and the united states. the attack happened sunday, it is now thursday. last hour defense secretary lloyd austin warned of retaliatory strike. this is a dangerous moment in the middle east, we will work to avoid wider conflict, but we will take all necessariac actions to defend the united states, our military and our people and we will decide where we choose and how we choose. kayleigh: tough words. or were they? hello, this is outnumbered, i m kayleigh mcenany here with co-host emily compagno. also joining us, tammy bruce, former n.f.l. sideline reporter michele tafoya and chief breaking news correspondent from the west coast, trace gallagher. this morning secretary austin apologized over lack of transparency for his medical emergency for a month. i want to be clear, we did not handle this right, i did not handle this right. i should have told the president about my cancer diagnosis and my team and the american public. i take full responsibility. i apologize to my tea
largest hostage rescue operation since the war began on october 7th as the idf has freed four hostages taken by hamas and reuniting them with their families. welcome everyone to fox news live, i m anita vogel. and hello griff. griff: and the president addressed the rescue as he s set for a state dinner with macron. and we kick things off with peter doocy live following it in paris for us. hi, peter. griff, good afternoon. president biden says he s a student of french history and finds a lot of these events very moving, including the chance to be welcomed underneath the arc de triomphe. and the president made the comment at a pair of press statements where neither he nor president macron took any questions, but they did very, very, very briefly touch on the big international news of the day, that daring rescue of four israeli hostages inside central gaza. i want to echo president macron s comments welcoming the safe rescue of four hostages that were returned to their famil