but i rainian-backed malitia groups. these attacks must stop. it can announce the decision to deploy an additional 300 troops to the u.s. central command region from home stations in the continental united states. these additional troops will provide communications and other support enablers for forces already in the region. neil: under fire, but not israeli troops. try american ones. iranian backed proxies targeting u.s. forces in the middle east. in a moment, republican presidential candidate ron desantis on what the u.s. should do. former vice presidential candidate joe lieberman on what the u.s. and the world should do. welcome, everybody. i m neil cavuto. first to rich edson at the pentagon with more on these latest attacks and how we re responding. rich? good afternoon, neil. the pentagon says they re putting more munitions, more people, more troops in to the region. the 300 you just heard announced there is on top of the 900 the pentagon announced were heading th
bret: all right. see you. dana: have great night. bret: good evening from washington. i m bret baier. as the war in israel escalates dire warnings with the people charged with keeping america safe, the director of the fbi says the terror threat against the u.s. is at what he calls a whole other level since the hamas attacks earlier this month. meanwhile, in gaza, an israeli strike has hit a refug camp, israel says that area had been taken over by hamas and the strike killed a senior hamas commander. we have fox team coverage tonight. chad pergram on capitol hill as president biden s top diplomat and defense secretary make their case for more than $100 billion in new aid to israel and ukraine. peter doocy at the white house with increasing pressure on the president by democrats to push for a cease-fire. mike tobin in southern israel with additional details on that refugee camp strike. but we begin with correspondent david spunt on capitol hill and chilling testimony abou
and backpacks. apparently i m 15 years old. everybody, have a great halloween. harry, thank you as always my friend. cnn news central starts right now. hamas. the targeted special operation overnight in northern gaza, and the moment the soldier was reunited with her family. a big moment on capitol hill. any minute now an official plea for new funds to support israel and ukraine. i m john berman can kate bolduan. sara is on assignment. this is cnn news central. israel s military push further into gaza. the idf says troops are con fronting hamas terrorist cells on the streets, and now facing what they describe as anti-tank missiles and machine gunfire as the fight continues. according to the idf, the number of hostages being held by hamas and gaza is also now going up again, now believed to be 240 hostages. the idf is calling what it details as the active rescue and an idf soldier. israeli officials say hamas was holding her inside a remote building. that s accordin
today on inside politics, israeli ground troops push deeper in gaza as air strikes kill a hamas director. we re learning gripping new details how israeli forces rescued an idf soldier. plus, the fbi director issued a stark warning that the war in the middle east may inspire extremists in the u.s. to carry out more attacks against americans. we have a brand new cnn poll out revealing the state of the race in a crucial primary state, south carolina. donald trump may be the front frontrunner, but how dedicated are his supporters and which candidate has surged into second place? i m dana bash, let s go inside politics. we start with israeli forces on the hunt for hamas terrorists and closing in on gaza city itself. the idf says their troops are facing anti-tank missiles and machine gunfire as the ground assault intensifies. air strikes are not letting up, continuing to attack hundreds of hamas targets, hitting more than 300 overnight. jeremy diamond is in southern isr
today. president biden will leave delaware and meet with saudi arabia defense minister arriving in washington amid fears the war between israel and hamas could widen throughout the middle east. we re monitoring all of it for you. but first. [shouting] dana: revolting show of hate towards jews. hundreds of rioters storm an airport trying to confront jewish passengers aboard a flight from israel. i m dana perino and good to be here. martha: im martha maccallum in for bill hemmer. hard to watch these images of this mob in the mostly muslim region of russia breaking through barriers and breaking down doors yelling anti-semitic chants and surrounding a plane and asking which of the passengers on that plane are jewish. the violence and hatred is coming as israel rolls out phase two of their war against hamas expanding their offensive from the ground and sky pushing at least two miles now into gaza. the idf taking out hundreds of hamas targets and they say that they are trying t