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So we dont have any kind of signals. And also, as we become totally isolated, all this while in Emergency Special session at the United Nations General Assembly on the war is underway on the votes. On a resolution that calls for a durable truth is do i need moment guys that is being strong. The people goes up in shunt underneath it. Among the more a trucks arrive in gaza than us describes the deliveries from that are nowhere near. You know, the, its just pos, 1900 hours jam t, thats 10 pm in gaza and well recap the latest developments. So the strip has been subjective to the largest as really bombardments since the start of the war on october 7th. Israel is bombing residential areas in the north and this center of the strips and the un says civil order has collapsed, is really military spokesman is calling on residents of garza city to move south. But showing is ongoing there as well. And she says the Ground Forces will expand operations 2 nights. Meanwhile, ill to 0 source. So say neg
Setup in july and already it has 17 people at the very time. Now one of those was actually a senior figure in the janine battalions. Now it was pointing out as well. Uh, did you mean battalions actually a rodney in the account . Because they grew up the and they dropped resisting occupation. They wouldnt be the if it wasnt for the occupation, and they have this right to resist on the International Law now. Uh, the actual rate starts at around 1 oclock in the morning. These relatives came from various different directions, including this, right . Im on at the moment. Thats just was showing you a just this road over here was the raid was going on. These ratings brought in a heavily all med bulldozer and they start digging up right now if they were trying to cut off the electricity or cut off the water supply, theyre all for easier ways of doing and palestinians are telling us, but actually this is just for rushman of the People Living in the camp. Now, while these raids all come in place
We dont have any kind of signals in our service. We become totally isolated. Meanwhile negotiations and a c spar im prisoner, Exchange Deal between israel and home us mediator to buy cost of a set to be progressing for us. And by sort of the size, the world has reached a paddlers moments and the conflict just so you and General Assembly is use of bolton, a resolution that calls for our curable since garza is being strong. The people that can shunt native unbundled and more a talk. So live in gaza that you and describes the deliveries as crumbs that are nowhere near enough. The for those of you have just joined us, its just past 18. G m t, thats 9 pm in gaza. The gaza strip has been subjected to the largest is really bombardment since the start of the war on a, with the 7th, as well as bombing residential areas in the north and the center of the strip. And the United Nations says civil order has collapsed. These Ready Ministry spokesman is calling on the residence of guys of city to mov
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