now inside gaza, hamas is in charge.ist organization by both the united states and israel, they got elected in 2006. this is laila hadan, a native gazan, journalist and author of "the gaza kitchen." >> the catches are not as big as they used to be and that's primarily because the fishermen can't go beyond three to six nautical miles. >> if you go beyond, what happens? >> they'll shoot at the fishermen, destroy their boats, cut their fishing nets, they'll detain them. it's obviously really risky business. nine nautical miles, that's where that deep sea channel is where you're going to get the really good catches. gaza is the last palestinian area with access to the coast. that's really important to remember. you have the west bank just an hour away, but many of the palestinians there have never seen the sea, have never been to the sea. >> the family owns a small farm in the eastern gaza strip. she and her husband are unusual in that they cook together. this is not typical in this part of the world or in this culture. they

life in gaza. we cannot think you can imagine how this situation it's really difficult to win to get to witness and deceit so i think being mildly being sold. it is in time doesn't a few hours. with meetings with hamas. i sent the eagles would come from the meeting was to be. as in securities. it's not what one meeting will be many things last month old last season with defections to be able to work and demanded money the predictions and palestinian unity government hoping that that will stay close with. i'm hoping that this review. aviation sources tell me i asked the coast from beneath the ice we would see in the last two days. he attempted to stab one of the deviations one of the candidates to the gaza strip and the meeting. as a city like them or think things could be changed only the week with the uganda it's not seem to fly to france he didn't know was that he was not log in to see the oprah show. life is on your blog. it's like two thousand and twenty eight. it receives you have to walk alon

now that power cuts are an everyday occurrence in gaza. spare parts were a rarity because hardly anything gets through the tunnels and more dollars to go to bed and seventy six his goals to lead evidence exists but is this a month the unseen and isolated from all sides for years. this economy has been brought to its knees. chronically high employment has gotten worse in recent months. many customers have no money to help the generators repair people are fed up including with their own leaders buddhism diamond government needs to shape the future would not have to stop making sure that people have jobs come to a standstill. and what the people who teach and live it. not only israel that latina territory. since the ulster of the muslim brotherhood in egypt has closed its border with gaza to the egyptian military has destroyed many of the tunnels causes underground supply arteries. the government of the mosque is also in financial difficulty. its employees are paid and part of their salaries the economy ministry blames israel. so here is my l

even going to war in the 2006 elections put hamas in control of gaza, the territory home to more than 2 million palestinians. it's former rival fatah, the faction led by president abbas, rules the west branch, almost home to 2 million palestinians. >> i support reconciliation because we have to be one nation. but i don't think if a had a and hamas are going to succeed. >> reporter: this round of talks was scheduled to end next week. but the obstacles seems to make it unlikely. rale said its hand was forced. palestinian leaders abbas went ahead and sought membership to 15 international treaties and conventions, something he promised not to do while still in talks. the palestinian territories want non-member observer state status in the united nations in 2012. >> this will affirm the status of nine in the international community legally or politically. it is a good step to get the recognition equal to other states but under occupation. >> we're willing to continue the talks but not at any cost. >> reporter: reconcile nation caught the u.s. off guard and anglerred secretary of skate see

my new exhibition is being shown here in gaza city. >> palestinian artist from gaza talking us throughw the queen's grandson prince harry has been joined by the mayor of london on a tour of the new queen elizabeth olympic park. it's officially opening tomorrow. the park has been closed for redevelopment for 18 months since the end of the 2012 olympic and paralympic games. lots of attractions there apparently. >> the host of one of america's most popular and long-running tv shows david letterman has announced he will retire next year. the presenter broke the news to his audience during thursday's recording of his show. >> it's been great. you've been great the the network has been great. but i'm retiring. >> really? >> yep. >> it's the longest term of any late night talk show presenter in american history. it comes two months as jay leno retired from host of his talk show. why is his retirement causing such a stir? he was famous for his top 10. we don't have time for that. here's top five reasons he's one of the biggest names on television. spent 21 years on the cbs program. before that

the challenges of being an artist in the gaza strip. a painter there. >>> well, i'm sorry about this technical problem. it is a defining moment for afghanistan's future. combat troops are well advanced in packing up so all are out of the country by the end of the year. on saturday, afghan's will choose a new president to replace hamid karzai. it has been underlined by the shooting of two respected western journalists working for the associated press news agency. one photographer anja ne i.d.'inghaus. cathy gannon is stable in hospital. they were e traveling with election observers when it was reported an afghan police officer opened fire on their car. 12 million people out of more than 20 million can vote in the lead-up to this weekend many risked their own safety to attend centers to apply for a voters registration card. 350 afghan soldiers and police will secure the venues across afghanistan. there are eight candidates to choose from. hamid karzai is unable to stand for this election. the journalists -- let's now go to lyse doucet, ch

and seven years of infighting between fatah which controls the west bank and hamas which controls gaza. the first time that these two sides have tried to reconcile their differences. while palestinians are welcoming a breakthrough. israel has responded by canceling a planned session the peace talks the agreement was announced by hamas leaders easily when you fall in reconciliation talks in gaza with senior officials from five to. pretty good so we have good news to become a focal point is to use it to them and those living outside of august the era of division is of latin descent neighboring israel isn't happy. shortly after the unity deal in launched an airstrike in northern gaza wounding several people officers that was targeting militants responsible for rocket attacks on israel hamas refuses to recognize israel's right to exist in israel regards as a group the prime minister between it and it was what the efforts by president mahmoud abbas to reconcile palestinians are not compatible with peace talks it is true. hamas. he's with his one month. open to his pencil or a dozen times ne

militants in the gaza strip fired five rockets at southern israel on monday morning sitting awkwardly science and singing is really citizens running for cover the gaza militants rockets landed in open fields which are active region and caused no injuries or damage to israel defense force reports that since the beginning of two thousand and fourteen gaza strip militants have fired at least one hundred and eight rockets at israel. the worst attack in the middle of march when some sixty rockets slammed into israel forcing the jewish state to respond with targeted air strikes on going to lie to us. israel blames on brackets emanating from the coastal on sleep on the group that rules the gaza strip hamas. us vice president joe liked in eastern ukraine on monday and tuesday which he will meet with antidepressant all expenditure chino and administer our sin gets him into the visit comes amid growing anxiety in washington that russian president putin will attempt further land grabs in eastern ukraine and russia that meeting mr troop buildup along the border with ukraine says russia and next y

the plo, together with ho mass movement convened a meeting -- a joint meeting on the home soil of gazae to lay downtime table to put an end to the division and to put in force the national reconciliation agreement. two joint meetings were held over the past two days in an atmosphere of understanding, con sillation, and getting priority to the national interest, and we have agreed upon the following. first to reiterate and emphasize to honor all of the agreements reached, including [ inaudible ] together with the [ inaudible ] agreements, the doha document as the soul reference upon implementation. second, the government, the president, shall initiate discussions and consultations to form a national unity government as of date which government will be announced -- formed and announced within the time limit, namely five weeks, based on the [ inaudible ] and the doha document, whereby the government will shoulder all its duties and responsibilities. third, elections. we reiterate that both the presidential parliament and provincial elections will be held simultaneously. whereby the presid

points are repeats from the gaza strip landing in southern israel on one bike tool ring that image of sight of all the subtle threat to the slaughter was consenting is right he says has been running a couple. israel responded to the question are going to complete as poets and on militant targets the gaza militants broke its landed in the comfy owed to mr hawke and concrete in a corset not when trees what damage is final crew hotel most responsible for any rock fall from the strip and is routinely forced to respond to the violent side is that stuart is to try an income run by hamas. is proud and boasted report that since the beginning of two thousand and fourteen gaza strip militants who lives at least one hundred and eight with kids out to trial the west its kind in the middle of march. some sixty rockets slammed into his bio boasting that it was tight twist on the top of the best books on modern millie to call it helps it felt like all the broken some thoughts on that every screen role was stripped of us. it is time to read it at least graphics in september two thousand and twelve of

for years, they have clashed in the gaza strip but now are joining forces. both groups want to create an independent palestinian and plan to create an interim government within the next five weeks. the u.s. and israel both consider hamas a terrorist organization, and this could jeopardize mideast peace talks. we are live in jerusalem. hamas does not recognize israel as an independent state. this must throw a wrench into negotiations. >> absolutely. that's the big talking point right now that's likely going on in that emergency security cabinet meeting with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. he called u.s. secretary of state john kerry, reiterating his stance saying to him someone who makes peace with hamas does not want peace with israel. israeli politicians echoing his viewpoint, saying hamas is hell bent on the destruction of israel. peace negotiation with the palestinians can't move forward if hamas is in the fold. as for fatah, the current palestinian president abass said he had to join hands to show a united front because he said his biggest detractors

he joins us now from gaza city. good to have you with us. you are an olympic contestant in 2008. do you feel about not being able to participate in a race so close to home after going all the way to china? >> translator: honestly, i'm very sad because i couldn't take part in this race because of the occupation army, and i need everyone to know that i represent pal stin in more than 50 events, and i don't know why the israelis refuse to allow me to take part despite the fact there are so many foreigners and arabs participating in this venning. they are not allowed. mostly because i'm -- the gaza strip is not allowed to go. >> israel says it is not help you out, because the race you weren't to participate in is designed to delegitimize israel. is that your design in going? >> translator: no, this is not convincing at all. it is the race for all palestinian athletes and everyone from the world can take part and participate no problem. every marathon is like this, and we can accept the inventation. i am one of the athletes who am supposed to be the first one taking part in the marath

the palestinian authority negotiate for peace hamas continues to fire rockets into israel from the gazatrip. and one of israel's negotiators said the u.s. role as lead mediator is hindering the talks process. >> i believe we need to move to more meetings, direct with the palestinians. >> meaning less american involvement? >> less american involvement, yes. >> u.s. patience may be running out. secretary of state john kerry said as much last week. there needs to be a reality check. >> there are limit tots amount of time and effort that the united states can spend if the parties themselves are unable to take constructive steps. >> kerry has given the talks a deadline of april 29th. he didn't say what the next move will be if the current negotiations break down. >> today both israeli and palestinian negotiators reported they held serious and constructive talks over the weekend, and they've asked the state department to arrange more meetings in the coming days. but are they talks that could lead somewhere? is the obama administration chasing illusory games in the long-term stand off between

to seven palestine meaning the west bank and gaza are actually good news for those who actually want peace the fact that so far abbas has been negotiating only rip representing the west bank was a weakness for him to strike a peace deal with only the west bank is not enough for a true israeli palestinian peace accord if you really want peace accord with the palestinians abbas has to be the leader also of the gaza strip as you said before has over a million palestinians living there out of the three and a half million palestinians living in the west bank and gaza this is very important for the long run to have the palestinian unity in the peace process with israel well you know nonetheless the u.s. has called the disagreement quote disappointing so why do the u.s. and israel oppose the reconciliation which is an internal matter for the palestinians. the hamas movement is not shy and sometimes uses. terrorist measures against israel we know that the hamas led gaza was a launching base for rockets falling all the way to to levy where i'm sitting right now of course the hamas so far is n

these refer back to two israeli launched operations in lebanon in two thousand and six and in gaza in two thousand and eight two thousand and nine the important points to make though is that this is the first time that this is happening here in israel and that despite this it is receiving very little coverage both in the israeli press and in the mainstream media we have contacted a number of lawyers and politicians as well as analysts and just about everyone has declined our request to be interviewed the charges are being grouped by modern one who is the only israeli lawyer to have served as a senior prosecutor in one of the courts at the international criminal court at the hague now he says interesting enough that there are israeli internal inquiries that looked into these operations in lebanon and gaza that actually give formal evidence that showed that these leaders wanted to intentionally hurt civilians or at the very least they intended to have no regard for the safety of civilians having said this shapiro who is a local journalist feels that very little is going to materialize i

sixty seven palestine meaning the west bank and gaza are actually good news for those who actually want peace. portugal is fast tracking foreigners who help pay its debts with their rapid residency scheme which are mine and its property and you're on the way to portuguese passport we've got a report on that coming up. hillary education young people for us teddy roosevelt once said a man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car but if he has a university education he may steal the whole railroad yes in a gilded uncropped a sense is teddy knew and as we know today one needs to get the right education in order to steal the right thing. drama's the truth be ignored. stories others refuse to notice. the faces change the world.

of israel responded to the question one or two complete sets thoughts on non militant outfits the gaza militants broke islam did an outcome failed to mr hoffman gets region and corset numbing trees would damage his final crew hotel most responsible for any rock fall on the strip and is routinely forced to respond to the violent side is that stuart is to try an income run by hamas. israel defense forces report that since the beginning of two thousand and fourteen gaza strip militants of rulers least one hundred and eight kids out to trial the west attack i'm in the middle of my aunt's place and sixty rockets slammed into his final posting that it was tight twist on the top of the best books on modern millie to call it helps a self reliance or the broken some thoughts on that every screen role was stripped from us. it is time to read it at least scenes november two thousand and twelve off day's final post operation in iraq the funds in an effort to end for lead to stroke his some goss up at target it is rightly citizens. eye. loom the deal to most of an employee of the canadian embassy i

since then hamas has independently ruled the 40 kilometer long gaza strip. home to nearly 2 million palestinians. while palestinian president mahmood abbas covers areas of the west bank home to 2 million principles. previous reconciliation agreements have failed in the past, but if this deal is successful it could be a win-win situation. for hamas it may help loosen a trip blockade on gaza by the palestinians and israelis. >> reporter: they have met before but never with the desired result of unification. many say they are disappointed with their leaders but hope this time it is successful. >> i support. reconciliation, we have to be one nation, but i don't think fatah and hamas are going to succeed. >> in gaza one activist said the unity is needed in order to stand up to israel. >> we both be unified against the israeli occupation. >> reporter: this decision comes at a crucial time when the u.s.-led talks between the israelis and the palestinians appear to be going nowhere. president benjamin netanyahu has given president abbas an ultimatum. >> ethos choose

seven of us was killed in the gaza operation of two thousand and eight to two thousand and nine whereits alleged israeli soldiers used palestinian children as human shields. iron ore and saudi arabia which aims to prosecute heresy is soo busy worrying human rights groups a new series of regulations the worst attack of extremism officially label a fusible any question of is that as acts of terror. swearing loyalty to anyone except the country's rulers will having links with any organization deemed hostile to the saudi state is open now of local protest meetings over the statements of intelligible. the secession and cool said that the real purpose of these goals is to correct over the side. this all started in late january when women first terrorism laws passed by including a definition of terrorism included were in such an exalted reputation of the kingdom as terrorism. i was told by his reason for increasing ministerial regulation. will the big apple. if you want. in the pulpit and human rights activist judges must be due to parent them working it's not easy to asked to chisel side th

militants in the gaza strip fired five rockets at southern israel on monday morning sitting awkwardly science and singing is really citizens running for cover the gaza militants rockets landed in open fields which are active region and caused no injuries or damage to israel defense force reports that since the beginning of two thousand and fourteen gaza strip militants have fired at least one hundred and eight rockets at israel. the worst attack in the middle of march when some sixty rockets slammed into israel

israel defense forces report that since the beginning of two thousand and fourteen gaza strip militants who lives at least one hundred and eight it's up to trial the west a tough time in the middle of my aunt's place and sixty rockets slammed into his final posting that it was tight twist on the top is the best book on modern millie to point out it's a self reliant all the broken some thoughts on that every screen role was the script of us. it's time to read it at least graphics in september two thousand and twelve off days by over one operation in iraq the funds in an effort and remember this book it's got some gauze of a target it is rightly citizens. eye. lou the deal to most of an employee asked cindy sheehan and the sea ice in the libyan capital tripoli pleading for his life. i'm taking his country's president to step in the constellation for his release. apparently being rested my chief of the islamist group. last week to miss him foreign minister on monday amid announcement it and set them on to the release of the islamist point is that kind in tennessee a warrant but the governm

. >> a convoy carrying human carian raid arrive -- humanitarian aid arrived in gaza as part of 26 miles of smiles. the convoy was allowed to cross into gaza strip. 25 foreign act visits participated and met with leaders, the biggest convoy to cross through the border since the military coup last july. >> more to come in this newshour as the civil war continues in sued. we'll -- south sudan. we'll show you the oil town reduced to rubble. >> the croatian family whose easter tradition is drawing in hundreds of tourists. in sport, wawrinka and roger federer go head to head at an all-swiss final at the monte carlio masters. >> good to have you with us for the newshour from al jazeera. new tapes revealed the confusion and indecision of the rescue operation of the south korean ferry disaster. 58 are confirmed dead. 244 are missing. the vessel capsized near jindo island. >> pro-russian rebels declared a curfew in slovyansk, following a gun battle at a makeshift checkpoint. the interior ministry says three were killed in the shooting. the u.n. warns that residents in a district of damascus ran o

and an israeli court hears evidence that some of its top officials committed war crimes in the gaza and lebanon conflicts but critics still don't expect to see justice done. hello and welcome to our scene to national twenty four hour news live from moscow i mean you know our top story now nato is planning to increase its presence and military readiness along russia's western border the blocks you are paying commander in chief says the plan will be ready within two weeks this follows the alliance raising proximal corporation with russia which could hearts much more than just diplomatic relations as. reports. by suspending military and security cooperation with russia nato has also put the brakes on a twelve year relationship initially created to keep the world safe for. europe america and russia bear the unfortunate scars of terrorism and also share the common goal of battling against extremists nato members and moscow regularly exchange information and hold consultations on various aspects of counter-terrorism in the past russia has even provided ships for nato is maritime counterterror

refugee out of the gaza strip so. it's like twice removed and so you know i've lived in the united states my entire life and i go to the gaza strip frequently on visits and because i am from the gaza strip and i have an id hole we're from there i'm not allowed to go anywhere within the west bank i'm not allowed to go into what's now israel proper. and so i think that growing up hearing about and which is what my piece was about hearing about students who are just because you know they're jewish or they have a grandparent who is jewish. and they can get these free trips to go anywhere they . and within within the powers that occupy palestine was very frustrating for me and it was something that i think you know at this university specifically you walk everywhere and you see these flyers of like you know free trips to israel is something that was very triggering permian something very difficult and also mike my visits to the gaza strip and seeing firsthand i've lost like. tens of family members and tens of friends and c

crisis and throws a lot of issues, not least whether or not they will blame missiles coming out of gazaon the palestinians on the west bank that are meant to be pro-western ones. and there is a lot up for grabs tonight. >> do you think that they could form an agreement? they tried over the past few years and it hasn't worked. >> they even had deals brokered by the king of saudi arabia. and that didn't happen. stick and get the sides together. there are? about if they can make a deal themselves. in the next series of questions is what that does to the wider hopes that some people still have that a peace deal of some sort might be possible. negotiationsthese have been going on off and on for more than 20 years. kinds of outside mediators, so far, there have been little bits of progress. but none of the kinds of agreements that they sought from the outset. whethery has to be disappointment after a failed negotiation will lead to another outbreak of violence. >> there is a sense in washington that president obama is running out of patience. another look at news around the world. the prime m

the gaza withdrawal and in gaza the idea was that if the israelis left gaza and there was no more occupation in gaza the gazans would go back to their normal life and everything would be ok and i predict in some others did as well that instead it would become a jihad base for renewed jihad attacks against israel and it did that's exactly what happened when you were in gaza the last time in sydney not the paradise i know . the living conditions in gaza are very very difficult and many would argue that this is exactly what is leaving that indoctrination but coming back to the american foreign policy because i think it is an important part of the narrative isn't the american narrative itself just is open to interpretation and many feel they should because you know all these rhetoric about the americans need or obligation to intervene in america's exceptionalism that could be construed as supremacist while these idea of spreading democracy around the world that could also be interpreted as a form of jihad jihad waged by democracy you're not going to i'm not a defender of american foreign policy

city near it as an attending parties along the border into gaza city the new. this isn't happening you should read what they can give them the cake. it was cool. linda mentioned yet how to unleash the post is kind of in the bottom and conviction storm warning. i got to beat the body piece from the kitchen and just lucky. the negative forces and crossed the border of a community out to me in the state and that it forces will be making. he teaches and caught up with all due to a limited extent that you called me up now. very minimal but the process he caught me up now. poking the team for making you makes a commanding eighteen eighteen hundred to one. who would rule the democratic process. welcome to in a mendacious drive by attack or just thinking you can be quite sneaky. my good news for michigan wanted to leave gaza and parts are determined to stick things in the uk jordan and red cross is my statement and rialto he intended to push his daddy st has made rapid progress with small boats. in the land of guns and bombs. democracy is the flavor of the season situa

another challenge is the permits, getting palestinians from the gaza strip. those permits were denied. the palestinians say that this is symbolism for the restrictions they face on a daily basis. >> thank you for getting us up to date. >> in kenya, some of the people rounded up in a place crackdown say they'll challenge their detention in court. they want to stop the government centre arresting refugees. we have the details from nairobi. >> outside the main mosque in nairobi people are anxious about the security crackdown. the government ordered all refugees to move to designated camps. thousands of people and somali refugees have been arrested. most are muslims. many say they have had enough. >> we'll object in a court of law. we'll file, on monday, a writ that will stop the victimisation of the muslim community in this country. we are not guests in this country. >> they want a judge to stop police from arresting and deporting those with the fright documents. >> people here say they are innocent victims, and some say they feel unwanted in the country. their

its intriguing name - "from gaza to berlin" - has a double meaning: it's located on the corner of gaza & berlin streets, but it also points to the fact that the food served here - like israel itself - is somewhere between east and west. restaurant-worker nir - an israeli jew - has no qualms about admitting the heritage of the food he serves. >> it is arab food, but this is israel! there is no israeli food... all our food is like from neighbours and people that came: jewish people that came to israel and the arab people that were here. >> nir rejects palestinian claims that their traditional food has been "appropriated" by the israelis. >> nobody steals from from no-body... you know it moves around, it's a combination on the same dish. even the hummus in england, you'll make it according to the english taste... >> in a city in which over the centuries so much has been disputed and claimed by one side or another - it's perhaps no surprise to find that even food is a subject of contention. everything here seems to be loaded with a symbolism - and with a significance - that many outsiders

since then hamas has independently reuls ruled the -- ruled the 40 kilometer long gaza strip, home toe to palestinians. if this deal is successful it could be a win-win situation. for fatah it adds more legitimacy to president abbas's presidency. and for hamas it might yield a tricstrict blockade. rks. >>> never with the desired results of unification. many marin palestinians say -- many palestinians say they are disappointed in their nation. i don't think fatah and hamas are going to succeed. >> in gaza one activist says one palestine needs to stand up to israel. >> this decision comes at a crucial time when the u.s. talks between israelis and palestinians appear to be going in-gamnowhere. >> instead of moving into peace with israel he is moving into hamas. he has to choose. peace with hamas or peace with israel. you can have one not the other. i hope he chooses peace, so far he hasn't done so. >> no one knows how the decision to youth hamas and fatah, step in the right direction, atiha abawa, al jazeera, ramalla. >> richelle carey is here tracking u.s. reaction and richelle not much

i don't think fatah and hamas will succeed. >> in gaza, one activist says the unity is needed to standp to israel. >> translation: we sing to fatah and hamas for the sake of palestine. you must be unified against the israeli occupation. >> the decision comes at a crucial time, went the u.s.-led talks between israelis and palestinians appear to go nowhere. israeli's prime minister binyamin netanyahu gave mahmoud abbas an ultimatum. >> instead of choosing peace with us, he chooses peace with hamas. he hats to choose, peace with hamas or peace with israel. i hope he chooses peace, so far he hasn't done so. >> some say it's not as clear cut. and no one knows how the future talks will be impacted. >> coming up, we are waiting president obama's press conference from japan. you are looking at live pictures inside the palace. it's scheduled in a few minutes. we bring it to you live. >> the battle obvious a keystone pipeline, why a banner and glitter led to bioterror charges glitter led to bioterror charges against act vits. [ grunting ] i'm taking off, but, uh, don't worry. i'm gonna leave the

a palestinian authority that is hopelessly divided between hamas, a terrorist organization in gaza sworn to israel's destruction, and fatah under mahmoud abbas the palestinian president, who is internally weak and taking a harder diplomatic line. >> what does it mean the palestinians have now gone to the u.n.? are we looking at an opening for more violence between the palestinians and israel? >> it's one curious fact in these last two years of incredible violence in egypt, syria and elsewhere the palestinian areas except for gaza have been relatively peaceful. what abbas is trying to do is trying to bypass direct negotiations with israel that have always been the basis for a talk. he's trying to create a symbolic state and harass israel in legal ways. >> put global diplomatic pressure on israel? >> i don't think it's going to work. it's going to convince israelis there's never going to be a real peace with palestine. >> defendants of secretary kerry would say this hasn't worked out, but what was wrong with giving it a try? that's rooted in old fashioned american optimism. he's worked har

must occur over gaza armed conflict shook the region for years at a million and a half gaza residents are still living in an economic blockade but tell of even though damned reification of a former rivals and froze u.s. brokered peace talks with the palestinians but human rights advocate henri's aki told r.t. why israel hopes to gain profit from the deal behind closed doors the israeli government led by prime minister netanyahu. i think in the back room open the bottle of the bottles of champagne this government is not truly interested in promoting a peace process and therefore while they have such a unity government with hamas who's of course see an organization that. uses terror measures against israel for them it's a big victory to prove that they're not the ones to blame on the installment in the peace process but rather the palestinians in the long run though i think that the inclusion of hamas and the reunion between the two parts of the sixty. seven palestine meaning the west bank and gaza are actually good news for those who actually want peace. well some other stories from ar

this is the first attack from gaza militants since the middle of march more than sixty rockets were fired at israel in a single day in which prompted israel are forced to respond with a series of surgical strikes on targets the rockets from gaza after israel canceled the fourth round of palestinian prisoner releases and the east peace talks with the palestinians look like they can break down as you. he built a strong lead in delegates one leading cooperation agreements with russia like boosting its presence in eastern europe and says moscow's claims are surprising given that there are indications of ukraine's crimean peninsula violates every principal international commitment to russia as a permitted to do she and useful for us ms added that the crimes accusations are just another piece of russian propaganda and disinformation that we use nato alliance and this week to discuss possible responses to russia's recent military assessments including sending more troops or equipment all the drills for human use military clients. meanwhile over seven hundred troops from eleven countries includin

gaza militants fired five missiles that exploded in southern israel. the main purpose of the attack was the idea control over all the missiles overshot the target in turn israeli soldiers fired back after sometime the israeli air force me to get right on the supposed locations of palestinian militants according to various reports the number of victims range from ten to twenty people since the beginning of the year militants fired about one hundred and eight missiles and mortar shells into israel according to experts attacks of the militants would become more frequent in the region due to the day of peace talks between israel and palestine this turn of events for throwback to progress to meet a result the situation in gaza representatives of turkey's me trade unions of mass protests in the bowl on monday they oppose the bid on a press conference in tux and square. however the police used tear gas and forced to protest is to leave the square demonstrators called to gather in jackson square and made first and international workers day and evening. we went

this is not a way to extend a way to gaza, to dissuade the detractors of the peace negotiation to show that the palestinians are one unity and want to go forward with the two-state solution. >> we know both sides are hailing this as an agreement. do people on the streets thing this will stick? >> it seems this is a landmark moment. many palestinians hope that it is. they've been calling on leaders. it's a 7-year long feud. they have been calling on them. they have seen it in the past, the agreement, the talks, 2011 in cairo, 2012 in doha. they feel it's an agreement that they will not follow through, and there won't be the interiment government -- interim government promised to them. they say they hope it will happen but don't have faith that their leaders will follow through. >> thank you for that. atti from jerusalem. >>> returning to the top story, the u.s. president visit to jap japan. >> tina is the isn't professor, joining us from tokyo. good to have you on the show. we know that president obama gave reassurances to japan over the status of the islands. why has he been so explici

sometimes actually being at war with hamas and gaza.hat does this mean besides it bringing down peace talks? what does palestinian unity mean for you? >> for the palestinian people, this is a tremendously sad moment in their history. what they are confronting right now, yon going israeli occupation, expansion of settlements, division among palestinians is only causing weakness. and they need to be united to confront all of these challenges. this is the prevailing sentiment among palestinians, the west bank and gaza about the way they feel about the two parties. there's a lot of hope, optimism about it. we have seen this in the past not really translate into much change. >> in fact, the leaders of fatah have been at logger heads with the leaders of hamas because they have different philosophies. >> there's no difference thes in approaches. both parties want to see an end to the israeli occupation. they want to see freedom or palestinians. struggling towards that end. they have different approaches in how to do that. there's been tremendo

a deal to form a unity government the representatives of the group announced the agreement in the gaza strip. they say they intend to create a government within five weeks and the plan to hold parliamentary elections six months later after the earliest. ty is led by prism of what the boss and controls the west bank the islamic group hamas into power in gaza in two thousand and seven members of fatah and hamas split the need to see me here but you know how we're a dispute that actions have announced reconciliation deals in the past if they fail to implement them israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu criticized abbas were trying to mend ties with hamas. its leaders advocate armed conflict with israel netanyahu said abbas has to choose between peace with hamas for peace with israel. pro russian militants in eastern ukraine are demonstrating they're not bound by an international agreement and they're refusing to leave government buildings. foreign ministers from ukraine russia the us and european union agreed last week that militants would lay down their arms but the separatists are st

since then la mass has ruled the gaza strip home to 2 million palestinians. while palestinian president mahmood abbas covers areas of the west bank home to 2 million palestinians. >> reporter: reconciliation agreements have failed in the past, but if this deal is successful it could be a win-win situation. it adds more legitimacy to president abbas' powers during talks with israelis, and for hamas this may loosen a strip blockade on gaza. >>> the two sides met in 2011 and in 2012 in cairo and doha, new another with the desired results of reunification. many palestinians say they're disappointed with their leaders, and they hope that it will be different. but they are skeptical. >> we have to one nation, no sections. just one palestinian nation but i don't think they're going succeed. >> in gaza one activist state that the unity is needed to stand up to israel. >> we must be unified against israeli occupation. >> this comes at a time when u.s.-led talks between the palestinian and israelis appear to be going nowhere. >> so instead of moving into peace with isr