the region. our message to anybody, and i can t confirm this report, our message to anybody who seeks to escalate and deepen the conflict, be mindful of how seriously we take our national security interests. 220 palestinians killed in the west bank, 197 since the beginning of the year, and how concerning that netanyahu is opening a new war front in the west bank considering the president spoke to this himself out in the rose garden talking about how dangerous extremists in the west bank are killing innocent palestinians. it s deeply concerning. each and every one of them is a tragedy, too. it s expected the senate will move forward to confirm jack liu as ambassador to israel. how do you see his role and impact on negotiations, is there a way to i know why there is concern with israel about fuel, but in terms of power or other of those services, you talked about wanting to see restoration, is there some other package that could be moved forward that you think could pro
gaza strip and getting report the territory foley getting back online after residents were plunged into a phone and internet blackout on friday making communications they re very difficult and that is when israel stepped up operations inside gaza. israel has been bombing gaza since the october seven hamas attack that killed some moo people and hundreds more were taken hostage. israeli defence forces i think it s latest nighttime attacks struck 150 targets and killed some key figures within hamas, designated as a terror group by the uk, us and many other western nations. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says a ground operation has entered a quote second phase with israeli troops on the north and south and warned the wall with her mouth will be long and difficult. the war with hamas. this is vision of a joint news conference. the prime minister described the conflict as the second war of independence are declared if they would win the war and bring every effort
week s program, i used pretty strong language to slam the new york times for swallowing hamas propaganda with that initial headline, israelis kill hundreds in hospital, palestinians say, which was flatly untrue. the day after the show, the times essentially apologized saying in an editor s note the paper relied too heavily on claims by hamas and did not make clear those claims could not be legally verified. times editors should have taken more care and been more explicit sit about what information could be verified. i give the paper credit, but the damage, the enflaming of the region, cannot be undone. and cnn has now run a correction to its first story blaming israel for the hospital explosion which was caused by an errant islamic jihad rocket. as israel conducts its second incursion into gaza, the hamas terrorists have now released two israeli hostages, an 85-year-old woman and a 79-year-old woman. just think about that for a minute, amid all the rush of other war news.
health ministry says that the death toll has passed 8000 people. it follows attacks which killed moo people in israel with hundreds taken as hostages. the latest nighttime attack struck around 150 targets according to israel and killed key figures within hamas which is designated as a terror group by the uk, us and many western nations. israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the ground operation has entered the second phase with israeli troops and the north and south. he has want of the war with hamas will be long and difficult. speaking at a joint press conference he described the conflict as the second war of independence for israel and declared they will win the wine make every effort to bring the israeli hostages back home. also on saturday, in his first common since the war began three weeks ago, hamas s leader in the gutters strip has offered to return hostages in return for the frank of palestinian prisoners in israeli jails. in a statement yahya sinwarsaid. a m
ongoing coverage of the israel gaza war. waves of intensity extracts over gaza, much heavier than in previous notes. the army says it is increasing the number of abstracts in the territory and expanding its ground force operations. in gaza, sirens are warning of malt rocket fire to come and communications, including phone and internet have been cut off, making it nearly impossible for residents to reach anyone. amid the darkness, explosions are intensifying. gaza city residents have been want to move south for their safety. hamas says it is clashing with israeli forces in northern gaza and take it into israeli cities with intense missile pariahs. an overwhelming majority of the un general assembly voted in favour of any media trees in gaza, adopting a resolution that condemns all acts of violence against palestinian and israeli civilians. it calls for unhindered eight and the protection of civilians and we will bring a model later in the programme. it is happening at the huma