Presenter, Male #1
The city of Jerusalem and Hebron's town of Beit Amr witnessed confrontations between Israeli occupation forces and Palestinian youths this afternoon. In Jerusalem, confrontations broke out between occupation forces and dozens of Palestinian worshippers at Bab al-Amoud. The soldiers arrested a number of youths and beat dozens of Palestinian women. The West Bank witnessed rallies that took off after Friday prayers denouncing the ongoing Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip. It also called for ending the division, and reviving efforts for national unity.

Reporter, Female #1
This is how occupation forces anticipated the first Friday prayers in the city of Jerusalem after the military operations against Gaza. The city that is isolated from the rest of the Palestinian cities, had its streets shut down, and was transformed into a military base. The city's men under the age of 40 were not allowed to pray at the al-Aqsa Mosque.

Guest, Male #2
They closed the roads. They want us to go all the way around just to get home.

Reporter, Female #1
Prayers ended with protests condemning the ongoing military operations against Gaza. The occupation police cracked down on the demonstrations and attacked the participants, arresting many young people.

Reporter, Female #1
Another confrontation was witnessed in the town of Beit Ummar in Hebron. Smoke and sound bombs were used by the occupation forces to suppress the angry Palestinian youths. The confrontations took place after marches took off from across the West Bank. In the city of Ramallah, two marches were held. One was called for by Hamas, and the other by the leadership of the National Committees. In a rare scene since the division, Hamas flags were raised, and chants echoed in support of the movement.

Guest, Male #3 (Ahmed Atoun, Member of the Legislative Council for Hamas)
We must avenge the bloodshed in Gaza as a united force. This is the message we send to the West Bank. We ask for an immediate end to the division, and an end to the security coordination with Israel. We must be united, not fragmented.

Reporter, Female #1
The call for ending the division still lacks the genuine political will to respond to it. The demand for national unity remains constricted to slogans repeated by the Palestinian street. Similar marches were held in the cities of Nablus, Jenin, and Hebron, calling for an active Arab role to respond to the Israeli escalation.

Guest, Female #2 (Khalida Jarar, Member of the Legislative Council for Hamas)
The Palestinian and Arab request is for temporary international protection for the people under occupation, in cooperation with the Arabs, from whom more is required.

Reporter, Female #1
For some, the military escalation represents a test for the international community's ability to halt the military operation against the Gaza Strip. However, for many, it is a real test for the Palestinians and their ability to end the division, which they have failed to do time and time again. Shirin Abu Aqla, Al Jazeera, occupied Ramallah.

Presenter, Female #1
During an emergency meeting held by the Palestinian leadership, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said that Israel has a plan that is already in the works. He said he identified this plan at the beginning of Israel's policy of assassinations, and it aims to strike at the Gaza Strip. He spoke at length about the efforts of the Palestinian leadership attempting to stop what is happening in the Gaza Strip. He stressed that the actions of the Egyptian president and prime minister were completed in coordination with the Palestinian leadership.

Presenter, Female #1
On the ground, the BBC's correspondent in Jerusalem said Israeli police confirmed that a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip fell south of the city. Israeli radio said two rockets fell in an open area near Tel Aviv, and no damage was reported. This comes as al-Qassam Brigades said it downed an Israeli warplane with a surface-to-air missile. The Brigades had not previously announced ownership of that type of missile. The Israeli raids on the Strip were heavily renewed today, raising the death toll to 21 people.

Reporter, Male #1
The Israeli air raids on the Gaza Strip are continuing for the third consecutive day, and with it, the number of deaths and injuries is rising. The wave of escalation in Gaza is continuing but was interrupted during the visit of Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Kandil, who headed a ministerial delegation to the Gaza Strip. The visit is said to be in solidarity with the residents of the Strip. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he agreed to stop the air strikes and raids during this visit if the Palestinian side commits to hold its fire.

Reporter, Male #1
In its latest strike, the Israeli Air Force carried out over 20 air raids on different areas of the Gaza Strip on Friday morning, reaching the security headquarters of the Hamas government in Gaza that include the headquarters of the Palestinian Interior Ministry.

Reporter, Male #1
Palestinian medical sources said that six children, a woman, and two elderly men are among the injured, in addition to the over 250 people wounded in the more than 120 Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip. Palestinian shells and rockets resulted in deaths and injuries on the Israeli side as well.

Reporter, Male #1
In consecutive statements, several Palestinian factions announced the shelling of different Israeli targets with hundreds of different types of rockets. According to their statements, some of them reached Tel Aviv. Hayyan Yaqoob, BBC.

Presenter, Male #1
Israeli air raids continued despite the Netanyahu government's commitment to stop them during the visit of Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Kandil to Gaza today. During Kandil's visit, who was accompanied by a high-level Egyptian delegation, and after his departure, the Israeli raids didn't stop targeting different parts of the Strip.

Reporter, Male #2
For the first time, and amid the tense situation that prevails in the Gaza Strip due to the Israeli military escalation, an official high-level Egyptian delegation arrived in Gaza. It was headed by Hisham Kandil, the prime minister of Egypt, who was accompanied by a number of government ministers. During the brief visit that lasted a few hours, he held a meeting with Palestinian leaders in the Strip, notably Ismail Haniyeh, the prime minister of the ousted Palestinian government.

Guest, Male #3 (Ismail Haniyeh, Prime Minister of Ousted Palestinian Government)
This is a message to the occupation. You will not be allowed to pressure Gaza. It's also a message to the Palestinian people that we are your brothers, and we are with you. It's a message to the West and to America. They must move to prevent more shedding of the pure Palestinian blood.

Guest, Male #4
Egypt, revolutionary Egypt, will not hesitate to intensify its efforts, or make sacrifices to stop this aggression and to achieve a lasting and enduring truce until a permanent, just, and comprehensive peace is achieved, and until the establishment of the Palestinian state.

Reporter, Male #2
In a breach of the pledges made by the Israeli occupation to stop attacks and air raids during the visit of the Egyptian delegation, Israeli planes carried out a raid north of the city of Gaza. It took the life of two Palestinians, and injured others. In this context, the Israeli military operation continued its heavy strikes on Palestinian cities and towns. It started with the town of Beit Hanoun in the north, and reached Rafah in the south. It hit a number of Palestinian civilians; some were martyred and others were wounded, including children.

Guest, Male #5
Of course, this targeting aims to destroy the infrastructure of the Ministry of Interior because of the unique case that it maintained, and that is its ability to protect the internal front, and to protect the Palestinian resistance. This is the role of the Interior Ministry. This is why it was targeted this morning.

Reporter, Male #2
For their part, the military wings of the Palestinian resistance continued to shell Israeli sites and towns in response to the ongoing Israeli escalation on the Strip. In the wake of the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza, talks of calm remain dependent on the upcoming developments on the ground, and whether political actions, both regionally and internationally, could be successful. Samir Abu Shammaleh, Al Jazeera, Gaza, Palestine.

Presenter, Male #1
Thousands of Jordanians called for the downfall of the regime. The United States views their mobilization as a thirst for change.

Reporter, Female #1
On the third day of protests in the kingdom, thousands of protestors took to the street to condemn the fuel price hikes, repeating unprecedented chants calling for the ouster of King Abdullah II. In the capital Amman, peaceful protests were held after Friday prayers near al-Hassan Mosque. Protestors held signs that read, "Price manipulation is playing with fire," and "Freedom is from God, down, down with Abdullah," and "No reforms or amendments, we're telling you in plain Arabic: Leave!"

Reporter, Female #1
Protestors tried to reach the presidential palace, but police forces prevented them and used tear gas to disperse the protestors. Coinciding with protests in the capital, periodic protests took place in several governorates in the south, such as Tafilah, Ma'an, al-Karak, in addition to Irbid, and Jarash in the north. The demand to topple to regime is considered unprecedented in the Jordanian kingdom since previous protests demanded King Abdullah II to expedite the democratic reforms he had promised. For long, damaging the image of the king or publically demanding his ouster was rare, because it is illegal and may lead to imprisonment on charges of "insulting the monarchy".

Reporter, Female #1
On Thursday, the Muslim Brotherhood had called on the king to cancel the decision to raise the prices and to postpone the upcoming parliamentary elections that are scheduled for January 22. The elections are being boycotted by the opposition, especially the Islamist movement.

Reporter, Female #1
On the other hand, the US State Department viewed the protests witnessed in Jordan over the past few days condemning the fuel price hikes, which were followed by sporadic acts of violence, as expressing a thirst for change as seen in other Arab countries during the Arab Spring. State department deputy spokesman Mark Toner said the Jordanian people have economic and political fears and aspirations. Saudi Arabia called on its citizens to avoid areas witnessing demonstrations and protests, especially al-Dakhliya Square in the center of the capital.

On Day 3 of Operation Pillar of Defense, IBA reports that rockets continued to pound deep within Israel. Over 500 missiles have been launched into the country since Wednesday. Hamas fired its first missile at Jerusalem, and air raid sirens were sounded there for the first time since the Gulf War 20 years ago. Rockets were also launched at the central city of Tel Aviv for the first time since the 1991 regional conflict. Over 90 rockets have hit southern Israel cities bordering Gaza, including Ashdod, Ashkelon, and Beersheba, causing significant damage but no casualties. The Iron Dome intercepted about 55 of the rockets. Israeli air strikes hit the Hamas Interior Ministry building and the house of a Hamas commander for southern Gaza.

Armored personnel tanks were seen heading to the border areas, as IDF units prepared for a possible invasion as part of Operation Pillar of Defense, after Defense Minister Ehud Barak issued a decision to call up 30,000 reservists for a possible extended ground incursion into Gaza. IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz approved 16,000 call-ups.

IBA reports that the US State Department has once again reiterated its support for Israel's right to defend itself, and placed blame for the ongoing conflict squarely on Hamas. US State Department Spokesman Mark Toner said that US President Obama spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on Thursday, and pointed out that since the beginning of 2012, more than 768 rockets have been fired from Gaza into Israel, and over 12,000 in the past 12 years.

Press TV reports that acting Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas says that Israel's war on Gaza is aimed at undermining the Palestinian cause, and said that pressure must be exerted to stop the attacks on the territory. Abbas says that contact is being made with the United States, the United Nations, and European countries to push Israel to stop the attacks, adding that he considered violence against Gaza as violence against all Palestinians, and is calling for national unity.

Press TV reports that in Egypt, thousands of people have rallied in the capital Cairo to protest the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip. The protestors pledged unconditional support for Gazans, and are also calling for the destruction of Tel Aviv. Meanwhile, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has called the Israeli assault on Gaza "a blatant aggression against humanity," adding that Egypt will stand by Palestinians.

Press TV reports that there is worldwide condemnation of the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip. Demonstrators in several countries, including Turkey, Yemen, South Africa, Lebanon, Libya, and Greece, have taken to the streets in solidarity with the people of Gaza.

Presenter, Male #1
While the Israeli occupation was committing heinous massacres against the people of Gaza, the Bashar al-Assad regime continued to carry out brutal military operations against the Syrian people. Meanwhile, the Free Syrian Army announced it downed two regime helicopters in Damascus and Deir az-Zour.

Presenter, Female #1
The Assad brigades used all types of weapons to target Syrian cities and towns, killing more than 80 people today. Meanwhile, the opposition held massive demonstrations under the slogan, "Support for the opposition's National Coalition."

Reporter, Male #2
It seems the Free Syrian Army is gaining more combat capabilities. Today, the revolutionaries shot down regime helicopters in many areas. Activists uploaded images online showing a helicopter getting shot down by the Free Army in the eastern Ghouta region. The footage also shows two dead pilots believed to be on board the plane.

Reporter, Male #2
The revolutionaries shot down another helicopter in the area of al-Bukamal in Deir az-Zour, as it was shelling the city with explosive barrels. The Assad army launched heavy mortar and artillery shelling targeting the southern parts of the Syrian capital and other towns. In addition, several cities in the countryside of Damascus endured heavy shelling by regime forces. Fierce clashes erupted between the Free Army and al-Assad's gangs in al-Tadamon neighborhood and Palestine Street, amid heavy artillery shelling of the area.

Reporter, Male #2
In Homs, dozens of shells landed in various neighborhoods, amid renewed clashes between the Free Army and al-Assad's gangs that are trying to storm the city of al-Rastan. Idlib's neighborhoods also endured random and heavy artillery shelling. Meanwhile, al-Assad's army attacked the city of Maarat al-Numaan with dozens of shells. Rocket launchers pounded the Sheikh Yassin neighborhood in Deir az-Zour, as renewed shelling targeted the area of Muhsin. The revolutionaries announced they seized control of a security post in al-Bukamal.

Reporter, Male #2
In Aleppo, clashes erupted between the Free Army and regime forces around the Nairab Military Airport, where powerful explosions were heard inside al-Assad Academy. The neighborhoods of Daret Izza, al-Halak, and Bustan al-Basha were subjected to mortar shelling. Amid these developments on the ground, Syrians answered the opposition's call by staging new demonstrations under the theme, "Friday to support the National Coalition." The massive demonstrations mobilized across the neighborhoods despite the tight curfew and total security siege imposed on some towns. The participants held banners welcoming the agreement signed by the opposition.

Presenter, Male #1
The Security Council's decision on military intervention in northern Mali could be issued within a week. The statements of Mali's foreign minister were confirmed by French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, who said that any international military operation there would take time. Fabius was speaking at the conclusion of a meeting in Paris with foreign and defense ministers of five EU states. Mohammed Wamousi reports from Paris.

Reporter, Male #2
Ten European defense and foreign ministers are meeting in Paris to determine the scope of the European participation in the military operation West Africa nations will launch in Northern Mali to expel extremist groups that have seized control. Europeans believe that war in this area seems imminent.

Guest, Male #3 (Laurent Fabius, French Foreign Minister)
We will have to establish forces from Mali; Europe is experienced in that domain. We will ask different European states to provide technical and financial support to this formation.

Reporter, Male #2
The European ministers agreed to a mission to send 100 military personnel with soldiers to protect them. They will take over the task of training the African forces while carrying out air raids. The Europeans are determined to get rid of the armed movements that are in control of northern Mali. They view them as a bigger threat to Europe than Africa.

Guest, Male #4 (Giulio Terzi, Italian Foreign Minister)
This is an intolerable situation for the Malian people, for a country that is need of reconstruction within a democratic path. Of course, north Azawad hosts forces with ties to terrorism, and this represents a direct threat to European security.

Reporter, Male #2
According to leaks, French Special Forces have been present in the Sahel area for some time. They are preparing for a possible military operation ahead of the approval of the UN Security Council on November 26.

Guest, Male #5 (Samir Aita, Le Monde Diplomatique Newspaper)
The problem is a big one. The problem is the result of the repercussions of the war on Libya. Everyone must be wise, because the problem isn't always solved with weapons and a military solution. It is more about having a plan that deals with the period after the military solution.

Reporter, Male #2
The start of the process for military intervention in northern Mali has taken off, and no diplomatic efforts will stop it, not even the announcement of some extremist groups occupying the north that they will renounce violence. The Europeans today, along with the Africans, have started to sense the danger of al-Qaeda at their front door. Mohammed Wamousi, Dubai TV, Paris.

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