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visit to the middle east saying a 2 state solution is still a priority. ah, until mccrae, this is al jazeera alive from doha. also coming up and inquiries sit up to identify security breaches. after at least a 100 people were killed and monday suicide blast had a mosque and pakistan. pope francis skates a warm welcome in the democratic republic of congo, home to africa's largest roman catholic population. and a special report from inside me in march with the military government accused of deliberately targeting civilians. ah, you as secretary of state antony blanket has formed israel and palestine that the u

. s. suppose is anything that puts a 2 state solution further out of reach. but he stopped short of making any concrete pledges. blanket has now concluded his trip to the region after holding talks with palestinian president, mac murder bass. he says some members of his team will stay on to help diffuse current tensions mid the worst violence seen in the occupied west bank and east jerusalem in years. bernard smith reports from ramallah in his meeting with the palestinian president, the u. s. secretary of state sticks with the line that washington remains committed to a palestinian state alongside israel. but antony blinking knows it's a diminishing prospect. we have been clear and consistent. neither side should take any, you know, or actions that right now potentially would, would add fuel to a fire and over the medium to long term would make out the prospects of achieving 2

states even more distant than, than they currently are. so far, $35.00 palestinians have been killed this year in confrontations with israeli security forces. benjamin netanyahu returned to power in december and appointed far right. politicians and religious nationalists in senior cabinet posts one of them national security minister at my bank. there has promised to give more gum permits to his railey citizens and expand illegal settlements in the occupied west bank. and it has a very high risk of escalation. the, this new israeli government is very fast as far right on. it's very intent on committing inflicting violence upon palestinians. and in fact, you know, they're, they're political mandates. where, where premised on that. so i think in the weeks, in the months to come, we're going to see a cooler regime of occupation inflicted upon the palestinian people. mahmoud abbas, and the palestinian authority are reliant on international pressure to make sure

israel honors its commitments when it comes to the occupation of east jerusalem in the west bank. we want a complete cessation of all unilateral is really actions that undermine all signed agreements. it is the main way back to re engage politically and end the occupation for the heads of the jordanian and egyptian intelligence agency sat down with a bass, had his meeting with blinking an indication of the concern in the region about the security situation here. it's understood, they asked the palestinian president to adopt a flexible position with the americans. the palestinian authority wasn't expecting much reminds me of lincoln's visit, certainly not a commitment to re engage on a peace process with israel. the us is concentrated on the war in ukraine. threats from iran, and its relationship with china was certainly no evidence of any real pressure to stop a slide into a wider conflict. here. the palestinians are on their own. bernard smith al jazeera

ramallah. let's speak to hashem usa 1st senior fellow at the united states institute of peace and a former egyptian diplomat. he joins us live on scott from washington d. c. thank you very much for being on al jazeera. now as we hear, blinking is clearly still pushing for a 2 state solution, but that surely feels a remote possibility at this stage. doesn't it? well, as you were to mentioned from allah, there are diminishing prospects. but at the end of the day, this is what is it that the international level and this is the position of the palestinian people and a blessing in leadership. and this is what was proposed in accordance to that of his initiative that was adopted by both countries and islamic countries. so it still is supported politically at the international 11 and then added states is not alone in asking for the establishment of

a city and state in accordance with alopecia finished. but at this point in time remains an almost an impossibility. surely doesn't it? i mean, lincoln didn't offer any concrete steps to actually make it happen today. you're absolutely right. and this is right, but as humans are disappointed, because it is not only saying 2 state solution and that this, this would be enough. no, they need to see how this would be achieved. they need to see a political process that will lead to progress in this direction. but this is what they haven't seen for the last 2 years from the current administration. so this is why we will have to see how this can be advanced in at the time to come. and if it doesn't, this would not all go well and it would result in instability in occupied territories and beyond the vision as well. so and never got, was this a wasted trip or at the very least of wasted opportunity?

well, it is not a wasted opportunity in as far as the objective of the mission is concerned, that the united states are presented a modest objective for this mission which is de escalation. and they indicated that they will keep a team to continue to work, to see whether they will achieve this object or not. of course, on the bigger picture in relation to advancing. the prospects of peace said nothing has happened and nothing, nothing is expected to happen as a result of this visit. but then, as far as the escalation is concerned, and additional steps that are being taken by the current extremist as a government, this needs to be seen. what is important is what was mentioned by sector blinking in a closed meetings today, say the government and whether he was able to put pressure to bear to us and not to increase sentiment activities to stop the collective punishment and so on. so the coming days and weeks will prove to us whether there was really some pressure put

on the israeli government or not. if the escalation continues, if the is a practices continued, then that means that the united states was not able to persuade israel to act in a, in a much more reasonable way. and then a violence will increase or decimal increase. and in and then we will go into a vicious cycle of all kinds of difficulties that as we have witnessed many times before, even since lincoln had those death behind closed doors. meetings, we've seen a more homes being demolished. and so do you think that this far right israeli government is just going to forge ahead and step up its mission against palestinians despite what the u. s. is yes, this is unfortunately my expectation. and this would not or good. well, for, for the, for the palestinians, for these alias and for the reason. so i think we have to prepare ourselves for

much more difficult pay times. and i think the u. s. has to consider its approach because the approach that is based on fire fighting, i think will not work. you know, yes, this is what that musician has been doing. whether this was the case in may 21 when there was war against gazette. this was the case in trying to avoid escalation ramadan last year and then we will see what will happen in the community. we especially that we will have all children with on the bus over coinciding. and as you mentioned, the extremist is a government. ready is moving in a direction that would result in more of tension and more escalation and more violence. well, obviously the hope is that the youth holds israel accountable. how's it actually going to go about doing that? well, this has not been the case for many years. i don't think this is expected to change, but the 60 blinked and then can kept saying that a they will,

they will take it seriously relation to all kinds of measures that would prevent the establishment of the 2 state solution. well, building set them answer, demolishing houses, expelling palestinians, appropriating land and so on of all recipes that would not go in the direction of allowing the prospects of the 2 state state solution to materialize. so at that point in time where the u. s. would be put to a test and we will see whether these words carry any weight or not. and in interest to finally, before we go and play can also spoke about around what, why the challenge is, does the biden administration face there in the rest of the middle east? well, we know that the situation relation to it has always been a contentious issue between as a and u. s. administration where there's what you can do assigned or after that when the u. s. would do from, from the so the situation with continues to be

a tense situation. and the focus of the united states has always been tilting more towards iran and trying to see how they can persuade israel to accept the u. s . approach in relation to iran, which hasn't been the case and i doubt that it will become the case in the near future if the united states decides to pursue the nuclear. you know what but, but this has not been a priority in the u. s. indicated that this is no longer as it once was. okay, we'll have to leave it there. thank you so much for your time at that is hash him use if senior fellow at, at the institute of pace. thank you. it's riley authorities are stepping out the demolitions and occupy to east jerusalem after the cabinet announced punitive measures against palestinians earlier this week. palestinians and g b a look at the coast streets and port oil on the roads to stop israeli forces from

demolishing their homes. at least 15 palestinians were injured during confrontations. missile soda has more from occupied east jerusalem palestine eons have lived in gibbon. mackay better for decades, but israel wants many of them gone early on tuesday. palestinian risdon staged a protest unblocked major roads. the desperate measures aimed to prevent israel, bulldozers an army vehicles from entering the neighbourhood and demolishing their homes, halle, and walk to laquita romani, and them we are now protesting in solidarity with the people who have their homes threatened by the malaysians. occupational forces demolish 3 houses and to day there is the decision to the molly's another. we are simple people living here. see how can a human live without houses in saying, will it houses for our families and children to protect them from called andrea door was hot. since sunday palestinian residence in japan macabre have received repeated phone calls from his read or taught it is informing them that their homes

would be demolished. he had bashir is one of them he left as quickly as he could to protect his family dilemma. mccullen bird, i saw the glee been why the law. we received a call yesterday at noon saying that we must evacuate the house because they're coming to demolish my home. at 5 o'clock in the morning. they threaten us and i did . if i didn't evacuate my home, they would not only demolish it, they would make me pay for the demolish august around $30000.00. so i had to move the furniture and all the other things with my own hands on the increase in demolitions is happening at the time of grove intention. last thursday, israeli forces killed tampa seniors in the jenin refugee camp. a palestinian gunmen killed 7, his red is also the synagogue the next day. since then, israel has sent more troops to the occupied areas and fast track the issue of weapons permits to thousands of his rally civilians. it has also revoke national insurance rights, identity cards, and residents. 2 of the attackers family members,

however, other palestinians on connected to violence have had their homes destroyed. human rights groups say it constitutes collective which meant german. the cabbage locate the southeast of occupied east. jerusalem is home to 30000 palestinians. for now they managed to keep israeli bulldozers every, however, they are prepared for israel polish and vehicles to return. the demolition of palestinian homes is not new. last year. israel bull goes at least $300.00 houses belonging to palestine, families, but the peace of the demolitions has increased. sissy fairly cabinet announced punitive measures and palestinians are increasingly on ad feeling the home could be lacked. lesson selda algebra deb cabra in occupied his jerusalem, or the death toll from a suicide bombing at a mosque in the northwest. and pakistani city of per shower has risen to $100.00. the attack happened inside what was thought to be a highly secure police compound and inquiry committee has been tasked to look into

the security lapse and what's being described as negligence. is it bag has the details. this is all that remains of the mosque and the police compound in the shower, investigate to say a suicide bomber blew himself up during afternoon. pres, hundreds of worshippers went site. the musk is in a highly fortified read song, which includes a police headquarters and a counter terrorism unit, raising concerns about a major security breach holland. while you're here, either let us know what you're sure of. it is a matter of great condemnation that terrorists can enter government department if the government department don't have security. what safety can they provide us? does a faction of the freak at that the bond boxed on the block is the only valuable claimed responsibility saying it's the 4th suicide attack in retaliation for the killing of khalid horizontally, one of its senior leaders in afghanistan last year. but the groups leadership has

since distance itself from the bombing st. holy places should not be targeted. prime minister shabazz sharif has condemned the attack and promised stern action. he says, terrorism is a country's biggest security challenge. the books only taliban has threatened and talk to security forces in recent weeks with buddy's or her visual going to be colored with the little guy her order. this is not the 1st time this kind of bombing has happened since 2060 thousands of people have lost their lives. and we have had enough of terrorism here who took here in november, the group and did the cease fire with the pakistani government yet. and heard yet this month released this video of fighters training promising more attacks and declaring its intention to impose a hard line interpretation of islamic law. the group has been raging a war against the boxed on the government for more than a decade. last year it carried out at least $150.00 attacks, killing dozens of people. analysts say the group has been emboldened since the tale

bonds returned to power enough placed on in august of 2021. it's evident that reagan valuable on is targeting security forces. once again, even in places of worship, a st. beg i'll 0 at least $51.00 people have been killed after their overcrowded boat capsized in north west pakistan who was carrying a group of students and teachers on a day trip to the 10th damn. like on sunday, most of the victims were boys between 7 and 13 years old. pakistan's military sit divers and local emergency service workers rescued. 5 survivors was still ahead on al jazeera as he struggles to cope with gang violence for more men charged in the us over the 2021 assassination of president jo vanelle at more se ah,

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$100.00. the attack happened inside what was thought to be a highly secure police compounds. at least 51 people have been killed out to the overcrowded boat capsized in north west. pakistan was carrying a group of students and teachers on a day trip to the tent a damned like on sundays. but tennessee is president chi site has sworn and new ministers of education in agriculture after sacking their predecessors. it follows a 2nd round of voting in the countries parliamentary election on sunday, hota abdel hum, it has more from the capital tennis. this is an election that has focus more on turn out rather than who are the candidates and on what platform are they are running. emission results show that tunisians have the same lack of interest in the runoff that they had during the 1st round back in december with about 11 percent of the total $7800000.00 register voters heading to the ballad boxes,

now opposition parties had boycotted the vote and they're now saying that this low turnout shows that the president who only says that he is the voice of the people, has lost legitimacy and should resign and called for early presidential elections. the president says he is not surprised by the slow turn out, because he says that that's been at the same ever since a de tenicia revolution back in 2011 denisia and say that they didn't know who these candidates were. and certainly they are not interested in political reform as much as they interested in knowing how with the economy improve their livelihoods, will improve. inflation is very high, unemployment is very high. and tunisia would like to hear from the president more practical moves in that direction. the us justice department says for more men have

been charged with criminal offenses in connection with the assassination of president jovan elmore. say they had been transferred to american custody after being detained in haiti with a was assassinated in his home in july 2021 prime minister ariel murray took over the country the same month since then. gang violence has escalated in haiti, leading to rise and kidney things in killings and a major humanitarian crisis. why can't, has more on the wrists from washington? well, these 4 men who have now been removed into custody in the united states were arrested shortly after that assassination among them as a man called kristian sonata, according to the charge sheet, who had political ambitions. that is said he hoped to replace president boise, and he then switch to support the allegation reads to a former patient supreme court judge. now that judge is not named in the indictment,

but apparently, according to the charges, he provided this group with a letter asking for assistance as well as promising them immunity. these 4 were among the group who then planned the attack salon himself employed some 20, columbia, and former military soldiers, according to the charge sheet. they then travelled back to haiti and stage the attack on president voices home in july 2021. now in total, there are 7 people in the us who been arrested in connection with the assassination . these for the latest ones to be moved to custody in the u. s. will appear in court for the 1st time in miami wednesday. pope frances has called for into the exploitation of natural resources by foreign powers and democratic republic of congo. the leader of the roman catholic church is in can chancia as part of a 4 day visit to the continent. he warned that dia congos, suffering

a forgotten genocide, and denounced what he described as a poison of grade that stoking the conflict. the pontiff will travel to south sudan on friday with russia claims to have captured a village on the northern outskirts of the ukrainian city of buck motes. it is located near the salt mining town of solid are which recently came under control of russian forces. and wagner mercenaries, the battle for buck moore has been raging for months and the fighting has intensified in the past few weeks. the british prime minister's office is it's not practical to supply ukraine with fighter jets, a spokesman for where she soon exit training, ukrainian forces on extremely sophisticated british made more plans will take months. keith has been pushing it with an allies to provide fighting sheets with a you in special report her on human rights and me. and my has denounced the military jones's plans for an election this year and a press conference tom andrews called the vote, a sham which shouldn't be recognised. he made the comments on the eve of the 2nd

anniversary of me in mass military coups, which saw formerly that unsung to cheat, jailed and had democratically elected government ousted. you cannot have a free and fair election when the opposition is arrested, detained, tortured, and executed. you cannot have a free and fair election when journalists are prohibited from doing their job. you cannot have a free and fair election when it is illegal. to criticize the hunter, a criminal act to criticize the hunter. these are not the conditions for a free and fair election. these are conditions for a fraud for human rights organization. so nearly 3000 people had been killed by me in mars military since the crew in 2021. the military government is accused of deliberately targeting civilians to instill fear and a special report from inside me and man al jazeera tony ching looks at how one

community has been affected on the outskirts of the city of de ma sir. the body of door saw me are lies in her modest home relative packs a bag with things she'll need for her journey to the afterlife. her son watches without emotion as the funeral right to proceed. she died after being hit by an artillery shell and a shell too close to the fields where she worked. the shell didn't explode, but she bled to death after it hit her in the thigh. 0 one that i looked at the ground was shaking and my child was crying. the woman shouted unhurt. i'm hatch unlighted, she die 09. this primary school in the same village was hit 2 months ago. healing a 5 year old girl and enduring 8 others walls pockmarked with shrapnel and a whole left by a direct hit suggest the school was intentionally targeted by mia mars military. in a nearby clinic, a young boy winces with pain injured in

a traffic accident. the doctor tries to patch him up, but aside from stitching and cleaning the wound, there's very little that can be done. medical supplies are scarce. to morrow, the military governments bright dis, is that the cut food and medicine to the area when there is fighting. we have to connect with loca, racist, and cruise to solve this problem. now, even places of worship aren't safe. villages say this church was burned down by the army in the summer, but no one can get in to rebuild or repair. because the area is heavily mind, it's a tactic the military uses frequently and the iowa neither. they are many land minds. we retrieve modern 700 land mines from john dog village, which the enemy has planned it. they use it as protection when they're weak. we have lost many lives. legs are now to land mines of suffer more because of mind than in battle. back in the village, the body of dasanya is ready to be buried according to local tradition,

her possessions of burned. as mourners wail, her coffin is nailed, shut, and load into the ground. another civilian victim of the army that was supposed to protect her. tony cheng al desert and under water volcano has romped it off and also in the south pacific. ash and steam has been seen rising above the east it. p volcano. officials say a soon army wife hasn't been detected, but thou warning people on surrounding islands to say clear of the coast because explosions could still generate waves. well, that's all from a ta mccrae for now. the news continues here on al jazeera after inside story. ah hello, the snow continues across

a good part of western and more than japan. we have that northwesterly wind fading him across the safe to pass a yet more heavy snowfall coming in here. over the next couple of days, i pressure continues across korean peninsula into a good part of china. so here it is generally drive. we got some warmth around here as well. still got into the mid teens there into high and the 12 celsius for shanghai. 21 celsius. they're in hong kong, but there's that wintry weather. more heavy snow coming back in. when started to pick up as you make away into the 2nd half of the weeks or the snow becoming a little more expansive at this stage bliss, it's certainly not out of the question here. then shelter by the mountains toki 10 degrees celsius. archie dry and settled here, such as may more across a good part of our southeast asia as per usual seems a very heavy rain also just running across the south china seas. as we make our way into wednesday, there will be some heavy down polls coming in to southern parts of vietnam. could

scattering a showers across malaysia and more of those showers extending their way into a good part of indonesia rain, extending it to sal anchor at present, you see the bulge of cloud that'll eventually make his way into some parts of india . ah, a city defined by military occupation, there's never been an arab state. he with the capital of jerusalem. everyone is welcome. but the support structure that maintains the code on the projects. that's what we refuse. it was one of the founders of a settlement with this and the story of jerusalem through the eyes of its own people, segregation, occupations, discrimination, injustice. this is upper thigh to the 21st century. jerusalem, a rock and a hard place on al jazeera, grief and anger. in pakistan, after dozens of people are killed in an attack at a mosque in bush hour, the pakistani taliban has been.