american bases in iraq and syria have taken incoming fire 46 times. 56 servicemembers have been hurt and there is real concern a major strike could drag america into a conflict that the white houses they are working to stay out of. you are watching fox and friends first on friday, i m todd piro. carley: i m carley shimkus. our presence in the region is strong, 17,000 military personnel have been deployed in the last month and u.s. naval ships are surrounding the middle east. also a nuclear powered submarine somewhere in the waters below. todd: get an update from trey yingst live from southern israel. trey. trey: todd, carley, good morning. the battles inside gaza rage on behind me. israeli forces are reportedly surrounding three separate hospitals in the gaza strip where they say militants are hiding. northern part of gaza, we ve been watching the israelis renew strikes against this area. israel says 37 soldiers in total have been killed in the battle since the ground
several hospitals in northern gaza surrounded as they look to end hamas rule in the palestinian enclave. ainsley: israel s prime minister maintains that a cease-fire an option until all the hostages are released. but, insists that it has no long-term intentions of governing gaza. pete: this comes as the pentagon confirms 46 attacks carried out by iran backed proxies on u.s. bases in the middle east. lawrence: great we ll target another depot. trey yingst with the latest. trey: hey, guys, good morning. we understand right now there are heavy battles ongoing inside gaza city. i do want to just step out of the frame and show you the northern part of the gaza strip. quite a bit of destruction here as the israelis are using artillery units and their air force to support the infantries inside gaza. israeli media reports three hospitals in gaza city are currently surrounded. israelis believe there are hamas fighters inside. the complexity of this, though, there are still