Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst fought back tears Monday as he reported from Israel and described how Hamas militants have “slaughtered” civilians there, including children, in recent days.
“There’s been a center set up here in Israel where families can give names and even DNA,” Yingst said while reporting from Sderot.
“And when you watch the Israeli press at night, you see scenes of parents showing up to …,” he continued, as his eyes welled with tears. “Sorry, it’s … it’s difficult. But parents showing up to give hair of their kids to the authorities to see if they can match the DNA to the bodies.”
Yingst called what he has seen in Israel over the last several days “just horrific.”
One of Fox’s leading foreign corespondents, he was reporting from outside a police station in Sderot that had been attacked by Hamas militants and recovery efforts were underway.
Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel over the weekend, with Israeli officials declaring war on the group and hundreds of people on both sides dying as a result of the fighting. The U.S. State Department confirmed Monday at least nine Americans are among the fatalities.