♪ as violence continues in israel and palestine, rights group accuse israel of using excessive force. >> hello. you are watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up on the program, turkey remembers the dozens killed in the ankara attacks. but it's still unclear who should be held to account. syrian reynolds struggle to defend chap toured territory as the government ramps up its assault backed by russia air

strooik airstrikes. how one woman is teaching some of india's poorest children to see things a little differently. thank you for joining us. israel's government has promised to crack down to protestors as violence continues across the region. it's introduced minimum prison sentences for palestinians throwing rocks and firebombs. their emergency measures. the government says they will look to toughen them if they need to. unrest across israel and the occupied territories began at the start of october when two israeli settlers were shot and killed in the west bank. since then, four israelis and 23 palestinians have been killed and more than 2,000 people injured. on sunday, an israeli airstrike killed a pregnant woman and her toddler. israel said it was targeting two hamas weapon manufacturing facilities. human rights watch has

accused israel of violating international laws governing the use of unlegal force. mike hannah has this report from west jerusalem. >> it's the first full cabinet meeting nearly three weeks. there has been an up surge in violence and occupied territory and in israel, itself. four israelis have been killed in spore addic and knife attacks. in most cases, stackers were shot dead on the scene and a number of palestinian demonstrators have been killed by israeli forces in the occupied west bank and gaza. the rising fatality figures are raising questions by human rights organizations about the rules of engagement being applied by the israeli army and police. this is footage of 19-year-old fadia loon attempting to flee after stabling a young israel. the israeli civilians are shouting, shoot him. kill him.

and the police opened fire, though there is no apparent immediate threat. a similar situation involving a 30-year-old palestinian arab woman in galilee. police are shouting, drop the knife. drop the knife. once again, instead of attempting an arrest, they open fire at point-blank range. in the south, an israeli who attacks four palestinians in different locations is not gunned down but arrested. isitioni police say responses are determined by the specifics of each incident and as officers are facing life-threatening situations and say there are no investigations into any of the police shootings. >> the major threat at the moment is the lone wolf, palestinian, either female or male that can come inside jerusalem or the old city and try and continue the pattern. that's what we are dealing with.

and that's what we are coming down on as hard as possible. >> the israeli occupying army is subject to military regulations, not civil ones. in the past week, the palestinian red cress he want says nearly 300 have been shot with live budgets. in a preliminary investigation, the israeli army says abdullah was killed by sniper fire. the mother says hthe boy was on his way home from school and there were no demonstrations in the vicinity. >> my son went to school like all of the other kids and then he finished school but he never came back home. they shot him, and there were no clashes underway inside the camp. >> the israeli army and the red crescent confirmed he was killed from al bullet fired by a sniper rival, al weapon the israeli armies says is non-lethal but has been responsible for five deaths this year. >> the un ieltd nations

specifies fundamental terms by law enforcement officials. these provide that live fire may only be used when there is an imminent threat of death or serious injury. in other circumstances, the killings may be regarded as extra judicial. in addition, as an occupying force, the israeli army should also be subject to several restrictions in terms of international law. several human rights organizations are arguing that full transparent investigation into all of the killings and shootings must be held. otherwise, the israeli government, itself, could be complicit in deaths that have no legal justification in international or, indeed,isitioni law. al jazeera's mike hannah is in west jerusalem for us and joins us live. mike, are we expecting theisitsi government to actually respond to these claims of excessive

force? >> reporter: there has been no official response as yet in the wake of the cabinet meeting and not even confirmed that these matters were at any stage discussed within this meeting, the first full one in nearly three weeks. benjamin netanyahu did say after the meeting that it had been pushed through legislation that he had wanted and that is imposing a mandatory minimum sentence on those who throw stones or other objects and, also, imposing fines on the parents of mineers who take part in such activities. so very much a strongarm message coming out of the cabinet meeting. certainly no acknowledgemented of the claims by that number of human rights organizations that excessive force is being used by israeli forces against palestinians. >> more widely, in israeli society, mike, what reaction has there been to the measures that have been put in place by the government to try to handle the violence?

>> well, there has been deep israeli anger and frustration among what some see as the government's inability to storm the ongoing attack. some sectors of israel society insisting this is a direct consequence of a government that appears to be too weak. such claims came from within netanyahu's own government and indeed from the official opposition, the zinist union. so there is certainly a popular discontent over what is perceived as netanyahu's lack of action. that's from one sector of the public. another set of the public, 20% of the population t palestinian israelis as implementing unaccepted strong arm tactics and leaders have called for a nationwide strike on tuesday and for demonstrations on tuesday,

wednesday, to register their discontent with the government. the israeli public divided on this issue, many israeli groups saying the government is not doing enough and 20% of the population saying the government is doing far too much and its force is excessive. mike, do we have any idea when theed cabinet -- this was a scheduled meeting but when they are due to meet again if we are going to here from them as to any more measures that they will impose? >> now that you have had this break in cabinet meetings, it's likely to return to normal. >> is that the full cabinet only meets on sunday of each week unless there is some kind of emergency situation, normally, that is dealt with by a meeting of the inner cabinet that is the prime minister and his security chief's generally so there is no other cabinet meeting scheduled until the regular one which will

be next sunday morning. this does not mean that more measures will be announced or less measures will be announced in coming days. the prime minister's office is able to take action if and as it sees fit and certain sect orders of the israeli government such as the police, such as the army, are able to exercise a certain amount of unilateral action by themselves. but in terms of a formal government position, positions taken by the full cabinet, not likely to be any movement on that until we finally, he get the full details of what was discussed during the hours of full cabinet meeting in the course of the day. >> mike hanna with the latest from west jerusalem. mike, thank you. meanwhile n gaza city, dozens have attended the funeral of a pregnant woman and her 3-year-old daughter killed in an israel airstrike. as we reported earlier, israel said it was targeting a hamas facility after receiving cross border rocket fire. palestinian officials say the woman and her daughter lived

near the site and were killed when their house collapsed. in hebron in the occupied west bank, an elderly palestinian man has been filmed confronting armedisitioni forces. ziad was telling them to stop shooting and killing younger palestinians. the soldiers threatened to arrest him and told him to leave. it isn't clear whether he was shot at. but he can be seen falling to the ground at one point. he is, however, alive and well. there have been more protests in the west bank. our reporter has been following the situation just outside ramallah. >> reporter: this has been a defendant flash point for the fast few days. just in the past few minutes, that group that you can see behind us had pushed forward on to the rolled. the israelis pushed them back to where they are now. they managed actually to seize one of the palestinian use. we did see them shoot at the

area there across the road. we believe a wounded palestinians. i have to say that this clashes have been ongoing but they are more fierce clashes at the moment in and according to the help ministry, the palestinian health ministry, 45 people so far have been wounded by live ammunition. and from what we understand from reporters who were there on the ground, the intensity of the clash is there nablas has been calm this is the first day there are such confrontations. clashes in the north and we hear of clashes in bethelehem and

hebron. >> sgrvrning memorial to remember those who died in ankara as coffins were carried along. scuffles broke out at the train station when police prevented some pro-kurdish politicians and mourners from laying carnations. three days of national mourning following the attack. in the wake of saturday's attack, turkek has bolstered security. al large kurdish population. it's where turkey is bombing fighters from the kurdish pkk group. mohammed standing by and joins us live. obviously an intense day in the turkish capitol. just tell us allegations about the mood there. obviously, the memorial, a some by the way one but a lot of confusion as to who and what

exactly were blind these attacks. that's right. and instead of, quite a bit of shock and overwhelming amount of grief at the various demonstrations and gatherings that we were at today. in the morning, there was a commemoration ceremony in which mourners were placing carnations at the scene of the blasts. yesterday, at first, security forces who also had a water canon truck there in case the situation got out of hand. in case, they wouldn't let them pass. then they let them pass. they put those carnations wheb the blast occurred. there was a larger rally, thousands of people, many of them leftists unionists, anti- government chants, a lot of chants against turkish approximately erduoan. many accusing him of making this country a lot less safe, especially for the kurdish

minority and then there was a gathering of relatives of the victims. this took place outside of the morgue. many aunts, mothers, sisters, brothers, fathers who had lost love ones at that piece rally yesterday completely stricken with grief as they were waiting for bodies of family members to be returned so they could bury them. the mood here in ankara, people stunned trying to wrap their heads around what happened. people concerned these attacks could happen again but also saying they are not going to be cowed into not having these kind of demonstrations. they say the only way they can achieve peace here in turkey is to demand the government stop fighting the pkk, that the pkk stop fighting the government and keep coming out and make slices heard. >> thank you. more to come on the program

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israel's government has promised a crackdown on protesters if violence continues in the region.

unrest across israel and the occupied territories began in october. since then, four israelis and 23 palestinians have been killed and more than 2,000 people injured. in gaza city, dozens of people have attended the funeral of a pregnant woman and her 3-year-old daughter. they were killed in an israeli airstrike overnight. a memorial to remember those who died in saturday's attack on a peace rally. the iraqi air force says it has struck in terabli in the western province of anbar. military forces sayis ill leaders were killed in the attack but baghdadi was not among them. our correspondent has been following the story from bagh d

baghdad. the isil leader was in a convoy targeted in an airstrike by the iraqi air force as it was on its way to a meeting of senior ice ill commanders in a town about 5 ki kilometers away from the border with syria. in this statement from the military, it said that it would release the names of those killed in the strike. however, it made the point of saying that it did not know the condition of baghdadi. it needs to be said over the past year, there have been several reports which has said that baghdadi has either been seriously wounded in various attacks by the iraqi military. those reports have been denied by isil or no evidence was ever presented to prove that baghdadi was in serious condition or seriously poor health condition.

>> the mystique of a man rarely ever seen in public, a man who, of course, is perhaps the most wanted in the world who has a $10 million bounty on his head. >> the syrian army says it's getting territory from rebels with the help of russian airstrikes. video released by russia's defense ministry shows the aftermath of strikes. saying 53 isil positions have been destroyed over the past 24 hours. as attacks intensify, rebels say they are struggling to defend their captured territories. zeina hodr has more. >> reporter: they are pushing into opposition territory. the syrian army says its forces have taken ground in the hama countryside. this is the first major coordinated assault by the syrian army and the russian air force since moscow intervened in the conflicts. for the syrian government, the threat here is not from i see

ill but opposition groups. >> rebels are losing because they are coming understand attack from the syrian register e-mail, isil, the russian army as well as the kurds. the russian airstrikes with weakening the rebels. the opinionzition is no longer advancing, just trying to hang on to territory, especially in aleppo. >> reporter: the opposition what lost ground to isil whose fighters stormed into the northern country side and captured villages along with the military base. it was the most significant advance by the armed group in months the opposition says isil launched the assault while rebel forces were reinforcing other fronts. this is the only road leading to opposition controlled districts in aleppo city, the army and its alleys are within firing range of the road cutting it off with areas in the city. isil is closer than ever to what was once syria's commercial

capitol. syrians and others feel the war has abaabandoned them. russia is hitting their rebels and not isil. we need help to stop isil's advance and russian strikes. >> on the ground, opposition groups are fighting back. they are promising that hama will be the graveyard for what they call the invading armies. the government with russian backing is just as determined. it wants to end the presence of the obviopposition. 50 campaign, rebels had the upper hand and were threatening the government on a number of fronts. he specially in the proof incident of latakia. the campan has -- campaign put the rebels on defensive. they are facing pressure from many fronts and many enemies. zeina hodr, al jazeera, beirut. >> nepal's parliament elected a new prime minister who must kickstart reconstruction

following two devastating earthquakes: h earthquakes. he did he have seated korola. he will have to deal with minorities protesting against the new constitution, a fuel crisis and repair damage inflicted, of course, by the earthquake. less disciplined an hour before the polls close. the lively result has been known for some time. president lukashenko is expected today win a 5th election victory in the former soviet republic. he has been in power for the past 21 years. >> reporter: >> as he cast his vote, there was little doubt over the results. despite falling wages and a shrinking economy, lukoshenko held on to power for more than two decades making him europe's longest running leader, and

belarus, according to washington, europe's last dictate orhships. he vases three rivals. they are expected to make little impact but he says he will be watching closely for any drop in support. at a time will be bad if less people than in previous elections vote for me. it means people have begun to leave me, they are not satisfied with some decisions of my policy. for me, it's very important to hold on to the level of support i had in previous elections. five years ago, his re-election led to mass protests and the jailing of lead being opposition figures. the eu imposed economic sanctions on officials and companies. since then, he has cast himself as the guarantor of stability, an image held by the eurozone crisis and the war in neighboring ukraine.

while political sdprnts continues to be jailed, the eu now says it will temporarily lift sanctions providing the election takes place without incidents. opposition figures have warned against the move including this year's noble laureate winner. >> it doesn't mater how we vote. as stalin says, it's not imports who votes. what's important is who counts the votes. i think that's the case here. i don't think we can expect any surprises. >> reporter: he has capitalized on tensions acting as a media r mediator. while home tactics have helped his international image adding to his popularity at home. this election has never been about whether he will win but by how much. voigteders in the west african nation of gunea, under the

slogan progress is on the march. existed to be returned to power. he hadt opponentsed had called. claims of vote rigging. on friday, departments clashes between opposition supporters in the capitol. twin suicide blasts in kamaroon have killed 11 people and injured 10 others. the army says it took place in mora. an abbying attacked several times in recent months. cameroon is part of a regional force fighting the nigeria based armed group. for millions in indiana, artistic endeavor is only a dream. one teacher is changing community mindsets and

brightening futures one class at a time. every brush stroke is an exercise in perfection. for six years, he has been coming to this art school. the facilities are basic to say the least. but his exposures to colors and creativity has inspired him to pursue a career in art. >> i want to be an art teacher. there are art teachers but not at the level where they know everything. the inspirational teacher who introduced arrested, dared them to challenge social norms. for 30 years, she taught students how to draw, paint and sculpt but she says she is only helping them to see beyond the limitations of poverty.

>> art is a gift from god. you don't have to learn it. i don't teach these children anything. i just nurture whatever is in their hearts whatever it is inside of them. we do not have a syllabus. >> she said it's been hard work convincing people here to let their children experiment with art. in this community, most people work labor-intensive jobs to provide for their families and art is often seen as a privilege lus hobby but kal's school said it can be a spring board to opportunities often unimagined by children who call this area home. >> thanks to a helping hand from kal 14 years ago, chan went to college to study fine art. today, he's a professional artist who the literally draws inspiration from his surroundings, from security checks at his local metro station to modern

interpretations of gandhi's devotion to the three wise monkeys, see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil. doyla has big dreams. the richest artist in the world, if he can become such a rich artist, why can't i? >> reporter: students approach kal with a sense of ref reference. her feedback and encourage -- ref reverence. this small canvas marks a start of a long and bright journey. al jazeera, new delhi. >> finally, it's one of the most spectacular aerial displays in the world, the 44th albuquerque balloon fiesta has come to a colorful close in the southern united states. on the 9th and final day, 550

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