brent: this is dw news live from berlin. his real launch is deadly airstrikes in gaza after hamas fires dozens of rockets toward jerusalem. it came after violent clashes at a jerusalem mosque that left hundreds of palestinians injured. also coming up, people in turkey kept at home under a strict

coronavirus lockdown are asking dw news, why don't the rules apply to tourists? and, what should happen to the women and families who lt the west to join the men fighting for so-called islamic state? years later, they are finding it impossible to get home from detention in syria. plus, a bold lesson for same-sex unions. we will look at how some german catholic churches are defined the vatican and the pope by affirming gay marriages. ♪ i'm brent goff. to her viewers watching on pbs in the united states and around the world, welcome. we begin with new violence in the middle east. gaza's health ministry says 20 palestinians have been killed in israeli airstrikes including several children. the strikes came after hamas

militants fired rockets from gaza toward jerusalem. that after hundreds of palestinians were injured at a muslim holy site. fighting broke out at a mosque with police firing stun grenades and tear gas palestinian demonstrators. and a marched planned by ultranationalist israelis was canceled. the violence follows days of protest over plans to evict palestinians from east jerusalem. a reporter is covering the story from jerusalem. >> it was a very eventful day today which started in the morning when we saw serious confrontations on the temple mount and traumatic pictures inside the mosque. we saw during the course of the day, the contentious march first

being jerusalem day, where nationalist israelis would be walking through the old city, which is seen as a deliberate provocation by palestinians. it was canceled after a decision by the organizers. at 6:00 p.m. local time, air sirens went off in jerusalem, morning of incoming rockets. hamas had issued some sort of ultimatum as a response to what happened at the mosque, saying that israel should withdraw their forces from the mosque and the area. this is the area where the four families under threat of eviction and since then, we are

seeing further rocket attacks in the south from gaza to the south but also air raids by israel and attacks on gaza. brent: that was tania kramer reporting. i am joined by a palestinian leader, legislator and activist who served as an official spokesperson of the palestinian delegation to the middle east peace process. it is good to have you on the program. i wanted to ask you about the programs that are being made after the vience. we have had hamas and islamic jihad both claiming responsibility for rocket attacks today. are they both responsible and if so, what does that tell us about who is in control of the gaza strip and the west bank tonight? >> actuay, whoever is in control of all of t occupied territories, it is the israeli

occupation that controls the borders, that controls the airspace and territorial waters and entry and exit points. it has been getting away literally with murder. it has been giving out a systematic campaign of violence. a multifaceted assault on jerusalem in particular. and the mosque. within jerusalem. and provoking palestinians carrying out a series of ethnic cleansing steps in jerusalem. hamas have given ultimatums repeatedly since the beginning of ramadan. israel has targetethe holy site isel has targeted the worshirs. they were told that israels playing with fire. they are provong a situation of confrtation. they continued and they escalated.

it is clear this is a deliberate provocation. used also for domestic reasons. the same time to show the palestinians who is boss. this is a response to supreme provocation. brent: the claims that palestinians are being or will be evicted from east jerusalem and no compensation is being offered to the palestinians who would be forced to move, is that true? is there no recourse being offered to t palestians who live near -- who lived there now? >> israel has been carrying out what we call demographic engineering or ethnic cleansing jerusalemhared thatas been taking over palestinian homes. it has been kicking palestinians out of their own home. it has been taking more and more land, leaving us with less than 30% of our land. it has been changing the

character of jerusalem. the issue is not evicting people and giving them compensation. the iss is they want to get rid of palestinians and to cleanse the city from non-jewish palestinians, christians and muslims and establish a new democratic -- a demographic and culture. that is why palestinians are making the claim. it is not a matter of homes. it is a matter of the policy targeting the city. and of course targeting other places. they have surrounded jerusalem with enormous settlements, trying toxtricate jerusalem. it is multaceted. that ishy we areooking at this as a very dangerous test case. isra wants to see how fait

can go in tang over jerusalem and transforming the character an exercising illegal soreignty over jerusalem. it isn occupied city and israel has to abide by internationalaw. israel has killed 20 palestinians in gaza including nine children this evening. since the news bulletin. this is horrific. is unacceptable that israel has a free hand to do whatever it wants to thealestians, to eal our land and resources. brent: unfortunately we e out time. we appreciate your time d insights tonight. thank you. >> no problem. think you. brent: here are some of the other stories making headlines around the world. a french court has dismissed the case of a 79-year-old french a vietnamese woman who wanted to hold chemical giant to account for their part in the vietnam war.

the company supplied the u.s. with age and, which was dropped by the u.s. military. myanmar deposed leader has been ordered to appear in court and a person this month. she faces a number of charges. the most serious of which can see her jailed for 14 years. this is the first time she has been seen in public since the coup. germany is making the johnson & johnson one-shot coronavirus vaccine available to all adults. the vaccine commission is still recommending it for those over the age of 60 because of where blood clots seen in some recipients. the move is expected to help the country speed up its vaccination program. staying with the pandemic, turkey is currently under a nationwide coronavirus lockdown with people under orders to stay home for three weeks. the rules apply to everyone except foreign tourists.

they are exempt from the curfew and they are free to walk the streets and see the sights as if they were on holiday. >>his is istanbul's most visited tourist attraction. hardly anyone is here these days. there is a very relaxed atmosphere instead of the usual crowds o thousands. it is not only like this here but everywhere in the city. the few tourists who are here right now pretty much have istanbul to themselves. >> a good time to do sightseeing wi empty streets. it is a good time to be a toist in ianbul. >> we do not have many travel opportunits from ukraine at the moment. thisemple in turkey is one of the not many countries that are open for us. that is why we decided to come here after a year of sitting at home. >> the lockdown is a great time

to visit istanbul. the city is much calmer. under normal circumstances, it is very crowded. >> while those on vacation are happy, many locals are annod. they have to adhere to a strict curfew until mid-may. they can onlyeave the homes for grocery shopping and other essential needs and going to work requires a special permit. >> it is unfair. my kids are asking, where the tourists allowed to be outside while we are stuck at home? >> the tourists know that we are a high risk country. i'm fine with them coming because they know the coronavirus situation here. >> we are threatened with hefty fines if we leave our homes, but the touris can walk around freely. that is not fair, but there is nothing we can do about it. >> turkey has one of the highest

coronavirus infection rates in europe. that is why many people support a strict lockdown. they did not understand why tourists are exempt, but the government is trying everything to keep turkey attractive as a hoday destination because the economy urgently needs a successful summer season. bringing down the number of infections without driving foreign visitors away. many of those who earned their living from tourism think that is a good strategy. like the souvenir sellers who have barely earned anything from months. >> the pandemic has around the tourism industry here. as long as there is still some sitters, there is hope. at theoment, there are just a few. we are happy about every single one. this temple can accommodate many get -- istanbul can accommodate many guests. >> none of the sellers here

expects a holiday season like before the pandemic. many are hopg a bit more li returns. once the lockdown is over. brent: the united nations is urging countries to repatriate their citizens from detention camps in syria. over 60,000 people live in squalid conditions in two camps. most of them women and children. they were sent to the facilities after syrian kurdish forces helped defeat so-called islamic state militant group in northeast syria. a journalist visited one of the camps and he spoke to women who say they have given up their militant ideology and are asking to return to the countries they came from. >> a dusty playground in northern syria. mothers from germany, france and the u.s. watch over their children. former members of the terror

group i.s., they are now captors of the kurds and want to return home. this person is from a german city and is of moroccan descent. she followed her husband to live in the self-proclaimed of islamic state. she fled, taking her four children with her. >> after we escaped, we turned ourselves over to the kurds. when we arrived here, i did not realize we were in camp. i slept for two days because the stress was finally over. they told us they would -- that we would be handed over to our government. that was three and a half years ago. >> nearly 3000 women from 35 countries are stranded at the camp. it is smaller and better equipped than others in northern syria.

life is largely peaceful. but the authorities say half the women detained here still hold extremist abuse. they want to de-radicalize the mothers so they can go home. >> our aim is to rehabilitate these women and give them a chance to reintegrate into society so they can lead a normal life back in their home countries. >> the rehabilitation session for six women from europe and canada. they make drawings showing a positive and negative experience in the camp. the pictures reflect the mood. fences, earning tents, a mixture of despair and faint hope. >> i can see the sun and the sky. to me, that symbolizes freedom

and safety. but i'm fenced in and i cannot leave this camp. it is like a cage. my children keep asking me what life outside the camp is like. >> something exercises like these are useful. others are much more skeptical. >> it is a reminder of what we have seen and what we do see and i think it is always helpful if you can feel you are not alone. >> it might help some people, but every time i put my emotions down on paper, it reminds me of my bad experiences. >> the women hope these are the first steps toward a better future, the chances of returning home soon are slim. few of their home countries want them back. brent: for more on this, i am joined by sofia from the german council on foreign relations.

she specializes in the prevention of violent extremism. many governments do not want these women or these children back because they see them as security risks. are those fears justified? >> hartley. some of them might definitely pose a security risk. in germany, around three under 50 persons have returned so far. german security agencies coider that at least 78 are considered dangerous. that means we must do everything to prevent an attack. others are distancing themselves from isis. while we do not know if this is true, there are reports women have been beaten up when they try to distance themselves from isis in the camps. children should never be considered a security threat. first and foremost, victims because they are suffering the consequences of their parents' decisions and they are living

under the harsh conditions in the camps. they are very likely to reintegrate into german society quite well. brent: we also know that women are often reported to be even more committed to the ideology, more so than their husbands. can we safely say that the women have been rehabilitated before they come back to their country of origin? how can we know they are coming back not brainwashed? >> the most important question i think because we cannot see into people's brains. we cannot know for sure if they are de-radicalized. if they have just said they are distancing themselves from the ideology. what we do know is there are some signs. for example, seeing less of a

black and white point of view. things they say. saying critical things about isis and so on. these are good steps. the best chance for the rehabilitation and also disengagement and the radicalization is in their home countries becse to actually build a new identity that is not on extremist ideology, we need to have a new identity and have the chance to build a new life and new outlook in life and this is mostly possible when you're back in your home country and you have a long-term vision. brent: we know that members of the public are going to look at this situation and they are going to say, would i allow a return a or would i want a return he to be my next terry -- my next-door neighbor? what is your answer to a public that is afraid that someone living next door could kill them? >> yeah, this is i think -- comes down to the point of terrorism because one of the

objectives of terrorism is to provoke an emotional response both from politicianand the public. terrorists want politicians to adapt very hard or exceptional security measures, strip nationality and to further deepen this divide between them and us. what weeed is to have evidence-based response is done fax an actual risk and not based on emotions. we do have some tools to evaluate risk. i think they can be better. they can be approved especially -- can be improved especially when it comes to women. the risk in a free democratic societ of the terrorist attack ansomebodyilling you is never zero. it cannot be. this is something we unfortunely have to live with every day. when we want to live in a free society. it helps to communicate why

political decisions are taken as th are. the children of terrorts still deserve our protection. or that citizenship is not mething you have with the good guys and not the bad guys. and regarding the questioof reintegration, it can be hindering to have media attention on returning children. sometimes it is best not to counicate to the schools or neighborhoodthis is a returnee kid because it can have a stigma from the start. brent: sophia with the german council on foreign relations. we appreciate your time and your insights tonight. thank you. earlier this year, many marriage equality advocates were disappointed when the vatican ruled the catholic church cannot bless same-sex reunions. progressive catholic churches in germany have developed their own plan to give same-sex couples the same religious recognition and blessings they desire. >> tonya and claudia are getting

ready for an unusual church service. they are a married couple and catholic believers. until now, their partnership has not been blessed in church. >> we love each other and we want to be together and we want to express that not just at the registry office but in church because we both believe and love cannot be wrong. >> earlier this year, the vatican reiterated its position the roman catholic church cannot bless same-sex unions because they are quote, not ordered to the creator's plan. the tough line has sparked a defiance in germany. more than a hundred churches are holding special blessing services under the slogan, love wins. for those attending, this is about meaningful public recognition. >> i found it very moving. feel really accepted. >> but even some reform minded

catholics fear such events may so division. >> we understand there is a need for these blessings, but the bishops conference is of the opinion this is a provocation. we are currently in a theological discussion in germany about reforming the church. we have to have debates first. >> not for the first time, the roman catholic church faces the question, how to respond not just to changing attitudes in society at large but the calls for change from within. brent: a nasa asteroid probe is beginning its journey back to earth today. the osiris rex will take around two and a half years to make it home. it is carrying a precious one kilogram of cargo of materials sucked up from the asteroid's surface. >> the asteroid named the new

gives researchers a window into the past. it is about 500 meters wide and he composed of the same material that shaped our planet earth. that is what makes it a great find. every six years, its orbital path makes it closer to earth. even a small change in its flight path could result in a collision course. asteroids have changed earth's development. about 4 billion years ago, they rained down on the young pallet -- young planets. asteroids brought organic chemistry we are based on to earth and in the first place. is that going to give us a better window into how we got here? how life started on earth. are some of the chemicals in your body today, did they originally get delivered to

earth through asteroids? >> the space probe set out to answer these questions. after landing on the asteroid, it spent 500 days mapping the surface. the probe also researched its inner structure. the data showed how different pockets of warm air on the surface influenced the flight path. this was vital information in case the asteroid ever threatened to crash into earth. a robotic arm was designed especially for the probe. it was instaed in ocber 2020. last year,he probe aged close enough to allow the arm to be shot a half meter into the asteroid's surface. pressurize nitde gas -- nitrogen gas was set free. after turning up the material, it was vacuumed up by the spacecraft's getaway thruster.

the robotic arm pced this collection in spatial -- a special capsule. now, the probe is returning to earth. when it gets close, it will drop the capsule. researchers around the world look forward to examining the contents. >> the perfect kind of mission of discovery that many of us have dreamt of. we saw the men walking on the moon and returning samples. doing this all robotically in place that would be hard to send women or men kind of makes it all really real. >> the cargo is set to land in utah in some number 2023. -- in utah in september 2283. i will be back brent: in a few moments to take you through the day. first, some intricate and sultry moves by spain's flamenco dancers. the southern city is known as the birthplace of flamenco.

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these are the headlines. at least nine dead after the israeli army's latest strikes. rockets were aimed at jerusalem this monday from the gaza strip. around 300 people were hurt in clashes. over 360,000 coronavirus.