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this was the view across the israel lebanon border earlier today where we ve seen a thick plume of black smoke in the sky as hostilities continue in that border area. so, let s start this hour by hearing from israel s prime minister. translation: last night, - i talked again with president biden. i do appreciate us steadfast position at the security council a position which backs our war effort. yesterday, i told president biden that we will fight until total victory, as long as it takes. the us understands this. i saw false reports that claimed the united states has prevented us from operational activities in the region. this is not true. israel is a sovereign country. our war decisions are based on our operational considerations. this is the live scene over the israel gaza border, where we ve seen continued bombardement this weekend. an israel military spokesman says it s expanding its ground operations in the southern and northern parts of the gaza strip. reuters is
this is the scene outside nasser hospital in khan younis we ve seen more injured taken there in the past few hours. it has been overwhelmed with numbers of casualties being taken to that hospital. further north, this is the view across the israel lebanon border in the past hour we ve seen a thick plume of black smoke in the sky there. us presidentjoe biden has told the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, that there s a critical need to protect the civilian population, including those supporting aid operations. the white house said that in a phone call between the two men, mr biden also stressed the importance of allowing civilians to move safely away from areas where there s fighting. greg mckenzie has this report. president biden told the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, that as israel continues its military campaign in gaza, there s a critical need to protect the civilian population including those supporting aid operations. but mr biden said that h
latest tally? more than 730,000 migrant encounters at the southern border, like adding a city the size of denver in three months. but remember, according to the white house, the border is secure. the video of the caravan, just passed a mexican military outpost, i ve been there several times. the mexican military is there and they just go over in rafts and the bridge. typically the caravans gain steam as the migrants see strength in numbers and a way to avoid being picked off by immigration checkpoints. along the way, help provide transport and busses and ngos will help the migrants focus the story to best pass the asylum interview. the president of the united states must help us. we are migrants. in reality, some of us only go to the u.s. for 4, 5, 6, 7 years. and then return to our country. for this reason we demand that joe biden help us. critics would say he already is, as taxpayer-funded ngos help coach them through and rather than tighten the fear of persecution st
reported that president biden had urged the israeli prime minister to halt a pre emptive strike against his brother forces in lebanon, days after hamas militants october 7th assault on southern israel, warning that such an attack could spark a wider regional war. further north, this is the view across the israel lebanon border. in the past couple of hours, we ve seen a thick plume of black smoke in the sky there. in our continued hostilities in that border area. in our continued hostilities in that borderarea. in our continued hostilities in that border area. there are continued hostilities. we ve been hearing from the israeli prime minister today here s a little of that. translation: last night, - i talked again with president biden. i do appreciate us steadfast position at the security council a position which backs our war effort. yesterday, i told president biden that we will fight until total victory, as long as it takes. the us understands this. i saw false