matt finn in tel aviv watching all this. reporter: hey, griff. in tel aviv and israel says the drone attack happened near netanyahu's vacation home and struck them and it did not hit netanyahu's house and netanyahu's office calling it an attempted elimination. it was it was more than 100 mis0 miss -- 100 missile strikes and 14 people injured and netanyahu released a video a short while ago and re-responding to the monumental elimination and hamas leader yahya sinwar. >> two days ago we took ought sinwar, the terrorist master mind whose goons beheaded our men, raped our women, burned babies alive. we took him out and we're continuing our battle with iran's other terrorist proxies and we're going to win this war. >> drone video showing the final moments of sinwar's life this week and he's camouflaged amongst the rubble on the left there. sinwar was considered the de facto leader of hamas and perhaps enemy number one of israel and master mind of october 7. his death has sparked speculation that perhaps hamas will disarm and however hamas says sinwar

matt finn, thank you.w republican congressman cory mills from florida, member of the house armed services and foreign affairs committees and u.s. army combat veteran. great to have you. where do you think we're going next? you heard from matt finn, hamas is saying it doesn't change the game for them. you took out the head guy. they won't dismantle. >> we've seen before, harris, where taking out a lot of leaders have caused fractures within the terrorist organizations. there is no truer example of this than president trump's elimination of soleimani, the commander from iran that eliminated also the head of the shia militias of iraq. we saw an immediate stoppage of attacks on bases in the area after the elimination. we have to continue the path. that's what president trump was doing. he had listed the houthi rebels who are a terrorist organization as a designated terrorist. eliminated the head of the quds force and israel is stepping up with the strength of the abram accord and the arab coalition to fill the

matt finn thank you.rthel: israel's military killed three top terrorist leaders since july including the leaders of hezbollah and hamas. they will keep fighting until israel pulls its forces from gaza. let's bring in retired u.s. army major general he is also the author hunting the caliphate. america's war on isis and the dawn of the strike cell. general, i'll start by asking should israel maintain pressure? and if shut so how should that be carried out? >> good afternoon. yes, israel should maintain pressure. once you have your foot on someone's neck, on the enemy's neck you keep going. they have momentum. there fighting on multiple fronts they have the leadership was decimated however has immense capability they have tens of thousands of missiles and drones that can be fired at israel. but israel must keep up the momentum. the same thing with hamas. hamas is some level of capability. their ranks have been decimated also as far as their leadership. it's time for israel to press the attack hence a better

. >> matt finn is live with in tel aviv at the latest, matt. >> carley, crowds celebrating the news ofas later in a holy day so marking that they with reflection and they weren't working or using electronic devices. you can only imagine how welcomed the news of his death was on already sullen day. [cheers and applause] >> death with chairs to the balconies to the streets and renewed hope mixed with concern 101 hostages from gaza. drown video shows the final moments of his life. he was the head of hamas, charismatic leader and mastermind of despicable octobe. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his image of being a fearless military leader has been shattered. he told you he was a lion but in reality he hides in a dark tunnel and he was destroyed, killed when he ran away in fear from our soldiers. >> the u.s. state department said while he was alive, he refused to release the rest of the hostages prolonging the war. his monumental death begs the question of what might happen next as we head into the winter months as well. the average citizen in gaza will face whether shelter a

matt finn live in tel aviv. ks, matt. >> brian: crazy to go for a cease-fire instead of victory. you asked for surrender. the idf fought this brilliantly all the turmoil and critics. talk to people that do the urban warfare they have been brilliant in doing it most of the people lost their lives war fighters from hamas. chance at victory. he wants to end it. why don't ask you him what is it going to take to live in peace and free the palestinian people. >> lawrence: if you look at it. trey you did a great report. there is all this stuff coming out. he was targeting civilians. so they go in the house and they find all of these guns, all of these explosive equipment. so that's a lot of stuff that the mainstream media is not showing you. they keep just saying kids are being targeted. families are being targeted without showing you the bombs in the house. >> ainsley: i'm impressed with israel the idf. it's a small country. everyone has to serve. such a remarkable military. they are facing a four front war. it's the h

griff. >> matt finn live for us from tel aviv, thank you. molly. >> president biden is back in the u.s. after meeting with allies following the killing of hamas' leader in gaza, secretary of state antony blinken is headed to the region in the coming week. very delicate times right now. lucas tomlinson is at the white house tracking the president's movements and all of this for you. >> good afternoon, molly. with just over two weeks to go before the election, president biden is not on the campaign trail. he just returned from a trip to europe. he's at camp david this weekend and experts say there's no signs of a cease-fire, the end of hostilities with hamas anytime soon. here is president biden in berlin yesterday. >> think there's a possibility of working for a cease-fire in lebanon and it's going to be harder in gaza, but we agree there has to be an outcome. look what happened after. >> mr. president, do you have an understanding what israel is going to do in response to iran's october 1st attacks. >> yes, yes. >> can you tell us? >> no, no

matt finn in tel aviv. general david petraeus now joining us. general, always good to see you, i don't want to get into hypotheticals, what if this drone attack had succeeded and taken out benjamin netanyahu? obviously, very different world here, but they did get close. >> apparently so. and obviously, this is cause for concern. you'll recall that another drone got through a few days ago and actually killed four idf soldiers at a very important base and wounded a number of others. this highlights the challenge posed by drones. they're difficult to pick up and if a large number come at one time, that adds to that complexity. of course, however they're intercepted, again, there's a finite number of interceptors of various types and some of these are costly iron dome, if used, can be 50,000 per each interceptor. so, challenge -- we've discussed before, neil, the real problem with hezbollah is that they have tens of thousands. they probably have really still well over 100,000 missiles, drones, rockets, and other projectiles and if they could coordin

>> every day. >> reporter: matt finn, fox news. >> bret: up next the panel on one of the last weekendse campaign season. plus winners and losers. first, here's what some of our fox affiliates around the country are covering tonight. wjzy in charlotte with details about the brazen escape of four inmates three of whom remain at large tonight. the inmates escaped from the chester field county detention center monday night through a ventilation system. an alleged female accomplice is also being sought. >> fox 29 in philadelphia as a house explosion leaves at least one person dead, you see the remains there. it happened in chester county. neighbors reported hearing what sounded like multiple blasts at that structure. this is a live look at oakland california from fox two, right now more than fire fighters are at the scene of a four alarm fire you can see in the distance that smoke plume. we'll monitor that but another big story there tonight. the last survivor on the uss utah during the attack on pearl harbor turns 105 years old. warren upton of san hoe says celebrated his birthday thursday

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matt finn, fox news.leas and convictions and more than 50 people including coaches at several colleges and university of southern california and yale, garage town and, yes, stanford. he's back in the business. stuart: just reignited the debate. what's he saying, ash? ashley: that it's not for everyone and learning a trade is a fine alternative. watch this. >> too many people spend thousands in debt and acquire a skill they can't use and i have a lot of respect for people that work with their hands and we need electricians and plumbers and carpenters. we should not have this idea that to be successful you need to have a four year in college. that's simply not true. ashley: musk said a college degree is not required to work at tesla. he also stated college is not necessary for learning saying that most information is now freely available. musk himself by the way holds degrees in physics and economics. stu. stuart: thanks, ashley. the sandwich generation, that's people caring for their children and at least

>> bret: matt finn live in tel aviv. matt, thank you. here are some other headlines.pentagon officials say about 8,000 north korean soldiers are now russia near ukraine's border. they are said to be preparing to help the kremlin fight against ukrainian troops. the new figure represent as dramatic increase from a day earlier. the chairman of the house oversight committee says the head of the federal trade commission has abused her authority trampled on people's rights and violated ethics standards. james comer released a record accusing lena khan what he calls the biden harris' administration leftist policies. the ftc dedeclined comment. drops in big tech companies, including microsoft and facebook parent company meta platforms led wall street lower today, the dow lost 378. the s&p 500 finished off 108. and the nasdaq fell to 512. the democratic perspective on what is happening in pennsylvania. we will talk with governor josh shapiro. first we take you to where owls and politicians meet. >> we are at the center in north philly, this is the home to the temple owl's bask

matt finn joins us live from tel aviv with more. matt? the world has been waiting for israel's response to iran's missile strike here on october 1st. and now we have the united states investigating this potential leak that indicates some of the details of israel's retaliation. the report describes the types of aircraft's and weapons that israel is possibly preparing to use in the strike against iran. the report contains images generated by american intelligence. the documents were leaked by a pro-iran site called middle east spectator. justice department and the speaker of the house say the leaks raise the concern of even more sensitive information being released. >> leak is very concerning. investigation underway and i will get a briefing on that in a couple of hours. there's a classified level briefing and then other. we are following it closely. >> now, iran weighing in, getting a chilling warning. writing: any country aware of the timing and manner of the attack on iran or participating in any aggression will bear responsibility also

matt finn live in tel aviv. >> reporter: for weeks now, really months, the world has been waiting too respond to that iranian missile strike here on october first. israel began it's strike at about 2:00 in the morning local time here. israel says it carried out three waves of strikes using mostly airplanes to target military sights in iran like rocket manufacturing locations. from what we've heard so far, no reported wounded people and we've not seen much video of this attack. of course the next few hours are wait-and-see. "the new york times" reported early this morning, friday morning, that iran is ready to retaliate. >> trace: matt finn live in israel, thank you. final thoughts now from aaron cohen and cameron hamilton. aaron, does iran respond sooner or later? >> a run is going to talk a lot because that is the language of the middle east, the posturing and the bravado. i do think iran will respond. i think it could take several weeks. israel, what they just did now, they went after immediate threats to israel, which is those missile sites. the real work will be in that ground. >

and as matt finn reports from tel aviv, it comes as america's top diplomat works to end the fighting.> for the second day in a row, warning sirens went off in the early morning here in tel aviv, with anxious residents rushing to shelters. it was a similar situation on tuesday, as secretary of state antony blinken met with high ranking israeli officials pushing for a cease fire in lebanon and gaza. blinken is now trying a new tactic, asking the israelis to declare victory and stop the fighting while they still have the advantage. now is the time to turn those successes into an enduring strategic success. and there are really two things left to do. get the hostages home and bring the war to an end. late tuesday night, blinken met with american hostage families here in tel aviv. i spoke to the father of a hostage right after the meeting. he says he urged blinken to sanction iran and to be bold. >> mr. blinken was very sympathetic as always, to the families. but at the end of the day, we're not looking for incremental steps. we are looking for bold actions, but the fighting is intensifyin

matt finn joins us now from tel aviv with the latest. good morning, matt. >> good morning, ainsley.ken continues his five day trip here in the middle east, arriving to qatar around 11:00 local time this morning. blinken is expected to continue his peace talks with qatar which is actually a mediator for gaza. hamas' militant group actually has an office there as well. the state department says blinken is meeting with all partners and will, quote: emphasize the need to chart a new path forward that enables palestinians to rebuild their lives and realize their aspirations free from hamas' tyranny. he will underscore that additional food, medicine and other humanitarian aid must be delivered to civilians in gaza. now here in israel. there has been a constant barrage of incoming rockets from iran. our crew have seen them. even though the missiles might be intercepted in the sky the remnants hurt or kill people when they fall. israel says four civilians were recently wounded after debris fell on to them from intercepted rockets. the fighting between israel, lebanon and iran has deeply con

in tel aviv, matt finn, ktvu, fox two news. >> american airlines is being fined $50 million for damaging wheelchairs and otherwise mistreating disabled passengers. the record fine comes following an investigation that found the carrier mishandled more than 10,000 wheelchairs over the last five years. transportation secretary pete buttigieg says the goal is to improve the airlines treatment of people with disabilities. >> the. the most common complaint that we get from our members is their experience in air travel. if a wheelchair is damaged, that is akin to someone losing their legs, their inability to function normally. >> american airlines must spend half the fine to make investments in equipment to reduce wheelchair damage and injury to passengers. the company says it has stepped up training and is working to improve the travel experience for people with disabilities. the state department says it is issuing a record number of passports to americans. the department says it processed 24.5 million passports this year. that is 500,000 more than last year. the state department says its new

matt finn, ktvu, fox two news. >> investigators are looking into what caused a deadly crash on highway 12 in solano county. the chp says a vehicle heading east toward interstate 80 somehow went off the road and overturned near the community of cordelia around 315 sunday morning. the driver died in the crash. investigators say they think the driver was speeding and under the influence of alcohol. >> well, cases of walking pneumonia are surging in kids this year, according to the cdc. the respiratory infection is rising, particularly among preschool aged children. the worst rates of the illness are in children ages 2 to 4. the rate of cases at emergency rooms in that age group has been increasing over the past six months, with the peak hitting in august. doctors say walking pneumonia is spread through respiratory droplets, and the best way to try to prevent it is by washing hands thoroughly, not touching the face or eyes after touching surfaces and for children to wear a mask if they're sick. hospitals across the united states are reporting a shortage of iv bags. the fda has now declared

senior citizens and anyone at risk for serious infection in los angeles, matt finn, fox news.u, fox two news at five starts now. >> now at 5:00, the san francisco bay area sweltering on day three of this heat wave. how people are trying to stay cool from dangerous temps. >> also a big development in the battle over criminal justice in the east bay. as congressman eric swalwell endorses the recall of alameda county district attorney pamela price. >> not something that any of us take lightly, but a responsibility we all carry so that we all can feel more safe and have less anxiety as we live our lives in the community. >> good evening everyone. i'm mike mibach and i'm cristina rendon. >> the push to recall alameda county da pamela price now has a powerful ally from the national stage. east bay congressman eric swalwell. he's speaking out against the controversial prosecutor. >> new at five ktvu henry lee live tonight in hayward with the latest development here. henry >> well, guys, eric swalwell is himself a former alameda county prosecutor who's made clear he believes pamela pr

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. >> dana: matt finn is live in tel aviv with the latest. there is a lot of it. good morning, matt. >> good morning, dana and bill. in tel aviv when the news of sinwar's death broke people ran into the streets to cheer. yesterday was actually a holy holiday. part of a holy week here. many people were not working yesterday here in israel. they weren't on electronic devices. a day designed to reflect and pray. so you can only imagine how much more welcomed the news was of sinwar's death on an already solemn day. sinwar's death sparked cheers in israel and renewed hope but mixed with the concern for the remaining 101 hostages in gaza. the drone video shows the final moments of sinwar's life. camouflaged amongst the rubble clinging for life in the chair on the left and flings a stick at the idf drone that is filming this. he was the head of hamas, charismatic leader and mastermind of the october 7th attack. israel's prime minister netanyahu said his image of being a fearless military leader has been shattered. >> residents of gaza, sinwar ruined your lives. he told yo

fox news matt finn has more from southern israel. reporter another night of heavy airstrikes in southern lebanon as israel escalates its attacks on hezbollah. the idf has been systematically taking out the group's leadership and on tuesday, they got a new top target. hezbollah electing kasim naim as its new chief. he takes over for longtime leader hassan nasrallah, who was killed in an israeli airstrike last month. kasim is seen as a more hardline militant. he said he sees the october 7th attacks as a turning point. >> it was an exceptional event. >> it was the beginning of the change to the face of the middle east. >> the airstrikes continue in gaza as well. at least 60 people killed early tuesday when a building sheltering civilians was hit. it came just hours after israeli lawmakers passed two laws that could prevent the u.n. agency for palestine refugees from providing aid in gaza and the west bank, claiming the group has been infiltrated by hamas and other extremists. >> unwra, as an organization is infected with terrorism. not

matt finn has the latest from tel aviv as the fighting continues in lebanon and gaza. >> diplomatic efforts to end the war are ramping up. hamas is now saying it's open to making a deal that will lead to a permanent cease fire. right now, egyptian, qatari and american negotiators are conducting parallel efforts to reach a short term pause in the fighting. an agreement is unlikely before the presidential election, but fox is told conversations continue every da. >> we are open to any agreement or ideas that end the suffering of our people in gaza and stop the fighting once and for all. >> the white house is sending two special envoys to israel this week, hoping to move the ball forward, and they could get some help from an unlikely source. the idf, which says it's nearing the end of its operational phase on both fronts, and senior commanders are urging prime minister benjamin netanyahu to come up with diplomatic solutions to end the fighting. >> what we are going to do about it, though, is to continue to try and end the war and continue to impress upon to the government of israel the need to

matt finn joins us live from tel aviv with more. >> reporter: good morning, will.north of where i am a right now in tel aviv, israel says there was a krone strike launched at israeli prime minister benjamin net an ya oahu's vacation home. israel says the drone was raunched from lebanon -- launched from lebanon. it did not hit netanyahu's house. the drone strike was meant to eliminate netanyahu, one of more than a hundred launched into northern israel. our fox crew has seen some of them. netanyahu released a video a short while ago responding to israel's monumental elimination this week of hamas leader yahya sinwar. >> who to days ago we took out yahya sinwar with, the terrorist mastermind if whose goons beheaded our men, raped our women, burnt babies alive, and we're continuing our battle with iran's other terrorist proxies. we're going to win this war. >> reporter: now, check out this new krone video that shows the final moments of sinwar's life this week, he's camouflaged amongst the rubble in the chair on the left. he was considered the de facto leader of hamas.

matt finn live from tel aviv. . >> according to local israeli reports on ground israel plan to retaliate for october 1 missile strike is set and ready to go, just a matter of time. that barrage two weeks ago, dozens of iranian missiles launched into israel and aired live on fox. prime minister netanyahu vowed iran will pay for the attack and told president biden israel will strike military saetzs and not oil or nuclear sites. united states has warned israel if humanitarian situation in gaza is not improved u.s. may cut off arms and funding sending to israel. israel said it sent 50 trucks into northern gaza earlier today. back to new york. >> ainsley: thank you. talk about this, harris faulkner sat down with former president donald trump for a town hall in georgia focusing on women's issues. >> facing question of abortion, women are entitled to dp what they want to and need to do with their bodies. why is the government involved in women's basic rights. >> every legal scholar, great ones, every lawyer but dem democr

matt finn joins us from tel aviv with more. >> reporter: iran's foreign minister has responded that itdefend itself. ten iranian border guards have been reported dead. that number could increase. israel has battle with iranian proxies before but the early morning strike is the largest military inside the country of iran in israeli history. it began at 2:00 a.m. local time lasting a few hours and finishing. iran's terror proxy hezbollah jumped in and fired 65 missiles from lebanon in 2 israel as part of the back-and-forth between israel and hezbollah. iran has been downplaying the strike via state-controlled media. israel says this is in retaliation for two missile strikes, israel says it targeted 20 precise locations including the air defense system and missile manufacturing locations. israel says by taking down iran after defense system it can more freely travel through iran's air. the idf's warning iran and any other entity considering fresh attacks that the israeli military is, quote, at peak readiness offensively and defensively. >> if the regime in iran were to make the mistake of

. >> carley: matt finn has more. >> you may recall two weeks ago, iran launched 200 missiles into israel is if israel responds it could become a full-blown confrontation. prime minister netanyahu told president biden israel will strike iranian military sites, that information shows prime minister netanyahu might be willing to avoid further escalation and could impact u.s. elections. prime minister netanyahu saying we will listen to opinion of the united states and make final decisions based on our national interest. we expect us anti-missile system called fad to arichardrive in i. it is defense system against missiles. pentagon says sending that to israel underscores alliance with this country. >> todd: thank you. police saying 200 anti-israel protesters were arrested in new york city outside new york stock exchange yesterday, chaining themselves to the door. officials say 500 people attended the protest. >> carley: a woman who fled her apartment building in aurora, colorado this year because of venezuelan gangs is blaming media and government for downplaying activity in her town. >> i w

. >> todd: matt finn live from tel aviv with the latest. matt. >> this area is on edge in israel, we've been anticipating possible large-scale strike by israeli military in response to iran's october 1 missile attack here in israel. israeli media report it is only matter of time now. united states announced it carried out an attack five military sites controlled by houthis in yemen. united states says it used precision b-2 bombers against houthi storage locations. u.s. warning iran, houthi main benefactor. secretary of defense lloyd austin writing u.s. forces targeted several houthi underground facility housing weapons of civilian and military vessels throughout the region. we will make clear to houthis there will be clear consequence for illegal acts. in vitro fertilization announced in last hour it killed hezbollah commander in lebanon and dozens of hezbollah militants, which it calls terrorists. todd and carley. >> carley: matt, thank you so much. we have a fox news alert, shocking news here. music fans stun after former one direction sta

matt finn joins us live from tel aviv. matt?was about two weeks ago that iran lit up the sky here in israel with nearly 200 rockets literally a terrifying moment that fox aired live. since then the world has been wondering how israel will respond. the concern is that if israel is too aggressive, this shadow war could become an all-out confrontation. well, now we have got insight into israel's plan. "the washington post" reports that israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu told president biden in a phone call that israel will strike iranian military sites instead of oil or nuclear locations. that information signals netanyahu might be willing to avoid greater escalation with iran, at least for now. and he is aware that any type of strike against iran could actually impact our u.s. election. netanyahu reportedly saying we will listening to the opinions of the united states but we will make our final decisions based on our national interest. also happening today here in the middle east, we expect the united states antimissile sys

. >> dana: the lives of so many were not spared because of him and matt finn is in tel aviv and matt, do you have anything on the latest development possibly? >> well, i can at least set the scene in tel aviv. today is a jewish holiday. the streets are quiet. people have been reflecting across this city. the news, this information is spreading rather quickly across tel aviv. the idf has released a statement saying the recent strikes in gaza have killed three people. one may include sinwar, the head of hamas, and the so-called mastermind of the october 7th attacks. this is something israel has been trying to -- a person israel has been trying to get since the very beginning. this person has proved to be very elusive and the news breaking across israel right now. the hope is perhaps this elimination could potentially lead to some type of end to this war possible cease-fire and to set the stage for you here in tel aviv over the past couple days there has been anticipation building for a potential large-scale military strike by israel against iran in retaliation for the october 1st missil

matt finn joins us from tel aviv with the latest. matt? >> hi, ainsley.fired more rockets from lebanon here into israel. pretty much a daily occurrence here. and the idf now says it has lost 10 soldiers in total. killed in battle over the past 24 hours or so. overnight, israel struck suburbs in southern lebanon and says it's dismantled tunnels of hezbollah's elite forces. israel says it's been targeting precise hezbollah locations in lebanon over the past couple of days. and turning towards peace talks the u.s. secretary of state is continuing five day trip of a meeting today in lebanon with the lebanese prime minister or in london, rather that meeting is part of a larger global attempt to prevent war between israel, iran and lebanon. and the "new york times" is reporting that if israel does retaliate against iran, for its missile strike on israel earlier this month, then iran is ready to respond. the scale, the "new york times" reports, would depend on israel's attack. and looking ahead to sunday, there is an important u.s.-led meeting in qatar between t

matt finn in tel aviv. iran requested this meeting. what's the significance of that?r: well, iran said the acts were aggressive and unlawful over the strike over the weekend and since the threats and could wanter threats just keep coming between israel and iran and we have some fresh video to show you and today, israel says the air force fighter jets attacked hezbollah weapon storage sites in the hezbollah stronghold city of tyre in southern lebanon and destroyed hezbollah rocket launchers and israel is warning civilians to evacuate before striking. today a lot of eyes on capitol city of qatar, doha and involved the head of israel's intelligence agency and countries of egypt and qatar acting as mediator for hamas and fox news told u.s. officials think a short term deal can happen here leading to something permanent. egypt proposed a two-day ceasefire in exchange for four israeli ceasefires and destroyed parts of iran's air defense system ask ask more freely fly over and attack iran. iran says it'll give an appropriate response to the weekend attack and happening now,

matt finn joins us. mat mat this morning the sirens went off in tel aviv.e look up in the sky and saw at least one missile being intercepted right above us. hezbollah says it launched dozens of rockets into israel just hours ahead of secretary of state blinken's arrival here to push for a cease-fire and a peace deal. a senior state department official tells fox when it comes to any solution in gaza, it's unclear what the next few weeks will hold. hamas needs to figure out its own leadership in order to get back to the table. to the north, in lebanon, israel has been bombing hezbollah targets over the past 48 hours. lebanese officials say 13 people were killed. israel is also expected to launch a wider scale attack against military sites in iran. but the u.s. says it's troubled by a leak that details some of israel's preparations for the strike. >> we are not exactly sure how these documents found their way into the public domain. i know that the department of defense is investigating this. we're deeply concerned and the president remains deeply concerned ab

rachel: matt finn joins us live in tel aviv from more. >> reporter: we been waiting to see how iran isact and now iran's foreign minister has officially responded saying iran has an obligation to defend itself against external aggressive acts. we plan two iranian soldiers have been killed, the death toll could rise. overnight israel carried out the largest military strike against the country of iran in is really history. the historic attack began at 2:00 a.m. local time, lasting a few hours and finishing before sunrise. shortly afterward iran's terror proxy, hezbollah jumped in and fired some missiles from lebanon into northern israel. israel's strike was in retaliation for two missile strikes iran launched over the past year. israel says it targeted 20 locations including iran's air defense system and missile manufacturing location. by taking down iran after defense system, israel says it can more freely travel throughout iran's air. the idf's warning iran and any other entity considering pressure tax that the israeli military is at peak readiness both offensively and defensively. >>

matt finn joins us now from tel aviv. matt?n this growing anticipation of a potential large scale military strike by israel against iran in retaliation for that october 1st missile attack here. now in the meantime the united states just announced it carried out that large attack five military sites controlled by the houthis in yemen. the u.s. says it used provision b 2 berms against the houthis, weapons storage locations. this attack can also be seen as the united states warning iran, which is the houthis main benefactor. lloyd austin writing u.s. forces targeted several of the houthis underground facilities housing various weapon components of types that the houthis have used to target civilian and military vessels throughout the region. we will continue to make clear to the houthis that there will be consequences for their illegal and reckless attacks. now, switching back over to israel. the idf just announced a short while ago that it killed a hezbollah batallions commander in lebanon. and also eliminated dozens of hezbollah

fbi continue a probe into the intelligence leak of israel's plan for retaliatory strike on iran matt finnn tel aviv. matt? >> brine, for the second morning in a row here in tel aviv. around 8:00 a.m., the sirens go off. people rush into the cheryl's. we look up into the sky here and we see missile explosions, interceptions above tel aviv. today, also, secretary of state blinken is scheduled to meet with mohammed bin salman in saudi arabia. he was here in tel aviv and the israeli president. i spoke with the father of an american hostage after he met with blinken. the father says he urged blinken to be bold he spent time with us very limited time here. at the end of the day, we are now looking for incremental steps. we are looking for bold actions from the administration to get this over to the finish line. >> matthew: and turning to that alleged u.s. intelligence leak, the fbi tells fox it's investigating the leaked documents which appear to outline elements of israel's plan to attack sites in iran. >> how concerned were you about the leak of classified information showing the u.s. knew ab

plunging after israel strike on iran spared the energy facility at least for now fox news correspondent matt finnve in tel aviv with breaking news on the gaza cease-fire talks. what is the latest. >> we have notable updates in the ongoing peace talks in qatar benjamin netanyahu just addressed israel's parliament, benjamin netanyahu said israel is trying to advance a deal to release a few hostages. however, the new york times is reporting that hamas has already rejected a 48 hour cease-fire option exchanging israeli hostages for palestinian prisoners that proposal was originally suggested by egypt. the latest talks have been happening in qatar's joe hall in key stakeholders involved, egypt and qatar are mediators for hamas american cia director bill burns was there yesterday getting back with the head of israel's intelligence agency mossad to return here to israel this evening. he said israel is pursuing viable cease-fire routes and will keep you updated on all of this. we have fresh video to show you, israel says the air force fighter jets attacked hezbollah weapon stories locations in the strong

. >> ainsley: matt finn joins us live with the latest. t mat good morning, ainsley. regarding that u.n. meeting today iran calls israel's strike over the weekend unlawful and aggressive. israel says it's a sovereign nation that has the right to defend itself. and also this morning at love eyes are on the capital city of doha where critical peace talks are ongoing. key stakeholders involved here the head that mossad. met yesterday. egypt and qatar acting as mediators for hamas. u.s. officials think a short-term deal can happen here leading to something more permanent. some preliminary options egypt has proposed a two day cease-fire in exchange for four israeli hostages to be released. the possibility of palestinian prisoners here in israel being exchanged for hostages in gadd. we will keep you updated on all of this. these peace talks come after israel's historic strike against iran over the weekend beginning 2:00 a.m. saturday. israel's largest military strike against iran ever. israel says it destroyed missile manufacturing sites and part

matt finn live in tel aviv with more. good morning, matt. >> good morning, dana. israel has been striking lebanon over the past 24 hours. at the same time the world is waiting to see how israel may retaliate against iran for the iranian missile strike here on october 1st. now the u.s. is investigating the leak that may reveal some of the elements of israel's plan. the leaked document describes the types of aircraft and weapons that israeli military is possibly preparing to use in a strike against iran. the report might contain images generated in part by american intelligence. the documents were published by an online group called the middle east spectator. people call it pro-iran it describes itself as independent. in a statement it claims it got the leaked documents from a telegram channel online writing we have no connection to the original source which we assume to be a whistleblower within the u.s. department of defense. the justice department and speaker of the house say the leaks raise a concern of more sensitive information being released. iran is giving a

matt finn joins us live from tel aviv. matt?steve, for the second morning in a row here around 8:00, the sirens go off in the sky. people rush into the shelters, and then you look up and see rockets in the sky above tel aviv being intercepted. hezbollah says it launched yesterday's rockets to coincide with the arrival of secretary of state blinken here in israel who is scheduled to meet with mohammed bin salman in saudi arabia today. he was in tel aviv yesterday. i spoke to the father of an american hostage right after he met with blinken. that father says he urged ourselves to sanction iran and to be bold. blinken was sympathetic and he spent time with us. very limited time here. but, at the end of the day, we're not looking for incremental steps. we are looking for bold actions from the administration to get this over to the finish line. >> and turning to that alleged u.s. intelligence leak, the fbi tells fox it's investigating the leaked documents which appear to outline elements of israel wants plan to attack sites in iran.

matt finn joins us live from tel aviv with what we know right now. matt? to local reports on the ground israel's plan of retaliation for that massive october 1st missile strike here is set. the locations have been chosen. it's just a matter of time. according to local israeli reports. you may recall that horrifying barrage just about with it weeks ago. dozens of iranian missiles fired here into israel and aired live on fox. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu vowed that reign would pay for that attack. prime minister netanyahu reportedly told president biden that israel will strike military sites and not oil or nuclear targets and that distinction may signal that israel is willing to avoid a full blown war at least for now. keep you upgreat from israel. leaked letter reveals the united states has warned israel in the humanitarian in gaza is not improved. cut off weapons. letter sent by blinken and austin and supposed to remain private. brian? >> brian: thanks, a lot of missing parks and leaks american press what they are going to hit. detrimental to

matt finn. thanks.lk with virginia governor glenn youngkin about supreme court win over potential non-citizens voting and what that means for the country. first, beyond our borders tonight, russia and ukraine exchange scores of drone strikes as north korea's top diplomat arrives in russia for talks north korea has deployed thousands of soldiers to help war efforts inside ukraine. lloyd austin says north korean troops are wearing russian uniforms carrying russian equipment and they are moving to the kursk region near ukraine. at least # 5 people are dead in eastern spain after flash floods swept away cars and turned village streets into rivers. also disrupting rail lines and highways in spain. it is said to be the worst natural disaster to hit the european nation in recent memory. and this is a live look at wellington, new zealand. one of the big stories there tonight, a controversial sculpture of a hand that has loomed over the city of wellington for five years will be removed. the city gallery says the

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