muskot intro. bret: it is new. thank you, jesse. good evening, welcome to washington. i m bret baier. prosecutors attack what they call a pyramid of deceit in closing arguments in the trial of ftx founder sam bankman-fried. our common ground segment tackles the israel-hamas war. migrant children at the southern border as well. plus, donald trump jr. takes the stand at the civil fraud case against his family. bret: but first, breaking tonight, five american aid workers have been allowed to leave gaza through egypt. the rafah pass. hundreds of other u.s. citizens still waiting to get through. this comes as hamas official says the terror group will repeat its attacks against israel until the nation is destroyed israel is reporting the elimination of another hamas leader. israeli airstrikes pounded the area around the gaza refugee camp for a second day. and there are mounting casualties on both sides inside gaza. we have fox team coverage tonight. jennifer griffin here in
[laughter] bret: good evening. i m bret baier, breaking tonight, a new attack on u.s. forces in the middle east. senior defense officials say five rocket landed near the al asod air base in iraq. no injuries or damage reported in this, the 24th attack on american forces in the region since october 17th. all to be at the hands of iranian proxy grout. hamas enter second stage troops prepare for what he calls a long and difficult battle. the prime minister calling it a battle between situation and barbarism. american tanks and personnel moving deeper into gaza and today a female israeli soldiers was rescued from captivity. senior correspondent mike tobin is in southern israel tonight with the very latest, good evening, mike. mike: good evening, bret. daniel agarry says the freed israeli soldier has excellent memory. providing valuable information that will be used going forward she has been reunited with her family after being taken hostage october 7th. freed by the elite is