♪ ," welcome back to "france 24 live from pariris. i am marcoco and. -- mark owen. by israelis. gaza killing him and his wife. the former president's political party in the new presidential post, but it will not be allowed. house workers have staged the demonstrations of paris about cuts they say are wrecking the french health system. they said their jobs or less and

less affected, and they are facing financial distress. ♪ mark: thank you very much for being with us. there is a fragile truce tonight between the palestinian islamic jihad group in gaza and israel. juries -- the truth when into effect this mornining about 48 h hours after israel triggered the exchchange of fire by killing the top gaza commander. thisis is an airstrike after deeming him an "imminent threat." the death toll stands at 34 palestinians. we have more in jerusalem. >> we saw a breaea of the trtruh almost immediately a after it ws declared. israel'sw h hours later,,

prime ministster, benjamin netanyahu, went on national television to declare a success. and we saw another volley of rocket fire comiming acrs. you u know, the militant groupso like t to have that lastst voll, as they call it,, and israeae often less than have it in a situation like this. other inindicators, there wewera number of israeli airstrikes or to isrsrael has agreed to open e border crossing between israel and d gaza, thgazaza strip.. fishermen have been told they can takeke their b boats back ot toto sea from gaza, s so i would a cease-fire,ere iss and this will end, hopefully, and we can say this operation is over. mark: from jerusalem. next, four more deaths in the demonstrations in iraq as police try to corral protesters back into their protest camp.

the death tolls have passed 300 once the protests began october 1. >> some rush to go to safety as others try to launch projectiles, taking into your gas, one medical volunteer accuses the police of using excessive force. >> we are taking to the streets peacefully, and you see they are firing at us. we are a medical team, volunteering to treat protesters. we are not creating a problem, but security officers have hit me three t times. >> according to witnesses, security forces fired live andds, rubber bullets, teargas canisters as they try to push hundreds of protesters back to their main cap. unrest in baghdad is driven by discontent over corruption, high unemployment. despite the country's oil

wealth. the violence in the capital came a day after protesters said that an intensifying -- has been fueling fear. of the casualties on thursday added to the mounting death toll, which has topped 300 protestse since the began the nationwide in early october. the government is taking some measures to quell the unrest and promises economic reforms. rejecting the proposals, instead calling on the entire ruling elite to resign. mark: the party of the ousted president will be allowewed to t take part in the elections. morales himself will be barred. morales has politicical asylum in mexico, having been forced to stand down. demonstrations against morales, demonstrations that continue. simona bruno is our correspondent. maiain squarede the

of la paz, and for the whole day, every street has been closed down, so it seems like she is not so popular, and also she is basically unknown, before last tuesday, when she was self proclaimed president, bolivians did not know about her, so she is basically delivering the movement against evo morales, so she has all of the support, the resistance against morales, but also thehe opposition party. analyzeze the political situation, it is really chahaotic, because she hs been confirmed by a minority into congress while prevented to get in. awkward and at the same time, the political party of evo

morales is deciding what to do. we will see in the next few days what will happen in la paz. mark: simon bruno watching developments in la paz, bolivia. could bes 300,000 jobs lost because of the impacts of four weeks of writing. chile has -- of rioting. chile has one of the strong us economy is in latin america. it started over a hike in broughtt fares but have into a grievance over low wages as well as social inequality. these protests are continuing. thousands of french hospital workers have been demonstrating havecutbacks that they say harmed care of the country that they expected worldwide for the health-care system of your havec hospitals in france been forced to shave 9 billion

euros off their debt since 2005. dozens of operators, well stagnant salaries are fueling a brain drain. doctors and nurses are going abroad or to the private sector. chris moore has more with demonstrators. understaffed wars are caught in the number of hospital beds, and stagnating salaries, they are among the things people have been complaining about on the streets of paris. today, we have seen emergency workers walking out early in the year, but this is the first time that people from across france's public sector have taken to the streets, so a lot of medical students here today, many of them saying they do not see the future in that sector. president macron has said there is money on the table, 750 million euros, to be precise. that does not hide the fact that this sector is 30 billion euros in debt. a test for the

french president and his government. these are not the only people out on the street. the yellow vests protesters, marking their anniversary. things sing to have calmed down on that front, but in december, a potentially disruptive transport strike in paris as workers voice their anger at pension reforms. mark: chris moore reporting. doctors, health care workers concerned about the cost reductions, the cost cuts, and the impact that is having on the french health service. we will keep across that important story for you. next, the suspect in the shooting in california is being treated at a hospital. authorities say a 16-year-old girl died in the shooting in the los angeles area hospital, and the city's sheriff, alex neil maria khoreva -- alex villanueva, says the shooter

pulled a gun from his backpack and shot students before shooting himself. >> the drama unfolded on the campus of a southern california high school. the building was practically full when a 16-year-old student opened fire. it was 7:40 a.m. local time, just before classes were supposed to begigin. i was in n my governmenent cla, and somebody just freaked out and said w we had to lock the door, and then the teacher rusheded to the door, and we jut put all of the chairs in front of the door. scary, and have everybody panic and call their parents, it was scary. >> what t was going through your mind? >> i was not expecting thiss todaday. never gotot to say goodbye toty parents. >> when the police arrived, a few moments after the incident, they found several student centered on ththe ground.

they have also confirmed fatalities occurred as a result of the shooting. the police just worked -- then works to identify the suspect. >> we identify who the s shooter was through firsthand witnesses, surveillance. we then executed a search warrant at the residence of the suspect, and now we are going through the very lengthy process of conducting a thorough investigation to figure out what happened and why. >> the shooter is believed to have been captured in a grave condition after shooting himself in the head. for the time being, his motivation for carrying out the attack is unknown. in recent years, there have been a spate of school shootings in the united states. the last took place in colorado in may of 2019. an 18-year-old high school student was killed. we will bring you more on that story. we understand now that two students are dead, one a 16-year-old girl, the other a 14-year-old male, a 14-year-old

boy. as of yet, no names have been released, but that is the most we can tell you at this precise moment in time, and of course we will keep you posted on the condition and the others wounded in the shooting in los angeles. next, a 17-year-old street cleaner has been killed by a brick thrown during protests in hong kong. police say he was believed to have been hit by a, and this is a statement from police, "a hard object thrown by a masked rioters." this has forced schools to close, protesters are blocking highways, students with campus barricades, and they are discussing a curfew. >> walking out during their lunch hour, thousands of hong kong office workers joined up with students on thursday y to express support for the month-long protest movement.

around then, the city's wealthy financial hub result a bout of ground with bricks, trash, andd metal spikes scattered across roads, completely paralyzing traffic. but tensions ran highest run the city's campuses, where barricaded students were stocking up on weapons and riot gear, ahead of their next clash with police. do not thing -- we keep doing something, thisis battle, and i can't see the end of it. >> the crisis entered a new, more violent phase on monday after police shot a demonstrator with h live rounds. outraged p protesters have since ramped up their use of guerrilla tactics, assembling arsenals of home and weapons, such as petrol bombs, bows and arrows, and even catapults, in order to fight back. on thursday, hong kong policee condemned the escalating violence, which is largely

blamed on protesters. this is very sad to see has been produced at the weapons factory in arsenal with all kinds of offensive weapons. their acts are another step closer to o terrorism. >> since the start of the protests nearly six months ago, beijing has refused to make any concessions. on thursday, chinese president xi jinping publicly stated his support for hong kong's chief executive, carrie lam, and warned the protests were challenging the one country, two systems principle governing the city. mark: italy is set to declare a state of emergency in venice. it is to allow the city to secure the funds to repair damage from the highest tide in years. italy's prime minister, to seppi conti, describing it as "a blow to the heart of our country." i for many visitors, venice's floodwaters are just the latest torus attraction. itself is very

interesting for us, and in this qua, it is morea interesting. >> the feature is beautiful. feature page, thehe at 1.15 meters, the highest tide seen in years. hundreds of businesses have been forced to close, with the total damage estimated at hundreds of millions of euros. >> the situation is almost tragic. we saw much damage, as did everybody. i do not know how long we will remain closed. at least for this week. >> italian politicians have been onon the scene to demonstrate their support. former prime minister, silvioo berluscoconi, waited through -- waded through st. mark's square with the mayor. conteminister giuseppe rushed back to rome. >> we will be able to compensate

shopkeepers come up to 5000 euros for individuals and 20,000 euros for busininesses. this will be released immediately. italian said d the govevernment wilill meet later s month to discuss the nation and a structure -- discuss s the nanation infrastructcture, inclg -- venician infrastructure, including moses. it has been delayed by cost overruns and corruption scandals. mark: that story coming out of venice, where a large part is underwater. schools have been closed again in new delhi because of the dense pollution and developing the city. pollution is nine times the norm. a school race went ahead. a sports event drawing criticism from the indian authorities. let's take a look. >> running at full be through air full of smog,g, hundreds of

children and new delhi to part in an annual race, an activity that may be healthy for their heart but not for their lungs. >> we can face a lot of trouble because of the pollution. >> ourur eyes burn, anand it isd to breathehe. >> you can see behind us, there is so much fog, and there is so ch smoke.. after the run, we felt suddddeny so exhausted and had difficulty breathing. >> only some of the children were wearing protective masks, and when images were spread online, many locals were angry that the organizers allow the run to go forward. eager to say kids were participate and would hahave coe anyway. >> it was a symbolic run. we did not know it was such an emergency. > in new delhihi this thursd, the pollution index was over nine times the level recommended by the world health organization. the latest peaeak in the city's chronic pollution. >> in delhi, 40% o of all childn

have reduced lung capacity, and most of this is irreversible. that is, they will suffer with this for the rest of their lives. >> in a report released wednesday, medical experts warn today's children face lifelong health risks due to climate change, including from air pollution. in 2016, 7 million deaths were due to the effects of air pollution worldwide, the vast majority of them in low and middle-income countries. mark: a situation for those children in india, something i think anybody from any political situation will deplore, and we hope we will see improvements to the air they are breathing very, very quickly. time for sports. we have the latest in football -- or soccer -- whatever you call it. ahead of the qualifier, james. >> no less than seven games, mark. france have qualified after quite an uneventful win over setting the pace,

if they open the score in the ninth minute, after an equalizer, fans had to wait for a penalty to bring the score up to 2-1. a game that has us thinking whether it was fair and short qualification after turkey's goalless game against iceland that slow down the french team's pace. french champions have taken the top spot with one more game to play against albania. that will be taking place on sunday. over in london, it was a very different scene for the three lions, the 1000th game that they carried out in silence they crush montenegrin 7-0 with a hat trick in the first half. here are some of the other scores we have been seeing in tonight's game. portugal enjoying a more than comfortable win at home with a 6-0 victory against lithuania. they will need to win their final game against luxembourg on sunday to qualify.

a three-to win. turkey, as we mentioned, has qualified despite a goalless game and is simple against iceland. iceland, who remains third in group h with 16 points. for albania,nited plenty of games taking place tomorrow and over the week. markstaying with football, the french superstar will be taking over as coach in montreal. the former striker has signed a two-year deal, saying it was an honor to coach the montreal impacts. they qualified ninth and failed to qualify for playoffs in the ninth -- 93 seasons. he spent time in the american league, having spent four years there, retiring back in 2014. tennis now, where the atp finals, matteo berrettini has

become the third italian to win a match in london after a impressive performance against dominic thiem. his third set was a 5-4 after breaking him in the previous game. he handed the brake back to the austrian. berrettini made it 7-3 as the finished the first set on a tiebreak. another brick in the second allow him to close the second game. 7-3, butre 7-6, berrettini has actually bowed out of the tournament, having lost his first. mr. thiem has advanced in the final. he has already beaten roger federer and novak djokovic and has earlier games. the italian seems s a little los for r words at t the end of thee match. >> i am really proud of myself. it has been an unbelievable season. i did not expect at the beginning of the season to be here. i don't know what to say. i hohope to come back next year, but now i just want to say

thanks to those guys, because without them, it could not be possible, and grazi, also, the crowd. giants clash, roger federer got his own back against novak djokovic for the wimbledon final. he claimed his spot in the semifinal with a straight two-sets win. basketball, with the latest in the nba, a massive 47 points from james harden's all saw them win. toronto raptors beat the trail blazers. away with at 25-point effort for portland. the final score 114-106. the toronto raptors will be up against the mavericks. that will be taking place in dallas on sunday. inufficient for the wizards

boston as the celtics bounce to a four-point lead in the last minute, a three-pointer from kimball walker -- kemba walker. the washington wizards are now it three straight losses. they will have to sort something. mark: indeed. i am sure they will. james, thank you. that is all for sports. great to see you. time to focus on the 2011 revolution in libya, taking over benghazi. waiting behind the strong man of east libya, who managed to take benghazi after a four-year struggle. years later, benghazi is still partly in ruins. the has begun, but it is slow. people living among the wreckage are showing signs of a patient -- signs of impatience. >> a brand-new fog for the residents of benghazi.

for the team who has supervised the reconstruction efforts, it feels like a victory. in a few weeks, this garden will be in full color once more. this garden is the only breathing space in town. you know, we have been through hard times here, the war, the destruction, the islamic state group, so this park will be a place where people can once again spend time together, where they can rejoice, be happy, and watch children play. one-third of the city's roads and buildings were destroyed. two years after the end of the fighting, the historic center of benghazi is still a no man's land. is used to be the nicest part of benghazi, the vezina and its

traditional houses, but look at what isis did to this place. >> leaving the city such a gigantic gap that it could be beyond the reach of authorities. we are running out of money. international help is tough, too. for the engineers and charged with a top priority is to fix the electricity and water networks, make sure public facilitities are up and running again. >> h here in the east, we have have noeans, so we other choice but to allocate the little funds we have to priority spending, things that promote stability and security, rebuilding police stations, schools, hospitals, and public infrastructures, even public parks. but rebuilding all this costs a lot of money. >> they pay a high price in this process. most of the time, they have to fend for themselves, and they do not understand their government's priority. >> they talk about reconstruction, but us, the people of benghazi, we have not received any help at all, not a

penny, nothing. here we do not have much money, so we are left to fend for ourselves, so of course where helping each other out. that is the only thing we can do. ♪ >> in the last two years, he has spent his afternoons sipping through rubble, helping residents to try and reclaim their houses. >> this is a special form for building assessment. we evaluate the state of foundations, if it is still connected to the electricity grid. we assess the damage. here we have pictures, different contracts, and the general state of the house. hmed is a member of the commission, put in place after the civil war, to assess the extent of the damage. here he will meet with someone ve back into mo

his house. >> to bring my children back here is out of the question. i am too scared that it will collapse. so i work here during the day, but at night, we go sleep elsewhere. appointed hisf right-hand man as the chief of reconstruction and benghazi, but he admits the road to recovery will be long and painful. >> we need billions of dollars to rebuild the city that has been reduced to rubble by war. as soon as we have the funds, god willing, things will happen fast, but we cannot really start the reconstruction before the whole of libya's territory has been fully liberated. >> despite the hardship, a sense of no malady is slowly returning. benghazi wants to stand on its own again and leave the conflict

in the past. ♪ mark: our special focus feature there. stay with us. the midnight news is coming up. ♪

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