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00:00 Israel has launched attacks on Lebanon and Syria, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
00:05 visited IDF soldiers and their injured comrades.
00:10 Tens of thousands of demonstrators across Europe step out in support of Palestinians
00:15 and an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.
00:21 Israel has launched new attacks on targets in Lebanon and Syria.
00:25 Hezbollah said seven of its fighters were killed in Lebanon.
00:29 The Israel Defense Forces, or IDF, claimed it hit a Syria-based organization it said
00:34 was behind a drone attack on a school in Eilat on Thursday.
00:37 An IDF spokesman said it was operating in any area that threatened Israel.
00:42 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited IDF forces, including an artillery base, and
00:47 also met injured soldiers at a medical center in Ashkelon, telling them their friends were
00:52 hitting Hamas hard.
00:58 Hamas says the death toll, mainly Palestinian civilians, has surpassed 11,000 in Gaza.
01:05 In the Saudi capital Riyadh, Syria's president arrived ahead of an emergency summit of the
01:10 Arab League.
01:11 It has called for a complete ceasefire in Gaza.
01:20 London's Vauxhall Bridge packed with pro-Palestinian demonstrators.
01:24 Officers say more than 800,000 people turned out for what was the biggest rally in the
01:28 British capital since the Israel-Hamas war began, a little over a month ago.
01:34 More than 2,000 police officers were mobilized to oversee the march on Saturday, following
01:39 Armistice Day ceremonies.
01:41 While the assistant commissioner to London's Metropolitan Police said there were "no issues"
01:45 with pro-Palestinian marchers, clashes between officers and counter-protesters, including
01:50 some far-right groups, were reported.
01:55 Across to mainland Europe, tens of thousands of people marched through Brussels, demanding
01:59 an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.
02:02 Families and children also joined the peaceful march, which passed close to EU government
02:07 buildings.
02:08 And in Paris, demonstrators took to the streets ahead of Sunday's rally against anti-Semitism,
02:13 which has divided French political parties.
02:16 France has the largest Jewish population in Europe.
02:19 Police after the Interior Ministry said it has recorded more than 1,150 anti-Semitic
02:24 acts since the 7th of October.
02:30 Saudi Arabia is hosting an Arab-Islamic summit aimed at unifying efforts to end the war between
02:36 Israel and Hamas militants, before the conflict draws in other countries.
02:42 The Arab League and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation were initially scheduled to hold
02:46 their meeting separately, but the Saudi Foreign Ministry announced early on Saturday that
02:51 the two summits would be held jointly.
02:55 The meeting comes five weeks into the conflict that has already claimed the lives of more
02:58 than 12,000 people, most of them civilians.
03:03 Aid groups have joined pleas for a ceasefire, warning of a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.
03:09 But Israel and its main backer, the United States, continue to rebuff their demands.
03:21 They're mobile and can fire a hypersonic missile with a 3,800 kilogram warhead.
03:26 It targets up to 500 kilometers away.
03:29 Ukraine says a Russian Iskander system was used to target Kiev on Friday night, damaging
03:34 18 homes when it was shot down.
03:39 Celebrations in Kherson to mark the first anniversary of the city's liberation.
03:43 It fell into Russian hands on March 3rd, 2022.
03:47 Even as they celebrate, Kherson's citizens live under the shadow of war.
03:51 The telltale crackle across the Dnieper River gives them just seven seconds to find shelter
03:56 from Russian shelling, shelling that's targeting heat and power infrastructure as winter looms.
04:03 A Ukrainian driver died on its western border where 20,000 lorries were hit by a blockade
04:10 set up by Polish truckers, angered by what they see as unfair competition.
04:20 A volcanic eruption in or near the city of Grindervik in Iceland could start at any time
04:26 in the next few days, the country's Met Office has warned.
04:30 Experts say the magma corridor beneath the city is now 15 kilometers long and in some
04:36 places just 800 meters below the surface.
04:40 The full-scale evacuation of Grindervik's 4,000 residents started on Friday after a
04:46 dense swarm of almost 800 earthquakes was recorded in the space of just 14 hours.
04:52 (whooshing)