discussion about this because it goes to the very root of who we are up front with me, mark them on hill what al jazeera, the latest news, as it breaks over the years, trump has been the target of numerous law suits and criminal investigations. but this time is different with detailed coverage, although many countries are speaking to reduce that depend on what process we all know. genesis the toilet, what question you to be in demand from around the world. it's an indication of how relying benjamin netanyahu a's on support in the fall, right. the plans with a so called national guard have suddenly feed, i've been ah day off to the biggest, bought out of rocket, far from lebanon into israel since 20 o 6. israel hits the southern limiting city of tier the israelis also carry out

a raise on garza, after raucous a far from the strip. ah, i'm all about this and this is all the 0 live from doha. also coming up to black house democrats in the u. s. state of tennessee are expelled for taking part in gun control, protests offshore school shooting. last month. the french president rogers, the chinese leader to make russia see reason and stop the fighting, a new crane. and the bible ministration says president donald trump was to blame for the chaotic withdrawal of troops from gaston. ah, we're going to begin in lebanon for israel's military says it's carried out strikes

the south of the country. explosions have been reported in the coastal city of tier . israel says it's here, hamas targets in southern lebanon. it comes off to rockets. we're far from the area into israel area on thursday. and i called her joining us now on the phone from beirut. what more do we know about these latest strikes by israel zana? well, it was response to yesterday's rocket. fire from children has begun. their strikes are being reported in the southern city of tighter. what we understand is that they targeted area close to the palestinian refugee camp of the they also targeted the village from where the rockets were launched yesterday. and these really army statement it blames huh. the post and into per month for the look at fire has been no claim of responsibility as of yet. but the tension along the border, the flare up is really the most serious escalation from 2 to 6 more between as well

and has well, the amount of rockets that reuse yesterday. we received incidents like these over the years. but the amount of rockets that were launched yesterday was much more. and in previous incidents, the 11 years army has not point the blame at anyone either. it started investigating it found the rocket launcher yesterday, but it's still got clear whether it's well, whether this will be a limited operation, whether it has just ended or whether it will be expanded, threatening a conflict that could spiral out of control. because in level the conflict is not usually as, as of late between israeli and palestinian groups, but it has been between as well and has the law then a thank you very much the for now obviously this is a developing story. we'll come back to you as soon as we get any more information and i was in a call to talking to us from bay wood. as it was also carried out to see these

various strikes on garza and came out to rockets were far from the besieged enclave on thursday. the tensions have been rising and the region. palestinians are angry after israeli forces storm the ox, a mosque twice in 24 hours and violently forced worshippers out of sight reports from gaza. israel vowed a tough response and after midnight it came fighter jets launching a series of air strikes on the b. c. she gaza strip. it came on day of spiraling tensions. on thursday afternoon rockets were fired from southern lebanon into israel. it was the largest savage since the 2006 war most were intercepted by the iron dome defense system. but not all. several buildings were damaged and at least 3 people injured. israel's prime minister scrambled his security cabinet and warned

of retaliation. and, and showing the others are not at the start to go about the bike. we have no intention of changing the status quo and the temp atlanta we are calling for canning the situation and we will take strong action against extreme tv violence there. regarding the aggression against us on other fronts. we will striker enemies and they will pay the price for any progression. the attack in northern israel came and the title tension occupied east jerusalem. the focal point, the most compelling. for 2 days, st. israeli forces entered the most at fire. don grenade and robert coasted 2 bullets to clear worshippers out. police say they wanted to regroup them before jews could enter the compound during the hours allowed for non muslin. but palestinians decry the excessive use of force and say israel attempting to change the status co. jordan, which is the custodian of the plan,

3rd holiest side decried israel's action, was highly mean fear. most of the luxor israel's unjustified aggression against peaceful worshippers. and alex, a mosque is a push toward escalation and a violation of the sanctuary of the holy places. it also violates all international norms. and israel responsibility is the occupying forces, violence breed violence, and the images if he is really forces attacking worshippers inside the board has infuriated many palestinian permission have erected in several towns inside israel. on thursday night a jury settler opened fire and palestinians and occupied east jerusalem. 6 hearing god, the palestinians are braced for a night of israeli bombardment. but there is a fear of what is to come with calls for de escalation going and he did. you see it

out as he ra gusta kelly. we spoke on the phone to bus a name, a member of hon us in guzman. i am talking to while i'm hugging my children here because we have no, no place to hide on the play store. a secure, safe, sure return. we can expect that anytime that that tax tool attacks high buildings like what we have done in all the previous additions. i'm kidding. that is of civilians in one shot like what happened in $21.00 to $1.00. the yes. be the people here on the ground, a very kid. but at the same time they have no, no choice is other than 2 to support the choice of self defense. we are only depending on so we are under continuous aggression 24 hours, 7 days

a week. you can talk about 17 years of seo. you can go for a b to admissions, therefore, we have no choice is other than other than to defend or since it has always been a response to aggressions, to continuous emissions on a daily basis. you can simply remember me. i mean, read the situation in numbers and figures since the beginning of this year, around 90 for the thing, and have been killed, including around 20 children, the our homes and houses are demolished on holiest lease. is stormed on a daily basis. rosalind jordan has more in the usa department's reaction to the violence while there is great concern of both from officials here at the us state department as well as over at the white house. so there had been a glass of fear that to a given the young convergence of ramadan of passover,

which is the 1st day and of a holy week in the western christian calendar. that there would be an increase of violence around alex, on mosque. this is a sum of what the a spokesperson for damp patel told reporters here at the state department earlier on thursday. we are concerned by the scenes out of jerusalem, and it is our viewpoint that it is absolutely vital that the sanctity of holy sites be preserved. we emphasize the importance of upholding the historic status quo at the holy sites in jerusalem, in any unilateral action that jeopardizes the status quo to us is unacceptable. and we call for restraint coordination and calm during the holiday season. now there haven't been any, a direct conversations between state department officials and israeli and palestinian officials at this hour. but that said, the u. s. is going to be very much engaged with it is really an palestinian

counterparts because of the concern of, of a possible escalation of violence going into the weekend. that is not something that you us wants to see. and again, that message of trying to engage in restraint, trying to avoid escalation, trying to avoid provocations. certainly those are all things that u. s. officials would be delivering in terms of messages to the israelis and to the palestinians. the republican controlled tennessee house of representatives has voted to expel 2 democrats for their role and a gun control protest at the state house representatives. justin jones and justin pierson of called it a dog dame estate's history. the demonstration happened 4 days after a nashville school shooting, in which 6 people, including 3 children, were killed. johns pearson, and another democrat led protesters on to the host floor to demand stricter gun

laws. mike, harness live for us. mike, what can you tell us about what happened in tennessee? well, we'd have had now the dirt, tennessee. how sir? ejecting to democrat seward claim to lead protests in the house against the house rules. those 2 were african americans and there was a sufficient vote to get them expelled, the expulsion requiring 2 thirds. however, with the 3rd democratic charged who happens to be white at the 2 thirds majority was not achieved. so she was not ejected from the house, but this is a situation where the, those who have been thrown out of the house insist that this is anti democratic a dark day for democracy. they say they insist as well that they were speaking in the cohesion and together with the relatives and friends of those who had been killed in that shooting the week before. and there has just been a statement issued by president biden, and all of this harshly critical of tennessee house republicans and saying that

today's expulsion of law makers who engaged in peaceful protest is shocking and democratic. and without precedent. he's also called on congress to revisit, to issuing stronger gun laws, putting himself right behind those law makers in tennessee who have now been expelled. what happens their next? well, within 30 days, special elections have been to be called to replace these 2 seats. the 2 have been expelled, can stand in those election. my thank you very much indeed. mike hannon talking to us from washington dc. they're going to bring in david lodger. he's a national security consulted and a former staffer for joe biden, when the president was a senator. dave is joining us from washington dc. good to have you with us on our da 0 these. busy 3 democrats let a protest on the floor without being recognized and used bullhorn on the floor, lead people on to the floor. they must have known that they were going to get

censored somehow for doing that. i think so for so thank you for having made. this is a, a, a very serious subject, and unfortunately, i think it will happen in other states. and this is a, it is a dark day as representative jones and pearson have mentioned today. it's a calamity. it's, it's a us national embarrassment that this is happen. one of the main tenets of the united states government, not only federal or state, but all the entire government is the 1st amendment. and we have the right to peacefully assemble to peacefully us free speech. ah, and a free press. so what's next? what is the tennessee the government going to do next to go after reporters who don't write favorable stories about the governor or, or the republican party. it's

a, it's a terrible day and i think it's, it's something that done. unfortunately, we're going to see more of yeah, the that the house, if i understand it correctly, i'm just, i'm just reading some of this now that the house is, has the ability to set its own rules and punish its members for disorderly behavior with a concurrence of 2 thirds expel a certain number of them so they are able to make their own rules that they knew that they were going to be in breach of these roles. i do want to ask you about your opinion about the fact that the 2 black members were the ones who were expelled, the one white my member did to remain, but only by one vote. once your thoughts on that. well, i think because the votes were all different because you had to have 2 thirds and, and the, the, the 2 gentlemen did not have the exact votes in their expulsion of this is tennessee. they, they recently had a bust of

a confederate general in the state house, so they have a long history of racism. um, but i think, you know, the unique aspect of this, this issue is it was only days ago, 3 citizens, 3 children, 9 year old children and 3 adults, all citizens of the state of tennessee were murdered due to tear it to a mass murder and a gun violate going through a violent gun on the right of this terrible rifle. so all these people were doing was protesting that we need to have some sort of gun control what the republican party in this tennessee essentially said. we're not even gonna discuss it. so it wasn't the, the severity of the type of gun control. it was the mere fact that you even want to

have a discussion right after these, these children and adults were killed. it's just mind boggling. do you think that has any danger, certainly, or any fear amongst democrats, that the incidents that have been happening in tennessee or whatever the circumstances, whatever the motivation may, to some degree distract from the very debate that you say the country should be having right now? i think it will only encourage more people to protest. there's going to be a special election for the 2 to representatives who are expelled and i think they're going to run for office again. and i think the, the best approach here are the best thing that can happen is for them to be re elected. so i, i think you're going to get a lot of support among the national democratic party as well as other other states . so yes, you bring up a very important question and the president biden is going to be pushing more gun

legit. legislation at the federal level, hopefully pushing the states to act as well. so it's, i think this is only a, a positive thing that will essentially move these, these legislators all 3 of them for taking the stand, move them forward as, as real patriots. and, and also moving forward on some sort of gone legislation to prevent these terrible tragedies really interesting to get your thoughts on this david bozer, we appreciate it. so thank you very much indeed. thank you. your i supreme court justice. clowns thomas is being accused of accepting luxury trips from a businessman without publicly revealing them. that's in violation of a federal law requiring justices to disclose most gifts. a media report by pro public up as found. thomas repeatedly took holidays with a real estate magnet and republican donor holland. quote,

senate democrats and i'm calling for an investigation still had on our da 0 auxiliary investigative unit reveals to buys links to gold smuggling operations in africa. ah hello, we got a pretty wet start to the we can for japan, some rather nasty re making its way for a front. berryhead says, well, we have got to this area of low pressure at the moment to see the sea of japan, and it stands down across q, she, right, the way down towards taiwan is making his way further east wishing see this big bump on the stone. there say some rudy, heavy showers could cause some localized fighting for a time across southern parts of japan as we go through where friday it will gradually improve rest assured,

improving now across the career peninsula. 15 celsius in so not particularly war 15 celsius there too. for beijing, at least, habitable gradually notched away outfitting rathermore presently spring like as we go through the next few days. 20 celsius in beijing for saturday tried to wear the coming back into japan by i sat stay, but still a few sh ask was a northern half of the country. they will make their way away. wanted to shout still there in to taiwan. but again, that will clear through as we go through the next few days. southern china looking pretty good met at the usual scattering a showers across much of by se asia live, the ones that was smart tra, say some showers to just across the south of in the as you go through the next few days, shes becoming a little more extensive for the central plains ah jump into the screen. hen percent of the population globally is responsible for about 15 percent of carbon emissions. showing the debate. people have already lost

their life. people, how close to that culture people. i have your say, want to broaden this conversation by bringing more voices into it. live on you to people commenting. i want the whole world to know that cherokee are not headed is strategy over 3. this is whitney poll. we did this on al jazeera lou. ah, watching, i'll just need a reminder of our top stories. this are, israel's military says is carried out strikes in the south of lebanon. explosions have been reported in the coastal city of tier. it comes off to rockets were far from lebanon into israel, and their own 1st thing is really prime minister benjamin netanyahu said his

country would hates enemies after the attacks. those followed the 2nd light of his ready police storming the alex, um mosque and occupied east jerusalem. and these really melodies also carrying out airstrikes on the gaza strip. it says is talking hamas area sirens have been cited in southern israel signaling rocket far from within the besieged zone place. in other news, protesters in paris of attacked one of french president emanuel mac hall's favorite restaurant. as anger continues over controversial pension reforms, hundreds of thousands of people rallied on the 11th day of demonstrations on thursday. protestors again fought with police throwing stones, bodies and paid union said, oh, keep fighting. michael's attempt to raise the retirement age by 2 years. in 62 to 64, the french president himself is in china, is urging leda as she's in ping to reason with russia, to help and the war. and ukraine. macro is only 3 day state visit to china,

coinciding with the trip to beijing by the european commission, president of sullivan, the lamb, but, but bright reports french president emanuel macro being given the owner of a state visit. welcome by his chinese counterpart, she's in pain. one of your most influential leaders coming to ask china to exert its influence on russia to bring an end to europe, worst conflict since world war 2. just to show who will keep you. i know that i can count on you to bring russia to reason and every one to the negotiating table. this was she and paying visiting russian president vladimir putin last month since most goes invasion more than a year ago. they ging had stayed neutral and proposed a roadmap for a cease fire and peace talks. most west and leaders including macros have criticize the plan. but the french president has been one of the more conciliatory voices

among nato heads of state. 2 weeks before russia's invasion, he met president fled to me. putin in the kremlin, under spoken to him several times by phone over the past year. many and now watching to see if macaroni she together can provide a breakthrough, where others have failed goals on kinship chuckles. china insists on a peaceful resolution and as willing to work with france to maintain the rationality of the international community and avoid actions that could further escalate the crisis. or let things get out of control. in a show of european unity macros accompanied by european commission president ursula on de leon who has taken a much tougher line on china's failure to condemn the russian invasion. the europeans are looking at the very least to dissuade china from supplying russia with arms. we also count on china not to provide any military equipment

directly or indirectly to russia, because we all know arming the aggressor would be against international law. and it would significantly harm our relationship, the signing of lucrative prey deals on this trip is seen as beijing's attempt to maintain good european relations, even as ties with the us our. i hope china will tell press the micro on the one hand and then tow mellum of the layer on the other hand that it is absolutely important to have a european perspective which may or may not be exactly identical to that of the united states, chinese and european leaders hoping traditionally strong crate links can lead to a diplomatic breakthrough. robert pride al jazeera president joe biden's administration's blaming conditions created by his predecessor donald trump's.

chaotic withdrawal of troops from janice done review did acknowledge that the government should have started pulling out americans and afghans earlier. president joe biden was widely criticized for the chaos surrounding evacuations. as couple fell to the taliban after action reviews are now being reviewed by members of congress to lay out things that could have gone better. nobody's saying that everything was perfect, but there was a lot that went right. and a lot of afghans are now living better lives in this country and other countries around the world because of the sacrifices in the work of so many american government officials. so yeah, there's a lot to be proud of. peter, let's bring you the latest from our ongoing investigation into a money laundering and gold smuggling operation implicating the seniors in bobbie and diplomats, and major south african bangs. and the latest as to what i'll just say it is investigative unit reveals the de, by connection. alexander james reports communist putney isn't a tourist, go dealer, he lost his money using go,

but he sells in dubai. he shows on the cover of horses earnings from one store. does the cash? yes. this is us dollar. rival gangs are competing to clean up what journalists posing as chinese gangsters say is $1200000000.00 of dirty cash for every day coming here everyday. the vision and the not like buying putney once the report is to join his existing money laundering setup. all this is not like, you know, somebody can but then it becomes a, get him at the finish. know then you can invest in what you want to buy has set themselves up for being the middle of the gold trade. the key to being a money laundering haven is you have to have the financial infrastructure and they

have blacks laws and no enforcement. allister matthias is also based in dubai. he uses gold to clean money for corrupt politicians. oh, is there any current only included anyone who is much the one where we're looking for the most but he plans to clean the dirty cash through his gold refinery allies. hell, by the way, we can do or can you, you literally, you can pay through the 5. well, play with the people, how they can look like gold. you bet angel is as in bob when ambassador, who is offered to launder money through gold. again, lex logan. he recently spoke to international delegates in dubai about investing in zimbabwe, free from corruption. i was

in my office with no option already. mat angel is asking for $200000.00 to arrange a meeting between zimbabwe president emerson, mann and gaga, and out there is under cover team. that guy doesn't take bribes or no. one is a big difference in appreciating somebody and bribe, you know, he does live or good on pregnant. there is somebody saying, i think of way with being that you are doing for us and it him big difference. angel says president, man and gaga can help with the money laundering for a fee. i think he's in this building job it with you as good as well. and this is my, you know, somebody was nothing but money. so and somebody with the money to spend one. 0 yeah . do you give him 1000000 is like is living with calmness. putney denied

involvement in any form of money laundering. and that also to deal with funds he knew originated from a legal sources. allister matthias said that he had never laundered money or gold, nor offered to do such things. he said he had never owned any refineries in dubai. the other parties featured did not respond to our inquiries. alexander james, out his era in zimbabwe, the minister of information says, authorities are committed to upholding local and international laws relating to financial transactions. the trade of gold and other precious minerals. this is terry, this is, this is lee with pro. oh

hi. this is what you can watch the 3rd to the 4 part series and the odyssey, the investigation, gold mafia. el dorado. on friday, at $1200.00, g m t under the protest as of march, 2 sedans, capital cartoon, one, thursday, demanding, the end of military rule. the head of sedans, army says he's committed to a plan for a transition towards elections. a final deal for the formation of a civilian government was postponed for a 2nd time. on wednesday, sudan has been mired in political crisis since president omar bashir was forced to step down and 2019 ah, this is our disease. these are the top stories. this really military says is carried out strikes in lebanon. explosions have been reported in the coastal city of tier israel.