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Unrest in the Middle East on this Christmas Day. I'm Kevin Uretzky, Fox News. Israel comes under fire as Christmas and Hanukkah intersect. Fox's Trey Yinks with the latest from Tel Aviv. Hours after Christmas Day started here in the Holy Land.
Air raid sirens were sounding across the country, sending millions of people to bomb shelters. It was the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen launching yet another ballistic missile, the fourth one in a week. Israeli officials say the missile was shot down, but fragments of it landed in Yemen.
In populated areas, with the regional war ongoing, this year's Christmas festivities have been subdued. Traditional parades and ceremonies were held in Bethlehem, including a midnight mass at the Church of the Nativity, though far fewer people were in attendance than normal. Inside Gaza, a small group of Christians marked Christmas Eve at the enclave's only Catholic church. And hope that a deal to release Israeli hostages being held by Hamas is fading. Israel says Hamas is refusing to comply.
with the terms of the agreement. Meanwhile, House Speaker Mike Johnson facing a potential uphill battle for re-election. Here's Fox's Chad Pergram. Johnson needs an outright majority of the House to win. That's 218.
There are several members who will not support him. Victoria Sparks of Indiana is doubtful. The head of the House Freedom Caucus, Andy Harris of Maryland, is undecided after last week's spending bill. Thomas Massey of Kentucky is a no on Johnson following the spending package as well. So if the House fails to elect a speaker on the first ballot, it must vote repeatedly until it elects a speaker.
Now, in 2023, that process consumed five days. It was the longest speaker election since 1859. President-elect Trump could be a difference maker. But Mr. Trump is said to be frustrated with Johnson. Any delay in electing a new speaker would delay the certification of the election results and the swearing in of new members of Congress. America is listening to Fox News.
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Pope Francis calls for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine in his traditional Irby-ed-Orby message from the Vatican. May there be the boldness needed to open the door to negotiation and to gestures of dialogue. Pope Francis urging all people of all nations to find courage during this holy year to, quote, silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions plaguing the world.
King Charles III delivers his third Christmas message as the King of England, thanking the thousands of health professionals and volunteers across the UK in a year when both he and his daughter-in-law, Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, have been undergoing treatment for cancer. I offer special heartfelt thanks to the selfless doctors and nurses who this year have supported me and other members of my family through the uncertainties and anxieties of illness.
and have helped provide the strength, care, and comfort we have needed. The princess has completed her chemotherapy. The king is said to still be in the process of being treated. The king speaking from the chapel of the former Middlesex Hospital in London. That broadcast watched by millions of people in the UK and across the Commonwealth.
And a convicted killer is on the run in Mississippi. The George County Sheriff's Office says 33-year-old Drew Johnson managed to escape from the South Mississippi Correction Institution in Leakesville on Tuesday. Johnson was sentenced to life in prison for murder in 2022. While awaiting trial in that case, he pleaded guilty to multiple crimes, including the 2016 stabbing death of a man whose body was found in southwest Memphis, Tennessee.
In a Facebook post, the sheriff's office says, quote, he will be desperate and very, very dangerous. Police are urging anyone who sees Johnson to contact the nearest law enforcement agency. I'm Kevin Ureski, and this is Fox News.
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