Japanese we should be able to beat the houthis. Secretary austin and the Biden Administration is failing our troops in the field. I admire him, he is a patriot, but he is not doing a good job protecting the soldiers. Without iran there are no houthis. The houthis are completely backed by iran. Molly forces in israel are expanding their Ground Operation in gaza. Trey yengst is live in tel aviv with the latest on these escalations. Trey, to you. Good morning. Threats from iran and its proxies are increasing amid concerns about the possibility of a broader regional conflict. Yesterday alone we understand that 12 attack drones, three antiship Ballistic Missiles and two Cruise Missiles were shot down by the american Eisenhower Carrier Strike group from the houthis and lasted for ten hours. An American Service member remains in Critical Condition following a drone attack against the Erbil Air Base that drew an american response. Zooming in on the ground, israeli Chief Of Staff announced tues
we ll have a live report in moments. there is no further danger to the public. the community is safe. we re just now working backwards, trying to figure out everything that happened. please be patient with us so that we can talk with these victims and their families and try to figure out what happened. also, the middle east on high alert today, with iran and there proxy militias vowing retaliation, despite the twin bombings that killed 84 people at a memorial yesterday for the country s top general. he d been assassinated by the trump organization four years ago. as we learned that a mother and a service member trapped in gaza when the war broke out have been rescued. the biden administration tried to contain this with secretary blinken heading to the region tonight. and this hour, inside analysis from two former cia directors, leon panetta and john brennan. and you trump legal team asks the justices to overturn the decision banning him from that state s primary ballot.
japanese we should be able to beat the houthis. secretary austin and the biden administration is failing our troops in the field. i admire him, he is a patriot, but he is not doing a good job protecting the soldiers. without iran there are no houthis. the houthis are completely backed by iran. molly: forces in israel are expanding their ground operation in gaza. trey yengst is live in tel aviv with the latest on these escalations. trey, to you. good morning. threats from iran and its proxies are increasing amid concerns about the possibility of a broader regional conflict. yesterday alone we understand that 12 attack drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles and two cruise missiles were shot down by the american eisenhower carrier strike group from the houthis and lasted for ten hours. an american service member remains in critical condition following a drone attack against the erbil air base that drew an american response. zooming in on the ground, israeli chief of staf
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