american bases in iraq and syria have taken incoming fire 46 times. 56 servicemembers have been hurt and there is real concern a major strike could drag america into a conflict that the white houses they are working to stay out of. you are watching fox and friends first on friday, i m todd piro. carley: i m carley shimkus. our presence in the region is strong, 17,000 military personnel have been deployed in the last month and u.s. naval ships are surrounding the middle east. also a nuclear powered submarine somewhere in the waters below. todd: get an update from trey yingst live from southern israel. trey. trey: todd, carley, good morning. the battles inside gaza rage on behind me. israeli forces are reportedly surrounding three separate hospitals in the gaza strip where they say militants are hiding. northern part of gaza, we ve been watching the israelis renew strikes against this area. israel says 37 soldiers in total have been killed in the battle since the ground
carley: republican presidential candidate locking horns in miami, best alternative to former president trump in the election cycle. you are watch ing fox and friends first, i m carley shimkus. todd: i m todd piro. front and center, and impossible to ignore republican losses across our country on tuesday. i m upset about what happened last night. we ve become a party of losers, cancer in the republican establishment. since ronna mcdaniel took over, we lost 2019, 2020. i sent planes to israel and brought back 700 people to safety. there could have been more hostages. as much as i m pro-life, i don t judge anyone for being pro-choice and i don t want them to judge me for being pro-life. we have become endentured servant too often to countries like china. carley: breaking down other big moments, hi, brooke singman. brooke: clashes between former ambassador nikki haley and newcomer vivek ramaswamy. watch this. last debate she made fun of me for joining tiktok w