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the facts. we can't assume they see and can distinguish between successes and failures, and they understand the real causes of certain problems or what is a realistic set of remedies. i think politicians not only have to do the right thing, they have to explain why they're doing what they're doing every step of the way. >> richard, as we turn the page to this new year, let's talk about israel and gaza. the israeli military is planning to withdraw some troops from gaza. reservists from at least two brigades will be sent home this week. the move is meant to significantly ease the burden on the economy. many israeli businesses were forced to scale back, even close, after losing their workforce to the war effort. it also frees up units in case of a wider conflict with hezbollah in lebanon. still, the idf says the fighting in gaza will continue through the coming months. american officials say the withdrawal signals israel may be
withdrawal of troops, combat and reservists, and using different tactics going forward in the war. we are not seeing the effect of that at the moment but we are seeing a continuation of the bombardment. in the city of khan younis in the south, intensification of both tanks and air strikes reported by civilians, and we also understand that children are among the casualties that were taken to hospital overnight. what you get from that is further displacement from that is further displacement from khan younis and according to the un, rafah the small city is now the un, rafah the small city is now the most populated city in gaza, people have been twice displaced now and i are sitting out in the open using flimsy pieces of plastic to live in makeshift shelters —— and they are sitting. the worry is not just the humanitarian aid is not coming in as much as needed, because the area itself has been under
troops in the coming days. it is coming just after the landmark ruling by the israeli supreme court overturning part of prime minister bibi netanyahu's judicial overhaul plan and putting the country on the brink of a constitutional crisis during war time. want to bring in nbc news foreign correspondent matt bradley in tel aviv for us. matt, good to talk to you. tell us more about the tensions this morning in israel and the possible withdrawal of some idf troops. >> reporter: yeah, well, yasmin, wasn't a break for the holidays for the fighting in the gaza strip. it looked like the conflict is expanding and threatens to bring the u.s. into a direct confrontation with iran. this morning, the war in the middle east spilling beyond israel's borders. tensions between the u.s. and iran escalating on the high seas. iran had supported yemeni rebels attacking ships in the red sea,
but now is deploying a warship there for first time since the latest conflict began. iran's warship entering the red sea this weekend, according to the semiofficial news agency. it comes as the u.s. navy is confronting the iran-backed militants, the yemen-based houthis. american helicopters repelling an attack, killing ten houthi fighters and sinking three of their ships. raising the stakes in a region already reeling from war. and now israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has just taken a direct hit. the country's supreme court shot down his signature legislation, a law designed to limit the court's own power. months before the war, netanyahu's judicial overhaul bill had divided israel and inspired weeks of often violent protests. and a significant announcement from israel, pulling back thousands of troops from gaza, the biggest withdrawal since the war began after hamas' terror attacks inside israel on october 7th, which killed 1200 people
even had previous criminal behaviour in this position, for example the finance ministry post, i'm giving you that example because it is actually a real example of when the supreme court said no, this person it is an unreasonable nomination, it is unreasonable to put this person in this position when he has been convicted for example of tax evasion. so in other words, they can ignore it but that is unlikely during this war time, it is likely the judicial review is now shelved for a very long time. and israel is preparing for what it now says as "prolonged fighting." the israel defence forces say its troop deployments in gaza are being adjusted to prepare. the idf said some reservists would leave gaza as soon as this week. the military says the shift is to help focus on more targeted operations against hamas. the withdrawal will allow some reservists to return to civilian life, and free up military units, in case
and that search really involved the entire area of the pisgah national forest. dennis murphy (voiceover): within hours of discovering irene bryant's body, detectives learned $300 had been withdrawn from the bryants' accounts using an atm card in ducktown, tennessee. they had a picture from the machine. the man that had concealed his head and face that was able to successfully use the bryants' atm. dennis murphy (voiceover): whoever was making the withdrawal, it wasn't 79-year-old john bryant. but time and geography were working against the lawmen. we spent weeks everywhere in that entire area. we did everything from vehicle patrol, atv patrolling, horseback, on foot, everywhere. dennis murphy (voiceover): john bryant had seemingly vanished from the face of the earth. the fbi posted a $10,000 reward for information, but the bryant case went cold until meredith emerson loomed on the lawmen's radar. david mahoney: our lead investigator
troops had killed dozens of militants in the north of the gaza strip in the past day. earlier i spoke to our correspondent in jerusalem. israeli bombardment intensifies showing no sign of letting up at a time when the israeli army had announced the withdrawal of troops, combat and reservists and using different tactics going forward in the war. we are not seeing the effect of that at the moment and what we are seeing is a continuation of bombardment and if we start in the south and the city of khan younis, there has been intensification of both tanks and air strikes reported by killed civilians there and we also understand from you headmaster on health ministry that children are among the casualties take there overnight but what you get and that as further displacement and according to the un, on the border with egypt, the small city of the mac is now gazza's most populated
the idf says the fighting in gaza will continue throughout the coming months, but the u.s. officials say this withdrawal signals israel may be shifting to a more low-intensity operation, which is something the biden administration has been pushing for. you wonder if they're also responding to pressure from their number one ally, the united states of america, where there are, willie, a lot of questions about -- >> that's a great -- >> -- not only their strategy but how this all went down. >> exactly. it is a great point. we're learning now the relationship between israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and president biden is reportedly becoming more strained, according to several sources speaking to "the new york times." and more frustrated in recent weeks by netaahs refusal to change tactics in gaza despite the insistence of the united states. in early december, biden pleased some within the white house by going off script to say israel sk losing international
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