FTS 20:30 03-10 Israel bombs southern Beirut again

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00:00Israel Defense Forces' IDF bombed Beirut again.

00:15The target of the attack was the suburb of Dahije in south of the Lebanese capital.

00:24In Venezuela, on Thursday, the political dialogue convened by the National Assembly began with

00:28the participation of parties and movements that took part in the July 28th presidential

00:33elections.

00:34And in Brazil, nearly 19 million people in most of the country participated in the forest

00:41fires of August 2024.

00:48Hello and welcome to From the South, I'm Alejandra Garcia from Telesur Studios in Havana, Cuba.

00:53We begin with the news.

01:12On Thursday night, Israel Defense Forces bombed Beirut again.

01:15The target of the attack was the suburb of Dahije in the south of the Lebanese capital.

01:20The new Israeli attack was more far-reaching than the one perpetrated last week, in which

01:25the Secretary General of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, was assassinated.

01:29A source close to the resistance group said that Israel carried out 11 consecutive attacks

01:34in the area, felt throughout the capital and its surroundings.

01:38Meanwhile, Israeli sources reported that the target of their defense forces was Nasrallah's

01:43cousin, Hassan Safi Dine, who was reportedly elected as the new leader of the movement.

01:49However, Hezbollah denied reports of his appointment earlier this week, urging to wait for an official

01:55statement on the matter.

01:56During the attack, Safi Dine was reportedly in a deep bunker.

02:06Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel reiterated on Thursday his rejection of the crimes committed

02:11by the Zionist State of Israel against Lebanon and demanded actions by the international

02:16community to stop the aggression.

02:19The Cuban head of state said that another Zionist genocide of scorched earth and martyred

02:24people is taking place in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, with the use of weapons banned by

02:29international accords, as has occurred in Gaza.

02:33Diaz-Canel also pointed out that Cuba demands actions from the United Nations Organization

02:38to put an end to these crimes against humanity.

02:41Israel's ongoing bombardment is targeting civilian victims while preventing humanitarian

02:46aid from reaching the population under attack.

02:55Israeli occupying forces do not cease its attacks against the countries that support

02:59the Palestinian people, including Syria and Lebanon.

03:02An aggressive escalation that is because of the acts of resistance claimed to face in

03:07In the last two days, the residential neighborhood

03:23of Al-Mazeh in the Syrian capital, Damascus, was the target of two Israeli air aggressions,

03:28which caused the death and injury of dozens of defenseless civilians, in addition to considerable

03:33material damage.

03:34These attacks, which the Syrians condemn, are part of the criminal escalation that the

03:39Tel Aviv regime is developing with the support of the United States, and the complicit silence

03:43of the world community, against the peoples of the region.

03:52We denounce the inaction of the world community and the indifference of the United Nations,

03:56that do not condemn the repeated aggressions against our country.

04:01Because they adopt a policy of double standards, without caring about the lives of civilians

04:05living in these residential areas, including children, because this is not a military zone

04:10and there is no reason to attack it and yet this is the second time they bomb it.

04:17From here, we say to the Zionists that no matter how much they attack us and no matter

04:21how much they bomb us, we will remain firm, identified with our leadership and supporting

04:26their decisions, supporting the resistance and all the fighters of the resistance, and

04:31in defiance of the aggressors we say that we will rebuild every place they destroy,

04:35because contrary to them, we are people who love life.

04:47Like Syrians, fellow Palestinians living in Syria also condemned the aggressive Israeli

04:51escalation against Palestine and its allies, and affirmed to continue the struggle against

04:56the Zionist regime until it is expelled from its usurped territories.

05:00They expressed their attachment to the legacy of the leader of the Lebanese resistance,

05:04Hassan Nasrallah, at a condolence ceremony organized in honor of his memory in the Yarmouk

05:09refugee camp, south of Damascus.

05:18Syria is the main pillar of the resistance and the first defender of our cause, because

05:22here we were born and grew up, in al-Yarmouk camp, and from here we will continue the struggle

05:27until the liberation of Palestine.

05:30And from here we honor the memory of Syed Hassan, whose death has been a great loss

05:34not only for Hezbollah, but also for us, because he was always a strong defender of our just

05:40cause and other Arab struggles.

05:44Syria is the main pillar of the resistance and the first defender of our cause, because

05:48here we were born and grew up, in al-Yarmouk camp, and from here we will continue the struggle

05:54until the liberation of Palestine.

05:57And from here we honor the memory of Syed Hassan, whose death has been a great loss

06:01not only for Hezbollah, but also for us, because he was always a strong defender of our just

06:06cause and other Arab struggles.

06:12The Iranian embassy in Damascus also hosted a wake for the martyr of the resistance, Hassan

06:16Nasrallah, a gesture that, added to the attack carried out by Iran last Tuesday, against

06:21Israeli military positions in occupied Palestine, demonstrates its unconditional support for

06:26the sacred battle that unites the Palestinians, Syrians, Lebanese, Yemenis and Iraqis, in

06:33the face of the criminal actions of the Zionists.

06:44In Palestine, at least 20 people were killed after the latest Israeli army shelling of

06:49refugee camps in the city of Tulkarem.

06:51In a statement, the Palestinian Ministry of Health informed that the systematic attack

06:55of the Tel Aviv regime caused the death of children and women who were living in the

07:00area after being displaced from their homes by the Israeli army.

07:04So far, authorities are assessing the wounded and rescue operations are underway to find

07:09the whereabouts of more survivors of the bombing.

07:12This attack follows the several aggressions and massacres orchestrated by the Zionist

07:16troops almost a year after the beginning of their genocidal plan against the Palestinian

07:21population, which has also left more than 41,000 dead and some 96,600 wounded.

07:33The World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that healthcare

07:38continues to come under attack as in Lebanon alone, 28 health workers have been killed

07:44in the last 24 hours.

07:46In Lebanon, more than 1,600 people have been killed and more than 1 million displaced,

07:55including 350,000 now living in shelters and 160,000 who have crossed the border into the

08:04Syrian Arab Republic.

08:07Healthcare continues to come under attack.

08:11In Lebanon alone, 28 health workers have been killed in the last 24 hours.

08:19Many health workers are not reporting to duty as they fled the areas where they work due

08:26to bombardments.

08:29This is severely limiting the provision of mass trauma management and continuity of health

08:35services.

08:37Let's take a short break, but remember you can join us on TikTok at TELUS or English

08:41where you'll find news in different formats, news updates and more.

08:45We'll be right back, stay with us.

09:02Welcome back to From the South.

09:04In Venezuela, on Thursday the political dialogue convened by the National Assembly began with

09:09the participation of parties and movements that took part in the July 28th presidential

09:13elections.

09:14The President of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, heads the work session which will

09:19help to develop the duties set forth in the Constitution of the Republic in regards to

09:23the protection of the country's sovereignty.

09:26It also aims at modifying the electoral laws to put an end to the practices used by politicians

09:31to call for invasion, support illegal sanctions and incite coup d'etats.

09:36In this regard, Rodríguez emphasised that politicians cannot promote disruptive actions

09:40that put Venezuelans in harm's way.

09:48You cannot participate in the political life of the nation and at the same time promote

09:53foreign military actions or promote homicides or promote car bombs.

09:58It is completely inconceivable.

10:02And it is not possible to combine political action with actions that can only be classified

10:07as terrorist.

10:09But that is what we are living today.

10:13In Haiti, over 700,000 people are now displaced from their homes, more than half of whom are

10:19children due to the increasing gang violence mainly in the capital.

10:23According to the United Nations, the Caribbean country has been plunged into anarchy with

10:27gangs taking over the capital, put up rents and the security and health systems collapsing.

10:33The International Organization for Migration reported that by early September the number

10:38of internally displaced people since June has increased by 22% and about 75% of them

10:44are now sheltered in the country's provinces.

10:47In addition, the agency called for greater international attention on the crisis to restore

10:51stability and security across the country and provide humanitarian aid to those affected.

11:03There are all kinds of policies, except a housing policy.

11:07It's the biggest problem after everything we've been through here.

11:11And the worst thing is that some people refuse to rent out their houses to us.

11:19This is hell.

11:21This is it.

11:22I live it here.

11:25Growing up, I used to hear that hell and heaven exist.

11:28Well, I'm living hell in Haiti today.

11:33ALBA TCP member Antigua and Barbuda inaugurates Thursday the Burton Nebs International Airport,

11:39the second in this Caribbean nation.

11:41The inauguration is marked with the arrival of the first commercial flight and represents

11:46a significant milestone for the Caribbean nation's government, headed by Prime Minister

11:50Gaston Brown and the aviation industry within the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States.

11:56The new airport promises to significantly enhance flight traffic between Antigua and

12:01its sister island, Barbuda, paving the way for improved connectivity and economic growth,

12:06reinforcing the country's vision of one nation, two islands, two gateways.

12:14In the United States, the ongoing dock workers' strike could lead to shortages and an increase

12:20in the prices of several products nationwide.

12:23The dock workers of 14 national ports went on strike after the failure of negotiations

12:28between the Union and the Maritime Alliance.

12:31This is the first time something similar has happened in the nation in the last 50 years,

12:36after a similar protest in 1977.

12:38The crisis, which has reached global dimensions, affects everything from the automobile market

12:44to the drug market.

12:45If an agreement is not reached soon, the strike could cost the country $5 billion a day and

12:52raise the prices of the few products that are still available.

13:00In this regard, the strike continues after the United States Maritime Alliance offered

13:05a wage increase of about 50%, while the Union is demanding a 77% increase.

13:11The workers are also demanding an absolute ban on the automation of cranes, gates and

13:18container trucks, claiming that these technologies put their jobs at risk.

13:22It should be noted that the closure of the ports threatens to disrupt container traffic,

13:26costing billions of dollars to both the US and global economies.

13:36We have a second short break coming up, but before that, you should visit our YouTube

13:40channel at Telesur English, there you'll be able to re-watch our interviews, top stories,

13:45special broadcastings and more.

13:46Hit the subscribe button and activate the notification bell to stay up to date on the

13:51world's most recent events.

13:53Final short break, don't go away.

14:05In Brazil, nearly 19 million people in most of the country have been affected by forest

14:25fires in the first nine months of 2024.

14:28According to the National Confederation of Municipalities, up to 10,700 families had

14:33to abandon their homes due to forest fires so far this year.

14:38In addition, the fires have caused losses of $365 million in all the municipalities

14:43of the country.

14:45The agency pointed out that the people impacted not only include those hit by the fire, but

14:50also those affected by the smoke, those who sought medical attention and those who suffered

14:55with the interruption of essential services.

14:58On the other hand, the Brazilian Ministry of Environment attributes the increasing fires

15:02to climate change and drought in the country.

15:08In Thailand, heavy rainfalls have caused flash floods in at least 14 provinces of the country.

15:14The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reported that over 28,800 families

15:19in the northern, northeastern and central Thai provinces have been affected by the downpours,

15:26while around 193,307 families residing in 5,000 villages suffered structural damages.

15:34Furthermore, authorities have confirmed at least 49 deaths and 28 injured since August 16.

15:49In Germany, thousands of demonstrators gathered in Berlin on Thursday to protest against the

15:53government's stance on the conflict in Ukraine.

15:56This way, the protesters called to halt Germany's delivery of arms to Ukraine, while urging

16:01the signing of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

16:05Under the slogan, Never Again War, citizens held a demonstration on the day of German

16:10unity, the annual holiday commemorating the reunification of the nation in 1990.

16:16Those present also expressed their solidarity with the people of Palestine, with banners

16:20calling for an end to Israel's occupation in the territory.

16:51I have two children.

16:57I don't want them to grow up in war.

16:59And what's happening at the moment between the superpowers and Russia is a nuclear power

17:03– conflict.

17:04The USA is a nuclear power, and to keep escalating, that puts us all into hot water.

17:09And Europe.

17:10I don't want Europe.

17:11I don't want Germany to become a nuclear battlefield.

17:14And that's why I'm here today, to take this to the streets.

17:20Demonstrators of mostly university students protested on the streets of the capital city

17:24Accra on Thursday to demand an immediate halt to illegal mining.

17:29Demonstrators planned to stage rallies for three days, and are also demanding the release

17:33of 54 activists detained last month for marching with the same demand.

17:37The government's handling of illegal mining, particularly its impact on natural resources

17:42and rural livelihoods, has become a flashpoint issue in the run-up to the West African country's

17:47presidential elections in December.

17:50Labour unions said they will begin a nationwide strike October 10th to force authorities to

17:55take urgent actions.

17:57Demonstrate and demonstrate and demonstrate and demonstrate.

18:04So our leaders realise that the issues we are talking about are critical issues.

18:09We will keep demonstrating.

18:11Today will not be the end of it.

18:13We will protest and protest and protest.

18:15On the 10th of October, the organised labour is going on strike.

18:21So everybody is coming on board.

18:24So we have started earlier.

18:26Others will join.

18:28It's like poisoned air.

18:30That would be the next worst thing.

18:31This is poisoned water.

18:32You can't check every tomato you buy.

18:34You can't check every onion you buy.

18:36It's going to get to everyone.

18:38And we already don't have a proper healthcare system.

18:42Do we really want to play this game?

18:44Is this a game you really want to play?

18:46This doesn't end well for anyone.

18:59The outstanding Cuban songwriter, performer and music critic Marta Valdez passed away

19:04on Thursday in Havana at the age of 90.

19:07Valdez had a prolific professional career which includes the composition of boleros,

19:11sones, criollas and habaneras.

19:13She participated in 1967 in the protest song meeting sponsored by Casa de las Americas

19:19and won in 2007 the National Music Award, the country's highest recognition in the field,

19:25for her contribution to Cuban culture.

19:28Her music was used in national cinema and documentaries

19:31and she also composed for radio, television and theatre.

19:36In addition, Valdez wrote chronicles, testimonies and critical assessments

19:40on musical events for national media and authored several books.

19:48We have come to the end of this news brief,

19:50but you can find this and many of the stories on our website at telesudyinglish.net

19:54and join us on social media.

19:56We are on Facebook, Instagram, Telegram and TikTok as well.

19:59For Telesudyinglish, I'm Alejandra Garcia.

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