a palestinian islam as militant group says a bomb explosion killed four of its members in the gaza strip the blast struck near the border with israel close to a palestinian protest camp it's not yet clear what or who caused the explosion the israeli military says it was unaware of any activity in the area. in ecuador president learning more and has confirmed that three journalists kidnapped by militants have been killed relatives had held daily protest over their capture their journalists were investigating a rise in drug fueled violence when a former fark rebels seized the leaders of colombia and ecuador are now promising a military crackdown in the border area. you're watching g.w. news from berlin more coming up at the top of the hour at the bundesliga follows after the break with all of saturday's goals and don't forget you can get all the latest news and information on our web site thanks for watching. but. surely screwed for the world we're going to exception these stories and discussion from the news is easy to our web site deb you do come so much for joining us on facebook at g.w

absent the other stories making news around the world a palestinian islam missed a militant group says orbit's members have been killed in a bomb explosion in the gaza strip the blast struck near the border with israel close to a palestinian protest camp it's not yet clear what or who caused the explosion and the israeli military says it's unaware of any activity in the area lee protests over their capture the journalists were investigating a rise in drug fueled violence and they were seized by former fark rebels the leaders of colombia and ecuador are now promising a military crackdown in the border area south african anti-apartheid icon winnie mandela has been laid to rest and so had to go tens of thousands of mourners from across the political spectrum attended her funeral the political activist died last week at the age of eighty one after a long illness. it was an epic farewell to an anti-apartheid heroine thousands packed into the stadium to celebrate the life of nelson mandela's former wife winnie singing cheering and crying along the way i am your. memory mandela. you wrote her

a palestinian islam group says a bomb explosion killed four of its members in the gaza strip the blast struck near the border with israel close to a palestinian protest camp it's not yet clear what or who caused the explosion the israeli military said it was unaware of any activity in the area. in ecuador president leonine mourinho has confirmed that return a list kidnapped by militants have been killed relatives had held daily protests over their capture the journalists were investigating a rise in drug fueled violence when former fark rebels seized the leaders of colombia and ecuador are now promising a military crackdown in the border area you're watching to w. news from berlin more coming up at the top of the hour don't forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our website dot com thanks for joining us. to learn german we w. . any time any place. with jo-jo and her friends. i need to stop you can't believe. it's because she's.

now to some of the other stories making news around the world a palestinian islam ist militant group says four of its members have been killed in a bomb explosion in the gaza strip the blast struck near the border with israel close to a palestinian protest camp it's not yet clear what or who caused the explosion the israeli military says it was unaware of any activity and the area. in ecuador president lennon moreno has confirmed that three journalists kidnapped by militants have been killed relatives have held daily protests over their capture the journalists were investigating a rise in drug fueled while and when they were seized by former fork rebels the leaders of colombia in ecuador are now promising a military crackdown in the border area. acclaimed film director mueller foreman has died he was renowned for movies such as amadeus and one flew over the cuckoo's nest which won several oscars form and moved to the u.s. in the late one nine hundred sixty s. as scaping a communist crackdown in what was then czechoslovakia he was eighty six south african anti-apartheid icon winnie man

order to complete their investigation and in some of the other stories that we're covering the palestinian islamic jihad groups say four of its fighters have been killed in the gaza strip the group says the men will mossop during preparations which usually means weapons accidentally detonated medics at the scene said the explosion was caused by israel though they deny involvement also we're going to bring you much more on syria and everything else covering other world news stories as well much more coming up for you in the news hour and a half announced time off to insight story which starts now. the u.s. u.k. and france launch as strikes on syria the target suspected chemical weapon sites russia calls it an act of aggression and warns of consequences what does this mean for the war in syria and will the strikes stop chemical attacks against civilians this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm fully back in what is the biggest military action against president bashar al assad since the start of syria's war seven years ago the u.s. u.k. and france have bombed multiple government fac

and in some of the other stories that we're covering the palestinian islamic jihad groups say four of its fighters have been killed in the gaza strip the group says the men will mossop during preparations which usually means weapons accidentally detonated but medics at the scene said the explosion was caused by israel though they deny involvement also we're going to bring you much more on syria and everything else covering other world news stories as well much more coming up for you in the news hour and a half announced time off to incite story which starts now. the u.s. u.k. and france launched air strikes on syria the talk it says.

the palestinian islamic jihad say. four of its fighters have been killed in the gaza strip on saturday the group says weapons were accidentally detonated which cools the incident but medics at the scene in rafa said the explosion was caused by israel though israel's military is denying involvement it's just the latest violent incident in gaza where more than thirty palestinians have been killed during on going protests along the border with israel. people in china are being encouraged to boycott american products and services in response to u.s. threats to impose more tyrus on chinese goods imports of american beef which depend heavily on middle class consumers could be hard hit china correspondent adrian brown reports now from shanghai. it's freezing inside this storage room it has to be the boxes contain prime u.s. beef fresh from the nebraska prairies a seventeen ton shipment recently arrived at the shanghai meat importer that was before the escalation in trade tensions between china and the united states and the th

the community was formed by four families. 0ne palestinian family and three jewish, islamic jewish familiesve in an alternative way. in one piece of land. i am an israeli jewish woman and i came to live here in 1979. i'm a palestinian arab. i'm a resident here. we had a big dream. who are enlightened, who are accepting of who we are. you fooling yourself? where it is not really realistic? that it's actually possible because this is why we are here. passed through attending its peace workshops. until they came here. it's really powerful to see a moment of change. before is not the reality. and we learned a lot. this is how we started the school for peace. and discussions and debates. compulsory service. you cannot really say no. for the other side. because they did not want to fight to be soldiers. crawling together, it feels good. they are not our kids, they are from outside. their parents want them to have our kind of education. this exposure to the other side at an early age. they chose the effectiveness of this community. here, and it can work. now home to more than 60 jewish and palesti

one palestinian family and three jewish, islamic jewish families. an alternative way. jewish people and palestinians together in equality in one piece of land. i am an israeli jewish woman and i came to live here in 1979. i'm a palestinian arab. i'm a resident here. it was a very small, tiny community with no trees, no running water, no connection to electricity, but we had a big dream. here, we found hope and we wanted to start a life with people who are enlightened, who are accepting of who we are. when we came there were some questions about are you fooling yourself? are you going to be in some kind of utopian society where it is not really realistic? i said maybe, but, you know, we hope it is going to teach others that it's actually possible because this is why we are here. although only 15 families live here, 7,000 teenagers have passed through attending its peace workshops. some had never met a member of the opposite community until they came here. it's really powerful to see a moment of change. israeli people realise that what they thought bef

this is very, this is very significant and it also brings back the palestinian problem because with all the quagmire in syria, iraq, islamicrgotten about the palestinians, so it rings focus back, the late king of saudi arabia, the predecessor of the current king, he had an arab peace initiative where he said ok, if you give the palestinians this must territory, we will accept israel. —— this much. thank you. we're out of time but i will treat the story about pushy pa rents will treat the story about pushy parents and also the one about oil, so parents and also the one about oil, so you parents and also the one about oil, so you can parents and also the one about oil, so you can get parents and also the one about oil, so you can get oui’ parents and also the one about oil, so you can get our comments via social media. thank you for being with us on the briefing, we will see you soon. morning. the last time somewhere in the uk had a high of 25 degrees it was 29 august 2018. well, guess what? somewhere in the south—east this week, there is the potential to see 25 degrees. and it's notjust the south—east, widespread temperatur

palestinians from engineers willis in terms of aid. what they're looking for is us much as possible some sort of. pounce on this very important issue jerusalem is key to the islamic world not only palestinians it's a holy site for muslims and they want to be seen to be making the right noises at this time the united states is trying to move its embassy and another issue that we'll talk about is how to stop israel's beat for our attention of membership of the united nations security council like that thank you. the agenda of this is summit of the americas was supposed to focus on tackling corruption but the u.s. led strikes in syria diverted the discussions as gentleman reports from lima. the photo point is planned but then the u.s. led missile strike on syria overshadowed the agenda at the summit of the americas i call upon every nation in this hemisphere freedom. to support this military action taken by the united states and our allies and to support it publicly several countries hinted that they did justin trudeau went further canada stands with our friends in this necessary response and we condemn in the strongest possible terms the use of chemical weapons and

and scholars i can say based on previous assassinations and killings of palestinian scholars and scholars of the arab and islamic nations there mossad is capable of committing a disgraceful terrible crime like this god willing will be announcing the counterpoint. israel's defense minister quickly dismissed hanny as accusation of a dual lieberman said the engineer was no saint and he was working to improve the accuracy of rockets fired from gaza aimed at israel lieberman said he was killed as part of an internal palestinian dispute. mossad has been repeatedly accused of killing how much members of a palace enjoying expert mohammed as a warrior were shocked into news here two years ago back in two thousand and ten hamas commander mahmoud ma who was killed in a hotel in dubai was suspected and a mass political chief khaled mashal survived when poison was sprayed into his ear in jordan eleven years ago the police investigation in kuala lumpur continues an autopsy is currently being completed in gaza and the occupied palestinian territories threats of revenge or increasing. our desire. rebel fighters from the distric

palestinian activism i'm joined from gaza. he is a journalist and activist. is an academic add the islamic university of gaza he's also the editor of gaza writes back a collection of whiting by young palestinians and from the occupied west bank city of ramallah we have. she is a palestinian american writer whose political commentary has been featured in the new york times welcome guest i'm going to start with a protester. this tweet to you by him says we are dying we're living under suffocating siege we aren't getting even our basic rights i was trying to work out how do i explain to the international audience what is it like to live in gaza and then right here is your pin tweet or your twitter feed and you do all the work for us let's go through this what is the gaza blockade you can visit your family outside of gaza tell us what that's like oh wow. definitely lessons by placing i'm joining by the phone because one of the blessings of the blockade. is the ridiculous leave very long. so i can go. of course i mean. something that. you say is you don't have any freedom of movement and you kn

is due to me to that i'm it's supposed to represent all palestinian factions and its decisions are binding but many groups such as hamas islamic jihad and the popular front for the liberation of palestine staying away more bickering among the factions. well life here is becoming progressively worse so many people we talk to say they're fed up with one of them. one of the. no no no they do nothing for us i don't care about the amazing saw many meetings all with no results all they care about is their own power. even many of the children will tell you there are no opportunities here they see their parents struggle their elder siblings complete their studies but find no work they've never left gaza and yet still seem aware that something is missing stephanie decker al-jazeera gaza still to come here on al-jazeera joyce banda is back or the former president of malawi is risking arrest by returning to her country plus. an emotional meeting between running the refugees and the u.n. delegation to hear stories of rape and torture. from long flowing on in the winds to an enchanting desert breeze. hello the wet and windy weather is fina

is due to me to that i'm it's supposed to represent all palestinian factions and its decisions are binding but many groups such as hamas islamic jihad and the popular front for the liberation of palestine staying away more bickering among the factions. well life here is becoming progressively worse so many people we talk to say they're fed up with all of them. want to. no no no they do nothing for us i don't care about their meeting so many meetings all with no results all they care about is their own power. even many of the children will tell you there are no opportunities here they see their parents struggle their elder siblings complete their studies but find no work they've never left gaza and yet still seem aware that something is missing stephanie decker al-jazeera gaza. the british home secretary amber rudd has resigned after it was revealed she planned to step up the deportation of caribbean immigrants but she came under intense pressure to step down amid the windrush scandal where caribbean immigrants living in the u.k. for generations when are threatened with deportation the so-called windrush generation settled in t

palestinian activism i'm joined from gaza. he is a journalist and activist. is an academic add a letter at the islamic university of gaza he's also the editor of gaza writes about the collection of writing by young palestinians and from the occupied west bank city of ramallah we have a duty she is a palestinian american writer whose political commentary has been featured in the new york times welcome guest i'm going to start with a protester let me show this tweet to you by him says we are dying we're living under a suffocating siege. we are getting even at basic rights i was trying to work out how do i explain to the international audience what is it like to live in gaza and then right here is your pin tweet or you'll twitter feed and you do all the work for us let's go for this what is the gaza blockade so you can visit your family outside gaza tell us what that's like oh. definitely let me start preparing her and going by the koran because you know one. thing the blockade. the ridiculous believe very long. life can go on working and being part of. what i mean luck is something that. you don't have

reportedly show government jets bombing a rebel area south of damascus a palestinian refugee camp in a district held by so-called islamic state find as the apparent targets fighting has intensified after negotiations failed to secure the militant evacuation. convicted war criminals out of one car church is back in court today for an appeal hearing against his multiple convictions for genocide and other atrocities the former boston servia has insisted his forces acted only in self-defense he's asking that his forty year prison term be overturned by the united nations war crimes tribunals. former u.s. president george h.w. bush is said to be recovering after he was hospitalized in queues to for an infection just a day after his wife barbara funeral the ninety three year old has a form of parkinson's disease and has received treatment several times in recent years for respiratory problems. and today marks five years since the john up off the disaster a garment factory in bangladesh kristoff has the details on that story a story think we all remember those terrifying pictures the collapse of a multi-story building killing o

palestinians collapse. every area that he we left militarily, militant islam came in. we left lebanon.n came in with hezbollah. we left gaza. iran came in with hamas. we leave the west bank militarily or most of it as people stipulate in their various peace plans? you'll have either hamas coming in, that is iran, or you'll have isis coming in. and this is a catastrophe. the answer to your question is most people would agree to an arrangement of the kind that you're talking about. if they thought the palestinians wanted a state next to israel. but they're convinced more and more they want a state instead of israel. that is not a real peace. david: do you see any prospect in the next year or two of a deal getting done? mr. netanyahu: i think there is a new hope on the horizon that i had never seen in my lifetime. it is not related to the palestinians but to the oish world. because of the growing danger of iran, more and more i would say virtually all the oish -- asjha countries no longer -- all of the arab countries no longer see israel as an enemy but a vital ally in countering the thre

is due to me to that i'm it's supposed to represent all palestinian factions and its decisions are binding but many groups such as hamas islamic jihad and the popular front for the liberation of palestine staying away more bickering among the factions. while life here is becoming progressively worse so many people we talk to say they're fed up with one of them. no no no they do nothing for us i don't care about their meeting so many meetings all with no results all they care about is their own power. even many of the children will tell you there are no opportunities here they see their parents struggle their elder siblings complete their studies but find no work they've never left gaza and yet still seem aware that something is missing stephanie decker al-jazeera gaza. a u.n. security council delegation has arrived in man maher after visiting range of muslim sheltering and comes across the border in bangladesh meet with top mean more officials to check on preparations for the refugees repatriation earlier they had the hiring stories of some of the seven hundred thousand refugees who were forced to flee their homes in recalling

and scholars i can say based on previous assassinations and killings of palestinian scholars and scholars of the arab and islamic nations there mossad is capable of committing a disgraceful terrible crime like this there god willing will be announcing a counterpoint. israel's defense minister quickly dismissed hani as accusation of a dual lieberman said the engineer was no saint and he was working to improve the accuracy of rockets fired from gaza aimed at israel lieberman said he was killed as part of an internal palestinian dispute. mossad has been repeatedly accused of killing her must members uproot a palace and join expert mohammad as a warrior shocked into news here two years ago back in two thousand and ten hamas commander mahmoud ma who was killed in a hotel in dubai mossad was suspected and her mass political chief khaled mashal survived when poison was sprayed into his in jordan eleven years ago the police investigation in kuala lumpur continues an autopsy is currently being completed in gaza and the occupied palestinian territories threats of revenge are increasing how to hook the. united kingdom gove

palestinians and what happensia, with the arab league. eastroblems in the middle is like connected vessels. yemen, the sinai, egypt, problems with the islamic state. to hope it is possible in this small part of the middle east, israel and palestinians to likeve real stable peace, france and germany and france and italy. is a very naive approach. we need to achieve this strategic breakthrough with our wealth, strong leadership. it is from both sides, we saw a strong and charismatic leaders, with huge support within society. 112 members voted and supported this agreement between israel and egypt. vote sought encouragement toward the -- got the support of a huge majority. >> do you think the new leadership in saudi arabia is the 21st century >> i don't know. to speak frankly, we hope that it's moderate, modern leadership and they will lead real modernization and open approach to our problems also. but it's crucial for them also, not only for israel. i really believe in regional solution. it will change only the least, first of all the arab world. israel, it's start-up nation with strong economy, with science, with everything. the combination b

on the other hand that nonsense is that me or take the question to islam then is the demise of the peace process leaving palestinians losing hope in a peaceful restoration of their rights here on issues like that playing in the palestinian psyche right now when it comes to hopes and aspirations to be able to get back to their land yes if it's if they want to talk about. one major threat it to the whole piece the whole settlement in the birth of the world is it to them an expansion since the visa process was started in mid ninety's or maybe even early ninety's the settlements. settlers numbers in their personal car by territory that build six times a group of six hundred pairs and it is unprecedented it shows that there is really world is not going to world's peace with palestinians towards a two state solution rather than grabbing more land and bringing its own. book to listen to the occupied territory in violation of international humanitarian law that's a war crime and israel should be accountable for for that the whole thing is about perverts and those are trying to have been going on their own while our we're no

palestinians. all the problems of everything in the middle east are alike and they are all vessels. [inaudible] with errands. and the sinai, egypt is our problem with islam. and this is a small part of the middle east, israel and the palestinians to achieve real, stable piece like france and germany and italy. it's also very nacve approach . we need to achieve this strategic breakthrough and about his visit to jerusalem. it's really from both sides, we feel very strong with huge support with our society. >> and 112 members of knesset voted in support of this agreement between israel and egypt and i don't remember any other vote with such a huge majority. 112. and it meant that the support of that that they had from all the people of israel. >> you said the new leadership in saudi arabia is the 21st century set off. >> i don't know to speak frankly, the problems with leadership in the middle east , the real organization and approach to our problems solved. >> but it would be crucial for them also, notonly for israel , but regional solutions and i speak many is about the belief, the original solution is to change only the risk for arab world.israel, it's a

palestinians and jordan, somalia, what happens with the arab league. the problems in the middle east is like connected vessels. what we saw in yemen, the sinai, egypt, problems with the islamic state. to hope it is possible in this small part of the middle east, israel and palestinians to achieve real stable peace, like france and germany and france and italy. it is a very naive approach. we need to achieve this strategic breakthrough with our wealth, strong leadership. it is from both sides, we saw a strong and charismatic leaders, with huge support within society. 112 members voted and supported this agreement between israel and egypt. >> do you think the new leadership in saudi arabia is the 21st century sadat? >> i don't know to speak frankly. i hope that it is a moderate model of leadership. modernization and an open approach. also, notial for them only israel. i really leave in a regional solution. -- i really believe in a regional solution. nation.s a startup combination of our mutual efforts will change the middle east. >> we are running out of time. outnnot let you go with asking a couple of political questions. i hope you do not mind. you think your coalition will

palestinians mourn the protesters killed in clashes with israeli troops. two men accused of taking part in islamictrial after losing their uk citizenship. hundreds pay their respects at the funeral of the world—renowned physicist, professor stephen hawking. and on a collision course. the out—of—control chinese space station expected to land back on earth with a bump.

is due to meet in the law it's supposed to represent all palestinian factions and its decisions are binding but many groups such as hamas islamic jihad and the popular front for the liberation of palestine staying away more bickering among the factions. well life here is becoming progressively worse so many people we talk to say they're fed up with all of them. no no no they do nothing for us i don't care about them. all with no results all they care about is their own power. even many of the children will tell you there are no opportunities here they see their parents struggle their elder siblings complete their studies but find no work they've never left gaza and yet still seem aware that something is missing stephanie decker al-jazeera. condemned the council meeting saying it undermines attempts to unify palestinian people. confirms that any council that doesn't carry the unification idea of the palestinian ranks is a council but never expresses the whole of the palestinians it is a council hits the unity of our people and it's the organization and its legitimacy and its representation over all palestinians to top. editor an

is due to me to that i'm it's supposed to represent all palestinian factions and its decisions are binding but many groups such as hamas islamic jihad and the popular front for the liberation of palestine staying away more bickering among the factions. while life here is becoming progressively worse so many people we talk to say they're fed up with one of them. no no no they do nothing for us i don't care about their meeting so many meetings all with no results all they care about is their own power . even many of the children will tell you there are no opportunities here they see their parents struggle their elder siblings complete their studies but find no work they've never left gaza and yet still seem aware that something is missing stephanie decker al-jazeera gaza. still ahead on the news hour a u.n. security council delegation looks. after hearing stories from refugees who fled to neighboring bondo their freedom for the journalists who insulted the king of thailand want to tell you why he's been released. craning his neck a badge and goes to great heights to watch his team that's coming up with cho and support. on counti

is due to meet in the i'm it's supposed to represent all palestinian factions and its decisions are binding but many groups such as hamas islamic jihad and the popular front for the liberation of palestine a staying away more bickering among the factions. well life here is becoming progressively worse so many people we talk to say they're fed up with all of the. one of the little. no no no they do nothing for us i don't care about their meeting and saw many meetings all with no results all they care about is their own power. even many of the children will tell you there are no opportunities here they see their parents struggle their elder siblings complete their studies but find no work they've never left gaza and yet still seem aware that something is missing stephanie decker al-jazeera gaza now malawi's former president joyce banda has told al-jazeera that she knows nothing about an arrest warrant against her for corruption allegations and the return to the country on saturday after four years abroad and was greeted by hundreds of supporters and left malawi after losing power during a scandal known as cash gate and tens of mi

is due to meet in the i'm it's supposed to represent all palestinian factions and its decisions are binding but many groups such as hamas islamic jihad and the popular front for the liberation of palestine staying away more bickering among the factions. well life here is becoming progressively worse so many people we talk to say they're fed up with all of them. no no no they do nothing for us i don't care about them so many meetings all with no results all they care about is their own power. even many of the children will tell you there are no opportunities here they see their parents struggle their elder siblings complete their studies but find no work they've never left gaza and yet still seem aware that something is missing stephanie decker al-jazeera gaza. two south asian un security council delegation listen to hiring stories on sunday from hundreds of range of refugees who fled the military crackdown in. the meetings took place across the border in bangladesh where some seven hundred thousand are living in makeshift camps. from cox's bazaar . this is how the british ambassador to the united nations was greeted a refugee c

palestinians mourn the protesters killed in clashes with israeli troops. two men accused of taking part in islamicte beheadings, complain they won't get a fair trial after losing their uk citizenship. hundreds pay their respects at the funeral of the world—renowned physicist, professor stephen hawking. and on a collision course. the out—of—control chinese space station expected to land back on earth with a bump. welcome to the programme. dozens of the russian diplomats who were ordered out of the united states have left washington. on monday they were given seven days to leave the country in what has become a tit—for—tat diplomatic row. chris buckler reports from washington. behind the gates of the russian embassy in washington, you get a real sense of defiance. you had diplomats and theirfamilies standing there, clapping, cheering and waving, and music was being played as some colleagues got on buses with theirfamilies and with their suitcases to leave america. they had, of course, been given seven days to leave the us. 48 of the 60 officials that america had ordered out were based here in washin

also one thing very interesting is wherever you look you'll see only the palestinian flag you don't see any flag of. how maza islamic jihad a fact that none of that is here at the moment people here are angry with their own leadership as well not only the blockade by israel and egypt but also the political factions here and i think that message was well received by the factions they are part of it for sure but at the moment they're actually taking a backseat ok hold up for the moment will keep a close eye on developments on the israeli gaza border where you are in the day now the trade standoff between the world's two largest economies is escalating us president donald trump has ordered his administration to consider imposing an extra one hundred billion dollars worth of tariffs on chinese goods beijing responded by saying it would pay at any cost and pay any cost and hinted at new measures to safeguard itself if the us didn't back down on just hours before threatening further tariffs against china trump spoke of his desire to straighten out trade issues in many respects i think we're going to have a fantastic relat

syrian government that also involves racial islam releasing captives prisoners of war who have arrived to government controlled territory supporters of jail palestinian teenager i had to meet me have released footage of her being questioned by israeli military authorities and in that video two male interrogators were seen leaning towards her she's sixteen years old i heard making comments about her fair skin and eye color to me was detained in december after being filmed slapping in israeli soldier near her home in the occupied west bank in march she accepted a plea deal which will see her in jail for eight months former south korean president lee myung bok has been indicted on several corruption charges he's been accused of taking bribes corporate tax evasion also and it last week his predecessor pock own hay was sentenced to twenty four years in prison for corruption the chief prosecutor at the national criminal court says war crimes may have been committed during mass protest in gaza thirty one people have been killed by israeli forces since the demonstrations began back on march thirtieth the i.c.c. says hamas may also have committed crimes if it

islamic state. it's possible only in this small part of the middle east, israel and palestinians to achieve real stable peace like france and germany, france and italy or switzerland and italy. also, it's real naive approach. we need to achieve this strategic breakthrough with arab world, strong leadership. when visit first time jerusalem, from both sides, very strong, very charismatic leaders, with huge support within society. 112 members voted and supported this agreement between israel and egypt. i don't remember any other vote with so huge majority. support from all people of israel. >> do you think that the new leadership in saudi arabia is the 21st century sadat? >> i don't know. to speak frankly, we hope that it's moderate, modern leadership and they will lead real modernization and open approach to our problems also. but it's crucial for them also, not only for israel. i really believe in regional solution. it will change only the least, first of all the arab world. israel, it's start-up nation with strong economy, with science, with everything. the combination between us start-up nation and fi

syrian government that also involves racial islam releasing captives prisoners of war who have arrived to government controlled territory supporters of jail palestinian teenager i had to meet me have released footage of her being questioned by israeli military authorities and in that video two male interrogators were seen leaning towards her she's sixteen years old and her making comments about her bare skin and eye color to me was detained in december after being filmed laughing in israeli soldier near her home in the occupied west bank in march she accepted a plea deal which will see her in jail for eight months former south korean president lee myung bok has been indicted on several corruption charges he's been accused of taking bribes corporate tax evasion also and it last week his predecessor was sentenced to twenty four years in prison for corruption the chief prosecutor at the national criminal court says war crimes may have been committed during mass protest in gaza thirty one people have been killed by israeli forces since the demonstrations began back on march thirtieth the i.c.c. says hamas may also have committed crimes if it's found civi

islamic jihad. you know. if this council is harmed them the palestinian dream me seriously harmed therefore we were very determined to create the session we were hoping that everybody who wanted the future of palestine and the palestinian people we wish them to be here but unfortunately prefer to be abroad herefore said joins me now live from my mother and we just heard some of what mahmoud abbas was saying in his speech then ari what more did he have to say. well you have the introduction section of his speech is a pretty long one we're expecting a long speech in total but a lot of it was about the value of the importance of the p.l.o. and that is very much i think a theme of this there hasn't been one for twenty two years he wants to really try and revive the five this this major body of the palestine liberation organization many of its sitting members have died in the intervening years it's already an elderly largely body he also wants to repopulate the executive committee the eight hundred strong executive committee with some of his own hand-picked allies and all of this at a time when the palestinian cause is

is due to meet in the i'm it's supposed to represent all palestinian factions and its decisions are binding but many groups such as hamas islamic jihad and the popular front for the liberation of palestine a staying away more bickering among the factions. well life here is becoming progressively worse so many people we talked to say they're fed up with all of the . no no no they do nothing for us i don't care about their meetings so many meetings all with no results all they care about is their own power. even many of the children will tell you there are no opportunities here they see their parents struggle their elder siblings complete their studies but find no work they've never left gaza and yet still seem aware that something is missing stephanie decker al-jazeera. hammad always is a political analyst specializing in the middle east he joins me now from washington once very much for speaking to us how do you explain the timing of this meeting now . well there is no a good time for the p.l.o. to meet as long as a palestinian dominant groups there are two groups here fatah who dominates and controlled and see the national cou

government that also involves racial islam releasing captives prisoners of war and who have arrived at a government controlled territory supporters of jailed palestinian teenager i had to mimi have released footage of her being questioned by israeli military authorities in the video two male interrogators are seen leaning towards the sixteen year old and heard making comments about her skin and. to me was detained in december after being filmed slapping an israeli soldier in the at her home in the occupied west bank in march she accepted a plea deal which will see her imprisoned for eight months the chief prosecutor at the international criminal court says war crimes may have been committed during mass protests in gaza thirty one people have been killed by israeli forces since demonstrations began on march the thirtieth the i.c.c. says hamas may also have committed crimes if it's found civilians were used to shield military activities. former south korean president lee myung bak has. several corruption charges he's been accused of taking bribes corporate tax evasion and embezzlement last week his successor was sentenced to twenty four years in prison

with islamic values and human rights and the afghans blame the government for not doing enough to prevent them jennifer glass al jazeera kabul. now for the first time in twenty two years the palestinian national council is officially meeting in the west bank city of ramallah to discuss several critical issues top of the list is whether or not to suspend the recognition of israel the meeting is scheduled to last three days beginning with a speech by palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas shortly well our forces joins me now live from ramallah so twenty two years in the waiting area why are they meeting now. well as far as mahmoud abbas is going said it we expect to hear a collaborator on this when eventually he makes his introductory speech which is the date of end of tonight's opening ceremony at the moment they're still going through the names of attendees trying to find a core of. good is likely to say that this is about. facing off the threats emanating from the united states and israel to a future palestinian statehood at a time of incredibly close alliance between those two nations if it signed but we're waiting to see what donald trump's white house published in the form

islam is the last surviving suspect. also to come here in the news hour including manhunt in malaysia the first pictures of the suspects who shot a palestinian engineer fourteen times plus. protecting our rainforests leaders an environmentalist gather for a summit in indonesia. and support someone tell us to live in their playoff series against defending n.b.a. champions details still to come. now the foreign ministers of russia and china have pledged to block any attempts to sabotage the iran nuclear deal u.s. president donald trump has until may twelve to decide whether to keep the twenty fifteen agreement he's previously called that one of america's worst ever deals the u.n. is also urging trump to stick to the agreement. the secretary general remains convinced that the joint comprehensive plan of action continues to be the best way to ensure the exclusively peaceful nature of iran's nuclear program and to realize the promised tangible economic benefits for the iranian people we hope that all of its participants remain fully committed to its implementation and long term preserve ration well that appeal follows another one from french pres

palestinian fishing boat off the coast of gaza. they're only allowed to fish in a small area. the fishing boat had left that area. israeli commanders say militants from the terror group islamic planned to use one boat as a diversion to lure an israeli navy and a second fishing boat would fire a missile at a ship and a third would capture soldiers to hold as hostage to use as a bargaining chip in the future after thousands of palestinians protested along the israeli/gaza border last friday. demonstrations left 18 palestinians dead and 700 wounded. isly official efs have been defending their use of live ammunition on protestors including unarmed protestors. benjamin netanyahu said this latest terror plot shows, quote, the true intentions of terror groups in gaza and heather, we expect protests again this friday and for the following fridays until may 15. the situation in gaza is heating up and looking like we could see significance violence over the next six weeks or so. >> heather: thank you. >> bill: in a moment new reaction coming in from president trump on his push to secure our borders. >> president trump: it seems they've broken up large numbers of that particular carava

islamic state militants as well as al qaeda. fighters, allied militants hold up around the southern area of damascus as well as one palestinian refugeeback to you in new york. abby: such a sad situation. mike only to bine live for us. thank you, mike. turning to other headlines we are following. president trump says is he considering a posthumously pardon for black heavyweight all thanks to sylvester stallone. called me with boxy weight johnson. his trials and tribulations great. his life complex and controversial. others have looked at this over the years, most thought it would be done but, yes, i am considering a full pardon. many think johnson was wrongfully convicted 1913 for consensual ri relationship with a white woman. calling out black lives matter protesters after they tried to shut down her appearance at ucla. watch this. >> victim mentality is not real. i don't know why people like being oppressed. weirdest thing i have ever heard. we are oppressed. 400 years of slavery, jim crow which by the way none of you guys lived through. your grandparents. it's embarrassing that you utilized their history. you are not living through