Netanyahu floats plan to control Gaza security 'indefinitely' after Hamas war

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Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, a Republican, wrote a letter Tuesday to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen calling for a ban on TikTok over claims the social media platform has prioritized anti-Israel content amid the nation's ongoing war against Hamas terrorists.

Hawley warned of TikTok's "power to radically distort the world-picture that America's young people encounter" and that the war in the Middle East is a "crucial test case."

"According to one poll, 51% of Americans between the ages of 18 and 24 believe that Hamas’s murder of civilians was justified—a statistic notably different from other age cohorts," Hawley wrote. "Analysts have attributed this disparity to the ubiquity of anti-Israel content on TikTok, where most young internet users get their information about the world."

The senator was referring to a recent Harvard CAPS Harris poll in which 51% of registered voters between the ages 18 to 24 said they believe Hamas' attack against Israel on Oct. 7 can be "justified by the grievance of Palestinians." In comparison, the poll found that this statement was supported by 48% of people ages 25 to 34, 39% of people 35 to 44, 23% of people 45 to 54 and 11% of people 55 to 64.

Hawley alleges that young Americans' stance on the war is consistent with the Chinese government’s foreign policy preferences. Chinese President Xi Jinping has not condemned Hamas but has called for a cease-fire and an eventual two-state solution.

"And we know from past experience that political manipulation is business as usual for TikTok," he wrote. "To take just one example, in 2019, as ByteDance partnered with the Chinese government to surveil Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang, TikTok censored American user content critical of this repression. It appears that ByteDance is once again up to its old tricks—as innocent Israelis suffer and die."

"This simply heightens the stakes of the TikTok question: the longer this app is allowed to operate in the U.S., the longer its Chinese Communist Party overseers will apparently be able to propagandize Americans," Hawley's letter continues. "That is unacceptable."

Jewish Americans are taking drastic measures to protect themselves and their loved ones, with many turning to firearms for the first time amid an alarming surge in antisemitism nationwide.

Florida gun store owner David Kowalsky addressed the growing number of Jews seeking to buy firearms and train with guns during "America's Newsroom" as many fear for their safety as war rages between Israel and Hamas in the Middle East.

"I have a lot of people coming in saying that they've never thought they'd be in this position where they had to purchase own or train with a firearm," Kowalsky told Dana Perino Tuesday. "And they're coming in and wanting more information on how to obtain one train with one and to be able to protect their family and loved ones."

Kowalsky said he has known people who have received direct threats since the war began one month ago following Hamas' unprecedented massacre on the Israeli people.

"Aside from neighborhoods being vandalized, synagogues, areas… saying they want to kill Jews and direct threats, they are very conscientious, very worried about what is going on around them and around the country in general.," Kowalsky said.

Antisemitism has surged 388% according to the Anti-Defamation League, taking root across college campuses and even outside the White House gates.

Fox News' Bailee Hill contributed to this report.

Jewish Iranian-American plastic surgeon Dr. Sheila Nazarian, the star of Netflix’s "Skin Decision: Before and After" who recently went viral for calling out progressive Jews, has a message for Hollywood folks who want to speak out on the Israel-Hamas war.

"All of these actors and actresses who have never even stepped foot into that region… these huge celebrities who, to this day, are listening to their hairstylists and going to fake plastic surgeons and, you know, taking the advice of people who don't know anything… now they're talking about complex Middle Eastern issues. They know nothing of the history. They know nothing of what's going on, and they feel like it's their right to make a statement," Dr. Nazarian told Fox News Digital before offering advice to celebrities.

"If you haven't been to the region, if you haven't read the history… in a book, not a meme, and not what your hairstylist told you, better to stay quiet," she said. "I grew up there, I feel like I can say something. I lived there; I have family in Israel. I've been to the region many times. I've seen it with my own eyes."

Nazarian was actually born in New York, where her Iranian parents frequently traveled before the 1979 Islamic Revolution made it so her Jewish family no longer felt safe living in Iran. When she was six, her parents fled Iran and eventually landed in Los Angeles, where she lived out the American dream by becoming an award-winning plastic surgeon. She has become a go-to doctor in Hollywood and has appeared on reality TV programs such as "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" and "Revenge Body with Khloe Kardashian."

But first and foremost, Nazarian is still a Jewish person who fled Iran, and she has been appalled by what she’s seen from some Hollywood progressives since Hamas slaughtered over 1,400 civilians, including women, children and the elderly. She has been an outspoken defender of Israel for years and her pinned post on X is from March 2022 and says, "If you are silent when terrorists murder Israelis, stay silent when Israel defends itself."

She feels the message holds up over a year after she posted it, as the Hamas terror attacks on Israel have left many Americans defending Israel’s right to retaliate, while some progressives call for a ceasefire.

Fox News' Brian Flood contributed to this report.

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Rabbis report a spiritual revival in America as Jews flock to their faith, heritage and religious traditions following the Oct. 7 terror attacks in the state of Israel, according to a new nationwide survey.

Nearly 99% of the 211 the rabbis who responded to the survey claim that "they have seen an increase in the personal practice of Jewish traditions and observances," Chabad.org stated in a report of the results released on Tuesday.

Its appears that Jews across the United States are embracing faith in a defiant show of unity and resolve in the wake of the murderous rampage by Hamas against Israeli civilians, and amid global antisemitic protests, according Chabad.org spokesperson Rabbi Motti Seligson.

"Jews are doubling down on being Jewish and recognizing that they are part of a larger people," Rabbi Seligson told Fox News Digital.

"They’re finding meaningful ways of connecting with their Judaism and with their people with confidence."

Chabad.org, based in New York City, calls itself "the premier Judaism website."

More than 86% of rabbis cited an increase in attendance at their programs or services over the past month, the same study found.

Fox News' Kerry J. Byrne contributed to this report.

California police have identified and searched the home of a pro-Palestinian counter-protester as their prime suspect in the death of Jewish Paul Kessler. No arrests have been made, however, as conflicting witness accounts complicate authorities' investigation.

Kessler died hours after hitting his head on the pavement during the altercation with the unnamed suspect at competing street corner rallies on Sunday, police said. Now, Ventura County Sheriff's deputies are trying to piece together what led the 69-year-old to fall.

The father-of-two was pronounced dead at Los Robles hospital at 1:10 a.m. on Monday. Initially, per witness footage reviewed by Fox News Digital, the 69-year old was bloodied but alert and speaking at the scene. An autopsy determined Kessler's cause of death to be blunt force head trauma, and the manner of death homicide, Chief Medical Examiner Christopher Young said at the conference.

However, Young carefully noted, "the manner of death is not a medical legal determination." Non-lethal injuries were noted on the left side of Kessler's face, while internal injuries included skull fractures, swelling and bruising to the brain.

"There was clearly an interaction between the two, but what that level of interaction is, is still unclear," Ventura County Sheriff James Fryhoff said of the investigation.

Investigators have not ruled out the possibility of a hate crime in Kessler's death.

Fox News' Christina Coulter contributed to this report.

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The House of Representatives has voted to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., in a 234 - 188 vote on Tuesday night.

The punishment, while largely symbolic, was a formal public rebuke of her most recent anti-Israel comments made in the wake of the Jewish nation’s war against terror group Hamas.

Twenty-two Democrats voted with 212 Republicans to censure Tlaib. Four GOP lawmakers voted against the measure. Four lawmakers voted present. The measure was introduced by freshman Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Ga., on Monday.

"If this is not worthy of censure, what is? When you can call for the annihilation of a country and its people, if that’s not worthy of a censure, what is?" McCormick said on the House floor Tuesday.

In the text of his resolution, the Georgia Republican accused Tlaib of "promoting false narratives regarding the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel and for calling for the destruction of the state of Israel."

Tlaib, the only Palestinian-American in Congress, has come under bipartisan criticism after sharing a video on social platform X that included the phrase "From the river to the sea," a pro-Palestinian liberation slogan.

Fox News' Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continued targeting Hamas terrorists in Gaza on the one-month anniversary of the October 7 attacks against their country.

Fox News host Bret Baier broke down the latest developments on Tuesday night's "Special Report."

"They are now inside Gaza City and fighting there. They took control of a Hamas military stronghold where they found some weapons and intelligence materials in northern Gaza," Baier explained. "Now, in the central region here, you had some Israeli jets strike a building near a hospital. That strike caused a secondary explosion from a Hamas weapons warehouse nearby. Troops also located a series of tunnels in northern Gaza in this area right here."

"And they are saying that these tunnels are very extensive in northern Gaza," he added. "We've talked about how it has more than 300 miles of tunnels."

The Fox News host also explained that the tunnels were found near an amusement park.

"The discovery was part of a targeted operation north of the Gaza Strip," Baier said.

Hundreds of New York City protestors gathered in Manhattan and Brooklyn on Tuesday night to show support for Palestinians, one month after Hamas terrorists began attacking Israel on October 7.

The demonstration began in Manhattan and went over the Manhattan Bridge, before ending at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The protestors were seen climbing a US mail truck in the street, waving Palestinian flags and carrying signs accusing the Israeli and US governments of genocide.

Many signs also criticized President Biden's support of Israel. Protestors were seen holding signs that read "Joe-nicide" and "We did it Joe, we funded the Palestinian genocide."

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A New York County public defender who was caught on camera tearing down posters of hostages missing in the Israel-Hamas war has resigned, a representative for the New York County Defender Services confirmed.

In a statement to Fox News Digital, the New York County Defender Services said that Victoria Ruiz, 36, resigned effective immediately.

"Ruiz came under fire after a viral video, posted by StopAntisemitism on X, showed her tearing down the posters of the missing hostages from the Israel-Hamas war."

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A majority of House Democrats have opted not to sign a statement rejecting the pro-Palestinian phrase "From the River to the Sea," which critics have said calls for the extermination of Israel.

More than 60 of the 212 Democrats in the House did sign the statement denouncing the phrase as the party still remains divided a month after Hamas terrorists attacked Israeli communities near the Gaza Strip in a brutal fashion. 

"We reject the use of the phrase "from the river to the sea" — a phrase used by many, including Hamas, as a rallying cry for the destruction of the State of Israel and genocide of the Jewish people," a joint statement from U.S. Reps. Brad Schneider of Illinois, Hillary Scholten of Michigan, Ritchie Torres of New York, and Norma Torres of California. 

Click here to read the full article by Louis Casiano

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech during his visit to an Israeli unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) centre, at the Palmachim Airbase near the city of Rishon LeZion on July 5, 2023. (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed his country Tuesday night, as Israel's war against Hamas terrorists enters its second month.

"Gaza City is surrounded. We are operating in it. We are intensifying the pressure on Hamas on an hourly basis, every day," Netanyahu explained.

The prime minister reported that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have killed "thousands" of Hamas terrorists so far.

"As of now, we have eliminated thousands of terrorists above ground – and below ground," he said. "Among them, we have eliminated arch-murderers who planned and perpetrated the terrible massacre on that black Shabbat one month ago."

"Since the start of the ground incursion, we have destroyed countless Hamas command centers, tunnels, bases and installations," he added. "Hamas is discovering that we can go to places they did not think we could, and the campaign is continuing."

Fox News Digital's Dana Karni contributed to this report

Archeologists with the Israel Antiquities Authority have been used to uncover the remains of the dead in burnt houses who were considered missing following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israelis through the use of techniques employed during excavations of burnt and destroyed ancient sites, the authority said. 

For two weeks, archeologists have been combing and sieving ash from burnt homes in which families from Kibbutz Beeri, Kfar Aza and Nir Oz were killed, as well as the contents of burnt cars from the party at Kibbutz Reim, the IAA said. The remains of at least 10 people have been found, it said.

"The archeological methods employed at ancient sites are similar to the methods applied here, but it is one thing to expose 2000-year-old destruction remains, and quite another thing — heart-rending and unfathomable — to carry out the present task searching for evidence of our sisters and brothers in the settlements," the agency said.

Click here to read the full article by Louis Casiano

A female Israeli army soldier attends a candle-lit vigil for the hostages taken by Palestinian militants during the October 7 attack, at Dizengoff Square in the center of Tel Aviv on November 7, 2023. (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Families of Israeli hostages held by Hamas inside Gaza appeared with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle Tuesday in Washington, D.C., to raise awareness for their loved ones, with one relative describing how a child celebrated his ninth birthday in captivity of terrorists. 

Itay Raviv, speaking on the one-month anniversary of the Israel-Hamas war that began on Oct. 7, said getting the hostages released "should be the top priority of the entire world" and the "No. 1 thing that everyone discusses."

"We don't know again what their condition is. Ohad [Munder-Zichri] had a birthday two weeks ago on Oct. 23. He turned 9. He's a smart, sweet boy who plays soccer and tennis and is very lovable," Raviv said. "And he shouldn't have spent his ninth birthday in captivity. He should not be in captivity at all."

Click here to read the full article by Greg Norman

The Israeli government released footage of Gazans going through an IDF evacuation corridor towards the southern part of the Gaza Strip, as the war against Hamas terrorists continue.

The Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), part of the Israeli Ministry of Defense, posted the footage on Tuesday.

"Happening now: Thousands pass through the evacuation corridor the @IDF opened for civilians in northern Gaza to move southwards," the post on X, formerly known as Twitter, read.

The evacuation comes as the IDF surrounds Gaza City amid the escalation of the war. The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry says that 10,300 Palestinians have been killed since fighting began on October 7.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Gal Gadot attends the World Premiere of "Barbie" at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on July 09, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

Israeli actress Gal Gadot is reportedly spearheading a Hollywood screening of a 47-minute video of the atrocities committed by the terrorist group Hamas during the October 7 surprise attack on Israel. 

The "Wonder Woman" star served in the IDF and is a veteran of the 2006 Lebanon war.

The footage, provided by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), will be shown to a select group of celebrities and influential figures, i24 News reported. The first screening is planned to host 120 viewers, with potential additional screenings based on interest. 

In the early morning hours of October 7, Hamas terrorists infiltrated Israel, killing 1,400 Israelis and taking 240 people, including foreigners, who remain hostage inside the Gaza Strip. 

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A New York Jewish studies professor is calling out his college's response to his dialogue with a student who said Israel supporters have a "free guaranteed spot in hell."

Union College professor Stephen Berk joined "FOX & Friends" Tuesday to explain what happened when he addressed the hateful comment and how the school responded.

The exchange happened after a junior at the Schenectady college said on social media that everyone who attended a campus bingo night to "benefit Israeli victims of terror" has "a free guaranteed spot in hell."

Click here to read the full article by Elizabeth Heckman

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) speaks at a news conference on the introduction of the "Restaurant Workers Bill of Rights" outside the U.S. Capitol Building on September 19, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

A single Democratic lawmaker joined most House Republicans to advance a censure resolution against Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., on Tuesday.

Six Republican lawmakers voted to table the resolution, which would have effectively killed it – Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., Ken Buck, R-Colo., John Duarte, R-Calif., Mike Garcia, R-Calif., Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., and Tom McClintock, R-Calif.

It was not immediately clear which Democratic lawmaker voted with Republicans to move the censure forward. The actual vote on censuring Tlaib is expected to now occur on Wednesday.

The Michigan congresswoman has been fiercely criticized for using and defending the phrase "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free," which is widely known to call for Israel's destruction.

Click here to read the full article by Elizabeth Elkind

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Singapore is warning residents and travelers that they could face a six-month jail sentence if they are caught wearing "apparel and paraphernalia with foreign national emblems related to the Israel-Hamas conflict."

The country’s Ministry of Home Affairs said this week that it is aware of such items being sold online and worn or displayed by members of the public. 

"Unless expressly exempted, the public display of foreign national emblems without a permit is an offense under the Foreign National Emblems (Control of Display) Act 1949. If convicted of the offense, the individual may be liable to a fine of up to $500 or imprisonment for a term of up to six months, or both," it said in a statement.

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An Israeli woman is desperate to get her family members home one month after Hamas terrorists launched surprise attacks and kidnapped innocent civilians.

"One month has passed, but emotionally I feel like it's one long day," Efrat Machikawa told "FOX & Friends First" Tuesday.

"We are not sleeping, and we worry, and we keep thinking, where are they? Are they well? Are they being fed? Do they have enough water? What if they're deep inside those tunnels and those monsters that took them… because obviously these are not people, these terror monsters, the way they took them."

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Family members of murdered and kidnapped Israelis joined "The Faulkner Focus" on Tuesday to discuss the horrors of the October 7 terrorist attack against Israel, one month later.

Doron Libshtein and Gal Gilboa-Dalal spoke with Fox News host Harris Faulkner about the war. Libshtein's brother and nephew were murdered by Hamas terrorists, while Gilboa-Dalal's brother was taken hostage.

"My brother Ofir, he was the mayor in this area and he was the first to be killed on this morning of Saturday, October 7th," Libshtein explained. "He went to take his weapon, came back and was killed by really almost 200 terrorists that went in to his kibbutz, lovely kibbutz."

Gilboa-Dalal told Faulkner that it feels like "time stopped" since his brother was taken.

"Every day that has been gone from there, it's like an eternity," he explained. "We can't know their condition. We don't know what happened to them. We don't know anything about them. And it's so hard. The time is work[ing] against us."

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) publicized their efforts to facilitate humanitarian aid into Gaza on Tuesday, as their war against Hamas continues.

"The IDF is continuing to facilitate the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza," the IDF said on X, formerly known as Twitter. "As of yesterday, 665 trucks have entered Gaza, with deliveries of vital humanitarian aid...In addition, more humanitarian initiatives are being planned."

"We are at war with Hamas, not Gazan civilians," the post added.

The IDF says that the 665 trucks collectively carried over 3,000 tons of food and more than 1,720 tons of medical equipment. Additionally, over 300,000 gallons of water were transported, along with 600 tons of shelter equipment.

Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst also interviewed an IDF commander who works on getting humanitarian aid into Gaza on Tuesday.

"We did just wrap up that interview with a top Israeli commander who indicated, when I pressed him about the medical facilities inside Gaza, he says the Israelis are getting aid to even those northern hospitals where the battle is taking place," Yingst explained on "America Reports".

Israel threatens retaliation against Houthis over missile attacks in letter to UN Security Council

Israel threatened to invoke its right to self defense against Houthi rebels in Yemen who continue to launch missile and drone attacks against the country on Tuesday.

Israeli ambassador to the U.N. Gilad Erdan wrote a letter to the president of the U.N. Security Council warning that it may soon take action against the militant group.

”These attacks, perpetrated by the Houthis are a flagrant violation of Israel's sovereignty and territorial integrity," Erdan wrote. "Israel has the right to take every necessary and legitimate measure to defend itself, its citizens and its territory from these malicious attacks, in line with its inherent right of self-defense.”

Israel and hte U.S. have sought to prevent Iran and its regional proxies from intervening in Israel's war on Hamas, with mixed success. Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen continue to launch attacks into Israel.

House to vote on 2 new resolutions to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib for anti-Israel remarks

House lawmakers on Tuesday will vote on two new resolutions to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., for her anti-Israel comments after a previous attempt failed.

Georgia Republican Reps. Rich McCormick and Marjorie Taylor Greene each have forced a vote on their resolutions to censure Tlaib for "promoting false narratives" on the Israel-Hamas war and "antisemitic activity," respectively. These privileged resolutions came after 23 Republicans voted against Greene's previous resolution, which accused the Michigan Democrat of leading an "insurrection" at the Capitol. 

Greene has said her new resolution replaced the word "insurrection" with "illegal occupation," which refers to the pro-Palestinian rally Tlaib attended on Oct. 18 during which activists took over much of the ground floor at the Cannon House Office Building. 

McCormick's resolution condemns Tlaib's comments referring to the Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel as "resistance" to the "apartheid" state; her spreading of false reports suggesting Israel had bombed the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza; and a Nov. 3 video posted to her X account which included the phrase, "from the river to the sea," which is widely recognized as a call for genocide and the destruction of the Jewish state. 

The McCormick resolution is expected to come up for a House vote Tuesday afternoon, a "motion to table" the resolution or to kill it. If the motion to table fails, the House then would vote on the resolution itself. 

Fox News' Chris Pandolfo contributed to this report

Iranian shadow militias targeting the US, Israel in Middle East: report

A new report by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) reveals 15 Iran-backed militias across the Middle East that have "incestuous" ties to Tehran and are working as a "force multiplier" for the country to oppose Israel and the United States. 

The report notes that while Iran’s support for Hezbollah, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad is well known, less known is Iran’s long-term project of building and co​-​opting 15 militias in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. 

Bill Roggio, senior fellow at FDD and co-author of the report, in an interview with Fox News Digital warned that Iran’s creation of these militias "creates a fog" and gives Iran "plausible deniability."

However, Roggio says that "unfortunately, a lot of American politicians buy into that."

The report comes to light as the Biden administration has come under scrutiny for its deals with Iran, including a $6 billion prisoner exchange that was reportedly paused after Hamas terrorists attacked Israel on Oct. 7 and slaughtered over 1,400 Israelis.

The report says that groups like the Badr Organization have served as Iranian proxies since the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s. After the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps – Quds Force (IRCG-QF) expanded its militia-building project when it co​-​opted the Mahdi Army, a Shia militia run by Muqtada al-Sadr, the son of an influential Shia cleric. 

Fox News' Brianna Herlihy contributed to this report

NBC News quietly changes headline after omitting man killed at pro-Palestinian protest was Jewish

NBC News altered a headline after Paul Kessler, a Jewish man, was killed following an "altercation" with pro-Palestinian protesters at a rally in California.

Kessler "was in a physical altercation with counter-protestor(s)" during which he "fell backwards and struck his head on the ground," the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement.

The statement explained that the "Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office determined the cause of death to be blunt force head injury and the manner of death homicide." 

The original headline from NBC News appeared to emphasize only that Kessler died after hitting his head: "Man dies after hitting head during Israel and Palestinian rallies in California, officials say." 

The updated headline gave the context that Kessler died after an "altercation" with protesters: "Jewish man dies after hitting head in altercation at dueling pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian rallies in California."

NBC News did not respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital. 

Fox News' Jeffrey Clark contributed to this report

Israel's president writes letter to American universities urging them to combat antisemitism

Israeli President Isaac Herzog penned a stern letter to American universities on Tuesday calling on campus presidents to take action on antisemitism that has marred the reputations of "temples of scholarship."

"Never, as someone who has always looked up to the standards of the American university, could I have foreseen the images and voices that have reached me since the tragedy of October 7," he wrote. "As President of Israel, I have spent the past month traveling among devastated Israeli communities, more than 1,400 grieving families, and the relatives of more than 240 hostages."

In the letter, Herzog reminisced on his time spent at Cornell University and New York University where he was "exposed to the highest standards of academic inquiry and of debate" and "the distinctly American atmosphere of intellectual freedom." However, he has been alarmed by ugly incidents of antisemitism and far-left fervor on college campuses over the past month.

Over the past month, he has been trying to comfort survivors of the October 7 terrorist attack that marked "the largest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust."

"And while doing so, I hear of Jewish students harassed at Harvard University. A Jewish student assaulted at Tulane, Jewish students locked in a library at the Cooper Union as a mob shouts outside, signs accusing Israel of genocide, swastikas painted on dorm-room doors, hateful and intimidating demonstrations – too many examples to list," he wrote.

US says bases in Iraq, Syria have suffered 40 attacks in less than a month

U.S. and coalition military bases in Iraq and Syria have faced 40 separate attacks since October 17, with two attacks on an Iraq base taking place overnight.

The attacks come as Iran-backed terrorist groups in the region fume at Israel's ongoing war against Hamas. The U.S. has deployed extensive naval forces to the Eastern Mediterranean Sea in an effort to deter Iran and its proxies from joining the conflict.

A U.S. defense official confirmed to Fox News that the latest attack occurred overnight on U.S. and coalition forces at Erbil air base in northern Iraq.

The attempted attack Monday night came in the form of two one-way attack drones. One drone was shot down and the other drone did not detonate on impact. The Tuesday morning attempted attack was a one-way attack drone that did not detonate.

Fox News Liz friden contributed to this report

Tlaib says GOP ‘distorting’ her position on Israel-Hamas war with censure resolutions: "lies"

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., on Monday slammed her Republican colleagues who introduced resolutions to censure her over her recent comments on the Israel-Hamas war.

In a written statement, the "Squad" member said the censure resolutions were "distorting" her stance on the matter and "filled with obvious lies."

"It’s a shame my colleagues are more focused on silencing me than they are on saving lives, as the death toll in Gaza surpasses 10,000," Tlaib, D-Mich., said. "Many of them have shown me that Palestinian lives simply do not matter to them, but I still do not police their rhetoric or actions."

"Rather than acknowledge the voice and perspective of the only Palestinian American in Congress, my colleagues have resorted to distorting my positions in resolutions filled with obvious lies," the statement continued. "I have repeatedly denounced the horrific targeting and killing of civilians by Hamas and the Israeli government, and have mourned the Israeli and Palestinian lives lost."

More than 1,400 people in Israel were killed in the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, and hundreds were taken hostage back to Gaza. Israel has since responded to the surprise attack with rocket fire, killing more than 10,000 Palestinians, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza.

Fox News' Stephen Sorace contributed to this report

UPenn alerts FBI to 'disturbing' and 'threatening' antisemitic emails against its Jewish community

The University of Pennsylvania alerted the FBI to threatening messages its staff members received targeting its Jewish community, and an investigation is underway, according to an email obtained by Fox News Digital.

Penn president Liz Magill emailed the campus community on Monday advising them that university staff members received "disturbing antisemitic emails" "threatening violence" against its Jewish community. The messages included "hateful language" and targeted "the personal identities of the recipients."

The "vile" antisemitic emails specifically named Penn Hillel, a Jewish organization at the university, and Lauder College House, an on-campus housing unit. 

Magill said Penn's Division of Public Safety was immediately alerted to the threats. The Penn police subsequently notified the FBI of the "potential hate crime," and a joint investigation is underway. 

"Based on these emails, Penn's Division of Public Safety conducted thorough safety sweeps of Penn Hillel and Lauder College House and found no credible threat at this time," Magill wrote in her email. "Penn Police will remain on site until further notice and has increased security presence throughout our campus."

Fox News' Joe Schoffstall contributed to this report

Israel-Hamas conflict hits 1-month mark, with IDF saying Hamas has 'waged war on humanity'

The Israel-Hamas war has now reached the one-month mark on Tuesday, and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says that "while the world might have moved on, we don't have that privilege."

In a post on X featuring an image of a calendar with a red circle and blood on the date of Oct. 7, the IDF noted that it has been 30 days "since Hamas waged war on humanity." 

"Hamas started this war – yet it’s a war we must fight. A war we must win," the IDF said. 

The post comes as the IDF says it has once again opened an evacuation corridor for civilians in northern Gaza to move south. Israel’s military has surrounded Gaza City – the largest in the densely populated territory controlled by Hamas – as Israeli media is reporting that a ground incursion there could begin as soon as today. 

"If you care about yourself and your loved ones, head south according to our instructions," IDF spokesman Lt. Col. Avichay Adraee wrote on X. "Rest assured that Hamas leaders have already taken care of defending themselves." 

The Israel air force announced Tuesday that "in the last day, IDF fighters took control of a military stronghold of the terrorist organization Hamas in the northern Gaza Strip, where various weapons and intelligence materials were located." 

It also said Israeli forces in Gaza "located terrorists of the terrorist organization Hamas, who had barricaded themselves in a building near Al-Quds Hospital from which they planned to launch an attack against our forces. 

Fox News' Greg Norman contributed to this report

Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., discussed Republicans' push to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., for her 'unacceptable' Israel rhetoric on Fox News on Tuesday.

Gimenez argued that Tlaib's statement had crossed a line when she defended using "from the river to the sea" in her statement supporting Palestinians. Stating that Palestinians should have a state "from the river to the sea" refers to the Jordan river to the East and the Mediterranean Sea to the West.

Hamas has routinely used the phrase to call for the destruction of the state of Israel. If a Palestinian state were to exist "from the river to the sea," Israel would need to be destroyed.

An elderly Jewish man attending a pro-Israel rally in California has died after a "physical altercation" with a pro-Palestinian protester, the Ventura County Sheriff's Department announced on Monday evening.

Deputies responded to reports of a battery at a demonstration on Westlake and Thousand Oaks Boulevards after a verbal altercation broke out between 69-year-old Paul Kessler and an unnamed protester on Sunday afternoon, per a department press release. 

"Witness accounts indicated that Kessler was involved in a physical altercation with [pro-Palestinian] counterprotesters," the release continued. "During the altercation, Kessler fell backwards and struck his head on the ground."

The department said it is continuing to investigate the incident and the "possibility of a hate crime" has not been ruled out.

The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles alleged on social media that the pro-Palestinian protester had thrown a megaphone at Kessler and struck him in the head.

Fox News' Christina Coulter and Chris Pandolfo contributed to this report

American-Israeli police officer stabbed to death near Jerusalem in suspected terror attack

An American-Israeli police officer is dead, and another Israeli police officer was wounded following a suspected terror stabbing attack near Jerusalem on Monday, Israeli police said.

The two victims were security personnel standing duty near a police station just outside the Old City's walls when they were attacked by a 16-year-old suspect, police said. Officers who responded to the incident fatally shot the juvenile suspect, according to The Jerusalem Post.

Sgt. Rose Ida Lubin, 20, was identified as one of the officers who was stabbed and was in critical condition when Magen David Adom paramedics rushed her to Hadassah-University Medical Center in Jerusalem for emergency care, per the report. She ultimately succumbed to her injuries.

Lubin was initially from the United States and reportedly lived in Atlanta. She immigrated to Israel in August 2021 and joined the police force in March 2022, according to the Jewish News Syndicate. She was living in Kibbutz Sa’ad near the Gaza border.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp confirmed Lubin's death on the X social media platform.

"Marty, the girls and I are heartbroken by the tragic news of Rose Lubin's death," he wrote. "her courage and commitment to fighting evil is an inspiration to us all, and we will continue to keep her family and loved ones in our thoughts and prayers during their difficult time."

Fox News' Lawrence Richard contributed to this report

Brandeis University bans Students for Justice in Palestine over support of Hamas

Brandeis University said Monday it will no longer recognize Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) on its campus.

The Brandeis SJP announced through its Instagram account that its "Vigil for Palestine" event planned for Monday was canceled after the group was "unjustly de-charted."

"With heavy hearts, we would like to announce that our chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine has been unjustly de-charted. This comes as a part of Brandeis University, an institution that values social justice, trying to silence us from speaking our truth. We thank everyone who stood by us during this beautiful journey, and we encourage you to reach out to us if you need any kind of support. From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free. Until liberation, Students for Justice in Palestine," the post read.

According to the Jewish Insider, Brandeis SJP was sent a letter that said, in a "decision [that] was not made lightly," the group would be derecognized and no longer receive funding or be permitted to conduct campus events or use the Brandeis name. 

Brandeis University removed recognition of the school's chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine. (Getty Images)"The National SJP has called on its chapters to engage in conduct that supports Hamas in its call for the violent elimination of Israel and the Jewish people. These tactics are not protected by the University’s Principles. As a result, the University made the decision that the Brandeis chapter of the National SJP must be unrecognized and will no longer be eligible to receive funding, be permitted to conduct activities on campus, or use the Brandeis name and logo in promoting itself or its activities, including through social media channels," the letter reportedly read. 

In a statement to Fox News Digital, Brandeis spokeswoman Julie Jette confirmed, "National SJP has called on its chapters to engage in conduct that supports Hamas in its call for the elimination of the only Jewish state in the world and its people. Such expression is not protected by Brandeis' principles of free speech. Students are welcome to express their support for Palestinians in a manner that complies with our rights and responsibilities. The removal of recognition had nothing to do with a vigil."

Fox News' Lindsay Kornick contributed to this report

Children held hostage by terror group: 'Bring Them Home Now' says it won't rest until all are safe

There are reportedly more than 30 young children still being held hostage by the Hamas terror group as the children's parents, families and others beg day and night for the young ones' safe release.

As a desperate father of young hostages told Fox News Digital last week in a phone interview about his missing children, "I don’t know how they’re feeling. If they’re cold. If they’re eating."

Overall, some 240 people or more are still being held captive in Gaza after the Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel. 

Shown in this gallery are the faces of innocent victims — victims that "Bring Them Home Now," a website created by the volunteer-based Hostage and Missing Families Forum, is highlighting with a "laser focus." 

Its fervent hope is that these and all the hostages will be brought back home safely to their families.

Fox News' Brittany Kasko, Sydney Borchers and Angelica Stabile contributed to this report

Israeli citizen Eitan Gonen joined "Fox & Friends" on Tuesday to share the story of his daughter, Romi, who was taken by Hamas during the Oct. 7 music festival attack.

Gonen says he was on the phone with Romi just before Hamas terrorists took her hostage. Her current status is unknown, but she is believed to be held in Gaza.

The Israeli military has encircled Gaza city and say they believe that many of the over 240 hostages are being held in tunnels beneath the city. Clearing out those tunnels will be an arduous and deadly task, Israeli forces say.

UN security council fails once again to pass Israel-Hamas resolution

The United Nations Security Council has failed once again to pass a resolution on the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Council member nations discussed proposed resolutions for over two hours on Monday, but the body remains unable to agree on a resolution.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday that he was urging a cease-fire in Gaza to end the "spiral of escalation" between the Israeli Defense Forces and Hamas militants.

The conflict began on Oct. 7 after Hamas launched a successful terror attack that killed over 1,400 Israeli civilians and took hundreds of hostages.

The Security Council has been unable to agree on the appropriateness of "humanitarian cease-fires" and "humanitarian pauses" requested by some council members to de-escalate the ongoing ground invasion by Israel.

"We talked about humanitarian pauses, and we’re interested in pursuing language on that score," said U.S. Deputy Ambassador Robert Wood following the meeting. 

He added, "But there are disagreements within the council about whether that’s acceptable."

Fox News' Timothy Nerozzi contributed to this report

Netanyahu doubles down on rejecting Gaza cease-fire until hostages are released after Biden call

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – after having a call with President Biden on Monday – doubled down on rejecting any cease-fire in Gaza unless hostages are released.

In an interview with ABC News' David Muir, Netanyahu described Biden as a "good friend," but conflicted with the White House's support for a "humanitarian pause" in Gaza. 

"We agree that we need to provide humanitarian assistance, we’re doing it and coordinating it with our American friends and with President Biden," Netanyahu said. "We’ll do whatever we can. We don’t want to give Hamas the opportunity to endanger our soldiers. We saw that until we started the ground action, there was no pressure on them to release hostages. What we see if the minute we started the ground action, there is pressure."  

"The President himself has said that a cease-fire would be a surrender to Hamas, would be a victory for Hamas and you would no more have it than you would have a cease-fire after the Al-Qaeda bombings of the World Trade Center," Netanyahu continued. "There will be no cease-fire, no general cease-fire, in Gaza without the release of our hostages. As far as tactical, little pauses, an hour here, an hour there, we’ve had them before. I suppose we’ll check the circumstances in order to enable good, humanitarian goods to come in or our hostages, individual hostages to leave, but I don’t think there’s going to be a general cease-fire."

"It’ll hamper our effort to get our hostages out because the only thing that works on these criminals, on Hamas is the military pressure that we’re exerting," he continued.

Fox News' Danielle Wallace contributed to this report

Dem lawmaker to force vote on censure of GOP colleague for conflating Hamas, Palestinian civilians

Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., moved on Monday to force a vote on a resolution to censure Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., over his "incredibly dangerous and dehumanizing" comments conflating Palestinian civilians in Gaza with Hamas terrorists.

Jacobs filed her censure measure as a privileged resolution Monday, forcing House leadership to either bring the resolution to the floor for a vote or to table the resolution within two legislative days.

"Innocent civilians shouldn't be punished for the actions of their governments – and they’re certainly not responsible for the actions of terrorists. That applies to Palestinians in Gaza and civilians around the world," Jacobs said in a statement. "Rep. Brian Mast's comments are incredibly dangerous and dehumanizing as we continue to push for humanitarian aid to reach Palestinians in harm's way in Gaza and as Islamophobic hate crimes rise."

In moving to file her privileged resolution, Jacobs said on the House floor that Mast had been "conflating innocent Palestinian civilians with Hamas," citing several statements from Mast in which she says the Florida Republican has failed to differentiate Palestinian civilians from Hamas in the wake of the terror group's attack against Israel.

Mast "has repeatedly made inflammatory statements regarding innocent Palestinian civilians in Gaza who are in harm’s way through no fault of their own as a result of horrific terrorist attacks conducted by Hamas on October 7, 2023," Jacobs said in her resolution's introduction.

Fox News' Landon Mion contributed to this report

US diplomats criticized parts of President Biden's handling of the Israel-Hamas war in a leaked dissent memo obtained by Politico on Monday.

State Department dissent memos are a compilation of potential misgivings that officials may have with a given course of action, and they are typically withheld from the public. The memo largely called for the U.S. to be more willing to criticize Israeli policy following the October 7 Hamas massacre.

“We must publicly criticize Israel’s violations of international norms such as failure to limit offensive operations to legitimate military targets,” the memo reads, according to Politico. “When Israel supports settler violence and illegal land seizures or employs excessive use of force against Palestinians, we must communicate publicly that this goes against our American values so that Israel does not act with impunity.”

Israeli government warns citizens not to travel as antisemitic incidents across the globe soar

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a joint statement Friday night with the country’s National Security Council and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs warning Israelis to take serious precautions if they travel abroad or consider postponing trips if possible.

The unprecedented travel warning comes amid a surge in antisemitic attacks against Jews around the globe in the wake of Hamas’ deadly infiltration into southern Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel’s current military response in the Gaza Strip.

From London to Paris, Berlin, Vienna and Stockholm as well as Russia, the Caucasus and especially the Middle East, Israelis – and Jews – are warned to stay alert, avoid openly displaying Israeli or Jewish symbols, and stay away from protests in support of the Palestinians.

"In the past few weeks, the National Security Council and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have identified a significant rise in antisemitism and anti-Israel incitement, alongside life-threatening violent attacks on Israelis and Jews around the world," the Israeli government statement reads.

"Such incidents are occurring in many countries around the world, including those for which no terrorism-related travel warnings have been issued," it continues, underscoring reports of violence against Jewish communities, religious and community establishments, such as synagogues, Chabad centers, kosher restaurants; Israeli businesses, Israeli delegations and even airports with flights to and from Israel are "key targets for protests and attacks by antisemitic groups."

Fox News' Ruth Marks Eglash contributed to this report

Netanyahu says Israel will control Gaza's security for 'indefinite period' after Hamas is destroyed

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will likely control Gaza's security for an "indefinite period" following the end of its war on Hamas.

Netanyahu made the comments in an interview with ABC published late Monday night. President Biden has previously warned that an Israeli occupation of Gaza would be a "mistake," though it is unclear exactly what controlling Gaza's security would entail for Israel.

“I think Israel will, for an indefinite period, will have the overall security responsibility because we’ve seen what happens when we don’t have it,” Netanyahu said. “When we don’t have that security responsibility, what we have is the eruption of Hamas terror on a scale that we couldn’t imagine.”

The prime minister went on to reiterate that Israel would not consider a cease-fire in Gaza until all of Hamas' hostages have been freed.

“The question of a cease-fire, the president himself has said that a cease-fire would be a surrender to Hamas, it would be a victory for Hamas,” he told ABC. He nevertheless left the door open to smaller pauses to allow for aid convoys or hostage exchanges.

Israel-Hamas war: IDF kills Hamas commander who played key role in Oct. 7 attacks

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that they have killed a commander of a Hamas battalion as of Tuesday morning.

"The IDF eliminated Wael Asefa, Commander of Hamas' Deir al-Batah Battalion," the IDF announced on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Officials say Asefa was responsible for sending terrorists into Israel on October 7. He reportedly planned additional attacks after the events of that day, which coincided with the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah.

"Asefa aided in the dispatch of thousands of terrorists to assault, abduct and murder Israeli civilians on October 7th," the post added.

In the graphic posted to X, the IDF said that Asefa was imprisoned from 1992 to 1998 for various terrorist attacks against Israeli citizens. He was reportedly involved in "the incitement and promotion of terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers for decades."

Fox News' Landon Mion contributed to this report

The Israeli Defense Forces said Tuesday morning that it has taken control of a Hamas military stronghold in the northern Gaza Strip.

"Over the past day, IDF troops secured a military stronghold belonging to the Hamas terrorist organization in the northern Gaza Strip," the IDF said in a statement. "Anti-tank missiles and launchers, weapons, and various intelligence materials were located in the compound by the troops."

An IDF fighter jet, in coordination with soldiers on the ground, struck a cell holding about 10 Hamas terrorists, according to the IDF. Ground troops then identified an anti-tank missile cell operating in their vicinity, and an IDF aircraft was directed to the missile cell.

Dozens of Hamas mortar shell launchers were also struck overnight.

"In addition, IDF naval forces struck with precise ammunition strategic targets belonging to the Hamas terrorist organization, including posts containing technological assets," the IDF said.

"Furthermore, IDF troops located a number of Hamas terrorists who barricaded themselves in a building adjacent to the al-Quds Hospital, and planned to carry out an attack on the forces from there," the statement continues. "IDF soldiers directed an aircraft to strike the Hamas terrorists. The attack led to significant secondary explosions which indicate the presence of a Hamas weapons depot in a civilian area."

Fox News' Landon Mion contributed to this report