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thank you very much for joining us. israel has released the longest held palestinian prisoner who had been in detention for 40 years. kareem units was arrested in 1983 for allegedly attacking and israeli soldier in the golan heights. he was convicted and initially condemned to life in prison meant, but his sentence was needed. that's been in algae as him on con was joining us on the phone from just north of tel aviv his on his way to the home village of korean . eunice iran. tell us how did this release come about and what have been the reactions? well, the release came about because of various different deals that were being made to some of them even broken by one of the phone sex jesus, stay john kerry from the u. s. however, creaminess has been a very controversial figure because although like you say,

he's the longest serving palestinian political president actually and he's are any citizen. he was arrested on january 6, 983. so 40 is to almost the day today's general except he has been released. he was released by these already authorities to a bus station where he then made his way to where is home is now israeli intelligence visited the family in the days before his release and told them no celebrations, no. do not mark this event a tool. however, it's going to be very difficult for them to be able to speak. so given the fact that he is one of the most important people within the movement who has been imprisoned to this long. so it's going to be a very controversial, really sticking for these re, these because they belong, insisted that this was an intense internal, rather israeli man, because he was,

is when you said to them. and that's why he was never part of any palestinian prisoner exchange. let's see what the family does. will they listen to the israeli intelligence and law to mark the occasion of a man who has been in prison for 40 years old? will they actually try and defy in the spirit of corinne as himself? these are the occupations. it's something that we'll find out when we get time. we don't know what we're going to see when we get that, but it should. it is a significant moment, particularly for korean units, obviously for his family, but more importantly for palestinian political prisoners who are still many still remaining jo, him on. thank you very much for the moment. of course we will check in with you once you arrive at the village of the palestinian prisoner who's just been released by israel iran con on the phone. they're from north of 10 of each other palestinian

ambassador to the united nations is requesting an urgent security council. meeting riyadh been so want strong action against caesar as new administration. after the national security minister entered the ox moss compound on tuesday. the attack is not only against our holy sites in the lock, so mosque and, and the hum sharif there are because of this environment of extremism that this is the really extreme government, the extremist in the history of israel is providing is leading to additional aggression against our christian sites, christian graveyards, you've seen by now that there are crosses over, you know, graveyards, being trampled upon and attacked by extreme settlers. this is a toxic environment. the international community has to speak with one voice. our

diplomatic editor jane space has more from the united nations. well, this been a flurry of diplomatic meetings taking place here at the united nations meeting of the arab group of ambassadors, then a meeting of the ambassadors from all islamic countries and then representatives of those 2 groups meeting with the current president of the security council. japan, he'll preside over the security council meeting that's going to take place on thursday, the palestinian ambassador, making it clear they want very tough action from the security council. it's worth noting that among those ambassadors surrounding the palestinian ambassador were the representatives of 2 countries that have long had diplomatic relations with israel . that is jordan and egypt, and also the ambassador of morocco and the deputy ambassador of u. e. 2 countries that the more recently have had more friendly relationships with . israel's also was telling you that one of those ambassadors, the ambassador from jordan mahmoud, her mood spoke also to reporters. jordan has

a special role as the guardian of the holy sites. the king of jordan has a special role as the guardian of the holy sites in jerusalem. he made it clear and reminded reporters of the year 2000 when the then the israeli opposition, leah ariel sharon went to the alex amongst compound. and he said that at that time the security council had produced a resolution. this is it 1322, which condemns what it says was the provocation that had been carried out and he and the other ambassadors say they want to see another resolution like this passed by the security council because he made it clear back in 2000 that that act was the spark that started the 2nd into foreign a someone who covered that on the ground in the west bank at the time that something the certainly at the international communities as doesn't want to see again on adding all the political drama continues in the us house of representatives for a 2nd straight day. politicians were unable to agree on

a speaker, a group of hard line republicans once again. kevin mccarthy's bed for the top job, john hender and report some capitol hill. it's a high stakes political stand off on one side, republican leader, kevin mccarthy, and most of his party on the other. a cadre of strong willed republican rebels in 6 ballots. over 2 days mccarthy's mainstream republicans have failed to muster the votes, to elect him as speaker of the us house of representatives. a speaker has not been elected. it was a scene of republican disarray, a block of 19 than 20, then 21, mostly members of the freedom caucus repeatedly stopped the party leader from reaching the necessary 218 vote threshold. mccarthy began the 2nd day of voting with optimism with guy, but the republican rebels want to dramatically limit the size of the federal government and overhaul the congressional rules to do that. and

a series of concessions failed to satisfy them. after hours of deadlock votes, they took a 3 hour break for equally fruitless negotiation with the house, be an honor, then quickly adjourned for a 2nd day without speaking, democrats watched the slow paced collision with glee, one bearing an arm load of popcorn. the contrast between house democrats on the chaos and confusion taking place on the other side of the aisle could not be more clear. democrat, ha, keen, jeffrey's topped every vote, but fell short of the majority needed to win. without a speaker, the house can't pass. laws may committee assignments or even swear in its new members, leaving the united states without a functioning house of representatives. one democrat in particular, lamented the congressional chaos. it's embarrassing for the country. i mean, literally, i got part of this reality that you know, to big have a congress the can function. is this embarrassing really greatest nation in the

wall? as republicans battled it out on the house floor. president joe biden joined republican senate leader mitch mcconnell at a bridge connecting kentucky in ohio funded by a bipartisan infrastructure long showing that even divided government can function when both sides cooperate. john henry l g 0. capitol hill. heidi high comp. as a former u. s. democratic senator, she says it's clear there are long standing divisions in the republican party. well, i think it's playing out that the, the ongoing civil war within the republican party is playing out in front of people in full, in full view of the american public. this is not something that's new, these conflicts have been ongoing, even beginning with the freedom caucus and the tea party movement back in the early 2, thousands and so, you know, when we look at it,

we haven't seen it this blatantly but it's not really a surprise we've known for probably 3 months, or at least since the election that kevin mccarthy did not have enough votes, certainly on the 1st ballot to become speaker the house. we just didn't know how many. i think most people were surprised by that, by the margin. but you know, he still got the still has 200 of his members who believe he should be the speaker, and that's a pretty good position. still for kevin mccarthy. there's a lot of people who really wanted to make the point about how united in spite of the spectrum of ideologies within the democratic caucus, they have been united and consistent, and staying on task on and on and appearing for every vote. even though they know that hakim jeffries will not become speaker of the house, they are showing their unity

the european union has recommended pre departure covered 19 testing for passengers flying from china to e. u. member countries. officials are urging old travelers to wear masks. they say passengers should be randomly tested china upon the east travel restrictions on sunday, despite cases overwhelming hospitals. negative tests are also now required for people traveling from china to the united states and united kingdom. those arriving in south korea must provide a negative result before their flight. they'll also have to take a p. c. r test. upon arrival. nearly one 3rd of short term arrivals from china tested positive for covey. 19 on wednesday. meanwhile, the world health organization says it's concerned about how china is representing the outbreak. beijing has stopped reporting case numbers. it announced one covey 19 death on wednesday, despite evidence of a surge and infections. there are certainly issues in terms of the criteria for

recording and reporting that's attributable to call with banking. we believe that definition is too narrow, which requires for failure association to be registered as a definition. we know there are difficulties in all countries very often and recording hospital related admissions use of i see your facility and we believe that the current numbers being being published from china under represent the true impact of the disease in terms of hospital measures in terms of i see your patients, particularly in terms of that still ahead on al jazeera, washington resumes counseling services in cuba. while and economic crisis force is the largest and migration from the communist islands. and what activists say needs to be done to end in the practice of child labor in the cocoa industry in west africa. ah,

the who's there, good to see. there is some bitter cold coming for eastern scandinavia, western russia, those details in one second. but 1st, that shield of snow is moving away from us though after doing quite a number, some showers in the mix for the islands of ireland and britain, but promised we talk about the cold. so here's how it temperatures will go. we can up saturday morning, moscow minus 28 dark, the blue and the purple, the lower that temperature. this is a shock to the system, warsaw 0 just the other day, or about 18 or 19 degrees. there's also been some record warmth in central europe. so that's not good news for the ski slopes here, melting snow quite quickly, so not only feeling like spring, but also looking like spring as zurich of in degrees for you. also some showers care at long last it's con for portugal and spain. sun clouds here and same goes

for the other side of the mediterranean, for greece and turkey, or maybe a bit overcast to start the day. and it's stumbled that throughout the day, more peaks of sun. those winds are finally starting to back off across the coast of egypt, and for the south africa. the provinces of the eastern cape was soon a talton from a longer inland, popa, we could see some flooding in any of those provinces over the next few days. 23 degrees in durbin on thursday. ah, the african narrative from african perspectives all ago been going on from liver transplant total. well, i thought it was in a new series of short documentaries, by african filmmakers from miami and gabon. she'd been african phelps of creek don't waste, may deem the heritage and making her future africa direct on al

jazeera lou. ah, you're watching al jazeera alive from doha. a reminder on top stories. the sour israel has released the longest held palestinian prisoner who had been in detention for 40 years. kareem eunice was arrested in 1983 for allegedly attacking and he's really soldier in the golan heights. security officials have pro bitten his friends or family from holding celebrations. to mark his release, the vote for a new speaker in the us house of representatives will go into a 3rd day republican kevin mccarthy has now lost in 6 rounds of voting. and the

european union is recommending pre departure over 19 testing for passengers flying from china to e member countries. officials are urging old travelers to wear masks. they said passengers should be randomly test it. in the u. s. the governor of the state of california has declared a state of emergency after a powerful storm cut power to thousands of homes in the north road. have been, and trees uprooted in sacramento authorities have told people to evacuate if they're in coastal areas that are vulnerable to much slice. it's a 2nd storm to hit the west coast in the past week nile charles has more from san francisco. california emergency officials say this round of storms could be the most severe california has seen in the last 5 years. with that, they expect a lot of flooding not only in the road, but also that would cause damage to homes. but their biggest concern right now, they say is high winds. that could get as high as 70 miles per hour in the

mountains and along the coast. they say with that they expect extensive power outages and also a lot of property damage for their asking people to stay off the roads. all the so called atmospheric river storm bearing down on northern california is also being felt in the neighboring state of nevada. the city of reno is blanketed in snow. the weather is not unusual, but snow typically starts to fall there in february. the system has also brought much needed snow to the sky, feels in the face, sierra mountains to peru. now, protests have resumed after a pause, over the festive season. it's been nearly a month since authorities arrested. former president pedro castillo was facing rebellion and conspiracy charges, or peruvians in the south have clashed with police demanding the resignation of his successor, the noble lottie, marianna sanchez, reports from the city of ioc, who chill o. a merch lit by 10 coffins,

a symbolic reference to the people who died in december. when the army opened fire at protesters near the airport. the and the and see to you for your culture. my son was taken from me. he was 20 years old. i want justice, the families of the victims blaine precedent the novel new out of the for the violent correct them and want her resignation. i. she's a murderer. at the bid and friends with congress demanded me did a submission. there were protests in several regions on wednesday. hi, we were blocked in cosco in bruno many clashed with police demanding new elections to be held immediately. although many different around the country, one different things. they're not coordinating among readers. there is one voice being heard louder and louder, and that is the demand for closing of cameras and give the form of the constitution 74 year old. and we get doris has no time to joint protests. he lives from crop to

crop, barely feeding his family as he plants beans. he reflects on his anger at people's political elite or of gun farmers. let me suffer from a lack of rain. but congressmen don't do anything for us, like improvements or irrigation. how must we live? that is what i asked politicians for the laws changed to amend the constitution it up to one that would favor all of us that matter in the district of. so christina, your culture, most farmers live like in pre k, working the fields and these days listening to the news of the nation wide discontent. they say they share community leader in that that he assess politicians, never remember them gall, this is doug canolli. his up of the rich politicians take advantage of us for them . laws in just a sec 50, but there's no law or justice for us. we want to quality for our people, don't leave us as protest, resume precedent, been what is urging for peace. the government says development and growth can't

stop and it's promising security forces will act responsibly while protecting private and public property. but for the people in circles and many other poor regency bid or development and growth is just a distant dream. money unless i'm just i'll just seat out soco sayoko. in bolivia, more demonstrations are planned in the city of santa claus. later, ferries. they protest is want to offer support for the region is governor luis, fernando camacho demonstrations have gripped the area since he was arrested almost 2 weeks ago. camacho has been accused of trying to tampa former president evil morales in 2019 theresa ball reports. they have been here for a week blocking roads to protest the detention of their governor loose that a man look on my chill. he was taken to alleviate capital abbas last week, accused of plotting to overthrow former president abel morales in 2019 no more. but

it did get there will viet, he won't allow that this government installs the dictatorship in the country. they have detained dog owner, and we will be on the road to funding and that growth is an opposition stronghold. i reach region that pays a crucial role in bolivia. economy that intentional, norman america, under commercial, has increased. the tension between the government in law passed located in highland and the brothers from from that located in the lowlands of this country. people have been coming here to the center of the city steadily. every night to demand the release of their governor and confronting, with the police. the police use to your gas and rubber bullets to control the protesters. dozens have been detained. camacho, he's currently kept in a high security detention center in la bass. he's on pre trial detention for 4 months, while the investigation is ongoing. on wednesday,

the prison was surrounded by the red ponchos mar, indigenous governments. reporters who wanted to prevent camacho followers from reaching the area voters thomas protest on don't political worst. we are protesting because since congress, members from santa cruz arriving, we want to louis fernando camacho to stay in for 30 years clear with camacho is not the only member of the opposition detained. former entering, president jenny, 9 years, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. she was on pretrial detention for over one year. the government insists camacho and others were involved in a quote to overshoot. what alice, people from santa claus say, they were defending the country's democracy from the fraud committed by morales during the presidential elections in 2019. was your book? it was i don't you? in 2019 there was a vacuum of power: evo morales, reside janine and yours assumed as president. and she was recognized by congress.

the so called crew is their excuse to persecute political opponents every will. and that's why thousands are vowing to remain on the streets challenging the national government. the bay claim is not respecting the rule of law. it is, i will, i'll proceed us and the group. bolivia long kuza for me at saint peter's square in the vatican for the funeral of former pope benedict. the 16th he dined at a vatican monastery on saturday. at the age of 95. benedict was the 1st spoke to resign in 600 years after his health declined. in 2013 o. francis will preside over the funeral of his predecessor, the mass is expected to draw tens of thousands of people. authorities in india are investigating recent attacks in indian administered kashmir. at least 5 people have been killed and several others injured. the hindu minority in the

region is demanding tighter security poverty. mitar reports o death made an outpouring of grief and solidarity the kashmir valley. hundreds of people in a jury attended the funeral of both killed into attacks this week. neighbors have been visiting the shy ma household. 2 children were killed in a block on monday morning. this was hours after their uncle. the puck was gone down at home. his brother in law witnessed the attack door when they i fell to gunman barge into our house, an open fire and an one was shut many times that the other was shut but managed to get out of the house. they kicked him many times to check if he was alive. thankfully, he is recovering now. believe still a guide. there's going either it ended administered, push me. some areas in the valley are observing, shut down. people are demanding more security for religious minorities. there are fears armed conflict may be returning kashmir is claimed in full by india and

pakistan, but governed by the 2 nations in parts. a tax against civilians were common in india administered kashmir when armed rebellion against new daily's rule was added speak. the governing bgp has blamed park assigned for the recent incidents, barnefield and the party our party is fulfilling its 0 tolerance policy towards terrorism. the situation has improved from before that pakistan has frustrated her . he used to sent terrorists across the border, but recently we caught a lot of ammunition output. so they're trying to ruin the harmony of the region of me. but our party will finish terrorism here so that political analysts say the region is seen, arise, and attacks would, shouldn't be politicized. so in belgium, when good move looks unsafe. so let's lord look over the pool. the prism off or communal or politics all to look a middle angle, but unfortunately that is how the pings are being looked. im, india, as, as for the last over, so many years in just counter terrorism agency is investigating the attacks. the

government has deployed more troops under a jory about a 155 kilometer south of the largest city of chicago to prevent further attacks. as the victims, families pick up the pieces they hope they'll get justice. partner middle al jazeera, the u. s embassy in cuba has resumed for counsellor services and visa processing for the 1st time since 2017. it stopped old services when some diplomatic staff suffered an unexplained illness. dabbed heavener syndrome. officials are hoping the reopening will curb the flow of migrants heading north. the embassy will prioritize permits to reunite cubans with family in the united states. meanwhile, more than 500 cuban immigrants have come ashore in the florida keys since the weekend is the largest 7 migration from the communist island to the us. people often make the 160 kilometers trip in rickety boats. tag giant amazon says it will cut more than 18000 jobs that 6 percent of its 300000 person workforce

. the company is citing what it caulsey, uncertain economy. soaring inflation as force consumers to cut back spending. amazon's share price has also taken a knock, losing as much as half its value. the layoffs will impact his e commerce and human resources departments. the mastermind behind the biggest college admissions fraud scheme in the u. s. has been sentenced to 3 and a half years in jail. a federal court in boston has also ordered william singer to pay $10000000.00 in restitution. thing admitted in 2019 to rigging exams and paying bribes to insure children of wealthy clients were accepted in certain universities . now hundreds of thousands of children in west africa are working in hazardous conditions on cocoa farms, despite international campaigns against child labor. many of them have little or no access to education. al jazeera is, i'm 833 for some western gonna blame you for the 1st time in his young life,

you know, gets his 1st taste of chocolate. he's been working on his humblest cocoa farm for 7 years. he looks father says he put his son to work to prepare him for life's challenges. they do have a badge on the wilma human. i don't have any money to pay laborers and because there are no schools near by to accommodate all the children. they help with the farmer. children as young as for are brought to farms to become conditioned to such an environment as they grow. but the rules are being introduced in europe, that aim to enforce trick to protection of human and children's rights, as well as the environment and producers in countries like gonna believe they could be affected. actively say more than half of all children living in agricultural areas are engaged in work. most of them dangerous work activity man will lobby knows what's like to work as a child from my end it has. he grew up on

a cocoa fall, but later graduated from university. his case is cuss at at exceptional. our last yes, jumped out as my colleague of, i've always been doing. most of my might my, my phrase leaders were pregnant along the length. across west africa, one and a half 1000000 children. i involved in cocoa for me through many work as farm laborers and, and less than a dollar or nothing at all with. officials and agents travel drawer communities to buy cocoa beans for $60.00 a sac. but they sell a 2 or 3 times that on the international market. i think local farmer, how much will you end at the have a thing. okay, cool. their price is even lower as much as it. and again i said, oh, ordered them. you see our trends are closer to us. there is no quality education for them. pharmacy attempts by western cocoa biased to force down prices.