at the southern border just in the month of december but that is the highest single month ever recorded. cdp sources also tell us since a new fiscal year began on octoben about 780,000 migrant encounters of the southern border. that is the highest first quarter ever recorded. it's also population size bigger than seattle coming across our southern border in just three months. there are absolutely zero signs any of this will slow down anytime soon. another migrant caravan made up of thousands is

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in tel aviv, trey yingst, kttv. icu fox two news. >> president biden, responding to an attack on u.s. service members today by ordering airstrikes against the group and others affiliated with iran. several u.s. service members were injured in northern iraq on christmas day from a drone attack. the pentagon says the attack was drawn out and carried out by iranian backed militia group kataib kataib kataib hezbollah. excuse me, saying. in a statement, the united states will act at a time and in a manner of our choosing. should these attacks continue. however, some lawmakers have urged biden that a stronger response is needed. the us central command says the airstrikes destroyed several facilities used by the group and likely killed a number of militant. >> it's all right here we are the day after christmas. a lot of people, as we mentioned, returning home or perhaps going to new destinations. i want to check in and see how the bay area weather is shaping up. as we took a live look there at the oakland estuary. so prett

trey yingst has the latest developments from southern israel. the israeli military is pushing deeper into southern gaza after calling for more evacuations on tuesday. >> idf airstrikes on gaza's second largest city, younis, are continuing while ground forces target hamas tunnels and military compounds. but as it moves forward with the southern offensive, the military says it's taking new steps to limit civilian casualties, including publishing evacuation routes and detailed maps. so gazans will know how to get to the safe zones. >> what civilians should do to stay safe is listen to the instructions and also to look at the leaflets that are landing in their areas. >> but tens of thousands are already sheltering in han younis, and many say there's simply nowhere else to go. they're also pleading for more support from the international community, including basic supplies like food, water and medicine. >> where's the red cross? where are the ambulances? i lost my children and my husband. where is the united nations? pressure is now mounting on israe

. >> i'm trey yingst along the israel gaza border. i've got the details coming up. >> then one more day of showers for parts of the bay area. then rain is moving out. steve paulson has your full forecast and he's u next another one in the books. but we're just getting started. everything going well? oh yeah. let's take a look at this knee. because it's the work behind the scenes, that truly matters. [ physical therapy staff discusses results ] for your mind. for your body. and for the community. -team! for all that is me, for all that is you. kaiser permanente. israel israel-gaza border. airstrikes and ground operations continue in gaza as israeli forces continue to target hamas. >> residents of the town of rafah in the southern part of the strip sift through rubble. this after israeli forces struck the area twice overnight, destroying two homes. there's a large number of killed around 20 martyrs, excluding the wounded. >> most of them are children. and women. >> the israelis also moved into gaza's second largest city of khan younis.

trey yingst has more from the israel gaza border. >> israeli ground forces are now pushing deeper into the southern part of the gaza strip with their sights set on the city of khan younis. the idf hitting hamas targets from the sky overnight after warning tens of thousands of civilians sheltering in the city to find another safe zone or risk getting caught in the crossfire. >> the hamas only understands the force. we will continue to strike it until we achieve the goals of the war, the dismantling of hamas, the denial of its military capabilities and the return of the hostages. many of those civilians now making their way to newly designated safe areas based on detailed, block by block maps in leaflet drops by the israeli military. >> but many say movement is getting more dangerous as the idf intensify its attacks and the israeli government is under increasing international pressure to bring down the number of civilian deaths a priority underscore echoed by vice president harris over the weekend. >> as israel defends itself, it matters how the united states is unequivocal international

sandra. >> sandra: trey yingst reporting from southern israel at this hour. thank you. >> i am asking specifically calling for the genocide of jews. does that constitute bullying harassment. >> if it is directed and severe pervasive, it is harassment. >> so the answer is yes. >> it is a context dependent decision, congresswoman. >> so the answer is yes that calling for the genocide of jews violates harvard code of conduct. >> it depends on the context. >> it does not depend on the context. >> sandra: still hard to believe that actually happened the other day. the presidents of the top three universities struggling to answer what some say is a simple question, does calling for the genocide of jews go against their conduct. some say it's too late. a junior at harvard university, first off, welcome to you, and what did you think when you saw those university leaders struggle to outright condemn what is happening and calls for genocide. >> well, thank you, sandra, for having me. i would say that i was extremely shocked and disappointed. i mean, the committee aske

fox's trey yingst has more from the israel gaza border. >> israeli ground forces are now pushing deeper into the southern part of the gaza strip with their sights set on the city of khan younis. the idf hitting hamas targets from the sky overnight after warning tens of thousands of civilians sheltering in the city to find another safe zone or risk getting caught in the crossfire. >> hamas only understands force. we will continue to strike it until we achieve the goals of the war. the dismantling of hamas, the denial of its military capabilities and the return of the hostages, as many of those civilians now making their way to newly designated safe areas based on detailed block by block maps in leaflet drops by the israeli military. >> but many say movement is getting more dangerous as the idf intensifies its attacks and the israeli government is under increasing international pressure to bring down the number of civilian deaths. a priority underscored by vice president harris over the weekend. >> and as israel defends itself. it matters how how the united states is unequivocal internati