WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.120 --> 00:00:03.080 It has been a sad Monday in Dhaka, the capital 2 00:00:03.120 --> 00:00:06.360 of Bangladesh, is one of the Bangladesh Air Force training 3 00:00:06.400 --> 00:00:10.400 planes crashed on students while they were taking test examinations 4 00:00:10.439 --> 00:00:13.880 and some of them attending regular classes at Milestone School 5 00:00:13.919 --> 00:00:18.600 and College, with nineteen victims already confirmed dead by local authorities, 6 00:00:18.760 --> 00:00:23.039 while over one hundred persons, mostly students, are hospitalized this 7 00:00:23.600 --> 00:00:27.039 the head of Interim Government of Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunis, has 8 00:00:27.079 --> 00:00:30.039 assured the public that the Government of Bangladesh will carry 9 00:00:30.079 --> 00:00:33.880 out investigation to ascertain the cause of the military plane crash, 10 00:00:33.960 --> 00:00:36.600 as some of the victims were seen walking out from 11 00:00:36.640 --> 00:00:40.799 the burning flames with almost completely burned bodies. It was 12 00:00:40.880 --> 00:00:44.359 gathered that the plane crashed immediately after takeoff around one 13 00:00:44.399 --> 00:00:49.320 pm local Bangladesh time, which was seven o'clock a MGTM. 14 00:00:49.600 --> 00:00:53.759 According to Hindustan Times, a Bangladesh Air Force F seven 15 00:00:53.840 --> 00:00:57.759 BGI training aircraft crashed into a college campus in Dhaka, 16 00:00:58.159 --> 00:01:01.399 killing at least nineteen and injuring over one hundred people. 17 00:01:02.159 --> 00:01:05.719 Local media reported that the leaders and activists of Bangladesh 18 00:01:05.799 --> 00:01:09.000 to Treleague faced a brutal mob attack while donating blood 19 00:01:09.040 --> 00:01:12.200 to save the injured students of the Milestone School playing 20 00:01:12.280 --> 00:01:16.480 crash military and the fire officials sent the Bangladesh Air 21 00:01:16.560 --> 00:01:20.079 Force F seven BGI aircraft crashed into the campus of 22 00:01:20.159 --> 00:01:24.519 Milestone's School and College in Dhaka's Utter neighborhood on Monday afternoon, 23 00:01:24.840 --> 00:01:29.959 where students were taking tests or attending regular classes. Sado Rahman, 24 00:01:30.280 --> 00:01:34.640 a National Burn Institute official in Dhaka, told Bangladesh's leading 25 00:01:34.680 --> 00:01:38.319 English daily, The Daily Star, reported that the death toll 26 00:01:38.400 --> 00:01:41.879 rose to sixteen within hours, as reported by CNN, and 27 00:01:42.000 --> 00:01:45.480 a few hours later, The Daily Star dated its reports 28 00:01:45.519 --> 00:01:50.120 to nineteen confirmed dead and one hundred persons injured. Parents 29 00:01:50.120 --> 00:01:53.879 and relatives panicked at the scene as rescuers using tricycle, 30 00:01:53.959 --> 00:01:59.400 rickshawts or whatever was available transported the injured. Rafika Taha, 31 00:01:59.599 --> 00:02:02.000 a student of the school who was not present at 32 00:02:02.000 --> 00:02:05.560 the time of the crash, said, according to the Associated 33 00:02:05.599 --> 00:02:09.080 Press report, that Milestone's School and College, with some two 34 00:02:09.120 --> 00:02:14.479 thousand students, runs classes from elementary to twelfth grade. On Monday, 35 00:02:14.800 --> 00:02:18.479 she said some students were taking tests while others attended 36 00:02:18.520 --> 00:02:23.520 regular classes. I was terrified watching videos on TV, said 37 00:02:23.560 --> 00:02:27.800 the sixteen year old student. My god, it's my school. 38 00:02:28.080 --> 00:02:31.919 The Bangladesh Army's public relations office confirmed in a brief 39 00:02:31.960 --> 00:02:35.479 statement that the dand F seven VG high aircraft belonged 40 00:02:35.479 --> 00:02:39.479 to the Air Force. Fire official Lima Kannum stated by 41 00:02:39.560 --> 00:02:42.360 phone that at least one person died and four others 42 00:02:42.360 --> 00:02:46.400 were injured, though she did not provide further details. A 43 00:02:46.479 --> 00:02:49.919 third grade student was brought in dead and three others 44 00:02:50.199 --> 00:02:54.039 aged twelve, fourteen and forty were admitted to the hospital. 45 00:02:54.319 --> 00:02:56.840 Bidd And Saka, head of the burn unit at the 46 00:02:56.879 --> 00:03:01.039 Dacca Medical College and Hospital where some victims were taken, said, 47 00:03:01.360 --> 00:03:06.479 according to Reuter's News agency, Muhammad Unis, head of Bangladesh's 48 00:03:06.479 --> 00:03:11.479 interim government, said necessary measures would be taken to investigate 49 00:03:11.560 --> 00:03:15.000 the cause of the accident and insure all kinds of assistance. 50 00:03:15.719 --> 00:03:20.400 The loss suffered by the Air Force, students, parents, teachers 51 00:03:20.400 --> 00:03:24.319 and staff and others in this accident is irreparable, he said. 52 00:03:25.120 --> 00:03:28.879 Unis also announced that an emergency hotline has been activated 53 00:03:28.919 --> 00:03:32.000 at the National Institute of bern and Plastic Surgery in 54 00:03:32.080 --> 00:03:36.039 the wake of the crash. In quotes, Muhammad Units tweeted 55 00:03:36.039 --> 00:03:39.560 and said an emergency hotline has been activated at the 56 00:03:39.639 --> 00:03:43.159 National Institute of bern and Plastic Surgery due to urgent 57 00:03:43.280 --> 00:03:46.599 needs following the crash of a Bangladesh Air Force training 58 00:03:46.680 --> 00:03:51.680 aircraft at the Milestone School and College campus resulting in casualties. 59 00:03:52.439 --> 00:03:56.639 Hotline number one nine four nine O four three six 60 00:03:56.800 --> 00:04:00.400 ninety seven in the die Yarberry area of the capital. 61 00:04:00.759 --> 00:04:04.360 At the Milestone School and College campus, a Bangladesh Air 62 00:04:04.400 --> 00:04:09.280 Force training aircraft crashed, resulting in casualties. The bodies of 63 00:04:09.319 --> 00:04:12.960 those whose identities can be confirmed will be handed over 64 00:04:13.000 --> 00:04:16.399 to their families as soon as possible. The bodies of 65 00:04:16.439 --> 00:04:20.600 those whose identities cannot be immediately confirmed will be identified 66 00:04:20.680 --> 00:04:24.439 through DNA testing and subsequently handed over to their families. 67 00:04:25.199 --> 00:04:28.759 The Honorable Chief Advisor is closely monitoring the treatment of 68 00:04:28.800 --> 00:04:34.079 the injured to ensure uninterrupted medical operations. The general public 69 00:04:34.160 --> 00:04:38.120 is specially requested to avoid unnecessary crowding in the hospital area. 70 00:04:38.879 --> 00:04:41.839 I express my deep grief and sorrow over the tragic 71 00:04:41.920 --> 00:04:45.279 incident of casualties caused by the crash of a Bangladesh 72 00:04:45.319 --> 00:04:48.759 Air Force F seven BG training aircraft at the Milestone 73 00:04:48.800 --> 00:04:51.959 School and College campus in the Diabari area of the 74 00:04:52.000 --> 00:04:57.439 capital today. The loss suffered by the Air Force, the students, parents, 75 00:04:57.800 --> 00:05:01.680 teachers and staff of Milestone school and college as well 76 00:05:01.680 --> 00:05:05.600 as others affected by this accident is irreparable. This is 77 00:05:05.639 --> 00:05:08.759 a moment of profound pain for the nation. I pray 78 00:05:08.839 --> 00:05:11.600 for the speedy recovery of the injured and direct all 79 00:05:11.639 --> 00:05:16.199 concerned authorities, including hospitals, to address the situation with the 80 00:05:16.279 --> 00:05:21.079 utmost priority. The government will take necessary measures to investigate 81 00:05:21.120 --> 00:05:24.480 the cause of the accident and ensure all forms of assistance. 82 00:05:25.279 --> 00:05:29.040 The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society has called for donations for 83 00:05:29.079 --> 00:05:40.120 those INJUREDI Quindi Uinni. As multiple wars in the Middle 84 00:05:40.120 --> 00:05:44.199 East appear unabated, Israel, the main defender and attacker on 85 00:05:44.319 --> 00:05:48.959 multiple waterfronts in the city of Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, Yemen, 86 00:05:49.000 --> 00:05:53.480 and now Syria, has ordered the Israel Aerospace Industries IAI 87 00:05:53.560 --> 00:05:57.319 to mass produce arrow missiles interceptors in a very large numbers, 88 00:05:57.639 --> 00:06:00.319 with the Israel Ministry of Defense saying that the State 89 00:06:00.360 --> 00:06:03.759 of Israel has increased its defense spending for twenty twenty 90 00:06:03.800 --> 00:06:06.959 five and twenty twenty six to forty two billion new 91 00:06:07.040 --> 00:06:11.319 Israeli shekels, which is approximately twelve point five billion dollars. 92 00:06:12.160 --> 00:06:15.439 During the twelve day war with Iran, there were multiple 93 00:06:15.480 --> 00:06:19.160 reports that Israel was running low on Arrow missiles interceptor's 94 00:06:19.240 --> 00:06:22.720 defense system as Iran long range missiles were seen hitting 95 00:06:22.800 --> 00:06:27.519 targets in Israel. Aerospace observers said the advanced arrow high 96 00:06:27.560 --> 00:06:31.759 altitude defense systems are critical to countering long range ballistic 97 00:06:31.800 --> 00:06:35.319 missile threats like those launched from Iran during the Twelve 98 00:06:35.439 --> 00:06:39.199 Day War in June twenty twenty five. According to the 99 00:06:39.240 --> 00:06:42.560 Israel Ministry of Defense in a press statement on Thursday, 100 00:06:42.920 --> 00:06:46.920 the Director General of the Israel Ministry of Defense IMOD, 101 00:06:47.399 --> 00:06:52.040 Major General Reservist Emir Baram, signed a production contract to 102 00:06:52.079 --> 00:06:56.240 significantly accelerate the serial production of arrow interceptors at AAI, 103 00:06:56.879 --> 00:07:01.759 Israel Aerospace Industries. As part of the deal, IAI will 104 00:07:01.800 --> 00:07:06.279 supply the IMOD with a significant additional amount of arrow interceptors. 105 00:07:07.040 --> 00:07:10.319 The deal was led by Mosche Pateel, director of the 106 00:07:10.360 --> 00:07:15.839 Israel Missile Defense Organization IMDO within the Ministry's Directorate of 107 00:07:15.879 --> 00:07:21.319 Defense Research and Development DDRD. The Arrow system, developed and 108 00:07:21.399 --> 00:07:26.480 manufactured in cooperation with the US Missile Defense Agency MDA, 109 00:07:26.800 --> 00:07:31.439 demonstrated significant interception capabilities during the Swords of Iron War, 110 00:07:31.959 --> 00:07:37.319 especially during Operation Rising Lion. The system provides exo atmospheric 111 00:07:37.360 --> 00:07:42.959 and ENDO atmospheric interception capabilities against ballistic missile threats, protecting 112 00:07:43.000 --> 00:07:46.839 the State of Israel from strategic long range threats. The 113 00:07:47.000 --> 00:07:50.920 Arrow system integrates cutting edge technologies and is considered one 114 00:07:50.959 --> 00:07:54.439 of the world's most advanced air and missile defense systems. 115 00:07:55.240 --> 00:07:58.800 IAI is the prime contractor for developing the Arrow system 116 00:07:58.879 --> 00:08:02.680 and its interceptors through its MLM facility in partnership with 117 00:08:02.720 --> 00:08:08.120 the US company Stark Aerospace. Other partners include IAIS ELTA 118 00:08:08.199 --> 00:08:14.000 and TAMAM divisions, Albert Systems, TOMA, and Raphael Advanced Defense Systems. 119 00:08:14.759 --> 00:08:19.319 The US Missile Defense Agency MDA is a major partner 120 00:08:19.360 --> 00:08:23.560 of the IMDO at the Ministry's DDERD in the development 121 00:08:23.639 --> 00:08:27.639 and production of Israel's multi layered defense systems, including the 122 00:08:27.800 --> 00:08:31.199 Arrow and David's Sling weapon systems and the production of 123 00:08:31.279 --> 00:08:36.440 iron Dome defense system components. The strategic cooperation between the 124 00:08:36.559 --> 00:08:41.080 MDA and the IMDO helps insure Israel's technological, engine air 125 00:08:41.200 --> 00:08:47.360 and missile defense. Also on Thursday, Israel Aerospace Industries IAI, 126 00:08:47.440 --> 00:08:51.200 in a statement said Israel is reinforcing its defenses on 127 00:08:51.320 --> 00:08:55.039 all fronts at full speed in a major move to 128 00:08:55.039 --> 00:08:59.039 strengthen national security. The Ministry of Defense has signed a 129 00:08:59.159 --> 00:09:04.519 significant preduceduction contract with Israel Aerospace Industries IAI to fast 130 00:09:04.559 --> 00:09:09.000 track the mass production of arrow interceptors. This strategic step 131 00:09:09.080 --> 00:09:14.519 will significantly increase production and expand Israel's interceptor stockpiles, ensuring 132 00:09:14.600 --> 00:09:18.120 the country remains fully prepared for both ongoing operations and 133 00:09:18.200 --> 00:09:22.919 future long range threats. The arrow system, designed to intercept 134 00:09:22.960 --> 00:09:28.039 ballistic missiles outside Earth's atmosphere, proved its unmatched performance during 135 00:09:28.039 --> 00:09:33.120 the recent defense campaign, saving lives and preventing widespread damage. 136 00:09:33.159 --> 00:09:37.080 As the lead developer and manufacturer, IAI is operating at 137 00:09:37.120 --> 00:09:40.840 full capacity in collaboration with trusted partners in Israel and 138 00:09:40.879 --> 00:09:45.159 around the world. Together, we're not only protecting the present, 139 00:09:45.600 --> 00:09:50.559 we're innovating for the future. Israeli based news media Jerusalem 140 00:09:50.600 --> 00:09:54.360 Post also on Thursday reported that the Director General of 141 00:09:54.440 --> 00:09:58.840 israel Defense Ministry, Major General Emir Barram, said that Israel 142 00:09:58.919 --> 00:10:02.240 will raise its defense spending by forty two billion new 143 00:10:02.440 --> 00:10:06.279 Israel shekels, which is twelve point five billion dollars this 144 00:10:06.440 --> 00:10:09.639 year and in twenty twenty six. The Finance and Defense 145 00:10:09.720 --> 00:10:14.759 Ministry said on Thursday, citing the country's security challenges, the 146 00:10:14.840 --> 00:10:18.840 budget agreement will enable the Defense Ministry to advance urgent 147 00:10:18.919 --> 00:10:23.159 and essential procurement deals critical to national security, The Ministry 148 00:10:23.279 --> 00:10:26.559 stated in a press release. A long term build up 149 00:10:26.639 --> 00:10:30.039 plan starting in twenty twenty seven will be developed per 150 00:10:30.080 --> 00:10:35.679 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's instructions to strengthen readiness and technological 151 00:10:35.759 --> 00:10:41.840 superiority against distant threats, the ministry said. Additionally, mechanisms for 152 00:10:41.879 --> 00:10:45.559 the oversight of the defense budget will be strengthened. According 153 00:10:45.600 --> 00:10:49.759 to the statement, the Director General of the Ministry, Major 154 00:10:49.879 --> 00:10:52.519 General Amir Barram, said that this move would allow the 155 00:10:52.559 --> 00:10:56.600 Defense Ministry to replenish consumed stocks of weapons and ammunition. 156 00:10:57.480 --> 00:11:04.200 Finance Minister Bezelelsmotrich, Defense Minister Israel Cats and Finance Ministry 157 00:11:04.279 --> 00:11:07.639 Director General ill Aan rom All welcomed the increase in 158 00:11:07.720 --> 00:11:12.039 defense spending. The challenges ahead a complex in distant and 159 00:11:12.120 --> 00:11:15.879 close arenas against enemies who openly declare their intent to 160 00:11:15.919 --> 00:11:22.399 destroy US. For this, absolute military, technological and operational superiority 161 00:11:22.559 --> 00:11:26.600 is required. Katz said, we had reported that shortly after 162 00:11:26.679 --> 00:11:31.240 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned from the United States US 163 00:11:31.360 --> 00:11:33.919 on Sunday, where he had paid an official visit to 164 00:11:33.960 --> 00:11:37.879 the U S. President Donald Trump, lawmakers, and other U. S. 165 00:11:37.919 --> 00:11:42.399 Government officials. The misunderstanding between Bedowin and Druze tribes in 166 00:11:42.480 --> 00:11:46.159 the Swider region of Syria that started last Friday took 167 00:11:46.159 --> 00:11:49.519 a new twist, evolving into a deadly conflicts after a 168 00:11:49.600 --> 00:11:53.080 Drew's man was robbed at gunpoint on Friday by gunmen 169 00:11:53.159 --> 00:11:57.360 suspected to be natives of Bedouin tribe. This Drew's residence 170 00:11:57.399 --> 00:12:01.039 in Swider. Shortly on Friday, mobilized went after the people 171 00:12:01.080 --> 00:12:04.120 of Bedouin, arrested and detained a lot of natives from 172 00:12:04.120 --> 00:12:07.759 the Bedouin tribe, forcing the people of Bedouin to retaliate, 173 00:12:07.799 --> 00:12:11.600 and the conflicts led to mass killings unabated and on Tuesday, 174 00:12:11.919 --> 00:12:16.120 the Syria Interim Government soldiers entered Swider, reportedly to restore 175 00:12:16.200 --> 00:12:20.120 law and order, but Israel based media reported that the 176 00:12:20.159 --> 00:12:24.399 Syria Interim government soldiers, mostly members of the Heer Tahir 177 00:12:24.480 --> 00:12:28.639 al sham hts, assisted and joined the Bedouin militias to 178 00:12:28.720 --> 00:12:31.600 kill the people of Druz and in a swift response, 179 00:12:31.840 --> 00:12:34.279 the Office of the Prime Minister of Israel in a 180 00:12:34.320 --> 00:12:39.320 press statement on Tuesday, said the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 181 00:12:39.399 --> 00:12:43.320 and the Israel Minister of Defense Israel CAATs have authorized 182 00:12:43.360 --> 00:12:47.759 the Israel Defense Forces IDF to attack Syria interim regime 183 00:12:47.919 --> 00:12:52.519 forces led by syria Interim President Ahmed Hussain al Sharahu. 184 00:12:52.679 --> 00:12:56.840 Israel Policy Forum, in a publication published in December twenty 185 00:12:56.960 --> 00:13:01.039 twenty four, stated that the new Syria presents fresh challenges 186 00:13:01.080 --> 00:13:04.879 for Israel, stating that the Turkey backed Sunni Jihadis group 187 00:13:05.360 --> 00:13:09.960 Heyat Tahir al sham Hts was an Al Qa'edis former 188 00:13:10.039 --> 00:13:14.200 Syrian branch and its leader Abu Muhammad al Jolani Golani, 189 00:13:14.519 --> 00:13:18.000 also known as Ahmed Hussain al Shara, who is the 190 00:13:18.039 --> 00:13:20.840 current interim president of Syria, was a member of an 191 00:13:20.879 --> 00:13:25.279 early version of the Islamic State, saying Jolani's chosen last 192 00:13:25.399 --> 00:13:30.559 name also foreshadows conflict over territory that his family hails 193 00:13:30.600 --> 00:13:34.159 from the Golan Heights, which Israel partly occupied after the 194 00:13:34.279 --> 00:13:37.919 nineteen seventy three war and annexed in nineteen eighty one. 195 00:13:38.320 --> 00:13:42.559 Although President al Shara, in nationwide broadcast on Thursday after 196 00:13:42.600 --> 00:13:46.399 ceasefire began around nine pm on Wednesday Nights, said that 197 00:13:46.440 --> 00:13:49.480 the protection of Druze people is a top priority in 198 00:13:49.519 --> 00:13:52.240 his interim government, but he's not afraid of Israel that 199 00:13:52.320 --> 00:13:55.519 bombed the Syria military headquarters and the military base near 200 00:13:55.600 --> 00:13:59.240 Syria Presidential Palace in Damascus on Wednesday that led to 201 00:13:59.279 --> 00:14:02.720 the death of fire persons in addition to more than 202 00:14:02.799 --> 00:14:05.440 three hundred people killed less than a week. The new 203 00:14:05.519 --> 00:14:18.879 conflict ensued Gwini Bini shortly after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 204 00:14:18.960 --> 00:14:22.519 returned from the United States US on Sunday, where he 205 00:14:22.559 --> 00:14:25.159 had paid an official visit to the U S. President 206 00:14:25.600 --> 00:14:29.480 Donald Trump, lawmakers and other U S government officials. The 207 00:14:29.519 --> 00:14:33.559 misunderstanding between Bedowin and Druze tribes in the Swieder region 208 00:14:33.639 --> 00:14:36.960 of Syria that started last Friday took a new twist, 209 00:14:37.279 --> 00:14:40.759 evolving into a deadly conflicts after a Drewze man was 210 00:14:40.840 --> 00:14:44.120 robbed at gunpoint on Friday by gunmen suspected to be 211 00:14:44.200 --> 00:14:48.639 natives of Bedouin tribe. This Drew's residence in Swider shortly 212 00:14:48.720 --> 00:14:52.679 on Friday mobilized went after the people of Bedouin arrested 213 00:14:52.679 --> 00:14:55.360 and detained a lot of natives from the Bedouin tribe, 214 00:14:55.720 --> 00:14:58.919 forcing the people of Bedouin to retaliate and the conflicts 215 00:14:58.960 --> 00:15:02.639 led to mass killing unabated, and on Tuesday, the Syria 216 00:15:02.720 --> 00:15:07.240 Interim government soldiers entered Swider, reportedly to restore law and order, 217 00:15:07.679 --> 00:15:12.519 but Israel based media reported that the Syria Interim government soldiers, 218 00:15:12.600 --> 00:15:17.080 mostly members of the Heyer Tahir al sham Hts, assisted 219 00:15:17.120 --> 00:15:19.759 and joined the Bedouin militias to kill the people of 220 00:15:19.840 --> 00:15:22.799 drus And. In a swift response, the Office of the 221 00:15:22.840 --> 00:15:26.120 Prime Minister of Israel, in a press statement on Tuesday 222 00:15:26.519 --> 00:15:30.799 said the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israel Minister 223 00:15:30.960 --> 00:15:35.240 of Defense Israel CATS have authorized the Israel Defense Forces 224 00:15:35.559 --> 00:15:39.679 IDF to attack Syria Interim regime forces led by Syria 225 00:15:39.759 --> 00:15:44.519 Interim President Ahmed Hussain al Shara. WHU Israel Policy Forum, 226 00:15:44.600 --> 00:15:48.799 in a publication published in December twenty twenty four, stated 227 00:15:48.799 --> 00:15:52.759 that the new Syria presents fresh challenges for Israel, stating 228 00:15:52.799 --> 00:15:55.879 that the Turkey backed Sunni Ji had his group Heya 229 00:15:55.960 --> 00:16:00.240 Tahir al sham HTS was an al qa'eders for former 230 00:16:00.320 --> 00:16:04.480 Syrian branch and its leader Abu Muhammad al Jolani Golani, 231 00:16:04.799 --> 00:16:08.240 also known as Ahmed Hussain al Shara, who is the 232 00:16:08.279 --> 00:16:11.159 current interim president of Syria was a member of an 233 00:16:11.159 --> 00:16:15.559 early version of the Islamic State, saying Jolani's chosen last 234 00:16:15.679 --> 00:16:21.080 name also foreshadows conflict over territory that his family hails from, 235 00:16:21.080 --> 00:16:25.039 the Golan Heights, which Israel partly occupied after the nineteen 236 00:16:25.159 --> 00:16:29.000 seventy three war and annexed in nineteen eighty one. Although 237 00:16:29.080 --> 00:16:33.480 President al Shara in nationwide broadcast on Thursday after ceasefire 238 00:16:33.519 --> 00:16:36.879 began around nine pm on Wednesday, Nights said that the 239 00:16:36.919 --> 00:16:40.080 protection of Druze people is a top priority in his 240 00:16:40.159 --> 00:16:43.080 interim government, but he's not afraid of Israel that bomb 241 00:16:43.120 --> 00:16:46.399 the Syria military headquarters and the military base near syria 242 00:16:46.480 --> 00:16:49.840 Presidential palace in Damascus on Wednesday that led to the 243 00:16:49.840 --> 00:16:52.679 death of five persons in addition to more than three 244 00:16:52.759 --> 00:16:56.399 hundred people killed. Less than a week, the new conflict ensued. 245 00:16:57.159 --> 00:17:01.240 According to Reuter's reporters, warplanes Moro low over the Syria 246 00:17:01.320 --> 00:17:05.279 capital and unleash a series of massive strikes on central Damascus. 247 00:17:06.000 --> 00:17:09.079 The cityscape was blanketed in smoke, with a thick plume 248 00:17:09.240 --> 00:17:13.119 rising from the Defense ministry. We are acting decisively to 249 00:17:13.200 --> 00:17:17.359 prevent the entrenchment of hostile elements beyond the border, protect 250 00:17:17.400 --> 00:17:21.599 Israeli citizens and prevent harm to dru civilians, The Israel 251 00:17:21.640 --> 00:17:25.880 Chief of General Staff, Lieutenant General Al Zamir stated during 252 00:17:25.880 --> 00:17:29.440 a situational assessment at the Syrian border after the IDF 253 00:17:29.559 --> 00:17:33.480 strikes on Wednesday, the attacks carried out by Israel, this 254 00:17:33.640 --> 00:17:38.480 time on central Damascus, following its military interventions in southern Syria, 255 00:17:38.920 --> 00:17:43.079 constitute a deliberate attempt to sabotage Syria's efforts to achieve peace, 256 00:17:43.359 --> 00:17:47.279 stability and security. Turkey government, through the Office of the 257 00:17:47.319 --> 00:17:52.720 Foreign Affairs Ministry, stated The Israel Defense Forces IDF had 258 00:17:52.759 --> 00:17:56.160 stated on Wednesday in a press statement that the IDF 259 00:17:56.200 --> 00:17:59.640 struck the entrance of the Syrian regime's military headquarters in 260 00:17:59.640 --> 00:18:03.839 the area of Damascus in Syria. The IDF continues to 261 00:18:03.920 --> 00:18:07.880 monitor developments and the regime's actions against true civilians in 262 00:18:08.000 --> 00:18:12.400 southern Syria. In accordance with directives from the political Echelon, 263 00:18:12.799 --> 00:18:15.960 the IDF is striking in the area and remains prepared 264 00:18:16.000 --> 00:18:22.240 for various scenarios. On Tuesday, IDF said, following the directive 265 00:18:22.279 --> 00:18:26.160 of the political echelon a short while ago, the IDF 266 00:18:26.279 --> 00:18:30.160 began striking military vehicles belonging to Syrian regime forces in 267 00:18:30.200 --> 00:18:34.559 the area of Assiouwada in southern Syria. This follows yesterday 268 00:18:34.640 --> 00:18:40.119 evening's identification of Syrian regime convoys including armored personnel carriers 269 00:18:40.119 --> 00:18:44.119 and tanks, moving toward the area of Assiuwada in southern Syria. 270 00:18:44.839 --> 00:18:49.039 The IDF struck several armored fighting vehicles consisting of tanks, 271 00:18:49.440 --> 00:18:54.240 APCs and mlrs, as well as access roads in order 272 00:18:54.279 --> 00:18:58.000 to disrupt the convoy's arrival to the area. We continue 273 00:18:58.039 --> 00:19:01.200 to monitor the developments while remains aiming, ready and prepared 274 00:19:01.240 --> 00:19:05.160 for various scenarios. One of the Druze people who crossed 275 00:19:05.200 --> 00:19:08.640 from the Israeli occupied Golan into Syria, in a speech 276 00:19:08.680 --> 00:19:11.200 in the village of Haidar, was reported to have said, 277 00:19:11.640 --> 00:19:14.680 I came here from the occupied Golan despite the Israeli 278 00:19:14.759 --> 00:19:19.319 occupation and its army. What these Tagfiri gangs, the gangs 279 00:19:19.359 --> 00:19:22.880 of Ahmed al Shara doing cannot be accepted nor tolerated. 280 00:19:23.640 --> 00:19:27.200 We hold the Israeli government and the United States responsible 281 00:19:27.559 --> 00:19:30.319 because they are the ones who brought al Julni here, 282 00:19:30.359 --> 00:19:35.400 along with America, Turkey and Saudi Arabia. Netanyahu can stop 283 00:19:35.440 --> 00:19:38.480 the war within an hour. We don't ask for protection 284 00:19:38.640 --> 00:19:42.720 from Israel or anyone. We are protected by God. Syria 285 00:19:42.839 --> 00:19:47.480 President Ahmed Hussain al Shara, in a televised nationwide broadcast 286 00:19:47.519 --> 00:19:51.559 on Thursday, said protecting Druz citizens is a priority, while 287 00:19:51.599 --> 00:19:56.240 rejecting any foreign involvement. In his first televised statement after 288 00:19:56.319 --> 00:20:00.000 Israeli strikes on Damascus, he said Syrians must be defended 289 00:20:00.359 --> 00:20:04.960 without inviting chaos or destruction, saying Israel seeks to create 290 00:20:05.079 --> 00:20:09.359 chaos in Syria. President al Shara accused Israel of trying 291 00:20:09.400 --> 00:20:13.880 to destabilize Syria, saying the Israeli entity seeks to turn 292 00:20:13.920 --> 00:20:17.480 our land into a theater of chaos. The Syrian people 293 00:20:17.519 --> 00:20:20.960 are always ready to defend the dignity, he claimed. Israel 294 00:20:21.039 --> 00:20:26.160 intensified the situation through its actions, especially toward the Druze population. 295 00:20:27.119 --> 00:20:31.119 Since the regime's fall, Israel has aimed to dismantle Syria. 296 00:20:31.519 --> 00:20:34.759 We have chosen not to be dragged into direct confrontation 297 00:20:35.279 --> 00:20:40.519 to preserve national security, he added, instead of retaliation. Al 298 00:20:40.559 --> 00:20:44.279 Shara announced that responsibility for local security would be given 299 00:20:44.319 --> 00:20:48.279 to tribal leaders and local factions. Office of the Prime 300 00:20:48.319 --> 00:20:52.680 Minister of Israel On Tuesday, has said. Prime Minister Benjamin 301 00:20:52.799 --> 00:20:57.319 Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Kats have directed the IDF 302 00:20:57.440 --> 00:21:00.759 to immediately attack the regime forces and the weaponry that 303 00:21:00.960 --> 00:21:04.119 entered the Swider area of the Druze Mountain in Syria, 304 00:21:04.440 --> 00:21:07.000 and that the regime intended to use against the Drews, 305 00:21:07.480 --> 00:21:11.039 which was done in contravention of the demilitarization policy they 306 00:21:11.079 --> 00:21:14.559 decided on of preventing the entry of forces and weaponry 307 00:21:14.559 --> 00:21:18.599 that endangers Israel in the southern region of Syria. Israel 308 00:21:18.680 --> 00:21:21.759 is committed to preventing harm being inflicted on the Drews 309 00:21:21.799 --> 00:21:24.640 in Syria, owing to the deep covenant of blood with 310 00:21:24.720 --> 00:21:28.200 our Dreuze citizens in Israel and their historical and familial 311 00:21:28.279 --> 00:21:31.400 link to the Drews in Syria. We are acting to 312 00:21:31.440 --> 00:21:34.920 prevent the Syrian regime from harmingham and to ensure the 313 00:21:34.960 --> 00:21:38.400 demilitarization of the region adjacent to our border with Syria. 314 00:21:39.079 --> 00:21:43.240 The Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Natanyahu, in a recorded video 315 00:21:43.359 --> 00:21:47.559 statement on Wednesday, said, and in quotes, my fellow citizens 316 00:21:47.559 --> 00:21:51.079 of the Dreuze region, the situation in Swider, the situation 317 00:21:51.240 --> 00:21:56.279 in southwest Syria is very serious. The IDF is operating 318 00:21:56.640 --> 00:22:00.759 the air force is operating, other forces are operating. We 319 00:22:00.839 --> 00:22:03.799 are working to save are Drus brothers and to eliminate 320 00:22:03.839 --> 00:22:08.279 the regime's gangs. And now I have one request from you. 321 00:22:08.279 --> 00:22:11.960 You are a citizen of Israel. Do not cross the line. 322 00:22:12.240 --> 00:22:15.680 You are endangering your lives. You can be murdered, you 323 00:22:15.759 --> 00:22:17.880 can be kidnapped, and you are hurting the efforts of 324 00:22:17.880 --> 00:22:22.119 the IDF. And that's why I'm asking you go back 325 00:22:22.160 --> 00:22:26.000 to your homes. Let the id F act. Aned News 326 00:22:26.319 --> 00:22:30.920 and Israel based news media in Details reported that Syrian 327 00:22:30.960 --> 00:22:35.519 regime forces began withdrawing Wednesday evening from the predominantly Druze 328 00:22:35.519 --> 00:22:40.079 southern Swider province, following five days of intense clashes, Israeli 329 00:22:40.160 --> 00:22:43.079 air strikes and mass cross border movement of drews from 330 00:22:43.119 --> 00:22:47.079 Israel inter Syrian territory. The withdrawal was part of a 331 00:22:47.119 --> 00:22:50.720 cease fire agreement reached between the regime and senior figures 332 00:22:50.759 --> 00:22:54.720 in the local Dreuze leadership. The deal, announced earlier in 333 00:22:54.799 --> 00:22:58.519 the day by Shaikh Yusif Jerbua, a prominent Dreuze cleric, 334 00:22:58.839 --> 00:23:02.440 calls for the full integration of Swider into the new 335 00:23:02.480 --> 00:23:08.039 Syrian administration. However, it also requires the regime's military units, 336 00:23:08.359 --> 00:23:11.160 which were involved in heavy fighting in the region, to 337 00:23:11.200 --> 00:23:14.000 pull out and allow local Drew's forces to take over 338 00:23:14.079 --> 00:23:18.839 internal security. Local media reported that the pullback began around 339 00:23:18.920 --> 00:23:22.200 nine p m under the terms of the agreement, which 340 00:23:22.200 --> 00:23:25.440 permits police forces affiliated with the regime to remain in 341 00:23:25.480 --> 00:23:29.960 the province and coordinate with local Dreuze security elements. A 342 00:23:30.039 --> 00:23:34.279 mechanism was also established to regulate possession of heavy weapons, 343 00:23:34.319 --> 00:23:37.640 aimed at ending their use outside of official state frameworks. 344 00:23:38.400 --> 00:23:43.359 Coordination with religious and community leaders was emphasised, with sensitivity 345 00:23:43.400 --> 00:23:47.039 to the social and historical context of the Druze majority province. 346 00:23:47.839 --> 00:23:52.160 The ceasefire followed reports of atrocities during the fighting, including 347 00:23:52.200 --> 00:23:56.920 summary executions of civilians by regime forces and allied Bedouin militias, 348 00:23:57.359 --> 00:24:01.079 public humiliation of Druze religious leaders, the looting and burning 349 00:24:01.119 --> 00:24:04.920 of homes. A Commission of inquiry is to be established 350 00:24:04.920 --> 00:24:10.079 to investigate these incidents. Sheik Hickmat al Hidri, the community's 351 00:24:10.119 --> 00:24:14.759 top spiritual authority in Syria, rejected the agreement outright, calling 352 00:24:14.799 --> 00:24:19.079 to continue the struggle until Swider is liberated. He said 353 00:24:19.119 --> 00:24:22.559 there could be no negotiation with the armed gangs calling 354 00:24:22.599 --> 00:24:26.079 themselves the government, and warned that anyone deviating from the 355 00:24:26.200 --> 00:24:30.640 unified community position would be held accountable. A prominent local 356 00:24:30.759 --> 00:24:34.720 Drew's militia, the Men of Dignity movement, also opposed the 357 00:24:34.759 --> 00:24:38.160 deal and demanded a full withdrawal of all regime forces. 358 00:24:38.960 --> 00:24:42.079 After the martyrdom of our best leaders and fighters. The 359 00:24:42.160 --> 00:24:45.240 movement will defend itself until the last fight are able 360 00:24:45.319 --> 00:24:48.559 to carry a weapon unless the invaders retreat from all 361 00:24:48.720 --> 00:24:53.359 villages and towns, the group said. Reports of Wednesday evenings 362 00:24:53.359 --> 00:24:56.880 withdrawal came shortly after the U. S State Department called 363 00:24:56.920 --> 00:25:00.000 on President Armored al Shara's regime to pull its TAS 364 00:25:00.000 --> 00:25:03.039 forces out of Swider to allow all parties to de 365 00:25:03.200 --> 00:25:09.000 escalate tensions. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed shortly afterward 366 00:25:09.079 --> 00:25:11.799 that an agreement had been reached, which he said could 367 00:25:11.799 --> 00:25:14.200 bring the crisis to an end as early as tonight. 368 00:25:15.000 --> 00:25:20.200 The agreement includes specific steps required from all sides, he said. 369 00:25:20.640 --> 00:25:23.559 This will require all parties to deliver on the commitments 370 00:25:23.599 --> 00:25:25.880 they have made, and this is what we fully expect 371 00:25:25.880 --> 00:25:29.000 them to do. A comment likely referring also to an 372 00:25:29.079 --> 00:25:33.119 end to Israeli air stripes control over Swieder remains a 373 00:25:33.200 --> 00:25:36.839 central issue in the ongoing tensions. The province is home 374 00:25:36.880 --> 00:25:41.440 to Syria's largest Sdreuze community, numbering about seven hundred thousand, 375 00:25:41.799 --> 00:25:45.160 and has long feared persecution under the Al Shara regime, 376 00:25:45.400 --> 00:25:48.200 which has been accused of seeking to return the Dreuz 377 00:25:48.240 --> 00:25:52.480 to pure Islam and dismantle their traditional way of life. 378 00:25:52.599 --> 00:25:57.880 In April, violent clashes erupted between Drews fighters and regime forces, 379 00:25:57.920 --> 00:26:01.559 resulting in more than one hundred deaths. That round of 380 00:26:01.599 --> 00:26:04.759 fighting ended with a ceasefire in May, and since then 381 00:26:04.839 --> 00:26:09.119 Drew's forces had maintained security control in the province. The 382 00:26:09.200 --> 00:26:12.319 latest round of fighting has so far claimed more than 383 00:26:12.359 --> 00:26:16.480 three hundred lives. According to the UK based Syrian Observatory 384 00:26:16.519 --> 00:26:21.039 for Human Rights, That figure includes sixty nine Druze fighters 385 00:26:21.039 --> 00:26:25.480 and forty Druze civilians, twenty seven of whom were reportedly executed. 386 00:26:26.200 --> 00:26:30.079 It also includes one hundred and sixty five regime soldiers 387 00:26:30.079 --> 00:26:34.920 and eighteen Bedowin militia members. The violence began late last 388 00:26:34.960 --> 00:26:38.519 week after Bedowin gunmen robbed a young Druze man from Swider. 389 00:26:39.240 --> 00:26:43.640 In response, local residents detained several members of Bedouin tribes, 390 00:26:44.000 --> 00:26:49.839 escalating tensions. On Tuesday, as fighting continued, Al Shara's forces 391 00:26:50.000 --> 00:26:53.519 entered the provincial capital, claiming they aimed to restore order, 392 00:26:53.920 --> 00:26:56.759 but according to reports, they joined in the clashes and 393 00:26:56.799 --> 00:27:01.200 were involved in attacks against the Druze population. Dru's leaders 394 00:27:01.200 --> 00:27:05.160 appealed to the international community, describing the situation as a 395 00:27:05.200 --> 00:27:10.240 campaign of extermination. Israel responded with a series of intensified 396 00:27:10.279 --> 00:27:13.599 air strikes aimed at forcing Syrian forces out of Swider. 397 00:27:14.359 --> 00:27:17.960 Among the targets was the Syrian military headquarters in Damascus, 398 00:27:18.359 --> 00:27:22.400 hit in a strike broadcast live on Syrian television, killing five. 399 00:27:23.200 --> 00:27:27.480 A military site near al Shara's presidential palace was also struck, 400 00:27:27.720 --> 00:27:30.640 and an Israeli military source told reut As the attack 401 00:27:30.799 --> 00:27:34.000