aid trucks are goings in from egypt. more are hoping to escape the war zone. five of the americans inside gaza strip crossed the border so far. carley: israel continue to inch toward gaza city in attempt to squeeze hamas fighters in the center. todd: you re watching fox and friends, i m todd piro. carley: i m carley shimkus. trey yingst is on the ground in israel, what is the latest? trey: good morning, battles rage inside the gaza strip. israeli fighter jets overhead and days after this ground operation began, israelis are taking heavy losses inside gaza. the death toll is at 17 soldiers killed in battles with hamas militants. i will show you destruction on northern part of the gaza strip. israelis say they targeted number of cells in northern gaza. cells were using explosive devices and throwing grenades at idf troops and soeldiers engage them with artillery fire and tanks, according to a statement released this morning. we are learning from daniel hagari, 242 hos