an escalation in gaza in the wake of that terror attack that left 1,400 israelis dead. you re looking at live pictures. widespread reports of sirens and exploegs. the israeli defense forces saying today they are stepping up their ground operations. take a listen. their ground forces are expanding their ground up aerations. idf is operating at all dimensions in order to achieve the goals of the war. we will continue to attack in gaza and its surrounding, and we keep calling upon the people living in gaza and iran that south from there the idf did not say troops have entered gaza though it s worth noting israeli tanks have temporarily entered gaza over the last two days. all of this while the fate of the 200 hostages held by gaza is unknown. back channel negotiations are ongoing in the midst of the conflict. just a few hours ago repeated explosions were seen in the israel-gaza border. a few miles away on the ground in gaza near total darkness that was interrupted only by
everyone, sandra smith along with harold ford jr., judge jeanine pirro, jesse watters, and will cain. it s 5:00 in new york city and this is the five. fox news alert, two major stories happening at this hour. israeli forces are currently inside the gaza strip as the idf expands operations there. multiple bombings, explosions, and tank fire lighting up the night sky for several hours now. there is also breaking news out of maine in the search for the mass shooter robert card. police are expected to give an update any moment now on the manhunt and we will bring you there live when that begins. but first, to the breaking news out of israel, the idf striking gaza in the biggest offensive yet. 21 days this has been going on. let s go straight to trey yingst on the ground in southern is israel, and trey, you told us a short time ago, this is the most you have seen, the biggest escalation in this war to date. absolutely. over the past several hours, we have been watching as
40-year-old army reservist who, out of respect for victims families, we are not showing tonight. in a news conference tonight, officials made clear to the public they believe there is no longer a direct threat to the community. and have lifted shelter in place orders. take a listen to what maine s governor, janet mills, said just a short time ago. like many people, i m breathing a sigh of relief tonight knowing that robert card is no longer a threat to anyone. i know there are some people, many people, who share that sentiment. but i also know that his death may not bring solace too many. but now is the time to heal, and with this search concluded, i know that law enforcement continues to fully investigate all the facts so we can bring what closure we can to the victims and their families. and i ask that all main people continue to keep those families and all of the people impacted by this tragedy in their thoughts and prayers. all 18 victims are now identified. among the
day multi state man hunt for the 40-year-old army reservist who, out of respect for victims families, we are not showing tonight. in a news conference tonight, officials made clear to the public they believe there is no longer a direct threat to the community. and have lifted shelter in place orders. take a listen to what maine s governor, janet mills, said just a short time ago. like many people, i m breathing a sigh of relief tonight knowing that robert card is no longer a threat to anyone. i know there are some people, many people, who share that sentiment. but i also know that his death may not bring solace too many. but now is the time to heal, and with this search concluded, i know that law enforcement continues to fully investigate all the facts so we can bring what closure we can to the victims and their families. and i ask that all main people continue to keep those families and all of the people impacted by this tragedy in their thoughts and prayers. all 18 vict