i m jonathan hunt, live in jerusalem. qatar has reportedly mediated an agreement between egypt, israel and the u.s. to allow foreign passport holders and some critically injured civilians out of gaza. this is significant since it would presumably allow some who ve been stuck inside gaza for weeks to leave. and it s been a deadly week for israeli troops as they battle hamas fighters inside gaza. the idf now says an additional nine soldiers have died. they were hit by an anti-tank missile while operating in the northern part of the strip. that s in addition to the deaths of two other soldiers reported earlier on tuesday. meantime, a barrage of israeli airstrikes targets in jabalia, just north of gaza city. israel claims the strikes destroyed a hamas command center set up civilian homes, as well as part of a network of underground tunnels. the idf says the strikes killed ibrahim bari, who commanded some of the attacks in israel on october 7th. it s not clear how many civilians w
israeli military now says an additional nine soldiers have been killed inside gaza. they were hit by an anti-tank guided missile while operating in the northern part of the strip for the very latest, chief fox news correspondent jonathan hunt joins us live from jerusalem. jonathan lauren, it is 8 a.m. here in israel. and within the last couple of hours, we got that news from the israeli defense forces that nine soldiers were killed in one incident tuesday day morning. they were fired on by with an anti-tank tank, guided missile fired by hamas fighters. nine un soldiers killed. that is separate to the two soldiers killed that we reported on yesterday. so it brings to 11 the total number of idf soldiers killed in gaza since the ground operation began. now, the israeli defense forces , meantime, put out these videos showing an israeli strike against a vehicle that they said was carrying exactly those kind of anti-tank guided missiles. their ground operations continue. you meanti
the israeli army just announcing it s killed a hamas commander who, quote, directed of the october 7th attacks on israel. the idf says his elimination significantly harms hamas efforts to disrupt israel s ground operation. it comes as israeli ground forces pushed deeper into gaza, advancing both tanks and other armored vehicles. the idf also rescued one of its own, a female soldier who had been held hostage since hamas stormed israel on october 7th. prime minister benjamin netanyahu once again rejecting growing calls for a cease fire. the united states would not agree to a cease fire after bombing of pearl harbor or after the terrorist attack of 9/11. israel will not agree to a cessation hostilities with hamas after the horrific attacks of october seventh. the u.s. government also voicing opposition to a cease fire, saying it would benefit hamas. but with the war now in its fourth week, american officials are pushing to get more much needed aid into gaza. the more than 2