fire across the lebanon israel border in recent weeks. hezbollah says it is fighting israel to support hamas in gaza. the un secretary general antonio guterres has warned there is real risk that the crisis on the israel lebanon border could escalate. one rash move, one miscalculation could trigger a catastrophe that goes far beyond the border, and frankly beyond imagination. let us be clear, the people of the region and the people of the world cannot afford lebanon to become another gaza. the humanitarian situation in gaza is worsening after eight months of war. on x, the head of the world health organization said more than ten thousand palestinians are in gaza need urgent medical attention. he added that since the closure of the rafah crossing on may seven, no patients have been evacuated from the gaza strip. the us military said on thursday that a temporary pier off the coast of gaza has been re anchored, allowing the resumption of aid deliveries. the israeli army recently
Amazon Founderjeff Bezos briefly becomes the worlds richest person. But wall street nerves about the companys massive Spending Push him back down to number two. Plus, Making America Grow again. Will the latest figures on the us economy bring President Trump closer to his 3 target . Welcome to World Business report. Im rachel horne. Also coming up a billion dollar round of coffees as starbucks buys out its chinese partner. But first we start with retail giant amazon. It has seen its shares fall sharply after its latest figures disappointed wall street. The good news it is raking in huge sums of money as its sales keep expanding. The bad its spending a fortune on developing its business, and that is making investors nervous. Lets show you the details. Total sales in the three months tojune jumped almost a quarter compared to last year to just under 38 billion. Unfortunately, they spent almost all of it Operating Expenses surged to well over 37 billion. That means there wasnt much actual
Were in the clinic on kunduz. 12 nations from both sides of the Pacific Reach a new trade deal covering 40 of the worlds economy. Im robin adams. All the sports are live from doha. Also coming up on the program with Brendan Rodgers shown the door at liverpool, will they lay out the welcome mat . Hello. Israels cabinet has been meeting to discuss continuing tension and violence over access to jerusalems holy sites. A 13yearold palestinian boy was shot dead during fighting with Israeli Security forces. As protests continue in the occupied west bank. Four israelis have been killed in the past five days. Mike hannah has more from west jerusalem. Reporter a 13yearold boy shot in another clark between demonstrators and the israeli army in the occupied west bank. He died while receiving treatment in hospital. The army says its investigating the circumstances of the death. In the village the funeral of an 18yearold. He was shot dead by Israeli Soldiers during clashes on sunday, according to pa
Rain falls in just two hours. The herbal remedies becoming harder to pick in south africa. Im robin adams with all the sports in doha. Liverpool is searching for a new manager this hour. Details later in the program. Also, the latest from the Rugby World Cup. Argentina supported by the countrys most legendary footballer take a significant step towards the quarterfinals. The northern afghan city of kunduz has reportedly fallen back into taliban control. Government forces backed by u. S. War planes have been fighting against the taliban there since monday. This as the u. S. Defense secretary promised a full investigation into whether the u. S. Military played any role in the destruction of a hospital run by Aid Group Doctors Without Borders which left 22 people dead. We have the report. Reporter police in the Northern City of kunduz have been distributing bread and rice to residents, many have lived without food, water or electricity for days. Translator planes are bombing us from above.
Western hemisphere. Mexicos western coast braces for Hurricane Patricia. Tens of thousands of palestinians are allowed into prayers. Israel eases restrictions on access to the al asqa mosque. Were counting down to the Rugby World Cup semifinals that get underway in 24 hours time. Its the world champions on saturday. Well hear them from later in the program. South africas president zuma will freeze a rise in fees proposed for University Students next year. It came after massive demonstrations in the capital city of pretoria. Here thousands of University Students. This is what they think of the proposed increase. Some of them tried to storm the seat of government but were held back by riot police that fired stun grenades and used water cannons. Al jazeera was in the middle of that protest. This is what she sent us. Reporter these protests where we are now have been going on for over eight days. Theyve, in fact, spread across the country, and that will explain why students are becoming in