there are many, many more out there that we need to start coming to the reality that we should have a state of war, whether it s kinetic or not inside every branch of government. lawrence: there was a report yesterday saying a lot of folk in the administration are mad at the president s response and they re gonna resign as a result of this because they feel like that he is bashing muslims. i would suggest that the peaceful muslims stand with the president and stand with our ally, israel. doctor, thanks so much for joining the program. the second hour of fox & friends starts right now. ainsley: this is a fox news alert. right now humanitarian aid is sitting on the egyptian side of the rafah border crossing. as the united nations plans to pave roads to get trucks into gaza. it remains unclear if that will happen today. brian: this comes as the idf says it made sweeping arrests at the west bank, capturing 20. known terror operatives and killing another 12. this as pres
fired by the palestinian militant group islamic jihad that hit the hospital. islamic jihad has denied responsibility. the idf saying that evidence at the site shows it was not an israeli missile, which would have left a large crater. structural damage the walls stay intact. no craters. these are the characterized that shows that it is not an aerial munition that have hit the parking lot. they say they have intercepts in which palestinian militants acknowledge it was not an israeli missile, while hamas says the idf warned people to evacuate around the hospital before the explosion, and that damage is consistent with an israeli strike. the carnage at the hospital loomed over this critical visit. the president touching down in israel, greeting the prime minister. this hugged on the tarmac. a trip aimed at showing solidarity with one of america s closest allies. people of israel people of the world to know the united states stands. thank you for standing with isr
the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening, i am alicia menendez, in for stephanie ruhle. president biden is now on his way back to washington d.c. after his wartime trip to israel. he spent less than a day on the ground and left no doubt about the u.s. government s commitment to backing israel in the war with hamas. the president s trip came amid outrage over the blast that killed hundreds of at a hospital in gaza. president biden said today, it appears that israel was not behind the explosion. he will likely talk about all of this tomorrow night during a primetime speech to the nation from the oval office. nbc s lester holt has more from israel. 24 hours after that deadly hospital explosion that sparked anger across the arab world, president biden in israel today, blaming a misfired palestinian rocket, not an israeli missile, for the deaths. i was outraged and saddened by the enormous loss of life yesterday in a hospital in gaza. based on the in
finding the suspect in a hate crime attack on a jewish woman. also tonight, jim jordan losing his second ballot for speaker getting fewer votes. what is the path forward for republicans? and after 18 years, the stunning confession in the natalee holloway case. the prime suspect, joran van der sloot, admitting he killed her on the beach in aruba. how and why he says he did it and what he did with her body. our one-on-one with natalee s mother after she finally learned her daughter s fate. our special edition of nightly news begins now. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt reporting tonight live from israel. good evening, and welcome. today president biden was here in israel standing with its people in the face of tragedy while across the arab world, anger raged. protests from the mideast to europe, some aimed at the u.s., over the deadly explosion at a gaza hospital that palestinian health authorities say killed hundreds and claimed israel is the cu