welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, and all around the world. i m kim brunhuber. it s 5:00 a.m. here in atlanta. more than 700 foreign nationals are expected to leave southern gaza through the rafah crossing today. among that group, nearly 400 americans as well as british, french, germans, and egyptians. we just want to warn you, the video obtained by cnn is graphic. the israeli military admits it struck an ambulance leaving the scene. at least 15 people have been reported kly been killed. they were using emergency vehicles to transport weapons in the past. the strike happened while u.s. secretary of state was in israel to urge for greater safety of gaza civilians. here he is. we need to do more to protect palestinian civilians. failure to do so plays into the hands of hamas and other terror groups. there will be no partners for peace if they re consumed by catastrophe and alienated by any perceived indifference to their plight. we re foll
foreign minister abdallah bou habib in beirut, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. mr foreign minister, ijust wonder whether right now it feels to you like this conflict is spiralling out of control. you are watching it from beirut as the war rages in gaza between israel and hamas. but do you fear it is going to spread much wider? well, we are afraid that it may spread. but i can say that i am now less pessimistic than i was at the beginning. i think here there is a conviction, at least in lebanon, that we don t want war. we have a lot of problems, economic, political and social problems, and everyone in lebanon does not want war. but it all depends on israel. israel also threatened us many times, to have a pre emptive strike on lebanon, and what s happening in gaza. i mean, you cannot.you know, the people here are interrelated. we have half a million palestinians in lebanon. and, you know, there are a lot of people that are resistance minded. they re not only in lebanon. in syri
even in the running, but after guiding argentina to world cup glory, lionel messi has won a record extending eighth men s ballon d or title. spanish women s world cup winner aitana bonmati claimed her first on a star studded evening in paris. messi was presented the award by david beckham, co owner of his new side inter miami. as expected, he beat several big names, including manchester city s erling haaland and psg s kylian mbappe to win football s top prize after captaining his country to a famous world cup win over france in qatar last year. messi won three more ballon d ors than anyone else and said he couldn t imagine having the career he s had and the fortune of being part of the best team in history. well the women s award was won by aitana bonmati, presented by the tennis world, number one, novak djokovic. the spain and barcelona midfielder winning for the first time. she helped her country to the women s world cup this summer and club barca to the champions league. t