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tv   World News in Full  PRESSTV  March 21, 2024 11:30am-12:03pm IRST

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the headlines, the world bank says more than half of yaz population is on the brain cough famin as israel's genocidal war enters its 167th day. the world health organization says israel has carried out over 400 attack. impacts on gaza's healthcare sector during its genocidal war killing nearly 690 people, and the palestine football association calls on fifa to impose sanctions against israeli teams over the regime's genocide in gaza. of
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and welcome everybody, it's 11:30 am here in the iranian capital tehrani watching press tv's world news, our top story for this half of hour, more than five months into israel's genocidal onslot on the gauza strip, the regime strikes keep claiming more civilian lives across the territory, the latest israel the air strikes killed a dozen civilians including at least two children and uh northern and southern gaza. palestinian sources set another air rate a house east of rafas. city killed at least six civilians and israeli strike targeted house west of gaza city killing a mother and her son. israeli military drones also targeted a group of civilians east of jabalian northern gaza, killing three civilians and wounding 10 others. the israeli genocide has so far killed nearly 32,00 civilians leaving over 74,00 injured, 7,00 more unaccounted for and fear to be dead under the rubble. the world bank says more than half of gaz's population
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children and the elderly are on the brink of famon calling for the for rather an urgent action to save lives. the humanitarian situation in gaza is profoundly distressing, continuous is really bombings and on civilian areas of left people without shelter. let's take a listen to horrowing accounts of some of those displaced. there is us support european. support and support of the whole world with israel, they support them with weapons and planes, they mock us and send four or five air drops just to save their faces. we were sleeping a while before pre-don meal, however they bombarded the place, we are displaced persons from the north, we are not affiliated with any political party, no safe place is being left across gaza. i am saying this to the whole world, they can see what israel is doing to the poor. stinning people, we have been under
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bombings for six months, they are children, what have they done to deserve this? we are tired, we no longer have energy, the children in the south and the north are dying of hunger, what has baby done to die of hunger? sheet metal panels, rubble and the stones have fallen on my husband, god protected my daughter, pulled her out from the bathroom, the metal panels and rubble from the adjacent building collapse on us, thanks god, we said revived. well, the world health organization says it is documented 410 israely attacks on gaza's healthcare sector since the regime launched its genocidal war early october. according to the who, such attacks left over 680 people dead and hundreds more injured until march the 12th. it said that the israeli strikes damaged to destroyed nearly 100 healthcare facilities and about a similar number of ambulances across gaza, and added a 2-5ths of israeli attack. took place in gaza
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city, a quarter of them in north gaza and another quarter in the southern city of hanjunes, the world health organization emphasized that the healthcare sector should not be a target in armed conflicts, it urged the israeli regime to respect international law. the palestinian resistance moving hamas has released footage showing its fighters repelling an israeli attack near al shifa hospital in gaza. video released on wednesday shows resistance fighters targeting invading troops and a tank with rockets and hand grenades. israeli forces attacked the hospital over the weekend killing and injuring number of people. palestinian media reported that the regime's military also blew of up building used by critical used rather as critical care unit at the hospital. hamas has timing again rejected allegations that its members use hospitals and command centers a pretext israel sites for its attacks on medical complexes. they've stormed al shifa
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several times, neither resistance fighters nor israeli captives have been founded any of those hospitals. meanwhile, the regime's forces have maintained their siege on el shifa, one of the few partially. hospitals in northern gaza. joined us earlier from central gaza city of dirabala, he updated us on the situation hospital which was attacked over the weekend and has remained under siege. when it comes to gaza city as you know the brutal attack is still maintained and continued against ashifa and the surrounding areas of the... square, dozens of the palestinian residental buildings were set on fire by the israel incubation forces, in the meantime hand thousands of the palestinian civilians, mostly women and the children are still stranded and beseeged inside the shif complex after the israel incubation forces
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abducted the the men and the young men from the compound, those palestinian families and the palestinian women and children are experiencing catastroph. humanitarian conditions, they are deprived of their basic humanitarian needs amid the continuous and the chronic israeli bombings and the israeli gunfire of the israeli tanks, they actually released several appeals to the ridcross society and the international human rights organizations and bodies to interfere in order to evacuate them, to evacuate them and to uh stop uh the uh the imminent death that they are facing these moments. washington has taken u-turn after vedoing three gaza ceastfire resolutions at the un security council, the us secretary of state who's a trip to west asia says his country has circulated new draft resolution in this regard. anthony blincan speaking to the media said the resolution caus for quote immediate
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cease fire linked to the release of hostages in the gaza strip. he also expressed hope that all council members will support the us move and that it would send a strong message. and a strong signal. blinkin made the revelation on wednesday evening during visit to saudi arabia to discuss the israeli genocidal war against palestinians. this is blincan sixth visit to the region since the war began. he's due in egypt later today and uh then he'll head to israel. united states, israel's main backer had previously used its veeto to block the three resolutions on the gaza ceasefire. the palestine football association is called on football's international governing body fifa to impose sanctions against israeli teams over the regime's genocide in gaza. the palestinian association said six other member nations
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have endorsed its proposal asking fifa to put it on the agenda of its upcoming congress in may. it added that the regime's onslot has killed nearly 100 football players and destroyed or seriously damaged the entire football. infrastructure in gaza and clear violation of international law. palestinian officials said at least five football clubs based in israeli settlements in the occupied west banker members of the regime's football association. they said such inclusion implicitly recognizes israel's sovereignty over the settlements which goes against international law and fifa's obligations.
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welcome back, the israely regime has conducted fresh raids on different areas across the west bank, four palestinians are killed in tulacaram and another killed in romalo during the incursions. let's cross over to romalo to have more details from our correspondent mona candel who's with us now from roma. mona, over to you. last night was yet another bloody night. here in the occupied west bank, the israeli forces killed two more palestinians in norshams refugee camp during military raid and taking death tall in noor sham's refugee camp into karam 24 where the israeli military has already had
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already conducted earth strike at group of palestinians and they killed two palestinians there the israeli military claimed they were prepared. to carry out anti-israeli operations inside the lands occupied in 1948, later the israeli forces raided norshim's refugee camp exchange of fire continued for several hours and only in less than half an hour the israeli forces left tokarim refugee camp after killing two more palestinians. you have to mention that in addition to those four palestinians who were killed in north sham's refugee camp. the israeli military had already uh had also conducted another airstrike earlier in general refugee camp and killed three palestinians. those three palestinians according to the... israeli military, they were inside vehicle and the earth strike had the vehicle, the israeli
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military claimed that among those palestinians who were killed were ahmed was ahmed barakat, he was member or a commander the janin brigade and he was responsible for an operation carried out last may in the settlement of hermes that led to the killing of an israeli sler in addition to ahmed. that there were two more of his friends as the israeli military claimed and they were senior members of the resistance and the armed wing the resistance group of the jihad movement in genen brigades. later the israeli military stormed the sath marhaba area and kuf south ramallah during the military that that aimed in the first place to arrest more palestinians israel has opened fire at the palestinians, killing another palestinian, this time in satah marhaba area, south ramal
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and wounded two others there, the israels now are claiming, according to the israeli army radio, they are claiming that a palestinian arrived at the goshsion military checkpoint south bethlehem and that he tried to stab israeli soldiers at the military checkpoint. "the israeli forces opened fire at this palestinian man and killed him, so it seems that we are speaking about nine palestinians were killed in the last 24 hours in order in the occupied west bank in the center of the occupied west bank and in southern the occupied west bank, this brings the number of palestinians who had been killed by the israeli forces since the 7th of october, according to the palestinian ministry of health. the 446 palestinians. all right, thanks lot. joining us from ramala in the
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occupied west bank. and we do have breaking news now as um, just moments earlier, our breaking news was indicating that footage was showing palestinian resistance. um, fronts, carrying out operations and attacks against israeli positions, the death toll. from the israeli military atrocities now in the occupied west bank has risen to nearly 446 since october the 7, that's of course related to the story that we were just talking to our correspondent about moving on the islamic resistance in iraq has announced a new operation against an israeli target and solidarity with the palestinian people in the gaza strip. the iraqi resistance said its latest operation targeted power plant intel of even the occupied palestinian territories using drones, a group said anti-israeli. operations will continue in support of palestinians in gaza, and in response to the
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israeli massacres of innocent civilians. the new attack came just today after iraq's islamic resistance, israel's bengourion airport with drones for the second time. the iraki resistance has carried out series of attacks against israeli targets in the occupied territories in recent months. it has also attacked us military bases in iraq and neighboring syria in retaliation for washington's role in the israeli genocide. in gaza. yemen's foreign ministry is censured un security council for issuing a statement against the country's naval operations in the red sea. the 15 member council discussed the red sea this week, despite repeated declarations by the emmy army that its operation is mainly on israel or israeli link ships in a show of solidared with palestinians and against the regime's bloodched in gaza press abdullatif. washi has filed this report from yemen's foreign
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ministry has reacted strongly to a statement recently issued by the us security council deploring attacks on vessels linked to israel as well as american and british assets in the re and demanded the authorities in sana to immediately hold such assaults. the ministry lambassed the 15 member council saying yemen's naval actions are only aimed at supporting palestinians, it said the unsc move reflects the... b is submission to america's interests and its support for the israeli genocide in gaza. the security council usually stands by american, british and zionist policies and implements. their agenda, but at the same time fails to stop the israeli massacres of the people of palestine. therefore, the republic of yemen considers any statements from the security council non-existent. sana continues his efforts to support palestinians in accordance with the will of the people in yemen. the armed forces are also targeting american,
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british and israelly ships as yemen stands alongside the axis of resistance in the fight against the... axis of evil and we will prevail, god willing. officials highlighted that yemen's operations in the rid and arabian seas are motivated by the dire humanitarian situation in gaza and enjoy support not only from yeminies but also from the freedom seeking people worldwide. the security council's statement is feudal and is part of american policy, meaning that the council tries to appease the united states and britain at the expense of the blood of innocent palestinians. we support palestinians, not only from the humanitarian angle, but there is a brotherly bond between yemenies and the people of palestine. our actions are in retaliation for the ongoing israeli genocide. meanwhile, the army spokesperson announced assault on yet another american vessel madow in the red sea using multiple missiles. it also reported attacks on israeli targets in the occupied territories, including the one near ilat port
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that has also been confirmed by the israeli military. the yemani army launched its. israel operations in mid november, it has though repeatedly announced that all other ships are free and save sail through the strategic waterway, however, recently they have also targeted american and british ships and retaliation for the two countries aggression against yemen. people here say that during us backed years long war on yemen, the un security council turned a blind eye to the war crimes committed against siemees. therefore, they argue that the military action is the only way to deter the aggressors. as western hijaman countries only understand the language of force, not dialogue. reporting for, the leader of iran's islamic revolution says the enemies have long attempted to cause a collapse of the country's economy, but to no avail. so all
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هاست دشمنان تلاش میکنند که اقتصاد. کشور رو به زانو در بیارند دشمن به طور جدی اینو ما در برخوردهای خسمانه آمریکا و بقیه همراهان او در طول زمان احساس کردیم مقصودشون فروپاشی اقتصاد ایران است. مقصودشون به زانو درآوردن کشور. از لحاظ اقتصادی است. البته با همت جوانان ما و تلاش های فراوانی که در این کشور از سوی مردم و مسئولین انجام گرفته دشمن موفق نشد و به حول قوه الهی بازم موفق نخواهد شد. الله اکبر. الله
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اکبر. improvements in various domains in the past year despite efforts by the enemies to instill hopelessness among the people. he made the remarks on the occasion of the persian new year, the leader elaborated on this year's slogan that is surgeon production through people's participation, he underlined that the growth and production will be possible only with the participation of all people. further highlighted the great capacities that iran enjoys, noting that such potential if properly used will ensure further economic. success elsewhere in his remarks, the leader touched on israel's genocidal war on gaza, calling it the most pressing issue before the world. در مسائل مهم بین المللی امروز مسئله درجه یک مسئله فلسطین و
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غزه است. در این زمینه هم. the leader added that the bloodshed unfolding in gaza exposes the true face of the so-called advanced western civilization. he said the west has not only been standing idilly by in the face the massacre of palestinians, but it has also been supporting israel financially and militarily. also praised the resistance front saying the events happening in west asia have revealed the capacity and power of the resistance against simonism. head of the regional resistance groups have thorted the... clots of the israeli regime and its western backers, especially the us. european council president, charles michelle has called on the european union to prepare for war and enhance its military capabilities with escalating tensions with russia over the war in ukraine press tv's course one and max
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report from rome. the recent european council president charles michelle's warning that the european union needs to ramp up its military production and shift to a war economy mode in response to an alleged threat posed by russia. has sparked international alarm and mixed reactions in europe. earlier this week, michelle wrote an opinion editorial run by media specialized in eu affairs, that if europe wants peace, it must prepare for war, arguing that although the eu's military manufacturing capacity has increased by 50% since the start of the ukraine russia war in 2022, far more was needed. our european awakening is... just beginning to take shape and i would like to tell you what i feel, the time has come to create a real union of defense coupled with a true defense single
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market. michelle added that the european union must finally take responsibility for its own security. for decades, the european union has relied heavily on the united states and the western military alliance, nato for its security. analysts believe that the dependent. on external powers by the 27 member block has resulted in a complete loss of its own geopolitical and strategic autonomy. at this point in time the eu cannot be militarily independent, it can't adopt autonomous strategies. today europe must creat its own defense system so that in 30 years time it can really be geopolitically autonomous. if we continue to put interests ahead, all individual states including italy would lose geopolitical relevance. michelle's remarks come as ukrainian and international
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politicians and experts are warning that ammunition shortages are resulting in the losses of territory to russia. michelle is trying to keep germany under pressure, demanding together with the french government that berlin provide ukraine with long range cruz missiles tours. german chancellor schul has so far said no to this request. to avoid the war escalation, adding that his country has already provided here with arms for 7 billion euros, while france is struggling to pay for ukraine military aid. on wednesday, the italian former prime minister jose conte accused the current prime minister giorgia meloni of dragging italy into world war ii after having turned the country into irrelevant subjugated power. max chively, press tv, rome. president of the european parliament, roberta metzola has traveled to the austrian capital less than three months before the u election, she delivered her speech at the university of viena, but students are interrupted her speech by
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protesting against the eu support for the u.s. israelish reports from vienna. now dear colleagues, on the morning of the 80 days before the european elections, on june the 9th, president of the european parliament roberto metzola. visits vienna, in addition to discussions with government and parliament representatives, she met with students at the faculty of law at the university of vienna. students could ask questions and rate them using an app. among the most repeated questions were, why isn't the eu stepping in to ensure that humanitarian aid is allowed to enter gaza? students also asked metsola, when will you call for an arms embargo to be imposed on israel? but the event's moderators deleted both. questions from the app an act of censorship, nonetheless the students ask questions concerning the us is really genocide in gaza, metzola answered, we are the only european institution calling for a
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permanent cease fire, however this was followed by another interventions from the audience in support of palestine, we don't need, we need arms, sola refused to comment, instead the audience interrupted her. students held up banner and distributed leaflets informing about the genocide and demanding freedom for palestine. censoring the pro-palestinian voices, the students were escorted out of the hall and the live stream from the european parliament media center was interrupted during the protest. in a speech during the protest, activists said, instead of holding israel accountable, instead of instantiating an arm's embargo and demanding for the genocide to stop, the eu is continuing its hypocritical humanitarian aid policy to deflect from the complicity in the murder of more than 3000 palestinians.
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continue to promote the eu policy inside the hall, police held the pro palestinian students for an hour and formed them of legal action for public disobedience and unlawful assembly. the european parliament president roberta metzola met young people at the law faculty at university of vienna. they promised to discuss the most critical questions of our times. however, the organizer said that critical questions on the us-israeli genocidal war on gaza were not welcome. dita reinish. for press tv from vienna, well that's what for now, but stick around, we've got plenty more to come here on press tv, bye everybody, we arrive in zanjon in our journey. we'll
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