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of press of headlines as this genocidal war enters his 164th day doctors without borders says the situation in gaza is catastrophic. and words cannot describe it. the rights advocacy organization says that israel has systematically targeted dozens of information technology experts in gaza as part of his genocidal war against the territory, and the russian president vladimir putin warns the west against sending troops to ukraine, saying that it could take the world to the brink of world war ii.
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8:30 am evon's capital tehan, this is prestv news, it's good to have you with us. the gaza swip is enduring relentless israely air strikes and shelling as more palestinians have lost their lives in fresh attacks. the regime has targeted several areas near the southern city of hannunis. they include hamat town where five dead bodies were recovered from under the rubble. israel stuck some neighborhoods in gaza city and its vicinity. the regime shelled east of the barage refugee camp and targeted homes in the nusari camp in central gaza as well. that led to the killing of several palestinians. israel unleashed this war in gaza early october, over 31,600 palestinians have been killed so far. the war rages on while gazans are observing the holy month of ramadan and it severe food shortages. the un agency for palestinian refugees onrawa says that people in the coastal sliver are on the brink of fat.
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doctors without borders also says the current situation in gaza is catastrophic and indescribable. the senior leader of the palestinian resistance says that the group is waiting for a response to sease proposal from israel and the us, the regime's main accomplice in the gaza genocide. the initiative put forward by hamas is a realistic one with clear details. he said that it provides for a swap of captives and and palestinian abducties and the withdraw of israeli forces from gaza. hamdan said the palestinian movement had during negotiations, called for an end to the war, the return of refugees, the dispatch of aid to gaza and the start of the reconstruction of the streb. hamdan touched upon the divisions within the israeli regime on the war, and added that tel aviv has achieved none of its declared objectives despite the atrocities committed in gaza. he said that hamas has told the intermediaries that acts of aggression against gaza must stop. well as the us is
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really genocidal war grinds on, there has been a new proposal put forward by hamas, raising prospects for ceasefire. now hamas has proposed new 40-day truce in gaza and an exchange for several dozen israeli hostages for palestinian prisoners. for the first stage, this is what is proposed for the exchange. as you can see, the total number of israeli captives would be 42, this includes five female regime forces and 37 others, women, children, the elderly and the el, it would not include male regime forces. now here's where the ratio is different than the previous proposal. for the five female regime forces, the ratio would be one to 30 to 50 palestinian prisoners. for the 37 others, the ratio would be one ordinary israeli captive to 20 to 30 palestinian prisoners. "there's a
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possible snack here, and it comes from the israeli regime. it's opposing the release of palestinian prisoners who have killed israelies, especially israeli regime forces, something that was part of the hamas demand, and that is something that may be a snag. another hamas condition is the return of all palestinians to northern gaza, including 19-year-old ameles who were restricted from returning in the previous proposal from the israeli regime. now hamas has required for the israeli reg'. forces to withdraw from cities and populated areas, that includes al-rashed and salahdin streets, in order to allow for the return of the displaced palestinians. aid is as important for hamas officials and they have required the 500 trucks to be allowed into the gaza strip, daily in the first stage also. now comes the second stage, the release of the remaining israeli captives, there are 130 captives including 32. dead subtracting the 42
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released before leaves 88 which includes male regime forces ratio is 1 to 30 to 50. hamabas requires at this point for the full withdrawal of the remaining israeli regime forces from the gaza strip, one of the major sticking points. hamas's other key demands include things like reconstruction, the crossings being reopened and ending the siege all together. u.s. qatar and egypt are the garantours of the agreements. hopes are, if this is executed and there are no violations, it will ultimately end in a permanent ceasefire. the israel regime has systematically targeted information technology experts, programmers and computer technicians, as part of his genocidal war in the gaza strep. according to euromed human rights monitor, the israely military has killed hundreds of people with intellects and
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expertise in the blockaded territory, especially those proficient in information technology as well as other elites, such as doctors and academics. the rice watch dog has compiled a list of technology specialists. namely those with expertise in programming and artificial intelligence who were killed in the regime's incessent onslot. the group says it is documents showing the israely military launching direct and devastating attacks on the headquarters of it companies as well. european commission president ursula vanderland has raised alarm over the dire humanitarian situation in the gaza strip, calling for immediate ceasefire in the coastal territory. we are all extremely concerned about the war in gaza and the unfolding catastrophic humanitarian situation. gaza is facing famin and we cannot accept this. it is critical to achieve an
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agreement a seesfire rapidly now that freeze the hostages and allows more humanitarian aid to reach gaza. i commend you for your person. wendelayan also voice concern over a full-scale offensive in the southern gaza city of ruffa, saying that it would have devastating impact on the civilian population. she made the comments in a joint press conference in cairo with the egyptian president abdul sisi, who also spoke out against any military action in raffa. he said that egypt and eu leaders have rejected any israeli ground operation in raffa that would deteriorate the humanitarian crisis even further. he also reiterated egypt's opposition to any attempt by israel to force. displaced the palestinians from their homes. people in different countries across the globe continue to voice solidarity with the palestinians in gaza. in the netherlands capital, hundreds of pro- palestine demonstrators gathered outside of the national holocaust museum for the second time
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since last week. the demonstration came as delegation from the israel regime was visiting the national holocaust museum. protesters held pictures of the children killed in israeli bombings in gaza. they call for immediate end to the ongoing genocidal war in the scrip. in another european capital, london, people displayed their support for the palestinians during rally against racism. they called for an end to the israeli occupation of palestine. also in... hundreds of protesters gathered in milan in support of the palestinians. the demonstrators held sign stop the genocide in gaza and stop arming israel. the german city of berlin was also the scene of a massive rally.
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we are here to demonstrate. for palestine and i think it's not only about palestine here, it's also about showing our anger towards the german media and the german politicians, because they have lot of power and they decided to take a side, and even they use sometimes some wars for human crisis or something like this, i can't believe it, i don't, i have the feeling that it's just empty wars, the protesters demanded immediate. fire in gaza, they carried blood stained small mock body bags in reference to the large number of children killed in gaza, in bahrain, which has normalized ties with israel, protesters hailed the palestinian resistance fighters and decried the us for the israeli bloodlading in gaza. also in chile, in south america, a massive rally was
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held in the capital santiago with protesters denouncing israel for the killing of over 16,00 children in gaza. the appointment of new palestinian prime minister and planned formation of new palestinian government have sparked internal disputes and divisions. the senior palestinian official has told press tv that some factions have called for national consensus and a unified palestinian leadership before the formation of a government. mondale reports. the appointment of new palestinian a prime minister at the current circumstances could deepen divisions as the israeli war on gaza rages. this is what some palestinian factions revealed after president mahmoud abbas appointed muhammad mustafa, a long trusted advisor on economic affairs as prime minister. and tasked him with forming new government, both, hamas and resistance movements, the popular front for
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the liberation of palestine and the palestinian national initiative said that without national consensus it's a reinforcement of a policy of and the deepening of division. we met dr. secretary general of the national initiative. he told us that the most important thing is now a unified leadership. we're not against the new government, we're... the way the government is being formed, we want national consensus government, a government which is acceptable and accepted by all palestinian political groups, through national dialogue between the different groups and that that is natural, because and and for us the main goal first before forming a government is how we structure a unified palestinian national leadership. muhammad mustafa replaces muhammad shayi who resigned less than three weeks ago, sighting the need for real change.
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experts however, say there had been mounting pressure on abbas to reform the palestinian authority and initiate the establishment of a political framework capable of governing a future palestinian state to take charge of all palestinian territories after the israeli genocidal war on gaza ents. first of all, that there was a pressure on palestinian authority to make some changes. "and that's why they complied immediately and appointing muhammad mustafa to as the new prime minister, this is on the one hand, on the other hand, which is most importantly as well, what the palestinian wanted, the palestinian don't want another government to be the same, the problem here is with israel, are they and the international community, are they able to really make the change and let this government to work or not, the new prime minister." now would work to form a technocratic government of experts. abbas has also asked mustafa to create plans to reunite
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the administration of the west bank and gaza strip, reform the government and address internal corruption. a real political change, not a change in words only is what the people here desire. moreover, the upcoming government faces numerous challenges, namely rebuilding the gaza strip, turpidoing israeli plans to control the coastal enclave and managing. palestinians lives. deal forpress tv. occupy dramallah. the islamic resistance in iraq says that has conducted conducted fresh attacks against israely positions in solidarity with palestinian people in the gaza strip. and the latest strikes, resistance fighters targeted an israeli airbase on the occupied golden heights in syria with drones. the group said the recent attacks show resistance fighters are pressing ahead with their operations against this really strongholds in defense of palestinians in gaza. the group said the operations come in response to the israeli genocide against palestinians in the coastal sliver. in recent
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months the islamic resistance in iraq has carried out series of attacks against israel's positions and occupied territories and elsewhere. it has also attacked us military bases in iraq and neighboring syria retaliation for washington's support for the israeli genocide in gaza. "iran has come a long way to gain independence in the defense industry since the 1979 islamic revolution. it's warships, speed boats, missiles and drones among many items in its arsenal have..." caught many countries in the world by surprise, but as
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military experts and top brass say, this is only a tiny fraction of iran's capabilities that have been unveiled thus far. watch for the details in this documentary. welcome back to the news to on press tv. in russia near final results of the presidential election show that the incumbents of vladimir putin is on course for another.
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presidential election in russia, and the fifth term for putin, if he is declared winner. you wlatm has issued a warning to the west over the ukraine war, shortly after early results of russia's presidential election showed that he will remain in power. putin says the presence of western troops in ukraine can put the world on the verge of world war ii. i think that anything is possible in the modern world. but i've already said this and it is clear everyone that this conflict between russia and nato will be just one step away from a full scale world war i don't think anybody is interested in this nato military are present there in ukraine there's nothing good in this firstly for them because they get killed in large numbers putin also touched upon peace talks
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over ukraine he expressed russia's readiness for talks a french proposal for. fire during this summer's olympic games, however said that it will take into account russia's interest on the front line of the war. the president added that russian armed forces hold the initiative on the battlefield as they have made advances in ukraine. on saturday, the french president said that his country will ask moscow to observe sess fire in ukraine during the olympic games where russian athletes are banned to compete under their country's flag. for the third year in a row, afghanistan has been declared the least happy country in the world, that's according to the un's world happiness report. ramato bhagwan has more from kabul. the people of afghanistan are facing immense hardship and sorrow with the country finding itself at the bottom of the world happiness report
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rankings. the report which evaluates nations based on various factors such as freedom, i have been unemployed for almost the years, since then i have not had any income, my young daughters are missing their school and this situation is so tough, how can we be happy? the afghan people have suffered decades of intervention and war and they have not been happy, but experts say under the rule of the taliban their circumstances have worsened, the afgan people have suffered
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decades of intervention and war and they have not been happy, but receiving more patients than ever, as psychologist, i witness the rise of mental health problems such as anxiety, stress and depression, they have even led to suicide. if you take hope away from people, it will result in depressed and dead nation. hope is everything for human beings. the afghan people are resilient, but the absence of basic human necessities and rights can crush even the strongest will. the international community and the ruling taliban share a responsibility to bring some hope and light to the life of the crisis is stricken nation. decades of foreign
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interventions and war have made afghans the poorest and the saddest people on the planet. this nation has long yearn for peace and happiness, but it remains to be seen when or whether they find your last dream. press tv, kabul. president joe biden and former president donald trump continue to move toward a rematch in november after clinching their party's presidential nominations. both nominees have been exchanging jabs as campaigning intensifies. to discuss that further, earlier we were joined by our guests in our news review program. let's see what they have to say, you're watching uh press tv. world news, time now for the news review. stay tuned. the us president joe biden warning that freedom and democracy is under attack and that after former president donald
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trump suggested a blood bathh in the case of losing the fall election. biden was speaking at the great iron club dinner which was pack with journalists and politicians. he said trump's lies about a 2020 election, the plot to overturn it, and to imprace the january 6 attack on the capital have posed the greatest threat to america. democracy. president joe biden's campaign also stated that trump wants another january 6 to happen. on saturday republican nominee for us president donald trump said if he does not win the fall election, america will never have another election. if i get elected, now if i don't get elected, it's going to be a blood bath for the whole. that's going to be the least of it. it's going to be a blood bath for the country. that'll be the least of it. if... "if this election, if this election isn't one, i'm not sure that you'll ever have another election in this country. does that make sense? i don't think you're going to have another election in this country. if we
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don't win this election, i don't think you're going to have another election, or certainly not an election that's meaningful. trump was addressing gathering of gop supporters in ohio, urging the people to vote for him in the november presidential election. he lashed out of his democratic rival and encomben president biden saying that..." he has destroyed america's economy, he said americans will not enjoy proper social security, medical and other welfare services with biden in office. campaigning is intensified in recent weeks with trump and biden attacking each other's record and character. okay, now let me invite a couple of academics from the us to get their insight in this, so joining me is daniel shaw, he is academic and commentator out of new york. and said khan is also associate professor with wayne state university is joining us from detroit. daniel, what do you expect uh would happen on the election day in terms of the
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results? would that capital hill thing be repeated again or something like it? right now every poll indicates that uh there's no confidence in joe biden, about 84% of the populist thinks that he is indeed senile. um, lot of people don't necessarily trust trump. they just so disgusted uh with the democrats uh with the corruption, so another slogan that i heard uh from out where said is, i'm in new york city, but having just returned from the midwest, many people are saying, well throw away this clown, but don't throw away the burgers, in other words, throw away trump, but trump's base uh, which is indeed backward, extremely anti-immigrant, extremely uh pro- war in in many cases, um... but they're angry and they know that they can't trust the swamp and they can't trust washington dc, so how do we work with uh uh
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these workers who are uh disgruntled, they've suffered through the opioid epidemic? washington has completely forgotten about them and how much of the industry in cleveland and in um flint in detroit and chicago has been abandoned how many working-class families are suffering and... they'll never vote for the democrats, they have zero um faith in the democrats, so here comes uh trump with his rhetoric, and trump has really been able to manipulate people into thinking that he's somehow on their side, he's a billionaire worth $4 billion dollars who could never relate to the common man in in in any way, and just to point out that there are other independent candidates, there's dr. connel west, there's claudia de la cruz, there's jill stein, but the system is rigged, it's not a democracy, it's a dictator of the... dictatorship of the rich and they make sure that none of those third party candidates are actually viable. okay, so we get one minute, let me know what you uh predict would come out of this election in
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six months time, almost from now? uh, i think it's right now far too uh early to and premature to predict what's going to happen. there's a there's a lot of moving parts here. uh, there is some uh notion that uh democrats uh who are currently disgruntled with biden uh as uh as daniel said uh don't have much faith in him, may come back uh to him uh because they see trump as an existential threat, the gop is an existential threat, whereas biden being and the democrats being more of a strategic threat uh, some of this is going to play out regarding gaza, i think a lot of it is now going to play out regarding tic tock, if uh if biden signs a bill that then bans tik tok uh he's going to lose an entire generation of people as was said before, and that's... over for the democrat, so right now it's really going to be vote by negativity, who does somebody want to see less in office? and again, there's
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just simply too much time between now. in november for things to happen uh where we're not able to predict that. okay, fair enough. all right, thank you so much for the uh inside, daniel shaw in new york, said khan in detroit. thank you for watching this episode the news review. and with that we come to an end for this additional world news. thanks for being with us, let's bye-bye for now. we arrive in zanjon in our journey. we'll
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it's a good way to see how poor people uh in
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poor countries or even in our own countries live, fasting basically heightens your awareness of your surroundings and everything, and it brings back the reasons for doing dua, for reading quran, when the sun sets, uh, it's a fantastic feeling of achievement.
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kuwait was the main financier of saddam's war against iran, but saddam miscalculated. kuwait was not like iran for the united states and the west to remain silent and