a second stabbing attack in 80 in. as israel bans settlers from the occupied city. from al jazeera am headquarters in doha. i'm sami zeidan. the attack on refugees could amount to a war crime. the desperate search for survivors in guatemala. a landslide kills 85. polls on in cir curg kirgesn

approving controversial. israeli security importances are restricting access to jerusalem's old city after two separate attacks on israelis. in the latest incident a palestinian man stabbed and wounded an israeli teenager. just hours earlier, another palestine killed another teenager in another attack. live in east jerusalem in a moment bus first mike an hanna. >> gun shots ring out and people scatter. [ gun shots ] >> reporter: this the a

normally lastic tourist haven carlos to the villa dellast aprf bera near the seat of the palestinian authority ramallah, soon characterized in the israeli media as a lone wolf attack carried out with one person with no wider coordination or control. but it came at a time when tensions are mounting in the region, following the killing of two israeli soldiers by unidentified gunmen on thursday. and in the wake of the old city attack israeli politicians

across the political spectrum erupted in outrage on social media. none on camera because it's an important jewish holiday. former government min sister said this is what losing control and terrorism looks like. said netanyahu lost control of israeli citizens and jerusalem. there was another attack, an israeli teenager was sand and likely wounded at the old city. his palestinian attacker was shot and killed. prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been in the united states in recent days and is expected to return in the next day. he will meet with his security team and the defense minister. access to the old city as a

whole with only residents, tourists and business owners allowed to enter. access to the al-aqsa mosque is being restricted to men >> mike hanna, the latest restriction began with restrictions and bans of palestinians living under occupation there. are the restrictions working at this point? >> well, it would appear that the restrictions have not been working. many years in the past, these type of restrictions have been put in place, following incidents of violence or conflict within the old city or indeed just outside its walls. however, in recent months the restrictions have become more pointed and the restrictions in place today are unprecedented, in terms of affecting the whole of the old city, as i reported there, entrance restricted to the old city proper, to

tourists, business owners and residents. and muslims wishing to pray over the age of 50, as i mentioned, also not being allowed access through damascus gate. people wearing the traditional jewish head wear, being allowed into the al-aqsa compound, walking around it, not being allowed to pray but certainly being allowed full access to the compound area sami. >> under restriction after attacks on israelis. >> certainly, there's been a domestic political uproar in recent days culminating in the reaction to the shootings overnight. members of netanyahu's own government have been critical. the leader of the opposition

zionist union is critical saying benjamin netanyahu is losing control. so there is mounting pleasure on netanyahu and his government to take even more stringent action. a source close to the prime minister has told us that yes there will be a strong arm reaction however, he too has called onto all israelis not to take things into their own hands but to let the israeli army do their work, as he put it sami. >> listening to the statements from the right wing, last the occupied old city has it been prioritized as the new front line for right wing movement in israel? >> well, in recent months the right wing but also certain groups have been specific about access, israeli or jewish access, to the area around the al-aqsa compound, is actually a religious freedom right. in other words, they are arguing that jews have the right to play

in the vicinity of what jews see as the third temple. however some analysts have pointed out that a direct link between those groups pleading religious freedom and the he wider settler movement, some analysts say that eliciting wider jewish support rather than some isolated hilltop in the west bank. clearly, it would appear that the settler group who are actually the dominant force in the netanyahu government, at the center of their efforts. one must remember too, the second indian intifada, not a rs man, strongly secular man, at that stage the israeli deposit criticized him going trying to stop him going. the current israeli government is doing nothing of the kind.

>> mike hanna live from east jerusalem. u.n. said the air strike on a hospital in kunduz could be a war crime. air strike happened near the hospital and it's launched an investigation. 19 people were killed. one man was there with his two children spoke to al jazeera about what happened. >> in the first day of fighting my two sons were injured and my two other nephews were killed. i brought my sons to the nsf hospital they were getting better day by day and suddenly in the middle of the night the hospital was being bombed. i grabbed my sons from the bed and we hid under the table. the bombing was heavy and continued until morning, the building was on fire and the roof collapsed. the hospital was totally destroyed. thank god we survived. >> bart janson is director of operation he at doctors without

borders, the group that runs the hospital. he is demanding a full investigation into the strike. >> this horrible attack now carries tall signatures of being probably carried out by the coalition forces. we thousand have a much more detailed account, is that a plane circled around the hospital carrying five very precise bombing attacks on the main building of the hospital. so while we really now want is for this horrible attack, that a full clarification of what happened and we want an independent inquiry be launched as soon as possible. nine staff are dead. seventh apatients have burned in the hospital to death. and we had to evacuate the rest of the staff and some of the patients. before the attack, 105 patients were hospitalized because of

recent trauma during the fighting in kunduz. so effectively, our intervention in kunduz has stopped with this attack. >> live for us south of kunduz city, with the afghan army since the taliban offensive began last week. still a question here, are afghan and u.s. officials giving an explanation of how an afghan hospital whose coordinates are known could have been hit? >> reporter: nobody is going to give any explanation but they're saying there's going to be an investigation on this case. sami we were filming this heartbreakinheartbreaking scenee hospital last night, two brothers who survived on the first attack, 12 years and seven

years were injured on the first day of attack by artillery then they were moved to the hospital of doctors without borders. they were under treatment and suddenly the bombing started. they told us it was like a doomsday bombardment. it was not once or twice, i.t. wa, it wasuntil the morning. their father hold them under the bed and hid under the bed somewhere. they believed 200, most of them didn't survive from the attack. now the president obama and the commander of nato and american forces in afghanistan, they offered their condolences to the families and also to afghan nation, will the families forgive them or not, that's the question. >> the question about what's going on in kunduz.

how can we verify who is in control of the city? >> afghan officials tell us in the last minutes they have launched a big operation, now they control much of the city but they confirm there is still fighting going on. we confirmed with residents of the city there's still heavy fighting, no one's in control, there is no fixed -- land between the two sides, one is controlled by taliban, the other streets controlled by afghan government. security officials are telling us the reason they are slow is taliban is hiding in the residential area. they are going slowly to avoid any civilian casualty. lack of leadership and coordination among afghan security forces. they tell us their troops will

continue to search from house to house regarding taliban. >> tell us when the security situation in this city now. >> reporter: we are receiving calls from residents in kunduz city that they are crying on the phone they cannot survive anymore, it's a heavy bombardment artillery used by both sides and also, shortage of food, shortage of water, no electricity, plus they cannot even move to take their injured and dead bodies to the hospital. the bombardment of the hospital also brought a big damage to the injured, that they don't have that hospital of doctors without borders was the only reliable medical source in that province. now they don't have that facility anymore. they don't know where to take their injuries. >> all right, we'll leave it there for now.

at least 85 people are dead and hundreds more are missing after a massive landslide covered much of a town in guatemala. rescuers are still looking for survivors but hopes of finding anyone alive are fading. from santa katarina fisula. >> under 1 cubic meters of earth. shove ling through mountains of dirt in search for survivors. today, only lifeless bodies. >> six of my family members are missing. my parents and four siblings. i haven't been able to rest and won't be able to until i see them again. asking to see them is a lot. they are buried under 15 meters

of dirt. >> the landslide hit at night when many people were at home. after nearly constant rain. they heard the hillside crashing down but many didn't escape. >> translator: my neighbors' house was here along this edge when it was hit everything was pushed back two meters. they're digging here but they haven't found any survivors. >> heavy machinery was brought in by the army and more than 1600 rescuers have joined the search motivated by signs of survivors. >> every 20 or 30 minutes you can hear a whistle blow and everybody stops working. that means somebody thinks they have heard a voice coming under layers of rock. with this mound he up on top of houses many say they are without hope. rescuers have no reason to stop the search but as soon as the

rain continues again they will suspend the operation. >> translator: we see the hill on the other side also runs the risk of a landslide. there is a fracture that could bring down more earth. >> reporter: some say this was a disaster. in 2008, authorities warned local politicians that this ravine was a risk zone and that no one should be living here. david mercer, al jazeera, santa katarina pinola, guatemala. stay with us. russia promises to intensify its air strikes in syria, saying its air strikes are weakening i.s.i.l. plus, buck doctors' livelihoods.

>> welcome back. you're watching al jazeera. let's recap our headlines now. israeli police have restricted access for palestinians to the old city in occupied east jerusalem after two attacks. a palestinian who stabbed an israeli teenager was being killed by police, another man shot dead hours earlier after carrying out a similar attack. the u.n.'s human rights chief test suspected u.s. air strike on a hospital in kunduz could be a war crime. nine people were killed on saturday. at least 85 people have been killed on a landslide in

guatemala, southeast of the capital guatemala city. russia says its going to intensify their campaign in syria. a senior official say in the past few days there have been 60 flights. 39 civilians and 14 fighters have been killed in the strikes. russia says it's targeted anybody position he held by i.s.i.l. including its main stronghold at raqqa province. activists accuse moscow of also attacking other coalition forces. syrian national coalition are calling on the international community to take a strand against russia's intervention. zeina khodr has more. >> reporter: u.s. president barack obama ais calling the

situation a disaster. focus on defeating i.s.i.l. the syrian opposition is calling these attacks a russian aggression and is now refusing to attend planned meetings at the u.n. to pave the way for political talks. >> there is no 911 now as a result of this military intervention, there is no incentive to engage in a political solution. >> reporter: in july, u.n. and arab league spokesman suggested working group meetings on a road map for peace. in a rare show of unity, the syrian national coalition and both moderate and conservative groups say the initiative is unacceptable. it is demanding the international community makes it clear the head of the syrian government and its pillars are

given a role, the transitional governing means the transition in power. agencies cannot be part of the national army. the opposition tells us they do not reject a political solution. they just believe it is a waste of time to engage in what they call brainstorming sessions. they say they are ready to retained a geneva 3 peace conference. not in their words relouse frows regime. russia, a close ally of the syrian government is in no mood to compromise. it will not accept bashar bashar al-assad's removal from power as a condition of the talks. demanding its international allies show seriousness. >> we need to have a mission through arab camp, turkey and

the international community to stand up to this aggression. >> reporter: the u.s. and western countries have voiced concern that russian air strikes are weakening the opponents of the government, words that seem to have little effect on the ground. zeina khodr, al jazeera, beirut. hungary says russia is key to ending the war in syria and stemming the flow of refugees into europe. it's foreign minister has told the u.n. russian's cooperation is necessary to fight i.s.i.l. meanwhile, as jonah hull reports, the refugees are still flowing into europe. >> this is the last train station in macedonia on the serbia border. nothing's changed, day in, day out, they keep coming. the weary, relieved, hopeful. >> we have around eight trains per day. depending, sometimes we have more, sometimes less in 24

hours. >> reporter: and do you see any sign at all of this flow of people slowing down? coming to an end? >> people are saying that october is going to be slower but we are not seeing anything like that. >> reporter: this young man is an english teacher from raqqa in syria. do you feel your spirits are high, feel strong? >> yes yes i think my morals are high to travel to another country. different places and different people. and like my friends, they are having a honeymoon. >> they're on their honeymoon, newly married? >> yes, bride and groom. honeymoon with different sides, train, bus. >> a very exciting honeymoon adventure then? you're happy? >> yes yes. >> congratulations. i want to ask you about the

russian activities now in the last few days in your country. do you think that it's going to help to end the war? >> no, i don't think so. it will be worse. >> it will just get worse? >> yes, get worse, more and mo more. >> people are arriving in serbia. media may have moved on from this story for the time being, the focus has shifted but the spotlight is still very much on syria, the russian bombing of syria. but there aren't many people who think that is going to make much difference. in the meantime, the journey through 21st century europe goes on. a lot is said about these people, who they are, what they want, the threat they pose. most are ordinary people beginning new lives in a world

that has changed beyond recognition. jonah hull, jdges on th al jazeg the macedonia serbia border. city workers say the worst hit areas of flood are approving the hardest to reach. -- are proble problem proofing o reach. robin forester walker reports. >> a whole new system of biometric voter registration. lots of people queuing to come in. they get their fingerprint recognition here, it has to match with photo i.d., they get a ticket, do their bloolts, they

dballots.then they post in the t box. gone is the closed ballot box, this one reads and counts at the same time. this system is developed to eliminate rawd but proven highly controversial. lots of people wanted to submit their biometric data, there could be as many as 1 million reporters who are unable to cast their vote. this country's problem with money and the age old problem of corruption. >> herbal medicines, one bush

doctor has come up with an urban solution of protecting south africa's rural heritage. tanya page reports. >> neville comes to be inspired. he's a bush doctor. the healing powers of these plants have been used for centuries. unlike his ancestors, the coirsacoysanhe has supposed to a permit. >> we have been picking the herbs without permits. >> demand is high. >> there is a lot of use that is coming on to this. they know what the knowledge is and where to get the right stuff. >> abraham's plotting is one

such convert. they say pain-relieving oil is better than the medicine prescribed by the doctor. >> we started to see that she was restless at night complaining about the plane. >> the challenges is the not earn world and regulations. this u.n. recognizes the national park as one of the richest areas for plants in the world, it should be protected, but finding a balance between nature and tradition is difficult. scott has come up with a compromise. it is a herb garden in the middle of town, with all the herbs people want. >> it's used for chest complaint and for high blood pressure. >> keep an increasingly urban

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