a humanitarian 1 august on 201 kindly the cost the widening mortgage boy caught in china good from the fact that grumbled as columbia and venezuela agree that men ties businesses, i afraid revival bloss russia wants to pull out of the international space station wants next in all the county, the cost on al jazeera. the important thing if you were walking around in beirut was not to be in the line of fire from the holiday. paula, we heard gunshots. i was the 1st one to flee. the hot battle lasted 3 days. and 3 nights and there were no prisoners of control over the in, under control of the region around. and that's why it was such a bloody battle. an icon of conflict at the heart of the lebanese civil war, beirut holiday. in more how tell on al jazeera ah,

the death toll from israel's attacks on gauze arises to at least 24. 6 palestinian children are among the dead. palestinian fighters launch more than 400 rockets at israel most have been intercepted. ah, and are there uninstalled the attain? this is out of their life from doha. also coming up can years leading presidential candidates wrap up campaigning and what's seen as a tight race for the top spot? oh wow. nearly a 1000 activists murdered during the last presidency. the legacy of violence and division, the faces columbia's new left when the ah

now israel has launched a 2nd day of as strikes on gaza at least 24 people, including 6 children, have been killed. more than 200 others have been wounded. the strikes have also killed the colored man saw the nita of palestinian islamic jihad in the south of garza. he is the 2nd highest ranking member of the group to be killed since these attacks began. the strikes have destroy apartment blocks, had homes and a refugee camp. there are international efforts to stop the escalating violence on the strikes. i have been concentrated in 3 areas for children and an elderly woman were killed in the w. a refugee camp in northern garza. the garzon health ministry blames israel, but these rarely military claims the deaths were caused by a palestinian rock at that misfired israeli airstrikes targeted and agricultural area. and con eunice in the south killing at least 2 people there. and also hit was sites and rough up along the board with egypt. those strikes killed islamic jihad

leader in the southern region colored men. so as we said, even inside reports now from gaza for the 2nd day in row israeli war place, pound the gods. this tread missiles have flattened several homes in apartment buildings. yeah. have the island yacht. maggie shamella was having breakfast with her family of 10 when she heard neighbors calling for the evacuation of their home and others near by her home and for others were destroyed. now she and her family need to find somewhere else to take refuge. so tag to look, had noah had no friends. i ran away quickly. we all ran. we didn't take any clothes or belongings. i took my girls there ill and some people had to carry our old man on a stretch out of the house. quickly islamic jihad replied to the attacks wiring rockets to which israel the group called their operation fields of unity and say they

targeted ease, really, towns and military sites. according to ease railey media, most were intercepted by the iron dough missile defense system and no serious casualties were reported. israel says it is preparing for a week of operation. egypt and the united nations are crying to broo curry truth. but in because this trip, the human toll remains severe. ease really, missiles targeted to zillion car in the bait, her new refugee camp. and were lead a 73 year old who was preparing for her son's wedding was killed in the attack. health officials say the numbers will only rise if the fighting continues below novia, affecting civilian realtor can premises ursula areas. nobody knows what will happen in the coming few hours for that reason. this is an appealing but to extend the

whole pick up immediately crucial pro fingers. as for chrysler, and you know, of course the electricity were shortly christy. it's declared novick will be on me 4 hours a day and 12 hours of electricity, which means that we would rely your husband on january push, jr. it will consume like half 1000000 liters every month. we do not have this bill right now that all us guys, this is what we're having. nobody knows what will happen in the coming months. the last word has caused a wide spread of devastation. urine because this trip a year later, almost no reconstruction has been made. the isolated coastal territory is impoverish and the people are hardly recovery. the fear of another round of escalation. unit c, l g 0, gaza city on palestinian islamic jihad is a smaller armed group compared to hamas, which controls garza and the p. i. j,

as it's known as reported to have carried out attacks inside israel for over 40 years. it was founded in the early 1980 is by palestinian activists in egypt. the ribs aim is to create a palestinian islamic state within the occupied west bank garza and parts of israel islamic jihad doesn't take part in the palestinian political process. it rather concentrates on armed resistance against israel, through its military wing. the al could brigade is active in garza and the occupied westbank. the group has its headquarters in syria and also reported. he receives funds from iran. it is designated as a terrorist group by the u. s u israel and the u. k. bottom coma are beside as an associate professor of political science that are as high university in garza. he says hamas he stayed out of the convict to avoid further escalation a

what we call the joint mutual command in the guy. but in the meantime, have asked is feeling that if they join the fighting with this, israel, israel will intensify. its bombing against palestinian civilians are awesome and infrastructure, but also the security services in the last year about 11, which affected massive destruction on the, on the civilian infrastructure. so this is the only concern that probably the joining the fight. again, this is where this woman, that is where we'll take that as a justification to can you to continue with this destruction. again, this is an infrastructure in the us now with the power to, to, to put in a israel. i don't know,

it seems to me that is when has gone too far is where it has to advise, which would make it a to start planning. i think it's going to pick countries like cut out or just on the you on to try to intervene and media and media between this a now the only power plant in gaza has shut down after running out of fuel. it's had no fuel deliveries since tuesday because the border crossing with israel's and closed the electricity supply is expected to drop to just 4 hours a day. on meanwhile, israeli raids have continued across the occupied west bank. israel says it's arrested 19 members of the islamic jihad group. troops rated sites in the city of jan in and the columbia area south of ramallah. the group has indicated it will retaliate. thank. now is the time for resistance and not

a truce. moving on and kenya's, leading presidential candidates have been making their final appeals to vs ahead of elections on tuesday. right? dingo as making his 5th attempt now to take the country's top job. his rival is deputy president, william russo widespread corruption and the economy had domination the selection campaign. other important issues include unemployment, inflation, and foreign debt. now can web has the nations from dangers rally and i read the way the presidential hopeful has addressed the crowd. these message sound a lot more mild than it did the last couple times when he run for president of those songs. he was leaving the opposition. but following a seismic shift and willing to go allegiance is eric. gender is now being barred. lawyers, former arch rival, outgoing president who kenyatta, who really got moved to the last 9 years. we've really a router. he's the other medical center in the selection to say,

holding youth one rally government's been bored with corruption scandals as was there before that to say to them in writing or was prime minister for a lot of coding in both of these promises of writing corruption from good will that of hold held very see the roles in government known for garage and on arly. convincing and hiring metasource and this update from rival candidate router's election rally also in the capital nairobi. william rito has been saying that no canyon is going to be left behind. this country is a but most people you said he lives in res between the hustler and the dentist is that he calls and so i pulled background here and struggled to renew my act. he's on weight by siding on the side of the road is the understand identified the

struggling with the main rivalry loading. go with the danger. bother with identifying with getting in south florida. the man, even though you know you can come from, i was beginning and you know how people are struggling. you know that people that need to make it, and that's why you say, michael quote, for him. ivory coast president has pardoned his predecessor laura barber for a theft conviction that would have seen him jail for 20 years. barbara was the president of ivory coast from 2000 to 2011 and 2010. he refused to concede the election to the countries current. president allison tara, that dispute, sparked a civil war that killed 3000 people. and i've already in court later convicted bagwell of stealing funds from the countries central bank during the crisis. president retard, says he is pardoned,

backbone in the interest of social cohesion. all former u. s. president donald trump has delivered the keynote speech at the conservative political action conference, and texas. the audience is a key group for the republican party, and trump dropped hints that he will run for the presidency in 2024 but stopped short of announcing it. she had returns the reports now from dallas. oh yes, it was like a coronation. donald trump had just want a straw poll of delegates by a landslide. he is the one the conservative base wants to lead the republican party into the presidential election of 2024. but even though he says he's made up his mind trumpet, still not announcing his decision. however, throughout the speech from kept pledging that the country would soon return to what he called greatness. i won twice and did much better. the 2nd time that i did the 1st getting millions and millions of more votes than in 2016. and likewise,

getting more votes than any sitting president in the history of our country by far . and now we may have to do it again. we may have to do the speech was pretty much the same as the one he's been given around the country in recent months, but moaning the biting presidency for undoing what he says he achieved during his 4 years in the white house. this week however, he's injected a few sentences about nancy pelosi, his visit to taiwan. she played right into their hands because now they have an excuse to do whatever they're doing. and i will tell you it would have never ever happened in a 1000000 years. under trump, i can say he tried to steal the last election. a few days ago, former vice president dick cheney released a campaigner for his daughter, liz, warning republicans against supporting donald trump. cheney a scene of speaking for the republican party, old guard who may support the former president's domestic policies. but he feel trumps attempt at subverting the last presidential election with the last straw in

our nations 246 year history. there has never been an individual who has a greater threat to our republic. and donald trump, it was clear that cheney it had no impact among delegates, not least because his daughter is one of 2 republicans on the january 6th commission. and congress thing. it's dick cheney. what does that mean? there used to be a vice president people's altered in the republican body. what's changed? what is it that lives chinese father? please? the problem. dick cheney was a war guy. you know, he loved the war. that's you know, where if this country made, you know, you know, made money and i just wish that all of these politicians were just, they had their time. you know, they had their time to make a difference on this country to shut up and let trump do what it needs to do. as far as those here are concerned, the last presidential election wolfstein. and in fact, trumps popularity has increased in the c pack schrupo by 10 points since the commission began its hearings. his status as

a victim for the establishment conspiracy has been confirmed for those here. as far as c pack is concerned, the republican party is the trump party. now, in addition, if trump does run in 2024 as the expectation that the republican establishment will riley behind him anyway, just as it did the last time. she ebert ancie al jazeera dallas. i'll still ahead here on al jazeera nigeria is old oil refineries may be on the way to recovery, after billions of dollars loss to corruption and bad management. and will tell you why ukrainian jeeps are taking aim on that toll battlefield before stepping on to a real one. ah hello, that will start in north america. we saw some pretty dramatic flooding effect the

desert southwest in the u. s. storms and showers continue here. thanks to the monsoon, but it is a largely quiet picture across western areas, both the western canada and the north west pacific. in the us we are expecting temperatures to climb as a lot of warmth comes back into cities like seattle for more dramatic weather action. we have to head to the east, particularly around the great lakes who got severe storms rolling away from central parts of canada. we'll see temperatures improved for places like winnipeg as well as minneapolis. but we are going to see dramatic dips for places like toronto as well as ottawa, as those storms pull out towards the north east. a dip of about 10 degrees from sunday into tuesday. it will remain cloudy, now was moved to central america. it's looking a lot wetter for southern areas of mexico, the yucatan peninsula. seeing some lively showers. they pulled down into heavy rains across costa rica on panama and knees feed into some of the heavy rains that we're seeing around coastal areas of columbia. but for the heaviest rain,

by the time we get some monday, we have to look to bolivia. we've got those rumbling storms moving up north, that shoe weather update. ah, assassination is dissidence? destabilizing the democratic process. if we lose it, it will be a loss. holding a documentary explores how autocratic leaders undermine democracy to consolidate their power through the eyes of those who dare to stand and defy it. our country deserves so much better than being rude to crush opposing autocracy. democracy maybe on al jazeera lou.

ah ah, hello there you're watching out his era. let's remind you about top stories, the salad. at least 24 people have been killed and over 200 wounded. after a 2nd day of his railey attacks on garza israel says it's targeting the palestinian islamic jihad. these 2 high ranking members of the group have been killed. all the p, i. j, as it's known, has 5 hundreds of rockets across the border into israel. most have been intercepted and no casualties have been reported. egypt cattle and the united nations are trying to initiate talks to deescalate the violence can years meeting presidential candidates have been making their final appeals to voters ahead of elections on tuesday. relo dingoes, making his 5th attempt to take the country's top job. his rival is deputy president william richard. now the u. s. nuclear watchdog has condemned shelling at this

operational plant in ukraine saying it shows the risk of a nuclear disaster keys. and moscow have accused each other firing on europe's largest nuclear power station. it's occupied by russia, but still operated by ukrainian employees. new grains nuclear agency said a nitrogen oxygen unit and a high voltage power line where hit the head of the i a yay! has called on all sides to show the utmost restraint around the plant. or now you granted, supplied largely by western weapons and has little ammunition to spec. so it's military has teamed up with a video game name again. in the past month, soldiers have been training on virtual firing ranges. john hendern reports are from keith known this is modern warfare, ukrainian style. it might look like a video game. in fact, it is made by a ukrainian gaming company, but it's serious business. since july, ukraine's military has started setting up arcade style centers to train its troops

. soon they hope to have a virtual training center like this in every brigade. a lot of shooting range has, has been targeted by russians, rockets, so, and these are very much, while you can certain set them up in any room or on the facility. and it saw a lot cheaper. this next generation light anti tank weapon, for example, cost more than $30000.00. and it's a single use item. use it once it's finished. when i was training that i it, it took me 4 shots to finally start getting into the target. ah, which is a lot of money. it's not yours, expensive ukraine's army doesn't have that kind of ammunition to spare. so more time on this range means more accuracy down range. weapons designed to take out large targets like this tank are often expensive and require a lot of space to fire. so laser training makes sense,

but when it comes to urban combat with close up, small arms fire, there's really no substitute for the real thing. live fire on a shooting range. these ukrainian territorial defense for soldiers are aiming for constant improvement because fall verify motivation. this is civil in tears, all of them. ah, and this is not the conscript like taken from the street, but throws as a i every one can hear. ah, on jag, good, we'll to protect our homeland. they are battle hardened, having proved themselves against the russian army here in keith and in the russian occupied eastern ukrainian provinces of lou hans can done yet for some of them, it may be hard, especially when they come back here today civil life. by there, they all, ah, mobilize of internet mobilize,

they perform well. yeah. they perform well, and the ignore the, to they have to do this work. these civilian soldiers are finishing this work so they can return home to their regular work. john henderson, l g 0. keith, now commodious foreign minister says efforts to help restore peace and national have been made even more difficult after the country executed for political activists. cocksucker made those comments and an art meeting on pen. he warned that without future progress, the group could shift its possession on. man le asset has already banned mere law from attending its meetings until it makes efforts to implement a peace plan. if and i see say it clearly publicly. if more execution ah, conducted, then things will have to be reconsider. our position will also have to be

reconsider. well, my dear is turning to its old abandoned refineries after the cost of importing phil rose by 9000000000 dollars and 3 years. corruption and long term neglect, left africa's biggest oil producer, unable to refine its crude supplies. instead, it relies on costly imports of refined petroleum products and address reports now from port harcourt, where nigeria is oldest and newest refineries are situated rusty components of nigeria is old refinery at removed to very pleased with new ones. it's a biggest repair project at this prowling 56 year old facility we are looking at been able to operate disciplinary us, at least in above 90 percent of this install capacity will really help. so freedom and how some reduction in the importation of these products that her wedding today . for decades, the countries 40 finery were allowed to rot,

as it imports refined product and subset the regime that last year, cost nigerian nearly $4000000000.00. despite having the largest crude oil reserves in africa, after turning this plant around, it's expected to meet only a 3rd of domestic requirements of refined petroleum product. toward the refineries are located here in port taco, but even at full capacity, they can only process 210000 bottles of oil by day. so to make up for the shop for the nigerian government has bought shares in a private facility owned by africa's richest men, a liquid equity, which is due to come on stream. next year. head of nigeria, oil company says reviving the facilities was overdue. as a subsidy program becomes increasingly costly, the combination of our own ability and capacity and also that to be done with did it where we we met nigeria. init, it's photo ofa up. it's william a proposal. so we didn't stop by this in order number of what us, what into dishes that where did small, muddy primaries of 10 to 20000. but,

but if i did of he should say putting, did he find was to work with hopkins, a forwarding exchange currently being spent on important products that nigeria can refine with good management. now judas, old refineries may be on the path to revival of to so many years, but only after hundreds of billions of dollars are lost. to corrupt officials and government indecision may decrease al jazeera portrait nigeria. while lightning has struck a crude oil storage facility in western cuban sparking huge blaze that's injured, at least 80 people and left 70 and firefighters missing with ours, he say one body has been recovered, sofa, emergency crews have been trying to extinguish the flames at the ma tons of super tanker base since friday. at least 2 oil tanks of in set alliance and the smoke has spread a 100 kilometers west to the capitol, havana, and not clear how much oil has been banned at the facility which stores fuel to

produce electricity. huber is also currently struggling with fuel shortages. now, columbia is a fast left as president elect. gustavo petro is held a symbolic, swearing in ceremony with indigenous groups. he's usually officially sworn into office on sunday. patron, a former gorilla fifa as promising to reshape the country. he's put together a broad coalition to pass reforms, including a $5800000000.00 tax bill to fund social programs. while aaliyah's technique is a professor of political science at rosario university, she says many will be watching to see if petro can build alliances, both in columbia and in the region. i think the expectations are tremendously high following his election. i would be reluctant to confirm that he's going to be successful on all fronts. it's undeniable that there is some degree of concern amongst certain sectors of the military. i think it will be important to know who

his military leadership is, which has not yet been and now, but in general, i'd like to point out that the military, traditionally in columbia, notwithstanding its important role, given the long standing arm conflict, lingering violence, is a constitutional actor in the sense that customarily obeys civilian authority. you know, based on what we know now, she is going to promote a shift towards stronger alliances with the countries of latin america in the caribbean. there's been a 1st high level meeting which is in itself very important promoted by the us government, which is keen to preserve, you know, friendly ties with the incoming government. but i think what we're going to see is, you know, lesser dependence on the united states and a greater diversification both with the region and beyond. in the world on current president, frederick has still has named a new economy minister after yes, another cabinet re shuffled his 5th since taking office one year ago could pony as

promising to restore confidence. the move comes as the president faces several criminal investigations, my ceiling to corruption, allegations castillo has denied any wrong doing. some politicians are calling for him to be impeached for a 3rd time. on the u. s. justice department is demanding the seizure of and then as well and cargo plane grounded in argentina since june. it alleges the jet previously earned by iranian ally and has ties to terra groups. iran and venezuela both deny the accusations. daniel shiner reports from when his aries this boeing 747300 did belong to the iranian cargo company mahan air. last year they sold it to the venezuelan firm, empress or cargo. the u. s, as it did not authorize that transaction which broke its export control laws. they want the playing confiscated. iran denies the accusations while venezuela, once the aircraft back labianca completely novel, helpful,

numb in battle. the plane that was carrying out a fundamental humanitarian mission for venezuela has been kidnapped barton tina. they've robbed us on the orders of an imperialist court in the united states. paula, fully, venezuela raises its voice in protest and calls for unity with the honest people of argentina killed in an argentine judge released 12 of the 19 crew members. 7, remain 3 venezuelans. them for iranians among them the pilot columbus, the ga semi, the u. s. believes he belongs to the cubs force of iran's revolutionary guard, sanctioned by the u. s, but not argentina as a terror organization. it's a case shrouded in confusion and counterclaims. what we do know for now is that a boeing 747 belonging to the venezuelan cargo company, and the saw has been impounded here at herb. when osiris is a say ser airport for 2 months. israel has praised the argentine authorities rates

action, suggesting at least some of the crew might be involved in smuggling weapons. argentina was in the 19 ninety's, the victim of 2 attacks that said iran was involved in one on the israeli embassy and one of the jewish cultural center. no one's been brought to justice, the either bombing and jewish organizations in argentina, one of possible future attacks. they want the plane and its crew investigated is g . so just be okay if we see a link, i don't know if there's a link with the attacks in 1992 in 1994. but it could be a preparatory motion for an attack, and argentina was somewhere else in latin america. the lawyer acting for the detained pilot told al jazeera, the case was political, as well as legal vault, a lot of paperwork. and his, unlike keith resolved any time soon. meanwhile, the plain remains firmly on the ground day showing their al jazeera one osiris or an.