i really felt liberated as a journalist one of your daughters going to the jews as an eyewitness that's what is just about. nine hundred sixty seven and the six day war was at its height a u.s. spy ship the u.s.s. liberty monitored the conflict from international waters suddenly she was attacked by the warplanes of america's closest regional ally israel over two hundred were killed and wounded the front part of the ship was just red with blood what happened that day has long been the subject of cover up a mystery now the truth can be revealed the day israel attacked america a major investigation at this time on al jazeera. banned. former al qaeda linked fighters vowed to fight to the death as free syrian army rebels backed by turkey prepared to launch a major operation in northwest sydney promise.

i'm fully back to watching al jazeera live from my headquarters in doha also ahead . a giant fireball billows into the sky over ghana's capital after an explosion at a gas station several people were killed plus. thousands call for dialogue over catalonia secession bed but spain's prime minister mediation also ahead. the worst mass shooting in recent u.s. history causes a spike in the las vegas gun industry. thank you for joining us on armed coalition led by former fighters is promising fierce fighting against those who enter his territory in syria as it lay province. has

released a statement condemning a military operation by turkey and the free syrian army or f.s.a. the coalition is made up of many armed factions including opposition groups that were pushed into it live after syrian government forces. last december f.s.a. forces crossed into it live province from turkey on saturday being backed by turkish forces from turkey's border let's go live to al-jazeera i had bought i was in gaza intently at the turkey syria border and what's the latest for us on the operation has it actually begun have turkish troops also cross the border into syria. the turkish military has not crossed yet into syria but we do understand from different sources that the free syrian army is now into some sort of a buffer zone inside syria where in for the final go ahead to start the push to take on heya to his positions in this is the third thing going to be

a very long military operation because for them to be able to get into head live they will have to deal with different defense lies by hey at the head of that apparently phase one of this military operation the turkish military were docked. missions provide logistical support for the free syrian army and good years it's our turn only to break the defense lawyers for the four of hey at the how do you know phase two which is going to be the most crucial one is when the turkish army starts is operation inside particularly around and inside and this is definitely going to be the most delicate military operation for the turkish army inside syria since the start of this conflict a very long and delicate military operation for turkey you say hashim what's at stake for them why is it so important to take it.

for different reasons first of all the they have signed a deal with russia and iran in a stand a last month that paves the way for an deescalation zone in libya where the turkish army will be operating inside. all the military factions there will have to hand over their weapons or pull out from it and the russians will be monitoring the deescalation zone from outside basically using their air force to ensure there is no movement of opposition troops in the area and it seems that the turkish government is willing to. in sure the area will have absolutely no presence of any militant groups even kurdish factions or pay a to have us fighters now the biggest question is this is not just a military operation there is a political aspect of it which is basically what's after deescalation where the

syrian army come over the takeover of the turkish government is the turkish government willing to some sort to impose some sort of conditions like having moderate syrian factions control it and run it for quite some time until there's a final political settlement in syria so these are questions that need to be answered before the time being we'll have to wait and see what happens while the turkish army starts its push in to. thank you very much for that hashem had barrel live for us in gaza take a syria border and other world news ghana's government says a gas tanker explosion followed by a second bass has killed a number of people in the capital accra firefighters have now brought the blaze under control but they're battling to extinguish planes from the second explosion it's not clear how many people have died explosions happened near a transport terminal and student hostiles at the university of ghana. tang is in a cry and she says this type of explosion has happened before. this is an extremely

easy part of our this is a busy interchange and it's one of the main routes out of the city it's an area known as a comic so there are a lot of buildings people in the area lots of street. city many more casualties that we've been hearing about as emergency services. and really establish what happens i mean there is also of course a number of students. going to university and you know we've heard people talking about this explosion being four kilometers around i think this is going to be very interesting as events develop on sunday because they're probably going to be a lot of quite a lot of anger because this is something that's becoming very worrying and december twenty sixth the day we had twelve people were killed in a gas explosion in the city june twenty fifth the worst ever in the cards of more

than a hundred people and they died on a fuel station for various people already. done to make the distribution of gas and feel safer that kind of. major early thing in africa and campaigning in liberia's presidential and parliamentary vote is coming to the polls twenty candidates are seeking to replace africa's first elected female president ellen johnson sirleaf the contenders include a vice president a businessman and a former world footballer of the year reports from rural. candida told liberia's presidential and parliamentary elections are in the last minute effort to win over. the range from the flamboyant to the everyday process one thing they have in common though is that this time the only shoes and sound the same. and this is forcing many voters to narrow their choices down to all the allegiances of tribal region and personality we seen.

the population not. candidates with developmental. or with. many political observers believe that voters are not asking the right questions which is really tragedy. a newborn democracy is. too corny is a product of the country's broken education system. she and her neighbor take turns teaching their children the little the know this let's not use. my children the sick. i mean. the literacy rate here is about thirty percent. some candidates have promised

better life and ideas from poverty reduction to education and providing infrastructure one thing that drives what the one so far is a campaign. only to record itself remarkable development program that emerged from. the election commission here hopes. the election commission is confident of successful elections that could lead to a transition from one democratic government to another for the first time in more than forty as one of the challenges we had of course were. so in part of our country difficult to reach because. but we were blessed to have the all male here we graciously agreed to provide support to transport. a presidential aspirant needs to win more than fifty percent of the vote to avoid

a runoff for legislators though a simple majority will do. but it greece al-jazeera what rovio spain's prime minister is threatening to suspend catalonia autonomy if its leaders declare independence mariano rajoy is rolling out mediation to resolve the political crisis caused by last sunday's secession referendum supporters on both sides are set to hold demonstrations in barcelona in the coming hours tens of thousands of people held rallies calling for unity on saturday as reports. it's all in the hands apparently at a demonstration in barcelona the flattering gestures of openness and peace. let's talk they say in spanish and in catalan the language of this region pushing to secede. but not all catalans want to break away many prefer a spain united to protest here mirrored by large crowds in the capital madrid what

this shows is that whatever was happening was actually filmed well for some but by no means all the people who live. under and alberto have just married at the town hall across the square from the regional government headquarters they're happy they say to share their union with calls for national unity in spain i personally think that they must remain united car i also think that everybody has a right to choose what they want to feel where they want to be run by legally because as the crowd gathered outside inside we spoke to catalonia as foreign minister so do will of the people needs to be respected for a single reason there is no alternative to this we tried for years to enter into negotiations with the state not once or in the positive manner repression was the only answer and despite this the people went to vote freely the market and

peacefully and that is what the parliament of catalonia needs to acknowledge we have two projects here one is democracy the other one is repression of violence which one the people. will put us understand that it's in the sun. that's the youngster all the people not just half of the people there didn't just i don't know i think we need a space to express ourselves in the middle of such a polarized situation where both governments are taking us to the brink of disaster on the surface. so some are searching for a way out of this political crisis before it gets worse social media posts suggest a large pro unity demonstration planned for sunday may be disrupted by pro secession groups raise. the warriors' prospect of more violence jonah how al-jazeera barcelona. police in russia have detained more than two hundred sixty

people and untie government protests in twenty seven cities. offices in st petersburg broke up demonstrations against supporters of opposition leader. held the rallies to mark protein sixty fifth birthday. reports from moscow where police have been more restrained. saturday was a test for alexei navalny and a test for russia's security forces on the day president putin turned sixty five the opposition leader wanted supporters to demand his release from twenty days it minister to detention and for him to be allowed to run in next year's presidential elections he's going in the band an independent candidate they want the person who currently. talks about would talk about the real russian problems i love my country very much this is why i am here for a week. i wrote that they are soviet and that new generation is

growing. but while unsanctioned rallies earlier in the year tried many thousands of people not nearly so many came this time perhaps the awful weather kept people away moscow at least perhaps to get the message this time with less focus on the corruption that blight so many russians lights and more focus on the valley herself and maybe are still getting on previous demonstrations mostly young russian tourists very very vocal. disables i didn't see any of the. incident person must resign. since he was sentenced on october the second organizing unauthorized rallies there have been numerous raids and searches at his campaign offices around the country. and whereas in mosco

quarter it seems appeared to be trying new softer tactics letting protesters shout their slogans with a minimum of the rest in other cities like some pages berg it was the same old treatment with riot police wrestling people to the ground and throwing them into waiting vans will have to wait for future demos to see if this death in attendance marks a long term waning of support for me and also to see if he is favor the moscow police approach the horse in petersburg or each allan's how to zero moscow. still ahead on al-jazeera a hurricane strengthens and causes more destruction in the united states and a year after mass protests brought down a president south koreans have back on the streets for a more joyous to stay with us.

hello the incoming season's plunge dancer eastern europe there it is it's a cold front and the white top has brought rain to the balkans down through northern greece and you can follow the lives you might imagine in here different season that's autumn and you'd be right to think that in fact just clear that away in potential profile on the next when temperatures forecast for sunday twelve to fourteen book rest of the vienna you're lucky if you're in spain or portugal still warm in fact it's harder and twenty seven than under lithia and southern portugal most afonso has taken this cool wind in its stride but i think we'll find despite the fact you got rain in this cool area they will be cutoff by monday in temperatures start to rise again as the sun gets to work slow process book dissenting vienna hasn't moved much at all but italy still looking quite good now no doubt about it the season has certainly changed for a good part of northern and eastern europe and that extends to the eastern med so the winds are going to pick up now really from the central mediterranean across

from the vent temperatures at best are going to be in the middle twenty's all the way from algeria to egypt for the car it is good twenty nine other difference really is despite the paucity of on shore clouds and showers for the most part the sun is still light despite the breeze.

welcome back you're watching al-jazeera top stories this hour an armed coalition led by former al qaeda linked fighters is promising fierce fighting against those who enter its territory in syria is it late province turkey has been sending more troops to its border with it live there backing the free syrian army which crossed into italy province on sunday saturday. a gas tanker explosion in guyana has killed several people in the capital a cry was followed by a second blast the explosions happened near a transport terminal and post the hostels for university students and spain's prime minister is threatening to suspend catalonia is autonomy if its leaders declare independence hall is running out mediation to resolve the political crisis caused

by last sunday's secession referendum. thousands of people are expected to gather in occupied east jerusalem to mark a jewish religious holiday they'll be visiting the oxe a mosque compound which jews refer to as a temple mount and regarded as a holy site in previous years there's been violence as right wing settlers wears courted into the area by israeli forces they have sealed off the occupied west bank and gaza strip for eleven days and say when the so-called holiday begin began. now to the u.s. saying hurricane nate has hit a second stage along the gulf coast the storm lashing the sea of elfie in mississippi with winds of up to one hundred thirty five kilometers an hour mate has already killed at least thirty people in central america its strength and again as it moved over the warm waters of the gulf of mexico first hitting southeast louisiana on saturday night danielle shaima reports from new orleans. hurrican mates with winds of up to one hundred thirty five kilometers an hour was increasing

its speed as it worked its way north to the gulf of mexico it finally made landfall fairly close to the mouth of the mississippi river and it will bring with it heavy rains and increasingly strong winds dorothy's here feel that they have made sufficient precautions to withstand this very strong winds but these are people who have suffered. a tropical storm in the recent years the most notable being hurricane katrina in two thousand and five with billions of dollars worth of damage was caused by something like a thousand eight hundred people killed a great deal of investment has gone into those defenses so it's really now a case of working through the night watching and waiting to see what kind of damage needs to be assessed in the with the light of day and whether those defenses have in fact been effective. the u.n. secretary general says he's never witnessed the level of devastation like he saw in

parts of the caribbean during his first war of several hurricane battered islands and only the terrorists traveled to barbuda and dominica to see the damage from hurricane and maria ninety five percent of all infrastructure in by bordeaux was destroyed by the terrorist told on the island nations are the first victims of climate change. the reason of my visit to. munich is exactly to raise awareness to put pressure on international community for a stronger humanitarian aid now and also for a stronger aid in relation to the reconstruction and the building resilience in the islands of the caribbean as we emerge and that in the next few years seems will get worse than worst the world bank is promoting. meeting in the context of their annual meeting and i urge the international community to fully support these caribbean states they are small islands they are sometimes completely destroyed

they are classified many of them as middle income countries they have no access to grants or to soft loans these needs to be revisited and i think it's essential for the international community to be able to help these states allowing them to reconstruct and overcoming the enormous difficulties that they face not only because of the natural disasters but because of the i levels of depth that they already had before they need international solidarity they have not contributed to climate change but they are the first victims of these. impacts of climate change people in las vegas have held a march to remember the fifty eight victims of last sunday's mashing. they sang in prayed for those who died as well as survivors and emergency services and make hard for tighter gun control laws by the uproar a gun tourism culture continues to thrive in las vegas christian salome reports.

the guns are real the ammunition non-lethal rubber bullets for about one hundred dollars you too can experience what it's like to shoot and get shot at here at the las vegas gun fights shooting range. paper targets are the lowest form of firearms training you don't move they don't react they certainly don't shoot back. but. the idea is to simulate a real gun battle in the fear and the adrenaline rush it inspires when you see a weapon pointed at you. must vegas gun fights are just one aspect of the city's thriving gun tourism industry which also includes places like battlefield vegas to get ready for

a shooting range where guests can fire automatic weapons and even drive a tank over a car. but. literally it's become a very very popular tradition without a machine gun vegas is one of the few establishment is to shut down after fifty eight people were shot and killed at an outdoor concert expressed support for limited gun control measures there's absolutely no reason for an average citizen who wants to have a gun to have one hundred round magazine. ok there is no reason for them to be able to buy. excess reese with a gun which makes the gun almost fully automatic there's just no reason for according to economist jeffrey water half of the economic activity in las vegas comes from tourism i think that it's in our long run best interest. to deal with this problem so that. tourists feel more secure more safe but

for many here feeling more safe means having a gun and knowing how to use it. the person behind the gun is the problem not the guy like it indeterminate inspired me to just really want to be more trained the owner of las vegas fight says six hundred people signed up for his gun training class this week kristopher me al-jazeera las vegas nevada. staying in the us a leading hollywood film studio has launched an inquiry into one of its founders after accusations of sexual harassment academy award winning producer harvey weinstein has taken an indefinite leave of absence a report by the new york times says he has settled eight sexual harassment cases in three decades he has apologized in surrey court came out and says he'll get therapy . so dan's foreign minister has welcomed a decision by the u.s. to lift sanctions but he's called for washington to do go further and remove saddam

from a list of countries terrorists and reports. joy on the streets of sudan after the u.s. state department announced it was lifting twenty year old economic and trade sanctions it's seen as a move down the path of normalizing relations some think it'll improve their lives as you see the american and sudanese flags flown in a spontaneous popular joyful reaction this is an indication that the sanctions have had a heavy toll on the people and the economy. prices and living costs have fallen a made easier for the needy the announcement was widely anticipated a process started under president barack obama the u.s. saying the move came after sudan began addressing concerns of fighting terrorism and human rights abuses the sanctions were piling pressure on an already struggling economy and. it's true that the country is facing economic problems however the sanctions exacerbated if not complicated the situation it doesn't enable government

officials to restructure the economy as it should be there were also assurances that sudan won't enter into arms deals with north korea and it had already diplomatically distance itself from iran but the opposition feels it's the wrong way to go. the lifting of sanctions will not bear any fruit it's only into propaganda but in the end it will have a negative impact on the regime simply because it sent out the wrong message to the people. sudan though will remain on the u.s. list of state sponsors of terrorism so as the relationship between the two countries improves there's still more work to be done it's got harder al-jazeera. protests have been held across australia against the current country's largest coal mine projects crowds gathered on the beaches and cities demanding the government stop the proposed mining indian group adani is behind the project is promising to bring thousands of jobs but environmentally say it will destroy the great barrier reef this would be the biggest coal mine ever built in australia and one of the

biggest ever built in the world it's a massive project and all of the ships would be all of this car would be explored out through the barrier reef so the risks the rate than about thirty percent of the barrier reef unfortunately is already dead from while warming but to add an enormous risk such as this so that by through the ships going through the roof but also of course this car was getting burnt and that is going to contribute significantly to morrow. it's a place of madness at a time when the rest of the world is trying to move away from fossil fuels there's a festive mood in south korea's capital nearly a year after it was at the center of mass protests leading to the president's downfall rob mcbride reports from seoul on what's cheering people up. the people

have taken the streets once more this time in the name of. people like jim suntech who was a protester a year ago now a street performer. parenting video i think all different types of people were gathered here especially the young in felt like a revolution taking place. the protest was sparked by corruption allegations against then president park in hay that eventually led to her downfall it's almost three years since the scandal broke bringing out people onto the streets both for and against party and hate and as her impeachment proceeded so the struggle between them became ever more bitter and divisive. at its height hundreds of thousands took part in candlelit vigil as as the country teetered on the verge of chaos that south korea's democracy was strong enough to survive it is reason enough to celebrate

a variety of street art performances and happenings from the amusing. to the confusing. but with the goal of trying to help heal a bruise society drawing on the experience. it's natural that freedom and human rights should feed into our we hope that through this bestival we can restore a sense that we are not strangers but all want unity. economic problems and the lurking danger of a conflict over north korea persist but this offers a welcome break. the atmosphere so lively with so much happening. is the protests last year south korea has become more open for its citizens. the festival marks the end of an extended autumn holiday and in the coming days south koreans will return to work and to their own going troubles but that's tomorrow bride al-jazeera so.

know again i'm fully back to go with the headlines on al-jazeera and ahmed coalition led by former al qaeda linked fighters is promising fierce fighting against those who enter its territory in syria's early province turkey has been sending more troops to its waterway there they are backing the free syrian army which crossed into the province on saturday. near the turkey syria border the turkish military has lost yet in to syria but we do understand from different sources that the free syrian army is now into some sort of a buffer zone inside syria where in for the final. push to take on high at the positions in the now the news a gas tanker explosion in ghana has killed several people in the capital accra it was followed by a second blast the explosions happened near

a transport terminal and close to hospitals for university students. spain's prime minister is threatening to suspend catalonia autonomy if it seeders declare independence marianna hoyer is ruling out mediation to resolve the political crisis caused by last sunday's secession referendum on saturday tens of thousands of people rallied in madrid and barcelona to call for unity police in russia have detained more than two hundred sixty people and on tie government protests in twenty seven cities. officers in st petersburg broke up demonstrations against about amir protein supporters of opposition leader alexina vonnie held the rallies to mark proteins sixty fifth birthday. and in the us hurricane nate has hit a second state along the gulf coast the storm lashed the city of biloxi mississippi

with winds of up to one hundred thirty five kilometers an hour mate has already killed at least thirty people in central america as strength and again as it moved over the gulf of mexico and hits louisiana on saturday night and those are the headlines inside story is next on al-jazeera stay with us. in the hashtag the room where news coverage of looking for an easy solution we delved deeper from on says and challenge the status quo is join him in the hot sun for a new season of love for him but this time. saudi arabia and russia have been rivals for decades and on opposite sides on many issues the saudi king says story visit suggests a new relationship why now and what does it mean for the middle age this is inside story.