only on al jazeera america houthi fighters in yemen take over tiaz airport as they push south towards the president's strong held. -- stronghold. hello, i'm martine den. >> you are with al jazeera live from doha. also to come on the programme - libyan peace talks on the verge of collapse as fighting rages for control of the capital. the so-called miracle sea. we join thousands of south koreans celebrating a tidal

festival and ireland's rugby as far as in celebration mode as the six nations tournament reaches a thrilling conclusion. they'll start yemen, where houthi rebels have taken over the airport in imtiaz tyab. yemen's third largest city. they have fired gunshots in the air to disperse in the city. fighters are pushing south from the capital in the direction of aden in the direction where the president is holding on to power. anti-aircraft guns opened fire at an unidentified plane flying over a compound. in the united states they have pulled out their last remaining social forces giving the statement by way of explanation:

al jazeera's correspondent reports. >> reporter: with each day houthi fighters move south. yemen is moving closer to all-out war. these are the rebels taking over the third-largest city. here they are apparently taking over the airport. here is what the reason might be. >> the houthis - instead of attacking through the air from sanaa to aiden, they can attack aiden through tib. which is minutes away. >> the president who fled to aden is trying to hold on to power. >> i stressed the following. firstly, the evacuation of all armed militias secondly the withdrawal of all gunmen from sanaa and other cities.

>> that is unlikely and the united states seems to think so. it's pulling troops out of an air base in the south. a set back for the fight against al qaeda, with an off shoot based in yemen. >> this makes all the sense in the world, a limited number of troops, specifically to take on the war for the fight against al qaeda. they don't want the forces caught in what may become a full-plon civil war. that may be a conflict with the houthis, backed by i.s.i.l. and various factions. a nightmare scenario for washington's neighbours. it gave a glimpse for what a civil war could many. yemen is dogged by security with the third highest ownership and

is faced with a security challenge. >> to libya. hopes of nailing down an agreement in morocco are looking unlikely. they are on the verge of collapse. on the ground there has been fighting in and around tripoli. hashem ahelbarra reports from the moroccan parliament. they are divided and enable to reach a compromises. delegations try to stitch together a deal. fighting has been flaring up. forces loyal to the offensive to capture the capital. by forces loyal to the government. one of its senior commanders was killed. the united nations envoy brokering the talks is

concerned. >> there was a military operation against tripoli. profile in a decisive moment and our reaction today is as strong as it was in the past. it's not just military act tisty and putting the unity in fighting terrorisms. the operation and we condemn in the strongest terms. the eyes of the representatives, the fighting in the capital. the g.n.c. top military commander to defend the capital, they gave those orders. >> the delegation for the government in tobruk insists a deal is possible. our biggest concern is to stop violence fighting and the air

strikes. what happened in tripoli is an attempt to disrupt what we hope to achieve but we are determined to go ahead with talks. >> reporter: after weeks of talks and fighting libya is divided in the east. there's a government backed. in the west a government reinstated bit the country's supreme court. >> let go live to hashem ahelbarra at the talks. that are taking place. it's a wonder that we are having another round of talks, given frustration experienced by both parties to these talks. >> martine, this is the situation here. the international community and united nations which is brokering the talks, they are trying to diffuse tension,

asking them to de-escalate. the problem with that is that we have seen change in the narrative. particularly from the recognised government. the prime minister say that the tucks are not really important. the most important thing is fighters are pushing towards tripoli, and that it is just a matter of time. this is a secret that angered the international community and the e.u. and the u.s. threatened to target officials in libya with the sanctions. it's a delicate situation and delicate hours for the talks. they could collapse in the coming hours if there's no

hostilities in india. >> reporter:. >> what is your sense of what is going on in libya, particularly around the tripoli area? >> as we speak, there are hundreds of fighters loyal to the tripoli based g.n.c. moving from the west from sirte towards the capital. there are hundreds in the capital and on the outskirts. the battle ground. it is about 50km south. and this is where the government is trying to push back fighters. some of them are affiliated. khalifa haftar says he's confident, it will be a matter of time before the troops control the area. >> it's an explosive situation on the ground, having a huge

impact on the delegation trying to stitch a political settlement. >> one has to spare a thought for the u.n. diplomat at the center of all this because whatever he is trying to do. it's being undermined by the fighting taking place in libya itself. >> absolutely. a mammoth tack i have to say, because at this point he has one tool to use, which is to go to the international community, and they do understand at this moment general khalifa haftar cannot control the whole the libya. at the same time the g.n.c. government cannot expand further in the eastern part of the country. it's a delicate situation. they are trying to tell them they have two options. you agree on a settlement. something that the international

community is not going to tolerate because they understand that i.s.i.l. is looking forward to use libya. in north africa and europe. for now, thank you very much indeed. hashem ahelbarra is our man at the talks. he'll keep us up to date as they enter the intense phrase. >> now, the tunisian president said a third attacker is on the run. the government is security footage, showing two of the gunmen. 21 were killed and two of the attackers. another escaped. prosecutors say they detained 20 people in connection with the attack now, a group calling itself the hacking subdivision of nil posted the names and addresses of hundreds of personnel online.

the message include a call for fighters to hurt or kill them. >> this is a group calling itself the islamic state hacking division. we don't know the source but they have identified 100 u.s. military personnel - names ranks and addresses in some cases. they are doing this to encourage lone wolf sympathizers to kill the people. i'll read a quote from the website "kill them in their own lands, stab them to death as they walk their own streets" it's concerning to officials. the group says that what they did was hack the military site to get the information. people in the defense department figures that may not be the case. much of the information was made

available on social media. many of the it 1 hunt perm have been involved in iraq syria and this is something that concerns all of those involved those military personnel are minded to be careful of a footprint on social media. >> still to come on the programme. the presidential election captain is dominated by security in the north-east and there are other issues on the agenda. find out why.

welcome back to al jazeera. here are the top stories. shia houthi rebels in yemen took over the airport in tiaz. the fighters are pushing south in the direction of aden where president abd-rabbu mansour hadi is trying to hold tonne power libyan peace talks in morocco appear to be on the verge of collapse. fierce fighting. a top military commander loyal to the tripoli based government is among the dead now, our top story is of course, the situation in yemen. the u.n. security council is due to meet in emergency session on the crisis later on sunday. al jazeera managed to obtain a draft statement that is expected to be on the table for that emergency meeting, and the draft

says the u.n. security council condemns the attacks. it ads the houthis are undermining security sovereignty, and denounces the houthi withdrawing from offices, including in sanaa. robert mcfadden is a security expert and agent. he described what the u.n. security council could do. >> you know god bless the u.s. security council or the u.n. security council and the good people of yemen. many people i have spent in this country, it tears my hair out. with the event of yesterday with the mosque bombing, that adds a horrible ingredient into a situation that's been terrible up to this point. that is to stir the sectarian nature of what is going on right

now, where you have innocent people in a mosque may be associated with a sect. this is something where yemen has been evolving or devolving from where things are not sectarian, it was political about power, resources geography, going head long into a sectarian nature of the fight. what the u.n. security council can do and other concerned nations is to do all it can to support and influence a form of cessation of hostilities by the main actors finding some form of where ali and others loyal to him fit in as well as the southern movement as part of who might net as a rational actor among the four main parties.

>> president obama said that it is hard to find a path towards peace between israel and pal tine. his words follow israel's newly elected prime minister binyamin netanyahu, saying a 2-state solution will not happen while he is in office. >> we continue to believe that a 2-state solution is the only way for the long-term security of israel if it wants to stay jewish and democratic. i indicated to him given his statements prior to the election, it is going to be hard to find a path where people are seriously believing the negotiations are possible. >> reporter: the political consultations began in israel. the president meeting with parties who won seats in parliament seeking to get their recommendations for prime minister.

imtiaz tyab is in west jerusalem. >> reporter: well, the israeli president called meetings with the leaders of the three parties which scored the most seats in the march 17th general election and will choose one of them to start negotiations which will see the building of a coalition government. no party in this election managed to secure an outright majority of 61 seats needed for a government. how far, the israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu surprised everyone by performing very well winning over 30 seats in the poll. still, as we have been saying not enough to form a government and it looks all but certain that he will be asked by the president to begin the negotiations to build the coalition government. mr binyamin netanyahu will be given six weeks to do that and will no doubt be speaking with the leaders of far right parts

and religious parties to build a government but it looks like he will need a significant amount of time if the last election is any indication. the last time mr binyamin netanyahu formed a government it was a few days before that six weeks was up before he was able to present his final government. so we still have a long way before we know what exactly israel's next leadership will look like. binyamin netanyahu will no doubt be the prime minister. >> the afghan president ashraf ghani is on his way to the united states for his first official visit since taking office. he is expected to talk about the pace of u.s. troop withdrawal. most foreign troops pulled out, the seize of afghanistan -- size of afghanistan's army is at its lowest level in four years, as nicle johnson reports. >> reporter: these african

soldiers are getting ready for a highway patrol. first up a lesson and using american made machine-gun. this one they say, sometimes jams. for the last five years the number of troops at this base near jalalabad increased four fold. just as well. the taliban operates in many parts of eastern afghanistan's countryside. the new base commander says the problem is not troops it's weapons. lack of air support, intelligence and drones affected the operations. we should have an air force to destroy the enemy's bases. we are weak in having long-raping weapons. these days the war has been modernized. we need modern weapons. >> even the food budget has been cut. there was no meat for lunch. instead, rice spinnish and a

pot -- spinach and a potato. while foreign troops pull out. afghan's army is at the lowest level in four years. >> desertion, lack of recruitment and casualties take a toll. last year troop numbers drop by 8.5% to over 169,000. the latest order found u.s. military leaders overestimated the strength of afghan security forces believing there was more police and troops than they are. it makes it difficult to judge the ability to secure the country. >> 13 hunt soldiers were killed last year. for many pore afghans. they have to support 13 people. he gets hem.

their provinces where boys were left. they get bored. when they get a holiday, they go back to the military. wondering if there'll be a leader game. every morning solesiers sweep this stretch the road. >> if they had night vision goggles and jammers, they could do a better job protecting people. taliban fighters are a few kilometres away. the challenge is holding them back, one that afghanistan is facing on its own meanwhile an afghan woman limped by a mob, accused of burning pages of the koran has been laid to rest.

the parents of the 27-year-old woman say she suffered a mental illness. 11 people have been arrested in connection with her murder. >> plijnigeria's election dominated the campaign. there are issues that nigerians want addressed. including a chronic water shortage from mige's biggest city lagos. >> the water vendor of lagos. the men that formed the back bone of the city. on a good day the water company supplies 945 million litres of water. and now 7 million of the city's 20 million residents. and that is where they come in to fill a void. it's a hectic job as the

demonstrate for water is high. we'll have to walk long hours. >> customers are far from happy. julia is a housewife. she say she spent much. >> i feel bad, very bad. it was work for us. we are not buying water again. easy for us. another group caring in on the water shortage are the numbers of water treatment and plants. it will produce over 1 million bottles of water again. there's water shortage with many moving from the country to the city. population is expected to hit

30 million. the demand for water is expected to rise. it's a plan to snow demand. >> we have hut in place a master plan. to execute a master plan. we are looking at an investment portfolio. that is an investment that the state government cannot solely fund much the government is looking for investors, without them the people continue to struggle for good safe drinking water. >> on the i would of jindo, a

phenomenon is under way. low tides cause a strip to pass away. thousands were attracted. rob mcbride was among them. >> reporter: the sea recedes and people move from the shore line. cautiously at first and then finding themselves on a strip of land stretching from the jindo island to an area 3km away. >> then the fun starts collect the the area. i found it now. the story goes the family left behind a grandmother.

magically the seas parted. the family used it to come back? a. the legend was born. the community created a festival. we are getting more tourists. it will be a major event representing the whole of korea. it translates as miracle sea road. half an hour ago the stretch was below the water. it submerged once more and the miracle over. >> all the more reason to enjoy it. the sun and children - this is the first time they came here. >> it's amazing. showing it to the children is good for them.

>> as quickly as we departed. the waters returned. this time the waters receded. back to dry land until the next time. >> in sport, island held on to the six nations after a 40-10 victory over scotland. it was a massive celebration who has not won back to back titles. it was a disappointment for england who entered the finals as leaders who couldn't get enough points in their match against france. ireland's coach expressed the win. >> i think it's special because of the way we had to rebound last week. it's special because it's been so long since we put back to back six nations together. after last week's disappointment of missing a record and particularly on - i would have

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