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[00:00:11] in
[00:00:18] of of of
[00:00:36] thousands of
[00:00:37] of migrants cross from Morocco into the Spanish and Clay of Utah,
[00:00:41] leaving families searching for missing relatives and others trapped
[00:00:44] in legal uncertainty. And in Gaza, more than
[00:00:48] 100 victims are finally laid to rest nearly three years
[00:00:51] after their bodies were buried beneath the
[00:00:53] rubble. We begin at Europe's
[00:00:57] southern border where some migrants who entered. the Spanish Enclave
[00:01:00] of the Uter from Morocco are
[00:01:03] a facing an
[00:01:03] of uncertain future. Many have been returned, but others remain trapped in legal
[00:01:07] limbo. While families search for relatives who disappeared during the
[00:01:11] dangerous sea
[00:01:14] of crossing. For migrants who reach Selta, crossing the border has
[00:01:18] not brought the new beginning many had hoped for. Some cannot
[00:01:22] legally remain in Spain, but also cannot be returned to
[00:01:28] of Morocco. of
[00:01:38] Many a say they spent several days sleeping outdoors while waiting
[00:01:42] for information from the authorities. I cross the borders here from
[00:01:45] Kastillo. By swimming. I've
[00:01:48] spent almost 11 days
[00:01:51] of here uh before the the harassment
[00:01:54] of the borders by the the
[00:01:58] of Moroccans. So we are here living. our days we were expecting that
[00:02:02] we will be living
[00:02:03] in a center with people to with Spanish
[00:02:06] people to give us an opportunity to improve ourself actually I
[00:02:10] was expecting uh another another approach by the
[00:02:14] Spanish government because
[00:02:16] of we we like the Spanish government we like how they they
[00:02:20] manage their their people so we came here looking for an opportunity
[00:02:24] and to provide for
[00:02:25] the the Spain governmentts because we are not criminals uh we don't
[00:02:29] we don't do problems, we
[00:02:31] of just we're just
[00:02:32] of looking for better living, better situation, and
[00:02:36] that's it. on the Moroccan side, families are searching for
[00:02:39] relatives,
[00:02:44] since Thursday, after he entered the sea with his friend, we have received no
[00:02:48] news about my son, the
[00:02:49] of family is still
[00:02:50] of living
[00:02:51] of in a state of grief and anxiety, and we are waiting for any news that
[00:02:53] might.
[00:03:00] At least 75 people died on the Spanish side
[00:03:03] of the border, while 11 deaths were reported in
[00:03:07] of Morocco. Some migrants drowned attempting to swim around
[00:03:09] of the border barriers, while
[00:03:11] a others were reportedly killed during a stamped. Those sent back
[00:03:15] describe harsh conditions after arriving in
[00:03:18] suita. We
[00:03:22] lived in the streets and were forced to eat food from rubbish containers.
[00:03:25] of What we went through was harsh and I urge everyone not to take the risk. It's
[00:03:29] not. worth
[00:03:31] of it.
[00:03:31] of Spanish and European officials say tens
[00:03:35] of thousands crossed into shooter within hours, overwhelming
[00:03:39] local services and prompting a state of emergency. Most
[00:03:43] were later returned to Morocco, while European border agency
[00:03:47] Frontex
[00:03:48] a deployed additional personnel. In terms of support
[00:03:51] uh from our agencies, Frontex is already
[00:03:55] on the ground with more than 30 people in Silta and of
[00:03:59] course. is of course ready to do more
[00:04:02] also and also other EU agencies like Europol,
[00:04:07] of like our Asylum agency stand ready
[00:04:10] to assist Spain. For the time
[00:04:14] being, Europe, I think, has definitely passed this
[00:04:18] test, people did not manage to enter the
[00:04:21] Shengen area, and security at the border was
[00:04:25] of resolved quickly, the the key now is for the
[00:04:29] European. to act um, I would say
[00:04:32] in a
[00:04:32] in a united manner and also draw the right
[00:04:36] of conclusions uh from these events. This is also what
[00:04:40] we discussed today, of course. The surge has
[00:04:44] also caused political tension
[00:04:46] of inside the European Union. Italy introduced temporary checks
[00:04:50] on travelers arriving from Spain, citing concerns that
[00:04:53] migrants could move deeper into the Shengen area.
[00:04:57] Spain says the measures are
[00:04:59] of unnecessary. of Because Silta lies outside the border free
[00:05:02] zone. Silta and Melilia are Spain's two enclaves on the North
[00:05:06] African
[00:05:07] of coast of and form the European Union's only land borders
[00:05:11] with Africa. Authorities blame smuggling networks
[00:05:14] and misleading information on social media for encouraging the
[00:05:18] mass crossing. Over 7ous people as you
[00:05:22] crossed uh a matter of hours fuled by
[00:05:26] criminal smuggling networks and also um
[00:05:30] disinformation, social media disinformation.
[00:05:34] The integrity of our external
[00:05:37] border was placed of course under under
[00:05:40] severe strain. "that was the first heart fact,
[00:05:44] the second hard fact, um, 75
[00:05:47] lives were lost, families who will never
[00:05:51] see their loved ones again,
[00:05:55] because criminals uh send people
[00:05:59] on dangerous journeys and this is just not acceptable, and
[00:06:03] today we discussed how to avoid such incidents
[00:06:06] also in the future. the last such big incursion into
[00:06:10] Sota in 2021." saw 10,00 breaks into
[00:06:14] the territory, just sixth the number estimated to have climbed
[00:06:18] over or through or swam around its boundary fence in less than
[00:06:22] 24 hours this
[00:06:23] time.
[00:06:28] turning now to South Africa, where economists are warning that
[00:06:32] anti-migrant violence and the departure of foreign workers could
[00:06:36] damage the country's informal sector. small businesses are closing and
[00:06:40] labor shortages are emerging in industry. that rely
[00:06:43] heavily on migrant workers, as the crisis also strains
[00:06:47] relations with other African countries.
[00:06:51] Johannesburg's informal markets remain busy, but economists warn
[00:06:55] that anti- migrant violence is beginning to take a toll. thousands
[00:06:59] of foreign nationals have left South Africa, created labor
[00:07:02] shortages and forced some migrant own businesses to close. I'm
[00:07:06] afraid that South Africas, the South African economy is likely to pay
[00:07:10] a significant and... the price for what recently happened
[00:07:14] to immigrants in the country. migrant workers play an important role
[00:07:18] in sectors including retail, construction, transport,
[00:07:22] hospitality and agriculture. immigrants in South Africa is actually
[00:07:26] contributing far more to the economy and what they're taking out the economy.
[00:07:30] obviously they are criminals, obviously they are
[00:07:33] immigrants that are do not contribute much to the economy, but there's a lot of
[00:07:37] studies that suggest that the contribution of immigrants to the South African
[00:07:41] economy is much... much more than what you actually taking out the
[00:07:45] economy. also,
[00:07:46] what is critically important, if you look in the studies that suggest that
[00:07:50] criminals in many instances, the majority of of
[00:07:53] immigrants, in many instances are actually entrepreneurs
[00:07:57] themselves and they employ south africans and they contribute to the south african economy.
[00:08:01] so with many them leaving south africa because the
[00:08:03] recent, let's call it what it is and
[00:08:07] xenophobia against immigrants in south africa, south africa will be
[00:08:10] losing that economic... energy so to speak, and it will have
[00:08:14] negative impact on the South African economy, and especially on the
[00:08:18] so-called informal part the South African economy, which is very important part
[00:08:22] the South African economy. The unrest follows weeks of protests and
[00:08:26] attacks blaming foreign nationals for crime, unemployment and
[00:08:30] pressure on public services. The government says immigration
[00:08:33] laws must be enforced only by authorized officials while
[00:08:37] police have arrested dozens over violence,
[00:08:40] intimidation and "we also brief them about the
[00:08:44] current situation in migration in South Africa that now the
[00:08:48] situation has stabilized, there has been isolated incidents
[00:08:51] and that there is now a process that the
[00:08:55] IMC is undertaking to ensure that
[00:08:59] the irregular migration is addressed like any other country, they all
[00:09:02] agree that South Africa like any other country has sovereign right to
[00:09:06] enforce its own immigration laws, the issue they all raise as I
[00:09:10] always say is the violence. sometimes the isolated
[00:09:14] incidents that do happen and we also brief them that our law
[00:09:18] enforcement agency is top the situation, they've already arrested about
[00:09:22] 82 people countrywide in relations to them taking the law
[00:09:25] into their own hands including offenses of
[00:09:28] a looting of vandalism of
[00:09:31] property and so forth, which shows the firm hand that the south
[00:09:34] african government has put in this method. the crisis has also stained
[00:09:38] relations with other African countries. Ghana has raised
[00:09:42] concerns with the African Union over attacks its citizens
[00:09:46] and other foreign nationals, in the face these unfortunate
[00:09:50] incidents in South Africa, the government has initiated
[00:09:53] continental action to address the recurring xenophobic
[00:09:57] attacks against Ganeans and other African nationals
[00:10:00] in the Republic of South Africa. On the 6th of May
[00:10:04] 2026, Ghana formally petition the
[00:10:07] chairperson the African Union Commission to place on the agenda
[00:10:11] the African Union. As matter of urgent continental
[00:10:15] concern, the item of xenophobic attacks in the Republic of
[00:10:19] South Africa against African nationals at the media
[00:10:23] coordinating meeting. The petition highlights the recurring loss
[00:10:27] of lives, attacks on African migrants, destruction of
[00:10:30] businesses, and threats to the principles of African
[00:10:34] Unity, free movement and continental integration, which we must all
[00:10:38] admit, is the bedrock, the foundation
[00:10:41] the formation the OAU. South African
[00:10:45] authorities say the situation has stabilized and insis they
[00:10:49] will continue enforcing immigration laws while protecting the
[00:10:53] rights and dignity of M
[00:10:57] but economists warn that driving foreign workers and
[00:11:01] entrepreneurs out the country could weaken businesses,
[00:11:04] reduce productivity and deepen the economic problems fueling
[00:11:08] the
[00:11:09] tensions.
[00:11:13] In Gaza, thousands of Palestinians have attended a mass funeral
[00:11:17] for 112 people whose bodies were recovered from beneath the
[00:11:21] rubble nearly three years after they were killed. The victim.
[00:11:25] mostly women and children died in an Israeli air strike on Gaza
[00:11:29] City's Al-Sabra neighborhood in November of
[00:11:32] 2023. rows
[00:11:36] of bodies draped in Palestinian flags as families finally
[00:11:40] bury relatives killed nearly three years
[00:11:42] ago.
[00:11:47] Thousands gathered in Gaza City's Al-Sabra neighborhood for the
[00:11:51] funeral of 112 members the Abu Shariah.
[00:11:57] families, their remains were recovered during ruins
[00:11:59] 17-day residential
[00:12:01] beneath block a operation struck the of in November
[00:12:04] 2023.
[00:12:09] i was there with my grandchildren when
[00:12:11] we were bombed. we
[00:12:12] were in that place because unfortunately everyone sought shelter there. it was the
[00:12:16] home the minister who represents the palestinian authority, the
[00:12:19] minister of public works and housing, that's well known. he also has
[00:12:23] an American pass. and has been living in the United States since
[00:12:27] 1980. the basement was full of children and women, we expected that
[00:12:31] the basement would protect them and that the minister's status would also protect
[00:12:35] them, but unfortunately it did
[00:12:37] not. civil defense says
[00:12:41] 153 bodies were trapped beneath the building. for
[00:12:44] relatives, the recovery has brought the chance to hold a proper
[00:12:48] burial, but it has also reopened
[00:12:50] wombs.
[00:12:55] years we recovered the
[00:12:56] part remains of our marters, today we are burying them, now when we remember
[00:13:00] them, they will have a grave that we can visit, that is what is happen, but if
[00:13:04] we speak of our sorrow, our pain and our grief,
[00:13:06] it is
[00:13:07] a wound that has been reopened after the years,
[00:13:09] a wound that will never heal until justice is done for them, it is considered
[00:13:13] the largest funeral in the history the palestinian cause, the largest
[00:13:17] funeral procession ever held for
[00:13:18] me. civil
[00:13:22] defense estimates that around 8, bodies remain buried
[00:13:26] beneath destroyed buildings across Gaza. Officials say the lack of
[00:13:30] heavy machinery and specialist equipment is slowing efforts to
[00:13:34] reach
[00:13:34] them.
[00:13:39] For 17 days we carried out search and recovery operations. In
[00:13:43] extremely difficult conditions we managed to recover 112
[00:13:46] bodies using a single excavator in coordination with the international
[00:13:50] committee the Red Cross. The reality on the ground was extremely harsh
[00:13:54] with serious. challenges even affecting the work the civil defense teams, but
[00:13:58] in the end we were able to complete this mission. Today we are talking
[00:14:02] about 112 people who were killed, among them were 44
[00:14:06] children, 37 women and 29 men. Seven were
[00:14:10] elderly people over the age of 75, and nine were people with
[00:14:14] disabilities or serious illnesses. They were all killed in a single
[00:14:17] moment.
[00:14:25] improvements in Gaza remain far too slow. Earlier this month,
[00:14:29] I visited Gaza to assess humanitarian conditions and progress towards early
[00:14:32] recovery. The situation in Gaza has improved somewat,
[00:14:36] but progress is far to slow. Recent weeks have seen some welcome
[00:14:40] progress in clearing solid base from key areas and coordinating the entry of
[00:14:44] desperately needed sanitation equipment and supplies. These are positive steps, but
[00:14:48] they remain highly insufficient in the face the immense needs on the
[00:14:52] ground. During my recent visit I witnessed.
[00:14:55] immense hardship and continued displacement, overcrowded living
[00:14:59] conditions, whitespread destruction and nearly daily
[00:15:03] casualties caused by ongoing Israeli military operation. Israel says
[00:15:06] Hamas continues to obstruct aid and retain control in
[00:15:10] Gaza, while Palestinian representatives accused
[00:15:14] Israel of prolonging violence and displacement. The war
[00:15:18] began after the Hamas led attacks on southern Israel on October
[00:15:22] 7, 2023. According to Gaza's. health ministry,
[00:15:26] more than 73, Palestinians have since been
[00:16:25] in Lebanon, families of those killed in the Beirot port
[00:16:28] explosion have marked six years since the disaster with renewed
[00:16:32] demands for truth and accountability, despite fresh promises
[00:16:36] of progress in the... investigation, relatives say justice has
[00:16:40] already been delayed far too
[00:16:41] long. six years
[00:16:45] after Beirut was devastated, families are again walking through
[00:16:49] its streets carrying photographs of those they lost. their
[00:16:52] message remains unchanged, they want truth,
[00:16:56] accountability and an independent
[00:16:58] judiciary.
[00:17:02] we need to know who was responsible for bringing the ammonium
[00:17:05] nitrate, who used? and blew it up. I missed
[00:17:09] my son's laugh and the moments when he called good morning to me from
[00:17:13] the window. I remember it as if it were
[00:17:16] yesterday. The
[00:17:20] August 4th, 2020 explosion was caused by
[00:17:24] huge quantity of ammonium nitrate improperly
[00:17:27] stored at Beyrut's port. It killed more than 200
[00:17:31] people, injured around 70 and devastated
[00:17:34] large parts the capital, but repeat. legal challenges
[00:17:38] and political interference stall the domestic
[00:17:42] investigation for
[00:17:43] years,
[00:17:49] they thought they could bury us, but they couldn't bury our cause, the
[00:17:52] palestinians have fought in the streets, today the biggest proof that our
[00:17:56] cause is still alive is seeing all of you here today,
[00:18:00] politicians, ministers, members of parliament, you are all welcome, but
[00:18:04] we don't want only words, we want action,
[00:18:11] There is now cautious hope of progress investigating judge Tarek
[00:18:15] Bitar completed his inquiry in March and referred the case
[00:18:19] to the public prosecutor. His report reportedly accuses
[00:18:22] around 70 people of offenses connected to the
[00:18:26] explosion. Lebanon's justice minister has promised that the
[00:18:30] case will be allowed to reach its conclusion, but for families who have
[00:18:34] spent six years marching, grieving and waiting,
[00:18:45] The country is grappling with multiple challenges and wars, each time
[00:18:49] critical issue has to be paused without reaching the truth, but we hope for
[00:18:53] a change to ensure that no one evades punishment. We shall not cease our
[00:18:56] efforts until justice is
[00:18:58] served.
[00:19:04] Six years on, still carries the physical and emotional
[00:19:08] scars the explosion, and until an indictment leads to
[00:19:11] accountability, the families say their campaign will
[00:19:14] continue.
[00:19:18] From Lebanon to Afghanistan, where the world food program says child
[00:19:22] malnutrition has reached critical levels in record number of
[00:19:26] provinces. Funding shortages, rising food prices and
[00:19:30] disrupted supply routes are forcing lifesaving programs to
[00:19:33] close, leaving millions of women and children without ad. with
[00:19:37] support for Sadika, every
[00:19:41] meal has become a struggle, the 30-year old Afghan
[00:19:45] mother has seven children and all but her youngest have
[00:19:48] suffered from malnutrition, two of her daughters still require
[00:19:52] treatment while her husband's illness has left the family without an
[00:19:56] income. i cannot feed my
[00:20:00] child when i do not eat myself. when i eat i can feed her, but i am
[00:20:03] also sick.
[00:20:08] Her family's experience reflects a deepening crisis across
[00:20:12] Afghanistan. The world food program says child
[00:20:15] malnutrition has reached critical levels in 12
[00:20:19] provinces, the highest number ever recorded. Despite
[00:20:23] the end the 20-year conflict following the Taliban takeover,
[00:20:27] 3.7 million Afghan children and 1.2 million
[00:20:31] pregnant and breastfeeding women are projected to be malnourished.
[00:20:35] We must act now to stem the rise in. child deaths which this
[00:20:38] crisis is provoking,
[00:20:40] it is already too late for too many, but not for the
[00:20:44] hundreds the thousands of acutelrished women and children who
[00:20:48] urgently need and deserve our help, child
[00:20:52] malnutrition usually peaks between July and October as
[00:20:55] disease, poor sanitation and food insecurity
[00:20:59] intensify, but aid agencies say this year's
[00:21:02] crisis has been worsened by unemployment, conflict and
[00:21:06] rising food prices, the closure the Pakistan
[00:21:09] border and fighting in the Middle East also disrupted
[00:21:13] supply roots, increasing the cost of essential nutrition
[00:21:17] products, a mid conflict climate.
[00:21:20] unemployment and crisis in the middle east which has driven up the price of
[00:21:24] food, millions of women and children are becoming
[00:21:27] acutely melnourished and rushing to local health centers
[00:21:30] for help in desperate search of
[00:21:34] funding cuts are placing further pressure on an already weakened health
[00:21:38] system, last year 142 health centers
[00:21:42] closed while more than 1300 children lost access to
[00:21:46] nutrition treatment is dangerously low we
[00:21:50] are looking at our humanitarian response plan,
[00:21:54] the requirement is around one 1.71
[00:21:57] billion, and we have only just received
[00:22:01] just over 26% the required
[00:22:05] funding, and we are already in August, so this is
[00:22:09] something very alarming to us,
[00:22:12] especially the given the fact that we are seeing
[00:22:16] lot these indicators worsening, the crisis is also being
[00:22:20] compounded by the return of millions of Afghans from neighboring
[00:22:24] Pakistan and Iran, placing additional strain on jobs,
[00:22:27] housing and food supplies.
[00:22:31] We end in Greece, where firefters remain on alert after
[00:22:35] wildfire saw through forests and residential communities west of
[00:22:39] Athens, homes have been destroyed and residence
[00:22:42] evacuated, a strong winds and extreme heat continue to fuel
[00:22:45] fires across southern Europe.
[00:22:50] Firefighting helicopters repeatedly scoop water from
[00:22:53] Sata Beach targeting hot spots across the scorched hill
[00:22:57] sides. The fast moving wildfire swept through pine forest
[00:23:01] and residential communities in west Attica, destroying homes
[00:23:05] and forcing residence to
[00:23:06] flee.
[00:23:11] It's a tragedy. We were watching from the beach as the flames came towards our
[00:23:15] house. At the last minute, two helicopters arrived, the wind changed
[00:23:18] direction and we were safe. "it was olive trees all
[00:23:22] over, it was the most beautiful area
[00:23:26] to go and have vacation,
[00:23:28] and you think
[00:23:32] about how it is
[00:23:33] now, i
[00:23:37] can't, i don't have words to describe it,
[00:23:40] firefighters have brought several fronts under control, but hundreds
[00:23:44] of personnel remain deployed to prevent fresh outbreaks as
[00:23:48] stronger winds and rising"
[00:24:27] The operation has also come a heavy cost, two crew
[00:24:31] members were killed when firefighting helicopters collided while
[00:24:35] battling the blaze near Pesatha. Greek authorities are
[00:24:38] investigating the incident as well as electrical equipment
[00:24:42] suspected of starting the
[00:24:43] fire.
[00:24:48] Greece is among several. European countries battling destructive
[00:24:52] fires following prolonged heat and drought, blazes in France and
[00:24:56] Spain have burned vast areas and force hundreds of thousands of
[00:25:00] people to evacuate, while European firefighting
[00:25:03] resources have been deployed across borders. Most
[00:25:06] wildfires are caused by human activity either
[00:25:10] deliberately or
[00:25:11] accidentally.
[00:25:15] But increasingly hot, dry and windy conditions are making
[00:25:19] fires. easier to ignite and more difficult to
[00:25:22] contain,