♪ brent: this is dw news live from berlin. tonight america's top diplomat committing more military and financial aid to israel. antony blinken is in tel aviv, telling prime minister netanyahu, israel will never be alone in defending itself. also coming up, related in response to the hamas terror attacks, thousands of israelis heading home to fight of the families of the victims begin saying goodbye. and, israeli airstrikes continued to pound gaza.

palestinian authorities say more than 1400 people have been killed, and over 340,000 people left homeless. ♪ i'm brent goff. to our viewers watching on pbs in the united states and all of you around the world, welcome. the u.s. secretary of state anthony blinken says the united states stands with israel as it continues to reel from the terror attacks carried out by hamas. during his visit to the country, he met with survivors of the attacks and families of israelis were being held hostage by hamas. blinken says the united states is working to secure their release. lincoln described hamas's attacks depravity in the worst

possible way. on friday, he plans to travel to jordan where he is scheduled to meet with the palestinian authority president. here is part of whatier today. >> we discussed in detail what is released to defend itself and its people and how the u.s. can help to fulfill those needs. we are delivering on those needs as we speak and we will work closely with congress to meet them as they evolve. we encountered a nation need together by grief, -- knit together by grief llc b result. the united states shares that resolve. we stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the people of israel. brent: for more on the secretary of statebrent: 's visitor israel, want to bring in my guest, a fellow at the atlanta counselor who specializes in u.s.-israel relations. good to have you with us.

antony blinken saying the u.s. will always be on israel's side, how important is that show of support for israel at this point in time? guest: it is hugely significant for israel as they are on the verge of what appears to be a larger operation, figuring out what the next steps look like. >> it will be the wind in israel's sales that gets the job done. unprecedented statements of support coming from secretary blinken and president biden as secretary of defense austin who is on his way to israel as well. we know that there is a carrier group, in the uss eisenhower on the way to israel as well. i mean, a strong show of support for the united states, hugely important for israel and the region. brent: secretary blinken also warned today, in the enemies of israel not to take advantage of this crisis. why do you think he felt he needed to issue that warning now? guest: the president talked

about the possibility of other people getting into the fray, and said emphatically, don't. there are fears that this could expand to other theaters, possibly hezbollah. could become a wider regional conflict. officials, the presence of the american firepower individually and in parts of the region sending that message to other people that israel will deal with thomas. . the situation is untenable though it is. let's not look far larger fight. america is willing to put firepower of the table to make sure that doesn't happen. brent: you have worked for seven israeli prime minister's. taking your experience here, what influence does the u.s. have in israel in conflicts such as the one we're looking at right now? guest: america -- america has

always been israel's backstop. it has always been there. it has been a real force of diplomatic support, economic support, military support. now we are seeing other countries getting involved as well. when israel needed reinforcements, the first candidate stepped up after being asked with, the united states sending reinforcements, shipments. and to say that israel is performing this task, it has to because the current situation is untenable and that will allow israel to continue to get the job done. if that were to dry up, it would conceivably bring other countries in and started say, maybe it is time to stop. but as long as america is turning behind israel on this, they will have incredible support. brent: antony blinken plans to visit jordan tomorrow. he plans to talk with other key

figures alie in the middle east. i wonder how much influence the united states can have in the middle east considering that basically for the past 10 years, it has shifted its focus away from that region. it has been dealing with a rising china in the last year and a half, with ukraine and russia. it has basically been a no-show for a lot of things. how much authority does it have left? guest: at this moment, it emphasizes the interconnectedness between all these theaters now. certainly in the region, you talk to people in the region and you hear repeatedly concerns that america has picked up and going elsewhere. we're seeing new levels of american engagement in the region now because of this. there is a lot riding on the outcome of this conflict. they have indicated their disappointment in the gulf and other places to fish when u.s. allies find themselves o under attack and wondering why the united states to step up.

but now the united states is indicating that there here and they mean business. they're hoping to be able to reinvigorate that pact the u.s. has had with his longtime allies in the middle east. brent: senior fellow at the atlanta council, we appreciate your time and analysis tonight, thank you. guest: good to be with you. brent: six days after the hamas terror attacks, israel is a country related in its response to the terror, and in which is a unity government has been formed as thousands of reservists troops returned to the country to answer the call to arms. on thursday, some of the grieving families and israel began saying goodbye to the people they lost last saturday. reporter: in israel, the first funerals for victims of the hamas terror attacks. here, a fallen soldier.

here, it mattered -- they murdered festivalgoers, died at age 24. grieving family and friends. parents weeping for children suddenly and callously taken from them. [somber music] reporter: but the shock of her's unprecedented attacks is morphing into anger now. just a week ago, israel was a divided country. now, it appears united in the face of what it sees as an existential threat. the crisis prompted prime minister benjamin netanyahu to put aside political differences and form an emergency government. including centrist former defense minister benny gantz. >> the state of israel will be the strongest state in the

region. reporter: and a seat also reserved for opposition leader gala pete. as israel continues to boost the number of soldiers deployed, the defense minister expelled out the government processed intentions in no uncertain terms. >> the isis of gaza will not exist on our border. the idf will destroy hamas. and we will hike down every last man with the blood of our children on his hand. reporter: as politicians come together to take on hamas, young israelis are returning from all over the world to report for duty in the military reserve. a medical student in lithuania -- >> can sit here and study medicine while i know that my friends are fighting and my family needs protection.

this is my time. it is my duty right now. reporter: a backpacker in southeast asia -- >> i have to be part of the operation that happens in israel , to be part of this significant time in israel. reporter: it looks likely that the operation could soon include a ground offensive. israeli tanks and armored vehicles continue to arrive at the border with gaza. brent: focus may be on the expected ground campaign into gaza, but there are also reports night options in both east jerusalem, and the west bank. for more on that, i spoke to a journalist in jerusalem. reporter: as to the shooting here in east jerusalem, we are talking about a palestinian gunman who approached a police station just outside the old city by the heralds gate and opened fire at the police station, wounding one policeman

-- actually, two wounded, one seriously wounded and the other was more likely wounded. that immediately, the police went after him and shot and killed him. following that, they closed the gates of the old city of jerusalem. that is regarding that incident. we have seen in the west bank is something totally different. in the last few days, there have been attacks waged by settlers against palestinians, burning palestinian homes, properties. the worst incident was yesterday, there was an incident in the village of -- in the west bank. in that incident, there were four students who were killed. eyewitnesses are saying that there were settlers who were there shooting. and today, there were funerals for these four.

settlers in the area organized a campaign to attack the ambulances in which these bodies were carried. and during this attack, settlers opened fire at the ambulances and two people were killed. so, two palestinians were killed today by settlers. and this is just to indicate the tension and the situation in the west bank. brent: so you have that situation in the west bank. compare that with what we're seeing right now on the border between israel and gaza. netanyahu, he spoke in the knesset. what was the message we heard from him? how close is israel now to move in with a ground offensive against the gaza strip? reporter: no doubt that currently, israel is mounting forces around the gaza strip.

we don't know exactly when this is going to begin. the idea is that it is going to be a surprise attack. of course, hamas is expecting something else other than these airstrikes, but i think the way that israel is going to go ahead , they will try to create some kind of a surprise effect. so here, everyone is anticipating. but i can tell you that the entire israelite society is now expected to have a long campaign . analysts here are talking about months. schools all over israel are not operating. they are going to be learning from the residence, so there is a preparation for this kind of ground operation. brent: and disruption of society in the process. sami sockol, as always, thank you.

airstrikes in gaza are now as intense as ever, israel saying it is targeting hamas units who are responsible for saturday's terrorist attacks. the gaza strip is the most deadly populated places in the world. the u.n. is warning that these airstrikes are only accelerating the humanitarian disaster. [shouting] reporter: agony filled the air. these people are desperately looking for survivors while pulling bodies out of the rubble. dawn has brought the site of new distraction to gaza, with entire blocks raised by overnight strikes -- razed by overnight strikes. >> the houses of my family and my neighbors were hit. i came out to find my children injured. the whole square was completely destroyed. [shouting] >> please our children. children! they showed no mercy! [explosions]

reporter: reporter: the palestinian territory, one of the most crowded places on earth, has been under siege since saturday, in a near constant bombardment. israel says it is hearing targets linked to the terrorist group hamas in retaliation faith attacks over the weekend that killed more than 1000 people. the army has deployed tens of thousands of troops to the border as it prepares for a ground offensive. the pressure is steadily rising. so far, the entry of food, water, fuel and medicine into gaza has been halted, increasing concerns about a humanitarian crisis. [crying] jordan has sent its first aid package to gaza, but israel's energy minister says there will be no break to the siege until the dozens of hostages held by,

hamas are freed. >> no water hydrant will be open and the fuel truck will enter into the israeli hostages are returned home. the military and for humanitarian. and nobody should preach morals. [explosion] reporter: as the situation escalates, diplomats are seeking to stop the spiral of violence and the release of hostages held in gaza. brent: next-best is a communications officer with the international committee of the red cross. he is inside gaza, and he told me about the situation on the ground there. guest: first of all, thank you for having me and giving me the opportunity to give you a brief about the situation here. what we can see at the moment is that we have reached the level of catastrophe at all levels. there is a complete blackout

across the gaza strip which impacts directly the household or what is left of the neighborhoods that were not impacted by the bombing, whatever is left from the infrastructure, water & power supplies. it also impacts the health care assistance in the gaza strip. there are a lot of hospitals and sectors out of service. the remaining operational hospitals now are running only on generators driven by fuel and there are limited countries and about areno. they have issued a pool saying that they are running out of most itunes of medications, medical supplies, equipment, and also now, it is impeded.

brent: the u.n. says that the number of people in gaza who have been displaced or made homeless, that number has increased by 30% interest in last 24 hours. that is an unbelievable number. there enough accommodations for these people who have seen your apartment blown up? -- who has seen their apartment blown up? guest: those who managed to escape the fire -- they managed to reach their beloved ones, families and friends.

however, those who were instructed to evacuate, were instructed to evacuate without clear instructions seeing, hey, this is another concern for us, entire neighborhoods destroyed in the matter of a few hours. entire families no longer exist. some of the families are still under the rubble, the whole household. they could be reached in time due to the lack of the required supplies and equipment and also because of the lack of assistance. today our military partner lost four of their energy -- when they were underway to conduct humanitariansi. they literally lost their lives. we have condemned them for

attacking a medical mission. this is completely unacceptable. it is international humanitarian law principles. we have been in the occupied territory since 1957 and we have never witnessed this level of spiraling violence. targeting the civilian population, the medical mission. one of the heavily bombarded neighborhoods in the heart of the city. this is also hampering the activity of the humanitarian mission in gaza. we have been in constant dialogue with both sides of the conflict to ensure safe access to medical teams and humanitarian teams as well as protecting civilians. brent: let me ask you also about the rafa crossing, the only gate

to get out of gaza that leads to egypt. that gate is now closed. we have been hearing, though, that it is being used to get humanitarian aid into gaza. can you confirm that? how are you getting medical supplies or food or the things that are needed? how are they being brought into gaza right now? guest: that rafah crossing is only gate remaining open to the gaza strip. however, it is not accessible for medical or humanitarian missions so far. it was directly targeted two days ago. we welcome any efforts that would potentially lead to the entry of humanitarian aid into the gaza strip. that includes medicines, food and fuel, to help the

humanitarian teams and the doctors and nurses and hospitals to continue saving lives. brent: let me be clear about this. you're not getting anything from outside through that gate or anywhere right now in gaza? you are seeing nothing is coming into the gaza strip at this moment at all, in terms of humanitarian aid? guest: as of this moment, absolutely nothing has entered into the gaza strip, unfortunately. brent: ok. we are hearing reports that food and water have begun running out in neighborhoods. are you seeing that? guest: yes, i have seen myself, some families trying to reach shops, pharmacies or bakeries to get food, medicine and drinking water. supplies are running out of the stores.

there is no supply to accumulate , to cover the gap. there is a food crisis in gaza. eggs, crops are not available in the market. we're in the midst of harvest season which is an annual celebration. this is also another consequence. we are about to witness also an environmental crisis due to the absence of -- not being operational. we are seeing a humanitarian crisis. on top of that, we are witnessing a crisis of hope. brent: unfortunately, we are out of time, but i appreciate you talking to us. it's important to get this story out, hisham mhanna with the international committee of the red cross in gaza. thank you. there is a total blockade of

gaza, as we heard, that means both israeli hostages and palestinian civilians are trapped. is there anything their families and friends in europe can do? and what reporter has more from brussels. reporter: after a moment of silence, israel's national anthem echoes through quiet crowds outside the european parliament in brussels. >> we are here with the president of the european council, the president of the european commission, and on the view as one -- and on the view as one, to express our solidarity. reporter: inside, meetings making the case for more action. we need to know -- this woman lays out photos of loved ones, 11 of whom are presumed kidnapped. >> look at this family. ok? [sighs] they are not only israelis. many of them -- she is a german citizen as well. we are really asking for the

e.u. to take responsibility and bring their citizens back home. reporter: after the horrors, now the weight is agonizing. >> they burned all the houses. they killed everyone. they took them. we're just trying to save whatever is still alive. [crying] reporter: the european union says it stands with israel, but the bloc has also warned the country against blocking supplies to gaza. >> cutting water, cutting electricity and food to a mass of civilian people is against international law. so, yes, there are some actions that are not in accordance with international law. reporter: that is why laila is terrified, too, hailing from gaza when we heard outside her home in brussels as she frantically tries to get family members out of the strip. that she is trapped. >> working the hide? there is nowhere to run to. they are starting to relative

, -- ran out of bread, food, drinking water. reporter: she rejects the israeli response. >>. the civilians has never stopped the palestinian cause. others said that killing innocent civilians does not make israel safer. on both sides now we are weeping mothers, parents searching for our children. we are both at the mercy of extremist electrics. we share the same pain, but in opposing counts. reporter: for are all those watching from afar can do is hold on. whether taking solace in whispered prayer for peace -- ♪ or a song of hope, hanging in the air. brent: and here are some other headlines connected to this conflict. nato's defense minister joined there is really counterpart today in a videoconference reaffirming their support for israel. nato secretary-general jens stoltenberg condemned hamas's attacks and demanded hamas

release on hostages. the first. evacuating german nationals from israel and at frankfurt airport on thursday. four lufthansa flights are scheduled to bring home citizens. so far, 5000 germans have registered to leave israel. and hundreds of people have turned out in paris for a rally in support of the palestinian people. . the protests took place despite french authorities banning all pro-palestinian demonstrations. police used tear gas and water cannon to break up the event. this is dw news. after a short break, i will be back to take you through the day." stick around, we will be right back. ♪

>> welcome to "live from parents," world news and analysis from france 24. israel's siege preparing the way for a humanitarian catastrophe, says the red cross. hospitals could turn into morgues. still photos of the child victims of the hamas rates. u.s. secretary of state says israel has the right to defend itself. demonstration in paris, rallying

support for the palestinian cause. it goes ahead in this part of a ban implemented this thursday in an executive move taken by the interior minister, he says to preserve public order. this is "live from paris." thank you very much for being with us. day six of the israel-how must war. -- israel-hamas war. the world still reeling at the barbaric nature of the cross-border attack launched into israel last saturday morning. the gaza strip is on the edge of humanitarian disaster with supplies running out. it has been a day of diplomatic moves, too, as well as to -- as

well as continued military action. we will bring you the latest and analysis throughout the program. we start with the hostage situation. more and more french families are speaking out in the hope of finding or freeing their relatives, believed kidnapped by hamas. >> i'm a french national. i have spent some time there. my parents and grandparents are also french. i'm asking for help from friends, from everyone, to get information about my child and on all those who have disappeared. we have to up the pressure so we can get some information. >> the french president asked to intervene by the families of french citizens involved in the conflict. our reporter joins us live.

there was this news conference with some of the families affected. tell us about that. >> that's correct. it was a press conference that for families gave on thursday afternoon. this is not one that has been given any particular state support. they have told assembled journalists that they had not been spoken to by the israeli authorities at all. they have very little information from the french embassy, and these people were visibly distressed, shaking, crying. they've had absolutely no word of that missing family members since the hamas attack saturday morning. they are again in visible stress, telling us what they had been through. some of them were taken from the music festival, some very close

to gaza. they thought initially that it had been a rocket attack very early in the morning. sad to say that they are used to rocket attacks there. they were getting into their shelters. this so close to gaza with rockets coming over the border periodically. it was only when they heard the gunfire of machine guns and the cries about upper -- about akbar that they really understood the situation they had fallen into. they just do not know what was going to happen. some of them managed to escape. they spoke of hundreds of militants that they said were pouring over the border. they just don't understand how it could be that people so young could have been taken. children.

they were singing the young do not belong in war. why have they done this? -- they were saying, the young do not belong in war. they begged, requested france to try to help them. they want to come out of this uncertainty. one grandmother stood up and addressed the room. she said that she believed in france's humanitarian character. another woman was much more forceful. she said that president emmanuel macron needed to act in such a way as if thomas had attacked -- as if hamas had attacked paris, as it they had kidnapped parisian children. present macron -- president macron spoke and said that france will not forget its children and that everything will be done to get them home come but they are still laboring in a literal fog of war with

this fear for the fate of their relatives and friends, not knowing if they are alive or dead, even if they will be able to get proof of life from gaza if indeed they are. >> we will leave it there. thank you for giving us an update on the situation, watching all developments therefrom tel aviv. the bombardment of gaza continued this thursday with strikes on average every 30 seconds. israel said they would be no humanitarian exceptions to the seizure of the gaza strip until all its hostages were free. almost 1500 palestinians have been killed. over 6200 wounded or injured. the result of israel's nonstop bombing in response to the cross-border attack by hamas militants. israel's army is gathering on the border with gaza. some 300,000 reservists have

been called up. the israeli army chief of spoke a little earlier. >> the army is responsible for the security of the state and its citizens. on saturday morning, we failed to provide. >> let's bring in our next guest , the communication director for the middle east and north africa for human rights watch. an israeli attack is imminent -- would you say that is a true statement? >> absolutely. gaza's population has no internet. conditions were already difficult, do not get me wrong,

but this situation now is life or death. when i hear as you reported prime minister benjamin say there will be no humanitarian exception, i just open my eyes wide. how can someone say that? basically, it is a war crime in its collective punishment. this is not to downplay the war crimes up hamas. but an even bigger war crime is what israel is doing right now. >> you are condemning what hamas has done but saying that because of what a few did, the whole of the gaza strip should not suffer. electricity cut, that renders the hospital completely more or less -- the statement said it will just become a morgue.

>> absolutely. the hospitals are becoming more works, and i no capacity whatsoever to treat -- they have no capacity whatsoever to treat the wounded that flock there. benjamin netanyahu is telling gazans to leave because they will be massive bombing, but they're blocking the exit. this is a massive war crime in the making, again. >> as you say, there is a siege from one side. each of even said it will not accept refugees. -- egypt even said it will not accept refugees. a bloodbath in the making.

>> absolutely. the situation again has been very bad. again, this has been 16 years of crushing restrictions, but 80% of the population -- according to the united nations, and now this humanitarian aid will be cut. we are witnessing the cutting of every resource and every humanitarian aid supplies to more than 200 people including women and children, the vast majority civilians who have nothing to do with the attacks of hamas. it is very sad to see what has been happening in israel, but again, this is not a reason to commit the same crimes at a scale 10 times bigger, and this is what israel is doing right now.

>> the question needs to be put to you because people watching need to hear me ask the question and hear your response. some will say there is such a thing as i-4 and i -- as eye for an eye. we have heard politicians saying israel has a right to defend itself, more or less saying they have the right to revenge. where do you stand? >> we can side over the existence of wars, but unfortunately, they do exist, but when wars exist, there are laws that exist. the core restraint is that civilians should be spared always. this is not what is happening right now. an eye for an eye is the philosophy of ages past. before there was such a thing as international law. and as basically civilization. anyone who says an eye for an

eye is denying civilization. >> to continue that one, everyone ends up line, don't they? communications director for the middle east and north africa at human rights watch, thank you for your time and analysis of the situation. we appreciate it. next, we look at the situation regarding the visit of u.s. secretary of state antony blinken, currently en route to visit saudi arabia, egypt, and the united arab emirates to discuss a possible way out of the thomas war -- the hamas war, but his first stop was israel where he was shown some of the shocking images of some of the dead babies.

>> as israel's defense needs involve, we will work with congress to make sure they are met, and i can tell you there is overwhelming bipartisan support in our congress for israel's security. here in israel and everywhere, we will reaffirm the crystal clear president biden issued yesterday to any adversary, state or non-state. thinking of taking advantage of the current crisis to attack israel. don't. the united states has israel's back. >> just as isis was crushed, so, too, will hamas be crushed. hamas should be treated exactly the way isis was treated. they should be spit out from the community. no leader should meet them. no country should harbor them, and those that do should be sanctioned.

>> antony blinken and benjamin netanyahu speaking in tel aviv. emmanuel macron has also spoken on french television. you recall earlier in this program that the families of hostages in israel were asking for some kind of french help in this situation. earlier, emmanuel macron spoke on french national tv. >> israel has suffered the most tragic terrorist attack in its history. hamas carried out a plan that is unprecedented in its scale of barbarity and human toll. an entire country was surprised at done by gunfire and an invasion aside and as it was bloody. hundreds of infants, women, children, and men were hunted down, abducted, murdered, and taken hostage. kibbutz massacres, entire villages decimated, blind, murderous hatred, and unleashing

of absolute cruelty. >> the french president showing that he recognizes what has gone on, saying that france stands with israel and the victims will be helped, but not the kind of response, perhaps, that those whose relatives have been kidnapped were looking for. let's turn our eye to business. the international monetary fund has described this war between israel and hamas as the dark cloud over the world economy. >> the imf's world economic outlook already showed week global growth -- that was released earlier this week but drafted before the conflict broke out during the joint meeting with the world bank in marrakech, the imf managing director said the organization was very closely monitoring the situation, though it was too early to say what economic

impact the conflict may have. let's take a listen. >> we have seen some up and down of oil prices. we have seen some reaction on markets. as i said, we will be closely monitoring this. very clearly, this is a new cloud on the horizon for the world economy. >> that imf and world bank meeting continues through sunday. pressure is mounting on the organizations to make reforms so they can better aid poor nations saddled with debt. ngo's like human rights watch say their austerity solutions are only widening the gap between the rich and poor in the developing world. >> despite receiving the imf's biggest ever bailout of 57

billion dollars, argentina's economy has failed to get back on its feet. 40% of argentinians now live below the poverty line. >> we are tired. we wake up in a bad mood. we cannot always feed our children the bread and milk they ask for. we don't know where to get the money from. >> as the imf and world bank hold their annual meeting this year in morocco, a human rights watch report has documented how conditions are compounding poverty and inequality in dozens of countries. the washington-based firm continues to encourage governments to reduce debt by cutting public spending and raising regressive taxes. for marrakech, reports also told france 24 it was time for lenders to stop pushing austerity policies that hit the poorest hardest. >> the conversations being had

on the official agenda are completely divorced from the reality in which not only the imf and world bank are operating in, but they are doubling down on policies that actually help contribute in some cases to the crises that we are now confronting. >> a crisis borne out by the figures as poverty rates in developing countries have surged . external debt has more than doubled in a decade to $11.4 trillion. >> the u.s. inflation rate rose more than expected in september, raising the prospect federal reserve may increase interest rates. consumer prices rose by 3.7% compared to the same period last year. the same pace as the previous month. economists had expected a slight decline and even if inflation slowed on a month to month basis from 0.6% to 0.4%, it was still above estimates.

however, president joe biden praised the figures, noting inflation was down by 60% from its peak. let's take a look at how the markets fared this thursday. on wall street, stocks fell amid that inflation data and prospect of more rate hikes. the dow jones closing .5% lower, and both the s&p 500 and nasdaq down about .7% there. delta airlines has posted a $1.1 billion profit for the third quarter, boosted by strong summer travel demand. it is 60% higher than net income for the same time last year with ticket sales from premium seats and international flights helping you shrug off high inflation -- helping it shrug off high inflation costs. finally, microsoft says it will dispute a request by the u.s. tax authority to pay $28.9

billion in back taxes from the years 2004 through 2013. it comes amid scrutiny of major multinationals reporting lower profit in high tax countries and higher profit in lower tax jurisdictions. microsoft, though, says it has always complied with irs rules, adding that since 2004, it has paid over $67 billion in american taxes. that is set to be a very long battle for microsoft. >> it is an impressive figure. if it is the correct figure, it is good, but if not, then that's a problem. let's go truthing or faking. a viral video purports to show egyptian civilians -- civilians -- joining in the battle against israel. telus, truth or fake? quote here is a viral video that has been circulating on x since

october 12. many accounts claim what we see is a convoy driven by thousands of egyptian civilians heading towards the border to fight against israel. this is a compilation video where we can see two different sequences. let's take a look at this first sequence where we see all of these white pickup trucks at the beginning where the text reads something like, "open the border. we are ready to support our brothers in palestine." signed the bedouins from palestine. if we take a look at the second sequence in the video, we can see all these 4 x 4's driving through the desert. the text roughly reads, open the borders for the bedouins of sinai. this video has been seen, for example, on this post already over 200,000 times. on this post, over 400,000 times. the views on this video keep

growing exponentially where these users claim to show egyptians driving their cars to the egypt-gaza border to fight by the side of palestinians against israel. >> what do these videos really show? >> we found that both sequences in this video are old and have nothing to do with the recent events that have occurred between hamas and israel. thanks to a reverse image search, you can find this first video where we see these white pickup trucks. we found it in this post on tiktok from august 1, 2021, where you can see both videos found on tiktok. they both have the same visual elements. you can see the flags of egypt as well as the same cars. where was this video filmed?

this tag on the post points out the video located on the egyptian coastline, west from cairo. you can see it is a long way from the border with israel. we don't have any further information since this user has yet to reply to our request for comment. >> what about the second sequence in that video? >> for the second ■sequenceon the video, we also found that this video is not recent and has nothing to do with the conflict between hamas and israel. we found the original video published on tiktok, this time posted on january 2022, so long before the hamas attack in israel that took place on october 7. we found the same video posted on another tiktok account where

we see a different angle of this video. it was also posted on january this year where they explain in the text that this is actually a camel race. the text is, the strongest race in egypt, camel racing in january. that is located in egypt's sinai desert. if you zoom in to this video, you can actually see the camels amongst all these cars in the middle. apparently this camel race is held annually in egypt's sinai desert each desert each january. a century-old tradition. the addition of 4x4's gives the event its modern touch.

>> it would be far nicer without the cars and the guns. thank you very much. thanks to you all for watching. do stay with us. more to come live from paris. ♪ >> [speaking another language] >> centuries ago, the territory of new france stretched across parts of canada and the u.s. the descendants of these regions fervently preserve the traces of their french-speaking heritage. and language is a political issue. >> [speaking french] >> [speaking french]

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