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00:00Israeli attacks in central Gaza have seen at least 15 Palestinians killed.
00:15This follows an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza that killed at least 33 people.
00:19The strikes targeted a United Nations-run school that was sheltering displaced Palestinian
00:24families.
00:25They targeted Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists of the Nuqba forces.
00:30They obviously sought to exploit the school and shelter there.
00:36The strike comes as Israeli forces launched a new offensive in central Gaza and raids
00:41in the West Bank this week, where three Palestinians were killed Thursday in the Jenin refugee
00:46camp.
00:49Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to address a joint meeting of
00:54U.S. Congress on July 24.
01:00For the fifth time in history, Czechs go to the polls to elect their representatives to
01:05the European Parliament.
01:07They have to choose a candidate from about 30 parties or coalitions.
01:22A total of 674 candidates are running for the 21 seats of the Czech Republic in the
01:28European Parliament.
01:36According to the tradition, the first voters are political leaders such as Czech President
01:41Peter Pavel.
01:58Polling stations are open on Friday and Saturday in the Czech Republic.
02:02The official election results will be announced on Sunday evening once the vote has been completed
02:06in all EU member states.
02:16The EU election campaign in Slovenia has been mostly dominated by national issues like health,
02:23the economy, as well as the green agenda.
02:26In the last week of the campaign, however, it was the recognition of the Palestinian
02:31state that took center stage.
02:52Slovenian candidates are running for nine seats in the European Parliament.
02:57Initial polls predicted a clear victory for the main opposition, Slovenian Democratic
03:03Party, but the latest projections suggest a neck-and-neck between them and the governing
03:09Freedom Movement party, with three seats each.
03:31In 2019, turnout in Slovenia was among the lowest in the EU.
03:48This year, it might reach 40 percent.
04:13As they cast their vote in the European election, Slovenians can also vote in three referendums
04:33scheduled for the same day.
04:35One regards the issue of cannabis, the second euthanasia, and a third the preferential voting
04:40for the state parliament.
04:41It is widely seen as an attempt to increase the turnout.