Palestinian gunmen continue to attack Israeli forces in Gaza Strip cities, indicating that Hamas still maintains control. The ongoing fighting in Gaza City and Khan Younis has put pressure on Palestinian civilians who have sought refuge in Rafah. Israel plans to coordinate with Egypt to evacuate displaced people from Rafah. Israeli forces have conducted air strikes, destroyed buildings, and killed gunmen in Gaza City and Khan Younis
The proposal to shut down Al Jazeera had been vetted by Israeli security officials and was being vetted by legal experts, Shloma Karhi said, adding that he would bring it to the cabinet later in the day. Al Jazeera and the government in Doha had no immediate comment.
accidentally leak that israel was the source of the sensitive information told to the russians. i never mentioned the word or the name israel. never mentioned it. during the conversation. they re all saying i did. so you had another story wrong. reporter: except media reports never stated that the president connected it to israel. prime minister benjamin netanyahu seemed to take it in stride. but this morning when israel s army radio twice asked the defense minister if it put the life of an israeli in danger, he would say, i will not confirm or deny. leaked to the washington post in the intercept overnight, transcripts from an april 29th phone call between trump and duterte that showed trump talking about submarines and their location near the korean peninsula and calling kim jong-un a mad man.
accidentally leak that israel was the source of the sensitive information told to the russians. i never mentioned the word or the name israel. never mentioned it. during the conversation. they re all saying i did. so you had another story wrong. reporter: media reports never stated the president connected it to israel. benjamin net aanyahu took it in stride. but this morning when israel s army radio twice asked the defen defense minister if it put the life of an israeli in danger, he would say, i will not confirm or deny. leaked to the washington post in the intercept overnight, transcripted from an april 29th phone call between trump and duterte that showed trump talking about submarines and their location near the korean
air sirens were heard throughout jerusalem today after hamas militants launched rocket attacks. israel s army radio says missiles landed just outside jerusalem and there are no reported casualties. but it marks a worrying escalation following an israeli air strike on wednesday that killed hamas military leader. since then an israeli military spokesman says more than 500 missiles have been fired from gaza into israel. joining us now is michael o hanlon, who is director of research and a senior foreign policy fellow at the brookings institution and with us here in new york, former u.s. ambassador mark ginsberg, who is also a former white house adviser on the middle east.