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00:00 Israel struck two refugee camps in the Gaza Strip, killing at least 53 people and wounding
00:06 dozens.
00:10 Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas calls Israel`s actions in the Gaza Strip a
00:14 genocide after a meeting with U.S. top diplomat, Antony Blinken.
00:21 At least 20 people have died and thousands are without power in Europe after the continent
00:25 was hit by two storms.
00:31 Israel struck two refugee camps in the Gaza Strip early on Sunday, killing at least 51
00:36 people, dozens more were wounded.
00:39 41 died in the attack on the Magazi refugee camp alone and residents were still looking
00:44 for survivors late into the afternoon.
00:47 At least 9,770 Palestinians have died in Gaza, while 140 Palestinians have died in the occupied
00:54 West Bank in violence and Israeli raids.
00:57 The attacks come as Israel said it would press on with its offensive despite U.S. appeals
01:02 for a pause to get aid to desperate civilians.
01:07 In recent days, Israel has allowed more than 70 trucks with aid to enter the Strip through
01:11 the Rafah crossing.
01:12 But the U.N. says it`s not enough, as the average Palestinian in Gaza is living off
01:17 just two pieces of bread a day.
01:20 According to the U.N., more than one billion euros would now be needed to properly provide
01:32 the enclave with enough aid until the end of the year.
01:41 A high security surprise visit to the occupied West Bank by U.S. Secretary of State Antony
01:46 Blinken.
01:47 There, Mahmoud Abbas, leader of the Palestinian National Authority, told him a genocide was
01:53 unfolding in Gaza by Israel, as Blinken warned against the forced displacement of Palestinians
01:59 from the Gaza Strip.
02:02 Washington had proposed localized pauses in fighting to allow in humanitarian aid.
02:07 Israel`s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected this when he met with Blinken on
02:11 Friday.
02:13 The trip also comes on the back of two stops in Jordan and Israel days earlier.
02:19 Despite the secrecy, once word of the visit got leaked, protests erupted in the West Bank
02:23 to denounce Blinken`s presence and the U.S. support of Israel.
02:27 Later, the American diplomat is due to travel to Ankara to meet with Turkish counterpart
02:32 and perhaps meet President Erdogan on Monday.
02:40 In several European countries, anti-Semitic attacks have risen sharply since the war broke
02:44 out in the Middle East.
02:46 Islamophobic attacks have also risen, but not as much.
02:49 In one incident in Vienna, the Israeli flag was torn down from the city`s main synagogue.
02:53 And there are also reports of direct attacks on Jewish people.
02:57 "Jewish students, for example, who are then exiled, who are held responsible for the Middle
03:01 East conflict and who are being bullied and with anti-Semitic background.
03:04 We have a lot of damage, for example, the shattering of a Jewish butcher shop and the
03:09 running away of this person in Arabic or even to the damage, where the Israeli and not the
03:14 Austrian flag was deliberately torn down.
03:16 Of course, the symbolic effect, the pain, of course, also harms the Jewish community
03:21 as a whole."
03:24 Anti-Semitic incidents in Austria have tripled compared to the same period last year, according
03:29 to the Community Security Trust, a Jewish charity.
03:32 And it`s reported that incidents have more than doubled in Germany and more than tripled
03:36 in the U.K.
03:37 Like other EU countries, Austria is also stationing security forces in front of Jewish institutions.
03:43 In addition, the interior ministry is calling for the monitoring of messenger services such
03:47 as WhatsApp in order to prevent possible terrorist attacks.
03:51 Austrian police have the least powers here in the EU.
03:56 Last week, the director of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights warned that anti-Semitism
04:00 is a deeply ingrained racism in European society.
04:03 Austria, France, Germany and the U.K. have now all stepped up their protection of Jewish
04:09 schools and synagogues.
04:14 Moldovans went to the polls on Sunday for local elections taking place alongside fears
04:19 that Russia is trying to undermine the vote.
04:22 The country sits next to Ukraine.
04:23 One of the main issues dominating this campaign trail is the possibility of Moldova`s membership
04:28 to the bloc.
04:29 We expect to do better.
04:34 You don`t live long enough to fall, so to speak.
04:42 Some fall, but others don`t.
04:48 Two days ahead of the election, Moldova`s prime minister banned candidates from the
04:52 pro-Russia Chance Party.
04:54 The country`s national intelligence agency alleged Moscow tried to influence the electoral
04:59 process via the party.
05:01 Some 600 candidates were affected.
05:04 Sunday`s ballot will elect nearly 900 mayors and 11,000 local counselors for a four-year
05:12 term.
05:19 Bad weather continues to hit Europe, with two storms causing severe floods and at least
05:24 20 deaths.
05:25 Italy is the hardest hit with seven dead and two people still missing.
05:29 In Tuscany, people were advised to take shelter on the upper floors of their homes and to
05:33 avoid going outside.
05:36 In France, Storm Kieran has caused three deaths, one of whom was a power network operator killed
05:41 on the job while trying to restore electricity to hundreds of thousands of homes.
05:46 Storm Kieran and Storm Domingos caused more than 200,000 French homes to lose power as
05:52 of Sunday evening.
05:54 In Bulgaria, at least two people were killed as strong winds, heavy rain and thunder left
05:59 numerous villages without electricity.
06:02 A code orange warning of dangerous weather was issued for every district in the country.
06:07 Another code orange warning was issued for the Adriatic coast due to heavy rains that
06:11 caused flash floods and possible thunderstorms.
06:19 In early summer, hopes were high that Ukraine's counter-offensive would be both quick and
06:23 effective.
06:25 Its army was previously regaining lost territories rapidly.
06:29 But the front line has barely moved since June, with the Ukrainian military retaking
06:33 an estimated 400 square kilometers, an area smaller than the size of London.
06:40 While Kiev has been waiting for more supplies and preparing to counter-attack, Russia has
06:44 built up strong fortifications that are proving efficient.
06:48 And after months of requests, Western allies should soon be delivering fighter jets to
06:52 Ukraine.
06:53 "The relative non-success comes mainly from the fact that Ukraine cannot strike in the
07:02 strategic depth of Russia.
07:04 The fighter jets will be operational only in spring next year.
07:11 And again, when I say that we cannot strike in the depth of the Russian territory, it
07:16 is simply a limit, a constraint given by the Western countries from the beginning of the
07:23 conflict, which said that the conflict should not extend to the Russian territory."
07:30 Ukrainian forces will have to push through the winter with the weapons they have, all
07:34 the while knowing that Russia could use this time to launch a fresh offensive.
07:39 "Russia, I think, is going to do what it did last year and try to pummel Ukrainian
07:47 cities, Ukrainian infrastructure, power plants to try to take out the power.
07:52 What Russia is hoping to do is, I think, deplete Ukrainians' will, but also deplete Ukraine's
07:58 air defenses such that Ukraine has to make a choice between defending its forces in the
08:03 front or defending its cities."
08:05 For now, Ukrainian authorities are anxiously waiting for the U.S. to renew its financial
08:09 aid package.
08:10 The 50th security package is expected to be around 400 million euros.
08:15 President Joe Biden launched an urgent mission last month to get Americans behind billions
08:19 more dollars in spending for Ukraine and Israel, using a rare Oval Office speech to say U.S.
08:25 backing is critical for the two major allies.
08:27 "We need to know why the files are being refused.
08:33 Are they suspicions of separatism?
08:35 Are they problems of the school level?
08:37 Are they religious problems, radicalism?
08:40 We want to collect the numbers to be able to study them all together."
08:45 Yalil, a father of two homeschooled daughters and spokesperson for the non-selective movement
08:50 is angry at the French law on education passed in 2021 that aims to restrict homeschooling
08:56 in the country.
08:57 "The Minister of the Interior and his Delegated Minister will present a bill that will strengthen
09:03 secularism and consolidate the Republican principles.
09:07 I have made a decision.
09:09 Home schooling will be strictly limited, especially to health requirements."
09:17 Every year, around 60,000 children are homeschooled in France.
09:21 However, this could change as parents are now facing new regulations.
09:26 "Now, it's a system of authorization.
09:30 The problem is that there are four figures.
09:33 There is the child's health, the practice of sports or artistic activities, the family's
09:39 itinerary, and the latter line, which is still quite legally vague, since it is the existence
09:44 of a situation specific to the child motivating the educational project."
09:50 Hundreds of families have seen their requests denied and they feel stigmatized by the government,
09:55 which views homeschooling as a potential source of radicalization and separatism.
09:59 "We are attached to the respect of the principle of the Republic and we regret that the people
10:07 who wrote and voted for this law are not all the same.
10:11 The principle of the Republic, which we have validated by several international law charts,
10:19 is to respect the child's superior interest, to take into account his will and his word."
10:25 Yalil has decided to not enroll his daughter in school, even though his request for homeschooling
10:30 was rejected.
10:31 At least 42 families have decided to do the same and join the Free Childhood Association.
10:36 "It means to refuse a law, to oppose the application of a law that seems unfair to
10:44 us, in order to obtain a change.
10:46 We claim that this is the return to the declarative regime."
10:51 The Freedom Education Association has brought the issue before the United Nations.
10:55 In response, the UN has urged France to uphold the International Covenant on Economic, Social
11:01 and Cultural Rights, which states that parents have the freedom to choose the way their children
11:05 are educated.
11:11 Novak Djokovic has won a record-extending seventh title at the Paris Masters on Sunday
11:16 with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Grigor Dimitrov in the final.
11:20 Djokovic was untouchable on the serve and did not face a single breakpoint as he claimed
11:24 a 40th Masters 1000 title.
11:27 He dropped just seven points on his serve in the opening set and broke for a 4-3 lead.
11:33 Djokovic did not slow down and won his next serve to open a 4-2 lead.
11:38 He broke again in the ninth game as the last backhand from Dimitrov sailed out of bounds.
11:42 [SWOOSH]