the ruins restore the stories of the civilizations that marks history wants. this is where the story of vanity has a story to tell. the searching for syria's disappear to mass graves that could contain the remains of thousands of people is found outside damascus. i'm fed up with their impropriety for where human rights groups and the locals here believe the regime is very prisoners in mass graves. the hello, i'm jessica washington. this is zone just even live from jo. ha. also coming up. i am seriously concerned about the reports of military escalation for you and envoy

to syria who owns the security council of the country's conflict is from over also ahead we report from north and gaza for as rarely forces have prompted exclusive group of around the hospital. and the moments and as quick as magnitude 7.3, it's been a while to at least 14 people have been killed and hundreds inches the 10 days onto the full of bush. that said, the searches on for tens of thousands of syrians went missing under his regime mass graves believes to contain the remains of thousands of studies of being uncovered across syria. the u. n says it's made contact with the countries new administration,

and just hoping to send teams to investigate sites containing mass graves. st. ahold that went to once believed to be one of them. knows that's a capital damascus. a hi, some alice sad says the truth about some of the 10s of thousands of missing syrians lives here, underneath what used to be a regime base and could take far north of damascus. i saw him owned a construction company. he says bossard said security agencies use his machinery to bury tortured prisoners here and houses. we show the name of suited exactly and have a bad feeling every time i come here and it brings back memories of what i saw for years, refrigerated truck sees to dump bodies in tables on a regular basis. it was very ugly. i some witnessed a parent for crimes. he wasn't the only one in this town. the writing on the wall documents the date of the burial, of an an identified man. there are others. and in this corner of the town cemetery,

others were buried. but there are no tombstones, no names of their stories, only to be told by the graveyards keeper, who can only say for sure that they were not from the town and were likely involved in opposition protests at the start of the uprising them on a new of them the regime buried around 100 people here. they buried them in batches . i prayed over their bodies, they were innocent civilians, and so they were our syrian brothers. could tie felt was over shame, stronghold it's outskirts. we're a close military zone that residents were not allowed to access. for years, families waited for news about their loved ones who disappeared in regime prisons, arbitrary and unlawful arrests were part of the regime strategy to silence descent . now syrians need to find those who are still missing, right? scoop, say there are at least 100000 accounted, 400 the gun example. the refrigerator had trucks used to come at least twice

a week. they used to use employees of government institutions and think as to the graves. no one of us could say with at the time, answers mainly beneath the ground. people here are calling for experts to start digging. mass graves have already been on earth and other regime controlled areas. evidence of a long suspected pattern of organized states, violence center for their own shows the, the good type of damascus countryside. sorry, is prime minister mohammed elbow. she had, has told, down to 0, the country is running very low on phone, current services, 13 years of civil war, crippled, serious economy around the she had also blamed system, a corruption within the side regime. the prime minister is cooling on the international community to help retrieve some of the money. a lisa, a set of thoughtless started. i said, it wasn't just the shuttle. i said there was a whole system of plundering the results of the wealth of the syrian people. but

not that money should have been used to fund the reconstruction of syria. and we should seek help to this from the international community. because that money is the money of the syrian people. unless the u. n's invoices, syria has warranted that the conflict in the country is far from over addressing the security council from damascus. get petterson said he was concerned about the reports of military escalation in the north, pointing to classes between turkish backed and curtis groups. the northeast as well as some neighborhoods over level city remains under the control of the stem supported by the us. there have been significant personalities in the last 2 weeks before a ceasefire. most broke good between turkey and united states along the for off this river. i am seriously concerned about the reports of military escalation, as well as reports on military build ups. such an escalation,

couldn't be catastrophic. edison also said, is there any strikes on syria and it's incursion into a un both a zone next to the occupied. golan heights was putting the country's political transition at risk is on his cargo more than $350.00. this strikes only the 31st, and that is that trip most and supplies across syria. since the former, if you print and these continue including an alarm this attack and thought it was but i'm president. such a tax play sped back a simple operation as further is on the mind, the prospect of an orderly political transition. earlier my colleague during overnight spoke to rob guys to pin for old electra in peace and security at don university. he says there's been no international pressure on israel to stop it.

strikes on syria of israel and see is power vacuums. recently they don't like having own government space is on that board is now after october, the 7th, and the current war that's changed. you know, we've seen his ro, kind of go towards creating those ongoing spaces on his bordering concept without applying for the day. after, for example, and then lebanon put in syria because it is written, know, israel, that's been basically doing the fighting on because his route was taken by surprise . just as much as everyone else is. i think and there is this going to return to this feel of on govern spaces and there's also a fear that turkey will be the new key play in syria to if he still is definitely resident taking his row. i have been at logan heads in the past, so i think what is wireless trying to do is to launch has many strikes that account for the time being lost. it still has operational freedom to do so. and that will then basically give the operational freedom in the future, not just act and syria,

but also to possibly strike over the border in the rob, what do you make of the international communities response to what is realise doing and see? i mean, you speak of this operational freedom, this is real claims to have uh yes. as the response from the international community, but it's been strong enough. well, i think it's been and you know, look at it by the ministration, in terms of the response to the, in the cash international community. the by the mr. ation has a very poor track record. i think it's fair to say of guessing is relative changes behavior in gaza and 11. and in this case we're not really seeing anything like the pressure that they existed in gaza, for example. so yes, the entire media response has certainly been blacklist the israel initially. so this thing really going after the chemical weapons size on the long range missiles, i think the inspection of the community said, okay, you know, we can, we can see the logic and not. but what we're seeing here is something fall beyond that. you know, it's clear to is what is now talking using basically any piece of regime in infrastructure it sees and also needs it doing that is expanding its occupation use

will actually abrogating the 1974 disagreement at a disengagement agreement. which by the way, our shara has said that his country wants to uphold they want you and monitors by that as soon as possible. i as an enter on the president of the commission, match the check as president to discuss the situation in syria. president other one says check here will not allow syria to become a bank is for the cottage separately. and them cost roughly revolts from their lands. visits on colorado is the 1st visit's a role in her 2nd mandate. and she gave a lot of importance to the visits um it'd before she met with the circus presence. i just, i dont, she stated that you're acknowledges that add on is an influential key regional player when it comes to syria. so today during a joint press conference by add on and from the land a we with miss

a new beginning, new page, open for 2 kit you and relations. and also for the future of syrian people. both sides try to cooperate in the best way for the continuation of the syrian assistance and assistance in rebuilding life and reconstruction in syria. along with establishing towards it between the european union countries and the new administration in syria. that's a, that's over through the bashar assad government to cuba has a very defense full knowledge about the local groups. inside syria has a military presence for a couple of years. and that have a trade the syrian rebels factions. and that's why the european countries are twice to benefit from this experience as they see the feature of syria. the path to serious feature actually goes through to kim is checking is foreign minister,

is refusing a claim. it has taken over syria on monday, u. s. president elect, donald trump, said on gro was behind the collapse of the sort of regime speaking exclusively to on to 0 in his 1st english interview. how comes, he done told somebody they done, the us backing of syrian cottage groups amounts to support of terrorism. the us president says to kia, has conducted and what he called an unfriendly takeover of syria. something he says took you, has wanted for thousands of years. how do you respond to that? that took it, conduct an unfriendly takeover of sodium. while i think, 1st of all that let me say this, we will then call it a tit quoted because it will be a great mistake to present what's been happening in syria for seating people is not to take over. i think if there is any k quote, it is the will of the proceeding people which is taking over now do you,

do you consider in that scenario for example, that the us is backing a total group by supporting the y p g? yes. and, and we've told, told this, or probably many times, and if that policy doesn't change, does that put you on a collision course with the united states, especially with the new administration that's coming into pal? well, this is exactly what we've been trying to avoid. for some years. you can watch the full interview with the turkish phone minister on top 120 on wednesday, december 18th, at 2030. jan. t. the html ad one hospital has come under repeated attack. since the storage of israel siege of northern casa,

these really military has used exploding robots near its grounds, designating them at nights. the explosions have devastated nearby buildings and terrorized patients out 0 small with the color which has been to the hospital and has more about the ongoing attacks, federal products to some of the medical stuff. patients and one of the people as these were in the army, keep this toning trouble with the photo explosives near to come out of the hospital . we are talking here about street, away from the medical stuff. that's why fragments keep hitting directly the hospital itself. and so that's why it just says, here are, is told in this and that says the window of the i see you to boss me to keep themselves saved from the is why yeah. test and allow me to show you one more thing, which is the neighborhood near to come out of the hospital,

which is completely destroyed, which is completely live in the ground as it calculated the se in the picture. so this is the lives of destruction inflicting and the hospital and you can see and along with the show when will think which is the ceiling or the department and the father chose here. and also the tax directly shows the i c u department from this board from this side. so we also can key about lucky scenes every night, every morning and every day as the army keeps attacking and shooting the hospital, it tells us doctors and the patients here to everybody to stop this

genocide also to save this fully operational health facility in the besieged nothing cause threat flaws because you just see the page that i found this time. a israel is quoted closer than ever to closing is seized by a deal with moss that will free the captives held in garza, that's according to its defense minister. israel cuts, nope. in november 2023. so the 1st and only do that, led to the release of more than a 100 captives in garza and exchange for a 150 you palestinian prison is not a day, has more from the jordanian capital. i'm on and to remind you that node is reporting from there because these really government has banned ultra 0 from operating in israel and the occupied west bank. there is a lot of optimism in is really media reports about possibly reaching a cease fire deal that would see the release of at least some is really captives

from gaza. now this optimism has cautious because we've been here before. and the efforts were startled at the last minute because of new conditions because of different considerations. but what is at stake here? the situation that humanitarian situation in the gaza strip is beyond catastrophic . and how mike wants to see the entry of humanitarian assistance. as soon as possible that is being tied to phase one of the cease fire agreement. and right now as we understand the discussions are down to the details to the names of who would be released, what, who, who among the palestinian detains would also be released. so the details are being ironed out, egypt and i thought playing of course, an important role and the united states has its eyes on this. the outgoing and incoming un administrations have a vested interest in a cease fire deal being announced, even if it doesn't lead to an end to the war. some managed expectations and in the

meantime, how much issued a statement saying that a cease fire deal is within reach? it's nothing. yeah. who doesn't introduce new conditions? no, to all the data. i'm still ahead on 0 to 0. ukraine says it was behind a bomb attack in moscow that killed a senior russian general. the had a low that. let's have a look at the weather across europe over the next few days. and there's good news, at least through the mid week for southern parts of europe. we've got some very successful weather conditions here, twice, guys, with lots of sunshine, just a few showers coming into northern parts of it could be possibly some phone issues in the morning as well. so the know so this what it is looking quiet, but

a cloudy so little bit gray and gloomy across central pots. if you're, but at least we've got this double figures in places like brandon and pars, and that's called towards the north east, with wintery conditions. still sweeping into moscow, we'll get a little bit of woods back in here, but still you can see the worst of that was extending across the west to save the west to, to last on wednesday. the band of heavy rain moving in a cost present on the island divided into extends its way of the east. ahead of that, you can see the wintry wave pushing back in to west and pots of russia. we've got the rain and the strong wind behind that, and we've been expecting some heavy falls across the eastern areas of france. but still the want is there. you can see temperature is a still in the early teens for paris and in but then it is going to get colder. however, of course, parts of england from london. well, we'll have the temperature by thursday, rain on friday. is

there any sign it will be for the millions of palestinians in gaza for now stuck between an outgoing fighting administration and an incoming trumpet to industries. now that americans have decided to put forth act in the white house. what kind of country in the world expect a quizzical look at us politics. the bottom line, the investigating the use and abuse of power across the glass on that which is 0. the, [000:00:00;00] the hello again, this is out as a reminder of our top stories. this,

our search is underway in syria for tens of thousands of people who went missing under the regime. it's report heads up, thousands were buried in mass graves, north of the capital of damascus. for you and envoy just syria has warranted that the conflict in the country has knows yet ended give petterson towards the security council. he was concerned by reports of military escalation, pointing to classes between alms groups. in the news, the ukraine's security service says it was behind the killing of a high ranking russian military general. in most go, ego kept hearing loss, and his assistant would kill when a bone hidden in an electric scooter was designated. it happened in the early hours of tuesday morning, outside an apartment building just 7 kilometers east of the kremlin,

the bloss shattered windows up to the 4th floor. a security cameras capture the moment of the explosion and the criminal investigation is underway, get a law was come on to off the nuclear chemical and biological weapons division of the russian armed forces. on monday you cran. security service charged him in a absent cio with using bad chemical weapons in ukraine, had previously been sanctioned by western nations for his role in the ukraine wor. usually i should probably has more from most go where so way say, for official statements. but as you can see, the area near the mazda size, where we're standing right now is cold and off by the police. the investigators community as well as the f, as we are working on the scene. the bull days of the victims were lying in front of the entrance to the building till the very last moment. and they were just to pick

top by be caused by the f as b call and taken away. well actually it happened just minutes ago. judging by this shot to the window is the last wave reached, at least the full floor, repulsively about 10 apartments would damage. the incident happened in the morning today in se most skirt and the improvised explosive device was allegedly mounted on a electric's crew to unless near the entrance of the residential building. as a result of the determination of 54 year old lifted on to a new eagle to reload the head of the nuclear chemical and biological defense was killed together with his such a 3 year old driver and assistant. so ex president to be trimmed to that of the cold, can relax out a patriot on his assassination, an ox of terrorism, and vowed revenge while a foreign ministry spokesman. maria is a 100 about said the lieutenant general carrillo was exposing the crimes of the anglo saxons,

and nice hope of occasions with chemical weapons in different parts of the wilds. to germany's 3 main political policies have laid out the policies ahead of parliamentary elections. in february, johnson, the owner of schultz will be seeking a 2nd to him after the collapse of his coalition, government is trailing center right. the challenge of friedrich most is union block is leading in the polls. so many kane has moved from been in. as friedrich mounts was once frozen, i took the christian democrats on the angle a napkin. but now at the head, he may be weeks from winning the general election with a clear break from mass coast consensual politics and a profoundly conservative message to the voters. feeling non pul, come for, for the end of us, we are presenting you with the program for domestic security, one to make germany safe for again, we no longer want to accept no go areas in our country. it's becoming the norm that they exist in that our police can properly investigate those areas. we will

reinforce law and order in germany. so now it's what matters is the economy and how to resist the stagnation. he says the social democrats have cost while the sean center is now leading a can take a government, this message to the voters, is it only his policy can take care of them? well, i've chosen something to hit the ground running with the slogan after this associated watch sides matthew best. if the drum unit, the problem is most opinion posts of the most beautiful and things like that. i've bought one, i'm a list believes a large part of the electricity is still to make up its mind. and so we will see that the floating constituents are most instrumental and important in the selection . so because we, we've seen that the transition, the big 10 parties are losing their, their, their power and, and in this regard. so people are more flexible who they vote for. and so therefore

within the next 10 weeks, anything can happen. which explains why the green party is stressing the need for change. they want to reform the debt to break a law, which prevents governments from borrowing large sums to invest in future products. electrocardiogram draws that strength and power from it to but it's a type of a major problems about time. and here it must be said kitty. germany must once again invent itself. but as waltz, i'm to the voters agree. polls suggests the greens are less popular now than when they for the last election. whereas the fall right alternative to germany, i have to is almost twice as popular with the priority of cutting mess, migration, and the free democrats who both about the end of the coalition. they are fighting just to win enough votes to be returned to parliament. don and king al jazeera, fully at least 14 people have been killed and hundreds injured. after

a magnitude of $7.00 earthquake struck the south pacific islands, nation of vento onto alexandra bias reports. the. the disaster strikes value out to this is the moment, the 7.3 magnitude earthquake, exploded deep under water near the coast of the capital port v last one of the most powerful quakes to hit the region in decades. it's a stronger quick than i've ever experienced in my 21 years living in barn water. and i've seen quite a few in quite a few large ones. my wife said it was the largest one she had seen in her life. i assure you, of course, is born and bundle are true. at least 6 aftershocks followed the initial quake, which flashes buildings throughout the city. like this one, housing, the american, british, and french embassies. all staff are safe and accounted for. but communications are

down in power and water caught in most of the capital roads to the port destroyed by land slides with the hospital to damage to function. injured people are being treated outside nearby australia is deploying emergency teams to help. we will provide whatever assistance is required. i'd say i say to the people have been a while to your family and australia is here to help donna watts who lives within the pacific ring of fire. and 1st quakes are common here. un says more than 100000 people have been affected by this one. witnesses report bodies laying in the streets as rescuers work to help survivors and find those missing, the death toll is expected to rise. alexandra buyers al jazeera at least 22 people are known to have died following one of the strongest storms in nearly a century to hit the french overseas territory of miles. the government has imposed

a nightcap of you on the indian ocean island. ahead of a visit by president emanuel, my con, it's fee of the final death toll could be in the hundreds of to sweeping through my old site. blanche to a continued west to malawi and mozambique with 34 people have died and several others have been injured. the un says thousands have been left without shelter, volta and food, of the homes, schools, and health facilities with partially or completely destroyed. mary louise eagleton is a representative for unicef, mozambique. she says the psych loan has had communities that were already extremely vulnerable. so the entire site, a test for a 4 sites and she would have been devastating for upgrades of a 1000000 people across northern mozambie. our teams are on the grounds,

we have large offices up in time, but pull that and, and say, and assessing the damage. and they get alex already responding to the, to the needs of the community really severely. and the whole village is completely destroyed. people who saw everything, schools, health facilities, water systems, electricity is down, and water systems are down so that impacting communities and then a huge risk of disease outbreak which, uh, and especially severe for children. so we're very worried about colorado and malaria and other one important diseases. i'm taking a heavy tool on these communities has been just undergoing shopped upon shot of what's happening at the northern mozambie, a decades old tribal tension in nose. and donna is threatening the country's

longstanding piece into communal violence is raising concerned that on groups from across the board i in book, you know, saw so could be using the area as a base the government and says, there is no threats of interest reports from bulk who in gun vocal known as gunner's most dangerous town is under siege, not by external forces, but by its own people. it's been ravaged by dickens long leadership struggle that has continued to claim lives, including investigators, husband. it was shocked in killed recently. and i'm have the most painful thing is i haven't seen his body. his daughter keeps asking me mother where his father the crisis dates back to 1967 when i'm present king was the throne and exiled by government officials. it was replaced by a member of the course isaac drive, while the majority of the town is hooking into exist on