the zionist regime targeted east rafah with heavy airstrikes . reducing threats caused by construction activities for cultural heritage. instructions. cultural and historical studies were compiled within the scope of the construction plan. and the follow-up of the 19th week of the premier football league today with three matches. esteghlal and press police will go to the distance of their rivals tomorrow. in the name of god . so far, it has attacked more than 50 mosques in gaza . in another crime , israeli warplanes destroyed several houses in the camp at least 17 palestinians are suspected in deir al-balah nustirat in the center of the gaza strip. dozens of palestinians were injured in these attacks and taken to the hospital. the zionist regime also targeted east rafah last night and early today. he put a lot of air. the palestinian resistance considers the first condition for a ceasefire in gaza to be the complete withdrawal of the zionist forces. the representative of the palestinian islamic jihad movement said on the sidelines of the meeting

last night, the zionist regime heavily bombarded the east of rafah khan yunis and javalia.tial houses caught fire. eight members of a family lost their lives in jabalia camp. apart from the bombings , hunger has become another leverage of the zionists for the genocide in gaza. we sleep hungry and we eat once every three days . genocide in gaza has reached 5 kg, even the zionist activists protested. we are saying to the pilots, we are here to remind you that 30,000 people lost their lives in 5 months due to bombing and starvation, all these things have been done by your hands , soldiers, stop the killing of families. the gaza strip from north to south was the target of air strikes by the zionist regime today as well as the attack on rafah. we see and hear your report on the latest developments in gaza. yes, at the beginning, i would like to say hello to the viewers of the khabar network about the developments in the gaza strip i would like to point out the mass killings by the occupiers. their own crimes of mass murder against palestinian families today in rifa, south of the

the zionist regime also targeted east rafah with a heavy air attack last night and early today. the children of gaza protested the crimes committed by the zionist regime against the palestinian children of gaza by chanting slogans and holding placards , addressing the leaders of the arab countries. comparison with the continuation of the inhumane crimes of the zionist regime and the war of aggression in this time that they warned . badna harar badna nakhwe badna qar badna waqf for firing badna waqf for firing in ramadan or a quarter in ramadan or a quarter. a palestinian youth, who was wounded by the zionist forces' bullets in the south of nablus, was martyred. seven palestinians were also wounded by the occupiers' bullets when they resisted their attack on the dedisheh camp in the south of bethlehem. the occupying forces also attacked several palestinian villages and houses in tubas. resistance fighters are also in defense of the occupying soldiers with hand bombs. he was shot and died in the hospital. the occupying forces stormed al-omari camp and attacked the houses there. th

these two children were wounded in the air attack of the zionist regime on a house in the east of rafahso, a 14-year-old palestinian teenager named muhammad khalid zeid was shot dead in the attack of the zionist regime's bombers on a house in the east of rafah, at least 15 people, including 6 children, were martyred. eight palestinians were also martyred in the zionist attack on the javalia camp . also, in the zionist regime's attack on the gathering of palestinian citizens in the nusirat camp in the center of the gaza strip , the number of martyrs and by issuing a statement, the security council strongly expressed its concern over the killing of a large number of palestinians in the zionist attack on the humanitarian aid convoy in gaza. the members of the un security council in a statement citing the reports of international organizations and foreign institutions regarding the repeated violation of human rights in gaza . take all necessary measures to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure and adherence to international law were emphasized. the members of the security council al

the zionist regime also targeted east rafah with a heavy air attack last night and early today. authentication in the national window of smart government services from border 40 according to the head of information technology organization, the average daily visit of people to this window is about 3.5 million times. the services provided by the devices in this window should be upgraded. the main issue that we follow is the continuous quality of service that should exist in this window, which , unfortunately, some of the devices are now gradually completing the quality in the desired level, in addition to the fact that their contractors or themselves do not have the necessary infrastructure. get a date in addition to redefining yourself. and the definition of new id cards is a matter of intelligence we still have until the end of the year to provide 20% of their services in an intelligent way, that is, without the need to ask for a paper or to ask people in the form of a letter or even the person himself. don't demand, but provide such a service automatically. the spokesman of the

the new crime of the zionists in rafah with dozens of martyrs and wounded in the air attack of the zionist regime on a house in the eastof rafah, in the south of the gaza strip, 8 people were martyred and many were injured. israeli warplanes also targeted a house near al-aqsa martyrs hospital in deir al-balah . in this attack, a number of palestinians were martyred were injured the publication of images of the crime of the zionist regime last month and the pursuit of the targeting of four palestinian youths in khan younis with a drone revealed other dimensions of the genocide in gaza. while these people had no weapons , they were searching for their houses among the ruins , when the zionist drone targeted them in several stages. shahab news agency also has pictures of the moment civilians were targeted. it was broadcast in the gaza strip by the action of the occupying army of the zionist regime. a member of the political bureau of the hamas movement said: the immediate killing of palestinian civilians in gaza is an example of american weapons it is a clear war crime that should be added to the trial case of the occupyi

others were injured in the attack of the zionist regime's bombers on a residential house in the east of rafah. 8 palestinians were also martyred in the zionist attack on the javalian camp. also, in the attack of the zionist regime on the gathering of palestinian citizens in the nusirat camp in the center of the gaza strip, shamari was martyred and wounded. the quds battalions, the military wing of the palestinian islamic jihad movement, hit the gathering center of the zionist military in jabalia with rockets guided 17 targeted the shooting down of two hermes 900 drones of the zionist regime. another achievement of the palestinian resistance yesterday was the hermes 900 drone, the second largest unmanned aircraft of the zionist air force, which is used for espionage and terror operations. lebanon 's hezbollah has also announced that in support of the people of gaza and the resistance , it has targeted the center of the zionist military gathering in the jalallam base with a missile . a group of palestinian supporters with a rally on the path of the minister american defense called him the minis

martyred in the bombing of a house in deir al-balah and five palestinians were martyred in the east of rafah a result of these attacks, some were injured. at the same time , the palestinian red crescent announced that the zionist army has surrounded two hospitals, al-amal and nasser, in khan younis, south of the gaza strip. in recent days , the zionist regime attacked shefa hospital. dozens of people were martyred in gaza. more than 13,000 children have lost their lives in gaza since the start of the zionist war. those who are alive have a difficult situation. according to vion india network , malnutrition is like a fire in the besieged area the gaza strip is expanding, and most of them are children. the photos before the war show his 6-year-old son fadi, who was healthy and cheerful. the photos show a healthy child who is smiling, but today that happy and cheerful child is in the hospital bed, his eyes are blurry and his legs are so weak. done there are countless children in gaza who unfortunately have the same fate. here at the medical center in rafah, located in the south of the gaza stri

there was a heavy air attack in the east of rafah.osque in the north of gaza was actually targeted at this very hour. those main conditions must be met . yesterday, a meeting was held in tehran about the investigation of the war damages in gaza, which was on the sidelines of the meeting from nasser abush in terms of environmental and judicial security. sharif, the representative of the islamic jihad of palestine in tehran, i asked what the response of the resistance is regarding the ceasefire issues and considering that the month of ramadan is also in progress. let's see nasser abu sharif's answer. also, this question is important for the holy month of ramadan . the west bank may reach the stage of explosion in this month because there are many restrictions for palestinians in the west bank of jerusalem and the occupied territories. 190. 488 created . we do not say that the negotiations failed. we have presented our positions and exchanged opinions in many other cases. but it is not possible to ignore the basic issues . well, mr. taqv

these two infants were martyred in the israeli occupation airstrike on a house in the east of rafah,nian sources said. after 11 years of deprivation , these two children gave birth to these two children during the war. well, we are in contact with the election headquarters of the country, mr. eslami, the speaker of the election headquarters is with us. mr. eslami, hello again , thank you for the latest information and news. please count the votes for us. well, we are not connected. in the next parts of the news , we will be with mr. eslami . thank you very much for your cooperation. have a good day . the issue of professional licensing of clubs has heated up again, and these days, concerns about the joint ownership of tehran's football clubs may prevent the issuance of licenses for both clubs this time. at the beginning of this year, the first committee of the football federation , after examining the documents of the premier league clubs, voted to issue a professional license to persepolis club , omid alishah's penalty in esteghlal gate, but due to not paying his debt to astra machu

others were injured in the attack of the zionist occupation fighters on a residential house in the east of rafah. among the martyrs of these attacks. 10 palestinians were martyred in jabalia, most of them are members of the same family. in another zionist air attack on a house , in addition to the bombing of different areas of gaza, the military zionists targeted a number of palestinians in al-qararah neighborhood in hamad city in khan yunis and killed them. later, al-bukhari mosque in deir al-balah was destroyed by the zionist army. the media of the zionist regime reported that rockets were fired towards the zionist settlement of shlomi and a military base of this regime in the north of the occupied territories. also, alarm bells sounded in the zionist settlements in the west galilee . lebanon's hezbollah also announced that it destroyed the jalal al-alam base with a missile. it has targeted the zionists in the north of occupied palestine. information from the casualties of these attacks have not been announced. the farewell ceremony for the body of ayatollah mohammad emami kashani was held at

at least seven people were martyred in the bombings of a house in the east of rafah. at the same time, news sources report the occurrence of severe clashes in khanyounes, especially around nasser hospital . reports also mention the presence of zionist soldiers in the area of ​​shafa hospital. in the resistance front, fellow battalions of qassam reported targeting three merkava tanks south of ashfa hospital in gaza. the israeli army has announced the death of one of its soldiers in northern gaza. an officer and two zionist soldiers were also ambushed they were killed in the city of tul karm, tul karm, on the bank of baghtari. i am talking to the reporter of the radio station in gaza, mr. haani al-maqari. hello , we are listening to your report on the latest developments in gaza and the details of today's crimes by the zionists. please, i must say that today is december 17. in other areas, the zionists committed eight murders in the last 24 hours, as a result of which approx. 80 palestinians were martyred and a large number were wounded, so the number of martyrs increas

zionists in rafah with dozens of martyrs and wounded in an air attack by the zionist regime on a house in the east of rafah in the south of the gaza strip, 8 people were martyred and many were injured. regime warplanes zionists also targeted a house around al-aqsa martyrs hospital in deir al-balah . a number of palestinians were martyred or wounded in this attack. publishing pictures of the crime of the zionist regime last month and pursuing the target of the contract. four palestinian youths in khanyounis revealed another dimension of the genocide in gaza. while these people had no weapons , they were searching for their houses among the ruins, when the zionist drone targeted them in several stages . shahab news agency also has pictures of the moment civilians were targeted in the gaza strip the occupying army of the zionist regime broadcasted. izzat al-rashq a member of the political bureau of the hamas movement said: the intentional killing of palestinian civilians in gaza with american weapons is a clear example of a war crime that should be added to the case of the occupation regime's trial a

at least seven people were martyred in the bombing of a house in the east of rafah. at the same time, news sources are reporting the occurrence of severe clashes in khanyounes, especially around nasser hospital give reports also mention the presence of zionist soldiers in the area of ​​shafa hospital. in the resistance front, ghassam's fellow battalions reported targeting three merkava tanks south of shafa hospital in gaza. the israeli army has announced the death of one of its soldiers in northern gaza. an officer of two zionist military forces was killed in an ambush by quds battalions in the city of tul karam karane baghtri . last year, about 3.5 billion dollars of manufactured goods were exported from the town and industrial areas of the country. according to the deputy minister of mining industry and trade, this amount of exports belongs to one thousand export production units were the axis. mr. moghimi added: in the new year, the commercialization of 219 technological ideas, the creation of 55 export consortia, and the skill creation of more than 70,000 people.

martyred in the bombing of a house in deir al-balah and five palestinians were martyred in the east of rafah. as a result of these attacks, a number of people were also injured. at the same time , the palestinian red crescent announced that the zionist regime's army operated two al-amal hospitals and surrounded nasser in khanyouneh in the south of gaza. dozens of people were martyred in the attack of the zionist regime on shafa hospital in gaza in recent days. a group of people and students of tehran gathered in front of the british embassy on sunday evening to protest against the crimes of the zionist regime in gaza and shafa hospital. the attendees chanted slogans against the occupation regime of quds demanded that international organizations deal with the crimes of this regime. similar gatherings were held in tabriz, hamadan, and the shrine of hazrat masoumeh, peace be upon him, in qom. the jordanian people staged a demonstration near the zionist embassy in amman and called for an end to the attacks on gaza. demonstrators held palestinian flags and shouted slogans condemning the crimes of

others were injured in the attack of the zionist occupation fighters on a residential house in the east of rafah. among the martyrs of these attacks.

and in the middle east — the un secretary—general is at the rafah border to call again for a humanitariansefire. we'll bring you the latest from his visit. hello and welcome to bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. we start in the middle east and we are going to show you a seen live from the egyptian side of the rafah crossing. the crowds there with the ambulances in the back are awaiting the un secretary—general antonio guterres who landed in egypt earlier today. he will be speaking shortly and he will also be meeting some of the workers, the un workers, that have been stationed in rafah and the wider gaza on clay. he is expected to renew his call for a humanitarian ceasefire —— gaza enclave. and also for further ceasefire —— gaza enclave. and also forfurther aid ceasefire —— gaza enclave. and also for further aid to be allowed back into gaza, to enter gaza. hundreds of lorries waiting on the egyptian side to take that basic aid to those in need within gaza. israel remains under mounting international pressure to allow more aid into gaza and that is amid warnings of imminentfamine. and that is am

and in the middle east — the un secretary—general is at the rafah border to call again for a humanitarianme to bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. we start in the middle east and we are going to show you a seen live from the egyptian side of the rafah crossing. the crowds there with the ambulances in the back are awaiting

the group says they stand against israel's invasion of rafah in the middle east. israeli jets strike several sites in gaza city. the targets are near an area where israeli forces re-entered last week. the idf claims to have killed more than 170 hamas terrorists and detained almost 500 suspects in the medical facility. the hospital is largely stopped operating following in his israeli raid back in november. today, the prime minister of israel, benjamin netanyahu vowed once again to enter the gazan city of rafah and achieve, quote, total victory. let's get you a look at your 4 zone forecast tonight. taking a look at the buckyball nice and calm out there this evening. gayle ong joining us. uplook at the forecast. a gale. >> break from that unsettled weather for the next few days will be dry but will be cloudy a little bit breezy for tomorrow. but we do have another chance of rain middle of week. so here we go again. so for now, just enjoy the nice dry weather. we have a you can see cloudy skies out there as well at sfo and even our stormtracker pretty quiet. and we d

fourth month above 20 in the air attack of the zionist regime on a residential house in the east of the city of rafahthe south of the gaza strip. three people were martyred and another number were injured. the warplanes of this regime once again bombarded the southern parts of the nusirat camp in the center of the gaza strip, khanyounos and rafah. to do. a number of people were martyred and injured in these attacks. the head of the political office of the palestinian islamic resistance movement emphasized that the zionist enemy has avoided giving any guarantees for the establishment of a ceasefire. the enemy is trying to return the israeli prisoners from gaza , then resuming the war to attack the residents it is gaza. smileyeh added that the agreement should be broad and with international guarantees. as the situation escalates. asani in gaza, the regional director of the united nations children's fund, unicef, said: "by providing food, the deaths of children in gaza can be prevented ." edil khazar also called for an increase in the entry of food into gaza. according to the announcement of the gaza m

violence on the rest territory of the sector and if the cleansing of rafah begins... then in doha, then somewhere else in the middle easthe participation of the americans, the egyptians are attracted there, and the ardanians, the saudis, as i understand it, qatar, the emirates, in various combinations, all this is being done quite non-transparent, but the leaking information says one thing, it’s not about that at all ... but the arab countries made it clear to the americans that they will not invest money in restoring gas if they again waste the task of creating a palestinian state, in our opinion data, americans, americans and some other western countries are now running around with this idea, just take it and announce that palestine has become the 194th member of the united nations, how beautiful is such an announcement, palestine will have a permanent representative with all the same rights as the other members un, and thereby, as it were, to divert attention to the propaganda effect, on earth to try to leave everything as it is, if this...

our middle east correspondent hugo bachega is also in egypt near the rafah crossing.o gaza. this is the egyptian side of the rafah crossing with gaza, and one of the main entry points for humanitarian assistance into the territory. and here, hundreds of trucks are waiting to be allowed to enter gaza. now, western officials, aid groups have been criticising israeli authorities for this inspection process. they say that it is extremely slow and they say some of the strokes have been turned away because they have been carrying some items that have been banned by the israeli authorities, such as medical equipment and sleeping bags. some of these tracks have been here for weeks waiting for these inspections. and the un says more than 1,500 trucks are here in egypt. and obviously, the humanitarian situation in gaza is worsening. today, antonio guterres is bakeer, the un chief is again calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in gaza —— is back here. to do —— for israeli authorities to do more to allow more humanitarian aid into gaza. this visit happensjust humanitarian aid into

and in the middle east, the un secretary—general is in egypt visiting the rafah border — to call again a humanitarian ceasefire. we will cross to windsor because my colleague ben thompson is covering the news of princess catherine and her cancer diagnosis. hello, ben. thank you very much and welcome back to windsor. the weatherjust turning a little and the rain now starting here in windsor but as you have touched on, messages of support coming for the princess after that announcement yesterday that she is undergoing treatment for cancer. i just want to show you the front of the newspapers today which have all gone with the same picture, the picture taken from that video message issued yesterday by catherine, i am well and getting stronger every day, i will be ok. the messages taken from that statement, particularly talking about needing to tell the children and she has taken the time to make sure they are aware of what is going on. cancer came as a huge shock is the headline of the telegraph there. kate says you are not alone, an ending that only very personal tone as she sent that mes

east next. the united nations chief, antonio guterres, has visited the rafah crossing and has made a renewed call stop the nightmare, describing the ongoing loss of life there as a moral outrage. hundreds of trucks waiting are waiting at the border crossing to bring much needed aid into gaza. mr guterres�*s visit comes as israel faces mounting international pressure to allow more goods into the territory as fears mount of imminent famine. nothing justifies the horrific attacks by hamas on october 7th. and nothing justifies the collective punishment of the palestinian people. now, more than ever, it is time for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. it is time to silence the guns. palestinians in gaza — children, women, men — remain stuck in a nonstop nightmare. communities obliterated, homes demolished, entire families and generations wiped out, with hunger and starvation stalking the population. 0ur middle east correspondent hugo bachega is also in egypt near the rafah crossing. he sent us this update on the aid trying to get into gaza. this is the egyptian side of the rafah crossing with gaza, an

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rafah. more to come from east jerusalem but now back to the studio.ears to show the princess of wales, has been published just over a week after she admitted editing an official portrait of her, and her children. the sun newspaper has printed the picture on its front page, as well as the video it was taken from. catherine is seen smiling and walking alongside prince william. the paper says the video was taken at a farmer's market in windsor. the princess has not been seen in public since attending a christmas day church service and underwent abdominal surgery injanuary. our correspondent simonjones is live in windsor. what has the sunset about the video and picture? this what has the sunset about the video and picture?— and picture? this is the front page ofthe and picture? this is the front page of the sun newspaper, _ and picture? this is the front page of the sun newspaper, the - and picture? this is the front page. of the sun newspaper, the headline is a royal world exclusive. it says, great to see you again kate. they say this picture was taken f

east, alexandra belipova. in the gaza strip , the southernmost city of the rafah enclave continues to remain under massive bombing morning alone, six residential buildings were destroyed here, and more than thirty people became victims of the strikes. meanwhile, the israeli command continues to prepare for the offensive, the plan of which was officially approved by prime minister benjamin netanyahu weeks earlier. the notorious operation in rafah, although it hasn’t even begun yet, is already backfiring on israel. relations with the main ally washington and tel aviv are getting worse day by day. the white house accuses netanyahu of deliberately provoking a crisis in relations with the united states. netanyahu cancels an israeli delegation's visit to washington after states failed to veto a un resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in gaza. instead , the israeli minister of defense flew overseas. however, at a meeting with an american colleague, everyone spoke about their own things. today we will discuss the events in gaza, the means of achieving our goals, the destruction of the hamas organization return o

otherwise there is no future for anyone in the middle east if israel does invade rafah. >> presidentdicate what would happen, but said israel has the itself in ty yingst, fox news right now, vice president kamala harris is in the bay area. >> she and second gentleman doug emhoff arrived at san francisco international this afternoon, and shortly after touching down the couple was set to deliver remarks at a campaign reception in san francisco. the vice president, also scheduledúto speak at a second campaign event in the city, the white house has released very few details about harris bay area stop a somber anniversary for the community of pajaro coming up tonight at 530. >> why they are still struggling to rebuild one year after devastating flooding. >> also a concern a new report on certain honda models. what drivers say their vehicles are doing at random that's caused multiple accidentsl and it is a social media trend that claimed the life of her 19 year old son. >> coming up after the break, a dangers of bart surfing.on thet- >> and just like last night, we've got rain moving into

spoke alongside german chancellor, olaf scholz, who is in the middle east and has re—stated his opposition an israeli offensive on rafahmore, from jerusalem. well, germany's chancellor, olaf scholz, is keeping the pressure up on benjamin netanyahu over more humanitarian aid getting into gaza, but also over israel's plans to send its military into rafah in southern gaza, where about 1.4 million gazans are sheltering, more than the more than half of the entire population of the gaza strip. israel seems determined to push into rafah. the prime minister saying earlier in the day that israel is determined to push on to total victory as he says it, which means an operation in rafah to crush hamas and get the israeli hostages back. but that has met with international criticism, not least from the us. president biden said a week ago that that would cross a red line as far as his administration is concerned. and a couple of days ago, the senate majority leader in the us, in effect, called for benjamin netanyahu's replacement, calling him an obstacle to peace. but in vintage netanyahu style, he is pushing back. he's digging in.

we begin this hour in the middle east — where more details are emerging of an explosion at a un relief agency warehouse in rafah

and in the middle east, the un secretary—general arrives in egypt to visit the rafah border in a new

east next. the united nations chief, antonio guterres has visited the rafah crossing and has made a renewed callefire in gaza. his call came on the day the hamas run health ministry in gaza said 19 people waiting for aid have been killed by israeli forces — the israeli army has denied firing on the crowd. mr guterres said it was time to silence the guns and stop the nightmare ? describing the ongoing loss of life there as a moral outrage. hundreds of trucks are waiting at the border crossing to bring much needed aid into gaza. mr guterres�* visit comes as israel faces mounting international pressure to allow more goods into the territory — as fears mount of imminent famine. nothing justifies the horrific attacks by hamas on the 7th of october. nothing justifies the collective punishment of the palestinian people. now more than ever it is time for a immediate humanitarian ceasefire. it is time to silence the guns. palestinians in gaza. children, women, men remain stuck in a nonstop nightmare. communities are obliterated. homes demolished. entire families and generations wiped out. with hunger and

. >>> and the middle east is bracing for an offensive in rafah with hostage negotiations still stalled and tensions high between netanyahu and president biden with their first call in more than a month set for today. >>> good day. i'm in for my friend who's on assignment today. donald trump is starting this week defending those controversial remarks insisting his warning of a blood bath as he described it, if he were not to be re-elected, was for the auto industry, but the biden campaign says he's doubling down on political violence and quote, wants another january 6th. mr. trump was discussing auto imports before the comment where critics say he was inciting vie lens. >> we're going to put a 100% tariff on every single car that comes across the line. and you're not going to be able to sell those. if i get elected, now, if i don't get elected, it's going to be a blood bath for the whole, that's going to be the least of it. it's going to be a blood bath for the country. but they're not going to sell those cars. if this election isn't won, i'm not sure that you'll ever have another elect

rafah. and in the middle east, israeli jets strike several sites in gaza city.the targets are near an area where israeli forces reentered last week. the idf claims to have killed more than 170 hamas terrorists and detained almost 500 suspects in a medical facility. the hospital is largely stopped operating following israeli aid back in raid, rather back in november. today, israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu vowed once again to enter the gazan city of rafah and achieve, quote, total victory. well, as the war between israel and hamas is going on. thousands of christians attended palm sunday at mount of olives in jerusalem today. >> worshippers carrying palm fronds and walked from the old city to the hillside, which place for prayer and worship in the christian religion. >> pope francis began holy week with the traditional palm sunday >> mask, however, the pope unexpectedly decided to skip the traditional papal homily this year. the 87 year-old pope has had some recent spells of illness and had his aides deliver lot of speeches as of late vatican officials

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military operation in southern gaza in rafah, where more than a million palestinian civilians are sheltering that will be the focus of blinken's last stop in the middle east tomorrow, when he is in israel to discuss israel's plans for that operation, as the biden administration says it does not want to see israel go into rafah in a large-scale way. they believe that would cause far too many civilian casualties, frances. >> josh, thank you >>> in haiti, 15 americans have been evacuated by helicopter into the neighbor dominican republic the state department hopes to evacuate 30 u.s. citizens a day. haiti, especially the capital, are being terrorized by gangs that threaten to turn the country into civil war around 1600 are still believed to be stuck in haiti >>> here in the u.s., a briefing left lawmakers concerned about national security. some senators left the briefing saying this information needs to be declassified for the american public >> my reaction to this briefing is that tiktok is a gun aimed at americans' heads the chinese communists are weaponizing information. >> if that passed the house, it would force the chinese parent company to divest. but

residental buildings particularly the eastern part of khanunis and rafah in the meantime according to the eyewitnesses from the from the east eastern part of kanuni city that unbelievable destruction unfolded in the eastern part of the city after the israeli exhibition forces with the drew from those parts uh particularly and mainly basan and alkarar neighborhoods the people could barely uh identify and uh know uh their their homes and their houses and the residental areas uh because they are witnessing unbelievable and precedented destruction and the devastation that reach every uh everything in that area. in gaza, in gaza city uh also the israeli war planes renewed and maintained their air strikes, particularly against a zitoon neighborhood. another residental building was bounded and destroyed by the israeli war planes. in the meantime the israeli war planes also continued their air strikes and incursions against the northern part of gaza strip. the un expert says israel is destroying gaza's food system is part of the regime's broader starvation campaign in its genocidal war. michael fakhry, un special repertoire on the

rafah, where more than a million displaced people are sheltering. it echoes the position of us presidentjoe biden. i spoke about that earlier with gina abercrombie—winstanley, president of the middle east ambassador to malta. president biden has said the potential for that operation in rafah, will we know we have half of the palestinian population sheltering, he said it would be a red line. since then we have also heard from benjamin netanyahu appearing to green like that. where does that leave washington and president biden if that operation goes ahead? clear that the president _ operation goes ahead? clear that the president has - operation goes ahead? (l- that the president has growing impatience with the prime minister's unwillingness to put him in a difficult position. the president has been extraordinarily generous with his support to israel's need to re—establish safety for its citizens, and he has given support to the prime minister but has made clear his support is for israel, for the israeli people, not necessarily for the leadership. the prime minister is putting a difficult position. you have senator chuck schumer saying it will not fly for a long time. the secretary of sta

east. the biden administration has warned israel against smashing into rafah, underlying its planned assaultn gaza's biggest city. jake sullivan said the u.s. would see no credible plan to protect civilians. >> the president is focused on the substance, the policy, his concern about civilians and about israel being able to sustain a campaign in a way that ultimately leads to an outcome in which the people of israel are secure. hamas is crushed. he believes there is a path to do that and that path does not lie where there are 1.3 million people in the absence of a critical -- credible plan to deal with the population. as things stand today, we have not seen what that plan is. tom: let's bring in paul wallace as we listen to the rhetoric becoming sharp -- sharpened in terms of their critique and approach to this conflict. i ask you this on a daily basis, but are we any closer to a cease-fire? >> it is a crucial question. i think the answer is, no. we are not any closer to a cease-fire. it does not look like hamas and israel are bridging the whitecaps that still exist between them. the bigger p

east. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu approving plans for a ground offensive against hamas in rafah, and it comes as a long-awaited aid ship has just arrived in gaza. richard engel has been following it for us. >> reporter: crews in gaza tonight are finally unloading this desperately needed food and humanitarian aid off a barge that took three days to be towed from cyprus. earlier palestinians waited as the most difficult moment approached, docking in the rough seas the shipment was not sent by a government but chef jose andres' charity, world central kitchen, which refused to wait for a cease-fire or take no for an answer. the group arranged for local truck drivers to gather pieces of destroyed buildings and rubble to create a jetty for the barge, but the relief may be short-lived. today israeli prime minister netanyahu approved plans for an invasion of the city of rafah where some 1.5 million palestinians are taking shelter israel says hamas is hiding among the civilians. president biden has called a military operation against rafah a red line, and today in another sign of growing