the who's ah for you on human rights council agrees to investigate whether crimes were committed during the 11 day conflict between israel and how it's been welcomed by palestinians, but denounced as shameful by israel saying it won't cooperate. ah, my money side, this is al jazeera lights and was coming up. the us was a further action against east european retrieve over the conflict and worsening

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new york, as palestinians in gaza, look for away forward amid attend cease fire with israel. the un human rights council is looking back at the conflict and how it played out. the organization of islamic cooperate action along with palestinians requested an investigation into possible violations of international law. a masses, indiscriminate rocket fire into israel was a clear one. according to high commissioner for human rights, michelle bash lay, but she says israel's response which killed 254 people, including 66 children, might also qualify as a war crime. this 5 is well cleaned, the menu is building one hosting our group or be used for military purposes. we have not seen evidence in this regard. such like re, serious concerns of his wild compliance with the principal distinction and proportionality under the international council voted 24 to 9 to open

investigation. israel however, refuses to participate another shameful day for the un human rights council, which not only defends democracy trying to protect its people. but it, what washes a brutal genocidal terrorist organization that don't only indiscriminately attacks is ready civilians, but abuses palestinian civilians in gather using them as human shields. the u. s. who secretary of state recently visited the region and other western allies, did not support the move saying it threatened to imperil recent progress towards peace, but the palestinian authority and hamas welcome the move. out of those are what happened in the gaza strip as a fully fledged war crime that the world watched happen on their television. now we need a further step to be taken, which is to actually punish the occupation, but away from the politics. many see this investigation as important for shutting

light on the ongoing struggle of palestinians under occupation. what has come up and this coming up in this room guys, council is the tackling an investigation of what is called the root causes of the recent round of violence. and these are the institutionalized discrimination and the method oppression that israel imposes on palestinians. this is the heart of what is happening right now. the united nation has been down this road before on israel and palestine since 2005, the human rights council has had 9 sessions on the situation in gaza. and while israel sees this as bias, others in the international community see it as evidence that something has to change. kristen salumi al jazeera, the united nations and as the you and human rights council voted in favor of investigating the conflicts reaction among regular palestinians. most skeptical need to abraham spoke to some in ramallah in the occupied west bank. paulson you

saw people gathered around they turned on the tv walter, who didn't events such as the president speeches you one security council session next interest over the years today. for example, this green is road casting the human rights council session at the un. what the tv is on new and people are just going about their lives. why they're not wanting it? what's the use of those meetings? who's standing with us palestinians? no one, the world against us were fed up with empty talk. the u. s. talks about israel's rights to self defense. when it's the only nuclear power in the middle east, the u. n is doing nothing and the security council doesn't have a say you, sir. all united nations security council resolution, the sort of all of us then some of the people here we spoke with. they say the majority of the decisions which i'm finding weren't to implemented, let alone the human rights council. so across generations,

we're seeing more and more frustration when it comes to the international community, the ability to change things on the ground for palestinians. that's why they say they only have themselves to rely on the spring in stephen zune, as he is a professor of political science at the university of san francisco. he joins us from santa cruz and california of any thanks to speaking to us. and i'll just, sarah the you and council has previously ordered 8 investigations into rights, foundations committed in the palestinian territories. what's different about this investigation? the investigation is more expensive. it is a official committee on inquiry, which is the highest such investigation possible at the united nations and also in addition to looking at possible war crimes by both sides during latest, round of fighting. also look at the underlying issues, which of course would involve the occupation discrimination dispossession of the

land settlements, the other policies related to what we're doing the occupied territories and for the 1st time look at a discrimination and other packages inside israel itself. it's also the 1st ever open ended commission of inquiry, isn't it? what exactly does that mean and why is that significant? i think it is, i think in many ways illustrates that the u. n. h r c is rather tired of going back and, and repeating the inquiries on the latest atrocities the latest violence and really wants to get to look at the root issues. and that can take some time. obviously there's conflicts in going on in many years for many years. there are many aspects to it. and they, they want to take that time to, to get the full weight of the attention of desert. israel says that it's not going to cooperate with the prob,

how difficult is that going to make the un task in terms of investigating certainly it is going to make it a lot more difficult, but i think unfortunately, the bigger problem, they be that many, many countries particular in the west particular united states is going to be concerned that the, the fact that they are looking in the internal politics of israel, not just the occupied territories you have given there are quite a few other countries that are, are discriminated internally. but israel law and morocco are the only countries involved in what you and recognizes as an occupation of the entire nation. so, so that, that may be the narrative that they are singling out israel unfairly, along with the open ended nature of it. and so, while one can certainly make an argument, the more expensive perspective is quite appropriate. unfortunately, it may be the narrative in the west that will discredit the good efforts of the

human rights council and, and may not have which along with israel's lack of cooperation. i mean, this is probably not going to get very far even if they do conclude war crimes were committed on either side the u. n. as a body of the you, you and human rights counselors and body can actually do anything about the con, actually convict anybody can they? so what is the point i think in a way to the point is to really highlight what is going on. i mean, you do hear those sides insisting that they are only using a legitimate self defense when the evidence is pretty strong. that as in the previous rounds of fighting, both sides violated the international humanitarian law, particularly in terms of ignoring the rights of civilians. of course,

israel with superior firepower, doing far more damage going far more civilians is going to the subject of the strongest criticism as they have been before. and that's why the united states is so much opposed to it. but this does not necessarily mean there's a bias with the u. n. a r c. it just mean the fact that israel again, with its superior firepower, it was capable and committed the far greater the war crimes. stephen really good to get your thoughts. stephen soonest, professor political science, the university of san francisco. thank you. my pleasure. the united states is putting more pressure on e c o, here to end the violence in its northern te grey region, the country's washington's most important ally in the horn of africa. i've seen a white house official is warning of new sanctions and says the region risks famine

if the conflict continues. alan fischer reports fighting glucose to the c o. p. s degree region 6 months ago. european trips back by allies. the energy and army claimed the t great people's liberation front was behind the tax on your p in military bases. us as seen, the government has a strong ally in the horn of africa, but is growing frustrated at the scale of the fighting. the senate foreign relations committee was told, the situation is horrific with thousands dead. we estimate that there are approximately 2000000 internally displaced persons. 63000 refugees and 5200000 people in urgent need of assistance. the united states condemns in the strongest terms, the brutal killings, sexual violence, including gang rape, forced removals, wanton destruction of civilian property. and there's a stock warning. the war could spark ethiopia as 1st famine in more than 40 years in ki gray. after more than 6 months of hostilities,

approximately $5200000.00 people are in need of assistance out of a total population of $6000000.00. approximately 2000000 of them are children. joe biden wants me to cease by the senate, has unanimously called for the withdrawal of if you'll be in troops, secretary of state antony blank and says what is happening in the grey amongst 2 ethnic cleansing. but with testimony of people, sexual assaults as well, the us isn't ready to declare war crimes are being committed just yet. we are acutely aware of the need to determine whether the conduct meets the legal standards for across the primes and we are actually, and we are acutely waiting for that determination as we haven't any of us. we believe in fact, these are war crimes and crimes against humanity. so and i understand the concerns of such a designation, but we cannot turn blindly away when such things happen in the world. yoyo

has been one that faces strong economic sanctions if the fighting continues, but it has dismissed us interference in its internal affairs. us invoice to the region is headed back the next week, hoping strong messages from washington. white force a change on the ground island fisher. i'll just see the capitol hill and the news ahead. molly's military says detain transitional leaders have been freed, but there's no sign of them. warnings of a 2nd. volcanic eruptions send thousands of people fleeing assist you in eastern time across republic. i'm calling about a ah, it's time for the perfect journey to winter sponsored by kettle airways. hello v monsoon rains, continue across central,

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the you watching al jazeera reminder, our top stories our, the un human rights council voted in favor investigating where the crimes were committed during the 11th day. israel palestine conflict. it will have a broad mandate with no n day to look into all alleged foundations. systemic abuse is the us warning of new sanctions. a violence in e t gray region doesn't stop. a senior official also told the senate foreign affairs committee that the region risk famine if the conflict continues. thousands have been killed and 2000000 display since november. now israel has summoned frances ambassadors to discuss remarks by the french foreign minister, referring to apartheid during an interview this week. as joanie,

lindsay and the prospects of a 2 state solution, we're starting to disappear and added that the risk of apartheid is high. if israel continues with its single state logic, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the comments were insolent and false, the one's asking for $95000000.00 at an emergency appeal for garza to cover humanitarian needs over the next 3 months. the money is mainly needed for rebuilding or repairing hospitals. schools, sewage and board facilities. aid has been trickling in on thursday. hundreds of people lined up to get good sent from egypt. the french president has asked, wants to forgive his country for its role in the 1994 genocide, but he stopped short of an outright apology. speaking at a memorial where 250000 victims, that buried man, my cross said while france was indirectly complicit, it ended up siding with

a genocidal regime. the c added ment from fail be estimated 800000 people who were murdered. hello, i'm going to know so and putting myself with humility and respect on your side today, i am recognizing our responsibilities, visuals, and gang involved that since 1990 and a conflict that in which it had no precedent. the france did not know how to hear the voices of those. they warned it also overestimated strength to be able to stop those who were already there. france did not understand why wanting to obstruct the regional conflict or civil war was in fact, staying alongside a genocidal regime of his was where something more vulnerable than an apology.

they were the truth. speaking the truth is a risk, but you do it because it is right. tens of thousands of people leaving the eastern city of goma and the democratic republic of congo after warnings that a volcano could erupt again on saturday, mount yet gone. go send rivers of lava flowing to the city. destroyed hundreds of homes along the way. dozens of people killed and many is still missing. same bus robbie has the latest. the less than a week after mountaineer gone, go, one of the world's most active volcanoes, killed dozens and destroyed entire villages. the government has ordered a mass evacuation of goma city in the eastern part of the democratic republic of congo. fearing a 2nd direction. the population of an entire city seems to be on the move.

i'm fleeing the volcano. i'm going to be true because i have no choice. the governor told us to evacuate the town. lava flows have already killed dozens of people and caused widespread destruction. the governor of north cuba province ordered a mandatory evacuation after seismic data showed magma rising beneath the city. a sign and other eruption could happen at any time. we're taking our belongings. the governor told us on the radio that we have to evacuate and leave go. we don't have an exact destination. hundreds of earthquakes that followed the 1st direction leveled buildings across the city. continuing tremors, leaving open cracks in the earth. i'm going to call galley as a situation seems to be uncertain. and goma, the volcano may erupt again, and we're scared. we were told by the authorities last night that we had to leave with our families. many of gomez residents have abandoned any effort to salvage

their lives from the charge landscape. the threat of another volcanic eruption added to the already swelling numbers of displaced people. now, the only priority is to out run the lava. same bas rubbing. 0. green p says illegal gold mining is sally destroying brazil largest reserve indigenous people. the environmental organization has released ariel voters lane bad, the scale of the damage in northern brazil, yano mommy reserve active as believe the as many as 20000 prospectors operating in the area. the illegal mining is increased on checks on the president job will nora who has repeatedly said the reserve is too big and that he wants to legalize mining their romano. but he says a spokesman for greenpeace brazil and explains how badly the mining is damaging the . yeah, no money reserves, what needs

a huge increase on the numbers of legal minors and the use of large equipment to do these. there are several problems that the scholars, the 1st in most more abuse its distribution of the forest, the deforestation that they caused. but they severe all other problems, the contamination for medical you, for example, that content need their waters, these go food to fish. and after you go to the food for the people that live in the forest, brazilian institute of research and in help make research with the moon to the people from the 5 states and 100 percent of the people that the test they have the tax software equity much higher than what it's recommended by the international health organization. and is that the problem i'll be that was on time and need to have this problem come together as

a legal mine is do not make off see and they come and go from the illegal bots. for, for the city in different place, they bring these health problems together with another problem, health problems as malaria. and the tenant is that they make the basis just to give a very concrete example yesterday illegal. mine is involved making vision in one village. your think usually people or want to cool indigenous place and put fire in the house of the leadership that are talking against the vision of these illegal money. rival leaders in somalia say they've resolved a long running election standoff. the government says voting will now take place within 60 days. the prime minister says he's committed to free and 5 polls, which was supposed to be held back in february since then the birth of violence as

the dispute west and the opposition refused to recognise mohammed of de la he, mohammed as president saying his 4 year term had expired in the you and vice kovacs vaccine sharing program needs. another 119 1000000 doses by the end of next month is to fill a gap left by india holding vaccine exports. it also needs $2000000000.00 in extra funding. meanwhile, russia has agreed to inoculate 110000000 people with it. sputnik v vaccine through unicef. this is subject to w. h. ho, approving. sputnik for emergency use a lockdown has returned in australia's 2nd most popular states where vishal, se they're dealing with the most infectious strain of current of ours yet. and to the north. taiwan is struggling to get cases under control,

despite clamping down with new restrictions. florence louis reports on the situation in asia. jimmy chang has been home on unpaid lease since ty one's government tightened its pandemic restrictions last week. the gym he managers will be shut until mid june at the earliest. over there though, it worries me a lot. if the situation gets worse, my income will be affected. i may not be able to support my family. until this month, the island had been reporting single digit cases. it reported around $670.00 infections on thursday. malaysia is also battling a search. there's been a 5 fold increase here since the start of the year. this week, it recorded an average of 60 deaths a day since monday. its health services are under strain and the director general has warned. the country must prepare for the worst. the government has tightened

restrictions by, among other things, banding domestic, travel, and social activity. but it has resisted a full locked down fighting fears of an economic disaster. the government has instead malaysians to go into self imposed lockdown and stay home as much as possible. in australia, southern state of victoria, people will have to remain home except for essential business. a new cluster of infections was detected in melbourne this week, and cases i expected to rise in the coming days. many countries in the region appeared to have the virus under control last year, but they fallen behind on vaccination, you know, of as an asian, it is only way to lead us out of defend damage. unfortunately, the surprise of a scene in the whole 1840 normally no, because you will have a kick, one or 2 years for the whole region to reach the her,

me. immunity. the pace of inoculation is slowly picking up. japan set to host the summer olympics in july during a worsening cove at $900.00 crisis is ramping up its vaccination campaign. vietnam once a success story, but now battling its largest outbreak of the virus, has set up a special fund to drive its vaccination program. florence lea al jazeera column, 4th. molly's military says the president and prime minister detained since this week's qu, help and release from detention after agreeing to resign. but neither have been seen yet. can see me go to one of the military officers who lead last year, who arrested the transitional, lead as a monday, accusing them. evaluating government agreements. nicholas huck has more from the capital, obamacare. molly's president, bow endow, had it coming, says, but your bundle gera, 9 months after taking power. the security, social and economic situation is getting worse. he says, after

a 3 day detention at military camp in county, the pm and president announced their resignation. the military, june 10, now claims they've been released, bundle president, bond dollar needed to go for the sake of the country. they seem incapable of running the nations affairs taking incoherent decisions in the lead up to the pm and presidents arrest the country's largest trade union organized nationwide strikes. and the government was accused of failing to address their grievances among those protesting is teacher. get a we met him in 20193 years on his demands for what he calls. decent wages have still not been met. no reason to give up what we want is a government that delivers the promises made up. and if they don't, we will protest, even if it means the downfall of the government. just before the agenda over through president k, last august, crowds looted homes of politicians and destroyed the national assembly. the national assembly is just throw away. we cannot film it because it's being guarded

by the military. economy has become a civil and not the rule of law, but rather read and corruption with many here relieving that elected official well off the back of the mountains, people instead of protecting the interest that would be in the military does action has drawn international condemnation. the west african body echo was threatened sanctions. as molly delved into a crisis in its struggle to fight off or young mountains are upset with their leaders, inability to lead its ameliorating to see the way our military is acting in a country at war. or congress should be fighting under fund for a country not for government. and 60 years after gaining independence from frowns, molly is still dependent on french and un troops to ensure security that the state has so far failed to provide. juror is among those millions who see in this crisis

and opportunity to bring back a strong state that works not against but for the people. in the meantime he says some sacrifices have to be made nicholas hawk algebra. but miko lot small on the story. others on our website to check it out. it's al jazeera dot com. ah. this is algebra. these you told stories. the you and human rise council has voted in favor of investigating where the crimes were committed during the 11 day israel palestine conflict. it will have a broad mandate with no end date to look into all alleged violations, systemic abuses, palestinians have welcome the move, but israel says the council is ignoring how much his actions another shameful day for the you and.