Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem slammed country music artist Zach Bryan on Tuesday after hearing a portion of his upcoming song that featured lyrics seeming to criticize ICE.The government official criticized Bryan during a recent appearance on "The Benny Johnson Show," calling the lyrics to his new song "disrespectful.""I hope he understands how completely disrespectful that song is, not just to law enforcement but to this country," she told conservative commentator Benny Johnson.COUNTRY MUSIC STAR ZACH BRYAN ARRESTED IN RURAL OKLAHOMABryan released a snippet of "Bad News," his upcoming song, to his Instagram on Oct. 3. The short section featured lyrics about cops and ICE agents busting down Americans doors.The artist sang, "My friends are all degenerates, but theyre all I got, the generational story of dropping the plot. I heard the cops came, Cocky motherf-----s, aint they?"And ICE is gonna come bust down your door, try to build a house no one builds no more, but I got a telephone, Kids are all scared and all alone."The last stanza in the snippet stated, "The bar stopped bumping, the rock stopped rolling, the middle fingers rising, and it wont stop showing. Got some bad news, the fading of the red, white, and blue."ZACH BRYAN TELLS COPS HE'S A FAMOUS MUSICIAN IN NEW BODYCAM FOOTAGE AFTER BEING STOPPED FOR SPEEDINGNoem claimed she was "extremely disappointed and disheartened" after hearing Bryans lyrics, accusing him of attacking the very people that try to keep Americans safe."To every single individual that has ever stood up and fought for our freedoms, he just compromised it all by putting out a product such as that, that attacks individuals who are just trying to make our streets safe."Noem added, "So, Zach, I didnt listen to your music. Im happy about that today. Today that makes me very happy, that I never once gave you a single penny to enrich your lifestyle if you truly believe what that song stands for."The secretary also mentioned that she would listen to more conservative country music artists instead, like Jason Aldean or John Rich."Those guys know what it means to stand for freedom."CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTUREDHS has mocked Bryan for the song as well. The department shared a video of ICE operations set to the tune of Byrans other song, "Revival," on social media Tuesday.Bryan responded to the backlash against his "Bad News" snippet in an Instagram post he shared Tuesday, accusing those mad at him of proving how divided America is.He wrote, "I wrote this song months ago. I posted this song three months ago as a snippet. This shows you how divisive a narrative can be when shoved down our throats through social media."Bryan added that when the full song comes out, people will see that there is "more context that hits on both sides of the aisle."CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"I served this country, I love this country and the song itself is about all of us coming out of this divided space. I wasnt speaking as a politician or some greater-than-thou a------, just a 29-year-old man who is just as confused as everyone else," he said.

A crew member has died from injuries sustained during a Houthi attack on a Dutch cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden, as the Iran-backed rebels escalate their campaign against international targets and detain United Nations workers in Yemen.The Philippines Department of Migrant Workers confirmed that the victim was a Filipino national aboard theMinervagracht, a vessel operated by Amsterdam-based Spliethoff. The ship was struck by an explosive device while sailing in international waters, igniting a fire that forced the evacuation of 19 crew members of Russian, Ukrainian, Filipino and Sri Lankan nationalities. They were rescued by helicopter and transported to safety, the company said.Iran-backed Houthis claimed responsibility for the attack, alleging the vessel had "violated the entry ban to the ports of occupied Palestine." The group has repeatedly targeted commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, claiming its attacks are acts of solidarity with Palestinians amid Israels war in Gaza.But the strike on the Minervagracht was the first major assault in the Gulf of Aden, which links the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea, since July 2024.HEGSETH ISSUES STARK WARNING TO DRUG TRAFFICKERS FOLLOWING US MILITARY STRIKE ON VENEZUELAN VESSELAnd the strike on theMinervagracht marked the Houthis first assault on a commercial ship since the Sept. 1 attack on the Israeli-owned tankerScarlet Ray near the Saudi port city of Yanbu.Meanwhile, the United Nations said that 10 of its staff members all Yemeni nationals were detained this week in areas controlled by the Houthis. They were working to deliver humanitarian aid in one of the worlds poorest and most war-torn countries.According to the U.N., a total of 54 staff members have been detained by the Houthis since 2021 as the rebels intensify their crackdown on international aid organizations. The Houthis have previously accused detained aid workers of being part of a "spy network," a claim the U.N. and human rights groups have strongly denied.ISRAEL CONFIRMS STRIKE ON HOUTHIS IN YEMEN, MARKS SECOND TIME THIS WEEKThe detentions come as Yemens civil war, now in its 10th year, continues to fragment the country and complicate aid delivery, with more than two-thirds of the population reliant on humanitarian assistance.The attacks come after Washington agreed to a ceasefire with the Houthis in May raising questions about whether it will hold.The Houthis"say they will not be blowing up ships anymore," President Donald Trump said on May 6 when he announced the ceasefire.In July, the Houthis attacked Greek-owned commercial vessel Magic Seas and theLiberia-flagged bulk carrier Eternity C.Between December 2023 and February 2024, Houthi attacks caused a 90% drop in global container shipping through the Red Sea, according to the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency.The Houthis have not violated the ceasefire provision banning attacks on U.S. ships but have breached the agreements clause requiring "the smooth flow of international commercial shipping."

Joan Kennedy, the former wife of Sen. Edward "Ted" Kennedy, died at the age of 89 on Wednesday.Her son, Patrick Kennedy, and his wife, Amy, confirmed Joan's death in a statement. Joan's marriage to the Lion of the Senate was fraught with scandal and public scrutiny thanks to her husband's infidelity and lifestyle. She divorced Kennedy in 1983."Mrs. Kennedy was a classically trained pianist, an advocate for mental health and addiction recovery, and a quiet pioneer in publicly addressing challenges with alcoholism and depression at a time when few others would," the couple said."Her courage and candor helped break stigma and inspired others to seek help and healing. Her impact on the arts, mental health advocacy, her beloved Boston community, and the nation will be remembered by many," the statement added.KENNEDY FAMILY MEMBERS DENOUNCE RFK JR.'S DECISION TO ENDORSE TRUMP AS A BETRAYAL OF VALUESJoan Kennedy had three children with her husband, and she stood by him through arguably the most severe scandal of his career, the Chappaquiddick accident. In 1969, he plunged his car off a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island, killing his young female passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne.TRUMP THANKS RFK JR FOR ENDORSEMENT AFTER THIRD-PARTY CANDIDATE SUSPENDS HIS CAMPAIGN: 'THAT'S BIG'Kennedy was able to swim to safety, however, and waited hours before contacting police. He later pleaded guilty to charges of fleeing the scene of a crash.Joan's estrangement from her husband was nearly impossible to hide by the time of his unsuccessful effort to defeat President Jimmy Carter in the 1980 Democratic primaries. They had been separated by then, and would divorce three years later. One bumper sticker from the campaign read "Vote for Jimmy Carter, Free Joan Kennedy."KENNEDY FAMILY CHOOSES POLITICS OVER FAMILY WITH ENDORSEMENT IN 2024 PRESIDENTIAL RACEHealth and Human Services Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Joan's nephew, has yet to release a statement on her passing.The Associated Press contributed to this report.This is a developing story. Check back soon for updates.

A convicted middle school teacher who was charged with repeatedly raping a teenage girl has been murdered in an Indiana prison, according to officials.Ernest Nichols, 60, was found unresponsive inside his cell at Greene Correctional Institution in Maury on Sunday morning at around 6.50 a.m., the North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections (NCDAC) said. The agency performed emergency life-saving procedures and called EMS, who pronounced the 60-year-old deceased at 7:22 a.m.A NCDAC spokesperson told Fox News Digital that Nichols was not murdered in his cell, noting the Green Correctional Institution is a minimum-security prison with dormitory-style housing.Nichols was convicted of statutory rape in 2011 and was sentenced to 15 years behind bars. He was set to be released in September 2027.CONVICTED KILLER OF 6-YEAR-OLD BOY WALKS FREE AFTER SERVING LESS THAN HALF HIS 20-YEAR SENTENCEOn Tuesday, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (NCSBI) issued a murder warrant to 41-year-old Wilbert Baldwin. Balwin, the agency said, was previously convicted of second-degree murder in 2010 in Richmond County.He was served with the murder warrant and given no bond. He was returned to the Department of Adult Correction to continue serving his current sentence. A NCSBI spokesperson confirmed to Fox News Digital that no additional details were available, and authorities are waiting for Nichols' autopsy results to release a full report.SUSPECT IN MURDER OF RETIRED COLLEGE PROFESSOR HAD FELONY CHARGE DROPPED IN PRIOR ARREST: COURT DOCUMENTSNichols worked at Ranson Middle School in Charlotte as a gym teacher for 14 years. After the allegations were made, he was suspended without pay and banned from the grounds, WBTV reported.According to the local outlet, the disgraced teacher, who described himself as a "pig," raped his 15-year-old victim repeatedly as well as watching his teen victim have consensual sex with others. Authorities said he had been posing as his teenage son on Facebook and had sent the teen girl sexually explicit messages.The victim also alleged that Nichols made inappropriate requests to her, asking her to make up sexual stories and letting him know "whenever she entered the shower," an arrest warrant revealed, according to WBTV.GET REAL-TIME UPDATES DIRECTLY ON THE TRUE CRIME HUBAccording to the Mecklenburg District Attorney's Office, Nichols was arrested in Oct. 2009 at his home. The agency said that the victim's mother confronted Nichols after her daughter shared the abuse. Authorities said that Nichols drove down Highway 73 and threw the video recordings into the woods, but the evidence was retrieved by police.On August 5, 2011, Nichols pled guilty to statutory rape. He was sentenced to 216-269 months (18-22 years) in the North Carolina Department of Correction.

Washington, D.C., police say they arrested a New Jersey man with hundreds of homemade explosives and a manifesto containing "significant animosity" toward Catholics, Jews, the U.S. Supreme Court and Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside a cathedral hours before it was supposed to host an annual event that some justices were expected to attend.A Metropolitan Police Department officer found Louis D. Geri, 41, camped out in a green tent in front of the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C. around 5 a.m. on Sunday.Police were securing the area ahead of the event, called Red Mass, and they asked Geri to move his tent, according to an affidavit."You might want to stay back and call the federales," Geri is alleged to have told an officer, according to the document filed in Washington's criminal court. "I have explosives..."SUSPECT TARGETED SUBURBAN DC FIRE STATION WITH MAKESHIFT MOLOTOV COCKTAILS, POLICE SAYThe officer requested assistance from the MPD bomb squad. A member of it, identified as Sgt. Wishnick in court documents, approached Geri from outside his tent."Do you want me to throw one out?" he allegedly told her, according to the affidavit. "I'll test one out in the street. I have a hundred plus of them."He told her to step back.CA PROSECUTOR SLAMS MASK LAW AFTER DOXXING ARREST AS ICE RAID ARCHITECT WARNS COPYCATSRead the affidavit:"No one will get hurt," he allegedly continued. "There will be a hole in the street. If you just step back, I'll take out that tree."But his tune allegedly changed once police told him he would be forcibly removed from the scene."Several of your people are gonna...die from one of these," he replied, according to the affidavit.DC POLICE ARREST SUSPECT FOR ALLEGED EXPLOSIVE OUTSIDE ANNUAL RED MASSSgt. Wishnick convinced him to open the tent, where she allegedly saw him with a butane lighter "clenched" in one hand along with an "unknown white cap-shaped object," the filing continues.He allegedly handed her nine pages titled, "Written Negotiations for the Avoidance of Destruction of Property via Detonation of Explosives.""You better have these people step away or there's going to be deaths," Geri allegedly told her.MANHATTAN BOMB PLOT FOILED AS FEDS CHARGE NY MAN WITH BUILDING, STASHING IEDS ACROSS CITYSgt. Wishnick notified other officers in the area as well as MPD command staff, according to the affidavit. The church's business manager also provided police with a written notice that Geri had previously been barred from the property on Sept. 26.Geri allegedly got up, walked over to a tree and "appeared to be urinating," according to the affidavit. Police handcuffed and arrested him there.The bomb squad allegedly recovered a white-capped vial filled with a yellow liquid and a lighter from his pocket.MAN BUSTED WITH ANTI-GOVERNMENT, ANTI-TRUMP DOCUMENTS AFTER TEXAS ICE AMBUSH SUSPECT PHONE CALL, FEDS SAYWhen they searched the tent, they found "a large cache of handmade destructive devices," according to the affidavit, along with writings that allegedly "revealed his significant animosity toward the Catholic church, members of the Jewish faith, members of [the Supreme Court] and [Immigration and Customs Enforcement.]"Six of the current Supreme Court justices are Catholic, and two are Jewish. The court also has a 6-3 conservative majority.The Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle is the Mother Church of the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington and traces its roots back to another church building erected in 1840. The current structure was completed in the early 1900s and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.The cathedral hosted the funeral of President John F. Kennedy in 1963.Last year, it hosted a funeral Mass for his sister-in-law, Ethel Kennedy, which was attended by a host of dignitaries including Presidents Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.St. Mother Teresa visited it in the 1970s and, on different occasions, so did Popes John Paul II and Francis.The church's Red Mass is an annual event held before the start of each year's Supreme Court term.Geri's prior criminal record includes a conviction for indecent exposure in Arizona in 2021, for which he served a year in prison.A Washington judge ordered him without bond on charges that include the alleged hate crime manufacture of a weapon of mass destruction, making threats and unlawful entry. He's due back in court for a preliminary hearing Thursday.

A petition has been launched calling for the disbanding of the RutgersUniversity Turning Point USA chapter, accusing the conservative group of promoting "hate speech" and creating a "toxic environment."TheChange.org petition launched this week claims the TPUSA chapter has incited violence and made the community fearful."Having lived in New Jersey my entire life, I've always cherished the inclusive educational environment we have cultivated here," thepetition on Change.org reads, organized by Alexander Di Filippo, who is listed as the petition starter.PROTESTERS CLASH WITH CONSERVATIVES AT TURNING POINT'S STUDENT ACTION SUMMIT IN TAMPA BAYDi Filippo is a former student from Rochester Institute of Technology, who majored in game design and development, and minored in music and technology and creative writing. He doesn't appear to have a direct connection to Rutgers."Our schools have been places where diversity is celebrated, where every student and faculty member, regardless of their background, is valued and respected for solely their qualifications," the petition continued. "After all, that is how we provide the best, most well-rounded education for our youth. Yet, recently, I've witnessed a disturbing shift.""The Rutgers chapter of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) has been continuously promoting hate speech and inciting violence against our community," the petition added. "This disturbing behavior has created a toxic environment that has already led to tragic consequences. Alarmingly, a respected professor felt compelled to leave the country, fearing for the safety of their family due to threats and harassment cultivated by this group.""We urge Rutgers University to immediately disband the Turning Point USA chapter from its campus. By doing so, we will not only be upholding our commitment to educational excellence but also ensuring a safe and inclusive environment for every individual within our community."The petition had 1,679 signatures as of Wednesday.DR ANTIFA RUTGERS PROFESSOR ANNOUNCES MOVE TO EUROPE AFTER TPUSA PETITION CALLS FOR HIS FIRINGLast Thursday, the Turning Point USA chapter at Rutgerslaunched a petition to remove Mark Bray, a Rutgers University professor, citing concerns over his past statements supporting Antifa.Bray, who is the author of "Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook," "The Anarchist Inquisition: Assassins, Activists, and Martyrs in Spain and France," and "Translating Anarchy: The Anarchism of Occupy Wall Street," said that he would be moving his family to Europe due to safety concerns.In "Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook," Bray noted that "at the very least 50 percent of author proceeds will go to the International Anti-Fascist Defense Fund which is administered by more than three hundred antifa from eighteen countries."The petition stated that since the Turning Point USA chapter wants Bray removed, it does not deserve to have a presence at the university.FLORIDA VOWS LEGAL ACTION AGAINST ANY EFFORTS TO BLOCK TPUSA CHAPTERS ON CAMPUS"Allowing such a group to operate within our state, on our campuses, undermines the core values of respect, diversity, and inclusion that we, as a community, hold dear," the petition stated. "The activities of the TPUSA chapter are contrary to the educational principles we aim to uphold. They spread messages that breed division and intolerance, and these actions speak louder than any supposed academic freedom they claim to exercise."Turning Point officers at the school told Fox News Digital that the petition was defamatory.Fox News Digital reached out to Rutgers for comment, as well as Di Filippo viaChange.org.

Florida state Rep. Kevin Steele has fielded a bill that would order institutions of higher education to rename roads after the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk.The bill has real teeth since it stipulates that state funds should be withheld from schools that fail to comply."State funds shall be withheld from any state university or Florida College System institution whose board of trustees fails to redesignate the roadway or portion of a roadway listed in subsections (1) and (2), respectively, within 90 days after the effective date of this act," the text of the proposal states.CHARLIE KIRK HAS FLORIDA HIGHWAY NAMED AFTER HIMCharlie Kirk, a prominent figure in the conservative movement, was assassinated in September while holding an event at Utah Valley University."I'm honored to file HB 113, which renames a street at each of the 40 public institutions in Florida to Charlie James Kirk," Steele noted in a post on X.TURNING POINT MONTANA STATE EVENT FEATURING RAMASWAMY, GIANFORTE DRAWS THOUSANDS"My goal with this bill is to continue his legacy through generations of students that will attend our schools and will be faced with many differing ideas," the Republican added.Some examples from within the text of the proposal include, "New College of Florida shall redesignate College Drive as Charlie James Kirk Drive," "The University of Florida shall redesignate Stadium Road as Charlie James Kirk Road" and "Hillsborough College shall redesignate West Tampa Bay Boulevard from Air Cargo Road to North Dale Mabry as Charlie James Kirk Drive."FLORIDA TOURISM CHIEF REJECTS WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM SUMMIT INVITATION: IM GOING TO DECLINE'CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe Lake County board of commissioners has already designated a stretch of road as Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway."Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway has been approved by the Lake County Commission. The road is a section of Wellness Way from US 27 to the Orange County line. Lake Countys dedication of the highway represents the first county to memorialize Kirk in the aftermath of his assassination," Sunshine State Gov. Ron DeSantis noted in a post on X.

Conservatives on social media blasted California Democrat Katie Porter, who is considered by many Democrats to be a frontrunner in the states gubernatorial race, after she attempted to end a contentious interview due to the follow-up questions asked by a reporter.The viral moment happened in aclip posted Tuesday night where Porter took issue with the line of questioning fromCBS investigative journalist Julie Watts, who was pushing Porter on whether she can and needs to appeal to the millions of Trump voters in the state to become the next governor."I feel like this is unnecessarily argumentative," Porter said, adding, "I don't want to keep doing this, I'm going to call it."The exchange quickly went viral on social media, with conservatives hammering Porter for becoming frustrated over simple follow-up questions that Watts argued were asked of the other candidates in the race as well.CALIFORNIA'S LARGEST HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT ADOPTS POLICY TO OPPOSE TRANS ATHLETES IN GIRLS' SPORTS"This Katie Porter crashout is INCREDIBLE," Republican communicator Matt Whitlockposted on X."California Democratic consultants have been telling me for years that Katie Porter is the most unpleasant and unprofessional candidate theyve ever encountered and wellI think they might have been on to something," political consultant Liz Mairposted on X."Katie Porter just had a meltdown when asked what shed say to GOP voters," GOP California Congressman Ken Calvertposted on X."Her tirade is a window into the mentality of radical CA Democrat politicians. They cant stand those who disagree with them," he continued. "Theyre trying to silence their opponents with Prop 50. They even condone violent rhetoric targeting Republicans. We have to speak up. We have to vote NO on Prop 50. We have to take our state back from these extremists."HIGH-PROFILE DEM JUMPS INTO CROWDED CALIFORNIA GOVERNORS RACE AMID PAST OFFICE CONTROVERSIES"Katie Porter having a meltdown over a journalist being a journalist is exactly what I needed to see this morning," conservative commentator Riley Gainesposted on X."Thoughts and prayers to Katie Porters campaign staff who must deal with this every day and cant film it,"Congressional Leadership Fund Communications DirectorTorunn Sinclairposted on X."Katie Porter is the epitome of a Karen,"Republican digital operativeAlec Searsposted on X."When I picture a Karen in my mind it's just Katie Porter. Just pure, unearned ego and a vile attitude.""Follow-up questions are a fact of life," political commentator Michelle Tafoyaposted on X. "A good reporter listens to your answer and follows up for clarification.@katieporteroc has no business leading a state. Any state.""This is simply not how to run for office or how to deal with the media," Democratic consultant Lis Smith posted on X. "And if this how someone acts on camera, imagine how they act off camera."Porter, 51, served three terms in Congress winning her Orange County seat by upsetting GOP Rep. Mimi Walters in 2018. She ran unsuccessfully for the Senate seat now held by Sen. Adam Schiff, DCalif., and her district is now represented by Dave Min, a Democrat.The Los Angeles Times describes Porter as a prolific fundraiser, while the former lawmakers gregarious nature was projected at the time of her jumping into the race to make inroads among Californians upset at President Donald Trumps election.In her announcement, Porter referenced Trump and alleged he would seek to enrich himself and his circle while in the White House.Porter is running for governor in a crowded field of Democrats and Republicans competing in the state's "jungle primary" system, where the two candidates who receive the most votes in the primary, regardless of party, will advance to the general election.Several of Porter's opponents reacted to the viral clip on social media."We need a leader who will solve hard problems and answer simple questions," former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, a Democrat, posted on X."Im not interested in excluding any vote," former HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, a Democrat, posted on X. "Every Californian deserves affordable health care, safe streets, a roof over their head and a living wage."CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPRepublican candidate Steve Hilton posted on X, "15 years of one party rule. This is what you get. It's time for change in California."Republican candidate Chad Bianco, currently sheriff of Riverside County, California, described the clip in a post on X as a "tantrum.""Katie Porter is just another unhinged Democrat who would complete Gavin Newsoms destruction of our beautiful state," Bianco continued.Fox News Digital's Charlez Creitz contributed to this report.

Aaron Judge's season-saving home run on Tuesday night was no ordinary long ball.The likely soon-to-be three-time MVP tied the game with a three-run blast after turning on a 99.7-mph pitch over a foot inside that doinked off the foul pole. It was the first time a pitch that fast, and that inside, had ever been hit for a home run since pitch tracking began in 2008. It was also the first time Judge ever hit a home run on a pitch over 99.5 mph.Normally, when a ball that far inside is pulled in the air, it results in a foul ball. But not this one, and Judge may have some Yankees legends to thank.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"You just never know with the wind if it's going to push it foul and keep curving or not," Judge said. "But I guess a couple ghosts out there in Monument Park helped kind of keep that fair."Judge also cracked a joke, with a touch of shade to the critics, about swinging at a pitch out of the zone."I get yelled at for swinging at them out of the zone, but now I'm getting praised for it," he said.2 FIELD INVADERS CAUSE STIR DURING YANKEES' ALDS GAME 3 WIN OVER BLUE JAYSThe three-run jack completed the Yankees' comeback after they had trailed 6-1, forcing Carlos Rodon to exit the game before the third inning ended. Jazz Chisholm Jr. added a solo shot in the fifth, and the Yanks tacked on two more while the shaky bullpen stood on its head to record 22 outs without allowing a run.The Yankees entered the contest a loss away from elimination in the best-of-five American League Division Series against their AL East rival Toronto Blue Jays. For a while, it sure looked like the Blue Jays were going to coast to a sweep.Instead, the two foes will be back in the Bronx on Wednesday night at 7:08 p.m. ET on FS1.Six days after spinning eight scoreless frames against the Boston Red Sox, rookie sensation Cam Schlittler will go for the Yankees, while the Blue Jays will go with a bullpen game started by Louis Varland the same pitcher who allowed that fateful home run to Judge.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X,and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

New satellite images reveal the extent of the destruction in the Gaza Strip after enduring more than two years of Israeli strikes during the war with Hamas.Planet Labs PBC released the images on Tuesday, showing the Palestinian enclave before the Israel-Hamas war broke out on Oct. 7, 2023, and after the war began.An estimated 192,812 about 78% of all structures in Gaza have been damaged or destroyed, according to a United Nations Satellite Center report from July.Where homes, buildings and fields once stood in the southern city of Rafah, there were now craters and barren wastelands.NETANYAHU, ON 2-YEAR MARK OF OCT. 7 HAMAS TERROR ATTACK, SAYS ISRAEL 'NOT BROKEN,' VOWS TO BRING HOSTAGES HOMEIn Jabaliya, a city north of Gaza City, areas once green were turned to dust and dirt around decimated structures.In northeast Gaza, the city Beit Hanoun appeared leveled. Before the war, tens of thousands of people were estimated to have lived in the city.Israel's retaliatory offensive has displaced around 90% of Gaza's population of some 2 million, often multiple times, and restrictions on humanitarian aid have contributed to a severe hunger crisis, with experts saying Gaza City is experiencing famine.The war has already killed over 67,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, part of the Hamas-run government, which does not say how many were civilians or combatants. It says women and children make up around half the dead.REPORTERS NOTEBOOK: ISRAELI HOSTAGE FAMILIES PLEAD, PEACE FALTERS, AND WAR GRINDS ON IN GAZAThe Israel-Hamas war began after Hamas terrorists launched a surprise attack on southern Israel, storming army bases, farming communities andan outdoor music festival, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, including women, children and older adults.Hamas abducted 251 others, most of whom have since been released in ceasefires or other deals. Forty-eight hostages remain inside Gaza, around 20 of them believed by Israel to be alive.Hamas has said it will release them only in exchange for a lasting ceasefire and an Israeli withdrawal.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue the war until all the captives are returned and Hamas has been removed.The Associated Press contributed to this report.