>> gun gun saudi-led air strikes end in yemen. street battles continue hello, welcome to al jazeera. i'm live from our doha headquarters. also coming up, he survived a deadly boat capsized in the mediterranean, killing over 800. coming up, an exclusive interview with him. protests in hong kong after the government introduces a new electoral reform plan

and a powerful storm in the australian south-east, leaving three dead and thousands without power let's start with yemen, where, for the first time in 28 days saudi-led air strikes targetting houthi positions have stopped. the coalition declared the strikes are over, at least for now. . >> the saudi-led operation said it's stop g operation decisive storm achieved its main objectives of weakening houthi control over certain areas. a new operation renewal of hope will begin, focussing on preventing the houthis advancing further, protecting civilians and allowing humanitarian aid to get in. saudi arabia will monitor the movements. a retired general believes they stopped because the coalition

was not achieving objectives. >> i got to the books as we learnt and the air strike has never been and will not be enough to determine the air strikes and targets, but cannot achieve objectives especially political and strategic objectives. that's what happened finally, i think. a storm has been stopped. and operation hope started. but i think it needs time to ensure a ceasefire on the land. the question is why it stopped. and is this operation - did it achieve its goals. i think why it stopped because finally the saudis and the president abd-rabbu mansour hadi has been convinced that it will not achieve any goals even if it were to remain well we have a report on

the saudi arabia military campaign, and what lies ahead for the president in exile. >> reporter: saudi-led air strikes are over as the coalition says they've achieved their goal, warning that the houthis are no longer a threat. warning attempts by the fighters to destabilize yemen will be met with force. the air strikes may be over, the campaign moves into an unclear phase. >> translation: we will continue to target the houthis to prevent them attacking and hurting yemeni citizens, we will continue support and help with evacuations and human support. operations will continue regarding the three goals. they could be smaller in scale. there'll be actions when command deems it necessary. >> reporter: the coalition says it began the offensive on the

request of yemen's elected president hadi.. >> shortly after the cessation, abd-rabbu mansour hadi addressed the people of yemen from riyadh. >> reporter: i say with all honesty, we never imagined the scale of hate red in a pursuit from the houthis, evil took over their mind and conscience. we'll avert it soon with gods help. returning to aden and sanaa. restoring hope and a mile to all people. we'll double up, compensate our people from the crisis starting a new yemen. the houthis rejected abd-rabbu mansour hadi. >> there was little they could do. the bombing alone would never achieve objectives. with the civilian casualties i think the saudis realised they did everything they can, and the best thing now you have is a negotiated solution and this was a face-saying way out for them. the air strikes may have ended.

peace was a long way off. and it's not just houthi fighters. troops loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh are active across the country. he may not be able to command ear the support to bridge the divisions. he's likely to be replaced by the vice president and prime minister. he has received the backing of the houthis. he and the government in exile the houthis.they face the task of reuniting yemenis and bringing an end to decades of instability. arab army chiefs are meting in cairo to discuss how to establish a joint military force. delegates agreed to tack the threats against the region. representatives from jordan tunisia and other armies will talk about how to finance the force from all countries involved. syrian opposition fighters say

they have gained ground in damascus. rebels have taken over after intense battles. libya says it detained hundreds of migrants along its coast. immigration officials say they have it 450 people in custody picked up as they tried to leave for europe. they were arrested in two raids in tripoli, and coastal towns on sunday and monday. most of them are from saub saharan -- sub-saharan avco. >> many who make it on to the boats face a perilous journey. 28 people were pulled alive out of the water. many are recuperating in the cecilian port. we understand it's the first appearance for the captain and the first meat.

take us through what will happen in court. >> it's a preliminary position. what the prosecutor's office told us is they named them as mohammed malec, a 27-year-old from tunisia, and mcmud biket, who is 25 years old. and the legal proceedings in court start against them. we believe an official communique from the prosecution's office said that the two men would appear on friday. we think it pay von brought forward. the -- it may have been brought forward. the charges are multiple homicide. details emerged over what happened in that disaster. overnight on saturday. it really does sound horrific. the sijsz out there -- the circumstances out there. officials and authorities are protective of the few survivors who came off, who were rescued

from the water. for obvious reasons. we managed to negotiate access to a 16-year-old somali boy, and we have an exclusive interview talking about what happened at the weekend. >> it looks a normal youth club. these teenagers are a lucky few who endured hardships few can imagine. the latest to arrive are the luckiest of call. we call him jamal and he is one of 28 survivors. in somali he told me there is no happiness, only al-shabab. what jamal experienced at the hands of libya's people traffickers was worse. >> translation: the problem we face in libya is around the fact we had our money taken and we

were beaten up badly. some we know died of starvation. traffickers didn't allow us to speak to families. we weren't allowed food. a trafficking ring was uncovered. he blamed it on a woman who he beat severely. she came back she was crying. >> reporter: jamal was herded on to the boat on a journey that would turn into disaster. he said it was so crowded he fell overboard. >> when we were on the ship we had no food and water. i had one fish. we travelled for a day with no water or food. we saw the ship from europe. >> reporter: just as he thought they would be rescued, disaster struck. >> i was with a friend who was hungry. i shared my fish. after yelling for help we overturned and he died. i was underwater for five minutes thinking "god, god" and i managed to swim to

the surface. me and four others shouted for help and were rescued. >> hup dreads of others where -- hundreds of others were not so lucky. they had overturned at night. >> the sea is dark after a few meters you can't see anything. the only thing you could see were beams of light. we had to rely on what you could here. listening out for the screams to rescue survivors. >> jamal feels nothing but bitterness toward the traffickers, who jamal believes put the passengers in mortal danger. the migrant boat's captain and the ship's mate are facing charges of reckless homicide. jamal it looking to the future. >> god willing, i intend to bring my parents over here i'm working hard on that. >> reporter: so you can see the willingness of the migrants to risk their lives in awful conditions to actually come here and the stream has not

slowed. we had more migrants arrive in sicily this morning. and there are 446 people who are just about to disembark at the port which is half an hour's drive south of here. i'm hearing that another 112 arrived at lampedusa in the mediterranean in the last 12 hours. and another 500 are due to ark, we understand at the port on the mainland near naples. how to deal with this crisis. it's at the forefront of the european leader's mind. there's a call for people to take a tough approach. fearing from compassion to tough, and the australian prime minister tony abbott has - as europe's leaders, have to turn back the boat to not allow anybody in. it will be a hard and tough debate, an interesting debate and it's anyone's guest as to

whether compassion or a tough stance will win out in the end. >> all right. we'll have to wait and see what wins out in the end. >> there has been protests in egypt against the 20 year gaol sentence handed down to deposed president mohamed mursi. >> these pictures show hundreds of people demonstrating in neighbourhoods of cairo. mohamed mursi was the first democratically elected president but removed from power in a 2013 military coup. dozens and hong kong have been rallying against an electoral reform plan and are angry the blueprint complies with china's guidelines to screen candidates for the 2017 elections. sarah clarke has more from hong kong. >> reporter: the government's electoral reform plan divided the people of hong kong. it triggered months of protests shutting parts of the city including here in the central

part of the financial district. now, today those protesters returned for another round of demonstrations. security was forced to step in as protesters verbally clashed. central to the plan is ruling out a free election in 2017. instead allowing for china or the national people's congress to vet the candidates. the candidate said this is a milestone for hong kong and the public needs to support democratic protest. >> this resolution is a huge step in promoting the democratic hong kong >> reporter: today, they walked out in protest. the bill leads a two-thirds majority if it's to get past. at this stage the government does the numbers. it launches is 2 months campaign visiting various districts across the city to get the public on board before a vote in the legislative council

in july. lots more ahead on al jazeera. how a blend of poverty and broken political provinces fuel anger against foreign workers in south africa and britain's role in the nal asian mass -- malaysian massacre is due to come under the spotlight in court.

welcome back, you're watching al jazeera, let's recap the headlines. saudi-led air strikes in yemen have ended.

a spokesperson says operation decisive storm achieved its objectives to weaken houthi control in certain controls. on the ground street fights are still going on between those loyal to president abd-rabbu mansour hadi and ali abdullah saleh. dozens of people in hong kong have been rallying against controversial electoral reform. protesters are angry at guidelines to screen candidates for the 2017 elections. . >> al jazeera journalists mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr are due back in court. they are facing a retrial.

>> reporter: for harming national security and collaborating with a banned muslim brotherhood. we have this report. >> reporter: a second trial, a second opportunity for mohammed badr and mohamed fadel fahmy to show the charges against them are baseless. the prosecution's evidence rests on a report including videos. it's supposed to prove al jazeera journalists harmed the national security. the members of the committee issued that report testified that they didn't see the video, write the report or remember what they wrote. a new committee has been sworn in. how can someone say we published - we tested against national security, the members say we haven't done that. so far the witnesses have unwittingly supported their defence. the retrial comes after an appeals court ruled that this wasn't enough evidence to convict the journalists of aiding the banned muslim brotherhood. mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr along with colleague peter greste spent 400 days in gaol. in february peter greste was deported to his native australia.

and mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr were released on bail. mohamed fadel fahmy was a dual citizens of egypt and canada, he had to give up his egyptian passport. there has been frustration for the journalists, but they will not give up until they clear their names. . >> south africa's army is being sent to johannesburg after a series of attacks against foreigners. seven have been killed. shops have been looted and torched. charles stratford explains how the government's inability to deliver on a promise of creating more jobs helped to fuel anti-immigrant sentiment. >> reporter: this person was eight years old when apartheid ended. he was too young to predict two decades later he and many like him would be struggling to survive.

he has seven children and hasn't had a proper job in three years. >> it makes me feel like a failure in life. i'm a failure. most of the things that men are supposed to do, that i can't do. i'm supposed to support my children, first of all. the first priority is to support my children. i can't do that. >> he lives with his two sisters in this tiny house. he takes whatever low paid part-time work he can find. >> instead of getting jobs, yes, foreigners are getting jobs. the foreigners that earn less money than they expect to get. that is why they hire the foreigners to work in south africa. >> they are shocked by the latest wave of attacks against migrant workers in their

country. >> they are human being like us. africans are of the same africans are of the same blood. it's not their fault to get the job here. they came looking like us. so i say no to xenophobia. infrastructure development in communities like these. since the end of apartheid more than 20 years ago, their story is shared by millions of south africans. it's why they believe if the government is serious to putting an end to the xenophobic attacks by a small minority, it has to start delivering on the promises. >> the zulu king condemned the attacks on foreign workers. he called for calm. the government continues to deliver basic services and jobs. >> the president formed a special team that is looking into such economic and social infrastructure.

and that is forecasting more on job creation. >> they, and millions of unemployed south africans like him heard this many times before. >> in malawi, 2,000 protested against the anti-immigrant attacks. demonstrators gave the president 48 hours to apologise and hold responsible the zulu king whose comments have been blamed, and they it demonstrated compensation for the victims. the protests are threatening to boycott south african goods if zulu miss the deadline. >> japan's prime minister expressed remorse over his country's role in world war ii. they made the comments in the indonesian capital. he's attending the asia africa summit. it's seen as a move to improve relations with china. beijing urged tokyo to face up to its legacy. we have more from jakarta.

>> amid a renewed spirit of african and asian countries, all eyes on the relationship between china and japan. they made any statement setting the tone for an historical speech. commemorating 70 years in world war ii. the relationship between china and japan after japan made the promise 10 years ago. prime minister abe used terms like regression and deep remorse referring to world war ii. >> translation: retraining from acts of aggression or political independence in any country, settlement of disputes by peaceful means. they are principles and feelings of deep remorse made a

pledge to remain a nation adhering to the principles throughout no matter what the circumstances. >> the question is now if mr abe's words are enough to influence china and japan. the prime minister didn't use an important term apology. used by his predecessors. also his deeds. the fact that prime minister abe sent the ritual offering which commemorates the war-time leaders, could be seen by the chinese, a sign that the paper was half-heartedly britain's failure to investigate the role of the army in a 1948 massacre in malaysia is challenged in a landmark supreme court case. relatives of 24 victims of the killings wanted the government to be held accountable. from london we have this report. >> reporter: at 78 lim's memory

is not what it used to be. one is crystal clear. as an 11-year-old, british soldiers forced her into a truck. as she was driven away she heard shots as her father was executed and watched as her childhood home was burnt to the ground. she came to the u.k. to demand an apology. >> i definitely have a responsibility not only to my father. none of them have been given food. their bodies were left in the hot sun for several days. they were lying down in a row. their bodies bloated. in 1948 britain was battling fighters. the official line is that the unarmed men were shot trying to escape. at the time the killings were portrayed as a military victory. in 1970 six of the soldiers

involved confessed to murdering the villagers in cold bloodstains. two investigators promised. the lawyers argued if the u.k. was liable for the death, and it fell away from independence. a weak argument says the lawyers representing the survivors. >> britain has a responsibility for those killed. after all, this was a british protective state. britain's role was to protect the nationals, and the people killed were british subjects. in a statement the ministry of defense said this was a deeply regrettable incident. it would not be appropriate to comment further whilst legal proceedings are ongoing. the several survivors waited 60 years for an apology. other relatives of the victim have since died.

they are determined to see justice in her lifetime. judges could take months to make a decision. it could open the floodgates. british security forces shot civilians. forcing the question to what extent should the military be accountable to the human rights laws. the south korean government approved plans to salvage a ferry that sank. many bodies are missing. raising the ferry is a demand of many of the families. most of the victims were high school students on a trip to a southern resort island. a storm that battered the east coast of australia killed three people and cut power more than 200,000 homes. winds of up to 240 k/hr crushed

cars and trees. >> reporter: for a country used to stream weather. the severity of the storms took australia south-east by surprise. more than 30 centimetres of rain dumped on parts of new south wales in less than 24 hours, leading to flash floods and little time to get away. >> we had to swim for it and stuck at the bridge. we are stuck in behind the toilets. and got colleen's jumper, wrapped it through one of the weave holes and hung on, been there for a while. telephone polls struggled to resist high winds. trees also toppled. >> i was looking at a couple of other trees up there. looks like a slightly - a lot smaller tree than that one deflected it enough. >> leading to a narrow scope. at sydney's famous bondi beach the waves were less welcoming

than normal. damaging properties along the coastline. with the city's harbour well above the usual level, some were warned they might have to evacuate. >> a short trip by ferry resembling the high seas much the storm was more serious than expected. >> there's no doubt that this is a severe storm event, a once in 10 year event. more severe than anticipated. clearly the consequences are quite significant across new south wales, and it is clear they were in the midst of challenging weather. >> reporter: more than 200,000 homes were left without power. authorities warned the worst of the storm may not be over, with more flooding expected in india thousands of couples married in a mass ceremony organised to fight the custom of dowries.

the ceremony in pradesh state were organised by a campaign group which wants the huge sums spent on marriage dowries to be used to educate young girls. thousands of couples across the state tied the knot on tuesday, coinciding with a hindu festival. festival.