>> i believe that this is as we said from the very beginning, a very important first step forward. >> europe signs a $2 billion deal with african leaders to try and stop the flow of desperate people. >> you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also ahead: >> kurdish forces backed by u.s. air power launch an offensive to retake sinjar from isil. >> a palestinian man is shot dead by undercover israeli forces in the surgery unit of a hospital in hebron.

>> in ethiopia, families are struggling in the worst drought since the 1980's. >> the european union has signed a deal worth more than $2 billion with african leaders to stop the flow of refugees and migrants. the meeting was planned after 800 people drowned when their boat sank off the coast of libya in april. now that the meeting is over, what was agreed on and what was not agreed on? >> well, there wasn't very much agreed. it was less confrontational than expected. the time draft of the action plan is incredibly vague in terms of what europe hopes to

achieve in all this, even what i assume is going to be a relatively straightforward fee making transactions of remittances from africans in europe through africa. this resolution wants to reduce the transaction cost by 2030. that's in 15 years time. yet at the same time, the european union is expecting african countries to start repay the rating africans back from europe to africa by the end of next year. there was a great deal of hostility towards the european plan, a lot of them just basically felt they are being bribed and bought off in return for these forced migrations back to africa. so i think in the end from the european union's point of view, head of the european council may well say it's a start and we want more discussions, fair enough, but what europe wanted

to happen was for africa as a block to free on repatriating people by next year. any number of countries said we're not doing that because what we're offered in return from europe is nothing like against what we need to achieve for making africa livable. >> some african countries resistant to what's put forward, what will they do next? >> i think the answer is that dependency which countries you're talking about. some i think will now try to be picked off by european countries through bilateral agreements, which will mean european money going to police states and countries with very dodgy and poor human rights records. human rights groups say eritrea could receive european money for repatriating people in secret deals. more broadly what african countries want is a redrawing of

the economic relationship with europe, climate change, the drought in ethiopia, corporate tax avoidance worth $50 billiont corporations over running the african agricultural sector and driving african farming into the ground. these are things they wanted to talk about, because these things drive migration. none of this was on the table for the europeans at all. in the end if europe wants a new relationship to make africa a more viable place for people to live, it's going to have to address these things. the money they're putting forward, $20 billion a year in aid self evidently is not stopping people from feeling that they have to leave to try to find a better life somewhere else. >> thank you. >> many of those who do succeed in making the dangerous crossing to your faces an uncertain future. >> these days, it teams they

have all the time in the world and no time to spare. with tattered clothes, at camp where the wait to be registered stretches out for days, these four men tell us those designations have become practically meaningless. >> i have brothers and sisters. i'm the oldest in the family. i came here because i'm trying to serve them. i left so that i could eventually get them out and make their lives better. >> their relatives in morocco if identified, the men all in their 20s, all college educated, all asked to remain anonymous. >> i have a diploma as a technician, but i wasn't making enough money to properly take care of my wife and child. it was impossible for us to live on the wages i made. >> none wanted to leave their

homeland but say they ultimately had no choice. >> we looked all over morocco for opportunities and couldn't find them. you can't get work unless you are connected. you have to know a pepper who knows another person who knows another person. for the rest of us, the people who don't know people, you stay poor. i asked if these men wanted to end up in italy. they all respond they just want to get to a country, any country that will give them a chance. >> i'm the oldest in my family's household. i want to make money to send back to them. in morocco, there is no money, life or future. >> they are aware their circumstances may not be considered enough of a hardship, that they may not be granted political asylum. like so many other women, men and children here, they'll push

on as soon as they get the clearance to go. >> though they are not fleeing war, they say they have as much of a right to pursue a better future for themselves and their families and anyone else does. al jazeera, less boss, greece. >> swede that is defending decision to stem the influx of refugees with border checks. the prime minister said sweden needs order to its asylum system. everyone who crosses the border will now have to show identification. >> kurdish forces in northern iraq have launched an offensive to retake sinjar. the peshmerga say they liberated five villages from isil. we have a report on what's happened so far. >> in the early hours of thursday morning, the operation to take back sinjar began. overnight, coalition airstrikes

hit isil targets in and around sinjar, which isil controlled since august last year. the prays is on three fronts, the south, west and east. the iraqi kurds are confident they will prevail. >> today, it's our duty to liberate sinjar from injustice and this his the duty of every kurdish citizen. we are fully prepared to attack sinjar and liberate it soon. god willing, weapon help people rush back to their homes. >> while the more rail might be high, this operation is far from easy. it's importance is underscored by the rival of the president on the front line to monitor progress. >> sinjar is considered kurdish territory and success here seen as a victory against isil, but isil fighters have proved themselves resilient and rigged car bomb to say slow the offensive. sinjar is important. it is home to the yazidi community who practice a religion isil views at her

particular. when isil took control of the area, it killed between 3,000 and 5,000 yazidi men according to human rights organizations. that pushed the u.s. a launch airstrikes in iraq and a month later in syria, leading to kurdish peshmerga forces retaking the mountains. if this operation is successful, it could cut off isil, denying them a vital supply route. the peshmerga are in villages on the outskirts of sinjar town and will use them as a staging post for the final push. it's not clear if that will happen in the coming days. isil fighters are prepared for a long fight. al jazeera, erbil. >> details are emerging of a major police operation involving forces in at least six different european countries and a series of arrests made for individuals alleged to have links to isil. john in a hull joining us to tell us what more we know about this operation across europe.

>> this was an italian-led operation. the italian police giving a press conference a short while ago sounding pretty confident about what they achieved here, calling it the most important operation in 20 years, because they say they have broken up this norway based iraqi kurdish group, essentially a recruitment ring for foreign fighter to say send to iraq and syria. they did so in a series of raised coordinated in six countries, 26 premises in all, computers, documents, 13 individuals arrested. the idea was that this group would recruit, train and sustain these foreign fighters here in europe and new generation with the ideal of overthrowing the iraqi kurdish government and extending the isil caliphate into that territory. the ideological leader of this

group is said to be a man who is better known in norway because he is in prison there, sentenced to 18 months in jail for praising the killing in paris of those cartoonists on the satirical french mag charlie hebdo. he was a refugee that came to norway in 1991 and was a founder of another group with ties to al-qaeda, now defunct because it was taken in under the wing of isil. all 13 of the individuals arrested, there are still three outstanding warrants, are being accused of involvement in international terrorism. >> thank you for that update from london. >> thousands of anti austerity protestors gathered in athens. police fired tear gas after petrol bombs were thrown at them during the demonstration which

took place along with a nationwide strike. schools are shut and public transport has ground to a halt. health officials in the occupied west bank say a palestinian man was shot dead by undercover israeli soldiers in the surgery unit of a hospital. cctv passage shows israeli forces entering the hospital in hebron overnight, some of the images in the report are disturbing. >> have a look at the second row to the left. what looks like a man dressed, and someone else disguised as a pregnant woman. the lead doctor said that's the ploy the elite israeli unit used to get in. >> what do you think when a unit of undercover security raid a hospital? they came undercover, not even as soldiers, to arrest one of the patients lying injured in his bed. >> the crime became uglier when

a surprise companion of the patients was shot at with five bullets and executed him in the hospital. >> the cam uponun, it turns out was the patient's cousin. he died of his wounds. the suspect is then wheeled out to the surgical unit, accused of stabbing an israeli man whose brother was in the room at the time. >> the first thing they did was to handcuff my hands to a bed. working out of the bathroom, he was preparing to pray. the undercover secured men asked him to stand at his place. as he was looking at them, they shoot him. >> that version differs from earlier reports, which say abdullah was trying to stop the arrest at the time he was shot. emotions in the city of hebron are already very strained. october was a month marked by angry protests and reprisal

attacks from both sides. separating facts from opinions, or even emotions isn't straightforward. news of the raid is spreading. there's been a somewhat muted response from the israeli side, although it has confirmed that the arrests did take place. al jazeera. >> here's what's coming up next. paying a visit to jakarta. >> creating a buzz how wolfed world's smallest countries could save the world's bee population.

>> the top stories on al jazeera, the european leaders created a fund worth more than $2 billion for africa to help tackle the refugee crisis. both sides say the agreement is a good first step. they've been meeting in malta. >> kurdish peshmerga forces launched a ground offensive to retake sinjar from isil. they say they've already liberated five villages. recapturing the town will cut the supply line between raqqa and syria in northern iraq. >> health officials in the occupied west bank say a palestinian man was shot dead by undercover israeli soldiers in the surgery unit of the hospital. israeli forces arrested his cousin who was undergoing treatment. >> india's prime minister is beginning his first official

visit to britain. modi held talks with david cameron at downing street and will address parliament later. our correspondent joining us from just outside the british prime minister's residence in london where not everybody is happy about the visit to the u.k. >> there are several thousand protestors representing a patch work of different organizations and groups. there are groups representing indian christians, indian buddhists, and muslim organizations, also. modi is the head of the government, the largest democracy on the planet has a huge mandate to lead in india, but he is also a divisive and controversial figure, as well. as a hindu nationalist, he is accused of fostering religious in tolerance in the country and putting hindu masses first. he is accused of turning a blind

eye in 2002, leading to the deaths of more than 1,000 people. that led to a travel ban imposed by the british and u.s. governments. of course a very different situation now, the british government making up for lost time. this visit here to the u.k. has all the hallmarks of a state visit, although of course he is not the head of state, it has all the pomp and circumstance you would expect from a presidential visit. that's how much the british government value lucrative trade deals on the cards for discussion over the course of the next few days. if there was one word to sum up this visit, it's most certainly charm. >> thank you for that update from london. >> the united nations security council is to vote later on a resolution condemning killings

in political violence. the u.n. said it fears mass violence in burundi could resemble the rwandan genocide. thousands have fled the capital bujumbura. we have more. >> the military and the police have been in this neighborhood won ducting door to door searches. they've set up checkpoints searching vehicles. the atmosphere in parts of the city is very tense. people are afraid, left their homes and gone to safer neighborhoods. some accuse security forces of doing killings. government officials are also targeted. the government is trying to

stamp out a growing rebellion and rid the country of illegal weapons. there is escalating violence. some say this is taking an ethnic dimension. the government is down playing concerns, saying it is just trying to keep the country safe. any country doing the same would not get as much international condemnation. >> soldiers drove back boko haram after cross border attention in recent months. >> south sudan invited rebel leader for a peace meeting. it will host it next week. he was the former deputy of the

president. he was sacked after the president accused him of planning a coup two years ago. the world's newest nation then plunged into a state of conflict. he accuses the president of undermining a peace deal aimed at ending the civil war. >> the united nations warning that more than 15 million ethiopians will need food aid by january. it's the worst drought to hit the country in decades and worst-affected areas, crop yields are down 90%. >> the soar gum harvest is ruined. every plant is dead. we have nothing now. omar, like hundreds of thousands of farmers in many parts of ethiopia is the victim of a phenomena that neither he nor his government con control, el niño. the hot winds originating in the pacific have where he could the lives of millions of people across this reege then year. the well he used to use dried up

a few days ago because many from surrounding villages have no choice but to use it. he sold one of his three cows to buy enough food to give one meal a day to his children. he says he has received no help from aid agencies or the government. >> we have nothing to eat now, he says. we need food and water. in some parts, the livestock are dying. we spoke to one herder, who said that he has begun to receive food aid. he said that 40 of his cows have died. he only has five left. >> the cattle die first, he tells me. now that the drought is worse, goats and camels are dying, too. >> this is the worst drought in decades. the united nations says 8.2 million people need emergency food aid.

that could rise up to 15 million next year unless the international community step up with donations. the ethiopian government said its emergency food program is helping, but admits it needs urgent assistance. >> aid agencies tell us malnutrition cases in the area are rising, but praise the government for what they say is its crisis management and fast reallocation of bucket money. the approximate $100 million given by international donors since october is nowhere near enough. the u.n. say they could need at least five times that month in the next few months. a spokesman for the department of agriculture said this developed into a famine and killed hundreds of thousands of people. >> the government is trying hard to save the lives of its

citizens and successfully relocating money from its budget. because of government action and progress, we as you a country are more resilient. >> for many people like omar struggling to feed their families, just how long can their resilience last? charles stratford, al jazeera, eastern ethiopia. >> prime minister matthew turnbull hailed australian's relationship with indonesia insist be both countries have a great future together. he made the comments during a visit to he'll ties in jakarta. several issues including immigration and the execution of two australian nationals for drug offenses have soured recent relations. we have more. >> australian prime minister says he could not have asked for a warmer welcome. he and indonesian president made it clear that both nations want to make a new start. sensitive topics including the

executions of two australian drug traffickers and australia's policy were carefully avoided. trade was the number one issue on the agenda. >> indonesia is happy to receive australia to invest in agriculture and cattle breeding. we hope our minister can encourage this investment in indonesia. >> the relationship reached a low point after helping after the tsunami angered many. >> without understanding, our relationship cannot flourish. that's what we hope.

i see big potential. >> the relationship which has been at its lowest seems now to be improving, while it's clear the two countries need each other not only for business, but also for regional stability. >> during a visit to indonesia's largest market, turnbull urged indonesia to enter the transpacific partnership, the world's largest trade pact. with tensions rising between china and the united states in the south china sea, indonesia and australia seem to be hope to bury past troubles and renew their friendship. al jazeera, jakarta. >> a bee keeper in the south pacific thinks he could have the answer to one of the biggest problems facing global agriculture. honey bees pollinate a third of the world's food but are disappearing because of mites, disease and modern farming

techniques. we traveled to find out more. >> it used to be the international date line, a small nation home to 1200 people. hidden away in the forest, the hives of honey. the local bee keeper said these colonies are the cleanest bees in the world. >> 99% of bee keepers in the world would cry to see bees like this. they'd be envious of the beautiful hives just ticking along. >> it's a crisis. >> andy is producing a range of organic honey products to fund his dream. a pacific bee sanctuary to combat the plaguings of bees. >> you've got to get the right size island. if you go too small, you know, you can't get the scale up.

if you go too big, it's too hard to manage with the transport and everything. this is the perfect sized island. >> it is isolated. the nearest country from here is 300 kilometers away which is why a bee sanctuary could work. >> we are isolated. >> the plan is supported, because it's a struggle to make money from agriculture here due to a small workforce and long shipping routes. >> if we need to borrow money to ensure we can accelerate the process, we'll do that. i think on the island, we're talking about the possibilities of becoming venture partners. >> critics say the island is cyclone prone.

they fear disease could kill the bees when they are transported overseas. they want scientists to come here to experience the buzz for themselves. ed>> more on this will air thursday right here on al jazeera. you can always keep up to date with all the latest news, by logging on to our website. you can see it there, aljazeera.com. >> in the path of the storm, tornadoes cause damage in the plains as strong winded a rain head east. >> hopefully missouri will see our fear and protect us. >> a campus on edge, students worry about safety amid racial tensions at the university of missouri. >> medal of honor, he tackled a suicide bomber in afghanistan. today he receives the nation's highest award.