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time for a reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera israel's top general says he's ordered his forces to step up preparations for possible offensive actions against iran warning new u.s. president joe biden that it would be wrong to return to the 2015 nuclear deal the number of recorded coronavirus cases around the world has now passed the 100000000 the pandemic emerged from the chinese city of wood and a litter of regular go. and more than 100000 people in the u.k. have now died from covert 90 it's the highest number of deaths in any european country. $100.00 u.s. senators have been sworn in to act as jurors in the 2nd impeachment trial of former president donald trump starting next month. solemnly swear. to all ever came home of the impeachment of donald trump from the president right now. you will do impartial justice record the constitution and the law so don't you guys need to call it. trump is accused of inciting and in so direction for his speech to supporters before they stormed the capitol building 3 weeks ago but at least 17 republicans need to vote against trump for him to

an air attack against iranian targets in syria israel is intensifying its air campaign there before film of president donald trump left office al-jazeera as harry foster has more from western. i don't think it should be read this early as an immediate threat of an imminent attack on iran but it is very much a setting out of israel's position that it should be maintained in terms of a hard line against iran against iran's potential for getting a nuclear weapon not just from here but also from the united states and this is a real sign of the chief foreign policy concern really of israel at the moment very very sharp difference between a trump administration which aligned itself so closely to israel's policy objectives and interests and it suspicion of the incoming by did ministration there is a big debate here in israel as to how best to try to influence the united states and caving as closely as possible to israeli interests in the iran nuclear deal whether that should be a public confrontation or more behind the scenes lobbying effort well behind the scenes if it is going to be reportedly happening in the next few weeks with the dispat

al-jazeera. pool or form. welcome back a quick amount of our top stories here on the al jazeera israel's most senior military commander has revealed the development of new offensive plans against iran left hand and general aviva hartley says he's ordered his forces to step up reparations for possible military action in the coming year is also urging president biden to step back from any return to the 2015 nuclear. global corona virus infections of now topped 100000000 scientists believe the real number is likely to be higher due to learn levels of testing earlier in 2020. and more than 800000 people in the u.k. have now died from code 19 britons recorded around 3600000 infections and health officials are still struggling to contain the outbreak. that u.s. senators have been sworn in as jurors in former president donald trump's 2nd impeachment trial he's accused of inciting supporters to riot at the capitol building on january 6th but early indicators show very little republican support for conviction how did you cast reports now from capitol hill. you know do impartial justice a court of the constitution and laws so h

al-jazeera south proven state forest. to africa check of the headlines on al-jazeera israel's most senior military commander has revealed the development of new offensive plans against iran left and general at the heart he says he is although his forces to step up preparations for possible military action in the coming year is also urging president biden to step back from any return to the 2050 nuclear deal. had instructed the army to prepare a number of operational plans to the excess.

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have a quick check of the top stories here on al-jazeera israel's most senior military commander has revealed the development of a new offensive plans against iran better known general aviv says he's ordered his forces to step up preparations for possible military action in the coming year is also urging president biden to step back from any return to the 2015 nuclear deal. had instructed the army to prepare a number of operational plans to the existing ones we are taking care of these plans and there are people that are in the coming year those who decide on carrying them out of course but the political leaders but these plans have to be on the table ready on practice. global corona virus infections have now topped 100000000 scientists believe the real number is likely to be higher due to no levels of testing earlier in 2020 and more than 800000 people in the u.k. have now died from cope with 19 as the highest death toll in europe britain's recorded around 3600000 infections and health officials are still struggling to contain the outbreak u.s. senators have been sworn in as jurors

al-jazeera. ask. the. people in doha with a look at our main stories on al-jazeera israel's most senior military commander has revealed the development of new offensive plans against iran lieutenant general says he's ordered his forces to step up preparations for possible military action in the coming year is also urging u.s. president joe biden to step back from any return to the 2050 nuclear deal. had instructed the army to prepare a number of operational plans to the existing ones we are taking care of these plants and the people that in the coming year those who decide on cutting them out of course are the political leaders but these plans have to be on the table and practiced. there as harry fossett has more from western. i don't think it should be read this early as an immediate threat of an imminent attack on iran but it is very much a setting out of israel's position that it should be maintained in terms of a hard line against iran against iran's potential for getting a nuclear weapon not just from here but also from the united states and this is a real sign of the chief foreign policy concern rea

al jazeera daughter called. her again i'm fully with the headlines on al-jazeera israel's most senior military commander has revealed the development of new offensive plans against iran the 10 general obvious ha ha he says he's ordered his forces to step up preparations for possible military action in the coming year he's also urging u.s. president joe biden to step back from any return to the 2015 nuclear deal has more from west to them i don't think it should be read to syria as an immediate threat of an imminent attack on iran but it is very much a sitting out of israel's position that it should be maintained in terms of a hard line against iran against iran's potential getting a nuclear weapon not just from here but also from the united states and this is a real sign as the chief foreign policy concern really is israel at the moment very very sharp difference between the trunk administration which aligned itself so closely to israel's policy objectives and interests and it suspicion of the incoming by did ministration. global corona virus infections have now topped 100000000 scientists believe the real number of

here on al-jazeera on our website at al-jazeera dot com the very latest on main story this hour i'll just hear it don't call. me. arrogant i'm for the battle with the headlines on al-jazeera israel's most senior military commander has revealed the development of new offensive plans against iran and is fighting pressure on the new u.s. administration warning it against closer ties with tehran the tenant general aviv has ordered his forces to step up preparations for possible military action in the coming year has more from western. i don't think it should be read this serious and immediate threats of an imminent attack on iran but it is very much a sitting out of israel's position that it should be maintained in terms of us. against iran against iran's potential getting a nuclear weapon not just from here but also from the united states and this is a real sign as the chief foreign policy concern really is israel at the moment very very sharp difference between the trunk administration which aligned itself so closely to israel's policy objectives and interests and it suspicion of the incoming by did ministration. global corona virus infections have now topped 100000000 scientists be

hello i'm daryn jordan in doha with the top stories here on al-jazeera israel's most senior military commander has revealed the development of new offensive plans against iran left and general aviva harvey says he's older his forces to step up preparations for possible military action in the coming year is also urging u.s. president joe biden to step back from any return to the 2015 nuclear. how to instruct their army to prepare a number of operational plans to the existing ones we are taking care of these plans and developing that in the coming year does he decide on cutting them out of course at the political leaders but these plans have to be on the table ready on practice. for a force that has more now from western. i don't think it should be read this early as an immediate threat of an imminent attack on iran but it is very much a setting out of israel's position that it should be maintained in terms of a hard line against iran and against iran's potential for getting a nuclear weapon not just from here but also from the united states and this is a real sign of the chief foreign

part of the radicalized series on al-jazeera. 0 world needs right. now in the in the in the. israel's military sends another threat to iran and puts fresh on us president joe biden to stay away from rejoining the 2015 nuclear deal. play watching al-jazeera live from doha with the fully backed people also ahead another grim milestone in the global pandemic one year on and a 100000000 people have now been infected by the corona virus and delays in the supply of covert $900.00 vaccines 5 more pressure on pharmaceutical companies to step up production and distribution. saul you go. and standing in judgment senators are sworn in for the 2nd impeachment trial of former us president donald trump. thank you for joining us israel small senior military commander has revealed the development of new offensive brands against iran and pipes pressure on the new u.s. administration warning against closer ties with tehran to 10 general. says he's ordered his forces to step up preparations for possible military action in the coming year is also urging president joe biden to step back from any return to

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hello i'm down in jordan in doha with the top stories here on the al-jazeera israel's most senior military commander has revealed the development of new offensive plans against iran left and general aviva harvey says he's older his forces to step up preparations for possible military action in the coming year it was also a u.s. president joe biden to step back from any return to the 2015 nuclear deal. how to instruct their army to prepare a number of operational plans to the existing ones we are taken care.

dignified sendoff others are left to wait and wonder if they'll be able to do the same items al-jazeera. israel's prime minister is moving ahead with the construction of new. 800 jewish settler homes in the occupied west bank the announcement was expected and comes just days before u.s. president elect joe biden is sworn into office he's been critical of israeli settlement policies in the past while donald trump has largely supported them harry force that has more now from west jerusalem. we had expected there to be a new settlement announcement to take place before the inauguration of joe biden on the 20th of january and there was a report locally here in israel that it was going to take place next week at a planning committee meeting $850.00 new units either approved or in other ways sanctioned at various stages of the approval process and so benjamin netanyahu simply preempted that meeting next week and come out and confirm that report saying that yes there will be such. a large number of new units either approved or confirmed at that meeting it makes sense for him domestically in terms of pol

al-jazeera south korean state forest. tough a quick check of the headlines here on al-jazeera israel's most senior military commander has revealed the development of new offensive plans against iran after general of eva hardy says he is all that his forces to step up preparations for possible military action in the coming year is also urging president biden to step back from any return to the 2050 nuclear deal. had instructed the army to prepare a number of operational plans to the existing ones we are taking care of these plans and there are people in the coming year those who decide on carrying them out of course but the political leaders but these plans have to be on the table ready on practice. global corona virus infections have now topped 100000000 scientists believe the real number of cases is likely to be much higher due to the levels of testing earlier in 2020 more than 100000 people in the united kingdom have now died from a covert 19 it's the highest death toll across europe britain has recorded around 3600000 infections and health officials are still struggling to contain the outbreak. u.s. senators have been sworn i

al-jazeera. hello i'm barbara starr this is the al-jazeera news hour live from london thank you for joining us coming up in the next 60 minutes israel sends a military warning to iran and tries to pressure joe biden away from resuscitating the nuclear deal. a 100000000 cases worldwide 100000 deaths in britain alone the toll of just one year of the pandemic rounds. so the need for vaccines grows europe says the drug companies must deliver as a raul about delays similar plus. saw. the jury that will decide the donald trump's fake senators are sworn in for the impeachment trial. and the children who know nothing but war now scrambling through syria's rubbish to survive. i mean sports thomas to call has been confirmed as chelsea's new manager the former paris and your mind coach replacing from. it was fired on monday. says he's ordered his force us to step up preparations for possible of pensive actions against iran warning new u.s. president joe biden that it would be wrong to return to the 2015 nuclear deal. i had instructed the army to prepare a number of operational plans to the existing ones we are taking care of these plants and t

al-jazeera. the. tough talk from israel's military chief as he warns the white house against rejoining the 2015 ironically a day or am threatened to use force if needed. hello i money inside this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up we expect these additional 200000000 doses to be delivered this summer. the u.s. orders more vaccines as the global number of infections reaches 100000000. the people's vote 2 thirds of those around the world say climate change is a global emergency and. i'm natasha potter in the french alps where workers than 50 resorts feared for their jobs as another knock down looms. israel's military chief says preparations are being made for a possible offensive against iran it had been general. also urging u.s. president joe biden against rejoining the 2015 iran nuclear deal saying that it threatens israel the new u.s. administration is drafting its approach on dealing with their iran are a force that has moved from west to receive them. congratulations mr president. and it's up to joe biden was sworn in as u.s. president last week israel's prime minister released a congratulator

al-jazeera. tough talk from israel's military chief as he warns the white house against rejoining the 2015 iran nuclear deal and threatens to use force if needed. alero i money inside this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up we expect these additional 200000000 doses to be delivered december the u.s. orders more vaccines as the global number of infections reaches 100000000 people. in the people's vote 2 thirds of those around the world say glum of change is a global emergency. and. will tell you how herdsman in northern kurdistan see that horses as a form of wealth. israel's military chief says preparations are being made for a possible offensive against iran if one in general. is also urging u.s. president joe biden against rejoining the 2015 iran nuclear deal saying that it threatens israel a new u.s. administration is drafting its approach on dealing with the han. i had instructed the army to prepare a number of operational plans to the existing ones we are taking care of these plants and developing that in the coming year does he decide on carving them out of course of the political leaders

countries could get longer if that's what it takes to end the pandemic rosalyn jordan al-jazeera washington israel is suspending a travel for 2 weeks to prevent new variants of covert 19 from entering the country only international passengers with special permits will be allowed to fly the country has started to see a drop in cases office with vaccine rolled out its lockdown is set to expire at the end of the month. is in west jerusalem with more on the new restrictions. this is just. the israeli go something that's. has not been done. and they make. some concern on the deputy attorney general as to whether would even be legal prevents israeli citizens from returning home during the course of a cabinet meeting on sunday and has now been approved monday midnight. arrivals and no exits through israel's main. be allowed unless there is special permission granted in exceptional cases this is an attempt to stop new strains coming into the country to a time when the program is going at a much faster pace than anywhere else in. approaching any 30 percent of the population as a whole being vaccinated so t

john homan, al jazeera, mexico city. >> israel's top human rights organization has tried to use the word apartheid to describe how the israeli government occupies palestinian territories. this group has only done so in specific contexts. british companies will face fines if they import goods linked to suspected forced labor . foreign secretary dominic raab says there is growing evidence that uighurs are being enslaved and tortured. human rights groups say members of the muslim minority have been imprisoned and have been forced to work. >> essentially, what dominic raab is saying is that he wants to toughen up the uk's modern slavery act and make it impossible for companies in the u.k. to profit from supply chains where parts, etc. are being forced from that region of china where these human rights abuses are taking place, according to what the u.k. is saying. what that is going to look like is a rebuke of export policy, which means somewhere down the line there are likely to be fines for companies that aren't doing their due diligence, aren't looking at the transparency of supply chains.

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al-jazeera. probably got the headlines on al-jazeera this hour the us israel imposing a travel ban on people who've been in countries with a new cover 1000 variants the restriction is expected to go into effect on saturday but won't apply to americans the us is the worst affected country and the number of infections just surpassed 25000000 the process to distribute the vaccine particularly outside of nursing homes and hospitals out into the community as a whole did not really exist when we came into the white house as everyone american has seen the way in which people get vaccine is chaotic it's very limited we've seen this factor all over the country where millions of doses have been distributed but half of that has been given out so the process of getting that vaccine into arms that's the hard process that's where we're behind as a country and that's where we're focused in the by the ministration on getting that ramped up israel is suspending air travel for 2 weeks to prevent the more contagious train of covered $9000.00 from entering its borders only passengers with special permits will be allow

minister has promised that polls will be held once it's deemed safe to do so florence louis al-jazeera kuala lumpur. israel's top human rights organization has started using the term apartheid to describe how the israeli government controls occupied palestinian territories while other groups have used the term for decades its elam has only done so in very specific contexts the group says how it wherever palestinians live in the occupied west bank east jerusalem or israel they have fewer rights than jewish israelis india's supreme court will hold the implementation of controversial new agricultural laws farmers have been protesting since november they say the changes will undercut prices the government says the agriculture sector is long overdue for reforms judges say they are disappointed with how the government has handled the standoff and ordered the creation of a committee to negotiate ugandan opposition candidate bobby wine says his home has been raided by the military as the accuses the ruling party of intimidation wine spoke to the media along with 2 other opposition candidates saying they'll work toge

still ahead on al jazeera support for israel and a return to the iran u.k. dale u.s. secretary of state nominee anthony blinken outlines his foreign policy priorities. signs of coronavirus success in south korea we'll look at the progress made as a country monks one yes and it's with us calls. for the person. sponsored plan qatar airways. hello we are losing the snow across japan as we go through the next couple of days still a few wintry flurries into northern parts of honshu into a card over there in the process of pulling out of the white bright skies coming in behind 7 celsius there for tokyo and a similar value that into so as we go into thursday wetter weather will move through the yellow sea towards the korean peninsula some snow when the northern flank of that from north korea so want to see snow flurries just pulling away from a kind of before much of japan at a state it will be try and find in temperatures creeping back up into double figures the central and southern parts of china could see some sherry but nothing too much to speak of the plenty of right no

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plans are under threat but the government advising its citizens to stay home sarah clarke al-jazeera hong kong. israel is expected to suspend travel for 2 weeks to prevent the new covert $1000.00 strain from entering its borders under the proposal is being considered by the government tony international passengers with special permits will be allowed to leave all enter the country israel has started to see a promising drop in the cases it's not data set to expire at the end of the month sorry force it has moved west jerusalem with more on the measures. discussions between the prime minister. and see how. late saturday the key concern is about mutations i think there is an acceptance now that the british strain of the u.k. identified strain is now at large within the population there have been worrying signs about the 50 percent increase among young people infected in this wave compared to the 2nd wave but there are concerns that because of israel's very fast vaccine rollout they don't want to see other strains which might be less susceptible to the vaccine potentially coming through the borders if the

al-jazeera after al-jazeera world stage and that's a watching africa. in november 2020 al-jazeera arabic contacted a top israeli cyber security official to find out more about data and cyber cooperation between israel and the u.a.e. . the official refused to speak on camera but said he had just returned from an official business trip to the u.a.e. designed to promote high profile official coordination between the 2 countries according to leaked reports it's really an iraqi cyber cooperation developed significantly a run this time. their arrangement seemed to be that full security coordination between the 2 countries allowed an exchange of information while the u.a.e. invested millions of u.s. dollars in the israeli spy where the benefits were allegedly governed by rules set by the israeli intelligence services. me vigneault even. in double call names of lee. who live or who lit a shot of. me and him and. nash it that heloc made her seem a lizard gumley cut them. some bullshit. that. a lot of us old 8 or 9 or limbaugh or limited know to her old bowl gum she. says is. good. and i guess. they're good machine was inches owing to me by off big car. dark matter is an emirate a company that is seen as the

al-jazeera english contacted the governments of israel kingdom of saudi arabia and the united arab emirates and offered them the opportunity to respond to all the allegations made in the film they did not respond. i actually would also like to know a little bit more about what happened in the rejection i think there's a few different things at play here one is that it's very difficult to know the relationship between the ministry of defense and i so there seems to be a lot of crossover at high level staff in the ministry of defense and israel is the is the ministry that approves all exports and basically our case was saying either the ministry of defense is not giving export licenses in line with international human rights standards or they are giving exports in line with international human rights standards but they have a they have a company in their jurisdiction who is acting outside of the legal export license because we did for tom and others whose phones have been hacked the question is what recourse if any do they have. this sort of evidence does show that your phone was hacked and s

frictionless trade across the channel in some cases now the brakes are being applied general whole al-jazeera dover. israel has extradited a former australian school principal who's facing sexual assault charges mel khalifa has fought against her extradition in israeli court since 2014 before losing an appeal at the supreme court she faces $74.00 charges including rape involving girls at an ultra orthodox jewish school she ran and meldon who holds israeli citizenship fled australia in 2008 when the accusations emerged at least 53 people have been killed when a bus collided with a truck in western cameroon the truck was carrying flammable liquids 29 others were injured cameron's transport minister has now ordered an investigation. firefighters in argentina's north are struggling to contain fires destroying large areas of forest for a 3rd day the area affected in rio negro province nearly doubled on weapons day now $11000.00 have been destroyed the cause of the fire is not yet known but 2020 was the country's dry instance if teenie is. still to come here on the al jazeera news hour 2 of n.b.a.'s top teams me

al-jazeera northern kyrgyzstan. this is al jazeera these are the top stories israel's senior military commander lieutenant general aviv says he's ordered his forces to speed up preparations for possible military action against iran is all surging u.s. president joe biden against rejoining the iran nuclear deal. had instructed the army to prepare a number of operational plans you've got this one to the existing ones we are taking care of these plans and developing that in the coming year those who decide on cutting them out of course by the political leaders but these plans have to be on the table regular unpracticed. iranian president hassan rouhani addressed a cabinet meeting a short while ago he didn't comment on the israeli plans and said it's up to the u.s. and the europeans to comply to the nuclear deal. yes one whole year we waited and listen the europeans made promises which they either couldn't or wouldn't deliver on we then began putting aside some of our commitments and if they rejoin the deal will do so was well and for an entire year we kept going forward this way but we've always said as soon as you retur

to do something to heal this infected and politically divided country monica inaki of al-jazeera rio de janeiro. israel says a 1000000 of its citizens have received their 1st dose of a coronavirus vaccine so far it's the fastest vaccination campaign operating in the world beginning less than 2 weeks ago but excludes 2 and a half 1000000 palestinians living in the occupied west bank and gaza prime minister benjamin netanyahu wants israel to be the 1st country to overcome the pandemic he aims to do so by february he says just a month before the general election when libyan war 25 to us forces control the city of tire hona hundreds of civilians were forcibly detained killed and tortured by the families don't know what happened to their loved ones as there is a trainer has been speaking to those still searching for the truth many families in libya will be spending the next few days together celebrating the new year but the family and through no will not be heinous as all the men in her family who were either killed or kidnapped by members of the armed group can yet backed by the warlord who leave her have

plans are under threat with the government advising its citizens to stay home sarah clarke al-jazeera hong kong. israel is expected to suspend air travel for 2 weeks to prevent the new covert 19 varian from crossing its borders under the proposals that are being considered by the government only international air passengers with special permits would be allowed to leave or enter the country israel started to see a promising drop in the number of cases it's locked and set to expire at the end of this month sorry force it is our correspondent joining us live here on the news from west jerusalem harry hi there why is this move necessary. well it stems from a conversation that benjamin of. late on saturday night with city house officials and ministers judging the potential danger to the vaccine rollout which of course here in israel has been the fastest in the world if too many new strains are allowed to get in and start to spread among the population already they say that among the new cases some 30 to 40 percent of those appear to be the u.k. identified variant and with other strains that could be more r

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saeed this is al jazeera life and also coming up. israel says it's preparing for a possible offensive against iran creating a challenge in u.s. president joe biden. security remains toys in the indian capital a day after a major protest against new farming north we'll look at what options the government has now. and the tide is rising on the opinion around climate change a survey shows 2 styles of people around the world see it as a local merchants. the devastating effects of coven 19 are being laid back as nations around the world face economic crises the challenges of vaccinating entire communities and the struggle to control the spread of the disease the world has now surpassed 100000000 cases here's how it looks according to john hopkins university which has been tracking the virus throughout the pandemic. we begin in bangladesh where 8 year old nuss has become the 1st person to get the. campaign began in the capital dhaka with mass and occupation expected to begin next month bangladesh receive 3000000 doses of because the shield vaccin

al-jazeera. syrian state media is blaming israel for a series of overnight raids in the east of the country the syrian observatory for human rights group says at least $23.00 people were killed including syrian soldiers and allied fighters as well then 20 s strikes hit military positions in the cities of dairies or and come on and says and military reinforcements have been deployed to the area the full extent of the damage from the attacks is still being assessed. russian opposition leader alexei navalny plans to return home on sunday has been recovering in germany after being poisoned many western governments say it was an assassination attempt but the kremlin denies any involvement planning to return despite russian authorities efforts to jail him for allegedly breaching the terms of a suspended prison sentence. your deals going out this morning while doing my routine exercises which i've been doing for several months i quote myself thinking that i'm probably almost healthy and i can complete my recovery at home after understanding that i checked the flights and booked tickets for a flight home on p

under threat that the government advising its citizens to stay home sarah clarke al-jazeera hong kong flights in and out of israel could be suspended for 2 weeks to stop new covert 19 strings being carried into the country some international air passengers might be allowed to travel but only if they've got a special permit israel started to see a promising drop in cases it's locked and i said to expire at the end of the month or how the forces joining us live from west jerusalem just talk us through the details of this move because it does seem as though israel is get least to some degree getting on top of the virus. you know in some ways it is but there is also deep concern about the fact that it could linger around. a long time yet and potentially new mutations of the virus springing up in various parts of the world might and some of the israeli population and challenge the efficacy of the vaccine and so that is why in late night meetings on saturday with senior officials benjamin netanyahu discussed this plan of putting at least a 2 week moratorium on entries and exits to the main airport. between jerusalem an

time for a short break here al-jazeera when we come back how israel's approval of more settlements in the occupied west bank could displace the next u.s. president and facebook shuts down accounts of some ugandan government officials ahead of thursday's elections more in a state that's. how i once again welcome to another look at the international forecast it looks like a pretty quiet week across much of north america i am pleased to say that say there is a little bit of wet weather just moving through the deep south just around louisiana mississippi some snow in the northern flank of that sweeps through as we go through chews day things quieten down pretty quite nicely getting up to around 678 degrees celsius stephanie york and for d.c. not too much going on across the central parts and most of the border into canada but so was the pacific northwest western canada they say alberta saying rain sleet and snow strong winds are driving their way in across oregon and washington state northern parts of california also seeing some of that wetter weather as we go on through where the stable

al-jazeera. welcome back a program out of the top stories here at this hour israel's most senior military commander has revealed the development of new offensive plans against iraq that the general of the harvey says he's ordered his forces to step up preparations for possible military action in the coming year is also urging president biden to step back from any return of the 2050 nuclear the. global corona virus infections of now topped 100000000 scientists believe the real number of cases is likely to be much higher due to a lot of the testing earlier in 2020. and more than 100000 people in the u.k. have not died from cope with 19 britons recorded at around 3600000 infections and health officials are struggling to contain the outbreak. the new u.s. administration has revealed for the 1st time details of its policy on the israeli palestinian conflict our diplomatic editor james bays has this report from the united nations. at the u.n. in new york diplomats say there is now a small window of opportunity for movement in one of the world's longest running conflicts at the end of president trump's ad

and israel in colombia. on al-jazeera. welcome back and look at the main stories a russian opposition politician alexina valmy has been detained after he arrived back in moscow following treatment in germany for a poison attack last year his plane was redirected to another of the city's airports away from crowds of supporters. the militarized green zone has been established in the u.s. capitol with fears of armed violence out of the presidential inauguration 25000 national guard troops have been deployed to washington and then are all the headline is security forces in guatemala review sticks and tear gas to try and stop the caravan of thousands of people heading north through the country between 7 and 8000 migrants are forced be trying to reach the united states. italy's government could collapse this week with the prime minister decepticon t. facing a vote of no confidence over the state of the economy a new emergency decree means that lockdown regulations have now been extended it's having a devastating impact on busine

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risking it all ok in israel and colombia. on al-jazeera when the only. a. welcome back a quick amount of our top stories here on al-jazeera an independent panel set up by the world health organization has criticized china's response to the coronavirus outbreak the interim report also criticized the double it shows initial actions he says it's too early to respond. the white house says it will lift an entry ban on travelers from the e.u. u.k. and brazil will impose a new requirement for a code with negative test instead but the incoming biden administration says it doesn't plan to ins the restrictions. and the u.s. capitol is under a security lockdown ahead of the presidential inauguration on wednesday a rehearsal was briefly destructed by a fire nearby the secret service is carrying out one of its largest ever operations . nakama harris will be sworn in as u.s. vice president on wednesday the 1st woman to hold the position she'll join joe biden in the white house after 4 years as the junior senator from california and a career as a senior prosecutor out as

has made the pain of loneliness the mother of iraq even worse stephanie decker al-jazeera avellino in southern italy. israel's prime minister is warn the united states against rejoining the iran nuclear agreement saying it would be a grave mistake as comes a day after the new us secretary of state said it would be one of the by the ministrations top priorities it was. ok if we go back to the current deal then it's a mistake this deal didn't stop iran from taking all the money and relief it received and didn't invest it in iran for the benefit of its citizens but in a campaign for occupation in yemen iraq syria everywhere africa it didn't bring us peace but only cruel occupation and a lot of terrorism we can't go back to this deal i think it will be a mistake and i hope also they won't do it. on netanyahu also played down a temporary freeze of u.s. arms sales to the u.a.e. and saudi arabia saying he doesn't expect it to affect normalization deals with arab states brokered by former president donald trump. i don't think so i think we have passed the point of no return and i think everyone understands now after