pete hegseth, and we start tonight out with a fox news alert. the us military has just launched retaliatory attacks against iranian backed militias in iraq and syria. the us central command says over 85 targets were struck. these strikes come just days after three american soldiers were killed in a deadly drone attack on the border in jordan. for the latest, let s bring in international correspondent mike tobin. mike, what do we know? well we know that we ve got the first images coming out of iraq. you just had them up a second ago. al-qa im iraq. this is the very western part of iraq on the border with syria, very near some of the other locations, as you mentioned, some 85 targets were hit in seven different locations, both in iraq and syria. hit by 125 munitions. those seven locations are divided up to four inside of syria. three of them inside of iraq. the us says that the targets were all iranian revolution guard, command and control weapons storage, logistics, support fo
The idf right now as they report they have arrested more than 60 known operatives of hamas in the west bank area. Ainsley overnight President Biden returning home after visiting israel where he pledged 100 million humanitarian aid package for gaza, which he says israel was on board for. I dont know what you picked up but i got no pushback, virtually none. Let me say it again, i got no pushback. Lawrence so this comes as we learn the u. S. Navy is sending another warship to the east mediterranean. The Uss Mountain Whitney departing the coast of italy on yesterday as it moves closer to israels shore. Meanwhile back at home, theres this. [chanting] brian all right. Several hundred protesters as you see over the overhead shot arrested in the u. S. Capitol chanting things like ceasefire now . Yeah. This comes as part of a larger trend we are seeing of propalestinian, i should say hamas protests popping up across the country. Carley President Biden expected to deliver remarks this evening at
News about Americans Still trapped and gaza. Ten estimates of hundred u. S. Citizens safe passage to that rafah Border Crossing continues to face significant obstacles. Nbc news has now learned that will be a key item on secretary blinkens agenda when he lands and cairo tomorrow. U. S. Officials said that negotiated a temporary opening at that border between gaza and egypt for american citizens seeking to flee. But evacuees midway through the crossing, they found a closed. State department publicly urges americans and gaza to move south, cautioning that if the crossing opens, that window could be brief. But for those without u. S. Citizenship, that extended Evacuation Order deadline long gone. Millions of gazans now bracing for israels eminent ground invasion. Activity along the border is picking up, with the buzz of drones and fighter jets overhead. On the road, tanks on flatbeds heading right in the direction of gaza. The Israeli Defense forces its completing its preparations for a c
You know, there are moments in life, and i mean this literally, when the pure, Unadulterated Evil is unleashed. On this world. The people of israel lived through one such moment this weekend. The bloody hands of the Terrorist Organization, hamas, a group whose stated purpose for being is to kill jews. This is an act of sheer evil. More than 1000 civilians slaughtered, not just killed, slaughtered in israel. Among them, at least 14 american citizens. Killed. Parents butchered using their bodies to try to protect their children. Stomach churning reports of babies being killed. Entire families slain. Young people massacred while attending a musical festival to celebrate peace. To celebrate peace. Women raped, assaulted, paraded as trophies. Families hid their fear for hours and hours, desperately trying to keep their children quiet. To avoid drawing attention. Thousands of wounded. Alive, but carrying with them the bullet holes and the Shrapnel Wounds and the memory of what they endured.
[sirens] bret new explosion of violence rocking southern israel overnight as hamas launches a fresh barrage of missiles over the region. The militant group has claimed to have shot with 100 rockets in the latest attack. I am jon scott with continuing coverage in the work of israel with a Special Edition of fox news live. The newest attack coming hours after israel formally declared war on hamas for the unprecedented Surprise Attack on israel saturday morning. The declaration prompted the u. S. To move warships and aircraft near to the closest middle east ally. There is no current plan for u. S. Troops to intervene. The death toll continued to climb at this hour, 700 have died in israel and 400 killed in gaza. Several americans are among the victims of the hamas attack. Trey yingst is live on the ground in southern israel with more. Good evening as we speak from the distance is really fighter jets are targeting parts of the gaza strip, they are hitting different hamas positions in highr