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tv   [untitled]    November 16, 2023 7:30am-8:01am IRST

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the headlines israely forces continue attacking gazas el shifa hospital with the regime's military bulldosers and tanks destroying the southern entrance to the complex. lebanons has movement hits seven is. military sites and show of support for the palestinian resistance in a besieged gaza strip. and a former us state department official says a country's senior officials willfully ignore israel's war crimes in gaza and stifled discent over harming the regime.
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hello and welcome everybody, it's 7:30 am here in the iranian capital tehran, watching press tv's world news, our top story for this half hour, the israeli genocide in the gaza strip has entered, it's 41st day as the regime keeps pounding the blockated territory with air strikes, israel is now pressing ahead with its raid on al-shifa hospital, which has turned into the focal point of its of deadly raids, according to gaza health officials is raid army's bull zers and tanks have destroyed parts of the southern entrance to the medical complex. local sources said his rady bulldozers and tanks have also raid the complex's western entrance. the regime's military has confirmed that its raid on the facility which started on wednesday is still going on. hospital officials and doctors say the complex's water reserve has been nearly depleted, putting the lives of patients and people sheltering there at risk. they also have rejected israeli claims of delivering medical aid talshifa saying the regime's forces deliberately sabotaging the existing
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equipment. israeli forces entered the complex claiming that it was top a military command center of the hamas resistance movement. hamas, however, has categorically denied the regime's allegations saying israel lies about finding weapons at the complex. the israely carnage in the gaza strip continues to rack up deaths, especially women and children, but.... israel is also impacted by his genocidal war when it comes to his international standing, putting into doubt is legitimacy. ireland's opposition party has strongly blasted the regime, accusing it of committing barbaric and cowardly war crimes. the world sees israeli actions for what they are, barbaric, hateful, cowardly war crimes. strong words from the leader of ireland's opposition party, the brazilian. president
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related his disgust on israeli crimes when it came to hospitals being targeted. i've never heard of children being the preferred victims of a war. the number of women and children who have already died and the number of children who have gone missing is unheard of in any other war. hospitals have become a focal point of the war. the israely military shared video and photographs showing what it said were weapons stored by hamas in the basement of a children's home. hospital in gaza, where it also said hostages appear to have been held, and we also found signs that indicate that jamas held hostages here, this is currently under our investigation, but we also have intelligence that verifies it, currently under our investigation is another way of israel, saying that it is not sure, at the same time, it is trying to portray itself as a good samaritan by delivering field. to
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the hospitals, but this amount of fuel is just drop in the bucket, way too short of what hospitals need, yet israel got a boost on its war efforts when the us president joe biden said that hospitals in the gaza strip must be protected. well, uh, you know, i have not been reluctant and expressing my concerns what's going on, um, and is my hope and expectation that uh, there will be uh, less intrusive action relative to hospital. byden said he was hoping for less intrusive action by israel. that was another way of saying that he supported israel's military operation against the hospitals. the israeli genocidal war has not only claimed civilian lives, but it has also had political ramifications as well. mass protests continue to damage israel's world standing, while politicians are also being axed over their pro israel
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views like the case of the former uk the sidal war in the gaza strip continues, the more it will come a cost for israel and its supporters. israel foreign minister gave his idea of a timeline of when the war may end. he said that israel has between two and three weeks left before international pressure intensifies. we fire now. before it in intensifies, by many accounts, that threshold has been passed already, evident through the mass worldwide protests. but the real question remains, what are israel? plans for palestinians, host of israeli officials have made statements recently, which reveal what those plans may be. israeli minister smokrich said on x that he supports voluntary migration of palestinians in gaza as the right humanitarian solution. dani danan,
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former ambassador to the un, and ram bin bararak, former deputy director of the musad published a commentary in the wall street journal suggesting moving some people of gaza to nations. אין אפשרות לנהל מלחמה כמו ש רוצה לנהל אותה בתוך שטח עזה כשהמונים נמצאים בין הטנקים ובן החיין. 20 24 زي بعضهم هجمونا من بلادنا وطلعنا غزه حتىنا ساكنين في البريج احنا في البريد
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بقينا سكمين وهي اجد النكبه هذا هي النكبه ايش عملنا فيهم كل كل خمس سنه بعملنا نقبه. further more, in 2011, israel enacted a nacba law that authorized the withdraw of state funds from organizations that discussed the nakba. that's out is called. for an international investigation into israeli forces attacks on medical facilities in the besieg gaza strip denouncing the move as a war crime. the gatarity foreign ministry said the investigation which should include the united nations must probe the targeting of hospitals by the regime's forces. it added that doha considers israel's attacks on gaza's
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hospitals a blatant violation of international law. at also called on the international community to take swift and decisive measures to hold the regime accountable and prevent further crimes targeting civilians. according to gaza's health ministry, the israeli genocide has so far killed 11,500 civilians, including at least 4,710 children, 3,160 women, nearly 30,0 people have also been wounded. the director general of the world health organization has denounced israel's recent incursion into the al-shifah hospital in gaza, tedros adanam says the israeli regime is restricting... access to vital fuel and aid, exacerbating the already dire conditions and hindering the operation of essential medical infrastructure. israel's military incursion into al-shifa hospital in gaza city is totally unacceptable. hospitals are not
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battlegrounds. we're extremely worried for the safety of staff and patients. who has lost contact with health workers at al shifa hospital, but one thing is clear, under international humanitarian law, health facilities, health workers, ambulances and patients must be safe guarded and protected against all acts of war. earlier today, a truck with 23,000 lits of fuel intered gaza, but israel has restricted its use to only transporting aid from rafa, at least 120,000 liters a day are needed to operate hospital
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generators, ambulances. leonont continues to target israely positions along the... border areas in support for the palestinian resistance in the besieg to gaza strip. the movement said in several statements that it had fired rockets and precision guided missiles at seven israeli military. sites on wednesday, it said the attacks directly hit their targets causing casualties among the regime's forces, number of israeli military vehicles were also destroyed. hezbolli and israeli troops have been engaged in direct clashes since the regime's brutal war on gaza started on october the 7th. the movement says attacks against israel will continue until it stops its war crimes against palestinians in the blockaded territory. the un secret. security council has called for extended humanitarian pauses in the gaza strip breaking, it silenced for the first time
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since israeli war on the territory started. the resolution drafted by malta was adopted with 12 votes in favor, while the united states, britain and russia abstained, it called for urgent and extended humanitarian pauses and corridors throughout gaza for sufficient number of days to allow aid to reach civilians. following the security council session, palestine's emba told reporters that the resolution was a small step in the right direction. the council had previously tried to adopt a resolution on the gaza war, but to no avail. four drafts failed in october, pitting russia and china on one side against the us on the other. face with the council's inability to act, the un general assembly adopted a non-binding text late last month calling for an immediate humanitarian truce in gaza. iran's foreign minister stresses the important role that the international committee of the red cross can play in the humanitarian crisis in gaza.
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hossain amir abdullah told the president of the icrc in geneva that the organization can play an effective role in the delivery of humanitarian aid to gaza and the release of israeli captives. he said israel is hindering efforts to secure the captives release despite thomas's readiness for a swap. the minister also referred to iran's diplomatic efforts regarding the humanitarian issues in gaza and reiterated tehran's opposition to the spread of the conflict across the region, for her part, mariana spolyarik called the timing of the visit amed to growing concerns over the dire situation in gaza. she described the mission of the icrc in gaza sensitive and difficult, urging iran and other countries to help it successfully perform its humanitarian tasks there. toron blames the united states for the dire situation in gaza. the humanitarian situation in gaza is so regrettable, unfortunately the
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united states is sending all types of weapons to tel aviv a daily basis, including phosphorus weapons and prohibited weapons via cyprus or directly from all their bases in the region. during his trip to geneva, the foreign minister also met with un under secretary for humanitarian affairs and called for immediate actions to stop the israeli. war on gaza amir abdullah han insists that the rafa bor order crossing be reopen to let much needed humanitarian aid into the besieged palestinian strip iran stop diplomatic expressed hope that his trip to geneva would speed up the delivery of humanitarian aid to ghaza. iran has vehemently rejected a canada drafted un general assembly resolution over the human rights situation in the islamic republic as biased and politically motivated. deputy ambassador to the united nations described canada's move as hypocritical adding that
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exploitation of human rights for political motives should concern all un members. zaharra ershadi noted that while canada assumes moral high ground to castigate other nations, it has turned a blind eye to the annual discovery of numerous bodies of indigenous children its soil. she also enumerated israel's crimes against women and children in its ongoing genocidal war on the besieged gaza strip, slamming the united states a full support. for the apartite regime, the iranian envoy criticized selective targeting of certain countries on human rights grounds in line with political interests of some member states, she stress that the world body must rather adopt and impartial and unbiased approach to genuinely address human rights violations a global scale. the administration of us president joiden is facing skating criticism over its unbrittle support for israel's genocidal war on the besieged as a strip a former state department official says domestic policy concerns are leading us officials willfully
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to ignore quote, israeli war crimes and stifled dissent overarming tel aviv. josh paul says many officials are disturbed by the actions of the israeli military in gaza, but they turn a blind eye to rules governing arms transfers to the regime. he says many government officials including elected officials a very senior level, share the same opinion, but are not willing to say it in public because they... could lose their jobs? paul quit his post last month over washington support for tel aviv leaked memo obtained by the american news website axios revealed that 100 us government employees say israel is committing war crimes, they believe that biden's support for the regime has made him complicit in the ongoing genocide in gaza. maldivian politician and activist moad muhammad zaki is of the opinion that although the israeli lobby has a strong impact on us politics, increasing public pressure, calling
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for a ceasfires, forcing joe biden to retreat from his pro israel stances. i think when it comes to us politics everyone has to understand that the ipack the israeli lobby in the us is one of the strongest and they have allowed politicians that are only pro israel and basically what we can say now is pro-genocide to be able to be elected into representatives so even though they get voted in by the people of the by american people american voters it doesn't mean that when it comes to foreign policy they would actually care about what can voters think, however, this has actually changed this current war, this ongoing war, where there's so much of destruction, so much of genocide, it is changing the public opinion, and because of that, i think there is a big understanding within the american political atmosphere that hey, look, we have to do something, and that
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is why i believe you can see that joe biden has been doing everything he can to try to to get israel to finish this genocide as as fast as possible, you know, everyone knows it's a genocide, but biden keeps giving excuses and claiming they have helped this much of gazans for medical treatment or whatever, the world does not care about that, the world cares about stopping this and putting israel to accounts under international law and going after every politician in america who has supported the sent weapons, knowing that these weapons are going to be dropped on show and including nurses, doctors, teachers, and even human rights ngos, in the uk, nearly a third of the labor party's lawers have defied their leader to back gaza ceastfire motions, the move further revealed divisions within the party over britain's approach to israel's devastating war on the gaza strip, on
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wednesday 56 labor lawers voted along with the scottish national party in favor of two ceasefire motions. at the house of commons, the voters included several high-profile mps. labor leader kier starmer had threatened to sack any shadow minister who would support the motions. this came despite the fact that majority of the british people have been calling for an immediate ceasefire in gaza. the motion put forth by the scottish party called for an end to the collective punishment of the palestinian people while demanding the government worked for seasfire. concurrent with the vote people gathered outside the parliament in support of palestinian people in gaza. called on lawmakers to represent them by backing the ceasefire in the conflict. i just hope that they make the choice that the people clearly want. think i've read online that up to 72 peop 72% of the uk are on the side of ceasfire, so how is how is it even a debate anymore? this is what if they represent us,
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this is today for the sake of humanity, for the sake of dignity that is still left in the world and empathy our brothers and sisters in gaza, for for the sake of doing good in the world, because i refuse to let people die and do nothing about it, and i think everyone here today feels that and feels a great deep sense of empathy and love that just isn't being shown in our government at all. the situation in gaz is worsening by the hour that as international bodies hesitate to take serious action to stop israel or correspond in rashian saglum. has talked with turkish residents who believe that a unified muslim front can put an end to the israeli regimes's ongoing massacres. in fact, what is happening is massacre. israelis have occupied palestine, they have seased palestinians and started killing them. therefore all people, not just muslims, need to stand against this injustice. they are now doing to the arabs
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what hitler did to them. now, even if i'm at home eating or drinking, i find it hard. swallowed, knowing there are innocent civilians being killed brutally, the world is silent in the face of what is happening there. israel is a criminal terrorist state, but the reason why israel continues to commit these atracities is that muslims are divided, and if they unite, no one can harm them. turkey is doing its best, but it cannot enter the war alone. this is unrealistic. european civilization is a... fake civilization and has no credibility, leaders of arab countries, we all know who they're affiliated with, american and jewish parties, that's why there is nothing we can do, but if muslims unite, they can beat any force. ben kendi shahsım i a 70 year old woman, and i want to
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go there, but unfortunately the laws and interest of the state are different, they are trying to solve the issue in conferences, while the number of marters is increasing, this is not something that can be solved in conferences, bir müslüman olarak söyleyeceğimiz belli, what can we say? a state that aims at murdering muslims, hopefully god will take our revenge from them. turkey is doing its best, but other countries do not support turkey. if arab countries stood with other muslim countries, they could have solved this issue, but unfortunately arab countries are busy with their music concerts. turkey alone cannot do anything, but one day our army will go there to defend palestine. islam devlet. countries should unite, this situation is unacceptable, in islam we are taught not to kill ant, and how can we watch humans being killed like this for god's sake, so we must lend them a
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helping hand, muslim countries must unite to stop this genocide, islam devletleri başında olmaz olur mu, yeman's military says it is successfully ballistic missiles as positions the israeli regime in the occupied palestinian territories, spokesman yahya saari said, the emeny strikes had crucial targets in the oma rash rosh area near the city of ilot. the emeny officials said the military will not hesitate in targeting israeli ships in the red sea or any spot within reach. sad said the ameni armed forces will continue operations against israel until the regime stops its savage war machine that has killed more than 11,000 palestinians since early october. earlier, the leader of anasola movement said yemen will constantly monitor the movement of israeli ships, especially in babel mandib. he said yemen's drone units. will continue hitting targets inside the occupied territories. the leader
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of yemen's unsar allah movementy has delivered much anticipated televise speech in which he stressed that the yemeny military will continue targeting israel. after condemning some arab and islamic countries for not taking meaningful stance against the israeli regime, al-huthi made it clear that yemen is determined to take decisive military action that will eventually force the zinas aggression to stop. our brothers in the armed forces have begun their work and carried out number of operations with long-range missiles deep into the south of israeli occupied lands. we also use drones to target israeli zionist targets there. we will continue our bombardment and we will continue. to march for palestine, you are also planning for additional military operations against all zayat targets in palestine and outside of palestine. alhuthi declared that from now on
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all israeli ships passing through yemeni territorial water will be targeted in the red sea, move which would prove to be very costly, since trade through the red sea constitutes 90% of israel's imported goods, our eyes are open for constant monitoring and searching for any israeli ships. everyone should know that the israeli enemy relies its movement in the red sea, especially in babul mandab where they try to camouflage their ships by not raising israeli flags on them. it's a smuggling mission because they even turn off the identification devices on board. despite this, they will not succeed. we will search until we verify the ships that belong to the israeli regime and we will not hesitate to target them. yemen's continuous. strikes against israel come after us officials directed a warning to yemen to not intervene in israel's brutal war on gaza, but
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according to alhuthi, yemen doesn't take its orders from america. as you can see on this map over here, babel mandab is very narrow straight that separates yemen from the horn of africa. this means any ship that passes through babel mandeb. will be within the target zone of yemen's armed forces, and as sayid abdul malik al-huthi has stated, all israeli shipments will be targeted if they attempt to pass. yusuf maudy, press that's a wrap for now, but stick around, i'll be back on the topic now with our news and brief.
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after the occupation of palestinian lands and creation of the israeli regime, both sides came to realize the power of cinema and getting their messages across. israeli regime used cinema to show the territory it had occupied as heaven on earth in order to entice jews from all over the world to migrate to occupied territories. on the other hand, although belatedly, palestinians also learn to use the power of media and cinema to make their voice heard across the world. it was new battlefield for both sides.
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now entering its uh fourth day, we're looking at -
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keeping you up to date with world news every half hour on press tv. press tv's news and reef israel presses ahead with its attack on gaza's al shiffa hospital which has turned into the focal point of its deadly raids in the besieg territory according to health officials in gaza, israely armies, bulldozers. tanks have destroyed parts of the southern entrance to the medical complex. lebanon says while the moving fires, rockets and precision guided missiles at seven israeli military sites in support of the palestinian resistance in the besieg strip. it said the missiles directly hit their targets causing casualties among the regime's forces.