Key words : defense minister step up
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Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says his forces will step up their offensive in southern Gaza with the goal of fully dismantling Hamas.
Gallant said on Friday that the operation in northern Gaza is gradually dismantling Hamas battalions and achieving denial of their underground capabilities. He said Israeli forces are also operating in the Khan Younis area, where senior Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is believed to be hiding.
Gallant said Sinwar now hears Israeli forces' vehicles above him and bombings by Israel's Air Force, adding that he will "meet our gunners soon."
Hamas issued a statement the same day that dismissed Gallant's claims as "an empty threat."
The Israeli military on Friday released footage of the inside of an underground tunnel purportedly filmed by a camera attached to a dog.
It said the tunnel stretched hundreds of meters and included command and communication rooms.
Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari told reporters that soldiers uncovered "significant underground terror infrastructure" in Gaza City and destroyed the entire tunnel.
He said Israeli forces will continue their operations against Hamas tunnels and ultimately make it impossible for the group to launch attacks against Israel from its tunnel network.
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Key words : health authorities
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An opinion poll in Israel shows that more than 60 percent of people support another deal for the release of hostages in exchange for a pause in the fighting.
Israeli newspaper Ma'ariv released the survey results on Friday, amid intensifying ground offensives by Israeli forces in the southern Gaza Strip, targeting Hamas. The Islamic group is still believed to be holding about 130 hostages.
The survey also asked who respondents preferred as prime minister, between current leader Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition party leader Benny Gantz, a former defense minister.
Gantz had the support of 46 percent of respondents, beating out Netanyahu, on 34 percent, up three percentage points from the previous survey. But the report says more people who voted for Netanyahu's Likud Party in the previous election are now supporting him.
The New York Times on Thursday carried a report on the southern part of the Gaza Strip based on an investigation using artificial intelligence to analyze satellite imagery and drone footage.
The paper says it looked at 208 bomb craters six weeks after the beginning of the conflict and believed they had been formed by 1 ton bombs dropped by Israeli forces.
The report cited munitions experts saying bombs of such a large size and destructive capacity are almost never dropped by US forces upon densely populated areas anymore.
Health authorities in Gaza say the death toll in the enclave has now passed 20,000.
Key words : un security adopted nightmare
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has stressed the need for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, after the UN Security Council adopted a resolution to boost humanitarian aid to the enclave.
Guterres told reporters on Friday that "a humanitarian ceasefire is the only way to begin to meet the desperate needs of people in Gaza and end their ongoing nightmare."
He added that Friday's Security Council resolution "may help this finally to happen but much more is needed immediately."
Guterres called on Israel to ensure aid staff can work in safety, saying that "the real problem is that the way Israel is conducting this offensive is creating massive obstacles to the distribution of humanitarian aid inside Gaza."
Key words : demonstrator
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Around 200 people, some with children, have held a demonstration in central London to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
The rally took place in front of Westminster Abbey on Friday. It was organized by a group working to protect the human rights of the Palestinian people.
The demonstrators recreated the scene of Christ's Nativity with gray boxes simulating rubble in Gaza and handmade dolls wrapped in the traditional "keffiyeh" Palestinian cloth instead of the infant Jesus sleeping in a crib.
Participants sang carols with revised lyrics that referred to the suffering of the Palestinians.
Chanting slogans such as "Stop bombing Gaza," they then marched to the Foreign Ministry to protest the British government's refusal to call for an immediate ceasefire.
A woman carrying her two-year-old son said the children of Gaza are being bombed relentlessly and that as a mother she cannot stand to see what's happening.
A Palestinian woman who helped organize the rally said that Palestine, where Christ was born, is being bombed and people are being killed while people are preparing for Christmas.
She said the purpose of the protest was to remind British government officials that the killing in Gaza will not stop while they take their holiday break.
Key words : taiwanese authorities
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Taiwanese authorities have detained a journalist accused of publishing fake opinion polls on Taiwan's upcoming presidential election.
They say the reporter acted on behalf of a Chinese Communist Party committee based in the mainland's Fujian Province.
The Taiwan Taichung District Prosecutors Office placed the reporter in custody on Friday for publishing fake polls eight times across multiple online media starting in October.
The prosecutors believe the reporter distributed the fake information with the intention of influencing who people vote for.
The reporter is suspected of asking another individual to produce a series of fake polls in which more than 300 eligible voters from each of Taiwan's northern, central and southern regions took part.
But investigators say they discovered that no interviews were conducted and the candidates' approval ratings were made up.
In November, Taiwan's National Security Bureau chief told the legislature that polling agency officials had visited China after being invited by authorities in the mainland.
The security bureau is closely watching whether such organizations receive any funds from China.
Taiwan's presidential election takes place on January 13.
Key words : international atomic
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The International Atomic Energy Agency says North Korea may have started operations at a new nuclear reactor. It expressed concern that the move could fuel the North's weapons program.
IAEA head Rafael Grossi said his team has seen "increased levels of activity," including warm-water discharges, around the Light Water Reactor at the Nyongbyon nuclear complex, which indicates the facility has reached criticality.
Grossi said he cannot confirm the findings because inspectors have no direct access to the site after being barred by North Korean authorities. Still, he said the facility could be used to produce plutonium for weapons. He added that further development of the North's nuclear program would be "deeply regrettable."
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un knows that starting up a new reactor would violate UN resolutions. However, he continues to be defiant. He warned earlier this week that his country would not hesitate to launch a retaliatory nuclear attack.
Key words : toshiba
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The chief of embattled Japanese industrial giant Toshiba has pledged to revive the company's fortunes under a new board of executives.
The firm was recently delisted from stock exchanges in Japan after accepting a buyout from investment fund Japan Industrial Partners.
Toshiba has been mired in problems since accounting irregularities came to light in 2015.
The company launched a new management team on Friday, with President and CEO Shimada Taro retaining his posts. The majority of the board is occupied by senior officials of the fund.
Shimada said Toshiba had not been able to move forward because the previous leadership's decisions were rejected at shareholders' meetings.
He added that the problem will be resolved now that the firm has been delisted.
Shimada said Toshiba will aim for growth in the field of so-called "power semiconductors" used in electric vehicles and data industries.
He said the new leadership will bring stability and concentrate on the company's interests.
Costs related to Toshiba's delisting total about 2 trillion yen, or 14 billion dollars. Shimada said he hopes to reduce Toshiba's workforce but nothing has been decided.
Key words : akihito 90
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Japan's Emperor Emeritus Akihito turned 90 years old on Saturday with celebrations being held at his residence.
His birthday celebrations were canceled or downsized following the outbreak of COVID-19. But this year he is receiving more guests than last year.
In the morning, Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako as well as their daughter, Princess Aiko, visited the residence of the Emperor Emeritus and his wife, Empress Emerita Michiko, at the Akasaka Estate.
Crown Prince and Princess Akishino and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio are also expected to visit the residence.
The Imperial Household Agency says the Emperor Emeritus was diagnosed with heart failure in July last year. It says his condition has remained relatively stable over the past year with treatment.
Agency officials say the Emperor Emeritus is leading a calm and well-regulated life together with his wife every day. The couple read newspapers and watch news on television. They are particularly concerned about news of heavy rains that hit many areas in Japan. The couple also take a keen interest in the issue of war and peace.
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