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which is 0 calls for the immediate release of its gentlest, detained in egypt. journalism is not a crime. the more than 17 people have been killed in the overnight and early morning is really hero strikes, targeting the gaza strip, the injured including children or rushed to hospital, but they're still trapped under the rubble or waiting list. the serial venue is good to have you with this. this is elsa 0 life from the also coming up. israel targets the border area with living on after messiah was fired.
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and it is really army tech and demanding the release of palestinians detained by israel. families gather in the occupied west bank the so the guys that war is now and it's 11, stay and is really air strikes have been relentless on monday night. at least 71 palestinians were killed and hundreds wounded in attacks and 7 gaza. many people are believed to be trapped under the rubble waiting to be rescued. is really military. he says that it targeted him. us military positions. humanitarian aid still hasn't been allowed into the besieged enclave and no one is able to leave as the borders remain shots. at least 2808 palestinians have been killed since the conflict began on october. the 7th. more than a 3rd of them were children, healthcare workers, and journalists also among the dead. on the as really side 1400 people have been killed in homeless attacks that includes at least 299 soldiers. the armed group is
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still holding captives in gaza. israel's military puts that number 199. a. my says it is between 20250 both is riley's in foreign nationals or. meanwhile, the injured continues to arrive at the largest hospital in southern gaza. here's what some of them described. mother as the israel is targeting children. dozens of people have been killed and dissatisfied, including 30 children, putting on the budget. we want all of us to be paid, woke up to prey immediately afterwards. our house was 40 people inside, old and young, was hit by an air strike. suddenly, the entire neighborhood was of ruins. the scenes, i wouldn't miss hakim describe what would the for these around pulled off by your middle side, isn't hun eunice in southern gaza. you mean it's good to talk to you. there was intensive bombardment overnight and in to the morning. it's now mid day for you.
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what's happening now? of the well yes, 0. i mean the bombardment, especially in the southern parts of the gaza strip and con you and is in rough law has been very, very uh high oh morning. not just its nights, but these uh hours of this morning. uh there was targeting for a number of homes in con, units and in drop off, and also in the premises and the complex off the uh and design hospital in con units. another hospital. uh that is uh in the southern part inside units. the targeting was very low. i was very high and dozens of injuries were brought to to hospital in their european hospital wrap up and over here in austin hospital. now these bombardments, oh, well, people wear directed by these really military to the, the gaza strip or to leave the north and got the strip and the got the city and had
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to the south and ports. yes. the google board minutes on the cell. then guthrie notes are still ongoing and are still intensifying. this is something that the people here do not understand. and this is something that is also making a lot of people think about returning back to god's the city. they say, since the board members are still going as intensifying in the south, why should we evacuate and remain in the streets while we can maybe return home and also stay under ongoing bombardment in the north and does the city, where are people getting food and water from right now well is your. 7 when it comes to the water, the water issue here is a very critical issue because there is no alternative because the strip, the water that is available now in, in the, in the air he is,
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is the water that's available in the wells in different areas. if there is a well, in a certain area or a residential building, people are filling up whatever they can get the containers and using that water very slowly before they can read. then the next day. so even those people who do have these, well, they say they can give only at each family, just one containers in order for the water to be, you know, for everyone. we see thousands of people who. 6 are displaced and taking shelter in austin hospital for example, holding. * bottles of water, empty bottles of water and trying to fill these bottles of water, whether drinking water or washing wider. it's there isn't drinking water. many people in gods that have been the past days old,
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so using salty water to drink and that's the water that comes from the wells. they're using just normal uh, salty water to drink. since it's the only alternative until now. yesterday hospitals were estimated to have about 24 hours left of power give or take. are they still operating now, for example, this hospital here in law says hospital. the doctor told me that to be have uh uh. 8 department off the hospital has already been suspended. what other departments are working? uh, some other hospital like uh, victor kitchen hospital in gaza has also done the same thing. it's the only cancer, a hospital or, or hospital for cancer patients. uh, some of its departments have conflict, we've been suspended because right now because of the loss of fuel. and the lack of
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fuel will now be the departments that are still out for rating uh right now. and this hospital and the other hospitals are operating with the rest of the fuel. that is still. 2 or still hasn't run out of the hospitals and you know side. thank you very much for your reporting out of the fun eunice in southern gaza. thank see him . this is really a strikes on guys continue to claim more lives of children. we'd like the warner of yours about the shots that you will now see the i'm a, this is the moment that a father recognizes the body of his child. the baby was killed in and is really bombing of their house in the city of fun use. the is really army confirmed, an empty tank. messiah was fired from lebanon and hit a tank is really,
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army also says it's no targeted, has blah positions inside 11 on the towns along israel's northern border with 11 on had been evacuated after repeated exchanges of fire is comes as has bloss backer, iran is warning of pre emptive action against israel st. ahold or joins us live from mars or unit, and 711 on your on an active front lines and what's happening as well . it is so quiet along that active front line. it's been that way for the past week or so we've seen cross border exchange, has a fire between hezbollah and as well. we've also seen palestinian arms groups carry out operations against israelis, infiltration attempt since the early hours of the morning. those rarely army report to them infiltration attempts and claim to have killed for fighters. and the, like you mentioned is really are me saying that's an anti tank of miss how target to the didn't say what it targets it actually in the northern settlement of my toilet. but what we understand from our sources here,
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the target was on is really tank. so what is going on today is still very much a part of the rules of engagement, or that both sides have agreed for, for years now, since they're deadly, is that one of their deadliest wars in 2006, the scope of their operations limited in geography within the border areas and targets military targets still not civilians. yes, there have been civilian casualties over the past week, but we are not seeing direct hits targeting civilian population centers, which really is an indication that both sides are trying to maneuver and prevent a full blown conflict. but each side, also setting up its rhetoric a escal atory rhetoric that they're both ready to fight ready for bustle. this really is warning hezbollah, do not initiate the attack. you will pay. i pay a very heavy price, as well as saying we are ready. we know our duties, we know when you know, we are going to get involved so far, and according to her husband, a spokesperson, what you're seeing along the border is, is limited to skirmishes and a warning,
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but really the statement made by the around noon for a minister late yesterday saying about the possibility of a pre emptive strike in the coming hours has undoubtedly raised tensions. that's interesting. i wonder what you read into that statement because you, you were just explaining to us that right now to strikes and counter strikes that we're seeing on both sides of the israel 11 on border. they remain more or less within the parameters of a and that we're kind of set between both sides after the israel 11 on more. but you're also making the point. the rhetoric now is just going one step further. well, at the end of the day, there's a multi front and strategy, the equation that as well, we'll face pressure for more than one front that has been set by the so called excess of resistance, which is backed by iran. how much isn't i? life has the law, how much it isn't allies of iran and pushed into the corner. then pick
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many, many observers and loving on here will tell you that has been made and have little choice. but to act, to take further steps. hezbollah has long range missiles that can strike in the hearts of its rated population center cities that can hit military targets. it can hit bases deep insight, as well as well to has air superiority and modern weapons that can hit has the line . of course, we can't forget the presence of the us aircraft carrier. really the parents were hearing more and more that the x rays are passing messages to hezbollah, that the americans could be involved in one way or another. if have as have the law skinny steps up the pressure on as well. so it's a very, very volatile situation. what we don't know is what the run has not spelled out clearly as when, what is its red line? is it the ground invasion of garza, or will they wait to see whether or not how mazda is no longer able to hold ground? that's a really interesting question. what is the red lines?
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what are the red lines? the various parties involved here is a no hold or thank you for your reporting. an explanation from southern lebanon is really family members of captives held in gaza. has spoken to media intel of eve . this is what one family said after homeless released the video showing their daughter in captivity. i'm begging the world to bring my baby back home. she only went to a party to a festival parties to have some fun. and now she's in gaza and she's not the only one. the many children went to this party, the many babies and children, and old people and the all across survivors that were kidnapped that their houses were boom. this is
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a crime against humanity. and we should all together and still this tera and bring everybody back home. the emotional words there from the the relatives of one of the people being held captive by how mos in the gas a strip. theresa bo, you're in, durant, southern israel. what do we know at this point about efforts to release those people who are being held captive by on us? well, actually we do not know a lot. we know that some countries, for example, have been trying to get some of the prisoners release, some type of communication to see what could happen. this press conference is specifically from one of the house that just taking a 21 year old hospice but the staking at to rave party. we saw their, their relatives asking to bring their baby back home. i live so there's been lots
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of talk about the hospitals that are currently in the guys as trip we know the east where the government hasn't met with a relatives of $199.00 of the of the hostages that are currently on the strip. it's right behind of where we are right now. how much has said that they could be it willing to release some of the flooring nationals being held in this troops. but that would happen only if the air strikes that are happening in gaza right now is talk. but they said that the, for a national that are serving in days where the army and they won't, they, they, they won't be released when we've been seeing from here. however, our massive air strikes happening just around that area behind me. and we've been listening to them all morning and certainly, you know, it's difficult to imagine what the people and gas are going through, but also the hostages that are be held in there. but they don't know whether or when they could be released. there is also of course the possibility always of
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prison or exchange it has happened before, but right now we just heard another as tried happening here. one, there is a very, very active area with lots of air strikes happening here. we are the incoming or outgoing, is that is real firing into the gaza strip? are these are air strikes that are happening in the guys as trips they're happening. we're told in an area and job really. yeah. and say phone that i use rarely, military has said that there's been lots of activity there. they're hitting the is rarely, military games, command center, military infrastructure, high doubts among many other things. we also know that there is riley military's claiming that around 100000 people we main and that's how every other thing they do not want to leave. it's difficult to know what people are right. they are facing right now. the, that's the fear. so if they're facing, of heading towards the southern part of the country, that's where it's ro wants them to go. but there's been
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a tax on that's the road to they don't know what type of situation they're going to be facing. the, there's no water. there's no food, there's no medicine. so if it explain the difficult situation, but we've been seeing lots of activities right here, right behind this are, is riley air strikes. that's been, we've been listening to them all morning. okay. and of course, the northern part of the gaza strip is the part that israel has told me that list in use to evacuate, because they said that they were going to continue bombarding their you said that there were strikes on job aaliyah. that's in the, that's in northern gaza, which means it's only a few kilometers away from where you are teresa, but reporting from xerox and southern israel. thank you very much and want to go to jerusalem. important major developments us president joe biden is set to visit israel on wednesday in a show of solidarity secretary of state anthony blinking made that announcement after an overnight talk with is really prime minister benjamin netanyahu. lincoln also said that they agreed to begin work on some kind of plan that could see aid
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allowed into gaza. the united states and israel have agreed to develop a plan that will enable the amount of trained aid from donor nations and multi lateral organizations to reach civilians and guys and them alone, including the possibility of creating areas to help keep civilians out of harm's way. it is critical that aid begin flowing into guys as soon as possible we shares was concerned that i'm us may seize or destroy a 8 entering garza or otherwise preventing it from reaching the people who need it . if of us in any way, blocks him out of train assistance from reaching civilians, including by seizing the aid itself, will be the 1st to condemn it. and we will work to prevent it from happening again . and fisher isn't occupied east jerusalem for us. so our netanyahu in blinking saying that they're going to come up with something for aid to reach civilians in gaza have faced said what of
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the, the idea is, of course the 8 will get in and people who hold fulton passports for next. those will be able to get out. they also want to create 6 the ones, and that would really have to happen before a israel launch is that the going toward the growing defense of the everyone is expecting? how do you do that? will blanket is not going to be involved in the negotiations on that. that's going to be david satterfield name the meaning people wouldn't know, but he was appointed the presidential, special envoy for humanitarian affairs at the weekend. essentially, that job is no. his, it's up to him to try and sort this, but there will be pressure on them because obviously people realize that there is a humanitarian crisis. what is interesting is that until the blinking was an 7 out of capital was over the last few days, taking the temperature. and he is come back to the is released to say, look, it, this is what everyone would guess. he's saying, look, the feeling is that your,
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me create a humanitarian crisis on any support fractions you'll take against them. us could start till we could, we, if that becomes a huge crisis. so you have to do something about this. and you have to do something that the us presidents will be in israel tomorrow, wednesday alan, is it to show support or is there more to his visit? it's essentially to show support that there was a picture that was circulated setting over by the white house late on monday from washington dc. they showed him with his national security team. and clearly one of the things that were talking about was whether or not this trip should go ahead after the invoice invite was extended by benjamin netanyahu. he'll be here to show his support. he's been accused of being soft and israel. but since betty at lee, after the attacks that saturday, he has been strong, he has said that he has a israel's back, and they will via to support. and they're doing not militarily, as well as the put diplomatically. but he also noticed they took the humanitarian
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crisis, and guys, i cannot be ignored. and so that is why it's the political wisdom would suggest that you become defensive woodstock till after he leaves the country. because it's difficult for him to stand there and talk about the humanitarian need in guys a well bodies of piling up. so it's too prone to from job i can show you a strong and stand by israel, but also try i put pressure on these release to create these quarter doors together need into the country. those would be in diplomatic speak, deliverables until the blinking is late. the grain, what job i might be able to actually deliver when he gets here on wednesday. allan fisher reporting from occupied east jerusalem. thank you very much. families and palestinians detained by is really forces in the occupied west bank or protesting outside the office of the international red cross. they are demanding their relatives immediate release is really forces arrested the palestinians during
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a raid on the school. and there have run where the group had sought shelter, at least $680.00 palestinians have been arrested in the occupied westbank and occupied east jerusalem since war broke out in gaza. as get one is from the abraham, who's in ramallah at the sits in for us, tell us what's happening. and more importantly, what people have been saying in a, the people who have been participating in this system. and we're saying that they're concerned about their kids. and their sons who are in is way the jails of specifically that we have took up. we're talking about the number of arrest tripling since the beginning of the current escalation. and with the hearing also from is radio officials that they're saying that they want to clump down on palestinian prisoners and is ready jails are talking about restricting electricity and water to those that it needs. this is why the families of prisoners who usually participate in the sits in every week. we've seen larger numbers of those families
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demanding that the world pays attention to what's happening to their children. in addition to that, another protest has joined in which is by medical staff, paramedics, we're saying that they are not a target. and i would like to talk to someone who was purchased the basics in this process. he, bad job you, she's a pharmacist. she works at the red preston hospital. thank you for joining us about why where you protesting today are we are here today in the name of the senior under the crescent hospital. we steins with our people in garza resigned with 4 on the decks. department dicks who are not a child gets the benefit. dicks who are being targeted was they are doing their duty is to, in a sense, people what do you see when you work at the hospital? you know, a pharmacist. yeah. what have you been? see, the bottom index needs longer time to go to the people's,
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to hook people. they are charted in medicines and become stops. so here we do month, the international companies to, to stand with the bottom index to help us to do our judges, to stop this aggravation. do you think it's on purpose? they think they're being targets it. yes, there are target and they are killed also, while they are doing their jobs they're due to is to hurt people. enjoy the people a thank you so much. have a, she's a pharmacist, works at the rest, present hospital. she was part of the proof this among other medical staff as well as the families of palestinian prisoners who are saying and warnings up and it's really revenge against palestinians here in the occupied westbank. did abraham reporting in ramallah. thank you very much. i want to bring you up to date also on the international diplomacy efforts, the un security council has rejected
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a russian drafted resolution calling for humanitarian ceasefire between his real and i'm us. it was one of 2 draft resolutions before the council. gabriel elizondo reports from un headquarters in new york security council members agree on the necessity of ending the humanitarian crisis and gaza. but deep divisions remain on exactly how to do that. the key part of the russian draft resolution was an immediate cease fire. it was supported by china, you a couple in and mozambique, the russian ambassador said the back their resolution was bolted down was a blow to humanitarian efforts. revisions with the issues we're talking about the most serious explosion of violence over the past decades. today the entire world waited with baited breath for the security council to take steps in order to put an end to the bloodletting. but delegations of the western countries have basically stumped on those expectations. those are gas. the u. s. u. k. france and japan
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voted against the resolution. the us said russia failing to condemn us is the reason why russia's resolution put forward without any consultations make no mention of from us. none by failing to condemn from us rushes, giving cover to a terrace group. that brutalizes innocent civilians, it is outrages, it is hypocritical, and it is indefensible. there is now this unity on the security council, but there is a path forward. brazil has put up its own draft resolution and it does call out from us. but instead of calling for a ceasefire calls for humanitarian pause. that draft resolution by the brazilians will be voted upon here at the security council on tuesday. but already the russian ambassador says he has deep reservations about it. gabriel is on though. how does
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data at the united nations human rights groups have accused is really forces of using the chemical white fos for us in gaza. and 11 on amnesty international says it has verified videos showing white phosphorus artillery shells being fired by the is really army into civilian areas in gaza. it's use and densely populated areas is considered a war crime. white, fos, for us is used as a smoke screen or as a weapon. it ignites when exposed to air and can burn through flesh causing her risk deformities. human rights organizations and international law experts are urging the international criminal court to step up its investigation into possible war crimes committed by both israel and homos. step bass and reports from the a after thousands of death in guys and as well. goals for international justice are growing by today. well, they're let israel got away with the what happened?
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that was really bad for israel. i feel sorry what it was also my ass occupation and 75 years of misery. human rights. what you leading human rights organization has urged the international criminal court to issue a formal statement on the escalating situation between this route and how much the icpc did make this announcement a few days after rushes inpatient, and to ukraine. it has since issued an arrest warrant against russian president vladimir, put in many eyes on now on the international criminal court, which according to the rome statute, has not only been established to provide justice to fix them. so for crimes, but also to prevent war crimes with events from folding is ro garza, the court has remain pretty quiet. why until this very moment there is no iris warrant for someone like me. it's in. yeah, he's opening a committed war crimes and crimes against humanity. why there is no a response against is there any leaders who have been issuing genocidal statements
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since 2021. the i. c. c has jurisdiction in the occupied palestinian territories and numerous cases, including the killing of al jazeera jonas to read. i actually have been filed in his own, you comment, sofa, the ice se prosecute as sad that possible war crimes committed by how much can be investigated. the road statute. so yeah, we have jurisdiction on the territory of the state policy. and we have jurisdiction in relation to conduct committed by national state parties. meanwhile, the civilian del sol increases by today and victim to a possible war. crimes don't have the luxury of waiting for justice. step $0.05, which is 0. the palestinian journalists have been struggling to document the violence in gaza. one photo during list mohammed can deal says it's the most brutal war he's ever covered.
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