in the oil rich city of basra like across the country security forces are on high alert they've used water cannon and tear gas blocking protesters from storming the main provincial government building. with growing protests people have recorded an internet shut down and disconnected telephone lines but that given that he has seen those who assault the institutions of the state and the security forces and its investments disrupt the aspirations of the people he should be held to account. unrest has been simmering over the past week against a backdrop of political instability following maze contested an unresolved election results protesters have blocked roads and burned tires i and in the city of najaf they stormed the airport and the ruling party's headquarters security concerns led at least two major airlines to suspend all fly so that city. the acting government says violence will not be tolerated responding to the protest iraq's prime minister hided all a body has promised to invest three billion dollars in jobs housing and services. but the people of iraq are whose impatience wit

it's nearly fifty degrees celsius in iraq's southern city of basra and people have been feeling the heat. the city's unstable electricity grid and dwindling infrastructure fuelled angry protests over the past week. how they know more than a german general here. g.'s protests of the oppressed people of we are asking for what is rightfully ours the government should provide clean water. electricity and basic infrastructure these basic needs is the responsibility of the prime minister and the company. demonstrators use burning tires blocking roads as they marched on government installations even attempting to storm a bus or oil facility protests escalated after thirteen year old sad was killed when security forces opened fire on crowds. prime minister hyderabadi flew to busser and met with the city's governor as well as security officials to try and ease tensions bussau is iraq's richest oil province but despite the city's wealth and natural resources unemployment rates have skyrocketed and that's mainly due to most of the jobs in the oil industry being filled by foreign workers rising livi

the latest protests first began in the southern city of basra where roads leading to the seaports on the oil fields were blocked and the offices of political parties torched their rest soon spread north to nasiriyah another then diyala province and the capital despite the deployment of extra security personnel . and has more from the capital. a number of key religious political and military leaders have thrown their support behind the protest movement hadi lamarre who is one of the leaders of the shia militias the popular mobilization forces has said the protesters demands must be respected. whose political bloc won big in the may twelfth elections has also weighed in saying that no government should be formed until the protesters demands are met now it's easy for those leaders to be able to throw their support behind the protest movement because they draw a lot of support from the south where the protest movement is based so they're playing effectively to the gallery that however the government is listening it's understanding that it does need to address these demands from the prote

this is al-jazeera get a round up of the top stories a curfew has been imposed in the iraqi city of basra that's after police used water cannon tear gas on protesters who tried to storm a government building people have been demonstrating of the past week against high living costs lack of basic services it appears many phone lines have been cut and the government to shut down internet across the country security forces are on high alert as demonstrations spread to the capital baghdad in the holy city. of karbala what you don't know. judy is to provide security for all iraqis and also to listen to all the demands and salute all the protesters the peaceful and the civilized to state their demands in a civilized manner reflecting the nobility of iraqis and their country but those who assault the institutions of the state and the security forces and its investments disrupt the aspirations of the people and should be held to account israel has reportedly accepted an egyptian brokered cease fire with hamas following an escalation of violence in gaza on saturday israel targeted the armed group w

for oil dependent countries basra is a textbook example rather than. an outlier the example being of oil cursed countries and cities where by you have very rich countries and very rich governments yet with poor people and poor societies were basic services like drinking water and electricity would be missing and bust is continuing on that model and so far the society and they set dozens of basra in iraq in fact in general have been generally quiet and giving their governments a break given other priorities such as the war against isis but right now the government has run out of excuses. and egyptian brokered ceasefire between israel and have mass appears to be holding after the latest flare up of violence in gaza two palestinian teenagers were killed in what israel says was the most powerful daylight attack on hamas since two thousand and fourteen the u.n. says an all out war was only narrowly avoided burnet smith has more now from gaza the the america why weren't fighters or even protesters the teenage friends were just playing outside in a park in ce

old protester was struck in the head and killed by a tear gas canister while filming this video in basra. he went out daily to search for a job to earn a living for his family but in vain so he decided to go to the protest hoping that the government would respond to their demands but he was shocked. the iraqi government is not in a position to make sweeping reforms after an upset victory for populist candidate assad or in may the parties have yet to form a coalition government. meanwhile protesters have announced a list of demands including for jobs and infrastructure to claim they won't go home when they get a promise but when they get results. now to some of the other stories making news around the world trade tensions are dominating amazing of the g twenty finance ministers and the argentinian capital going to say or as the u.s. is pushing for a free trade deal with europe but the e.u. says it won't negotiate on this washington withdraws its tariffs on steel and alimony and. activists have taken to the streets across israel against a proposed law banning straight and gay men from usin

crowds tried to storm the government district rallies began two weeks ago in the southern city of basra but are growing in size and intensity so far at least nine people have died in clashes with security forces. at first the demands were simple clean water and electricity but for many of those protesting across iraq the problem is not only the lack of infrastructure but the politicians who have failed to provide it. we want to change of the politicians we no longer want just water and electricity it's a shame that we don't have simple rights humans have gone to the moon and have the most advanced technology and we're still calling for water and electricity no it's the politicians who are corrupt. the unrest began two weeks ago in the south of iraq summer temperatures reach fifty degrees celsius and iran has cut off its supply of electricity to its neighbor because of unpaid bills clean water is also in short supply. many iraqis are tired of living without basic necessities after a decade and a half of near constant war and conflict now a year after the so-called islamic state was defea

been arrested some protests turned violent but the demonstrators at oil fields at the main port in basra and in other southern provinces have largely remained peaceful. this protest was invested province with people chanting the same demands for jobs and better public services. we demand that they fix the institutions and i'll admit corruption and we demand also that they complete the un finished projects there's been widespread criticism of internet blackout and the use of force iraq's interior ministry says more than two hundred people have been injured and dozens of security personnel have been treated in hospital. we are adamant to protect the ongoing demonstrations against any malice by infiltrators who attempt to undermine the safety and well being of protesters and state institutions those infiltrators who undermine the safety of our citizens. the people's resources will be dealt with firmly and with zero tolerance. one of the biggest issues people face is the perpetual lack of electricity which becomes worse during the summer. private generators meet the demand that spaghetti ove

of a curfew has been imposed in the iraqi city of basra that's after police used water cannon and tear gas on protesters who tried to storm a government building people have been demonstrating of the past week against. high costs on a lack of basic services it appears many phone lines have been cut an internet service has been disrupted across the country the government's blaming sabotage a spokesman says normal services are expected to return in a few hours while you've been with. judy is to provide security for all iraqis and also to listen to all the demands and salute all the protesters the peaceful and the civilized to state their demands in a civilized manner reflecting the nobility of iraqis and their country but those who assault the institutions of the state and the security forces and its investments disrupt the aspirations of the people and should be held to account let's take a closer look at where iraq's demonstrations have been taking place two protesters were killed in may sound province on the border with iran on sunday demonstrators stormed the provincial government bu

old protester was struck in the head and killed by a tear gas canister while filming this video in basra. he went out daily to search for a job to earn a living for his family but in vain so he decided to go to the protest hoping that the government would respond to their demands but he was shot. the iraqi government is not in a position to make sweeping reforms after an upset victory for populist candidate assad or in may the parties have yet to form a coalition government. meanwhile protesters have announced a list of demands including for jobs and infrastructure to claim they won't go home when they get a promise but when they get results. not everything up to speed with some of the other stories we're following here you know we have news for you a suicide bombing in northwest pakistan has killed another kind of drowning in wednesday's general election is the driver also died in the blast box down the taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack is the latest in the string of pre-election violence earlier this month another suicide blast killed one hundred forty eight people. ecu

old protester was struck in the head and killed by a tear gas canister while filming this video in basra. he went out daily to search for a job to earn a living for his family but in vain so he decided to go to the protest hoping that the government would respond to their demands but he was shocked. the iraqi government is not in a position to make sweeping reforms after an upset victory for populist candidate assad or in may the parties have yet to form a coalition government. meanwhile protesters have announced a list of demands including for jobs and infrastructure to claim they won't go home when they get a promise but when they get results. of those carrying the bodies they have to try and migrants and one survivor has docked astonished forced footage showing the floating bodies of the victims has caused outrage across europe incident has highlighted the dangers of crossing the mediterranean and the failure of the european union to agree on a common migration policy. one of the last private rescue boats still patrolling the mediterranean as european countries continue to waiver over

a deal with kuwait to bring in kerosene and electricity generators into the southern port city of basra that they say will allow electricity to be running for up to about seventeen hours a day but what's going on with the protest movement and they are on a regular friday basis but we won't know for a few hours yet whether they're in any kind of size that we've seen in the past has been a lot of noise on social media about getting people out on the streets but whether that translates or not remains to be seen now expedition of the government forming that government is going to be a problem the election results were contested there's a manual recount going on and we don't know whether results will come out indeed we are hearing that they might come out this week but there's no official date that's been announced so the government can't be formed until those election results are released. there are ports at least seventeen people have been killed in central mali ahead of sunday's presidential election tension is high at the vote which will see twenty four contenders for the presidency incl

prime minister head the lead body has tried to offer ten thousand jobs in basra and pledged three billion dollars for education health water and other public areas. but so far it's failed to convince people who say they don't trust any of the politicians some of the job it does their. syrian forces backed by russian jets are making sweeping up balances on rebel held territories in the south for nearly a months now the allies have been bombarding launching ground attacks on the provinces of daraa and as a closer to the sensitive frontier with israeli occupied golan heights a few u.s. and russian leaders have promised a way together to protect israel security. has the latest. troops loyal to syrian president bashar assad are targeting rebel positions in the countryside as the bombs fall on the town of tell how to in the western part of the province and government forces try to recapture a strategic killed and push into neighboring. rebel fighters and their family members meanwhile have been leaving southern city on buses bound for opposition held areas in northern syria syrian state televis

in iraq of resulted in two deaths a curfew has been imposed in the city of basra and the internet has been blocked across the country the protest as it demanding better public services and job opportunities. and egyptian brokered cease fire between israel and hamas appears to be holding after the latest flare up of violence in gaza on saturday israel launched what it says with the most powerful daytime as strike since the two thousand and fourteen gaza war at least two palestinian teenagers were killed israel says the strikes were in response to border protests and rocket fire from a mass. the first rebels and their families have been moved from southern syria is there are provinces they were given safe passage to leave after russia brokered a cease fire between the government and opposition fighters eight days ago syrian forces are now in control of most of there are following an intense bombing campaign the rebels will be taken to opposition held areas in northern syria. much more coming up for you later on off the want to one east which starts now. ranked as the most corrupt self e

prime minister head that he has tried to offer ten thousand jobs in basra and pledged three billion dollars for education health water and other public areas. but so far it's failed to convince people who say they don't trust any of the politicians some of the job it is there. which is there a line from london still to come on the program don't forget us the message from yemenis living on the site are invited island of so culture as war rages on in the mainland. and we report in the post the real children who cut the summer holidays short to protect their communities school from demolition in the occupied west bank . hello there we still think some heavy downpours over parts of georgia at the moment this area of cloud has been with us for a good while now and it's also giving us some shop showers over parts of turkey and further north into the southern parts of russia you can see some more bright white areas of cloud there just for me over the black sea over the last hour or so now we're expecting more showers here as we head through the day on choose day and again some of those could be qu

does have been happening for i think about eight or nine years every summer because in that area in basra it's about fifty degrees it goes over fifty degrees and every summer again there's not a left enough and interested to see if you don't have money you don't have a generator either so people really suffer. and then this is the day area of iraq where all the income comes from ninety five percent of the iraqi income comes from the oil from osama so people are saying why don't we have jobs it's all foreigners working there so give us the chops and as for the electricity we also see a role of iran in these iran has been providing electricity and water for the past eight years on and off. but this summer and it has cut they say because it has not been paid but it seems that there might be a relation to the problems there are between iraq and a sorry iran and washington over the nuclear deal it could be that iran is trying to make. a signal to america look if you are not working with us if you leave us hanging like this. we can do a lot of problems. in the region syrian rebel say government

contender to form the new government after a contested election this year has sent a delegation to basra people to protect public property. prime minister has tried to offer ten thousand jobs in basra and pledged three billion dollars for education health water and other public areas but so far it's failed to convince people who say they don't trust any of the politicians some of the job it is there. the european union and japan a signing a free trade deal that will and then elimination of the old tariffs presenting a united front as the trumpet ministration put stop trying barry is it is a his biggest deal to date a creationist trading song covering six hundred million people and maybe a third of the global economy well let's bring in al-jazeera savvy salama he is joining us live from tokyo and particularly important for japan fadi and at this time. exactly yeah this meeting is that it's going to summit meeting between. the e.u. so this is nothing new but it will meet. i've been rebelling for many years but we have been in the last few years. i have speak to you that maybe it's your cal

been arrested some protests turned violent but the demonstrators at oil fields at the main port in basra and in other southern provinces have largely remained peaceful. this protest was invited problems with people chanting the same demands for jobs and better public services. or slightly more said we demand that they fix the institutions and i'll admit corruption and we demand also that they complete the arm finished projects. there's been widespread criticism of internet blackout and the use of force iraq's interior ministry says more than two hundred people have been injured and dozens of security personnel have been treated in hospital. we are adamant to protect the ongoing demonstrations against any malice by infiltrators who attempt to undermine the safety and well being of protesters and state institutions those infiltrators who undermine the safety of our citizens and the people's resources will be dealt with firmly and with zero tolerance. one of the biggest issues people face is the perpetual lack of electricity which becomes worse during the summer the. private generators meet

reporter: for three weeks now, gry protests has -- have rocked basra. southern city is home to iraq's main oilub but few living here reap the rewards. people lack basic amenities like clean water and eckctricity. are hard to come by. these pcards reele i want my rights, i want my country. this time around the unrest has been more wild spread. protesters are demanding reform to the quoteo system instilled of iraq u.s. invasion in 2003. >> the government are making the same promises time and time again. they tell you they could not fulfillemands watch the quotea system. each party wants something for it. the frrm cannot even heat the st smalmount. >> the protests come at a sensitive time. differenttiolitical fs are currently frying to form a coalition government as the allegations of fraud and iraq's topas cleric echoed the cause of protesters to establish a new government. >> the current government must work hard to implempletdemoonleds reduce their suffering and misery. secondly, the next government must be formed on a sound base. >> the theory is witho

protect public property outgoing prime minister head that he has tried to offer ten thousand jobs in basra and pledged three billion dollars for education health water and other public areas but so far it's failed to convince people who say they don't trust any of the politicians some of the job it is their. you know watching their ally from london still to come on the program a test of press freedom imam are two journalists who were investigating the killing of a hang a man and boys down trial. court on the palestinian children who cut best summer holidays short to protect their communities go from demolition in the occupied west bank. hello this is a potentially good news for those countries stricken with drought this dry year and i'm thinking particularly of belgium denmark latvia this curler clouds coming out of the east does contain pretty heavy showers and they are drifting this general direction now for the rest of europe will freeze no it'll curl around southern france and spain and the islands in the west and mary give you a few big shows which could be sundries well now none of t

again the same stories here on al-jazeera curfews be imposed in the iraqi city of basra of police they used was a can of the tear gas test as he tried to stall the government building people up and demonstrating over the past week against the high cost of living out of a lack of basic services and castro has officially been handed the reins to host the twenty twenty two football world cup russia's president vladimir putin passed the ball to cost us a mere five feet as president at a handover ceremony in moscow well it is the big day for football fans or certainly if you're french or croatian as france take on croatia in the world cup final in forty two minutes from now fans been lining up for the big game of moscow's nikky stadium. this is the scene in moscow right now can we show you the scene in paris what we got and this is the fans in paris right now oh good grief is that rain though someone's lot of a smoke bomb. now notice that a lot of these fans are certainly in the door an atmosphere out. doris i'm going to take you live now to a fan zone here in doha which of course. is where

minister to create jobs and improve public services the on rest began in the oil rich province of basra last week and has spread to several other large cities demonstrators say they're not benefiting from iraq's vast oil wealth because of government corruption and mismanagement some reports. even late at night protesters continue to block roads and security forces try to stop the demonstrators lit fires on many streets in oil rich president the prime minister's offer for more jobs and cash for development have failed to convince them why even with the fear we have been listening to the calls and demands of all iraqi citizens and also their grievances we also providing sufficient budget to cover all basics electricity water and job opportunities. as day broke iraqi security forces had to fire in the air to disperse hundreds of protesters at this oil field and for days southern iraq has been seething with high temperatures and public anger a number of demonstrators have been arrested some protests turned violent but the demonstrators at oil fields at the main port in basra and in other so

anger over high unemployment and a lack of basic services the prime minister hire a lot of his at basra on friday hoping to calm the tensions mohamed el baradei has this report. it's nearly fifty degrees celsius in iraq's southern city of basra and people have been feeling the heat. the city's unstable electricity grid and dwindling infrastructure fuelled angry protests over the past week. they know more than a german general here. geez protests of the oppressed people of we are asking for what is rightfully ours the government should provide clean water. electricity and basic infrastructure these basic needs is the responsibility of the prime minister and the company. demonstrated you burning tires blocking roads as they marched on government installations even attempting to storm a bus or oil facility to protests escalated after thirteen year old sad was killed when security forces opened fire on crowds. prime minister hyderabadi flew to busser and met with the city's governor as well as security officials to try and ease tensions bussau is iraq's richest oil province but despite the

iraqi security forces had to fire in the air to disperse hundreds of protesters at this oil field in basra for days southern iraq has been seething with high temperatures and public anger a number of demonstrators have been arrested some protests turned violent but the demonstrators at oil fields at the main port and and in other southern provinces have largely remained peaceful. this protest was invested province with the.

in the oil rich city of basra like across the country security forces are on high alert they've used water cannon and tear gas blocking protesters from storming the main provincial government building . with growing protests people have reported an internet shut down and disconnected telephone lines but that given that you see those who assault the institutions of the state and the security forces and its investments disrupt the aspirations of the people he should be held to account. unrest has been simmering over the past week against a backdrop of political instability following maze contested an unresolved election results protesters have blocked roads and burned tires. and in the city of najaf they stormed the airport and the ruling party's headquarters security concerns led at least two major airlines to suspend all fly so that city. the acting government says violence will not be tolerated responding to the protest iraq's prime minister hided all a body has promised to invest three billion dollars in jobs housing and services. but the people of a rapper whose impatience with th

emergency meeting off the demonstrations against high unemployment of the self and oil rich city of basra and spread to other areas including the capital baghdad there is anger over high unemployment and a lack of basic services. the former pakistani prime minister now is sharif and his daughter have been arrested upon their arrival back in the country sharif was sentenced to ten years in jail on corruption charges last week his arrest happened on the same day that more than one hundred twenty people were killed at a campaign rally in southwest pakistan. haiti's prime minister's jack telephone tower is facing a vote of no confidence in parliament despite abandoning a policy to double fuel prices the international monetary fund planned for haiti to cut subsidies in return for assistance triggered four days of demonstrations last week. a catholic priest in chile has appeared in court on charges of sexually abusing children oscar munoz to later held senior positions in santiago he's among fourteen priests being investigated by the police eight critically endangered black rhinos have died in

prime minister head the lead body has tried to offer ten thousand jobs in basra and pledged three billion dollars for education health water and other public areas. but so far it's failed to convince people who say they don't trust any of the politicians. because their. human rights watch is calling on myanmar's government to compensate hundreds of farmers who've had their land illegally confiscated activists believe thousands of square kilometers have been seized by government and military leaders since the one nine hundred ninety s. a new human rights watch reports as many rural families are on the verge of starvation and with no access to basic necessities hundreds of farmers have also been prosecuted for protesting against the seizures are refusing to leave their homes leader aung san suu cheese party the national league for democracy campaign to end the confiscations bot farmers have seen almost no progress since the n.d.p. one elections in two thousand and fifteen well phil robertson is the deputy asia director for human rights watch and he says farmers lives have been destroyed. th

protesters in the oil rich iraqi province of basra continued to demand better public services and jobsfor a seventh day today. marchers surrounded government buildings, blocked roads, and forced the closing of a major port on the persian gulf. iraqi security forces fired into the r, and there were report of injuries. local officials say the violence is not affecting crude oil production in basra, which makes up 70% of the country's oil reserves. the protests come during a time of instability as iraqis wait for results of a partial recount from may's parlientary elections. syrian forces fired hundreds of missiles into a rebel-held area in the southern part of the ghuntry near the israeli- occupied golan h today. the government's military attacks on rebels in the region intensified last month human rights groups say thousands of refugees are now fling and a humanitarian convoy has entered the area. syria's ongoing civil war is expectedo be a top item during tomorrow's meeting between president trump and russian president vladir putin, an ally of syrian president bashar al assad. the food

for three weeks now, angry protests have rocked basra.aq's main oil hub, home to over 70% of its reserves. but few living here reap the rewards. people lack basic amenities like clean water and electricity. jobs are hard to come by. these placards read "i want my rights, i want my country." rallies over these issues are not new, but this time around the unrest has been more widespread. protesters are demanding reform to. the parliamentary quota system installed after the us invasion of iraq in 2003. translation: the government are making the same promises time and time again, and they tell you that they could not fulfil demands because of the quota system. the prime minister cannot even meet the smallest demand. i challenge him to meet the smallest demand. the protests come at a sensitive time. different political factions are currently trying to form a coalition government, after may's elections were tainted by allegations of fraud — and the pressure is on. iraq's top cleric, ali al—sistani, has echoed the cause of protesters to establis

mouna ba reports from basra. four days, they have been taking to the streets. —— for days.for days. hundreds were injured in clashes with the security forces and several people lost their lives, including saad. we met his family in the city of modem. translation: what happened? what happened is murder. they have destroyed the whole family. look, these are his children. saad was the first person to be killed by security forces in the protests. his death caused widespread anger, triggering protests and demonstrations in the southern regions of iraq, reaching the capital, baghdad. and despite the huge security crackdown against protesters, people here say they will not stop until their demands are met. basra accounts for 80% of the country's oil exports, but parts of the south in iraq have long been neglected. first by toppled former president saddam hussein, who was sunnl president saddam hussein, who was sunni, and then by shia led governments. prime minister abadi's ca reta ker governments. prime minister abadi's caretaker government has rushed to quell the protests with pr

it's nearly fifty degrees celsius in iraq's southern city of basra and people have been feeling the heat. the city's unstable electricity grid and dwindling infrastructure fuelled angry protests over the past week. they know more than a german general here. geez protests of the oppressed people of we are asking for what is rightfully ours the government should provide clean water. electricity and basic infrastructure these basic needs are the responsibility of the prime minister and the company. demonstrated you burning tires blocking roads as they marched on government installations even attempting to storm a bus or oil facility to protest escalated after thirteen year old south was killed when security forces opened fire on crowds. prime minister hyderabadi flew to busser and met with the city's governor as well as security officials to try and ease tensions buster is iraq's richest oil province but despite the city's wealth and natural resources unemployment rates have skyrocketed and that's mainly due to most of the jobs in the oil industry being filled by foreign workers rising livi

on saturday, the baghdad government imposed a curfew in basra and across southern iraq.rld cup final, another famous football team has been playing today — the senior team of the wild boars. theirjunior counterparts are still recovering in hospital after being trapped in a thai cave for more than two weeks. our correspondent howard johnson reports from the match. we are here at a senior game of the wild boar team here in mae sai. what we heard earlier before the game kicked off was two of the players telling us that they really miss playing with the younger team—mates. they say that normally they train with them every night after school, and that obviously over the last two weeks, they've really missed their presence. now, what we also heard earlier was from the ministry of public health. they said that they had allowed the parents to tell their children inside chiang rai hospital the sad news of the death of the former navy seal diver saman gunan. they offered condolences and thanks to him for what he did to rescue them from the cave. we also saw images of two of the bo

who also serves as commander in chief of the armed forces protests began in the southern city of basra of a high unemployment and a lack of basic services mohamad about to see reports. it's nearly fifty degrees celsius in iraq's southern city of basra and people have been feeling the heat. the city's unstable electricity grid and dwindling infrastructure fueled angry protests over the past week. they know more than a german general here a bustling muslim but geez protests of the oppressed people of we are asking for what is rightfully ours the government should provide clean water. electricity and basic infrastructure these basic needs are the responsibility of the prime minister and the company. demonstrated you burning tires blocking roads as they marched on government installations even attempting to storm a bus or oil facility to protest escalated after thirty year old sajad government was killed when security forces opened fire on crowds. prime minister hyderabadi flew to buster and met with the city's governor as well as security officials to try and ease tensions. bus was iraq's

you're watching edge there reminder of our top stories a curfews been imposed in the iraqi city of basra after police use water cannon and tear gas on protesters who tried to storm a government building people have been demonstrating over the past week against high living costs and a lack of basic services. efficient world cup handover ceremonies taking place in moscow before sunday's final russia's president and qatar's emir took to the stage in a show of unity as president led the symbolic change in host status will host the tournament in two thousand and twenty two. israel has reportedly accepted any chips in brokered ceasefire with hamas after an escalation of violence in gaza on saturday israel targeted the group with what it says were its most powerful daytime air strikes since the twenty fourth. at least two palestinian teenagers were killed . our rebels in southern syria say jets have bombed an opposition held town in the province it is the first strike in a year meanwhile a convoy of humanitarian aid has reached government help parts of southwest syria three thousand food passes