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israel's far right national security minister joins thousands of ultra nationalist is really, isn't occupied east jerusalem, to mark the so called flag de palestinians calling it a provocation. and the ripple effects being felt in gaza where palestinians are holding a counter demonstration near the border fence. the hello i'm 0 been yeah, it's great to have you with us. this is allison 0 live from the ha. also coming on heavy air strikes and parts of sedans, capital car, to one of the army cheese makes, or we're public. appearance of pakistan's corner prime minister, a ron con. this is a government deadline to appear before an anti corruption agency raising the stakes of his possible arrest. the
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we're going to start it occupied east jerusalem were ultra nationalist israelis and made incursions into the locks and most compound. this is part of israel's so called flag bay. israel's far right minister of national security it's more than revere, has just made his way through damascus gates. in the old city, you're seeing the chart right now. thousands of israeli settlers and also nationalists are on sites access to the area used to be coordinated with the palestinian authorities. but that is no longer happening. many palestinians see all of this as a publication. how the citizens in occupied east jerusalem had been forced to close their shots. settlers protected by as really forces were seen attracting palestinians in the old city. and civil arrests were made on this day is really as marquee 1967 capture of east jerusalem. and its subsequent occupation, israel's annexation of east jerusalem and its old city has never been recognized by the international community and palestinians in gaza,
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held counter demonstrations waving policy and flags along the heavily fortified border fence with israel. just days ago, a cease fire ended a 5 day conflict which saw heavy fire trade in between israel entity as lumnick jihad, a palestinian arm group, and gaza at least 33 palestinians, and one is really were killed us. so just a moment we'll be speaking to you on the side in guys as far as the let's talk the willing marks with at damascus gates in occupied east jerusalem. well then, why don't you tell us not only what you've seen over the last few moments, but also the significance of it some more been good. they are a cabinet minister attending this rally. huge the literally big through the day
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his arrival was greeted with cheese. jones, people crested around in security details, trying to be significant. the saying the support of men might be covered in terms of the system under control is relevant is really, really busy still there and did he go inside the old city? sorry, pretty sure is is it's a more ben cuz we're still there. and did he go inside the old city?
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yeah, for when we can see the videos and take it, which is to arrive in space, auditory in space. and you can see people coming in all the way down through the stairs. it's a well it in the mid 80 was around it by his security at which point it seems that he was an auction through the damascus gate, along with many of the people into the much smaller than our alley ways of b as in go to the old city will, in our viewers were not familiar with israel's jo jerusalem's geography. what is the significance of damascus gates? why is this happening here? so wherever the sort of need need east to build city historically, the area inside the city direct people find the escape was pretty
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centuries. the police have the opportunity, as they did last year to try and round some of these marches through the christian side to be able to get to the point. they choose to be much choices, one of which was the big street, and it wouldn't be meant thomas said you'd be trading in this part of hill cities and run business if 60 so our base about to close on the right. what happens once protest is go through the gate inside the muslim to what they're sorry. say that again, what happens is when protesters goes through the gate inside the muslim porter, so they didn't filter into the various read through. it was important heading towards the what it see and again on the cycle and see exactly whether it
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be any way through is to take these various now or uh, the ways the shots that we saw earlier. so there's no way for them to go, reset them with a march reporting through the noise i just outside damascus gate there. thank you very much with them. that's bringing the human side now from garza, you know, what's been happening where you are the yes, over here in the eastern borders of gauze. this trip with israel. this is the medic account work palestinian factions national factions and is live extractions have called for a wide policy and pro dest cold raise the false new flag, to confront, or uh, in against, or whatever they have called a tier in against the is really flags, march and they have come here in great numbers,
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thousands. now the pro just has ended, where, how much has a spread, a lot of security personnel here to bring all the people that were. 2 testing in that area there. uh, back as you have seen in the previous uh, pictures. uh, protesters here. uh set the tires on fire to marry the view in front of the user. you snipers. uh, so behind that separating sense there where you can see those as sand hills. those are where the is really military forces are assessed, their tanks and the snipers. now these really forces have responded back firing tear gas or the palestinian protesters in that area. of course dozens, half suffocated from the amount this to your gas. that was a feeling of this area. you know, in recent years,
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these marches have triggered a wider conflict, not every year, but it has happened. do you see that happening this time around? well, it seems that the mass has called out for a very peaceful protest. it has a widely maintained peacefulness among the protesters and demonstrators over here, the security personals where uh around uh and uh, the although the protesters did approach the fence. now on the other hand, an each really forces know that when policy you, protesters do approach that sense. they are an armed civilian, so they uh, cause no harm to then. and that separating fence. we're talking about concrete sheets and barbed wire. uh barb wires on top of those concrete sheets. so it's
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impossible for any of the palestinian protesters to get to the other side where these really military is a, is set to be and all. so there are no weapons very no um explosions. there's nothing with these protesters except that they do come raising the policy and flag and champing slogans of return at of the right of jerusalem. and the jerusalem is error. and that the, the oxygen loss is the 3rd, hallie, a site for muslims and for palestinian. so it's, it's basically always a peaceful protest. and even though when a lot of violence was here in this same part, where protests had happened for almost 2 years in what was called the great part of return. it was still the same way. but at that time is really snipers
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fired. it's h, palestinian that came closer to that separation sense with live ammunition. a lot of has a rubber coated still bullets and a light of tear gas and munition through gas downstairs. i'm sorry. right. you'll notice i had that reporting from gaza. thank you very much. i just want to show our of yours again the live pictures that we're getting from the region right now. this is damascus. gates in occupied east jerusalem, where a settlers and nationalist protesters have been filing through the gates as part of what they call their flag day march. and here you are seeing inside the old city in front of what is really is referred to as the wailing wall. you're seeing the crowds there and was dr. barton booty is the secretary general of the policy and national initiative. i spoke to him just a short while ago and he believes is really ministers participating in this march
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will only further escalate tensions. the 2nd most important administer smart that it is bought. it is a big thing and he, he's, he, us, he started yesterday a by declaring that he wants to fill the list, the bank with half a 1000000, another a legal settlers. and he is repeating what he said before that he wants to fill the west bank with a legal set let's so the police didn't use wouldn't lose hope to have a state on that on. and they wouldn't have one or 3 choices either to immigrate would accept a life of subjugation to. is there any fascism or by that's what he said about. that's not the news. most of it, it's been via that the other ministers and this is really government. so many minutes does not participating. i'm consolidating the fact that the out on the bottom of this fascist movement is that has gone beyond unable to. and that is trying to provoke ballasting is on the conduct another ethnic cleansing. like that has happened to 1948, 66, use it for q patient,
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the number of visit 8 days. even symptoms haven't ruled so much to 750000. and they've become a major political force in the is there any conducive they have now, 2 of the most important ministers in this government. and this is a unity between extreme nationalism. it isn't of by not done. you know, with the jewish fundamental extremism, i'm fascism represented by smoking and being viewed. these guys are the ones a lot of things like school today and the ones a lot of driving visitors to clearly become a fascist country. a. it's a sedan now we're millions of people have been caught in a bit of a power struggle between 2 warring generals for over a months. no hospitals have been destroyed and there is little food, water medicine or any basic facilities for those trapped in the conflict between the army and the parent military rapids support forces. the 2 sides are continuing to fight in and around the capital cartoon. despite indirect talks for
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a humanitarian ceasefire taking place in jetta, saudi arabia and neither side seems willing to back down for the a car reports sedans, army chief abdul, set the l. behind inspecting troops at the headquarters in car too. it's a rare public appearance for the general. his 3rd since fighting between the army and power ministry, rapid support forces began in mid april to bottles for control. the sudan shows no sign of and the on wednesday army supporters demonstrators and ports who done their demanding united nations and void folk, or parents as lead, accusing him of interference from the region month. the bulk of the u. n. n boy be removed from his position. he is responsible for the company because he has contributed to the division and separation of the people in this country. both the army and rapids support forces have claimed control of strategic sites in
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cartoon this week. and both and says they have the upper hand, the 2 have been holding in direct talks and just since the beginning of the month. but they failed to agree on a permanent resolution, a series of cease fires have failed and that many people were hung gives a statement that the truth will be from this hour to that hour. the continued air rates and artillery fire is proof that there was more than one decision maker in this crisis. and it's one of the reasons that the hostilities don't and it proves the lack of will from the student is army and for student needs more stall, negotiations means more uncertainty, and more hardship and suffering people are leaving caught soon because there's no food, no water, no electricity and there is very high levels of insecurity. sylvia fees providing cock meals, they'll be as he will continue to support refugees as an when they arrive for the
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future is very bleak. for those people, it is bleak for saddam and it is bleak for the region. more than a month into the conflict. the un says 1000000 people have been displaced. they can't go home until the 2 sides agree to stop fighting. for the a car, how to 0? still ahead on alpha 0 will examine wide green energy has become the focus of greece, is national elections every tell your wide traders in one of tents and he is largest markets put down there to stay with the you're locked into your worlds, whether update for asia as always, space to have your long kicking this one off and pockets somewhere that pre monsoon heat is building and you know, for places in sim providence,
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below just on providence over the course of the weekend, i think temperatures will closing on 50 degrees here for the quiet in india and most of the action up around the bay and they can call and that's because we've got that wind coming right up off that they have been gall steering. and all that moisture, all that humidity sparking storms for bangladesh and westbank all stayed in india on friday. all the sudden blazing sun in thailand allows to attempt trimmed hancock to get to 39. they've even 40 degrees on friday. was a few weeks ago. you said a historic temperature record of 41, and we're already almost back there again over the course of the weekend are seasonal plumber is, are back in southern china that energy pours into taiwan on friday. and just like that, the heat's been wiped out of japan with its storm system rolling through chicago and southern conscious of temperatures are down. meantime we've got this disturbance out of mongolia, the northeast to beijing, that's going to bring in some sound and does spend this part of the world. and as we look toward indonesia, we've got burst of rain for west and the west stand. and the north end of some out
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your eyes on friday. that's it. and see in a bit the the, the,
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[000:00:00;00] the, the watching else was 0 reminder of our headlines this, our ultra nationalist is really use of gathered unoccupied, east jerusalem. and made incursions into the locks the most compound. this is part of israel so called flag de israel's far right minister of national security. it's more been v or has just made his way through damascus. gates in the old palestinians and gaza held counter demonstrations waiting policy and flags along the heavily fortified border fence with israel. it just days ago, a ceasefire and did a 5 day conflict which so heavy fire traded between israel and islamic jihad, a palestinian arm group in gaza, at least $33.00 palestinians. and one is really were killed during that round of violence. so then the army chief general abdel fund of war han has met his troops in the capital cartoon. this appears to be bore hans 3rd public appearance since
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the fighting began between the army and the power military rapids support forces last month of the pakistan. now, for a former prime minister in wrong con has failed to appear before an empty corruption court. khan was summoned over investments in a university trust that he and his wife, one large number of police are deployed around his residence in lahore on wednesday . the 17 year old veteran politician has said police were preparing to detain him again. khan was arrested last week in connection with the corruption case. pakistan's supreme court had ruled that his arrest was illegal and he was then freed his detention and sparks violent protests across the country with many venting their anger against the countries powerful military. a solid binge of aid reports from outside emerald cons residents where security is tied to prevent his supporters from gathering to the hard residence of former prime minister. non hon. dozens of people have been gathering despite
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a large police contingent on the outskirts blocking all major roads for public. only media is being allowed inside the house. there are a number of lawyers who represent the bikes on data, getting stuff in various courts, as well as social media. active syndrome con has been saying that after the deadline passed, that was set by the punjab government to hand over. what did calls terrace being hobbled by inbound fun? people it says are wanted in the vitamins which was perpetrated on may. the 9th, when non con was interested previously a iran funds, and it seems that he's going to be picked up and re arrested. we spoke to him a few hours ago and he was adamant that he's a ready to face all of the cases which have a legal foundation. but he says that more than a 100 cases had been leveled against him and caused the frivolous and part of a political campaign, as well as the campaign by the ministry stablish means of focused on to push him out of politics. in the last few hours we've heard from more buckets on 3rd against
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off need is announced that they are leaving the polity, which they say was part of the violence they saw on may the 9th. and that is why they're, they've decided to leave it. but there are dozens of other lead is from the bucket sounds that you can tell from the national and political leadership level, which are detained by the police. and many lawyers here say that they're, the pensions are in legal and part of a campaign of divorce. peachy, i out of power. the government done responses that in case there is any real repeat of the violence they saw and made the 9th no tolerance, it will be uh that they will have no tyler. and as to the perpetrators then and they will be tried not just under civilian, but also military courts has been under the army act. i'm a job without the vieira level, as ukraine has stuff and another round of intensive russian aero bombardments. but the government says that for now, the country's defense systems are coping with the attacks. from keith natasha, butler has more this going,
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going above key shows which direction this boy is hating ukraine's military. he says the intensity of attacks from the a is unprecedented. yet, most of the damage from the latest wave of this strikes, it appears to be limited because of the success of ukraine's a defenses. particularly the us patriot missile system. the deputy of the lines in residential areas here, the remains of one russian missile. there was a very powerful explosion then i saw the smoke. i found out the debris fell down on the couch, is mine is nearby. i can see the missile debris here now the attacks all terrifying for civilian spots. so now many lives up being saved. ukraine's military says that it destroyed $29.00, associate russian missiles must go those, those keys claims to intercepted more missiles than what actually fired russia also
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described to sabotage and explosion that the rail to train carrying grain in crimea, russia and legally annex claim it in 2014 tax come one day of the ukrainian foreign minister, dimitra collab, a mess of chinese diplomatic keys, but dismissed any p steel. that would mean ukraine, keeping up the territory to russia. natasha butler. 20 keys degrees is governing new democracy party is fighting for a 2nd term and sundays general election. it's energy policy is one of the conservative groupings strengths. but as john ser, off the list reports, it hasn't saved greeks from high energy prices. this is one of your ups most important energy projects, a pipeline that will connect to an offshore gas input terminal to the greek grid this year. the floating storage and re gamification unit or f r. so you will be permanently anchored of alex on through police a northern port. it's already
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a major hub for western weapons bound for ukraine. most of the gas will be re expos, it to se you're competing against the russian gas exports there and depriving russia of income. the projects own is a grease has potential as a gateway for non russian gas is enormous. should the russian gas is totally discontinued from the region including hunger and mold of we're looking at a gap of 21 to 22000000000 cubic meters. and if you add to that the future demand of, of ukraine, then we're looking at a potential market of about 50 to 55000000000 cubic meters. grease is already playing this role. it operates the only gas input terminal in the balkans, south of croatia, and has supplied bulgaria since russia cost or if it's gas supply last year and more terminals. a plant grease is building
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a small fleet of f. s i use all right. the, the 1st one with common stream by december of this year, you know, exams report is a 2nd one come section on, which is also going to start this year. is in gardens in the mazda of art or finery, and the licenses for another $21.00 to southern nikki and another one that extends report is, and the 1st one coming into walters. all this makes greece a champion of the western board code of russian energy. but most people here say they're not seeing the benefits, even though this diversity and security of supply hasn't made energy cheap for greek consumers, which is what the methods in the selection you democracy did spent 15000000000 dollars subsidizing energy bills last year. but much of that came from taxes, the decisions they made that will really make a difference to people's pockets was to drill for greek gas, but that won't come onto the market for at least 4 years. in the meantime,
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the governing you democracy policy has pursued energy autonomy from renewables. it doubled electricity generation from solar and wind power to cover 40 percent of grease has needs and plans to double that if it wins another term this sunday. the benefits of d compensation and decrease as geo political role against prussia. ok lost on voters. but there's a danger that many will feel that paying a high price for that policy. jump shut off. los elder 0 alexander police in thailand, the leader of the party that one sunday's election says he is confident he can form a government. the move forward party is held its 1st discussions with 7 other parties about forming a coalition. the election victory was a set back for the military aligned political block, which has been in power for nearly a decade. tony chang reports from bangkok. the announcement of this coalition is no surprise. these would be united pauses of opposition for the past 4 years. and they said they were old behind the nomination that they've moved forwards. be telling
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them to run right. as prime minister, it does appear to be a little bit of the screen of disagreement behind the scenes about whether or not they're going to reform the lice. may just stay low as a major platform to move forward in the run up to the election. but they said, all of that will be made clear in the memorandum of understanding to be released. on monday, the 22nd united they have 313 seats of 500 in the low house, a significant majority. what they don't have the 250 seats in the senate. those are all appointed by the military. senators could block the nomination for prime minister, but today the announce phone was directed at them saying that people have made the choice. the selection of the senate goes against it. but be blocking the will of the time people. tony chang, which is 0, bank of traders intensity as commercial hub doris salon,
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are on strike in response to a new tax. it's a rear public protest against the government more than a 1000 shops and the cities busiest market have remain shut for a 3rd day. felix knew our reports an unusual sight to the carrier co market interest alone. the hub of commerce in townsend year. on an ordinary day, this is one of the busiest markets. growing trade is from even beyond countries borders. but since monday merchants here have down there to the complaint of harassment from police and double taxation for many of them, a new store levy introduced by the government last month was just too much money. it was on. the main reason for our strike is that we are against the new taxes which have been introduced as a business owner. i'm sure this new tax will hom all business, but it was all customers. that is why we decided to come together and have
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a strike against this new law because we've already got so many taxes, which we pay. many of the businesses, dependent on for most of the expansive market, are also counting their losses out. i think it's not just the trade is who have been affected by the strike. we a street vendor, especially the low income earning agreements have also been effected. most of the motor bikes have just been parked the whole day. today's the 3rd day since the strikes started, we've really fain affected such public displays of dissatisfaction with the government around come on in terms of new since coming to power 2 years ago, presidents to lou, my son has been praised for gradually opening up freedoms not enjoyed under her predecessor, striking trade is now have the government's attention. the prime minister on
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wednesday paused implementation of the new store let be on call for for the talks.

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