>> israel's government unveils tougher security measures to tackle a wave of unrest. from al jazeera's headquarters in doha - also ahead - the taliban says it's withdrawing from the city of kunduz, but warns it can take it back whenever it wants democratic candidates for the u.s. presidential nomination take to the stages for the first debate. syria divides opinion not so festive - more signs

china's economy is slowing down israel's government is unveiling tougher security measures to tackle a wave of unrest. hundreds are being deployed. peace are buying given the power to seal off occupied jerusalem. 30 palestinians and seven israelis died in the violence. mike hanna is in east jerusalem. what does the clampdown look like there where you are, mike? >> i can give you a picture of what the reality of occupied jerusalem is. behind me - this is an area that has been virtually sealed off in the course of this morning. if you look over to the right,

it's an israeli settlement on the edges of the palestinian neighbourhoods. israel contends that this land is annexed, rather than occupied, but it is not recognised at all in terms of international law and an argument advanced only in israel. what happened during the course of the morning is roads within the neighbourhood has been sealed off with heavy concrete blocks, channelling the traffic on to main roads like this one. this road, at the top end, there's a police checkpoint and at the bottom end is another checkpoint. what happened is that the whole neighbourhood has been sealed off, and people coming in or out will have to go through one of the police checkpoints. >> mike, at the same time we are hearing punitive steps are stepped up, what are called aggressive measures. what do they look like? >> well, once again, the steps

are all sorts of levels, you have the political presence that you have got here now. what has been announced in the course of the morning is that the bodies of those who were killed in attacks on israelis will not be returned to the families, they'll be buried in an army cemetery. this, of course, is a majorly contentious point. other measures announced by the security cabinet is that homes that are demolished by israeli force, something that has happened regularly in the past will not be rebuilt again. they have stepped up various security measures, or under the cloak of security, they have introduced a series of what are effectively punitive actions against the palestinian community as a whole, the palestinian leadership arguing an example of collective punishment of an entire community paying for the alleged reactions of some of its

members. >> thank you for that taliban fighters in afghanistan say they have withdrawn from the northern city of kunduz to protect civilians. african government troops rushed to capture the city when the taliban stormed back into a strong hold. it was the biggest victory in 14 years. >> jennifer glasse is live in kabul. how much of a defeat is this for the taliban? >> well, the taliban says they close to leave kunduz, bus they wanted to protect civilians, and wanted to preserve their fighters and ammunition for the success of future operations. even though the taliban was in kunduz a few days, in total control for a few days, the impact was felt. civilians, thousands of civilians fled the city, and the taliban targeted government workers, women's activists and

journalists. >> reporter: this woman became a journalist to show there were opportunities for the women. she loved her job, until the taliban came and forced her to leave. of she fled, leaving most of her family behind. after she left, her father was killed. >> i couldn't go to his funeral, the road was unsafe and i'm too recognisable. my mother was freezing. i was the only breadwinner for the family. because of all this, i could not see my family for the last time he had been threatened. fighters raided the station, stealing the equipment, record and video files. a few files is all that remained of what was an independent station in kunduz. now her fiancee is worried. >> now that she is here, when i

go out with her, i feel that we are in danger. >> the taliban pulled out of kunduz city, but says there are taliban fighters in the surrounding districts. she doesn't think it will be safe to go back. >> i thought the taliban would behave well. i was wrong. people that work with the government, and women, the taliban will never treat them properly. once again, a dark ache could happen again. the director wants to return to kunduz. it won't be easy. the talibans stole 100,000 of equipment, much coming from international donors. >> the situation has changed and the assistance won't be like it used to be

sorry, if we come back to jennifer now. the taliban may have pulled out of kunduz. they are on the offensive elsewhere in afghanistan, right? >> that's right, since monday morning they controlled the highway, linking the cities, they controlled the highway. . hundreds have been stranded for about two days, a new offensive, a taliban attack killing 21 police men. and they tried to take the cities, propelled by the forcers. the taliban are making themselves felt around afghanistan. they may have pulled out of

kunduz, but they are in theural areas, but along the major highway in the south, linking kabul to kandahar. fighting has been going on for more than a year. very active. >> thank you so much. jennifer glasse from kabul. >> three turkish police ofibles have been sacked. 97 people have been killed and 500 injured at a peace rally, the president recep tayyip erdogan has visited the site of the blast to pay mrespects and was accompanied by the president of finland. dozens have been targeted and i.s.i.l. is believed to be behind the attack. >> reporter: the australian government is vowing not to be bullied by russia and to seek

justice on passengers and crew. 38 of the 2 # 8 peakers aboard the malaysia airlines flight mh17 were australians. a dutch investigation confirmed a boeing was hit from a war head fired from eastern ukraine. investigators have not said who fired the missile. >> we general went be bullied. we'll continue to pursue justice with the family of those aboard. we mustn't forget that russia backed the original security resolution number 2166. it called for an independent investigation, that's been close to it. russia blocked the setting up of international criminal tribunal which we sought to do last july. part of the concern is said to be the timing of it. they will no longer have that

arm of opposition to rely upon. >> whether or not is there should be a no-fly zone has been hotly debated. america's gambling capital hosted the first convention. hillary clinton was the standout performer, as patty culhane reports. >> the back drop. the opulence of the hotel in las vegas. here in this city the playground for the rich and famous, democratic hopefuls pledged they'd tax the people that partied here in order to help those that worked here. >> front runner clinton put a scandal behind her. she reenforced the idea that she is un-truss worthy. thee called the situation political and got support. >> the american people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn emails. >> thank you.

>> the disagreements between the three candidates likely to stay in the race came under the issue of a nofully zone, of course it would be in a coalition. be put on the table. i'm trying to figure out what we can do to get lusha to the table. >> it's a dangerous situation. it could lead to real problems. and you have to enforce no fly zones, and with the russian air force in the air, it could lead to an investigation because of an accident that we deeply regret. few details emerge in the demate. most were tucking about how they were difficult to republicans. it will be a lesson between the going divide. it personifies that very thing

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>> we're here to fully get into the nuances of everything that's going on, not just in this country, but around the world. getting the news from the people who are affected. >> people need to demand reform... >> ali velshi on target welcome back. let's recap the headlines in al jazeera. israel's government is unveiling tougher security measure to tackle a wave of unrest. soldiers are being deployed in the urban areas, and police are being given the powers to seal off areas in occupied jerusalem. taliban fighters say they have withdrawn from the northern city of kunduz.

afghan government troops rushed to recapture the city when the taliban stormed back into a stronghold. whether or not there should be a no-fly zone is being hotly debated in las vegas. hillary clinton was the standout performers from the five presidential hope frls more on the top stories, thousands are demonstrating against the israeli government. almost all shops in the town were shut down, as andrew simmonds reports. >> thousands filled the streets of the town, carrying sa strong protest message. these are palestinian israelis, citizens of the state. and among them represented officials. >> what is happening is not us. it's actions of the israeli government.

it is a continuous occupation. aum being accumulated into this legitimate angle the anger seen here was not violent. instead, hard-hitting speeches condemning the israeli prime minister's actions. this rally with a packed out town square was seen as a litmus test. a barometer of support. now it's peaceful. the police and the army are not within site. that is the way is stayed. this rally showing overwhelming solidarity. 95% of this town came out on strike. all the shops were closed. and speakers called for a peaceful solution. among them an israeli jewish professor. >> every jewish citizens in this country, who wants to live in this country has to defend the

arab minority within israel against the attack by my - by our government. >> and that they are playing with fire, and this fire is dangerous for both our peoples. >> the rally ended as it began - peacefully. >> it's a rare sight these days. >> there are reports iranian troops are in syria to help a government offensive in aleppo. hama, the syrian army, is backed by the lebanese fighters. zeina khodr is live for us in beirut, the lebanese capital. how credible are the reports massing there, and what are they building up for. >> well, as we all know, iran is a key ally provides much-needed support over the years.

financial, military, political. iran doesn't shy away, announcing that a top general from the revolutionary guard was killed on the front lines in aleppo. these reports are incredible, coming from pro-iranian forces. one example is a lebanese daily close to iran had an article. in these reports, they give detailed information on what the troops are going to do. they are going to take part in the ground campaign in hamas, and a ground campaign in the city of aleppo. they were receiving air support from the russian military. >> why all this information. they are forthcoming, since the russian military began.

the past line is we don't have ground troops in syria. many are considering this a message to the world. iran is here. they are a player in the war. we are not going to be overshadowed by the russians. at the end of the day they want to secure their interests. it's a message to say we are here. >> messages coming out about a joint intelligence effort between the syrians, the iranians, russians and so on, what can you tell us about that. >> ahigh ranking official is in damascus. a members of the council. we know that an intelligence sharing center has been set up in baghdad. a new alliance. and the iranian government, the syrian government has been working together. they have formalised this

allowance. and said they are cooperating with a fight against a terrorist. we know what russia's objective was before this. they were trying to convince a u.s.-led coalition to include the government. believing they can win the war against i.s.i.l. on the ground. the west rejected the proposal. and now they have the four countries. progress has been made. undoubtedly the air strikes and the activity on the ground has put the opposition on the defensive, stopping them from advancing. it's too early to say who will win the battle. >> three explosions hit the north-eastern nigerian city, killing eight people. no one claimed responsibility, but boko haram worried out similar attacks in the past. the armed group killed

thousands. >> suicide bombers, two males and one female came through maiduguri, asking for directions. when people grew suspicious and confronted them they detonated the devices. they killed four people, making a figure of seven. one person died in hospital because of the degree of injuries. it's been an area attacked in the past. two attacks happened. police, the military and workers are in that area, and trying to see what went wrong, and trying to see whether or not there are other people who have been hit by this violence overnight. so right now the nigerian military confirmed the attack and said they are on top of the situation. over the last two months or three, we saw how the military pushed boko haram over the

strong hold. what we are seeing over the last 2-3 months is a spate of suicide bombings targetting soft areas in north-eastern nigeria, and those attacks killed hundreds of people. >> south africa's biggest trade union is leading nationwide rallies against corruption in the ruling a&c party. >> tania page is at one of those protests in johannesburg. >> reporter: these workers are demanding a national minimum wage of 230 and 240. that is the bare minimum someone should earn in support from an average family, to cover their basic needs. at the moment there's 5.5 million working poor in the country, people that work full-time, 35-plus hours a week, but can't afford to cover all their family's basic needs. we put the minimum wage to the

c.e.o. of the national employers association. representing 23,000 small and medium sized businesses. it's unaffordable. so what the workers want is the government to intervene and create millions more jobs. intervening in a mining system, where tens of thousands of jobs have been caught by rising bills. people need jobs. they need to pay them. they need to pay a fair wage there's more evidence, china's economy is slowing down. data shows the pressure. stimulating the economy. local businesses are struggling to deal with the downturn as adrian brown reports. >> reporter: it's the world's christmas showroom.

a vast one-stop emporium for traders around the world. 60% of all christmas decorations are made here, an important manufacturing center, and today an indicator of china's economy. >> translation: this year is very bad, worse compared to last year. my business dropped by almost half. >> the factory makes artificial christmas crees. the shipment destined for chilly. economic growth is slug issue. the euro is weaker against the yuan, all of which hurts export pers like this man. >> translation: the problem is orders from overseas degrease and the volume of orders dropped as well. >> there are other problems. labour costs are rising.

on average, 30% higher. >> the profit is less and less. the workers pay is getting higher and higher. and the overseas market is not doing well. and the price over product did not rise. that's why i closed the factory. >> factories in the workshop are struggling to remain competitive. all at a time when the economy has slowed to its lower level in 25 years. while this is the face of made in china, it's a fate that the chinese government wants to ease out. focussing, instead on high tech industries like green energy and robotics. >> it could mean a painful transition for the city. this man represents 200 of its manufacturers. >> the gas called for us to use advance technology, certain

things have to be made by hand. >> the writing is on the wall. it's for shops and apartments, for sale and rent. prices almost always negotiable. >> i don't know. there are so many empty apartments. many in this area, too many. >> it's not all bad news. in atheist china, christmas is becoming popular. this city needed to become more so. >> he was once admired by mathematicians and scientists. he's now one of the best known graphic artists. a new exhibition in london. >> reporter: the tower of babal shown from a bird's eye view. the graphic artist says he wanted to show the building.

that's where the action took place. the top of the tower, where god gave different langs ridges wages to people. -- rank wages. normal rules of gravity does not apply. a staircase switches back on itself. it was an explanation. for all, the images is everywhere. from t-shirts to posters. despite the appeal. the work has been ignored by museums. >> they are so famous on ordinary. it can't be good. it's a cliche way of thinking. they worked on their home. on a tiny village in the netherlands. the 111th century in spain is a huge inspiration. he took the geometric images,

moving to teslation. seemingly interlocking, and reported endlessly. more interested in solving difficult puzzles. they couldn't be bothered with pain and fortune. they turned down with celebrities. visitors are encouraged to make their own selfies. more than 80 years ago. popularity has risen. fans have more than 100 prints to examine. complicated detail appears easy. it's is work finding their rightful place. >> with more than 42,000 entries from 96 countries, lion's natural history museum chose its wildlife photographer of the year. the canadian took top prize with

this image, capturing a moment after a fight between the red fox and its arctic cousin. others include, a 14-year-old, junior wildlife photographer of the year. more on that story and the others we've told you about. head to aljazeera.com. anyone goes, plus hackers taking the wheel as you drive. the internet made our lives more convenient than ever, hackers twisted the internet into a weapon testing the security of individuals, companies and nations. we know about the millions of counter an