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♪ ♪ israel i police say four jewish worshipers have been killed in an attack on a synagog. two palestinians from east jerusalem are believed to be behind the attack. these are the latest pictures, live pictures in fact of west jerusalem from the scene of the attack. the attack happened at a synagog in a neighborhood of west jerusalem. let's speak to our stefanie dekker from joins from our bureau in west jerusalem. bring us u up-to-date on what's been happening and the different reactions so far. >> reporter: well, the casually count is four israelis killed, who are praying inside the synagog. also a number of injured. we are hearing, we spoke to the hospital that four of those are in an extremely critical condition.

we are also hearing that the two palestinian attackers as you said from east jerusalem have been killed by police. on the political front the isreali prime minister benjamin netanyahu has convene the a security meet on how to deal with this. his words have been harsh saying we will respond to terror with a heavy hand and blames hamas and the palestinian authority for insightful language that leads to these attacks. we had a statement yesterday in response to the detective of the hanging of a palestinian man that the israelis say was a suicide, but that's not believe odd the palestinian street where they blamed netanyahu and elements of his government of insightful language that turn hatred against arabs, we are similar narratives from the two sides. we spoke to the police commissioner. it was interesting what told us he says we currently have for solution to deal with these kind of attacks. these attacks what has been happening over the last few weeks seem to be individual taking matters in their own

hands. this specific attack on the synagog again at the moment, we don't know the specifics. it seems that these two men are cousins from a neighborhood in east jerusalem. these are the initial reports, unconfirmed. also unconfirmed reports that they belong toy presume called the popular front for the liberation of palestine. again unconfirmed. there are many different rumors and reports flying around. no one has claimed responsibility but there has been a pattern of individuals carrying out these kind of attacks which is a huge concern for the security at this forces because they are very difficult to control. >> indeed they have been a number of attacks in recent weeks, stefanie. a lot of tit for tat violence it seems, what is toking these current tensions? the practice, rather, correct being to the rising tensions. these tensions have always existed between israelis and palestinians, but we have seen an increase in recent weeks, a rise in these tensions, why is

that? >> reporter: yes, it goes and ebbs and flow in this region really. tensions go up and down. it's never anything that's really resolved. the last recent wave was the al-aqsa mosque and the situation there where the israelis constricted who could access the mosque. they put age restriction on his men. they do this often when things are tense. we had sort of more active movement by right wing activists including right wing members of government calling do more access for prayer access to the jews which is the al-aqsa compound is very holy to jews, it's called the temple mount, they call it the temple mount it's hugely insightful for the palestinians the al-aqsa mosque is something that you cannot touch. arian sharon walked there. that's what sparked it. it's innin incredibly sensitive. which why we saw the di diplomay with the israeli prime minister

and the u.s. second of sail state and king abdullah and mahmoud abbas wasn't part it have but he was there. the next day we saw the age restrictions lifted an lifted ae was a tense calm, we can talk about this for a long time the wider occupation the sense of palestinians living under occupation, humiliation, et cetera, et cetera. so anything can spark this feeling that they have had for years that really nothing will change for them and it's difficult to achieve anything on the ground. but to bring it back to what's happened here this morning, it's hugely significant. they managed to get in to an area far in to west jerusalem, a synagog, a holy place of would be ship we spoke to a lady that said, this happened inside a mosque, imagine the reaction of the world,. >> they wouldn't attack on a mosque. >> reporter: the palestinians i have spoken to -- >> sorry to interrupt you. there was an tack last week on a mosque in the west bank. so the attacks are not just happening on the israeli side.

but also the palestinian side. >> reporter: absolutely. this is a narrative from a member of parliament. but there was a mosque alight in the west bank. it goes absolutely both ways and it's concerning because it's extremely inning flam tore any a region where it doesn't take much to really exploit it. and when you are attacking holy sites of worship, it is something that might push things over the urge. we didn't see that in the aftermath of the mosque in the occupied west bank, now a synagog has been attacked. we know the israeli government will be keen to tighten their grip on security in east gentleman russ legal. they have already done that over the last few weeks. there is blips in the sky monitoring the street where they never had been before. more police, they will try to control things. they won't calm the pal still vinnie streets certainly. it's an extremely volatile time we'll have to see how it plays

out. absolutely both sides involved getting to each other again. remember this is a conflict that has two sides, extremely passionate, history, tradition, two sides that very often don't compromised and don't believe to give anything to the other. so it's very, very difficult. huge passions, and really difficult things to solve without real commitment and compromise. >> indeed. stefanie, thank you very much. stefanie dekker in our bureau in west gentlema jerusalem there. a short while ago we spoke to mickey rossenfeld about this incident in west jerusalem. here is what he told us. >> reporter: four israelis were killed at the scene. israeli police units were dispatched and responded quickly. arrived at the scene and shot and killed the two terrorists the area as been car conne cordf and they are search for anymore terrorists. six people injured, two are police officers. as well. and unfortunately, four of them are in serious, critical

situation. all the hospitals in jerusalem have been. [ inaudible ] the two terrorists we confirmed from east jerusalem. and the situation now is still continuing. as far as we are concerned police units are on the site. and heightened security in jerusalem at the moment. >> you talk about the two suspects as terrorist terroristu tell us a bit more about their background, are they palestinians, affiliated to any group or faction? >> that's being looked in to at the moment by security forces and us the police. we confirmed they are both from east jerusalem and continuing the work at the moment. >> any information, sir, whether this attack is related to attack a the palestinian bus drive yesterday, -- >> yesterday, i would like to confirm yesterday and differentiate. yesterday the pal still vinnie committed suicide an autopsy was carried out and the man committed su suicide. there was no foul play

whatsoever. the -- this is on palestinian media as well as other media, it was unfortunate and unnecessary. and that is what is inciting terrorist attacks they moment and we are doing everything possible on the ground to prevent that from taking place. >> you say the palestinian driver committed suicide but his family has of course refuted this, they say he was hanged. >> the family can say whatever they want. there was an autopsy that was carried out in coordination with the family as well. the results were handed over. the initial findings that we had the night before were given as well as confirmation by the automatic of what took place. we know he committed suicide. at the moment we are focusing on dealing with the terrorist acts that are taking place in jerusalem and our units are now on the scene. >> these attacks are not just happening on the israeli side, mickey rosen felts a lot of palestinians have been under attack. there has been a lot of tit for tat violence in recent weeks. >> it's not a question of tit and tat. it's a question of the i had really police and different

security services are doing everything possible to prevent terrorist attacks, we are seeing a certainly of palestinians taking advantage of the situation, who are lone terrorists who are affiliated with hamas or jihad and carrying out innocent attacks on israelis praying in si synagogs in the morning and this is unacceptable and the police will do everything they can to keep these attacks from taking place. >> can you tell us what security measures are in place right now in west jerusalem? i understand the area where this attack happened at the synagog is cordon are dons off. is security being beefed up in the city. >> the areas is been cordoned off, police are in the neighborhood as well as the central bus stations and other public areas in order to prevent any disturbance disturbances frg place. >> these recent violent incidents, mickey rossenfeld as you know happened with the al-aqsa mosque, you know, incidentseincidents and challene

longstanding bans at jews praying in this compound. how will israel a address this? the issue you right now is access to the al-aqsa mosque, how will -- >> this is not connected. we are talking about -- >> these recent violence incidents started with that, sir. >> we are talking about different areas, insight. in jerusalem by palestinians it's continuing as a result there has been terrorist attacks, the israel i police are continuing and will continue to do everything possible to prevent these attacks. >> that is the israel i police spokesmen man on the line with us on a few minutes ago here, we also spoke to senior hamas official about the rising tensions. here is what he had to say. >> i think everybody send something will happen. in jew plus legal all the time there is boiling, tension.

from the synagogs. [ inaudible ] reaching the al-aqsa mosque of course the situation is very, very critical. very acute. very hard. very hot in jerusalem. and as you know now. [ inaudible ] about the policy they try just to protect. [ inaudible ] yesterday they decided to diminish the people who were done some action against. [ inaudible ] they never, they never diminish the. [ inaudible ] i think that this is a natural reaction of the occupation. for the. [ inaudible ] we expect more in jerusalem and more up rising in jerusalem. so israel should speak loudly to stop all its bad behavior, its policy in jerusalem and give

the. [ inaudible ] to live like any people everywhere. but if they continue to support this. [ inaudible ] to kill the palestinians and to do everything bad against palestinians third pictures anything to come from israel. >> security is tight in west jerusalem this morning, as tensions between israelis and palestinians continue to rise. at least four israelis have been killed and six others injured this tuesday morning in an tack at a synagog in west jerusalem. two armed men with action "as" and knives carried on the the attack. two men said to be from east jerusalem killed inside a synagog, we are continuing to follow the latest developments here on al jazerra, we'll bring you the latest reaction as well from officials the israeli prime minister already condemning the attack and blaming the insight.

by -- what he called the insight. by palestinian leader mahmoud abbas saying they will respond harshly. we'll analyze these tensions and brings you the latest here on al jazerra. let's turn our attention to other world news. in syria, opposition rebels have been losing territory to government forces. isil fighters and the al qaeda linked al-nusra front but the moderate rebels have been making gains in the southern area of the country. >> reporter: it is a short drive to the capital. that's why rebels are calling their offensive in this corner of sear yakker the road to damascus. unlike in other battle front across the country, here in the south the opposition is taking ground from government forces. commanders say this is because unlike in other areas rebels here have not turned their guns on each other. at least not yet. >> translator: it's a valid question that people are asking, why gains here and losses

elsewhere? that is because in other areas there are some brigades linked to organizations that are not syrian. here there is a degree of unity. >> reporter: the rebel commander was referring to is lat i can state iraq and levant and al-nusra's front syria's al qaeda's branch. they operate under a joint command and call them decembers the southern front. earlier this month al-nusra pushed so-called moderate rebels out of their strong holds in the country. here its men are cooperating with other factions but there are concerns this may change. >> translator: the free syrian army and al-nusra fight together and cooperate. but despite that, people are worried that there could be internal strive just like in the north. >> reporter: recent gains provided the rebels with weapons abandoned by government forces, but they say they also have another source. there are borders jordan from where they can bring in weapons from what they call supporting countries. those weapons help them take

territory. and now the rebels are advances towards the southern countryside of damascus. some activists believe the international community wants to use the southern front to pressure the government in to talks. the state lost strategically important battles here but the bar is far from over. for the so called moderate rebels the fight is about preserve getting their struggle. this is their last stands. and it happens to be where the up rising began. seen, a al jazerra, beirut. officials in france say there was at least one french citizen in an isil video released over the weekend. he has been identified as 22-year-old muslim convert maxine. the video shows the execution of several mean believed to be sear general soldiers, they are trying to find if a second frenchman is in the video. >> as well as maxim, another frenchman may be involved.

it's too early to be sured. we were currently work to go decide whether this hypothesis stands up and can be confirmed. >> meanwhile, the obama administration is reviewing how the government tries to win the release of u.s. hostages held overseas. the review came too late for peter kassig who was beheaded by isil fighters on sunday. it will also look at how the u.s. streets the family members of hostages. there has been criticism that hostage negotiations are playinged by brewer contract i can in-fighting. still ahead a freeze in rerelations we take a look at what's at stake in the new cold war.

♪ ♪ welcome back, you are watching al jazerra live from doha. reminder of our top stories. four jewish worshipers have been killed in an attack on a synagog in west gentleman raws legal. two palestinian men believed to be behind the tack have been kill by israel i police. offering condolences to the families of those killed. now, the news moderate rebels in syria are making gains in the south but in the rest of the country they are losing territory to government forces isil and the al-nusra front. now, one year after an interim deal was reached over iran's nuclear program the major falls, the so-called p5 plus one are beginning a new rounds of talks, they aim need a deadline for a final dial. the negotiations aim to curb

iran's nuclear activities. >> reporter: negotiations for the five permanent u.n. security council members from germany will face iran in what could be a decisive rounds of talks to reach a historic nuclear deal. with wajahat a deadline of november 24th looming they have been hard at work since an interim agreement was reached in geneva a year ago. the six powers, the so-called p5 plus one, want to limit iran's ability to produce highly en enriched you rain yum that could be used to build a nuclear weapon. in turn iran wants an end to international sanctions that have crippled its economy including measures imposed by the u.n. skaourpb at this council. key problem is iran will not stop the enrichment program. one possibility is sending all of the enriched you rain yum to rauch where it will be turned in to fuel rods and sent back for

nuclear energy use only. iran's nuclear program has been seen as a threat by the international community since it was first discloseed in 2002. teheran says its only aim is to produce nuclear energy for civilian use, but its enrichment activities have raised fears that iran may seek to produce a nuclear weapon. >> what's at stake here is avoid ago i slide back in to the kind of confrontation between iran and the united states and israel, we were seeing only a year, two years ago, threats of bombing, retaliation, the gulf going up in flames at a moment when of course iran and the u.s. are fighting the same enemy in iraq. but what is also at stake for iran is healing an economy that has been shredded by years of the most. [ inaudible ] sanctions ever placed on any would-be nuclear pro live rater.

>> reporter: much is at stake, not just the rising conservative voices on both sides that may jeopardize the chances of future success. but also fa failure to reach ideal now could set iran and the major powers on a course for war. jonah hull, al jazerra. russia's president says he won't let pro-russian rebels in eastern ukraine be defeated. vladimir fight inning said both sides need to make concessions so that a floundering ceasefire deal succeeds. meanwhile in brussels e.u. foreign ministers have agreed to place more asset freezes and travel ban on his ukrainian separatists. they are compiling a new list to target other separatist leaders as well 123-4678 while the affects of tension between russia and the west are being felt from europe to the arctic. incursions in to ukraine and increased russian bomber flights in the north have prompted nato to review its strategy. ali velshi reports from across europe and the high arctic.

>> reporter: it's 10:00 a.m. on an autumn morning in transylvania. more than a thousand romanian soldiers are engaged in war games. they are under the guidance of hundreds of u.s. marines. >> the smaller -- >> reporter: it's a routine nato exercise in military readiness. >> one minute! >> reporter: but demonstrations of force like this have taken on a new urgency for the west. here beside the carpathian mountains in romania, these soldiers are training for battle. just a seven-hour drive from ukraine where are russian-backed separatists set off the worst confrontation between moscow and the west since the end of the cold war. romanians and other eastern europeans who remember russia's past aggressions are worried about the west's ability and willingness to stop an emboldened russian president vladimir paout glynn a new cold.

>> a new cold war is a reality. now we live in a cold war. but it is a dang fore real war. >> reporter: no everyone shares the former romanian president's fears that moscow and the west are bound for armed conflict. and yet other escalating military presence on both sides have left little room for error. the stakes of this new cold war are about more than just territory and influence. they are also about money. here on the top of the world, the battle is being fought over energy. the arctic is home to 13% of the world's undiscovered oil and a third of its natural gas. to get a first happened look i headed north. way north to the northern most town in the world. on an island in the high arctic. many nations, including russia, are eyeing this once sleepy coal mining settlement as a strategic base in this newark tick

frontier. but energy isn't the only factor in the battle for the high north. it's also about who controls the high seas. which are increasingly accessible because of global warming. new shipping lanes created by the melting of ice in the arctic could save a lot of money, for kh-l a caring so ship traveling between west attorney europe and asia typically sails through the suez canal, doing it through the arctic shortens the trip by 40%. melting ice in the arctic it's an ironic contrast to the new freeze in relations between russia and the west, a freeze that's steadily putting old cold warren my on his a path towards a new round of battles whose end game is less about ideologist, and more about economic control. alley velshi, al jazerra inside the arctic circle.

president goodluck jonathan says army commanders temporarily need enhanced powers to fight against boko haram. the president declared a state of emergency in states in may of last year. goodluck jonathan who is seeking reelection in february has vowed to defeat boko haram if the parliament approves it, it will be the third extension in the emergency law, but boca huh raqqa tacks have continued despite the measure, this week alone the group was accused of carrying out bombings at two schools a market and a petrol station. boko haram's campaign has continued for five years killing several hundred people. al jazerra has more there the nigerian capital a pwaoupbl a. >> reporter: when tremendous goodluck jonathan introduced the state of emergency in may 2013 he explained to the nation at the time that the government needed to take those, quote,

unquote, sports measures in the face of what he described as a declaration of war by boko haram and their deliberate attempt to undermine the authority of the nigerian state. what the state of emergency means is that essentially those three states become -- or continue to be active areas of military operations. it a allows them to have the total upper happen in the area and allows them to carry out searches, to arrest and detain suspects and to lockdown these areas whenever they see fit. what critics have been saying over the past 18 months very little proof that the state of emergency has been successful in containing boko haram and if anything boko haram's tactics have become more braiseen and have shifted from hidden run attacks to essentially holding territory and seizing towns what you have in this the north is a highly. [ inaudible ] population suffering under state of emergency. aas well as in a military force that appears to be increasingly chris credited unable to

maintain or carry out the state of emergency. with poor equipment and the minimal training that they have been seizing. egypt says the government has decided to expand the buffer zone in the sinai peninsula hundreds of homes have already been did he knowledge i should authorities say they are trying to stop the smuggling of armed fighters and their weapons from neighboring gas actual the security zone will be double today one kilometer. after 33 soldiers were attacked last month. al jazerra continues he continues to demands the release of our three journalists who have now been jailed in egypt for 325 days. peter greste, mohamed fahmy and bahar mohamed are falsely accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing bens their convictions, guester and fahmy sentenced to seven years,

mohamed an additional three years for having a spent bull net his possession which he had picked up at a protest. a reminder that there is plenty of more news on our website including the latest on the tack in west jerusalem this morning, our usual address is aljazerra.com. the enemy of my enemy is my friend. iran has been a diplomatic challenge for years, friends of american rivals. enemies of american friends. can a nuclear deal break the log jam. it's "inside story ." ♪ ♪

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