the row cal protest that continues to put the pressure on israel for a cease-fire, even as the israelis provide proof they say that hamas was using the hospital that was the source of this debate as sort of a weapons center and sort of a military center. having said all of that though, it's not just those outside of israel that are pressuring the government. there's pressure within the government by the opposition leader that wants to get rid of the prime minister for his handling of all of this. we'll be speaking with him shortly. in the meantime, trey yingst with the latest. >> hey, neil, good afternoon. i want to start with a fresh update from northern israel where the israelis say they intercepted a suspicious object in southern lebanon as renewed fire into northern israel is taking place right now. quite the exchange of fire today as the lebanese militant group hezbollah continues to get involved in the fight. on the southern front, the israelis forces are striking more hamas targets and positions inside gaza. we're waiting for an update from the israelis when it comes to the report about the u.n. school that was hit in the gabalia area today. in increasing civilian casualties. i want to read you from the military operations inside gaza. they say there are expanding activities inside the gaza strip over the past 24 hours. troops from the 36th division operated in the area and divisions operating in the jabalia area. this indicates they're going from the mediterranean sea further into gaza city trying to capture more territory and hold at that land in gaza as they look to destroy hamas leadership and also try to rescue as many hostages as possible. the focus still for the international community remains al-shifa hospital. the hospital claiming that israelis were pushing to evacuate to the south. and israelis say the hospital directors asked for assistance from the international community and organizations like the red cross and the united nations. back to the northern front though that fire coming into northern israel after 25 rockets were fired this morning by hezbollah. the israelis continue their strikes against those positions, trying to hit the source of that rocket fire. when we zoom out from all of this, the concern is that what's happening on the ground here in the south and on the northern front with lebanon could expand across the region. you look at this map here, 61 different attacks against u.s. interests since this war began, 43 days ago. real concerns not just on the ground here in israel, but by israeli's key ally, the united states. the attacks by proxies could increase in the coming days. neil: thank you, trey, be safe. the president is in delaware this weekend, but the pressure is on him right now especially over the continuing attacks on u.s. troops. i believe lucas, we're up to 61 now, right? >> that's right, neil. the u.s. military has only replied with air strikes three times. so, about one u.s. air strike for every 20 attacks on u.s. forces and remember the 23 million reaper drone over yemen. and so far they have not struck back inside yemen. here is former secretary of state mike pompeo on these attacks. >> we've had over four dozen attacks on american soldiers in the middle east in just the last five weeks, and the response from this administration has been almost nothing. i'm worried because i'm confident that the ayatollah and the president of iran view this as a weakness for further green light for actions in the middle east, gaza, maybe in israel, but perhaps further actions here inside the united states as well. >> now, last night, pro palestinian protests continued here in the nation's capital at union station. there's mounting criticism for the biden administration after government officials from 40 officials demanding a cease-fire and oppose the handling of the war. and this one is not anonymous by former members of the obama and biden administration praising the administration, and in fact 66% of americans support the israelis, 22 support of palestinians, 8% support neither. ahead of thanksgiving, president biden and the first lady will travel to station norfolk, the largest in the world and home to the eisenhower and ford strike groups. she was supposed to be home for holiday, but extended due to the war and ike was supposed to replace here. she's in the persian gulf keeping an eye on iran along with the destroyer, cruisers and submarine escorts. now, president biden turns 81 on monday, neil, don't have to go on a limb to say that it won't be well-publicized, but maybe the navy will bake their commander-in-chief a cake. neil: you know, 81 is really like the new 81 when you think about it. i guess not. >> that's right. neil: all right, lucas, you're the best. lucas tomlinson-- >> he's a few years younger than 81. following these attacks and our limited response to them, as you just heard from lucas. >> three responses to now 61 attacks the former u.s.s. cole commander. and one of these proxies, the houthis, behind the attack on you in 2000, they're still active and viable and being advanced by iran. what do you make of it? >> when al-qaeda attacked us, that's slightly different than the houthis. nonetheless, they're making attacks against u.s. forces. they are not taking direct action against us, they shot down a drone and u.s. navy reacted with defensive measures to shoot down weapons by the houthis. a larger consideration, neil, i don't want to give credit where it's certainly not due yet because the response so far by the biden administration has been weak, but perhaps it may be that the u.s. wants to get an overwhelming number of forces into the region before we react in any manner that may go to the source of the problem, which is iran. neil: to go to the source of the problem, that means making a strike against iran itself. do you think we're poised to do that? >> i'm not sure we're poised right now, neil, it's always prudent to be ready to do so if necessary. if attacks by the proxy groups continue, who directs them. they don't operate independently. they operate with the benefit, financially, with arms, with planning, with training all coming out of iran. the bottom line is, unfortunately, neil, for 40 years, americans have tolerated the country of iran killing hundreds and now thousands of americans and at some point we're going to have to aim at the right target, not the wrong target because we can't play whack-a-mole forever and we're going to have to figure out how to hold iran responsible. they have not put sanctions in place, they could do, pull back the $10 billion they gave them for humanitarian purposes and the bottom line with that, every dollar that they have to spend for humanitarian stuff, now gets diverted to terrorism. neil: do you think they really care about these sanctions? i mean, they're sitting on a lot of money as it is. they seem to think that we're worried about escalating this war ourselves to attacks directly on iran and they seem to act like that, commander. in other words, these attacks through, you know, these various proxy groups continue with abandon. >> well, neil, i think you're absolutely right. one of the problems you have is that our responses at a 20 to one ratio have been proportional. proportional responses do not deter and at some point, we're going to have to strike in a large enough manner with enough forces that eliminate the threat, not just proportional response, not even beyond deterrents. they've had an opportunity where deterrents has failed to this point. we have to look at what is the larger calculation going to be for stability in the region and also to protect our ally israel. neil: when you talk about stability in the region, it's sort of accepted that if it escalated to direct involvement taking on iran, whether they we do it or israel does it, might make things worse, but that it's a game changer. russia gets involved. we see china getting involved. do you see that or is that just overly played that that wouldn't happen? >> i don't believe it would. russia is tied up right now, the vast majority of that force is in ukraine. they're getting slaughtered on a daily basis and yet, putin is continue to push people there. china has a strategic objective, first and foremost, they want taiwan and they're not going to do anything to distract and disrupt that. and the last meeting with president xi and president biden, china economically right now is weak. while they may be able to take a greater hit for the long-term goal of being able to engage on behalf of iran, i do not believe they will do so at this point in time. they don't have any forces in the region to do it and i think economically, they do not want to risk their future. >> commander, while i have you, there are reports of dissension within israel now about the handling of the war. we'll be speaking very soon with the israeli knesset leader, but that he's the first to say that benjamin netanyahu has to go. in other words, that overwhelming worth that benjamin netanyahu had going into this, much like the overwhelming support george w. bush had going into the war in iraq, might be waning. this is happening though a lot sooner. what do you think? >> i think, neil, to a certain degree there's probably some internal tension and conflict going on within the israeli government right now. while they have come together and formed a unity government in order to pursue the destruction of hamas, i think there are people leaning forward to say, look, we need to begin thinking down range beyond netanyahu. let's face it, he was the president in charge-- prime minister in charge when hamas attacked. clearly there's an intelligence failure in many ways similar to what we experienced on 9/11. those can be worked out long-term, but right now, i believe the government of israel needs to remain unified with u.s. backing, despite the pressure being put on it by nations around the world and especially the arab nations, because hamas must be destroyed. and at the end, that will send the strongest signal that we are no longer going to tolerate terrorists to operate with a freehand throughout the middle east like we have, and that we, in fact, are not going to let our national security interests be jeopardized by those proxy groups and by iran. neil: commander, thank you. hope you have a safe thanksgiving. always good having you on. >> thank you, neil. a happy thanksgiving to you and your family as well. neil: commander kirk lippold, and everything out of control crazy. in the meantime, out of control crazy with the migrant surge that so many big cities are seeing right now, but in new york it's so bad it's going to cost billions of dollars to fix and it's going to mean from the mayor, they're cutting back on a lot of things, like police, like emergency personnel, even libraries. after this. lowe's knows same-day delivery means getting what you need, right when you need it. holiday shopping got easier on affordable décor and more. you know you can get these all at once, right dad? 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