Our middle east correspondent lucy williamson reports now on the growing pressures on israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu. Hamas would protect them as assets, the argument went. These younger, fitter hostages were the ones who would survive. Instead, israel s army says they were shot by hamas in a tunnel under rafah as israeli forces battled above them. Almog seroussi, alexander lobanov, ori danino, eden yerushalmi, whose last words to her sister were, they ve caught me. And hersh goldberg polin, a 23 year old us israeli citizen, and carmel gat, a therapist who was described by other hostages as their guardian angel. Carmel s family said she and hersh were due to be released in a deal outlined in july. Her cousin today inconsolable. It s too late for us. It s too late for carmel. I will never hug her again. But 101 people can still hug theirfamilies. For them, make the deal. Save lives. As pressure on israel s prime minister builds, today, he blamed hamas for the failure to free
But is accused of turning a blind eye to egypts human rights record. And lives torn apart by war poverty and the pandemic and the urgent appeal for funds to help millions of children in the middle east and africa. The hope of imminent Vaccination Programs is doing little to reduce the devastating Global Impact of the coronavirus Record Numbers of people are now being admitted to hospital in the u. S. And tougher restrictions are coming to force around the world on monday more than 33000000 people in Southern California are in the San Joaquin Valley were hit with stay at home or does restaurants are close to in person dining and other places like hair and nail salons museums and playgrounds have been completely shot in germany the chancellor Angela Merkel has hinted that harsher regulations will be required she said existing measures of partial lockdown and social distancing rules wouldnt be sufficient to get the country through the winter and then theres been a 3rd wave of infections i
Minister discusses the recent agreement between israel and the united arab emirates. Council earlier this week, this is under one hour. Good morning, and thank you for joining us for the 15th edition of the Atlantic Council front page, the councils premier live ideas platform for global leaders. During this extended period of global uncertainty in the era of covid19, Atlantic Council front page has enabled Atlantic Council committee to grow closer and larger as we advance the global conversation about the most significant challenges facing our world today. Over the last few months, weve been hearing from a diverse array of extraordinary leaders with an impressive global audience on this platform, including Prime Minister of singapore, the kenya president , former u. S. Secretary of state Hillary Clinton and other global leaders. Next week, we hope you will join us for a conversation with u. S. Secretary of state mike pompeo. Secretary pompeo will be back europe about how the challenges
Phone call with his ukrainian counterpart call the conversation inappropriate and improper. And 30 years ago today states around the world committed themselves to improving the lives of children but despite progress since then for millions of young people life from aids a daily struggle. Like in chile the grinding poverty of daily life in chiles slums a stark illustration of the inequality driving mass protests against the government of president sebastian pinera. Im brian thomas great to have you with us and as the international is reporting that more than 100 people have been killed in a government crackdown on protests in iran the unrest rocking after hikes and fuel prices authorities responded by shutting down the internet Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has described the protest as a Security Matter. Very Little Information reaches the outside world from iran authorities have shut down the internet whether there are still protests there and where they may be taking place is
African city are homeless they have to earn a living by collecting garbage instead of going to school. Plus what lessons can we learn about Climate Change from penguins wired to the antarctic to find out. Im brian thomas great to have you with us and as the international is reporting that more than 100 people have been killed in a government crackdown on protests in iran the unrest erupting after sharp spikes in fuel prices now authorities responded by shutting down the internet Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has described the protests quote as a security matter. Very Little Information reaches the outside world from iran authorities have shut down the internet whether there are still protests there and where they may be taking place its difficult to verify. Videos from monday evening show angry demonstrators some are demanding that the government step down the protests were sparked by a drastic increase in the price of gasoline u. S. Sanctions and mismanagement are the main cau