Sanderstownsend, im joined by my colleagues Ayman Mohyeldin and Reverend Al Sharpton for academic coverage of the israelhamas war. Were learning right now that 29 American Citizens have been killed. 15 u. S. Citizens still unaccounted for, and this is all according to the State Department. Weve also just learned that u. S. Intelligence agencies reported a heightened risk of violence from hamas and the weeks before the military groups attacked on israel. But it did not pick up detailed information about an imminent largescale assault. Two sources familiar with the intelligence telling nbc news. Made, while a humanitarian crisis and gaza as Hundreds Of Thousands of north gaza residents are racing to evacuate to the south as the Israeli Defense forces, or idf, warrants of a major escalation, saying in a statement, idf forces backed by an extensive logistical effort and by completing the Reserve Mobilization of Hundreds Of Thousands of servicemen are preparing to implement a wide range of
Rich israels Ground Operation of gaza expected soon eight days after the hamas Surprise Attack on israel. And new video showing the chaotic evacuation of palestinians across gaza amid reports that hamas is, quote, actively undermining israels Evacuation Order and urging citizens to stay put. Welcome to Fox News Live, im rich edson. Jacqui im jack key heinrich are. Benjamin met an ya hue is net an a ya a hue is declaring his forces are ready to win this war. Trey yingst is live with the latest developments. Hi, trey. Reporter hey, guys, good afternoon. Every sign that we have on the ground points to this Ground Invasion kicking off likely tonight. There are traps on the move troops on the move getting close to the border. Israelis media starts to report this could take place tonight. We wont mow until final order is made, but you can hear an israeli drone overhead. Right now were standing just on the edge of the closed Military Zone where israeli troops are in different positions, tanks
Gaza as negotiations for a ceasefire and hostage release continue. Well bring you the very latest out of The Middle East straight ahead. Plus, well go through yesterdays key moments in Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial including the judges warning about potential jail time for the former president. And well get an update live from capitol hill on the looming threat to remove Speaker Mike Johnson. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this tuesday, may 7th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. And well begin this morning with the Israeli Defense forces announcing theyve taken operational control of the gaza side of the Rafah Crossing. The military released this video overnight of troops entering the area and beginning a, quote, precise Counter Terrorism operation. Israeli Officials Say they seized a crossing after receiving intelligence it was being used for terrorist purposes. No evidence to support that claim was provided. The idf also conducted air strikes th
Hamas, in terms of this particular gruesome attack on october 7th, we dont currently have that information. We will continue to look for it and if we find it, we will share it with you. Thank you. Looking back at the last few days, how did israel miss this attack coming . Thats a question for you to ask the Israeli Government. Obviously, the Israeli Government has placed a high premium on its Intelligence Capacity as it relates to hamas, to the west bank, to hezbollah. And why it is that they did not have warning from this is not a question i can answer from this podium. What about u. S. Intelligence . Is there anything that crosses your desk that would indicate this . We did not see anything that suggested an attack of this type was going to unfold any more than the israelis did. And your meeting within the situation room today, at some point undoubtedly the president has seen the images of the dead israelis. What has been his reaction when shown those . Youve seen him now twice. Youv
Mister secretary, does the administration know at this point if u. S. Citizens were among the dead or those taken hostage . So, we have reports that several americans may be among the dead. We are very actively looking to verify those reports similarly, weve seen reports about hostages and their again, we are very actively trying to verify them. And we nail that down. Meaning that there could be some u. S. Citizens who have been taken hostage as well, mister secretary. Thats correct. Well be closely following that over the next two hours, also overnight, israel responded, launching huge retaliatory strikes on cars and cities, flattening residential buildings, and killing over 300 people in gaza so far, according to the palestinian mystery of that. Has lebanons Hezbollah Group fired the flames in solidarity with hamas at three is really positions. Were witnessing all of this as israel promises an aggressive response. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed, my vengeance, and sai