Himalayan flash flood aftermath, Occupied West Bank attacks

0:00Al Jazeera podcasts. More than a week after the catastrophic flash flooding in the Himalayas, forensic crews in Nepal are facing the difficult task of collecting and identifying the bodies of the victims. The death toll in Nepal stands at more than 1200, with more than 4200 people missing. The hardest hit area is Rasua, close to the border with China. In areas remain cut off with aid and crews only able to get in by helicopter. Kuwait Tarmé says it has intercepted a missile and drone attack launch from Iran. Iranian State media report Tehran was targeting US bases in Kuwait. It called the strikes a response to quote, crimes against the Iranian people. Kuwait has been among the countries Iran has targeted most since the start of the US Israeli war. Qatar has condemned the attack, calling it a flagrant violation of Kuwait's sovereignty. Iranian Red Crescent has asked the international criminal court to investigate potential US war crimes.

1:00That's after a strike on a wedding in Syracon Tuesday night killed at least four people. And a letter to the court. The organization said the attack on a civilian event raises serious concerns regarding violations of international law. The US doesn't recognize the jurisdiction of the ICC. It recently sanctioned several of the court's top officials. The Yemen now where there has been heavy fighting between the internationally recognized government and unsuttle the Houthi fighters. If again early on Thursday morning when the Houthis reportedly launched attacks across several areas of Taiz in the southwest. Government forces have sent reinforcements after the Houthis reportedly advanced on some positions. The Israeli forces have killed two Palestinians during a raid on Al-Murayyir village east of Ramallah. The village has faced repeated settler attacks in recent months. The UN identifies the area as one of the worst affected by settler violence. Israeli military bulldozers have uprooted and removed dozens of olive trees in the occupied

2:05West Bank. Landowners in a village near Janine said they objected to the Israeli military order to remove the trees, but their appeals had no effect. As Israeli military says the trees were removed for military operational needs. The olive harvest is a crucial source of income for many Palestinian families. Have you ever had the strange feeling we've been here before? I've always resisted this idea that history repeats itself, but the problem is it does. I think history is like a map. You know, if you don't understand history you're like someone stuck on a mountain without knowing which way to go and history allows you to understand where you are and who you are. That's the way we should look at the past. What is the aim, the past that we can pluck out and plant again? I'm Mohammad Hassan and this is Desjavu, a podcast that connects our turbulent times to history's most pivotal moments. It's a kind of an interesting dance that happens of all of these different figures.

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