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the way live unoccupied, east erie sim, covering the lights, his political developments, and the impact we're here across the west bank or king as how this war is not just massively affecting losing dollars. stay with us for the latest updates and detailed coverage of the war on gaza. on alice's 0, the people in gauze and wake up to maurice very strikes often more than a 100 palestinians are killed in the last 24 hours the alarm dire in jordan, this is down to 0 license the most upcoming fighting breaks out in new york by the west van cars palestinian fighters pushed back against his right the right. now the headlines months slides block relief efforts in china often of quite killed more
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than a 130 people in the northwest. and voting begins in the democratic republic of congo, and the general election modified, bothers, and logistical jump. the hello, it's of $600.00 g m t, that's 8 am in gaza. we have contest indians in the northern region, not waking up to heavy is really strikes. explosions, lifts up the sky during sunrise improvements of black smoke coughing over the territory. the oldest video film from southern israel shows around a dozen strikes overnight. bombings have been reported in a rough hon units on the central area. concepts. health industry says is really a tax appeal at least a 100 pounds to the ends in the past day since october 7th, more than $19600.00 pallets. to be honest, i've been killed and his rails were on gauze, that continuous is really strikes and ground operations. levels are displaced, the majority of the population,
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but more engine published and ends up being rushed to the mass of hospital and con . units. soft is rarely as products on the city in the south. most of the wounded children, gauze as largest hospital in the south has also come on the top twice. and the past 2 days is really army has rated and detained stuff and thousands of wounded into space, palestinians. austin, inside the complex sheltering from is randy from bottom. i'll just say it was funny . must move, joins us live from rafa in southern gaza, honey. so as we're saying that yet more strikes right across the gaza. so that's what's been happening, honey. a? yes, well more and more. is there a strikes and more mass bombardment across the gaza strip that seems to be increasing within the past few days and just over nighted, increasing in intensity and magnitude start getting more residential buildings and more residential flux. but as of overnight simulate tenuously, while
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a more residential homes have been targeted and rough i, there was more of intensified ears. right symbol marvin in the central part of the gaza strip, which not only has been suffering from these attacks, but also there is a star vision going on as this particular area has been effectively separated from the southern parts. and the northern part and movements have been very difficult, very restricted by these re the military. but maybe the highlights of old. what happened last night is in gaza. city where it's a family of from last week and she had one district that's the north and part of god. so that the was targeted in there inside the residential homes. 70 people were reported. give them more than a 100, were injured from the same family and their neighbors. but what happened last that was more attacked on the same family who lived to shivered. one district, all the we do god, the city name that you know, the mountain neighborhood inside the residential building was targeted again,
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destroying the entire building, getting more than 50 of the same family members. the reports about more than a 100 people have been killed within the past 24 hours, the vast major then where it goes over night and the vast majority of people have been killed are still among the children and women. one more time we're seeing more children and more women are being killed. as these relentless, every slice continued to pound because of strep, and honey, it has do people think that the intensity of the attacks have increased since the us defense secretary load all some left israel as well. and unfortunately, this happened to be the case of re time hang on a high ranking official, whether you're p and or american come to the region, we see a search and the error strikes that and the mass bombardment that people are wondering
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. there might be something that going on behind the seeing what we're here on the media that there are a push there are efforts do a ceasefire or there is a push to end the suffering of people. but what we see on the ground publicly is uh, is more of a search of those uh, error strikes. and in fact, since the visit of the secretary of defense, the american uh, secretary of defense. and we're seeing a more palestinians are being killed. that the record numbers and more children are being killed. more women are being killed and more residential at buildings and other public facilities, including hospitals and schools are being destroyed, said that people are making this link every time there's a visit. we're seeing more of this, that's why they are, they have been largely skeptical of the, the latest visits of this high american official to the region. and similar to what
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happened in the past when presented by the other american officials, made their visit to for the reason. all right, so honey mach mood life as the in rough and southern garza, honey, thank you for raising the occupied westbank islands. a heavy fighting between his ready forces and palestinian fighters is ready military vehicles and to the northern cities of janine and to bass. early on, wednesday, 2 palestinians were opposed to the injured engineer. laura han joins us live now from remodel. laura. so these really minute trip, you know, has dramatically stepped up raids right across the westbound since october 7th. tell us what's been happening of a nice a, a well over night that was sent you crazy is a root canal across the north of the occupied westbank about 2 hours north from where i am in jeanine with seeing these rates happening throughout the night. but that has been fast resistance. how unusually, this is taking place in the village, just outside the center. quote him on either often see much action that but that
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was resistance. it was gunfire back. they finished the rate a couple of hours ago. another right then also now south of the in to boss again, very unusual. those heavy resistance from fighters um, always listening to at least of minutes of non stop gone, 5 back and forth with the pricing at throughout the city. and then in the south this rate is stuff is invalid to refugee come outside of nablus. and then what that way around the center of the city through many villages. and actually the rates are still ongoing in one of the villages and south of that. not far from where i am in ramallah, i was seeing houses being run sucked and many people saying that being harassed in the homes by is ready. so just and then south in the hebron something slightly different. there was a policy and find to who was killed off to a human, a group of people attack settlers and killed one is
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a soldier. the soldiers are now taking putative measures against his families. home that they've measured the house in order to demolish it. laura's way of talking to a weird, weird, we're seeing some of those pictures on those raids on our screens. i mean, how significant, then, all these raids when of i've seen them quite like this before, and we, as we haven't done, it's always going completely on. notice of course, understandably that attention a to columbus was west of here in gauze that but as human rights watch said, was going to the rages with fire. the westbank continues to smolder out. now we've seen rights happening on a daily basis here. and this just not tasting news headlines, but also they're all the phone support, pet pression, against pulse things. it's clear these raise don't want to see any kind of uprising that's been since october 7th, at least $4600.00 arrests and $302.00 people killed,
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including many mine is it makes it one of the deadliest years in 2 decades. we're also seeing check points being erected throughout the occupied westbank paper sitting. so i was just trying to get through traveling from city to city. so it's even making normal, everyday life and working life extremely difficult if not impossible for policy is living here. all right, laura han life as the and romano laura, thank you. or what's one of us now let's do this other delegate file. he's the fellow and director of the foreign policy and security program at the middle east council on global affairs. although good to have you back with us here, let's talk 1st thing if we count about this new un security council resolution quoting pray, suspension of hostilities has been postponed for a 2nd day. they are getting over the language. what sort of compromise do you think them they can come up with a to stave off? perhaps another us be to, well, the, they've been working to change the language of the, of the resolution and countries are pushing forward forward. but of course,
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the says hesitant because it provides political cover for these rates. but i think more important these international conflicts is now changing. we've seen the opinions change, the position that you k as was with, is increasing at the national pressure to find some sort of long term resolution on the ground for this company. and, and israel's president is a code. so we saw him out here saying the israel is ready for another human to terry and pause in the fighting in order to release more captives. but how much says look, no tools, without hesitation in the fighting. so what happens next would basically uh, any sufficient pricing is good, but now what does need, does i say this something more general, but long term we can stop fighting for a week or these more hostages. but go back to this coming funding of, cuz we can go back there and now we're entering into a new new year. this pressure on the administration, there's an election year and so on. sort of the international dynamics are really pushing forward for something more long term and sure, but let's, let's talk about the bigger picture originally. if we can do because we now seeing humans who with the rebels attacking shipping in the red sea, how wiring do you think all of this is for global shipping on the one hand,
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but we now seeing a widening of the conflict regionally. yeah, of course. so this the highlights how the conflict can we increase across the region from the 40 perspective they want to achieve 3 things. first of all, do want to show solidarity was by this time. secondly, they want to use these attacks as the leverage within negotiations with the saudis ongoing now for the jews. and finally, of course, this also shows the iran, which really enables the auth, he's in the, in the region to play a role as well. so, so discontinue, we can see why the configuration will just in that area, but also in the north with hezbollah and nibble. and, and i'm, the us just announced this maritime protection force is not going to make a difference because the boot, he said, went, well there actually, countries are very careful in joining the alliance, especially comes with, likes out uribe in egypt, and others are in the region because they don't want to unpack, denies iran, of course. so getting around have really established just at the tone and we don't know what the words of engagement is in such a deployment. is it going to be just finding gulf attacks on the ships, or are they going to actually take you the fight to the hosting and,
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and destroy the infrastructure and so on. which risks further confederation of this for just a final thought to you. i mean, as well as coming under intense diplomatic pressure, i would say who respect number of palestinian civilians killed in gaza? well, sort of the timeline then we're looking at to, to, to wind down hostilities we having multiple of, of, of, of weeks perhaps give them that kind of pressure internationally. and the worst thing humanitarian situation in gauze. well, if left of their own devices, i think there's really is one to put, puts collective punishment on the palestinians. they also want to level that's the completely. but actually i think to, in the next couple of weeks we should see of reducing because the us support is slightly changing and we're entering the election year. so the election you would have different categories for the bi ventilation. as a starting point of support from these rates are the absorbing 5 minutes huntsville thoughts. thank you very much indeed. the right time for a short break here, and i'll just say right, when we come back and we'll love us, fuse out of a volcano in iceland. we're just seeing a government minutes. the ones could go on for months more. and that states
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the challenges here, which is the largest only bill processing phones in the occupied westbank, 50 full kinda standing farms bring that home is to be pressed into a product. this in a good year generates around $200000000.00. each of these tags contains around 200000 liters of olive oil with a monkey. the value of around $300000.00 gives you a sense of just how important do you want it. oil industry is to the palestinian economy. the pano send you an agricultural ministry estimate to else the cheapest thing to harvest, including college scrolling calls will be lost because of the war and illegal is
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really settled. a white fence comes through promised in olive grove, as well as all but still to be sure and comments to policy reform is to harvest that comes to the set this year. pharmacy is rails, warren goals that is damaging the only the industry like never before. the, [000:00:00;00] the welcome back here to their mind about top stories here. this out up in more as many as products and open jobs at the house in the morning. the health industry says at least a 100 other sims have been killed in the past day. flemings,
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i've also been reported in central and southern and gone into children in hon. human, something taken to them, that's the hospital. the medical facility has come under attacked in the past today . and it's really miniature vehicles and then to the off by the westbound cities of janine and to bass on the, on the wednesday at least 2 college students were possibly interested in the rates that have escalated stock on gauze. israel's prime minister has met some of the families of mass captives. it comes as these really presidents announced the countries open to another temporary truce to secure the release of mill captives. but estimates reports from 10 of these. it's taken more than a week of asking, but the families of the guys a captives finally got that meeting with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the 5 minutes the gave us hope in the meeting and was very intimate, meaning what a small number of families, which we believe is a good way to the 5 minutes to talk to the families and was
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a productive meanings. or we also asked what we can do more for him, but at the end of the day, the buck stops here. is really media is reporting that the government wants to deal with how much that will secure the release of elderly male and female competence. is one is ready for another human italian pause in addition to your mind and tearing the aid in order to enable the release of hostages. and the, the, the responsibility lies fully with a scene while and the leadership of home us officials from the us, cats, a israel have met at least twice in europe since friday. and the reports that the how much representative will travel to cairo in the coming days to meet with the gyptian security officials. that will be the 1st meeting since the previous c spy collapse more than 2 weeks ago. as we have found our position of good to go to the
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rejecting to hold any form of negotiations over the prisoners exchange. and the continuing is for any genocide than what we are. however, open to any of the initiatives that contributes to ending the aggression on our people and opening the crossing to bring in to bring in aid and provide the need to or philistine and people both sides blamed each other for the collapse of philosophy. 5, how much said israel refused to discuss office to release of a competence? israel says how much refusing obligation to release old women captives by public opinion, hey, everything solidly behind the wall pressure to get the captives. ounce of gauze has intensified since 2 soldiers killed 3 of the captives who were waving a white flag and the light is missing and also between the prime minister of cats on the heads of must side on the c, i, a was described as positive a source last side,
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but no agreement on negotiations is expected. imminent bonus smith, i'll just say era televi or the alright, let's bring you some of the well news now because polls have opened and the democratic republic of congo is presidential election, incumbent feel extra security is wanting for a 2nd time. the country is facing many challenges, including an insurgency, a refugee crisis, and immense poverty, despite huge mineral wealth of 0. catherine, so reports on the capital contrast because the bus of boise has a vote to scott, but she would cost help by that. she leaves at a comp for the displaced in north cube of providence. fighting between rebel groups and colonies, troops has been raging for you as well. so boise is a month 6500000 people who have been forced from that homes. many are unlikely to vote right now,
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and i guess the government has abandoned us. it does not cause we are dying. no one even came to tell us how we can vote if we can. but security remains a big issue in the selection process also wants and data who can help boost and out of date. the same thing, baby, monitoring the loss of medicine, they say they want less talk and more frustrated by the high cost of the, the depletion and rum punch corruption, access to the food exit to shelter, access to education, access to a medical care. this is not in the business for, for any normal person and the comb with these people don't have this. the democratic republic of kimberly's reach in meaningful resources in arable land. but it also has point for structure in bodily monday,
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cities and towns and many voices see the country's wealth does not reach them. catherine slowly, i'll just see you and i can show the democratic republic of the 131 people have been told and houses are reduced to rubble. often as quaking office, china, more than 700 people were injured and many left outside, and freezing temperatures and guns who entering high provinces emergency workers are searching for the missing and collapse buildings. but as the risk for the land slides, chinese media says the magnitude $6.00 of course, struck at midnight on monday damaging roads destroying power and communication lines will katrina you joins us live now from the capital beijing katrina such as to bring us up to date on the search and rescue and relief that in the quick. so as you mentioned, the dest, so now it stands at 131, about 700 people are injured. and most of these, uh, they tell us easy injuries to place in guns to provence, to the center of the 6.2 magnitude of quake. now the government says that most of
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the rescue recovery efforts in g, sean county, in guns. so you have now being completed and that's how it will say to those areas has to be restored. however, there's still very much continuing the rest of the operations in neighboring chief i province, which was also effective. now focus of these operations today is in june cn village and seeing high where about 60 people are still missing, including one pregnant women. now they're suspected to be buried under some of these massive blood slides. much less of a triggered by this quake on mondays, some of these much slides is set to be about 3 meters, deep governments are working very quickly as a cat. it's greg precarious situation using heavy machinery to try to expedite these mud slides. however, there is little hope for those who may be trapped underneath this f. it's also very much tempted by the freezing weather conditions. currently during the day in shanghai, it's about minus 4 degrees celsius at might that drops,
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but it's about months. 12 minus 14 is also meant that a not suppliers you as a close findings shelter will shelter to those who have been displaced, boys in shanghai, and gone to buy these places. thousands of homes were destroyed, upwards of about 4700 and the government has now pit stop some temporary tents with electric heating. and so i provided blankets and warm food. however, this is very much just a temporary situation in squeezing conditions going forward. they will be need to move some more permanent shelters or other buildings in the region. all right, katrina, you live for us? the invasion? katrina, thank you. the letter is how now it's one of my previous stories. the election in democratic republic of congo alger 0 is catherine slower joins us live from a capital construction. so catherine. so how important then is the selection because it's going to be also a huge logistical challenge to organize the folks that's very significant. the selection is, and we are also probably
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a polling station here in construct saw voting hasn't started, we've seen some materials that have been brought. but we are also being told that the may need a polling stations across the country have not received voting materials. so voting in some areas has not started yet because they can't find the materials have not arrived. we also know and we're monitoring very close to what's going on in the east of the country, particularly in most people providence and um it, tory province where that have been security concerns with the groups that we have been hearing reports into proverbs in blue and the other copy tools where internally displaced, people are protesting, they went to an id p comp and they destroyed voting materials. we have seen those
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pictures and the very angry saying that they're not able to vote because they cannot go to their homes where they registered to vote. and of home is too dangerous. um we also been hearing from. 5 the send me the, the electoral commission, the president who has saying that, well, he knows the difficulties. this is uh, you know, just because of, um, challenge. she says, uh, but then uh, the officials have to walk we, we have to work with what they have under just the constant says he also mentioned that it is possible to on is to pro long election to make sure that the polling stations continue operating beyond pulling closing yeah. and questions already being asked catherine about whether or not the selection will be free and fed both the government and the opposition leaders. i'm going to
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attempt to attempt that with the vote. yes. so we did hear from the president himself, president of police to security. he went to radio talk show where he said that there are plans. i mean, he made allegations that, that could be planned to come up with the electronics of both in the system. and we also had from the defense minister collaborating with the president of state. and we had from the internal security minister who says that they have arrested 5 people and of confiscated equipment. and they are investigating a to see if this equipment could be used to manipulate the system. we have also been hearing from a position leaders who have been saying and who are raising concerns about possible reading. so this is
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a very difficult situation and very difficult times right now. alright, catherine, so i live for us the in contrast and catherine. thank you. now the top cool within the us state of colorado has disqualified donald trump from appearing on the presidential primary ballot for 2020 full. colorado supreme court says that bob, the former president, because of the us constitution's close on insurrection, it's related to his role in the attack on the us capital. on january the 6th 2021 trump campaign, colby decision on to democratic, announce to a p. as the ukranian president says, he's confident the united states and other wisdom countries will continue to support ukraine and its organs. russia speaking during the end of the a news conference for them is the landscape also suggested ukraine could mobilize 500000 more people know to find russia announced on tuesday, it plans to increase the size of its army to 1500000 south korean comp make a high and dies selling its plant in russia, which has been idle since most goes invasion of ukraine. it's offering to send
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peaches, but the factory price, symbolic price of $77.00 taking a loss of more than $200000000.00, joins a growing list of combat, a factor as to so the russian assets process. parliament has approve that contribution, little that'll tell from the rules on immigration. the bill passed off to fall, rightly the pen said her poverty would vote for it. it will strengthen fonts, his ability to deport foreigners. critics calling it the most progressive integration though, in decades. defense cool to sentence to form a doctor to 24 years in prison for his involvement in the 1994 rolanda genocide. so so tell me when your mama is accused of organizing the torch, i'm kidding. of ethnic tutsis. at least 800000 people were killed by whom 2 soldiers embellishes over a 100 days. iceland is major logical officers. the volcanic eruption there on tuesday poses no danger at the nearby towns, but there are warnings of gas pollution has been detected in the capital reykjavik
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and the countries foreign ministers warning the russians could continue for months, interruption and in the south west of the country solid weeks of earthquakes, tremors. so that's it for me down. jordan, you can find much more news on the website. i'll just come there. it is on your screen. the weather is an excellent inside story. we'll look at the switch to global trade. that's who these targets ships traveling in the let's say with us we have so much the you're just in time for your weather report across the middle east and africa. good to see you and right off the bat, not much to speak of through the radian peninsula. things are looking settled, sunshine, few clouds drifting about here and there. certainly we've seen it and don't have 25 degrees, and some showers actually not too far away from jetta,
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but by large mostly starting conditions here on wednesday. central asia fairly quite as well. temperatures have come up in many spots, including the cheapest on was back as don and kirk is starting off the turkey. we go enjoy wednesday while you can because we've got plenty of sun here, but a weather maker is moving in off the mediterranean, so that will give us solve the forecast for on talia. and here's where that weather maker is on wednesday. in the central mediterranean, it will give us a rain and wind condo for that northwest slice of libya. now, for the rest of africa, it's fairly quiet. there are some weather alerts in play across brick, you know, fast. so we've got these wind. so that's gonna press down temperatures, in some cases below average, by about 5 degrees or so through the tropics, usual showers in storms in the zone, but it's actually south of this around some bob way. it's capital herrera's still some solid bands of rain here, but no real surprises a december and january are your what it's months of the year, and it's quite a down in south africa on wednesday.
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