. >> security forces at al-aqsa mosque. hearts and activism, the exhibition that show cases the most renowned artist. >> the united nations is accusing both sri lankan government forces and tamil tiger rebels of committing war crimes. it released a damming report into atrocities committed during the 26 year civil war in sri lanka. the u.n. says up to 40,000 tamils were killed in an army offensive to crush the movement. now, the report details horrific abuses by both sides, including torture, executions, sexual assaults and the recruitment of child soldiers by rebels, calling on the government to remove military personnel thought to be involved in such crimes, and is urging a special court to be set up with international judges and lawyers to prosecute those accused of such crimes. let's look back at how the civil war in sri lanka unfolded. after independence from britain, the government favoured the sinhalese majority. the tamils complained of scrim nation for jobs and economic opportunity. this led to the formation of the

. >>> now that the violence at the israelial aqsa compound has calmed down, benjamin netanyahu is facing pressure from jewish right wing groups to change that. we have more from jerusalem's oldest city. >> the violence at the al aqsa compound could be over, but tension remains. >> there has been an outcry from the palestinian leadership and factions over the three days of israeli raids. so we spoke to the people on the streets of occupied east jerusalem to find out what they think. >> i'm very sad about what happened in al aqsa. what should we do?

the international community has expressed concern over the al aqsa compound. they have urged both sides to refrain from provocative action and rhetoric. the worry is that it could ignite violence outside of the walls of the old city. like last october, violence that began in the al aqsa compound led to fighting on the streets of jerusalem. it only ended after high-level meetings in jordan with the united states involved. palestinians rallies and possible increase in injure visitors during a religious holiday at the end of the month, the tension is likely to continue. >> al jazeera has learned that yemen's prime minister has decided to stay in the city of aden after making a tentative return from exile. he had been in saudi arabia since march. he left yemen after matthew rebels took over the capital of sanaa. >> libya i the u.n. is trying to broke arrest deal between the leadership based in tibruk and rival administration. u.n.'s envoy playe played down the dispute but said that time is running out. >>> visitors were accidently killed in egypt when mistaken for

>> the massive crowds say we will redeem you al-aqsa, al-aqsa is not alone.resistancing everywhere, we will give up everything for al-aqsa. >> in the occupied west bank, hundreds came out to protest against the raids. for hundreds who were not allowed into al-aqsa mosque, if this continues they are forced to perform their prayers on the street by a bus stop. scott heidler, al jazeera, jerusalem. >>> burkina faso, capital ouagadougo, soldiers fired rounds of live ammunition, presidential guard still loyal to ex-president blaise compaore. >>> 12 people killed including eight mexicans when egyptian security mistook them for terrorists. >> effort nor expense in bringing about the tourists who egyptian forces attacked in the desert after mistake them for armed rebels. the ministers described their condition as delicate but stable and demanded that the egyptian government pay compensation for the wounded and the families of their six killed countrymen. >> translator: what happened in the egyptian desert hurt, this unjustified aggression last no precedent and that's

it contains al-aqsa and a temple. it's the holyist site in jude aism, and palestinians fear israel will change the rules allowing jews to visit, not pray. >> reporter: for many worshippers at al-aqsa mosque, this is a security force violating a third holy site. they mounted operations against palestinians inside al-aqsa mosque. tensions spread to jerusalem through the old city. israeli army media is reporting that hundreds of officers will be sent to jerusalem on wednesday. palestinians warns the violence may escalate further. >> it's dangerous. extremists on the israeli side have been supported by the israeli occupying authority and security forces, including some ministers, trying to change the situation and the status quo on the compound of the al-aqsa mosque. >> the al-aqsa mosque is considered holy. jews can visit but cannot pray within the walls. after an emergency cabinet minister, binyamin netanyahu said israel was going to maintain the status quo. but they would not prevent jews visiting: >>> palestinians say

it comes after fighting at the al-aqsa mosque. >>> the u.n. is causing -- accusing tamil tigers and sri lankan officials of war crimes. >>> al jazeera has been told that it is hoped that the government will support the proposal for an international court. >> the gravity and scale of what we have written in the report makes it known that these are no ordinary crime and must be dealt with in a special way. we hope that there'll be deep soul-searching throughout the country, supporting the notion that should be a hybrid special court to preside over the judicial action. we hope they understand the deep mistrust. hopefully to avoid domestic mechanism given the past records of failings. and only a hybrid mechanism or something of the considerable involvement will be efficient in linking the requirement with justice. >> families of eight mexican tourists. they were accompanied by the mexican foreign minister. she is demanding to know why security forces did not act. >> reporter: television crews have been waiting at at the local authority building i

the situation al aqsa compound has calmed after three days of violence. it says that it is connected to keeping the laws of preventing non-muslims were praying inside the mosque. but there is pressure to change the law. scott haidler has more from jerusalem's old city. >> the violence at the al aqsa compound might be over, but the tension remains. there has been an outcry from the palestinian leadership and factions over the three days of israeli raids. so we spoke to the people on the streets of occupied east jerusalem to find out what they think. >> i'm very sad about what happens in al aqsa. what should we do? leave it? of course we will not. >> and to west jerusalem in israel. those we talk to were against visits to al aqsa by right-wing usual groups. >> in judaism it is forbidden to visit a site. these visits are provocative and there is no point to visit the site. why would we go there, to get stones and firebombs thrown at us? i'm against this. we have the western war, and that's enough. >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu tuesday visited

on tuesday the tours of the al aqsa compound returned to normal. but when rallies and increase of jewish visitors during jewish holidays at the end of the month, tensions are likely to continue. >> moving to libya where the internationally recognized government has recalled its team after a draft agreement on a new unity government. the u.n. is trying to broke arrest deal between the leadership of tibruk and the administration in the capital of tripoli. they admit that time is running out. egypt said that the tourists were accidently killed after being mistaken for terrorists but mexico's foreign minister is skeptical. >> with cameras pointed at them, families of the victims leave the government building in guadalajara. they have little in the way of thorough explanation about what happened in egypt on sunday. others have made the long trek to cairo with mexico's foreign minister. >> we will see from there, but what is the next steps in terms of taking our nationals home and those who lost their lives back home. >> they insist the attack in the des

>> the situation at the al-aqsa compound is calm. that, of course, was a different situation just a few hours ago, when israeli police and border police entered inside the complex and began firing stun grenades and rubber-coated steal bullets. as you pointed out there's la large group of palestinian worshippers that were inside the complex. preventing israeli security forces from moving deeper into the compound than they have in the past. as we have been saying, the situation there remains tense. >> now, it's a complicated one. i wonder if i can get you to explain where exactly the israelis stand on attempts to change the status quo in the mosque compound area? >> perhaps we can explain what the status quo is. when israel seized, an agreement with jordan was reached that they'd be responsible, for the christian holy sites, the custodians, including the al-aqsa mosque compound. part of that agreement meant only muslims would be allowed to worship. here we are, 50 years later, and we have a number of far right groups that want to chang

for days now they have mounted operations against palestinians inside al-aqsa mosque.s have also spread to jerusalem's old city. israeli army media is reporting that hundreds of extra officers will be sent to jerusalem on wednesday, senior officials are warning the violence has the potential to escalate further. >> it's extremely dangerous because the extremists on the israeli side have been supported by the israeli occupying authority and their security forces, including some ministers in trying to change, you know, the situation and the status quo on the compound of the al-aqsa mosque. >> reporter: the al-aqsa compound is considered hole toy muslims, jews and christians. jews are allowed to visit the plaza around the mosque on the eve of the jewish kne new year t they are not allowed to pray within eights walls, after an emergency meet on the ground tuesday, prime minister benjamin netanyahu said israel was committed to maintaining the status quo, but also said palestinian youths would not be allowed to prevent juice from visiting. we will use all necessary measures

what they call the al-aqsa compound. some rob servers feel the increase in tension is because of israeli politician who his use the issue you for political gain. >> i think it's escalated in the last year because of the intervention of the politicians in israel. a few members from the right wing saw a chance to promote themselves by going to temple mount and giving declarations. >> reporter: the israeli minister of agriculture was part i've group waiting to enter when the violence began on sunday of the international community has expressed concern over the clashes in the al-aqsa compound. the middle east envoy has i remembered both to refrain. the red rick is if it continues it could insight violence outside the walls of the late city. like last october violence led to fighting on the streets. jordan temporarily recalled its ambassador. it ended only after high-level meetings in jordan with the united states involved. on tuesday, the tours of al-aqsa compound returned to normal but with palestinian rallies called and a

al-aqsa resistance in gas we'll give up everything for al-aqsa. >> in the occupied west bank, hundredscame out to protest against the rates. >> they say they may be forced to hold next week's friday prayers on the top of a bus stop. scott heidler, al jazeera. >> mlsd of muslims from around the world will be visiting islam's holiest site. the king is deploying more soldiers to ensure their safety. >> the number of pilgrims in mecca, these men are tasked with protecting the mediums of pilgrims who will be performing the handling. special force et cetera, snipers and others are long them, they prepare for different scenarios including bombings, shootings and attacks. it is estimated that 50,000 security forces are deployed to maintained security. >> houthi fighters in yemen and internally the country's facing an increascreasings thut from te islamic state of iraq and the levant. secure forces have also arrested a number of people they accuse of plotting attacks. millions make their way to the city. some have concerns. >> i think everybody is worried. >> what exactly are you worried of? >>

the fighting at the al aqsa compound. nicky is a spokesman for the israeli police saying they had no choice but to interep vene. >> you see for yourself that fireworks were fired within the al aqsa mosque. it's a holy site fired from withinside. police officers - our policy is to shut the front doors without entering into the al-aqsa mosque. police units control the temple mount area. public order, and because it's within a closer area where there are hundreds of people praying on the other side. it is necessary for the officers to intervene. the heightened security taking place is a standard security measure due to the fact that we have the jewish festivals in the next couple of weeks, and thousands will visit the old city in order to celebrate. >> let's go to the secretary-general, joining us from ramallah. what do you make of this incident at the al-aqsa compound? >> i think what happened today is an act of aggression from the side of the army. who has wounded 104 palestinians, unarmed palestinians, who were trying to

let's go to jerusalem, breaking news there of the al-aqsa mosque being stoned again. imtiaz tyab, with the report. imtiaz. >> that's right, kamal. israeli forces have been clark with palestinians inside the al-aqsa mosque compound. we understand that grenades have been used and tear gas may also have been used as well. now these confrontations at the al-aqsa mosque come at a very tense time as we have been reporting over the past several days, there have been frequent confrontations at the al-aqsa mosque between israeli security forces and palestinian worshipers who go to the site. in fact just a few days ago during what's known as the jewish high holidays or jewish new year of rosh hashanah, physically at the al-aqsa mosque which caused a considerable amount of damage. according to the israeli police they say there were activists there that were hiding various things bombs and the like, however we what they were saying, they were simply trying to protect their house of worship. a very tense situation at the al-aqsa mosque with fresh confrontation between palestinian

mosque in the al-aqsa complex. we have a producer in the old city and she sees these clashes between the police and security forces and protesters. all of this started a few hours ago, 7:00 local time, when police found out there were a number of protesters barericaded inside. the clashes have shifted to the streets of the old city. dozens of palestinians have been injured. police using what appears to be tear gas and stun grenades and batons to try to clear out protesters and to try to restore order in the al-aqsa mosque, in the streets of the old city, but very much still clashes going on in the old city, george. >> warren, is there any thought this might have been timed out to coinciden with the start of the jewish new year? >> difficult to say at this point. police are still working on -- these clashes are still happening but certainly protesters would have known that jews would have tried to pray at al-aqsa mosque because of the holiness not only to muslims, but also to jews. that could have led to this. but a

>> israeli police clash with palestinians in the lk al aqsa mosque in jerusalem. calling on governments to do more to help. we're in south africa where the future of the steel industry is in doubt. many are blaming china. >>> and that's a wrap. we'll tell you at the venice film festival who won the top prizes. >> israeli police have fought with palestinians at the al aqsa mosque. hours before the start of the jewish new year, ros rosh hasha. the old city known as the noble sanctuary. the compound is currently reserved for muslim prayer alone but often israelis are allowed on the site. scott heidler has more. >> there was tear gas stones thrown by the young palestinians. the israeli police forced into the compound and the palestinian youth went into the mosque itself. there appears to be concussion grenades fired. both sides had been ready for. this is a very tense time during the year, there are a lot of jewish holidays over the week, sunday rosh hash hanana is going on. the main confrontation has called down. >> tens of thousands of people across europe have rall

. >>> israeli police clash with palestinian youths in the al aqsa mosque compound in eastern jerusalem. >>> the dutch debate on assisted dying. how ill should someone be to have the right-to-die? >> the steelworker families suffering from chinese imports to south africa. >>> hello there. a warm welcome to the program. germany's economic minister says the refugee crisis pushed its country to its limits. it's reinstated checks at the border with austria and train service has been suspended. thousands of peep arrived in munich this weekend. authorities say the city is now full to capacity. all this, of course, as the greek coast guard pulls the bodies of 34 refugees out of the sea near the island. now, at least half of the victims there were young children. we'll be live in lesbos with jonah hull shortly. first paul brennan reports on germany close to capacity. >> very vienna station surndz afternoon. these syrian refugee families are among the last to live before rail services were suspended. there will be no more trains between germany and austria until the pressure of numbers can be re

each side blames the other, and al aqsa is a focus point of mistrust and intention. >>> the al aqsa compound is inside the old city known as the noble sanctuary. to many muslims it's the third holiest sight in islam after mecca and medina. it's the most sacred sight in judaism and known as the capital mounts. this is a move that's never been recognized internationally. let's get more on this now. joining me in the studio is mateo. can i start by getting your thoughts on the timing of this latest round of violence at the al aqsa mosque? >> already, they're in the holy month of ramadan. there was a tense atmosphere in this part of jerusalem, but it's on the eve of the jewish new year. visits by jewish leaders are more and more frequent and attempts to pray at the compounds, which is not part of the agreement, were made. so it was kind of in the air. >> yes, it's a sensitive time coming just before the jewish new year, and in any case al aqsa has always been a flash point for the israelis and palestinians, but particularly during the course of the last year. talk to me about the deeper underlyi

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israeli security forces fired stun grenades at the al-aqsa mosque. the u.s. and european union approached iran to help find a solution to the syrian conflict. u.s. secretary of state john kerry and e.u. foreign policy chief discussed the issue with iran's foreign minister in new york. voting is under way in elections in calais lonia. victory will give them a mandate to declare independence from spain. the government in madrid says such a move would be illegal >>> as many as a million people are expected to attend pope francis's last mass in the united states. during his whirlwind vision the pope endorsed religious freedom and called for americans to welcome immigrants. alan fisher reports from philadelphia. >> reporter: for the 78-year-old pope the last leg of an exhausting trip. the final stop philadelphia. the greeting as warm as any. the first engagement in the city of brotherly love, a papal mass. this was about pomp and ceremony, a reminder of francis's role as leader of the world's 1.2 billion catholics, for the pope, politics is never par away. so ther

mosque. >> the al-aqsa compound is considered holy to muslims, jews and christians. jews are allowed to visit on the eve of the jewish new year, but are not allowed to pray within its walls. after an emergency cabinet meeting on tuesday. prime minister binyamin netanyahu says israel was committed to maintaining the status quo, but said that palestinian youths would not be able to prevent jews visiting:. >> palestinians say among the jewish groups that enter a compound of settlers and far right jewish activists, and this is what makes them angry. >> i'm on the ground in al-aqsa, i can make sure that they don't desecrate the sanctity of the compound. we see how they storm in. the settlers cause sabotage, hitting the women praying here too. >> special media reports that the israeli prime minister is planning to visit the mosque has been denied. the last time a high profile politician visited the site was in 2000, when ariel sharon was the head. it was an action sparking the second palestinian uprising. >>> saudi arabia banned the owners of a crane that collapsed in mecc

the al-aqsa compound is inside the city, known as the noble sanctuary. for many, it's the third holiest site in islam after mecca and medina, and the sacred site in judaism. israel captured the site in 1967 and annexed it in a move that has never been internationally recognised. >> nicky is a spokesman for israeli police, and says that officers had no choice but to intervene. >> well, you can see for yourself in the footage that fire works were fired from withinside the al-aqsa mosque, one of the holy sights, fired from within site at the police officers. that's our policy only to shut the front doors without entering inside the mosque. our police units patrol the area, making sure it's safe. and because it's within a close area of the western wall. where there are hundreds of people praying on the other side, and i'm talking about the western wall. the heightened security that is taking place in jerusalem is a standard security measure due to the fact that we have the jewish festival inside jerusalem, and thousands will visit the old city and the areas

there are calls for some jewish groups to access the al-aqsa compound. this is seen as provocative by many worshippers, and that's why we see what we see sunday, in the past. >> several refugees drowned after a boat sank off the coast. the overcrowded beat was on its way to the greek island of cost. 20 people were rescued. hungary is close to completing a second fence to close the borders to refugees, it's a continuation of the defense in serbia, running among the border with croatia. lawrence lee reports. it's part of a wider militarized strategy to the refugee crisis. >> whatever else you a may think, it's nothing, if not conservative. at the crossing refugees are dumped on the other side. they are escorted through in small groups under the gaze of police and heavily armed soldiers, a helicopter claimed to be combat ready, those on buses are guarded by the police. those that need to use the bathroom regardless of age or sex are escorted there and back. they waited for hours, until hungary was ready for the next move. clearly there's nowhere to run, eve

al aqsa is not alone.rywhere, we'll give up everything for al aqsa. >> reporter: in the occupied west bank, hundreds also came out after friday prayers to protest against the raids. so for the hundreds of men who were not allowed into al aqsa mosque, they say if this continues they might be forced to hold next friday's prayers at a bus stop. >> reporter: egypt has bedigging deep water wells. egypt says the project is to set up new fish farms, but critics claim the main purpose is to destroy smuggling tunnels used to get supplies into the gaza strip. >>> indonesia has deployed an extra 1600 soldiers to put out fires. helicopters are carrying out cloud seeding, and water-dropping missions. the blazes are caused by the illegal slashing and burning of indonesia forests during the dry season. the fires are said to clear land for farming and palm oil plantations. the bad air quality has lead to an increase in respiratory diseases. a hospital says it has treated more than double the amount of patients since the f

everywhere we'll give up everything for al aqsa. >> reporter: in the occupied west bank hundreds came friday prayers to protest against the raids. so for the hundreds of men who were not allowed into the mosque. they say if this continues they might be forced to hold next week's friday prayers on the streets of a bus stop. >>> military leaders who seized power in a coup in burkina faso have reopened the country's borders, and reportedly released the interim president and two others captured on wednesday. but the interim prime minister is still being held. >> reporter: uproar on the streets. gunfire rang out as people protested against the coup in burkina faso's capitol. >> translator: people started to come out in front of us, we saw a military vehicle that drove directly into the people and they started shooting, killing people. >> translator: if we're here today it's to stand up against the egotistical interests of the presidential guard which is killing civilians and threatening people. >> reporter: it's a dramatic turn of events after an uprising ousted the president, blaise compa

. >>> thousands of israeli security forces have again been deployed near the al aqsa mosque compound.slim men were banned from attending friday prayers. scott heidler reports. >> reporter: at the end of a tense week, mow -- mohammed arrived early to at tend friday prayers. but he is pushed back like many times before. this time muslim men under 40 are banned from going in. 3.5 thousand israeli security forces have been deployed. this 24 year old was born and raised nearby. >> translator: every friday i come here. they prevent me from entering. every friday. this is a system of the occupation to only prevent muslims from prayering. if they are jewish they will enter with no problem. >> reporter: so dozens of others started their prayers on the street. [ shouting ] >> reporter: minutes into the prayers, shouting -- [ gunfire ] >> reporter: and then a scuffle. israeli security forces chasing a young man who broke through one of the barricades. this sparked reaction from those prayering. the security forces pushed them back, some threw water bottles which lead to a short fight. some came

. >> we are getting news of conflict at the al-aqsa mosque. imtiaz tyab, reporting, what are you hearing? >> you can see the old city and that sort of silver domed mosque is the actually al-aqsa mosque. now what you may be able to see are israeli police and border police. there's quite a large number of them. you only see a few there but in the past few minutes we've seen a number of them actually on the roof of the mosque as well. and over the last few minutes we've also heard stun grenades and fire crackers going off as well. what we have been told, what we understand from eyewitnesses on the ground is these israeli security forces came in at around just before 7:00 a.m. local time. these confrontation he between palestinian worshipers and these israeli security forces erupted. we understand that there are some of these palestinians who are sthied th inside the mosque, barricaded inside the mosque and that's why we see so many security forces surrounding it. at around 7:30 most days visitors of any denomination are allowed inside the mosque.

. >> reporter: in the early morning of al-aqsa mosque. clashes between palestinian youths that threw stones. tear gas and concussion grenades prop used. it glashes went on for a good amount of time. now we hear the compound has been cleared, and some glasses are going on throughout the city. this is something anticipated from both sides. the jewish new year begins on sunday. so it's a tense time. we are hearing that there were jewish activists waiting to go into the compound and that stoked a tense situation within the compound. now the police say they have control of the situation, there's minor clashes going on throughout the city, but right now we know that the compound, al-aqsa mosque has been cleared from those involved in this. obviously it's a tense time, and this holiday goes on for two days. tensions will be tight and security tight as well. >> mickey is a spokesman for israeli police, saying officers had no choice but to intervene. >> you can see in the footage that fireworks were fired from within side the al-aqsa mosque. which

with austria and border controls reintroduced >>> israeli police clash with israeli youth in the al-aqsa compound in jerusalem >>> a major ground offensive in yemen >>> and the dutch debate on assisted dying - how ill should someone be to have the right to die. >> and i have the sport, including golf's youngest ever world number one adds to her historical achieved. lydia coe the youngest winner of a women's maker at the age of 18 >>> welcome to the hour of news. germany's economy minister says europe's refugee crisis pushed his country to its limit. it reinstated check with the border from austria, and train services between the two countries have been suspended. thousands arrived, and authorities say the city is full to capacity, all of this as the greek coast guard ruled the bodies of 30 refugees out to sea. half of hose victims were young children. our first report from paul brennan, on germany, close to capacity. >> reporter: vienna station, sunday afternoon. they didn't know it at the time, but the syrian refugee families were among the last to leave before rail services were suspen

. >>> israeli security forces fired stun grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets at the al-aqsa compound. hundreds of palestinians gathered outside the mosque. to prevent israeli police from going further. imtiaz tyab has more from occupied east jerusalem. >> the situation at the al-aqsa mosque compound is currently calm. it's a different situation to what we saw a few hours ago in the early hours of this morning, when israeli police, border police, began confrontations. security forces use stun grenades and rubber coated steel bullets in the confrontations. we are not hearing reports of injuries or property damage. still, it underscores the tension at this holy site as we know just over a week ago there was bitter confrontations between t palestinian worshippers, resulting in damage to the al-aqsa mosque compound and many are worried in the coming days. as the jewish high hole dis continue, we will see more confrontation at the holy sight. >>> the united states and european union approached iran to help find a solution to the syrian conflict. the u.n. secretary of state and e.u. foreign

al aqsa is not alone. the resistence will give up everything for al arc qsa. >> in the occupied west bank hundreds came out to protest against the raids. so for the hundreds of men who were not allowed into al hack qsa mosque, they said if this continues they may be forced to hold friday prayers at a bus stop. >> saudi coalition airstrikes have targeted a yemeni army base in the capital of sanaa. a huge fire broke out at the site following the attacks. >> a taliban attack on a military base has left 43 people dead. 16 worshipers who were inside a mosque on the compound are among the casualties. nicole johnston has this report from the air base in bashawa. >> it's the type of attack that th they're known for. attacking a guard post outside of an air force base. some wore suicide vests. they forced their way into the mosque and started shooting. many were killed. many from the air force who lived inside the base. >> they're trying to attack the mosque. >> the fighting between the military and the pakistanin

israeli security forces storm the a al-aqsa mosque compound in occupied east jerusalem. ♪ >> jubilationain's catalonia region. separatist parties win big in parliamently elections. and a double dose of moon magic, star gazers across the world get a rare liner treat. ♪ ♪ >>> let's begin, though, with a developing story coming out out of afghan that where there has been they have fighting after taliban fighters carried out an early morning raid. they have entered the northern city from four different directions. it's said to be in lockdown. as afghan security forces attempt to fight back. joining me now on the phone line from kabul. what's the situation there right now? who is in control? >> reporter: well, sammy, taliban have launched their attacks at 3:00 a.m. overnight from western northeastern southern parts of the city. somehow security forces managed to push back the taliban from the city, however sporadic gunfire still continues and we also hear reports that there are clashes between afghan forces and taliban in three other districts. now, officials and police in k unduz are not co

>> the situation inside the al-aqsa mask is calm. we had midday prayers, where dozens, if not hundreds were able to work. that is different from the scene we saw a few hours ago where the israeli police and border police effectively engaged in confrontations with the israeli w worshippers. the situation remains extremely tense. >> imtiaz tyab, why are we seeing this pattern, where israeli forces enter or stormed the al-aqsa compound. explain that for us. >> it's a very complicated situation. the situation today is somewhat different to what we have seen in the past week. just over a week ago during the jewish holiday. there were bitter clashes between palestinian worshippers and the security forces, and the reason for that is some far right israeli groups coming into the morphing, which they are allowed to do. the challenge is that the groups are not there to visit the sites. they are allowed to do it at certain times of the day. the concern is that they worshipped there, or that the palestinians are trying to implement a change that

one of the main entryways in to jerusalem city and the al-aqsa compound.y different from what we have seen in the previous two weeks, with the tension that increased over the raids israeli security force raids on the al-aqsa mosque. no age restrictions or security forces here, because when this is highly increased security they have a pair indicate and check people's i.d.s. that's not the case today. also not the case any nonmuslims not allowed in to the compound it's no muslim's only for the beginning of the eid holiday. so far to not seen much the security presence, though we know there are more added on to the beats in occupied east jerusam. now they are taken a posture that is step back but they are here and it's been confirmed to us that they increased them last friday and they are still on the streets here. >> scott, for people who are not aware of the history of this site and the background to the tensions just explain to us why this is all happening. >> reporter: yeah, about two weeks ago there were raids by israeli security forces in to the al-aqs

. >> the situation into al aqsa compound has calmed after three days of violence there. israel's government said that it committed to keeping a law that keeps non-muslims were praying inside the mosque. but in is pressure to change that law. >> the violence at the al aqsa compound might be over for the time being, but the tension remains. there has been an outcry from the palestinian leadership and factions over the thee days of israeli raids. so we spoke to the people on t the streets of occupied east jerusalem to find out what they think. >> i'm very sad about what happened inial al aqs in al aqsa. what should we do? >> into west jerusalem in israel those we talked to were against visits by right wing jewish groups. >> in judaism it is forbidden for jews to visit the site. there is no point to visit the site. why would we go there, to get stones and firebombs thrown at us? i'm against this. we have the western war, that's enough. >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu finished a flash point in the occupied west bank. some observers feel that the increase in tensi

also ahead - israeli security raids the al-aqsa mosque >>> violent protests in the democratic republic of congo. over the president's plans to cling on to power. plus - we look at the exhibition that showcases one of the world's dissident artists. germany's german chancellor angela merkel is calling for an emergency european meeting in the face of a deepening divide. a minister suggested financial penalties on countries refusing to accept quotas. promoting an angry reaction. boarder are being tightened to stop refugees travelling into and through e.u. austria is the latest country to introduce restrictions a long the border. slovakia starred spot checks with borders. fearing that it could be a transit point for refugees. and hungary shut the mainland route for refugees into the e.u., and ed finished building a fence on the border. night time protests are continuing at the border which has been shut. hundreds are spending the night out in the open. they've been frustrated in attempts to get past the fence as andrew simmonds reports. >> with the state of emergency at the border, hungary

the general assembly about israel's policy, illegal settlements, the on going violence around the al aqsaque in jerusalem. but the man in charge of the west bank has also reportedly promised a bomb shell announcement at the u.n. that could include disbanding the palestinian authority which could lead israel responsible for the welfare of all palestinians in the occupied territory. >> the palestinians are unhappy with their leadership for various reasons. this gap between public expectations and what the leaders are able to offer is something that is hurting abbas, will continue to hurt abbas. >>> we are going to take you now live to the united nations security council where the jordanian foreign minister is speaking. let's listen in. >> translator: the common dee nominate for between [ inaudible ] witness struggles are cumulative effects of this [ inaudible ] be it political, social, economic, and the last of the political prospectus to avoid the politics of discrimination and marginalization, which have given way to approaches that are based on sectarian or tribal, at the expense of the

these are the latest pictures from al side the al-aqsa mosque compound in occupied east in cruz legalraeli police say there won't be any age restrictions applied on thursday for muslims want to go enter the holy site. scott heidler joins us from occupied east jerusalem. what's it like there at the moment, scott? >> reporter: yeah, there is really not a security presence that we can see right now here

israel's prime minister sends more to the al action c al-aqsa.le this group of women in the u.s. are walking 100 miles to washington, d.c. ♪ ♪ >>> dozens of refugees have arrived at the croatian border in search i a po a potential now route in to western europe. on tuesday hungary impressed strict new border controls and erected a fence to control the flow of asylum seekers forcing refugees stranded in serbia to find other routes in to the european union. german chancellor angela merkel is calling for an emergency e.u. meet on this refugees crisis but europe remains divide odd the issue you, austria is the latest country to introduce restrictions a long the border with hungary. following germany which already brought in border controls on its eastern frontier, slovakia started pot checks at its crossings with hundred gar and i austria filing it can be a new transit point. and hunry shut the main land route for refugees in to the e.u. and finished building a fence along the board we are serbia and declared a state of emergency there. protests are

aqsa mosque. on the eve of the jewish near. plus, providing comfort to the injured. saudi arabia's king makes a promise after the crane collapse in mecca >> violence on the streets of turkey today. left at least nine people dead, including several police officers. violent protests broke out in two major cities sunday. 200 people were marching against tightening security restricts. the police fired rubor bullets and cannons and teargas, and meanwhile two police officers were killed by kurdish rebels at a checkpoint. >>> the arab league, they have fought with palestinians at the compound in jerusalem hours before the start of the jewish new year. we have more on the controversy. [ explosions ] >> they're all too familiar scenes inside of the al axa mosque complex. people running from teargas, the grenades. hours before the jewish new year. >> inside of the al aqsa mosque, they do control the temple area to make sure that it's safe, public order, and because it's in such a close area of the person wall, the hundreds of praying on the outside, whether it's safe for the o

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it contains al aqsa mosque and dome of the rock. jews call it the temple mount because of the temple that is stood in biblical times. it's the holiest site in judaism. june for the first time in days, calm at islam's third holiest site. the jewish new year is over. visits by far right jewish groups during the holiday led to confrontations around al aqsa mosque. for the past three days, israeli security forces have been fighting with palestinians inside the mosque. senior palestinian officials warned the violence has the potential to escalate. >> it's extremely dangerous, because the extremists on the israeli side have been supported by the israeli occupying authority and their security forces, including some ministers and trying to change, you know the situation should the mosque. >> jews are allowed to visit the area around the mosque, but not allowed to pray within its walls. they call this the temple mount and consider i had the holiest site in judaism. prime minister benjamin netanyahu said israel was committed to maintaining th

>> israeli ministers held a meeting to discuss tensions between police and palestinians at the al-aqsa mosque. it is a site revered by muslims and jewses. the white house called on both sides to ease tensions. the fight could challenge relations. scott reports for east jerusalem. >> it began early morning tuesday. police wanted to arrest people that stayed in the mosque overnight. rocks thrown, stun grenades fired, those inside built a barricade. it caught fire but was put out. >> the red crescent says two dozen were injured. they were said to have been lightly injured. >> in what has become a pad rn, a clean up and calm. beneath the calm, there's deep underlying tensions. >> hard lines when jew said prayed on the plaza outside the mosque. something banned since the war, which saw israel caption east jerusalem. muslims say that will provoke tensions and violence. jordan has a peace treaty with israel. any more provocations in the old city will affect the relationships between the countries. >>> the area where the al-aqsa mosque is is one of the holiest sites for a number of religions.

. >> the situation at the al-aqsa mosque has come, but -- is calm, but is tense. we have to keep in mind there has been frequent confrontations between security forces and palestinian worshippers in the mosque complex for the last few weeks. in which a major confrontation during the jewish holiday between matters where a considerable amount of property damage to the al-aqsa mosque building. now, there is some concern that over the next few days we could see more confrontations. that is because there have been calls from some far right jewish groups to try to access the al-aqsa mosque compound. this, of course, is seen assist provocative by many palestinians, and palestinian worshippers, that is why we see the confrontations that we have seen not only today, sunday, but in the past as well. >> imtiaz tyab reporting. >> the united nations, general assembly, is kicking into high gear tomorrow. what we can expect to hear from russian president vladimir putin when he addresses the delegates. and france taking a new stance in the fight against i.s.i.l. details coming up

because there has been a lot more tension in the al-aqsa mosque compound in jerusalem.tour group groups and jes going up in the to compound stokes the muslims in the compound who don't feel that they should be able to be there. they are not allowed to pray, so there was tension with that. there were a couple of israeli security force raids on the mosque itself. that raised the tension quite a bit here in jerusalem on friday we saw thousands of security forces, 3500 extra security forces from israel being put onto the streets. they have pretty much stayed there because of this increased tension, what happened at the al-aqsa mosque but also because of the holidays we have coming you feel one other note in hebron last evening. a man was killed, israeli security forces saying that he had some kind of explosive device, he was going use on the israeli forces they say it debt maded and killed him. we are seeing this incidents that's why israel said they put so many so many more security forces on the streets. >> all right, scott heidler, thank you very much for update. >>> up

. >> israeli's military storms al aqsa mosque in east jerusalem, injuring 36 palestinians. >> russia's president said his government will continue to provide military help to the syrian regime. >> just imagine never being see sick again. the doctors attempting to make motion illness a thing of the past. >> first, deep divisions are exposed at the very heart of the european union, as member states impose border controls amid arguing about how to cope with the refugee crisis. germany and austria have called for a special e.u. summit next week to tackle the growing crisis. at a joint news conference in berlin, chancellor merkel called for action. >> how can we better distribute refugees, handle the numbers in greece? it is urgent and we cannot wait until october. we had a very constructive conversation in austria and cooperated closely. germany, austria and sweden cannot solve the problem alone. >> hungary's declared a state of emergency in two border counties after detaining more than 9,000 refugees who were crossing in from serbia. it's imposed tough new checks, making it much heart tor

. >> thousands of police and other forces have been deployed near the al aqsa mosque compound. only men above the age of 40 were allowed in. confrontations between palestinians and israel police at jerusalem's holiest site, the u.n. security council has called for calm. in gaza city, hamas called for a day of rage to coincide with friday prayers. the al aqsa compound is one of the most contested reege sites in the world, home to two of the most important sites in islam. >> the authorities were worried about what they call palestinian protestors, rioters. it passed largely without incident. we had one incident here. the men stopped from praying in the mosque under 40 years old were operating behind. we had one man run towards where they were praying during prayers. the people there starting speaking and forces started with stun grenades. i'd like to bring in my guest, the secretary general of the palestinian national initiative. doctor, thanks for being with us. can you explain to our audience a bit of why we are seeing this tension particularly in the last week and especially w

these are the latest pictures from outside the al-aqsa mosque compound in east -- occupied east jerusaleme won't be any age restrictions real jazeera plied on thursday for russ limbs wanting to enter the holy site. scott heidler joins us from occupied east gentleman russ legal. what is it like there at the moment? >> reporter: yes, we are at damascus gate and this is one of the mount entries in to the old see and the al-aqsa mosque there was a heightened israeli security forces presence here this is something we have seen since friday because of the clashes that we saw in the week previous to that. so that security presence has maintained, at least an additional 3500 israeli security forces were brought out in on on being pride east jerusalem. monte remain but we don't see the restriction that his we saw last fight. no cordon around the gate, no age restrictions from muslims coming to play. so we don't see a check point like last week. so pretty much it seems to me things are going normally outside the fact that there are a lot more security presence here around occupied east gentleman ju

over in the gaza trips tens of thousands of palestinians protested against the israeli raids on al aqsa mosque earlier in the week. >> translator: the massive crowds have said with our blood we will redeem you. he's not alone, and the resistance in gaza and the west bang and everywhere give up everything for him. >> reporter: in the occupied west bank, hundreds also came out after friday prayers to protest against the raids. so for the hundreds of men who were not allowed into the mosque, they say if this continues they might be forced to hold next week's friday's prayer on the street of a bus stop. scott hidler, al jazeera in occupied east jerusalem. >>> a taliban attack on the military base in pakistan has left 43 dead. 60 worshippers were inside a mosque on the compound among the casualties. we have the latest from the airbase in pakistan. >> reporter: it's the type of attack the pakistan any taliban is known for, but they hadn't done one in year. some of them wore suicide vests and forced their way in into the mosque and started shooting. many people were killed. most of them were f