. >> welcome to "fox news live," merry christmas, i'm matt finn in london.ing at least 100 of those. the same day new york city police received multiple fake bomb threats at synagogues throughout the city. several european countries are increasing security at churches this season over threats of terrorism. pope francis is sending his thoughts to palestinian people, israel and ukraine this christmas. in his annual message the 87-year-old pontius asked to consider those suffering. i'm matt finn, for all the headlines, log on to fox news.come on. ♪. -- foxnews.com.ck t♪ sandra: welcome back. we are so glad you're here with us for the "west point holidayei show." i'm sandra smith at the can dead chapel. tonight we're bringing you the amazing sounds of the west point band. here are theg yo soldiers perfog the 12 days of christmas. ♪. >> okay, everyone, this is the moment you've been waiting for, so let's hear you loud and f strong.or ♪ on the first day of christmas my true love gave to me, a partridge in a pear tree ♪ ♪ on the second day of christmas my true love

anita: all right, matt finn thank you for that live report. griff.: for more on this, bring in senior adviser to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. ambassador, i want to pick up where the reporter matt finn left off and a hamas spokesperson addressing the possibilities or lack trover about more hostage negotiations and here is what the hamas spokesperson said. >> there'll be no prisoner swap deal or no negotiations under this agreement and we see we're open to any initiative that is end this israeli genocide of war. griff: what can you tell us about any ongoing talks to tort up hostage swaps again and this reported delegation in cairo possibly looking at a peace deal? >> thank you for having me. the truth is the exact opposite of what the spokesman of hamas just said. hamas isn't going to release hostages because they've suddenly become humanitarian. on the contrary. we're dealing with brutal, callus, blood thirsty killers and they'll only respond to pressure. as we beef up the military pressure on hamas and continue to destroy the military m

fox's matt finn has the latest out of gaza for the israeli offensive is ramping up in central gaza. >> idf soldiers, tanks and planes taking the fight to hamas in densely populated areas, displacing thousands more civilians. right now, about 85% of gaza's population has fled from their homes. they claim there is no safe zone. israel says that's not true and the idf will keep moving forward while also working to minimize civilian casualties. >> we are conducting intensive actions in the gaza strip, which will continue until our goals are achieved. our targets are precise as the fighting intensifies, egypt is pushing a new peace plan that includes a multi-stage cease fire and prisoner releases on both sides. >> but hamas said friday that's a nonstarter and the hostages won't be released until the israeli forces stop attacking. the terror group is also demanding a seat at the table when the time comes to decide who will control postwar gaza. >> this is a palestinian internal affair and is only decided by a palestinian leadership. but for now, the status quo continues. >> fierce battles b

first, the back story here with our correspondent matt finn. hi, matt. >> hi, martha.eing described as a defining moment for the freedom of press in a modern hong kong. 76-year-old jimmy lye was a previous media mogul in china. he's on trial right now. it's not expected to be fair. he used his apple daily newspaper to publish articles that criticized china's communist party. he was a well-known advocate for democracy. that was until 2020 when he was arrested an charged with sadition. under the new law, china has the power to request a trial with no jury, which is what is happening in this case. instead, china has appointed the judges. he has been held in solitary confinement for three years and obvious concerns about his mental health. the united states and the e.u. have con denialed this trial. china is telling them to stay out of it. the chief executive is warning people that they should not try to sway the trial. martha? >> martha: thanks, matt finn. let's bring in bill mcgurn. he was jimmy lie's god father when he converted to catholicism 25 years ago. he wrote an

merry christmas, i'm matt finn in london.ngerous winter storm is continuing to intensify across the great plains and it's packing quite the punch, bringing heavy snow, strong winds, ice, and sleet to the region. right now more than a half million people in south dakota and nebraska are under blizzard warnings. some places could see more than a foot of snow before it's over. the system will also bring soaking rain to the south, midwest, and east coast by midweek. ♪ >> the wicked weather is here at a rather time. suspected to bring for the post christmas rush. the faa says more than 40,000 flights will carry travelers home from holiday destinations at last check nearly 1,000 flights are either been canceled or delayed for tomorrow. i'm matt finn now back to thede great christmarss debate. ♪ ven.♪ now back to the great christmas debate >> tom: welcome back. to the great christmas debate, the distractions round is closing up and this one is a doozy. nothing, announces the coming of the holiday season like those two classic tv spe

matt finn has the latest from our london bureau. is advancing deep into gaza hoping to clear out the remaining hamas fighters and as this fighting intensifies, we've been updating our audience on egypt's proposal to end this war and today it's being widely reported that hamas delegation has been or is in cairo to consider egypt's proposed deal. it calls for a cease-fire, hostage swaps and for hamas and islamic jihad to relinquish power in gaza. trey yengst reported on the ground that palestinian factions were unwilling to consider a proposal that requires they give up power in gaza. israel has been clear that hamas will not be in control after this war in gaza ends. israel's unprecedented air and ground strikes from displaced 85% of gaza's 2.3 million people. hundreds of thousands are seeking shelter in areas designated safe by israel. more than 21,000 people have been killed and a quarter of gaza is reportedly left starving. we're hearing for the first time from one of the hostages taken from the nova music festival october 7th. she

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>> bret: matt finn, live in london. e going to have to transition from a higher intensity level of operation, such as what they are doing now to something a bit lower intensity. they will decide when they will decide what lower intensity looks like and what that means. >> bret: john kirby at the white house talking about israelis and what they're doing, the idf forces inside gaza. let's turn our attention now to the wars in the middle east and ukraine. we welcome back to "special report" fox news senior strategic analyst retired general jack keane. general, thanks for being here. i want to put up the latest on the operations in gaza. and you can take a look at this map light blue aqua is the clearing operations in the north and those circulation are significant ground fighting seen over the past few days. the real question is can israel still get what it wants done as far as getting rid of hamas militarily and politically? is that still achievable what we are seeing here? >> yeah. that's a great question. and certainly t

i'm matt finn. back to "who can forget christmas." >> so what hidden decorations gives the finder good luck? the answer is c, the christmas pickle. many claim the tradition comes from germany. nobody is sure where it originated. >> i think the pickle ornament concept is made up. it's a conspiracy by the people at hallmark. just like valentine's day. now back to the holiday countdown. they say, you know, seeing a kid's face on christmas morning, the appreciation, the love, it makes it worth while. >> if you're the parent that had to go out and find that toy -- >> star wars figures, r2d2. >> in 1977, nobody expected star wars to be the monster hit that it was. >> this is not going to be the hot toy. oh, this is going to be the only toy. >> kenner was kind of caught with their pants down. they didn't anticipate the demand for star war toys. >> this early bird certificate package. >> you can pay 7.99 and get a box which was decorated with the star wars figures on it. you open it up, it opens up in to a

i'm matt finn.to the great christmasr now back to the great christmasr showdownael, of jesus had been spreading all throughout israel. he was developing a significant following. he traveled from town to town visiting synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing people who were diseased. his pham was growing rapidly and culminates on the sea of galilee. we think of him born in bethlehem and raised in nas rather but he did much of his ministry on the sea of gal lie. he wail take us here. >> note come here and not go out on the water. w as compete: go out on the water eventually. why would jesus chose this area as his area for his ministry? as his area for his ministry? >> it was a major trade rout,er. logical sense to have his ministry here. pete: as more and more people began to follow him he decided to explain exactly what it meant to be a follower. the book of matthew says whente jesus saw thach the crowds, he p on a mountain and when he sat b down hisecome disciples came tom and h

correspondent matt finn takes a look tonight from london. >> for the first time since israel launchedoperation, the idf says it's attacking the exact kibbutz that served as the base for hamas militants before they controlsed into israel for the october 7th terror attack israel says it's intensifying its southern gaza operations named oz and near in honor of the israeli kibbutz that was savagely attacked. the idf says it was eliminated significant terrorists, targets and rocket launch positions. new images show tens of thousands of palestinian refugees seeking shelter in the overwhelmed town of rafah in the southern most part of gaza. israel's unprecedented air and ground strikes have now reportedly displaced an estimated 85% of gaza's 2.3 million people. today a hamas delegation is reportedly considering egypt's peace plan cease-fire, hostage swaps and for hamas to relinquish power in gaza. today hamas says it's no deal unless israel ends attacks. israel has made it clear hamas will not control a post war gaza. and we're hearing for the first time from one of the hostages taken from t

rich: matt finn alive for us, thank you for it was much more later in the our international security expert jim walsh coming up. molly: moscow says ukraine carried out a series of deadly airstrikes on southwest russia over the past 24 hours. officials report 14 killed in the russian city. this comes one day after russia wants its biggest air attack on ukraine. a poorly killing 39 people. kitty logan has more. >> hi molly. ukraine has a poorly targeted a russian border city and its drone strike. that follows a huge series of air attacks on ukraine by russia. we can see russian authorities confirming this attack killing 14 people and injuring more than 100. there has been no direct claim of responsibility by the ukrainian government. that area borders ukraine and has been hit before. all of this coming just after russia carried out multiple air attacks across ukraine killing at least 39 people. those attacks happe happen in te capitol and also here hitting a shopping mall they are causing several civilian casualties. the port of odesa was also targeted by russia. president zelenskyy sa

david: matt finn, thank you very much.o israel is under intense pressure from all sides as the warheads into the new year. and doctor, thank you for being here, happy new year to you. when will the idf be able to claim victory against hamas? >> thank you for having me, david. the idf will claim victory in this war once hamas is destroyed and we free the hostages. that was the clear mandate that netanyahu's war cabinet gave idf at the outset, destroy hamas and free the hostages and that's exactly what the idf is doing now. david: but you have no idea how long that will take to reach that goal? >> right, so we don't have a stop watch on this. it could take a week, it could take a month, it could take a year, but what we have to do is to win this thing and to destroy hamas. that's our only alternative and that's the goal and that's exactly what the idf is doing right now, destroying hamas, go ahead. david: i'm just asking, what would happen after that? let's assume that you succeed in your mission and we hope you do, but what

matt finn, fox news. >> israeli troops turn their attention to southern gaza. the growing calls from world leaders to scale back the fighting also ahead, a new poll provides some clarity on who may make it beyond the primary in california's senate race. >> and we're getting close to the weekend. today's first day of winter. tomorrow will be the longest day of the year or the shortest day of the year. today was the shortest day of the year. i'm sorry. tomorrow will be a little bit longer as we move through the next couple days, i'll have the forecast also ahead. >> tonight, millions of dollars have been set aside for more housing for farm workers on the peninsula. why? regional leaders say it is a big step forward and a quick check of the evening commute getaway day for a lot of people out there as christmas is approaching, that is a look at the mack mays interstate 80 in the eastbound direction and westbound direction, bumper to bumper on this thursday night, you're watching ktvu news t [narrator] covered california is a free service from the state that's alrea

but as fox's matt finn explains, hamas is rejecting a key component of an egyptian peace plan. >> the israeli offensive is ramping up in central gaza. idf soldiers, tanks and planes taking the fight to hamas in densely populated areas, displacing thousands more civilians right now, about 85% of gaza's population has fled from their homes. they claim there is no safe zone. israel says that's not true and the idf will keep moving forward while also working to minimize civilian casualties. >> we are conducting intensive actions in the gaza strip, which will continue until our goals are achieved. our targets are precise as the fighting intensifies, egypt is pushing a new peace plan that includes a multi-stage cease fire and prisoner releases on both sides. >> but hamas said friday that's a nonstarter and the hostages won't be released until the israeli forces stop attacking. the terror group is also demanding a seat at the table when the time comes to decide who will control postwar gaza. >> this is a palestinian internal affair and is only decided by a palestinian leadership. but for now

fox's matt finn has the latest out of gaza. >> the israeli offensive is ramping up in central gaza. idf soldiers, tanks and planes taking the fight to hamas in densely populated areas, displacing thousands more civilians. right now, about 85% of gaza's population has fled from their homes. they claim there is no safe zone. israel says that's not true and the idf will keep moving forward while also working to minimize civilian casualties. we are conducting intensive actions in the gaza strip, which will continue until our goals are achieved. >> our targets are precise. >> as the fighting intensify, egypt is pushing a new peace plan that includes a multi-stage cease fire and prisoner releases on both sides. but hamas said friday that's a nonstarter, and the hostages won't be released until the israeli forces stop attacking the terror group is also demanding a seat at the table when the time comes to decide who will control postwar gaza. this is a palestinian internal affair and is only decided by a palestinian leader ship. but for now, the status quo continues. fierce battles between

matt finn is live from london. what are his parents saying right now about this?y the state department moments ago, evan's parents told fox news they felt the president had not fulfilled his promise to them to bring home their son from a russian prison and feel they are basically in the dark on the true efforts of bringing home their son. >> we had president biden's promise to do whatever it takes to bring evan back. he also told us he relates to us as a parent, feels pain and words ring in my ears every day. but it's been 250 days and evan is not here. >> the united states has declared the 32-year-old "wall street journal" reporter as being wrongfully detained in russia on allegations of spying. the u.s. and the "wall street journal" have adamantly denied evan has ever worked for the government and now russia has extended his imprisonment until at least the end of january. he celebrated his 32nd birthday in a russian prison, one that's notoriously harsh. >> evan is in the prison designed to isolate and break you down. evan is in a very hard condition, and he's fi

at least 15 people are dead, and more than two dozen are injured tonight, as fox's matt finn reports, the gunman was a student at the university. >> panic on the streets of the czech republic, capital of prague. police racing to respond to a mass shooting at charles university, where more than a dozen people were killed and more than 20 others were injured after a student opened fire in a philosophy department building. >> it's just we found out relatively quickly that he was a student of the faculty of philosophy. >> he the shooter, a 24 year old man, is described by police as an excellent student with no criminal record. he died at the scene, and while his name hasn't been released, authorities believe he also killed his father in his hometown just west of prague at 1245. >> we received information that a dead man was found in the same village, and we soon found out that he was the father of the suspect. >> police also saying the shooting was well thought out and the gunman planned to kill himself afterwards. but no motive has been found yet, and officials do not believe the suspect

most likely if we were alone -- >> matt finn reporting live from london. matt?a schem was among the innocent hostages taken from the music festival and tortured, injured or killed. mia's arm was badly injured when she was abducted. she was operated on in the gaza strip. a few weeks after that, hamas published a propaganda video of mia in which she asked to return to israel. she says she was held captainive for 54 days in a dark room monitored 24/7 by a terrorist. she says she was somewhat shocked to discover she was being held in a family home with children inside. >> it's families under hamas, you know, in retrospect. i realized that was with a family. i started asking myself questions like why am i at a family's house? why are there children here? why is there a woman here? >> mia says basically everyone inside of gaza is under terrorism control or is a terrorist. that's her opinion. after her release, mia posted a picture which shows her arm injury and a new tattoo that says "we will dance again" along with the october 7th date. mia says she went silent after

matt finn live with what this means for the future of ai. >> reporter: we've been reporting serious concernidly ai is developing before our eyes. the european union declared that it established the first comprehensive laws to regulate ai. the most basic rules require ai to comply with laws, the most advanced ai will face extra scrutiny, face recognition was a heated topic, european lawmakers wanted a full ban on public face screenings but exemptions were allowed so law enforcement could use face screening for serious crimes like child exploitation and terror attacks. wasn't long that ai was a theme from a sci-fi movie, today human program systems are able to write entire college papers or craft intricate business plans on demand. a few months ago 1100 people, the greatest ai advocates including elon musk called for a pause in ai until it could be regulated warning it can outsmart humans and fled the internet with fake information. elon musk was one of the tech tycoons who met in the september brainstorming how to avoid potentially dangerous consequences. musk described the meeting as the, q

matt finn is sorting through the facts on this based on what we think we know in the early stages. we just got in from prague emergency services say 11 people are dead including the shooter. a terrifying scene in downtown prague. one hour ago police started tweeting about a shooter at a university in the czech republic capital in an historic area considered old town. czech police say the shooter has been eliminated and no longer any apparent dangers. an email was sent saying don't go anywhere. stay barricaded in the office. we'll continue to monitor it. >> bill: also reporting to reiterate nine seriously wounded as well. these numbers could change as they so often do in major stories like this. that video is some of the first video we've taken with the ambulances either reporting to the scene or heading to the hospital. thank you for the update and bring you more throughout the day. >> dana: we certainly will. pleasure to be with you today and we'll see you, you know when, harris faulkner will take you through the next hour today. see you on "the five" later this afternoon. here is

matt finn digging deeper. >> iran backed houthi terrorists have attacked a dozen ships. they're using missiles and drones. they're doing it in part to show support for palestinian groups and terrorize western countries like the united states. this is causing a logistical nightmare. the u.s. sanctioned and iranian-based financer and two companies accused of providing or funneling money to the houthi terrorists. the sanctions today come about a week after president biden launched a new maritime force aimed at stopping the houthi attacks. reuters reports the coalition is made up of more than 20 country, but about 12 have been announced. it appears some are already distancing themselves from efforts to stop the houthis and place the burden on the united states. britain and greece have publicly aligned with the u.s. some countries have said they wouldn't be involved, including spain, saudi arabia and the united arab emirates. this shows that some countries may not want to align with the u.s. the red sea is the entry point for the suez canal, which handles 12% of worldwide tra

>> trace: matt finn in london tonight, thank you.y department isiran targeting the flow of iranian money to houthi forces with new sanctions imposed on a group of money exchange services from yemen and turkey that allegedly helped provide funding for houthi attacks on commercialtant ships in the red sea. athe militant grouptt has stepd up attacks against commercial vessels, tracking data showing that at least four tankersd futransporting diesel and fuel from the middle east are taking longer routes to avoid the red sea, sparking concerns about rising costs and supply disruption. up next, we look at what ever happened to the russian militar contractor, the wegner group, following the death of its longtime leader.uk first, beyond our borders tonight, ukraine reports what it calls russia's biggest aerial bombardment since thhee beginnig of the invasion. at least 30 civilians were killed with more than 130 people injured, and others buried ins rubble during the 18-hour attack that claimed at least 30 lives.r president biden condemned ant

matt finn is live with more on all of this. what have you got?the worst mass shootings if not the worst mass shooting in the history of the czech republic. the latest update from police indicates the death toll is rising. police say at least 15 people are dead and dozens others injured. we have seen some horrifying video in which several people from inside a building crawled out on to a high story ledge and were apparently hiding from the shooting. the shooting happened at charles university in prague's center square, a short walking distance from what's described as a christmas hot spot right now. other video shows people running for their lives or being evacuated as the shooting unfolded. the shooter was a 24-year-old student at the university who has been "eliminated," found dead in a building. the shooter's father was also found dead earlier today and reuters reports during the shooting, an email was sent to faculty that read "don't go anywhere, if you are in the offices lock them and place furniture in front of the door, turn off the lights.

matt finn is live in london.r today he said that russia is not refusing to release these two americans in prison. in a short while later, the u.s. state department responded saying if putin is serious about releasing the americans, he should take a closer look at the good faith offers that america has already made. >> we have put multiple offers on the table. there's one offer that we made as recently as a few weeks ago. we have seen those offers rejected every time by the russian government. >> today putin re-ignited hope that americans, evan gershkovich and paul whalen might be freed. >> we are in communication with american partners on that. the dialogue is john going. i will not speak about the details now. we're speaking a language that we both understand. i hope we find a solution. >> reporter evan gershkovich has been held more than 250 days in russia on allegations of spying. the u.s. says evan never worked for the government and is being wrongfully detained by russia. russia has extended his imprisonment

matt finn is live in london with the latest. >> a short while ago we got an update from israel's primeister benjamin netanyahu and he addressed some critical topics about this war including the big question how long he may carry on. >> my policy is clear we continue to fight for the elimination of hamas and the release of all of our hostages. as prime minister to stop the fighting. netanyahu said israel has eliminated 8000 tourists so far and that israel is entertain the possibility of egypt's peace deal part however the prime minister said hamas is making ultimatums that israel will not agree too. netanyahu is morning hezbollah if it expensive fighting both at hezbollah in iran will quote supper blows they never dreamed of. the idf released new aerial video which shows israel today striking hezbollah infrastructure known to be used for terror purposes per the idf scissors numerous launches from lebanon and intercepted at least one. for the first time since israel launched its ground operations idf says it's attacking the exact that served as the base for hamas militants before they cr

matt finn live with the very latest on what they decided. >> as you know there has been a lot of concernd reporting about just how fast artificial intelligence is developing right before our eyes. the european union has declared today it has establish what it calls the world's first comprehensive laws to regulate ai. some of those basic rules will require ai to comply with copyright laws some of the most advanced ai will face extra scrutiny. face recognition was a heated topic here. european lawmakers want a full ban on public face screenings but exemptions were allowed so law-enforcement could use it for serious crimes child exploitation and terror attacks it was not long ago ai was just a theme from a sci-fi movie. now today human program systems are able to write an entire college papers or crab intricate business plans all on demand. you may recall a few months ago more than 1100 people some of the world's greatest ai advocates including elon musk call for a pause in ai until it can be regulated at when it coud outsmart humans. was many of the tech tycoons who met with lawmakers on c

matt finn has the latest for us. >> hey, griff.says for the past 48 hours it's basically been on a blitz across gaza and lebanon and fierce battles with hamas striking terror cells by land and sea along with the help of the israeli navy and killed dozens of terrorists in the latest campaign. also today idf says its aircraft targeted three terrorist squads in lebanon and targeted lebanon in as well. idf says there were numerous launches from lebanon into israel and intercepted at least one. for the first time since they launched the ground operations, idf says it's attacking the kibbutz that served as the base for hamas militants before they crossed into israel. idf says it's limited significant terrorist tunnels and rocket launch positions. israel's unprecedented air and ground strikes have reportedly displaced an estimated 85% of gaza's 2.3 million people, tens of thousands of palestinians are now living at refugees in the southernmost town of rafah and a large portion that remained in gaza are reportedly starving. widely reported

putin is also digging in, however, correspondent matt finn takes a look tonight first u.n.s conference since evading ukraine. he made it clear the war will not end until the kremlin is satisfied. >> there will be peace when we achieve our goals. they don't change. >> putin said those goals are the denazification, demilitarization and neutral status of ukraine. he claims southeast ukraine is pro-russian. >> what is happening now is a huge tragedy. similar to a civil war between brothers. >> putin also reignited hope that americans evan gershkovich and paul whelan might soon be freed from russian imprisonment. >> we are in communication with american partners on that and the dialogue is ongoing. it's not an easy one. i will not speak about the details now. but, overall, i think we are speaking the language we both understand. >> u.s. state department respondeds this afternoon if putin is serious he should review the good faith offers america has made. >> we have put multiple offers on the table. there is one significant offer that we made as recently as a few weeks ago. we ha

matt finn in london with the latest. >> evan's parents say they haven't heard from president biden sinceonally promised them he would bring their son home from a russian prison. >> we had president biden's promise to do whatever it takes to bring evan back. he also told us that he relates to us as a parent and feels my pain. his words ring in my mind every single day. it has been 250 days and evan is not here. >> the 32-year-old "wall street journal" reporter is being wrongfully detained by russia on allegations of spying. the u.s. denies that evan has ever worked for the government. russia just extended evan's imprisonment until at least the and of january. his parents tell fox news say they are in contact with the u.s. government but feel in the dark about the real efforts to free their son from russia's harsh prison. >> evan is in the prison that is designed to isolate and break you down. evan is in a very hard condition and he is fighting very hard to stay mentally fit, to stay physically fit, and he wrote to me in the letter every day is like swimming against the stream. >> right no

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