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tv   Al Jazeera English News Bulletin  LINKTV  October 25, 2023 5:30pm-6:01pm PDT

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>> coming up. children and a correspondence grandson have been killed in god is a -- gaza. the bombardment targets infrastructure. starvation as a weapon of war. the standoff at the u.n. continues.
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the u.s. and russia accuse each other. it's 1:00 a.m. in gaza. more than 6500 have been killed. among the latest are the wife, son and daughter of a correspondent. >> is the voice, reporting on palestinians living under the blockade. perhaps opening -- hoping this
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tragedy would not touch his family. it did. in the blink of an i. >> this is a safe zone. we have been taking power from you. >> he moved his family to a
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refugee camp. as he reported, there is no safe place. since october 7, he has been telling the story about the suffering. this is not the first time. in 20, -- one year earlier, a building -- his voice could be heard repeating.
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the bombing was condemned internationally. journalists were quick to send messages. >> courage, professionalism. visibility to unearth human stories. i appreciate that very much. i pay my respect to you. >> he is a trusted household name. seeing him in grief will resonate among millions.
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>> what details are emerging? >> today, his determination is solid. his wife, daughter, some new grandchildren. his house was bombarded and there is a report and wife was killed and he found that his family members were killed, he
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deals with that in great coverage. his children and family were a target. they might face forces throughout the strikes. different criteria's had been brave, and able to repeat
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attacks that aim to intimidate. >> you have been witnessing a number of airstrikes in the south. >> attacks continue. buildings. also it's important to mention the building has been leveled to the ground.
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we might witness an increase in the number of victims, deterioration. >> al jazeera has issued a statement and says the media network contends -- al jazeera is deeply concerned about the safety and well-being. the network condemns indiscriminate killings.
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we urge intervention. earlier, my colleague spoke to a presenter who regards him as a good friend. >> i know her for many years. he is a brave man. i'm feeling very sad.
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wife and son to be a professional journalist. he was training him. daughter has been killed, also a grandson. the sad moment.
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i'm from gaza. despite the difficulties and threats, he was one of the few journalists, he moved his family and this is the result. >> let's talk about our colleague.
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he moved our family to the south. >> absolutely not south, not west. it's amazing. they are bombed constantly. 2 million people in constant fear, under bombardment. more than one million is a tragedy.
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there are war crimes. it's about his family. he has been a welcome guest. he has become part of their families. countless families are grieving for the death of his loved ones. >> undermines the danger. >> in fact, there is a
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documentary that al jazeera produced about gaza. like many others this documentary tells the origin of how they covered the war and how these young men and families have been able to survive but now we see journalists are hurt. >> let's broaden this. we have competing u.s. and russian resolutions. it's clear deep divisions remain.
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it seems we are back to the cold war days. >> crippling any possibility of anything useful, especially in the face of such tragedy is shameful and the way they are handling this. it's beyond anything we have seen. it is all for us to see. the incapacity of grown-ups to handle simple things.
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>> they are highlighting a humanitarian tragedy. what has caused them to change? >> that is an important geopolitical question. they have nothing in common
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between ukraine and israel. it has fallen backwards let's remember there were aircraft carriers, gunpoint diplomacy. >> thank you.
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let's go to new york were russia and china had vetoed a draft resolution that called for pauses to allow humanitarian access but stop short of asking for a cease-fire. a competing resolutions and gaza failing. >> that's right. another failure to reach any consensus. an immediate cease-fire calling on israel to revoke its evacuation order, those were the two main wines.
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that did not get enough votes to pass. it did not get enough votes to move forward. they had 10 votes. that the not call for a cease-fire. it called for a humanitarian cause. this is the crux of the issue. the russians say a cease-fire is necessary for all sides.
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don't listen to us. that's what they want the cease-fire language. americans are saying no. this is the key issue. this is led to a stalemate that is very critical joe biden said although israel must defend itself there can be no return to the status quo. he called for aid to be allowed for the people of gaza. >> israelis and palestinians
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deserve to live side-by-side. there's no going back to the status quo. that ensures amounts can no longer thousand -- terrorize israel. it means when this crisis is over, there has to be a conversation about what comes next. >> president biden says no return to the status quo. >> president biden called for israel's rights to self-defense. they said was being used as a human shield by hamas.
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at the same time. he reiterated the call for a two state solution and was critical for settlement activity. he highlighted it as pouring flame to the already volatile situation. >> we understand there has been. >> after they would be a building support of israel. it was passed overwhelmingly.
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notable democrats are arguing very strongly and gaza, action that leads to the death of civilians. >> enke. benjamin netanyahu what more to be here? >> we have been hearing that
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there are going to wipe out hamas. there are so many hostages in gaza. we know that the government has asked if anyone can send information that were thrown in gaza where the whereabouts are, it does not sound like there is a government that knows where the whereabouts are. interestingly, that they would have to answer.
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they also highlighted that gazans should move from the north to the south. with happening on the ground, every single area is being bombed that we saw with our own colleague. it's an interesting time when hamas is continuing to send rockets over from gaza. the public is divided on that. >> what more can you tell us? >> hamas rockets were intercepted.
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there were a number of injuries. that landed in an open field. most recently, they have not been intercepted from lebanon. those rockets are ongoing it will continue to put up a fight and every time it does that, it said the reason why it's doing that is in retaliation. >> there have been more raids on wednesday since october have ramped up grades. >> the latest we can tell you is
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her father was taken yesterday. this comes after a statement was given by the israeli commander. a general was speaking to
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settlers and said we have taken the gloves off. that's referring to in a few days ago, a number of arrests made in to put it in context, 1000 range of 50 arrests since those arrests in the occupied west bank, 104 people killed. that wording from the chief
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commander in charge inside the territories does not bode well around this time that we have seen these raids beginning to happen.
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