The most wellknown captives having been featured in multiple Hostage Videos put out by hamas. In the wake of his capture his parents were outspoken in their efforts to bring home their son and the other hostages, even taking the stage at the Democratic National Convention roughly 2 weeks ago urging for the immediate release of the hostages were pleading for The End of the bloodshed in gaza. Protesting unfolding across israel. Thousands of people out as temperatures try to pressure the government to close a Cease Fire Deal that would likely see the return of the reading hostages. Also the largest Trade Union in israel has called for a general strike to take Place Tomorrow which so far we have learned will close the airport in tel aviv. Joining me now is an independent journalist with over 20 years of experience covering the israeli palestinian conflict. Tell me about what is happening today in israel as a result of this. Reporter there is a lot of term old tumbled israeli society all th
From jenin, Lucy Williamson sent this report. It was a message of force, delivered quietly at first. Israeli soldiers seeking their targets, Street By Palestinian street. By morning, hundreds of troops backed by Armoured Bulldozers had arrived in the Refugee Camps of tulkarem, nablus, tubas, jenin. Home to armed palestinian groups and unarmed civilians. At least ten palestinians have been killed. Hamas says six of them were its fighters. Masoud najjar said he was injured when he opened the door of his house to young men asking for water. Translation we felt like something came down on us from the sky and there was an explosion. I was unaware of what was going on. When i put my hand on my chest, it was all shrapnel and blood. Injenin, Army Vehicles surrounded the citys two main hospitals. Ambulances stopped and checked by militaryjeeps. Israels Foreign Minister has urged his government to use gaza as a model for dealing with armed groups, here saying that iran was backing them and that
On seven october, with the un saying more than 650 palestinians have been killed by israeli soldiers or settlers there. Israeli officials say that during the same period, at least 19 israelis have been killed in palestinian since 1993, control of the West Bank has been divided across three zones where there is either full control by the palestinian authority, partial control shared with israel or where israel is in full control. Unlike gaza, hamas has no control there. Overnight, israeli forces simultaneously went into the cities ofjenin, tulkarm, nablus and tubas, on a scale that hasnt happened for decades. Israel says its been conducting a Counter Terrorism Operation with Foreign Minister, israel katz, describing the situation as a war that must be won. A senior palestinian official has accused israel of trying to escalate the war in gaza, warning of Dire And Dangerous results the Palestinian President , Mahmoud Abbas has cut short a visit to Saudi Arabia because of the attacks. Our
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Of power that experts say is worse than watergate. The doj has been caught surveiling certainly people, club a minor, which the former president s top aides where are eager to defend. Even Attorney General barr is denying any involvement or knowledge, rather than spinning a defense. Ditto for trumps first Attorney General justice. Both just claimed they didnt knows about the putinesque plots. Now, that is the context for the further fallout and news that i can get into with our experts and with you tonight. We have doj moves that have become kind of like a legal orphan, because barr and sessions and all the people in charge for trump, so proud of all the trumpy things they did, they dont want anything to do with this. No one wants to claim these things. Now there are reports that the surveillance also crept inside the Trump White House itself, including surveying white house kuhn don mcgahn, the doj hitting up apple to get his record and then an unusual gag order. Two sources tells New