al-jazeera west jerusalem. it is kids have you with us hello adrian forgetting here in doha the headlines on al-jazeera waters are rising across parts of the australian state of new south wales a natural disaster has been declared in some regions in the west flooding in decades nicolas cage reports from windsor northwest of sydney it's been raining for days and floodwaters continue to rise behind me is the main bridge in town and it's under water many buildings saw inundated as well and people in the lying areas have been told to evacuate but there are extraordinary scenes like these rides through new south wales in heavily populated areas from port mccoury. and new college and now more than 18000 people have been told to leave their horns the leading opposition candidates in the democratic republic of congo gabe response they call a loss has died he was being treated for covert 19 votes in the presidential election of being counted president and gates who is widely expected to win. china's holding a closed door

throughout this 2 year political crisis it really is all about benjamin netanyahu are a force of al-jazeera west jerusalem. that is kurds have you with us hello adrian figure here in doha the headlines on al-jazeera waters are rising across parts of the study and states of new south wales a natural disaster has been declared in some regions in the west flooding and decades nicolas cage reports from windsor northwest of sydney it's been raining for days and floodwaters continue to rise behind me is the main bridge in town and it's under water many buildings are inundated as well and people in the lying areas have been told to.

throughout this 2 year political crisis it really is all about benjamin netanyahu ari force of al-jazeera west jerusalem. let's bring in our guests and westerners and then we have gayle hoffman chief political correspondent at the jerusalem post in london we have your book senior consulting research fellow at chatham house very well welcome to you both thanks for joining us here on out there is inside story i'd like to begin with you gayle. and take that statement posed by our correspondent turn it into a question are these elections really now just about benjamin netanyahu. unfortunately you know i would have loved it if the election would be about serious issues like the economy and matters of religion and state where israel's final borders should be and the goshi ation of the palestinians that are inevitable take place under joe biden but no there are about the person who is our minister now longer than any president and his role in 3 who is abroad bigger people you there. and as long as you how majority of people in israel who agree with that all but a majority of people in israel who don't want tha

throughout this 2 year political crisis it really is all about benjamin netanyahu ari force at al-jazeera west jerusalem. the child is among 7 civilians killed in northwestern syria after an underground hospital was shelled by government forces it happened in the rebel held city of at eb west of aleppo about $600.00 attacks on health facilities have taken place in 10 years of conflict in syria warburton badly reports. a place meant to care for people and keep them safe the becomes a scene of chaos the hospital was hit by moses fired from a syrian army outpost. bloodstained survivors who carried out and treated elsewhere only. a child and health care workers died in the present a bad day for the country to go eyeball of the medical staff were shocked this is the result of targeting this hospital the civil defense came and cleared the patients who are staying at the hospital and we have vacua to the building and medical staff and the injured. al-jazeera correspondent. reporting from the scene said the hospital is now empty and unfit for purpose this hospital provides medical services to more than 10000 pa

throughout this 2 year political crisis it really is all about benjamin netanyahu ari force at al-jazeera west jerusalem scotland's 1st minister nicholas duggan is beginning the most turbulent week of her career she's a pleased if mishandling sexual assault allegations against her predecessor john paul reports from adam. a difficult week ahead for nicholas sturgeon that could see the 1st minister fighting for her own and scotland's political future it may very well be that i didn't get everything right that's for others to judge but in one of the most invidious political and personal situations i have ever faced i believe i acted properly and appropriately and that overall i meet the best judgments i could . she awaits the outcome of 2 inquiries into her government's handling of sexual assault allegations against alex salmond sturgeon's former boss mentor and friend. last week the leaked conclusions of a cross party parliamentary inquiry suggested she'd given and even accurate account of her meetings with sam and in 2018 to discuss the allegations. but the question upon which sturgeon's job may depend i

it's over to the political dealmakers to try to find a way out of the gridlock ari force of al-jazeera west jerusalem. but actually when i was our correspondent also looking at what's going on in west jerusalem natascha a holding pattern really for the politicians while you might say the backroom horse trading begins but nobody's holding back in terms of the exit polls and the media they've already started to analyze what they think is the reality of this general election. well to be fair so everything that has transpired so far was predicted widely predicted by veteran pollsters and analysts and that was that netanyahu and isn't a party would emerge the victor at least in terms of getting the largest number of votes i mean he clearly did not get an outright slim though 61 seat out of 120 seat. seats in the knesset to form a government alone he'll have to form a coalition and as you said now there's a lot of back deal maneuvering and discussions about how to get to that magic number of 61 you know we talked earlier about this sort of dichotomy between polling and how the public's the public sentiment

short of the right wing coalition that would end israel's political deadlock are a force at al-jazeera west jerusalem several people are feared to have died that a major fire in a ring a refugee camp in bangladesh that tore through bullock alley camp in cox's bazaar and raised hundreds of tents leaving thousands of people without shelter health centers and other facilities have also been destroyed and when i don't have any idea where my children and wife are where are my children a wife i'm alone now i was unable to salvage anything from my home. it's been ours in the fires still burning it maybe more than a 1000 children is that have been burnt down many people have died 2 elderly people were unable to get out of the shelters elderly people suffered the most hundreds of people have been rescued and thousands more evacuated as severe flooding in parts of eastern australia the state of new south wales is battling the worst floods in decades with some places declared natural disaster areas and with heavy rain expected to continue until wednesday emergency services say as many as 54000 people could be d

of the right wing coalition that would end israel's political deadlock are a force that al-jazeera west jerusalem palestinian voters will also have their voice heard for the 1st time in 15 years they're electing a new parliament in may need abraham spoke to one palestinian family who can vote in 2 different elections. for this palestinian family 2 upcoming elections are producing 2 very different reactions i've let him down like her husband to malice palestinian but unlike him she's also a citizen of israel she can take part in the country's polls on tuesday and while she doesn't expect real change she says voting is a duty in the end of that there's a lot of how the heck if i give up this right then i've given the others the chance to decide on my future the political decision follows the majority and if i didn't vote how can i complain later demand is allowed to live with his family in israel but he's not an israeli citizen he can only cast ballots in palestinian polls in the occupied west bank and gaza and he did get that chance in may the long overdue parliamentary elections are the 1st in 15

again it's over to the political dealmakers to try to find a way out of the gridlock that al-jazeera west jerusalem. there are reports that me and military has released hundreds of protesters arrested since last month they were released from a prison and young gone a local human rights group says at least 2000 people were arrested in a military crackdown since last month. a veteran hong kong journalist is on trial after investigating alleged police misconduct in 29 teen choice accused of making false statements to get data she used in a documentary she's pleaded not guilty brazil has recalled its highest daily number of coronavirus deaths since the beginning of the pandemic more than 3200 people died from cope with 1002 stay doctors believe a local variant of the virus is causing a rise in infections and deaths also in brazil the supreme court has ruled that former president luis inacio lula da silva was not treated impartially in a series of corruption investigations justice commonly see a reversed earlier position to tip the court's 5 judge panel in lula's favor. and marine traffic has come to a

and again it's to the political dealmakers to try to find a way out of the gridlock that al-jazeera west jerusalem. a spade to natasa going to name who is live for us in west jerusalem things stand at the moment where are we with the results. well according to the israeli elections commission the netanyahu bloc is on track to get 59 seats in the knesset 61 seats of 120 in the knesset is required to form a government so as you can imagine netanyahu is feeling like he's operating a fairly stable footing with a viable past path to forming a government but there's no question it's probably going to be a difficult one there is a couple of interesting things that if emerged in this election that are going to be factors as netanyahu looks to try to cobble together a coalition let's start with the palestinian israeli parties so prior to this election there was a block there was a bloc called the joint list of 4 arab parties it's splintered over religion q. rights state affairs excedrin and a conservative group formed called the united arab list the head of that list is damed monsoor abbas and going into t

throughout this 2 year political crisis it really is all about benjamin netanyahu ari force at al-jazeera west jerusalem. well throughout the election campaign and before they have been persistent questions about benjamin netanyahu is fitness to be in power on facing corruption charges he's been accused of bribery fraud and breach of trust in 3 separate cases the allegations include that he accepted improper gifts and sought to do regulatory favors for media moguls in exchange for positive coverage ness and is the 1st israeli prime minister to be indicted in office for corruption denies committing any of these crimes well for more on this we're joined by your c beilin in tel aviv he's a former israeli minister of justice and served as a member of the knesset for the labor party from 1988 until 2008 many thanks for speaking to us from. now prime minister benjamin netanyahu is hoping that the country's coronavirus vaccine rollouts will push him into a stable majority but not everyone is pleased about how netanyahu has handled the crisis some aright. you know you're right there one of the reasons for that

throughout this 2 year political crisis it really is all about benjamin netanyahu ari force at al-jazeera west jerusalem. still ahead in this news our mission to clean up space the revolutionary litter picker it could be bringing home billions of dollars worth of high tech junk and then sport a kick to remember for this goalkeeper in portugal and they will be here with that story and. a british mission to show how space junk can be removed from the earth's orbit has blasted into space on board of russian rocket the soyuz. rockets cargo includes the newly developed else of the satellite which captures the bre and another satellite that will act as a dummy piece of space junk now if the experiment this successful it's hope that it will become a commercial salvage venture more than 2 and a half 1000 this used satellites are still in orbit representing billions of dollars worth of scrap that is also a hazard to other space missions. it was time for sport now here's andy thank you so much barbara's that's a neighborhood of it says he's going to give himself every chance of playing in the 2022 world cup one o

al jazeera, western ursuline. -- west jerusalem. >> the spring and our guest. we have gail hoffman. is the political correspondent at the jerusalem post. in london we have a senior research consultant at chatham house. welcome to you both. i would like to begin with you gail. take that statement posed by our correspondent. are these elections really now just about benjamin netanyahu yucca --? >> unfortunately, yeah. i would've loved if this would be about serious issues like the economy in matters of religion and state and where the final borders shoulde in negotiations with the palestinians that are inevitable to take place under joe biden. but no, they are about the person who is our prime minister, the longest in any -- in israel's history. he is a divisive figure. people either love him or hate him. as long as you have a majority of people in israel who agree with his policies, a majority of people who not want men yahoo! to remain in office, -- netanyahu to remain in office, especially under indictment. >> is that the only factor in play here yucca --? explain how they got to t

dramatic decline in support for opposition leader but he counts let's go live now to what west jerusalem al-jazeera scary force it can tell us more so when all is said and done harry is anything going to change after this election. well that certainly were benjamin netanyahu wants and has campaigned very hard for he's based the majority of his campaign around his record for bringing in coded 900 vaccines and overseeing the rollout of those to give israel a huge edge in comparative terms to the rest of the world in terms of its vaccination numbers and there's more good news for israel on that front this morning the our numbers come down to point 62 this is 40 days after the end of the last lock down and so widely opening economy doesn't seem to be affecting the infection rates the death rates a hugely down as well so there is something of a feel good factor in israel as a result of that the question is whether the voters reward benjamin netanyahu to the extent that he wants them to on those terms now he's turning is attention somewhat to his economic record there was a rally last night when he said

huge influence in determining israel's political path forward natasha going to 0 west jerusalem still to come on al-jazeera the youngest victim of man was military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters is buried in monday. the u.k. announces a plan to tackle illegal immigration rights groups say it will leave refugees in limbo. the weather's looking to be settled across central parts of europe at the moment we've got a big area of high pressure in place here but i would say was the southeast we've got a lot of pressure in charge asked drawing some cool air down across southeast side of year got some snow flurries over the high ground there certainly there into turkey i was also northwest this is where it's a little more spring like because the weather's coming in from the atlantic that south westerly wind dragging in a fair old rash of showers it's the truth be told in one of 2 of those showers will be wintry in nature generally over the high ground level sales just in glasgow 13 self's in london for planet with athens 9 degrees in athens glasgow is woman's in greece which you played in the freezing there

al-jazeera paris. the u.n. is 1st ambassador to israel has met with the country's president reagan revolution in west jerusalem carjack presented his credentials to the president who said israel welcomed him with open arms in august the 2 countries agreed to normalize ties under a u.s. brokered deal it was the 1st of 4 our countries to renew or establish ties with israel. the u.s. is providing ukraine with $125000000.00 in military aid to help it combat what the pentagon is calling russian aggression the package will include training and equipment it's aimed at helping ukraine's forces to secure the border and improve their ability to perform operations to nato standards mexico's president has held virtual talks with his u.s. counterpart stressing the need to cooperate on a range of issues and raise money lopez obrador told joe biden that both nations are safer and stronger together they spoke about immigration vaccine supply and trade cooperation among a number of other concerns. phone lines on the internet have been cut off in charges capital comes after security forces stormed the home of opposition leader