Last night. Bret that was very good. Im going to have to come back on. Greg one day. Bret if you will have me. Greg of course. Bret good evening. Im bret baier. Fighting on the northern border with lebanon is increasing. Magnifying concerns a new front in the war may be opening. Israeli forces are conducting raids into gaza to look for hostages and assess the situation. Meantime President Biden will speak to the nation about the israelhamas war and the situation in ukraine. 8 00 p. M. Eastern, can you see that right here on fox. We have fox team coverage. Peter doocy is at the white house with a preview of tonights speech. Steve harrigan in beirut with a look at the worldwide demonstrations over the war. Greg palkot is watching the fighting along the israel lebanon border. We begin with Senior Correspondent mike tobin again in southern israel. Good evening, mike. Good evening, bret. While the world watches nervously for the forces to begin the ground offensive troops waiting for orders
By hamas. What is the negotiate strategy being used strategy thats being used there . Getting on there . How are they getting on as well . Is the news and as well . What is the news and what would israeli invasion what would an israeli invasion mean the future of those mean for the future of those hostages . Lots to talk about there. Final one for i there. One final one for you. I dont know how you felt as dont know about how you felt as well about the scenes in london over weekend. Im sure that over the weekend. Im sure that you protest, the you all saw the protest, the demonstrations took place. Demonstrations that took place. I was very, very concerned about this, pro palestine this, which is a pro palestine stage just next to a cenotaph there. And i think what would our war heroes have made of this . Has britain fallen . Patrick christys. Gb news. Were Patrick Christys. Gb news. Were going to be live in gaza, live in israel , live in lebanon, and in israel, live in lebanon, and of
Im Anderson Cooper in tel aviv with john berman in new york. Youre watching cnns Special Coverage of israel at war. Israel is promising that a new phase of its war in hamas is coming, just not clear when exactly that will be. Troops have been amassing for days now near the border with gaza getting ready for an expected Ground Operation. Israel pounded the territory again today with air strikes. Officials say hamas commander who played a key part in last saturdays attack was killed. Hundreds of thousands of civilians tried to heed the idfs warning to get out. U. N. Official warns such a large scale evacuation under siege could lead to a humanitarian disaster. Anderson, there is an Important Development tonight from the pentagon as well. We learned a second u. S. Carrier strike group led by uss dwight d. Eisenhower is sailing to the middle east, sailing to the mediterranean. It is designed to sell messages to israel and proxies including lebanon and hezbollah not to get involved. The Eis
Provide Essential Supplies to the palestinians. Meanwhile, President Biden spoke with benjamin netanyahu. Their fifth phone call since last saturday. Today netanyahu posted a video online of his visit with israeli troops at the front line. Now to Matthew Chance who is in Northern Israel for us. Matthew, our colleague erin burnett is also standing by in tel aviv. Well get back to her when we can. What can you tell us about what is happening . Obviously the concerns continue. That thing could escalate to where there is a Northern Front and there might be some continued escalation between the israelis and hezbollah. Whats the latest on your end . Well, its very tense up here in Northern Israel. As the country prepares for that widely anticipated Ground Offensive in gaza, the real focus of concern, i suppose in the region is what will happen in Northern Israel. Just across the border in lebanon, which is just a short distance from here, hezbollah, the iranianbacked militia there have a vas
Intent of killing innocent civilians, women, children, babies, beheading babies. This is a barbaric, disgusting, vile Terrorist Regime that needs to be eliminated. And israel has every right to defend itself and its right to exist. And they should take any and all action necessary to do that. Congressman mike lawler, we appreciate the overtime with you in having a very broad conversation. Please keep us posted on whether you plan to support speaker scalise if you wind up speaking with him later today or not. Thanks so much. Thanks. Of course. Still plenty more news to come. Stay with announcer this is cnn Breaking News. Im Boris Sanchez live in washington, d. C. Alongside anderson cooper, who is in tel aviv, israel. And we are tracking major developments on capitol hill and in the middle east. Republican congressman Steve Scalise has just locked down the republican nomination for House Speaker. A full vote to determine if he will become the 56th Speaker Of The House is potentially comi