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kayleigh: this is a fox news alert. after nearly 50 days of captivity, hamas has freed 24 hostages, and they say they will release more in the coming days. correspondent jeff paul is on the ground in israel with the latest. yeah, and we are learning tonight that, on top of the 13 hostages released today, the israeli government believes there could be another 13 released tomorrow. but the mood right now a bit bittersweet on the ground in israel, because people know there are still more than 200 people being held captive inside gaza. nonetheless, today was a very significant first step, and we could see more scenes like that if this cease-fire that went into effect at 7:00 a.m. this morning holds. here s what we know about people released today. 24 hostages released by hamas, 13 are israelis, 11 are foreign nationals. among the israelis freed, we know four of them were kids ages two to just nine years old. one of the kids, the 9-year-old, actually had a birthday inside gaza
kayleigh: we are awaiting president biden s high-stakes meeting with chinese president xi jinping in san francisco. t that and the white houses president biden will push xi jinping on suman rights record. it is about time. we begin with israel s targeted offensive against hamas inside gaza largest medical facility, idf forces are conducting raids with limited area of the al-shifa hospital. raids are limited, targeted, to get hamas terrorists hiding in the hospital. searching room by room for any sign of weapons, hostages and terrorists. ground battle continue to break out across the gaza strip. the white house is confirming israel s suspicion about an underground hamas outpost under the hospital. here is spokesman john kirby. this is what it looks like when you hear an incoming attack. when sirens go off in the north, hezbollah launched a dozen rockets and missiles this way. right now, we re able to watch the skyline and explosions. this is the smoke just outside.
kayleigh: president biden facing mounting pressure enormous backlash over his support of israel. the president s stance is dividing his own democratic party with many progressives and protesters demanding he call for a ceasefire. this is outnumbered. i m kayleigh mcenany, joining me is gerri willis, host of kennedy saves the world podcast, kennedy, heritage foundation s kara frederick and pete hegseth. we saw a massive anti-israel protest yesterday and protesters chanting from the river to the sea, an antisemitism slur. they accused president biden of supporting genocide. biden, biden, you can t hide. you are supporting genocide. biden, biden, you can t hide. you are for genocide. biden, biden, you can t hide. you are funding genocide. kayleigh: stunning level of ignorance. president biden himself was heckled in new york yesterday. [screaming] ceasefire in gaza. boo. president biden: let her go. no. no, don t, let her it s okay. kayleigh: given the outrage on