Territory again has been heavily bombarded by israeli airstrikes which Palestinian Health officials have killed at least to,000 750 people in just one week. This is after the attacks last week in israel that killed at least moo people. Israel says it is Targeting Members of hamas, the group designated as a Terror Organisation by many western governments including the united kingdom. Thousands of palestinians who have fled hoping to escape and cross into egypt have found that the Rafah Crossing is still closed. Negotiations are ongoing to open it for aid and dual citizens trying to leave gaza so far no progress has been made on that front. We start our coverage with this report from our international editor, jeremy bowen. Anotherwar, of words, has started over who is responsible for the suffering of Palestinian Civilians in gaza. Israel is dropping the bombs. It says blame hamas for killing and kidnapping and, says israel, hiding behind civilians. Gazans crowded into un schools after is
Ed bloodsworth has a look at the weather. We have a cold front but not much rain associated with it. Weve had a few showers in the morning and got off to a warm and steamy start. Max defender 8, weve had a few light sprinkles through portions of citrus and Hernando County but that is it. Not much more than that here. This is a a cold front that continues to lose a lot of its punch. Still a lot of scattered cloudiness and very warm. Already up to 80 at lake more of a mostly cloudy sky and humid. 77 tampa. Note the cooler air, 60s for crystal river. Cooler and it is starting to dry out in our northernmost communities. Lower dew points are located there. The cold front continues to ease through. Well keep a 20 rain chance for the afternoon. Just a few spot showers, temperatures hit 79 in tampa as we go into the afternoon. Well tell you what you can expect and give you a preview for the upcoming weekend in a breaking news from jacksonville, were learning a robber is holding several people
The Iraqi Military says its confident they can retake mosul from the militant group. The militants took control of the city in Northern Iraq two years ago. Translator we can completely recapture nineveh province sometime between this year and the first few months of next year. He says units on the Northern Front are being reinforced with weapons and armored vehicles. He says the militants will lose their will to fight if Iraqi Forces Recapture the central city of fallujah. He says that will also give a boost to the troops trying to retake mosul. The militants are launching counter offensives with suicide bombers and chemical weapons and using civilians as human shields. More people are fleeing the areas near mosul as Government Forces step up offensives to retake the city. About 200 families have reportedly arrived at a refugee camp east of mosul in the past two weeks. A man who recently arrived there says Islamic State fighters fear the u. S. Led coalitions air strikes. He says many c
The Iraqi Military says its confident they can retake mosul from the militant group. The militants took control of the city in Northern Iraq two years ago. Translator we can completely recapture nineveh province sometime between this year and the first few months of next year. He says units on the Northern Front are being reinforced with weapons and armored vehicles. He says the militants will lose their will to fight if Iraqi Forces Recapture the central city of fallujah. He says that will also give a boost to the troops trying to retake mosul. The militants are launching counter offensives with suicide bombers and chemical weapons and using civilians as human shields. More people are fleeing the areas near mosul as Government Forces step up offensives to retake the city. About 200 families have reportedly arrived at a refugee camp east of mosul in the past two weeks. A man who recently arrived there says Islamic State fighters fear the u. S. Led coalitions air strikes. He says many c
Fourth victim. And fighting brain drain. Chinese companies are eager to lure elite graduates back home. The arabingi military says its confident it can retake mosul from the Islamic State group. The militants took control of the city two years ago. Translator we will be able to completely recapture nineveh province sometime between late this year and the first few months of next year. He says units on the Northern Front are being reinforced with weapons and armored vehicles. He says the militants will lose their fight their will to fight if Iraqi Forces Recapture fallujah. He says that will also give a boost to the troops trying to retake mosul. The militants are launching counter offensives with suicide bombers and chemical weapons and using humans as human shields. More people are freeing the areas near mosul as Government Forces step up offensives to retake the city. About 200 families have arrived at a refugee camp east of mosul in the past two weeks. A man who recently arrived the