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was on our sisters or a china rogers, animal gosh. or where he sounded very defiant, basically saying there wouldn't be no data on there wouldn't be an orderly. so unless it is on uh how much is on terms. he sounded as soon as he defined what opens to various initiatives, especially by countries that care about the palestinian cause and so on, so forth. but that would it be how much that would be taking the last decision about how much consistencies fire. very similar to what we've heard a few days ago from a side of our road, a huge size because of the, the need the ship and how much it considers that it has absolutely no incentive to sign into any data with those rides. that wouldn't be followed by more of the same bombings and more of the same arrests of, uh, thousands more for the city and prisoners is leaving. come us with no option because apparently there's nothing. now government is,
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as we've been saying for the past 3 months, is not interested in the captives. it's interested in giving the impression that date is interested in the got this but not really interested in the freedom of that god has. in fact, i us, judging from the intensified bombings over the past several weeks, clearly killing the captives would relieve the nothing. yeah. government of the burden of having to deal with him us and others in order to release the i mean, i think this not any how government considers according to a good number of rules. integration of doctors within the is there a limited or then this is about the to have is writing the captives in the hands of israel's enemies. so i think getting good with them would probably be the best option for this. nothing out of it. but in the meanwhile, it has to keep up with the appearance that it cares about the captive, because it has an, an, a jewish. is there any public opinion that is growing in frustration and anger about the fact that the government is not doing what it shouldn't be doing, making
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a deal in order to release those captives, right. but for the time being, uh because of the lessons that have must learn from that. so for the humanitarian uh, pause is that basically allowed, is there a to intensifies award even more than before those pauses? it's learned that less than that it could no longer go on according to such conditions and think that unless and until there is a serious attempt at a ceasefire and we were floating earlier as well. this is riley strikes apparently on, on targets in syria. and then we have this, i targeted assassination inside 11 on, i mean, all of we were hearing all this talk about the possibility of escalation. it's pretty much already escalated as there is an escalation, but it's been contained disconnection. there's nothing you know, government is trying to give the impression to its people as they is very defensive
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. and it's that have said once and again that is the end is involved in a war fill in 7 funds. right. like for example, the west bank apparently is a waterfront for it is which means it's going to be okay if i is very detailed at, but this thing in 1000, but a senior refugee camps, but a senior villages at us, things thousands and that's a waterfront, right? your walk is a waterfront seals or waterfront human is a water front that sounds of it. so i think it is, it is trying to move a consensus and these are the public that is right is in imminent danger from all sides. and hence, what i've heard measures is fix it's justified in taking, including the disproportionate, indiscriminate use of force against the people in gaza, even leading to the ethnic cleansing. eventually, the more is there and raises the alarm. the more,
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as i say is that the main enemy is iran, and it's proxies. the more it says of have mass is approx over here on just like his ball lies. the more it why then is this that challenge into a different fronts? it's, it's on the one hand government noises, the public opinion side is read. it creates the data most viewed of a get us and state the mix on actions justifiable. and it certainly draws the united states in for more support. unconditional support of his right. the right time. we leave it there. uh okay. uh. let me just count them for a little bit there. um, i wanna ask you to just pick up on the point that you were making about unconditional support from the us. how unconditionally is it at this point? because the us president button is, is getting a certain amount of blow back from the us from public opinion. there is certain quarters it has been unconditional supports because it has been unconditional
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support. now that doesn't mean that's why america, why that by that i'm instruction was providing the unconditional support it was making such and suggestions, making so things, recommendations even in assisting every once in a while that is there a needs to change course for his needs to the intensify the war and guys, or is there a needs to release the money owed to that particular sort of thing. so whenever the, by the admissions ask, so are you going to make, is there a do that? well, we told them what we think we told them what we think. so what about the war crimes? well, we told them that they need to, to make it less difficult for the civilian population and does so the united states is making its opinion clear to visit the governor, but it's certainly in no way we think it's put down as it should be,
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because it's now being complicit in general side on war crimes, and garza, the by the administration that arms finances. and she is spirit rising from international uh punishment for its uh, war crimes. and guys uh, has been doing almost nothing to meet. certainly it hasn't. for example, the condition it's military transfers to is ad for its financial support. is that, or even it's diplomatic support is that it has not leveraged anything of its assets, any of its assets can hold that to force pressure. but it's our government. it's only been expressing its preferences and that apparently hasn't been enough thus far. as far as we know, because the now government has gone on now for over 90 days with more of a civil war crimes guys has been designated. so if today, so that they know government decides to move in to face 3, what i guess it should be too late for biden and his administration to be taking
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credit for that. because there's nothing else to bomb and guys at this point in time. all right, for the moment i just need a senior for little balances from my wanda, shout i thank you. the the . all right, so if you just joining us here, we're going to recap on breaking news coming out of 11 on where is rainy. drone has assassinated solid, a lot already, a senior official from how much at least 4 people died in the strike, which took place in the southern part of lebanon's capital. they were, the office was located in the sub of, of the here on the hash. them is live for us now in the quota in southern 11. and so i mean, what more you hearing and, and how significant is this development as well, has him, as you said, this as a nation of a saw,
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the deputy probably better off how mass along with the 3 of his assistance and an explosion to the moment we don't have any confirmation whether this was a drawing attack, whether this was a, an explosion to bump, planted in the office, or a warplane to the moment. there are no clear, uh, there is no degree of picture on how this was conducted. though there are many that are saying it's likely a joint attack, and if it's a joint attack, then this is the 1st time since 2006. and the root of the thing is that the father had already significance with and says, he's the, the li, as all between the minute true being and the political bureau, he is the man who's known to be one of the founders of the ministry being a focus on briggs, he was in his really prisons for 15 years since the ninety's and till
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2010 when he was reduced. then he left to city on from cspi to turkey and from turkey. back came to that bundle on where he was sedated today. the significance of this s as a nation is that it puts audit stresses the fact that this whole war that started on the 7th of october 2023. is it multi layer war, a war that's already being gray joined on, on, on a, because people being killed in regards the same time. it's a security war on multiple fronts. one of them is living on actually this puts the assistant ation of the saw that duty and to also, i know that i mentioned that as to how much they mention. and that is the living room that i mention in does the hands of color that i mentioned, especially with the secretary general as well as on the, for the law. boeing in, in, in, in, in the past months. and, and yeah, is that any, is really access the nation to any of the resistance leaders, as he said,
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is going to be faced with the retaliation. and the hottest retaliation now will all be waiting to see what the fall is supposed to say in a speech. that was true before the assassination of how dirty was planned for tomorrow or no. we don't know if this speech is going to continue as scheduled tomorrow, or it's going to be postponed for another couple of days for has been la to a way it's options because actually this is kind of as a turning point in the whole confrontation with respect to the been these that have been used front for the, for the, for the front end does up. it's just part of this whole context. what for the living east front it's, it could be a trigger for something big especially that it's comes a week after i know the assistant ation in damascus is as well as trying to take this whole confrontation at new to a new space. and this could mean not containing this what actually many thought
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that the association of a senior, how much of the, the could, could end this war. but the fact is that the access the nation of a senior, how much lead to invade, who could trigger a new and you dramatic a context. and this is what many right now are really thinking called zach guys, country and the lies in such and such a moment. so the fatherhood what he was sedated as we reported he's a senior, how much school minded he's a senior, how much official. and, you know, the, the irony here is that is that it wasn't able to assess him or killed any of them major or, or senior to have us officials and commanders. and it's 3 months sworn in gaza at the end of the game and killed a one of how much is the those invaded with this is, this is one of the ironies of this war and out of your talking to us from the court
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. i, in southern lebanon, where you've been reporting for several days now on the ongoing clashes between has bullet forces in southern lebanon. and, uh, and uh, israel, what implications is, is the use of this apparent assassination. going to have, uh for the uh, for that aspect of, of, of the conflict or you know, up has, in the rules of engagement that we've been referring to all over the past 3 months . rules of engagement, whereas has the logs hitting within 3 to 5 kilometers, sometimes thing kilometers inside the is ready territories and is running. hitting also within the liberties sorted through a territory is to watch the lights on it event, which is like an in depth of $15.00 to $20.00 kilometres maximum. but today there's something outside the box that something outside the whole the rules of engagement
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. then this at least given the fact that his lot committed to that in the past, this could mean and, but we don't have a clear answer. but this could mean if, while i'm talking, if we want to analyze that has what law is going to respond from outside the rules of engagement. and what would this mean? this is, this is the big question. how is this going to a 2 end? is it going to, and just with this hit hit for the hit tit for tat, or this is going to widen the scope of the war. this is what many people are actually consent off and, you know, in the past, in the past few weeks, people were leaving south lebanon, according to united nations numbers. there are more than 70000 southern those who are not anymore and at homes at the border, but now with a hit inside big booth and in the southern suburb of fatal woods. this is another reason for people to be concerned for civilians to be feeling on safe,
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on safe anywhere where that is, it's in the south or in beta. and this takes this whole confrontation as we've been saying into a new dimension. right. for the moment daddy ashan and nicola in 11, and let's go to as dana harder, who joins us on the line now from a be reached. there's a you have reported extensively from the lebanese capital for many years now. target to the assassinations as this certainly appears to be, are unfortunately nothing new uh, in a route, but what do you make of, uh, what has happened here over the last out, as well? nothing new, but the 1st assassination in years. and once news broke of an explosion in the southern suburb some a booth which is an area where has the love hold sway, i can tell you, there was a panic. there was panic, and the lebanese you
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need to know what, what this means. there were reports of a targeted strikers target to this after nation a serious escalation. it's definitely escalated and why than the ongoing conflict along the level not as well. border the, the conflict along the border is, is now it's, it's going to enter into force much. but the targeted killing made many people here in the capital, feel that this conflict could, why did, and could escalate and all eyes are now on how's the law has the laws reaction. because even before hezbollah joined the bottle to support its allies, how much in garza the secretary general of hezbollah, hudson osalla made it very, very clear. and his equation was there will be a fierce retaliation if any leader of the axis of resistance, whether it's
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a syria and a palestinian, a lebanese. and iranian any leader killed in lebanon, will trigger a fears, a reaction. so people are waiting to hear. well, the secretary general doctor, i know what is supposed to speak tomorrow, it was a planned speech to commemorate the killing of the be running could neither concepts to lie money. but there are some reports now that that speech could be cancelled. so it was really depend on whether this, the serious convention will lead to a full scale conflict. no, many in and will tell you that as well as trying to trigger a conflict. and it has been escalated to talk in, in southern lebanon on it. and, but definitely just the fascination process, the red line and assassination,
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it breaks really the rules of engagement, which have been a place for for 3 months now. so well, eyes on what the will do. oh, really not really. and we have to point out that is the other thing was killed and he just killed along with a note of the carrier commanders. and so this was a, is a serious blow to how masses, military infrastructure if you like, instead of one. and as i know, just give us a sense of how much of a presence uh, how much had uh, not just in by rebooting in, in 11 on in june in general. what was the role of that? how much off to offer to display their smoke as of late live in on became a se. then if you like for the leaders of law as of late, it became a strategic base for some us after the pro small between how about that and has the
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last few years back was a falling out of the following conflict and syria. since then, they have been to the bill, you're the infrastructure, the political prince and the country has below and how my coordinates with each other. i think the conflict border began. we've seen several meetings at the, you know, between, as well as secretary general has come to, as well as with the face of the deputy leader of, of how my father already. and so, so you'll have this close coordination and in many ways as you know they, they were living and working in, in the southern suburbs of bay roads, you know, some, some would call this has the strong hole, but this is a place where half a 1000000 people live, we are standing very close to the, to,
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to the size of that explosion. and i can tell you, you know, you look at people's faces their, their fear and concern about what could come come next. because this was what everyone was worried about, the conflict along the border, widening and so, but clearly this, this really is in, in many ways of turning point. but we have to see at, to see whether or not this serious escalation will lead to a full scale, a conflict between the israeli army and the lebanese. i'm good because the law. all right, so the moment zayna hotter, i on the line slash there from bailey. thanks bye, much saying that let's speak now to keep a l die and tell of the v as in is really a political analysts. thanks very much for being with us. so 1st of all, your reaction to this news uh, is this a, a turning point uh, an escalation in israel as well with how much
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a and you have to see this game, the, the broader context of, uh, the escalation between israel and 11 on in the in the nose in boulder until now is why i made it very clear that it's what it is uh, interested in a multi frontier as discoloration 1st deal was, was goes up and then we will deal with the nose. now this is an issue, we'll probably dictate a new, a challenge to as well. and um, a new agenda, the americans who are not interested in this and uh, the message was a by uh saying that the, the uh, aircraft, carrier of your on the 4th will be move their way from there. made it to rain. yeah . so the americans are clearly not interested in these uh,
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nathaniel probably is very happy after the uh, the last uh, the loss of, uh, the uh, the dish ro reform or the code the top yesterday and the height called if you needed to show some kind of uh, victory uh you're seeing allow, is still hiding and it goes up. so i think that this is the best they can do now. now here's what made it very clear that this is, it's a policy for many years that it wouldn't go after the latest or from us wherever they are. but we have to look at what the cost on the slide. i said there's targeting capacity, there's own liberties, so it will be a declaration of oil and gas for his beloved. and so in that, in that respect, then do you say that this may lead to a uh why the war with width and that,
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that so that brings in, um, has bullet. uh and, and its fights against israel. yeah, i don't draw it out and i don't too loud that. no. um, no totally is rarities, but use jewish communities all over the world is really embassies will be targeted . um we know that come awesome cruise, but i can do it. they did it in elgin, do you know i was there a covering the attack on the joys center? it was a massive kid. and i think that this is open a new, a circle of a violence, new escalation. and why it is what it is of these really, i mean, he's very busy in gaza and he is getting, you know, running out of ammunition and needs to be american support. uh, it depends on how washington is going to see, you know,
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that he was also wanted rory, but there was a price on, uh, his, uh, uh, name india knight that states. so i don't think that anybody game is right and united states is going to lose tiers over uh, the uh, us as a nation. but uh, i'm not sure if this is the end of the cycle. i'm afraid it's opening a new site. and oh, had it, what's your uh, what's your reading of how these really public and is likely to, to look at this. so obviously there has been very broad support in israel right now for this war, but how is they likely to react to a targeted assassination like this? what do you can see the, the prime minister's office has off the ministers and members of the message to keep quiet and most of the day credit. but they couldn't help it. you can see them all over the place of declaring victory. and for the these were any public opinion
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you should do it for now, you'll find out that at least 80 percent believe that this is good news. 1 many days of uh, bad news of uh, new names. so these very soldiers killed and hostages still in uh in garza, hilda in under the, uh, in the tunnels. and um, it is a 0 sum game. its uh, another leader of from us who uh, was wanted it was under, wanted res dofer's. well, and i think this is uh, at least uh, as close as you can get to the leaders. so from us you facing while he's still leaving that the resistance in, in gaza. and so he's where was looking for kind of
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a compensation and as of february, pay the price. and i'm not saying that he wasn't the, i just just to remind ourselves. yeah, yes, in war is the how much leader who's supposed to be somewhere in sign cause of that israel believes was behind the attacks on october 7th. if we turn to for a moment to events inside gauze at what, how do you gauge how israel is the prosecutor gets more in terms of it's a stated aim to, to destroy. how much does it look like? they have gone anywhere in that? yeah. what is today the cabinet was suppose to discuss the should i the exit strategy or did they also, what do you do is guys up? and it seems that they have not the slightest idea how to end this war and is what it is bank of a tremendous price. uh, economically, mostly, uh,
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the desktop. um, is there a 100? the 50000 is riley's, who have been evacuated from the house and from the business and jobs and universities and studies. so the, the comfort that is where he's getting, i'm afraid, is that, uh, it's uh, you know, targeting to the leaders or from us and the, they, they don't see much the, what you show on the 0 is a not clear to the is where is these rarely so lucky these what are the, our networks, the domestic networks, they see only their prize, that is where the spring notifies the scene is. so, um, as long as this government is in charge and as long as washington is not putting
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his foot down and ask him to stop it, what we see is a more footage of people suffering even guys. right. and i'm afraid that the, the is rarely is little keep paying also the, the price that there you started, the only thing you know, the 7 i keep a elda. i appreciate your time, matthew, joining us there in tel aviv. thank you. thank you. let's bring a need to abraham, who is in bethlehem in the occupied westbank. so need it for 0 believes in use of this has been filtering out there in the occupied westbank. uh, what are you hearing? we're seeing dozens of palestinians gathering ad that mean square and drop my la manada squid chanting slogans in favor of the father. and i already, we've heard also marks in his home town of idol with a it's
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a village. you need it on my law here. the occupied to us regular for them off morning, him as well as it basically calls from for the and other political factions, gear and the westbank to declare tomorrow as a morning day, as a general strike here in the west bank in general. now let's remember that he is a leader of a mosque that has been born and raised in the occupied to us bank just in 2010 that he had to leave after he has been deported. outside of it, he lived in turkey and 11 and as well, popularity in the west bank, and he has been seen as the man who has found it out for sam briggs here in the occupied to us bank. his name is re surface after the kidnapping. and the killing of 3 is really subtler, near have running the selves of the occupied to us bank in 2014. he's been seen as
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a really instrumental in a negotiating for the get an obsolete deal. he wasn't his really soldier who has been held captive by her mouse and his release has seen the release of more than 1000 palestinian prisoners. so he's really well known here in the west bank. and also we've seen in october these really forces raising his home. it's not the 1st time they demolish the home for the 2nd time in a row that was in the beginning of november. we've also seen a big banner puts up in his house by these really forces saying that he's a terrorist and they will be uh, basically retaliating from. and he has said that earlier in a previous interviews that he has already outlived his years. he said being a part and neither of how much he is expected and was expecting to be killed by these really forces with heating
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a lot of chance of defiance. people here haven't been seeing a lot of we've been seeing a lot of support by people for him. now they say that they are showing defiance towards israel, and their leaders are being targeted and assassinated by them. so he's really being more and here, and it's seen as a big blow for how masses activities here in the occupied the spring doesn't seem as someone who has been advancing those operations by him us. and those attacks against has read the targets in the west bank. i need to, as we had been reporting before this, another senior political him as a leader. i smelled honey. has been speaking. let's just remind ourselves of what, what did he say? let me tell you about the remarks that he has made. uh that was just shortly before we got the news of the assassination of identity. he said somebody knew that he was
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