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[00:00:00] the American administration continues to claim victory, it is
[00:00:03] of being forcibly pushed out
[00:00:04] of the Middle
[00:00:05] East.
[00:00:10] of
[00:00:14] of of
[00:00:17] of
[00:00:23] This is
[00:00:24] a regular hospital here in Dunes, there isn't a single military
[00:00:27] facility. in the area, this
[00:00:31] is right in the center
[00:00:33] of the city. Ukraine strikes a hospital in the
[00:00:37] Dunjetzk People's Republic, killing one woman and wounding two
[00:00:40] others. Local authorities say that the drone used in the attack
[00:00:44] was was was of western
[00:00:46] of in of origin. There are documented cases of
[00:00:50] western weapons supplied to Kiev, ending up in the hands of militants in
[00:00:53] Africa as well as in Latin America and the middle east. Russia's
[00:00:57] anvoy to the UN says the west is using ke. to wage
[00:01:00] of a proxy war against Moscow and
[00:01:03] Africa. With thousands
[00:01:07] of
[00:01:07] of migrants remaining in Suta following last month's chaos, we delve deeper
[00:01:11] into the
[00:01:11] of issue of border protection as the EU shifts
[00:01:18] of of responsibility to Morocco, for the territory that Rabat
[00:01:18] of considers its
[00:01:19] of
[00:01:22] of of own. that very
[00:01:22] a first night we were so scared, we were paralyed with fear.
[00:01:26] of I can honestly say that for the first time I was afraid to go out alone.
[00:01:30] Next morning,
[00:01:31] of amid intensifying attacks on religious sites in Jerusalem, a
[00:01:35] in Russian nun shares her plight with
[00:01:37] Rt after assault
[00:01:38] on her mission as Moscow's ambassador condemns the
[00:01:42] incident.
[00:01:46] This is an absolutely unacceptable situation as it has negative
[00:01:49] psychological impact on representatives
[00:01:52] of the
[00:01:52] clurgy.
[00:02:09] story this hour: Ukraine has attacked
[00:02:11] of hospital in Dunbas launching a drone into one of its
[00:02:14] wards. One woman was
[00:02:16] of killed and two others were wounded. According to federal authorities, fragments found
[00:02:20] at the scene suggest that the
[00:02:21] a UAV had western
[00:02:23] of origins. During inspection
[00:02:27] of of the scene, it was determined
[00:02:28] that the attack resulted in extensive. damaged to the medical facility building,
[00:02:32] including destruction of its exterior facades and shattered
[00:02:35] glass. Furthermore, according to preliminary information,
[00:02:39] one civilian was killed in the attack and at least two others sustained injuries
[00:02:43] of varying severity. They are currently receiving medical attention.
[00:02:46] Furthermore, fragments of what are believed to be foreign-made drones were found at the
[00:02:50] attack site. These fragments will be seized and sent for examination
[00:02:54] to determine the specific type and nature
[00:02:56] of of the explosive device, information on casualties and damage.
[00:03:02] with the investigation underway and done yet Gartis
[00:03:04] of Roman Koserev from managed to get to the scene
[00:03:07] of the attack and he sent us this report from the scene:
[00:03:11] one woman was killed and another two elderly women were wounded
[00:03:15] in this therapeutics department at one
[00:03:18] of the hospitals here in Dunetsk in the
[00:03:21] Dunetsk
[00:03:23] a Republic. As you can see the room is completely
[00:03:26] of destroyed as these women were receiving uh care
[00:03:30] here in Dunesk, according to the authorities,
[00:03:34] the drone that flew into this hospital
[00:03:37] of is of aircraft type, it's called a hornet, it was
[00:03:41] designed in the United States and as you can see right
[00:03:44] here, judging from
[00:03:48] the uh trapnel holes
[00:03:50] of in the walls, the drone
[00:03:54] was filled with trapnel, in other
[00:03:57] words
[00:03:58] it was uh... the strike was
[00:04:01] designed in order to inflict as much damage as
[00:04:05] possible and of course as much death as possible. once
[00:04:08] in again, this is
[00:04:09] a regular hospital here in Dunes, there isn't a single
[00:04:12] military uh facility in the
[00:04:15] area, this is right in the center
[00:04:18] of the city, this is Wednesday afternoon
[00:04:22] and uh closer to the
[00:04:23] of end
[00:04:24] of the work day, and of course the hospital is full of
[00:04:28] patients, but now this therapeutics... wing is closed, as you can
[00:04:31] see uh volunteers
[00:04:33] of are right here uh working to rectify
[00:04:37] this damage as much as possible. we're sealing off the building's thermal
[00:04:41] envelope because our enemies have attacked the hospital. we rushed here
[00:04:45] and are slowly
[00:04:46] of sealing it up, only one window remains. there was blood
[00:04:49] of on the floor and literally two wards were turned
[00:04:52] of into one. many beds are under the rubble, lot of concrete is lying
[00:04:56] around and there's a lot of blood. my guys and i go out frequently to...
[00:05:00] help those
[00:05:00] in need, obviously damage was done not only to this
[00:05:04] particular room but to other areas of this
[00:05:07] therapeutics
[00:05:08] wing.
[00:05:12] republic. Ukrainian attacks on
[00:05:16] civilians in Russia have only prompted a more intense response for
[00:05:20] Moscow, with Keyev's black sea ports becoming regular targets for
[00:05:24] Russian forces and the economic impact these strikes are being felt
[00:05:28] across Ukraine. Head over to our website RT.com for more on
[00:05:32] this store. Now it
[00:05:35] seems Kiev's corruption troubles know no bounds. Just two days
[00:05:39] after Ukraine's ambassador to Washington was sacked. the same
[00:05:43] figure has been accused of ilicit enrichment by the country's
[00:05:46] anti-corruption bureau. Olga Stefanishana
[00:05:50] seemingly feel failed to declare owning at least two
[00:05:54] luxury apartments amid other accusations, marking the latest
[00:05:58] scandal a long list of graft incidents plaging
[00:06:01] Zelensky's click. The country's former intelligence boss and an
[00:06:05] entrepreneur known as Vladimir Zelensky's personal bagman were
[00:06:08] earlier implicated in big money cases.
[00:06:22] an
[00:06:22] Trump ambassador with that has criminal charges. I believe this explains the rush to dismiss
[00:06:26] her, the conflicting statements about whether she left on her own or not, and the almost
[00:06:30] simultaneous emergence of information regarding a corruption case. Notably, they
[00:06:34] haven't yet found replacement for her, which also indicates lack of preparedness
[00:06:38] for such a change in personnel. Overall, corruption within Zelensky's circle is.
[00:06:42] longer secret to his western patrons, some are simply aware, while others may be
[00:06:46] complicit, but any case there is likely folder of materials on each
[00:06:50] individual. we remember how the case against Ermac surfaced, which was brought down
[00:06:54] by the same west controlled Nabu and SAP. subsequent cases are much
[00:06:58] less publicized, but more and more officials and deputies close to power are
[00:07:02] acquiring status as suspects or witnesses. the globalists who control the
[00:07:05] anti-corruption structures in kieve do not want to accelerate this process as it could
[00:07:09] destabilize the already precarious situation in Ukraine. However, the news
[00:07:13] around Zelensky's inner circle is slowly tightening, and the ultimate goal of this
[00:07:17] operation is to strip him of his monopoly on power in favor of other more
[00:07:20] subservient managers favored by the
[00:07:22] sponsors. The west is
[00:07:26] using Kiev to wage war against Russia and Africa. That's
[00:07:29] according to Moscow's ambassador to the United Nations, Vasali
[00:07:33] Nibenzia a security council
[00:07:35] meeting. The terrorist
[00:07:38] activities the Kiev regime in Africa must be pointed out. refers
[00:07:42] to the supply of UAVs and the direct training of terrorists by Ukrainian
[00:07:46] military instructors. There are documented cases of western weapons supplied to
[00:07:50] Kieve ending up in the hands of militants in Africa as well as in Latin
[00:07:54] America and the Middle East. U.S. oversight agencies have questions
[00:07:57] regarding how the military aid provided to Kiev by the Biden administration was
[00:08:01] used. The Kiev regime has long been in complete economic and military
[00:08:05] dependence on the EU and NATO countries which are using Ukraine to wage a proxy
[00:08:09] war against Russia. The same approach is being employed by Ukraine. western
[00:08:13] handlers on the African continent, by involving Ukrainians in supporting
[00:08:17] terrorist groups in the Sahel, they are once again trying to achieve their own goals through the
[00:08:21] hands of others.
[00:08:24] Ukraine has been at the center of controversy in Africa after an
[00:08:28] ambush in July 2025 by Toareg and Al-Qaeda
[00:08:32] fighters. That attack resulted in dozens of casualties,
[00:08:36] including among the Russian Africa core as the unit fought
[00:08:39] off the attack. Russia's defense ministry later... revealed that Ukrainian
[00:08:43] and European mercenary instructors were behind attempted
[00:08:47] coup in the country, and earlier, Mali, Burkina Fasso and Niger
[00:08:51] signed a joint declaration with Russia condemning both western
[00:08:55] medaling and the activities of Ukrainian mercenaries in the Sahel
[00:08:59] region. But the Sahel is not the only African
[00:09:03] region where tensions with Ukraine have escalated. Multiple media
[00:09:06] reports have revealed that Ukrainian troops have been operating in
[00:09:10] Libya. Some claim over 200 Ukrainian troops secretly
[00:09:14] operate in the North African country and they're reportedly smuggling
[00:09:18] weapons to Africa and are also involved attacks on Russian
[00:09:22] vessels. Arty has requested comment on the matter from
[00:09:26] Libya's Government of National Unity. Omar Bu Saida,
[00:09:30] Libyan Political and analytic researcher says that Ukraine is
[00:09:33] seeking to export its conflict to other parts the
[00:09:36] world. We must
[00:09:40] establish a connection between the events. We clearly remember that in July
[00:09:44] 2024, Ukrainian intelligence was involved in the battle of
[00:09:48] Tinzatan in Northern Mali. In this battle, Ukraine provided
[00:09:52] support to the rebels in their confrontation with the malian army and Russian forces
[00:09:56] located on Malian territory. All these facts point to Ukraine's clear
[00:10:00] intention to interfere in the internal affairs the African Sahel countries
[00:10:03] amiid its confrontation with Russia. These circumstances create an important
[00:10:07] interconnection between various reports which, incidentally, come from a single source and
[00:10:11] confirm the presence of active. Ukrainian activity in such Sahel countries as
[00:10:15] well as in Libya. This certainly serves as additional indicator
[00:10:19] since the geographical link points to the interaction between the African Sahel and
[00:10:22] Libya as well as to the characteristics of the government controlling the western
[00:10:26] regions of Libya. The conflicts in the capital Tripoli arise from the
[00:10:30] presence of numerous factions and the intersecting interests of various western
[00:10:34] countries in these areas the city, where each faction answers to a particular
[00:10:37] side. Moreover, in Western Tripoly, there is currently a struggle between these
[00:10:41] groups and traces the Ukrainian side are already evident, providing
[00:10:45] logistical support to these factions, including training and supplying
[00:10:48] equipment. Today we will return again to the issue of Tajura east of
[00:10:52] Tripoli, according to information from the ground. an experts are present
[00:10:56] in various camps of Libyan factions and characteristic drones are also being
[00:10:59] used. In addition, there are independent reports describing the transfer of
[00:11:03] drones from Ukraine to Libya with their subsequent dispatch to the African
[00:11:07] Sahel. Ukraine wants to demonstrate its ability to be a partner in exporting
[00:11:11] conflict. Its actions in Syria, along with the major confrontation between
[00:11:14] Iran and the United States, are part of escalating and dangerous regional
[00:11:18] conflict with global consequences. All these actions create negative
[00:11:22] overall climate against Ukraine, which... instead of focusing its internal
[00:11:26] conflict, seeks to export this unrest to other countries. what is
[00:11:30] happening in Ukraine is attempt to gain the support the United States and
[00:11:33] draw them
[00:11:34] into its struggle with Russia by any possible
[00:11:36] means. now since
[00:11:40] last week's chaos in the Spanish city of Suta, most migrants have
[00:11:44] returned to Morocco. however, between two and 5,00 them still remain
[00:11:48] in the city, according to local reports. according to Suda's
[00:11:51] authorities, more than 1,000 of those migrants left ( are young
[00:11:55] people, hundreds them are living without their parents in dire
[00:11:59] conditions, as officials have requested assistance from the Spanish
[00:12:02] government citing a high risk to order and public
[00:12:06] safety. Here's what migrants had to say about their current living
[00:12:09] conditions. I've been in Suda for
[00:12:13] seven days now. I spent three of those days sleeping in the forest without
[00:12:17] food or water. We barely had enough food to
[00:12:19] survive. It's been seven days since we've been in
[00:12:23] the forest, me. "my mom and my brother, hope to become a
[00:12:27] police officer in the future and to be able to go to Spain so that we can be
[00:12:30] reunited with my dad, along with mom and my
[00:12:33] brother, god willing will be okay, they give us
[00:12:37] only one meal a day and look what's in it, milk and small round cookies, and we're really
[00:12:41] surviving on just that, you always see infants with their mothers, so we're forced to give them
[00:12:45] our share of milk, because it won't make difference for us, but it makes a big difference for
[00:12:48] them, you'll find a woman with a small child who has nothing to feed him, there
[00:12:52] aren't even diapers, they haven't provided us with..." anything, it's as if all these
[00:12:56] people don't even exist. while the EU has claimed
[00:13:00] that the crisis was resolved quickly and conclusions drawn about
[00:13:04] stronger border protection, questions over whose border
[00:13:07] it is, and who should be responsible for it, remain. the EU
[00:13:11] wants to shift responsibility to Morocco, but Rabot considers Suta
[00:13:15] as its own sovereign territory and rejects the plan. RT
[00:13:18] correspondent
[00:13:20] delves deeper into the dilemma. many consider
[00:13:23] seuta to be Europe's southern border, but this widely accepted
[00:13:27] fact begs a few rarely asked questions: why does
[00:13:31] Europe still hold territory on the North African coast? and how can Brussels
[00:13:35] expect Morocco to defend the border that Rabat has never
[00:13:39] recognized? a dispute shaped by centuries of
[00:13:43] complicated relations when tens of thousands of migrants crossed that
[00:13:46] contested border. Spanish authorities in seuta blamed Robot,
[00:13:50] insisting Morocco bears the responsibility of securing
[00:13:54] Madrid. border. We all want to have good relations, but
[00:13:58] if Morocco does not want this, then we will have to ask it to at least show
[00:14:02] respect. We cannot ask it to change its policy, not even its foreign
[00:14:06] policy. Its approaches are legitimate, but we can ask it to respect
[00:14:10] Spain's territorial integrity and the security of our borders. We
[00:14:13] must make this demand with the support the rest of Europe. People see this not as
[00:14:17] a migration crisis. It was fundamentally attack, violation
[00:14:21] of Spain's territorial integrity. People felt that this, if not
[00:14:25] orchestrated was at least encouraged or permitted by Morocco. From
[00:14:29] Morocco's perspective, it's been asked to defend what it considers
[00:14:32] occupied Moroccan land. That position isn't new. Salut
[00:14:36] and Milia are among the last remaining traces of Spain's
[00:14:39] centuries long presence in North Africa, a presence that dug
[00:14:43] its heels in when Morocco gained independence back in
[00:14:47] 1956. Since then, Robot's policy has
[00:14:50] remained consistent. Both enclaves are part of
[00:14:54] it. territory. Suta and Malila are integral part of
[00:14:58] Moroccan territory and their return will be achieved through direct
[00:15:01] negotiations just as was the case with Tarfea, CID
[00:15:05] and the Moroccan sahara. Moroccan society, the
[00:15:09] institutions, and of course, the government agree that Suta and
[00:15:13] Milila are Moroccan. Regarding the status quo in Suta
[00:15:16] and Milila, which has persisted for nearly five or six centuries. The
[00:15:20] day may come when we reopen the file on Suta and
[00:15:23] Milila. use to dismiss Morocco's claim to
[00:15:27] the land, Madrid wants rebot to remain cooperative when
[00:15:31] it comes to controlling migrant flow. We have spoken with the
[00:15:34] Moroccan authorities, they are willing to cooperate. to expedite the
[00:15:38] repatriation of citizens to their country of origin. we have made it clear to
[00:15:42] our neighbor and ally that we need to speed things up and provide much more
[00:15:46] decisive response to the events that have unfolded in the autonomous
[00:15:50] city of shooter. i believe it is very important emphasize this, because
[00:15:54] among other things, the dialogue with Moroccan authorities was constant,
[00:15:58] fluid and very reasonable, unlike what happened in 2021.
[00:16:02] therefore we hope that this cooperation intensifies and allows for the
[00:16:05] repatriation process to be expedited. over the coming hours and days with
[00:16:09] the aim of restoring order. guard our borders, take back migrants
[00:16:13] and turn a blind eye while we disrespect your national
[00:16:17] interests. that's the tone Madrid has taken by court in Rabat's
[00:16:21] neighbor Algers. just weeks before the migrant surge, Spanish Prime
[00:16:25] Minister Pedro Sanchez visited Algeria to mend the
[00:16:28] relations that had frozen
[00:16:30] in 2022 after Madrid back to Morocco's autonomy plan for
[00:16:34] the Sahara, the major bone of contention between... but
[00:16:37] and algeers adding insult to injury, Spain admitted the
[00:16:41] polisario front leader for medical treatment back in 2021,
[00:16:45] figur Morocco sees as the leader of violent separatist
[00:16:49] movement backed by Algeria. The decision the Spanish
[00:16:53] authorities not to notify their Moroccan counterparts the arrival the leader the
[00:16:56] Polisario milicias is not a simple omission. It is a premeditated act,
[00:17:00] voluntary choice and sovereign decision by Spain, of which Morocco
[00:17:04] takes full note and will draw all the consequences. Just weeks
[00:17:08] later, thousands of migrants crossed the sauta border. Spain's
[00:17:12] defense minister called the incident political blackmail. This
[00:17:16] was Rabot's short response. Morocco has no
[00:17:20] obligation to protect the borders of countries other than its own. Morocco
[00:17:24] does not have the vocation of being Europe's genderm or its
[00:17:27] concierge. Madrid wants it both ways. It demands
[00:17:31] that Morocco's secure Europe's southern border and stam the flow
[00:17:35] of migrants all while repeated. antagonizing Robot,
[00:17:39] the consequences of that approach just landed at Spain's
[00:17:42] gates. Attacks
[00:17:46] against Christians have almost doubled this year in Jerusalem.
[00:17:50] Nons belonging to the Russian mission in the city came under uh came
[00:17:54] are under latest
[00:17:56] or the latest to come under attack as RT correspondent Charlotte Dubinsky sat
[00:18:00] down with one the nuns to hear her story. Jewish youths
[00:18:03] spitting a monastery in Jerusalem's old city. Then come the
[00:18:07] stones thrown in an act of vandalism and intimidation. scenes
[00:18:11] like this have become all too commonplace. rarely the victims speak
[00:18:15] out, mainly due to fear. but sister elizabetha from the
[00:18:19] Russian Ecclesiastical mission has found the courage. the sisters were
[00:18:23] walking along the street, they were returning from night vigil back to
[00:18:26] their mission and they realized that something wasn't quite
[00:18:30] right. we finished the night service at the tomb the
[00:18:34] Lord. we exited through the new gates. that's where we came across. some
[00:18:37] policeman, we smiled at them and they smiled right back at us and literally
[00:18:41] after 200 meters on the crossroads near Notar Dame, we started hearing
[00:18:45] rude screaming and swearing in Hebrew, and we tried not to look at them to avoid
[00:18:49] aggression. They managed to get to this point, this
[00:18:53] corner here, and it was then the attack really
[00:18:57] began. But we had to stop at the intersection because there was red traffic
[00:19:01] light, and while we were waiting, they kept shouting and approaching us, but we
[00:19:04] still tried not to look at them to avoid making make it. worse, but then the
[00:19:08] stone started flying, and thank god that the attack wasn't fatal. stones
[00:19:12] started flying past us, so many them, two them hit me and another one
[00:19:16] hit my sister, unfortunately striking her in the chest and causing great
[00:19:20] pain. incidents like this are not isolated. figures
[00:19:24] coming out from one Jewish organization, the religious freedom data
[00:19:27] center, show that this is a worrying trend. it says
[00:19:31] that anti-christian attacks, incidents against
[00:19:35] Christians have nearly double. in the past three
[00:19:38] months, between April and June, 83 incidents were
[00:19:42] recorded, that was up from 44 reports in the first three months of this
[00:19:46] year. So what's the root cause of this violence coming from a
[00:19:49] small but growing section of Israeli society?
[00:19:53] Everything now is very tense and very oriented
[00:19:56] towards Jewish, unfortunately, I must say,
[00:20:00] supremacy. There's a feeling, especially in the last three
[00:20:04] years and since the Hamas attack. on
[00:20:08] Israel, there's a lot the
[00:20:11] nervousness that turns people's mind
[00:20:15] to see black and white. it's either
[00:20:19] Jewish, Israeli or enemies, the
[00:20:23] rest the world. christianity is only learned through the traumas
[00:20:27] and the realistic traumas the Jewish people. the only
[00:20:31] thing you'l know about Christians is that they persecuted us,
[00:20:34] they shed our blood, edd to eat. is the
[00:20:38] government who is really pushing towards a very
[00:20:42] halachic, religious state, at
[00:20:46] least half of this country was taken captive and
[00:20:50] hostages by this mindset. In one the most brutal
[00:20:53] attacks caught on camera this year, a nun from another mission was slammed to
[00:20:57] the ground. That video sparked international outrage. The
[00:21:01] assailant has been charged, but most these
[00:21:05] crimes go unpunished. The police
[00:21:07] closing the files that I submit, it means not
[00:21:11] that the police couldn't catch them, they were not interested enough
[00:21:15] in catching them, but they were not interested because the authorities above told the
[00:21:19] police. bother about it, the RFDC has volunteers across
[00:21:23] Israel ready to document potential anti-christian harassment and
[00:21:26] attacks, but even Yiska is aware that there are many
[00:21:30] incidents that still go unreported. The details the attack on
[00:21:34] the sisters though, reached the desk the Russian ambassador. He's now
[00:21:38] raised it with the Israeli police and told RT action was
[00:21:42] being taken. This is an
[00:21:45] absolutely unacceptable situation as it has negative psychological
[00:21:49] impact on. representatives the clurgy, calls into question interreligious
[00:21:53] peace and harmony, the balance and status quo in interreligious
[00:21:56] relations, and generally sends bad signals to Christians about the supposed
[00:22:00] undesirability their presence here in the Holy Land. I have the impression that
[00:22:04] the Israeli authorities, including the police, realize the seriousness these
[00:22:08] incidents and are prepared to take measures to address them. During our meeting,
[00:22:12] General Ketsuni informed us those teenagers who were seen throwing stones at the
[00:22:16] sisters the Gordinsky monastery on July 23, were detained.
[00:22:20] She's bravely spoken to RT, sister Elizabetta admitted to us
[00:22:24] that the attack left her scared to death. That very first
[00:22:27] night we were so scared, we were paralyzed with fear. I can honestly
[00:22:31] say that for the first time I was afraid to go out alone the next
[00:22:35] morning. I mean, we were never afraid before, never. Her faith may
[00:22:38] keep her strong, but she is only human. Sister
[00:22:42] Elizabeth is courage to speak out will hopefully now give others the
[00:22:46] strength to follow in her footsteps.
[00:22:56] Allah Hutis have said that they've hit a Saudi oil tanker in the Red
[00:23:00] Sea, something that Riad has not yet commented on. The group's
[00:23:03] military arm has declared its blockade the kingdom ships will
[00:23:07] no will continue no matter the
[00:23:09] cost. While implementing the Yemeni Armed
[00:23:13] forceson to impose a maritime blockade on the Saudi
[00:23:17] enemy and to reinforce the equation of blockade for a
[00:23:20] blockade, the Yemeni armed forces, by the grace of Allah,
[00:23:24] successfully targeted the Saudi oil tanker Wafa in the northern
[00:23:28] Red Sea off the coast of Yanbu, with number of ballistic
[00:23:32] missiles. The strike was precise, thanks be to Allah. The
[00:23:36] Yumani armed forces affirmed that their operations will continue and
[00:23:39] escalate in targeting Saudi oil tankers in the northern Red Sea
[00:23:43] to close all access points and prevent their passage,
[00:23:47] thus establishing a blockade for blockade equator.
[00:23:56] The apparent attack is yet another escalation of tensions between the
[00:24:00] clashing camps. Just last month, the Saudi Airport was hit after
[00:24:04] the opposing Riad backed government in Yemen took
[00:24:06] responsibility for earlier Sana airport
[00:24:10] attack. Soon afterwards, the Hutis formally announced its
[00:24:14] red sea um naval blockade the Bob El Mandeb
[00:24:18] straight targeting Saudi vessels. Riad condemned the move branding the
[00:24:21] embargo maritime piracy, but according to an Ansar Allah
[00:24:25] spokesperson, Saudi Arabia had already imposed a blockade on
[00:24:29] Yemen. This latest operation in
[00:24:33] the Northern Red Sea confirms that Yemen's military operations aimed at breaking
[00:24:37] the blocade are gradually escalating. It also signals that Saudi
[00:24:41] Arabia should promptly announce the end of operation decisive storm in
[00:24:45] exchange for Yemen declaring an end to its military operations aimed at
[00:24:48] liberating Yemen. and lifting the bloccade imposed on it. This is
[00:24:52] a strong message to Saudi Arabia that the outcome will be the complete
[00:24:56] closure of its airports and sea ports if it does not end the
[00:24:59] military campaign and the blockade against Yemen. We are responding to the
[00:25:03] Saudi military campaign in kind. The ultimate objective is the
[00:25:07] complete closure of Saudi Arabia's airports and seaports unless it ends
[00:25:11] its military campaign in blockade against Yemen. Therefore we have been compelled to
[00:25:15] choose the military option. We emphasized to everyone that we have other
[00:25:19] objective. As soon as Saudi Arabia announces the end of Operation
[00:25:23] Decisive Storm, Yemen will announce the cessation of all military
[00:25:26] operations targeting Saudi Arabia, whether in the Red Sea or within
[00:25:30] Saudi territory. Saudi political
[00:25:34] analyst, Professor Khalid Batarfi takes another view and disputes
[00:25:38] whether a Saudi oil tanker was attacked at
[00:25:40] all. I think this claims
[00:25:44] are basilist, I'm saying that it wasn't verified by any
[00:25:48] independent entity. and it wasn't acknowledged by Saudi Arabia,
[00:25:52] Saudi Arabia is open when they
[00:25:55] are uh heads, they say we were hit and
[00:25:59] we hit back, they are not uh very... fied
[00:26:03] by any independent entity and they can say what
[00:26:07] they can, they they already said once that they
[00:26:10] occupied najran and the south of Saudi Arabia and they are
[00:26:14] close to Mecca, so those people who
[00:26:18] like to heat their own soldiers and they say this is the road
[00:26:21] to al-quds to Jerusalem and it starts
[00:26:25] with Marib and it ends and it goes through Mecca
[00:26:29] and Madina, I I doubt. all this claims
[00:26:33] and i believe that it's not as bad as they
[00:26:37] say, in fact it is very bad for them, not for
[00:26:41] us. according to RT
[00:26:45] sources, the CEO of Mana Mark Zuckerberg has offered
[00:26:48] apology to the Indian prime minister after being given three days to
[00:26:52] do so. it follows a scandal in which a video addressed by Narendra
[00:26:56] Modhi was abruptly deleted from Facebook. RT India
[00:26:59] correspondent breaks down the... country's response to an
[00:27:03] apparent case of high-level censorship. now
[00:27:07] this apology follows public scrutiny which was
[00:27:11] very intense in India as well as pressure from the
[00:27:14] government and as per Indian government sources zakarberg has sent his
[00:27:18] apologies regarding the child sexual abuse, material,
[00:27:22] deep fake content and errors in operating the
[00:27:26] platform. it was made clear to them that they are not covered
[00:27:29] under the intermediatory definition and select who
[00:27:33] receives such content, in fact safe harbor
[00:27:37] under IT act are also not applicable was said by
[00:27:41] the meta, now in fact the parliamentary standing committee on
[00:27:45] communications and it has grilled the meta global
[00:27:48] team and it gave zakarberg just time for three days
[00:27:52] to issue apology regarding take down of prime minister
[00:27:56] Narendra Modi's video on Facebook. Now this video was
[00:28:00] posted by PM Modi on 23rd July. during
[00:28:03] the youth lead and as well as student led protest that
[00:28:07] were going on in India and in the video Prime Minister
[00:28:11] Modi were actually addressing the youth the nation and he was
[00:28:15] promising stricter action against the examination paper
[00:28:19] leaks. now Facebook had called it a technical glitch, however
[00:28:22] India had rejected that explanation and said that it is
[00:28:26] inadequate and unreasonable. now separately
[00:28:29] meta's chief global affairs officer had also met with
[00:28:33] Indian IT Ministry secretary, that's S. Krishnan to
[00:28:37] explain
[00:28:38] the entire labs and also talk about the child sexual abuse
[00:28:41] material on Meta platform. In fact, apart from IT
[00:28:45] secretary, the meta team also met with
[00:28:48] India's IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnav and the
[00:28:52] police have also raised and registered few cases
[00:28:55] against Meta's, country head and several Facebook
[00:28:59] as well as instagram users over post that was... deemed
[00:29:02] offensive against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, now Nishikant Dube who
[00:29:06] is the head the parliamentary panel on IT had also
[00:29:10] tagged this controversy as an attack on
[00:29:13] democracy and also stated that the government may
[00:29:17] revoke the safe harbor protection that is provided
[00:29:21] to social media platforms in India and would also
[00:29:25] initiate legal remedies. Let's listen in 2024 if
[00:29:29] you recall Zuckerberg himself made a statement in January regarding the
[00:29:32] 2024 elections and later apologized, when a video, the prime minister of
[00:29:36] India can be removed, and they themselves admitted that the content was missing for
[00:29:40] five hours from 12:30 a.m. to 5 a.m. this is very serious
[00:29:44] matter. our committee has clearly stated that apology should come from
[00:29:47] Zuckerberg. if Zuckerberg does not give one, then his safe harbor protection
[00:29:51] under section 79 should be withdrawn. now what
[00:29:54] exactly is the safe harbor clause that they are talking about
[00:29:58] here?
[00:29:59] it is a provision under India's IT act that deals
[00:30:02] internet platforms from liability for use generated content as
[00:30:06] long as they act neutral, host and follow due
[00:30:10] diligence. now if this protection is withdrawn under any
[00:30:13] circumstances, then meta and its officials could face a
[00:30:17] flood of complaints. now separately, meta has also been under
[00:30:21] scrutiny over the issue of child sexual abuse
[00:30:24] material which was seen in paid advertisements on
[00:30:28] meta platforms and the government just last month had slapped a notice
[00:30:32] on meta over this issue, in fact the parliamentary panel
[00:30:35] today also want all social media platforms to comply
[00:30:39] with these rules or face