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israel's long as serving palestinian prisoner is free kareen eunice was behind bars for almost 40 years. ah, player watching al jazeera, alive from doha with me for the battle, also ahead speaker has not been elected. the us house of representatives in disorder asked politicians failed to agree on a speaker for a 2nd straight day. ah, farewell to former pope benedict, the 16th thousands of mourners have be cheaper to the former leader of the roman catholic church. evacuations in a state or emergency in california, a major storm sweets to the west coast of the u. s. leading tens of thousands

without electricity. ah israel, as long as held palestinian prisoner is now free, is really authorities. when he is karim eunice, who is also in his ready citizen, he'd been in detention for 40 years. eunice was convicted in 1983 of killing and is really soldier in the occupied colon heights. the palestinian israeli was initially condemned to life imprisonment. but his sentence was later commuted al jazeera, as a man can is in our village, where many people have gathered to welcome units back to the community. and emotional reunion for karim eunice, who spent 40 years inside and israeli jail. he was jailed on the 6th of january, 1983 released just a few hours ago of 5 percy

a. m. a from a prison in central israel. he was taken to a nearby town. he was given a card that he didn't know what it was. he wasn't sure it was actually a boss both. he then pulled his brother's brother, picked him up and brought him here. it's very difficult to underestimate how important agreement is, was within the photo political louvin. he was a member of the central committee advising stone. if you will, when he was jailed in 1983 for the killing of an israeli soldier in the occupied golden heights. now this was not part of a political exchange. this was not part of benevolence on the part of the israelis . this was simply the fact the man i served all 40 years of his sentence and therefore was released. we're saying now this is actually happening in defiance of the israeli authorities. these radio authorities said that they should not

walk this occasion, that no one they shouldn't set up, hence the family have ignored that and they've managed to mark this reunion. now we have been speaking to the man himself like listen to what he had to say about freedom. the lion team can hack it. he has to know in november. i have a lot of feelings in my words, don't know how to express. it is the 1st time in 40 years to see the trees in the grass, and i used to see on the walls cement. but to day i saw a lot of different things. i entered so many houses and i sat down on a sofa for the 1st time in 40 years. i got a very strange feeling when i 1st entered my brother's car, to the extent that i didn't know how to sit properly. it is a mix of feelings and emotions to see the sky without bars for the 1st time of 40 years now warmer. now, even when he was inside presently still remained politically active. he was teaching other prisoners about the palestinian struggle. and like i say he is

actually in his writing, the citizens of israel always said that his imprisonment was the is way better, but now is fruit is 66 years old. well as an awful lot for him to cut, the united nations security council is said to hold a meeting later on thursday after israel's national security minister entered the alex or mos compound it. m. r been givers actions on tuesday have been widely condemned as provocative pallet fans, ambassador to the you and his calling for strong action against israel. the attack is not only against our holy sites in alexa mosque and, and the harem 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. i diplomatic editor, james, spain has more from the united nations. well, there's been a flurry of diplomatic meetings taking place here at the united nations, a 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's jordan and egypt and also the ambassador of morocco and the deputy ambassador of u. e. 2 countries that the more recently 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 that israeli opposition lee 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 intifada. and someone who covered that on the ground in the west bank at the time that something the certainly the international community as, as doesn't want to see again for a 3rd straight day will us house of representatives will convene to try and pick a new speaker. the last 2 attempts have been unsuccessful when a group of hard line republicans blocking kevin mccarthy's bed for the top job. it's the 1st time in a century that the result was determined in the 1st vote, john hender and reports on capitol hill. it's a high stakes political stand off on one side, republican leader, kevin mccarthy, in most of his party on the other a cadre of strong willed republican rebels in 6 ballots. over 2 days mccarthy's mainstream republicans had failed to muster the votes, to elect him his 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 but the republican rebels wanted 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. rather, 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 this slow pace 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 hakim jeffries 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 to the country. i mean, literally, i beg your pardon, this reality that you know, to have on congress the can't function. is this embarrassing greatest nation in the world? how can i pay 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 law, showing that even divided government can function when both sides cooperate. john henderson, al jazeera capitol hill, heidi high campus, a former us democratic sanitary. she says it's clear the republican party has long been divided. 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 ballad to become speaker the house. we just didn't know how many. i think most people were surprised by the, 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 and of, and appearing for every vote. even though they know that hakim jeffries will not become speaker of the house, they are showing their unity. pope frances has led a funeral mass for his spread assessor pope ameritas benedict, the 16th thousands of people gathered in saint peter's square to pay their final respects. the former pope died at a vatican monastery on saturday. at the age of $95.00 benedict's will be buried in a crypt at saint peter's basilica. in 2014, he became the 1st pope in 600 years to resign. after his health declined in the u. s. the governor of california has declared his fate of emergency after a powerful storm cut electricity to thousands of homes in the north road have been flooded in trees uprooted in sacramento. authorities have told people to evacuate coastal areas vulnerable to much slides. it's

a 2nd storm to hit the west coast of the us in the past week. niana charles has more from san francisco, california emergency official thing, this round of storms could be the most severe. california has been 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 home. 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. now 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 snowfall typically starts in february. the system has also brought much needed snow to ski resorts in the seeds, sierra mountains. in the democratic republic of congo em 23 rebels have

announced their withdrawing from another eastern town. they say they are pulling out from room um, gobble. they also announced last month that they would leave near by cuba. the r congo accuses wanda of backing the m 23 rebels, which could galley has denied the conflict has forced thousands of people from their home since 2021. still ahead on al jazeera, the border guards have gone. i'm stephanie decker on the courageous lavinia board, and we've been speaking to corporations about how they feel about these new open roads. and china hits back at accusations that it's not telling the whole truth about it's late is colby 19 outbreak. ah, the who's the

hello there will look at east asian. it's a gloomy but warm picture. so much of china at the moment with temperature is above average stretching all the way from beijing. down to hong kong. we still got those showers in storms pulling in to taiwan and that rain runs its way up towards southern areas of japan. now behind that we've got a wintry mix that's going to blow across the korean peninsula, bringing some heavy snow to the lights of north korea, but temperatures in places like stall, sol, still holding strong. and those snow showers are set to continue running from northern to along western areas of japan. we are expecting, however, temperatures to hold in places like tokyo in those double digits now was moved to south asia. warmth isn't the story up in the north about a cold wave conditions sweeping in across more than areas of pakistan and india where the fog problems do persist. the launch clear down in the south to keep on that east coast. but on the west, we are seeing some popcorn cloud around from showers, sprinkling in 2 places like under pradesh, and tom will not do. but for the heavier rain we have to look further south to the

likes of sri lanka. we are expecting some pretty fierce thunderstorms to kick in for colombo. the temperature, however, holding strong at 31 degrees celsius through to friday. that sure weather ah! after a lifetime in finland, an emigrant returns to somali land upon discovering his ancestral home could be a gold mine. but to benefit his community from the minerals beneath the land, he must navigate the age old, tribal disputes above it, or witness golden lie. on al jazeera lou.

really watching al jazeera alive from doha reminder of our top stories. this, our israel has really is long as held palestinian prisoner who had been detained for 40 years. carrying eunice is also in his ready citizen who was convicted of killing and he's ready. soldier in the occupied golden heights. a funeral has been held for former pope benedict. the 16th at the vatican, po francis presided over the ceremony for his predecessor, thousands of people gathered in thinking square foot service. the former coke died at a vatican monastery on saturday at the age of 95. and m. 23 rebels say they are withdrawing from another town in eastern democratic republic of congo. the withdrawal from whom i'm banjo follows last month's announcement that fighters

would depart near by cucumber congolese army call that withdrawal. a shop avenues tech giant amazon is laying off an additional $8000.00 people in november. the company announced it would let go of 10000 employees. this is the largest fat cut in its history. amazon is citing what he calls the uncertainty economy. soaring, inflation has forced consumers to cut back spending. amazon's share price has also taken a hit, losing as much as half its value. the layoffs will impact his e commerce and human resources department. croatia is now a fully fledged member of the european union. the country adopted the euro and joined the board of free travel zone on january. the 1st 70 deck has been asking co asians how they feel about the open borders. it's off season and without the hordes of tourists that usually pack racial coastline. there's a sense of stepping back in time just to 15 minutes,

drive away the border with slovenia, here to a feeling of emptiness. but this is all about moving forward. crecia joined the open border shank in zone as of january 1st. and it's being welcomed here. dennis is a nurse who takes care of an elderly lady in italy working 15 days on and 15 days off . she's been crossing borders for 5 years. las and pressure. i was traveling through creature slovenia italy border and every country had their own restrictions . we never knew what to expect on the borders, so this will be much better. it will make our lives easier. one up, one up. and this is what it's all about. the freedom of movement, no more passport checks, identity checks, no waiting in line. the border guards have all gone. that's croatia straight ahead is lavinia. now it's only about getting on your way. no need to stop is still a novelty here. crecia joined the shank and zone on the same day. it adopted bureau, which is now replaced its old currency, the colonel and her businessman. it's

a more than welcome development. cloud has been importing and exporting good since 1995, he has seen career again independence joined the you. and now this for him to, it's much better. we, for one of the library for these are up right the week, 1st after the freight forwarding service in italy than in slovenia and venue into croatia. we have to sort taxes and lots of other small import costs putting it lasted 8 hours some times. now you just go through. there are no issues in stopping at all. his son sanzo has now taken over the business. we ask him if he's emotionally attached to the old currency, the colonel, as many people have told us, they feel it's a loss of identity, poised for an all be honest with you, not much. our business is over the waters. you visit all you market. simply, hotels in voicemail euros for yes, we are doing business, something can euros it will be much easier. now this will make our business more fluid and our life easier for many here. now being a fully integrated member of the european union with open borders and

a common currency is a good thing. despite some emotional attachments and early problems of switching currencies, it seems in the long run, many creations prefer these open roads. stephanie decker, al jazeera on the korea shirts. lavinia border ah, i, china insists it's being transparent when reporting on a discovery 19 outbreak. the statement comes after criticism from the world health organization, which says beijing is under stating the situation. china's foreign ministry says it has always shared relevant data with international treaty. it announced one covered 19 death on wednesday, despite evidence of a surgeon infections. germany, meanwhile, has become the latest country to require travelers from china to take a covey 19 test. the decision comes a day after the european union recommended those passengers get tested before

flying to e. u. member states. officials are also urging old travelers to wear masks. they say passengers should be randomly tested beijing plants, the east travel restrictions on sunday. this fight a surgeon case is that overwhelmed hospitals. as ambia has increased a number of hours of plan blackout size, it struggles to source enough power some areas in the country and neighboring zimbabwe. already facing power cost of up to 6 hours a day. water levels in lake ariba, which supplies a hydro, electric dam are partly to blame. recurring dance and low rainfall have reduced supply harm. tasa has more from herrera in zimbabwe. ambiance have experienced pockets before 6 to 8 hours a day, but it stands 12 hours a day aside. that things could be getting worse, and people are frustrated. it's affecting households, and it's affecting businesses, especially small businesses. they say they not have to find money to buy alternative sources of energy,

such as generators and solar money. some of them say, they don't have orders. ambiance, i've been told, is that officials hope that's the power situation will improve when water level start to rise at lake ariba. other countries in the region are also facing a power crisis here in some barbie people who can go up to about 18 hours a day with our power that's been blamed on corruption. mismanage to make an old infrastructure in south africa, people their experience rolling blackouts on and off. and that's also blamed on corruption, mismanagement and old infrastructure officials in all these countries in southern africa trying to find solutions, for example. and bob, wy and zambia are trying to build a hydro power plant and victoria falls, they say when that is completed, it'll provide services to zambia ads. the bar when there's the ingo dad. when the d, i see the democratic republic of congo when that bridge, when that dam is completed, is thought it will be able to provide more than enough power for the whole of

southern africa. but these projects could take years to complete. it's not a quick solution to the regions current energy crisis. protest sin, i have resumed in parole after a pause over the festive season. it's been nearly a month since her forty's arrested. former president federal castillo was facing charges of rebellion and conspiracy. people in the south fought with police as they demanded the resignation of his successor. dina bold watty arianna sanchez reports from the city of eichel, cham ah, a merch lit by tin 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 if i could sure what i'm gonna get. my son was taken from me. he was 20 years old. i want justice. the families of the victims blame precedent. he never knew out of the, for the violent cracked them and want her resignation. i, she's a mod low,

addicted to, and friends with congress demanded me did a submission. there were protests in several regions on wednesday. highways were blocking goosgo in full. no, many clashed with police demanding new elections to be held immediately. although many different course around the want 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 congress under 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 loose political elite god 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,

that the laws changed to amend the constitution enough to one that would favor all of us. that matter. in the district of sako sinay, your culture, most farmers live like enrique, working the fields and these days listening to the news of the nation wide discontent. they say they share community leader in that or that he assess politicians. never remember them goal. this is doug canolli, his up of the rich politicians take advantage of us for them. laws in justice exists, but there is no law or justice for us. we want equality 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 soc us and many other poor regency, they do development and growth is just a distant dream. money and us, and just i'll just heat up soccer. i echo the u. s. embassy in cuba has resumed

full consular services and visa processing. for the 1st time since 2017. it stopped all services when some diplomatic staff suffered an unexplained illness called the havana syndrome. officials are hoping the move will curve the flow of migrants heading north. the embassy will prioritize permits to reunite cubans with family in the us. the mastermind behind the big is college admissions ford scheme in the u. s . has been sentenced to 3 and a half years in jail. a federal court in boston also ordered william singer to pay $10000000.00 in restitution. thing admitted in 2019 to rigging exams and paying bribes to ensure the children of wealthy clients were accepted into certain universities. now, britain springs harry claims his brother, william physically attacked him. the duke of sussex made the allegation in his book, which is said to be published next week. it happened during an argument over their

worsening relationship. perry claims william knocked him to the ground in the fight at kensington palace in 2019 less bringing. drill a hole in london from on this story. so george, another twist and the relationship between prince harry and the royal family. tell us more about these. it is revelations for us. yes, that's right. contained in the hotly anticipated autobiography of prince harry. he's of course, living now in california. it's due out for release next week. it's called spare. that's because he is not the air to the for the throne, but the spare, as the aristocratic saying goes in the in the book and accept of which has been obtained by the guardian ahead of its publication. the guardian newspaper that is there a details of an incident that occurred at the cottage on the kensington palace, his state where prince william lives, lived and lives, and in which harry was living with his u. s. act wife. megan, marco william went to visit harry in the cottage to discuss their failing

relationship since his marriage or his marriage to megan. and in the face of increasingly oppressive media scrutiny, they visit the meeting swiftly, turned into a confrontation rights. harry, when william cold megan, quote difficult, rude, and abrasive harry replied that william was simply parroting the media narrative and the confrontation, then escalated into violence, alleges harry, who writes he grabbed me by my collar, ripping my necklace and knocked me to the floor. apparently, he then writes causing visible injuries to his back. and so how is this all playing out? one thing we don't appear to be expecting imminently is common from the royal family either from william's household. he's now of course the prince of wales after his father became king charles the 3rd,

nor from king charles's office and household at buckingham palace. and that is because, according to royal experts, the view has been taken that the best way to deal with these allegations and repeated control the scenes arising from the media coverage. in the run up the publication of the book, there was a big netflix documentary of the christmas period, for instance, to take on a policy of no comment. this is the latest in a string of contrivances, as i said, the date back, not just to the marriage of henry and megan, but to harry's exit from the royal family. indeed, his exit from this country fleeing media coverage and the behavior allegedly of his own family. that was an interview in 2021. with the us talk show host, oprah winfrey that alleged racism against the royal family amplified. in the netflix documentary, there was talk of a miscarriage suffered by megan as a result of stress of immediate coverage and then her thoughts about suicide. now this latest allegation, of course, raising the temperature or not.