lucas tomlinson's life ross in tel aviv with the latest on that . lukas? >> is really say they kill six hamas drivers is like. is speaking alongside and war righted the world of the scanda of the october sevens massacre. >> october sevens, hamas waged war on israel. the worst attack the world has known since 9/11. for israel proportionally, it was like 29 elevenths. >> israeli forces launching airstrikes in the last 24 hours killing several hamas leaders and including those of a navy seal stopping terror cell from coming ashore. six hamas divers confirmed that in the water bear they tried to penetrate southern israel from the sea and they were backed by fighter jets to drop satellite guided bombs on the tunnel complex they embarked from her where as the gazans for help finding that the 200 hostages including ten americans offerin compensation and return. the secretary of state said the u.s. was what respond to any attack on the troops and so far it has not. >> lucas hamel lucas tomlinson in tel aviv. let's bring in cameron hamilton vermeil navy seal who tr

lucas tomlinson live in tel aviv for us thank you so much lucas.as on israel two weeks and almost exactly 24 hours ago killed at least 1400 people. per the brutal assault also displaying the goodness of so many israelis of course rushing to help and many americans rejoining is not rabbi of the bad. he is headed to israel tomorrow on a humanitarian mission. rabbi, we were talking i think it was 10 days ago in these very chairs you had no idea at that point you were going. what made you think i have to go and what you hope to achieve? >> the reason we have to go as we need a battalion of good people for this lot of darkness, there's a lot of pain we're going to visit the families the hostage families, people who have lost soldiers. we are going to his many people as we can but we are coming with supplies for coming with money were coming to rebuild their homes. we are come to rebuild their lives. we are coming to go and bring comfort that is our mission pedro going to be working literally 24 hours a day on the schedule at four hours a day for sleepin

lucas tomlinson is live with the latest on the ground. >> trace, just a short time ago president biden was walking up the steps to air force one a reporter short should israel delay its ground assault on gaza to negotiate the release of hostages and president biden answered yes. ten the white house said the president did not hear the question. this is israel's defense minister ordered his forces to prirp for war and ground combat soon. [speaking hebrew]. >> it's not going to be easy. there will be a toll. we need the support of everybody in the army on this. >> right now humanitarian aid pledged by president biden remains stuck at egypt's border crossing in gaza strip. israel blejdz a hundred million dollars in aid to gaza and the west bank. we have seen israeli if-15's. the israeli air force has continued launching airstrikes into gaza among the targets operational headquarters anti-tank launchers and hamas underground infrastructure. as you mentioned two american hostages released from hamas earlier a spokesman from israeli forces sea remember the hundreds of others who remain in cap

fox news correspondent lucas tomlinson on the ground in tel aviv. cas, thank you for your patience and can you tell us the latest from where you are? >> reporter: larry, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the timing of the gaza invasion is up to him and nobody else. >> translator: the timing of what the idf will do is based on the cabinet and the chief of staff and the cabinet are deciding and when we get into gaza, as we go on we will exact the highest price from these murders for what they have done, hamas. >> reporter: president biden says he is not putting any pressure on israel about the timing of this invasion. president biden: what i have indicated to him is that if that's possible, to get these folks out safely that's what he should do. it is their decision but i did not demand it. i have pointed out to him if it's real it should be done. >> reporter: just a suggestion there, larry. back here in israel, the israeli navy unique commanders from flotilla 13, their navy seals, stopped a team from swimming into southern israel. they dr

lucas tomlinson is live in tel aviv right now with the very latest prosecute ground. from the ground. >> reporter: aishah, israeli forces have now been inside the gaza strip for nearly two days now, and israel's prime minister says they're going to be staying a while. speaking to the nation last night, netanyahu said, quote, the war inside the gaza strip will be long and difficult, and we are ready for it. this is our second war for independence. now today netanyahu visitedded a navy base not far from gaza where he met with members from israel's navy seals who recently assaulted the beaches of gaza. netanyahu took some heat after a late night tweet last night insisting he was not warned by his intelligence chief about the potential for hamas to launch that attack prior to october 7th. he deleted the post some 9 hours later and issued a rare apology afterwards. israeli forces have now been inside gaza for two days now, pushing two miles south along the beach. israel using dismounted infantry along with tanks and artillery. the israeli flag was flown over gaza for the f

lucas tome ly tomlinson, i beg your patience. in this turn around house republicans back louisiana congressman mike johnson for speaker, a spirited jubilation is how i describe it and a huge momen momen momentum change. now suddenly optimism, confidence, roll up our sleeves and we'll get back to work today, mr. johnson won in the first bought of voting on house floor, he gave a really well delivered speech. touches of humor included, fascinating for me, music to my ears. speaker johnson quoted scripture. the declaration of independence, ronald reagan and free markets, it does not get any better. now get a pencil, get a little index card to take notes. >> what is our creed? we hold these truths to be self evident. all men are created equal not born equal, created equal. they the same inalienable rights, life, liberty the pursuit of happiness that is the creed that has animated our nation since the founding and made us the great nation that we are. larry: how about that a little index card. you could take notes. mr. johnson talked

and lucas tomlinson in tel aviv. we begin with lucas, live on the ground in tel aviv. good evening. reporter: jonathan, israel longest serving prime minister traveled north to speak to his command ors os and issue the following warning. >> if hezbollah goes to war with israel it would make the mistake of its life, we will cripple it with a force it can't imagine and the consequences for it and lebanese state will be devastating. reporter: the last time israel and hezbollah went to war was 2006, israeli response so intend, hezbollah leader admitted h-- he didn't think that capture of the israeli soldiers at the time would lead to the war, if you asked him had he known on july 11 it would lead to a war, would i do it again, he said not. absolutely not. yesterday here in tel aviv, a bipartisan delegation of 10 senators came to meet israeli counterparts and families of some hostages and see videos of hamas massacres, they spoke to the press afterwards. >> who a moral failing if we did to the stand here with a resolute voice, unshakeable conviction and unbreakable resolve to say we stand

let's go back to lucas tomlinson with more on this. agon is adjusting these strikes as self-defense and after 19 attacks on u.s. forces in the middle east the past ten days the pressure was up in washington, white house pentagon briefing rooms for the u.s. to respond and this morning it happened with a pair of air force f16s struck those targets in eastern syria, the targets ammunition depots use also by iran proxy forces where the ammunition was used to strike back against u.s. forces one reason f16s used pentagon saying it was a proportional response. as we heard from the defense secretary he's going to defend his forces and also was clear in the statement about calling out iran by name saying iran is hidden hand here and the u.s. will respond and the pentagon is clear they want this counterattack to be seen as respirate from the ongoing war between israel and hamas but of course that will be difficult for many people to see. >> interesting after october 7th the word iran was seldom used and lucas tomlinson in tel aviv. the number of

out of caves, israel has their flag in the ground and a stake at the gaza strip right now. >> lucas tomlinson live in in tel aviv, great reporting. >> next. biden gives a new order to netanyahu to preserve human life in gaza, even as hamas used trapped residents at human shields, we will take you back on the ground in israel in minutes. his a1c? it's down with rybelsus®. my doctor told me rybelsus® lowered a1c better than a leading branded pill and that people taking rybelsus® lost more weight. i got to my a1c goal and lost some weight too. rybelsus® isn't for people with type 1 diabetes. don't take rybelsus® if you or your family ever had medullary thyroid cancer, or have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2, or if allergic to it. stop rybelsus® and get medical help right away if you get a lump or swelling in your neck, severe stomach pain, or an allergic reaction. serious side effects may include pancreatitis. gallbladder problems may occur. tell your provider about vision problems or changes. taking rybelsus® with a sulfonylurea or insulin increases low blood sugar risk. side effec

let's go live now to fox news correspondent lucas tomlinson who is live in tel aviv early this morning. it's a corridor for the east coast in a cordial 11. your time, lucas, what can you tell us? well, griff, the pentagon says this was an action taken on the orders. president biden, defense secretary lloyd austin saying a pair f-16 fighter jets. these vipers likely launched from al dhafra air base, uae carried out a targeted strike, a, quote, narrowly tailored defensive strike is what the pentagon's calling it, against iranian backed interests in eastern syria. this is largely ungoverned spaces. the town of abu kamala, that's along the border with iraq. if you remember just a few years ago, this was isis's stronghold. and with 900 u.s. troops in syria and 2500 more in neighboring iraq that had been attacked 19 times over the past ten days, pressure was building washington for the biden administration to take action. that's exactly what they did early this morning. griff and lucas talk to me about this second brief ground into gaza for our viewers, maybe just waking up on this busy frid

lucas tomlinson is alive in tel aviv with more on this. >> malik, two american hostages are now free the mother and 17-year-old daughter from the chicago area. bover 200 israelis are still in captivity in gaza under the ninth of hamas. earlier there was a vigil here in tel aviv it was a dinner with empty place settings. we spoke to one of the missing hostage as a father he described how his son was abducted. >> the men stood up and went with them. it was menacing his wife told him i love you. watch out for yourself and do not try to be a hero. that is the last time my son was seen. he left there healthy and the sound i hope and believe he will come back healthy and sounds. >> went to a morgue in the israeli army base here were some of the 1400 israeli killed have been taken an army reservist said some arrived booby-traps to babies with their heads cut off she said she never thought she was the atrocities worse than the holocaust until they operate a warning to our viewers this is very graphic. >> we have seen evidence of a rape that is so cruel that pelvises were broken. bones were b

lucas tomlinson in tel aviv, thank you.e: israel's prime minister saying that the hamas conflict is, quote, do or die for israel. also issuing a stern warning to ez hezbollah. joining me thousand live in studio is israeli special envoy for combating anti-semitism. mihal, welcome. >> thank you. mike: so you have argued that humanitarian aid should be based on some conditions. would you explain for our audience? >> absolutely, mike. reciprocity's a foundational principle of international law. all of those countries that are actually providing humanitarian aid to the civilians in gaza that are held hostage as weapons or sacrifices by genocidal terror organization hamas, all of that humanitarian aid has to be conditioned to the respect and upholding of that international law, i.e., for the immediate release of 218 hostages unconditionally. in order to receive that humanitarian aid which we know hamas will put its hands on some of it, there has to be a condition made, the immediate and unconditional return of hostages held again

lucas tomlinson is at the white house with more on this reaction. as of the president said he is offering full support? >> not exactly, arthel with the statement. or are not in there. it says the u.s. will be offering quote all appropriate means in print as you mentioned the present speaking to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu the white house releasing a statement we will read it to you in full. it says quote the united states unequivocally condemns is appalling assault against israel by hamas terrorist from goss i made clear we stand ready to offer all appropriate means of support to the government and the people of israel. terrorism is never justified israel has a right to defend itself and its people. united states warns against any other party hostile to israel seeking advantage in the situation. might it ministrations of war or forisrael security is rocksod unwavering. officials say this is the largest attack on israel a and a half century dating back to yom kippur took place 50 years ago yesterday but unlike the yom kippur war it was

that is the concern lucas tomlinson was raising that perhaps when this is all done because that wille uninhabitable i what will happen to the 2.3 million palestinians living in the gaza strip? egypt is concerned that we pushed and become their problem. arthel: they have made that very clear. jennifer griffin, thank you so much. eric: multiple reports say more trucks with aid to have now end gaza through the rafah crossing on the egypt border parade this after thousands of desperate palestinians raided the warehouse today trying to get supplies and food for themselves by the administration doubling down on its call for humanitarian pause and gaza so more trucks can enter what the desperately needed food and medical supplies. alexandria cough has more from wilmington, delaware where the present has been staying the weekend. >> hi eric the white house has been adamant this is not a call for a cease-fire it would be a temporary pause in military action to get the aid in un- facilitate the safe release of hostages if they are indeed released if the ukase, eu other g-7 countries an agreeme

. >> john: but more on the hostage release, and lucas tomlinson in tel aviv, a busy evening with all alerts out of gaza. what more do we know about the hostages that were released? >> john, just in the past few minutes we have learned two american hostages have been released from gaza, a mother and daughter, and we have their names. judith and natalie rananan. and says families headquarters congratulates the release of hamas hostages. a war crime hundreds of families await assistance of leaders o he oh >> john: lucas, can you pause for a second, all those alerts, they are on trey yingst, he is under fire now. trey. >> just listen, i'm going to let you listen here. yeah, guys, we just had a few rounds come in right now, we can see a lot of rockets coming off the gaza strip, and we are just going to wait here at the shelter for one more minute to see, but this is just a constant barrage coming. you can hear those explosions there. stay inside for a second here. let me know what you see out there. and i'll give you a little bit more information as this continues on the hostages. we are

. >> fox news team coverage for you, lucas tomlinson and let's start with lucas in tel aviv. reporter: israel prime minister a former commando in one of israel's most elite units, his brother was killed in 1976 after the israeli airliner with israelis on board was hijacked. netanyahu went to the border with lebanon, he carried a message to his commandos and this is warning to hezbollah. >> if hezbollah goes to war with israel, it will make the mistake of its life. we will cripple, with the force it cannot imagine. and the consequences for it and lebanese state will be devastating. reporter: the last time israel and hezbollah went to war was 2006, israeli response was so intend, hezbollah leader said, after the war, we did not think even 1% of that c capsure of two israeli soldiers would lead to a war, if i had zone on july 11, in two,000, that operation would lead to up is a war -- to such a war, would i do it, i say no, today in tel aviv, a bipartisan delegation of 10 senators came to reach counterparts, and meet families from some halhostages. >> if this war grows it's comi

jon: lucas tomlinson we'll check in with you again, thank you lucas.hing intensifies pentagon is backing israel in efforts to defend itself. let's go to our chief national correspondent jennifer griffin she has the latest. jennifer. reporter: it's notable as lucas noted on 509th anniversary of the yom kippur war multifront surprise attack by egypt and syria that hamas with iranian backers has decided to up end what was likely to be a historic agreement between saudi arabia and israel and says the purpose was to derail any peace deal between saudi arabia and israel. hamas claims to have taken dozens of israeli soldiers and officers hostages and hostages have been taken back to gaza and reportedly are being held in tunnels used by hamas to smuggle weapons in and out of gaza and idf vealing lee defense forces has retain control of two bases infiltrated by hamas militants gaza division base and ream and head of the gaza. earlier today defense secretary lloyd austin spoke to his israel lee count part defense minister, quote, i am closely monitoring developm

. >> carley: lucas tomlinson has the latest. >> lucas: blinken says he's come to deliver a clear messageent biden called out hamas in washington yesterday and says he's seen photos of israeli children beheaded. >> president biden: terrorist group like hamas brought not only terror, but sheer evil, sheer evil to the world. evil that echos the worst and matches and exceeds the worst atrocities of isis. it matters, it matters that americans see what is happening. i have been doing this a long time. i never really thought that i would see and have confirmed pictures of terrorists beheading children. >> lucas: israeli defense forces tweeted this video showing an isis flag. hamas is genocidal terrorist organization, hamas is worse than isis. overnight israeli air force carrying out airstrikes killing a naval operative in the brigade. his home is used to store weapons and used to carry out against israel. hamas said that is where they are keeping dozens of hostages and potentially american hostages, as well. tom cotton says hamas has to be destroyed to make sure the terrorist group can never ca

we begin with lucas tomlinson live in tel aviv tonight. lucas. >> tonight is really forces say they killed 55 senior hamas leaders since october 7 massacre. israel's prime minister says his forces in gaza will not be leaving anytime soon. [speaking in native tongue] [speaking in native tongue] >> tonight is really forces are spending the third night inside of gaza they raise the israeli flag since the first time since 2005 israel sent mechanized forces into gaza using dismounted infantry along with takes in artillery. the popular sentiment is that israel supports a push into gaza and we spoke to a gentleman who said in fact he would like to see israel nuke iran and blame the ayatollah for supporting hamas, not just in gaza where it is really forces have been active in the commandos launched a raid of the senior hamas leader 23 other palestinian leaders, the idf rigged the house to blow it up. israeli jets launched another airstrike in syria today. we spoke to one of israel's top tech mobile and a former infantry officer whose daughter and b

bret. >> bret: lucas tomlinson, thank you. president biden is reacting to the news of the hostage release. health correspondence peter doocy has that part of the story from the north lawn. >> president biden has already spoken to both of these american hostages who have been released and they don't know exactly how that call went. he did communicate the united states has their back in the coming days and months. we know president biden spent part of his day with leaders of the european commission, the european council. they are huddling to try to figure out what comes next. >> this hostage situation both ground and in israel -- >> a pair of american hostages were freed from gaza. president biden said these individuals and their family will have full support to the united states government has a recover and heal. we should all respect their privacy in this moment. several more americans remain captive. >> i told the families being held captive by hamas, we will pursue every avenue. >> the rest of his remarks did not win over re

reservist is killed by a hezbollah missile fired from lebanon take you to lebanon live and first to lucas tomlinsonns us live from tel-aviv. lucas. >> julie top general very blunt he says his forces will soon be entering gaza and ordered his men to prepare for ground combats. >> we're going to go into the gaza strip, we will embark on a professional operational mission to destroy hamas operatives and hamas infrastructure. we will have in our mind memories of the images of those who fell on saturday two weeks ago. >> now israeli force taking in some live fire training but experts say what you're seeing here on thes screen will bare very little resemblance to urban combat those force will be facing historically we look at urban combat from the famous battles of fallujah hamas will be waiting and booby-trapped remaining buildings not already leveled. one of the goals to push hamas out to sea and prevent -- and a place to plan worst massacre in israel 75 year history and since the beginning of the war ifd says hamas has had 550 failed rocket launches that landed inside gaza strip that included deadly m

let's go to fox news correspondent, lucas tomlinson live in tel aviv for the latest. can tell us. reporter: tonight israel prime minister is celebrating rescue of one of his soldiers taken hostage by hamas and rejected calls for a cease fear. ceasefire. >> after the bombing of pearl harbor or terrorist attack of 9/11, israel will not agree to a of hostilities of hamas. reporter: israeli soldier rescue, is private, megidish who was captured during the october 7 massacre, she has been reunited with her family, israeli forces spent past 3 months in gaza and pushed more than two miles deep, tanks and forces were spotted south of gaza city, idf said 55 senior hamas leaders have been killed in operations. recently fox spoke to one of israel's top tech moguls in the golani brigade whose daughter, and her boyfriend were killed ated music festival, her father, waldman said that gaza should be leveled and there should be no deals to realize and of the remains hostages. >> i hope the forces will go in, bring them back without negotiations are, anyone in gaza now is associated wi

lucas tomlinson thanks lucas.eworks on capitol hill as lawmakers butted heads over the stopgap spending bill. for the congressman matt gaetz facing off with house speaker kevin mccarthy. threatening to try to unseat him later this week over working with democrats to reach an agreement. here is what both sides had to say. >> i do intend to file a motion to vacate a get speaker mccarthy this week. i think we need to rip off the band-aid. i think we need to move on with new leadership that can be trustworthy. he lied to biden but he lied to house conservatives. >> it is a tough job it's honored to have it it's an honor to serve in this building. the idea of the bigger the challenge the more opportunities we have it. i have gotten a small majority of three or four votes. >> all of this comes as for the congressman gates faces a push from some fellow republicans to expel him. meantime house speaker kevin mccarthy may have reached across the aisle to get that stopgap spending bill passed despite his feud with congressma

lucas tomlinson has the latest for us, welcome back.orter: hamas has released two more hostages 2 elderly females in their 80s, they have been turned over to red cross, they are at the rafah crossing, israel's defense minister speaking at a navy base, telling his forces to get ready to assault gaza. >> keep preparing for our operation, it will come soon, we're preparing thoroughly for the next step, a multi-lateral operation in the air, ground and sea do, your work, get ready, we will need you. reporter: can larry today the israeli air force said it killed 5 hamas commanders in a strike in gaza, israel security forces vowed to hunt down and kill all those responsible for the october seven massacre, over the week, israeli forces carried out a rare airstrike in west bank, with. they say foiled a terrorist platt at the mosque. it controlled hamas and islamic jihad operatives, yesterday here in tel aviv, senator lindsey graham lead a bipartisan delegation of 10 senators, i asked alabama senator katie britt if she supports the israeli invasi

we are learning more about the military again, what they are doing in response we have lucas tomlinsonget in front of the camera we will take you there. lucas what more can you tell us? i want to ask you what does the signal and where were these navy ships station? >> arthel you have the uss baton it's an assault ship already on station in the persian gulf that was 2000 marines on board dozens of aircraft is not an aircraft carrier will have vertical short takeoff and landing aircraft marine corps harrier also joint strike fighter you will have the vipers those are marine corps attack helicopters similar to some of our older viewers no cobras and q. week gunships. those of in the persian gulf not clear if they're going to be leaving the persian gulf but what's right there you have ironic. so you want to make sure naval presence is right there. in the mediterranean you have the uss gerald ford strike group. you have any kind of aircraft carrier strike crew will have a number of navy escorts pretty of cruisers, you have missile destroyers and norm of the navy doesn't talk much she will h

lucas tomlinson is live in tel aviv with the latest on the ground. lucas? >> trace, earlier this evening and is really helicopter brothers to elderly israeli hostages released by hamas to hospital in tel aviv behind me. this is fenced most are toward navy base and extracted his forces to get ready for ground combat. pricks keep preparing for operation.it will come soon. we are preparing thoroughly for the next step. a multilateral operation in the air, ground and c. do your work. get ready. we will need you. >> despite the ongoing hostage crisis israel continuing to release airstrikes on gaza. israeli air force as a killed 5 hamas commanders and striking gaza. the security forces have out to hunt down and kill all those responsible for the october some of the massacre. the special unit has been formed to carry out the mission. the reports the white house of putting pressure on israel to delete its ground invasion and give time of the eisenhower strike group to move into position and get those anti-ballistic mystery battles. john kirby pushed back on microma

griff. >> lucas tomlinson live from the north of the white house, lucas thank you very much.is not just president biden and others speaking out we're hearing from the candidates that want his job on the republican side ron desantis expressing his support for israel. listen. >> first just let me say, as americans this morning, we all stand with the state of israel who is undergoing a terrorist attack by hamas. by iranian backed militants they not only have a right to defend themselveses. they have a responsibility to defend themselves with overwhelming force. we will stand by them when they do. >> let's go around the table lisa clearly we're going hear from all of the candidates essentially and important moment on the campaign trail for them to stand up to show if they were the leader at the moment they could handle it. >> and we're seeing a lot of solidarity in support of israel as we should. but i do worry about as these dynamics play out not from the right but from the left what that support will continue to look like biden says that they have his unwavering support but thi

in jerusalem, lucas tomlinson, fox news. >> bret: up next panel on the election of a new house speakero president biden's comments about the war in israel. first what some fox affiliates around this country are covering. fox 5 in las vegas where police video played as evidence to a grand jury shows two teens charged after deliberately running down two cyclists. their trial for the murder of the 64-year-old man is set to begin next year. fox 11 in los angeles says the union representing thousands of hotel workers participates in a large march downtown los angeles. the union saying employees from dozens more hotels will join workers already striking five establishments. and this is a live look in baltimore. our affiliate there one of the big stories from fox 45. doctors say a man who received an experimental pig heart transplant is doing well one month after surgery. they say he shows no sign of infection or rejection of the organ. the fda granted emergency approval of the procedure, only the second of its kind inside the united states. that's tonight's live look outside the belt way fro

lucas tomlinson has the latest for us. lucas, welcome back. what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, larry, hamas has released two more hostages. these are two elderly females, both in their 80s. they've just been turned over to the red cross. they're in the rafah crossing in egypt waiting to be turned over to israeli forces. earlier israel's defense minister speaking at a navy base told his forces to get ready to assault gaza. >> translator: be prepared for our operation. it will come soon. we are preparing thoroughly for the next step, a multilateral operation in the air, the ground and the sea. do your work. get ready. we will need you. >> reporter: larry, earlier today the israeli air force killed five hamas commanders in a strike in gaza. israel security forces vowed to under down and killed for those responsible for the october 7th disaster just like they did for munich. a special unit has been formed to carry out this mission. they carried out a rare airstrike in west bank and idf in shin ben. that is the internal agency they say folded a terrorist plot at t

lucas tomlinson is live in tel aviv at the latest. >> molly, two american hostages have briefly been freed from hamas captivity 10 other americans are missing and feared also held in captivity inside gaza joining more than 200 israelis the father of one of those hostages spoke about what his son endured after being kidnapped. >> the men stood up and went with them but it was menacing his wife told him i love you. watch after your self and do not try to be a hero prove that it's the last time my son was seen. he left there healthy and sound i hope and believe he will come back healthy and sound. >> tonight, dozens of frustrated family members and friends demand the return of more than 200 hostages from hamas protested outside the defense minister's home tonight demanded the resignation of israel's top negotiator. earlier we visited a morgue on israeli army base while many of the 1400s really killed have been taken there we spoke to a reservist who said she has seen babies cut out of pregnant women and beheaded. women raped their pelts is broken said nobody in israel has seen an attack

that includes up to ten american citizens. >> trace: lucas tomlinson live in tel aviv.ational correspondent steve harrigan live in northern israel with more on hezbollah potential reaction to israel expanding ground operations in gaza. steve. >> trace that potential reaction has really drawn alarm in many quarters. israeli politicians warning hezbollah not to create a second front. u.s. politicians doing the same thing. throughout the afternoon today we heard explosions behind me about two miles back those are the hills of lebanon. you can see with the sun coming up now. some of those explosions were return israel fire some shells setting off forest employers and the red glow was behind us for some hours. hezbollah has fighting a low level war using smaller weapons, the close range weapons like anti-tank missiles and they've been lobbing 10-20 on a daily basis into communities inside of northern israel. they've lost fewer than a hundred fighters at lead 5 israeli soldiers killed in that fighting and we have seen protests in lebanon many wanting more. if we see a major g

we have just learned, lucas tomlinson has the late from the white house. so far any -- the latest from there, what are you hearing right now, lucas? >> reporter: officials say this is a largely symbolic move. let's just take some stock what assets are in the region. you have the uss baton amphibious ready group, you'll have 2,000 marines item board with dozens of aircraft. that is located in the persian gulf and right now you would not want to move any of those assets out of the persian gulf. of course, they're keeping a close watch on iran. joint strike fighters, hairier fighter jets, marine -- vipers, some of our older viewers know them as cobras, a more modern version, also huey gun ships as well. in the mediterranean, you have the u.s. navy's most modern aircraft care ier. you also have three guided missile destroyers alongside as well as the uss normandy. now, when it comes to moving assets closer, what does that mean, or sandra? the warship was 40 nautical miles offshore, now it's 30. yes, it's closer, but you not going to see that from the shore. pro

go to straight to fox news correspondent lucas tomlinson live in tel aviv. evening, what you got for us? >> reporter: larry, israeli forces suffered their first casualties since they first moved into the gaza strip late friday night. commander officer of the southern command responsible for the gaza operation spoke to his forces over the radio earlier. >> translator: we are striking hamas and the terrorist organizations in the gaza strip. we have one goal, victory, no matter how long or how hard the fighting will be, there is no other outcome than victory. >> reporter: two 20-year-old staff sergeants from the idf brigades reconnaissance unit were killed battling hamas today in the gaza strip. two other soldiers were seriously wounded. israeli forces launched a strike own a refugee camp killing a senior hamas leader and 50 terrorists conducting training. more than 50 civilians were killed says hamas be, 150 were wounded. they have launched airstrikes in gaza, west bank, lebanon,,, sir iran want backed forces launch a ballistic missile over 1000 miles away. it

lucas tomlinson is live in tel aviv with the latest. >> reporter: last night israel's prime minister the rescue of one soldier who had been held hostage by hamas. as you mentioned he rejected calls for a cease-fire. >> just as the united states would not agree to a cease-fire after the bombing of pearl harbor or after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, israel will not agree to a cessation with hamas after the horrific attacks of october seventh. the bible says there is a time for peace and a time for war. this is a time for war. >> reporter: israeli soldier rescued rescue tonight by israeli special forces was captured during the october 7th massacre outside gaza. she has been reunited with her family after a medical examination deemed are healthy. this is proof of our ability to reach the hostages. israeli forces have now spent the past four nights inside gaza and have pushed more than 2 miles deep. some tanks and other mechanized forces were spotted south of gaza city yesterday. the idf says 55 senior hamas leaders have been killed in operations in gaza since the massacre by israeli for

lucas tomlinson is live in tel-aviv. that's where we begin with trey. trey, hello. >> reporter: good morning. there was some talk of a cease-fire this morning. much of that has collapsed as israeli artillery positions behind me continue to fire into the northern and central part of the gaza strip as for the south of gaza, you mentioned there are hundreds of people waiting at that border crossing. cease-fire conversation focused on getting aid into gaza and getting foreigners including american citizens out of gaza. israeli military says there's no cease-fire talks. that war rages on. i do want to show you video that we shot yesterday indicating just how many weapons were brought by hamas militants when they came into southern israel last weekend. it gives you a sense what they were preparing here in the jewish state. take a look. you can see here rocket propelled grenades recovered by the israeli military in the southern part of their country. they found about a thousand of these brought in by hamas fighters to use against israeli communities along the

let's go to fox news's lucas tomlinson on the ground in israel with the latest. hank you for doing this. what can you tell us? >> reporter: larry, officials say 11 americans remain missing here in israel. some believe to have been kidnapped and taken captive by hamas and being held right now in the gaza strip. now earlier today went to an israeli army base in the central part of country where some of the 1300 israelis killed by hamas have been taken. we spoke to the idf's top rabbi. he described what he has seen. >> when we received small bags of babies without heads, it's -- when you see women, grandmothers, females, mothers, got raped and we see those in cities, films, we are abnormal situation. >> reporter: we saw a number of israeli f-15s flying over head earlier today, larry. those bases are close. targets in gaza a few minutes away. the jets have to fly out over the mediterranean miles offshore so the weapons can arm properly. satellite-guided bombs in gaza. comparing the damage to the misfired rocket launch by islamic jihad, that hit a hospital, notice how

let's go straight to fox news correspondent lucas tomlinson live in tel aviv for the latest. thank you, lucas. what can you tell us? >> reporter: larry tonight israel's prime minister is celebrating the rescue of one of his soldiers taken hostage by hamas and rejected calls for a cease-fire. >> just as the united states would not agree to a cease-fire after the bombing of pearl harbor or after the terrorist attack ever 9/11 israel will not agree to a cessation of hostilities with hamas after the horrific attacks of october 7th. >> reporter: larry, the israeli soldier rescued tonight by israeli special forces is private a private. she was captured during the october 7th massacre outside of gaza. she has now been reunited with her family in israel after a medical examination deemed her healthy. israeli forces have spent the past three nights inside of gaza and pushed more than two miles deep. tanks and other mechanized forces were spotted south of gaza city today. 55 hamas leaders have been killed inside of gaza since the massacre of israeli forces a former infawntry per? the go

lucas tomlinson is live from the white house with the latest. o, lucas. >> reporter: hello, mike. well, president biden speaking almost directly to your previous guest there, the house speaker, saying he wants to see ukraine funding added quickly to get those weapons and more aid sent to ukraine. here he is. >> although the speaker and an overwhelming majority of the congress have steadfastly supported ukraine to defend itself against the aggression and brutality of the russians' attack on women and children in addition to the military in ukraine, there's no ukraine funding in this agreement. >> reporter: now, the short-term spending bill. >> only keeps the the government running until the middle of next month did not contain any money for ukraine to -- nor to help you are secure the southern border after the largest number of migrants in history walked across the border last month. florida congressman byron donalds blames the president for what he called a lax immigration policy. >> border security has to be the number one thing we fight for goi

molly: lucas tomlinson, thank you for that update. u.s. embassy people in israel are instructed to shelter in place amid the violent crashes -- clashes. we are joined by chief will the political anchor bret baier. thank you so much for coming back up and joining us again. a few moments ago we were talking about potential escalation and just within the last couple of minutes we heard reporting from both trey yingst on the ground there and jennifer griffin as well talking about hezbollah to the north, also iranian-backed. so i just want to get your thoughts as we're beginning to see some of these outside factions beyond hamas start to weigh in on where this could potentially go. >> yeah, molly, i think this is directly tied to iran. i don't think you cannot connect the dots. and if you talk to intel officials, they will say that this funding is right from iran both to hamas and to hezbollah and that this has, had to be orchestrated for some time. i said the last hour about, you know, it had to be more than just weeks, and there is concern ab

john. >> john: lucas tomlinson in tel aviv. thank you.dra. >> sandra: the south, israeli ground forces are moving deeper into gaza, targeting strongholds deep in the city. mike, is anything changing right there? >> well, we see the israeli forces pushing deeper into, and past the barriers of gaza. we have visual confirmation on the north and northwest side, and statement from hamas they moved into the south of gaza city. look at the evacuation zone, pretty much have the population centers surrounded north of the evacuation zone. what we are getting from the israelis themselves, the ground expansion is expanding. they have hit pockets of resistance waiting to ambush the israeli forces as they push deeper not gaza strip. and they have hit anti-tank positions. indications that social order in the gaza strip is falling apart, very strong indication in the form of video from a u.n. warehouse, the warehouse was ransacked as palestinians are scrambling for the basic necessities of life and running off with things like bags of flour. some 45 had

[laughter] we bring in -- lucas tomlinson has the story.e president backtrack after he said i've got no choice? >> reporter: that's what a lot of people are saying, stuart. remember, as a presidential candidate joe biden vowed to not build, quote, 1 foot of border wall, now he's going to oversee the construction of more than to miles of it -- 20 miles of it. >> one question on the border wall. the money was appropriated for the border or wall. i tried to get them to reappropriate, to redirect that money. they didn't, they wouldn't. and in the meantime, there's nothing under the law other than we have to use the money for what it was appropriated for. i can't stop that. >> reporter: do you believe a border wall works in. >> no. >> reporter: aoc pushing back hard on the president saying, quote, the biden administration was not required to expand construction of the border wall, and they certainly were not required to waive several environmental laws to expedite the building. the president needs to take responsibility for this decision and rev

lucas tomlinson in tel aviv, thank you. sandra. >> sandra: john, so we have the state department briefing, now we are waiting on the pentagon and live update from there. all of this as president biden is set to give an oval office address tonight as violence in the middle east escalates. the president will be asking congress for a large military aid package. but, will it be approved? >> john: and israeli forces are battering hamas in the gaza strip, potentially clearing the way for a ground invasion. israel's minister of economy will join us to discuss israel's strategy. nifers. each planning their future through the chase mobile app. hellooo new apartment. one bank for now. for later. for life. chase. make more of what's yours. this is a special alert. israel is under attack and israel's enemies seek our destruction. the people of israel need immediate help. rockets have us squarely in the crosshairs. our people are targets in their own homes. many have lost everything and fear for their lives. the international fellowship

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tough decisions lucas tomlinson in tel-aviv thank you lucas. another u.s.se in syria was attacked overnight. it is the latest in some 20 attacks this month on american military installations in the middle east. now, the u.s. is strengthening its position overseas. moving the uss eisenhower carrier strike group into the eastern mediterranean chief national correspondent jennifer griffin live at the pentagon so these attacks on u.s. bases, jennifer how serious are they? >> well, jon i just spoke to two senior well placed u.s. military sources about whether there had been any additional attacks on u.s. forces in syria today. i also asked whether there had been any additional u.s. air strikes since thursday i'm told alerts from twitter that have crossed in the last few hours are not true. there have been no additional attacks on u.s. troops in syria today by iranian proxy forces what i did learn from this well placed senior u.s. defense official, is that at 11:30 p.m. last night, 6:30 a.m. local syria time about 60 to 80 local armed guys gathered near u.s. outp