regina ip in hong kong, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. good to talk to you. let me ask you a very simple first question. 0k. since 2020, hong kong has been living with a very draconian national security law that was imposed from beijing. now, it seems that the hong kong government is determined to legislate an even tougher national security law during 202a. why? well, our national security law, mandated by beijing, is not draconian at all. it is far less comprehensive and sweeping than the national security act that your parliament enacted lastjuly, you know? you created a lot more new offences. our national security law enacted by beijing is nothing compared to what you have. what you have is far more stringent, comprehensive and draconian. well, i think a lot of it depends on the implementation, doesn t it? and when your territory uses the laws that you have through the national security legislation to lock up opposition politicians, pro democracy activists, to eliminate i
stall a strike against hezbollah forces days after the hamas terror attack. good evening i am jon talk to chuck this is the fox report. jon: two leaders held a phone call today in which netanyahu said he was grateful for america preventing the united nations call for a cease-fire. there are no signs of peace in gaza has a prime minister once again promised the fighting will not end all of the hostages are home. senior foreign affairs correspondent greg belk as the latest in israel as the war rages on. there is tough weather up here in tel aviv. it is a very tough battle down south. slamming hamas targets on the length of the gaza strip. the israeli defense minister with troops in the north today which he says is now under his country s control pray that is that is after weeks of fighting. also it says they re taking up hamas compounds and tunnels in the southern gazan city thought to be headquarters for the group. combat comes at a price though, five israeli soldiers killed
Translation well deepen our strikes. L well minimise the risks to our forces in the next stages of the war, and were going to increase the attacks from today. Well increase the attacks, and therefore i call on gaza City Residents specifically to continue moving south for their safety. Well, 20 trucks carrying medicines and food were allowed to cross from egypt into gaza saturday, bringing desperately needed supplies to the territorys besieged residents. The Rafah Crossing has been closed since hamas carried out its bloody attack in israel two weeks ago, and aid agencies say the situation in gaza is now catastrophic, with the territory under siege and constant israeli bombardment. The convoy that entered gaza was carrying food, water and medicine, which have been running out. But israel refused to allow in fuel needed to power Hospital Generators and water pumping stations. The un says at least 100 aid trucks are needed every day to cover gazas essential needs and that it is negotiating
The risk to Israeli Forces when they enter the next phase of the war. Translation well deepen our strikes. L well minimise the risks to our forces in the next stages of the war, and were going to increase the attacks from today. Well increase the attacks, and therefore i call on gaza City Residents specifically to continue moving south for their safety. Well, 20 trucks carrying medicines and food were allowed to cross from egypt into gaza saturday, bringing desperately needed supplies to the territorys besieged residents. The Rafah Crossing has been closed since hamas carried out its bloody attack in israel two weeks ago and aid agencies say the situation in gaza is now catastrophic with the territory under siege and constant israeli bombardment. That convoy that entered gaza was carrying food, water and medicine, which have been running out. But israel refused to allow in fuel needed to power Hospital Generators and water pumping stations. The un says at least 100 aid trucks are neede
212. The Gaza Health Ministry says around 4,400 gazans mainly civilians have been killed since then in israeli air strikes. That include 55 people overnight. Israels military has warned civilians in gaza to keep moving south for their own safety, as it prepares to increase pressure on hamas there. Hamas governs gaza and is labelled a Terrorist Origanisation by the uk, us and other western governments. Meanwhile, overnight the Israeli Defense forces said one of its aircraft targeted a mosque in the palestinian city ofjenin, in the west bank. Israel says the mosque was used by a hamas cell as a base to plan and execute attacks against civilians. The uns humanitarian chief says talks have been taking place to allow a second aid convoy into gaza later after two weeks in which israel stopped supplies of food, water and medicine entering gaza. On saturday, agreement was reached to allow 20 lorries carrying supplies to cross the rafah border from egypt. But as Greg Mackenzie reports aid agenc