A drone strike overseas, I'm Grinnall Scott Fox News. The Kem Pluto, a Liberia flagged Japanese

owned a chemical tanker was struck today in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India.

It was hit by an attack drone fired from Iran. There were no casualties at this time.

Palestinian health officials say at least 68 people have been killed in an Israeli

airstrike in Gaza.

It's one of the deadliest strikes since the start of the Israeli Hamas war.

Meanwhile, Israel's leaders say 15 of their soldiers were killed in combat over this weekend.

Israeli forces are pushing deeper into the southern Gaza area in their campaign against Hamas.

Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is responding to reports

that the US is influencing Israeli's decisions.

Here's Fox's Trey Yanks.

Israeli forces continue to operate against Hamas cells across Gaza,

but they are facing fierce resistance.

The I.S. says this weekend, 15 Israeli soldiers were killed in battle.

One of the deadliest periods for Israeli troops

since the ground operation began.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke today ahead of the weekly cabinet meeting indicating

that Israel will continue its ground operation

against Gaza with full force.

Netanyahu also pushed back on the idea that the United States was influencing Israeli

decisions on the battlefield following a phone call yesterday that he had with

President Biden.

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