jane ferguson al jazeera, beirut. >>> let's look at why these new rules were imposed.izens have been able to travel freely across shared borrow since 1943 but they have influx of refugees almost 1.1 million syrian refugees live in lebanon and equivalent to a quarter of population and estimated to be another 600,000 syrians living in lebanon but they have not applied for refugee status and we can speak to jane ferguson live from beirut and the question is why now? >> well right now as you pointed out, nick the lebanese government is experiencing and has been for several years a huge influx of syrians inside lebanon. that's not just registered syrian refugees 1.1 million, those are those who are registered with the u.n. as refugees. the government here has been very keen to stress that anybody who is registered as a refugee will not be in any way asked to leave the country. people here will be affected by this as of today and syrians who are inside lebanon or want to enter lebanon not registered as refugees there is always a huge amount of traffic along the border with s

so let's bring in a senior fellow at the american university of beirut and a nonresident fellow at thed -- harvard school and thanks for hanging in and can i ask you about the challenges and this has not come as any surprise and has been in poor health for sometime but really what a time for this to happen when you think about what is happening in syria, what is happening in iraq and over the border and yemen, a government effectively dissolved. >> yes noteworthy thing of rule is two things he unleashed a foreign policy that was far more dynamic interventionist and militant in some ways than any previous saudi king and sent troops to bahrain to stop the uprising and sent massive amounts of money to egypt to hold down the counter revolution of sisi and sent weapons to the syrian rebels and many other things like that all around the region. this is very unusual for saudi leadership but this is one of the things that he has done. he also supported the saudi leadership supported many groups and different arab countries where there was a proxy war going on between proiran and pro-saudi forc

speaking to people inside beirut they do expect some kind of retaliation at some point by hezbollah. but the people we've spoken to don't necessarily think it will happen immediately. it could take some time. having said that though, they also believe that hezbollah doesn't want to open up a new present right now with israel. it is very much occupied inside syria fighting the war aside the assad regime. some retral ya retaliatory action but something that doesn't lead to war. >> nicole johnston there in beirut. >>> recep tayyip erdogan's plans to reform the government in turkey. >> not content with shaking hands with visiting dignitaries erdogan is set to influence the very government. >> it looks like under the circumstances he can get away with it. becoming partisan and involving in policy matters suggestions criticisms or making certain amendments in the policies, et cetera, are not necessarily foreseen as the role of a president. >> so on monday prime minister amit davatoolo would have to move over and let president erdogan sit at the top of the table. turkey's most influential p

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and let's now go to jane ferguson joins us live from beirut and jane just explain to us who does this policy effect the most? >> it effects syrians who are not registered as refugees inside lebanon at the moment and that is a huge number not only syrians who want to enter today and from now on but syrians who also live here and now to deal with syrians who may be arriving in lebanon today and from now on what they will have to do is fill out paperwork where they say why they are here if they are students business men or perhaps travelling to the airport to transit to beirut airport have to say why and as you say provide documentation and then they are subject to whether or not they will be approved for entry. and that is normal at many international borders around the world but it's very new here where there is free movement between syrian and lebanon since formed and it will affect syrians who live here and lived here since the civil war because it's common for syrians to come to lebanon for work and businesses and employ them as cheap labor force of lebanese and people here a long t

supporters will turn out in beirut for the funeral.re will be other funerals also held on tuesday in different parts of lebanon with other men but this is really the big one in beirut and many people waiting to see what sort of response we get from hezbollah and have not heard from the leader but expect retaliatory action for this strike but people don't real believe they want to open a front or war with israel at this stage when they are so heavily bogged down fighting the war in syria on the side of the syrian regime. as for the situation in southern lebanon we had a statement from the united nation peace keeping force saying the situation at the border is calm under control, schools are still open and it's business as usual but there is an uneasy sense in lebanon waiting for what hezbollah will do next. >>> the cabinet meeting and say is a sign of erdiwan increasing authoritarian rule and says the president has the right to chair cabinet meetings but predecessors did not and usually chaired for the prime minister. suspected boko har

embassy in beirut and the bombing of the marine bear racks outside of beirut that killed 240 u.s. marines, is that right? >> exactly. and they -- so they've shown over decades now that they will engage in terrorism against anyone at any time anywhere. and that would not be possible or they would not be as capable were it not for the iranian regime backing them up. >> are you with president obama right now when it comes to his appeal to everybody in congress to do a little pause right now, not pass additional sanctions, legislation against iran to give them some more time to see if there can be a nuclear deal with iran? are you with the president? >> well, i was part of a letter that a number of democrats signed. we worked together to send a letter to the president which outlined frankly our skepticism about the possibility of an agreement with iran. i have real skepticism. we also outlined a number of our concerns. what we did say in that letter that we wanted to give this process more time at least until march 24th so that a framework could be developed. we want to be optimistic.

we have reports now from beirut. >> for 20 years this man has not needed a visa to work why lebanon. he has worked in lebanon for 20 years. >> i've been working in lebanon since 1995, now i'm stuck in lebanon. there is no way i can leave now back to syria. lebanon has been protecting us, and now we don't feel safe. >> many syrians live in this working class neighborhood of beirut. most are confused about the new rules and came to ask us about what is going on? but it is not yet clear what will happen to those already living inside lebanon who don't qualify for new visas by the new rules. not all syrians are classified as refugees. some came here years ago looking for work. others visit relatives inside lebanon. now if they leave there is no guarantee of being let back in. >> i've daughter in a aleppo. now they block us and i won't be able to see them. >> every syrian who is not registered as a refugee will have to explain to the lebanese government what they're doing here. that includes middle class syrians. many own businesses inside lebanon. now when they enter lebanon they will ha

nicole johnston reports from beirut. >> a few thousand people turned out for the funeral of a hezbollah leader, six of the men killed were from the lebanese armed shia group hezbollah. one belonged to iran's revolutionary guard. the significance of this funeral is jihad musnia, a man being groomed for a more senior position. but it appears to be a planned tack. this is the first time it appears to have carried out such a direct hit against the group in syria. the question now is how will hezbollah respond? >> wait and see our message will continue. our line will continue, it will 97 stop. >> hezbollah supporters say there will be retaliation when the group is ready for it. >> we're ready for it but for the past 30 years hezbollah has always taught us that any retaliation has to be logical. that is one of our points of strength against israeli enemy. >> thousands of men are in hezbollah are in syria fighting on the same side as president bashar al-assad. this has divided lebanon. there are those who support the group and the syrian president and those who back the other side who say syri

she has the latest from beirut. talk us through what you are hearing about the attack. the initial response what have you been hearing. it's a confusing picture at the moment. >> that's right. the most significant thing from the lebanese story that hezbollah claimed responsibility. they came out and said they had no information. in the last 10 minutes they claimed responsibility. they have said that they carried out this attack in retaliation for the attack in syria, which happened a little over a week ago. this ratchets up the pressure and the tension between israel and lebanon. now, sources on hezbollah media - they are saying that nine tanks have been destroyed and a number of israeli soldiers killed and injured. for formal confirmation it will have to come from the side. from the lebanese side we hear artillery shells are landing in villages in the mountain area close to where all this happened. we are hearing that reconnaissance flights are over the area and some of our contacts are saying that some of those military jets are firing rockets into some areas of south

jane ferguson joins us live from beirut. how is all this going to work? what has the response been? >> from now from today onward any syrian who is want it enter into libyan have to say why they're coming in, tourists, students, business travelers and provide documentation to prove that before they're granted entry or not at the border. beforehand they would be automatically granted entry as they came to the border. but this does not apply to the 1.1 million syrian refugees inside lebanon who are registered with the u.n. it will, however, also apply to syrian who is live inside lebanon currently and who have been here before this legislation came in to place today. we spoke with some of those in beirut about their concerns for the future. >> for 20 years he has not needed to worry about a visa to work in lebanon. syrians like him did not need one. but now the lebanese government has changed the rules. syrians will have to explain why they're entering the country and entry is not guaranteed. >> i've been working in lebanon since 1995, and now i'm stuck in lebanon. there is no way i c

in beirut with more on this. tell us what you know. >> we are still getting information.he information we have is an israeli hedge staktdz the out outskirts of the town in southern syria on the border with israel. it's been confirmed by hezbollah that the son of imad mahari his name was jihad was killed in that attack. still trying to get more information. he is a field commander for hezbollah. more information still waiting dom through at this stage. the syrian observatory is saying that six pro-assad allies were killed in that attack. so that is as much information as we have so far. >> the information i have here -- correct me if i am wrong is that it's the son of i amad the kognia who was killed in dubai about 2008, i think it was. is this not the first time israel is alleged to have attacked across syrian territory? >> that's right but it's the first time we have had an attack of thisnate. we haven't had a great deal of information about people of this nature being attacked before. we are trying to find more detail about this specific attack. it will have repercussio

let's go to our producer who is on the phone from beirut. what more can you tell us about this? >> reporter: yes we're hearing that it is nine dead and 35 wounded. the majority of them civilians an army statement was just released talking about the security officials. and investigators are still on the scene. the question is as security forces tell us, is this a double suicide attack or security has closed off the whole entire area to investigate. the cafe in a poverty-strict areaen area that is predominantly alawite. there are been ongoing clashes going on for over a year in the city of tripoli between the two. it has been pretty calm over the last few months. the last major battle was the army suspects of isil cells who have attacked the area. it has been pretty calm, there were two political divides that were split between march 8th and march 14th. you can see supporters of the syrian revolution and the syrian regime the country very divided about the syrian situation across the border. they've been holding dialogues. there has been relative calm across lebanon trying to reac

ronnie currie is the senior fellow at harvard, also the director of the think tank based in beirut. we spoke to him about challenges syrian refugees face inside lebanon. >> they've settled in open fields they rent rooms, they go to hotels, they do whatever they can to survive and they get aid from international relief agencies the u.n., locals relief groups, all kinds of different people support them, but there's tensions because of the refugees in terms of they take jobs away in some cases from lebanese, refugees tend to work for lower wages often working i am legally without a permit reducing income and wages for other lebanese. they deal in some cases where there's totally unregulated living conditions, you end up with environmental pollution and problems with the underground water system being affected because of lack of any kind of sanitation control. there are stresses on the health system on the education system, on the water system, electricity in some cases and you're start to go get evidence from surveys that have been done that there is resentiment and security fears by l

obviously there are hezbollah finishes ministers across the coalition in beirut. also in attendance, the iranian parliament national security and parliament committee as well as the ambassador listening to him speak, delivering his speech live televised. he's been talking for a few moments, commemorating what he calls the fallen martyrs who were reportedly attacked by israel. that's what hezbollah claims, six hezbollah fighters as well as an iranian general killed just about 10 days ago in the occupied go lain heights. gigi been listening in, a lot of people really wanting to hear what he will say about the operation carried out by hezbollah against israel a couple of days ago in the occupied shebaa farms in retaliation for the attack. >> he is declaring another victory considered for their general public, another victory against the israelis, because this operation, as soon as the israeli army did not retaliate in a spontaneous way the same way it did in 2006, this was directly considered as a complete victory for hezbollah combatants who led successfully this op

here in beirut, people are itchy, there i see a feeling of unease. the big question is ho will hezbollah's response be. the leader of the group a few days ago said that they had the ability to strike israel anytime, anywhere. now the question is when will they do that, and what time of retaliatory action will it be. could it be strong enough to lead to a war. most we've spoken to here don't believe that it will be that strong. hezbollah is deeply mired in the conflict in syria at the moment. the last thing we expect them to do is fight another war, one in syria and one in israel. we would expect a more measured response from them. we don't know when that will be. we spoke to one member of parliament from hezbollah. he basically said, you know, watch, wait and see. >> it is ironic that one of those being buried today his father was killed a few years ago in another israeli air strike. >> that's right. that's why this funeral is so significant. his father was a senior commander inside hezbollah and he was killed in syria in 2008, assassinated israel ne

friday we'll look ahead for a large rally inside beirut. this is the first time we'll hear from hezbollah's leader and people will be looking to see if this is the end of hostilities or whether there'll be more operations coming up. >> a mystery that dogged us for a year. malaysia civil aviation declared the disappearance of malaysia airlines mh370 an accident. the civil aviation chief says 239 op border presumed dead clearing the way for families to file compensation claims. mh370 disappeared in march last year while flying from kuala lumpur to beijing. the search for the debris is a priority. we have more from kuala lumpur. >> periodic statements have been made by the civil aviation authority of malaysia today on thursday is no different. we were expecting a technical statement to be made by the caa, an update on what they knew about the technical information that they managed to gather from the search scenario. this unprecedented statement made by the caa, really did come out of the blue stating that the malaysian government and the caa

few are staying in refugee camps and many are trying to find jobs around lebanon, particularly in beirut. it makes it very difficult for local workers who have to compete with them. >> i want to talk more about these refugees and especially lebanon. stand by for just a moment. a director of a think thank based in beirut spoke to us earlier about the challenges that syrian refugees face inside lebanon. >> they settle in open fields, they rent rooms they go to hotels, they do whatever they can to survive and they get aid from international relief agencies the u.n., local relief groups all kinds of different people support them, but there are real tensions, because of the refugees in terms of they take jobs away in some cases from the lebanese, refugees tend to work for lower wages often working illegally without a permit and that reduces income and wages for other lebanese. they deal in some cases where there's totally unregulated living conditions, you end up with environmental pollution and problems with the underground water system being affected, because of a lack of any kind of sanita

. >> the latest from the lebanon capitol beirut and we are with nicole johnston. >> the funeral threers from now and expecting thousands of supporters from hezbollah to be out only the streets in a real show of support and strength and solidarity for the group and angry and upset about this attack and it's the first attack that is targeted hezbollah fighters senior commanders inside syria, previous attacks have also focused on weapons convows or weapon stores so it's a serious blow for the group. speaking to people here in beirut and lebanon there is sort of a sense of uneasy people are on edge waiting to find out what sort of response what kind of retaliatory action we will see from hezbollah, as you heard in the report we had the leader only a few days ago say the group has the ability to strike israel any where any time. the group is now under pressure to respond but it will be interesting to see what the response is. we would imagine at this stage hezbollah won't want an action that could lead to a war, a new front with israel. at the moment they are bogged down in syria and in th

now to lebanon where thousands are gathering in the hezbollah stronghold in beirut and group leader is to speak later this friday, tensions have been high between the lebanese armed group and israel after two soldiers and peace keeper were killed in cross border fire on wednesday and nicole johnston is live at beirut and everyone waiting to hear what he is going to say and going to speak in three hours, what are we expecting? >> this is a significant speech and it's the first time we will have heard from him since this attack was carried out inside syria or against the hezbollah fighters and the one general from the iran revolution regard and we expect this is a challenge for him to detail the operation and no doubt to also talk about this wide front that hezbollah has in some respects opened up against israel. we talked about it before this is a front that extends all the way from southern lebanon to the golan and he is likely to also use it as an opportunity to thank iran for support and operational support as well and it's a chance for him to really emphasize that despite hezbollah'

their funerals will take place in southern beirut on monday. among those killed was a 26-year-old, son of a former hezbollah commander who was also killed in israeli attack seven years ago in syria. nicole johnston has more. >> reporter: hundreds of people possibly a couple of thousand have turned out for the funeral. he was a rising star inside hezbollah, someone who was being grouped for senior positions. he was also important because of who his father was. his father was a senior commander in the group. he was assassinated in syria in 2008. this attack inside syria is significant because it's the first time that the group has been targeted in this way. largely focused on weapon stores and web convoys. the real question here in lebanon is how will hezbollah react, and when will they react. what sort of reaction will it take against israel for this? now most people say that they expect some kind of reaction, perhaps something that isn't large enough to cause a war. at the moment hezbollah is deeply mired in the war in syria fighting on the sid

nicole johnston, al jazeera beirut. >> let's talk with ram ink good to have you with us. i wonder if you managed to hear nicole johnton's report. one group says hezbollah is merely no longer an arab here, those comments whether you agree or not and also there's a lot of talk whether hezbollah is going to retaliate most say the group will retail tal 88th but what sort of support is there for any sort of retaliation. >> well, it is no longer a linear process like it used to be. whether hezbollah was seen as a heroic movement or problematic movement. it is much more duplicated to understand the attitude towards hezbollah. for instance in lebanon you have a very polarized population. the core supporters remain very steadfast. sometimes a few of them might complain about the war in syria but the overwhelming majority of hbz supporters still support it. then you have the other half of the lebanese which is critical of hezbollah but at the same time understand wheas hezbollah is doing coordinating with the lebanese army to fight against islamist militants in the northeast of the

local politics in beirut. emphasising that the attack took place in the occupied farms, and stressing that this area is exempt from the united nations resolution, which came about between israel and hezbollah. our local politicians were here he said that hezbollah was well within its rite to carry out an attack. here in lebanon, there's a large rally of hezbollah. southern beirut on friday. it would be the first time. it is a very successful event against israel. >> thank you nicole johnson. let's get the view from the other side from the occupied gallon heights. the prime minister binyamin netanyahu. they would pay for the troops. what is the situationlike. >> we heard recently that israel received a message from hezbollah saying they are backing away from further violence and that this message was received from lebanon because there were lines of coordination between lebanon and israel through the united nations peacekeeping station on the border. and that the message from hezbollah was the attack was consid

beirut. >> the lebanese country director for the norwegian refugee council. what do you make of these latest maneuvers and how is it possible to provide documentation for many of these refugees who are fleeing for their lives? >> the introduction of these visa is a codification of a decision by the government of lebanon taken last year to limit the number of refugees coming into lebron non. solebanon. purposes other than seeking refuge. so the refugees themselves are unable to access lebanon unless they fulfill criteria of a humanitarian nature that is yet to be employeesed. >> doemployees -- disclosed. >> 0 is it going to be applied? what sort of control will groups like you have over this? >> we really have no control over this whatsoever. the ministry of social affairs is working closely with u.n. hcr the united nations high commission for refugees, to allow particularly vulnerable refugees to access lebanon. but the lebanese government has determined the current level of syrian refugees, one in 4 currently, is placing an unrealistic burden on lebanon. >>

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jane ferguson in beirut. >> if the snow keeps coming their tents will collapse. syrians try to avoid being entirely submerged. >> we don't have bread or heating oil. look at me, i'm 55 years old. we don't have anything. no food no water no relief aid absolutely nothing. >> snow usually hits these areas in the valley in winters. but particularly cruel to the hundreds of thousands fleeing syria. >> we need heating oil so our children won't die. >> the united nations have handed out food and heating supplies but lebanon has no formal camps for syrians. they are scattered throughout a huge area and reaching everyone in the snow is difficult. >> refugees are scattered over 1700 locations whereas this time last year we estimated that 30% were living if insecure dwellings, this year it's around 50 pictures. people are living if these informal settings which have four tents or 50 or 100 plus they live in unfinished buildings, animal sheds and storage facilities. >> reporter: the storm is affecting multiple areas across the region. but syrian refugees in lebanon are the m

director at the middle east center in beirut >>> more to come on al jazeera, including polls that have closed in sri lanka, in sri lanka's closely-fought presidential election. plus more violence in yemen as the power struggle continues, we are live in sanaa with the latest. should exact revenge, as opposed the power struggle continues, we >>> welcome back. the top stories here on al jazeera... [ bell tolls ] ..a moment's silence has been observed in france to remember 12 people killed in the attack on the satirical magazine "charlie hebdo" in paris. >>> several have been detained in the hunt for two brothers suspected of carrying out the shooting. police issued arrest warrants for 32-year-old cherif kouachi, and 34-year-old said kouachi, who have not yet been arrested >>> earlier the french president held a crisis meeting with his cabinet and former president nicolas sarkozy >>> well the sadness and shock in france has been echoed around the world. >> reporter: fro across the globe came one voice. france - you are not alone. vigils held in cities near and far from the america's asia.

. >> reporter: many syrians live in the working class neighborhood of beirut.ost are confused about the new rules, and came to ask us what is going on. but it is not yet clear what will happen to those already living inside lebanon. who don't qualify for visas under the new rules. not all syrians in lebanon are registered as refugees. many came here years ago looking for work some escaping from the recent war, split their time between the safety of lebanon and visiting inside of syria. now if they leave there is no guarantee of being let back in. >> i have daughters still living in aleppo. now i want to be able to see them. >> reporter: it's not just working class syrians who will be affected by the new rules, every syrian not registered as a refugee will have to explain what they are doing here. that includes middle class syrians. many own businesses inside of lebanon. now they will need to take a box on the paperwork, declaring themselves students business travelers, tourists et cetera, and prove it. >> translator: the application on the borders is a box to c

jane ferguson, al jazeera beirut. >> let's bring in bill froelich, with human rights watch. bill good to see you. what is your reaction to the visa policy shift from lebanon? >> the main concern is away will happen to those refugees. what happens to those who don't have passports those who are seeking refuge in lebanon. this seems clear from the lebanese announcement of the new veesvisa regime. >> does this effectively close the door to yrnz, it syrians, it is a closed door from lebanon at there point? >> we're not sure how this is going to pan out but the categories don't include the humanitarian category. it doesn't include people who need protection and doesn't accrue those who need protection who have the official documents from the government who may be persecuting them. >> it seems incumbent to me, working with the appropriate syrian ministry to identify at least the most vulnerable, women and children and develop a system to allow them into lebanon. does that make sense? >> well, it depends what you mean. because if you are only looking at the most severely handicappe

. >> nicole johnston, are thrive about beirut. a curfew has been imposed in alsaka city. kurdish, both sides have reported casualties. and kurdish forces in kobani, a town on syria's border with turkey. i.s.i.l. besieged the town in september but in the last month kurdish forces have made advances against the group. >>> libya's self declared government in tripoli is willing to negotiate if those sources are moved to tobruk. >> president's president cabinet is seen in significant, recep tayyip erdogan's role in presidency. >> erdogan is about to influence the very center of policy making. by chairing a cabinet meeting. that is unprecedented in recent turkish history. >> if he could get away with it. it looks like under the circumstances he can't. becoming partisan and being involved in policy matters and make suggestions criticisms or making certain amendments in the policies et cetera are not necessarily foreseen as the role of a president. >> so on monday, priements will haveprime ministerwill have to move over. the most flucialg president 42 influential president was at

syria and beirut. you are seeing it in damascus. the reports are that the military leaders from iran in damascus and syria have concern about that. even the free syrian army view the army more as a side than isis. -- assad than isis. >> thank you for joining me. >> thank you for having me. >> islamic state is threatening to kill two more hostages unless they free an iraqi woman for her connection to hotel bombings. the voice is the voice of a japanese journalist who was seized in october. people in new england will spend the next few days digging out of lots of snow after a brutal blizzard pounded the region will stop most of massachusetts is expecting at least two feet. that is half of a meter. the bbc has this report. >> new york city in a state of emergency. a curfew was and forced and band people from leaving. new yorkers were told to get out of the freezing cold. >> this would normally be bumper-to-bumper and the sidewalks would be filled with people heading to work. that is the silence. there is a ghostly feel to the most vibr

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jane ferguson reports from beirut. >> for 20 years abu hamza has not needed to worry about a visa to work in lebanon. now the lebanese government has changed the rules. syrians will have to explain why they're entering the country and entry is not guaranteed. >> translator: i've been working in lebanon since 1995. and now i'm stuck in lebanon. there is no way i can leave now back to syria. lebanon has been protecting us and now we don't feel safe. >> reporter: many syrians live in this working class neighborhood of beirut. many are confused about the rules and came to ask us what is going on but it is not yet clear what will happen to those already living inside lebanon who don't qualify for visas ungd the new rules. not all syrians are registered as refugees, in syria. many came here years ago looking for work. many split their time between the safety of lebanon and visiting relatives inside syria. now if they leave there is no guarantee of being let back in. >> translator: i have a daughter still living in ale to go visit them. now they have blocked us and i won't be able to see th

. >> let's talk to elliot, a retired lebanese army general inning us from beirut. what do you make of this latest round of violence on the border between lebanon and israel? can it be contained or will we see it escalate into something much big officer. >> i think that it will be contained, but israel has to retaliate as hezbollah had to retaliate. israeli retaliation has to be small enough not really to -- yes, are you with me? >> yes we hear you, do continue. >> the israeli retaliation should be like not big enough to change the rule of the game, or not small enough not to be proportional with the losses of the israelis, so now tit for tat, but maybe the israelis will retaliate on two theaters, in syria first or in lebanon. after 2006, netanyahu or any prime minister in israel said we don't recognize hezbollah. will it be in some target against the lebanese government, yet? i don't know. >> let's talk about hezbollah if we can. they said they would seek revenge for what they saw against their fighters in syria. many where you are will ask the question is hezbolla

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we are looking for a very large rally inside beirut. this is the first time we will hear from hezbollah's leader and people willis to see whether he gives any indication that this is the end of the current round of hostilities or whether there could be more operations coming up. >> tensions remained high here in the occupied golan heights on thursday in the area where israel and lebanon share a border. the israeli army said there is an increased number of troops in this area, however it did not give any figures. that said, the army did tell people residents of the villages in this border area to return back to their daily routines. we also understand the army resumed digging activities and drilling activities along this border area in search for possible tunnels built by hess blah. these activities began but were halted after the attack on an israeli army convoy which killed two soldiers. there have been statements from israeli government officials like the defense minister, who saiding this morning that israel received a message from h

for months beirut has been warning that they cannot handle all the refugees.ieved that man entered without the visa. >> our concern is that there's no mention of refugees in these new regulations. the government has made public statements the last few days, including the minister of social affairs that the previous practice of allowing extremely vulnerable people will continue. unacr is simply asking that we get something official in writing that will, that will confirm that, and we'd like some information on exactly how the procedure will be carried out, to ensure the most vulnerable people can still get in. >> the new rules come as extreme weather threatens. parts of lebanon are expecting high winds and snow this week. and many refugees have just flimsy tents to protect them. >> and our look at syria continues tomorrow where we go to one of aleppo's secret schools. these children are still insisting on an education. we are introduced to a teacher whose classes have been bombed five times. and to his students who are dreaming of a better future far away from

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let's speak now to director at the conagy middle east center and joins us from beirut. thank you for speaking to us. first of all, your reaction to what happened in france in the last 24 hours, and the outpouring of emotion and reaction from around the world in relation to this attack. >> the kahn -- key action to look at is the reactions from the religious entities maybe from the most eminent sunni institution, saudi arabia as well as the arab league. i think it should form a wake-up call for not just europe but all countries that have contributed directly or indirectly to the spread of jihad around the world, especially muslim communities in the middle east. now time. >> muslim leaders in france were quick to speak out against the attack and condemn it. it seems like they were apologising: what do you make of this? >> unfortunately, since the september 2001 attacks. muslim leaders around the world have not been as forthcoming as they could have been in condemning extremists and terrorist attacks made in the name of islam. i think now everybody is realising perhaps cau

now let's get reaction from beirut. nicole johnston is there. >> here in lebanon, three days of natural mourning was announced. the former prime minister has said that the late king abdullah was a brilliant leader and supporter of lebanon. we've had a statement from the senior centrist politician. hezbollah is backed by iran, saudi arabia's mine regional rival. saudi arabia's influence here in lebanon towards the end of last year it announced $3 billion for the lebanese army and no doubt in attempt to try to boost the power and prestige that have army with french-made weapons and in some respects, try to dampen some of the clout of hezbollah here in lebanon. also, saudi arabia has had a big impact here in trying to bring the two main political sides hezbollah and the future movement to talks to dialogue to try to solve the political crisis here. basically lebanon has not had a president since may of last year. that's something saudi arabia has been involved in trying to solve. over the years, of course, it's been involv

. >> security in beirut is tight. >> more reporters. >> they don't have the resources to take the fight to al shabaab. >> more bureaus, more stories. >> this is where the typhoon came ashore. giving you a real global perspective like no other can. >> al jazeera, nairobi. >> on the turkey-syria border. >> venezuela. >> beijing. >> kabul. >> hong kong. >> ukraine. >> the artic. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. >> two hostage situations in france. one of the charlie hebdo suspects may have been trained by al-qaeda. according to officials in yemen one had spent time in yemen. >> yemeni intelligence officer has told al jazeera that said ko kouachi spent time in yemen and at you one time fought with them. he was deported to outside of the country. the officers are trying to gather more information to reveal to the public, however al-qaeda and the arabian peninsula did report more attacks in 2009 and 2010. as for this attack in paris there is no claim for responsibility yet. >> a leader of hezbollah the united states has identified as a terrorist th

we leave you with images from beirut. demonstrators put candles and signs with the now iconic slogan je suis charlie. today on "talk to al jazeera." the actor thafng ethan hawke. >> you can make of the truth what you will. we make big moments define our life. the romantic moments happen on a bus ride. you can't anticipate. >> the coming of divorce and being a father. >> i've been a child of divorce,

. >>> a group has been planning attacks with detainees held at a prison in beirut. security agents stormed the detention center early on monday. even though they blame isil, the al nusra front claim they were behind the attacks. nicole johnston has more from tripoli. >> reporter: this is an alawite community. they are in direct opposition with their neighbors in tripoli. the majority sunni muslim, and they're supporting syria's rebels. relations between the two communities here have been tense for years. since the war started next door in syria things have gotten even war. on saturday night there was a shock for both sides. two suicide-bombers who live down the road, they walked to this busy cafe area in the middle of the aloe white community, and blue themselves up killing nine people. now the al nusra front has claimed responsibility for this. this is an al-qaeda-aligned group. they said they did it to take revenge fortuneys who had been killed in lebanon and syria. it's an example of how the war in neighboring syria is impacting lebanon. >> still ahead on al jaze

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