meantime, fox news correspondent trey yingst is live in israel. we're hearing this morning, trey, that the airport, ben gurion, is closed for arrival and departure. also that israel's security cabinet may convene in the not too distant future. what can you tell us about that? yeah. hey, kevin. good morning. as we speak. the israeli security cabinet is convening following these preemptive israeli strikes against the iran backed group hezbollah in southern lebanon overnight. we understand that dozens of strikes were conducted against rocket and missile launching positions. new reports indicate that at least one of the launchers was aimed at tel aviv, set to fire missiles toward israel's second largest city when the israelis decided to act on the intelligence that they had and preemptively strike the iran backed group in southern lebanon, we are continuing to gather information about this developing story. israeli media at this hour is reporting that all beaches from an area just south of tel aviv, the whole way to the northern part of the country, al

oh, we do have trey yingst. trey is. all right. trey yingst. we are. yeah. john.llow developments out of northern israel where hezbollah is responding to the preemptive israeli strikes that took place overnight. dozens of them targeting the iran backed group in southern lebanon. as a security source tells fox news that these strikes were meant to remove an imminent threat. the emphasis here on imminent. the israelis had gathered intelligence that hezbollah was preparing to launch a massive attack against israel in response to the july 30th killing of fouad soukar, a top hezbollah commander in the southern part of the lebanese capital of beirut. tension has remained high across the region over the past several weeks, as the israelis and their counterparts across the region, also the americans, were able to observe hezbollah movements getting into place preparing for this attack. and we also understand that as we go forward, the israelis know that there could be a larger response from hezbollah. and that is part of the reason that the ben-gurion airport was closed a

chief correspondent trey yingst is in tel aviv. set the table, trey. >> trey: good morning.re tracking comments from iran's supreme leader indicating iran republic would be open to discussions about the country's nuclear program. reality is iran continuing provocative activity across the region and no evidence to support the statement they are open to deesqcalating the program. they are close to weapons grade material and pursuing a nuclear weapon. we are following discussions out of cairo, egypt today, continuing discussion of possibility of ceasefire between israel and hamas. the conversation, according to the biden administration moving forward with minor details being discussed such as name of palestinian prisoners that will be exchanged for hostages. hamas says the terms have changed. new evacuation orders were given to palestinians yesterday, evacuation orders include a hospital that houses wounded gaza ans. new videos targeted hezbollah. return of fire is daily event with fresh israeli strikes with r rocket and drone alerts in northern israel. they do try to avoid bro

first comic entertainment coverage with lucas tomlinson at the white house and trey yingst in israel e- begin with you, trey good morning. >> shanna, good morning a dangerous waiting game is unfolding right now across the middle east. israel is still bracing for an attack fo from my ron and its proxies as u.s. officials are reportedly scrambling to put together a cease-fire agreement between israel and hamas are the key date to look at here is august the 15th, this thursday jepson and american negotiators are set to meet for the gathering is largely seen as a last ditch effort to end the war in gaza and avert the situation unraveling into a wider regional conflicts. reports indicate cia director william burns will leave the american negotiating team u.s. secretary saint antony blinken is looking at a trip to the region this week. the x factor and the entire equation is hezbollah has launched daily attacks against israel since october 8 the group's promise to target major israeli population centers in response to the killing of hezbollah commander in beirut earlier this month. overnigh

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lucas thompson is standing by we begin with that trey yingst live on the ground in tel aviv. at is going on over the last few hours? has there been a pause in some of the fighting in the rockets? where do we expect things to go from here? >> good afternoon. and southern lebanon. the israelis are launching the preemptive strikes against iran back group hezbollah gathering intelligence the organization was going to launch a massive rocket drone and missile attack against nor northern and central israel. according to a source familiar israeli destroyed 6000 pieces of ammunition, including missiles, rockets and drones. some of them were preparing to launch at israel. others awaiting an position for strikes in the future. we do know according to the same source two thirds of the ammunition that was going to be launched at israel was destroyed. we are also getting information from that leader of hezbollah who spoke from lebanon earlier today indicating his organization is assessing the damage and success of an operation that hezbollah carried out during the strikes against northern

stuart: trey yingst, thanks very much indeed. and he's the mastermind behind the october 7 attacks on israel. dan hoffman former cia guy joins me now. what do you make of that? no policy change at hamas and they are still firing rockets into israel. not much progress there is there? >> no there isn't much progress, and if the biden administration is hoping for some sort of a resolution, a cease-fire, negotiated peace settlement i just don't think that's going to be there. sinwar, as you noted is a military hard-liner and his demands have been quite extreme. he wants israel to withdraw completely from the gaza strip. he wants massive numbers of palestinian terrorists to be released from israel, and i just don't think that that's a recipe for success. long-term success in terms of giving israel the security that they need. so look, he's hiding under tunnels and just getting messages to him alone is difficult if you're thinking about conducting negotiations. this is an area in which the biden administration is understandably focused

trey yingst watching that story from israel today again. thank you, trey.ime, ceasefire talks could be reaching a pivotal stage. secretary of state antony blinken set to arrive in israel in just minutes hoping to push a deal across the finish line. israeli prime minister benjamin net an ya hue's office putting out a statement that that reads in part, israel's negotiators expressed cautious optimism regarding the possibility of advancing a deal. we must hope that the heavy pressure on hamas from the if u.s. and the mediators leads to the removal of its opposition to the american proposal. michael allen, former senior director at the national security council, with us. okay. if you are somebody who is, you know, desperate for your loved one to get released, should you have your hopes in check, or is this a more hopeful point than we've been in before when talking about a hostage deal? >> at the same time it's incremental progress, but you should have your hopes in check because i still think that there are serious differences between israel and ma mama -- ham

fox's trey yingst reports from haifa, israel. >> that's right. while the region waits to see if iran and its proxies will attack, there are intense diplomatic efforts ongoing to avert a crisis. egyptian, qatari and american negotiators will meet on thursday for a last ditch effort to cut a ceasefire deal between israel and hamas, 310 days into the war in gaza. there is only one diplomatic off ramp available right now, as the bloodshed continues. on saturday, an israeli strike against a school building killed dozens of palestinians. the israelis say 19 of them were hamas and islamic jihad operatives, a claim that cannot be independently verified. horrific scenes unfolded as loved ones search for family members before funerals were held for the dead. >> the israeli occupation forces hit people this morning at dawn when they were getting ready for their dawn prayers. it hit with three missiles, two from air jets and one from a drone. >> new evacuation orders were given to palestinian civilians in the city of khan yunis. streams of people flowed thro

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shannon: trey yingst will check on with you later on in the our pre-thank you very much gerry me nowutenant general keith at kellogg. what do you make what we have seen over the last 24 hours? some say it's bracketed some say it's a pushback on what could've happened to. >> thank you for having me. that is a great move. the preemptive strike is very, very important. it they launch hezbollah into his or thousands of missiles they are talking thousands. what would've happened with the loss of lives of israelis and the facilities? it would've pushed the israelis into a doctrine they. its disproportionate response. i think what they did they prevented that next or the third is really lebanese war. that is smart. it's important they did it predicted it quite well with the tax will continue. i have to go back when you think about what has happened here is the united states is not played a major role. de-escalating because president biden is not done a lot and talking to tremont vice president has not done much and she stiffed a trend went when he came here in the joint session of congress

jacqui: trey yingst reporting from israel, thanks. a snout white house national security communication advisor john kirby. admiral, thank you so much for being with us f for. >> good to be with you. jacqui: last with the present with israeli premise in the oval office in the first time in four years. they talked about progress towards a cease-fire. days later u.s. is sending warships and fighter jets to defend israel from iranian retaliation in t that region and appears on the brink of a wider war. did netanyahu keep president biden the dark? >> i will not speak to the decision-making out of tel aviv and the prime minister and his office but i would see a couple of things we never will if still believe a cease-fire deal is the best way to bring this war to an end. it is also, we believe very possible. the gap certain narrow enough to close for the other thing we've been doing since the seventh of october's making sure not only israel has what it needs to defend itself, but that this war to set escalate to become >> brought her a regio

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cheryl: trey yingst thank you for that live report from haifa we appreciate it.nk they could be better financial shape under former president trump than harris a new "financial times" poll finds 42% think better off a financially if trump wins november 33% think better under hairs this "new york times" siena college poll finds harris has trump in michigan, pennsylvania, wisconsin. a blue survey finds trump harris tied in nourishingr ninth circuitr north carolina joining me mike huckabee sir good morning to you reaction to first batch of polls that we have this morning. >> not a big surprise cheryl. i think the fact that kamala harris is rigged the wave, of becoming candidate importantly getting a free pass from the press three weeks no real press conferences no series interviews, so not having to go out there and defend bidenomics the border, or anything messes this administration has created. so all she gets to do is enjoy thank you tongue bath of media every day they forgive her for not talking to them would never forgive anyone on republican side i don't think

trey yingst is on the ground, we'll check in. >> steve: trey is coming up, veepstakes watch.a harris could announce her v.p. any moment. >> i don't care. >> the problem is kamala harris record and policies. >> ainsley: we were able to sit down with j.d. vance wife usha vance and discussed how their life has changed and who jd is as a family man. >> there is nothing he cares about more than being there for his kids. he wakes up after a late night of travel, at 6:00 a.m. to make sure they have an elaborate br breakfast. >> ainsley: i need to do that. i'm a terrible mom, i don't do that. final hour of "fox and friends" starts now. >> brian: we begin with v.p. stakes we expect kamala harris to announce her running mate soon. >> ainsley: handful of c contenders met with her yesterday. >> steve: it was like an audition. mark meredeth is outside the white house. who is it going to be? >> marc: speculation is mounting as we wait for and word when vice president harris will announce who her running mate will be. it will be tomorrow but could leak before then. mark kelly, governors of

. >> carley: trey yingst joins us from haifa, israel. good morning. >> trey: good morning. israel is bracing and worries afternoon attack from iran could be just around the corner. "wall street journal" reports iran told u.s. and ashes rab diplomats it did not care if it started a war. jordan foreign minister was at a mee meeting yesterday. there has been little public iranian action with those trying to avert a crisis. israel is preparing for prolonged conflict as reports indicate the response could come in waves and include missile and drone attacks. document sent fo mayors of northern cities said to prepare for water outage and electricity outage. preparation for war in north and with iran coming with fighting inside the gaza strip, you have israeli negotiators traveling to c c caro cairo, egypt. israel ramped up strikes going after hamas and killing dozens of civilians in the process. what comes next for the region? there are conversations taking place. ko current instance is not if, but when. >> carley: in april iran launched 350 drones and missiles into israel. what i

trey yingst is live, good morning. >> trey: good morning. in iran-backed militia targeted base housing american forces in iraq. several u.s. troops are injured, we're awaiting an update on their condition. 219th time american forces have come under fire happenings since october 7. this could not have come at a more ten time. president biden was updated on the attack planned against israel. he says efforts are underway to defend our forces and respond to any attack in manner and place of our choosing. the question is how the united states will respond and what role americans will play in defending israel. foreign ministers plan to strike is israel. this comes as war in gaza grinds on and new development about know united nations, who announced they fired five unra staffers. there are no plans to deescalate with hezbollah. >> steve: trey, are they still expecting a strike today at some point? 48 hours ago they said it could be yesterday or today or is that moving? >> trey: they are bracing for an attack by iran any moment, likely come overnigh

trey yingst is live in tel aviv with the latest. trey. >> trey: good morning. after israel launched preempative strikes against hezbollah over the weekend, the region waits to see what comes next. the group is claiming victory in sunday's exchange. they say they targeted close to tel aviv. t two-thirds of the rockets they prepared to launch were destroyed by israeli forces. the region surveys aftermath of the event joint chief chairman will speak privately with israel defense minister gallant. the visit comes with american assets throughout the region to deter further attacks. ceasefire talks are going on, hopeful deal could deesqcalate regional tension. the you can tas were described as constructive, but rejected by hamas who say terms have changed. 325 days into the war, we know 100 israeli hostages remain inside gaza and there are concerns if a situation is not calmed there in gaza there could be larger escalation. >> griff: live in tel aviv, thank you. now bring in daniel flash, former senior advisor for israel's un mission and former p paratrooper. daniel,

trey yingst is live in haifa, israel.egrouping with the naming of this new leader. >> trey: exactly and israel worried about two fronts bracing for attack from iran and proxies while the united states urges restraint. hezbollah leader spoke yesterday at ceremony for a senior commander who was killed last week. israeli fighter jet flew over. >> our response, god willing, being strong and effective and between us and them, only few days and nights until we meet on the battlefield. >> trey: diplomatic efforts are underway. other diplomatic conversations con continue. 300 day says in, no end in sight. ismail haniyeh was replaced with sinwar, current head of hamas in dpai. one journalist speaking to fox highlighted this was hamas way to send a message to israel they are not backing down and will choose someone extreme for the job. israeli forces are on high alert. >> carley: trey, thank you. bring in chad robacha, author of "missions without borders." we heard the strike would take place 24 to 48 hours, we're out of that perio

cheryl: trey yingst thank you for that live report we appreciate it.president donald trump is posting about this on truth social he said quote who is negotiating for us in middle east? joe sleeping on beach in congressional compiled by democrats kamala doing a bus tour, looks -- world war iii, this is where we are heading. >> stalling a congressional probe into ties to iran arkansas senator tom cotton new york congresswoman stefanik launching inquiry into harris advisory gordon's relationship with pentagon official out last ore for being alleged member of iranian run influence network a deadline of august 9 to provide deals senator marsha blackburn if you want thoughts on different things laid out the what you are hearing from trey yingst this morning on the latest there. . >> when it comes to i will say, we need to be certain that they have the ability what they need to defend themselves. and we know cheryl, that if you want to help palestinian people the best thing that you can do is to get rid of hamas we have also to realize there was cease-fire be

. >> joey: trey yingst is live in haifa, israel. trey. >> trey: good morning.across middle east as the region waits to see what comes next. hezbollah, group that controls southern lebanon could strike israel any moment in a broader attack. the leader made new threats and lebanese media reported heavy drone activity. israel braces for conflict in north and reports consider israelis are looking at a possible preempive aksz, iran reconsidering strike against israel. some believe iran is recall clating given large u.s. presence in the region. americans continue to urge restraint with matt miller saying this. >> this is a delicate time for the region, tensions are high. we are in the finali stages of hopefully a ceasefire deal. escalation could make it worse. message we are impressing is no party should take steps to e escalate this conflict. >> trey: before israelis continue to take action against hezbollah, we saw israeli fighter jets heading toward the border. >> carley: the fight in gaza continues. trey yingst live in haifa, thank you. to another fox news alert.

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trey yingst is live in tel aviv to tell us whether or not there is more hope today or not.tors about 50% of the way there for a cease-fire deal, and met in cairo with the egyptian president though the main cease-fire talks are set to resume on thursday and friday. now following meetings yesterday in jerusalem, lincoln announced that benjamin netanyahu is on board with an american proposal to close the gaps on an agreement. blink in and that not who discussed security concerns. the prime minister's tones with the americans is far less harsh than what he is telling others. benjamin netanyahu said he would maintain a presence in gaza and two locations, now will align with hamas that rejected over the weekend. as they continue to try to end the war on southern front, it heats up. and the air strikes in lebanon targeting has below facility deep in the western part of the country, there are hopeful to address gaza could give them an effort to de-escalate his tension. we monitor one other story today, a heartbreaking develop an overnight as the israelis recovered the bodies of six

ashley: trey yingst in haifa this morning, trey, thank you very much. department has warned of a swift and severe response if iran follows through on plans to the send police aric missiles to russia. florida congressman mike waltz is a member of both the house intelligence and foreign affairs committee, and he joins us this morning. congressman, what kind of a response should we expect if, indeed, these missiles are sent? >> well, ashley are, unfortunately i don't think anybody in the region takes this white house or state department kind of or else type of threats seriously at this point because we've had four years of appeasement after appeasement. case in point, iran has been providing russia thousands and thousands of drones that they then have used on ukraine now for years. and this white house has done literally nothing about it except to give multimillion dollar patriot missiles to ukraine to defend themselves which is completely unsustainable, to be shooting down $50,000 iranian-made drones with multimillion dollar missiles. what we should be do

maria: thank you very much, trey yingst and a very uncertain. right now and israel.y of war general jack keane, good to see you. hard to watch what is taking place. your reaction to trey's report? >> isaac is pretty much a certainty that the iranians will conduct likely a comprehensive attack that is larger than the last one because despite the 300 plus drones and missiles that was inconsequential in doing any real damage, the reason for the iranians conducting the attack as israelis killed a number of irgc leaders and damascus at their embassy and they felt that they had to take some action to stop the behavior from happening again. that did not do anything to stop the israelis. they went into the capital city and in a high security zone killed the political leader of hamas. this is the same high security zone and the general facility where the government officials reside. what israel is saying to them. if i kill a visitor who you're protecting in your high security zone with your security services i think it's likely i could kill someone who is living there permane

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trey yingst is with us and he's in tel aviv, where our cease-fire talks right now?good morning right now they are frozen and after israel launched preemptive strikes against hezbollah over the weekend the region is waiting to see what comes next the iranian backed group claimed victory in the exchange of fire without evidence claim they only targeted military positions in an area close to tel aviv they prepare to launch were destroyed by the israeli military, hezbollah leader warned of further attacks in the future when he addressed lebanon from a non- disclosed bunker. as a region surveys the aftermath of the events over the weekend joint chief chairman cq broad was in israel for meetings and he spoke privately with the defense minister. throughout the region to deter iran and the proxies from further attack. as the israelis remain on high alert we've been fired israel is clearing out most of hezbollah i'm sorry hamas on the west bank has below is a different story because is not a ground attack is a missile attack in their very well supplied by iran, the missiles

thank you very much, trey yingst on the ground.d army special operations soldier a fox news contributor and a drone expert. thank you for being here, your reaction to trey's reporting. >> i think it's clear that we are inching closer and closer to possible full-scale war israel and the allies have been observing preparations from iran with a large-scale attack coming from them and their proxy forces hezbollah or hamas or number of groups that they support and israeli government has told civilians to prepare their emergency services for inevitable telling people to stock up on food and water and prepare hospitals and move patients undergone that is very telling of potentially what is to come yet the israeli air force instead of increase pressure and patrols over the baton and all indications are we want to see a retaliatory strike soon but many are wondering why i have that happen. maria: should we trust the qatari's isn't it true that hamas leaders are based in living in qatar. >> is absolutely true in the qatari's have been broker

the market anthony blinken says israel is bracing for an enema attack from iran and hezbollah, trey yingsts in israel for us, the latest from their. >> good morning, israel is on edge as a country braces for the attack from iran and its proxies, the wall street journal reports that iran told u.s. and heir of diplomats it is not worried if it's not counterattack starts a war jordan's foreign minister was in iran yesterday and today president biden is scheduled to speak with jordanian king abdullah the second but there's been very little public iranian interaction with those trying to avert this crisis. with this in mind israel is taking steps to prepare for over a prolonged conflict is reports indicate an actual iranian response could come in waves and include extensive missile and drone attacks iran's top general saying this today. >> when it receives a firm responsive will realize it is been wrong they keep making miscalculation repeated this mistake this time to they will once again get a taste of her punishment. they will find out when, where and how we will retaliate is ambiguous and i

rocket attack at the al-assad airbase in iraq as tensions in the middle east continue to rise, trey yingstgood morning overnight and iran back militia targeted a base in iraq that houses american troops, were waiting for more information on the condition of the soldiers, we know that several were injured in the attack, and marked the 219th time the u.s. forces were targeted to the middle east since october and the target of the incident that occurred at the al-assad airbase in western iraq couldn't have come at a more tense time president body was at the white house during this event being updated on the expected iranian attack that is planned against israel, the commander-in-chief posting to ask that he was briefed on the incident in efforts to de-escalate with iran and its proxies biden goes on to say that we discussed the steps were taken to defend our forces and respond to any attack against our personnel in a manner of our choosing the question how the united states will respond what role the americans will play in defending israel. iranian officials preformed ministers in other count

trey yingst, thank you.srael protesters are reportedly expected to descend on democratic national convention next week as protesters and police alike prepare for chaos. we have always said marching. prepared for all of it. we have a bail fund by will not allow people to come here destroy this city. we are not going to allow to you riot. protesting and rioting are two different things. >> brian: here to react retired chicago police officer lt. sean girl read dough. lt., what do you expect to happen beginning next week no doubt a large police presence and law enforcement presence here but the question is going to come down to what are they going to do if things go up for grabs. one thing if it's all peaceful protest or mostly peaceful protest, but when things get out of control and the chaos takes off, are they going to actually allow the officers to do the job that they are here to do? and that's going to be the real question. >> brian: what do you think? >> well, sadly majority of are staff patrolmen a few y

our chief foreign correspondent, trey yingst joining us at this hour, trey, thank you. chanley over to you. thanks, kevin. and thanks, trey. so let's bring in rich goldberg, senior advisor at the foundation for defense of democracies. rich let's talk about what trey was just reporting on there. the unbelievable numbers of rockets, the precision of israel's offensive pre striking what could have been a devastating attack from hezbollah from lebanon. and trey says this may have avoided what everyone was hoping to avoid a larger scale conflict in the region. what are your thoughts? well i think that's exactly right. i mean, if what we are hearing is true, 6000 long range missiles, short range rockets, drones all prepared to launch on major cities in israel, including tel aviv. and they were all wiped out by the israeli military preemptively. first of all, what a breathtaking, stunning decision by iran and hezbollah to be willing to launch that attack. number two, what a stunning and breathtaking preemptive strike and the success of the israeli military in thwarting that at

. >> steve: meanwhile, live in israel, trey yingst joins us live with the latest. , eyes are on israel and waiting for something to start. >> yeah. hey, guys. exactly. good morning. israel is on edge today as the country brace for an attack from iran and its proxies. the "wall street journal" reports that iran told u.s. and arab diplomats it didn't care if its counter strike led to a war. now, jordan's foreign minister traveled to iran yesterday for a meeting and president biden is scheduled to speak with jordanian king abdullah ii. but there has been very little public iranian interaction with those trying to avert a crisis. with this in mind, israel is taking steps to prepare for a prolonged conflict as reports indicate the initial iranian response could come in waves and include extensive missile and drone attacks. now, a document was sent to the mayors of northern israeli cities, telling officials to prepare for water outages, power cuts, and evacuations. and in jerusalem, an underground command bunker for government officials was open by the shin bet security a

a bret. >> bret: trey yingst, live in tel aviv, thanks. if 9/11 victims families up in arms expressing major criticism of a plea deal involving 9/11 detainees being held at guantanamo bay. a chief national correspondent jennifer griffin has reaction tonight. >> in exchange for pleading guilty, the alleged 9/11 mastermind and two others held at guantanamo bay will be given life sentences and avoid the death penalty. also admitting to behead "wall street journal" reporter daniel pearl, and others were first charged and arraigned in a military court in 2008. but the trial faced repeated obstacles including questions of whether evidence that had been obtained and secret cia prisons through alleged torture would be admissible. not everyone is pleased with the deal. >> i think there is interest here that's not representative. >> i think it sends a horribly bad signal at a very dangerous time. >> president of the fdny uniformed firefighters association responded we are disgusted and disappointed that these three terrorists were given a plea deal

officials fear could come as early as tonight or tomorrow: trey yingst is live on the ground with the: hey, joey, good morning. tension is rising across middle east as israel braces for an attack from iran. we know the u.s. navy has already deployed 12 warships and the uss theodore roos is svelte to the region -- roosevelt to to the region. the americans, along with other countries, are expected to help israel shoot down incoming drones and missiles. new reports believe iran will attack as soon as tonight and into tomorrow. the attack may also include incoming missile and rocket fire from hezbollah in lebanon. here in haifa, civilians are bracing for the possibility of direct attacks against strategic targets. overnight hezbollah fired 30 rockets into communities along the israel-lebanon border. most of the fire was intercepted by the iron dome, but the move drew a new israeli response with fresh airstrikes inside lebanon. israel's southern front is still unfolding. the israelis ramping up airstrikes against hamas in recent days targeting locations across gaza. an israeli airstrike at

trey yingst, thank you for the live report. israel. china's foreign minister telling iran's acting minister that beijing supports tehran in he defending hits sovereignity and national security. beijing repeating condemnation of the assassination of the leader. i want to bring in gatestone institute senior fellow, author of the coming collapse of china and china is going to war, gordon chang. talk to me about china's involvement in all of this and how far and how deep do you think it goes, gordon? >> the comments yesterday were really goating iran into attacking israel. first of all, iran has a right to defend its sovereignity as you point out and it said that the killing of hamas political leader was a violation of iranian sovereignity. that's a clear green light. now, the problem for china is that it was waging a proxy war. hamas is a proxy of iran. and the way the chinese look at it, iran is a proxy of china and that's a great strai strategy ir proxies are doing well but now they're not doing well and china understands it's n

trey yingst has more from southern israel. >> reporter as the fighting grinds on in gaza, negotiators from israel, egypt, qatar and the u.s. are meeting in doha for what's being called a round of working level talks aimed at reaching a cease fire. hoping to seal the deal before a wider mideast conflict breaks out at the same time, israel continues taking the fight to hamas and hezbollah. and now the u.s. is boosting its military coordination with the idf, sending the chairman of the joint chiefs general, c.q. brown, to meet with his israeli counterpart. >> we are strengthening our operational cooperation in response to the challenges and threats in the middle east. israel is strong and defends itself, but it is always good to have a strong ally by our side. >> the pentagon is also beefing up america's military presence in the region, including extending the deployment of two aircraft carrier groups hoping to deter a possible attack from iran. >> the secretary wanted those two carrier groups to protect our forces, support the defense of israel, and also be ready for a variety of contin

as fox's trey yingst reports tonight.mes as israel continues to ready for a likely attack from iran. >> that's right. while the region waits to see if iran and its proxies will attack, there are intense diplomatic efforts ongoing to avert a crisis. egyptian, qatari and american negotiators will meet on thursday for a last ditch effort to cut a ceasefire deal between israel and hamas. 310 days into the war in gaza, there is only one diplomatic off ramp available right now as the bloodshed continues. on saturday, an israeli strike against a school building killed dozens of palestinians. the israelis say 19 of them were hamas and islamic jihad operatives, a claim that cannot be independently verified. horrific scenes unfolded as loved ones search for family members before funerals were held for the dead. >> the israeli occupation forces hit people this morning at dawn when they were getting ready for their dawn prayers. it hit with three missiles, two from air jets and one from a drone. >> new evacuation orders were given to

trey yingst has the latest developments now from haifa, israel. >> reporter the fighting is grindingolled health ministry saying the death toll has passed 40,000. but on the diplomatic front, a new round of ceasefire talks now underway in qatar is raising hopes that there could be a pause in the fighting. cia director bill burns is leading the u.s. delegation, and the israelis have sent high ranking officials as well. but it remains to be seen if hamas shows up or simply waits until it hears israel's proposals. >> our partners in qatar have spoken to us about making sure that there is representation from hamas so that these talks can go forward. >> on wednesday, hamas made it clear it would not send a full delegation to the talks, saying it no longer believes the u.s. can be an honest broker in the mideast conflict because of its support for israel and america. >> the american administration has not made a real effort to hold israel accountable. unless that happens, why would the palestinians trust the american role again, or any guarantees america gives? >> but israeli prime ministe

trey yingst has the latest developments now from tel aviv. >> as ceasefire talks continue, families ofhe hostages still being held by hamas rushed to the gaza border fence on thursday, confronting the israeli military and demanding the immediate release of their loved ones. they're hoping to put pressure on diplomats holding working level negotiations in qatar, where the final details of a plan to stop the fighting are reportedly being hammered out. some family members say they're not working fast enough. >> we need this to end after 327 days. everyone needs to come out. we all understand to make this happen, we need a ceasefire. >> but securing a ceasefire won't be easy. israeli troops are mounting offensives on multiple fronts, including gaza, with idf troops trying to stop hamas from regrouping, and southern lebanon, where hezbollah is still firing on towns and cities in northern israel. >> this is not the end of the story. when will it be the end of the story? only when we can bring back security and the residents to their homes safely. >> and this week, a new offensive got underwa

trey yingst, ktvu, fox two news we continue to keep an eye on stocks following that steep slide thatstock market is still unable to recover. the big selloff that we had earlier this week, the dow down 123 points right now. it's same for the nasdaq and s&p 500. they are both down this morning. there was a small rally within the dow this morning was up 300 points. but as you can see there it is still struggling. we continue to keep an eye on it for you and let you know if there anything changes throughout the day. well retiring in california is more expensive than retiring in any other state. that's according to a new study from bankrate. california took the top spot as the most expensive state for retirees. the study looks at the cost of living state taxes, property taxes, much more to the price of housing and cost of living, largely drove california into the number one spot. >> the outside lands music festival begins on friday, but traffic disruptions could begin as soon as tomorrow. cars are not going to be allowed to go through most entrances of golden gate park, starting at 8:00 t

trey yingst ktvu, fox two news. well investigators in maryland are trying to determine if anyone is at fault for the death of a little boy playing in an inflatable bounce house. >> the minor league baseball team, southern maryland blue crabs, had a bounce house near the field friday night to attract families to the game. that inflatable structure was bolted to the ground with stake. witnesses say strong winds lifted the bounce house 20ft into the air, and then it crashed into the field. several children fell out of that bounce house while it was airborne. a five year old boy was killed. a town hall will be held tonight to support the child's family. it's been almost a year since the devastating wildfire in maui, and despite a recent settlement agreement of more than $4 billion, they're still concerned over the future of the island today, thousands of people say they're still struggling to find permanent housing. government and nonprofit groups have offered temporary solutions, but the cost of living is too high for

trey yingst reports from haifa, israel, as a new israeli offensive in southern gaza intensifies, u.s.ces throughout the mideast remain on high alert ahead of what could be a major attack from iran, u.s. officials tell fox. >> iran and its proxy groups could launch a coordinated assault within the next few days, and there are reports that iran is positioning missiles and drones right now, prompting the u.s. to beef up its military presence in the region. we're certainly sending a message, and that is one of deterrence. >> we certainly do not want to see a regional conflict or a wider war spread out in the middle east. so while i can't speak for iran, i can tell you that the message that we're sending is clear. >> but the idf says it's doing more than just watching and waiting. military officials say they are proactively taking the fight to those proxy groups, pointing to recent airstrikes on hezbollah in lebanon and the new gaza offensive targeting hamas in khan younis. >> we are not waiting for the other side. we attack all the time and remove threats as soon as we detect them. we are

trey yingst ktvu, fox two news. >> a congressional task force investigating the assassination attempt on former president donald trump, the republican presidential nominee wants to know why law enforcement froze when they first saw the gunman. house lawmakers went to pennsylvania fairgrounds and butler, where the shooting happened july 13th. they said it's too early to tell if there was any criminal negligence, but they want to determine who was in charge of the assignment to protect mr. trump. >> the burning question is always going to be with me. >> there was knowledge ahead of time that there was a person of suspicion on that roof, and armed. the key was. yet the former president of the united states, off the podium. >> the bipartisan task force is still trying to interview federal, state and local officials, along with people who attended the rally that day. five secret service agents were put on administrative leave for the security failure. another insurance company is ending its fire damage coverage here in california, but for a much different reason than other companies. the c

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trey yingst. >> trey: overnight israeli fo forces conducted large scale raid and it is ongoing at thisilled so far during the operation. video shows troops driving into palestinian-controlled areas. israel conducted a drone strike earlier this week, killing a hamas militant who was released in the ceasefire deal. there is concern there could be suicide attacks against israel as conflict develops on the ground. we're learning more about condition of bedwin hostage rescued yesterday by israeli special forces. video showed the man being loaded into israeli helecopter before being taken to the hospital. he received a phone call from prime minister netanyahu welcoming him home. inside gaza, israel continue to expand in central part of the strip. palestinian civil knowias are moving to rapidly shrinking humanitarian zone while gaza is overwhelmed. working groups continue to hammer out details of possible ceasefire agreement, they met in cairo and shifted talks to doha to continue the conversation. >> todd: north carolina woman in town for a friend's wedding stabbed in the face while at the a

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