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>> israel's military storms a compound in occupied east jerusalem killing 17 palestinians. you are watching al jazeera live from doha. also coming up, hungarian police detain more than 9,000 refugees. several european countries tighten border controls. malcolm turnbull is sworn in as australia's new prime minister, its fourth leader in two years. there is a state of emergency
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after raging fires cause dangerous lefts of air pollution. israeli police have again stormed a compound known to jews as temple mount. it's the third time since sunday. 17 palestinians have been injured. tuesday marks the end of the jewish new year when jews are allowed access to the site. well, it is one of the most contested religious sites. it's home to two of the most important sites in islam. the mosque, where we have seen more violence on tuesday, and the dome of the rock. jewish tradition maintains this is where the final temple will be built when the messiah comes to earth. scott is there to bring us up to
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date. how is it looking at the moment? >> right at the moment, we know that we are hearing from palestinians that 26 palestinians were injured in this clash, the third straight day that occupying israeli forces have entered the mosque compound and also tried to enter the mosque itself or it did at some extent. what's happening at this moment, that door, the main door for the mosque was barricaded. there was a small fire at that entryway. right now they are cleaning it up. this major clash took place a few hours ago. it's been calm since then and we are hearing these reports that at least two dozen palestinians were injured. the police force are saying five police were injured as well as a handful of palestinians arrested. this is the third straight day that we have seen this kind of violence here. as you mentioned, this is the period of the jewish new year. that's where more of the
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faithful try and do go up into this compound because, as you said, they also see this as holy. they are not allowed to pray. that's where these confrontations begin because sometimes there are hard liners right wing activists that come in and try to play. but it's a very sensitive area. but also it's a very sensitive time because more jews want to come into this compound behind me. >> and that's one of the contentious issues over the site, far right jewish groups pushing for more access to it at all times, something the palestinians are very wary about. but the prime minister has given assurances that the status quo will never change. >> absolutely. that's something, a system that has been in place in this compound and the mosque. it's a status quo, not much movement from jordan. the administer every over the
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territory, the israel security forces, the police are supposed to guard the outside, particularly the gate center which these jewish and other tourists, jewish observers will enter from. the jewish court of the old city, that's administered by the police. but as we have been seeing, they are entering now, the israeli forces, the israeli police are entering the mosque and entering the compound. the prime minister called for an emergency meeting after sunset. and king abdallah of jordan, he has called on israel to ratchet down the confrontation here. he says it could have dire consequences. a lot of pressure with what's been going on in the last three days. it will be interesting to see what happens after the holiday closes. >> thank you.
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hungarian police rounded up more than 9,300 refugees crossing into the country from serbia on monday. that comes after a meeting of european governments failed to reach consensus on a plan to relocate 160,000 refugees across the continent based on binding quotas. the idea has been rejected by several european nations. it closed its formal border crossings and just brought in a tough new immigration law, they face deportation and jail if they enter illegally. germany reimposed border controls. it insists it's to maintain order. we have this report from the hungary-serbia border. >> he has barely enough time to
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eat. >> we were afraid they were going to close the border. weapon all the death and destruction we have seen, the families have come so far, we ask hungary to just please, let us through. >> the refugees are running against the clock. even the wounded must find the stamina to continue. he showed me scars from the injuries he sustained in iraq. after escaping death, he decided to get his family out by any means necessary. >> translator: we are trying any way we know how. we came all this way to get to europe and we'll try any way possible to keep going, to get all the way here from south iraq and then to be stopped, no, we have to keep going. >> reporter: despite the hardship, his wife and children are still hopeful they will be able to make it over the next border. others aren't as optimistic. crossing from serbia into hungary, the refugees must walk
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along these railroad tracks about three kilometers. most of the refugees we have been trying to speak with, they are too afraid to appear on camera. they are worried if they do get into hungary, they may not be able to get out of hungary in the coming days. everybody very aware that the border from serbia into hungary will be closed within at matter of hours. when we get to the hungarian side of the border, it is effectively sealed. construction of the fence nears completion and police, some of them mounted on horseback, are out in greater numbers. soldiers guard gaps that just hours earlier refugees walked through. while families barred from entry decide to make a path towards another possible crossing point, a train carriage outfit in razor wire is transported here to stop the influx once and for all. just one more road block for these refugees on a road that
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seems to get longer every day. >> you know that report showing just how much pressure there is on these people, particularly since the european union seems unable to agree on how to deal with them. >> that's absolutely right. in fact, even though we are not seeing many here at the border crossing today as far as refugees, we are told that there are a few hundred that are still trying to get into hungary a couple of kilometers at the official border crossing. we have seen two or three going along this road here behind the fence trying to get to that crossing in the last 20 minutes. as you said, so much pressure on these people and the pressure is getting worse because the eu can't come to any kind of consensus regarding this crisis. we heard from the policy chief talking about the fact that
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there have been people that tried to cross over into hungary and have been detained. >> our unity or lack of unity has an impact on credibility and effectiveness of our action. we have managed to build unity in the last month in a very complicated but positive way. i come to what we do, united as europeans on our external action on migration and refugees. we need the same level of unity and action on the internal policies in the european union. otherwise, we are off. >> once again, here is a situation whereby the eu foreign policy chief is calling on the eu to come up with some sort of plan. the influx certainly isn't decreasing. it's expected by all the aid agencies, workers that i have
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been speaking with the past few hours that this is only going to get worse. there is more pressure from the international community to get their act together and do something about this. so what's going to happen in the days ahead, here in hungary, officials adamant that they are not going to let these refugees cross over, they are sealed the border. they have even brought in this train car that's outfitted with razor wire. just last night. looks like the situation will only be getting worse in the days to come. >> thank you for that. malcolm turnbull has been sworn in as prime minister. he challenged abbott after resigning from the cabinet. he went on to win the party vote.
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andrew thomas has this update. >> reporter: things happen fast, fewer than 24 hours after he said he would challenge result tony abbott, he was sworn in as the 29th prime minister having beaten abbott in an internal party election. they got too distracted and wasn't able to present a positive vision of where the country is going. here's a little of what malcolm turnbull had to say. >> we have to be innovative and creative. we can't future-proof ourselves. we have to recognize that the disruption that we see driven by technology, the volatility and change, is our friend, is our friend if we are agile and smart enough to take advantage of it. there has before been a more
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exciting time to be alive than today. and there is never been a more exciting time to be an australian. >> they are in the same political party. so what policy differences won't be huge, they will be more ones of nuance. but turnbull is more to the left, abbott is very much on the right. there will be changes. turnbull is likely to take the issue of climate change more seriously. he's also a supporter of gay marriage. we'll have a firm direction of the government. nigeria's president is in france asking for more help to fight the armed group boko haram. he met on monday and has two more days of negotiations planned. they provide a logistical support. after their talk, the crisis is
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no different from fight against isil. >> boko haram is linked to dash as we know and received aid and support, fighting against boko haram is fighting against dash. it's no longer able to distinguish terrorism in regions. >> it's important that those countries, they can be opposition to ensure thab that w kohou ram. >> there is no problem greater than hunger. >> the story of america's poet
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laureate in his own words. >> i finally get to blossom into the beautiful flower i am!
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>> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the soundbites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >> welcome back. the top storys on al jazeera, israel's military stormed a compound for a third day. 26 palestinians have been injured. tuesday marks the start of the jewish new year when jews are allowed access to the site. hungarian police detained more than 9,000 refugees. several european countries have begun to tighten border controls
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as the policy chief call calls r unity. malcolm burn bull has been sworn in as australia's prime minister. let's talk more about the refugee crisis. sarah, we saw eu ministers in brussels yesterday trying to agree on a plan on how to deal with refugees. they seem unable to reach any kind of consensus. what is unicef calling for? >> well, unicef is, of course, active on the ground both in the countries where most of these refugees are coming from and, of course, in former yugoslavia republic of macedonia. what we are seeing unfold here is a greater commitment to the root causes and funding for the
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syria crisis. and recognition that this is really the source of it and it is beyond the borders of europe and beyond the borders of the region of the middle east. we know already that lebanon is taking 1.1 approximately refugees, turkey is taking nearly 2 million. and this is the bulk of the problem. this is where most are in need. but children cannot wait. we are running out of time. winter is approaching. we do not want to be in a situation further down the road with winter with the rain where children are out in the open and pneumonia and all kinds of awful things set in. children don't know whether they are a migrant or refugee. they do know they need help soon. >> i understand you have been speaking with eu parliament aryans. are there any optimism that there will be more financial help or that there will be some kind of plan to relocate them?
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>> well, indeed, when it comes to the source, when it comes to the syrian crisis and the regional crisis, the rage no dimensions of this, we have seen this morning a recommitment to addressing the source of the refugee crisis. and that means more funding for the syrian crisis. so that, of course, is welcome. what we need to see now, and unicef is calling for this, and we have championed four children who are parliamen parliamentari. making sure they are at the top of the again today. and the process of relocation, resettlement, is really speeded up because very often we see that children are left in a kind of limbo for up to six months, not being able to access full healthcare, proper schooling,
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social support. for every minute that we wait, the trauma worsens and their ability to survive and thrive after these journeys that they have been on worsens. so time is of the essence. that's our message right now. winter is approaching, we need to move much faster. >> good to speak with you. thank you for that. every day hundreds of yemeni refugees arrive in the horn of africa. there is also ethiopians, they hope to cross into yemen to find wealthy jobs. >> on the move in somalia. these european migrants are becoming an all too common site.
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some offer them water and then drive off. >> translator: there are no opportunities in ethiopia. i left behind my mother, father and family. >> reporter: they are headed here, the port which has gained a reputation for being somalia's smuggling center. hundreds live here. they do all kind of jobs to earn enough money to pay for the journey to yemen and onwards. >> we know there is war and other problems, but we fled a bigger problem, no problem bigger than hunger. >> to reach their destination, they need people smugglers and too often they never reach the shore. mistreatment, abuse, rape and
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torture adopted by smuggling rings account for the increase in the number of deaths at sea. the government says it's struggling to stop the flow of migrants. at the city's main entrance, new arrival its gather. they are taken to a new camp for migrants. >> we want to keep them here for as long as we can. the dangers at sea are worse than the conflict in yemen. >> but the local governments capacity to deal with the growingrowing number of migrants unlimited. they try to each economically prosperous countries lies not here, but in ethiopia. the u.n. special envoy to yemen is in saudi arabia to meet with members of the government in exile. president hadi refused to attend
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talks unless the houthis accept the resolution to withdraw from the territory. they are moving towards the capital. forces are also fighting in the central province. and in the southwest at least 20 houthi fighters have been killed. eight troops lyle to president hadi were also killed. mexico's foreign minister is headed to cairo to look into what happened to a group of mexican tourists killed by security forces in the egyptian desert. they were among the 12 people accidently killed when egyptian aircraft opened fire on their convoy on sunday. a court has sentenced seven people to death. 29 defends including seven women were accused of helping a saudi bomber carry out the attack.
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five sentenced to death are still at large. others were given prison terms ranging from two to 15 years. parts of indonesia have been declared emergency zones after massive fires caused dangerous lefts of air pollution. some fires were started deliberately. >> thousands of hectares of forest and bush are burning, creating thick, choking smoke that is spreading far beyond indonesia's borders. airports are closed. the economic consequences appear to be huge. but it's the effect on people's health that is most worrying. hospitals are filled with people suffering from respiratory diseases. the doctors have only one word of advice, evacuate.
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an impossible task since millions of people live in the area. >> people are surely killed bit smoke, especially the elderly and people suffering from diseases. small children and pregnant women run a huge risk. >> he was diagnosed with lung cancer. he had to leave his village due to the smoke. >> translator: people don't know what to do any more. we can only hope the government can do something. i can't even talk about the future. they have to stop the fire now, all of us are suffering. >> reporter: farmers have been caught deliberately setting their land on fire. the cheapest and fastest way to clear land. indonesia has become the world's largest palm oil exporter. much of the forest land was cleared using fire.
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>> two decades, people are breathing smoke filled air. the punishment of ten years in prison for arsonists is hardly ever enforced. only three companies have been brought to court for setting their land ablaze. the new forestry minister promises to harsher actions. >> eye apologize because we have to face this problem all together. we tried hard to stop the fires in real. now they are burning in the south of sumatra. and the haze goes everywhere. let's do this together. i'm monitoring events every hour. >> the government has announced that companies won't be allowed to operate every more. deliberately lit or not, the worst cases will be black listed. thousands of soldiers have been sent to sumatra to battle the
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fire but most are raging in pete several meters deep that makes it impossible to extinguish the fire. hundreds of people have lost their homes to the wildfires in the u.s. state of california. many people are having to take refuge in tents and living on donations. the areas they have been moved from are just too dangerous to go back to. a state of emergency has been declare. one resident said the fires are so powerful, his house burned to the ground in 30 minutes. >> by the time i noticed the smoke, i drove down to the corner, i saw the fire jumping trees. i had to get my wife and kids and animal its out of there. >> now, for the first time of
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poet laureate to the u.s. congress has been given to a person of mexican origin. he is the son of migrant farm workers from mexico. >> my title is poet laureate of united states of america. i'm from fresno, california. my father left in the 1890s. he was born in 1882. he jumped a train, he went to the capital of chihuahua. many of my stories come from that particular moment, a key moment in my family. and everything just folds up in the fields of california working
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and working farms and growing up as a child and small trailers and tents. when you come from the working class and you are a child of farm workers, perhaps i'm sure happens to many of us, we don't really think of becoming writers. i was just naturally doing what i was doing, just like becoming a breather. how do you become a breather. poetry may seem like it's hard to write or hard to read. but it's the most natural thing we can do. i'm here to encourage everyone to express their experiences, their family's experiences and homeland experiences. only when we do those things will we have a better sense of being american. let's test the poem about unity and test it in the office. let's get together at lunchtime and read poems about where we are coming from, or about
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something that's come up. let's put that to work. i invite everyone to do that. right now. as ever, we have got all the day's news and developments there on our website. go to www.aljazeera.com. wild fire. >> we're going to explore the intersection of hardware and humanity but we are doing it in a unique way. this is a show about science by scientists. tonight "techknow" investigates climate change. >> i can really feel it vibrating now. >> it's science versus politics. >> do you know what this is? it's a snowball. >> from a city in the grips of climate crisis. >> neighbors were coming down. everybody was helping each other, pushing the cars. >> to the epicentre of a political debate.