is a political im house here the conflicts are we telling a good story? we're really interested in taking you into a place that you might not visit otherwise. and to actually feel as if you were there ah, who o. described as the vote voice of palestine emotional tributes for the out. is there a reporter killed by israeli? she is not only your correspondence is not only your mother spoken, shall she lived the cases. ah, my money inside into a hall with extensive cupboards. the killing of al jazeera jealous,

serene abruptly. ah, ah, the palestinian president says he will seek justice at the international criminal court for a moth to free speech. o israel's version of how serene was shot dead has been contradicted by video and data analysis. ah, she was a voice and dosa of palestine. the words that express how much serene aback lay meant to the palestinian people. either among the tribute to the out, is there a journalist a day after she was shot dead by israeli forces in the occupied westbank lay haunting begins, coverage. deal, o mean baby law, the daughter of palestine. o. b, mob. sharina,

i will accolades body was taken through them. allah thousands gathered to pay their respects. her remains then taken to a state service where the palestinian president honored her. oh, he vowed to seek justice at the international criminal court here in bothell. today we are here to pick respect, assuring ob locklear the martyr of palestine, the martyr of jerusalem, and a martyr of free speech and a free roll dog, a symbol of to palestinian them. and on the symbol of the palestinian journalists, select sharina has sacrificed their life to defend its course and the cause of the palestinian people. i mean i knew that you knew you. sharon worked for al jazeera and was widely known for reporting on the israel palestine conflict for more than 2 decades. kidding. every one standing here has its own story, was shooting,

as friends we experienced with had this amazing person viewed, saw an innocent little christian journalist who always waited for serene to tell us the story. we're losing to day. a great story teller, while covering, arrayed by israeli forces in the occupied westbank on wednesday, she was shot in the head and killed instantly. her colleague seen on the right is chava anesha. she says the attack on her team was intended to kill jani with an aqua molecular. the occupation forces lead also to reach that point where they fired on us. i want to tell her that i'm sorry, i couldn't protect you when we were under fire. i failed to save you alayna. israel's government initially said palestinian fighters were to blame, but that was disputed by witnesses, journalists, and rights groups. this is the moment where there's going to be the most outpouring

of outrage and grief about the killing of serene. so if they can cast doubt, if they can muddy waters around the death sharyn by possibly getting newspapers in the international fair text suggest that she was killed by a palestinian, they have been successful. but i got caught up. israel says it will investigate sharon's killing and offered to do it in conjunction with palestinian officials. the palestinian president said he would not cooperate with israel already. i thank god you refused any joint investigation committee. it is really authorities because they have committed such a crime. we don't trust them and we'll go immediately to the international criminal court in order to find the perpetrators and the criminals. plus the al jazeera media network has described the 51 year old's death as blatant murder. her body was then taken from rome, aleph through the fallen dea check point to jerusalem, where sharina was born. ah, on friday there will be

a funeral service in bate ham nina, the same neighbourhood. she grew up in. leo harding al jazeera a residence, spoke to al jazeera, stephanie deca about what's been happening around serene about atlas, home in bits, honey. now yes, they, they, they go should in his house in bit, honey, and i was there. that was why they go them there. want problem to make a global him in bit, honey, not now with it came to the children and all that if i'm any, come in here. i know of that. we've been coming to here and they come there. let's did people. mm. pippins didn't do anything. look them the police is lay in a police, they want to problem in julius and i am not up on athenian. they came to him and they said, but athenian killed him. and they know that that thought so of jobs as well. you know, so just kill julian. she didn't did die in file, but athenian in his my,

in army. but why does she mean to you? she's mean, every think shinny and got to every house in, in palestine. she got to janine she got to julie quatrey, she got to hebron. she she, she got to human, tell him. should he in 25 yields. walked in, just had a paper. when is a bully? him? she go to said to the old, what happened in 15 people now with this the compassion. i am sorry to say that, but all of the old see what happened here? nobody do anything to his. i know this damned was as well. then all everly global. i'm in here is live, do it. you go to the arcs, almost. there are me. get in sight. all men, children, or be been the others did the shed be the dog b. b. tim,

do you have hope that something will change out? what top in this country, i hope that won't to see what hub in or israel says it will investigate sharon's, killing an offer to do it in conjunction with palestinian officials in a tweet p l. our executive committee member who's saying i'll shake, explain why they have declined. israel requested a joint investigation and asked for the bullet that fascinated serene. we refused that we affirm that our investigation would be completed independently. we will inform her family, the u. s. and casa, and all official unpopular authorities, if the results of the investigation or indications evidence and witnesses confirmed . she was assassinated by israeli special units and video analysis is contradicting. israel's original accounts of the shooting, cuts out lopez. what a on explains. i'm just out of the hog book. shortly after sharina lockley was

killed, the israeli government began circulating this video. it shows an armed palestinian firing his weapon. israel says it shows how the veteran al jazeera correspondent was likely shot by palestinian gunfire and not by its forces. but that's disputed by rights groups. witnesses and journalists who've analyzed the video. israel says this is where the palestinian fighter opened fire. from this point, jerusalem based human rights organization selim says there are too many walls, alleys and buildings, blocking the site where sharin was shot. and gps verification and dozens of video clips shows. this is where is really soldiers were located as a rated a home. and janine, it shows a direct line of fire to where sharon was shot and killed. the site is also far from the palestinian resistance fighter who was about 260 meters away. there is no line of sight between one location and the other. and in fact,

our researcher it into staking him a few minutes to walk from one location to the other location. so it is absolutely clear, there is no question about it. the footage on which day is really government based, it's false. claim is does not show gunfire. a bout has killed during the walk law and injured. we call it a witness as is really forces were not under attack was law. when the journalists arrived, they were surprised because the occupation forces were closing the street with their military vehicles. and then they started shooting at them. a man tried once again to retrieve sharon's body. we were not aware at that point that she had been killed. he tried to provide 1st aid to her, so they started shooting at him and the bullets hit a tree over his head, the guys who were not throwing stones, nor shooting. there was no form of resistance. for me, the european union has called for an independent investigation into her death. and the u. s. envoy to the un has call for sharina killing to be transparently

investigated. the announcement on investigation is, was israel's mosca tried and unfortunately successful in tricks and blankets. impunity dealers resume provides itself is rosalyn not investigate israel wines washers and the investigation is just the 1st or rather the announcement on the investigation is just the 1st stage in sweetwater. oh, many analysts say there skeptical justice will follow. israel has a track record of not punishing its soldiers who have committed crimes against palestinians. huh. and it's never child one of its soldiers for the killing of a journalist castillo pistol, the young how to 0. well, as we heard earlier, the palestinian president is taking the case of serene death to the international criminal court pull brennan is in the hague and reports. the point is to send israel a clear message. the central allegation is that israel is systematically targeting

journalists who are operating in the occupied territories in the west bank. and in garza, on that israel is, is essentially failing to investigate when it incidents when they care to the, the occur to the extent that might constitute a breach of international law. in some cases, many people argue my constitute a war crime. the frequency of the incidence give rise to serious and unreal concerns that israel is, is operating either a formal or at the very least, an informal policy that the journalists to somehow fair game, the journalists, organizations, the i, f, j, and other organizations they, they have a case on going here. they submitted it last month, a complaint against israelis. what the campaign is now want to do is at sharon's name to the list that has already been submitted to the eyes to the i see,

see here and put up front and center of the of the attempt to, to get justice for the journalists who they say are being wrongly illegally. they say targeted by israeli soldiers when they go. but as they're going about that the journalist duties or israel has improved the building of thousands of homes for settlers in the occupied westbank rights group, say up to 4 and a half 1000 houses and then plant and is the biggest advancement in settlement projects in 2 years the u. s. as it's strongly opposes, new construction, still head on the al serra back in the top job, but there still discontent inter lanka at the appointment of a new prime minister. me and my dog in his house where everybody that lived here except me died and a personal story of loss as the us passes a 1000000 recorded cove 19.

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witness live witness with 0. ah ah, welcome back. he watching al jazeera mine to of top stories this hour. the body of al jazeera journalist, serene eyeglass place now at a hospital mold in occupied east jerusalem. a funeral for the 51. your shot dead by friday forces will take place on friday. at palestinian president mahmoud abbas said he would seek justice for her death at the international criminal court. he paid tribute to assure you not a state service in her and israeli human rights group is disputing,

while the government says about serene steph was writing forces issued video saying that it showed a palestinian opening fire. a bet. salaam says it doesn't match with where serene was shot as well as yet to provide any evidence that its soldiers did not shoot cheering about me the occupied palestinian territory is one of the most dangerous places for journalists is almost no reporter in the region who hasn't been injured by rubber bullets, struck by an israeli police passing or shot with take ass dozens of jonas across the west bank. these jerusalem have been subjected to abuse by israeli soldiers and security personnel, st. basra, the has more. ha, in israel's occupation of palestine. it's tactics have become increasingly aggressive over the decades. so to it's cracked up on media workers covering oh,

on the killing of al jazeera journalist and palestinian american sharina obliquely, the latest example on your can call them if i yeah. in may 2021 in israeli air raid brought down a building in the gaza strip that housed local people and international media offices, including those of old jersey press freedom advocates said it was an attempt to silence journalist a month later israeli police destroyed out your equipment and arrested jerusalem correspondent as your holiday. oh, breaking her head in the process of over. witnesses said her press sign was clearly visible and the arrest was unprovoked. of luckily was also in her press, vest and helmet at the time of her death. time and time again, it has been shown that you know, israeli forces kill palestinian,

including palestinian journalists without cause in the occupied territory. and it's very extremely, extremely rare that israeli soldiers, captains, or military officials are ever held accountable for their actions. israel often uses what he calls secret evidence to do in palestinian journalist for months without due process and restrict their move. attacks by israeli forces have also left doesn't injure a palestinian center of human rights report in 2020 found journalists face, quote, cruel, inhumane, and degrading treatment at the hands of israeli forces in the wake of workers death . israel's army says it does not target journalists and his foreign minister suggested conducting a joint investigation and autopsy, and offer palestinian leaders refused. israeli forces have directly targeted journalists with a full force in the past. in 2008 israeli soldiers killed reuters camera, man. fidel shot he filmed the tank as it fired the show that killed him. his final

image is captured on tape before his camera was destroy. shanar too was wearing body armor marked press at the time of his death. sharina of luckily was killed covering in israeli raid on jeanine in the occupied west bank. the cutter based broadcaster said odyssey ra producer ali also moody was also wounded. the latest casualties of israeli attacks on journalists that seem to go on with impunity in basra. v altura lucas has a mirror says those responsible for the death of serene about les must be held accountable. shakes me, but how not? l tawny says her murder file, keep patient forces was a crime. he's currently into her on for talks with a romans. precedent about the stalled nuclear deal. i was a bitter id. i express my condolences to sheree unless family who is marked by

occupation forces. i emphasize that perpetrators of this crime must be punished and the world shouldn't deal with this instant with a double standards approach. ok, let's get a round up of some of the news making headlines to start the war in ukraine, which has raised tension, of course, across europe. and now finland looks set to apply for nato membership. after the prime minister and precedence said, it must happen without delay. finland shares a 1300 kilometer border with russia. the government has said the kremlin is unpredictable. behavior is a pressing issue. russia is calling finance nato aspirations. a threat support in finland for joining the alliance has more than doubled since the start of the war in ukraine. during the past months, the public support for nato membership post short in finland, being no somewhere around 70 percent. strong football of support has been expressed in extensive pulling through finland decide to apply to access from finland wouldn't strengthen to secure the instability of the baltic sea region on north of

europe. severson has more from helsinki. this announcement by the president and the prime minister. it's the 1st formal announcement that they really want to join nato very quickly. it's a huge turn around for a country that's been neutral for many decades. had this war with russia, with the soviet union in 1939. and it made this agreement with the soviets at the time, to remain neutral. and it had this delicate balance all those years, even through the cold war. but everything has changed since the russian invasion in ukraine. it has shown to defense that russia is appropriate to invade a neighbor, and that really has change his public opinion. so if this application is going to be sent to nato, the expectation is that it will take several months. but that of the funds will be accepted because they have a very large and very well trained army. so they say we are an asset to nato. it

will change the security lay out in europe significantly. and this is not exactly what freshmen put wanted when he said that he wanted to invade ukraine, because nato was creeping too much close to the russian border when finland joins. then the border with nato, between russia and nato, will actually double. so it's basically quite ironic that because of the war and russia wanting to be further away from natal, nato is actually coming closer. now, familiar face is back shoreline has prime minister renelle wickham, a singer has been sworn in, he's already been prime minister 5 times. my hand about to pack so resigned on monday of to weeks of protest calling for him and his brother, the president to go because of their handling of the economic crisis. and he say, 8 people have been killed in the violence and hundreds injured. and al fernandez

has the latest from colombo. you can't write fiction or fantasy that rivals the reality of what's happening in sri lanka to day down the road at the president's house. the country's newest prime minister runner vicar, missing her has taken oaths. not just did go toby roger pox her and his government come to power promising to do better than run a vicar missing her vicar, immersing himself was thrown out of parliament at the last general elections and able to secure his own seat. partly mean 3, i'm appointing a prime minister and ministers who hold the confidence of a majority in parliament and who can win the trust of the people gave me swash you . because i think i might have lots of political acumen and a good rapport with western countries as well as lending institutions and the international community. but protested, are not having it. he does hold some question about records. he has been prime minister the most number of times, injury lanka never completing

a single term. we don't have a harp on the president and we don't really know, accept the proposals which are brought by the president anymore. a heavy military present has been seen in colombo with tanks rolling around the city as well as a number of checkpoints as one drives around colombo. in the meantime, we're hearing that a magistrate has put a travel ban on the former prime minister. my him, the roger boxer, and over 15 others. this is in connection with an investigation into that meeting on monday where the prime minister, supporters, thousands of them converged on his official residence and spilled out onto the streets to unleash violence on the protesters. calling for the resignation of the president and the government, but he doesn't seem to have dampened the enthusiasm, the protest as our back. and they said that he had to stay on to their demands are met. lebanon's political parties are preparing for what could be

a crucial election. this sunday has bhalla and allies are trying to retain their majority in parliament. their opponents say the vote could be that charles to end the iranian back parties, domination of political decision making st. ahold a report from beirut, more than 1000 candidates are competing for 128 seats in parliament. but there are only 2 main contenders in lebanon's elections. iran wants its local ally, has belonged to keep its political power while saudi arabia, once this country's main partner, is hoping to shift the balance back in its favor. its allies are calling this election and existential battle to regain lebanon's identity and, and what they describe as iran's occupation, but they faced a strong enemy. what you are going to see as a outcome of this election probably is that you're going to see his, bela and ally. and for me,

a very big parliamentary alliance. while the opposition to has been very fragmented forces opposing has been are many, but they are not united divisions among muslim. suddenly politicians hasn't helped their leaders side of how do you these decision to suspend his involvement in politics and that of his party left a vacuum that could be filled by some news i like to has below 27 parliamentary seats are reserved for the community under 11 on sectarian power sharing system. the soon the community has remained very lukewarm via the elections. and particularly this is not only because of subtle how did is actions, but rather because there is no real alternative. and the elephant in the room has been, is not being confronted by anyone, has been law and armed, muslim party that stronger than the state says the elections are its most important political. so, saudi arabia withdrew from lebanese politics and recent years because of hezbollah

dominance, and has shifted its approach. its re engagement seems to be worrying its opponents party leader has on the rela, accuses the country of using money to secure a victory. similar to that, the chief by the sunday muslim, the blog in 2009 had a few days on sale. political fault lines have long run through this country, and sunday, selection is set against the backdrop of a wider regional struggle. when by has the law and its allies, woodson and lebanon in iran's fear of influence, the opposition knows it may not win a majority, but it doesn't want that hezbollah alliance to take 2 thirds of the seats in parliament. that would give it the power to institutionalize a new sectarian balance of power. then there elisha zita, united states has passed 1000000 deaths from the coast 19 pandemic, the highest of any country health experts working to find out why so many people

have died. rob reynold spoke to one american woman who lost entire family and says, the countries handling of the virus was inept. in march 2020 lucy esparza casarez got sick. she quickly recovered from the headache and chills, but soon her husband david was feeling very ill. coughing and unable to stand. he was rushed to hospital. lucy was not allowed to see her husband, and soon a nurse called to say, david was being put on a ventilator. she said, okay, so are we what we're ready to do the procedure. so i'll let you talk to him one more time. so you know, it was like, ok, i love you, everything's going to be already said ok. i love you till. and that was the last conversation i had with him. david died from cove at 19 in early april in quick succession. lucy lost more members of her family, her sister in law, a nephew, and david's elderly mother whom she cared for. all the sudden i was along. i'd

never been alone in that house ever. by myself, was my daughter had me and my god in this house? where everybody that lived here except me, died of coven. by then the pandemic was completely out of control in a new york hospital, 13 patients died in a single day. but the worst was yet to come. hospitals were overwhelmed, morgues ran out of space for the dead. the country shut down. why did the wealthiest most technologically advanced country on earth suffer such a staggering death toll? i think the jury is still out on exactly what caused so much that there's a recent study that came out that showed that about 40 percent of the deaths, half of the patients who died with coven, had diabetes. by the time safe and effective vaccines became widely available, misinformation and conspiracy theories were circulating the parallel by their make

of this information. this information has complicated matters tremendously, really, unnecessarily. former president trump downplayed the severity of the outbreak from the beginning. the federal government left it up to each state to figure out for themselves how to find medical equipment and protective gear. the ineptness of it was, it, it was bob went to mind boggling. now i did this happen in the united states of america. the virus took advantage of poverty, racial and economic inequities in american society. the coven death rates for blacks, and latinos have been twice that of whites. how will the pandemic evolve in the coming years? predicting the viruses behavior is notoriously difficult, but doctors are sure one thing cove it isn't finished with us yet. it's penetration has been such that it will be around us for forever. it's not going to go away. a 1000000 dead and counting.