the below the bolo . a pregnant mother and her toddler are among the dead as israel strikes back against rocket attacks from gaza. thanks. dan it's also coming up. passions run high argentina's senate is about to vote on extending legal abortion. joseph kabila says he won't turn his congolese president instead he nominates a former minister to contest december's election. dry and increasingly desperate

of australia's most populous state a become a dust bowl. thank . the un says it's deeply alarmed by a new flare up of violence between israel and gaza at least three palestinians have been killed including a pregnant mother and her eighteen month old daughter in an explosive exchange in the girls' a strip the israeli military says seventy rockets were fired from gaza israeli media say six people were injured by shrapnel in the israeli border town of out and in response israel launched a series of strikes targeting hamas positions andrew symonds has the latest from girls. the attacks may be more in cements and and less intense but the fighting is going on as strikes some shelling from the sea from the israeli navy hissing gaza panic in the streets and on the israeli side panic that to run across the southern

communities of israel and what next it's unclear this is my report. deep into the night intense bombardments the flash of outgoing rockets from gaza. israel's iron dome air defense system knocked out several of the missiles but the majority got through and in response came the blasts and flames from israeli airstrikes. this is how it started here a rocket unlike most of them finding its targets the israeli town of his people fleeing in all directions in the panic towns right across southern israel under attack. the response was fast. as strikes right across the gaza strip up to twenty mostly bases of the al qassam brigade the military wing of hamas

it released a statement saying in retaliation against the israeli aggression the resistance is continuing to fire rockets at israeli towns. the casualties may not have been a higher number but they included a mother and baby in a house hit in daryl barracks. as emergency services on both sides of gaza's walls responded to the incoming and outgoing fire egyptian mediators bring gauged in trying to pursue both sides to call a truce much rest now on the real intentions of israel and hamas to warn or both really intend to break down the ceasefire talks and nicholai madden of the un special envoy has been here before not so serious but he mediated and succeeded in stopping the fighting a month ago his words our collective efforts have prevented an explosion until

now we will work hard to ensure gaza steps back from the brink. camelot and of and egyptian mediators bring gaza back from the brink again gazan people are in fear tonight that he may not succeed there are more questions than answers right now could this be a tactical pro youth of violence ahead of signing any agreement to get more damage done on how fast as far as israel is concerned and hamas to rally its faithful with a show of force possible but everything rests now with the israeli response it seems and the israeli security cabinet is meeting later on thursday we may know more that. colombia's new president says he'll review decision by his predecessor to recognize the state of palestine the former leader of one man

while santos made a decision in the final days of his leadership saying palestine is a free sovereign and independent state is being welcomed by the palestinians is contributing to the search for peace in the region but the new colombian president divan duke a says he'll need to examine the implications of that decision. now after more than twelve hours of debate senators in argentina are due to vote soon on a highly contentious bill that could legalize abortion during the first fourteen weeks of pregnancy were that sustain live in the senate and brought us ours now if they pass the bill this deeply catholic nation will become only the third country in latin america to make the procedure illegal they've been protest for and against abortion since the lower house call for a loan last month. a latin america editor to see a new man has more from one side or. more to make here in argentina coated one

for the opposing group of those who favor abortion rights. the back. to her up the street inside the senate disease very important for all the society because a lot of women are dying because they made their status at abortion because you don't want to be bothered it's a right you can't just to be a matter not an idea and an equal or ego women will continue having abortions and we ask that women don't die and can't have the right to a legal safe and free procedure the decision is not expected until after midnight here along. with you. right now they're. out on the street to try to make up. for most our hearing might be the

road in the senate the last five years change their mind at the last minute this is the start vote in south america's second largest country and it's a debate that has got galvanized and divided public opinion in a country where planned destiny unsafe abortions and the long poles of maternal deaths. across latin. america thousands of people are rallying in support of women in argentina this is a scene in the brazilian city of rio de janeiro their supreme court is deciding whether to legalize abortion for up to twelve weeks of pregnancy and to len's of be marching in the capital santiago demanding that only abortion laws be react relaxed even more just last year chile legalized terminations in certain circumstances in cases of rape when the mother's life is endangered or when a fetus is now full. at least nineteen people have been arrested over what the venezuelan government says was the attempted assassination of the president nicolas

maduro wasn't hurt when explosions from a drone interrupted a military parade in caracas on saturday he's blamed the opposition colombia as well as a group of us finances for the apparent attack some opposition figures of now being stripped of their parliament three immunity and linked with the incident. now the u.s. is announcing it will impose new sanctions on moscow because of a chemical attack a form of russian double agent the state department says russia of aged novacek to try to place in say gasquet of paul and his daughter in southern england in march she have returns even for. the latest sanctions don't appear to be the result of any new information into the poisoning of surgeries rip out a double agent spying on the russians for the british and his daughter in march of this year in the u.k. but the trouble ministration has expressed confidence in the british allegation that the russians were responsible it certainly looks like the russians were behind

it something that should never ever happen and we're taking it very seriously as i think are many others in marginal trumpet ministration expelled sixty russian diplomats from the u.s. as a result of the attacks the state department says having made the determination that the russians were responsible sanctions were required to be imposed on the u.s. law governing chemical and biological weapons the sanctions mean there will be what's called a presumption of denial on exports of goods to russian companies owned or funded by the states that the u.s. deemed to have a significance for national security the state department gave examples of gas turbines electronic equipment integrated circuits and calibration equipment and efficient said that over fifty percent of commerce department export licenses include at least one such national security item so hundreds of millions of dollars of goods may be affected over the u.s. will still export items on a case by case basis deemed to be of foreign assistance for the russian people

related to space flight currently the americans are entirely dependent on the russians to transport its astronauts into space and passenger aviation. is moscow doesn't prove within three months that it's not using chemical or biological weapons has not given reliable assurances that none will be used in the future and doesn't allow inspections to ensure no usage what were described as more draconian side. actions would be imposed there's long been a contradiction between the trumpet ministrations tough policies against russia and donald trump's wish for closer in age when seen most notably in helsinki i think that the united states now is step forward along with russia getting together and we have a chance to do some great things but these are the latest in a raft of sanctions against russia imposed on the trump and along with the approval of lethal arms sales to the ukrainian government the bombing of syrian installations and increasing funding for the european defense edition of specifically designed to counter russia there has been a hardening of the u.s. position geopolitically against russia since the previous administration she had.

turkey has pledged to continue buying natural gas from iran despite the new sanctions imposed by the united states iran's foreign minister has also warned the sanctions will not stop his country from exporting oil saying it's impossible to run off on to say president trump warned the world against doing business with tehran the measures target access to u.s. banknotes and industries like cars and carpets. well those sanctions are worrying others as well especially india which imports a loss of a rainy an oil andrew thomas says from new delhi. few of those filling up at this new delhi petrol station have a view on iran's nuclear program nor the merits of the deal to control it but the renewal of u.s. sanctions on iran could be felt here india is the second biggest importer of iranian oil after china eighteen percent of its oil comes from iran but rather

present over there when petrol prices go up it's the common people like me and others who are affected. india also exports to iran some to see more rice the reimposition of sanctions so far does not cover food nor oil the full extent of what the united states expects of other countries will be no until november india is hoping exemptions can be made a waiver from the sanctions regime or freedom from consequences if it does continue to trade with iran. but indian exports to the us a twenty five times those to iran it can't afford to risk them the door does and will be taken by the wall meant it will be in the national interest. we have to strike a balance between who was. no one of them i started you know one of my main business partner india has close ties to iran president has on rouhani came to new delhi in february prime minister narendra modi went to tehran two years ago the

country's tiny's our strategic as well as economic sanctions on iran are just a matter of money for india this is about more than the price of petrol all right so there is a geo political dimension to the us sanctions regime could fall in. india is the major investor in this sport in iran southcoast it gives india access by sea to places which because pakistan blocks land routes it can't reach otherwise you don is important from the geographical point of fuel india looking at afghanistan looking at central asia so we can see how when we talk about the connectivity projects. investment in iran is also politically strategic china's so-called belt and road investment initiative gives its influence across central asia if india can rival its people here believe china's influence will grow. little is clear yet u.s.

and indian officials will meet in september to discuss what the full u.s. sanctions regime will mean here it could hurt al jazeera new delhi. still to come here at al-jazeera. she's still got their backing former first lady is out of jail after serving just three of a twenty year sentence. and the new terrorist causing frustration and fear. in yemen. from the clear blue sky of the dome home. to the fresh autumn breeze in the city of la. welcome back it's time to look at weather conditions around the levant and western side of asia and here we've got fine conditions for the most part time becky stan sunshine thirty seven degrees we've lost the showers on the southern

side of the caspian sea we've got heavy showers around the caucasus and through on the eastern side of the black sea these are the mediterranean is looking fine temperatures there of thirty one expected in beirut and some a sore temperatures expected through friday so let's head down into the arabian peninsula on the western side of the peninsula temperatures in the low forty's bit of cloud around most is fairly high so just looks quite attractive as the sun sets me more on the eastern side of the peninsula we've got still enough of a breeze to in the course of thursday temperatures here in doha forty degrees celsius but as we head into the weekend i think we're going to find the humidity creeping up as that wind drops somewhat lighter and meanwhile musk out there temperatures of twenty nine degrees and certainly quite a bit of cloud around moving into south africa we've got an area of what we call convergence and you see this area of rain developing across south africa with the chance of some really heavy rain into the south so with snow at the higher elevations and some of the forecasts are to friday the whole system moves towards

the south but certainly looks as though across this region it's going to be pretty disturbed the weather sponsored by qatar race. every weekly news cycle brings a series of breaking stones happening was in the truck didn't happen on the boy told through the eyes of the world journalists the images matter a lot international politics. post as we turn the camera. and focus on how they report on the stories that matter the most. third if someone from the country who guides you to lead you to this story of the byline tells us who wrote the listening post on alt.

traverses take a look at the top stories here of al-jazeera this morning a pregnant mother and her toddler are among the three palestinians who were killed in an explosive exchange between israel and hamas the israeli military says seventy rockets were fired from gaza but it intercepted several of them it retaliated by targeting hamas sites in gaza with air strikes. argentinians have been protesting for and against legalizing abortion the senate has been debating the issue for more than twelve years they'll that's a scene the live in one osiris it's expected to make a decision within the coming hour. the u.s. says it will impose sanctions against russia over an attack on a former spy in britain earlier this year the state department says russia use a nerve agent to try to poison sergei's cripple and his daughter in southern

england in march. the president of the democratic republic of congo will not be standing in december's election years if could be this refusal to step down in twenty six scene led to violence and the delay of the vote he's now backing a close ally to replace him but as katherine sawyer strains there is competition for the job. after months of speculation and. less trusted ally has been nominated by the common front. as he said. it was a surprise to many who thought the president would try to run for a third time even though he's bad by the constitution will choose other political leaders diary's a secretary of the president's people's party for reconstruction and democracy p.p.r. deal he comes from the same power. of ins in the is describing as mother as well as powerful generals in the military for that analysts say is seen as

a safe bet. he's however and a european union sanctions list for human rights abuses particularly during protests late last year when he was interior minister security forces a safe to have used excessive force on protesters but party supporters and officials say they will stand by. the government here president joseph kabila is an exceptional leader in africa and the world and i think he said he will not seek reelection and he has to do by his will his strongest opponents john p.r. bamba was reason he acquitted by the international criminal court.