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militia groups. that began just over a week ago. now, in those instances, militants used drones and rockets to attack multiple u.s. installations in the region. the pentagon says those attacks left 21 americans with minor injuries, one u.s. contractor died of a cardiac van. there is a precedent here. the u.s. has launched similar airstrikes in syria, including last march, when another u.s. contractor was killed by a militia drone in syria. defense secretary austin described the overnights strikes as quote, self-defense. and in his statement, called them separate and distinct from the israel hamas conflict. but of course, iran is a backer of hamas. all of it putting u.s. forces in a delicate position, trying to protect personnel while avoiding a larger war in the middle east. as secretary austin put it in his statement, quote, if attacks by iran s proxies against the u.s. forces continue, we will not hesitate to take further necessary measures to protect our people. let ....
proportionality and precaution. although the us vetoed the vote. the us secretary of state antony blinken says there is a gap between israel s promise to protect civilians and its actions on the ground. more than 17,000 palestinians have now been killed according to the hamas run health ministry. and while israel claims that some 5,000 of that number are hamas fighters, there are huge numbers of women and children among the dead. frank lowenstein, who was formerly president obama s special envoy for middle east peace, says the numbers are concerning. he told me why the united states is not going to vote for a cease fire. because in the minds of the united states and the biden administration, there s two very different questions here. the first is, should there be a cease fire that effectively allows hamas to stay in place? and we ve been very clear that we oppose that. at the same time, we really have been pushing the israelis as hard as we can to get them to allow more hu ....
to washington. i m bret baier. israel works to wrap up northern gaza operation and move south amid rising concerns over civilian casualties. house republicans focus on possible impeachment inquiry into president biden and the controversy over college football s final four. we ll take a look. but, first, breaking tonight, the biden administration is condition deming the rape of israeli women by hamas terrorists. it s a move critics say is overdue. it comes as a prominent democratic lawmaker is under fire tonight for comments she calls balance in covering this issue. gillian turner has details tonight from the state department. good evening, gillian. good evening to you, bret. the biden administration today acknowledged ha hamas terrorists are using rape as a weapon of war against israeli women and girls. we have seen hamas commit atrocities. both on october 7th and since october 7th. and we obviously condemn those across at this and support israel s actions to hold ....
new iranian backed attacks against our navy and cargo ships in the red sea. the pentagon says these reports of new rocket and drone attacks occurred on u.s. warship and several commercial vessels there today. details are still coming in the repreport say there are increasd aggression against our forces in the region from the rebels that are based and directed entire run. welcome to fox news live i m eric shawn. what s i am arthel neville put the fence officials have not confirmed the attack on the destroyer uss noris nature aware where it came from this would appear to be a significant escalation of hostilities in the region. given the fact rebels have launched a series of missiles and drone attacks on the red sea recently including a cargo vessel linked to israeli companies. lucas tomlinson s life at the white house with reaction to this breaking news. what are we hearing? we just received a statement from the pentagon about the reports of that attack on the u.s. w ....
quick break and come back with a whole lot more. breaking news coverage as first group of hostages is released. you re watching jose diaz-balart reports on msnbc and i thank you for that. e diaz-balart reports on msnbc and i thank you for that you want to be able to provide your child with the tools or resources they need. with reliable internet at home, through the internet essentials program, the world opened up. fellas, fellas. that s how my son was able to find the hidden genius project. we wanted to give y all the necessary skills to compete with the future. kevin s now part of this next generation of young people who feel they can thrive. good morning. just over 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific. i m jose diaz-balart. 6:01 p.m. in tel aviv. breaking news on msnbc, a regional diplomat with knowledge of the situation confirms to nbc news that the 13 israeli hostages have been freed and are in the hands of the red cross. they are in egypt. a live look at w ....