*Israeli forces leave at least 70 dead in new attack in Palestine.
*Mass demonstrations take place in Europe and Brazil.
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*Mass demonstrations take place in Europe and Brazil.
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00:00The Palestinian government denounced a growing environmental and health crisis in Gaza due
00:05to the ongoing Israeli blockade.
00:07Authorities said Israel's refusal to allow gas into the occupied territory forced many
00:11families to use tree branches for cooking and heating.
00:15According to data, the situation seriously affected the vegetation cover, which represents
00:20the lungs of the city and a source for improving air quality, causing high pollution rates.
00:28Authorities call on the international community and humanitarian organizations to intervene
00:38urgently to mitigate the environmental and health damage.
00:47Also in Gaza, Israeli forces killed at least 70 Palestinians early this November 17th in
00:52a new attack against Rafa and Bure's refugee camp.
00:55Dozens of Palestinians were killed or injured following an Israeli airstrike on a residential
00:59building in the besieged town of Beit Lahaya, which, according to local sources, sheltered
01:0470 displaced people.
01:06Initial reports suggest that the airstrike carried out by Israeli fighter jets caused
01:10extensive damage to the building, which collapsed causing a significant number of casualties
01:14among innocent civilians, including children and women.
01:18The precise number of casualties is still unknown as rescue teams are unable to reach
01:22the area of the attack due to the extensive destruction and continued Israeli airstrikes.
01:31And in Europe, several countries united in a massive demonstration to denounce the Israeli
01:36genocide against citizens of the Gaza Strip.
01:39According to various media reports, thousands of people participated in rallies organized
01:43in Turkey, Norway, Austria, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Italy condemning the crimes against
01:49humanity committed by Saudi troops in Palestine.
01:53Participants also demanded a ceasefire on the entry of humanitarian aid into the country.
01:57Furthermore, they also called for an end to double standards and the need to bring the
02:01Israeli occupation to justice for its massacres against the Palestinian people, especially
02:05against women and children.
02:12And in Brazil, citizens mobilized in the city of Rio de Janeiro in solidarity with the people
02:16of Palestine within the framework of the meeting between the heads of state of the
02:20G20.
02:21During the activity, the mobilized people raised their voices for the thousands of victims
02:26killed by Israel in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023.
02:29They also held the G20 member countries responsible for the massacre for not taking concrete measures
02:35to demand a ceasefire and to guarantee the stability of the region.
02:38Citizens also expressed their solidarity with the peoples of Syria, Lebanon, Cuba and Venezuela
02:44in the face of the imperialist pretensions of the West.
02:51And Spanish citizens demonstrated in Madrid to demand self-determination for the people
02:55of Western Sahara.
02:56More than 1,000 people took part in the demonstration on the central street of Atocha, accompanied
03:02by banners condemning the Moroccan proposal that rejects the independence of Western Sahara
03:07and limits itself to give autonomy to this territory.
03:11In turn, the spokesman of the United Left, Enrique Santiago, pointed out that the government
03:15of Pedro Sánchez betrayed the Sahrawi people and violated international law by handing
03:20over Western Sahara to the Moroccan government.
03:23In this regard, he asked to guarantee the right to self-determination of the Sahrawi
03:27people by holding a referendum that would allow them to decide on their independence.