just to be spared with their lives is the highest priority as well ralph el-hage from the international red cross joining us from beirut thanks very much thank you we're turning now to the u.s. where president donald trump's son in law jared kushner has been stripped of his top level security clearance kushner's downgraded status takes him a step away from the president's inner circle especially in terms of access to america's top secrets kushner's not alone many other white house aides who had temporary clearance also seen their privileges blocked by chief of staff john kelly if you have had donald trump here like jarryd krishna. from the early days of the campaign the discreet son in law has been a constant at trumps a advising coaching watching his back doing his best to turn an improbable candid it into a president. of the. air and have a job in the white house on access to the u.s. is most closely held secret but on friday trump said krishna's privileges were in the hands of his chief of staff so that will be up to general kelly general kelly respects general lot and general kelly will make

have the right to stay in their homes regardless of the consequences that said we as the red cross the international red cross we cannot really recommend to people what to do with their lives some people remain they will tell you i would rather die in my house and some people would rather escape whatever the fate is people who want to escape then they should be allowed to save exit if they want to stay they should be not targeted rather harshly the spokesman for the international committee of the red cross joining us tonight from beirut mr hart thank you very much thank you. here are some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world in jerusalem protesters opposed to a proposed tax on the church of the holy sepak or were rewarded with success when the tax plan was suspended today the church on the site where christians believe jesus christ was crucified and buried was closed in protest it will reopen on wednesday in washington d.c. the street outside the russian embassy has been renamed to boris nemtsov plaza after the russian politician and critic of president vladimir putin

again the top stories this hour on al-jazeera the international red cross is calling for humanitarian access to syria's rebel held all place of eastern guta nearly three hundred people have been killed since sunday and hundreds more wounded the i.c.r.c. says the people are in critical need of treatment was the situation will get worse the u.s. christian evangelist billy graham has died at the age of ninety nine he carried his message around the world for more than six decades. at south africa's first budget of the new president saurav opposer has just been delivered that includes an increase in value added tax for the first time in more than twenty years of free higher education for poor students. israeli media is reporting that one of the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is closest confidantes will testify against him over allegations of corruption show both obama has been arrested and questioned by police israeli police say that there is sufficient evidence to indict netanyahu for bribery fraud and breach of trust in two separate cases netanyahu denies all the allegations l

the international red cross is welcome for russian president vladimir putin's order for a daily five hour ceasefire so that civilians can leave syria's eastern city of gota over the past week syria's army and its allies have put the rebel held on clay under heavy bombardment killing hundreds meanwhile the russians have denied.

since yesterday, the international red cross thanked president emmanuel macron, angela merkel -- callingor a truce. the u.n. security general that -- thery-gegeneral called u.n. secretary-general calleled ghoutata hell on earth. -- that no one will step in to stop it from reaching its goal. the violence could even escalate even more if the regime decides to push an offensive on the ground in addition to its airstrikes. beirut, the humanitarian catastrophe in ghouta. -- published an annual report painting a grim picture on the state of global rights -- of human rights globally. u.u.s. president donald and russian leader vladimir putin -- the report also addresses the treatment of migrants and who amnesty says have been -- a major issue in france. let's look at the president of amnesty in france. -- would likent it is good france -- to be efficient. it is not so good to try to be only purposehe would be to increase the number of migrants expelled and to of refugeesumber welcome. we are worried about this new emphasis on efficiency. we could hide a form of inefficiency, or some things that

just to be spared with their lives is the highest priority as well ralph el-hage from the international red cross joining us from beirut thanks very much thank you now for some of the other stories making the news this hour u.n. experts say north korea has been supplying items to syria used in the production of ballistic missiles and chemical weapons the panel of experts monitoring sanctions found more than forty previously unreported shipments from pyongyang to syria between two thousand and twelve and two thousand and seventeen. christian leaders have reopened the church of the holy sepulcher in jerusalem one of christianity's holiest sites the church leaders had closed the sacred site for three days to protest proposed legislation in israel taxing church properties so officials suspended the planned measures on tuesday. three astronauts have touched down safely in kazakhstan after almost six months aboard the international space station two americans and one russian were among the crew whose mission included research and equipment maintenance accrued to replace the three man is due to lift off

the international red cross as welcome for russian president vladimir putin's order for a daily five hour ceasefire so that civilians can leave syria's eastern city of gota over the past week syria's army and its allies have put the rebel held on clay under heavy bombardment killing hundreds meanwhile the russians have denied.

the international red cross is also calling for humamanitarian access saying seems in the mosque as a sounding ready to deliver the much needed aid. to help the civilian population has been cut off fuhrman's. the us president has been paid to endorse stricter gun control measures this the state saying the minimum age of patching a range of weapons should now be twenty one. donald trump also said his administration was considering legalizing. also teaches as a way to keep students safe his strongest language yet on gun control follows a meeting he held the families of some of those killed in the park in school shooting in florida. we'll talk about this shift in language from the us president as bring in our washington correspondent set crowd that. at. trump has sold out tightening gun laws is the suggestion that this might be followed up by actual changes to the legislation. yeah that would be some changes the the white house in fact has. quite a lot of leeway here the one the white house suggests might be followed by the u. s. congrgress but was still trying to find out at this point

iran and russia and there is a responsibility and now the foreign minister has talked to the international red cross or mr lowry he's also going to talk to the russian foreign minister we have to do all in our power so we can end this massacre. and on into. the ladies and gentlemen c.d.u. c.s.u. and s.p. the coalition and. putting into gear some major signals for what could well be a successful in european policy on germany's part and it also makes clear germany is willing to show to its responsibility that brings me to what is expected of the informal meeting tomorrow twenty seven. heads of state and government are going to be present but not the u.k. but we're going to look into the future of european institutions and the future financial framework of the european union over all this we must not forget that twenty nineteen is going to be a year where many changes within the euro and european policy will happen and that's why in twenty eighteen we have to make sure we get the things we put in motion in right and in the end of the year the year you k. one of the biggest countries. he's going to leav

the international red cross has welcomed for russian president vladimir putin's order for a daily five hour ceasefire so that civilians can leave syria's eastern city of gota over the past week syria's army and its allies have put the rebel held on clay under heavy bombardment killing hundreds maybe while the russians have denied allegations that syrian forces used chlorine gas shells in their attack. us president donald trump has suffered a setback.

the international red cross says it is shocked by the level of violence and the syrian capital of damascusts convoys of food, medicines, and other supplies are waiting to be delivered. government has been bombarding the city for weeks. obama era will be -- obama era net neutrality rules will be officially pulled back in the federal register. receiving pushback from political bodies opposing the changes to internet service providers. house speaker paul ryan made an announcement today that billy graham is to lie in honor at the capital. he died at the age of 99 yesterday. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2,700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i am mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. barclays messi 2017 ended on a mixed note. we asked how things were going in 2018. the big news is that we ended restructuring of the bank. businesses were are looking to close. we began to thousand 18 with a clean operating model, the first time in five years for barclays. the also closed with a very strong capital position, 13.3%. that is the first time we have done that in a long t

news live from berlin no place to hide the international committee of the red cross condemn syrians water in the sprawling suburb of damascus the situation for families besieged in eastern guta is only getting worse with no respect from the brutal government airstrikes and shelling reaching new levels of intensity also coming up. give teachers guns that suggestion from u.s. president donald trump as he needs with school shooting survivors are listening session in the white house comes as demands for gun control grow louder following last week's florida massacre. thanks for your company everyone the international committee of the red cross says it is shocked by the violence raining down on the suburb of eastern ghouta on the outskirts of the syrian capital damascus is calling for immediate access to civilians there for the four hundred thousand people trapped in eastern guta there's nowhere to hide from unrelenting airstrikes carried out by the forces of president bashar al assad his military says it's targeting only what it calls terrorists but in the pen it monitors say the shelling has

but i get adrian sitting in here in doha with the top stories on al-jazeera the international red cross is calling for humanitarian access to syria's rebel held on plate of eastern nearly three hundred people have been killed there are hundreds more wounded since sunday the i.c.r.c. says the people have a critical lead of treatment forms the situation but only get far worse. the un's refugee agency is warning of a humanitarian crisis of extraordinary proportions in eastern democratic republic of congo thousands of people in tangan eco province of been forced from their homes due to fighting the u.n.h.c.r. says that port security is hindering attempts to help those most in need. live pictures from tallahassee florida where survivors of the florida school shooting a marching to the state capitol to convince politicians to block the sale of assault style rifles the u.s. president has already called for a ban on devices that allow a semi automatic rifle to fire up much faster. canada's prime minister has emphasized that he backs a one united india during his first visit to the country just

the case and that has been the plea by aid agencies including the united nations and the international red cross to allow in humanitarian aid today we heard from the russian foreign minister saying that the deal that they have struck with the syrian government the poles that was ordered by the russian president means that there will be aid that will go in and evacuations will happen but the first event came and went and nothing has moved there was the blame game that we saw earlier during the day that rebels were targeting this humanitarian corridor and rebels continued to report airstrikes and shelling on the ground but the people continue to suffer it is very cold people have been living without electricity and they're spending the night another night in down basements . all right thanks very much for now some avenger of aid on the turkey syria border i want i'll speak to my edward dean he is a resident inside east and go to and joins us now via skype and it's about eight pm or just gone past eight pm your time can you tell me about what's been happening about your day today. my friend. didn't

the international committee of the red cross says more than 20 of its staff have been dismissed in theyears for sexual misconduct. the disclosure is the result of an internal review of the swiss—based organisation which has more than 17,000 staff worldwide. the revelations are the latest to hit the aid sector in recent weeks. 0ur diplomatic correspondent caroline hawleyjoins me. what more can you tell us? well, the red cross is working on front lines around the world, it has done for decades. it says that since 2015 21 staff members were either dismissed a resigned for paying for sexual services. this is banned by the red cross even in countries where prostitution is legal. 0f other two members of staff did not have their contracts renewed and the red cross said that they were saddened to report these incidents. he said the cases were not properly handled. the red cross is the latest humanitarian organisation to reveal cases of misconduct in the wake of the 0xfam canada —— the 0xfam scandal. the international development secretary, penny mordaunt, has given the 192 aid agencies that re

the international committee of the red cross says more than 20 of its staff have been dismissed in theree years for sexual misconduct. the disclosure is the result of an internal review of the swiss—based organisation which has more than 17,000 staff worldwide. 0ur diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley is following developments. it says that since 2000 and 1521 staff members were either dismissed 01’ staff members were either dismissed or resigned for paying for sexual services, this is banned by the icrc, even in countries where prostitution is legal. 0f icrc, even in countries where prostitution is legal. of other two members of staff did not have their contracts renewed and ahead of the icrc said he was deeply saddened to report these incidents, he said he was concerned that cases should have been reported before that were not the cases were not properly handled. the icrc is the latest humanitarian organisation to reveal cases of misconduct in the wake of the 0xfam scandal. the international development secretary, penny mordaunt, has given aid agencies, 192 agencies who receive u

government is hoping to bring up to a thousand beds here right on the border with a help of the international red cross that's because something is also said colombians need to be generous with the venezuelan scares millions of colombians a move to venezuelans especially through the seventy's. and a thief in search for work but at the same time senses it seems to think that they need the international help that this needs to be more orderly because the venus well it's not a reach country cannot do it on its own and it's also dealing with millions of internal refugees from its own internal conflict and venezuela's president nicolas maduro has called her and her direction in april but he's come under heavy criticism among regional leaders and people today say that is the that's definitely the case and that criticism is growing and we've heard from the so-called lima group on tuesday this is a group of thirteen latin american country plus canada who are working together and searching for solutions to the economic and political crisis in a very nice way that they met on tuesday in lima as they've been doin

the international committee of the red cross reveals more than 20 staff have been dismissed in the lastmisconduct. and billy morgan's bronze in the snowboarding gives team gb their biggest—ever medal haul in a winter olympics. good evening. after days of deadlock, the un security council has unanimously voted for an immediate 30—day ceasefire across syria. it's hoped the truce will allow aid to reach areas including rebel—held eastern ghouta, where more than 500 civilians are said to have been killed in government air strikes in the past week. the vote had been delayed repeatedly to avoid drawing a veto from russia, an ally of the syrian government. western diplomats accused moscow of stalling for time. nick bryant reports. the people of eastern ghouta woke up this morning to continued aerial bombardment and the news from new york that the security council remained deadlocked. and still couldn't reach agreement on how to bring about even a temporary halt to the killing. delay in syria always brings more death. at least 120 children have been killed since sunday according to human rights

the international committee of the red cross becomes the latest aid charity to disclose sexual misconducts in the past three years. sport now, and a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. here is hugh. good evening. the six nations championship has delivered a great weekend with fantastic news for scotland fans — they took the calcutta cup with an excellent 25—13 win over england at murrayfield. it was a tough battle from the off, as drew savage reports. a match to remember for all sorts of reasons. the calcutta cup is always intense, this year the punches thrown before a ball was kicked. you don't need to fire up scotland for an occasion like this. much had been expected of them this year. this of them this year. would be the day they delivered. huwjones and finn russell, their men of the moment, combined to give them an early advantage. scotland were unmatched for intensity, out of sight by half—time, with one man no one could keep up with. what a score! it's jones! scotland were 14 points ahead at the break. and their opponents needed to respond quickly. england come again, and ther

ceasefire saying little movement can occur during such a short break in fighting the international committee the red cross the middle east the rain yesterday on these it's impossible to bring humanitarian convoy in five hours agencies now have years of experience with this and it can take a day simply to checkpoints even when the parties have agreed then you have to offload the goods so there's been no humanitarian access since the resolution on saturday what has happened in the last few days. more bombing more fighting mood death destruction more maiming of women and children more hunger. more in other words the same. the un has been in talks with russia aimed at accelerating and he listed the resolution on all sides perhaps then some of the people whose lives have been shattered by the conflicts and start to stream than these empty roads to get the aid they so desperately need. or did his work come with a fatal price it has emerged that these slovak reporter found dead in his home on sunday was working on a story about political corruption at the highest level. who was writing about links between the it

hey john is live now is the president of the international committee of the red cross peter moore thanks for joining us here on the program peter now you've just returned from libya can you describe to us your impressions of the state of the country. well i've been in libya for the last three days and what you can see is that certain parts of the country are of course quiet there today maybe one or two years ago there is. it has been mentioned there are still fighting is continuing and the impact on civilian population is important these heavy libya is one of those countries with the largest percentage of displaced populations and therefore the humanitarian needs are important in particularly in health services water economic support for displaced populations peter what kind of information has the i.c.r.c. received from. it considering that it has faced some of the heaviest fighting recently. we haven't ourselves been insert our colleagues from the libyan red crescent society have been there we certainly recognize as i have mentioned before that in certain in other parts of libya fightin

the international committee of the red cross says more than twenty of its staff have been dismissed inthree years for sexual misconduct. the disclosure is the result of an internal review of the swiss—based organisation which has more than 17,000 staff worldwide. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley, is following developments. this is banned by the icrc, even in countries where prostitution is legal. a further two members of staff did not have their contracts renewed. the head of the icrc said he was deeply saddened to report these incidents. he said he was concerned that cases should have been reported for work not, or that cases were not properly handled. the icrc is the latest humanitarian organisation to reveal cases of misconduct in the wake of the 0xfam ‘s cannot will stop the international development secretary, penny mordants, has given aid agencies 192 agencies who receive uk aid, given them is on monday to speu aid, given them is on monday to spell out exactly what steps they have taken to safeguard people they work with around the world, and also to report individua

well meanwhile the international committee of the red cross in geneva saying getting aid to traps of mill civilians remains the top priority. is that humanitarian access should be separated from political agreements political agreements are hard to reach we don't need long lasting and the metrics this fact what we need is for or those fighting to agree to windows during which date let's humanitarian aid in. well together with the civil war in syria the conflict in yemen has been described as one of the greatest humanitarian crises of our era a saudi led coalition has been bombing targets in yemen controlled by rebel who these millions of yemenis are now dependent on food aid and brisk famine our next report follows one doctor trying to ease the plight of children caught up in this conflict a warning for viewers this report can say it contains some disturbing images. it's the start of a long and busy day for pediatrician a shrug know how to today she'll be making house calls in the countryside. but first a father is waiting anxiously at the central clinic in what data with his emaciat

the head of the international committee of the red cross has said that recent revelations of misconductershed moment for the charity sector. his comments came as he revealed that more than 20 of his staff had him dismissed in the last three years for sexual misconduct. 0ur diplomatic correspondent reports. the red cross emblem is seen as a symbol of protection around the world. like here in south sudan. and most of the time, it is. but the icrc has now revealed behaviour it says was a betrayal of the people it was set up to serve. since 2015, 21 members of staff either resigned or were dismissed for paying for sex. the head of the icrc spoke of the silence around sexual misconduct being shattered and called this a watershed moment for the humanitarian sector as a whole. yesterday, 22 british aid organisations came together to write a joint letter promising to root out staff who have abused their power, and saying they were truly sorry. among them was 0xfam. revelations about the behaviour of seven of its workers in haiti put the whole aid sector under scrutiny, with all aid agencies now

to putin to use his influence with the syrian regime to enforce a cease fire the international committee of the red cross in geneva switzerland welcome to the five hour daily cease fire which is due to take effect tomorrow tuesday. well matters now is that the people on it out. there feel we need it under dignified conditions of course and security for themselves and at the same time it is obvious that it is critical for aid to be let in we speak of four hundred thousand people you cannot take all of them out you have to allow humanitarian aid in and this is extremely urgent and on the ground medics in eastern who took are choosing russian backed forces are using chemical weapons against civilians russia has denied the allegation calling it fake news. these are the images that observers claim proof of a chlorine gas attack that is killed at least one child in france still in diapers or among more than a dozen people being treated doctors say their skin and clothes a heavy with the odor of chlorine monitors say a syrian regime warplane dropped bombs carrying the toxic gas on a village in eastern guta on s

red cross. the international committee at the red cross says 21 members of their staff have been dismissed or have15. >> the red cross said, "this behavior is a betrayal of the people and the communities we are there to serve. it is against human dignity, and we should have been more vigilant in preventing this. we are taking action to address this." >>> the president imposed the heaviest snarchgz on north korea to date which is -- sanctions on north korea to date which is to have the company abandon their nuclear weapons program. >> will ripley is in south korea with details. will? >> reporter: hi, yes. these are the largest sanctions imposed on north korea. some 450 sanctions imposed on the country. about half of those during the trump administration. this maximum pressure campaign that president trump has talked about, trying to completely cut off north korean regime economically to stop kim jong-un from developing nuclear weapons. what they're basically doing is targeting all of the north korean shaiips that are trying prohibit illicit transfers on the high seaings. they go to -- high seas. th

host: spokesman for the international committee of the red cross joining us from beirut. you very much. ralph: thank you. host: curacao of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world. -- here are some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world. people were rewarded with success when a church's tax plan was suspended today. the church where people believe jesus christ was crucified and buried was closed and will reopen wednesday. the suite outside the russian embassy has been renamed after the russian politician and critic of president vladimir putin, who was gunned down three years ago. at the same time in moscow, supporters placed lowers at the place where he was shot. a former security guard was jailed for the murder. greece's economy and development minister has resigned. he stepped down a day after his wife left the government. this followed a public outcry when it was revealed to the wealthy couple has been receiving a substantial government rent subsidy for their apartment. this while greeks continue to deal with strict

if the international committee for the red cross thank you very much indeed for your time now saudi arabia's king solomon has replaced top military commanders the defense ministry shake up comes nearly three years after saudi led forces went to war in neighboring yemen but on monday russia vetoed a u.n. resolution criticizing iran for failing to prevent weapons from reaching iranian back to the rebels in yemen reports. saudi arabia's military might on display. generals have been leading a coalition of forces attacking the yemen for nearly three years running back rebels repos the internationally recognized government to. remain in control of large areas of the country and the saudi armed forces have been internationally criticized for killing thousands of yemenis widespread destruction and achieving little. ability has announced a reshuffle of the army's chief of staff and the heads of ground and air defense forces. the war in yemen there is a serious failure when it comes to the so the area that is growing because says i'm from international community and there is a serious pressure there s

this is it over the news live from berlin no place to hide the international committee of the red cross condemn syrian slaughter in the sprawling suburb of damascus the situation for families besieged in eastern goods is only getting worse with no respect from the brutal government airstrikes and shelling reaching new levels of intensity also coming up. give teachers guns that suggestion from u.s. president donald trump as he meets with school shooting survivors listening session in the white.

are thought to be trapped in the area amid a siege over the past five years the international committee of the red cross has requested access because it says local doctors and nurses have been overwhelmed the government say that they are only bombing rebel fighters but they have used similar siege tactics to drive rebels out of major towns including syria second city of aleppo and civilians are often those who suffer most plus back in two thousand and thirteen the government allegedly attacked the toe with chemical weapons our coverage begins with this report and a warning that you might find the following image images disturbing. it's risky. for a war that's been raging for nearly seven years the images in there less shocking and no less harrowing. this boy's parents fate is unknown and what's will become of him. in towns already reduced to shells any hospital still standing is completely overwhelmed. since sunday the syrian government reportedly aided by russian forces has stepped up its bombardment of this rebel on clay with little regard for those who inhabit it. and still the fighter jets keep comi

corridor will soon be put in place to help civilians flee this rebel held on clay the international committee of the red cross in geneva is welcoming the move what matters now is that these people and it out maybe get out of there free we need. to dignify conditions and of course and security for themselves and at the same time it is obvious that it is critical for eight to be late even we speak with four hundred thousand people you cannot take all of them out if you have to and now humanitarian aid in and this is extremely urgent ok let's go straight to moscow our correspondent standing by for us erin the cease fire should be in place right now what are russian officials say. well so far we haven't been hearing any official announcements about the cease fire but of course we're in the couple minutes into it regarding the likelihood of how it will hold at least from the russian side axis it will most likely see them or of the cease fire in these initial phases initial hours of of the deal what the question that it really remains open right now is how the rebels will react to many the rebel groups haven't actu

killed more than five hundred civilians in about a week's time or meanwhile the international committee of the red cross in geneva says getting aid to trap civilian remains the top priority through many different axes should be separated from political agreements legal agreements are hard to reach we do need long lasting and systematic ceasefire what we need is for all those fighting to agree to windows during which they let you many eighteen . ok let's go straight to our did of your correspondent in moscow aaron these scheduled cease fire appears to be holding what are russian officials saying about right now so far we haven't heard any announcements from the russian government pertaining to whether the cease fire is holding i mean it is quite early days are only a couple hours into the cease fire but all indications do seem to be that it's holding for the time being. now how will russia ensure that the cease fire holds in the days ahead and that civilians i'm sorry the help they need getting here we are in. i'm sorry appear to be having a little bit of difficulty hearing you right though if i understo

the international committee of the red cross says aid organisations are ready to go in as soon as possibleicopter crash in the grand canyon more than two weeks ago. 29—year—old eleanor udall died in a las vegas hospital, four days after her husband, jonathan. the couple were on their honeymoon when the accident happened. three of their friends were also killed in the crash. research suggests students from poorer backgrounds are more likely to live at home whilst at university than their richer counterparts, and it could be limiting their life chances. charity, the sutton trust says moving to a bigger city to study is often an "escalator" for social mobility. 0ur education correspondent elaine dunkley reports. an armed police officer criticised by donald trump after the recent school shooting in florida has defended his actions. scot peterson was outside the school in broward county when a gunman killed 17 people. however, in a statement, the officer's lawyer said it was "patently untrue" that his client was a coward. the us president says he would have gone into the school even if he had b

the country is already dealing with one of the worst ever outbreaks of cholera the international committee of the red cross says there are more than one million suspected cases and about eighty percent of yemen lacks proper access to food clean water and health care cases of bird flu would only add to the crisis if we add to this formula. preventable diseases and then we are we are facing an extremely difficult catastrophic problem in yemen it's a find doctors deal with on a regular basis. yemen's three year war has made already dire conditions of disease and hunger even more difficult to combat we have more than twenty men women and children who die every day from preventable diseases why the why does that happen because more than fifty percent of the health centers and hospitals in yemen today do not function anymore there are small finds of progress in january the un allocated. fifty million dollars to support yemen's humanitarian response some ports have all been allowing for the delivery of food supplies. the country's hospitals desperately need for many the help has arrived too late for others there

allowed aid to enter the eastern like you mentioned earlier the united nations the international committee of the red cross they are saying that this is not enough time for food to enter this the u.n. once the implementation of the full safety days agreed why is russia and syria not behind this and what's the end game. their end game is to recapture who they want all rebel groups to lay down their arms and leave now the rebel groups have proposed that they will ensure and they are committed for the few hundred several fighters from the front the formerly known they will leave and they say they are committed to do this now the russians the syrian government the pro-government alliance rejecting this proposal because they want the fighters and we believe that there are thousands of fighters. but these groups actually attended russian sponsored talks and asked and so in one way or the other the russians and you know have dealt with them but now it is clear they want all these rebel groups to surrender and leave but the problem is what will happen to the people because these fighters are from eastern so they'r

and i have to say that this is the position of the united nations as well as the international committee of the red cross. trying the talk of repatriating their attention back to a place where they also don't feel safe so saying that they don't feel safe and they don't want to go home because of that doesn't mean that in the broader picture they don't want to go home they obviously do want to go home so what. that at some point in the future when they're ready. well of course they want to go home you just ask anybody here but like we mentioned it is not safe. two hundred more than two hundred thousand people were displaced in the past month alone that is in the southern countryside of the northern countryside of hama there's an ongoing offensive there two hundred thousand people displaced in just the months now the united nations says and have exact figures on the numbers who have returned but they are saying a few thousand yes a few thousand have returned from lebanon for example but those people are not wanted by this they didn't take part in any opposition activities lebanon's position let's just talk

that what's going on in eastern amounts to a war crimes he's accused the assad regime of crossing or international red lines a lot of good remains very clear to him that the needless death and destruction in syria now what is this is this this and destruction lot of clear that. while the syrian people seek their basic human rights democracy and the freedom this year again with the daily supports of russia and iran have turned. into a bloodbath in the situation and children. on the just just that bit more than seventy civilians we have killed. the escalation zone and the auspices of russia what's i've been in is a war crime and there are developments to report from northern syria turkey's president recha type but one is told parliament that his forces will soon capture the syrian region of a free syrian pro-government militia are reported to be heading there but turkey is involved in a military operation against kurdish faces ankara said it will confront syrian forces if they help the kurdish y p g which it considers a terrorist group from al-jazeera as some of been job it has in gaziantep. president r

the international committee for the red cross also called on this to stop immediately.ect civillians. so far the last 2a hours have been the worst that eastern ghouta has faced in years. people are really struggling to seek safety basically. the attacks yesterday targeted for hospitals, targeted ——four hospitals, the main roads that would allow people to run away or ambulances to rescue. that is causing a higher number of injured and a higher number of people dead. unfortunately for syrians on the ground and for civilians trapped there, the government and russia have the upper hand. russia yesterday announced that we are probably seeing another scenario that we have seen in aleppo last year. people are worried that they are going to face the same destiny and be forced out of their town. what we're seeing and yesterday is a big escalation from government forces and that is only telling us that this could be the last push towards the end of the situation in eastern ghouta. at what price and at what type of end will it be? it will be a horrific end for civilians there. let