we sort of sneaked into gaza. we started meeting with any and all of the palestinian militant leaders. there were midnight meetings in the middle of the gaza strip where we would be taken to the home of one of the militant leaders and i remember one in particular where we showed up. it was olaf's wife and eli and myself and our palestinian journalists that we work with and in the circle were probably israel's most wanted militants. they were sitting around the only light at the meeting was from the headlights of the vehicles that had brought us because the israelis had knocked outlet the electrical grid in that part of gaza and you could hear the whirring of the drone up above and you knew you were being watched and it was nerve-wracking. the palestinian leaders were sort of thumbing their worry beads and we had an emotional moment where the wife of olaf and myself and we stood up and we pleaded -- and it was all men in this circle, and we -- we used the sort of good cop bad cop strategy and we just laid it out fo

europeans a lesson or the palestinians the airport is a very good example but this seaport in the gaza strip in was also bombed by israel and that was worth even two hundred million dollars so he's in more than the airport and what we see here is a very absurd kind of situation and where by israel is the occupying power is responsible to the needs of the palestinian population it is a response ability to make sure for example that palestinian communities would have access to water to electricity transportation and so on but they don't do it they mock international law and they don't care and they just leave the palestinians in squalid conditions then the international community and especially europe comes up and says well if this was i'm going to do it we're going to try and help the palestinians ourselves and they pay between one and two billion dollars every year now which the international community. spends on projects to try to help the palestinian economy survive to make sure that people have food and especially in the gaza strip which is under siege at the moment by the israeli a

causes very serious damage in the west bank and unlike in the gaza strip or the syrians still have the ability a limited ability to import some construction materials so one of the plans is to build sonal on the panels and not just dance projects that have actually been created and build on the ground to build solar panels in order to provide basic needs electricity for the people in who live in these communities and we're talking about people who don't have access to a mobile phones who don't have access to a communication to the internet and that's extremely important for these people because their reliance of communication will help them to articulate the situation that they're in under occupation under israeli occupation to the international community and of course they need energy for their economy for sustaining themselves for preserving their food and refrigeration and so on so it's it's extremely crucial that these projects will operate but the military government in the west bank these are really military government is not interested in creating infrastructure for the palestin

emergency supplies like these are keeping gaza and its people alive. we have this report now on the hunger that is always present, not only for food and fuel, but also for information. >> even newspapers are an extremely rare commodity in the gaza strip. they are just another point of contention between the palestinian movements -- hamas and fatah. there's an import ban on the palestinian newspapers printed in the west bank. >> i even miss the smell of newsprint. i had not smelled that in four years. >> the pro-fatah paper reduced operations. the owner regrets the drop in turnover, but the editorial department still files reports every day. >> nowadays, you can read every day on the internet. new technology has overcome the obstacles that existed in the past. >> many say lifting the import ban on all newspapers would be a simple but important step. it would show that both sides are serious about reconciliation. human rights activists -- this human rights activist is trying to achieve small concessions like this. he is a member of the palestinian nation

abbas as agreed to lead a new unity government for both the west bank and gaza. >> we did not sign this agreement for the mere sake of signing. we would implement the recommendations and any other aspects, regardless of the hurdles and problems we were surrounded by. >> we are serious about amending the old wounds and closing the chapters of division in order to achieve reconciliation on the ground. >> palestinians have been crying out for political reconciliation for years, but the division between fattah and hamas has been bitter and sometimes violent. fierce fighting erupted, with fattah eventually being forced from gaza and left to govern only the west bank. mr. abbas says that he wants that to change, with long overdue in elections to be held later this year. "mr. abbas is really a fallback choice as prime minister at the two sides disagree and there remain major differences in policy between fattah and ham as, not least how to deal with israel. >> they strive to destroy the state of israel and are supported by iran. i've said many times in the past that the palestinian authority m

convoy when it crossed into gaza from israel. the u.n. provides humanitarian assistance and programs for palestine. those efforts are usually welcomed by local residents. >> well, it is not surprising when you come to gaza that people who live here who orchestrated and who have been so long deprived of elementary rights, that they come and demonstrate. >> the syrian president abbas kept a lock on power despite a year of protests. he tells nhk his grip may be slipping. his group is in contact with government insiders that turned against us. the syrian national council spoke from london. insists the ruling administration is losing support, but he added the government is still being propped up by people who have benefitted from 40 years of assad family rule. >> we can talk with some officials inside the regime to sort out the after. >> he criticized russia for standing in the way of a security council resolution on syria. he is urging other countries to push russia into agreeing to put the peace plan to a vote. >>> concerns are rising over u

one in gaza, one in the west bank. as they want this reconciliation to happen, they are anxious to know the time line. not much has been given, and people here all wondering if hamas and fatah will actually implement this deal this time. christopher restrictions from the netanyahu government have not been very positive. what is the overall reaction from israel? >> the reaction was very similar to previous reconciliation attempts by fatah and hamas. prime minister netanyahu criticized the deal by saying that president hosny is to choose between hamas and fatah. for israel and most of the international committee, they regard hamas as a charity -- terrorist organization. in the coming days, they might withhold tax revenues, which are collecting for the palestinian authority or other measures. in terms of israeli-palestinian relations, already very strained, this is a problematic deal. >> tanya, following this story from jerusalem, thank you very much. you're watching the "journal" here on dw. >> no a quick look at other n

the gaza strip. in fact the post conflict has long been a source of problems for the israeli government but recently seems the issue has all but been forgotten some believe this blinkered approach may end up having dire and explosive consequences for israel with the rise of islamic tendencies in the wake of the arab spring states which until now have been tacitly benevolent to what israel may do it turns around in fact such changes already evident in egypt the muslim brotherhood which holds the majority of seats in the parliament has already threatened to break peace accord but this israel as a response of pressure from the us. and. it's even worse egypt when they go tremendous changes egypt will stand behind hamas one day hamas may attack israel. two thousand and eight the question is how would egypt such a conflict i think is an imminent threat iran is not an imminent threat. but could also be an imminent threat some believe is the situation in syria which seems to go from bad to worse with every p

they will stop israel and gaza specifically israeli airstrikes on the gaza strip have left one person dead and at least four others wounded warplanes fired missiles at. three different areas just after midnight on saturday the first hit a field east of gaza city with another landing near the israeli border and a third near the city of qom eunice the israeli army confirmed the strikes saying they had targeted sites belonging to terrorist organizations. police fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse hundreds of anti-government protesters in the capital manama and no injuries were reported but witnesses say at least one protester was detained has been on the rise over the past few weeks as the country heads towards the first anniversary of a brutally crushed protest against king. five newspaper journalists have been arrested over alleged payments made to police and public officials rupert murdoch the owner of news international says he's committed to keeping the tabloid newspaper the sun up and running the investigation as part of the country's phone hacking scandal that came to lig

a year after winning elections in 2006, fighting erupted with them being forced from gaza. mr. abbas says he wants that to change with elections held later this year. he is really a fallback choice as the two sides failed to agree on any alternative names. there are differences in policy, not least have to deal with israel had rejected the deal. >> the terror organization that tries to destroy the state of israel is supported by iran. the palestinian authority must decide. hamas and peace don't go together. >> after decades of failed talks, he has become increasingly frustrated with u.s. efforts to mediate the middle east peace deal. peace between palestinians seems his priority. >> for weeks, tension has been rising between iran and the west. the obama administration imposed even more sanctions. the move comes amid growing tension of the nuclear ambitions. what impact will this increased financial pressure have? these latest sanctions are on the central bank. is there any sign at all of them falling to increase pressure? >> they subjected them to enough pressure to moderate th

a year after hamas won elections in 2006, a fierce fighting erupted with fatah being forced from gaza. abaas says he wants that to change. elections are to be held later this year. he is really a fallback choice as prime minister. the two sides fail to agree on any alternative names. there remain major differences in policy. not least, how to deal with israel. israel rejected the deal. >> hamas is a terror organization which strives to destroy the state of israel. i have said many times that the palestinian authority must decide between hamas and israel. >> after decades of failed talks with israel, the president has become increasingly frustrated with u.s. efforts to mediate a middle east peace deal. for now, peace between palestinians since his party. -- seems is priority. >> many people are feared trapped in the rubble of a factory in a pakistan city following a gas explosion. police said at least nine people are known to have died. >> it is an arduous task. pickler the complicated twisted metal and piles of concrete rubble. brick by brick, the rescue workers are doing just that. t

. >>> palestinians in the gaza strip have harassed a convoy carrying united nations secretary-general ban ki-moon. it is growing dissent over creating peace in the region. this happened on thursday when the delegation tried to enter the area. the protesters pummeled placards at the convoy. the u.n. provides assistance and educational programs for palestinians. those are usually welcomed. >> it is not surprising when you come to gaza that people who live here and who have been so long deprived of elementary rights that come and demonstrate. >>> syrian president bashar al-assad has kept power despite the protests for the last year. his grip might be slipping. he says in contact with government insiders. obaida fares spoke to nhk world in london. he added that the government is still being propped up by the people who benefitted from 40 years of al-assad family rule. >> we can speak with officials in the regime. >> fares is criticized russia for standing in the way of the security council resolution on syria. he is urging other countries to push russia to put the peace plan to a vote. >>

international news for you in brief this hour with the sea world upside by israeli airstrikes on the gaza strip of left one civilian dead and four others injured the man killed was a god. the israeli army confirmed the bombings saying they were aimed at sites belonging to terror groups and response to a short range rocket attack from gaza. has deported a young saudi blogger who's wanted in his home country for his remarks on twitter the journalist sparked outrage in the kingdom off he tweeted controversial comments about prophet mohammad last week clerics condemned his thoughts as blasphemous the twenty two year old could now face execution. popular actress whitney houston has died at the age of forty eight but the former was found in a beverly hills hotel room on the evolve the grammy awards in los angeles a career was a modify a turbulent marriage and drug abuse authorities have yet to decide to tell and the exact cause of death. in just a few minutes here on c explore the dark side of the tropical paradise of bali first an update on the main story. but i. tried to throw you off. the is

some other international news a brief for you this hour israeli airstrikes on the gaza strip have left one civilian dead and for those injured they've been killed was a guard at a farm israeli army co-founder steve bombings saying they were aimed at finds belonging to terror groups and were a response to short range rocket attacks from gaza. rescuers have pulled a five year old girl alive from the rubble of a house flattened by a massive avalanche that scope ten people in the southern coast of our official say she was found buried under ten meters of snow after officers had her voice and a mobile phone ringing the avalanche had be but their job reset itself and saturday destroying several houses rescue efforts continue suppressing. the grammy awards pay tribute to pope legend and actress whitney houston has died at the age of forty eight she was found in a room at the beverly hilton hotel on the eve of the ceremony shows top talent in los angeles despite massive global success for over three decades her career was marred by a turbulent marriage and drug abuse an autopsy has been perfor

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aimed at friends belonging to terror groups and were a response to a short range rocket attack from gaza. rescuers have pulled a five year old girl alive from the rubble of a house flattened by a massive avalanche that code ten people a southern course of an official say she was found buried under ten meters of snow after officers heard her voice and a mobile phone ringing the avalanche hit the village of estelle it sound saturday destroying several houses rescue outfits for one bus is still missing have been suspended for a time due to bad weather and subzero temperatures. the grammy awards have paid tribute to pop legend and actress whitney houston has died at the age of forty eight she was found in a room at the beverly hilton hotel on the eve of this ceremony is sure was to attend in los angeles despite massive global success for over three decades her career was marred by a turbulent marriage and drug abuse an autopsy has been performed but no information on its findings has been revealed at the request of detectives investigating the case. and. that was the news for this hour our i

other international news for your brief with the world update will start with its way rights on the gaza strip of left at least one civilian dead and four others injured the man killed was a guard at a farm israeli army the bombings saying they were aimed at sites belonging to terror groups and were a response to a short range rocket attack that was incoming from gaza. has the poor young saudi blogger who's wanted in his home country for his remarks on twitter the journalist spoke outrage in the kingdom last week after he tweeted that he would not pray for the prophet mohammed clerics condemned his thoughts blasphemous twenty three year old could now face execution. whitney houston has died at the age of. the performer was found early hills hotel room on the eve of the grammy awards in los angeles. by. drug use authorities have yet to determine the exact cause of death. the u.s. army private bradley manning accused of passing secret documents evidence of war crimes to wiki leaks has been nominated for the no. well peace prize he's being put forward by a piece in the u.s. and an icelandic

you check some other international news stories in brief for you this hour is rated as strike on the gaza strip left one civilian dead and for those injured the man killed was a guard at a farm the israeli army confirms the bombings saying they were aimed at friends belonging to terrorist groups and were a response to a short range rocket attack from gaza. rescuers have pulled a five year old girl alive from the rubble of a house flattened by a massive avalanche that killed ten people a southern course of our official say she was found buried under ten meters of snow after officers heard her voice and a mobile phone ringing the avalanche hit the village of estelle that sound saturday destroying several houses rescue boats for one bus and still missing have been suspended for a time due to bad weather and subzero temperatures. the grammy awards have paid tribute to pop legend and actress whitney houston has died at the age of forty eight she was found in a room at the beverly hilton hotel on the eve of this ceremony is sure was to attend in los angeles despite massive global success for ov

time now for some other international news in brief this hour israeli air strikes in the gaza strip of left one civilian dead and four others injured the man killed was a guard at the farm israeli army confirmed the bombing saying they were aimed at sites belonging to terror groups and response to a short range rocket attack from gaza. also the world update this hour rescuers have pulled a five year old girl alive from the rubble of a house flattened by a massive avalanche that killed at least nine people in southern kosovo officials say she was found buried under ten meters of snow after officers heard her voice on a mobile phone ringing the avalanche hit the village of leicester leecher on saturday destroying several houses rescue efforts continue for one missing person. population and actress whitney houston has died at the age of forty eight the performer was found in the beverly hills hotel room on the eve of the grammy awards in los angeles a career was marred by turbulent marriage and drug abuse authorities have yet to determine the exact cause of. the greek parliament in athens

some world news in brief for you this hour two people have been wounded by israeli airstrikes on the gaza strip a three year old girl was injured by one of the strikes which hit a house in the town of beit lahiya five other attacks targeted a weapon manufacturing facility and several tunnels throughout the gaza strip the strikes happened only hours after the u.n. chief visited the hamas controlled territory in a bid to encourage israeli palestinian relations. at least six people have been killed and more than twenty injured in colombia after a group using pickup trucks fired homemade mortars at a police station thirty five officers were inside the building when the attack occurred in the town of reka this comes just one day after a motorcycle packed with explosives blew up outside a police station in the city of to market killing eleven people there police have blamed that attack on the left wing rebels who are. one hundred twenty people are still missing after a passenger ferry sank off the coast of pop one new guinea most of those unaccounted for are university students who officials be

hamas' standing in gaza is quite bad. one of the reason -- one of the things that i was -- one of the reasons i said before it would be quite something if the international community would -- but we all worked to help those palestinians who believe in nonviolence. i said before, think about the significance if the first election we've seen where they don't win is among palestinians. i think that would be quite remarkable. one of the things that you see happening right now in the region, i think there is a hunger for successful model. so some are looking at -- if they think about turkey, you know, if the palestinians came to embody a successful model because you look at what they're doing in the west bank that would be significant for the region and that applies to the isthmus. they'll all be dealing in a different universe now. this is not the same middle east. when i made the reference to people seeing themselves as citiz citizen, we shouldn't underestimate the significance of that. this is the region where people were a

top page and some other international news in brief for you this hour israeli airstrikes in the gaza strip have left one civilian dead and four others injured a man killed was a guard at the farm the israeli army confirmed the bombing saying they were aimed at sites belonging to terror groups and a response to a short range rocket attack from gaza. malaysia has deported a young saudi blogger who is wanted in his home country for his remarks on twitter the journalist spotted. rage in the kingdom last week after he tweeted that he would not pray for the prophet muhammad clerics condemned his thoughts as blasphemous the twenty three year old could now face execution. pop legend and actress whitney houston has died at the age of forty eight the performer was found in the beverly hills hotel room on the eve of the grammy awards in los angeles a career was marred by a turbulent marriage and drug abuse before it is have yet to determine the exact course of. the u.s. army private bradley manning accused of passing secret documents and evidence of war crimes to wiki leaks has been nominated f

fired missiles at three different areas just after midnight on saturday the first hit a field east of gaza city with another landing near the israeli border and a third near the city of han unis the israeli army confirmed the strike saying they had targeted belonging to terrorist organizations. police in bahrain have fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse hundreds of anti-government protesters in the capital no injuries were reported but witnesses say at least one protester was detained violence has been on the rise over the past few weeks as the country heads towards the first anniversary of a brutally crushed protest against king its rule. legendary pop singer whitney houston has died at the age of forty eight sources say the six times grammy award winner. or was found in a beverly hills hotel room on saturday the performer struggled with drugs and alcohol problems later in her career and her rehab last year with ortiz and he had to determine the exact cause of houston's death by the. afghan children were killed by and nato airstrike this week according to the country's president i