Bret good evening. Welcome to washington. I am bret baier. The Bidenharris Administration is sending what it calls a small number of additional u. S. Troops to the Middle East. This comes as the israeli offensive against hezbollah terrorists in lebanon is expanding tonight. Hundreds of Air Strikes have been lost with Israel Warning residents of Southern Lebanon to stay away from hezbollahs Weapons Storage sites. Lebanons Health Ministry says more than 490 people have been killed so far and the most devastating barrage since the two fought 18 years ago. Fox Team Coverage Tonight with the Middle East on the brink. Jacqui heinrich at the White House with about the administration is saying about the growing conflict in the region good Mike Tobin live in tel aviv. Good evening, mike. After almost a year in which israel says 9, 9,000 Rockets E Air force responded striking at some 1300 targets in the south lebanon. As a Defense Minister booted, to demolish what has been built over the last 20
Protests continue to spread to College Campuses across the nation, the Speaker Of The House expresses support to jewish students at Columbia University. Officials there say they are making progress in conversations with protest leaders. Correspondent Steve Harrigan is on the columbia campus for us tonight. Good evening, steve. Steve good evening, shannon. The Speaker Of The House warned the protesters here today that calling out the National Guard was a real possibility. Neither israel, nor these jewish students on this campus will ever stand alone. House Speaker Mike Johnson met with jewish students at Columbia University, adding to the growing calls for University President shafik to step down. We cant allow this hatred and antisemitism to flourish on our campuses and it must be stopped in its tracks. The clock is ticking as tuesdays midnight deadline to dismantle the tenths on campus came and went. The University Says its making progress and extended talks with Student Negotiators f