the israel defense forces claim that they are conducting a precise res, using special forces on this hospital. they claim that they've given a warning to the people in the hospital to evacuate, although they have not evacuated, the people themselves is a big difference there in terms of security. a many of the patients have stayed for fear of being shot while leaving the hospital. at least one patient has died in the raids so far, according to reports come off as well as the hospital staff also say that the israel defense forces shots into areas where thousands of civilians are sheltering out of the hospitals. not being used only as a hospital, but also a shelter for many civilians who have come from other areas in gaza. so at least at least one person killed in the rate. now what's interesting here is that the idea and press statement said that they were looking to retrieve the bodies of hostages, where they're talking about here is those hostages that have already been killed by him off. so they're not talking about retrieving living hostages, but the bodies of hostages. so that's

also say that the israel defense forces shots into areas where thousands of civilians are sheltering out of hospitals. not being used only as a hospital, but also a shelter for many civilians who have come from other areas in gaza. so at least at least one person killed in the rate. now what's interesting here is that the i d. s and press statement said that they were looking to retrieve the bodies of hostages . what they're talking about here is those hostages that have already been killed by him off. so they're not talking about retrieving living hostages, but the bodies of hostages. so that's a situation at the hospital at this moment. so civilians, of course, very much in focus as you said, is not focusing on the very selves of gaza. and what are the goals that of the well, it stated goals are to sweep the area for her most fighters. this has been the goal since the october 7th terrace attack carried out by a moss to basically destroy the organization itself. now they've been doing this in the north of garza for months now. the concentration now is on the south of gaza from us wh

unsurprisingly they these the people who fund this. organization, also f the friends of the israel defense forces, which of course uh is the us equivalent of the organization we looked at on the show a little while ago, the association for the wellbeing of israel's soldiers, and they send millions of dollars every year to directly to to the so-called israel defense forces and and that that's that's part of the whole the whole problem with this is that embedded in us culture like there is in uk culture. "there's a massive support for genocide in in palestine and there's there needs to be effective action taken against these kinds of organizations, it's a 5013c non-profit and it it should be closed down there should be no space in us public culture for such an organization indeed. well jason, i mean do you find propagandists like shapiro and amurry actually get lot of traction or indeed any traction with with young people in this country? i think it's..." quite a complicated discussion this chris, um, the right, as david has pointed out, have far more resources - and because they have far more reso

these are the latest pictures we have from the israel defense forces. rafah, these pictures showing the rescue operation which freed two hostages. you can see the blue circle. after 130 days in captivity. israel says a battle took place during the operation. with all the very latest here is lucy williamson. lucy: last night, israel's army came to rafah. special forces backed by airstrikes on homes and mosques. left behind more than 60 people dead and took with them two israeli hostages. snatched from a second-floor apartment. these pictures released by the israeli army show the moment counterterrorist police went in. a 60-year-old and seven-year-old were kidnapped from kibbutz on october 7. their arrival back in israel, a rare moment for the country's prime minister. covered by special forces on their way out of gaza. covered on arrival with love. military operations have so far freed three hostages. relatives say it deal with hamas is still the best way toet the others out. >> mentally they look ok. physically they look ok. please be serious and strike

meanwhile, the idf continues to fight the lebanese hezbollah mvo israel defense forces, recorded missiles from lebanon and launched a strike. by fire sources. the defense minister said that attacks on hezbollah positions would increase, regardless of the outcome of the deal with hamas. and now let's talk about the economy. alexandra crypto exchange binance agreed with the us department of justice on payments for economic offenses. tell me how much can they pay? tatyana, more than 4 billion dollars, for now on to other topics. receipt of income to the budget. russia exceeded the ministry of finance’s expectations, finance minister anton seluanov said in an interview with riya news. he stressed that there will be no amendments to the current year's budget. the budget situation is under control, income is going well, even somewhat better than our expectations. it is clear that an increase in the key rate affects economic activity, but we hope that downward inflation dynamics will allow the regulator to soften the monetary policy politics. let me remind you that budget revenues are in januar

benjamin netanyahu called them "shameful and grave," and a little earlier this evening, said the israel defense forcesg to lengths to prevent civilian deaths. today, the president of brazil — by comparing israel's war in gaza against hamas, a genocidal terrorist organisation, to the holocaust, president da silva has demonised thejewish state like the most virilous anti—semite. he should be ashamed of himself. applause so, how unusual is it for lula da silva to speak out in this way? our reporter, mimi swaby, has this reaction from south america. this isn't the first time president lilla de silva has thrown his hat into the ring with strong word choice. the outspoken president is pushing for brazil to take a more present and progressive stands on the world stage, especially after his predecessor, right—wing jair bolsonaro. he is seen as a president who stands up for the underdog, domestically with his rights and land restoration. on sunday, lula warned against rushing to conclusion surrounding the death of the russian opposition leader alexei navalny, breaking away from any other western leaders. lula'

benjamin netanyahu called them "shameful and grave," and a little earlier this evening said the israel defense forcesg to lengths to prevent civilian deaths. today, the president of brazil — by comparing israel's war in gaza against hamas, a genocidal terrorist organisation, to the holocaust — president da silva has demonised thejewish state like the most virilous anti—semite. he should be ashamed of himself. for more on the situation in gaza and the next stage of israel's military operation, i spoke with gina abercrombie—winstanley, a former diplomat and president of the middle east policy council. the situation is growing daily. we have had calls for hamas to return the remaining hostages. what does it mean for the civilians and medical workers on the ground who may have to leave rafah? it on the ground who may have to leave rafah?— leave rafah? it is a dire situation _ leave rafah? it is a dire situation as _ leave rafah? it is a dire situation as we - leave rafah? it is a dire situation as we are - leave rafah? it is a dire - situation as we are observing from abroad. we have information about th

these are the latest pictures we have from the israel defense forces. this is rafah. ich freed two hostages after 130 days in captivity. israel says a prolonged battle took place during this operation. with all the latest, here's lucy williamson. explosion last night, israel's army came to rafah. special forces, backed by air strikes on homes and mosques. left behind more than 60 people dead and took with them two israeli hostages, snatched from a second—floor apartment. these pictures — released by the israeli army — show the moment counter—terrorist police went in. 60—year—old fernando marman and 70—year—old louis har were kidnapped from kibbutz nir yitzhak on october the 7th. their arrival back in israel, a rare moment for the country's prime minister. covered by special forces on their way out of gaza, covered on arrival with love. military operations have so far freed three hostages. relatives say a deal with hamas is still the best way to get the others out. mentally, they look ok. physically, they look ok. please, be serious and strike a deal. the israeli people

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> the israel defense forces says two hostages have been rescued from the southern city of rafahwas complex. it was fast. the idf say this was something that had been in the planning for a long time. >> no, i would not protect you. in fact, i would encourage them to do whatever the hell they wanted. >> what we heard was a very swift and a very stiff push back from those within nato itself. >> the super bowl has finished in las vegas. the kansas city chiefs defeating the san francisco 49ers. >> what a game we had in vegas. the first ever super bowl in vegas did not disappoint. >>> live from london, this is "cnn newsroom" with max foster and bianca nobody bow low. >> hello. welcome to our viewers joining us from around the world and the u.s. i'm max foster. >> i'm bianca knobolo. a covert operation led to the rescue of two hostages. >> two men, 6-year-old fernando simone hahn and they were in good condition. they were kidnapped by hamas on october 7th. >> they are at a medical facility in tel aviv. benjamin netanyahu issued a statement welcoming the men home. a special operation to

the largest functioning hospital in the southern gazan strip. hospital in the southern the israel defense forces 7 october attack on israel may be in the facility in khan younis. let's show you these dramatic pictures from inside the nasser hospital, which have come to us from the reuters news agency. they appear to show chaos and damage inside the hospital. a spokesman for the hamas—run health ministry said the israeli military had demolished the southern wall of the hospital complex and entered that way, and that they'd been asked

the israel defense forces warn that... will continue to use all means to return the hostages. let me remind you that earlier the egyptian authorities announced the possibility of suspending the camp david agreements if israel launched an attack on the city of rafah on the border with egypt. the associated press reported this, citing its sources. we are talking about the 1978 israeli-egyptian peace treaty. in addition, an offensive operation in the rafah area could lead to the closure of the main supply route. additional information about the condition of your boss as it becomes available. this time , the chairmen of the us joint chiefs of staff, the white house and congress were notified of the pentagon chief’s hospitalization. let me remind you that earlier, the biden administration learned about loyd’s previous hospitalization only on the fourth day. now there is a short advertisement, and then the head of the dpr, denis pushiliin, will answer our questions live. remember what they told you when you decided to open a bus

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israel defense force troops entered the hospital on thursday, saying intelligence indicated that hostageshe who said it hadn't been allowed to enter the site. in a post on x, formerly twitter, the director—general of the world health organization tedros adhanom ghebreyesus said: "nasser hospital is not functional anymore. "the who team was not permitted to enter the hospital to assess "the conditions of the patients." our diplomatic correspondent paul adams is injerusalem and says facilities at nasser hospital are close to collapse.

confirmed they've conducted a military operation inside the largest functioning hospital the israel defense forcesthe bodies of hostages taken during hamas s 7th october attack on israel may be in the facility. a be in the facility. trauma surgeon has contacted thi bbc a trauma surgeon has contacted the bbc to see tanks and snipers were surrounding the hospital from all sides. israel describes it as a "precise and limited" operation at the nasser hospital in khan younis. hamas — which is designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government — has called israel's claim "lies". jenny hill sent this report from jerusalem.

the so the sounds tell people that as a spokesman for the israel defense forces and early i awesome. if these really army has actually been gone, it's gone defensive and rough. uh and what a plan to achieve that. good afternoon, a good heart indeed this morning we conducted a very unique special forces operation in russell. this is not the beginning of our ground operation in the southern town, but indeed it is. part of our proceeds to released the hospitals to bring the hostages, to bring each and every one of them home. and in order to dismantle and destroy from us who have established their strong holes throughout the gaza strip. in a way that jeopardizes safety and security to everyone. our operations are ongoing throughout the gaza strip this morning in front units of us are in the north. but no, this is not the beginning of crushing in ro we've got to talk about the ongoing operation in a moment. but 1st, i would like to ask you that these are the ami has a st fleet free to hostages a today that makes read that have been freed in raise. the majority of the freed hostages more t

the israel defense forces warn that security forces will continue to use all means to return the hostages. more than 200 emergency crews are restoring power supply in the rostov region due to freezing rain. two hundred thousand people were left without electricity there. the region is on high alert. by sunday evening, electricity had been restored to more than 80 thousand residents. eliminate emergency situations ministry employees are helping utilities and energy workers to deal with the consequences of bad weather. they are clearing the roadway and cars from fallen trees that were blown away by strong winds. a storm warning in the rostov region is still in effect today; wet snow and heavy ice are expected. alexander stup won the presidential elections in finland, he overtook. thank you to everyone for supporting us, this is huge support, i feel it, even though the whole hall is against us, as it would seem, but these screams of 200-300 people can be heard they are rooting for us, it’s very nice, it brightened up our evening, and i love and appreciate you very much, the next tournament f

har and marman were not free during this assault on monday, but were actually rescued by the israel defense forces or the idf more than a month ago. some shared what they claim is a screenshot of an article in harat's an israeli newspaper which says the two hostages were released in an operation by the idf on the 2nd of february 200. 24, others tweeted this screenshot of another alleged article appearing this time in the times of israel, which claims one of the hostages, lewis hart, was rescued in december 2023. some believe this is proof israel stage the fake hostage liberation as excuse to attack the city of raffa. we looked at the harat's website and we found the original article about the hostages released, and it does say the two men were released on the 12th of february so... the correct date, this means the screenshot that has been circulating online has been doctored. as for the second screenshot which shows the times of israel article, well we can check using a tool called wayback machine which shows us how a web page has been modified over time. so f what we just watched was a report by

last night, the israel defense forces launched a massive attack on the city of rafah in the south ofhe gaza strip. according to the alma united tv channel , at least 100 people were killed, more 230 were injured. these are mainly women and children. it is known that idf forces carried out about 50 air raids, including on several mosques where refugees were located. the palestinian red crescent also reported bombing of residential buildings in the area where the organization's headquarters are located. the fact that israel is preparing a military operation in rafah became known last week. benjamin netanyahu's decision was criticized in cairo. they emphasized that rafah is the only open checkpoint between israel and egypt, through which evacuations are carried out and humanitarian aid is delivered. the authorities of the arab republic threatened to break with israel. peace agreements of 1979, the situation in rafah was discussed the day before in damascus, where the syrian president met with the iranian foreign minister. bashar al-assad accused israel of war crimes against the palestin

. >> -- >> >> in response the israel defense force said any claim we intentionally target where prisonmedical workers is baseless and untrue. we act in accordance with international law and take prections to mitigate civilian harm in operations. in the u.k., you can watch film for gaza 101 and emergency rescue on bbc now. taking a look at some of the key developments in the region. talks about a potential cease-fire underway in egypt. the security official in cairo says meetings taking place between intelligence officials from the u.s., egypt, and israel, along with qatari prime minister. let's go to southern gaza. rafa. israeli ground offensive. the united nations says israel has not provided details or any plan to evacuate palestinians. an israeli government spokesperson called for agencies to cooperate with its efforts to evacuate civilians from a war zone. joining me is the chief spokesperson for the u.n. human rights office. thank you for coming on the program. let's talk about this idea of evacuating so many people from rafa before any potential large-scale ground incursion by is

hours after the attacks were launched, the israel defense forces finally started to regain some control gali idan and herfamily were trying to survive inside their safe room. danger was getting closer. hamas gunmen held them captive metres away from maayan�*s body. then, the attackers started to livestream the family's ordeal on gali's own facebook account. eventually, tsachi is dragged away from his wife and children and taken as a hostage to gaza. close by, in kibbutz be'eri, gilad was still hiding, hours after fleeing from the nova festival. it was a very stressful situation. the police also came with a dead body from the party and we had to evacuate it also. he was half dead, half alive. but when we got to the extraction point, he was already deceased. and then, after that, they took me to the hospital with a different ambulance. and all the way, you can see all the carnage, all the death, all the smoke. 18 hours after we went in, idf army got us out. after fearing they would be murdered, naomi, her husband and children finally emerged from their safe room in nahal oz. the way they

israel defense forces says its troops were opening up a secure route but it did not intend to evacuatents and medical staff. this video shows a tank at the hospital. israel cr claims hamas uses this and other hospitals as cover for its operations, a claim denied by staff. we verified this footage coming up now showing a drone. in a separate development, palestinian authority predent mahmoud abbas urged how mass to reach a cease-fire -- purged hamas to reach a cease-fire -- urged hamas to reach a cease-fire agreement. more israeli hostages in exchange for palestinian hostages in jail. so far, no breakthrough. >> tonight, the prime minister benjamin netanyahu has doubled down and told the israeli people we will fight until complete victory. and that includes powerful action as he put it in the city of rafa after we allow the civilian population to leave the battle zones. those were his words tonight. what he is basically saying or indicating his despite all of these warnings from the united nations, aid agencies, notably from the united states, he is going to pursue this course of action

har and marman were not free during this assault on monday, but were actually rescued by the israel defense forces or the idf more than a month ago. some shared what they claim is a screenshot of an article in hurrits, an israeli newspaper which says the two hostages were released in an operation. by the idf on the 2nd of february 2024, others tweeted this screenshot of another alleged article appearing this time in the times of israel, which claims one of the hostages, lewis hart, was rescued in december 2023. some believe this is proof israel staged the fake hostage liberation as excuse to attack the city of raffa. we looked at the harat's website and we found the original article about the hostages released and it does say that two men were released on the 12th of february, so the correct date. this means the screenshot that has been circulating online has been doctored. as for the second screenshot which shows the times of israel article, well we can check using a tool called wayback machine, which shows us how a web page has been modified over time. so far, what we just watched was a report b

the washington post, citing the israel defense forces, wrote that there are currently about 23,080 american citizens in the israeli army they serve he said that thousands of americans and israeli americans traveled to the occupied territories to join the war. it was in the early days of the war that white house national security spokesman john kirby announced that the united states had no intention of sending ground troops to israel. but two days after this statement, the white house shared a picture of us president joe biden's trip to the occupied territories, with members of the special operations units. america was standing, an image that was quickly removed. in late october, the new york times reported that special operations forces americans are present in the occupied territories. soldiers who themselves and their families are proud of their presence in the gaza operation, where more than 29,000 civilians have been martyred so far . we are extremely proud that our children went to israel. i love america. america is part of me. the palestinian resistance destroyed a merkava tank with a

clear what will happen i guess and it will become a clear in the next couple of days if the israel defense forces as they call them will actually start carrying out such a plan or it's just kind of a trying to put the pressure on the resistance groups inside gaza for a potential negotiation position. thank you, mr. professor, mean right now lot of the israeli allies are becoming very... vocal leading up to this offensive by the israelis on rafa, the australian form minister penny wong said civilians and civilian infrastructure must be protected, the us is even saying they don't condone any operation that doesn't put in place a proper humanitarian plan, too little too late, there hasn't been one all along to basically help the the palestinians a humanitarian plan by the regime, why one is important now for washington as anyone's guess, these are also sentiments echoed by canadian foreign men melanie jolie in a very rare rebuke of the israeli regime are these uh condemnations of this eminent attack on ra too little too late do you feel like tel aviv will listen and to uh mr faturi's point do you th

. >> reporter: republican mazi pilip, an orthodox jew born in ethiopia, served in the israel defense forces and then emigrated to the u.s >> i know, there is one option this is mazi tom suozzi created this mess. >> reporter: democrat tom suozzi is a longtime fixture in long island politics, holding this congressional seat for six years before a failed run for governor >> she's santos 2.0. we don't know anything about her. >> reporter: whoever wins will replace disgraced congressman george santos, one of four republicans to flip congressional seats in the 2022 midterms, helping the party secure a narrow majority but then scandal hit "the new york times" uncovering lies santos told about his education and employment history, followed by a federal indictment santos pleaded not guilty to charges including wire fraud and theft of public funds. congressman, did you take campaign donations and use that money to buy expensive suits? >> no, i did not. >> reporter: after a blistering house ethics report, santos was expelled from congress now one of the top issues in the special election to replace hi

the israel defense forces are conducting another operation to open tunnels in the south of the gaza stripts, citing sources. according to them, israel believes that the leader of the palestinian movement hamas has surrounded himself with a human shield and is hiding underground in the southern part of the enclave. tsahal is already behind... it is alleged that they stretch for 10 km and connect the north and south of the sector. a weapons storage facility was found left inside. bodies of hamas fighters. meanwhile, palestinians forced from their homes are asking for help in overcrowded camps. previously, israel agreed to skip the supply of flour for civilians, but supplies are quickly running out. i wish for death. to my children , because i can’t get them bread, i can’t feed them, i can’t feed my own children, there’s death every day, we have no food at all, no rice, no flour, what are we doing... vaughn notes unprecedented level of desperation, more than 2 million people in gaza are at risk of famine, in southern in parts of the enclave on the border with egypt , air raids do not stop; d

israel increased 11 fold in size to incorporate not only the holy city, but also vast areas of the west bank surrounding the city. its defense minister motion diane declared at the time the israel defense forces have liberated jerusalem. we have returned to this most sacred shrine never to part from it again . in 1990 these really cabinet instructed the foreign minister to notify the secretary general of the united nations that jerusalem is not in any part occupied territory. it is the sovereign capital of history. in june 1996. the guidelines of the incoming is really government stated, jerusalem, the capital of israel is one city whole and, and divide and will remain for ever under israel's sovereignty. more recently, in assuming office in december of 2022, the current prime minister declared that the jewish people are not occupiers in their own land, nor occupiers in our eternal capital, jerusalem. as these official statements made clear israel dominion over jerusalem in the incorporated areas of westbank is not intended to be temporary. it has been repeatedly proclaimed by israel's highest discharge to be eternal in further. and so this end, more than 200, the 30000 is really jewish settl

in response to that report, the israel defense forces said: "any claim that we intentionally target " or medical workers "is baseless and untrue. "we act in accordance with international law and take "feasible precautions to mitigate civilian harm in our "operations". and if you're in the uk you can watch gaza 101: emergency rescue — the full film by bbc arabic. it's available to watch now on bbc iplayer, online and on the app. here, labour has withdrawn support for its candidate in this month's rochdale by—election, azhar ali, because of remarks he made about israel. the party says further information has now come to light. it had previously defended mr ali, after he'd apologised. political opponents have accused labour of being in disarray. here's the audio, published by the daily mail newspaper, with those comments from mr ali. the media and some of the people in the media from certainjewish quarters were giving **** about what he said. graham, you can't say this ? graham, you can't say this but i'll say it. i've been to israel, you've been to israel ? yeah, he's been ? the securit

in response to that report, the israel defense forces said: "any claim that we intentionally target "workers "is baseless and untrue. "we act in accordance with international law and take "feasible precautions to mitigate civilian harm in our operations". and if you're in the uk you can watch bbc arabic�*s full film gaza 101: emergency rescue on bbc iplayer now. live pictures from rafah where more than 1 live pictures from rafah where more than1 million people are sheltering. later in the programme will be talking to a medical student talking about her experience there, and also to a hostage negotiator about the talks that we are expecting in cairo. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news here in the uk. official figures show that the rate at which wages are rising dropped in the three months to december — but it still outpaced the level of inflation. the office for national statistics said wage growth dropped by 0.4 percentage points to 6.2% in the last quarter of last year. the owners of the body shop chain are expected to a

the israel defense forces are conducting another operation to open tunnels in the south of the gaza stripby the washington post, citing sources. according to them, israel believes that the leader of the palestinian hamass movement has surrounded himself with a human shield and is hiding underground in the southern part of the enclave. the tsakhal has already cleared out an entire network of tunnels. it is alleged that they pulling. i can’t feed my own children, there’s death every day, we have no food at all, no rice, no flour, what did we do to deserve this? the un notes an unprecedented level of despair, more than 2 million people in the gas sector are at risk of starvation, and air raids do not stop in the southern part of the enclave on the border with egypt. doctors say there is practically no room left in hospitals for the wounded. russian presidential candidates came up with a proposal to reform the unified state exam and increase student scholarships. first tv debates as part of the election campaign were broadcast by the russia-1 channel; they were devoted to the topic of educati

yeah, israel's defense forces releasing this footage, they say, was taken from the hamas security camera, and shows the leader of hamas in gaza, sinwar, in a tunnel with heis family in khan yunis taken october 10th, just days after the hamas attack on israel. and while nbc news can't verify the location of the video and gives no information on sen war's w sinwar's current status, an analyst has no doubt it's him based on the way he walks and the shape of his ears. another agrees with this assessment sinwar a big target for israel he spent more than 20 years in israeli prison for murder. he was released, along with more than a thousand other palestinian prisoners in exchange for an idf soldier in 2011, who had been kidnapped and this prisoner exchange could explain israel's reluctance to release thousands of prisoners in exchange for hostages remaining, as he of course rose to the leadership of hamas but israel officials and other senior advisors have said they would consider some sort of exile, similar to that of yasser arafat and members of the plo some 40 years ago, in exchange for the

in the chaos the idf, the israel defense forces tells cnn that the incident is now under review. i'm joined now by democratic senator chris. he's on the foreign relations committees, co-chair of the biden reelection campaign as well. among other things, senator cruz, first of all, thanks for joining us. you were adjusted israel last week as part of a major congressional delegation what's your immediate reaction to this awful incident we've been reporting in gaza earlier today. >> well, if this is another heartbreaking incident in which civilians are being killed the humanitarian crisis in gaza is out of control, and it is time for us to take strong steps to address this challenge, both with our close ally, israel and directly through american efforts to deliver badly needed humanitarian aid whether by air or by sea. i was just in jordan visiting with king abdullah who has successfully airdropped badly needed food and water into northern gaza from the back of a c-130. my friend known to many of your viewers, jose andres has also been successfully delivering relief into gaza by air

. >> israel's defense forces releasing this video they say it's surveillance video that there was recently recovered. and they say it shows sinwar, the leader of hamas, in gaza, in a tunnel under khan yunis, with his family, taken on october 10th, just days after the hamas attack on israel and while nbc news can't verify the location of the video, and it gives no indication of sinwar's current location or status, a former israeli intelligence officer who spent more than 180 hours interrogating sinwar, says he has no doubt it's him, based on things like the way he walks and the shape of his ears, after it was shown to him by nbc news another former israeli intelligence officer was also shown the video and agrees with this assessment. now sinwar, of course, a big target for israel, described as the mastermind of the october 7th attacks by israel. and a bit of background, he spent more than 20 years in prison in israel for murder, and he was released along with some 1100 other prisoners for the idf soldier who in 2011, who was kidnapped by hamas, and it could explain israel's reluctance to fr

benjamin netanyahu called them "shameful and grave", and a little earlier this evening said the israel defense forces were going to lengths to prevent civilian deaths. today the president of brazil by comparing israel's war in gaza against hamas, a genocidal tariff side of an organisation, he has disgraced the memory of 6 million jews murdered by the nazis and has demonised them. you should be ashamed of himself. paul adams is injersusalem for us — he spoke to me earlier and explained more about how the brazilian president's words are taken by the israeli government. he was clearly very offended. as were other israeli ministers. the brazilian ambassador is likely to be called into the foreign ministry to explain his president's actions both benjamin netanyahu said comparisons between israel and the nazis and hitler was crossing a red line. it is profoundly offensive to all israelis to suggest what is happening in gaza today has any connection or comparison to what the nazis did to 6 millionjews in world war ii. and the israelis are clearly not in the mood to let these remarks pass. he is not alone in

yeah, following this rocket attack in israel, israel's defense forces say its fighter jets struck a serieszbollah targets in lebanon on wednesday, targeting military compounds, operational control rooms and infrastructure used by hezbollah, including some facilities used by a special forces group of hezbollah. an idf spokesman saying its military jets began an extensive wave of attacks in leb knies territory. leb kni lebanese state news saying included in that death toll were children, in addition to that lebanese fighter the group saying there will undoubtedly be a response and this response will be at the required and appropriate level israel's chief of the general staff telling municipalities in northern israel, thanks to you, the idf can act decisively to change the situation in the north. we have reached great achievement striking hezbollah in lebanon this is not the time to stop there is still a long way to go, and we will do it together these regular exchanges of fire on the lebanese/israel border only adding to fears that this war with hamas could grow into a wider regional conflic

in response to that report, the israel defense forces said "any claim that we intentionally target redbaseless and untrue. we act in accordance with international law and take feasible precautions to mitigate civilian harm in our operations". and if you're in the uk you can watch bbc arabic�*s full film gaza 101: emergency rescue on bbc iplayer now. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news here in the uk. official figures show that the rate at which wages are rising dropped in the three months to december, but it still outpaced the level of inflation. the office for national statistics said wage growth dropped by 0.4 percentage points to 6.2% in the last quarter of last year. a proposal to formally move the statue of transatlantic slave trader edward colston into a museum display is set for approval. the statue was pulled down during a protest in bristol in 2020 before being put on a temporary display at the city's m shed museum. it has been out of public view since january 2022. a man has astonished police by calling 999 to rep

a network of tunnels hundreds of meters long was discovered by the israel defense forces under the headquarters of the middle east. the un agency for assistance to palestinian refugees in gaza. at a depth of 18 m , there was an office space with steel safes, most of them were open and empty, one was. computer servers, in others industrial battery units. the israeli military believes that the terrorists received electricity through this facility. in the organizations claim that they left the headquarters on october 12, 5 days after the start of the war, and learned about the find only through the media. a real miracle and a zest for life. on the island of mindanao in the southern part of the philippines, a three-year-old girl survived, who was under rubble for 60 hours due to a landslide. the child was considered missing, rescuers found her after a long search, wrapped her in a blanket and connected her to an oxygen cylinder, then brought her to the hospital. the girl has no visible injuries, saving the child gives hope to rescuers, said edward makapili, a representative of the emergency situati

to have all those who'd been key to key zionist organizations like of course the so-called israel defense forces uh like the police and like some of the key ideologicals groups the jewish national fund for example the world science organization all these people would have to go through reducation would not necessarily have to go through that process and that of course was a process which didn't go very well in the end, it wasn't very thorough going, the americans did better with it than did the british and the french they didn't care, and of course they they they rehabilitated some of the nazis to become nato offices etc. the soviets did better than the british and the french too, as you might expect, but that wasn't was a process which in the end uh was was curtailed by the move to the cold war, and so they so effectively what happened. in the case for example in the uk, the thousands and thousands of ukrainian nazis who were brought to the uk in 1947, they were kept in camps for year and then they just let them go, there was no denacification process at all, and those nazis, the descendants of