Escalation of conflicts: bombings in Gaza and Yemen leave numerous victims

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*Palestine, Israel ramps up attacks across Gaza, kills 45 people *Israel, Air Force Veterans call for an immediate end to Gaza war *Yemen, U.S. forces strike Ras Isa Oil port, at least 74 killed

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00:00We now begin with the information Israel has killed at least 45 people across Gaza on Friday

00:20as heavy strikes hit the north and south of the coastal enclave that also suffers

00:24from a severe humanitarian crisis due to the Israeli blockade.

00:30According to on-ground reports, six Palestinians were killed in an Israeli air raid

00:34that hit a makeshift barbershop in central Han Yunis,

00:38while at least 10 others were killed after Israel bombed a home in Bani Suheila.

00:45Attacks in Rafa in the south, Gaza City, and Atoum in the north targeting tents and houses

00:51also left a number of fatal casualties.

00:54Over 51,000 Palestinians have been massacred by Israel since October of 2023.

01:00Strikes on Gaza continue despite warnings from the UN and measures from the International Court of Justice.

01:07I was sleeping and woke up to my house collapsing on top of me.

01:16I didn't hear the sound of a missile or anything else.

01:18The house was collapsing.

01:19I got out and didn't know what was happening.

01:21People opened the door and started carrying my sons.

01:23Eight of our family were killed.

01:25We were 21 people.

01:26Meanwhile, a protest movement led by nearly 1,000 Israeli Air Force veterans signing letters

01:33calling for an immediate end to the Gaza war has rapidly spread across the Israeli military

01:39with thousands of reservists and retired soldiers from multiple elite units.

01:43These letters accused Prime Minister Netanyahu's government of prolonging the conflict for political reasons,

01:49exposing deep divisions and growing disillusionment within Israeli society and the military

01:55over the war's purpose and its costs.

01:58The Israeli military responded by dismissing active reservists who signed the protest,

02:02while Netanyahu dismissed the dissent as the work of a small foreign-influenced minority claiming

02:10that it was unsupported by evidence.

02:12The crisis has strained the military's reliance on reservists with increasing numbers refusing to report for duty.

02:21We are aware of the relative importance and weight of the brand Israeli Air Force pilots

02:34and thought that it is exactly the kind of case where we should use this title in order to influence the society.

02:47The letter is not talking to the army, it is not talking to pilots, it is aimed and therefore we are not calling for any refusal

02:55or anything that the soldiers should do.

02:58As we thought, the moment that this letter was published, the whole country is talking about it for the past three or four days

03:06and many other units of the army, of the armed forces, have followed us.

03:12There were letters by the armor units, thousands of them have signed, by the paratroopers, by the intelligence, by the navy and the special units

03:26and many, many, many others.

03:28It is crystal clear that the renewal of the war is for political reasons and not for security reasons.

03:37It is very, very clear that the radical ministers have not even tried to hide it.

03:42They did not do it behind closed doors.

03:45They announced it every day.

03:47Either he renews the war or...

03:51Meanwhile in Yemen, at least 74 people were killed after U.S. bombing raids on the oil port of Ras-Isa on the Red Sea coast.

04:00The United States Central Command carried out a series of airstrikes along the western coast of Yemen,

04:05this time targeting the oil port of Ras-Isa, also injuring 171 people.

04:12The attack is one of the deadliest since the U.S. launched airstrikes against the Hoodies

04:17and U.S. President Donald Trump took office in January.

04:21It should be noted that the operation came days after the Ansarala movement announced on March 12th

04:27a ban on the entry of Israeli-linked vessels into regional waters

04:32in response to the Israeli blockade on aid entering the Gaza Strip.

04:37And in this context, the spokesman of the Yemeni armed forces Yaya Sari announced the launching of retaliatory attacks

04:52targeting U.S. aircraft carriers in the Red and Arabian seas following the strikes on the Ras-Isa oil port

04:59warning that the continued U.S. aggressions would only lead to further confrontation.

05:03The missile force, the unmanned aerial vehicle, and the naval forces carried out a double military operation

05:15targeting the U.S. aircraft carriers Truman and Vinson, and their warships in the Red Sea and the Arabian sea,

05:23with a number of cruise missiles and drones.

05:30This was the first operation against the Vinson since its arrival in the Arabian sea.

05:37The United States military build-up and continued aggression against our country will only lead to further attacks,

05:43targeting, clashes, and confrontations.

05:45This is Guddan's

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