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moving ahead and planning for what is expected to be a pretty full—scale military incursion into rafah, the cityon into rafah, the city in southern gaza, where israel says the remnants, significant remnants of hamas fighters and leadership are still based. israel says it has destroyed about 19 hamas military battalions, meaning there are about 4—5 battalions, hundreds of heavily armed men, remaining in southern gaza, with the hamas leadership. israel has of course had to respond to these criticisms and appeals from allies, including the us in recent weeks, not to undertake this full—scale military invasion. principally because of the humanitarian consequences. there are thought to be abouti million people in and around rafah in southern gaza, people in dire circumstances, and the americans and british and others, including aid agencies, are really worried about the growing humanitarian crisis. some evidence that tents and other shelters are being built in preparation for the invasion, to move some people away from rafah, buti million people is a lot to move in the event of a military operation.

martyred and several were injured in an airstrike by the zionist regime on a house in the west of rafah citythe south of the gaza strip. also , two civilians were martyred and a number of others were injured in the zionist attack on a house in al-janiniyah neighborhood in rafah. in the west bank, the quds battalions , the military branch of the palestinian islamic jihad movement, announced that the fighters of this movement clashed heavily with the occupiers during the attack of the zionist forces on the city of jenin in the west bank and fired explosives at them. the bodies of the martyrs of the zionist regime's attack on the consular section the iranian embassy arrived at mehrabad airport an hour ago on wednesday evening. the defenders of the shrine, mohammad reza zahari and mohammad hadi haji rahimi, and five other advisors of the irgc were martyred in the attack of the zionist regime on the consular section of the iranian embassy in damascus on april 13. the legalization ceremony of the bodies of these loved ones. tomorrow morning , friday, it will be held in tehran at the same time as t

people, including three babies, in the air attack of the zionist regime on a house in the west rafah city the number of martyrs in gaza exceeded 33 thousand during the 6 months of zionist crimes.

warplanes of the zionist regime bombed a residential house in the ashabura camp in the center of rafah city a result of which several palestinians were martyred and a number of others were injured. in another air attack by the occupiers on a residential house in the east of rifa city , five people were martyred, four of them. we are children. with the passage of 197 days since the attacks of the zionist regime on the gaza strip, new dimensions of the crimes of this regime against civilians, especially women and children, are revealed. in the latest case , the palestinian people's forces discovered the bodies of 50 martyrs in the city of khanyounis in the south of the gaza strip. the occupying soldiers had buried the bodies of these martyrs in a mass grave in the area of ​​nasser hospital. lebanon's hezbollah released images of targeting israeli spy equipment at the aradar base in the occupied mazar-e-shebaa. the islamic resistance of lebanon also announced that it targeted and destroyed a hamer military vehicle of the zionist regime in netua town with a guided missile on saturday night. the

another israeli strikes and attacks against the residental buildings there uh when it's comes to rafah city, the number of the palestina civilians who uh were uh killed over the last attack that took blaze and during the last night amounted to 10 palestinian civilians including five five palestinian its children after they were attacked while they were slaving inside their house, the israel incubation forces destroyed their house over their heads, the islamic resistance in iraq has a stage of... attacks on israely positions, in response to the regime's genocide in gaza, the umbrella resistance group says the attacks reaffirm it determination to go on with a striking israely strongholds. muslim salah reports from baghdad. the islamic resistance in iraq has been standing in solidarity with palestinians in gaza by carrying out retaliatory operations in the region. resistance forces in iraq has started. operations by striking number of us military bases in iraq and syria in response to washington's support for israel. the operations have now entered new phase as israeli positions have been dire

insects , made the living conditions difficult for the displaced people who live under tents in rafah city. there are 88 days left until the start of the 2024 summer olympics , it has been reported that the international olympic committee has allowed palestinian athletes to participate in the olympic games even if they did not get a quota. the latest statistics updated in the middle of april this year show 179 professional athletes in the gaza war were martyred all his days start from here , from the beach side of the city, he warms up here first thing in the morning and then he walks to jala street, until here he is the karate coach of the club , he started this club three or four years ago, a club for women in his city. . married women mostly use aerobic exercises for bodybuilding, but children and young people use martial arts. 26-year-old naghmeh , the runner-up of the palestinian girls' karate competitions in 2017 and 2018 and the champion of the same competitions in 2019, do you know why the karate uniform is white, because a karate player needs a heart. clean like his clothes to be

the west of rafah city and the residential area in nusirat have also been targeted by airstrikes. at least five palestinians, including a child, were killed and several others were injured in the rafah bunkers. in nasirat, four palestinians were martyred and 30 people were injured. the southern region of khanyounos witnessed a heavy air attack this morning. after a week of continuous efforts to investigate martyrs from gore masses of nasser hospital in khan yunus city ended. the non-executive defense organization of the gaza strip announced that 392 bodies were removed from these graves, and 58 of them could not be identified. according to this organization, at least 20 of the martyrs were buried alive and the marks of torture are evident on their bodies. european mediterranean human rights watch announced. so far, more than 140 mass graves have been found all over gaza, where the bodies of many palestinians are in pieces. this institution called for the formation of an international fact-finding committee to deal with israeli crimes. statistics of arrested students american univer

martyred in airstrikes of the occupying regime on three residential houses in different areas of rafah city. so far, there has been no report of the possible casualties of this attack, the death of at least three zionist soldiers in the operation. on sunday evening, the palestinian resistance in gaza , ezzeddin qassam brigades, the military wing of the palestinian islamic resistance movement, hamas, announced that it would cooperate with others on sunday evening, the resistance groups targeted the gathering of the zionist enemy forces in the netsarim axis in the south of gaza city with a missile. although the qassam battalions did not mention the casualties of the zionist forces, the zionist regime's media confirmed that san. a member of the 99th division of the israeli army was killed and 11 others were wounded in southern gaza. images of the moment of the transfer of dead and wounded israeli soldiers have also been published. lebanon's hezbollah released pictures of the rocket attack by resistance fighters on the zionist settlement of miron and other zionist settlements in the north of oc

and another example, this is the border city of rafah, the city that the israeli army have said they'll of tents have been put up here on the outskirts of rafah. but this is just a fraction of what's already been put up here in the past couple of months. a city covered in tents and getting hundreds of thousands of people out of rafah will be a huge challenge. there are four main roads that lead out of rafah, covered in debris and damage from months of fighting. this is a video from the center of khan yunis on one of the main roads. cars are driving through a landscape of rubble. and on this road, you can see on satellite imagery a crater, one of the remnants of earlier bombardment. cars could still technically go around it, but it's damage like this that is likely to make evacuation extremely difficult. and the question of what awaits palestinians fleeing rafah is still unclear. israeli media reports say preparations are under way, including the purchase of 40,000 tents, each designed to hold 10 to 12 people. so while the offensive of rafah hasn't begun, it doesn't mean it's a safe plac

palestinians were martyred in an airstrike by zionist regime fighters on several houses in the center of rafah city in the south of the gaza strip. also, in an israeli airstrike on a house in shujaiyeh neighborhood in the east of gaza city, two people were martyred and nine people were missing. zionist occupiers they also targeted several different points in the center and south of gaza city. the flag of the zionist regime. it was set on fire in the capital of england at the same time as the zionist military attacks on gaza intensified, the flag of the zionist regime was set on fire in a ceremony attended by orthodox jewish rabbis in london. participants in this event. long live palestine, death to israel , they burned the flag of the zionist regime, the spokesman of an anti-zionist jewish group in england said that we are angry with what is happening in occupied palestine in the name of jews and the torah, and we advise the palestinians not to stop resisting and let the war continue because eventually palestine will be free. after iran's missile response against specific positions in the occupied

israel says it's moving forward with preparations for a ground operation in gaza's southern—most city, rafahprotests against the war in gaza heat up at us college campuses coast to coast. and horses on the run through the streets of london — we look at what led up to these dramatic images. hello, i'm caitriona perry. we begin in the middle east. israeli officials have confirmed they are moving ahead with plans for a military assault on the city of rafah in southern gaza. israel says its hopes to launch an assault on the several hamas battalions remaining in rafah. the plan appears to be moving forward despite warnings from aid groups and western allies to israel not to carry out a full—scale attack. last month, us president biden told israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu that "a major ground operation would be a mistake. he added that it puts thousands and thousands of innocent civilian lives at risk in rafah. before telling him "there is a better way." israeli allies and aid groups warn that the invasion would only add to the growing humanitarina crisis in rafah, where more than a mill

and another example, this is the border city of rafah, the city that the israeli army have said they'lleds of tents have been put up here on the outskirts of rafah. but this is just a fraction of what's already been put up here in the past couple of months. a city covered in tents and getting hundreds of thousands of people out of rafah will be a huge challenge. there are four main roads that lead out of rafah, covered in debris and damage from months of fighting. this is a video from the center of khan younis on one of the main roads. cars are driving through a landscape of rubble. and on this road, you can see on satellite imagery a crater, one of the remnants of earlier bombardment. cars could still technically go around it, but it's damage like this that is likely to make evacuation extremely difficult. and the question of what awaits palestinians fleeing rafah is still unclear. israeli media reports say preparations are under way, including the purchase of 40,000 tents each designed to hold 10 to 12 people. so while the offensive of rafah hasn't begun, it doesn't mean it's a safe p

the situation. over the last night the israeli war planes destroyed two residental buildings in rafah city claiming the lives of at least six palestinan civilians including two babies. in addition to dozens of the injuries left behind those attacks in the meantime, when it comes to kanyuni city, the israel incubation forces intensify the attacks against the western part of khan city, more residental buildings were destroyed and blown up using the explosive devices by the israel incubation forces that are still located and positioning in in that area in the western part of khanuni city here in the central area of gaza strip the israeli w players continued targeting several horizontal buildings in anosarati fuji camp and even in der balh city, particularly the eastern part of daril balag city, we can see that even the entire areas of the central area of particularly the eastern parts of the central area uh were subjected to heavy bombardments and continuous artillery shilling that reach the residental buildings and the palestinian houses in that area. for nearly the past six months, israel h

and it is betterfor the next city, rafah, and it is better for them the next city, rafah, and it is tions for an israeli operation. some people have been going back to khan younis and there is barely anything there. there is nothing for people to return to. is that where you expect them to go? edit people to return to. is that where you expect them to go? of course, the ci of you expect them to go? of course, the city of khan — you expect them to go? of course, the city of khan younis _ you expect them to go? of course, the city of khan younis is _ you expect them to go? of course, the city of khan younis is quite - the city of khan younis is quite devastated, just as the other areas in gaza. this is the result of the decision of the government of gaza, the government of hamas, that made a decision on the 7th of october to begin a waragainst decision on the 7th of october to begin a war against israel and to understand the possible consequences. the vicious attack against israel was supported by the vast majority of the people of gaza. how do you know that? i am vast majority of the

israel says it's moving forward with preparations for a ground operation in gaza's southern—most city, rafah. and horses on the run through the streets of london — we look at what led up to these dramatic images. hello, i'm caitriona perry. we begin in the middle east. israeli officials have confirmed they are moving ahead with plans for a military assault on the city of rafah in southern gaza. israel says its hopes to launch an assault on the several hamas battalions remaining in rafah. the plan appears to be moving forward despite warnings

israel says it's moving forward with preparations for a ground operation in gaza's southenmost city, rafah as tensions escalate on campuses across the us. and another showdown over abortion rights goes to the supreme court. hello, i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome. israeli officials have confirmed they are moving ahead with plans for a military assault on the city of rafah in southern gaza. israel says it hopes to launch an assault on the several hamas battalions remaining in rafah. however, aid groups and western allies have warned israel

mr blinken reaffirmed us opposition to a planned israeli offensive on rafah city, saying he's seen no plan that protects civilians there. 20 people died in the latest israeli airstrikes. at this moment, the only thing standing between the people of gaza and a ceasefire is hamas. they have to decide, and they have to decide quickly. so we are looking to them, and i'm hopeful that they will make the right decision, and we can have a fundamental change in the dynamic. the uk's foreign secretary, meanwhile, has given more detail on the ceasefire deal on the table. it does seem to me there is now, let's be frank, a very generous offer of, you know, a sustained 40—day ceasefire, the release of potentially thousands of palestinian prisoners in return for the release of these hostages who have now been in captivity for over 200 days. sol hope hamas do take this deal, and frankly all the pressure in the world and all the eyes of the world should be on them today saying, take that deal, it will bring about this stop in the fighting that we all want to see so badly. live now to jerusalem, and ou

cbs's debora patta reports from tel aviv. >> reporter: rafah has become a tense city of mostly women and children who have been running from war for months. once again, they fear the worst as israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu doubles down on his plans to invade rafah despite the u.s. warning that would be a mistake. this woman sought refuge here with her nine children after her husband was killed in an israeli air strike. [ speaking in a global language ] >> reporter: "what hurts me the most," she said, "is i've lost my dignity. i feel humiliated here." but after six months of war, if they are forced out, where do they go to next? the israeli defense force has mostly withdrawn from southern gaza, allowing residents to return to khan younis. but this is not the home they remember. the destruction everywhere so complete, it is unlivable. "everything is dead," this woman said. across this wasteland, there are also still more than 100 hostages, including americans, being held, who have now spent more than half a year in captivity. today their family members met with vice president

of evening, if not, then you will see how the israeli military will actually move towards the city of rafah , that is , there are still concerns about an attack on the city of rafah, and this is the statement of the foreign minister of the zionist regime. how do you evaluate this issue? considering that the zionist regime has withdrawn its forces from gaza, except for one position, the zionists remain insane. it is natural for them to take any action now this land is a promised land for them, but it is a cursed land. in the current situation , realistically, when you see the news, please tell me frankly that you never thought that their people would take even the most basic necessities of life and store them in this situation. the answer to public opinion should be with the people. they should talk to the occupiers who are there, so this issue may happen, as you saw , in order to reduce the pressure on themselves. attacking diplomatic places and committing that crime, then the problem will be solved, see one of them the solutions are for the americans to stop playing the double game and do

israel says it's moving forward with preparations for a ground operation in gaza's southern—most city, rafahlam in i am in los angeles where pro— palestinian protests led to clashes with police as tensions escalate on campuses across the us. arizona's attorney general announces charges in an investigation into a scheme to re—elect former president trump in 2020. hello, i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome. israeli officials have confirmed they are moving ahead with plans for a military assault on the city of rafah in southern gaza. israel says it hopes to launch an assault on the several hamas battalions remaining in rafah. however, aid groups and western allies have warned israel not to carry out a full—scale attack. in rafah, more than a million displaced people are taking shelter. as part of its invasion, israel is planning to evacuate civilians out of rafah. satellite imagery shows tents popping up around khan younis, north of rafa h. an israeli official told reuters that the country has purchased 40,000 tents, each with the capacity for 10 to 12 people, meant to house palestinians e

agreement. operation in the city of rafah, bordering egypt, where a million refugees from war-torn citiese found refuge severagaz may not start if hamas agrees to an exchange deal, israeli government sources make it clear , while the idf is drawing up new armored formations to the rafah area. however, the main forces of the israeli army are concentrated closer to the northern lebanese border. an imminent full-scale war with the lebanese shiite group hezbollah seems almost inevitable here. all our borders are under attack, there is a full-scale war going on both in the south and in the north. we are ready, we understand who is ours enemy. we have a very strong air defense system. individuals acting as suicide bombers also became more active. israeli cities israeli minister of state security bengvir, returning on friday from the city of ramla, where there was a case of a terrorist attack, got into a car accident in his jeep. jumped, as local media reported, at a red light, hit an oncoming car and overturned. bengvir was taken to hospital with injuries; his life is not in danger. sergey pash

rafah. translation: and | say here, | what is happening now in gaza, and what will happen in the coming few days, and what israel will do by invading the cityfah, or the palestinians from gaza are gathered in rafah and it is only one small strike that would force them to flee the gaza strip. and here, the biggest catastrophe would happen. we hope israel will not attack. we call in the united states of america to ask israel to not carry out the rafah attack because america is the only country able to prevent israel from committing this crime. let's speak to our correspondent injerusalem wyre davies. what is the state of play? look, there are two — what is the state of play? look, there are two tracks _ what is the state of play? look, there are two tracks here, - what is the state of play? look, there are two tracks here, the l what is the state of play? look, i there are two tracks here, the first is news release today from the israeli military showing pictures and video of the head of southern command heating with the head of israeli literary and apparently negotiating the final discussion is laying out the final plans for this much expect

repeatedly, is the humanitarian situation in rafah is very difficult, with over a million people there having taken refuge moving south and moving into that city other bombardment that's taking. so which you've got to find a way to get the civilians as clear there as possible before you go after rafah and hezbollah and sorry, hamas there. at the end of the day, that operation has to happen. the question is how do you avoid as many civilian casualties as possible? >> yeah. jameel jaffer, a pleasure to talk to you. these are early hours of friday morning. thank you so much for being with us. >> we continue to follow the breaking news. an israeli strike against iran, possibly according to the reporting of our own trains on the ground in tel aviv. a strike two against syria. syrian air defense early warning facilities. we will be back with much more about breaking. top of the hour. >> we need your help. this is everything we have that i wrote a song. thought maybe we could ask for an audition. let's take it one step at a time. she's a special one, so your family is not in the way they are. the way that your dream is. now you can achieve. >> that u

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least 22 martyrs were killed in the early morning attacks of the zionist regime on areas in the city of rafah. 14 zionist soldiers were killed and wounded in the attacks of the qassam battalions in southern gaza. west central and south-west province of the country requires manufacturers to register goods on cosmetic products. the minister said legal action will be taken against the suppliers of smuggled goods , and iranian students will reach the highest volleyball peak in the world. al muhammad at least 22 palestinians were martyred in the air raids of the zionist regime on areas in the city of rafah in the south of the gaza strip. the artillery of the zionist regime targeted the camps of anusirat al-brij and the eastern area of ​​deir al-labla in the center of the gaza strip , killing and wounding several people. so it led. the number of people and the number of injured have reached more than 775 people. 14 zionist soldiers were killed or wounded in the joint operation of palestinian fighters. the cloud resources of the language announced in last night's operation of the resistance in the a

not everything is going smoothly for the two leaders regarding the operation in rafah, a city in theael first drove 2 million refugees and is now planning to storm it. the white house responded to this with condemnation, which has never bothered israel before. the united states, which over the past decades, especially in the last six months since the start of the war in gas, has itself... a war with iran is clearly not in the interests of the current american administration. washington has already called on tehran not to strike american military targets, but the risk of direct military confrontation is now greater than ever, and its possible consequences will be felt not even by the region, but by the entire world as a whole. dmitry cherbakov and gleb napara. news of the week, middle east. hello, i am boris akimov, and i am oleg stepanov, and we, the creators of the russia 2062 project of the free thought headquarters. together with experts , we are discussing how we can develop the russia of the future in the next 40 years. see you in the future.

. >> meanwhile, an israeli strike hit rafah city where more than 1.3 million civilians are shelterings. and they're searching the rubble for their belongings and others gathering at the hospital. there is a frustration over lack of hostage deals. estimated 133 people still missing, including eight americans, but new today, reports are indicating that hamas is reviewing a new israeli proposal for a cease-fire in gaza. this comes as egypt stepped up its efforts to secure a deal between israel and hamas to end the war and prevent a further israeli ground offensive in rafah. they said that the palestinian militant group will review the latest proposal and submit a response. no details on the specifics were given. a new satellite image showed new aid port in gaza, accompanying u.s. military pier off shore. and there are security concerns how it will be delivered. but the u.s. forces say its troops were not go ashore, but a british troop may assist. no decision yet. dozens of leaders will meet at the world economic forum, including the u.s. secretary of state as well as prime ministers from

israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, warning once again about a new israeli assault on the city of rafah in gaza. also today, secretary of state antony blinken left washington for his latest trip to the region. blinken is expected into israel tuesday. it will be his seventh visit since the war began in october. cbs's debora patta is in east jerusalem tonight with the very latest. debora? >> reporter: good evening. there is a flurry of diplomatic activity in this region this weekend, a last-ditch effort to revive cease-fire talks and secure a hostage deal ahead of a possible ground offensive in the southern gaza city of rafah. the pressure is mounting on prime minister benjamin netanyahu. anger over the government's failure to bring their loved ones home has spilled onto the streets, as demonstrators have stepped up their protests, which more than once have ended in scuffles with police. prioritizing a hostage deal over the rafah offensive has exposed cracks in netanyahu's coalition government. "the release of the hostages is our first priority," said foreign minister israel katz. adding

rafah, where more than 1.4 million palestinians are currently sheltering. now, the israeli military told ,the majority of those palestinians to evacuate to this southern city at along the egyptian border. and so the americans have put lot of pressure on israel not to operate in rafah without assurances those civilians will be protected. there is an extremely high civilian casualty inside gaza, and it is something that the americans have discouraging the israelis from continuing. they don't want to see this number rise. they want to ensure that that vulnerable civilian population protected. and just last week, you had president biden and top cabinet officials, including secretary of state antony blinken, and also defense secretary lloyd austin, saying it would be a mistake for israel to enter rafah. well, very quickly, they changed their tone as the intelligence started to trickle in that the iranians were planning a massive attack that ultimately would include drones and missiles against israel. and so the focus now that this situation is partially is shifting back to gaza nearly 200 days into the conflict, the israelis once again are saying they will enter

city. airplanes the israeli war bombed the houses of the palestinians in a camp in the center of rafah. field reporters report that dozens of people were martyred and wounded in this attack, most of them women and children. zionists. another residential house was bombarded in the city of rafah, which led to the martyrdom of seven palestinians, including five children. the ministry of health of gaza announced that 56 people were martyred and 89 people were injured in the zionist attacks in the last 24 hours. the zionist army also announced that in the past 24 hours , it has shelled different areas of the gaza strip more than 40 times. clashes in the north the gaza strip continues between the resistance forces and the zionist military. the qassam battalions have announced the targeting of some zionist soldiers and the certain death of one of them in beit hanoun. lebanon's hezbollah also announced that it targeted a vehicle of the zionist regime army near the border of lebanon , that all the soldiers. as we told you, in the early morning and early morning attacks of the zionist regime on th

rafah. israel has agreed to the us idea that needs to be a clear evacuation plan for the 1.4 million palestinians who were in the southern city border. so if there is a strike, they're out of harm's way. the question is how long it will take to have an evacuation plan that is acceptable to the israeli and american side — that is the question. it was artful to say that, as opposed to anything that would suggest, you know, the us needs to be satisfied before then would be a strike. you could say it is an issue of sovereign decisions. but i do think that in principle each side wants to do that in a way that's orderly. the us standard about what that requires might be, you know, a higher standard, and that might take longer. so david, can ijump in there and ask you, if israel were to proceed with an invasion of rafah, despite us opposition, without taking some of these concerns into account, how would the us respond? look, i think it would be very serious. ifind it hard to believe — israel's not going to do this unless it is able to find a way to get 1.4 million people out of harm's way. to me, that's a given. the question is the

against hamas in rafah, which is where an estimated 1.5 million displaced palestinians are sheltering. the us and other allies have warned israel against a full—scale assault on the citye under attack — israel has carried out air strikes across the strip, these images show the entrance of the al—aqsa hospital in central gaza where many of the injured or dead were taken. one of the main un agencies responsible for getting aid to palestinians, the united nations relief and works agency is warning that the risk of disease is increasing across gaza because of the lack of sanitation and aid. our correspondent in jerusalem wyre davies reports. the effect of six months of war has created a desperate humanitarian crisis in gaza. but amid the ruins of conflict, in some areas, aid is now getting through and can make the difference between surviving or dying of hunger. a flour delivery, organised by the world food programme, allowed this bakery in gaza city to reopen for the first time since the war began. translation: finally, i there is something to eat. you can go to the bakery and buy bread. just a few days ago, it was hard, we were looking for wood, flour and you couldn't f

rafah. and in gaza city, israeli warplanes struck houses killing at least four people.as claimed the lives of more than 100 journalists. international journalists have not been allowed to enter gaza freely to cover the impact of the war on the local population. this duty has fallen on the shoulders of palestinian journalists who have reported from inside gaza, including bbc's arabic reporter. amid relentless israeli bombardments, supply shortages and communication blackouts, gazan journalists have faced risks on a daily basis. a video diary documenting the war in gaza, but also keeping his family, his colleagues and himself safe. this report contains distressing details. [cars honking] >> right now, tens of thousands of citizens from northern gaza are moving south. i'm with my family. we are almost 15 people in the car heading to the south. ever since i started journalism, i have been covering conflicts. i covered all the wars that have happened in gaza. this was something different. it was strange. as soon as we understood that there had been a breach into israel by me

israel says it's moving forward with preparations for a ground operation in gaza's southern—most city, rafahan protests led to clashes with police as tensions escalate on campuses across the us. arizona's attorney general announces charges in an investigation into a scheme to re—elect former president trump in 2020. hello, i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome. israeli officials have confirmed they are moving ahead with plans for a military assault on the city of rafah in southern gaza. israel says it hopes to launch an assault on the several hamas battalions remaining in rafah. however, aid groups and western allies have warned israel not

moving ahead and planning for what is expected to be a pretty full—scale military incursion into rafah, the cityhere israel says the remnants, significant remnants of hamas fighters and leadership are still based. israel says it has destroyed about 19 hamas military battalions, meaning there are about 4—5 battalions, hundreds of heavily armed men, remaining in southern gaza, with the hamas leadership. israel has of course had to respond to these criticisms and appeals from allies, including the us in recent weeks, not to undertake this full—scale military invasions. principally because of the humanitarian consequences. there are thought to be about i consequences. there are thought to be abouti million people in and around rafah in southern gaza, people in dire circumstances, and the americans and british and others including aid agencies are really worried about the growing humanitarian crisis. some evidence that tents and other shelters are being built in preparation for the invasion to move some people away from rafah, buti million people is a lot to move in the event of a military operation.

will pressure israel to not strike the southern city of gaza city -- of rafah, i would say. this is a meeting that's been delayed. israel has canceled it. it was supposed to be in person. >> that's right. they canceled it at first, kris. netanyahu was upset at the time that the u.s. had abstained from the united nations vote calling for a cease-fire in gaza late last month that allowed that to go through, to pass. israel canceled a scheduled meeting at the white house with administration officials. as you pointed out, that meeting is back on, at least virtually as the two sides meet over video link today. the u.s. has been pressuring israel to respect human rights and respect civilian casualties. israel over the weekend withdrew from the al-shifa hospital. israel said hamas was using it as its headquarters. 21 patients were killed in the fighting. now, the big topic in today's virtual meeting, aside from potential cease-fire will be the city of rafah, which is here right on the southern end. israel started its war from the north, pushing civilians to the south. they can't ge

israel continues air strikes on gaza's southern city of rafah.ian officials say teams have recovered more bodies from a hospital in southern gaza weeks after israeli forces pulled back from the medical complex. president zelensky calls on the us senate to swiftly take up a $61 billion aid package for ukraine. hello. i'm helena humphrey. bad you could join me. —— glad. at least 15 people have been killed in israeli air strikes on rafah in southern gaza. israel is continuing air raids on the city where 1.5 million displaced palestinians are sheltering. prime minister benjamin netanyahu said on sunday that israel "will deliver additional and painful blows" aimed at hamas. he has, for weeks, threatened to start a ground offensive on rafah, claiming hamas members are hiding there. gaza's health ministry, which is run by hamas, says more than 35,000 people have been killed by israeli military action since the start of the war in october. as fergal keane now reports, while there are concerns about a wider war between israel and iran, the suffering in ga

relatives of those abducted by terrorists fear that the upcoming operation in the palestinian city of rafah death of their loved ones. twenty-seven-year-old israeli- russian citizen andrei kozlov remains among hamas prisoners. he was a security guard at a music festival on the gaza border. the last time he contacted his father was on october 7, he wrote that he heard shots. his mother is very hopeful that an agreement with hamas will be reached for her son's return. an agreement, the release of all hostages, because for more than 200 days - the operation in the city of rafah, bordering egypt, where a million refugees from the north gas destroyed by the war have found refuge, may not begin if hamas will agree to an exchange deal, israeli government sources make it clear , while the idf is pulling new armored formations to the rafah region, but the main forces of the israeli army are concentrated closer to the north. an imminent full-scale war with the lebanese-shia group hezbollah seems almost inevitable here, all our borders are under attack, there is a full-scale war in the south in the no

rafah. so it's a really high—stakes game here. you've got antony blinken trying to hammer out a crucial deal against the clock before any offence in the cityst the wishes of the americans, and also the president of the palestinian authority, mahmoud abbas, he said in saudi arabia earlier, that america is the only country that can stop that offensive on rafah. will vernon there. and as negotiations over a ceasefire continue, so does the violence. overnight israeli air strikes on three houses in rafah killed at least 13 people and wounded many others. in the us, protests against the war in gaza are continuing at university campuses — despite police making a series of arrests. the protesters — who some university officials say are not exclusively members of their student bodies — have demands that range from a ceasefire in gaza, to universities ending investments in israeli enterprises linked to the military. several universities have called on the police to remove demonstrators. on saturday, more than 275 people were taken into custody on campuses nationwide. however, the solidarity of the demonstrators is felt in rafah, where displaced gaza

rafah, the southernmost city of the gaza strip , came under the fire of artillery and air strikes of the zionist regime many times today. in one of these attacks , 19 people were martyred and several were injured in the bombing of two houses. 14 of the martyrs of this massacre were children. one of the martyrs of the attacks was a pregnant woman whose palestinian doctors managed to save her fetus before her martyrdom. relief forces today after retreating zionist soldiers discovered mass graves of the bodies of palestinian martyrs from nasser hospital in khan younes, south of the gaza strip. these groups probably housed 700 bodies, and so far the bodies of 210 palestinians have been removed from them, and they are palestinians living in the lands of eshq. in protest of the zionist attack on the noor al-shams camp , the residents of the occupied lands in hebron , west bank, and the occupied jerusalem went on strike by closing their own businesses, protesting this killing in ramallah by gathering and demonstrating for the martyrs of gaza and the camp. nurshams remember these martyrs hon

against hamas in rafah, which is where an estimated 1.5 million displaced palestinians are sheltering. the us and other allies have warned israel against a full—scale assault on the cityrael has carried out air strikes across the strip, these images show the entrance of the al aqsa hospital in central gaza where many of the injured were taken. one of the main un agencies responsible for getting aid to palestinians, the united nations relief and works agency, is warning that the risk of disease

rafah. as part of its invasion, israel is planning to evacuate civilians out of the city.ers that it has purchased 40,000 tents, each with the capacity for 10 to 12 people. our middle east correspondent wyre davies has more on israel's plans. we got a very clear indication from an israeli government spokesperson today that israel is moving ahead and planning for what is expected to be a pretty full—scale military incursion into rafah, which is the city in southern gaza where israel says the remnants or significant remnants of hamas fighters and leadership are still based. israel says it has destroyed 19 of the hamas military battalions, meaning there are four or five battalions, hundreds of heavily armed men remaining in southern gaza with the hamas leadership. israel has had to bear and respond to these criticisms and appeals from its allies, including the united states in recent weeks not to undertake this full—scale military invasion, principally because of the humanitarian consequences, there are thought to be a million people in and around rafa in southern gaza, peopl

not everything is going smoothly for the two leaders regarding the operation in rafah, a city in theof the sector, where israel first drove 2 million refugees and is now planning to storm it. the white house responded to this with condemnation, which has never bothered israel before. usa, which over the past decades, especially in the last six months since the beginning of the war in gaza, they themselves pumped israel with weapons from which tel aviv is now, as if in the wild west, indiscriminately watered from right to left, now they find themselves in a very difficult position. a war with iran is clearly not in the interests of the current american administration. washington has already called on tehran not to attack american military targets. but the risk of direct military confrontation was now greater than ever. and its possible consequences will be felt not even by the region, but by the whole world generally. alexander bilivov, dmitry cherbakov and gleb napara. news of the week, middle east. on april 4, slovakia celebrated the seventy- ninth anniversary of the liberation from

israel's foreign minister has said a planned ground assault on the southern gaza city of rafah, couldspended — if a deal emerges to free the hostages still held by hamas. israel katz said their freedom was a top priority. hamas has posted a new video, which shows two of the hostages captured during its october attack. keith siegel and omri miran, both identify themselves. while the video is not dated, there is a reference to the recent passover holiday. it's the second such video that hamas — considered a terror group by the uk and us governments — has published in the past few days. our correspondent, anna foster, sent this update from tel aviv. omri miran�*s father was actually already on the list of confirmed speakers for this event tonight. when he got up on the stage, he talked about the moment, he said he was sitting having coffee with someone and talking about his grandchildren when the man he was talking to held his phone and said, "look, they have released a video of omri." what was also interesting was as the crowd were gathered here tonight, is they showed that video in ful

israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, warning once again about a new israeli assault on the city of rafahn gaza. also today, secretary of state antony blinken left washington for his latest trip to the region. blinken is expected in israel tuesday. it will be his seventh visit since the war began in october. cbs's debora patta is in east jerusalem tonight with the very latest. debora. >> reporter: good evening. there is a flurry of diplomatic activity in this region this weekend, a last-ditch effort to revive cease-fire talks and secure a hostage deal ahead of a possible ground offensive in the southern gaza city of rafah. the pressure is mounting on prime minister benjamin netanyahu. anger over the government's failure to bring their loved ones home has spilled onto the streets as demonstrators have stepped up their protests, which more than once have ended in scuffles with police. prioritizing a hostage deal over the rafah offensive has exposed cracks in netanyahu's coalition government. "the release of the hostages is our first priority" said foreign minister israel katz, adding "that