griff: mike tobin live in haifa, israel. mike, we'll be checking with you in the next few hours as things develop. thank you. >> in other news, vice-president kamala harris is spending the day in california, following her first trip to the southern border in more than three years last night. this comes as new numbers show a staggering amount of illegal immigrants with criminal convictions are currently roaming the u.s. lucas tomlinson is live outside the white house with more. and lucas, is there any reaction so far to the release of these numbers from ice? >> good afternoon, anita. so far there's been no reaction from the white house about these numbers and let's take a look at them. according to ice of the 10 million noncitizens illegal aliens in the united states, about half a million of them are convicted criminals, 5% total are excons. ice says more than 13,000 immigrants are convicted of homicide, either living in the united states or abroad or freely in the united states outside of ice detention and there are also 15,0

i want to bring in mike tobin. tobin, as we approach the top of the hour as well. he's joining us on the phone there, also in haifa, israel, mike, we have confirmation from idf officials of this targeted kill. have we heard anything from hezbollah? the organization itself so far? hezbollah isn't confirming anything. and we saw some statements that came through hezbollah contacts yesterday. speaking to reuters, saying that nasrallah was not dead. now, of course, we have confirmation from the idf that he was it's in their political interest to say that he is alive as long as they can. so until they, have no other option, they'll probably be silent or will claim otherwise just to try to confuse the ranks or just not admit defeat at this point. so you have such a it really it's a historic time with the rise of this substate actor that we've had in the in, in the south of lebanon and in lebanon as a whole, because they're not just a fighting force, they're a political echelon. they run the they run the, you know, the parliament to a very large extent. and there's a large

mike tobin reporting live, always good to see you thank you. arthel: thank you portal bring lieutenant keith kellogg former national security adviser to vice president mike pence he is also a fox news contributor. so it general kellogg you heard mike tobin report of hezbollah firing shots towards israel, jerusalem and specific area there. i want to get your take on them. and also, hours ago the state department call for all nonessential personnel and their families to leave lebanon. does this imply imminent escalation? or is that last part simply protocol? >> yes, thank for having me. the israelis have done is reestablish a little bowl of deterrence we've not seen in the middle east for a long, long time. there strike against nasrallah, killing it nasrallah look with the demo f fourth hamas. when they killed the leader then the current leader that you got the number two guy and hezbollah were they taken 16 of the 18 commanders out. there is is really poetry here. they took him out. now that is where the israelis call super escalation escalation

ground as long as they were in the 2006 war. >> let's hope not, stay safe, thank you very much mike tobinsiness alert stellantis plummeting to a 52 week low after the maker of jeep and ram trucks and fiats and maserati cut the 2024 profit forecast citing a deteriorating global industry backdrop the stock is down nearly 13% after the company warned it will burn through more cash than expected and says it's facing weakening global demand and stiff competition from china, general motors and ford are getting in the downdraft but gm at the worst point was the worst performer on the s&p it is the fifth worst performer on the s&p it's down to an hour percent and ford losing 3.5% ford losing 2.5% meanwhile u.s. listed shares of chinese ev maker nio are jumping through percent after nio china secured a 2 billion-dollar investment from the parent company and state backed investors nio has gained 56% over the past three months boosted by the top of the show economic stimulus announced by the chinese government flip it over to cvs health up to it have presented washing journal reports that the hedge

mike tobin has more. hey mike. >> almost a year into this worthy rocket fire continues.ocket fire out of gaza a lot out of lebanon. this morning a record fired from yemen landed in israel. does it cease fire would stop all of the rocket fire israeli leaders insist a cease-fire deal is not close. the weekly demonstration of the hostages family members claim the netanyahu government is sabotaging cease-fire deals and leaving the hostages to die. >> your government first bring the hostages home. escalating the fighting in the north without securing the hostage release a deal is a death sentence. trucks at the southern end of the gaza strip israel insists the hamas a fighting force has been decimated. adding to the tension hamas a benefactor iran promises a violent retaliation for the assassination o on a ratings wel this is u.s. secretary of state antony blinken says iran is now weeks away from producing a nuclear bomb if it chooses that path meantime iran has supplied close range rockets to russia to support the invasion of ukraine the u.s. says that will enable russia use

looking at the situation as it was reported by our reporter mike tobin.here do you see this going n next? >> thank you for having me. i think they are going north in a very short period of time and i think if you are going to watch it it won't go south to north which would be traditional. you are going to come out the heights which will be pretty easy for them to do because what they will try to do is they will try to do the demarcation line which is the river. that is about 20 miles of the border. that gives him the buffer zone they've always wanted. it's a buffer zone that was supposed to be in place since 2006 when they passed you run security council passed 1701 and it was supposed to be the marker zone and keep it there. this is been going on for 46 years since 1978 when they put the interim forces in place with u.n. security resolution. and i think the israelis are tired of it. they have decapitated the hezbollah leadership, they have taken out 17 of the 18 commanders and now is the time to do it. they are fed up with it. and you have to give netany

fox's mike tobin has the latest from israel. >> iran condemns this latest strike.sraeli leaders hint they could hit iran, as well as the jewish state is not letting up on its enemies. new airstrikes into yemen at the houthi controlled port of hodeidah. israeli jets also struck a power plant in the town of ras issa. this after two days in which israel was the target of ballistic missiles fired from yemen. the missiles were headed to central israel. they were both intercepted. the public statement from israel's top general was a less than subtle hint that they can reach iran. >> we know how to reach very far. we know how to reach even farther, and we know how to strike there with precision. this is not a message. it is an action, an action that carries a message with it. >> a day after confirmation that hassan nasrallah had been killed, his body was pulled from the rubble. the idf says 20 hezbollah operatives were killed alongside him in the same neighborhood. hezbollah executive council member nabi kaouk was assassinated. today, while attention is focused in the nor

i'm mike tobin in tel aviv. details coming up. >> and in bad weather. some clouds out there. some interesting cloud landscapes for your wednesday afternoon. and even the possibility still some scatte d ho rs. we some say it's impossible to fix san francisco. they also said you couldn't escape from alcatraz. but watch me do both. other candidates want to tear down san francisco, but i'll build on what's already great to make it even better. with expanded rent control, new homes for the middle class community policing to reduce crime, and an inspector general to root out corruption. let's get to work. paid for by aaron peskin for mayor 2024. financial disclosures are available at sfethics.org (psst psst) ahhhh... with flonase, allergies don't have to be scary spraying flonase daily gives you long-lasting, non-drowsy relief. (psst psst) flonase. all good. and accusations of sabotage comes after reports of a second or even third wave of explosions in lebanon. this time, hezbollah says it was walkie talkies that blew up quickly, followed by home solar energy systems. mike tobin ha

larry: thanks, mike tobin. be save and appreciate the report. bring in florida congressman mike walz and richard, a former secret service agent. i pronounced his name correctly and working hard and mike waltz, prime minister netanyahu trying to appeal to the lebanese people to throw hezbollah out but, okay, taking them out, the hezbollah leadership blowing up with the pagers and walk key talkies, which is extraordinary counter terrorism operation. will the bidens allow israel to continue with this? >> no, if they can help it. the israelis did not inform the biden administration or u.s. about this operation or the one to take out hamas' leader in downtown teheran or a number of others. the misguided notion on day one and placate the progressive left and punt this down the road. there's not be peace anywhere in the middle east as long as iran is flush with cash and can be solved with better energy policy here at home. drill, baby, drill. flush with chinese cash buying oil, it's not going to go away. larry: richard, i want to go back to that questio

mike tobin is in tel aviv with the latest. . >> mike: the head of hezbollah executive council said israel is in for a special punishment. it looks like it is israel on the offensive. israeli air force hit several targets in southern lebanon today, including a weapons storage facility. there was sabotaged electronics and solar equipment exploding. 21 people were killed and 300 injured. an explosive device was found in the american university of beirut hospital and exploded. that is after israel's security cabinet included northern front as a goal in the war. the defense minister promised the war is entering a new phase. >> it is too soon to know if what happened over last couple days will have any effect on where we are with the ceasefire deal. we are not closer to that now than we were even a week ago. it is difficult to see any immediate impact of these incidents and too soon to know in general. >> mike: hezbollah did strike at israel, anti-tank missile fired into realiisrael and injuring e. there were a few more projectiles f

mike tobin is live in tel aviv, israel, investigating this story, mike.eration northern arrows and this as the israeli defense ministry says what they've done is demolish what hezbollah built up over the last 20 years and we know from israelis they claim to have hit some israel warning people to get away from weapon storages and rockets and other weapons are ready to lawn and one example the idf says is a cruise miss until a home with an opening for the launch and released video proportingly showing air strike followed by secondary explosions of weapons. >> aimed directly at houses and cities and citizens. reporter: warning not to travel and gather in beirut and gathering on more warfare and despite the best effort and able to launch rockets and some of those rockets are going through israel air defenses and at least three making an impact and this campaign is intended to cripple hezbollah's ability to fire more and none of the civilians are caught in the cross fire. edward: mike tobin, thank you. looming over biden's last big un meeting and going for the

mike tobin has more. >> mike: lebanon prime minister says yesterday's death toll is 25 died and 600 injured, two days of sabotaged electronics has 37 dead and 3400 injured. starting tuesday actual, pagers started exploding all over lebanon and syria. next day handheld radios exploded, as did solar equipment. u.s. officials confirmed israel master-minded the sabotage. hezbollah promised revenge, we have seen tank fire come across in fire. we have video of trans ports to hospital. israel has been on the offensive with the air force striking in lebanon, idf says they hit a weapons storage facility. israel has been dealing with a treason case. businessman that lived in turkey for a while is accused of selling out to iran and with assassination attempt including prime minister netanyahu and gallant. his attorney said he made an error in judgement and is cooperating with israeli authorities. steve. >> steve: mike tobin joining us, thank you very much. someone else in israel is governor doug burgum, he joins us live from jerusalem. good afternoon. >> steve, great to be with you. >> steve: this is

mike tobin, we appreciate your time. you're going to stay with us. trey yingst is going to stay with us as we approach the top of the hour. we're going to take a bit of a pause here as we start another hour covering this massive breaking news. and this is a fox news alert. i'm chanley painter, live in new york. the israeli army now confirming that hezbollah's leader, hassan nasrallah, is dead. the news comes hours after the israeli military struck hezbollah's headquarters in beirut, where it was believed he was holding meetings. it was the biggest blast to hit the lebanese capital in the past year and could potentially push the escalating conflict closer to full fledged war. joining us now, of course, fox news chief foreign correspondent trey yingst there on the ground in israel. let's start with the possible escalations at this point with this massive breaking news. trey yeah. chandler good morning. significant breaking news out of the middle east as the israeli military confirms that the leader of hezbollah, hassan nasrallah, is dead following isra

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mike tobin has a report from tel aviv next. stuart: a little bit of red, not that much, doubt up hundred, nasdaq down 81. huge gains yesterday. the price of gold surged to a record high, renewed tension in the middle east and gold at $2,600 an ounce an ounce, up $22 today, new record high. is real launching a barrage of strikes on key terrorist infrastructure in lebanon. mike tobin with us until of you. how is has blow responding to this? >> they are responding with rockets north of israel, the sirens sounding as we speak of people scrambling to get into shelters as the rocket fire is coming in. this has been happening all day, the latest barrage of rockets is in response to israel striking deep into lebanon. a beirut suburb, struck an apartment building, the target is said to be a top hezbollah commander. he's been with has bless along his connected to the bombing of the us marine barracks in beirut. the lebanese health ministry says three were killed, 17 wounded from that particular airstrike engine light of this airstrike le

in tel tel aviv, mike tobin, fox news. >> thank you, my cheese back hillary clinton resurfaces jus ke with her new book and admitting anti-violent israel protests are orchestrated or so she says. >> had a plan for protests and disruption and i watched it sort of morphed into something that was not student led even though students participated, but whicd had outside funding outside s direction, this was screaming at students who were jewish. it was blocking their entry intb classes or into club activities. it was nasty. so there was something else going on here that was very troubling. >> lisa: so guy, i want toe start with you and they wereine, groups for justice in palestine an d columbia has a chapter. a lot of people have called on marilyn garland to investigate this group saying it is a proxy for hamas. you have it on one end but blaming entirely the group session doesn't it take away the agency of the students doingtion this on their own volition pushing anti-semitism on their own volition? >> charlie: as to be both inings hillary is right in the numberth of things she says they

mike tobin is in tel aviv this morning. the latest starts in syria with an unusually bold and aggressive operation from israeli commandos operating inside of syria and taking out a reported weapons production facility. the target, according to numerous reports, was officially called the scientific studies and research center just north of lebanon. israel regarded it as a site where iran and hezbollah developed at one point chemical weapons, most recently short and medium-range precision weapons. hezbollah reportedly preferred the site in syria as opposed to lebanon with the belief that israel would be more reluctant to attack inside of syria. israel has struck at the site from the area without much effect because the important parts were underground. so dozens of commandos were inserted so they could hand-carry explosives inside and guarantee the destruction of the facility, extracting intelligence about a weapons developed at the site there inside of syria. the airstrikes were reportedly part of the operation, or airstrikes

eric: arete mike tobin thank you. aarthel: alright more on this let's bring in former israeli prime minister bennett. mr. bennet, thank you so much for joining us here. first of all iran says this represents a serious escalation in changes the rules of the game. do you anticipate a consequential response from ironic? or did israel send a strong message to iran to stop all you can? >> our actions send the message. what we have seen over the past few hours israel's iron fist can't reach anywhere. anywhere in the middle east. and i think in tehran see it. they are now understanding that if you mess with the jewish state we hit back. we hit back powerfully. we will no longer tolerate anyone who is threatening our people. arthel: meanwhile he is dead. i ask you can at decapitated hezbollah forge a formidable fight. also is another idf ground incursion and lebanon imminent? or is there a diplomatic offramp? >> i want to clarify what our objective is. it's not only a cease-fire only for hezbollah to recuperate. right now hez

mike tobin has more from tel aviv to try to tie it together. what have you got now, mike? thing that israel will never confirm not in the early stages of it. but it's remarkable development out of lebanon where as many as 1,000 hezbollah fighters have suddenly been injured seriously when what we've seen through security video, the pagers they were wearing suddenly play an audio message and then explode resulting in serious injury. we talk reuters news agency is saying as many as 1,000 people were injured. creates a scene where you have all of the ambulances scrambling all over beirut and places south to try to deal with the overwhelming number of injured that they have right now. these pagers apparently according to three different security sources speaking to reuters were the latest wave of pagers that these hezbollah operatives were getting with the belief this was secure communication. that israel couldn't tap into whatever they were saying and give up some information. so they were carrying these pagers apparently and something came out where you heard this audio signa

larry: israel today is striking another 300 hezbollah targets across lebanon mike tobin is live in teld mike, when can you tell us. >> their income israel defense minister said that over takeover they have been demolishing with hezbollah buildable the last 20 years this really defense force in fact said that they can some 1300 targets in the 7-eleven on casualty figures are changing rapidly the latest figure that we have from lebanese health ministry is at 356 people are dead and more than 1000 entered head israel has been sending text messages morning civilians coming to get away from hezbollah weapons charges and yet released video making the point that there targets are profits another weapons ready to launch one example the idf saids michelin on home with an opening for the project they said launch video airstrike followed by the secondary exposure start weapons in the prime ministers that it message directly to the people of lebanon. >> too long, hezbollah has been using you as human shields and place rockets in your living rooms and missiles in your garage those rockets and missi

>> bret: mike tobin in haifa. ke, thanks. ♪ ♪ >> bret: president biden is sending billions more tax dollars to ukraine for war effort against russia. is he still resisting one major ask though from ukraine leader volodymyr zelenskyy who was with him today. senior correspondent kathy jacqi heinrich has details. >> strengthen the position on the battlefield. it will strengthen in future negotiations. president biden announcing $8 billion package for ukraine weapons upgrade. new precisions guided glide bombs. zelenskyy expressing thanks. this will be great help. >> walking away without a yes on most urgent priority. permission to use u.s. missiles to strike military targets deep inside russia. >> he believes if he could shut down those russian air bases and missile bases, that are attacking his country, that would give him leverage to get putin to the table. i believe that, too. >> the white house chilling exceptions. >> look, our policy has not changed. >> as one nato ally says biden's resistance forces ukraine to fi

senior correspondent mike tobin live in tel aviv.s, mike. >> right now the biggest threat we are all facing is around the plans to sate to develop nuclear weapons capability. this is a brutal regime that's racing ahead. and does not see a clear redline from the international community. and it does not see the necessary resolve and determination for an international community. >> prime minister netanyahu back in 2012 warning about what many see as iran's ultimate goal. building a nuclear bomb and it seems nothing has changed. united nations international atomic agency reporting this last week. iran is moving closer to the capability to build a bomb. increasing tehran's regime, and knowing facts the ladd mcconkey but hamas, gaza, 1017 and 11 of her joining us now danny danon. at ffirst ambassador good to see you. welcome back to your post after the absence of a few years israel as you see continues to be under siege by the entities of humidity how does the prime minister respond to this an increasing threat from tehran? >> eric, only a

troops head to the region but we begin with senior correspondent mike tobin in haifa, israel tonight.evening, mike. >> mike: good evening, bret. israel today called up two brigades of reservists to report for duty here in the north as israel and hezbollah ramp up their attacks in the region drifts closer to full scale war on a second front. >> we are preparing the process of a maneuver which means your military boots, your maneuvering boots will enter enemy territory. >> israel's top general telling troops in the north to prepare for a new chapter of possible ground invasion. this follows the greatest penetration of israeli airspace by hezbollah rockets yet as the iranian proxy fired into tel aviv. hezbollah says the weapon was an iranian made cotter one missile the target was no sad headquarters. the missile was off target and intercepted without injury south of lebanon edge gauged in what mate be the most intense bombardment of modern warfare. claiming to hit 70 intelligence facilities. the idf also claimed claims to have assassinated leaders with hair strikes. head of the missile o

mike tobin is there. >> a lot of attention is being paid to how this houthi-fired rocket was able tofar as it did into central israel. it traveled some 1200 miles and ballistic. it doesn't go in a straight line. it was fired up and arc into central israel. like all the weapons the houthis fired it was supplied by a iran. not a sophisticated rocket but fueled and fired in a short period of time. now israel says the rocket was hit by an interceptor but not destroyed. parts of the rocket and interceptors crashed and started wildfires ten miles from the airport. the last time houthis were able to penetrate israeli airspace a drone hit a building near the u.s. consulate in tel aviv. israel bombed a houthi controlled port in yemen then. president netanyahu promises retaliation this time. >> they should have known by now that we exact a heavy price for any attempt to harm us. >> fighting over the lebanon border threatens two open a second front in the war. around 150,000 israelis in the north are displaced from homes because of all the rocket and drone fire. netanyahu promised the current s

jon: mike tobin in tel aviv israel thank you.r so at the tensions escalated last two days we understand it's not moving in the best direction but that does not mean we think that engaging in another full front another all out war the north is the best thing for israel. the first act of multi- series multitask blake through hezbollah must know that this leader must be counting how long is tehran willing to go to back me too continue to push on israel if israel is wiping i'm off out the face of the earth and about to do the same to me. jon: refers just how far are runners willing to go to back his chair proxies in the middle east following the swing of the tax on israel's northern border. for more in the battle between israel and hezbollah pennsylvania republican congressman scott perry sits on the house foreign affairs and oversight committee. so congressman, from your position on the foreign affairs committee do you see the constant battles between israel and hezbollah about to explode into a full on war? "i do not think israel w

. >> steve: mike tobin joins us live from tel aviv. we have never seen this kind of a brilliant strategic move like this in history. what are the people of israel saying about it? >> well, the israelis are rather proud of their mossad. they haven't confirmed they were part of this attack. people on the other side of the border are rather outraged. lebanese health ministry says the death toll has risen to 12. they say it includes two children. around 3,000 people were injured after yesterday afternoon. pagers started exploding all over lebanon. they exploded in syria as well. the pagers beepsd before they went off. as a result a lot of the injuries were to the hands and financing herb of the people to reached for the pagers. eyes who looked at their pagers and injuries to the waist and pocket area where most people would carry their pagers. according to reports it was hezbollah chief hassan himself ordered the use of pagers because he thought it was too easy for israel to track or hack into smart phones. security experts say the explosi

mike tobin is live in haifa, israel, with the very latest. good evening, mike. >> reporter: good evening, anita. there's been at least two additional airstrikes from israel that have gone into that beirut suburb, the same neighborhood where hassan nas nasal -- nasrallah was killed yesterday, and another individual was taken out by one of the assassinations this evening. this as as israel continues it brutal and unrelenting air campaign that is december mantling the hezbollah command structure. the strike that went into the neighborhood yesterday was massive. the collateral damage is all but certain, we just don't have any figures as far as how extensive the chat corral damage was -- collateral damage was. but the destruction will prevent future attacks and greater loss of life. when nasrallah was killed, he was meeting with remaining hezbollah commanders including hezbollah's number three who is now dead. israel said nasrallah had blood on his hands, and he chose to be in this war when hezbollah fired on israel october 8th, and that choiced ha

mike tobin may not be safe. very close to the one-year anniversary of the attack on israel by hamas that claimed more than 1200 lives and of all the stories of the people i've had the opportunity to talk with over that roughly one year, i was on the air live when that horror was unfolding out of the middle east on that saturday, nine move me more than this story of this woman and her family and her mission, lives hearst mcauley is her name, the book is or mark saving abigail," desk true story of deceiving -- i'm honored to have you and thank you on this day of all this to be talking to you but i think we -- how are you doing? >> i am okay. i mean, it's been almost a year. so it's really rough. and made everything that's going on today, it makes it even harder because you still have hostages and we know that these are humans and these are people that need to come home. >> neil: yeah, there are 96, think 97 by last count bottom-line, we don't know about their whereabouts with fears that their lives might very well

mike tobin is live in tel aviv tracking the details. >> reporter: hello, mike.t rocket fired from yemen was hit by an interceptor before crashing down in central israel. the rocket was fragmented and not destroyed, therefore, parts of it came crashing down, and that's what started wildfires in the central part of the country that kept israeli fire crews busy. the houthis in yemen have claimed responsibility, and there were some injuries as a result of this rocket strike but mostly from people rushing to shelters. the back and forth over the lebanon border is almost daily. israel fired into lebanon odd to. prime minister benjamin netanyahu promised that the existing situation will not continue. more than 100,000 israelis are displaced by rocket fire in the north. hezbollah fired as many as 60 rockets and drones into israel yesterday. gaza ceasefire could stop all of the rockets if the, at the weekly monostraight, family members accused the netanyahu government of sabotaging ceasefire deals and leaving the hostages to die. >> we once again wish to address the amer

fox news senior correspondent mike tobin is live in haifa, israel, with the latest. hello, mike. >> reporter: hello, mike. iran is now condemning this latest strike as israel disregards condemnation from enemies and does the not let up on the pressure. this latest strike went into houthi-controlled yemen hitting a port and a power plant. this after two days of ballistic missiles fired by the houthis at central israel. those missiles were intercepted, no injuries. israel fired on that port back in july after the i houthis hit tel aviv with a drone killing one. a day after confirmation that hassan nas nasrallah had been killed, his body was pulled from the rubble are, 20 hezbollah operatives killed along with him. in that same neighborhood, another council member was a ea saws nateed today. while attention is focused on the north, combat continues in the gaza strip. israel's fifth brigade along with the engineer corpses located a tunnel in central gaza complete with rooms for long stays underground. the engineers rigged it with explosives and blew it up. the uss abraham

. >> fox's mike tobin reports now from tel aviv, on the escalation of airstrikes targeting leaders oft militant group. >> lebanon says this was the most deadly day since israel and hezbollah went to war in 2006, as israel rained airstrikes down on southern lebanon, attempting to stop hezbollah rocket fire, which has menaced and threatened israeli civilians for almost a year. prime minister benjamin netanyahu spoke directly to the lebanese people. >> for too long, hezbollah has been using you as human shields. it placed rockets in your living rooms and missiles in your garage to prove that point, the idf released video. >> spokespeople say show a home used to store a missile, complete with an opening for the weapon to be launched and airstrikes, followed by secondary explosions as stored weapons detonated. israel took the step of sending electronic communications to tens of thousands of lebanese civilians, warning them to get away from stored hezbollah weapons. >> we advise civilians from lebanese villages located in and next to buildings and areas used by hezbollah for military purpos

moment we will talk with admiral jon kirby at north dakota governor doug burgum first we took to mike tobinthe ground. >> a lo, filing t failing to hue deadly electronic sabotage and the killing of top has blood commanders the iranian proxy increased rocket fire into israel's firing deeper into israel than it has since 2006 lebanon war. the rockets came all night long with the greatest intensity between 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. local time the drone attacks during the day but israel said the defense intercepted most of the rockets but several got through striking an area. that is near the israeli port city, several israelis were injured but with the increase rocket part of the israeli air force has stepped up the intensity of attacks in southern lebanon. israel's prime minist prime mint will only get tougher for hezbollah. >> in the last few days we have looked at a series of blows on hezbollah that i did not imagine. if hezbollah did not get the message i promise you it will understand the message. >> at the hospital staff has started relocating patients to an underground hospital facility b

as mike tobin reports tonight.cans are now being told to leave lebanon immediately. >> more back and forth fire between israel and hezbollah as the two sides inch closer to an all out war. on monday, the idf significantly escalated its offensive, hitting more than 1500 targets and causing more than 500 deaths. hezbollah responded with stepped up attacks against cities and towns in northern israel. israeli leaders are now reportedly considering a ground offensive if hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah orders his forces to keep attacking. if he doesn't pull his forces back and stop shooting into northern israel, israel is going to commit to an air and ground war to force him to do that. the death toll in lebanon is now at its highest since the 2006 war between israel and lebanon, but israel says this time it's different, and they're relying more on precision. airstrikes, they say, can locate and take out militants before they threaten israeli civilians. >> we're talking about heavy missiles with hundreds of kilograms o

as fox's mike tobin reports, the attacks have heightened fears that the simmering conflict between the two sides could escalate into an all out war. >> injured patients are recovering in hospitals in lebanon after widespread attacks, with electronics, pagers, walkie talkies and other equipment exploded in beirut and other parts of the country over two days. >> even if some of them are combatants. but this is a nondiscriminatory act of attack. >> u.s. officials have confirmed that israel masterminded these attacks. >> israel was able to penetrate hezbollah, and it probably took months, if not years to do that. it causes tremendous harm to hezbollah, causes a lot of distrust in their communications, and creates essentially a fog of war, makes it very difficult for them to launch attacks against israel and to deal with the israeli airstrikes that we're seeing now. >> the aftermath of these attacks has set off a flurry of exchanges between hezbollah and the israeli military. ambulances arriving at a northern israeli hospital after hezbollah said it targeted military positions in that area.

>> bret: mike tobin in tel aviv. mike, thank you. president biden meantime today at the u.n. says peace is still possible in the middle east and ukraine. the outgoing u.s. leader making one of his final major appearances on the world stage at the united nations general assembly. senior national correspondent rich edson has highlights. >> i have hope. i know there is a way forward. >> in his final address as president to the united nations general assembly, president biden acknowledged he is leaving office with intensified fighting in the middle east, wars in ukraine and sudan, and an expansionist china in the pacific. though he says he has had successes we are building american alliances and withdrawing the u.s. from afghanistan. >> it was a hard decision but the right decision. it was a decision accompanied by tragedy. 13 brave americans lost their lives along with hundreds of afghans in a suicide bomb. i think those lost lives -- i think of them every day. >> republicans have criticized that withdrawal as chaotic in the beginning of what they say is a failed foreign policy.

mike -- mike tobin in haifa.he united nations, it was very critical of the u.n. ringette senior even training is charter after the organization voted in support of palestinian membership. >> you are shredding the u.n. charter with their own hands. yes. yes. that's what you are doing. shredding the u.n. charter. shame on you. gilad erdan joins me now from tel aviv. mr. erdogan. very good to have you with us end. president biden spoke back it's great to see you. president biden spoke there today and were waiting for the iranian leader to speak in just a short time now. here's a few seconds of president biden speech today. watch. >> i met with the families of those hostages. agreed with them. they're going through. innocent civilians in gaza are also going through. thousands and thousands killed including in workers. to many families dislocated, grounding in defense, facing a dire humanitarian situation. >> martha: so what is your asher what the president said in his final speech at the united nations? >> look, as m

. >> fox correspondent mike tobin has the very latest. >> more back and forth fire between israel andbollah as the two sides inch closer to an all out war. on monday, the idf significantly escalated its offensive, hitting more than 1500 targets and causing more than 500 deaths. hezbollah responded with stepped up attacks against cities and towns in northern israel. israeli leaders are now reportedly considering a ground offensive if hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah orders his forces to keep attacking. >> if he doesn't pull his forces back and stop shooting into northern israel, israel is going to commit to an air and ground war to force him to do that. >> the death toll in lebanon is now at its highest since the 2006 war between israel and lebanon, but israel says this time it's different, and they're relying more on precision airstrikes, they say, can locate and take out militants before they threaten israeli civilians. >> we're talking about heavy missiles with hundreds of kilograms of warheads pointed towards israeli civilians, and we are committed to do so as long as hezbollah ke

fox's mike tobin has the latest. >> more back and forth fire between israel and hezbollah, as the twoes inch closer to an all out war. on monday, the idf significantly escalated its offensive, hitting more than 1500 targets and causing more than 500 deaths. hezbollah responded with stepped up attacks against cities and towns in northern israel. israeli leaders are now reportedly considering a ground offensive if hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah orders his forces to keep attacking. if he doesn't pull his forces back and stop shooting into northern israel, israel is going to commit to an air and ground war to force him to do that. the death toll in lebanon is now at its highest since the 2006 war between israel and lebanon, but israel says this time it's different, and they're relying more on precision. airstrikes, they say, can locate and take out militants before they threaten israeli civilians. >> we're talking about heavy missiles with hundreds of kilograms of warheads pointed towards israeli civilians, and we are committed to do so as long as hezbollah keeps fighting. >> both hama

fox's mike tobin has more from haifa, israel. >> iran condemns this latest strike. israeli leaders hint they could hit iran as well as the jewish state is not letting up on its enemies. new airstrikes into yemen at the houthi controlled port of hodeidah. israeli jets also struck a power plant in the town of ras issa. this after two days in which israel was the target of ballistic missiles fired from yemen. the missiles were headed to central israel. they were both intercepted. the public statement from israel's top general was a less than subtle hint that they can reach iran. >> we know how to reach very far. we know how to reach even farther, and we know how to strike there with precision. this is not a message. it is an action. an action that carries a message with it. >> a day after confirmation that hassan nasrallah had been killed, his body was pulled from the rubble. the idf says 20 hezbollah operatives were killed alongside him in the same neighborhood. hezbollah executive council member nabi kaouk was assassinated. today, while attention is focused in the no

mike tobin, fox news. >> vice president kamala harris scheduled to make another campaign stop right here the bay area this week. how she plans on spending her time in the region. >> and governor newsom continues to work his way through the mountain of bills on his desk. and he took action on several pieces of legislation. but he decided to veto one, and it would have benefited undocumented immigrants. we'll have details on that coming up. >> plus, the fact that it was not brought up as part of the talking agenda for this week's general assembly at the united nations is a disgrace. >> leaders from around the world preparing to gather in new york for the u.n. general assembly. what is being done to keep demonstrations from getting out of control and 49ers wide receiver jauan jennings was nearly unstoppable against the los angeles rams today. >> we'll hear from head coach kyle shanahan and brock purdy on what makes jennings so special. it's coming up a little later in sports why choose a mobile network built for places you'll probably never be... ...instead of for where you are most of the

they were to cover up a daring operation and mike tobin is live in tel aviv right now it.aggressive for israel to insert troops in syria but what more do we know right now? well, we know, sandra unusually bold raid by israeli commandos. reportedly took out reported missile production facility deep inside of syria. according to numerous reports dozens of commandos inserted by a helicopter into the area around the town north of lebanon. officially the target is called the scientific studies and research center. israel believes the center was developing medium and long-range precision to be fired in israel like hezbollah. they had struck a target before without much effect because the important parts were all built underground. this time, commandos used to and carry explosives into the facility and guarantee destruction. the syrian health minister said 18 syrians killed and 37 injured. >> it does not run the risk of escalating the situation in the region. what does run the risk of escalating tensions in the region's border patrol and the west bank. i think that is significant

in tel aviv, mike tobin ktvu, fox two news. >> all right, mike, thank you. time 917. man who was in jail suspected of a homicide in berkeley has died at the santa rita jail. steve addison of oakland died tuesday, according to the alameda county sheriff's office. officials say a deputy saw he was having a medical emergency. he was rushed to a hospital, where he later died. addison was awaiting trial for an alleged shooting on july 3rd. he's now the third person to die in custody at santa rita jail this year. >> a man believed to have carried out a mass shooting on a kentucky highway earlier this month has been found dead. authorities say they found the remains of 32 year old joseph couch off an interstate exit near the area where the shooting happened, and say a weapon was found with the body. kentucky police had been looking for couch ever since. five people were shot on a freeway back on september 7th. the cause of death is not yet known. now to incredible video that shows the moment a deputy climbed through the window of a truck that was being driven by a man experi

mike tobin has the latest now from tel aviv. >> israel inched closer to an all out war with hezbollah on friday, striking deep in beirut and hitting more than 100 targets across the border in lebanon, including launchers, explosives and infrastructure sites. the heaviest airstrikes since the start of the war almost a year ago. hezbollah responded by pounding northern israel with more than 140 rockets, mostly aimed at air defense bases and military headquarters. the white house, now scrambling to get both sides to stop attacking before the situation spirals out of control. the conflict along the blue line has gone on for way too long, far too long, and it needs to get to a resolution quickly. friday's back and forth comes after a new vow of retaliation from hezbollah, following an apparent israeli sabotage attack against hezbollah fighters, using explosives planted in pagers and walkie talkies. the group's leader, hassan nasrallah, says israel's actions make it less likely citizens of northern israel will be able to return home. >> there is nothing no military escalation, no killing, n

mike tobin is in tel aviv with the latest. ter weekend when thousands of fighters were injured top commanders killed, israel's chief of staff says if they don't understand now, it will get another blow until it does. the rockets have been flying. we have video of one of the rockets that made it through the defenses and impacted a small town. coming at israel all night long with the greatest intensity in the morning hours. that was followed by attack drones entering israeli airspace the israeli air force increased attacks in southern lebanon. they had some 400 rocket launchers aimed at israel. the jewish state is fighting for the free world. the prime minister says the increased intensity will sustain at the residence in the north and return home. >> the subsequent months they have not stopped for a single day attacking us. no country can accept the rocketing of the cities. we cannot accept it either. we will take whatever action is necessary to restore security and bring our people safe back to their homes. in beirut a funeral

mike tobin joins us live from tel aviv, mike. >> mike: in the space of an hour yesterday afternoon, some0 pages exploded across lebanon, some in beirut, as well. the pagers beeped before they exploded, some injuries are from fingers and hands. a lot of injuries are to the eyes from people looking at their eyes. most are to the waist or pocket area where people carry pocket pagers. it was hezbollah chief who ordered use of pagers because he thought israel would have easier time eavesdropping on smartphones. security experts say it is more explosive than an exploding batteries. at one point the pagers were sabotaged and a switch installed in each device. the pagers are taiwanese brand and the chairman of the company said it was bac that made the pagers shipped to hezbollah. hospitals in beirut were overrun with injured, the red cross had to call ambulances in to deal with it. this treacherous and criminal enemy will surely receive retribution from where it counts and doesn't count. predictably israel does not confirm this pager attack. u.s. said they did not have advance knowledge about th

. >> todd: mike tobin is live in tel aviv with more. w this houthi rocket penetrated into israel. it had to travel 1200 miles from yemen. it is ballistic and fired toward central israel. most rockets involve from jihad rockets, all rockets are supplied by iran. the rocket can be launched quickly, that is the advantage. israel says the rocket was hit but not destroyed. parts of the rocket came crashing down and started wildfires. last time houthis pen traited israel, a -- prime minister netanyahu promises retaliation again. >> they should have known by now we exact heavy price for any attempt to harm us. >> mike: israeli media is saying they promise to return hostages to defeat hamas capability and they want to add stopping rocket fire in the north as they move closer to opening second front in this war. >> carley: mike, thank you. back to our top story on the second assassination attempt on former president trump, we are taking a closer look at the staffing issues inside the secret service as calls grow to increase former president trump

mike tobin is in israel with the latest. >> platter just over our position here, the idf made clear theassination of us on hezbollah's leader is not the end of this punishing air campaign into lebanon. it strikes that went into beirut neighborhood where massive. we don't have good figures about the collateral damage but israel says the strike stop pewter attacks and will ultimately save lives. the fighter planes are unchallenged in the size and strike targets at will. two strikes this evening and back into the same neighborhood where they were killed. commander in the hezbollah intelligence operation was killed. idf says hezbollah chose violence when they fired into israel almost a year ago. >> hezbollah under the command chose to join the war hamas started. there are consequences for that decision. >> he had alarms sounded all over the north of israel and central zero as well as a ballistic missile was fired out of yemen, intercepted an wreckage landed on an open road, no injuries. the days of morning for his death. iran's supreme leader says his blood will not go on a bench. israel sa