Together at the u. N. General assembly discussing plans to improve relations between israel and arab neighbors. Dana today israel is at war with hamas and the region is raging with anger and violence. Protest underway now near the u. S. Embassy in beirut. Demonstrators setting a guard house at the embassy on fire and the u. S. Military intercepting two drones targeting troops in iraq. Gillian while the ground President Biden making it very clear the u. S. Stands shoulder to shoulder with israel. President biden i want you to know you are not alone. You are not alone. As i emphasized earlier, we will continue to have israels back as you work to defend your people. Dana rich edson at the pentagon. Lets go to mike tobin live in Southern Israel. How are things where you are today, mike . Dana, despite all the rage in the region, the activity here at the gaza strip has been kind of light. The rocket fire coming out of gaza has been light relative to previous days. We saw an air strike go in
In for harris. Hi, john. [gunfire] john sounds of gunfire outside the u. S. Embassy in lebanon. Plow tests erupting in the middle east after a blast at a Gaza Hospital. President biden is on the ground in israel. Israeli forces say they have proof the explosion was a failed Rocket Launch by Islamic Jihad terrorists. John roberts reporting from jerusalem for Harris Faulkner today. The hospital Blast Upending the president s visit to show americas support for israel. Palestinian, jordanian and egyptian leaders canceled meetings with the president and hamas blaming israel for the explosion. Israel releasing audio that depicts hamas operatives discussing the Gaza Hospital blast. Listen here. [speaking native language] john Israeli Military says that proves who is responsible. The Islamic Jihad was responsible for the strike at the hospital in gaza. According to our intelligence, hamas checked the reports and understood it was an Islamic Jihad rocket that had misfired and decided to launch
[gunfire] dana: heave heavey fighting in gaza around hospitals. welcome to a brand-new hour of america s newsroom. dana perino. mike: i m mike emanuel. israeli forces say troops killed 21 hamas terrorists who opened fire and tried to escape by running to a hospital. there is growing concern the war could spread beyond gaza as fighting escalates on israel s border with lebanon. israel s prime minister saying hamas must be destroyed. if you want peace, destroy hamas. if you want security, dedestroy hamas. if you want a future for israel. the palestinians, the middle east, destroy hamas. we ll do it with as few civilian casualties as we can and with maximum casualties on the hamas terrorists, which we are achieving day-by-day, hour by hour. we ll complete the task. dana: rich edson at the state department. jerusalem deputy mayor joining us here right in new york on set. first let s get to trey yengst live in southern israel. trey, what s the update from there today?
Place. police are surrounding it. it s been skirmishs on the edges. police using tear gas, rubber bullets, and live rounds. protestors fighting back with grix, gas bombs and arrows and catapults. thousands have taken to the streets. businesses, schools, roads, railways are blocked on another workday. hundreds more arrested and injured. 4500 protestors have been nabbed since the riots begin to get more democracy for this chinese territory. results are the hardening of battle lines. chinese officials saying there is no room for compromise. late sunday the state department condemning unjustified use of force on all sides. their words. while there is a court ruling today calling the government ban on facemasks by protestors unconstitutional, julie, it all
Kind of relationship where president erdogan knows president trump says what he means and means what he says. bill: the vice president with john roberts in turkey after the announcement of a brokered cease-fire in northern syria. the five-day truce said to be in question in one town in northern syria. reports of continued fighting near the border. texas republican mike mccaul on the foreign affairs committee. welcome back here. what do you think mike pence and mike pompeo accomplished with that kwik trip to turkey? they stopped the blood shed for at least five days. a five-day temporary cease-fire that should be followed by a permanent cease-fire. the vice president called me last night to give me the details of the negotiation. we certainly hope this works. i know there were some skirmishs this morning in turkey. we have on the border of turkey and syria. we have sanctions, bill, both i do in the house and the senate