Good evening. I'm on the Navas. Jeff Bennett is away. On the news hour tonight.

An on the ground look at the aftermath of the Israeli raid that rescued two hostages

but killed dozens of Palestinians.

Former President Trump's positions grow more extreme, advocating for mass deportation and encouraging Russia to attack NATO

allies if they don't pay up.

And both parties work to turn out New York voters to fill the seat of expelled Congressman George Santos. Welcome to the news hour. It's been a day of joy in Israel, a day of dread in Gaza and

a day of warnings in Washington.

Israeli troops last night rescued two hostages from Hamas militants in

Grafa in an operation that Palestinian authorities say killed more than 70.

Israel is now threatening to assault Raffa, where it says Hamas leadership is hiding and

which is hosting more than half of Gaza's 2.3 million residents. But President Biden today warned

Israel that the displaced must be protected. Nick Schifrin has our report.

As the Israeli military lit the Rafa sky on the ground, special forces launched a rescue mission. Israel said it raided an apartment complex and traded fire with Hamas militants

before it could recover two hostages.

60-year-old Fernando Marman and 70-year-old Louis Har

reunited with family members after 128 days of captivity.

They're the second and third hostages to be rescued,

and Israel called their release proof that the military needs to maintain pressure.

This rescue mission underscores the importance of our ground operation in Gaza.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose brother died, Frein, kidnapped Israelis 48 years ago, called

the rescue historic.

I want to tell you that the release of Lewis and Fernando is one of the most successful rescue operations in the history of the state of Israel.

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