With hamas now threatening executions. Thousands more are now displaced following waves of attacks. Robert sherman is in israel with the very latest. It feels as though every hour we stand on the ground here in israel, the ante is upped and the tensions heighten. All day long, weve been hearing bombs falling on the gaza strip in the distance. This has been what the Israeli Air Force has been doing all day long, pounding the gaza strip again and again. But weve also heard heightened rhetoric coming from the Israeli Defense minister saying that they are prepared to cut off supplies going into the gaza strip. That includes food, fuel, electricity as well. We really havent heard this kind of heightened rhetoric, but the message that weve gotten from Israeli Military forces is that they are looking for a conclusion to all of this. That is absolute. Thats whats happening down at the gaza strip. But its not just there. If you look at israels northern border as well. Israeli air force says tha
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A narrow majority of 61. 00 or 62. 00 seats in the connected, netanyahus potential return comes despite the former leader facing corruption charges. The official results arent expected until later this week. Tuesdays vote was israels 5th election in 4 years. Bernard smith has more from the could Party Headquarters in west teresa. Them. Looks like phoebe is back after 16 years in opposition. A 60 months. I beg your pardon and opposition. Plotting his return. Benjamin netanyahu seems to pulled off his political resurrection. Its early days. These numbers are not confirmed yet, but 61 or maybe 62 seats will give him just that narrow victory and allow him to go back into governments. As Prime Minister tie a bull scenario, brazils outgoing right wing leader had spoken publicly for the 1st time since his election defeat on sunday and a short speech, he didnt appear to concede, but said he would follow the constitution. His left wing opponent lula da silva, claimed victory in a closely fort r
With a slim majority. Certainly decker has more from west jerusalem this, this election has been significant. If you look at the last 5, theres always been flight changes like the last one, significantly for the 1st time Benjamin Netanyahu was ousted out from his role as Prime Minister. Yep. Hed managed to clobber together a coalition, ranging from left to right, to the 1st time a palestinian Israeli Party in government. They couldnt keep it together and took a year, and netanyahu always vowed from the moment he was out, that he would do everything to work for the fall of the government and to come back into power. It seems that potentially maybe hes managed to do that. Kenyon is deploying its troops to the democratic republic of congo to help fight and 23 rebels. It comes after the un mission withdrew its troops from a Major Military base in the east, where the rebels are trying to advance protests to set fire to you and vehicles in the city of gober. And 23 rebels launched a new offe