Israel air strikes - GN Midday

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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Tuesday, July the 8th.

00:23Here are the top stories at this hour.

00:25Israel has carried out more airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, injuring at least 15 Palestinians,

00:31including two women and a child.

00:33Hamas said it fired rockets to respond to Zionist aggression after accusing Israel of

00:38killing seven of its members.

00:40Israel says the operation will be expanded in the coming days and that 1,500 reservists

00:45have been called up.

00:46At least 20 Palestinians have been killed in the past three weeks by Israeli occupation

00:50forces and colonists.

00:52Pilgrims travelling to Mecca for Umrah or Hajj must ensure that they get the required

00:56vaccines at least two weeks before they travel, the Health Authority of Abu Dhabi has said.

01:01The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also advised that pregnant women and elderly people should

01:06refrain from going to Umrah as a precaution against MERS.

01:10The bulk of India's future railway projects will be financed through public-private partnerships,

01:14the country's railways minister said, in a bid to modernise the vast but underfunded

01:19network.

01:20In his maiden budget, Sadananda Gowda said his ministry would also seek cabinet approval

01:25for allowing foreign direct investment in the state-owned network, but passenger services

01:30would be excluded.

01:31Hosts Brazil have their task cut out without Neymar and Captain Thiago Silva to stop the

01:36German blitzkrieg in the first semi-final of FIFA World Cup at Belo Horizonte tonight.

01:42The match kicks off at 12am UAE time and will be telecast live on BN Sports Network.

01:48Justin Bieber's manager Scooter Brown married his long-time girlfriend Yael Cohen at a star-studded

01:53ceremony on Sunday in the Canadian resort town of Whistler.

01:57The wedding guests, led by Bieber of course, also included Carly Rae Jepsen, Tom Hanks,

02:02Rita Wilson, Sophia Bush and Ed Sheeran.

02:06Bieber performed the Beatles' song, All You Need Is Love, according to TMZ, while

02:09Hanks danced to the Montel Jordan hit, This Is How We Do It.

02:13And finally, weather.

02:14The daytime temperature will be 45 degrees Celsius, falling to 33 at night.

02:19That's all for now.

02:20Thanks for watching.

02:21And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com