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Israel. Thanks so much for joining us. Lawrence good toe so you, lawrence. Lawrence second hour of fox friends starts right now. Huge Rocket Barrage targeted the city of ashdod. We saw multiple impacts across this heavily populated area. We took cover next to a building but you could see the rockets coming off the gaza strip and slamming into buildings in this community. Ainsley that was our own trey yingst on the ground about 90 minutes ago as hamas fired strikes early this morning toward central israeli. Israeli media now reporting 800 israelis 800 israelis have been killed since the war began. Steve meanwhile, this is a live look at 2 00 in the afternoon in gaza city as smoke is rising from israels air force launching a wide ranging Counter Strike on hamas targets in gaza overnight our time. Brian and thats what trey yingst got up to today. Joining us live on the ground in israel is trey. Trey, whats around you . There is active fighting taking place right now along the border between israel and gaza. We are about as close as you can get are from that border. And behind me there are tanks and Armored Vehicles preparing to enter the gaza strip. They are simply waiting for the order to start the ground invasion. This Morning Hamas and Islamic Jihad launching more rockets toward major Population Center and jerusalem. How many people were slaughtered. Israeli media reporting just this hour that 800 civilians and soldiers were killed in that initial Cross Border Attack dozens taken captive where they are currently being held beneath gaza. We know according to the Israeli Military more than 1,000 militants crossed into israel at 0 different locations along the border. They were not immediately engaged in fire fights by troops or Police Officers. They took hostages. Hamas Militant Laying in the middle of the road. Scene still active. The towns we are reporting in are still receiving fire. We were in a town Called Sderot Yesterday and hamas militants entered it again. I want to show you behind me here as these vehicles are moving and precinct to get ready for what is going to be speaks of fighting inside of grin i have ordered a complete siege on the gaza strip. There will be no electricity. No food, no fuel, everything is closed. We are fighting Human Animals and we act accordingly. The words there by the Israeli Defense minister, more than 4500 rockets fired into gaza since this war began. To give you a sense of how significant that is, 201451 day operation. A conflict between israel and gaza and the same amount of rockets were fired during that time period. What we are looking at today and what happen throughout the weekend is horrible. Its horrific. Difficult to put into words what has taken place. A trauma for the israeli people. Part of the reason you will see such a heavy response against the gaza strip. Lawrence trey, you have been in the middle east and covered these conflicts for a long time. We know that hamas and hezbollah were meeting in beirut. But the question i have what is the incentive for iran . Talk about iran wanting the shias and the Sunni Muslims to get back together. The fact that the peace deals, is threatening iran . S i have been reported gaza 201. I remember 2019 speaking with hamas and jihadi officials and they told me they were receiving funding and support from the iranian regime. According to the Wall Street Journal, we understand that iran helped hamas to coordinate this attack. And that would make sense because we have seen conflicts between israel and gaza before but nothing of this magnitude. There was a coordinated effort to inflict terror on the israeli, Civilian Population. These militants did not enter into Southern Israel and simply attack military bases. They targeted Civilian Homes where they took women and children and slaughtered them in their beds. Taking captives going to a Music Festival and mowing down 260 people. There are images circulating online they conducted themselves in the same way that militants from the Islamic State conduct themselves. And that is part of the reason that israel wants to send a message in the strikes that they are conducting right now more than 1,000 strikes overnight. You see in the distance these vehicles and these tanks preparing to enter gaza. And it will be a siege that the region has never seen before. This has been described by officials fox news as the darkest day in the countrys. About to see a war of unimaginable proportions. A where that could easily erupted into a regional conflict. Brian trey, what is interesting is they have always pulled back noah instead of going into gaza after strikes from hamas. They did not want to go to the block by block had that they are doing now. Your sense they are mobilizing to such a capacity that they are going to go block by block in gaza after first doing the airstrikes which are happening right now . Absolutely. They are targeting the neighborhoods along the eastern part of the gaza strip and the northern part of gaza. They are preparing a path in. Behind me you can see this activity. It is coming amid those explosions you hear in the distance. Those are airstrikes. They continue. Again, they want to make sure they hit as many of these hamas positions from the air before they enter on the ground. One more significant number here that we should talk about, 300,000 israeli reservists have been called up to fight in this war. A formal Declaration Of War has been submitted by israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. There are not only israeli troops deployed here to the southern border, thousands of them, but also to israels northern border after rocket fire and mortar fire from a Lebanese Militant Group hezbollah yesterday. That organization threatening to get involved in the fight and it is an unpredictable arena that israel faces in the coming weeks. Steve trey, its interesting you brought up that israel has called up 300,000 reservists because i was talking to somebody who used to be in the idf. But after you leave the idf, Israeli Defense forces, until you are 45 years old, they can call you up at any time. I was talking to a guy in miami yesterday. He got the call, as soon as the airport opens, they are trying to figure out how to get him and perhaps hundreds, if not thousands of people who are in america to the fight in israel right now. So its not just people in that region. Its people on this side of the atlantic who are trying to figure out how to get over there to help their side. Trey absolutely. Americans are supporting the israelis and saying that they will send an Aircraft Carrier closer to value to show support. The israelis that live in america, they are coming back here to fight. And the biden administration, were told is helping to arranges flights for those who are reservists in the United States who want to come and help israel in this operation into gaza. Bracing for war. There are no restaurants open you hear the explosions in the distance. This is an active conflict already there are very limited stores open across the country. People are doing everything they can. We have seen Restaurant Owners delivering food to soldiers, cars packed with pizzas, simple things they can do just to provide food to the soldiers who are now fighting in this battle you hear the stories. One moment to islet how much the israeli population is attached to what is happening now. They watched as their fellow citizens were slaughtered in their homes and as a result, they are ready to fight the militants inside gaza. And theyre also ready to do whatever it takes to save those that are injured and wounded during this conflict. Earlier today, we watched as rockets came off the gaza strip and some of them intercepted over the city of ashdod. There were more than 150 fired at one time. So they were sleeping by israels Missile Defense system and slamming into Apartment Buildings as we were inside the city. And we saw people come out of their homes and run into the flames before firefighters and Police Officers got there people just coming out of their kitchens and out of their bedrooms running into the neighbors home to see if they could find survivors. Not worried about their own safety, but simply trying to ensure that their neighbors are alive. And that is the spirit of what is happening here. Again, you hear those explosions in the distance. The airstrikes continue. My cameraman tells me here that there is a lot of movement behind me and can you see that this is not something that is going to this is not at the response we have seen in the past conflicts erupt israel and gaza. The field behind me next to the grip field with tanks. And oftentimes they will wait there for a number of days. These vehicles are ready to enter. They could enter the gaza strip later today. They are waiting on that final command. We have reached out to hamas and Islamic Jihadi officials inside gaza. Again we have reported there many times. They have not responded to our request for comment. Weigh we know inside the gaza strip from other journalists. It the death toll is riding rapidly there. There are hundreds of hamas killed in the strikes firefighters along the border. Also many civilians that have been killed. The israelis are making very clear given what took place, they are basically going to bomb the gaza strip into submission. And they are going to enter on the ground. You can hear the explosions there in the distance. Those strikes continue at this hour. Ainsley could you talk to us about the hostages . We have seen interviewed. A man lost his daughter. And is he looking for her. Another woman was crying this morning, i was watching an interview with her. And she was saying i dont know if my daughter is out there bleeding, needing her mother. I dont know where she is. I dont know if she is dead or alive. Please just bring her home. And when we look at you standing, you said thats as close to the border with gaza as can you get. We know on the other side of those trees, many of those hostages are somewhere back there. And were hoping that the military can go in and find them and bring them home and bring them to safety. You said earlier some of them are americans being held hos hostage. Tell us what you know. I wanted to explain i wanted to explain something gaza strip. Hamas and built wednesday to weapons and fighters to stay safe from israeli strikes. They think they can avoid the valerie bunker bombs being dropped right now. In some cases they can they tunnel so deep below the earth they are able to hide the militants and weaponry. According to hamas. They have taken th these hostag. Prisoners of war. Dozens of them into the tunnels beneath gaza. The israelis arent simply going to be able to go into gaza and rescue them in a commando operation. They have no idea where they are. So there are desperate families looking for answers or any piece of information but i think its also important to describe the level of chaos that has erupted here. We arrived at the Gaza Border On saturday morning. We were one of the first teams to get here. And there were Gun Battles Taking Place in the distance. And just chaos erupting. Civilians who had handguns had been drawn. They were firing towards militants at different locations along the border. Anyone who could fight the palestinian militants, they were doing so. The army showed up. Border Police Showed up. You sought video that we aired yesterday of Rescue Operations as they tried to save as many hostages as they could. But, still, many soldiers and civilians were dragged against their will into gaza and taken into these tunnels. So even once the israelis enter gaza, it will be incredibly difficult to locate where the hostages are. And there are foreign hostages plunge this group. And then to even try to rescue them without them being killed. Hamas today claims and, again, we have no way to independently verify this information. They claim four israeli Prisoners Of War were killed in israeli airstrike overnight. This could just be propaganda. Can you hear those explosions continue. Its a constant b bombardment. It could be propaganda. The israelis are hammering the gaza strip and they have no idea where the civilians and soldiers are located. Hamas has shown through their brutal they are willing to slaughter innocent people and bee head soldiers. It would not be surprising if they put the hostages next to the rocket launchers. Next to the weaponry targeted by israel. It is a mentality and it s. A coordinated effort to do what they can to inflict the most trauma and damage on the Israeli Military and the israeli population. Brain brain trey, just to recap, you believe that israel has taken all their bases back and ripped hamas out of the communities that they held for 40plus hours . Is that what the government has said . Thats what the Israeli Government has told us. They say 11 army bases were taken over by hamas militants when they first entered Southern Israel on saturday morning. But what we should note is that some of these areas are still contested. You saw our report yesterday from inside the Southern City of sderot. We got there and saw blood on the sidewalks. There were bodies underneath the rubble of the Police Station in sderot. There were bullet holes in windshields of cars that still had their blinkers flashing. Hamas militant Pickup Trucks spread throughout the town. But it appeared the israelis cleared the area. Last night they reentered and engaged in gun battle. Fluid situation. Many of the communities along the border are still taking fire. And its not just gunfire from these militants. They are Firing Mortars along the border. Short range and long range rockets we saw for the city of tel aviv and for the city of jerusalem. Steve we can hear some of them behind you. Trey yingst as close as a reporter can be to what is all going on. Lawrence great job, trey. Steve be safe. Brian he will be with us again. Carley shimkus is upstairs to tell us what else is happening in the world. Carley a 4. 3 magnitude earthquake hitting western washington. The earthquakes pirnghtd was right near the coastal port townsend. It happened 10 00 p. M. Eastern time and felt as far north as vancouver, canada and as far as south as olympia, washington. No major damage reported and National Tsunami Warning Center says that a tsunami is not expected. And this just in. Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer meeting with chinese president xi jinping earlier this morning. Schumer is leading a rare bipartisan congressional delegation to a threepoint asia and reportedly urged china to stand with the israeli people. The Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson posting a cryptic message on x after the meeting saying, quote the china u. S. Relationship is the most important bilateral relationship in the world. How china and the u. S. Get along will determine the future of humanity. And hang today, robert f. Kennedy jr. Is set to make a major announcement in philadelphia. The democratic president ial candidate will reportedly announce his third party run. The Kennedy Campaign insider told media last month feels that the dnc is changing the rules to exclude his candidacy so an independent run is the only way to go. Robert f. Kennedy jr. Will join us live on fox friends exclusively tomorrow after his big announcement today. Those are your headlines, guys. Send it back downstairs. Brian good booking, carley. Carley thank you. Working hard with the phone. Brian still ahead as israel conducts Counter Strikes on militants in gaza. Lawrence and i will break down the history of the terror group and ties to other extremist groups. Steve turn talk to a former. Df soldier who saw the attack firsthand and lost friends. How he is helping those on the front lines right now. upbeat music with the push of a button, constant contacts ai tools help you know what to say, even when you dont. Hi constant contact. Helping the small stand tall. Were traveling all across america, talking to people about their hearts. Hows the heart . Good. You sure . 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