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[00:00:01] of
[00:00:10] of
[00:00:17] Donald of Trump announces there's an energy ceasefire between Moscow and
[00:00:21] Kief, just day after saying Ukraine needs a new leader,
[00:00:25] while Russia has yet to comment,
[00:00:27] of Vladimir Zelensky is caught by surprise saying Kiif will agree. if Moscow
[00:00:30] does the
[00:00:31] same.
[00:00:35] Saudi defenses intercept another cruise missile near
[00:00:38] Riyad's main airport and that's after the hoothies warned against anyone
[00:00:42] using Saudi airspace following
[00:00:46] of their devastating strike on the airport which left 12 people dead and more than
[00:00:50] 300 wounded. The hoothis confirm to RT they were behind
[00:00:53] the attack. These attacks are yemeny
[00:00:57] attacks. We do not do this out of revenge or to... vengeance,
[00:01:00] of but rather to force the Saudi leadership to accept a comprehensive and permanent
[00:01:04] peace by agreeing to end the war the attacks are now intensifying
[00:01:07] across southern Leben and they're increasingly striking areas beyond
[00:01:11] the shifting boundaries of its so-called
[00:01:13] of yellow of zone. as ADF strikes on Lebanon
[00:01:17] continue unabated, the country's prime minister reveals
[00:01:20] of a crippling budget deficit. It leaves financial recovery of
[00:01:24] a distant prospect despite offers of support from
[00:01:27] in Hezbollah. most of... village was
[00:01:31] in a destroyed, there is no sign of life, people were given ready-made housing units to
[00:01:35] live in, but they are completely bare. there is nothing inside. life is
[00:01:39] difficult due to the constant presence of aircraft and ongoing
[00:01:42] strikes. we are always
[00:01:44] anxious.
[00:01:50] of it's time for the news on RT international. my name
[00:01:54] iskanov, welcome to the program.
[00:01:58] barely an hour seems to
[00:01:59] of pass with. without Donald Trump making a new announcement on Russia and Ukraine, from
[00:02:03] diesel deals with Moscow to calling for new leader in Kieve. The US
[00:02:07] president is now claiming the warring nations have both agreed on immediate
[00:02:11] holt to attacks on each other's
[00:02:13] of energy infrastructure. Effective
[00:02:17] of immediately, there is an energy sacefire in the war between Russia and
[00:02:22] of of Ukraine. Both parties have agreed, do not break
[00:02:24] it. And for more on this, let's
[00:02:28] of cross live now to our senior correspondent. Murad: Donald Trump
[00:02:31] is now claiming there's an energy truce in the conflict, just days after cutting a
[00:02:35] diesel deal with
[00:02:36] in Vladimir Putin, break these latest developments down for us,
[00:02:39] please. Well, this
[00:02:43] is the second time in the span of months that Donald Trump has
[00:02:46] declared surprisingly to the entire world that
[00:02:50] Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an energy cease fire.
[00:02:54] Last time uh Zelensky came out very quickly and said there's
[00:02:58] no such deal uh in place. This time Zelensky
[00:03:01] has also come out and said that this is the first time he's heard of
[00:03:05] it, that if Russia and the United States and
[00:03:09] agreed to an energy cease fire that please inform
[00:03:14] of Ukraine and Ukraine would be willing to join in, which is in
[00:03:17] start contrast to what
[00:03:19] of Zolensky said previously, the last time Trump had
[00:03:23] of declared an energy cease fire between Russia and Ukraine,
[00:03:27] Zelensky came out with all manner. conditions, he
[00:03:31] wanted a hole to russian strikes on Ukrainian
[00:03:35] of shipping, the strikes that Zelensky himself began
[00:03:39] of when he launched a campaign against Russian uh
[00:03:43] shipping, then Zelensky demanded that there was an end to
[00:03:46] strikes on Ukrainian logistics and all again
[00:03:50] all manner of
[00:03:54] of of conditions uh now under tremendous pressure
[00:03:57] of with Trump
[00:03:58] of himself coming out you uh as well as American
[00:04:01] senators supporting Trump, congress people coming out and
[00:04:05] saying that
[00:04:06] you know what, perhaps it's time for Zelensky to
[00:04:10] go, should have never started, you wouldn't have
[00:04:14] lost 30% of your country already, you've lost
[00:04:17] 30% of your country and you've had over
[00:04:21] million people killed, but he could have settled it many times and he
[00:04:24] chose not to, that's a war that should have
[00:04:27] of never started, and I think it's time for Ukraine to... new
[00:04:30] president, Donald Trump
[00:04:34] uh, referring there of course to the
[00:04:37] multitude of peace deals that Russia had put
[00:04:40] forward, that the United States had approved,
[00:04:44] deal made between the United States and Russia
[00:04:47] anchrage in Alaska during the meeting between Putin and
[00:04:51] Trump, they agreed
[00:04:52] in a framework there, Ukraine rejected it time and time
[00:04:56] again, for years, Ukraine has either rejected or demanded.
[00:05:00] conditions that Russia simply wouldn't accept and here Donald Trump coming
[00:05:04] out and outright to the public to cameras saying these
[00:05:08] person you's incapable of making a deal perhaps
[00:05:11] another. should come in, they should hold elections.
[00:05:15] Zelensky previously had dismissed any notion
[00:05:19] of elections, his arguments had been that simply too many people have
[00:05:23] left Ukraine. Ukraine's population of course, great
[00:05:27] demographic tragedy, half essentially from
[00:05:30] 42 million before this conflict a
[00:05:34] 20 odd million Ukraines current population, then
[00:05:38] Zelensky complained that simply too many people now
[00:05:41] live. Russian citizens in Zaparoji region,
[00:05:44] herson region, the donbas, Lugansk and
[00:05:48] Danilsk. Elections he said are simply impossible. Never
[00:05:52] mind that Russia staged elections in
[00:05:55] September. You had voting in frontline
[00:05:59] villages, soldiers, almost million
[00:06:02] managed to vote, yet Zelensky claims, simply
[00:06:05] impossible in Ukraine. Now the tune has
[00:06:09] changed, now he's demanding, I see.
[00:06:13] 60 days to hold elections in
[00:06:15] Ukraine, please tell
[00:06:19] Putin, give us two months, 60 days
[00:06:23] of total cease fire, 60 days and we will
[00:06:27] organize elections, of course we will be ready
[00:06:31] for any choice of our people, exactly
[00:06:34] Ukrainian people, how quickly
[00:06:37] Zelensky uh, well changed his mind on
[00:06:41] elections now that Donald Trump. again senior united states official,
[00:06:45] even even musk piled on saying
[00:06:48] that perhaps it is time for Zelensky to move on,
[00:06:52] for someone new to come in, nevertheless
[00:06:55] this is all you know in star contrast to Zelensky before, now
[00:06:58] he's what can only be described this panic mode,
[00:07:02] you've you've had reports, endless reports of him
[00:07:06] calling European officials seeking their
[00:07:09] support in both the spat. United
[00:07:13] States regarding elections, but also America's
[00:07:16] insistence a halt to strikes on Russian oil
[00:07:20] refinaries and that is what it what is at the root of this.
[00:07:23] Previously when Donald Trump very publicly came out and said Ukraine
[00:07:27] must stop these strikes. Russia of course before this conflict
[00:07:31] supplying 20 more than 20% the
[00:07:35] world's uh global gas
[00:07:38] supplies, more than 10% the world's
[00:07:41] oil. and that of course is shortage
[00:07:45] caused by Ukrainian strikes, it hurts everyone, it is
[00:07:48] felt by everyone, but no one quite like
[00:07:52] the United States where elections depend on the price
[00:07:56] of gas of petrol of diesel
[00:08:00] at the pump, and the United States and Russia have made it
[00:08:03] deal whereby Putin has agreed to supply the United
[00:08:07] States with diesel fuel again which is
[00:08:10] manufactured or... made a russian refineries
[00:08:14] which are under attack by Ukraine. Previously, when Donald
[00:08:18] Trump called on Zelensky to hold those strikes.
[00:08:22] Zelensky came out and said, "No, we're going to
[00:08:25] burn all them," which led to Donald Trump of
[00:08:29] course coming out and saying, "perhaps it's time for Zelensky to
[00:08:33] go. Star contrast to what Zelenski
[00:08:37] said previous. Why are
[00:08:40] they blaming you?" for the continuation of this
[00:08:43] war, because these
[00:08:47] people can't find a key how to
[00:08:51] stop Putin, because it's
[00:08:55] more difficult to stop
[00:08:59] Putin than to pressure
[00:09:01] others,
[00:09:04] but obvious Russia doesn't depend on
[00:09:08] the good will the Congress the United States or any.
[00:09:12] European leaders, Russia manufactures, it has its
[00:09:16] own economy, it has its own sovereign decision making
[00:09:20] process, Ukraine, on the other hand, entirely
[00:09:23] dependent on the United States for munitions, for
[00:09:27] example, for communications, its entire
[00:09:30] military command and control structure
[00:09:33] depends on Starling, they have no
[00:09:36] alternative, so of course it's easier for the United
[00:09:39] States to to pressure Zelensky, that is the... choice that
[00:09:42] Zelensky himself made when he took
[00:09:46] untold billions in aid or loans
[00:09:50] from the west and put the Ukrainian military on the
[00:09:54] hook of again European and
[00:09:58] American leaders. Nevertheless we have
[00:10:00] seeing you know happening
[00:10:03] in real time a change in Zelensky's domean
[00:10:07] from eternal war to much more flexible
[00:10:11] approach where again. He is trying to
[00:10:15] appease Donald
[00:10:16] Trump. ZFRT senior
[00:10:20] corespondent, thank you for that extensive
[00:10:22] report. and earlier we spoke with the former
[00:10:26] US Marine Core Intelligence officer Scott Rider and he says time is
[00:10:30] long passed for Zolansky to be making any demands and he's not
[00:10:34] in a position to dictate to any rules.
[00:10:38] Vlodimir Zelinski, I mean it's it's difficult to call him president, even though he claims
[00:10:41] that title is, it's been pointed out uh, his mandate expired a
[00:10:45] while back and he um hasn't held a new election,
[00:10:49] but uh uh Zelinsky is in the position to dictate
[00:10:53] terms to nobody uh "he's losing the war on the
[00:10:56] battlefield, he's losing the war economically, he's losing the
[00:11:00] war uh politically, both at home and abroad.
[00:11:04] um, the the bottom line is that president Trump is
[00:11:07] absolutely correct here, that uh, it's time for Zelensky to go, the
[00:11:11] question is uh, who will replace him, and will this
[00:11:15] alter the uh, the the the reality that
[00:11:19] currently has uh settled in over Ukraine, Ukraine is defeated
[00:11:22] state, the uh experiment..." that Europe and United States
[00:11:26] foisted on Ukraine uh in beginning this conflict
[00:11:30] um by empowering western Ukrainian nationalis this experiment has
[00:11:34] failed and uh unless you replace Zelinsky with somebody
[00:11:38] who recognizes the failure of this experiment and acts
[00:11:42] um accordingly, you're just going to get a continuation the
[00:11:45] same. now there's been a new
[00:11:48] attack near Riyad's main international airport, the Saudi Alad
[00:11:52] coalition says its air defenses intercepted. and destroyed cruise
[00:11:56] missile, and it comes after huthi military spokesperson warned
[00:11:59] anyone from using Saudi Arabia's airports or
[00:12:02] airspace. On Saturday, 12 people were killed and more than
[00:12:06] 300 wounded in a khuthi attack a King Khalid international
[00:12:10] airport in Riad. Unverified footage just circulating
[00:12:14] online appears to show the immediate aftermath inside the airport and Moscow has
[00:12:17] condemned the strike and called on both sides to abandon attacks on
[00:12:21] civilian infrastructure. A Riad based correspondent. the strike
[00:12:25] inflicted substantial damage to terminals which handle both domestic
[00:12:29] and international
[00:12:30] flights. the yemeny
[00:12:34] armed forces renew their warning to all shipping companies, airlines, experts,
[00:12:38] employees, workers and travelers against using Saudi airports and
[00:12:41] airspace, as they are exposed to targeting and are a theater for
[00:12:45] operations by our forces, with the exception the airports of Mecca,
[00:12:49] al-Mukarrama, and Medina Al-Munawara. We urge everyone to take
[00:12:53] our warning seriously, and Saudi Arab... bears responsibility for any
[00:12:56] failed interceptions.
[00:13:00] Indeed, this statement was issued by the Saudi General Authority of Civil
[00:13:04] Aviation, approximately six hours after the initial announcement made
[00:13:07] earlier today. It provided details on the number of casualties,
[00:13:11] confirming 12 dead and 309 wounded, including several
[00:13:15] in critical condition currently receiving treatment at hospitals in
[00:13:18] Riad. Among the dead were four Saudi nationals, two
[00:13:22] Bangladeshis, one American citizen. one Egyptian, one
[00:13:26] Jordanian, one Syrian, and one Palestinian. May they all rest
[00:13:30] in peace. Airport operations remain suspended for the time being
[00:13:33] as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of facilities
[00:13:37] and the continuation of operational processes. The recent statement
[00:13:41] also confirms that efforts are underway to assess the extent the material
[00:13:45] damages in coordination with authorities. Today's toll may represent
[00:13:49] the highest recorded from either huti or Iranian attacks during assaults on the
[00:13:53] kingdom of Saudi Arabia. I must also mention the attempt to maintain
[00:13:57] operations at King Fodd International Airport in Damasham, which is
[00:14:00] situated outside the city. We are currently managing the situation as
[00:14:04] there has also been an incident outside the airport area. This provides a
[00:14:08] summary of what has transpired thus far and we are awaiting further details
[00:14:12] regarding the injuries that are being treated. Furthermore, we have received
[00:14:16] information concerning the extent the damage to that airport. According to our
[00:14:20] sources, the areas impacted were terminal 3 and terminal 4.
[00:14:23] Terminal 3 is design.
[00:14:42] Yes, these attacks are Yemeni attacks after 12 years of Saudi
[00:14:46] aggression, destroying Yemen infrastructure, whether airports, ports,
[00:14:50] even wedding and funeral halls as well as schools, hospitals and
[00:14:53] markets. everything in Yemen and targeted and destroyed all
[00:14:57] infrastructure, and today it acknowledges that airports are civilian
[00:15:01] facilities that must not be targeted under international law, but
[00:15:05] we say that we deal with Saudi Arabia in kind and our military operations
[00:15:08] deep inside the Saudi entity will continue and will not end except by
[00:15:12] destroying all Saudi infrastructure belonging to the government, whether military
[00:15:16] facilities, airports, or even ports and any vital facilities belonging to the
[00:15:20] Saudi regime. We do not do this out of revenge or to take vengeance,
[00:15:24] but rather to... the Saudi leadership to accept a comprehensive and permanent peace
[00:15:28] by agreeing to end the war and end the siege by both sides. The Saudi
[00:15:32] leadership can agree to achieve peace and these are Yemen's
[00:15:34] demands. amid a rapid
[00:15:38] escalation the conflict in Yemen. The Hutis have released footage which they
[00:15:42] say shows dozens of fighters from the sorry-backed presidential council
[00:15:46] surrendering. The video comes as Saudi Arabia and its regional
[00:15:49] partners plan to step up their military coordination on Monday,
[00:15:53] raising concerns that the conflict could expand further and draw
[00:15:57] more countries in. And earlier this
[00:16:01] week, Saudiled forces in Yemen already destroyed three the
[00:16:04] huti's rocket launch platforms. which they claimed were used
[00:16:08] to quote threaten regional security, and the Saudi Air Force
[00:16:12] was said to have carried out 59 air strikes and missile attacks in
[00:16:16] just 24 hours, causing multiple casualties.
[00:16:19] Political consultant Ahmed Husai says the attacks mark
[00:16:23] a dangerous escalation with civilian casualties raising the
[00:16:27] stakes and the prospect of US involvement adding to the
[00:16:30] uncertainty across the entire region.
[00:16:34] It's not just the airport that is significance, I mean the... escalation the
[00:16:38] ansarullah's aggression against Saudi Arabia
[00:16:42] has been pushed to the limits, the significance
[00:16:46] here is the way I see it is it's part
[00:16:49] the the regional movement
[00:16:53] basically since the war erupted. Trump stated that we'll
[00:16:56] make decision quote unquote when asked if the US would join
[00:17:00] assaudi strikes against the hoothies, but what are the implications of a
[00:17:04] potential US military involvement for Yemen and the
[00:17:07] region before, I mean, before the statement, it
[00:17:11] was clear how the United States of America saw and
[00:17:15] evaluated the situation in Yemen and didn't, they didn't want to interven
[00:17:19] or even to be involved in that matter, now
[00:17:22] I understand the statement
[00:17:25] since Saudi is one the most
[00:17:29] important allies in the region, giving that the size of Saudi Arabia is
[00:17:32] big, we've seen the same thing happening in Iran, it's not easy to
[00:17:36] protect all the... when the land is big, yet at the same
[00:17:39] time, we have to understand that the infrastructure, of
[00:17:43] course it's important, and along with the infrastructure, we started to see
[00:17:47] losses in civilian lives, this is an important
[00:17:51] escalation that could not and should not be left
[00:17:54] unanswered, hence we will see
[00:17:57] developments on escalations over the next few hours or the next few
[00:18:01] days, with Saudi Arabia coming under attack from the
[00:18:05] hoothies a daily basis now, the Mecca defensive agreement between
[00:18:09] the kingdom, Turkey and Pakistan is in force. However,
[00:18:13] Ankara has cautioned that it will not send its troops to another country for
[00:18:17] any military offensive. Let me
[00:18:21] stress again, my friends, that this is defense agreement. When a state
[00:18:24] party to this agreement comes under attack, you stand by it to help it defend
[00:18:28] itself. This is not an offensive agreement. In other words, Turkey will
[00:18:32] not send its forces to the territory of another state to carry out
[00:18:35] attack. In Mecca, three leaders signed a promise. An attack
[00:18:39] on one is attack on all. Turkia, Saudi
[00:18:43] Arabia, Pakistan. Two months on that promise is
[00:18:47] under fire. Hoothi missiles and drones keep hitting Saudi airports and
[00:18:50] oil sites. Meeting in Riad, the Mecca Alliance agreed to send
[00:18:54] forces to the kingdom and quickly. The committee
[00:18:58] decided to move immediately to the practical implementation the collective defense
[00:19:02] commitments and to take the necessary measures to provide the agreed military
[00:19:06] forces and capabilities. and ensure their rapid deployment in the kingdom,
[00:19:10] in accordance with the approved arrangements and the national legislation the parties,
[00:19:14] thereby enhancing readiness, military integration, and the collective
[00:19:17] capacity to confront and counter threats. President Erdogan has spelled
[00:19:21] out what that support could look like. Such support
[00:19:25] could take the form of intelligence, logistical or ammunition assistance. More
[00:19:29] advanced military support could also be considered, depending on the scale the threat.
[00:19:33] Unkira keeps the details to itself and reports are filling the silence.
[00:19:37] special forces, pilots and aircraft, helping defend Riyad and
[00:19:41] the Holy Cities. An American official says the help includes Turkish drone
[00:19:45] operators, none of
[00:19:46] it is on the record. Monday statement does set one condition:
[00:19:50] forces deploy in accordance with the national legislation of each
[00:19:54] country. In Turkia, that means parliament, and parliament hasn't
[00:19:58] even ratified the pact. As for the Mecca
[00:20:01] agreement, the process here has in fact matured in terms the work done by
[00:20:05] the ministry, but of course for. agreement to take effect, it will come to
[00:20:09] parliament, and since this work has matured,
[00:20:11] it will be sent to parliament within a few days. Ankara's
[00:20:15] ambitions reach beyond the red sea. David Bach, who
[00:20:18] leads the nationalist MHP, the ruling party's partner in parliament,
[00:20:22] says the pact will elevate the country to the center of global
[00:20:26] geopolitics. This is an exceptionally sound and important
[00:20:30] agreement. Its tendency towards expansion is also of immense
[00:20:33] strategic value. If
[00:20:35] these efforts are carried out under Turkey's leader. this will bring us to
[00:20:38] the center, making us much more reputable in the world. so
[00:20:42] the next vote in Ankara is a treaty, not on troops, sending
[00:20:46] soldiers would take second decision of its own. the... the
[00:20:50] arithmetic favors the government, the ruling alliance, the justice and development
[00:20:54] party and the nationalist movement party holds
[00:20:57] 326 of parliament's 600 seats, the largest
[00:21:01] opposition party wants no part in it, and its leader uzguruza
[00:21:04] says, signing defense pack with a country at war makes turke
[00:21:08] a party to that conflict. international agreements
[00:21:12] will have to be approved in this parliament if there are soldiers and weapons involved.
[00:21:16] we do not accept being part of Trump's middle east order, we do not accept the...
[00:21:20] venturism of Trump, which will send soldiers to the deserts of Yemen for 100
[00:21:23] years. Ankara frames its role as defending Saudi
[00:21:27] Arabia. The Houthi's leader Abdul Malikhi has message for
[00:21:31] Ankara and Islamabad. The
[00:21:35] Saudis want to involve regional powers not only from the Arab arena,
[00:21:39] but even within the Islamic world. They aim to bring in the Turks and
[00:21:43] entangle them, to involve the Pakistanis as well, seeking their
[00:21:47] help day and night, calling out for them to assist them. to fight alongside
[00:21:51] them, to share in the sin and aggression against our dear people. a
[00:21:54] senior huti official, muhammad al-Bukaiti says the group doesn't
[00:21:58] expect Turkish or Pakistani troops inside Yemen,
[00:22:02] but even indirect help, he warns counts as joining them
[00:22:06] war, and last month he warned Ankara and
[00:22:09] Islamabad would meet an iron fist.
[00:22:12] Yasan, rt,
[00:22:13] inistomble. Now, for
[00:22:17] second day a row, New Delhi has been hit with. protests over alleged
[00:22:21] electoral fraud, the government rejects the claim citing India's economic
[00:22:25] growth and the prime minister's popularity as the key to recent
[00:22:28] success at the ballot box. artist rujud
[00:22:31] reports. now thousands of protesters have been
[00:22:35] detained by the Delhi Police and commandos and forces
[00:22:39] from the other forces as well which includes CRPF,
[00:22:42] Raf, SSB, BSF etc. now these
[00:22:46] protesters were detained because they were year out on the streets of New Delhi.
[00:22:50] and central delhi protesting against Janesh
[00:22:53] Kumar who is the chief election commissioner of India
[00:22:57] and they are demanding his resignation along with other demands like
[00:23:01] scrapping of SIR voter list because over
[00:23:04] 130 million people were left out the voter list
[00:23:08] now remember these protests were lead by the Cookroat Janata party that is the
[00:23:12] CJP however the main members and the founder
[00:23:16] of this party was detained just yesterday. as soon as
[00:23:20] they landed in Delhi for the protest, today as of now they have been
[00:23:24] released and they also held a press briefing where they have said
[00:23:28] and ensured everybody that all these protests would still
[00:23:32] continue till their demands are met. now remember
[00:23:36] all these areas of New Delhi and central Delhi are coming under the
[00:23:40] BNSSs 163 section which
[00:23:43] enforces the rule that more than four people cannot
[00:23:47] gather in one location and if done so... then they would be
[00:23:50] detained, hence lot of protesters, more than thousands of
[00:23:54] protesters have been detained in these two days,
[00:23:58] now the police have not seeen any
[00:24:01] violence happening during these protest, however the
[00:24:05] police are taking extra care that these
[00:24:09] protests do not go further, they are not allowing people to gather
[00:24:13] in one place, over 200 or 300
[00:24:16] police march in the streets of these lanes
[00:24:20] in central Delhi and New Delhi where they try to
[00:24:24] detain these protesters and control the crowd movement,
[00:24:28] in fact
[00:24:29] we have also witnessed that there have been water cannons,
[00:24:33] vehicles, lot of police vans and buses to
[00:24:36] detain these protesters and also lot of
[00:24:40] tier gas vehicles placed and stationed
[00:24:43] in some areas where these protests are going on, now
[00:24:47] all these protests were going to happen a design place that's the
[00:24:51] jantar mantar here in delhi, however the permission was
[00:24:54] denied for the protest to happen there, which is exactly why a
[00:24:58] lot of protesters, including student union
[00:25:01] members started protesting just near the areas
[00:25:05] of jantar mantar which is also this place called knot
[00:25:09] place. now lot of protesters have already been
[00:25:13] detained, but people are still coming in, in
[00:25:17] fact the important thing to note here, is that
[00:25:21] uh people are still coming in, even though CJP has said that these
[00:25:24] protests would continue and tomorrow there is a chance
[00:25:28] that different political parties which are the opposition
[00:25:32] political parties might also carry forward with
[00:25:36] such protest and with the same demands, in fact last week we
[00:25:40] also witnessed that India block which is the
[00:25:44] multiparty opposition block of India
[00:25:48] also held a series if protests back to back
[00:25:51] demanding the same
[00:25:52] things
[00:25:57] and emit a surge and IDF strikes on Lebanon, the country's prime
[00:26:01] minister has acknowledged critical budget shortfall, despite
[00:26:05] Hezbollah offering support, financial recovery remains a distant
[00:26:09] prospect with Washington tying additional help to the disarmament
[00:26:13] the militant group, and artist Steve Sweeniy has
[00:26:15] more. Well, weran's ultra argo beer, one the so-called pilot
[00:26:19] zones sitting right on the edge of Israel's yellow line, the zone of
[00:26:23] occupation, a drone hovers overhead watching us ominously, and just moments
[00:26:27] ago there was an air strikers fighter jets raw overhead watching us,
[00:26:30] Israely attacks and now in... tensifying across southern Lebanon, they're
[00:26:34] increasingly striking areas beyond the shifting boundaries of its
[00:26:38] so-called yellow zone. We have been displaced twice,
[00:26:42] first in 2024 and again in 2026. This time
[00:26:46] the situation was truly tragic. Most the village was destroyed. There
[00:26:50] is no sign of life. People were given ready-made housing units to
[00:26:54] live in, but they are completely bare. There's nothing inside, even
[00:26:57] securing water is difficult, and there it is absolutely no
[00:27:01] electricity. Most... people sleep by candle
[00:27:03] light. life is difficult due to the
[00:27:07] constant presence of aircraft and ongoing strikes. we are always
[00:27:11] anxious. there
[00:27:12] is nothing here. if need water pitcher, i can't find one. i can't even make
[00:27:16] cup of tea or coffee. there's water, no refrigerator, no bed,
[00:27:20] no washing machine. there is absolutely nothing. it is extremely
[00:27:23] difficult. god help the army. it cannot even protect
[00:27:27] itself. let alone get the necessary weaponry. how then could it
[00:27:31] possibly protect civilians? had there been a strong state a well-armed
[00:27:34] military, Israel would never have dared to invade. At least
[00:27:38] 35 artillery shells hit Mansouri. This is village on the
[00:27:42] end of that zone where the Israeli forces have progressively expanded their
[00:27:46] area of control. Mansori was then hit again on with air
[00:27:49] strikes, artillery and major detonations
[00:27:52] and Israely fire is also reaching well beyond that so-called yellow zone
[00:27:55] near myfur doon three Israeli artillery shells landed very close to
[00:27:59] journalists from algedeed and navatier news uh fortunately. there were no
[00:28:03] injuries in that particular attack, but once again it highlights the danger to those
[00:28:07] reporting on Israeli operations, as journalists are routinely
[00:28:10] targeted. Israeli forces attacked 15 southern towns with demolitions
[00:28:14] reported in six them, and in Hula, Israeli troops planted explosives
[00:28:18] inside the Jabalamo public school and then detonated it, just one of
[00:28:22] many schools destroyed in recent weeks. now all of this came immediately after
[00:28:26] prime minister now of Salam traveled to nearby Nabatia, promising
[00:28:29] reconstruction. his visit, however didn't go... smoothly, he was
[00:28:33] confronted by residents demanding to know when they could return home, many
[00:28:37] angry at what they see is government action. locals use that
[00:28:41] relative calm around the visit to enter navity, alfawa and
[00:28:44] expect and inspect the home sorry for the first time in months, but
[00:28:48] even as salam spoke, the Israeli attacks were hitting the surrounding
[00:28:51] area. i am not here to sell you illusions nor
[00:28:55] to promise what i cannot deliver. we still need significant
[00:28:58] funding. and it's the cost here that's key. salam previously identified.
[00:29:02] funding needed at $27 billion US dollars, a sum he says
[00:29:06] Lebanese State simply doesn't have. Now following his visit, Hesbollah Secretary
[00:29:10] General Naim Kassam said that the organization would contribute to shelter
[00:29:14] and reconstruction for the people displaced from the south. Hez MP,
[00:29:18] Hassan Fadlala said on Saturday that this pledge would unsettle the United
[00:29:22] States with Washington insisting that AID is tied to
[00:29:25] disarmament. We will not discuss the final figures relating to
[00:29:29] aid for our people in the housing program, as this would come as a shock. to the
[00:29:32] Americans. Well, exactly how much money Hezballah can provide and when
[00:29:36] remains unclear, but the immediate problem isn't simply who pays for
[00:29:40] reconstruction. It's the expansion the Israeli occupation.
[00:29:43] UniFau has documented Israeli forces operating from nearly 30 positions
[00:29:47] in southern Lebanon, including eight fortified bases. Israeli
[00:29:51] forces have already pushed beyond their own yellow line in some areas while Israeli
[00:29:55] officials say they want to retain a security zone extending as
[00:29:59] much as 10 kilometers inside Lebanon. This comes salam
[00:30:02] continues to talk, at least on the surface about Israeli
[00:30:06] withdrawal, seemingly in contradiction with the reality on the
[00:30:09] ground. your priorities will remain our
[00:30:13] priorities, stopping the Israeli attacks, Israel's complete
[00:30:17] withdrawal from our territory, and the safe and dignified return of
[00:30:20] people to their homes. now the eighth round of talks between Lebanon and
[00:30:24] Israel is planned for later this month with some saying they will take place in
[00:30:27] Florida, but months of negotiations have so far produced little
[00:30:31] concrete change for the... the south, Israel remains inside
[00:30:34] Lebanon and is expanding its presence while escalating its attacks as
[00:30:38] noted by uniful observers. hundreds have been killed since the latest
[00:30:42] opposed ceasefire. cease fire is something which Israel has never really
[00:30:46] ateared to. talks about reconstruction seem unrealistic while
[00:30:49] Israeli destruction continues. so the key question now is whether
[00:30:53] the negotiations can produce something tangible? that is an
[00:30:57] end to the attacks and an Israeli withdrawal.