israel's armed forces target guards are in response to several rockets launched against israeli territory. i know. two palestinians dead and hundreds injured as a day of rage is declared in the region tensions spilled over after donald trump's controversial decision to recognize jerusalem as the israeli capital. plus a major breakthrough is reached in the breaks it talks as both sides agree to move to the next stage of the senior officials of warm things will only get tougher.

this for joining us this hour my name is the. international we start this hour with breaking news because israeli jets have hit palestinian militant targets in the gaza strip that's a response to rocket attacks according to the israeli defense forces palestinian medics report at least twenty five people injured i twenty four news correspondent shine ben ari is in gaza. we have witnessed that idea of response hitting targets inside the gaza strip just behind me here on the horizon we could see very large explosions this in response to earlier projectile fired towards israel with one rocket actually being intercepted by israel's missile defense battery i would dome

over the city of stare at that's a little to the north of here in fact there was a an additional project also fired towards israeli territory that it's yet to actually have been found and a little while after that around nine o'clock local time we did see that the response from the i.d.f. hitting two targets to hamas illegal weapons warehouse inside the gaza strip as well as a hamas training facility. two palestinians have been killed and hundreds injured in large scale protests according to palestine's health ministry several reports suggest that over seven hundred fifty people were affected tear gas rubber bullets even live ammunition we used by israeli police as they clashed with demonstrators tensions have a school aged following u.s. president donald trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital.

clashes between protesters and israeli police have been seen across palestine in jerusalem people have gathered near the damascus gate where there's a massive israeli security presence to show that deep in scale small. bottles were hurled at the security services and the journalists who were trying to get out of the way and then the police in turn were pushing those protesters away and running off to them some on the back of who says well trying to steer them away from damascus gate but this is just an indication a small indication of some of the scuffles that we're seeing across the israeli and palestinian territories today and over the last few days we've been talking to israeli citizens and palestinian citizens this is what they had to say. they will not be a back of the questions consequence of. a ramification of that will it for another

intifada or another our revolution it's going to be in default i think so you know but this is this time is not going to be short one you know i hope thinks them outright but i doesn't look right you know policies or look for any excuse they can't call for delivery and. they don't they're not going to help us is to assist significant move i think is going to cause trouble why jerusalem is to be the capital of israel i don't know. here is in palestine it should remain in palestine there is the sound of horns in the end that's sort of people showing support for the small number of demonstrators who are here they've been chanting things like this is our capital these are palestinian demonstrators who are on the. be that announcement by donald trump meanwhile on the other hand the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has described this is being a great decision and he has thanked jonell trump for recognizing jerusalem as the

capital of israel. palestine says that it will now reject any u.s. led peace negotiations it also says that u.s. vice president mike pence won't be welcomed when he comes to the region later this month to discuss the implications of troops decision with dunn dyker project director for the jerusalem center for public affairs and with nabil all shar a foreign affairs advisor to the palestinian president. now for the peace process it actually paves the way to peace because israel will be called upon by the same trumpet ministration to make concessions to its palestinian neighbor which it will be much more ready to do now that a basic wrong has been corrected which is to to rightfully acknowledge that they drew sloan is the capital the possibility is really seem blocked by what mr trump has done gruesome is a very very sensitive issue to the palestinians to the arabs to the muslims and to the christians of the world and what what he has. created

a serious situation not only of mistrust but of instability and potential for explosion in this part of the world the palestinian authority looks and the hamas is of course they look for any excuse to call for a day of rage so you know that the hamas is in business to kill israelis and to kill political opponents like the fatah and the p.a. uses the day of rage as an excuse in order to avoid making any headway on the peace process word intifada really means a popular uprising and a popular uprising can take the varieties of ways and what is going on today is an intifada what went on three months ago in jerusalem was an intifada but it was entirely peaceful and that's what our authority really aims at a popular uprising that is nonviolent is the best way of expressing the feelings

and the rejection of the palestinian people of the trump and israeli occupation well if the palestinians want to wipe themselves off the face of the battle it equally they should continue in this in this line of political violence as well as threats of physical violence i would suggest that they go back to the table where they have israelis with open arms and open hands willing to negotiate with them but this is something they're going to to have. learn to do and stop calling for days of rage in for terror and violence. protest against troops decision of been staged across the world many people rallied in front of u.s. embassies in support of palestine demonstrators burned american and israeli flags as well as posters of trump and benjamin netanyahu. washington's decision on the status of jerusalem prompted an emergency session of the un security council during the meeting members condemned terms move stressing that it has led to deadly violence across the west bank and gaza. we regard east jerusalem as part of the

occupied palestinian territories. we therefore disagree with the u.s. decision to move its embassy to jerusalem and unilaterally to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel before a final status agreement. we regret the decision announced by the president of the united states to recognize jerusalem as the capital of his room for in the going would be at the midst of the arab republic of egypt denounces the us decision to recognize jerusalem as the capsule of israel in. moscow met washington's decision with serious concerns well at the emergency session of the fifteen members of the united nations security council fourteen of those members stepped up and criticized the united states for its decision regarding recognizing jerusalem as israel's capital and announcing that it would move its embassy now when nikki haley took the floor at the security council chamber she emphasized that trumps decision did not

really have any direct impact on any borders or ongoing territorial disputes it was simply a recognition of the israeli capital being in jerusalem the united states has not taken a position on boundaries or borders the specific dimensions of sovereignty over jerusalem are still to be decided by the israelis and the palestinians in a negotiation finally and critically the united states is not predetermining final status issues we remain committed to achieving a lasting peace agreement during her remarks nikki haley argued that the united nations was not treating israel properly and she also went on to say that the because the united states side facilitated previous agreements between israel and egypt and israel and palestinians that they had been signed on the white house lawn with this show that the united states maintained credibility within the both sides those were her words the usa. maintains credibility with both sides now we then

heard from a representative of the palestinian authority and he seemed to strongly disagree with what nikki haley had said the u.s. decision to do would does the dailies impunity undermines and essentially disqualify its leadership role to seek peace in the region now in the aftermath of this announcement from tom we have seen quite a bit of chaos protests are taking place not just in palestine but also throughout the region with various various supporters of the palestinians protesting a lot of anger and the days of rage that have been called by palestinians and others so quite a bit of a strong reaction to the announcement from donald trump which was discussed at the u.n. security council well the request for the u.n. secretary general to publicly brief the security council in the crisis was made by eight countries including bolivia police to get more on this now i'm joined on the

line by the ambassador of the bolivia to the united nations sasha lorenz he joins me from bust that what to believe you had to ask for a u.n. security council then on this issue over jerusalem. of first of all thank you very much for the opportunity we were very very concerned and we are concerned because the decision of the president of the united states is not just reckless it is not just dangerous but it also or it's course against international and that's why scenes this acutely cancel has as its main responsibility to maintain peace and security we understood along with other seven members of the security council that. you were in oregon should discuss and debate this decision because it has to do with or the situations of the council previously taken and to the fact that one of the. most

important conflicts that we are dealing with has to do with the the illegal occupation of palestinian territory about by israel what do you make of nikki haley statement at the u.n. . well. i think that its goals it sure was. more to the terrorism is under threat. i think that we should consider this decision. in our brother from of rather perspective the fact that the united states are in contradiction not just with international law but what the international community has been doing for the past decades. regarding jerusalem. and also. consider in its unilateral unilateral actions against syria not just that but

also considering the fact that they have a less called on climate change but they have abandoned the negotiations for the global compact on migration and the fact that they are also putting at risk the so-called iran nuclear deal those are examples that. right now the united states it's of course not just. contradicted in international law but also they are becoming increasingly a threat to multilateralism that the warriors. a lot because we are now members of the security council we represent. the membership of the united nations at this body along with other members of course and the fact that this is happening in my increase the possibilities of more instability but also that we

will have more threats to peace and security around the world. mr ambassador what options are open now to the united nations and what reaction would you anticipate from the u.n. . well if you have listened carefully the statement made by the palestinian ambassador he's asking for. for the security council to take decisions to have a recently. and we know that to morrow there will be a very important meeting of the arab league by the ministerial level and there is a possibility for for organization to come out with a proposal for a resolution bolivia is ready to support a resolution because we believe us i said that the decision taken by the united states is not just very reckless it is dangerous it goes against the international

law or also threatens the possibility of our of peace a peaceful settlement of the israeli palestinian conflict we have seen repercussions in physical terms on the ground israel has retaliated for what it said were rocket attacks from gaza they've hit back with air strikes has been a day of rage across the palestinian territories several people have died and the many more injured as a result of what what has been said do you think the situation will continue to escalate. well we hope not but i mean. everyone warned the united states that this might have happened not just. the leaders of the arab world but also its own its closest allies warned the united

states that this might happen even though they went ahead with this decision we hope that there is no more violence. and i we believe that the united states should withdraw. decision should should. try to be a. impartial broker in this issue but we believe that that won't happen that's why we will be supporting. the proposal that would come up with the from the arab league but i think that we should we should talk about of course what's happening with jerusalem but i think that that's what we have tried to portrayed in our statement today at the secure in the security council that we have to talk about the whole issue because this is just another step on the direction that israel is take in trying to.

eliminate the possibility of two or states in solution. the past few months. more settlements illegal settlements are being built there could patient still it is. even stronger than the year before. this system office crucial and discriminatory system against the palestinians. is even stronger and. the fact that we are as i said before moving in a way far away from from a two state solution. it is a reality that's why i think that it is the duty of the international. international community on this acutely consul to take actions regarding this threat to international peace and security i speak in this hour to the ambassador of bolivia to the united nations that sasha learned to mr randy many thanks for

your time and thanks to staying with us here in r.t. international the european union has named seventeen countries as offshore tax havens but some countries have found a way to escape getting on to the blacklist to explain all after the short break.

donald trump's decision to move the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem signals washington now deems this to be israel's capital reaction was easy to predict various degrees of dismay the law of unintended consequences surely play. welcome back britain's prime minister to reason may says that all sides of the briggs negotiations are now ready to move on to the next stage of talks however there are still many obstacles the u.k. is expected to face as aunties on this to see a church explains certainly in the bronx it's a deadline is looming time is ticking at what we've seen so far is that these breaths of negotiations have been anything but very simple especially may be

according to those who expect to things to move forward much quicker we've seen recently and european commission president john clarke basically park themselves on the box for breaking through with this first round of discussions when it comes to the issue of irish borders now they're looking forward to moving on to issues such as trade however we have seen the european council president donald tusk come out and say that they're going to be really some different harsh realities he's talked about specifically the transition period that the u.k. has put forward saying that britain wants this two year transition period and sad that this is going to come along with some pretty serious conditions he has said that not only will decisions be made without the u.k. in this time but he's also said that the u.k. is going to have to respect the laws in that time including new laws including budgetary our commitments as well as judiciary oversight let's take

a listen clearly was in the transition period following the u.k. withdrawal. decision making group continue among. the twenty states stupid. it. seems to be the only reasonable solution well of following these latest developments reaction including some negative have come from the likes of our former ukip letter leader and corrected pioneer nigel farage who has basically described the way things have been going as sort of an embarrassment so let's stay tuned to see how these negotiations will now continue to move forward since the brig's vote the european union has stepped up its efforts to bolster the block the latest push came from former president of the european parliament german politician martin schulz has proposed the creation of a united states of europe i want to new constitutional treaty to establish the

united states of europe a europe that is no threat to its member states but a beneficial addition the convention should draft this treaty in close cooperation with the civil society and the people its results will then be submitted to all member states any state that won't ratify this treaty who automatically leave the e.u. a number of other measures to boost european unity of previously been proposed among them the creation of a european army european version of the international monetary fund and having an e.u. finance minister earlier on i discussed this with the head of people's party michael mcgurk a man who says that europeans are worried are the prospects of a united states of europe. if you look at all the polls today from cities and from all over europe they don't want to more severe and for the e.u. they want to the contrary that the member states get back more seventy they want to

take their first futures back in their hands particularly taking into account that the e.u. looks to be very undemocratic you know and elected officials taking decision today in brussels that many citizens oppose and more to read the incapacity of the e.u. to tackle the major issues in europe and certainly one of the major issue for example is migration a lot of european want the borders closed and we know today that the proximately six million people waiting all wrong. to get into europe and europe and want to block that and you see that the e.u. . is to younger for example saying that we need more migration we need to open the borders this kind of ideas are totally rejected so i see that a lot of. european citizen will be concerned and worried by mr schorr

plans or declaration. the president of georgia mikheil saakashvili widely known as an active participant to political life in ukraine has been arrested in kiev occasionally regards himself as an anti corruption activist and is calling for the impeachment of the current ukrainian president. previously successfully had been detained by ukrainian authorities for an unsanctioned demonstration and accusing pushing stealing billions of dollars from the state budget trying to escape the authorities by climbing to the roof of this house and addressed his supporters that after the latest arrest for he was placed in a tent. a detention facility that was ahead of a court hearing crowds of supporters are now gathering on the streets of kiev calling for suckers for lease release. it's been a pleasure having your company this evening to stick around longer to counsel thomas will take you through the next few hours here on r.t.

to there's. no russian flag will fly at the twenty eighteen winter olympics but there will be russian athletes and the russian national anthem will play out during official ceremonies but founds will probably chant an acappella rendition you can take the athletes out of the country but can you take the country out of the athletes. join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to us from the world of politics or business i'm show business i'll see you there.

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