Detecting rockets fired from syria. Bret israeli jets hitting hamas targets softening the battlefield paving the way for ground forces. Meanwhile as weve been telling you at least 14 americans dead and they dont know, at least another 20 considered missing. Some of them possibly held hostage in gaza. There is no more electricity in gaza. The only power plant there running out of fuel. They have also cut off electricity and water. The israelis have. And as the u. S. S. Gerald ford Carrier Strike force arrives in the region iranian backed militia in iraq is threatening to attack american bases in retaliation if the u. S. Intervenes in the war between hamas and israel. Dana the latest this hour. Starting with mike tobin live on the ground in the war zone. Good morning, mike. What you see behind me off in the distance is the gaza strip itself. You may be able to hear israeli jets overhead. They are constant. The pounding of the gaza strip is constant. To the North And South of me israeli t
Breaking news situations unfolding. On capitol hill the House Republican conference is meeting right now and we are told this meeting could last all day with the intense pressure on them to elect a speaker of the house after Kevin Mccarthy lost the speakership in a recent vote. And without that top member of the u. S. House of representatives in place, Congress Remains at a stand still and is unable to act on a brutal war that weve been Covering Thousands of miles away. Were watching the latest developments from israel as they hit the embodiment of evil. Hamas terrorists. Thats where well start. Im Harris Faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. Five days of horror. Israel families missing, tortured, killed. The closer they were to the border with palestinianian territory on gaza, the closer that they were to hamas Serial Killers killing them. Loved ones taken hostage are now begging for help. Secretary of state Antony Blinken is set to be in israel today. This was near continuous r
Garner enough support for their nominee. It is a whole mess. And well have more on that later in the show. We begin tonight in israel where earlier today Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he is forming an Emergency Unity government in the wake of the hamas attack. Adding two Opposition Leaders to his cabinet. Netanyahu said the newly. Formed government would, quote, crush hamas. It comes as the nation intensified, relentlessly bombarding gaza with missiles throughout the day, leaving the streets unrecognizable. Entire neighborhoods destroyed. Tonight, all of gaza is completely in the dark. The fuel to the Power Station ran out after being cut off by israel, leaving the people of gaza with no electricity and no running water. On top of that, the humanitarian situation there is being described as catastrophic. More than 260,000 people have now been displaced. Authorities are pleading for help. And hospitals are overwhelmed, filled with the cries of children. Meanwhile, ham
We are monitoring two major stories that are developins alen large. Explosions now have been heard hed seen over southern as israels Military Campaign Againss Israt Last Hamas Strongd In Rafah is now officially i underway. Now, this after Cease Fire Negotiations broke down with the terror group hamas, because theyre unwilling or unable dth return israeli and american hostages. Now, hamase to terrorists did td to bamboozle the world and the presos saying that they supported a deal, one that never existed and was neverit offered. It is important to note that the rafah operation i to bn underway, despite reports that Biden Unilateraspite rel ry put a hold on u. S. Weapons shipments to israel last week. Now, clearly, joe giving it to his radicalized Democratic Party base, New York City, by the way, you tonight is having protests all evening, as you can see on your screen see. Its been going on all night. Bidens national securityonal S Communications adviser, john kirby, could not confirm o
Step against hamas at this hour. The idf confirms one of its Tank Brigades has taken control of the gaza side of the rafah border crossing. It connects the war torn territory to egypt. This is new video showing the tanks moving in. Officials say the operation was very precise and very limited. They also say it was only in specific areas of eastern rafah. The crossing is one of the main Supply Routes for humanitarian aid into gaza. And we are told all movement there has stopped at least for now. 20 hamas militants were reportedly killed during todays sees. Three Terror Shafts were also apparently found in that area. This is one of the first significant Military Actions israel has taken in part of the enclave, where more than a million palestinians are taking refuge. Before today, the idf mainly hit targets with airstrikes in rafah. Israel claims the gaza side of the crossing was being used for terror activity. The idf says hamas fired mortars toward israels border from the area of the c