what proof do you have of this, omar shakir?>> israel did not a 2009 when human rights watch documented and -- human rights watch verify this evidence, confirms. we took video footage to verify it was recorded when it was taken. we ran this by experts that confirmed what was shown was white phosphorus. we interviewed people who lived in the communities where the white phosphorus was dropped in gaza, and their description of what it looked like and smelled like was consistent with the use of white phosphorus and its international followed up with her on reporting. -- amnesty international followed up with their own reporting. footage provided by these really government of some of the weapon systems being used we are talking about a weapon that is when dropped in civilian areas is unlawful because it can burn homes and other structures, cause lifelong suffering for the communities that live there. the fact the israeli government is using -- even when it is used for signaling or of securing the army come in can cause harm to civili

joining us now is the israel and palestine director, human rights watch, omar shakir. r fulbright scholar in syria. omar, thank you very much for being with us. and i am just -- i want to continue this conversation that we just started with jonathan. but i want to get your perspective. and i want to get your thoughts in a part of the world that has seen so much violence, so much suffering, so much pain, so much death. what happened here on saturday is unique. a court needed attack, air, sea, and land, taking of dozens, maybe more of men, women, and children hostage. and now as the sun rises, we can only presume that human suffering is only going to increase even more. what do you think we could be about to see here? >> let's talk by saying the war did not start yesterday. mr. greenblatt's correct, history will judge us, and history will judge those of us who have been silent in the face of the years, the decades -long oppression of the palestinian people. let's forget that for 16 years, the israeli government has mocked the 2.2 million people of gaza in an open air pris

there is a need for the world to act to prevent that. >> omar shakir, thank you so much.ext, everybody, face to face in courtroom showdown on tuesday. michael cohen takes the stand, in a manhattan courtroom with his former boss donald trump, expected to be in the front row watching. a preview of, that coming up next. coming up next they switched to google tools for education because there's never been a reported ransomware attack on a chromebook. now they're focused on learning knowing that their data is secure. ( ♪♪ ) my name is caron and i'm from brooklyn. i work for the city of new york as a police administrator. i oversee approximately 20 people and my memory just has to be sharp. i always hear people say, you know, when you get older, you know, people lose memory. i didn't want to be that person. i decided to give prevagen a try. my memory became much sharper. i remembered more! i've been taking prevagen for four years now. prevagen. at stores everywhere without a prescription. choosing a treatment for your chronic migraine - i've been taking prevagen for four years

collective punishment and a war crime. the director of human rights watch in israel and palestine, omar shakir, called the comments of the minister disgusting and accused the state of israel of using hunger as a weapon of war. during a phone call with cnn reporters , shakir highlighted the risks to the more than two million palestinians living in israel's long blockade of gaza and called on the international criminal court to intervene. at the same time, at the same time, there is information that a large number of people, apparently civilians, have gathered at the crossings between the gas sector and egypt, they are trying, they are trying to leave, dangerous districts, now the entire gas sector is dangerous, extraordinary concentration once again people on this piece of land, and of course, an extraordinary concentration of combat power... and in terms of manpower, well, we are now adding to our marathon mazyar mian, an independent iranian columnist, we welcome you, dear mr. mian, good evening, iran, involvement, non-involvement, iran, we understand that there is official iran, and there is

live now to omar shakir, the israel and palestine director at human rights watch who calls us from chicago and ground operations. it of this expansion of air and ground operations-— operations. it looks agreed we descend deeper _ operations. it looks agreed we descend deeper and _ operations. it looks agreed we descend deeper and deeper i operations. it looks agreed we i descend deeper and deeper into darkness and every day, more and more and at a level that is unprecedented in the modern history of israel and palestine. we are seeing hundreds of civilians and hundreds of people, civilians included chilled every day in more than 100 children and the population is been nearly three weeks of that electricity and without water and only a trickle of aid coming in and now, we see effectively a cut off of all communications in total darkness, there is a real risk of further mass atrocities being committed in the current context and it is difficult to express the level of concerns last in the israeli army invaded, gaza, we documented serious war crimes including intentional targeting of civilians

amy: omar shakir of human rights watch said his organization has always found data from the gaza ministry of health reliable. he said that until quite recently, even the u.s. state department cited the ministry's data without caveat. >> i think it is worth noting this creates a fog of war, a fog of misinformation, which can provide political cover for more large-scale atrocities to take place. the conversation should focus on how world leaders can stop further mass atrocities and not nitpicking whether a number that is generally proven to be accurate may be a little bit off. amy: al jazeera's gaza bureau chief wael dahdouh returned to the airwaves on thursday, a day after an israeli air strike killed 12 members of his family. dahdouh resumed broadcasting from a gaza rooftop hours after he led prayers at a funeral for his wife, son, daughter, grandson, and other relatives. >> i saw it as my duty to get back to work as quickly as possible despite everything. as you can see, the bombardment is still ongoing. there are air and artillery showings and things continue to develop. amy: the commit

. >> omar shakir, thank you. it's been more than a week since hamas invaded israel. tonight as the israeli military prepares to start a ground offensive into gaza, they are also preparing for a second front and the war on the israel lebanon border. and right now, they're shoring up defenses there against hezbollah fighters. coming up next, more on prime minister know who's realty after visiting farmers on the front lines today. we are back after this. ter this will it get worse? how common is it? who can i talk to? can this be treated? stop typing. start talking to a specialized urologist. because it could be peyronie's disease, or pd. it's a medical condition where there is a curve in the erection, caused by a formation of scar tissue. and an estimated 1 in 10 men may have it. but pd can be treated even without surgery. say goodbye to searching online. find a specialized urologist who can diagnose pd and build a treatment plan with you. visit makeapdplan.com today. (all) ♪ toooo youuuuu! ♪ (sean)ild a treatment i wish for the amazing new iphone 15 pro! (jason) sean!

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