Thank you for being here. We are following all of the breaking news out of israel. Earlier this morning, citizens of luck to a barrage of rocket fire from the gaza strip. The palestinian militant group, hamas, launched a Surprise Attack Firing Thousands of rockets, firing on all cylinders, land, sea, in air. Reportedly the group infiltrated several Border Villages in the south and are taking hostages, including Israeli Soldiers and citizens. This deadly attack comes on the Jewish Holiday Of She Mini what the root. The 50th Anniversary of the Yom Kippur War. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a video is short while ago promising retribution. It, quote, take a mighty vengeance for this black day. On what he has called a state of war. The Israeli Military says they responded with airstrikes on hamas targets in gaza. These really Defense Force has called it, Operation Iron swords. This attack comes amid escalating tensions between israel and palestine. Months of deadly conf
Moscow. Iraqi forces have recaptured the town of al baghdadi, from the Islamic State of iraq and the levant. It has been held by i. S. I. L. Since september. Moved in on a string of positions. The town is west to the capital close to a military base where soldiers are being trained. Jane arraf, this is a pretty significant victory for iraq, isnt it . It is a victory certainly and its significant in terms of western al anbar. The head of the municipality there alsod the ustells us by phone that there are parts of it still under i. S. I. L. Control. Same thing we just were told by anbar provincial council. Clearly iraqi backed air strikes, have made advances. Tell us the role of these air strikes. There has been debate in the past how useful they are but in this case they seem to be pretty effective. I think its clear from the start of this when the u. S. Got into this with the air strikes and then they expanded to other countries that they have been absolutely instrumental in this fight
The march on selma and i am Nicole Johnston in afghanistans National Museum. Coming up we will find out why conservationists are struggle to go save the countrys Cultural Heritage. The nigh yearian armed Group Boko Haram has pledged aleak as. There have been coordinated attacks. Suicide bombers attacked markets and a bus station. Akmed idrus reports from the nigerian capital, abuja. Another bloody day in northern nigh year i cant. Victims of the latest attacks by suspected boko haram fighters. Medical workers struggle to save those they can a scene that has become a routine in the north. The dead are in the morgue and the injured are being treated. There are reports that it was the work of male and female suicide bombers. It is possible but i cant confirm it now. Dozens have been killed in the attacks on maidiguri, a town of more than 1,000. This is the scene since boko haram has gun to seize it. They are used to the violence and more concerned about how to live the next day. A militar
There from a gun being fired and the ambulances scramble to get the person and ferry them to hospital. But we have also been watching tear gas, the israelis have been firing a lot of tear gas into that crowd. We have seen drones dropping tear gas as well into there. People scrambling. That really just kind of sums up how volatile this border has been over the past 48 hours. And you can see why there have been at least 60 People Killed along this border, including nine children. One of them, a 14yearold boy, who had just finished up his school exams and was coming out here for the day, but the israelis have been blaming hamas for this violence. They say theyre responsible for the people, but when you talk to the people out here, they say theyre out here to vent their frustration, theyre frustrated about the Current Situation in gaza, which has been under a blockade for the past ten years, imposed by israel and egypt. Also mad about that u. S. Embassy move, something that hamas said is t
News and Press Release in Arabic on occupied Palestinian territory and 4 other countries about Contributions and Recovery and Reconstruction; published on 11 Jun 2024 by ILO