Hello, im samantha simmonds. The Israeli Military says about 300,000 palestinians have left the city of rafah since monday when israel told them to move to a nearby district of gaza. The Israel Defence forces have declared a narrow coastal strip at al mawasi to be a safe humanitarian zone, but the un says it has no Running Water or proper sanitation. Israel is planning an assault on Hamas Fighters In Rafah and has ordered Tens Of Thousands more residents from Eastern Districts of the city to leave. Evacuation orders have also been issued for thousands of people in parts of northern gaza. Last night, a Us Government report criticised israels use of american supplied weapons in the gaza war, saying its reasonable to assess they have been used in breach of International Humanitarian law in some instances. Israel launched its war on hamas following their attack in israel on october the 7th. From jerusalem, heres our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. Another desperate exodus, palest
Hello. The Israeli Military says about 300,000 palestinians have left the city of rafah since monday when israel told them to move to a nearby district of gaza. The Israel Defence forces have declared a narrow coastal strip at al mawasi to be a safe humanitarian zone, but the un says it has no Running Water or proper sanitation. Israel is planning an assault on Hamas Fighters In Rafah and has ordered tens of thousands more residents from Eastern Districts of the city to leave. Evacuation orders have also been issued for thousands of people in parts of northern gaza. Last night, a Us Government report criticised israels use of american supplied weapons in the gaza war, saying its reasonable to assess they have been used in breach of International Humanitarian law in some instances. Israel launched its war on hamas following their attack in israel on october 7th. From jerusalem, heres our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. Another desperate exodus, palestinians fleeing in their th
sure but i also saw what looked like cannons. looking back, they definitely could have shot at us if they d wanted to. i felt that fear. reporter: in response to cnn china s ministry of foreign affairs says it s carrying out law enforcement duties in its territory. but it s not just the chinese coast guard trolling these contested waters. japanese and senior u.s. defense officials say chinese warships are routinely patrolling japanese territorial waters and the waters near taiwan. and according to one of the men in charge of defending japan that increased activity isn t limited to the sea. from where i m walking on the shores of japan s yonoguni island the east coast of taiwan is only 110 kilometers away. it s so close that on a clear day you can actually see it. it s this stretch of water that s been viewed as a potential battleground if china invades taiwan. it s that close proximity that has japanese officials claiming taiwan s peace and stability is directly connected to japan s.
the waters near taiwan. and according to one of the men in charge of defending japan that increased activity isn t limited to the sea. from where i m walking on the shores of japan s yonoguni island, the east coast of taiwan is only 110 kilometers away. it s so close that on a clear day you can actually see it. it s this stretch of water that s been viewed as a potential battleground if china invades taiwan. it s that close proximity that has japanese officials claiming taiwan s peace and stability is directly connected to japan s. the security threat amplified by the ongoing nuclear threat posed by north korea and a growing fear that china may try to take control of land the japanese government claims is inherently theirs. translator: japan s territorial sovereignty extends to the nanse islands, and i m afraid that may be infringed in the future. reporter: it s for those
the dow right along with them. reporter: that s right. it s fallen too far and too fast causing a little bit of a shock to the system. there are three main systems why this is very bad. major oil companies the most directly compacted. their stocks have been down with it. oil is seen as a gauge of economic activity. it s used in everything from manufacturing to transportation to construction. so when demand is week investors start to get nervous that economic activity isn t where it needs to be. also lower oil could cause instability in places like russia places that rely on oil revenue for most of their economic activity and revenue. those are the three main reasons. and there may be some more pain to come here jake. one of the indications is that investors are actually shifting