♪ two jewish citizens are charged over a west bank arson attack which killed a mother, father, and baby. hello there. you are watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up: isil attacks in iraq kill more than 50 soldiers. we will have the latest from baghdad. proceedtests after an execution of 47 people convicted of terrorism charges. reclaiming what's rightfully theirs. we femeet the south african peoe fighting to get their land back after it was taken during

apartheid. two jewish citizens in isreael, imran am benerel is charged while a 17-year-old being charged as an accessory to murder. they are charged with belonging to a terrorist organization. massachusetts mask,000 men attacked the home burning it to the ground. the father, mother and their 18 month o 18-month-old son died. the only survivor was 4-year-old akmed. he was badly burned and is still recovering. al jazeera's charles stratford is at the family's home in. does uma . >> i am in the bedroom where this attack happened last july. it's incredible to see so many personal belongings of the family that died in that attack still here even the pram that

was used to push ali around, the 18ed month old baby who decide in that attack. ber told in the corner was where his crib was where he was sleeping on that night. the brother of the wife that was killed said it was around 2:00 o'clock in the morning that suddenly the window behind me was smashed and the malatov cocktails were shoved inside. the father who died in hospital said that he grabbed akmed and made a bee-line for the door. his wife, rohan grabbed what she thought was ali, a bundle of blankets. both parents on fire, so we are told, tried to get out of the house. when they did not get out of the house, according to this statement, there were two masked men standing there. the young boy was pushed in the house and the door was closed. the two parents were basically left to die burning on the floor

outside of the house. now, there are great doubts here in this village as to whether justice will be served. when you look at the statistics, there are very few cases of indictments being made against palestinians. a somber atmosphere in this village as these murder charges are made today. >> human rights groups say there is a culture of impunity in israel that allows attacks on palestinians. am a major study over 10 years found that 92%. the latest israeli reveals 96% office of investigations into misconduct end without any

action. a columnist with the newspaper saysisi settlers have been able to commit crimes with impunity for years. >> incidents are suggested to the police, when it shows evidences of all kind of violence of settlers and the police does nothing and then the prosecution does nothing. it was clear from the beginning this was maybe one step too far. today, we can say letter late than never and hopefully, we are dealing with the real murderer and the only ones who are involved because it is still questioned you is it only two people involved in this terrible, terrible murder?

the u.s. led coalition said it conducted 26 u.s. strikes against the islamic state in iraq in the levant 23 soldiers died near fallujah fightersbro boxing near the chrysing. six suicide bombers have attacked an army base in tikrit. 13 soldiers died there. it happened after another attack that killed 18 people. more from baghdad. isil fighters succeeded in larging three major attacks. the first one was in the province when six isil fighters were wearing suicide vests infelt at any rated inside the 34i89 base.

it three were killed in fire and the three of them reached inside the space according to our security forces secure. >> isil has claimed responsibility for an attack on egyptian soldiers in the sania "penguins of madagascar." they say they have killed ten soldiers. only one was killed. friday, egyptian airstrikes hit a number of targets in the area. dozens of soldiers were killed last year. in sinai. syria's opposition is trying to agree on who should be part of upcoming direct talks for the assag government. a meeting in riyadh. it wants an inclusive syria which will keep state institutions intact.

preconditions must be met to stop government attacks, allow aid into opposition areas and facilitate returns of millions of refugees. as the syrian simple war continues, the humanitarian situation worsens day by day. feeling the impact slowly running out of vital food and medicine supplies. a report now, many are waiting for the help they so desperately need. you may find some of the foovt footage in her report distu disturbing. they were fwroomsed help. it hasn't come. on the streets, dejection and despair. >> we've only got water. how come there isn't any food? in the end, we were eating

starch. everything maz gone. >> one is allowed to leave. up to 40,000 people have no food. the situation is bad. to the extent some people are eating cats. in the middle of a winter championship, is a sdpa government taechlt bullets and bombs didn't kill these victims. they is that corrected to death. humanitarian aid was part of a prison swap deal in december, dozens of fighters and their families were transported out of the town. hezbollah and other fighters were given safe passage out of small towns in northern syria. it has been the focus of intention fighting. most of the towns to the syrian army. many residents believe proceed government fors are still

blocking supplies. we dealt with 150 cases of unconsciousness because malnutrition. they hadn't been getting enough food for a number of days. >> medical staff are struggling to help rising number of syrians mising from malnutrition. trying to savage what thing. many are now wondering if it will ever arrive. the u.n. refugee agency says up to 5,000 people a day are expected to arrive from turkies despite the harsh winter weather and port sea conditions. saying that level of arrivals is expected to continue from november through february.

1500 refugees arrived in le sp os alone every day. now, volunteers say they are running out of supplies. saudi arabia and iran have reached a new low. the protesters were angry at saudi arabian's execution of the cleric. 46 others accused of terrorism offenses. rob mathson has more details. a shia cleric was among 47 men disputed saudi arabia on charges of plotting and carrying out terrorist attacks targeting security forces. office iran's splooem leader is warning of what he calls divine revenge. policy makers executed them. the saudi government's decision

makers should not is under estimate this flood will trouble them. it will torment them. >> saudi arabian's foreignmun industry says by condemning the execution, iran had revealed its true face represented in support of terrorism bearing arms. he didn'tde deny theling charges against him but said he never carried weapons or called for violence. the muslim world league says the death penalty in saudi arabia fell tund islamic law and applied to sunni and shia. stayed e arabia vowed to stamp out terrorism after 15 people were killed in a suicide bombing at a mosque in the southwestern city in august.

the execution carries what he calls a message of blood. his family and to the muss let me see everywhere and the 2k3wr5i9 muss let me scholars, my condolencez for this great similar. >> the foreign ministers said they have no further interest in an escalation. is huffing and puffing, a lot of ret risk. things will calm down it opposing sides in conflicts in yemen and syria. there are fears this latest rift may have a wider impact across the middle east.

rob mathson, al jazeera. >> coming up in a few minutes time on al jazeera. still not over, gun battles as an indian air force base near the pakistan border. mourning the mexican mayor shot dead .24 hours into the new job.

>> again a reminder the top stories here on al jazeera. two jewish citizens in israel have been charged in connection with an arson attack that killed an 18 month old and his parents in the occupied west bank.

40 people have been arrested. protestors aunings reabout the execution by saudi arabia of the prominent cleric. more than 50 iraqi soldiers have been killed in three separate attacks by isil. 23 soldiers died near fallujah a day after isil claimed control of an important bridge. a gun fight has renewed at the pakistani border. it's believed one gunman is inside the base which came understand attack on saturday .7 soldiers..7 soldiers and six gue died. india is investigating whether it has links to pangstan this attack on sunday caught everyone off guard after saturday's attack, officials were patting each other on the back, saying the military had done a great job and the operation was over. then sunday afternoon, there was fresh firing heard, confusion, some officials were saying this

was part of a search operation happening after the attack. others saying that wasn't confirmed only hours later did they say there was at least one gunman still inside the base which was being confronted by security forces. whether this gunman or gunmen were part of the same group that had the initial attack, they were part of a new group, that hasn't been confirmed yet. the blame is automatically right away going in to armed groups saying they will target india especially military relations. the country's home minister had conciliatory tones saying he wanted great relations with all nabors including pakistan but the country would defend themselves. for the military for helping themselves attack india which india has said has happened. >> we want to show you what it's like at the foreign ministry in riyadh in saudi arabia.

there we are awaiting the arrival of the saudi foreign minister. we are expecting him to hold a joint press conference with the advisor to the tackstani foreign minister. as soon as the foreign minister appears on the podium, we will go straight to that press conference. in the meantime, another book publisher in hong kong has mysteriously disappeared. the 5th executive to go disappearing. specializing in political books. the latest protesters out on the streets demanding to know the fate of publisher li bo. the 5th person from the same book publishing company to go missing in recent months. last seen in hong kong hers disappearance is the most troubling. >> the most scary thing is, the

response on the the hong kong government said it is investigating. local media is reporting li phoned his wife from across the border in mainladeland china on the night he disappeared after being taken there against his lli reportedly told his wife he was assisting everyone. left behind. he wouldn't need it. leaving many to believe he was there by mainland security officials hong kong is home to a flourishing business in political books about china's ruling elite banned in mainland china. hong kong's special status agreed before the hand over from bit issue colonial rules guarantees the media.

activists. >> protestors again took to the streets on sundays over what they see. part of the gradual process by the chinese government to grind down hong kong. >> the chinese authorities believe the ability of the regime is more important, containment more important from the efforts. >> the bookstore, itself, on sglait, the covers of books and for now, none on sale. this one wishing a, a safe return. al jazeera. >> a human chain has been formed to highlight the suffering in a besieged city in yemen.

houthi's solids are battling saudi-led citizens for taiz. hoping to let vital supplies in. earlier, telling al jazeera he blames the u.n. for failing to distribute aid properly. >> it belongs to the united nations. they sign an agreement. they did not get to view it. with this, the militia. mexico where three days of mourning have been declared after a mayor was shot dead 24

hours after starting her new job. 100 kilometers south of mexico city. a report from mexico city. >> she was sworn in as mayor on friday. detectives suspect two were killed scene. police officers and soldiers chased four others. we demand a full, complete investigation by the state government to its final consequences. four people were arrested who were the mastermind. the state governor is suggesting organized crime is to blame. in had he debut speech, she pledged to end corruption and promised to tackle crime. we firmly belief there were

interesting -- we don't want to discard any line of investigation. violent crime. where the mayor was murdered. in mexico. case is murdered. kidnap truck driver and extortion. she took office on the same day a massive operation was launched, hundreds of state security. politics is becoming increasingly dangerous in mexico. four politicians including two mayoral candidates were killed before elections last year. this murder, just 24 hours into her new role is being seen as a new blow for politicians trying to tackle violent crime in mexico. adam rainye, mexico city.

>> with soar and wind energy being popular alternatives, attention is being turned to harnessing the nation's tides, daniel lak has this special report. can the planet's biggest tides be used? >> what we are exploring here 14 billion metric tons of water, more than the combined flow of all of the world's rivers moves through this passage each day. >> entering tidal energy is taking a wind turbine and putting it under water in a high-flow environment. >> in partnership with government and the local power company, a european firm is building a 15 meter wide turbine with plans to sub merge it this year. an attempt to install such a device failed in the smaller

unit broke down hours. this time is different says the company. >> we have learned we have local, very local size of the characteristics. this is really where we have learned from this. this is why we are back again. >> low tide. from the bottom of the ocean. in here into a bay that can be 12 or more meters deep. north america's first tidal project is just across the bay. the annapolis generating station has been producing small amounts of power since 1984. the undersea turbines are on a much larger scale. not everyone wants them to go ahead. fishermen say the spinning blades of the turbines will almost certainly disrupt or damage migrating fish that use

the tides out of the blay. it's only clear energy if you ignore the prem is these things kill fish. turbines kill fish. it's not a vacuum up there. there are fish living out there, traversing the area. the potential of the project, a long way to go before the sea bottom is covered with dozens of turbines powering novascotia. a lot of challenges to it. also, balancing that they amuste obvious are left alone to ebb and flo as they have always

done? another turn as leader forcing a new line weakening the independence movement. two weeks with no party outright social security south african government has re-opened land claims and redistribution programs aimed at giving land back to its original owners. they haven't been. hamida miller has more from cape town. >> pretorious has been living in the settlement for more than 20 years saying they were donnell lily. the dimunany living here is determined to stay.

going to move us to our graveyard fight to the death because move my parents and now you want to move us also. designated to stay empty at the fire break. slopes on the sentinel hill this community focuses their land. >> this is what is known as a xlurndty, an apartheid term given to people of mixed race for people like barry are reclaiming their indigenous heritage saying they want recognition what they say is am activists. segregation laws robbed her people it will you know, today,

you find it. people don't own one or two things of the south africa. >> laws of the minority white population. the government is carrying out land claims and redistribution and also identified heritage sites, historical landmarks and land originally occupied by the area. it says the proetsz is taking longer than expected. >> our terms. justice. >> will be one they are expecting almost 400,000 in land claims and may pay out $11,000,000,000 in competition. for this commune did i, the only acceptable outcome will be

recentration of rights they claim to an cest recall lands throughout the country. al jazeera. cape town. >> keep up-to-date with the latest news by going to our website. that's what the page looks like at the moment. the address is aljazeera.com. >> the wonder of the world's forests... is often found in the creatures that live in them. but the most rare and precious of animals are increasingly falling prey to poachers. the u-n now classifies the trafficking of exotic wildlife... as second only in scale to the illegal drug trade... so vast and lucrative is this black market underworld.... that authorities say its driving more species than ever into extinction.