jewish worshippers have been gathering at the western wall for passover prayers this morning. the event draws tens of thousands of worshippers, with crowds spilling out from the walls plaza into the surrounding areas. there is a heavy security presence today and officials are concerned there could be violence. just a short distance away, hundreds of palestinians have barricaded themselves inside al aqsa mosque injerusalem. these are the latest images from the mosque. police said they were bracing for violence, but so far it has been calm. jordan which manages the religious complex has warned of catastrophic consequences if police storm the mosque. our correspondent in jerusalem yolande knell has more on that. there are palestinian muslim worshippers who have remained in the mosque overnight. they have now located themselves on the courtyard there and have been conducting their prayers as israeli police continue to conduct visits around the site, escorting several hundred
The rafah Border Crossing between egypt and gaza, the southern tip of gaza opening briefly and allowing 20 aid trucks into gaza. And after hamas releases two american hostages, more families are awaiting answers. Were talking to a mom and dad pleading for the release of their son, a harrowing tale as Israel Security officials are signaling readiness for a Ground Offensive. Trey yinst begins the hour. He is in our israel. David, good morning. Israelis continue to strike targets along the gaza strip as 15 days into this conflict, hamas are firing into central israel. I want to move away so the cameraman can pan the sunset. You can see thats gaza in the distance, you can see the smoke rising in the area and the sun is about to go down. This is coming as were getting new images from the southern Border Crossing between gaza and egypt. The rafah crossing. I want to show you the aid trucks entering the strip, 20 of them, according to officials, this was all part of a deal that was negotiated
Invasion into gaza any moment, Defense Minister tells troops to prepare to see the strip from the inside. You are watching Fox And Friends First on friday morning, im todd piro. Carley im carley shimkus. Two more attacks on u. S. Military bases happening overnight in iraq. Our troops have come under attack four times since wednesday, around the same time President Biden was pledging to send aid to our allies and bring our hostages home. President biden we are facing an Inflection Point in history, the decision we make today will determine the future for decades to come. American leadership holds the world together. American alliances keep us safe. American values make us a partner other nations want to work with. Put that at risk and walk away from ukraine and turn our backs on israel, it is just not worth it. Todd trey yingst live in israel with the latest, trey. Trey todd, carley, good morning. Overnight there was a lull in being roet fire from the gaza strip indication that hamas an
Much going hello to you. good morning. hi. so much going on hello to you. good morning. hi. so much going on in hello to you. good morning. hi. so much going on in the hello to you. good morning. hi. so much going on in the region - hello to you. good morning. hi. so much going on in the region at - hello to you. good morning. hi. so much going on in the region at the | much going on in the region at the moment. let s talk about the air strikes i was just mentioning. moment. let s talk about the air strikes i wasjust mentioning. i suppose the concern is that this escalates further in the region. what is your take on that? i escalates further in the region. what is your take on that? i can say in one word what is your take on that? i can say in one word it what is your take on that? i can say in one word it is what is your take on that? i can say in one word it is unprecedented, - in one word it is unprecedented, intu words, it is frightening and unprecedented because i ha
Not just the immediate [ inaudible ] long-term? is congress go to revisit that and what would the president mean by wiping out that debt i would have to refer you to the white house on that. first of all, we have the mesa board in place. that is already in place. there s no need to redo that legislation, because that legislation and that board is already in place, doing their work. as jennifer mentioned, like we did in katrina with new orleans, when a local government gets its tax base wind out, there is a loan program to help replace that tax base on an emergency basis. that s something we just added to this bill. because their tax base has been wind out, just lake ike we did respect to katrina. we noticed since the supplemental, another one, a smaller one, but also the fires. and that s why we want to make sure on multi-fronts, hurricanes, local tax base being wind out, and fires that we are responding now, so that our