injured in their kibbutz during the october 7th terror attack. good was declared dead last week. their bodies are still being held by hamas in gaza. they are among the eight americans held hostage by the terror group. our condolences to their family. [shooting] idf releasing new video of troop activity in the gaza strip as it works to eliminate hamas. israel s military chief saying the war will grind on for months. i m mike emanuel molly: happening overnight israeli forces conducting a raid in the west bank leading to the arrest of 21 suspects who the idf says helped finance hamas through digital currency and cash. those arrested worked as foreign exchange brokers with at least tens of millions in israeli currency being confiscated. trey yengst in live in tel aviv, israel with the latest on this. to you. good morning. i do want to start with the latest out of the west bank. israeli forces launched new raids against militants and infrastructure. the raids targeted 10 sep
is closing in. both sides of the aisle pressuring president biden to do something to stop it and do it now. this is the faulkner focus. i m julie banderas in for harris today. secretary of state antony blinken and homeland security secretary mayorkas were both in mexico yesterday to discuss the border crisis. dhs calls the meeting with the president obrador in mexico and others, quote, very productive. republican congresswoman nancey mace says it s not close to good enough. blinken s visit to mexico is about paying lip service. independ departments, republicans and democrats are angry about what they are seeing at a border. this is a massive problem for the biden administration and they refuse to address it. julie: sanctuary cities are crumbling under the massive weight of the crisis. texas sending bus loads and now planes full of illegals their way. a tiny fraction of what border communities are facing right now. democratic mayors from new york, denver and chicago are