at the bigger question of who the dream is for. the. 4 palestinian demonstrators reportedly killed and over 100 more injured in the west bank as they face off with israeli security forces thais and a high list. for palestinian children are killed in a national israel ramps up military pressure on guards with ground forces joining the air assault at the border there is bombing everywhere the planes were above us and the tanks in maybe you were shelling so we could move children along with women and a man that was have never seen anything worse than this in my life tell me this is a busy city and normally the roads are busy at this time is absolutely no one or

nothing on the same day raid sirens are heard across television bringing life there to a standstill gaza militants say nearly 1800 rockets have been fired into israel since tensions flared on monday and also to come the retired u.s. military officers say that they are tired of the state of the nation with left wing censorship on the board of the joint they question whether the president's health is actually up to the job. and i welcome you watching r.t. international this friday evening we'll start with these pictures that we're receiving from the west bank because thick plumes of smoke can be seen there is palestinians clash with israeli security forces. have been throwing to light a rubber bullets have been fired in response is happening in the town of beit el just north of jerusalem. on the.

and according to authorities for palestinian protests israel mentioned have been killed in over 100 injured friday's violence does follow days of unrest all across israeli cities with mixed jewish arab populations with. both sides setting fires and vandalizing vehicles and buildings authorities in the city of lot for example declared a state of emergency as angry crowds took over the streets there meanwhile reports are coming into protesters attempting to break through into the west bank from jordan although jordanian security forces have so far managed to contain those crowds now other parts of the west bank looking at more live pictures of also being gripped by violent clashes between palestinians and israeli security forces these are pictures we're getting from the city of bethlehem the ancient city which depends on tourism and is believed by worshipers to be the birthplace of jesus is

witnessing street battles at the moment the stones being thrown at the israeli forces who are responding with rubber bullets and tear gas these live pictures that we're receiving from the scene there. for the death toll mounts as israel does step up its airstrikes to you on ground assaults to cross over in garza is the region teeters on the brink of all out war medics and emergency workers have been filmed recovering the bodies of 6 victims including 4 children from the rubble in gaza following an attack on thursday local media say they were from the saying family. was up there that's why everyone over there said. oh no. i'm going says have been ferrying those who survive the airstrikes to local hospitals since monday 109 people have been killed in gaza according to the palestinian health ministry 28 of them are said to be children or people in gaza riffling in droves at the moment

amid the heavy shelling leaving behind what he's left their homes some of them have taken shelter to in schools run by the united nations where families to arrive by any means the. can't they say that they have never seen such horror before. they knew it was very difficult because of the missiles and airstrikes that destroyed homes all the children are afraid and we're afraid of all of them i don't know about but i was already sick and carry him and i could look the purity of what you have shown was random and we could not going to. see never going to feel felt like a war in horror movie but it was worse than a harm's way there was bombing everywhere the planes were above us and the tanks in maybe were shelling so we couldn't move children along with women and men were screaming i have never seen anything worse than this in my life. we mark israel says it is massing troops along the gaza border and is called $9000.00 reservists but his fears do grow an imminent ground invasion of the hamas run gaza strip so

far though israeli troops haven't and in the end playful the artillery and tanks have been firing into the strip over night. thank you all. 3 armies playing through destroyed several kilometers of underground tunnels in and around its border with gaza during strikes in the early hours of friday morning the i.d.f. released footage to showing a large scale operation involving ground forces artillery and 160 aircraft according to a statement and that would make it the largest round of strikes against gaza so far in this 4 day flare up the israeli air force have also been targeting the strip since monday after the militant palestinian group hamas began launching rockets into israel now this is unverified video of israel's intense bombardment of gaza overnight israel has bombed more than $650.00 targets in there destroying several high rise buildings in the densely populated palestinian enclave of the i.d.f.

does say strikes have killed dozens of militants this week including some top hamas commanders a local journalist sent us this report from girth. the scene where where i am is very tense for the moment as this really were planes and israeli tank or infantry have intensified their shilling going to. the palestinian girls us to read the population here are being forced to stay indoors because of the intensity of the chilling in the 2nd day of the aisle furter raid and actually one of the largest israeli attack on gaza in the last few days and the people of gaza are as a citizen in door and following up on the answer from the news on the social media and people are saying that children are screaming out of the. situation of

the loud. around them around the cities and towns where the death toll in gaza is on the rise a women are being killed children are being killed inside their homes because of what is being described by international organizations like the i.c.r.c. as being indiscriminate fire against palestinians which is which is illegal according to international law the infantry troops israel has beefed up their presence on the border lines and it is likely that israel will take action on the ground the ground invasion for the gaza strip and i would like to mention here is that the palestinian resistance factions including mr bass and the islamic jihad have warned against such an invasion by the israeli saying that there will be some sort of retaliation a strong retaliation to early ground attack by capturing more israeli soldiers by

by air by by attacking the israeli soldiers who are to attack the gaza strip palestinians here are being very concerned about there in action by the international community especially by. that i did a stage which described israeli actions against gaza being not exaggerated and giving a chance for more jobs to happen in order to continue to be able to contain the volatile situation in the region that's the of dates for the time being. the way one of. the now an israeli air raid sirens have been heard throughout several cities on 1st day warning people of incoming fire from garz or including television from where paula slayer sent us this report. the sirens are sounding here in tel aviv i've just woken up and i'm just going to walk through the apartment to go outside and see what's happening so i'm just switching on the lights because it's about 1 o'clock in the morning and

they're coming from that direction and there's usually a pause after the sirens and then an explosion as to where the rockets have landed this is not the direction one should be moving in actually most people are sleeping in sheltered rooms i wish i was sleeping in as a shelter clean up until now because should be hunkering down but i just want to show you what it's like here when the rockets sound so if we go here. and you walk with me. you can also seeing the roads are completely quiet tel aviv is a busy city and normally the roads are busy at this time there is absolutely no one or nothing on the streets now is the pause i told you about and then after a moment or so they should be an explosion and that will be the iron dome anti-missile defense system into sick tinged with the ruckus they were it is there it is it's quite far away so it doesn't seem as if the rocket landed in tel aviv it

sounded a little bit off to that direction. but for this reason at least 5000000 israelis. are hunkering down in bomb shelters tonight wow that sounds a bit loud that's coming from there so that's quite close to where we are i really shouldn't be our fright now i should make my way back to the shelter where i was sleeping up until a minute ago. r.t. television. ok well let's discuss the situation further announcement with cole dune buggy he's a political analyst based in ramallah in the west bank you're very welcome we appreciate your time tonight this conflict seems to be intensifying dramatically by the hour how close are we to an all out war do you think. i think what if it's not war what can you describe what has what is happening now with its war now anything else spoke about it seems like in the last hour and he said he will

continue with the israeli attacks and the strikes in gaza he said that he would continue targeting the leader of hamas and the cause of this will intensify the sit with the situation now it seems also the front moves to those 2 then we have $67.00 the indians according to the minister of health palestinian mr fields in the list indians were killed in today's the clashes very few minutes and the number of changes a lot of casualties israeli forces that only our reporters are using. live ammunition directly to a lot of students or a 3rd of a lot of good workers was like i'm going to shin and the situation we did not really 'd were not used to have in the recent the clay shoes or escalations they used to use over bullets tear gas now they are using live ammunition like i said 7 were killed just in a few a lot. is what i was going through this escalation and it and you know is enjoy and

give them all the political move by. naftali bennett who are prevented from going with your libido in the new government in israel is many levels sorry to interrupt the accounting but in israel's defense it says it has been bombarded by breath as missiles fired at it indiscriminately the question would be how else should act of that happens to a country. if it had been between 2 independent countries it's ok self defense can be discussed then what we're talking about bill is standing and it will 1000000 palestinians or more suffering from those are only $6000000.00 refugees or almost 6000000 refugees out of this stuff and for millions living it can really thought if you question of the east bank and get is that i lived in settlements will you see a discriminatory laws and the international community is doing nothing to stop israel they are just walking watching even condemnation the security council is not

available for the palestinians they are hopeless they are helpless and they feel this verdict and this is what led to is that a liberal is human rights watch if it's a human rights organization described as available this is as a part of what's what is happening in jerusalem was described as a crime of war the settlement wallasey and what is the international community doing nothing now making the listing and equal to those that it was in this conflict is not fear for the palestinians it when someone does that he is a biased to israel automatically. we know that the international criminal court does say it's monitoring the conflict for possible more quiet crimes you mentioned war crimes that you think both sides would welcome any investigation. of course those that are who did not will comment is that all is trying to find

a way to cancel the i.c.c. but is he just against his or the waiting of a british. general. take his place next month and they think that he could change the. decision of the one who was supposed to become ex. general so that i think that i am against his death is that it was right to do its best so if the council the resolution but if it fails i think is that i believe the us political and military will find themselves maybe if they're seeing. the start of the thing she ordered out of globally. part of the listing and it is there in the hall where at the heart of the to this point where israel could find itself accountable and the i.c.c. do you think i'm asked to find itself the focus of any investigation. this is what the i.c.c. said but listing ins if they believe that if you blink is that all to justice it

will be ok for the palestinians to bring the bill of stinging us justice at least we could be equal with somehow. we're looking at israeli forces gathering now massing on the garcia border what would be the consequences if a ground operation did take place into gaza. i think israel will risk in doing it again they had it in 2004 in war and they lost soldiers and in gaza if they do it now maybe they will use huge masoud play out of that would be like building a ground policy they could commit massacre in the crowded in order to avoid what had been with their missing soldiers in 2014 in sugar in your neighborhood in the city i think they are gathering ground forces just in case but until now there is no decisions that they are building on airstrikes to achieve their goals

but they said if there is a need they could go to ground operation is still its it but if they do that it will be aware of situation then what is already going now in gaza ok look we'll leave it there for now but say we appreciate your insight into all of this i was counting but a political analyst there from ramallah in the west bank thanks for coming on now and i.d.f. spokesperson has told r.t. it's how mass that has triggered the violence and israel is simply trying to protect its people. safe not under siege all it's all it's a security blockade you have nothing no interest in this to really think about it not at all at least a tiny place is that we want to live in peace back in the street there is hamas if you're a good position if. any they disagree to have israel the

kind we only jewish state. and from time to time they launch many results on the neighboring estate to say commands and now it's escalation about the ground forces we have to consider it because you have to think what will be next if you ask me i don't think that we really see israeli troops in gaza i think that our else forces trying to do the best not to harm the population but to harm the spoke in sitaram but you know the last use the population is human shields but i i want to say something about the country ok i saw even our international t.v. they always try to look at it like a football or 'd basketball or maybe it's just 7 the casualties in israel and seoul

in 84 in the palestinians are and i think it's not fair ok because these really just trying to pull thank the civilians in every house we have a new house we have a shelter like in my house we try to protect our civilians and they deliberately. in danger or since many rockets into israel smalling alone pass in the latest exchange of fire. the widow of a british army veteran who took his own life says more needs to be done to help those who were left traumatized after life on the front line 34 year old father of 2 lunch england has been suffering had been suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder since leaving the army in 2008 his mental state had been for the strain since attending the funerals of each of his fallen comrades who'd been killed in action in iraq he was found collapsed in his home back in february of this year and

died a short time later in hospital his widow how he got off shared what happened. i was a huge ask the army and it popular because i'm quite clear that if you look at the army. and he was diagnosed back in 2012. well when he was diagnosed it was certain it wasn't a break you know. it all right and that should be none of our streets really even when i was in remembrance that i. book could be years before he died but. it was really really bad he actually up my suits that are does go as far as he went to the chassis went to combat straps and not one person in any or when i was actually locked up can't you help that he's a recording to the campaign group veterans united against suicide 67 former servicemen took their own lives this year

a story last year while in the last 2 decades there were almost 300 suicides among serving personnel during this period the u.k. had been involved in several conflicts including iraq afghanistan and also syria got again thinks that they're just start getting the support they need. why these veterans are treated so for me these boys and girls are going to fight frank control and that combat these horrific memories that none of us will ever you know look comprehend not what happened there but you know they're literally. thrown aside would that be taught that are too complex there's no one that can deal with veterans and to me that's not good enough i've had to sit 2 children down talent that it's dad because he wasn't helped. and you know in years to come that's going to be a difficult conversation to have a part of but you know not that you could have been saved if it wasn't for the organizations out there it's how completely fired him. questions

about president biden's health are once again stoking fierce debate in united states. after $124.00 retired military officers signed an open letter claiming that the administration has launched an all out assault against their constitutional rights and also a question to the president's fitness to rule has been plenty of pushback too not least from the democrats is saskia taylor explains well you watch the news so you know joe biden's the best we see with president biden he's demonstrated to the country what a difference. the change of presidents as president biden is confronting this enormous loss directly and publicly americans here on any friday that something good joe biden is uniquely qualified to do as a job by. giving america a message tonight and one i think that only this president president could give not

the former one the thing is apparently the mainstream media doesn't speak for everyone shocking so what bones does this letter have to pick with the current us administration well quite a few ranging from joe being too buddy buddy with beijing to killing off thousands of jobs in long with a big percentage of americans thinking that the ongoing border crisis is biden's fault. open borders jeopardize national security by increasing human trafficking drug cartels terrorist entry illegals are flooding our country we must reestablish border controls and continue building the wall and while the white house won't call it a crisis 10 times more migrants were caught last 7 month at the border compared to a year ago border patrol says it's a crisis and people in texas a teaching their children to shoot here just in case but totally not a crisis though at least at the wool oh yeah didn't you hear biden the man who said

there will not be another foot of wool construction on my administration is a surprise constructing ok not a wool but a barrier which apparently is very different but while biden's building back better on the border the letter claims that freedom of speech is crumbling down censoring speech and expression distorting speech spreading disinformation by government officials private entities and the media is a method to suppress the free flow of information a tyrannical technique used in closed societies which is strange because he probably has to be a president for all americans want americans except subscribers to paula anyone who's ever owned a red cap or donald trump that banned and given all these mixed messages coming from the white house the left and asking the question is it biden up to the job the mental and physical condition of the commander in chief cannot be ignored you must

be able to quickly make accurate national security decisions involving life and limb anywhere day or night now one simple video can prove that joe is not sleepy at all. but that there was a star group of democrats who spied him to think about giving others the authority to launch. their attack not exactly a vote of confidence in the commander in chief so as you can see a fiery laughs with some serious allegations that have got people a bit angry that was why you bors and i was expecting some of it is very antidemocratic they are absolutely violating the norm to be a political they're being used for partisan purposes they're going against their constitutional oath all very good points very very good point that was

not raised last year when almost 500 national security needers decided to publicly dump truck on the current president has demonstrated he's not equal to the enormous responsibilities of his office he can address to me challenges large or small let me guess that was different isn't it always in a country like america has a leader who clearly has some sort of cognitive decline who is not evil to independently lead up to alone can cause great instability in the global arena and a global leader one of the biggest problems we have is the mainstream media outlets in the united states who have not only there are no longer journalists there's no journalistic integrity within mainstream large media outlets in america and some of their allies and progeny they are have now become an arm of the democratic party in news is covering something up because our american mainstream media outlets are propaganda arm for joe biden and the democrats when the news cover something up

people are going to have to make up what that is and so they're going to come up with what are they trying to cover up they might make it much worse than it is or maybe better than it is and that will cause us so much more instability so many more risks and that's that's what's dangerous dangerous to the citizens of this country it's dangerous to people throughout the world because of the role that united states is played in the world. like a. return toss top story after noon and there is ongoing clashes in the west bank because we can speak to a local journalist from ramallah in the central west bank one of the process. thank you very much for coming on mohammed just explain what's happened there today over the last few hours because we understand that palestinian protesters have been clashing with israeli security forces. while the palestinians across the west bank have been clashing with israeli security forces all over from. hebron

jeannine and this is all began last night as images of the bombings and it has been distributed across social media as people have seen these bombs falling up on residential how and residential buildings and this it all began weeks ago actually when you consider the israeli magistrate court decision or decision to look into the ownership of homes in the shift a rough neighborhood in jerusalem this had escalated further with more protests in jerusalem and has now spilled into the west bank and even inside israel at the moment. over 80 people have died in the gaza strip last night and this had pushed people beginning at 3 30 in the morning went down into the streets in ramallah in hebron in nablus into protesting the israeli war all of those protesting the situation in jerusalem chanting slogans calling for another intifada calling for more popular action on the ground. here in the west bank as well as inside israel as well as the gaza strip we have at least in the west bank 7 people have been

killed in these protests in clashes scores of people have been injured so far and the situation's only seeming more and more dire as we're looking at the situation here in the ground here behind me near the big settlement north of ramallah we see hundreds of people all over the hilltops over year protesting against the ongoing war against that as a strip and against the situation inside the israeli citizen just loads and for him where protests have even escalated further than they have in the west bank the situation here in ramallah at the very least has been ongoing since after the friday prayers policies have called for a day of anger against the israeli war against the gaza strip and against israeli policies all across the west bank and especially in jerusalem in jerusalem right now the palestinian red crescent society has actually issued a statement saying that there have been serious injuries in the shift neighborhood

as protests are still ongoing over there as well with people standing in front of the houses that are threatened to be dispossessed by the israeli magistrate court which had delayed its decision to evacuate the people of those homes and give those homes to israeli settlers until next month you're looking at the same behind you as you mentioned them home it looks relatively calm at the moment but as we understand it's been pretty violent in the hours prior to this was violence was it a deliberate attack against israeli security forces was there a trigger pointers it hard to understand what sparked these clashes this afternoon . well these clashes began when a protest was simply approaching the settlement this area in particular is known to be a hot spot for clashes palestinians came here to protest to call for an end to the war that's that's been ongoing for the past few days now and the moment they have arrived the israeli military forces that are here their aunts on the hills on my

right side have fired tear gas canisters rubber coated bullets and other ordinance against the policy in protest they have even used drones armed with tear gas canisters to drop the canisters on the protesters directly the way these things usually flare up is that these protesters usually arrive at these areas and then the israeli military forces begin to shooting tear gas in an attempt to disperse the protesters from either advancing or remaining in the area and over the coming hours would you expect the protesters to disperse who would you expect to turn up and join them well from the way things are looking doesn't look like these protests will be dispersing anytime soon of course anything can happen on the ground the situation here since yesterday actually has been transformative from one hour to the next so we do not really have a very guaranteed answer as to what might be.