the houthis won't be able to control the province. >>reporter: thousands of yemenis have fled their homes. the lucky ones made it to neighboring countries but many are stranded. their only hope is an end to the fighting. >> the houthis and former president president saleh have control on the ground >> last year's war in gaza was legal according to a new report from the israeli government. the report says israeli soldiers did not commit war crimes during the offensive. it accused hamas of causing high numbers of casualtyies by using civilians as human shields. 2,100 palestinians and -- israelis were killed. >> whoever wants to know the truth, let them read this report. let them also read the report by the senior general. whoever wants to continue a basis automatic blaming of israel let them read the report. >> the israeli report in which the occupation tries to clear itself from committing war crimes in the gaza strip is an attempt to control the international public opinion and to prey into the report of the international council of h

with us and will the houthis heed the u.n.tary-general call today for immediate humanitarian ceasefire in yemen? >> maybe he has difficulty hearing. >> to begin with i regret to say the security council has not handed down any resolution to put an end to the aggression. we had hoped this council had handed down such a solution on our part and we demand the aggression come to an end and we are prepared to observe a ceasefire, however, we are facing al-qaeda in yemen and the two ideology is based on violence we demand an end to aggression and if there sis a head of the malitias we are prepared to have a ceasefire. we demand a ceasefire on all fronts. >> so you say there is no u.n. security council resolution there is one, back in april specifically against the houthis demanding they withdraw from territory they have taken. >> with respect to that resolution that you mentioned, it is unjust resolution. this was natural for the first time the security council is handing down a solution to the party paying higher. this is considere

the unrur says the houthis, and the president -- u.n. says the houthis and president ali abdullah saleh's government agrees to send representatives to a meeting in june. >> it's looking hopeful, and the community hopes that they'll go to geneva, and resolve it. if the last two months showed the world anything it showed us by bombing the yemeni people it will not solve the problems. there has to be negotiations between the parties. >> reporter: more than 2,000 died and over a million displaced in the fighting. for now, all yemenies can do is hope for an end to the fighting. >> reporter: we are getting reports that the taliban have taken control of an area in nearby afghanistan. it is in balakstan province and the taliban launched a number of attacks. 300 fighters are said to be in yamgan district. a remote mountain as area. let's go to nicole johnson on the phone from the area. do you know more about what is happening up there. deaf conversationlocal police are saying that numbers were high they were attacked from four different direction

government going to have to make some concessions to the houthis?i believe they have even before they came to geneva and houthis also made some concessions and yemen government made concessions and they expected that the houthis will accept the u.n. resolution which they didn't. and yet they decided to go. i believe that both sides now have reached fatigue and need to negotiate, there is one way out and everyone is playing hard to get but at the end of the day there is no military solution to this and i think this is now the reality and the only way out is to find peaceful solution and negotiate and at least come to a cessation of the hostility at least during the holy month of ramadan and not only yemen people but muslim people in particular and also the international public opinion will go against this war and it's not helping anybody and it's not achieving a thing. >> good to talk to you and thanks for being with us, the director of the gulf study center. >> thank you. >>> at least 13,000 syrians entered turkey in the past week to escape fighting

this is what houthi tv described as a destroyed outpost. they say they took control of this area. the saudi military says it defended the attack. dozens were involved in the battle. renegade soldiers allied to former president ali abdullah saleh and houthis were involved. for weeks there has been squirmishes on the 15km border with yemen. saudi arabia said the air defense system shot down a scud missile, and they believe the target was an air base in the south-western city. >> the houthis - surprisingly, we didn't expect a saudi invasion. but for the houthis to invade 60 to 70km inside, and continue. this is a serious issue. saudi arabia they must deal with it seriously before it gets out of hand. >> reporter: the saudi-led coalition began its invasion. since the air strikes have been hitting houthi positions in several areas. the houthis and ali abdullah saleh loyalists are trying to take territory from tribes loyal to the government in exile. residents in tiaz say their homes are hit by heavy weapons, and pro-government forces are resisti

since the air strikes have been hitting houthi positions in several areas. the houthis and ali abdullah saleh loyalists are trying to take territory from tribes loyal to the government in exile. residents in tiaz say their homes are hit by heavy weapons, and pro-government forces are resisting houthi advances, but there are hopes to bring all sides to a settlement amid intense fighting. the u.n. says the houthis, and the president abd-rabbu mansour hadi agrees to send representatives to a meeting in june in geneva. >> right now it looks very hopeful, and the international community hopes that they'll go to geneva, and resolve it. if the last two months showed the world anything, it showed us by bombing the yemeni people, it will not solve the problems. there has to be negotiations between the various parties. >> reporter: more than 2,000 people died, and over a million displaced in the fighting. for now, all yemenis can do is hope for an end to the fighting. >>> the leader of the roman catholic church, pope francis held mass for thousands in the bosnian capi

in sanaa one of houthi's headquarters are there. in march the islamic state claimed responsibility for a string of attacks targeting houthi mosques. more than a hundred people were killed. this comes at a time when crucial talks to solve yemen's crisis are under way in geneva. the united nations have been urging the warring factions to agree on a humanitarian truss. but each party has pre-conditions, and there have been little or no progress. the houthies and forces loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh said that saudi-led airstrikes must stop first. they'rethe saudi-led coalition said that they'll stop bombing the houthies and their allies once they pull out from the cities they control. in the meantime, the united nations envoy met only has a few days left to salvage a deal. if they fail to make progress fighting will continue and the humanitarian crisis will get worse with every passing day. al jazeera. >> there has been a scene of carnage with bodies strewn across the highway. joining us peter given the situation in yemen

it says renegade fighters allied to former president saleh and houthis were involved. border skirmishes with the 1500 mile border with yemen. is. >> surprisingly we did expect a saudi invasion of yemen but for houthis to invade 60 to 70 kilometers into bazan, this is a serious issue. and saudi arabia must deal with serials before it goes out of seriously before it gets out of hand. >> saudi arabia air strikes have been hitting houthi positions. more strikes were found in chu chubwa and sanaa. pro government forces say they're resisting forces. there both the houthis and president hadi's government have agreed to send envoys to geneva. >> i think if the last two months has shown the world anything it has shown us by just bombing the yemeni people will not solve problems there flp has to be negotiations between the various peaforts. >> more than 2,000 have decide and more than a million have been displaced. only hope for an end to the fighting. osama ben javid is al jazeera. >> visit comes 20 years after the end of the bosnian war which killed about 100,000 people. lawre

>> saudi forces say they pushed back a major attack by houthi rebels on saudi territory. this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up, the top aide to saddam hussein dies at the age of 79. >>> two die in opposition rally in turkey. dozens more are wounded. it comes just days before parliament polls. >> he's apparently good at finding money. >> and timing is everything. we'll tell you about the $16 million film fifa has made about itself and why it's release might backfire. saudi state immediate is reporting that it's army has used airstrikes to stop major attacks of yemeni rebels on its territory. earlier there were violent clashes between houthi rebels and soldiers loyal top abd rabbuh mansur hadi. several people have been killed. many others wounded. fighting also broke out in the city of taiz with popular resistence battling houthi militias. the fighters blew up a home in the city where houthi fight verse been gathering. the violence continues. yemen's exiled president said that he's prepared to take part in talks in geneva. however, the government still refuses

the houthis are fighting al qaeda. here, the saudi's are fighting -- bombing the houthis.along with tribes in the north and the elements of the army still loyal to hadi. >> amy: the u.s. is hardly neutral. >> they have to give the saudis happy. they're complaining about too many people dying. they called it off about two month ago. it was the end of the bombing. a victory. in a few hours, the bombing started again and the story is, the us told him that a stop because people are dying. amy: sharif abdel kouddous, we reported at the top of the show al qaeda has confirmed the death of his second most powerful leader in a u.s. drone strike in yemen. nashir al-wuhayshi. former personal secretary of osama bin laden. can you talk overall about where aqap is on the ground? >> well, amy, since the war began, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula has seized more territory and has been emboldened and strengthened by this conflict. the houthis are amongst the biggest enemies of aqap. we have seen them take over cities and weapons depots, get more arms and really re-strengthen by this conf

the houthi press conference turned into a scuffle. secessionists from the south accused the houthis of killing people in southern yemen. as fighting conditions across -- continues across yemen, talks are stalled in geneva. the united nations hasn't been able to narrow differences between the rival factions. >> in the absence of progress in geneva, yemen's only hope is an agreement between the key players and the international community on a humanitarian truce, and have all the parties in yemen accepted and stop the suffering of people >>> u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon refused to answer questions about why israel was left out of a list of violators in a report on children in conflict zones. more than 500 children died during israel's military operations in gaza. our diplomatic editor james bays reports from u.n. hours. -- headquarters. >> the u.n. secretary-general reporting on children in the conflict zones to security council, it's a controversial document league israel off its list of worst violators, despite detailing how the

apparently blew up a home where houthi fighters had been gathering. upper hand before talks in jeerch thatgeneva that is supposed to start on the freant of 14th of june. >> by far the fiercest, four hours ago the houthis had set back they were pushed back to the lebanese bother by saudi military air strikes by distance into saudi arabia but over the last couple of hours the heucts have entered houthis have entered back and taken control of many this the district there. this is a war final week of a war before the ceasefire each side wants to enter the ceasefire negotiations with the upper hand and as of now i do feel the houthis are surprisingly we didn't expect saudi invasion of yemen but for the houthis to invade deep into dazan, 60 to to 70 kilometers into dazan and still continue this is a serious issue and i feel saudi arabia must deal with this seriously before it gets out of hand. >> former middle east analysis atanalysisat the u.s. state department. he feels the issue can only end through dialogue. >> i think if the last two months has shown t

the houthis have gathered forces, an area rich in oil and gas. >>> we know that the houthi are planning a major offensive and they're spreading on the outskirts and they can't control it. >>> thousands of yemen people have fled their homes the lucky ones escape to neighboring countries and many are stranded. the only hope is an into the fighting. no one expects a breakthrough, but the u.n. hopes to get the feuding facts to start a political process which might take a long time but it's the only way to stop violence and put an end to the suffering of civilians. >>> the rrkky military says, fighters, have blown up three car bombs at at army base in the village south of fallujah, and 13 soldiers are reported had to have been killed. >>> in syria two bombs have exploded indeed government held neighborhoods injuring 30, the first one went off in a busy street and, other other on the city's outskirts. >>> almost 350,000 syrians are living in turkey, and offers are struggling to survive on their own. >>> this is one the lates businesses and most are syrians. >>> he is catching up with his fami

hamza houthi is a senior member of the houthis or the partisans of god as they call themselves.hters and trooped loyal to former president that saleh have a growing influence in yemen. hamza is on a charm offensive saying that he's here to talk about peace. and turn the chapter of war. >> we are committed to dialogue and to a political agreement between all the factions. we want partnership, we don't want to exclude any party. >> reporter: the government in exile remains skeptical saying the houthis are buying time. >> translator: talks haven't started yet because the houthi militias and sal saleh's representatives have for vision we hope the talks during them they recognize the legitimacy of the president. >> reporter: form every slay saleh loyal assists control the army. blame the for shelling civilian areas. they have been firing rockets at neighborhoods to repel a push by tribes men loyal to president hadi. saleh's envoy to the talks says the army should stay intact to protect yemen. >> translator: the military establishment which is constantly being pounded by the saudi-led

yemen's houthis are on their way to u.n. sponsored peace talks in geneva. the talks are scheduled to begin on tuesday. >>> the former florida governor jeb bush has launched his attempt for the 2016 presidential election. both his father and brother were presidents and he the bookies fairtsiesfavorite to win election. election is still 17 months away. >> the presidency should not be passed on from one liberal to the next. so here's what it comes down to. our country is on a very bad courts and the question is, what are we going to do about it? the question for me, the question for me is: what am i going to do about it? and i decided i'm a candidate for president of the united states of america. [cheering and applause] >> and andy gallagher sent this update from miami. >> well, if there is one sound bite to take away from jeb bush's first speech it is this and he said it pretty early on in the speech. he said i know i can do it because i did it twice before. that's when he ran for florida governor he created an economy a common core set of values and ran an o

another hit the headquarters of houthi houthi rebels. >>> a doctor in syria has called for a no-fly zone to stop chemical bombs from being dropped. >>> and hungary will build a four-meter high wall to keep migrants out. >> government membership certificates in australia are still refusing to comment on allegations that officials paid people smugglers to take their human cargo back to indonesia. we've heard from the crew of that boat and show the money that they say was paid to them. >> australia's prime minister still isn't answering questions. >> what was your reaction? >> these are those pictures. the money shots that have again fresh impetus to the at gas stations that australia paid people smugglers to turn a boat full of asylum seekers back to sea. with this interview with the captain suggests despite the australian's government refusal to comment they did take place. >> i told the australian man that we needed money toker so we could rumor to return to our wives and children. he said okay, we'll help you. >> this is at the center of the controversy. the sag of the legality of payin

the houthis say we have a different narrative.sefire means that the saudis have to stop pounding areas across the country. it was extremely difficult for the u.n. to reconcile these differences. our understanding is that this is something which is going to be taken over by key regional players and the international community, particularly, the americans, iranians saudis and europeans to convince houthis to pave the way to a peace process. >> in the meantime all of the delegates have left geneva and no date has been set for further talks, so where are we now? >> back to square one. i think now the biggest task facing the united nations envoy is to try to convince all of the factions that they have to have some sort of agreement about a ceasefire, and then start also political talks about the need to have all of the actions on board, form a national unity government and then draft a new constitution that is going to be definitely a long way away. the houthis are very entrenched and so are forces loyal to former president saleh, beca

one of the houthis' headquarters is located there.n't the only attack targeting the houthis. since they took over sanaa last year. in march the islamic state claimed responsibilities for a string of attacks targeting houthi mosques. more than 100 people were killed killed. the attacks come at a time when crucial talks to solve yemen's crisis are underway in geneva. the united nations have has been urging the warring faction to his agree on a humanitarian truce. but each party has preconditions and there has been little or no progress. the houthis and forces loyal to former press saleh say the saudi-led air strikes must stop first. the government blames the houthis for the ongoing violence insisting they must stop shelling the cities. the saudi-led coalition say they will stop bombing the houthis and their allies once they pull out from the cities they control. in the meantime, the united nations envoy is on the offensive. he has only a few days left to czar individual a deal. if yemen's rivals fail to make progress fighting will conti

the leader of the houthi delegation says saudi played a big role in preventing the talks succeeding. >> translation: i would like to add that the influence of saudi arabia was obvious. when the yemeni parties were sitting at a table, the role of saudi arabia influence, blocking the dialogue and finding the solution was clear. after the dialogue stalled. they intensified attacks, bringing it to a halt >>> before it broke down the houthi delegation was accused of not taking the process seriously. >> unfortunately, still the houthis don't comply with anything. they have not numerated their representative. they are not engaged with any consultation or frequent consultation. they are just sitting in the houthis, announcing every day, and every hour a new announcement. >>> delegates of yemen's exiled government returned to saudi arabia after the talks with the houthis collapse, as the war continues on the ground the u.n. appealing for $1.6 billion, to help yemenis avoid a humanitarian disaster. victoria gatenby has this report. [ gunfire ] [ explosion ] >> reporter: houthi rebels and force

houthi is a senior member of the houthis or the parties of god as they call themselves.ighters and troops loyal to former president saleh have a growing influence in yemen and he is a charm offensive saying he is here to talk about peace and turn the chapter of war. >> translator: we are committed to dialog and to a political agreement between all the factions. we want a partnership. we don't want to exclude any party. >> reporter: the government in exile repains skeptical saying the houthis are buying time. >> translator: talks have not started yesterday because houthi malitia and representatives have for vision. we hope they join talks by the u.n. and recognize the legitimacy of the government. >> reporter: former president saleh and his ally control the republican guard and elite army unit blamed for shelling civilian areas. they have been firing rockets of neighborhood in thai to repel a push by tribesmen loyal to hadi and the talks say the army should stay intact to protect yemen. >> translator: the military establishments which is constantly being pounded by the sa

in yemen itself, more violence, 27 houthi rebels were killed in fighting.as also been intense battles in other cities. it all adds to the suffering of civilians in generally. the u.n. says over 2 1/2 that you people have been killed there and 11,000 injured in the conflict. 21 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance. that's over 80% of the population. nearly half a million have fled the country. and a million more have been internally displaced. all sides are in geneva right now. u.n. second jen ban ki-moon met with gulf states from the g.c.c. and members of the security council ahead of those talks he's insisting that it will be a yemeni led process. let's go live now geneva. not a lot of optimism surrounding these talks. >> reporter: there is, but there is also concern about what might happen next. now, the united nations secretary general going to hold a press conference now and fly to new york then the united nations envoy will get in to the thick of the things. they will talk to the houthis and to the government about the possibility of i

ham sell houthi is a very member of the houthis or the part partisans of good.roops loyal to former press saleh, have a growing influence in yemen. he is on a charm offensive. saying he's here to talk about peace. inning chapter of war. >> translator: we are committed to the dialogue and an agreement between all factions, we want partnership, we don't want to exclude any party. >> reporter: the government remained skeptical saying the houthis are buying time. >> translator: talks haven't started yet because the houthi militias and is lapse representatives have no vision, we hope that recognize the legit nas i. government. >> reporter: former president saleh control the republican guard an elite army unit blamed for shelling civilian areas. they have been firing rockets in taiz to repel a push by strikes men loyal to president hadi. saleh's envoy says the army should stay intact to protect yemen. >> translator: the military establishment, which is constantly being pounded by the saudi-led coalition is the only guarantee against a political vacuum in em yemen. the

scuffling broke out at a news conference held by houthi officials in geneva of the the head houthi delegate had a shoe thrown at him. an act that is insulting in arab culture. the incident underscores deep divisions. they'll try to reach a humanitarian truce. from geneva hashem ahelbarra reports. >> reporter: from the mountains of sanaa to the united nations offices in geneva, a journey that sums up the houthi rise to power. a senior member of the houthis, or the partisans of god as they call themselves, his fighters and troops loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh have a growing influence in yemen. hamza is on a charm offensive, saying he's here to talk about peace and turn the chapter of war. >> translation: we are committed to dialogue and a political agreement between all the factions. we want partnership. we don't want to exclude any party. >> the government is skeptical, saying the houthis are starting time. >> translation: it hasn't started because the houthi representatives had no vision. we hope they join talks with the u.n. and recognise the legitimacy of the government. >>

was thrown at the head of the houthi delegation. incidents under scores the deep divisions between the warring factions as they try to reach a humanitarian truce in yemen. >> reporter: from the mountains of sadder to sawed to geneva. a senior member of the houthis or the part sans of god as they call themselves. his fighters and troops loyal to former president saleh have a growing influence in yemen. he is on a charm offensive saying he's here to talk about peace and turn the chapter of war. >> translator: we are committed to dialogue and a political agreement between all the factions. we want partnership. we don't want to exclude any party. >> reporter: the government in exile remains skeptical. saying the houthis are buying time. >> translator: the talks haven't started yesterday butte beaus the houthi militias and is' men have no vision. >> we hope they broker talks by the u.n. and recognize the legitimacy of the government. >> reporter: an elite army unit blamed for shelling civilian areas controlled by former president shala.

the houthis call phone an end to saudi-led. and the government calling for houthis to release areas they hold. the two are meeting through mediators. >>> hundreds of refugees are going home following a kurdish victory in tal abyad. it's a major defeat for i.s.i.l. cutting their supply line. pope francis calls for migrants to be respected across the globe. those closing their borders should ask for forgiveness. >>> security has been stepped up in hong kong as legislators debate a controversial reform package. if the candidates are briefed the people will get to vote. only those approved by beijing will stand. protesters say that is not fair or free. >> protests camps outside the legislative building in hong kong never really went away. crowds are smaller, the mood is nevertheless similar to what we saw in object. this is a defining historic moment for hong kong. essentially a vote on the political future. everything since the handover in 1997 leads up to this moment. the legislators in this building here are essentially right no

saudi arabia says it's repelled one of the biggest houthi attacks in its territory since the rey fighting fighting in yemen began. >> welcome to are al jazeera from our headquarters in doha, i'm elizabeth peranem. tariqtariq aziz dies at 79. >>> just days before the parliamentary election, a bombing. and why senior he wants off the japanese island. >> saudi arabia says it shot down a scud missile near the city of hamis mushait. stopped a major tack by yemeni attackers, republican guards, their loyal to yemen's where former president, ali abdullah saleh. it is thought dozens of republican guards were killed. dozens of clashes in aden, several people have been killed, many others injured. and fighting broke out in the city of ta'izz with popular resistance fighters battling houthi militia bombing a home from houthi fighters had been gathering. >>> bode sites are trying to gain the upper hand before talks in geneva expected to start on the 15th of june. >> this is 30th attack invasion we could say into hoought territory. four hours ago the houthis had set back pushed back to the yemeni borde

talks are underway in geneva houthi rebels are still refuse to go talk directly.an 2 1/2 thousand people have been killed since saudi-led air strikes began three months ago. >>> libya's government says a former al qaeda commander has been killed by a u.s. air strike in libya. he was responsible for ordering an attack on a gas plant in algeria two years ago in which around 40 people were killed. >>> and south africa's high court is about to decide whether sudan's president should be handed to the international criminal court. he's been banned from leaving the country until a decision is made. >>> there are growing calls for an inquire any to reports that australian officials paid people smuggleers carrying migrants to turn back to indonesia. a boat captain and two crew members told indonesian police that australian authorities paid them to turn back their boat with 65 migrants on board. let's go live now to sydney, andrew thomas joins us from there. an due doandrew do we know whether this actually happened? >> reporter: well, it's a very good question, because aust

one that the houthies have been claiming for a long time. and this is the first time that the saudis consider that and actually acknowledge there have been attacks on the board. the houthis want to gain the upper hand a bargaining chip before talks of geneva starts and impose this bargaining chip not on the yemeni government but the saudis. >> whatthey repel that attack. how far do you think that will go? >> i think it will continue. it seems that the houthis are willing to keep moving forward and as long as they have the republican guards who actually are in control of the heavy artillery and are capable of moving artillery and controlling them this will continue. and this actually happened with the airstrikes continuing over sanaa and elsewhere. >> now you were part of the process, the national dialogue process that was supposed to be bringing democracy. no one talks of democracy now in yemen. all the talk is what the houthies are doing, the coup the war the fighting the saudi role and the saudi saudi-led airstrikes. what happened to democ

. >>> talks over yemen started in geneva without the houthi delegation. they have been delayed in be djibouti. >> reporter: the united nations secretary-general was hoping to meet all sides of the yemen's beyemen's conflict. houthis missed, their plane was refused permission to fly to switzerland. an opportunity to pull yemen from the brink of disaster. >> today yemen's very existence hangs in the balance. why parties bicker, yemen burns. the responsibility to end the fighting and begin the real process of peace and reconciliation. >> ban ki-moon called for two week truce. the saudi arabia delegation blamed the houthis for the continued fighting. >> withdraw from all the be unless they stop all fighting on the ground. unless they release hostages, prisoners. >> reporter: meaningful talks will start when the houthis arrive in geneva. for now neither the houthis nor the government seeming to win to make concessions. >> translator: we are not happy with this version of taking the security matters in our hands. who is going to fill in this vacuum this state i

where coalition air strikes against the houthis continue. the oil-rich kingdom acuses the houthi rebels of destabilizing the region. saudi arabia insists the military campaign will end if the houthis pull out fro yemen's cities. >> saudi arabia when they started the strike in yemen, are in it for the long haul or term or to achieve the goals. however, achieve goals meaning more civilians and casualties. i think saudi arabia - it's a good point and result and compromise by the houthis. i think they'll jump on board. this is the man appointed by the u.n. to end the war in yemen. they want the yemenis to give diplomacy a chance. yemeni have a wise attitude, and we need them to come with an open mind. >> reporter: yemen's governments set conditions for the peace talks in geneva. >> translation: the houthis should pull out fro the cities and capitals and stop blocking positions and release government officials including the defence minister. >> reporter: the conditions have been rejected by the houthis, and allies of the former president ali abdu

. >> reporter: the are the houthis and allies of the deposed president saleh.y are in geneva for crucial talks aimed at stopping violence in em yemen the united nations has called on all the parties to agree on a two-week humanitarian truce. >> the fighting on the ground is an issue think but the biggest problem is the saudi-led air strikes the different sides can agree on a ceasefire but we want the u.n. and international community to put pressure on the saudis to stop the air strikes. >> reporter: the houthis and forces loyal to saleh have the upper hand on the ground in certain areas. they have recently taken new areas on the border with saudi arabia. >> translator: yemen has been destroyed by all sorts of weapons. children and the elderly have been killed. this is why we want the war to stop and the blockade to be lift the. people are starve. there is no medicine, no fuel and no food. >> reporter: the ongoing fighting raising more questions instability. they have been fighting al qaeda for many years says the u.s., now it's concerned al qaeda might take adv

it hopes the houthis will change their minds about taking part in the talks.raight to hashem ahelbarra who is in geneva with the latest. you gathered from the houthis what is going on? what is actually going to take part? or what is happening? >> reporter: they are still having huge problems about how to stop political talks. now the united nations has the view that the two parties, the representatives of the houthis and forces loyal to ousted president saleh, and the government on the other hand should strike a humanitarian truce that would send a positive signal that we're going to see some progress. then they will talk about the houthis pulling out from the area they control. they said in principle, okay. we'll talk about all of those things. but the government said these are people who used violence against us. they are not legitimate and therefore, we want the international community to understand we are trying to force coup leaders to step aside. the international community is trying in the coming hours to settle the differences, but i think it's going t

this is due to the houthis' refusal to respond. we don't receive any proposal to discuss. i think still now the opposition is -- >> all of that has a wasted effort and all the while the situation in yemen is deteriorating. what was said about that? >> well basically we know enough that the united nations envoy is holding a meeting with the yemeni government delegation to stay and extend four extra days to salvage a deal but skepticism is high. in the eyes of the international community, without a ceasefire it would be impossible to deliver aid to the country. there is concern if the fighting continues, there could be more instability, playing into the hands of al-qaeda, which has been tapping into the discontent among people in different parts of the country. it's a very delicate situation. this is why there's been a push by the international community by the group of 16 to force all the parties. if they don't want a settlement in the meantime, at least please agree on a ceasefire. it doesn't seem to be the case now. of the chance for a way out are slim. the only chance no

and then there was talk about the houthis pulling out from the areas they control. if that is their wish then they're ready to talk about a political settlement, a power shelling government. setting aside differences thinking about a new chapter in yemen. but everyone agrees this is going to be a long way to go. >> thank you very much, indeed, for bringing us the latest on the protracted talks in geneva, thank you. >>> and crisis talks to salvage the year-old deal between hamas and fattah, and operating gaza. talks whether to reshuffle the cabinet or form a new government will begin next monday. >>> the world's watchdog saying thatsay testifying that president bashar al-assad's forces are increasing chemical attacks. they said chlorine bombs have been used as recently as tuesday. >> in the past three months we've experienced a new type of terror. that is in the form of barrel bombs that contain chemical weapons. since march 16th of this year we have documented 31 attacks using poisonous gas. i remember the first attack where poisonous gas was used. i left my house i

i >> on the defense, saudi arabia said it shot down a scud missile shot into saudi arabia by houthi fighters. hello from al jazeera's headquarters in doha. i'm jane dutton. also opposition in turkey hold final opposition are ton lead itch to the election. >>> and in in new zealand job to see they don't come back. >>> state tv say the scud missile was fired from houthi rebels hours after a saudi is guard,.osama ben ja vfertionid has the details.javid has thestory. >> statement says dozens of the attackers were killed during battles lasted for hours. rebels allied to former president saleh. it happened on the 1500 mile e-kilometerskilometer border. >> this is a pretty serious issue, saudi arabia must deal with it before it gets out of hand. >> reporter: anticipated a territorial attack. more strikes were reported in chabwa. residents say tank shells and heavy weapons are being used in aden and ta'izz. there are hopes of bringing all sides to a settlement. the u.n. says the houthis and president hadi's government have agreed to send representatives to geneva. >> i think last two months has show

this is one of the houthi headquarters, which is located there. this is not the target attack targetting the houthis, since they took over. in march, the islamic state claimed responsibility your for a string of attacks targetting a houthi mosque. more than 100 people were killed. the giraffe attacks come at a time when crucial talks to solve the yemen crisis is underway in geneva, but each party has preconditions. there has been little or no progress. the houthis and forces loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh say the saudi-led air strikes must stop first. the government blames the houthis for the ongoing violence, insisting they must stop shelling the cities. the saudi-led coalition say that they'll stop bombing the houthis, and their allies once they pull out from the cities they control. in the meantime, the united nations envoy is on the offensive. he has only a few days left to salvage a deal. if yemen's rivals fail to make progress, fighting will continue. the humanitarian crisis will get worse with every passing day. the bombings m

the chairman blamed the houthis for fighting. >> there'll be no ceasefire or pause unless houthis withdraw from all, unless they stop all fighting on the ground. unless they release all hostages, prisoners. >> meaningful talks start when the houthis arrive in geneva. for now, neither the houthis, nor the government seem to be willing to make concessions. >> translation: we are not happy with this version of taking the security matters in our hands, who is going to fill in this vacuum this state institutions police and army are not able to protect themselves. >>> fighting conditions across yemen. in the city of tiaz forces loyal to president abd-rabbu mansour hadi said they propelled a houthi offensive. the united nation fears all-out civil war as the talks collapse. >> yemen's neighbours and key players are here. they don't have a united approach. all agree the humanitarian crisis must end >>> the u.n. envoy to syria, stefan, is in damascus. his spokesman says he's expected to tell senior officials that the use of barrel bombs is unacceptable. syrian state tv said rebels shelled rebels in

houthi rebels say 44 yemenese soldiers have been killed. saudis say they were linked to houthis. saudi-led strikes and the power struggle between the houthis and government in exile is also destroying the economy. small businesses are shutting down and a lack of imports and fewer jobs are making hive harder for millions of yemenese. we have this report. >> the simple process of making bread is becoming difficult in yemen's capital, sanna. running a small bakery, this man struggles. it's estimated more than half bakeries have shut down due to a shortage of fuel and power. a basic staple of the yemeni diet now becoming a rare commodity. a kilo of flour has gone from 40 cents to 60 cents. prices are up because of insecurity, hurting small businesses, like this bakery. >> the difficulties we face are mostly shortage of fuel, now we are using gas, which doesn't only make things slow, but also is expensive. even the price of gas is going higher. power outages are another problem. the shortage of water is a difficuly. the workers' spirits are down. >> petrol used to be 70 cents a liter,

the fighting on the ground continued. 7 houthis have been killed. further north houthi fighters are report to have taken the provincial capital near the border with saudi arabia >>> civilians in yemen are paying a heavy price. many are killed in tiaz. and fighting around the area is cut off basic supplies as david bartel reports. >> reporter: a tanker of water arrives on the streets in tiaz. and the rush of children and their mothers follows. most government services have been cut because of fighting around the city. still to shut power is down supplies running low >> translation: there is a war, we have to stay home where it's safe. it's chaos. no one can live in such decision. this man has a generate in the city. people pay him to charge appliances. they know who they blame, former president ali abdullah saleh, who joined forces with shia houthis with the president in exile abd-rabbu mansour hadi. >> president ali abdullah saleh destroyed life in the city. >> reporter: there's little fuel donkeys are used more and more. queues for bread grows. rub

withdraw from captured areas but a houthi spokesman says that is unlikely to happen. >> translator:are not happy with this verdict taking the security matters in our hands, who is going to fill this vacuum, state institutions army and the police are not able to protect themselves and when they speak about laying down arms giving up arms to whom should we give our arms? whether it's our party or other party they should hand it over to the state authority and yet the state authority is absent. >> update in geneva. >> talks underway, the u.n. envoy is meeting with representatives of the government, the houthis have not arrived yet and expecting them to arrive later in the day, for the time being there will be no face-to-face talks, just more over talks in separate roles and the u.n. envoy will shuffle back and forth and bring them together to talk about moving forward because of the growing political divide and the trust issues but hope of the international currenty and u.n. in particular is to start talks about humanitarian relief allowing aid into yemen, to provide aid to thousands o

the president of the houthi revolution council mohamed al houthi insisted that no foreign sides should influence the decisions that would result in building the new yemen. we want the yemen people the decide for themselves what they want. meanwhile, saudi led coalition forces are continuing to bomb houthi rebel forces in yemen. these pictures are said to show coalition planes carrying out attacks in aden and sanaa. >>> this video shows the aftermath of fighting, after progovernment fighters took control of houthi rebel base he. >>> meanwhile more saudi soldiers have taken up apologies on the yemen border. earlier, saudi soldiers, two were killed because of houthi rockets from yemen. >>> list of violators of children's rights, our diplomatic editor james bays is at u.n. headquarters in new york. >> behind the scenes there has been a very serious controversy at the united nations about the annual report that comes out about children if conflict. at the end of the report there is an a list a list of shame. now i'm told that the draft version of the report included israel and palestinian g

the houthis have gathered forces in an area rich in oil and gas. >> we know that the houthis are planning a major offensive to take over. there's fighting in the outskirts of the city but they won't be able to control the province. >>reporter: thousands of yemenis have fled their homes. the lucky ones escaped to neighboring countries. but many are stranded. their only hope is an end to the fighting. no one here expects a break through but they're hoping a political process is started which might take a long time but they say it's the only way to stop violence and put an end to the suffering of civilians. >>> back in yemen -- and says that many people doubt leaders can actually achieve lasting peace. >>reporter: there's a mixed reaction on the ground in geneva. initially when they were delayed people were becoming very skeptical about the outcomes. some had hoped that with the observation of ramadan in the next few days there would be humanitarian cease fire. in general, there's little hope something good may come out of these talks. the general expectation is that because leaders have fai

houthi delegation are finally on their way. and 800 years after magna car at magna carta. a community still fighting for justice. sudan's president has arrived back in the country to defy a southsouth african court order. omar a.m.al bashir was growthed by jubilant crowds as he rode through the streets on the back of a truck. came while judge was still deliberating whether to hand him over to an international criminal court for crimes against humanity. critical of attempts to send bashir to the icc. >> these attempts are made to disturb our harmony. and we believe that the sudan government will have a firm, strict, instance against any country taking such decision. simply for this ant that it is a matter of sovereignty. we are a sovereign state. the president is elected by the people of sudan. and you have been all following all these statements of lame and meaningless. >> south africa's high court has now asked for an investigation as to how bashir was able to leave. for this i'm joined by al jazeera's famida miller. the executive and the judiciary are going to be locking