baier, breaking tonight the conflict in the middle east escalates across the region. israeli forces are expanding the war zone, threatening more targeted attacks amid international pressure for a ceasefire. u.s. officials are asking prime minister benjamin netanyahu to deescalate in gaza, as the administration says, it s ramping up pressure on iranian backed groups. we have fox team coverage tonight chad pergram looks at the u.s. response to a drone attack that left three service members injured in northern iraq but we begin with trey yingst live from tel aviv. good evening trey. reporter: bret good evening. there is concern tonight about the possibility of a broader conflict with iran and its proxies as the war in gaza rages on. israeli forces in northern israel are on high alert as attacks from the lebanese militant group hezbollah continue. today a church took a direct hit from an anti tank guided missile injuring one civilian. when israelis troops arrived to evacuate th
as well. bret: thank you, sir. have a good night. gogood evening. i m bret baier eaking tonight, president biden says a possible deal for the release of some hostages held by hamas is very close. israeli officials are said to be discussing the agreement. it calls for a swap of around 50 hostages for 150 palestinians. israel says no terrorists will be released. correspondent jeff paul is in southern israel tonight with the latest. good evening, jeff. good evening, bret. despite this deal being close, we are still seeing a lot of fighting here along the israel-gaza border. however, if there is some sort of agreement between israel and hamas recommendation we might not only see a pause in the war but a lot of hostages going home. surrounded by the ruins of war. [explosion] israeli forces fire from window positions. [explosion] while tanks blast third way deeper into the gaza strip. as soldiers encircle jabalia one of the last strongholds in northern gaza, there are devel