power sharing deal 8 petitions have been filed against a coalition agreement between benjamin netanyahu benny gantz critics argue that netanyahu shouldn't be allowed to form a new government because of his indictment for corruption or false it is in a restaurant with more on how the supreme court might reach its decision. there were clues from yesterday's deliberations and exchanges between the 11 justices and the various attorneys for the parties involved it seemed pretty clear that the court was extremely sensitive about overstepping its bounds it wanted to make sure that the arguments were about the actual niceties and exactitude of the law which says that a prime minister doesn't have to step down if indicted but a minister does what exactly is the status of netanyahu as a caretaker prime minister someone who is putting himself up to take on the job again properly does he hold a status a prime minister or a minister they were examining those sorts of things so that indicates that they are pretty likely to rule in favor of netanyahu on that question it doesn't necessarily mean that they will tak

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been hearing arguments against the power sharing deal between prime minister benjamin netanyahu and opposition leader benny gantz how the fall city is in west jerusalem and says the court has 2 main points to consider. one of them is the ability of benjamin netanyahu to serve as prime minister or at least to form a new government as prime minister while under indictment the corruption case court trial in 3 separate corruption cases is due to start later this month the 2nd category is as you're saying the legality of this deal it shows just how much mistrust there is on both sides on netanyahu side and on benny gantz a side that they have cut had to come up with an extremely complicated deal that really challenges some of the precepts of the israeli constitution that the united nations secretary general says journalists have been facing more restrictions and punishments since the start of the pandemic or world press freedom day al-jazeera as director general is urging world leaders to call for the release of mahmoud insane who's been detained in egypt since 2016 without any formal charges. and if in security forc

plans to annex a 3rd of the occupied west bank mike from paris meeting prime minister benjamin netanyahu and benny gantz the former rivals will be partners in a unity government to be sworn in on thursday palestinians have rejected president donald trump's middle east peace plan which backs the annexation how a force that has more from western system. exactly how will donald trump come down on this the coalition deal signed between gunson and you who specifies that onix ation can proceed with the coordination are you prove all of the united states and on the proviso that it doesn't breach peace agreements with other neighboring countries and so there are 2 schools of thought one is that donald trump needs this to rally his evangelical christian base another achievement in their eyes in terms of u.s. israeli policy the other school of thought is that it would be damaging to another very important interest the alliance of countries that the united states has been trying to build up our countries in this region and that this could set those plans so people will be watching compos language and his meetings

been hearing arguments against the power sharing deal between prime minister benjamin netanyahu and opposition leader benny gantz harry fawcett is in west jerusalem and says the court has 2 main points to consider one of them is the ability of benjamin netanyahu to serve as prime minister or at least a form a new government as prime minister while under indictment the corruption case in 3 separate corruption cases is due to start later this month the 2nd category is as you're saying the legality of this deal it shows just how much mistrust there is on both sides on netanyahu side and on benny gantz aside that they have come had to come up with an extremely complicated deal that really challenges some of the precepts of the israeli constitution harry fawcett in jerusalem there those are the headlines on al-jazeera as always more news on our web site al jazeera dot com coming up next year it's inside story. thank. the pandemic that is an awful lot some governments want to use small phones as tools to contain the spread of corona virus critics are worried about the risk to prove a seat and security so how should we

is hearing arguments against the power sharing deal between prime minister benjamin netanyahu and opposition leader benny gantz hari fossett is in west and says the supreme court has 2 main points to consider. one of them is the ability of benjamin netanyahu to serve as prime minister at least of form a new government as prime minister while under indictment the corruption case court trial in 3 separate corruption cases is due to start later this month the 2nd category is as you're saying the legality of this deal it shows just how much mistrust there is on both sides on netanyahu side and on benny gantz a side that they have cut had to come up with an extremely complicated deal that really challenges some of the precepts of the israeli constitution thousands of palestinian laborers are returning to work in israel it's the 1st time since crossings were closed in march because of the coronavirus pandemic is follows an agreement between israel and the palestinian authority the united nations human rights commission is calling for an investigation into the death of more than 40 inmates in the venezuelan prison th

in israel the formation of a unity government between former political rivals benjamin netanyahu and benny gantz seems imminent. but israelis are angry about netanyahu forming a government while still under indictment for corruption the knesset is expected to vote on the new government before the end of the say earlier it overrides the formation of a power sharing configuration so happening off the months of political deadlock and 3 inconclusive elections in less than a year our correspondent harry for cities in west jerusalem he says fundamental changes have to be made to israeli law for the deal to finally go through. pretty extraordinary when you think of the fact that he hasn't been able to win any of those 3 elections and he is still under indictment in 3 separate corruption cases that trial due to start this month may the 24th and yet he is not only survived but he has prevailed he's going to be in charge for the 1st 18 months of this government what he needed for that to happen as well as obviously the decision by his former rival to join into a unity government with him was the approval

new coalition government is being sworn in very shortly the prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his former rival benny gantz agreed last month to share the leadership it marks an end to more than a year and a half of failed elections diplomatic deal making and political paralysis harry force it is our correspondent keeping a close eye on this joining us live this hour from west jerusalem so harry 2 men work together for the good of the country. well that's a question that has yet to be tested to its fullest it is an extremely strange agreement that they have drawn up at least in terms of a little israeli political history it is a huge government in those terms $36.00 ministries all swelled to they will be evenly divided between the 2 some of the ministries being created to try to satisfy the demands for jobs on both sides includes such things as one person being given the ministry of higher education and water resources at the same time so there's been quite a lot of criticism about the expense of all of that it's also required a change to israel's fundamental basic laws to allow for both us and yahoo and g

new israeli government has finally been sworn in and on time prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his political rival benny gantz agreed to share power each will spend 18 months in charge or a force that reports from west jerusalem. even after 3 inconclusive elections and being charged in 3 corruption cases benjamin netanyahu has shown once again that he's going nowhere moved off of the old hours of great responsibility binny gains and i decided to form a unity government and avoid a few of the really how far how did the division and distrust remain evident in this unity deal now who in his former rival benny gantz have written into it all kinds of guards against betrayal sworn in similar taney asli as prime minister and alternate netanyahu to go 1st and dance after 18 months unprecedented 36 ministries shared equally. we decided to take national responsibility especially at this time israel needs a national government that represents broad sections of the country after more than 10 years the era of government by one half of the nation is over we are here to represent those who felt they had no voice in leading

shaky ground some might say after these numerous general elections they've held between benjamin netanyahu and benny gantz if the 2 men will share power by splitting the number of months in the seat as prime minister is there any chance that they will have different implementation or plans for the west bank. well prime minister netanyahu is as you know at this point in time both on trial for corruption and sitting in the prime minister's office in jerusalem and about to make a very very significant international move an egregious breach of international law complete defiance on all of the laws that govern territory occupied by force but i'm sorry to tell you that mr ganns would do exactly the same so if netanyahu is jailed as a result of this corruption trial gant takes his place but it's business as usual in the poor palestinians won't have anyone really to do anything about it for them you know which i still got another minute so i want to squeeze this question in there after mahmoud abbas's announcement yesterday what is going to change. well if he means a stymie said many many times before then it mea

talks on plans to annex a 3rd of the occupied west bank might between prime minister benjamin netanyahu and benny gantz the former rivals will be partners in a unity government due to be sworn in on thursday palestinians have rejected president all trump's middle east peace plan which backs the annexation. well before that meeting might describe 2 attacks in afghanistan as an act of sheer evil that's off the dozens of people were killed in attacks on a maternity hospital and a funeral and choose day afghans that president has ordered the military to resume attacks against the taliban and other groups the taliban has denied responsibility all right jump to date with the headlines on al-jazeera we've got more news coming up right after inside story my colleague mr taylor here with the news of that. is that coronavirus pandemic making it harder to treat all the diseases in africa u.n. agencies warned decades of progress in treating aids malaria and other illnesses could be reversed how do you decide what gets priority this is inside story. hello welcome to the program on burnitz. the coronavirus pandemic

benjamin netanyahu and benny gantz a sworn into their shared job at the top of israel's government ending more than a year of deadlock plus. a lot of them aren't even pretending to be in charge. former u.s. president barack obama once again criticizes his successes administration for its response to the coronavirus outbreak. budget against rosco with sports as football returns to germany but not as we know it pretty adult when scored 4 goals but had no fans to celebrate with. we begin this news hour with the coronavirus pandemic which continues its relentless spread not least in that america and brazil the worst affected country protest is the heading back out defying lockdown orders to demand an. easing of restrictions officials there have recorded more than 15000 deaths more than the rest of the region combined 230000 people are known to be infected but limits on testing are likely hiding the truth much larger figure at present diable sanaa is still downplaying the risks and pushing hard to reopen the economy while in chile one of latin america's other major pandemic hot spots surging i

plans to annex a 3rd of the occupied west bank by paris meeting the prime minister benjamin netanyahu and benny gantz of the former rivals will be partners in a unity government stooge be sworn in on thursday palestinians have rejected the u.s. president's middle east peace plan which backs the annexations kerry force it reports now from west jerusalem. as benjamin netanyahu prepares for a 5th term as israel's prime minister is promising to carry out one of the most controversial acts of his decades in politics the annexation of illegal israeli settlements as well as large parts of the jordan valley totaling nearly a 3rd of the occupied west bank last month he reminded american evangelical christians that president donald trump had pledged to endorse it a couple of months from now i'm confident that that close will be honored that we will be able to celebrate another historic moment in the history of zionism. netanyahu has made pledges before often during election campaigns without following through some analysts suspect concerns over regional stability might make him hold off once again but since th

until sunday because of last minute wrangling over cabinet posts and this whole rivals benjamin netanyahu and benny gantz agreed to a coalition deal last month and a more than a year of political deadlock. tens of thousands of people have been forced into emergency shelters after a typhoon hit the east and for the pings power has been cut off and homes destroyed by winds of up to 180 kilometers an hour it's raised concerns about people now being able to unable to keep social distance in crowded conditions tauranga muslims inside a refugee camp in bangladesh have tested positive for covered 19 the government says one of the infections is from inside the camp the other from the surrounding area health experts warn that the virus could race through the on senator camps where nearly 1000000 people live. u.n. agencies are warning that libyans are being threatened by both fighting and the coronavirus un says there's a high risk the outbreak will escalate following the deaths of 3 people and dozens of infections it's also warning that fighting is hampering the delivery of aid in having a catastrophic effect on

for talks on plans to annex a 3rd of the occupied west bank might be 3 prime minister benjamin netanyahu and benny gantz the former rivals will be partners in a unity government due to be sworn in on thursday palestinians have rejected president all trumps middle east peace plan which backs the annexation. when i was before that meeting might describe 2 attacks in afghanistan as an act of sheer evil that's off the dozens of people were killed in attacks on a maternity hospital and a funeral and choose day afghans that president has ordered the military to resume attacks against the taliban and other groups the taliban has denied responsibility all right jump to date with the headlines on al-jazeera we've got more news coming up right after inside story my colleague mr taylor here with the news of that. is the corona virus pandemic making it hard to treat all the diseases in africa u.n. agencies warned decades of progress in treating aids malaria and other illnesses could be reversed how do you decide what gets priority this is inside story. hello welcome to the program it's the coronavirus pandemic is p

3rd of the occupied west bank a secular state might pompei his meeting prime minister benjamin netanyahu and benny gantz former rivals will be partners in a unity government due to be sworn in on thursday and let's cross now to harry for students live for us in western islam and harry is a short visit i think but presumably from pope putting his shoulder to the wheel of annexation well that's the big question as to exactly what message he will be bringing from the u.s. administration the ambassador to israel david friedman gave interviews to the local media recently in which he said that the u.s. stood ready to recognize israeli an accession of large parts of the occupied west bank the illegal settlements and substantial part of the jordan valley but there have also been reports in the local media that the united states wants to put the brakes on or at least attach some conditions to any such recognition pompei it gave no clear indication either way in an interview to one right wing newspaper here before his departure from washington for this what as you say is a very short 6 hour visit he has begun his

till sunday because of some last minute wrangling of a cabinet posts political rivals benjamin netanyahu and benny gantz agreed to a coalition deal last month ending a political deadlock that lasted more than a year. now a government solidarity fund is stablished to help palestinians affected by the pandemic has raised $17000000.00 the donations from the private sector will go to people who have lost their income due to the coronavirus lockdown it's estimated around 40000 palestinians have lost their jobs over the past 2 months. i rang a man has become the 1st person to test positive for cope with 19 inside a refugee camp in bangladesh a 2nd case has been recorded in the area around the vast camp in cox's bazaar health experts warn that the virus could race through the unsanitary camps where nearly a 1000000 people live camps have been home to the rain the refugees since they fled a military offensive in more than 2 years ago well louise donovan is a spokeswoman for the un's refugee agency in cox's bazaar she says what's needed there is sufficient facilities to cater for those infected. it's a very worr

plans to annex a 3rd of the occupied west bank might prompt meeting the prime minister benjamin netanyahu and benny gantz the former rivals will be partners in a unity government due to be sworn in on thursday patterson interjected the u.s. president's middle east peace plan which backs the annexationists forces has more now from west jerusalem. exactly how will donald trump come down on this the coalition deal signed between gansa netanyahu specifies that onix ation can proceed with the coordination i approve all of the united states and on the proviso that it doesn't breach peace agreements with other neighboring countries and so there are 2 schools of thought one is that donald trump needs this to rally his evangelical christian base another achievement in their eyes in terms of u.s. israeli policy the other school of thought is that it would be damaging to another very important interest the alliance of countries that the united states has been trying to build up arab countries in this region and that this could set those plans so people will be watching the language and his meetings today to see if

pompeo held meetings with prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his new governing partner benny gantzthey discussed how to fight the covid-19 pandemic as well as security issues of how to deal with iran. pompeo's visit comes a day before israel's new unity government is set to be sworn in. >> three times, they ran against each other as fierce political rivals. benjamin netanyahu for the conservative likud party and benny gantz from the centrist blue and white party. but, what three inconclusive elections s could not solve, the coronavirus crisis now has. they agreed to form a coalition government. it was recently reopopened after several weeks of lockdown because e of the cororona pande. >> [speaking f foreign language] trananslator: everything is for the best. i dodon't thinink we have e to o another electionon and i think gantz made the right choice. >> [speaking foreign language] manfred weber --translator: i think it is gogood that benjamin netanyahu is managing the new government with everybody in it. >> the new unity government, its initial focus, the coronavirus. but, political

is being sworn in ending months of political uncertainty the prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his former rival benny gantz agreed last month to share the leadership 3 elections in less than a year had failed to produce a clear winner or a force that has more from west jerusalem. since his former rival benny gantz decided to join the government which has resulted in this very strange government in israeli historical terms this government of prime minister and an alternate prime minister netanyahu in office for 18 months then dance but each of them retaining the status and title of alternate prime minister when not in office and this hugely inflated numbers of ministries to try to satisfy both their own rival power centers within that government also the egos and appeals for jobs from especially on netanyahu side members of the likud party in the knesset it's a pretty unprecedented and unwieldy looking beast again a stance president has signed a power sharing deal with his rival ending months of political uncertainty ashraf ghani and his main challenger abdullah abdullah have been locked into a stalemate ov

in in israel and agreement has been forged between longtime prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his political rival benny gantz each will take the country's leadership for a year and a half 3 elections had failed to determine a clear winner now back in power netanyahu reaffirmed his commitment to atic saying illegal jewish settlements in the occupied west bank. it's time to apply israeli law and work to gain restraint during the history of zionism the state doesn't delay peace. it brings it closer because peace must be based on the truth and the truth is that there were hundreds of thousands of settlers and judeo and smeary brothers and sisters they would stay there as part of any permanent peace deal. gets had sworn never to work with it now that's partly because his rival is charged with corruption a case that starts in a week's time and says he was forced to break that promise to deal with the coronavirus emergency. we decided to take national responsibility especially at this time israel needs a national government that represents broad sections of the country after more than 10 years the era of government

sworn in at the same time as with prime ministerial status prime minister benjamin netanyahu alternate prime minister benny gantz as you say that will be the case for the 1st 18 months of the terms of the deal they will swap netanyahu will preserve that prime ministerial status even while not being the fully functioning prime minister that seen as something as important to him as he tries to fight off 3 corruption cases the trial due to start on sunday it's also meant a real inflation of the size of government $36.00 ministries it will swell to that's unprecedented it is really history each one really having almost half the government to himself rather than a real sort of integrated traditional style government you might see in other parts of the world of course this is a coalition and these sorts of compromises are familiar to israelis but this precise way of doing it is totally unfamiliar they required a restructuring of voting through of major changes to israel's basic laws and so that level of of mistrust is evident in the very writing of the way that this deal has been made and that's something that the opp

has been visiting israel for talks with prime minister benjamin netanyahu a unity government formed by netanyahu and coalition partner benny gantz is to be sworn in on thursday huge peace and peace of a chinese space rocket crashed into the atlantic ocean on monday becoming one of the biggest pieces of space junk to ever freefall to earth it was the core of a rocket that successfully launched a prototype spacecraft into orbit last week the 20 ton piece was 30 meters long and 5 meters wide landed off the coast of modern tainio and those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after inside story goodbye. we'll have a talks between the afghan government and the taliban following further atop the resume's offensive operations against what the president calls the enemies the taliban calls this a declaration of war this is inside story. hello welcome to the program and it's from the cradle to the grave it seems no one is safe from afghanistan and list.

benjamin netanyahu and donald trump. and the discussions between pomp a.o. and benny gantz city to get under way in less than 15 minutes time it's not but unity for guns to make his case that there should be no rush to annexation that is the case of him and his party but really a lot of this does depend on that decision by donald trump there are 2 schools of thought one is that he wants to see an extension be forced through in order to have something to show to his evangelical christian base ahead of the november elections in the u.s. the other is that there are concerns in washington about the risks of doing that to its own relationships and allies in the region so we'll have to see how things play out of the next few weeks and looking to me watching closely are a 4th up there for us and thank you harry. well a deal that hope to pave the way for peace in afghanistan is under threat after 45 people were killed and 2 attacks there on tuesday the president has ordered the military to resume offensive operations against the taliban and other armed groups and the taliban deny i

are the top stories israel's new coalition government led by prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his former rival benny gantz has been sworn in the deal to govern together came after 3 general elections failed to determine one clear winner high force that has more from west to them it is an extremely strange agreement that they have drawn up at least in terms of a little israeli political history it is a huge government in those terms $36.00 ministries it will swell 'd to they will be evenly divided between the 2 some of the ministries being created to try to satisfy the demands for jobs on both sides includes such things as one person being given the ministry of higher education and water resources at the same time so it has been quite a lot of criticism about the expense of all of that the number of deaths from the coronavirus and brazil has the past 15000 that's more than the rest of latin america combined meanwhile protesters in sao paulo also to defy lockdown orders to demand an easing of restrictions former u.s. president barack obama has criticized trump's handling of the pandemic speaking at a virtua

israel's parliament has officially nomination benjamin netanyahu to form a new coalition between himself and political rival benny gantz that follows 3 failed elections in a year critics say netanyahu should not be allowed to rule while facing corruption charges the prime minister says he's retiring at the end of next month a 2 year old thomas to bondi says he's leaving because of his age not because of growing political pressure he's been implicated in the murder of his strange wife 3 years ago to barney's new wife has been charged his lawyers argued to the prime minister's immunity from prosecution. at least 11 people including a child have been killed in a gas leak in southern india it happened at a factory producing plastics and on truck produce states the news continues here on al-jazeera right after talk to al jazeera which is coming up next. it's been nearly 2 months since the time implemented a series of measures to contain the outbreak of covert 19. the government has since closed schools he should stay at home or does i think those travel bans will travelers from many countries. but one of a number of deaths

that agreement for rotating co-equal premiership between benjamin netanyahu and his former rival benny gantz requires changes to israel's fundamental basic laws to allow each mistrustful partner the guarantees they want to ensure the deal sticks sunday though so the focus on the other issue whether benjamin netanyahu indicted in 3 separate corruption cases could legally form and lead a new government law requires ministers in such a position to resign but not prime minister netanyahu is both a caretaker prime minister and a candidate for the job leaving room for legal argument during it the justices seem to signal that they would not overrule what they see as the will of the members of israel's parliament not a message popular with anti netanyahu anti coalition protesters who've gathered to watch proceedings in a park lying symbolically between the court and the parliament we've done it wasn't a problem if there is agreement now for one thing here it will. come back to the people and it will not be any more any more in a bit longer because of the other as well as a critical juncture in israe

delayed until sunday because of last minute wrangling of a cabinet posts political rivals benjamin netanyahu and benny gantz agreed to a coalition deal last month and in more than a year of political deadlock. on bashar is there a senior political analyst and he joins us now live marwan so the swearing in is being perspire and to sunday what's the real hold up here. well clearly the. government and is uneasy because some parties on the radical right have ended up not doing them but especially if they did mean the party and i think that's had something to do with the government's scheduled motion to move with and that station or not and i think a light. visit to israel as the american green light as the new york times said has become perhaps yellow and it does become clear that netanyahu does not have the final decision about when or how i next station of occupied areas might happen that's one thing the other thing is that everything that israel has really revolved around the 1st 5 minutes and you know as we all know by now is indicted on charges of corruption and abuse of power so we we think we think that

secretary of state is set to arrive in israel for talks with prime minister benjamin netanyahu and benny gantz his soon to be partner in a unity government by prime pairs visit comes as the u.s. signals its support for israel's plan to annex 30 percent of the occupied west bank how the faucet reports as benjamin netanyahu prepares for a 5th term as israel's prime minister is promising to carry out one of the most controversial acts of his decades in politics the annexation of illegal israeli settlements as well as large parts of the jordan valley totaling nearly a 3rd of the occupied west bank last month he reminded american evangelical christians that president donald trump had pledged to endorse it a couple of months from now i'm confident that that pledge will be honored that we will be able to celebrate another historic moment in the history of zionism. netanyahu has made pledges before often during election campaigns without following through some analysts suspect concerns over regional stability might make him hold off once again but since the election an accession talk is strengthened n

power sharing deal 8 petitions have been far against the coalition agreement between benjamin netanyahu and benny gantz critics argue netanyahu shouldn't be allowed to form a new government because of his indictment for corruption or the force it is in west jerusalem with more on how the supreme court might reach its decision. there were clues from yesterday's deliberations and exchanges between the 11 justices and the various attorneys for for the parties involved it seemed pretty clear that the court was extremely sensitive about overstepping its bounds it wanted to make sure that the arguments were about the actual niceties and exactitude of the law which says that a prime minister doesn't have to step down if indicted but a minister does what exactly is the status of netanyahu as a caretaker prime minister someone who is putting himself up to take on the job again properly does he hold a status a prime minister or a minister they were examining those sorts of things so that indicates that they are pretty likely to rule in favor of netanyahu on that question it doesn't necessarily mean that they wil

legal hurdle a petition to the high court argues the power sharing deal between benjamin netanyahu could party and benny gantz as blue and white party is illegal the pair reached an agreement after 3 inconclusive elections in just 12 months that new york who 1st failed to form a government after a vote in april last year it was the same story again in september the 3rd in decisive election in march this year saw them join ranks well another issue at the high court has been that in the eyes indictment on corruption charges which includes bribery fraud and a breach of trust how the force it has more from west to receive them. there are 2 things that the israeli high court passed that liberates on on monday they will decide on whether the deal struck between benjamin netanyahu and his former rival benny gantz is in fact legal the way that it gives both men a sort of a co-equal status taking turns as prime minister but keeping that prime ministerial status something that netanyahu wants to continue to fight off his corruption charges something that dance wants to ensure that he will be given power in 18 months ti

paralysis a new israeli government has been sworn in long time prime minister benjamin netanyahu and this political vibe. benny gantz agreed to share power spend 18 months being in charge her force that reports from western. even after 3 inconclusive elections and being charged in 3 corruption cases benjamin netanyahu has shown once again that he's going nowhere we thought we would with our house of great responsibility binny gains and i decided to form a unity government and avoid a further really how far i have to look at the division and distrust remain evident in this unity deal now you know who in his former rival benny gantz have written into it all kinds of guards against betrayal sworn in similar taney asli as prime minister and alternate netanyahu to go 1st then dance after 18 months an unprecedented 36 ministries shared equally. we decided to take national responsibility especially at this time israel needs a national government that represents broad sections of the country after more than 10 years the era of government by one half of the nation is over we are here to represent those who felt they had no v

that agreement for a rotating co-equal premiership between benjamin netanyahu and his former rival benny gantz requires changes to israel's fundamental basic laws to allow each mistrustful partner the guarantees they want to insure the deal sticks sunday though so the focus on the other issue whether benjamin netanyahu indicted in 3 separate corruption cases could legally form and lead a new government law requires ministers in such a position to resign but not prime minister netanyahu is both a caretaker prime minister and a candidate for the job leaving room for legal argument during it the justices seem to signal that they would not overrule what they see as the will of the members of israel's parliament not a message popular with anti netanyahu anti coalition protesters who've gathered to watch proceedings in a park lying symbolically between the court and the parliament we have done just want a prime minister is a criminal and one day you know it will. come back to the people and it will not be able or any more in a bit longer than a of the others as well as a critical juncture in israel'

has been formed in israel after 3 deadlocked elections prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his former rival turned on the benny gantz take leading. afghanistan's president ashraf ghani and his main rival abdullah abdullah have signed a power sharing agreement both men had declared themselves winners after last year's disputed election under the new deal danny will stay on as president would lead any future peace talks with the taliban members of his team will be in the cabinet in afghanistan as is today is a historic day for our dear afghanistan afghans have proven that they are committed to the national interests and will share in it without the help of international mediation we can reach a solution in a reasonable manner i would like to thank the heed of the high council for peace and national reconciliation of afghanistan mr abdullah for his commitment to the national interests of the country in fulfilling this big responsibility. reaching the political agreement was not easy because the views were very different but with god's help and for the benefit of the country a big step was taken because instability was

he is having a six-hour meeting with benjamin netanyahu and his new partner benny gantz.hey will discuss hot topics inincluding the coronavirus cris , the situation with iran, and israel's possible annexation of parts of the west bank. a trump administration has said they are in favor of these annexations, whereas the wider international community and the arab league have condemned those actions most strongly. mike pompeo reiterated the united statates's unwavering support to israel. >> some months on from the day you came to washington when president trump announced that vision for peace, there remains work yet to do. i want to express my condolences killed soldier that was and reminds us all the importance of making sure people all across the world know that isisrael has the right to defend itself and america will consistently support you in that effort. >> afghanistan has seen a series of deadly strikes. on tuesday, a hospital in the capital of kabul was attacked, killing 16 people including two babies. the suicide bomber killed 26 others at a funeral. in the wake of t

has left israel after a one day visit held meetings with prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his new government partner benny gantz they discussed efforts to fight the cove in 1000 pandemic and security issues and iran compels visit comes a day before israel's new unity government is shuttled to be sworn in the challenge of tackling the coronavirus has played a part in extending a an ending an extended political deadlock. 3 times they ran against each other a fierce political right. and spend a minute in yahoo for the conservatively could party and many guns from the centrist blue and white party but what 3 inconclusive elections couldn't solve the curve on a crisis no has the leaders agreed to form a national emergency government to deal with the pandemic and to slim small honey you who don't market there's cautious optimism about the end of the political deadlock it was recently reopened after several weeks of lockdown because of the corona pandemic. accorded the vote and everything is for the best i don't think we need to go to another election and i think gumps made the right choice we couldn't just go on to h

meeting, the joining forces between benjamin netanyahu joining forces between benjamin neta nyahu and joining forces between benjamin netanyahu and his rival benny gantz inconclusive elections in a year. but it may also signal the start of a process to annex portions of the west bank — and strain tensions with palestinians. rich preston has this report. benjamin netanyahu is israel's longest serving prime minister but one fighting off an attack. on sunday, he goes on trial for corruption and bribery. charges he denies. joining forces with his political rival, benny gantz, was a gamble. it's cost him the support of many of those in his own party. those whose backing he may need when his trial gets under way. but it has also put him back on centre stage, securing him another 18 months in office, and giving him the chance to get one of his great projects under way — the annexation of the disputed west bank, and the extension of israeli sovereignty. translation: the hundreds of thousands of settlers in judea and somaria, our brothers and sisters, will always remain in their places as part of any permanent agreement for peace. it is time that our palestini