Palestinian-Israeli conflict: humanitarian aid in urgent need in Gaza

STORY: Palestinian-Israeli conflict: humanitarian aid in urgent need in Gaza DATELINE: Oct. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: Gaza/Ramallah/Cairo/Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter in Ramallah 2. STANDUP 2 (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent in Jerusalem 3. STANDUP 3 (English): YANG YIRAN, Xinhua correspondent in Cairo STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter in Ramallah "At least 70 Palestinians died in Israeli air raids last night (Oct. 16) according to the Ministry of Health. As the aggression continues for the 11th day, many (dead) were families who evacuated from the north part of Gaza as ordered by Israeli forces. Hamas announced yesterday (Oct. 16) that up to 250 captives are held safely in Gaza, and released footage showing an Israeli female captive being medically treated, and that they are willing to release those with foreign nationalities as soon as circumstances allow. The World Health Organizati

Türkiye launches air strike against Kurdish militants in N. Iraq

STORY: Türkiye launches air strike against Kurdish militants in N. Iraq DATELINE: Sept. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:26 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the air operation in the Qandil and Asos regions of northern Iraq early on Friday (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: Türkiye launched an air operation targeting "terrorists" in the Qandil and Asos regions of northern Iraq early on Friday, the country's Defense Ministry said in a statement. The operation was carried out in the early morning to "neutralize" the terrorist elements of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and other Kurdish armed groups, said the statement. Turkish authorities often use the term "neutralized" in their statements to imply the "terrorists" in question surrendered or were killed or captured. A total of 16 caves, four shelters, and two material warehouses used by Kurdish militants were destroyed, it added. "Many terrorists were neutralized, and a heavy blow was dealt to the terrorist organizati

Explosion in Pakistan's Karachi leaves 13 injured

STORY: Explosion in Pakistan's Karachi leaves 13 injured DATELINE: May 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: KARACHI, Pakistan CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the explosion site STORYLINE: Thirteen people were injured when a blast went off inside a market area in the capital city Karachi of Pakistan's southern Sindh province late Thursday night, hospital authorities said. Many among the injured were in critical condition and most of them got wounded after being hit by ball bearings from explosive materials, Shahid Rasool, medical superintendent of Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC) where all the injured were shifted, told the media. Talking to the media, Information Minister of Sindh province Sharjeel Inam Memon said that an investigation had been kicked off to determine the cause of the explosion and a state of emergency had been imposed in all hospitals in the city. Meanwhile, in a conversation with Xinhua, Salman Qureshi, a rescue worker with the nongovernment rescue organizati