defend our people and hold responsible all those who harm americans. a time, place of our choosing. that began tonight. [background sounds] it not end tonight. concern will not end tonight. neil: stunning images we re getting the first of this morning in the aftermath of those u.s. airstrikes on at least the 85 iran proxy targets in iraq and syria. the white house says the strikes were successful and part of a multitiered campaign. iraq and iran condemning that campaignful we ll talk to top generals on what exactly was hit and the significance of those targets and what may be next. plus, top lawmakers on the house. armed services committee, republican member mike waltz and democratic member adam smith, they re both here. good morning, everyone. happy weekend to you. i m neil cavuto, so glad that you re joining us. we ll give you the latest on this, where it stands and where it s going, first to tel aviv where you ll find our trey yingst. trey. reporter: hey, neil, good morn
response after the deadly drone attack in jordan a week ago today. the president will not tolerate attacks on american troops. and neither will i. the attacks on iran back positions in iraq and syria escalating the nation s involvement in the middle east. starting shortly after president biden attended the dignified transfer of the three u.s. soldiers killed on a base in jordan. this hour we are joined by white house national security spokesman jon kirby and south: republican senator lindsey graham who says the strike so far do not go far enough. then, new pressure and senate negotiators to close a deal refresh aid to israel and ukraine while stemming the flow of migrants illegally crossing the u.s./mexico border calls grow to deport this accused of attacking police officers in times square. they were let loose on no bail. our freedom of justice system is upside down. it fails every day by exchanging the tune of the blue states top leader. our sunday panel addresses t
any right for palestinians and what elements they re calling for ethnic cleansing and displacement of those palestinians. do palestinians have the right to dignity as you said in angola when i was with you on the trip you said the future belongs to those who can think digdignity,t trample it. i said that at a speech at the reagan forum. i said that to my counterpart minister gallant every time i talk to him and i talk to him every week and i emphasize the importance of protecting civilian lives, also emphasizing the importance of providing humanitarian assistance to the palestinians. it is critical. it is really important. this is there is no question that this is a tough it has been a tough conflict. but we re as i said earlier, we are starting to see the israelis kind of shift their stance and change their approach to a more focused and controlled control is not the right word, more focused effort, focused on a discreet set of objectives. and so, i think, you know
missile interim storage facilities and logistics ammunition supply chain facilities as well. several aircraft including b i bombers dispatch from the us were involved firing more than 125 precision guided munitions of the course of about 30 minutes. the us is, as we mentioned, this isjust beginning. the strikes, quote, will not end tonight. although iran has denied any direct involvement in that front attack, we any direct involvement in that front attack, we know any direct involvement in that front attack, we know there any direct involvement in that front attack, we know there are any direct involvement in that front attack, we know there are a any direct involvement in that front attack, we know there are a number of pro persian militia based in the region, the palestinian territories and as far as human all opposed to iran and the us. our analysis at a door takes a closer look at what we know about iran s alliance is the so called axis of resistance. 15 a so-called axis
But why the flare up now . All of these things are interconnected, and thats why its really dangerous right now. So the big question now is, could this Red Sea Conflict become the next war in The Middle East . First of all, lets start by looking at what has actually been happening In The Red Sea. In mid november, 2023, the houthis, an iranian backed rebel group in yemen, began targeting commercial shipping off their coast. So, who exactly are the houthis and what is it motivating them . The houthis, who are a so called rebel group in yemen, they hail from the north west of yemen. They have been very active in this area for about a decade. Its only now that were noticing because our global trade is being impacted. They hijacked this ship called the Galaxy Leader and they fired missiles and drones at others. Us and british warships went to their defence. The houthis vowed revenge. The world economy, every economy will suffer if ships keep coming under attack in this illegal and unaccepta