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tom foreman for information. plus ninety connect to an unbiased agenda subscribed no one knew to. play . place. this is t w news live from berlin palestinian militants fire scores of profits into southern israel the israeli military responds with airstrikes and tank fire killing several palestinians the e.u. calls for an immediate halt to the hostilities and we'll get the latest from our correspondent in jerusalem also coming up thailand's king officially takes the
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throne ceremonies take place and back caught for the country's first coronation in seven decades. and officials say it's a miracle no one was killed after a jet slides off the runway at a u.s. naval station in florida to. play. waiter welcome to the program. israeli airstrikes on gaza have killed four palestinians and mooted more than twenty others and israeli woman was injured in iraq it strike as violence flared up again between israel and the palestinians militants fired hundreds of rockets from gaza into southern israel well israel well israel retaliated with air strikes turkish prime minister rhetoric type everyone condemned a strike on a building housing his country's state run news agency calling it quote a crime against humanity the e.u.
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has called for an immediate halt to the hostilities. sirens screaming warnings in southern israel is volleys of rocket soar across the border from gaza residents rush to air raid shelters the israeli military says palestinian militants launched over two hundred rockets on saturday some struck codings like here in kiryat gut. dozens were intercepted by israel's iron dome defense system. the israeli army says that in retaliation its planes and tanks hit around one hundred twenty palestinian targets turkey says one of the buildings destroyed in gaza city housed state run news agency among the victims were a palestinian woman and her fourteen month old daughter as the violence escalated israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu convened a security meeting. on friday they'd been clashes during protests at the gaza
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border two israeli soldiers were wounded by sniper fire four palestinians were killed and of the fifty wounded it was in response to those deaths that the barrier of rocket fire into israel began on saturday morning. causing the israelis to hit bank while hostilities flare egypt continues to mediate talks between the militant palestinian organizations hamas and the islamic jihad and israel there aimed it alleviate any hardship in the blockaded gaza strip and bringing peace to the region. for more on this we're joined by our correspondent in jerusalem tiny a why is this surge of violence happening now. we're seeing here another serious flare up after a period of relative calm in gaza and the area surrounding the
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now that came after. after egypt and the un had brokered some sort of understanding so between israel and hamas in the lead up to the israeli elections so that period has been relatively calm but lately tensions have been flaring up in especially this week on friday during friday protests to demonstrators have been killed by israeli sniper fire as well as by sniper fire from gaza to israeli soldiers where wounded and that has led to an airstrike on a military post in gaza by the israeli armor army to hamas people where apparently killed so in addition to that and all the statements that the militant factions put out today that's reference to the elect often from taishan understanding such certainly have also added to devising tensions and how is israel
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responded to this so far. but israel has said that there have been over two hundred and twenty rockets launched into southern israel into civilian areas and the numbers are rising and israel defense system they aren't him has. shot down dozens of it at the same time the israeli army responded to the way it's over one hundred twenty s. trikes mainly what they call on targets related to hamas or islamic jihad but also getting reports and from gaza have some residential buildings so tensions are really high because those attacks and counterattacks are continuing as we speak and it may be very difficult night for civilians in gaza as well as in the south of this or so where does this leave the recent talks to restore a cease fire. well this is
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a good question i think it's still too early to say. you know it depends on the coming hours he said there's also asked trikes are continuing as well as rockets are continuously being fired into southern israel and in gaza a building also we're getting reports where the turkish news agency was having their offices in. targeted now there are conflicting reports about mediation efforts you know that some delegation swear off hamas and islamic jihad were anyway in cairo usually it's the egyptians that i'm editing in such situations as well as with the u.n. . supposing that many asian efforts are ongoing but there were some reports in the israeli media quoting an israeli official saying that he doesn't know of any such mediation talks so it depends now i mean both sides have said they're prepared for
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a further escalation with the militant group saying they could increase the range of their rocket range but also the intensity of asteroids so we have to wait and see how the coming i was with what they will bring right tanya kramer for us in jerusalem thank you so much. thanks to thailand now where elaborate ceremonies have taken place in bangkok to crown the country's new king the have a hero's raw vote here a long court the sixty six year old ascended to the throne and twenty sixteen after the death of his father who was widely revered and much beloved satirist pageantry is the start of a three day ceremony that formally invests him with regal power symbolizing his consecration as the up holder of buddhism in thailand. the coronation begins with a ritual cleansing and anointment. the water is drawn from rivers and
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lakes across the kingdom it's the first coronation in thailand didn't it the seventy years for many thais the king is the highest moral authority. we all regardless selves as children of the king nation religion and the monarchy are the pillars of our society that's why we have unconditional loyalty to the king. graham of the ten comes to the throne it's a difficult time thailand is a constitutional monarchy but the army seized power in a coup five years ago elections earlier this year ended in deadlock one commentator says the carnation is likely to bring a fresh approach. the new. and very daring man. they were. really quiet person in the next stage of the carnation celebrations the king will stage an
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elaborate parade in front of his people. correspondent charlotte some pills in bangkok and she sent us this is testament of today's coronation the people gathered behind me at the grand palace are likely to be here well into the evening as a mark of respect for the new the crown king the most of them this is the first time they've seen the coronation all the time on it the last one almost seven decades ago to the day and in a country where the king is afforded divine status today it has been truly momentous the king was crowned in a lab or at ceremonies a rich blend of culture and tradition dating back centuries people here were watching at the ceremonies unfolded on the big screens engrossed in what was happening tomorrow is another big day for the public and that is because the king takes pause in a procession through the streets of bangkok and the people here it's a chance to catch a glimpse of the king to pay their respects and to watch history in the making. and
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now we'll bring you some of the other stories making news around the world syrian government forces are continuing to bombard rebel held areas in the country's northwest dozens have been killed and wounded in its lips province this escalation of violence is the most serious in the region since pressure and turkey negotiated a cease fire in september. in rwanda the remains of nearly eighty five thousand victims of the country's genocide have been laid to rest in a ceremony in the capital kigali the victims were among the more than eight hundred thousand people mainly to were massacred by hutu extremists and militia forces twenty five years ago. more than one thousand people have now died of an ebola outbreak in the democratic. congo attacks on treatment centers are hampering efforts to control the nine month epidemic which is now the second worst on record
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in response the world health organization is expanding its vaccination program in the east of the country. activists from the environmental group extinction rebellion have staged a die in protest in the european commission in brussels they sing to european and union and with differently or expect called on governments to do more to address climate change. the venezuelan president nicolas maduro has called on the country's armed forces to be ready for defend the homeland in case of a military attack by the u.s. but to address the troops while opposition leader. rallied his supporters for another protest. to the u.s. now where a boeing seven thirty seven has crashed on landing in florida no one died but twenty one people were injured as the airliner slid off the runway at jacksonville naval air station in the north east of the state
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a commercial jet had been chartered by the u.s. military and was arriving from a u.s. base in cuba. passengers said it was terrifying they described how in the middle of a thunderstorm the seven thirty seven bounced twice on the runway and skidded into the st john's river but the plane did not submerge and all one hundred forty three people aboard were able to escape by climbing out onto the wing authorities said disaster had been averted. i just want to emphasize yet again we transported twenty one people all adults from this incident involving an aircraft a commercial boeing seven thirty seven aircraft here and it is jacks the twenty one individuals that we transported were all listed in good condition no critical injuries sustained by any of those twenty one the plane had traveled to jacksonville florida from the u.s. naval station at guantanamo bay in cuba it's likely it was carrying mostly military personnel and their families. there are no details yet as to why the airliner
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crashed the plane's manufacturer boeing is under scrutiny over two deadly crashes of a different model plane in recent months. controversial champion runner caster semenya semenya has won her last eight hundred meter race before the introduction of new regulations the rules limit high testosterone levels in certain female track athletes semenya lost a court challenge against the charges but that didn't stop the south african from putting in a stellar performance at the diamond league event in doha. despite all the criticism and legal decisions caster semenya had to face off the track on it she still rules this was the season opener of the professional diamond league athletics tour and the south african was running and her favorite event she led almost from start to finish but if she's to continue running the eight hundred meters the rules now say she must take drugs to reduce her naturally occurring testosterone levels
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that after the court of arbitration for sport partly upheld a ruling by the international association of athletics federations limiting testosterone in female athletes in certain events like the eight hundred meters so many a specialty was seats in the base the streets in the woods the cities. where there was no one to see if you can see snow and if somebody was going to see something because of the improvements more than one school like a supplement will i be there i'm going to go to the flight school i'm going and if i didn't want. the new rules go into effect next week and include events being banned for athletes like some and yet that range from the four hundred metres to the fifteen hundred metres and the mile should some manuf still insist on running in a competition within that range she may have to face another battle with the i double a f but one battle she doesn't have to fight winning the support of the fans.
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the bundesliga show follows after the break with my colleague nick mechanically i could lowly hand over spring a surprise at leaders byron you nick or was there another twist in the title race stay right here to find out. your washing deed of the news live from berlin i my ash waiter and coming up for at the top of the hour thanks for joining us. he takes it personally when with the wonderful people and stories that make the game so special. for all true fans was such a leg up more than football online some say
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