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tv   News In Brief  PRESSTV  December 15, 2023 9:00pm-9:03pm IRST

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it's words and events frequenting the news in perspective. press tv's news and brief israel has carried out fresh strikes on the gaza strip killing dozens in the southern cities of hanius and raffa. the total death toll. was now nearing 19,000 since the war began 70 days ago, most of those killed are women and children. the head of the un agency for palestinian refugees says, no place has been spared from israel's constant bombings. philip lazarini 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
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the world food program has raised the alarm about the worsening humanitarian crisis in gaza. carl scause says half of the population in the palestinian territory are starving. he says that's based a survey that conducted during the last month 70 truce in gaza. yemen's armed forces say they've targeted two israel bound ships in the red sea. the spokesman for yemen's armed forces said the attack came after msc palladium. and msc alania refused to respond to warnings by the eminible forces and people in different countries have held protests to show solidarity with gazons. iranians rallied in the city, holy city that is of mashad and yemen thousands, it the streets of the northern city of saada and in the us protesters blocked major highway in philadelphia a manigan sea slider.
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the gaza genocidal war experienced a pause, but then the carnage continued by israel right after that. this leaves no doubt that israel's economy will continue to bleed while it tries to cover the cost of the war. it also means that gaza's economy will remain in icu in the forse. future, meanwhile, in the opt occupied palestinian territories, the palestinian economy is declining. in this edition of the program, we will look at those issues. some of the highlights coming up, gaza strip destruction, infrastructure, ruined industrial facilities, decimated, residential units, the same. what is left of gaza to function economically? then, another highlight are israely businesses. yes, there's a war expense, which is...