explained. >> liberte, egalite, actualite. >> hello, you are watching france 24 live in paris. these are our top stories. 160 israeli warplanes, three brigades of ground forces and heavy artillery fire. a dramatic escalation of the conflict in gaza, regimen netanyahu insisting it will go on as long as necessary. france marks the 80th

anniversary of a dark chapter of its history, on this day in 1940 one french authorities carried up the first of several mass arrests of jews. the coronavirus crisis in india shows no signs of letting up with 4000 deaths reported in the last 24 hours for the third straight day. this as infections cross 24 million. ♪ >> the israeli-palestinian conflict inches closer to an all-out war. today, israel deployed ground troops to show gaza from the border. the combined assault led hundreds of civilians in northern gaza to flee homes. the palestinian death toll is at 120 two.

hamas continued firing rockets into southern israel, the israeli death toll reaching nine. we have the latest. >> these images show some of the latest israeli shelling of the gaza strip. they say they are -- the idf claimed to be targeting tunnels -- there are many nonmilitary deaths. [speaking foreign language] after days of heavy bombardments, many palestinians in gaza have fled their homes. thousands take shelter in 16 u.n. run schools where they risk catching covid in cramped conditions.

meanwhile, hamas continues to aim rockets into israel. from thursday into friday, at least 220 projectiles were fired, several towns were targeted. [speaking foreign language] >> fears of further escalation. israeli forces paraded around gaza's border. friday the israeli military said a ground incursion begun, retracting the plane. some observers say this was a deliberate move to mislead hamas. the united states -- the united nations is calling to an

immediate cessation but netanyahu is not willing to back down, stating, quote it is not over yet. >> escalation in gaza continues to spill over to other areas in the region. friday, a lebanese man died from wounds after he was shot by israeli soldiers. the 21-year-old was part of a group that had attempted to cross a fence along the border, the israeli army says three rockets were fired toward israel from syria. stoking fears of a civil war, the violence has also spread to mixed arab jewish towns within israel. among women -- among them a northern city. we have this report. >> fireworks near the mosque of st. john, not for celebration but confrontation. they are being fired at police

by young arab israelis. they barricaded themselves in, jewish extremists were attacking. please try to prevent locals joining in. >> we want solidarity, we love al aqsa, but there's no reason to dt. this is immature and this violence is useless. >> the usually bustling city is almost empty. this man works at the town hl. he can't cook recall -- he can't recall such tensions. >> things of gotten out of hand, it is getting bigger. it is the first to magazines of them like this. >> his brother says he is stuck in a supermarket where jewish extremists are threatening customers. >> go into the supermarket, hide and it, don't go out even if you've to sleep there. stay inside. stay >> his brother makes it out.

in the morning, the mediterranean city returns to a kind of normality. jewish and arab residents visit one of the cities symbols, the ory poorly -- a restaurant. jews and muslims working together and it aims to be a model of coexistence. the jewish landlord argues that that is what was being targeted. >> none of these people who are here ever believe that this is possible. but what happens is, a -- the leadership of the arab population have failed to understand there are some people that are not happy with the coexistence that happens here. they also chose my restaurant and hotel as first to be attacked because i am a kind of symbol. >> he says it will take two

months to repair but mending the coexistence here will take longer. >> the collateral violence has also seeped into the occupied west bank. palestinian health officials say the number of palestinians killed by israeli forces stands at 10. officials say at least one casualty attempted to stop an israeli soldier. violent protests have erupted across the territory over the past several days with the israeli military responding with tear gas, rubber bullets and live rounds. tensions related to the israeli-palestinian conflict are not restricted to the middle east. protests in solidarity with palestinians have been organized on almost every continent, though have proven most controversial in europe. german authorities slammed these instructions as anti-semitic and here in france interior minister threatened to ban protests.

>> as tensions over the israeli-palestinian conflict rise in france, officials fear another outbreak of violence. back on july 19, 2014, 2000 people took to the streets in the capital to protest israel's invasion in gaza. demonstration turned into a riot. because of this, the interior minister has asked that pro-palestinian demonstrations be banned in paris and other cities. [speaking foreign language] he is also asked the police to protect synagogues and jewish schools. organizers of the rally say the decision to ban the march is

politically motivated and have accused france of favoring israel. in germany, too, concerns are mounting. tuesday evening, israeli flags were burned in front of two synagogues in munster and one other city. a provocation according to the government. [speaking foreign language] >> german authorities are on high alert with pro-palestinian rallies planned for saturday in berlin. >> moving on, on this day 80 years ago in 1941, one of the darkest episodes in nazi occupied france took place. french authorities summoned foreign jews living in and around paris to arrest those who showed up. they were sent to a german extermination camp were most perished. this report by france 24.

>> it was a small, green colored to get signed by the police commissioner. the summons instructed recipients to present themselves at 7:00 a.m. with an id card and accompanied by a relative. it was to verify your status. the ticket was sent in early may of 1941 to addresses around paris. the recipients were check and -- czech and polish nationals. many responded to the summons thinking of it as a formality, jews from suburban paris were told to go to specific police stations. document were checked, relatives were told to fetch belongings and then they were immediately arrested. around midday they were transported and herded aboard

trains into 3rd class carriages. the chap had been set. the detainees -- the trap had been set. we were sent around 90 kilometers from paris, many were interned. this was the first mass arrest, he became known as the green ticket round up. it was organized using documents from a census in september 1940 followed by a decree issued on the fourth of october giving police the power to interned in foreign jews in special camps. on their arrival, they were registered one by one. the metro police stood guard, conditions were dirty and overcrowded, there was not enough to eat, many would suffer from isolation. the internment was to last for over a year. around 700 of them managed to escape at some point but in june and july of 1942, those that remained were deported in three

different convoys. to auschwitz. >> to afghanistan, where at least 12 people were killed in a bombing at a mosque on the at school -- outskirts of kabul. it was supposed to be a three-day holiday cease-fire between the taliban and government. delegations are both sides met on friday to discuss stepping up peace talks after several weeks of deadly violence. let us turn to some coronavirus news now, in reassuring news in france, the number of icu patients bell for the 11th consecutive day to 4352. hospitalizations are down, falling to 23,406. there were 173 deaths in hospitals but that was fewer than this time last week and no additional deaths in retirement homes. a bit of good news as well for

those craving a getaway. reese has reopened to tourists with some 40 international flights arriving to the nation on friday. with the industry contributed to a significant wash and greek gdp, the government is depending on this year's season to make up for him on his losses last year. -- huge losses last year. >> taking in the views and splashing about in the turquoise waters. some could not wait for grace to officially launch its tourist season. >> here and grace it feels like back to normal life, before covid. restaurants are open, you can go to the beach, you can enjoy the nice weather, you can go shopping. >> as a friday, travelers outside of the eu can visit grace and the countries many museums like the acropolis and app it -- athens reopened. you must show a negative pcr

tests or a vaccination certificate. [speaking foreign language] >> tourism is crucial for the country's economy, accounting for more than 20% of its gdp. after a catastrophic season in 2020, restaurant owners are hoping to make up for it this year. >> [speaking foreign language] >> in order to reopen by summer and reassure tourists, greece has been ramping up its vaccination campaign. they population of 10.8 million, the country has given out almost 4 million doses so far and is aiming to complete vaccinations

in the next six weeks. >> a much more dire situation persists in india however. 4000 people succumbed to the virus for the third straight day. to help alleviate pressure on india's overstressed health system, much needed medical aid arrived from the eu, north america and asia on friday. >> aircraft carrying international medical aid arriving in delhi -- new delhi friday. covid infections in india climbed about 24 million. supplies include ventilators, medicine, and oxygen concentrators amongst others. it brings assistance to the country's health system which is struggling to cope especially with the spread of the high transmissible variant first detected in india. >> support has srted coming in now. and also i would say that people

-- this is a much -- they are more educated. >> isolation census in -- centers in india saw an influx. you may infections have gone down by almost 40% get the virus is now spreading from big cities to rural areas, to about two thirds of the country's population. >> [speaking foreign language] >> the government has been

criticized for its humbling of the second wave of the crisis for repeatedly ignoring calls and for the congeries there's country's -- the country's slow vaccination. >> fear is growing through the united kingdom where it spreads in london. boris johnson warns this could pose a disruption to britain's final stage of reopening set for june 21. u.k. will step up its vaccination program in the coming days to contain the spread. a return to at least some degree of pre-pandemic life is fast approaching in the united states. joe biden hailed this as a great day for america, the center for disease control said fully vaccinated people can stop wearing masks outdoors and in most indoor settings as well. corrects a warning from the

world health organization as the u.s. inches closer to normal life again. the day after the centers for disease control and prevention said fully vaccinated people could avoid masks, the global health organization -- world health organization warned caution. >> even if you have high vaccine coverage, you should not take your mask off. you cannot make one decision without the other. >> u.s. president hailed a great day for america as health officials say masks are no longer obligatory. must wear a mask in crowded indoor settings and on transport but a top health official stressed caution, saying the need to wear a mask depends on local rates. >> we needed to take this first step to say if you are vaccinated, individuals themselves are safe to be able to take the mask off. but we really do need to understand that this country is not uniform and people need to

look into their local environment. >> u.s. vaccination campaign is beginning to show results, infection rates have dropped by a third over the past two weeks and almost 60% of all americans have received at least one dose of the vaccine. >> it is time now for a look at the day top business news brian quinn. brian, you are starting with the latest on the cryptocurrency market, elon musk continues to move them on the stroke of a tweet, this time with what was once an internet inside joke, dogecoin. >> the tesla chief sent bitcoin tumbling as he said it would no longer be accepted as currency, but now he will accept dogecoin. it was once a joke but gained --

it is currently up about 47%, trading for about $.56 each week. its latest reboun is alsoeing helped by major crypto exchange coin base who says it is going to start offering training support for doge in the coming weeks, although there are concerns about the ethics. long-term backers are less than thrilled. >> behind all this there is a community of millions, hundreds of millions of people who is focused on building the future of finance and making sure that will be acting in your best interest instead of just showing up on snl and have a lot of twitter followers or whatever else. >> facebook lost a major legal auto in ireland, the country's high court rejecting the attempts to walk the ireland

data protection commission, possibly suspending the transfer of facebook user data from the eu to the u.s.. last year the eu struck down in order to allow for access to information, saying he did not protect eu citizens from u.s. government surveillance. facebook calls those data transfers critical to its business model and this could have implications for other u.s. tech giants who have headquarters in ireland, google and twitter. friday saw protesters outside of a bank -- demanding an end to evictions and help for struggling families. there's an extension of legal moratorium on evictions, this actually rose by 17%. this bank is now spain's biggest lender. activists are calling to return

bailout funds so it can be put toward rent relief. >> i am lucky to have a house in a job but i'm angry because the banking system in spain is the worst in the world. part of the fact that housing is impossible to maintain, when people get evicted i don't understand why the bank keep their hands and people have to pay the debt for life. >> a check on the trading action, wall street rebounded for the second day in a row after a big selloff on wednesday, a lackluster retail sales report failing to hold back major indexes as shares covered, nasdaq up 2.3%, that latest loosening in mask wearing guidelines in the u.s., european indexes close, fears that rising inflation could lead to a tightening on monetary policy,

jobless claims fell to a 14 month low, london finished the day up 1.1%, friend for docs up -- frankfurt dax up. some have escaped unscathed but toas success, neighborhood wine merchants seeing cups runneth over. >> this man has been a wine merchant for over 30 years. he does not know if 20/20 one will be a good vintage yet but@@ one thing is sure. with 10 or 15% above normal levels, it's been a bumpy year for sales. [speaking foreign language] >> with a curfew and effect and bars and restaurants closed, thirsty clients are turning elsewhere and warning -- wine

merchants are ready to pick up this. >> [speaking foreign language] more than that, customers are discovering the wealth of information and advice that specialists in the industry has to offer. >> [speaking foreign language] >> before the pandemic, the commercial balance with wine merchants between restaurants and private individuals was 60 -40, the ratio has turned on its head and helped with losses. >> [speaking foreign language] >> we can sales are up with merchants noticing new, younger clients, ones they want to try to keep coming back. >> more of today's top business

headlines. french water and waste management giantsli, a mega merger, accepting the takeover. up from the original offer of 18 euros. it plans to be a global leader in helping firms and cities reduce their environmental impact. britain has fraud office launching an investigation of son jacob, -- sanja grouped -- sanjay gupta. -- u.k. financial conduct authorities are already investigating these sales as potentially criminal. toshiba says it was hacked by the same group that shut down the u.s. pipeline. wall street journal is reporting

about hat hackers known as darkside are -- the hackers known as darkside are shutting down operations with pressure from u.s.. finally, i push for greater gender equality and french boardrooms. france's national assembly approved a new draft law that requires companies with more than 1000 employees to have women as 30% of senior management by 2027 and 40% by 2030. some worry it's not enough but others say it is necessary to ingrained in the frencheply mentalities, and many respects society remains patriarchal end is from an editorial. it had to the senate next for final approval. i'm sure many would agree with that assessment. carts the potential for progress. thank you --

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05/14/21 05/14/21 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from new york, this is democracy now! >> to read the statements from president biden and lincoln and leaders of both parties, you would hardly know palestinians existed at all. amy: the death toll from the israeli assault on gaza has reached 119, including 31 palestinian children, but the united states is refusing to push israel to halt its attack. we will hear a movg