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tv   News In Brief  PRESSTV  December 16, 2023 2:00am-2:03am IRST

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gaza couldn't destroy hamas infrastructure, couldn't destroy hamas itself, zero, nothing. using brief for this hour, israel has carried out fresh strikes on the gaza strip, killing dozens in the seven cities of khan unis and raffa. the total death toll is now nearing 19th. thousand 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. felipeni says the locations include medical and un facilities that should be protected under the law of war. he says garzans are terrified, desperate and hungry. a senior
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official at the world food program has raised the alarm about the worsening humanitarian crisis in gaza. carl scout says half of the population in the palestinian territory are starving, he says that's based a survey they conducted during the last month seven-day truce in gaza. yemen's arm forces say they have talked the two israel bound ships in the red sea. the spokesman for yemen's armed forces said the attack came as or after msc platinum and msc allanya refused to respond to warnings by the yemeni naval forces. people in different countries have failed protests to show solidarity with kausens. iranians rallied in the holy city of mashad. in yemen, thousands hit the streets of the northern city of saada. and in the us, protest has blocked the major highway in philadelphia demanding a ceasefire.
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welcome to spotlight: israel's genocidal onslot on gaza has been claiming hundreds of palestinin lives every day for the past 70 days, now the us keeps supporting the regime's crimes, while the united nations and other international bodies failed to take any practical steps to stop the bloodshed in gaza. israel's minister for military affairs has said that the war on gaza may