Palestinian death toll rises to 1300 - GN Midday
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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Thursday, July 31. Here are the top stories
00:09at this hour.
00:10The Israeli cabinet has approved continuous assault on Gaza and called up an additional
00:1516,000 reservists. Israeli strikes hit yet another UN school, which coordinates were
00:20given 17 times prior to the strike that killed dozens, including children. The Terrorist
00:25Act calls UNWRA spokesperson Chris Gunness to break down into tears after a TV interview
00:31reacting to the incident. More than 1,360 Palestinians have been killed, mostly civilians.
00:38Rescue workers and desperate villagers dug through deep mud, rocks and the debris of
00:42shattered homes after a massive landslide buried a remote village in western India,
00:46killing at least 25 people and trapping more than 150. Two days of torrential rains triggered
00:52the landslide early on Wednesday, but national rescue personnel could not reach the stricken
00:56area of Pune district of Maharashtra state for several hours because of bad communications,
01:01dangerous roads and debris.
01:03U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who has said that the U.S. is prepared to work hand
01:08in hand with the Narendra Modi government, is to co-chair the fifth annual India-U.S.
01:12Strategic Dialogue with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today. Kerry, who arrived on
01:18a three-day visit at the head of a high-power delegation, is meeting Finance Minister Arun
01:23Jaitley in the morning ahead of his meeting with Sushma Swaraj.
01:26Cricket and England need six wickets today to win the third test against India after
01:31a superb bowling performance helped them reduce the tourist to 112 for four, still 333 runs
01:37short of victory, at the end of day four at Southampton yesterday.
01:41Salman Khan's kick, which released ahead of Eid, crossed the 1 billion rupee mark on the
01:46fifth day after its release. Another Bollywood hit, Doom 3, which reportedly opened in 2,000
01:51screens in 400 Chinese cities, has entered the Chinese top ten chart.
01:56And finally, the weather. The daytime temperature will be 43 degrees Celsius, falling to 29
02:00at night.
02:01That's all for now. Thank you for watching. A reminder that our next bulletin will be
02:04on Sunday, but as always, you can get the latest news at golfnews.com
02:16.