press tv's news and brief israel has carried out fresh strikes on the gaza strip killing dozens in the southern cities of frances and rafa. the total death toll is now nearing 19. since the war began 70 days ago, most of those killed are women and children. that of un agency for palestinian refugees says, no place has been spared from israel's constant bombings. philip lazerini says the locations include medical and un facilities that should be protected under the law of war. he says gazons are terrified, desperate and hungry. a senior official at the... world food program

has raised the alarm about the worsening humanitarian crisis in gaza. call scows says half the population in the palestinian territory are starving. he says that's based a survey that conducted during the last month 70 truths in gaza. a projectile is reportedly hit a german vessel near the emmy coastal city of moka. the owner of the ship has confirmed the attack saying no one was injured. yemen has not commented yet, but the incident. has he have any operations against israeli bound ships in response to the gaza war and people in different countries have held protests to show solidarity with gazans. iranians rallied in the holy city of mashad in yemen. thousands hit the streets of the northern city of saudi and the us protesters blocked major highway in philadelphia demanding a cease fire.

phil, welcome back uh, my dear friend, you have written an extensive piece uh on the various uh pr uh pressures that the government of israel. uh has put on the congress of the united states. let's start with some basics. what is a-pac (ai-pa-c). well, apac is is is generally seen as the most powerful and most direct component of what is referred to as the israel lobby. uh, apex stands for american israel public affairs committee. and, if you go to their website, you will see that they are very open about.