Fortress, as our hearts recoil at the horrors of war, we place our trust in you. We trust you because you have invited us to cast our cares on you, to call upon you in our day of trouble, and to comprehend that you are our refuge, hope, and strength. Lord, we trust you to do more than we desire, ask, or imagine. As our lawmakers trust you to make a way where there is no way, give them courage, wisdom, and perseverance. We pray for all who are the victims of this tragic conflict between israel and hamas. We pray in your sovereign name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The clerk will read a communication to the senate. The clerk washington d. C. , october 18, 2023. To the senate under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senat
Together at the u. N. General assembly discussing plans to improve relations between israel and arab neighbors. Dana today israel is at war with hamas and the region is raging with anger and violence. Protest underway now near the u. S. Embassy in beirut. Demonstrators setting a guard house at the embassy on fire and the u. S. Military intercepting two drones targeting troops in iraq. Gillian while the ground President Biden making it very clear the u. S. Stands shoulder to shoulder with israel. President biden i want you to know you are not alone. You are not alone. As i emphasized earlier, we will continue to have israels back as you work to defend your people. Dana rich edson at the pentagon. Lets go to mike tobin live in Southern Israel. How are things where you are today, mike . Dana, despite all the rage in the region, the activity here at the gaza strip has been kind of light. The rocket fire coming out of gaza has been light relative to previous days. We saw an air strike go in
Maria good wednesday morning, everybody. Thanks very much for joining us this morning. Im maria bartiromo. It is wednesday, october 18, 7 00 a. M. On if east coast. President biden speaking in a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu moments ago, biden told netanyahu the u. S. Will continue to have israels back as you work to defend your people, he said. Fox business White House Correspondent Edward Lawrence is live at the white house with more. Reporter this meeting that just wrapped up was with israelis war cabinet so it was an expanded meeting as you said and the president delivering a brief message, publicly, and in that message a he said the the u. S. Will offer a three things for israel, freedom, justice, and peace. As well as reiterating the support that the u. S. Has for israel and now President Biden on the ground hes already had a meeting canceled by the Palestinian Leader, a meeting was canceled by the king of jordan. Ththe egyptian president canceld a meet
202 7488001, 202 7488000, an independents, 202 7488002. If you want to text us your thoughts, you can do that at 202 7488003. Can post it was earlier today that President Biden landed in israel. Saying hes visiting israel in the wake of the strike on the gaza hospital. The president on the comments he made african landed. Heres a portion you made. [video clip] it seems to me that that had to continue to ensure to defend themselves. And we want to make sure that occurred. We have to also bear in mind that it does not represent all the palestinian people. Years ago, i asked her secretary of state asked the secretary. Thank you. The point is this. We are saddened and outraged by the explosion of the hospital in gaza yesterday. Theres a lot of people who were not sure. Helping people caught in the middle of this. We are. Host that was from earlier. The president in israel to address those topics. You can comment on that and the House Speaker race. Punch bowl news with their assessment of w
Larry hello folks welcome to cud loe kudlow im larry kudlow. 1400 israeli civilians and soldiers and 30 americans have been killed. President biden is expected to travel to israel tonight. Our strongest ally prepares to invade gaza. Fox News Senior Foreign Affairs correspondent greg palkot on the ground with the latest. What you got . Reporter were sifting through the latest wrinkle, latest disaster, in this on going war between israel and hamas. What we know for sure is that hospital in gaza city in the gaza strip was hit by some kind of explosive, a rocket, according to the Palestinian Health authority, according to hamas, it was an Israeli Defense force missile strike that hit this hospital and they are claiming as many as 500 dead, were seeing images of bodies carried out of the hospital, were seeing images of the hospital, but in the last i would say 18 minutes. We have now heard from the Israeli Defense force, their contention sufferers a barrage of rockets from the palestinian i