in this film we go back over the last 500 years of all manny's history of tribes gore's rebellion and colonization and explore how and why oman still plays an important regional role today. at least 20 palestinians are killed including children in gaza as israel responds to rocket attacks on jerusalem. hello i'm down in jordan this is our jazeera live from doha also coming up israeli security forces storm alex a mosque once again injuring hundreds of palestinians attending prayer services at one of islam's holiest sites. it's very close to the steps to.

deescalate the situation the u.s. secretary of state joins an international chorus calling for calm. plus a cyber attack on a major oil pipeline supplying fuel to much of the u.s. east coast highlights the severe vulnerabilities in american infrastructure. welcome to the program we begin with the latest escalation in the israel palestine conflict tensions have been running high after days of protests will now anger has spread from occupied east jerusalem to gaza it follows ongoing provocation and violence between palestinians and israeli forces marking some of the worst unrest seen in years at least 20 palestinians have been killed after israeli airstrikes hit gaza israel struck targets across the city after hamas fired

a barrage of long range rockets from the strip into jerusalem well hamas launched that attack over what it called israeli aggression at the al aqsa mosque compound israeli forces fired rubber coated steel bullets tear gas and stun grenades at more than 300 palestinian worshippers for a 2nd time in a week there's been widespread international condemnation of the continuing violence and calls are growing louder for a deescalation between both sides. we really focused on the situation in israel. west bank gaza. very deeply concerned about the rocket attacks that we. need to stop the need to stop immediately. how a force that has more now from outside damascus gate. the israeli government is saying that it will deal a forceful response to hamas for what hamas has threatened to do and

has done in sending 7 rockets long range rockets from gaza swards jerusalem one of them was intercepted the 6 others they fell in open areas and the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has said that this will be a response lasting several days and for some time that that is necessitated by the fact that hamas crossed a red line in firing on jerusalem now in gaza the israeli military response has already been under way for some time there have been wave after wave of rockets coming out of gaza towards the israeli areas near the strip itself and strikes from the air from israeli aircraft into gaza 2 and in one blast alone in beit hanoun at the beginning of that israeli response the palace in health ministry says 9 people were killed 3 of them children now there's been no clarity on this from the israeli

military as to whether they were responsible or not for that particular blast but we've been speaking to hamas military sources who say that that was a targeted strike against a palestinian islamic jihad fighter who himself was responsible for firing a anti-tank missile at an israeli civilian jeep at the beginning of this latest flare up in all the passing health ministry is now saying 21 people have been killed so far so this is a major escalation and the numbers of dead and injured inside gaza amounting. well as talk to me to abraham live now in ramallah in the occupied west bank media so we've seen another day of worsening violence between both sides now hearing a further rocket attacks into steroids in israel so where do things stand on the ground right now. it's a cautious call on now. it's a compound in occupied east jerusalem but there has been confrontations from

between the palestinians and the israeli police since the early hours of monday as a result according to the cross and they had more than 600 injuries and $400.00 of those were transferred to hospitals we're talking about palestinians now also we have an update from protests and confrontations within israel itself in a city a palestinian was shot dead and he was killed and there are some sources who are saying that this palestinian was shot by an armed israeli civilian so we're yet to be able to confirm that piece of information but also another palestinian was critically shot so it does still a tense situation in the gaza strip as you just mentioned we are talking about the latest barrage of rockets far from gaza and they may be

a response to what has said he is the spokesperson our military wing and he has said around 2 hours ago that they were giving israel 2 hours to end the siege what they called it the siege on the compound before they would still. attack the israelis and it seems that this is what happened with these rockets now when it comes to the situation here in the occupied west bank there have been several protests here and there and some of them have a went to confrontation points with the israeli military and according to that they've told us that there are they've dealt with more than 200 injuries some are from. inhaling tear gas from. rubber coated steel bullets or those who were hurt by life in. need of that's the situation on

the ground what more have palestinian officials been saying. the palestinian president mahmoud abbas has announced that flags will be flying at half mast mourning those who would. trip and he also said that all. the festivities would be canceled now when it comes to the. 1960 ration we haven't been seeing really much of celebrations but still now every activity. that we are going to be held to march. are not going to be happening anymore so for palestinian officials they are saying that they're diplomatically trying to get the security council we are expecting a session by the. ministers on tuesday so they're saying they wanted international community to pressure israel to calm the situation need to abraham

lived in ramallah in the occupied west bank need to thank you for that let's cross live now to washington d.c. i'm told to go to. the u.s. state anthony blinken we heard calling for deescalation but what position has the biden administration taken here. well a very cautious one quite frankly it's very clear that the by the administration does not want to wade too quickly too deep into what is widely seen here in washington as a volatile situation and one that could be changing very rapidly so what you've been hearing out of washington all day on monday is essentially what you heard from anthony blinken deescalation deescalation trying to get everyone to to to to remain calm and lower the temperature if you will we heard that from the podium of the press secretary. and then we also heard from multiple other officials including the spokesperson at the pentagon who said that the rocket attacks into israel were

unacceptable and also said that the u.s. would back israel in whatever way that needed to be done as israel's right to defend itself but most notably did not. single out in any way shape or form the israeli aggression against the palestinians that we've seen in recent days bottom line here is is that the biden administration has been wanting to in the 1st months and even the 1st really year of his presidency focus very sharply on the covert vaccine rollout and on the economy they are now faced with what could be their 1st international crisis and so far the administration wants to take a very hands off role but it's unclear how much longer they can simply stay on the sidelines given the situation there but we are hearing from democratic lawmakers democratic congress people on capitol hill that are encouraging the by

administration both publicly and privately for him to take a more strong stance on this but so far or hearing from washington is that if biden astray ssion plan state on any sort of mediation role it would be in the medium. or long term not immediately all right i gave bill is on the live for us there in washington d.c. gave thank you let's bring in rummy kurri he's director of global engagement at the american university of beirut and joins us via skype from boston rami great to have you back so let's talk about here but let's talk 1st about these tit for tat rocket attacks and the dozens of palestinians killed in gaza by israel's response how dangerous romney is this latest escalation we're now seeing between both sides. and it's dangerous in the sense that you're getting people all over palestine and the west bank in gaza in jerusalem in israel itself. protesting standing in solidarity protesting in the streets of some rockets fired from gaza but most of

the time this peaceful protest and this is happened over and over and over again so it's it's dramatic in the short term it's not unusual in the long term does as far as the reality that if we don't find a political resolution to the underlying conflict between palestine and israel between zionism and our business we are going to see this happening over and over as long as the police continue what they've been doing for a century which is judaizing car as an occupying and. huge parts of our senior arab territory since the balfour declaration of 1917 so this is the real problem the underlying conflict was never a result it broke out in 194767 again you have a constant displacement of power yet iran has not you know i mean you've made an important point there because as you say we've seen days of violence and unrest in

the al aqsa mosque compound and then we have these impending evictions of palestinian families from shaikh gerar so we have all the ingredients here for an extremely volatile mix which i guess was bound to explode and we saw that happen today. yes and it's exploded erupted regularly over literally over the last 100 years or go back to the 192-119-0347 this is been going on nonstop because you have 2 people the palestinian are residents of the land and jewish israeli zionist residents of the land each of whom says this land belongs to us the palestinians have made the offer to the israelis of the jewish people to live in peace with a jewish majority state of israel we have made this offer so really 40 years ago the p.l.o. and all our supporters of the peace plans the israeli government and and the zionist groups have not made

a reciprocal offer express any kind of realistic willingness to live in equality and peace in an israeli state and a palestinian state side by a circuit so until you get a political resolution we're going to see these kinds of eruptions happening over and over over again it's mostly civilians who get killed rami one of the other key players here is of course the americans u.s. 2nd of state anthony blinken to both sides to deescalate but many critics say look the u.s. response has been a week here in washington continues to turn a blind eye to israel's abuses of the palestinians and it can no longer be seen as an honest broker the peace anyway. it never was an honest broker they tried to present themselves as the mediator and they were the virtually the sole mediator for almost 40 years from after night to 7 and they had almost 0 success they real really had no clear breakthroughs in any way that could be credited to

the united states as mediation and merican mediators themselves hosts this in their memoirs so american mediation is not impartial mediation mission it largely supports the israeli view for many reasons that go back in history area and contemporary situations but the fact is there must be an international effort of some sorts which includes the americans to try to bring of a about a political settlement rami just a final quick point both the u.n. security council and the middle east quartet have given lukewarm concern to the violence but none of this as you say addresses the much broader under the old issues that palestinians are still under israeli occupation and any progress the peace is currently dead in the water so what happens next then. what happens next is there will be a buildup of political pressure to palestine and israel across the arab world the muslim world that the international community as a whole you'll see demonstrations i went to a small demonstration and boston yesterday 2 days ago and this is going to.

tempers will rise and then things will quiet down and it'll then happen again in a month or 2 or 3 months later in this fascinating that the flare ups almost always happen in jerusalem for men maybe symbolic and practical and that continuing underlying polity that drives this process of constant tension is the nonstop israelis i honest plan and actions to drive out palestinians slowly slowly 250000 palestinians have had their residency permits in the west bank revoked since 1907 and this is happening in jerusalem so that's the underlying issue unless it's addressed politically and equitably from both sides we will see these things happening over and over and maybe getting worse rami khouri thank you very much indeed for your time thanks for talking to al-jazeera our time pressure breaking

out as iran when we come back the world health organization declares the covert 19 strain spreading in india is a variant of global concern. and a covert crime wave is anxiety over the u.s. reopening fueling a rise in gun violence more than states. how is that weather has been very unsettled across southern parts of the u.s. recently more thundery downpours coming in as we go on through the next couple of days actually all linked to this very active cold front possibility of some tornadoes as this system continues to just drag its way eastwards across those southern states texas louisiana mississippi alabama all seeing some very heavy rain we'll see that western weather gradually pushing across towards georgia as well that's going to be down towards the deep south to choose to where we're going to

see the worst of the weather still some mountain snow just sliding off the rockies you notice it brightens up here as we go on through wednesday he pushed out into the south there we go more heavy downpours and we are lot it is see some localized flooding as a result of this very very wet weather up into the northeast is fine and dry lovely weather there new york confidence 1718 celsius in most of the border we get in a 17 therefore ottawa down into the caribbean sunshine we have got a few showers just around the eastern side of the caribbean but i think that we feel and further between as we go through the next heaviest showers into the western side of the region side nicaragua a costa rica sinks and lively showers from time to time elsewhere she can say also of lovely tropical sunshine. frank assessment it's. exactly how. taking for the situation

might not be repeated again informed opinions is the u.s. with thinking military positioning in the middle east or is it just to simply. the ministry has said this is a message to the region the united states here's a rethink you're here to military posture in-depth analysis of the day's global headlines inside story. welcome back a quick amount of our top stories here this hour at least 20 palestinians have been killed after israeli air strikes in gaza israel struck targets across the city after hamas fired a barge of long range rockets from the gaza strip into jerusalem. all that happened

after israeli forces fired rubber coated steel bullets tear gas and stun grenades at more than $300.00 palestinian worshippers in al aqsa mosque for a 2nd time this week. there's been widespread international condemnation of the ongoing fighting and there are calls for a deescalation between both sides the u.s. and the e.u. said the violence needs to stop immediately. now the head of a un investigation into crimes committed by eisel in iraq says there's overwhelming evidence the group committed genocide against the years eating people along with forensic evidence collected from mass graves special advisor karen card says i saw documents identified specific perpetrators based upon independent and impartial investigations complying with international standards the un best practice there is clear and convincing evidence of the crimes against the easy to people. constituted genocide or particularly we have identified

specific perpetrators that clearly have responsibility for the crime of genocide against these easy really. u.c.d. activist and nobel peace prize laureate says the united nations has broken promises it made to the use e.d. community nadia mirada urged the security council to act now on evidence collected by investigators she says justice for the years has been deferred and i saw the perpetrators must be held to account at the international criminal court iran has confirmed publicly for the 1st time on monday that it's in talks with its rival saudi arabia in an effort to reduce tensions. it deescalation of tensions between the 2 great islamic countries in the persian gulf region is definitely in the interest of the 2 peoples and the region as a responsible country we think we must always be welcoming of resolving the issues

that have existed between the 2 countries we hope with the exchanging of atmosphere to be able to reach a meaningful understanding with bilateral relations and regional developments we will make our very best at it in this regard. the u.s. regulators of giving the green light for pfizer biotech's corona virus vaccine to be used on children as young as 12 years old most covered 1000 vaccines worldwide have only been authorized for use on adults the head of the european medicines agency has also said the job could be approved for 12 to 15 year olds as early as this month british prime minister boris johnson has announced the further relaxing of coronavirus restrictions in england from next monday people will be allowed to meet in groups of up to 30 outdoors and restaurants and pubs will reopen for indoor dining scotland wales and northern ireland decide their own 19 rules the indian government has asked the supreme court not to interfere with its vaccine policies that are made mounting criticism of how the country's handle it spiralling corona

virus outbreak and vaccine rollout elizabeth purana reports from new delhi. the southern state of cannot occur as the new epicenter of the corona virus in india as people wait for hours to cremate their loved ones migrant workers and leaving its capital of bengal. i t hub is one of india's richest cities attracting workers from all over the country but a strict lockdown means daily wage earners have lost their livelihoods. is going to be a lot down here in bangalore so i'm going home to be difficult to find work as amazing during. my going to and daily wage workers like i'm a some of the most vulnerable to car the 19 and have the least access to vaccinations. as an auto rickshaw driver comes into contact with strangers every day but he doesn't have any electronic devices needed to register online for the

vaccine but with regard to having a smartphone is so doing him a shoe and those on a door they're asking their neighbors or they're not getting vaccinated if they don't register they can get vaccinated. delivers food for a living and says he can't afford to take time off work. means offering vaccinations but we don't know where to go or what to do. money or do we get vaccinated there's hardly anyone so it's not possible for us to go get vaccinated. even those who are able to make an appointment have to wait in line for hours the government expanded the vaccination program to include everyone above the age of 18 but there aren't enough doses. it's asking the world trade organization to remove intellectual property rights on covert vaccines so that it can manufacture them at no what costs but health experts say the indian government can do a lot more to increase production including removing the patent on that indigenous biotech vaccine. which are supported by the buyer in this

product. is hoping to me. on the product rather than ensure that everybody gets it so the incentive for it is to make huge royalties which means higher prices. india is the world's biggest vaccine manufacturer but only 10 percent of adults have received a 1st jab as india's coronavirus cases remain high and the number of vaccinations go down the supreme court will this week continue its hearing into the government's policy that includes allow the vaccine manufacturers to charge different prices to the central government day and private hospital elizabeth warren an al-jazeera new delhi. not life in the u.s. is gradually beginning to return to normal as the effects of the pandemic gradually subside and that means crime is returning to its usual level and even passing it a spate of mass shootings over the past few days is fueling fears of

a so-called covert crime wave and is under gallagher reports now from miami lock down anxiety could be to blame. there were 9 much shootings over the weekend in the u.s. according to the gun violence archive that was split 6 dead at a family birthday party in colorado springs in new york's times square a 4 year old child was caught in crossfire as that city deals with a proliferation of weapons taking guns off the street new york city had it on the army great over the last 2 years and it's try having we have lots of points about 2028 was a year dominated by the deadly covert 900 pandemic but despite lockdowns and less outdoor activity major cities soar spikes in murder rates places like los angeles chicago and new york all recorded surges of at least 30 percent experts say covert anxiety loss of jobs and fewer police on the streets are all factors you now have

a pent populace that is combining with guns mental health and everything there all of us went through last year and you're opening back up the demand for firearms last year led to 3000000 more guns being sold the normal according to the brookings institute many of those cells were driven by concerns over personal safety and the civil unrest following the death of george floyd at the hands of police i fear that we're going to see these things happen continually but i don't what i don't want is i don't want people to be desensitized to this normalcy we shouldn't accept this is part of our war no other country in the world as this nation begins its slow recovery from the pandemic the scars from a period that hit the disadvantaged hardest may continue during a pandemic overall crime fell but it's a dramatic rise in shootings and murder that has many concerned it's hoped the vaccine rollout schools reopening and increased employment will help statistics at

this stage are necessarily an indicator of future trends but it's clear the defeat of code 19 may be the best solution for now and the gallacher al-jazeera miami florida. amazon has revealed it blocked more than $10000000000.00 listings last year on suspicion of being counterfeit goods the online retailer says that's around 70 percent more than it blocked in 2019 it says scammers were trying to take advantage of shoppers who are buying more online during the pandemic a cyber attack targeting the systems which manage an american oil pipeline has raised the price of petrol on the futures market that could now push the price up for consumers across the united states colonial pipeline shut down its systems on friday to stem the damage and it could be several weeks before everything is back online but to go hang as the story it's the kind of attack cybersecurity experts have been worried about this is the biggest attack that involved vital

infrastructure colonial pipeline a private company operates a pipeline the moves 45 percent of the east coast diesel gas and jet fuel from texas all the way up to new jersey almost 10000000 liters a day but they shut down the nearly 9000 kilometer pipeline on friday saying they've been the target of a ransomware attack a group called dark side is believed to be behind the attack it's demanding money to hand back control of the systems it suggested russian criminals may again be involved at the end of last year multiple u.s. companies were hacked in an operation called solar winds the criminal gangs may have gained information during that hack the company said it was trying to contain the damage but there are questions as to whether the hackers gained access to the control systems that could cause a major accident the implications for this for national security cannot be overstated the federal government is investigating the department of energy is

working directly with colonial to get deployed lines back on line operated at full capacity as quickly as safely as possible. the f.b.i. also using gauge to assess the dress this attack they've ease restrictions on moving fuel across the country by other means but experts say it could have a huge impact depending on how long it stays shut down because colonial delivers to these terminals every 5 days one can bet on big 4 or 5 of a colonial out there we could see a much greater widespread impact through war to areas throughout the middle way i think in the south the east. the by demonstration was expected to unveil new cyber security requirements in the coming days now real world proof of just how much it is needed to call him al-jazeera washington now lafayette square the park across from the white house has reopened federal authorities blocked the park from the

public almost a year ago at the height of nationwide protests following the killing of george floyd but much of the fencing remains and freeways are now open to the future of the golden globes have been plunged into uncertainty after u.s. television network n.b.c. announced it would not screen the awards next year the hollywood foreign press association runs the annual film and television awards it's been under fire for months following allegations of racism sexism bullying and corruption major hollywood studios and the number of movie stars up publicly denounced the organization. time for a quick check of the headlines here on al-jazeera at least 20 palestinians have been killed after israeli airstrikes hit gaza. israel struck targets across the city after hamas fired a bharadwaj of long range rockets from the gaza strip.