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[00:00:00] of World War
[00:00:00] II,
[00:00:11] of
[00:00:21] and he should have an election, and he can't raise the price of
[00:00:24] oil, it's not enough. Donald Trump says Kief needs a
[00:00:28] new leader, as Washington. lift sanctions on Russian diesel supplies
[00:00:32] and that decision is
[00:00:34] of deemed weak by Vladimir Zelensky and prompts a Ukrainian delegation to
[00:00:38] immediately leave the United
[00:00:39] States. The huti's worn
[00:00:43] against anyone using Saudi airspace and it comes after devastating
[00:00:47] strike
[00:00:48] of on Riyad's main airport, leaving 12 people dead and more
[00:00:52] than 300 wounded. The hooutis confirmed to RT that they were behind
[00:00:56] the
[00:00:57] in attack. These attacks are yemeny attacks. We do not do this out of
[00:01:01] revenge or to take vengeance, but rather to force the Saudi leadership to accept
[00:01:04] a comprehensive and permanent peace by agreeing to end the war.
[00:01:08] of As rady attacks are now intensifying across southern Lebanon, they're
[00:01:11] increasingly striking areas beyond the shifting boundaries of its
[00:01:15] so-called
[00:01:16] of yellow zone. As IDF
[00:01:18] of strikes of on Lebanon go on unabated, the country's prime minister has
[00:01:21] acknowledged the crippling budget deficit leaving financial recovery
[00:01:25] a distant prospect. Despite offers
[00:01:27] of of support from
[00:01:29] of Hezbollah. Most
[00:01:30] of the village was destroyed, there is no sign of life. People
[00:01:34] were given ready-made housing units to live in, but they are completely bear.
[00:01:38] of There's nothing inside. Life is difficult due to the constant presence of
[00:01:42] aircraft and ongoing strikes. We are always
[00:01:46] of anxious.
[00:01:54] It's a busy Sunday at RT International. My name is Ugoor Piskanov and it's
[00:01:58] great to have your company. Immediately after
[00:02:02] in blindsiding Ukraine with the news about Washington's diesel deal with Russia,
[00:02:06] Donald Trump has up to the anti suggesting it's time for new
[00:02:09] leadership in Kieve. Is Zelensky
[00:02:14] of delaying peace because he can't hold elections while you created that war.
[00:02:17] Well, I think he should have an
[00:02:19] of election and he could have settled this many times
[00:02:22] and he should have an election and he
[00:02:26] can't raise the
[00:02:27] of price of of oil, it's not enough. It does appear. that Zelensky
[00:02:31] has fallen out of grace and an unprecedented
[00:02:34] manner for Donald Trump to come out and not only say that you
[00:02:38] know it's time for for Ukraine
[00:02:41] to to get another leader for him to come out and say it's
[00:02:44] Zelensky's fault that a peace agreement
[00:02:48] still hasn't been reached that he has denied
[00:02:52] offer after peace offer coming up with his own
[00:02:55] conditions we've of course seen this happen multiple times.
[00:03:00] for the president
[00:03:01] of the united states to
[00:03:02] of come out and say so is again
[00:03:05] of unprecedented and hugely, hugely
[00:03:08] damaging for Zelensky himself.
[00:03:11] Zelensky needs to hang to
[00:03:14] every single thread of legitimacy that he
[00:03:18] can. This is the same Zelensky whose presidential term
[00:03:22] expired years ago. This is the same Zelensky
[00:03:26] who has refused election saying,
[00:03:29] it's it's... too difficult even as Russia has held
[00:03:33] elections along frontline settlementts
[00:03:37] of uh included, so there's certainly the the
[00:03:40] diplomatic pressure that is being piled on
[00:03:44] Zelensky. As for Russia, Donald Trump thanked
[00:03:47] Russia for all the diesel that will now be supplied
[00:03:51] to the United States.
[00:03:54] of Russia agreed to send
[00:03:55] of us millions and millions of barrels
[00:03:59] of... oil and it's diesel, that's what we really
[00:04:02] need, so thank you, there's a
[00:04:06] of build up to this,
[00:04:07] of this didn't come out
[00:04:08] of the blue, you had the United States, with the
[00:04:12] conflict with Iran, there's been a
[00:04:15] of huge shortage in global oil
[00:04:18] supplies, the United States, it's you know it's a
[00:04:21] common phrase, people vote at the pump,
[00:04:25] of of the price of
[00:04:27] a petrol, the price of diesel are huge. important
[00:04:31] for American voters as well as for the American
[00:04:36] a economy,
[00:04:37] of for the financial system, they depend on cars, on vehicles
[00:04:41] to get to and from
[00:04:43] of work to transport goods
[00:04:48] of in a manner that you few European nations depend on, there you have the United
[00:04:52] States under pressure due to the conflict
[00:04:54] of with Iran, asking Russia to supply it with diesel fuel to
[00:04:58] keep
[00:04:58] of prices of lower ahead of a... elections incredibly important for
[00:05:02] Donald Trump and Donald Trump comes out publicly
[00:05:05] repeatedly asking Zelensky to cool it with
[00:05:09] strikes on Russian oil refineries. It doesn't matter. that Russian
[00:05:13] oil is going to the United States or to other countries, the point
[00:05:16] is to supply global oil markets to keep
[00:05:20] prices low. What does Zelenski do? Zelensky comes out and
[00:05:24] says, we're going to burn it all.
[00:05:27] Ukraine will be prepared to see strikes on Russian oil refineries if
[00:05:31] Russia stops attacking our energy infrastructure. Any de-escalation
[00:05:35] steps must be reciprocal and accompanied by genuine
[00:05:38] guarantees. This is essentially Zelensky.
[00:05:43] worst nightmare, when the statements
[00:05:46] were published, then they made the
[00:05:50] rounds, all over the world, Zelensky
[00:05:53] began frantically calling uh European
[00:05:57] leaders, essentially trying to garn their support
[00:06:01] for them to come out and publicly say, despite what Trump is
[00:06:05] saying, we stand with Zelensky frantically,
[00:06:09] there was there were reports of four calls that he
[00:06:13] would stop calls with other European leaders when others
[00:06:17] would pick up, it was it was chaos,
[00:06:20] nevertheless, nevertheless, this is for zelensky,
[00:06:23] russia and the united states trading
[00:06:26] after a break of four and
[00:06:30] a half years, well that is nightmare for
[00:06:34] zelensky, it means that the these attempts to
[00:06:37] isolate russia to pretend the 12%
[00:06:41] the world surface. doesn't exist, something that the
[00:06:45] Europeans have been trying very hard to do, that that
[00:06:48] isn't working, worse than that, Zelensky's own
[00:06:52] legitimacy is being questioned by the people who
[00:06:55] supply most of his
[00:06:57] munitions.
[00:07:07] Close down Putin's entire economy, so Russia's mouth shut, don't
[00:07:11] feed them with your sales. just impose sanctions on their weapons, open
[00:07:14] Starling to Ukraine, you did open it when you were responding to Iran.
[00:07:18] There's another way to conduct negotiations that will help push Putin toward negotiations.
[00:07:22] He doesn't want this. I think that President Trump can do more and as our
[00:07:26] ally, he should do more. And that is
[00:07:29] exactly the point that Russia was making when it
[00:07:33] was saying that Zelensky can't be negotiated
[00:07:37] with, that he has unrealistic expectations. Four and a
[00:07:41] half years into. war Russia saddled with the
[00:07:45] most severe sanctions in recorded
[00:07:48] history and Zelensky is coming out and
[00:07:51] saying, well we need more sanctions, Russia, which is
[00:07:55] again stod up to Ukraine's assaults,
[00:07:59] 1,600 drones launched at
[00:08:03] night, and Zelensky is saying we just need to
[00:08:06] launch more drones, this is the reason that
[00:08:10] Marshall says again he can't. be negotiated with and
[00:08:14] there need to be new elections in Ukraine,
[00:08:17] sentiment that seemingly has now reached the
[00:08:21] United States. Keif is not the only one
[00:08:25] against Washington lifting sanctions on Moscow, though, in fact, the EU
[00:08:29] will vote on Monday on whether to impose its largest ever package of
[00:08:32] restrictions.
[00:08:36] Suspending sanctions on Russian diesel provides Moscow with more revenues to wage
[00:08:40] war. This is not the time ease pressure on Russia. and Europe won't. On
[00:08:43] Monday EU foreign ministers intend to approve the biggest set of sanctions listings
[00:08:47] targeting Russia's war machines since the start the war.
[00:08:51] Despite Brussels and Kiev singing from the same song sheet, it
[00:08:55] seems not everyone in Ukraine is in tune with that,
[00:08:58] and one former MP says the biggest threat to his country comes from
[00:09:02] Vladimir Zelensky himself. Today, true
[00:09:06] patriots the country must understand two points.
[00:09:09] First, Vladimir Zelensky will never agree. to an end to the
[00:09:13] war, and his continued stay in power is guarantee that the war will
[00:09:17] continue. second, the continuation the war will result in the
[00:09:21] total loss of statehood for Ukraine and a catastrophe for its
[00:09:24] population. it is Zelinski himself whose adequacy and
[00:09:28] sanity are subject to serious doubt, who is the main enemy of
[00:09:31] Ukraine and its people? too much is it stake. the people are
[00:09:35] waiting for justice and decisiveness. Ukraine cannot remain a
[00:09:38] hostage to the unhealthy ambitions and personal interests of a man has
[00:09:42] imagined himself to be napoleon, and we spoke with ex-
[00:09:46] diplomat Andrejenko, a former advisor to Ukraine's prosecutor
[00:09:50] general, and he said Zelensky was being used as puppet against
[00:09:54] Trump to undermine him ahead the US election next
[00:09:57] month. every time since the last two years
[00:10:01] Zelansky was trying to sabotage Trump and have
[00:10:04] him be more weaken, weakening his position with the peace deals
[00:10:07] especially, trying to make them look like fool with the or hitting the oil
[00:10:11] refineries. to make Trump look like fool on the situation,
[00:10:15] he is not in control, but the problem is it's not just Zelensky, the people
[00:10:18] around or Donald Trump w also pushing such narratives, the
[00:10:22] deep state actors, Brussel's London. are working to
[00:10:26] Berlin and Paris, they're the ones who are giving Zelinsky the power
[00:10:30] to move forward on this, and that is the the the biggest
[00:10:33] issue, today, thank god, Washington cames
[00:10:37] to its mind, and they understand they can play this show, this puppet
[00:10:41] for their midterm elections, Zalansky was playing them, now they're gonna play
[00:10:45] him, and I also talked about this in your studio a couple uh weeks ago
[00:10:49] that Zelensky will be used to replace the the
[00:10:53] situation currently be used to replace Zelensky. maybe during the midterms, what is
[00:10:56] going to be suitable for the president the United States
[00:11:00] to use Ukraine and it show how Ukraine was using them
[00:11:04] and again in their show, so this is this is what's really come to,
[00:11:08] Ukraine is is just puppet in election
[00:11:11] processes, which hopefully in this situation
[00:11:15] would come to such a good that there will be a change of government, not
[00:11:19] just words from President Trump, and there will be actual peace
[00:11:22] afterwards because of... the rhetoric and the
[00:11:26] lack of uh professionalism from the leadership
[00:11:30] within Europe, we're seeing the changes in Europe happening right
[00:11:34] now with especially the opposition parties in
[00:11:38] Germany which are now getting the
[00:11:41] majority the support the population, France is
[00:11:45] heating up pretty badly, Spain and
[00:11:49] uh maybe that next is going to be the UK itself, we're going to have
[00:11:52] also some some sense come from from the people down
[00:11:56] under to the government, so it's changing, but it's not going to be
[00:12:00] changing fast enough for the things to cool down
[00:12:04] and uh basically back back up the
[00:12:08] situation for peace within Europe. Trump hopefully will
[00:12:12] continue his rhetoric and not budge for
[00:12:15] Europe's initiatives of supporting Zelensky,
[00:12:19] change the leadership in Ukraine together with the Russian Federation, agree
[00:12:23] upon neutral government. and elections and
[00:12:26] not have Europe take any part of this, as uh Marco Rubio
[00:12:30] said a couple weeks ago, Europe's position on
[00:12:34] negotiating table, it's not there, so this is this
[00:12:38] is the reality from Washington, they don't see Europe as somebody who they should
[00:12:42] be talking to the same as Russia, so this is the main goals here, what does
[00:12:46] Washington and Moscow think, not does what Brussel thinks, Russell is
[00:12:49] just uh the problem in the situation, that's why it started the
[00:12:53] negotiating table. as of
[00:12:55] now: huuti military
[00:12:59] spokesperson has warned anyone from using Saudi airspace, and that's
[00:13:03] after 12 people were killed and more than 300 wounded in houti
[00:13:06] attack on the main international airport in
[00:13:09] Riad.
[00:13:13] The Yemani armed forces renew their warning to all shipping companies, airlines,
[00:13:17] experts, employees, workers and travellers against using Saudi airports
[00:13:21] and airspace, as they are exposed to targeting and are a theater.
[00:13:25] for operations by our forces, with the exception the airports of Mecca,
[00:13:28] al-Mukarrama, and Medina Al-Munawara. We urge everyone to take
[00:13:32] our warning seriously, and Saudi Arabia bears responsibility for any
[00:13:36] failed interceptions. Unverified footage circulating
[00:13:40] online, it used to show smoke rising near the airport, and the site has been
[00:13:44] evacuated and all flights suspended. Moscow has condemned
[00:13:48] the strike and called on both sides to abandon attacks on civilian
[00:13:51] infrastructure. Riyad-based correspondent Muhammad al Rash.
[00:13:55] said the strike inflicted substantial damage to multiple
[00:13:58] terminals which handle both domestic and international
[00:14:02] flights.
[00:14:05] Indeed, this statement was issued by the Saudi General Authority of Civil
[00:14:09] Aviation, approximately six hours after the initial announcement made
[00:14:13] earlier today. It provided details on the number of casualties,
[00:14:17] confirming 12 dead and 309 wounded, including several
[00:14:21] in critical condition currently receiving treatment at hospitals in Riyadh.
[00:14:25] Among the dead were four Saudi nationals, two Bangladeshis, one
[00:14:29] American citizen, one Egyptian, one Jordanian, one
[00:14:33] Syrian and one Palestinian. May they all rest in peace.
[00:14:36] Airport operations remain suspended for the time being as a
[00:14:40] precautionary measure to ensure the safety of facilities and the
[00:14:43] continuation of operational processes. The recent statement also
[00:14:47] confirms that efforts are underway to assess the extent the material
[00:14:50] damages in coordination with authorities. Today's toll may represent the...
[00:14:55] highest recorded from either huti or Iranian attacks during assaults on the
[00:14:58] kingdom of Saudi Arabia. I must also mention the attempt to maintain
[00:15:02] operations at King Fodd International Airport in Damasham, which is
[00:15:06] situated outside the city. We are currently managing the situation as
[00:15:10] there is also been an incident outside the airport area. This provides a
[00:15:14] summary of what has transpired thus far and we are waiting further details
[00:15:18] regarding the injuries that are being treated. Furthermore, we have received
[00:15:21] information concerning the extent the damage to that airport. According to our
[00:15:25] sources, the areas impacted were terminal 3 and terminal 4.
[00:15:29] Terminal 3 is designated for domestic flights between cities and Saudi
[00:15:33] Arabia, while Terminal 4 accommodates certain international
[00:15:36] carriers. A senior houti spokesperson told
[00:15:40] RT that the group's actions were a direct response to aggression by the
[00:15:43] Saudies against civilian areas in
[00:15:46] Yemen. Yes,
[00:15:49] these attacks are Yemeny attacks after 12 years of Saudi aggression,
[00:15:53] destroying Yemani infrastructure whether airports, ports, even
[00:15:57] wedding and funeral halls as well as schools, hospitals and markets. It
[00:16:01] targeted everything in Yemen and targeted and destroyed all infrastructure,
[00:16:05] and today it acknowledges that airports are civilian. facilities that must
[00:16:08] not be targeted under international law, but we say that we deal with Saudi
[00:16:12] Arabia in kind, and our military operations deep inside the Saudi
[00:16:16] entity, will continue and will not end except by destroying all Saudi
[00:16:20] infrastructure belonging to the government, whether military facilities, airports,
[00:16:24] or even ports and any vital facilities belonging to the Saudi regime.
[00:16:28] We do not do this out of revenge or to take vengeance, but rather to force the Saudi
[00:16:31] leadership to accept a comprehensive and permanent peace by agreeing to end the
[00:16:35] war and end the siege by both sides. "the Saudi leadership can agree
[00:16:39] to achieve peace, and these are Yemen's demands and
[00:16:43] this comes amid a rapid escalation the conflict in Yemen, the Futis have
[00:16:47] released footage which they say shows dozens of fighters from the Saudi
[00:16:51] backed presidential council surrendering. The video comes that Saudi
[00:16:55] Arabia and its regional partners plan to step up their military coordination on
[00:16:58] Monday, raising concerns that the conflict would expand
[00:17:02] further and draw even more countries in,
[00:17:06] and the attack..." forces in Yemen say they have
[00:17:10] destroyed three rocket launch platforms that are used by cuties
[00:17:14] militants to quote threatened regional security. In fact, the group
[00:17:18] itself confirmed the Saudi Air Force carried out 59
[00:17:22] air strikes and missile attacks in just 24 hours, causing multiple
[00:17:25] casualties. And for more on
[00:17:29] this, let's cross live now to political consultant at Huzai
[00:17:32] associates Ahmed Husai. Welcome to the program, sir.
[00:17:36] Read? has been struck again, the huti spokesperson told
[00:17:40] us here at RT that the movement is behind the attack, what's the
[00:17:44] significance of targeting an airport? it's
[00:17:48] not just the airport that is significance, mean the escalation the
[00:17:51] ansarulah's aggression against Saudi Arabia
[00:17:55] has been pushed to the limits, the significance
[00:17:59] here is the way I see it is, it's part
[00:18:02] the the regional movement
[00:18:06] basically since the war of... curted to weaken America's
[00:18:10] allies, we have the Hithis from the south, we have the Hisbullah
[00:18:14] from the north, the Iraqi militias, as much as the
[00:18:17] Iranian attacks on the Gulf are trying to weaken the
[00:18:21] of course the civilian infrastructure as much as the
[00:18:25] military, and the Mecca defense pact
[00:18:29] is active, it appears with Soudie Arabia, Turkey and
[00:18:32] Pakistan deploying forces reportedly, while yet another
[00:18:36] Saudi airport... has been hit, what developments are expected next
[00:18:40] do you think? since the pact was signed, the
[00:18:44] only way to evaluate its
[00:18:47] functionality is by seeing turkish as much
[00:18:51] as Pakistani interventions, either by
[00:18:55] troops, by military actions,
[00:18:57] strategic, to the naked eye, we haven't seen those, but
[00:19:01] basically the moment it is activated then it will be
[00:19:04] deemed beneficial. and uh President Trump
[00:19:08] stated uh that uh will make decision quote unquote when
[00:19:12] asked if the US would join asody strikes against the hooties but
[00:19:16] what are the implications of a potential US military involvement for
[00:19:20] Yemen and the region uh
[00:19:24] before uh I mean before the statement it was clear how the
[00:19:28] United States of America saw and evaluated the
[00:19:31] situation in Yemen and didn't they didn't want to interven or
[00:19:35] even to be involved in that uh matter now, I
[00:19:39] understand the statement since
[00:19:43] Saudi is one the most important allies in the region, but at
[00:19:46] the same time doing it before the midterm elections might pose a
[00:19:50] threat to the positioning the Republicans within the
[00:19:54] United States, unless they are doing it because they sense how
[00:19:58] the movement would be within the United States uh not in
[00:20:02] favor the Republicans and that's why they wanted to reignite the war
[00:20:06] before the elections. so that they continue even right after the elections
[00:20:10] and talking about Saudi Arabia, how vulnerable is
[00:20:14] its critical infrastructure to missile and drone attacks and can its
[00:20:18] air defenses handle this threat?
[00:20:21] uh, it's not as critical as it's advertised on
[00:20:25] media uh giving that the size of Saudi Arabia is
[00:20:28] big. we've seen the same thing happening in Iran, it's not easy to
[00:20:32] protect all the land when the land is big, yet at the same
[00:20:35] time uh... We have to understand that the infrastructure of
[00:20:39] course it's important and along with the infrastructure we started to
[00:20:43] see losses in civilian lives. This is an
[00:20:47] important escalation that could not and should not. be left
[00:20:50] unanswered, hence we will see
[00:20:54] developments on escalations over the next few hours or the next few
[00:20:57] days. all right, ah, political consultant, huzai
[00:21:01] associates, thank you so much for taking the time and sharing your thoughts with us
[00:21:05] on this. thank you. now with Saudi
[00:21:09] Arabia coming under attack from the hootis a daily basis and the mecha
[00:21:13] defensive agreement between the kingdom, turkey and Pakistan in
[00:21:16] force. Ankara, however, has cautioned that it will not.
[00:21:29] When a state party to this agreement comes under attack, you stand by it to help it
[00:21:33] defend itself. This is not an offensive agreement. In other words, Turkey
[00:21:37] will not send its forces to the territory of another state to carry out
[00:21:40] attack. In Mecca, three leaders signed a promise, attack
[00:21:44] on one is attack on all, Turkia, Saudi
[00:21:48] Arabia, Pakistan. two months on that promise is
[00:21:51] under fire, hoothy missiles and drones keep hitting Saudi airports and
[00:21:55] oil sites. meeting in Riad, the Mecca Alliance agreed to send
[00:21:59] forces to the kingdom and quickly, the committee decided
[00:22:03] to move immediately to the practical implementation the collective defense
[00:22:07] commitments and to take the necessary measures to provide the agreed military
[00:22:10] forces and capabilities and ensure their rapid deployment in the
[00:22:14] kingdom. In accordance with the approved arrangements and the national legislation the
[00:22:18] parties, thereby enhancing ready. military integration and the
[00:22:21] collective capacity to confront and counter threats. President Erdogan has
[00:22:25] spelled out what that support could look like. Such
[00:22:29] support could take the form of intelligence, logistical or ammunition assistance.
[00:22:33] More advanced military support could also be considered depending on the scale the
[00:22:37] threat. Ankara case the details to itself and reports are
[00:22:41] filling the silence, special forces, pilots and aircraft,
[00:22:44] helping defend Riyad and the Holy Cities. An American official
[00:22:48] says the help includes Turkish drone. operators, none of it is on the
[00:22:51] record. Monday's statement does set one condition: forces
[00:22:55] deploy in accordance with the national legislation of each country. In
[00:22:59] Turkia, that means parliament, and parliament hasn't even
[00:23:03] ratified the pact. As for the Mecca agreement, the
[00:23:07] process here has in fact matured in terms the work done by the
[00:23:10] ministry, but of course for the agreement to take effect, it will come to
[00:23:14] parliament, and since this work has matured,
[00:23:16] it will be sent to parliament within a few days.
[00:23:20] ambitions reach beyond the red sea. David Bachele, who leads the
[00:23:23] nationalist MHP, the ruling party's partner in parliament,
[00:23:27] says the pact will elevate the country to the center of global
[00:23:31] geopolitics. This is an exceptionally sound and important
[00:23:35] agreement. It's tendency towards expansion is also of immense
[00:23:38] strategic value. If these efforts are carried out under Turkey's
[00:23:41] leadership, this will bring us to the center, making us much more reputable
[00:23:45] in the world. So the next vote in Ankara is a
[00:23:49] treaty. not on troops sending soldiers would take second decision of
[00:23:53] its own. the arithmetic favors the government, the ruling
[00:23:56] alliance, the justice and development party and the nationalist movement
[00:24:00] party holds 326 of parliament's 600
[00:24:04] seats. the largest opposition party wants no part in it, and
[00:24:08] its leader says signing defense pack with a country at
[00:24:12] war makes turke a party to that conflict.
[00:24:15] international agreements will have to be approved in this parliament if there are soldiers and
[00:24:21] involved, we do
[00:24:21] not accept being part of Trump's Middle East order, we do not accept the adventurism of
[00:24:25] Trump, which will send soldiers to the deserts of Yemen for 100
[00:24:28] years. frames its role as defending Saudi
[00:24:32] Arabia.
[00:24:39] The Saudis want to involve regional powers, not only from the Arab
[00:24:43] arena, but even within the Islamic world, they aim to bring in the
[00:24:47] turks and entangle them to involve the... as
[00:24:50] well, seeking their help day and night, calling out for them to assist
[00:24:54] them, to fight alongside them, to share in the sin and aggression against
[00:24:58] our dear people. a senior official,
[00:25:01] says the group doesn't expect turkish or pakistani troops
[00:25:05] inside yemen, but even indirect help he warns
[00:25:09] counts as joining the war, and last month he warned
[00:25:12] Ankara and Islamabad would meet an iron
[00:25:16] fist. Yasan, RT in Istanbul.
[00:25:21] "and a surge in IDF strikes on Lebanon, the country's prime
[00:25:25] minister has acknowledged critical budget shortfall, despite Hezballah
[00:25:29] offering support, financial recovery remains a distant
[00:25:32] prospect with Washington trying additionally
[00:25:36] help to the disarmment the militant group and artist Steve Sevini
[00:25:40] reports. Well we're in Zult Gabe, one the
[00:25:44] so-called pilot zones sitting right on the edge of Israel's yellow line, the
[00:25:48] zone of occupation. hovers overhead watching us omminously
[00:25:52] and just moments ago there was an air strike as fighter jets raw overhead
[00:25:55] watching us, Israeli attacks are now intensifying across southern
[00:25:59] Lebanon, they're increasingly striking areas beyond shifting
[00:26:03] boundaries of its so-called yellow zone, we have been
[00:26:06] displaced twice, first in 2024 and again in
[00:26:10] 2026. this time the situation was truly tragic,
[00:26:13] most the village was destroyed, there is no sign of life.
[00:26:17] people were given ready-made housing units to live in, but they are completely
[00:26:21] bare. there is nothing inside, even securing water is difficult, and there
[00:26:25] it is absolutely no electricity. most people sleep by
[00:26:29] candle light. yeah, due to the
[00:26:33] constant presence of aircraft and ongoing strikes. We are always
[00:26:36] anxious. There's nothing here. If I need a water pitcher, I can't find
[00:26:40] one. I can't even make cup of tea or coffee. There's water, no
[00:26:44] refrigerator, no bed, no washing machine. There is absolutely
[00:26:47] nothing.
[00:26:48] It is extremely difficult. God help the army. It cannot even
[00:26:52] protect itself. Let alone get the necessary weaponry. How then
[00:26:56] could it possibly protects civilians? Had there been a strong state a
[00:27:00] well-armed military, Israel would never have. to invade at
[00:27:03] least 35 artillery shells hit Mansori. This is village on
[00:27:07] the end of that zone where the Israeli forces have progressively expanded
[00:27:11] their area of control. Mansori was then hit again on with air
[00:27:15] strikes, artillery and major detonations and Israely fire is also
[00:27:18] reaching well beyond that so-called yellow zone near Maifordun three
[00:27:22] Israeli artillery shells landed very close to journalists from Aljade and Navatier
[00:27:26] News uh fortunately there were no injuries in that particular attack but
[00:27:30] once again it highlights the danger to reporting on Israeli
[00:27:33] operations as journalists are routinely targeted. Israeli forces
[00:27:37] attacked 15 southern towns with demolitions reported in six them.
[00:27:41] and in Hoola, Israeli troops planted explosives inside the Jabellammo
[00:27:45] public school and then detonated it. just one of many schools destroyed in recent
[00:27:49] weeks. now all of this came immediately after prime minister now of salam traveled
[00:27:53] to nearby Nabatier promising reconstruction. his visit however
[00:27:57] didn't go smoothly. he was confronted by residents demanding to know when they
[00:28:01] could return home. many angry at what they see is government
[00:28:04] action, locals use that relative calm around the visit to
[00:28:08] enter and alfawa and expect and inspect the home sorry for
[00:28:12] the first time in months, but even as salam spoke, the Israeli attacks were
[00:28:16] hitting the surrounding area. i am not here to sell you
[00:28:19] illusions nor to promise what i cannot deliver. we still need
[00:28:23] significant funding, and it's the cost here that's key. salam previously
[00:28:27] identified the funding needed at $27 billion US dollars a
[00:28:31] sum, he says lebanese st. simply doesn't have. Now, following his visit,
[00:28:35] Hesbollah Secretary General Naim Kassam said that the organization would
[00:28:38] contribute to shelter and reconstruction for the people displaced from the
[00:28:42] south. Hez MP, Hassan Fadlal said on Saturday that this
[00:28:45] pledge would unsettle the United States with Washington insisting that
[00:28:49] AID is tied to disarmament. We will not discuss the final
[00:28:53] figures relating to Aid for our people in the housing program as this would come
[00:28:57] as a shock to the Americans. Well, exactly how much money Hesbollah can
[00:29:01] provide and when remains. and clear, but the immediate problem isn't simply
[00:29:05] who pays for reconstruction, it's the expansion the Israeli
[00:29:08] occupation. uniform has documented Israeli forces operating from
[00:29:12] nearly 30 positions in southern Lebanon, including eight 45
[00:29:15] bases. Israeli forces have already pushed beyond their own yellow line in
[00:29:19] some areas while Israely officials say they want to retain a security
[00:29:23] zone extending as much as 10 kilometers inside Lebanon.
[00:29:27] this comes as Salam continues to talk, at least on the surface about
[00:29:31] Israeli withdrawal. seemingly in contradiction with the reality on the
[00:29:35] ground. Your priorities will remain our
[00:29:38] priorities, stopping the Israely attacks, Israel's complete
[00:29:42] withdrawal from our territory, and the safe and dignified return of
[00:29:46] people to their homes. Now, the eightth round of talks between Lebanon and
[00:29:50] Israel is planned for later this month with some saying they will take place in
[00:29:53] Florida, but months of negotiations had so far produced little
[00:29:57] concrete change for the people the south. Israel remains inside
[00:30:00] Lebanon and is expanding its present. while escalating its attacks is
[00:30:04] noted by uniful observers, hundreds have been killed since the latest
[00:30:07] supposed ceasefire. cease fire is something which Israel has never really
[00:30:11] added to. talks about reconstruction seem unrealistic while
[00:30:15] Israeli destruction continues. so the key question now is whether
[00:30:19] the negotiations can produce something tangible, that is an
[00:30:23] end to the attacks and an Israeli withdrawal. all the evidence on the
[00:30:27] ground suggest that in reality this is something of distant hope.
[00:30:31] this is Steve Stroney for. Southern
[00:30:34] Lebanon. This is Arty International with news and analysis from
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