host: welcome to live from paris on france 24. these are the worlds headlines. after the deadliest 24 hours in gaza, france and egyptall for end to the violee in the middle east. this is the second week of violence. at least 200 palestinians have been killed in israeli airstrikes, a quarter of them children. we have reaction and analysis from the region coming up. india overwhelmed by covid-19 and bracing for a cyclone.

at least 12 people so far have lost their lives. and cheers, england goes to the pub as covid lockdowns are further east. the u.k. government still warning to take care in view of variants. this is live from paris. thank you for being with us. international concern grows for civilians caught in the crossfire between the israeli military and palestinian hamas thconflict enters a second week. 42 people were left dead when threbuildings were destroyed. the death toll isow 198,

including 58 children and 50 for women. israeli authorities say 10 people have been killed in israel, including two children. the u.s., u.n., and u.k. are calling for greater protection for civilians. france and egypt are calling for a cease-fire. most hamas missiles have been intercepted. many are getting through and destroying homes and costing lives. >> is really warplanes unleash heavy airstrikes on gaza city on monday. there is no sign of hostilities abating. according to the military, the strikes destroyed tunnels used by hamas as ll ahomesf it also killed a seniornders. commander of a jihad fighting

alongside hamas. a three-story building in gaza city was heavily damaged. >>[speaking foreign language] >> israel's military said hamas had fired about 60 rockets toward the city overnight. and 200 before that. u.n. secretary general antonio gonzalez called for an immediate de-escalation. >> fighting must stop. i implore all parties to leave this. >> speaking on u.s. network television on sunday, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the military would continues breaking --

continue striking hamas targets. >> we are trying to degrade their terrorist abilities and their will to do this again. it will take some time. i hope it won't take long. >> the conflicts began last monday with hamas firing rockets with airstrikes.rael responding this followed weeks of escalating tension in jerusalem, which palestinians continue to have been -- palestinians believe to have been occupied by israel since 1967. mark: towns are seeing bitter clashes between jews and arabs, signs of a deep-seated conflict at the heart of israeli society. let's bring in alan green, national director of the group standing together. thank you for being with us. given your standing point from your group, i am interested what

you are calling for right now. >> first of all, we are calling for an immediate cease-fire between israel and gaza. we say that yet anoer cycle of escalation, or another cycle of violence will not bring any security to palestinians. we see casualties in high numbers in gaza. we say this must stop. it must go in a different direction. we must try everything to achieve peace. to le a sure life. to have quiet. we know that our israel a government is doing everything it can to go for a long term peace agreement between israel and the palestinians. but more than that, we can see that this cycle of war between

israel and gaza is coming with terrible violence inside israel's streets between jews and arab citizens of israel. this happens a lot in big cities. what we say is more force, more brutality, more violence will not solve this terrible situation. we need to understand it. right now, we need to calm things down. we need jews and arabs across the country to stand together in peace and equality. mark: looking at it from the outside, as i'm, it seems laudable what you are doing. who are the people facing off within the towns and cities of israel? there are different sides of the argument, different philosophies, but who are these people? >> talking about the violence we

are seeing in israel, especially big cities, on one side, you can see a lot of frustrated citizens . i und@@stand how they feel. i condemn the violence. i condemn violence toward citizens or innocent people whether they are jews or arabs, but i understand the frustration. i understand how angering it can be when you live under a racist atmosphere, when there is a national state law passed by the knesset two years ago saying this is only the home of the jewish people. you are an arab citizen, a second-class citizen, and you see the police brutality in israel. some are turning to violence. it is a terrible reality. on the other hand, you see organized groups coming from

outside, funded by i don't know who, coming in organizing groups and writing let's go search for arabs so we can hurt them, stab them, lynch them. and you have screenshots. i don't know where the police are in that case. but this is the situation right now. it is tense and scary. mark: given what you have just described, a turning of the blind eye by the police at certain moments -- >> today it was published that in the last few days, even though you can see violence around our cities, 163

indictments were indicted against people arrested this week. all of them are rare. not one against a jewish settler or jewish right-wing extreme activist hurting arabs. so the question of whose side the police are on, is that the security of israeli citizens or are they acting politically to incite and make the situation even worse? mark: from your perspective, you must find it incredibly frustrating having to keep going in the face of this. >> therere very tough days. it itough tlive in my house. my grandmother and mother came to spend time here with me because my grandmother is 96 and can't go upstairs so quickly

when there are alarms and bombs. i live on a second floor, so it is easier. it's hard to hear sirens and run and take shelter. it's hard to see people losing their lives in the south of israel or in the sitting next to tel aviv. but what gives me hope is to see tens of thousands of jews and abs taking a stand right now, saying thewill not be silent. they will not set aside and see this terrible reality escalating. arabs and jews coming together, standing together, demanding peace instead of occupation, equality instead of hatred and racism, a reality of a joint future, a mutual future instead of settlements and second-class citizens.

this gives me quite a lot of hope. mark: allen green, director of the group standing together. thank you for joining us and sharing your taken your philosophy, and your analysis of the situation. we wish you the best of luck. you are motivated by the best for both sides and i think that is something that should be heard loud and clear. we are giving this man's face on france 24 to say that and we hope this makes -- giving this man space on france 2 any for to say that and we hope -- on france 24 to say that, and we hope it leads to some peace. somehow, between all the parties there, some kind of peace should be reached. we will bring you more analysis, of course, of this very, very important story.

next, over 200,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in india as authorities are having to cope with a new disaster, the most powerful cyclone to hit the region in over two decades. it made landfall and at least 12 people so far have lost their lives. covid is adding -- the cyclones path is adding to the country struggle to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. >> as the cyclone hits firm land, the national disaster response force urges remaining residents to leave the western coast. earlier in the day, authorities were forced to close mumbai's airports while intercity transport was heavily affected. torrential rain and strong winds lashed india's best hopes.

trees were uprooted, roads were flooded. this does not come as a surprise to some. >> the oceans are warming rapidly and that has resulted in this sudden surge of storms and cyclones forming over the sea. >> the cyclone comes as the western coast had only just started to see a slight decline in covid-19 cases. for the past weeks, india has been rocked by a second wave of infections. prime minister modi refuses to impose another nationwide lockdown. hospitals are movingatients out of the wind's path and authorities are trying to ensure that already critically low oxygen supplies are not impacted. meanwhile, the countries vaccination campaign has had to

be suspended in certain areas. mark: we will bring you more develop and's on the situation in india. next, drinks -- developments on the situation in india. next, drinks were raised as pubs and restaurants resumed indoor service for the first time since january, but the u.k. prime minister sounded a cautious tone, warning about more contagious variants that threaten reopening plans. theaters and museums also reopening as the latest easing of restrictions in the u.k., raising hopes that the economy may soon start to recover from the devastating effects of the pandemic. >> no longer forced to huddle under their umbrellas as weather refuses to cooperate, as of monday, most of the u.k. can eat

indoors as coronavirus restrictions are further eased, a welcome relief. >> i am very excited. london's weather has been very weird. it's raining. it's cold. i am looking forward to being inside with my mates. >> after almost four months of lockdown, residents can once again go for a drink at the pub as the u.k. economy opens up again. travel to a select number of countries is also allowed. the government urged citizens to enjoy newfound freedoms responsibly, warning that the timetable for lifting all restrictions has been scuttled and there are surging cases of a more transmissible indian variant, now accounting for more than half of new cases of covid-19. >> new variants are one of the biggest risks to this opening. because of the speed of transmission, it can spread like wildfire among the unvaccinated groups. >> bolton and blackburn in the

north of england a some of the areas hardest hit by the variants. it's a race to immunize as many peoples possible. so far, almost three quarters of british adults have had at least a first dose of coronavirus vaccine and more than 38% have had both doses. mark: everyone in the heart of lancashire fighting the coronavirus. we will bring you updates as we get them. but things are opening again and people are looking fairly optimistic about what is happening next. next year, better late than never. france could soon have a vaccine of its own. positive results in a trial of a belated covid-19 jab. vaccine candidates received strong rates of neutralizing antibody responses. they head into phase two of

clinical trials. emmanuel macron visited the leon site and announced an investment by the french into sanofi to create a vaccine hub. it is a point of french national pride. >> after stumbling at the first hurdles, the french and british partnership is now bearing fruit. >> phase two is where you get to see whether your vaccine works on the population. hours works very well. -- ours works very well. we are very happy. >> adults will need two doses to lower their risk of catching covid-19 by 95%. the trials will run on 722 volunteers in the united states and in honduras.

this differs from pfizer and astrazeneca in that it is protein-based. >> the protein is a third technology which is slightly different that that our company has been using for quite some time. it's something we know well. we understand how it works and we have demonstrated that it delivers good results. >> the shot can be capped in a standard fridge which developers say could act as a reliable booster jab. it will address the south african variant in stage three trials. it will be at least the end of the year before regulators can give their stamp of approval and the vaccine could hit the rket. mark: next, since he joined the

international space station this french astronaut has posted pictures of the planet and given his original perspective on our world. let's give you a glimpse of the images he has captured. >> he may be way up in the international space station, but the pictures he has been posting seem to bring us closer to planet earth. flying over mongolia, he shared pictures of frozen lakes and snow-covered mountains, saying they are resisting springs warmer temperatures. since he returned to the iss four weeks ago, the french astronaut posted pictures of naturasites with some poetic tomes, imagining figures formed by ice blocks covering lakes the way we tend to see them in the

clouds. he wishes to travel to destinations he has only seen from space, like any basalt, seen here -- like guinea, seen here. in califnia, salt lakes an their unique color palette. as a frenchman, the astronaut could not fly over paris without sharing a post. from the end of ramadan, he sent greetings with a beautiful picture of mecca at nighttime. the astronaut spends most of his time working on scientific experiments. >> when you are studying brain stem cells and how they function in space, we notice they function differently here. >> he aims to get more people interested in science and space, including children, who, like him when he was a kid, may dream

of being tomorrow's long-distance travelers. mark: emmanuel macron has hosted the first of two days focused on finance and africa's colossal debt. >> the economy is in deep crisis following decades of isolation and inflation over 300%. the conference is focused on reforms and the fact that the u.s. has removed sudan from the list of state sponsors of terrorism. it can finally start negotiating debt reduction. france says it is ready to cancel $5 billion worth of debt by sudan and to lighten greece's load by $1.5 billion.

here is the french president speaking earlier today. >> it is important that the transition be guided by these courageous economic reforms that you have begun implementing. the reduction of the sudanese debts that will start soon is the first result of these reforms and the return of sudan to the international community must be strengthened on economic and political levels. >> president macron is hosting another major summit on tuesday, this time focusing on ways to finance economies in sub-saharan africa to help them recover from the pandemic. three years after its controversial foray into the entertainment industry, at&t is pulling back. the company has signed a deal to merge warner media with discovery. >> it was only three years ago

that the u.s. telecom giant at&t stormed into the media business, acquiring time warner inc.. but looking to invest more in 5g and facing 130 billion euros in debt, at&t is now shifting its focus away from entertainment. it is looking to spin off media and sports operations including cnn, hbo, tnt, and warner bros. studios to combine them with discovery think, which has channels in 2 -- discovery, which has channels in 220 countries. the combination of two of the largest media operations in the u.s. effectively creates a new standalone company with the goal of creating one of the largest global streaming players. in a joint statement, the two companies said the deal will see at&t receive 43 billion dollars.

shareholders will receive stock representing 71% of the new company while dcovery stocolders will own 29%. the chief executive of the new company was upbeat about the news. >> it is super exciting to combine such historic brands, world-class journalism, and iconic franchises under one roof and unlock so much value and opportunity. >> the deal positions the company to become one of the leading direct to consumer platforms. media is becoming increasingly dominated by streaming. >> meanwhile, here in france, the largest private tv channel is in talks with a smaller station. this is set to be the biggest stakeholder of the company, with

a 30% stake. with that, let's check in on the day's trading action. worries over rising inflation continue to weigh on the stock market, primarily in tech shares, all finishing the day down. the european union and the united states have agreed to a partial truce in their trade battle. the european union announced it would suspend a tariff hike on the american products that was planned for june for up to six months. the former imposed an import tax and brussels responded with counter tariffs. in a joint statement on monday, both ses said that as partners, they could try to hold

countries like china to account for trade practices and tackle the larger problem of oversupply. >> our intention now is to engage with the u.s. to find permanent solutions to overcapacity which will lead to the suspension of the remaining tariffs put in place in 2018. >> as economies around the world start easing coronavirus restrictions, britton lifted a ban on international travel this -- britain lifted a ban on international travel. while this comes as a relief to the airlines industry, the heads of british airways and heathrow airport say it is not enough, urging the government to open more routes and ease testing requirements. meanwhile, ryanair has seen a

record annual loss of one billion euros after-tax. the company says 20/20 was the most challenging year in its history with an 18% drop in profit. mark: thank you. time for a short break. after that, more news. stay with us. >> thanks very much for joining us.

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05/17/21 05/17/21 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from new york, this is democracy now! >> the israeli aircraft infrastructure. their aim is to destroy the economy and the people. there is no clean water now, no sewage system, no services. amy: nearly 200 palestinians are now dead as israel's assault on the gaza strip enters its second week. over the weekend, israel bombed