[000:00:00;00] the latin america for most of my career, but no country it is a like, and it's my job to shed light on how and why the israel widens. it's a sold on southern gauze on its military. so as it's operating in the center of con unit, the, you're watching else, is there a light from a headquarters and don't find a navigator. also coming up, rescuer, scramble to save people from the rubble. israel target's causes largest refuge

account from the land air and the violence and the occupied westbank is really forces a storm the inside refugee comes in, told us this is what the christmas looks like. it's almost fine. this is what christmas looks like. and bethlehem on the church and best for him. so as, as long as israel is bombing gossip, there will be no christmas celebration news . hello, it's 9 gmc, that's 11. am in gaza where the is really army has intensified it's ariel and ground defensive. it says it's forces or no operating in the hearts of fine eunice and southern gaza. so large numbers of injured palestinians have been taken to hospitals, as is really forces expand their attacks. israel claims senior, how much leaders are hiding in the city? for weeks, israel had declared fine eunice and its surrounding areas,

so called state cellphones and the northern dogs. so many people have been killed in an early morning striking the jabante, a refugee camp. this is the largest and most densely populated in the strip is really forces to bomb the site several times in the past few days. there has been heavy bombardment in gaza city in the past few hours. the series of is really air rates targeted multiple locations in the area. more than 15 people are reported to have been killed or wounded. and in central gaza, at least 45 palestinians have been killed and is really strikes on residential buildings and dated by law. and the slate of more than 16000 palestinians had been killed since the war began. and early october, we have had the maxima, which is joining us from going off in southern gaza. so honey, when the is really say that their forces are operating in con eunice, just tell us what that means and what you're hearing and see.

so yes, very well, we're still getting reports of from han you and is to, from our source on the ground or is really military, a tanks and armored vehicles. they're pushing deeper into the center of new and his city. it is to remind our viewers on you and this is the largest city in the southern part here with densely populated areas including the eastern part. there's also a project like areas that contain many of the many of refugees, the palestinian refugee is talking about a $48.00 refugees as well as those were displaced in 1967 already of densely populated air that happened to be under tv bombardment. within the past weeks then, but more intensified within the past uh, 2 weeks uh, more importantly, at those at

a time send arms vehicles are moving deeper into the heart of the city under heavy ariel, a bombardment coming off. so law had been road was towards including gelatin area and then there's from it in our section and there as well as the fix road that connects a, the eastern side of the city with its center all the way to the western side of han, you and is there are, is really military tanks on the ground destroying every means of life in that particular area in what seems to be a clearance for 8 and expanding a own ground, a military operations game based on what these really military have been saying for the past due a few days that the hon you and this is the, the center and, or it how is it the command center of how much on the ground. namely, they're talking about the leader of how much in a, in the southern part, the same allegations that we heard

a when the where mobilization and against that ship, a hospital and then then agents a hospital and the, the, the, the story goes on. but this time, all of this happening a while a day civilians are, are being targeted women and children entire, a neighborhood entire lots all right, honey, i'll, i'll stop you right there. we seem to have lost our connection with honey who was reported to us from the gaza strip from the south at the gaza strip. let's find out what's happening in the center of the gaza strip with him so that he's, he's joining us on the phone from dayton by law. so hence, there were strikes overnights on the central part of the gaza strip. where you are, tell us what you were, what you've managed to gather indeed didn't, but get me started. the last updates from the policy on that only in the last,

in the past 24 hours, there was some policy needs killed and a key 123 policies were injured. and the is there. the forces have been targeting multiple have caused the center area where i am right now. we just heard a very loud explosion minutes ago and there has been non stop exclusions in all night long. it was very hard for us to sleep and, and the drone was now in the sky. another thing i would like to mention that there are i centralize, and our stations in the dim road where it's it's, it's halting access for people to move from the middle area to the southern area. so people are trying to take some other ways to reach the southern area. i'm in the middle area and i'm also here at strikes across the another in gaza strip in the middle area and also the drain area. we can also hear,

i'm getting sirens and people, and this is a defense themes are trying to rescue. there's a level where yesterday, a house with people who lead and evacuated from the north had been targeted and it the, the, the permit, the civil defense in our, our people under the rainbow. yesterday we were in on up to the hospital where paramedics were over, went with the amount of injuries they were receiving. i saw people using closet doors to me to transfer all of these injuries. people came with their cards with their own vehicles. and i also saw a person holding his mode by slash for a doctor to stitch someone a mouse. the c r r r i was like, we can describe them with words. the house, subjects, and people are, are,

are starving. we have been searching for food tent, the more we can't find anything. and this is because i for nathan from the printer to, to move it, we hear clashes, we hear explosions surrounding the area and we're not very far from can you. and if so, cut out, and we're very close to it, so we hear everything and we hear everything going on in the north and in the south . okay, and thank you so much. enjoy fidelity reporting for us from the central guys a step star. thank you. to palestinian teenagers, have been killed, and the latest is really rains in the occupied westbank since the war on gods have begun as real as stepped up daily rates and towns and cities in the occupied westbank attached to it. on my la bringing hood i've been having and so tell us about these ongoing rates for that because we understand there's been a more recent one now. so yeah,

we have been actually speaking to witnesses on the ground that it seems that both the raids in the who's refugee camp next is south of bethlehem and in the ballasa refugee camp near nablus. in the north of the occupied with bank have ended. they have resulted in a number of the tensions and a number of wounded because at least i would say in both cases doesn't, but we still have to wait for to find the numbers from the ministry of health here in ramallah that follows also raised that happen in other areas of the occupied westbank places in the north, like to boss and cookie, and also in the south like hybrid. there was also a very long grade that last and nearly 10 hours and ended at midnight a local time. and you need refugee camp that has been really a focus of the occupation forces and have seen very frequent raids on

a day out on a weekly basis. i would say now these rays are intensifying in scope. the now include a house to house searches, the usually are with vehicles arrive with bulldozers, and this destruction to infrastructure. and yesterday, the focus in geneva of the, uh, is there any pauses where actually the ambulances, ad they were on the ground and the 2 hospitals of the cab and every ambulance had to be thoroughly check whether it's entered or exit in those house. so and so what does the impact of these daily raids and these daily arrests on palestinians in the occupied westbank? this is having a huge impact. i mean you have a mixed bag of emotions about it. going from anger. i do continues the tension and killing of palestinians. i mean since the october, the 7th,

or nearly 250 palestinians have been killed during those rays or by settler violence. but the majority during those rays of them nearly 60 are minor. so that obviously creates a sense of overwhelming anger, but there's also that sense of the anxiety of uncertainty, especially for those who live in these overcrowded refugee cubs that's captured a bit all over the occupied with bag people going to bed. not knowing if they were find soldiers in their houses and also anxiety for the families left behind after a loved one has been taken away because simply they don't know where that person is going for. how long and the, and some is, it's a big process for them to try to figure out this way. i'll hold these people mostly as administrative detention without giving any reason or a security detainees. and also without giving any reason,

it allows israel to keep them as much as they want by renewables, 6 months, terms of the oil. that is actually, i'm doing policy news, but also having them live under this incredible sense of insecurity. while at the same time being infuriated at the pictures they watch on the screen of what is unfolding and got so many palestinians setting you here and the occupied westbank that they feel helpless. that they're also under a lot of pressure. but also saying that compared to what is going good guys, that they will stand as that they will be steadfast and resilience. all right, thank you. hook up of the how many is reporting from the law the occupied westbank for almost half of all the palestinians killed in gauze? i have been children, thousands more. have been badly injured. leon, i will also is one child who is facing a life changing injury. yeah. the fleming can talk as the leon, as

a young child from the gaza strip, easy on that she was injured in is really air a strike on one of the un run schools and then nearby models. and she is appealing to the world to enable her to receive medical treatment abroad. otherwise, her legs will be aggregated. comes with us that are mailing. thank god for your safety is really on the hello, i'm a newborn, i'm the. i'm 12 years old. like any child, i have dreams. instead of being sad for leasing a toy on the wall, i'm feeling sad for losing my next to gun green. i am one from among hall for 1000000000 arabs. have your heart hardens that much for that is a charge you lose is a leg on, on what good is left for them in this life? what purpose should he or she have a living? what is the meaning of life to a child with an amputated on separate leg organs that don't function?

tell me. tell me what crime to goes as children commit. what did they do to deserve is re these kidding them? instead of hoping for gift goals and child is not asking for a prosthetic, lynn, you will just repeat my appeal to the arab leaders, only. you still ahead on alta 0. the us announces sanctions on visa restrictions on as really settlers involved in a tax on tyler sims in the occupied westbank, the a very warm welcome to let's go with your international weather update beginning in australia and really that heats his, the big story here through the interior, i list 40 degrees on the nose for you on thursday, but there are some big changes come in some relief. as we head toward the end of the weekend, we'll see some showers, and those winds turn around to

a cooler southerly breeze. okay, let's go to new zealand. fairly quiet now, whether it's to speak of across both the islands here, maybe the od shower, but nothing major. got to get to our tropical cycle. and jasper in the south pacific moving away from the solomon islands and pushing into the coral c. this will continue to strength. and in fact, be equivalent to a category 3. hurricane thursday into friday, letting me paint the red line on. that's where the storm looks to go again into the coral. c potentially impacting eastern queensland as we head toward next week. we'll keep tabs on that. there's been some more flooding in central job, a profit, and so on into an easy as main island of java. more rain in the forecast here on thursday, and just some light of showers across the coast of vietnam. really special what whether point into the late peninsula, him for china with assigned out temperature as well above average. younger joe at 23 degrees and we've got a weather maker pulling in to the west coast of japan on thursday. the,

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the, [000:00:00;00] the, the reminder of the top stories with our on to 0. the is really military says it's ground forces are in the center of hon. eunice, and southern gaza. it's part of an expanded assault on central and southern areas. the army says that it's engaged in the fiercest fighting since it began its ground invasion. 5 weeks ago is really air strikes. i've hit garza city in the past few hours. the giovanni a refugee camp has also been targeted once again. more than 16000 palestinians have been killed since the war began. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has repeated his government plan to retain control of gauze of security after the war ends. we have all in fisher now joining us from occupied east jerusalem. nothing else has said this before allen, but put this into context for us and tell us, oh,

why is he saying this again? no. to stop in these discussions about how to deal with a how the open ended security in guys after the war. and it was never entirely clear how did we, we don't foresee this, it was all very broad brush. but on tuesday intel a be, we had from benjamin netanyahu. you said the idea that it would be the items that would do it. not interested, as far as he's concerned, the americans would never agree to it. it couldn't be un operation because the be a lot of objection. as far as benjamin netanyahu consented. there's only one group that could look after that idea from these relays and that's the railings as well. so you have it, new york, ms. eliza guys i must be demilitarized and then or the 4 guys are to be demilitarised. there is only one force that can insure this, and that force is the, is really defense forces. no international force can take responsibility for this. still not entirely clear how, what,

how big this buffer zone would be. but obviously the idea of being a demilitarized zone is completely defeated by the fact that would be the really military. that would be there, that this is going to put israel on a diplomatic collision course, not just with the neighbors, egypt, and jordan. they've talked about this before, they didn't get one reaction on with the united states who clearly said they don't want to see guys penetrate being reduced after the war, nor would they like to see a permanent is really presence in gaza. yeah, and alan meanwhile, were hearing from this really military as well, who's warning of an intensification of the war and gaza? what more can you tell us about those comments? what we're hearing the lot heavier of fighting around jamalia, which is a got it is a how much strong hold as that's the refuge account. it's the biggest refugee camp in guys but, and also in 10 units itself. in the last couple of hours. these really military is again, more people to move i to of cotton units because they're talking about their being

at expensive baffled these really, they're talking about the next 2 or 3 days being perhaps the most intense fighting since this war began 61 days ago. so you can see just how serious this could be for people who are still trapped in that area. and of course, this is all part of the plot of moving the baffle for their size. and the is really just suggesting that to take somewhere between 5 and 6 weeks to continue. so we're talking about perhaps in the middle of january, before they move on to state street, which would be more targeted against them us. but certainly as they move farther sides, they're going to have to do this with a lot more tier because there's a lot more people there. and also as they move through 10 units, they're going to have to operate with a lot more kid as well. because the still civilians there and they believe that are still how much come on those in the area. but crucially, they also say there may be captives being held in and around 10 units. okay, thank you so much. allen fisher reporting from occupied is through so them as well bringing the how much must be his with

a different institute for graduate studies. joining us here in the studio, we'll come back to wells, is 0. so if we look at these comments that were made by nets and yahoo again saying that the government's plan is to retain control of garza security after the war ends. to be as early as know what, what ben game is here. i mean, is it that they're looking to we occupied gaza? is it as they've been accused by many organizations around the world, ethnic cleansing displacements pushing the palestinians into egypt. what's going on? well, we don't actually have to engage in any sort of mystical analysis that is rarely have been very clear from the outset. at the very beginning of this operation, they said quote, we will eliminate everything. that's the defense minister your kalat, benjamin netanyahu, the prime minister for his part said we will turn gaza into an island of ruins.

that's a direct quote. daniel how gary, the spokes person for the military said, we are interested or concerned with the damage and not accuracy. the president isaac cursed her dog, said that there's no distinction between military and civilian in this operation. and i can go on and on and on. the point that i'm making is that there was genocidal intent from the from the outset. it's been matched by what we've seen on the ground with israel deliberately targeting a civilian infrastructure. this has been documented, in fact, it was just an investigative report done by plus $97.00 to magazine. a local is rarely publication that shows israel's policy on this that they are perfectly willing to kill hundreds. and that's what they say, hundreds of civilians for the killing of one single from us member. so i think my interpretation and i understand there are some disagreements among analysts, but my interpretation is that israel's intent is to try to essentially rid guys off of a,

a was palestinians and this is part of their greater israel plan. this is deeply embedded within zion is thought and is really policy, okay, but when you hear comments coming out of the united states, obviously, israel's biggest ally, they've said no to ethnic cleansing, no to displacements. and reporting out of the us now seems to suggest that the by the administrator and has set early 2024 as the goal dates for concluding the main offensive part of the score. so do you think israel's going to listen to any of this? and do you think that the us will be able to pressure is real into listening to what they have to say. so this is where it does get a little bit complicated. so when we say that this is israel's intention, that does not mean that we're suggesting, or i'm suggesting that this is what is real, is actually going to be able to do. first of all, there are a lot of questions and doubts, frankly, that the we have seen people displaced. right. so, i mean, they absolutely. yeah, we're not, there is a 4 day since we have seen what,

what's considered to be ethical and for so there's force displacement, which is a war crime in international law. but there hasn't been complete population transfer, which is israel's go right to get the, the, the guys and out of god. so this is why they keep asking, why don't think the egypt sions, why don't the jordanians take the gardens in right. this is a call for ethnic cleansing effectively, but i don't think it's really a realistic plan for now. especially since israel has failed militarily. it's 2 months in and we have a washington washington post report published yesterday saying that from us remains quote, largely intact. so they haven't made any significant dent in the home us military structure. so it's unlikely. and also for the reason that you mentioned, which is the united states, the united states was perfectly willing to aid israel along. and it still is in many ways, but the us does not want a very prolonged war. it would harm the us economy and it would harm biden's collection or re election chance that chances in 2024. what about to what's

happening in hand? you know, some sort of this expanded military campaign that we're seeing on the grounds, according to the is really the defense minister goal. and he says that's when the military operations advance the pressure on time us raises. and so to our chances of returning more hostages. yeah, i mean, this is consistent with what i was just saying about the genocidal intent. right. i'm not, netanyahu has petition the war cabinet for ideas on quote, filling out the population of cause of that report that i mentioned in plus $97.00 to magazine said is really policy is designed to quote, create a shock within the palestinian community and gaza. so that they turn the palestinians turn against from us. so the objective was bring the guidance from the north to the south and then show the south killed very large number of people and then essentially make life unlivable, uninhabitable. and then ultimately, the hope is that causes will go to the egyptian border and effectively beg you to

be to be let in. okay, we'll leave it there. thank you so much for how much. most of the thank you. well, the us state department says that is really efforts to stop settle or violence against palestinians, and the occupying westbank are not sufficient. and only a tiny fraction of attacks of luck to convictions in recent years. the situation has gotten worse since we started israel's war on gaza. as charles stratford now reported this memorial months with 41 year old carpenter of flood policy was shot dead during that time by his ready settlers in the occupied westbank on december. the 2nd. this video is off that day. you can see settlers smashing policy and property is the, is really on a stands by the secular set by a to show his home where he lives with these 3 daughters. and i know how good it been and i keep thinking of my goals then. thank god they will outweigh, the attack happened. this is my home. we all have lived for 5 years. but where can

i go for the? and there are 6 illegals. ready settlements that a gradually expanding close to the village. and then these really all of the base is on one of the adjacent hills, many of wisdom, the in the and most of the attacks have gotten more violent. would they open fire now without warning? there is no way to talk to them. the just shoot you an offer on the un who's recorded at least 380 is ready. secular tax in the occupied with bank since the beginning of the war. on october the 7th, at least 8 palestinians have been killed. witnesses tell us that on the evening of december, the 2nd, the group of between 10 and 15 is rarely settled as a number of them all to approach the village from this direction and began attacking these houses. they would soon join. so witnesses say by a group of his riley soldiers who brought itself this road. when palestinians from the village came up to try and protect the property here,

it's body was found down the hill and the only go around 3 hours later. he'd been shot in the chest. witnesses say the leader of the attack was this man a levy. they say he's participated in numerous all the salts on palestinians in the area. like some of the sits with her now fatherless, grandchildren, and other subjects. i'm not, i'm glad. i mean, i've given him to god may god bless him. he's left a lot of children behind their friends and community members. also their condolences to that's brother in law hoping that we're afraid that more people will be killed in the village because the attacks have increased since the war started. the human rights group. say settlers at taking advantage of a right wing is really government that is turning a blind to light, to set live alignments. start then we saw on a rise and incident because i think some of those felt like they had more

confidence and less consequences to base. but since october 7th, i think that only increased and is because us of the forty's kind of allowing that to happen. and also i think a big part of it was the homepage page and the revenge that is really isn't that especially software. so that means increasing sets of attacks against palestinians in the occupied west bank of going on checks and on punished by these where the government molden ever the full child. stop it out just yet a total of many house on the occupied with bank christmas festivities have been called off in bethlehem, the city and the occupied westbank usually attract thousands of pilgrims during the holidays. this year. there will be no celebrations because of the war in gaza. need that, but i am reports a baby jesus amongst the rubble. it was to the traditional it to be seen to reflect the image is coming out of gauze of thousands of palestinians or fears to

be buried under the winds of what was once their homes at the images here. all the my guys and the shepherds looking for, for jesus, we get the lights on. as if to say that is a small price of hope in the midst of the subscription. during the christmas season, eyes turn to bethlehem, the 1st piece of christianity palestinian. see, they cannot turn a blind eye to the left. this is really bombardment of garza if jesus is to be born again. this time this year he wouldn't be born in casa, under the install, a deputy with the people of us. so this is all the city looked in early december of 2020 to julius and bracing to receive more rooms during one of the highest towards 6 seasons. this is a major square near the nativity church. the tree should have been put up here,