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ok. is there a launches or strikes on garza killing a commander with islamic jihad and its military and the operation is not over yet. at least 8 people are killed, including a child islamic jihad size. israel has started a war ah, for wanting to 0, live from a headquarters in delphi and navigate the also ahead. china for a minister says it's reification with taiwan will never be sought by the united states. the white house summons china and vassar and beijing holes at the biggest military exercises in the seas around taiwan and thousands of kenyans effected by droughts may be unable to vote in this month election.

ah, well, consulting 0, we begin with breaking news. israel has launched a wave of air strikes on garza killing at least 8 people and raising fear as a full scale conflict. dozens of people have been injured in the attacks, which is really forces say we're targeting islamic jihad. senior member of the palestinian group was among those killed. it's accused israel of starting a war. the military has war and the operation isn't over yet. live to gaza. you must say it is joining us from there. you know, give us an update right away. tell us what the situation is like in gaza right now . yesterday and right now there are news that that there is another targeting of a group of people in, i know in the southern, not province with hon. eunice. that's in the southern part of the gaza strip. and so we're still waiting to see what to what has fallen from or casualties from back

targeting. this is the latest that we have that has happened just a few minutes ago. couple of minutes ago until now. the number stays at 8th, including a 5 year old child, and over 44 people have been injured. this is the latest by the ministry of health . ah, these israel, the raids, of course, come at a sudden time where there were a prior tensions between and slamming. she had a group here in the gaza strip and are the is really side after the arrest of it is like to had leader in janine prior last week. so basically, ah, today in a one of the different targets that were targeted in because the strip another islamic jihad leader best sam and john betty, it's a c or sorry, a j. betty was announced to be targeted and killed

from these 8 people that were killed islamic jihad and have mass officials as well as a side brigades. have all said that there will be a retaliation, a joint retaliation and response on these attacks. right. so how are we to understand these comments by officials una from hamas and islamic jihad, that there will be retaliation? any more detail on that? yes, we know that now there is the joint chamber of the policy and function. and this is the joint temporary that is usually held in times of escalation where the palestinian flight and group to regards the me to, to take a final decision on how they were respond. but for all those statements that we've heard from their official is that television, this time is going to be under fire and that there are no red lines on their response. 3 are people worried about an escalation him non,

how are they preparing for possible a lot war? definitely durry enough people here are in a state of alert. they're in a state of worry or whoever could get something to buy, store some food supplies, whatever they could get into their homes, gaza strip as a place where there are no shelters. so basically civilians are at their homes. they do not know where the targeting areas will be by these really a military forces. they do not know which areas will be targeted. and that means that any civilian could be subjected to an injury or even death by these targets. but at the same time, they're only solution is to stay in their homes, opened their windows a little bit too. so to keep the,

the amount of pressure from the targeting away so that their windows are not exploded. and basically now a people are in a state of high alert and high worry that they're respond that could happen, could actually cause a larger escalation. i can hear the ambulance says, now here around does ah, as we are on the rooftop of our rebuilding. so it seems that there is another um targeting that is going on. all right, so, you know, we'll let you go for now. thank you. you must say is reporting from gaza will bring and john home and now who's joining us from occupied is jerusalem. john and reports that israel has been moving elite brigades, according to them to gaza. and to that israel husband also calling up the reservists. what more can you tell us there,

we definitely know that they're moving a battalion south at the moment. we've also heard reports from history or is riley media talking about about 50 planes in drones that are flying over the skies of gauze. we're close to those skies. israel obviously is in control of air space over garza and so over the occupied west bank. so it's also happening at the moment, or israel is also bracing itself right now for what could be coming from garza for the or the retaliation. or that the, the, the militant groups in, in, in garza said will be directed towards israel and which is really military also says that it expects. so there is an emergency been declared in towns that within 50 miles of garza, those towns in the south. also, mazda, telling people in the southern towns of israel that are close to garza, that to morrow on the do if a sabbath that people shouldn't be going out to prey on sheltered areas,

they shouldn't be visiting the beach in tel aviv people are being curry's at to or to go about their normal routine, but also the emergency shelters will be open if necessary. so this is definitely a situation in which as human of was saying, they're obviously garzo. she was saying doesn't have those shelters. on the israeli side, they're all those shelters. for people, and i think it's going to be in everyone's minds at the moment that it's just a question of time before rockets do come over here and that they might want to be am taking measures. obviously the sirens go off here as well. israel also has an anti rocket defense system called an iron dome, which stops the vast majority. the military says here of rockets that come across from garza so that also have been activating that, especially in the south of israel, was some. so happening right now is a meeting between acting prime minister ayella pete and his defense minister in tel aviv to assess the situation and reading between the lines. john,

what is the sense in israel about why this attack happens at this particular time? it will what the israeli government has said is that there was a threat to israel that needed to be removed. that's basically what they've given out on our statement. what we're learning from israeli meeting is in the last few days, there were a mediations between the israeli government and islamic jihad that were mediated by egypt. because obviously those 2 sides don't speak directly to each other. and that those negotiations talks didn't bear fruit. and so you're seeing the situation that we're in now. so this is something that hasn't just happened as a flash point right now. there's been events this week that have led up to it. first of all, israel arrested a leader is of islamic jihad in the occupied west bank. then after that,

it closed the roads leading into garza as a sign as well. that all wasn't well and that there was tension building up. then before this strike, the defense minister actually went to the south to speak to communities around garza. so there's a sense here obviously that israel just didn't do this out of the blue that they were preparing for it in some way. okay, john, thank you so much. and john hallman reporting from occupied eastern salon let's bring in my cpanel, are crossing over to washington d. c. that's where mike is joining us from mike as also a former bureau chief and, and jerusalem. mike, am any official word from the u. s, where you are nothing yet from the biden administration? obviously they are watching the situation closely in the past. the response to this type of conflict as always, being the u. s. insistence on a 2 state solution to resolve this ongoing crisis, but no reaction as yet. obviously we will keep you well informed,

but just some context in some background. this is the 5th major confrontation between israel and the palestinians in garza. the last was a year ago that lasted for 12 days, but these are recurring site killer type events. the israelis claiming that they had received intelligence of a possible attack out of gaza following the killing of her senior islamic jihad, a commander. but these are a cyclical in a way and compounding. the problem is the nature of what is happening in the region as a whole. obviously you have the conflict between the israelis and the palestinians in garza. but then again, you have another factor. garza has been ruled for some 15 years by her mass opposed to the palestinian authority. took over control of garza in an on conflict with the palestinian authority forces. now that has viewed the palestinian authority as too weak in terms of its response as to what is regarded as is railey provocation. so

you have a tri partake type situation here. you have israel, but then you also have that schism between a hamas in garza and the palestinian authority. outside garza which compounds the situation drastically in terms of the palestinians are presenting a united front against what they see as israeli attack. and then of course, the lack of any good unified is negotiation to result crises such as these. okay, thank you so much, mike. mike, can i speak to us from washington, vc, giving us some context and shutting some light on the situation in gaza. and that is a live picture right now from gaza itself, where as we've been saying, israel has launched air strikes on the gaza strip. and so far, 8 people have been killed and at least 44 injured. and in fact, just just a few minutes ago is really the military did carry out another round of attack this

time in the southern gaza strip. and those strikes were hearing took place between hon eunice and again that is in the southern gaza strip. and these are the live pictures right now from garza where we can see people carrying a body, presumably someone has been killed. does the deceased bodies on the street of gaza. we will speak to a 100. he's a member of the mass political bureau. he's joining us from gaza itself was as hello welcome to al jazeera. what is your reaction to what's taking place right now in gaza? but the good news of the crime is almost done by a patient or people. it is no justification. there is no reason they gonzalez,

the situation goes that was the way it did it is. busy any it is on for the tension or escalation. i think maybe i get people, the state of the crimes of massacres is between badges and about to kill our people and to create are people i was more sanctioned people. it's not something you can patient but i think. busy most of people are some right. did it long see that no kidding happened in the very short time and this was the vacation that wasn't paying for this so much time. how and what is,

what is how masses position on what it is going to do next. we heard from a member of islamic jihad saying that israel has started a war. so what does that mean in terms of any retaliation? but just wanted to say something good folks. that was talking about them additional days, your chance to talk and negotiation between your size, but i think they, they were trying to miss guide to give this information. and i do want to talk to you about maybe we'll get back to that meeting in a moment. mr. hammond, but 1st just tell us what, how much will do next? i think her salary wasn't politically, this is gustavo, but as people i think we will not keep silent. and we will look to close our eyes for the same group. and i think you, we have that decision and lots of different people and to stop the solution. i

think we have the ability to do that. and we have the decision to do that. and the soap decision, what does that noun, all kind of what? what does that mean? i know this is a look. so is there going to be an actual link on my, okay, it is there. is there than going to be an escalation. do you think that this is going to lead to a much bigger, more easily started the escalation started the war again, us all people and we have the right to different our sent on to protect people and, and to. busy to paste dissipation, negotiate so what i think we have there, we have to fund option, and i think it, we have that ability. we have the determination and we have the will to do that. and i think that we have that a good coordination with all policy infraction. look to see what we can do and what is the best option for different people and policy. they just us traction in the same time. and i think we will not hesitate to dig that brave and they fit

decision in order to stop this ignition against. or when you say there's coordination with the other facts. and so can you confirm that all factions in the gaza strip are going to be united in any response going forward? we have, we have the corporation ruled and i think all the time we have a coordination of cooperation with albany infections because we think that we are one body. we have the one track, one goal, and i think we are unified and then just to track. so i think that this unity between the policy infection, i think with this thing the policy was issued and give us a chance in order to dig de suitable and the possible decision in order to fight against the supervision. how do i, does the situation deescalate, at this point mister has he had made you were mentioning mediation

a moment ago. i tell us where things stand with any egyptian mediation that has been going on over the past few days. is it still ongoing? at this point? look, i think that it is, it is not interested in imitation. i can go just make it more like a boy. it's invitation and on that as i said that to prepare with masika again or people. so i think that as all people say now that there is no installation, no. busy place for tanks or phone saying signed i think the blood agenda go out of the blood is to know the buddies are not yet debate. and i think our people are waiting for the policy resistance in order to take that decision and to retaliate for the said the mer does. and for people who were killed . ok, mr. has a 100, we'll leave it there. thank you so much for joining us from garza. let's not say to

al jazeera senior political analyst model on besought he's running on sky from paris, so might want to. i'm sure you heard mr hunter, how much speaking to me from guys, he's playing down. any prospect of mediation and he seems to be playing up the prospect of an escalation and retaliation from the factions in gaza. what did you make of what he had to say and where do you think this goes to next? well, i think it's probably i would say normal under the circumstance that they would walk away from any source of negotiations. by the way the junctions have announced that they themselves would not know about any such as tradition and gas. and they feel that they were deceived. by israelis. so what we know for a fact now is that the so called quiet for quiet between israel and guys is no more. and that after the continued israeli escalation of

a serious bargain, checking that out of seniors are considering how to retaliate. of course, i did not expect a hamas leader to tell you on air, lies about what their strategy might be in the coming days or weeks and so on. but be that as it may, they do have a number of options. and i think it depends on how savvy they are, because it has claimed that its timing for the past has to do with that. the fact that it wants to set the agenda and would not allow the student to set it. and now it's up to the palestinians to consider whether they would attach it immediately tonight, tomorrow, or wait, and just keep, keep it rainy's on their toes, basically in fear of retaliation and choose the time and the pace of how they would

be tied to the right i mean, i'm option there would be tech. yeah. that's what i wanted to ask you. what options you think hamas has right now? i mean, obviously they won't divulge such information live on air. they will be keeping their cards close to their chest at this point. but if we can discuss what you think the options are, just tell me where you think this goes to next and do you think that it's going to, in fact it is going to escalate and, and turn into an all out war? i think they wouldn't be escalation. i don't know when or what we do know for a fact is that the israelis are preparing the southern parts of their, of their, of their settlements. that they've asked their own population to go down to the shelters. and he said they are expecting that seems pretty tightly and the beginning of the southern part of is right. so i think we know that for now,

what does the meaning seniors what actor immediately or not that means to be seen? and let me, let me and electrically give our viewers around the world, just an idea of how these things have been going on for the past. several ward. so confrontations are israeli attacks and so on. if this is there, i like that continues into the night. if we're going to see the series of what mar much continue as we've seen it, the last few minutes. moving from the northern part of the guys up to the southern part of garza, that will force us that when forced to find a seniors in general, probably to take action to defend themselves. however, in terms of setting the agenda for the next days and weeks and months to come, that's of course, depends on them and how far they will set the agenda. having said that, i think it's clear from what we've heard from good junctions, what it hurts when that kind of thing is on others, is that after 70 years old,

a state, the war, israel has mastered the art of life and the art of deception. because deception is at the heart of all wars and is being war for so many decades. it certainly mastered dot art of destruction. and it did, you see the addiction that the sinews they tried to play and succeeded by how much against the name ballasting infections, the secular and b estimate. and they succeeded more than a decade. and they have tried recently to convey how mass against should have that to estimate structures in gaza. it doesn't seem to be working. they have to try. they tried to divide that by the seniors into gather separate from the bank. so is there any claims it could attack and arrest so cool extremists that she was, she had

a gun in the west bank and jenny and not expect those guys are to to tell you or say, these are 2 separate things for my son. you have 2 separate thing. the pet, a city is in germany as a people continue to assist, but it's more of the same. they are one people on the occupations on the party. and that the 8 year old that was due today was not mine does not belong to a new faction, but the palestinian civilians being attacked non stuff occupied nonstop blockaded, nonstop star, nonstop and so on, so forth. they don't necessarily belong to this or that faction that not to study involved, never systems. so quite a sign is under attack, palestine is on guard. okay, patient. and i think those responsible for the security goes up for maintaining the prison for the if you will, how mass will probably have to take action once again. what that this action is immediate or not, that's of course up to them. if they decide that they are under too much pressure,

and israel continuing to assassinate, delete the fact that people they might have to decide in order just to convince their own people that there are tons to protect them. if it stops, then they would choose the timing for which to attack. because as i said, the, the, the main purpose from the very primitive armaments home made garage made, if you will, that the palestinians have mastered their main permit. and he's is, as you heard from our reporters earlier, is able to shoot, don't much of the rockets that come from guys are the main purpose of the vast capacity by the palestine is in gaza. is to scare face right. it is not suddenly kill them because they hardly ever kill any number of them using dose. so the idea is just as is read is able to scare that seniors

guys and kill whole scores of them that the palestinians, or how much in particular is able to create some sort of a balance of better reading. uter arises, we wouldn't be able to do the same to you. that does not mean it would be killing scores of israeli civilians. what it means is that there would be putting a notice that if you do something to us, we are able to paralyze much of your population in the south. and perhaps furthermore, thank you so much for joining us from parents. we're crossing back to gaza and we'll bring in the say it that you were telling us a few moments ago that there have been more strikes on other parts of the gaza strip. what are you hearing? yes, that's true too. where in 2 more strikes, one, just a couple of meters away from us here. and another one. also in 10 units, the number of casualties has a rise into 9 people killed,

including the 5 year old child and another woman who is 23 year old. and the number of injuries has rise into 55 injuries. and so now there's also an ambulance that has been targeted in one of these rates in unit. so basically, until now this is the latest from the ministry of health. the joint timber has brought out its haysman saying the bat is in session and that the military pose that is going to be taken is going to be taking place is going to be happening from because the strip is going to be enforced dissipation of all the military bray gave off the policy and resistance factions in gaza, and they condemn these really aggressions and attacks on the policy and people. and

from this moment onwards, they will be assessing the necessary response on the ease railey attack. so you know what, how are people wrong? or possibly, how are people preparing for a possible escalation? i was speaking to a doctor just a short while ago who was saying that the hospitals are in a state of readiness. what more you hearing about preparations for people? well, it's true. people here are in a very high and very to of, of a worry knows they're very much, they know that there are no other places to go to hide in except for their home. there are no shelters in the gaza strip to keep them away from these raids or missile attacks. and so their homes remain to be the only places that they can shelter and but are not safe. because the once the

a thought happens or the rate is carried, many civilians are subjected to injury or even being killed by these raids. and people are where, like hours to go in the streets, trying to store some food supplies because they don't know how the night will end up to be how their morning will end up to be if this is the beginning of another more complicated escalation that could bring them into another war that could take days or not. and so they want to be prepared for all the scenarios that could happen from now. the rates happened suddenly and people were not prepared for such a situation, but definitely trying to prepare themselves. how difficult has it been for people in gaza? of course gaza is occupied. garza has been under and is really blockade for the past 15 years. but in recent days, with the closer of the crossing,

which allows any goods to enter or leave gaza, that hasn't been possible, hasn't recently. i'm not. so how difficult has it been for people? so basically the closure has affected all the sectors of life and god we're talking about good entering patients and in very severe conditions leaving through the crossing and a few entering a fuel for what happens. oh, well jim. okay, bear with me. okay, and sorry, i'm sorry. oh, it is like a layer. just verified as you can. sorry. smoke. yes. there is in here. all right, there go go ahead. yeah, go ahead. if you're safe, go ahead. otherwise we'll let you go to safe to. yes. no, no, it's okay fine. so as you can see, more rates are happening now in different areas of because district the, this one seems to be a like a probably in the nor in the.