Him good him good things must come to an end, and for us, The End is here. I am Sam Stein in for jonathan capehart. Dont go anywhere. Good evening, tonight on ayman, unrest in Tel Aviv after the discovery of bodies belonging to is really hostages In Gaza. We speak to a key negotiator working back channels to secure a deal with hamas. Plus, there is was another day, another example of Jd Vances disdain for working women. New polling shows and a Neck And Neck contest between Harris And Trump, what will it take to gain an edge . I am ayman, lets do it. We come on the Air Tonight with more tragic news out of the middle east. The bodies of six is really hostages taken by thomas during the October 7th attack have been recovered In Gaza. Their bodies were found late yesterday in an underground tunnel between the southern city of rafah. According to the israeli military, it appears that the hostages were killed in the last 48 to 72 hours. They have been identified by the israeli government as
Thank you for being with us. What is your latest information on what is happening with this israeli operation . It happening with this israeli operation . Happening with this israeli operation . It is the largest Operation Operation . It is the largest Operation In operation . It is the largest Operation In the operation . It is the largest Operation In the West Operation . It is the Largesti Operation in the West Bank Operation . It is the largest Operation In the West Bank since 2002, and it is clear the Israeli Army is trying to bring the war of genocide and Ethnic Cleansing from gaza to the West Bank. Although the West Bank is under Israeli Military Occupation since 1967, so what you see is a unilateral war by a huge Israeli Army with Air Force attacking basically civilian population in the West Bank and they are using Military Arsenal to attack people under occupation, which is a Grave Violation of international law. Add to that, just now the Israeli Army declared they had made or
Our Middle East correspondent, lucy williamson, has just sent this update from jenin. There are israeli jeeps, israeli armoured vehicles moving around the entrance tojenin s Government Hospital behind me. You can see an ambulance coming through now as well. The Hospital Entrance Isjust behind this Army Vehicle here. Staff inside the hospital say that since last night, the army has surrounded the building. And is searching anyone who wants to leave. This street, deserted now, one of the main roads through the town, has seen this kind of activity so many times since the hamas attacks last october. But this operation, looks a bit different, it is a part of a wider, coordinated operation across the northern West Bank. These kinds of operations going on in several cities. What is not entirely clear at the moment is why this operation is taking place now. The kind of extensive operation that People here havent seen in decades. Israels Foreign Minister says it is a Counterterrorism Operation
to have been killed in an air strike in the al maghazi refugee camp. the gaza health ministry says the number dead is likely to rise with body bags seen piled outside the nearby al aqsa hospital where many of the victims were taken. israel says it is investigating the incident. since early october, at least 20,600 people have been killed, and over 5a,500 people have been injured, in the palestinian territory. the strike comes amid scaled back christmas celebrations in bethlehem and across the occupied west bank, where over 300 palestinians have been killed. christian leaders have cancelled normal festive celebrations to focus on prayer. let s take a look at some live pictures this morning. this is the scene in israel border with lebanon. 0ur correspondent shaimaa khalil is in bethlehem and sent us this report on the latest from gaza, where there has been no let up in the fighting the report contains images some may find distressing pointing to her pain, overcome with dist
israel has the most far right government in its history. palestinian disillusion with the status quo seems to be stoking militancy. my guest is palestinian politician, physician and civil rights activist mustafa barghouti. what, if anything, can the palestinians do to improve their situation? mustafa barghouti, in ramallah, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. nice to be with you. thank you. good to have you on the show. let s start with the situation in the west bank, where you sit, in ramallah. is there any semblance of political authority or control in the west bank right now? unfortunately, the existing authority is the authority of occupation, israeli military occupation, which is really, from security perspective, controlling the whole area. the palestinian authority has been weakened dramatically by the israeli side. since 2002, when the israeli army re invaded all palestinian cities and all the so called area a, which is supposed to be under palestinian authority, since th