And the story begins with an assassination mission. Ifirst met Isaac Gilmore in 2020. Hes a former navy seal, who later became Second In Command of a private Us Military Firm called Spear Operations Group. I was surprised isaac agreed to speak to me because at the time, Human Rights Lawyers were trying to prosecute spear for war crimes. One of the reasons that i agreed to participate in this and be part of this documentary is to be very clear about what were doing and why. This isnt, you know, innocent until proven guilty. Its war. How did you get involved with the operation in yemen . So ultimately, i met abraham, abraham golan, whos a brother and a friend. Abraham developed a relationship with Mohammed Dahlan and that was our path through to the uae government. We met with the appropriate bodies within the uae government. The pitch was to put pressure on isis and alqaeda in the state of yemen and make sure that it didnt become another chaotic hub of terrorist activity, especially wit
In the city of rafah thats according to gazas Health Ministry. The bbc s Diplomatic Correspondent paul adams reports from jerusalem. How were so many people injured . Were they shot or crushed in a desperate stampede . At gazas shifa hospital, the un says theres evidence of both. This hospital is treating more than 200 people that were injured. We have seen people with gunshot wounds. We have seen amputees and we have seen children as young as 12. Jihad is haunted by what he saw when the convoy arrived on thursday morning. Were the soldiers firing deliberately . Hes asked. Yes with tanks, soldiers, aircraft. Why the shooting started is still not clear. Israel says troops felt threatened. How these pictures do not show. Tanks were present. Theres no evidence of aircraft being involved. The un finally reached gaza city yesterday, taking badly needed fuel and medicine to shifa hospital, demanding israel do more to open up the north. Today, the first air drops by american planes, 35,000 me
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The middle east and beyond, most recently as the houthi group attacks ships in the red sea. the us and uk hit around 30 sites across yemen. this film is about the complex roles western and regional powers have played in yemens war. And the story begins with an assassination mission. Ifirst met Isaac Gilmore in 2020. Hes a former navy seal, who later became Second In Command of a private Us Military Firm called Spear Operations Group. I was surprised isaac agreed to speak to me because at the time, Human Rights Lawyers were trying to prosecute spear for war crimes. One of the reasons that i agreed to participate in this and be part of this documentary is to be very clear about what were doing and why. This isnt, you know, innocent until proven guilty. Its war. How did you get involved with the operation in yemen . So ultimately, i met abraham, abraham golan, whos a brother and a friend. Abra ham developed a relationship with Mohammed Dahlan and that was our path through to the uae gove