was killed in gaza city gaza's health minister says a man and a woman have been killed in the strike israel has accused the iranian backed palestinian group of carrying out recent rocket attacks inside israel israel has now shot all of gaza's border crossings let's go live to how the foresaid in western used them how are you just bring us up to date with these airstrikes what more can you tell us. well we knew what you just said that the israeli military has claimed the strike that has killed. they say is a senior islamic jihad commander in the northern part of the gaza strip and as you say they have been blaming islamic jihad for the recent rounds of rocket attacks that have come out of gaza in recent months the kinds of escalations that we've seen which have led to israeli retaliatory strikes in the lead israel and gaza towards more and more difficult and dangerous territory in terms of those escalations however this in itself is potentially an extremely dangerous escalation israel has not targeted leadership in this way for some time and so this strike is i think excepted here to

the very latest on what's happening there on the ground in gaza want to talk now to or has them in gaza city he is a reporter there what's happening right now where you are. since the morning the palestinian factions is mainly islamic jihad is firing rockets from gaza and these were 80 army is targeting military sites from. from warplanes targeted military sites belong to laze let me just had mainly. israel target some groups 3 posting ians probably the did with islam jihad were killed while about 18 at least were injured some of them in a critical condition according to the ministry of failed. israel announced in the morning the closing of the crossings between those done as well the individual crossing in the north in gaza areas plus the commercial crossings in the south in gaza which allowed for. the goods to calm and to go also lost is well respected the fishing zone in gaza of. 6 miles in the studio 15 miles all right now let's take a listen has some 2 israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu spoke about the operation earlier at a press conference that this is how we just to fight the

take a look. >> funeral of abu el-atta is underway in gaza city.ed overnight in a targeted as as nation by israel. -- as a assassination by israele demanding a response from the fact shoves inside gaza. we are getting video from the israeli side, showing rocket impacts along a highway near the israel, gaza border. we saw online a direct impact to a small factory in the town, a small town along the border. i received a text from a senior hamas official. hamas is in control of the gaza strip. the official said major escalation is expected. benjamin netanyahu is expected to make an announcement from the israeli side in a few minutes. islamic jihad is pledging what they call a war with israel amid the heightened tension. we expect more rockets here later this morning, into the afternoon a. certainly going to keep an eye on what's happening here in gaza. a building was struck by a misfire from a rocket right next to where we are standing. the building we're inside of did take shrapnel. there were no injuries. rob: trey, you're certainly in the middle of

and for more on this story we can speak to journalist has a aleutian he's following this in gaza city has and thank you for joining us can you bring us up to date on what's been happening at the moment there in gaza. well as you mentioned today was a day of exchanging fire firing rockets from gaza tens of orcutt's were fired into they say the city's reach tel aviv but most of it was the nearby cities that israeli jets and air forces targeted many places mainly military sites and some of the some people some of the. no faction claimed responsibility or. announce anything but apparently they are those people was. according to his well the they stand behind firing rockets so since the morning gaza. is a different day it's out of there is this coalition after years of of the quietness squalls government institutions and banks are closed today. and now israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu he did speak earlier at a press conference let's listen now to what he said about the killing of this gaza militant. with a blue moon. in the past year this arch terrorist was the main generator of t

well i'm joined now by journalist lucia in gaza city good evening to you. tell us what is the situation right now there in gaza. well as the report mentioned. more recall moral kits from gaza and more strikes and continued. the latest strike that killed 2 militants affiliated with islamic jihad apparently they were trying to launch rockets and so in total 5 philistines at least 2 of them affiliated with islamic jihad with killed after the estimation of the islamic jihad commander and his wife in the morning. so the situation is like most of the gazans now at home it's quite outside no cars barely you hear of any car passing the street or but the bombs and explosions and then talk to me about how significant how important was. according to islamic jihad he's the he's the chief or the commander of the. area of the gaza strip he's a member of the security or. the military council which is. calling and controlling the military wing of islamic jihad actually is where we simply accused him of standing behind fire and rockets specifically the one. of the rockets th

let's get you more on the situation on the ground i'm now joined by has i'm about to show he is in gaza city he is a reporter there what's happening at the moment where you are in gaza. well the continuous off exchange of firing between gaza and his will is let me just had mainly is firing orcutt's from gaza while the israelis are targeting military sites and and those suspected the groups that israel is claiming they are firing rockets or standing behind firing their rockets 3 ballistic means were killed. does and where were injured some of them in a critical condition there is a fear among among the thousands of the schools and government owes the tuition's banks are closed the crossings between gaza and israel are closed the commercial crossing would be open tomorrow as it's and now from the palestinian side for allowing the fuel to come in for them and main bourse station. there was no news about it when there is going to be open or closed tomorrow so there's still from time to time we hear bombs coming whether rockets are fired from gaza or israeli. jets are targeting some some some pla

military says one of its air strikes has killed the commander of the armed group islamic jihad in gaza city israel has accused the iranian backed palestinian group of carrying out rocket attacks inside israel and to shut all gaza border crossings and another breaking story syrian state t.v. reports that when casualties after an attack near the lebanese embassy in damascus state media also says a hostile target was shot down by the syrian army in the town west of damascus. and in the coming hours polygamous former president is due to land in mexico where he's been granted political asylum overall ralitsa resigned on sunday after the military demanded he step down. now a new bush fires have broken out across eastern australia sydney is now shrouded in smoke as soaring temperatures and high winds fanning flames toward its outer suburbs the region has been designated a catastrophic fire danger for tuesday up to $600.00 schools and colleges have also been closed off and 70 fires are burning across the state of new south wales under the sort of conditions there is a significant amount of unpredic

gaza city council places high importance on the issue of the rise in port prices and has already enacted a series of measures these measures and policies up to now appear to have had enough it was that impact which can happen even fashion digitas oil. it will be months however before chinese pork production recovers that's when the next generation of pigs will reach maturity for slaughter provided the virus doesn't get them 1st. now to some of the other global business stories making news b.m.w. is lowering bonuses for its $90000.00 workers in germany as part of a drive to reduce costs profit sharing for employees will be cut by 20 percent starting next year this year b.m.w. workers receive just over $9000.00 euros in shared profits carmakers says the cuts will allow it to preserve jobs. india ride sharing firm all eyes begun signing up drivers in london the company says it's going to launch services in the british capital in the weeks ahead the news comes just days after it was denied a new license after repeated safety failures all operates in more than 250 cities across india u.k. aus

gaza city council places high importance on the issue of the rise in port prices and has already enacted a series of measures these measures and policies up to now appear to have an idea that has that impact which can happen in fashion digits oil. it will be months however before chinese pork production recovers that's when the next generation of pigs will reach maturity for slaughter provided the virus doesn't get them 1st. i want to cross over to our correspondent suzanne han in a thai pie how long will it take for china to recover from all that. well monika it depends on how you define the recovery if we're talking about production according to experts china need more than 5 years before the pork production could recover back to the previous wife of a levels but china is not only the world's biggest consumer they talk about how more and more people feel unhappy because they have to change their diet so that we don't know how long it would take for the chinese government to counter anger of the public of course the government's already done something in a bid to keep costs low beijing

the funeral is underway in gaza city. led overnight in a r targeted as as nation by israel. emotions are high inside the gaza strip as thousands of l palestinians are he demanding a response from the factions inside gaza. we are also getting some video from the israeli side. footage shows rockets impacting a highway near the israel/gaza border. no one was injured in this strike. we have received reports of light injuries on the israeli side. at any moment benjamin netanyahu is expected to make a statement. we heard from the leader of islamic jihad inside the gaza strip. he said his group will respond strongly to the assassination of the military commander. we will stay in contact with what ma and islamic jihad to get the latest on their plans. in the distance i can hear a drone. moments ago, there was an air strike in the northern part of the gaza strip. i can see interceptions that have taken place from rockets that were fired, israel's missile defense system trying to intercept those before they hit civilians on the isra

we are live in gaza city where it is army has killed him overnight. e commander of in, you heard explosions as we started talking, rockets being fired from the gaza strip into southern israel as we speak. we see air strikes this morning inside of israel, since the initial attack overnight that killed the senior military leader, islamic jihad as well as his wife. to give you background on jihad for the second largest faction in side of the gaza strip. they are receiving money and weapons from the regime and i spoke with the leader of the jihad over the weekend. they were meeting at a hamas headquarters in gaza city, trying to work on palestinian election information, trying to get elections together to basically have a stronger joint coalition against weather in the gaza or the west bank. and i tried to get rid of the division taking place between hamas, islamic jihad, palestinian organizations. you can hear in the distance, sirens. what we have seen this morning's emergency services in gaza responding to the house of the senior military commander, isla

gaza city has all but shut down. its people are hiding. >> i think the situation is going toward war like in 2014. still, it is not clear. in the coming hours, the situation will become more clear. tuesday, israeli fighter jets killed a leader. israel blamed him for dozens of attacks. islamic jihadists responded by launching more than 200 rockets into israel. israeli armored vehicles are now lining up at the border and airstrikes continue. israel has said that any attacks that originate inside gaza are the responsibility of hamas, the palestinian political group which is in control. there are fears that if hamas joins forces with islamic jihad, this conflict could get much worse. hamas seems reluctant to get involved. point of making a blaming islamic jihad fighters for the attacks. >> we are responding to every attack against us with a sharp response. the islamic jihad best understand that now rather than when it is too late. >> while the united nations and egypt want to negotiate an end to the shelling, the border

many injuries being brought to the hospital in gaza city. you can see emotions are extremely high as family members are unsure about the fate of their loved ones. >>> is really f-16s the gaza strip wednesday as the islamic jihad fired more than 200 rockets into southern israel. many of the rockets were intercepted by israel's defense system, the iron dome. some slipped through, slamming into houses like this one, wounding an elderly woman. sirens blared throughout the day in israel as the sounds of funeral processions pierced the air in gaza. since this new round of conflict began, at least 24 palestinians have been killed and more than 70 injured. what appears from the outside to be a war is just the beginning of violence some analysts warn. so far, the fighting has been only between islamic jihad and israel. hamas, who controlled gaza, it is considering joining the fight. if they do so, the rocket attacks on israel will intensify, and the chances of achieving a cease-fire will be far more difficult. >> translator: if air strikes and the agg

brent: i'm joined in gaza city. tell us what is the situation right now they in gaza?> well, more rockets from gaza and launch strikes and that continued. the latest strike e that killedd twtwo militants in the islamic jihad, they were trying to launch rocketsts so in tototal,e palestinians, at least two of them, were killed after the assassination of the islamic jihad commander. so the situation is like most of the gazans now and i'm told it's quiet outside, you don't hear any car passing the street, but the bombs. brent: talalk to me about how significant, how important was abu l otte -- abu el-attata. >> he is the chief or commander of the area of the gaza strip, he is a member of the military council, which is rolling and withdrawing islamic jihad. israel accused him of standing behind firing rockets, specifically the one, the rockets that attacked when netanyahu was speaking and campaigning for the elections a few months ago. his name appeared at that time. he wasn't well known, he was attacked by israel. there were assassination attempts before and he was injured

bret. >> bret: trey yingst live on the ground in gaza city, thank you.chaos, confusion, confrontation throughout latin america, we will bring you there. first, beyond our borders tonight, the death toll for wildfires raging across australia's most populous state has risen to 4. authorities are warning of worsening weather conditions to come, ferocious wildfires across new south wales have destroyed at least 150 homes. about 60 fires were burning around the state this morning, more than 1,000 firefighters are battling those blazes. chinese president xi jinping says ending violence by what he calls criminals and restoring order in hong kong's most -- is most hong kong's pressing task. croaked dominic quotes him as saying the chinese government will continue to support hong kong leader carrie lam, the police, and the courts. britain's brexit party has rejected an electoral pact with ruling conservatives. of the party says it will field 300 candidates in next month's elections to force prime prime minister boris johnson to deliver on promises of a clean brea

israel, pledging to continue their attacks. >> the funeral of islamic at commander is underway in gaza city was killed overnight in a targeted assassination by israel. emotions are high inside the gaza strip as thousands of palestinians are demanding a response from the factions inside gaza. it is >> at least ten gazans were killed by air strikes today and another 45 have been injured according to the palestinian health ministry. thomas, the group in control of the gaza strip, said they will be forced to join the fighting if israel continues to respond o the rocket fire with air strikes in gaza. islamic jihad released a statement late tuesday indicating that the fighting would only increase. egyptian negotiators are working as our to prepare a cease-fire deal between israel and islamic jihad. if they are unsuccessful, the region will once again wake up to clashes tomorrow along the israel gaza border. >> bret: trae young's come alive in gaza, early wednesday morning. thank you. up next, a very mixed message being sent young journalist. first, beyond our borders tonight, two's being trains c

. >> rockets were launched from gaza city. two intercepted by israel's air defense system.ael reopened border crossings. >> the government and the idf achieved its goal in this mission. we illuminated the terrorist that was -- eliminated the terrorist in charge of recent actions against israel. we will do anything necessary in order to avoid. correspondent: since israel onassinated a commander tuesday morning, it has shifted its long-standing policy that responsible for all rocket fire out of gaza, instead stricking islamic jihad targets almost exclusively. said it stood with islamic jihad in the battle, but held back from launching its own rockets. perhaps concerns about wider escalations. as night fell, israel said it intercepted another rocket fired out of gaza. communities around the fridges -- fringes have decided to close schools on friday for fear the cease-fire will not hold. citizens arean suspected of being part of isil and have arrived in berlin after being deported from turkey. and a childr women, departed istanbul in the latest wave of repatriation that started

video from gaza city shows a building being hit by rocket fire. israel says that this was a rare and targeted assassination of the islamic jihad commander. the israeli army accused the commander of coordinating rocket launches over the past year. meanwhile, syrian state media said an israeli air strike in damascus targeted another islamic jihad commander, but he was unharmed. > the first puea top peagon offto lawmakers that defense department officials were in the aid to ukraine. laura podesta is here in new york. laura, who gave the testimony, and what are lawmakers saying about these documents? >> reporter: that would be deputy assistant secretary of defense laura cooper. she's responsible for overseeing u.s. military assistance to ukraine. and she said the delay of the release of nearly $400 million in aid raised alarm bells. president trump is pushing back as congress gets set for the first public hearing of its impeachment inquiry. after observing veterans day in new york city, the hoax, writing on twitter, "just like schiff fabricated my pho

but it's hard to find hope here in the overcrowded oncology unit at the hospital in gaza city there's a shortage of most things medicines painkillers and medical equipment a diagnosis like mark goods can resemble a death sentence. doctor knew immediately he wouldn't be able to help mahmoud under such conditions and that his best chance for survival would be through treatment outside of the gaza strip. the doctor refers him to a clinic in east jerusalem he knows that will mean an unpredictable journey for mahmoud because even a sick palestinian child cannot easily enter israel. mahmoud has become quieter over the course of his onus he hasn't been to school for a year his father doesn't want him to lose contact with his friends so as often as possible he takes them to an aid organization that has afternoon care for kids. meanwhile mahmoud's father has to apply for his son's travel to east jerusalem hundreds of relatives of seriously ill patients are waiting for the travel permit 1st the palestinian national authority has to agree to the trip and then the israeli government has to approv

hospital in gaza city there's a shortage of most things medicines painkillers and medical equipment a diagnosis like my moods can resemble a death sentence. dr kelly knew immediately he wouldn't be able to help mahmoud under such conditions and that his best chance for survival would be through treatment outside of the gaza strip the doctor a 1st time to a clinic in east jerusalem he knows that will mean an unpredictable journey for mahmoud. hundreds of relatives of seriously ill patients are waiting for the travel permit 1st the palestinian national authority has to agree to the trip and then the israeli government has to approve it. the permit finally arrives and the trip is set to begin in the early morning. but maku doesn't want to leave he doesn't want to be away from his siblings or his parents he wants to stay at home and he's terrified of dying. and. finally his parents managed to convince him to go with his grandmother at his side . then at the border there's another surprise his grandmother is not allowed to leave gaza and no reason is given instead mahmoud's mother will now

but it's hard to find hope here in the overcrowded oncology unit at the hospital in gaza city there's a shortage of most things medicines painkillers and medical equipment a diagnosis like mark moods can resemble a death sentence. doctor knew immediately he wouldn't be able to help mahmoud under such conditions and that his best chance for survival would be through treatment outside of the gaza strip. the doctor referred him to a clinic in east jerusalem she knows that will mean an unpredictable journey for mahmoud because even a sick palestinian child cannot easily enter israel. mahmoud has become quieter over the course of his illness he hasn't been to school for a year his father doesn't want him to lose contact with his friends so as often as possible he takes them to an aid organization that has afternoon care for kids. meanwhile mahmoud's father has to apply for his son's travel to east jerusalem hundreds of relatives of seriously ill patients are waiting for the travel permit 1st the palestinian national authority has to agree to the trip and then the israeli government has to

it happened about 2 hours ago there were alerts in the area around gaza these rockets fired from gaza city there have been reports that it was fired by a smaller faction inside gaza not islamic jihad or hamas but nobody's officially claimed responsibility for it israeli military says that it observed these 5 rockets come out and that 2 of them were intercepted by the anti missile iron dome system now it's not unprecedented for a cease fire to come in and then for a few flare ups to take place afterwards without its entirely destroying the cease fire and certainly there's been nothing else for the last couple of hours in terms of the cease fire itself as you heard islamic jihad is saying that it is security concessions from israel both in terms of a pledge not to assassinate top leadership as what as with what happened in the early hours of tuesday morning with the targeted killing of a senior commander of islamic jihad and his wife in an apartment building and to stop firing on protesters at the friday border protest now the israeli foreign minister has been interviewed this morning saying

situation there is extremely tense the funeral of the islamic jihad leader is currently underway in gaza city now all of this comes as a separate attack on the damascus home of a nother islamic jihad a political leader took place also in the early hours of the small and according to islamic jihad the east. of the commander was killed in a blaming the israeli army as of yet there's been no comment no response from the israel defense forces syrian media is reporting the attack they say that 2 people were killed and 6 people were wounded but at this stage they are not saying who was killed and who is responsible for this assassination just to mention that the last time israel carried out targeted assassinations was back in 2014 so this certainly indicates a resumption in the israeli policy of targeted assassinations for asli report and there you watching r.t. going to take a quick break now more news must go into this. one almost sure seems wrong why don't we just don't call. me. yet to shape our disdain become educated and in the game equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart w

in an empty space in the north the funeral of the islamic jihad leader is currently under way in gaza city now all of this comes as a separate attack on the damascus home of a nother islamic jihad political leader took place also in the early hours of the small and according to islamic jihad the son of the commander was killed in a blaming the israeli army as of yet there's been no comment. the response from the israel defense forces syrian media is reporting the attack they say that 2 people were killed and 6 people were wounded but at this stage they're not saying who was killed and who is responsible for this assassination just to mention that the last time israel carried out targeted assassinations was back in 2014 so the 2nd indicates a resumption in the israeli policy of targeted assassinations ok thanks paula for the update that was our middle east correspondent paula slayer reporting from tel aviv thank you. are some of her aides and her wreath laying ceremony were held in the u.s. on mondays the country marks veterans day this year's commemorations they also drew protests in new y

hours into the cease fire 5 rockets were launched from gaza city to them intercepted by israel's air defense system nonetheless israel eased restrictions imposed on its own citizens near gaza and reopened border crossings. no i'm not satisfied because there is no benefit cease fires have happened many times before and were useless. the government and the i.d.f. achieved its goal in this mission we eliminated. their ways that was in charge of. recent actions against israel we will do anything necessary in order to avoid any actions since israel assassinated the senior islamic jihad commander. on tuesday morning it's shifted its longstanding policy of holding hamas responsible for all rocket fire out of gaza instead striking islamic jihad targets and fighters almost exclusively amassed said it stood with islamic jihad in the battle but held back from launching its own rockets a possible sign of its concerns about a wider escalation and those concerns aren't over yet as night fell israel said it in the set said another rocket being fired out of gaza israeli communities around the fringes

group islamic jihad meanwhile after an overnight lol rockets are again fired from gaza into israel gaza city has all but shut down many of its people are hiding. i think the situation is going towards war 2014 still it's not clear in the coming hours the situation will become more clear . on tuesday israeli fighter jets killed a senior islamic jihad leader by deliberately targeting his gaza hundreds israel blames back on. for dozens of attacks islamic jihad responded by launching more than 200 rockets into israel now israeli armored vehicles are lined up at the gaza border and air strikes continue in the past israel has said that any attacks that originate inside gaza are ultimately the responsibility of hamas the palestinian political group which is in control of gaza there are fears that if hamas joins forces with islamic jihad then this conflict could get much worse but hamas seems reluctant to get involved instead israel is making a point of blaming only islamic jihad fighters for the rocket attacks. we are responding to every attack against us with a very sharp attack and response i thi

i was into the ceasefire 5 rockets were launched from gaza city to them intercepted by israel's air defense system nonetheless israel eased restrictions imposed on its own citizens near gaza and reopened border crossings the israeli government and the i.d.f. cheve exhausted in this mission we eliminated their toys that was in charge or faired the recent actions against these well we will do anything necessary in order to avoid any toe actions since israel assassinated the senior islamic jihad commander. on tuesday morning it's shifted its longstanding policy of holding hamas responsible for all rocket fire out of gaza instead striking islamic jihad targets and fighters almost exclusively i must said it stood with islamic jihad in the battle but held back from launching its own rockets a possible sign of its concerns about a wider escalation. and since the night fell in gaza on thursday there were a further at least 2 rockets that were fired from gaza territory one of them intercepted by the iron dome around nightfall the 2nd one around 8 pm local time which fell inside gaza and territory it

multiple rockets firing overnight from gaza city and it escalating violence for two days, a gaza militant commander, israel conducting airstrikes in return killing 34 people. donald trump and turkish president erdogan vowing to work together. during a white house meeting they discussed turkey's military offensive against us backed kurds in syria. >> turkey will continue to uphold what it is supposed to uphold. i'm a big fan of the president was my goal is to expand commerce between the united states and turkey. and reciprocal relationships. heather: donald trump expressed concern over the plan to buy russian fighter jets the data one slams congress for recognizing the century-old armenian genocide. he said it was unacceptable turkish religious leader is living in exile in the us accusing him of plotting to overthrow the turkish regime. for more than a year after molly tibbetts was found dead police have not found a murder weapon. the revelation coming as a judge hears arguments on whether to throw out or accused killer's confession. police coerced him into an interview without reading his

about 5 hours ago now consisted the israeli military says of 5 rockets that were fired out from gaza city here and the 2 of them were intercepted by the anti missile iron dome system so far there's been no claim of responsibility for firing those rockets there been some reports that it was one of the more minor factions neither islamic jihad nor hamas but we don't have any confirmation either way israel is saying that the it is maintaining that the operation that it says it been carrying out over the last couple of days has concluded saying successfully the death toll mounting substantially to 34 in the last hours of that exchange of strikes and rocket fire 34 people killed here inside gaza no substantial injuries on the israeli side the most deadly of those strikes came overnight with the targeting of a house in central gaza and the deaths of an entire family 8 people killed israel says that the father and husband of that family was a senior commander of islamic jihad islamic jihad can also say that it's pointing to what it says are concessions from israel in terms of not targeted and no

hours into the cease fire 5 rockets were launched from gaza city 2 of them intercepted by israel's air defense system nonetheless israel eased restrictions imposed on its own citizens near gaza and reopened border crossings. and the i.d.f. achieved its goal in this mission we eliminated. that was in charge of. recent actions against. we will do anything necessary in order to avoid any. since israel assassinated the senior islamic jihad commander. on tuesday morning it's shifted its longstanding policy of holding hamas responsible for all rocket fire out of gaza instead striking islamic jihad targets and fighters almost exclusively amass said it stood with islamic jihad in the battle but held back from launching its own rockets a possible sign of its concerns about a wider escalation. there was further rocket fire that came out of the gaza strip as night fell on thursday evening at around sunset there was a rocket that the israeli military said was intercepted by the iron dome anti-missile system a few hours later around 8 pm local time there was another rocket that was fired and fell i

i was into the ceasefire 5 rockets were launched from gaza city to them intercepted by israel's air defense system nonetheless israel eased restrictions imposed on its own citizens near gaza and reopened border crossings. the government and the i.d.f. achieved its goal in this mission we eliminated. there always that was in charge of. recent actions against me as well we will do anything necessary in order to avoid any actions since israel assassinated the senior islamic jihad commander. on tuesday morning it's shifted its longstanding policy of holding hamas responsible for all rocket fire out of gaza instead striking islamic jihad targets and fighters almost exclusively amassed said it stood with islamic jihad in the battle but held back from launching its own rockets a possible sign of its concerns about a wider escalation of those concerns aren't over yet as night fell israel said it it deserted another rocket being fired out of gaza israeli communities around the fringes of the gaza strip have decided to close their schools again on friday for fear that this ceasefire would hold very f

both of them backed groups in gaza city today including hamas. they both say while they appreciate the support from iran they would not blindly take orders from tehran. >> reporting from gaza for us. mister gorbachev opened the skate. >> mister gorbachev tear down this wall. president ronald reagan saying those fateful words back in 1987. just two years before the berlin wall came tumbling down this weekend marks 30 years since the fall but in a different part of the world there is an nagging remnant of the cold war. >> it is the demilitarized zone between north and south korea. president trump visited there in the summer analyst note that the pursuit of peace with north korea could be similar to what ronald reagan did with the soviet union. i'm joined now by gordon chang. always great to have you. so when you compare u.s. foreign policy then versus now what comes to mind. we don't know the outcome of north korean talks but they don't look to be very good at this time because since the middle of may or the last year. they have let off a lot of tru