STORY: Israel gains "control" of northern Gaza Strip: defense minister
SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 14, 2023
DATELINE: Nov. 15, 2023
LENGTH: 0:01:26
LOCATION: Jerusalem/Cairo
CATEGORY: MILITARY

SHOTLIST:
1. STANDUP 1 (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent
2. STANDUP 2 (English): WANG HAO, Xinhua correspondent in Cairo

STORYLINE:

STANDUP 1 (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent
"Here I'm in a northern Israeli town called Ya'ara bordering Lebanon, behind me is Lebanon. Amid repeated rocket and missile attacks by the Lebanese Hezbollah group, residents of this town, like dozens of others in the bordering region, have been evacuated. Chief of Staff of the Israeli Army Herzi Halevi has instructed the Northern Command to maintain a high level of readiness for the possible escalations. Meanwhile, in the south, in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli troops are continuing to intensify operations. (Israeli Defense Minister) Yoav Gallant said Hamas has lost control of (the northern Gaza Strip), as the Israeli army moved to capture fully Gaza City."

STANDUP 2 (English): WANG HAO, Xinhua correspondent in Cairo
"In the past 24 hours, the situation in the surrounding areas has remained unstable.
From morning time on Tuesday, artillery fire and missile attacks continued to rumble in southern Lebanon.
Hezbollah launched drone attacks into Israel, and Israeli forces responded with intensive shelling. There are currently no reports of casualties.
Separately, high-profile negotiations for the release of detainees are said to be making significant progress soon.
According to reports, it is possible to reach a five-day truce agreement and release the women and children imprisoned by Hamas and Israeli sides."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jerusalem/Cairo.
(XHTV)