talk about who itamar ben-gvir. asn't just charged with incitement of racism against arabs, he was convicted of it and supporting a terrorist organization. >> yes, itamar ben-gvir is a disciple, a follower of a man who believed that palestinians should be acting cleansed from their homelands. itamar ben-gvir has espoused the same views and continues to espouse the same views. he has talked openly about his support for goldstein and his latest visit to the al-aqsa mosque compound is not just a visit, it is an attempt to show there will forever be israeli sovereignty on the al-aqsa mosque and he is trying to incite violence. not only is he trying to incite violence, he has long believed the al-aqsa mosque should disappear and in its place the temple mount the re-created. so his policies have always been that of inciting to violence, inciting hatred. only convicted once, but he has an indicted more than 50 times. the fact he is allowed to be a minister in this government just shows how much it is the international commu

well, itamar ben-gvir visited the site first _ visit? irst thing this _ visit? well, itamar ben-gvir visited the site first thing this morning, . the site first thing this morning, he walked around and strolled for about 15 minutes or so, no indication that he approached the site, and then he left. eyewitnesses said that palestinians were barred from the site, they see it as a direct attack on muslim identity. the main point is that he is a far right agitator who has become the israeli minister of security, he controls the militarised border police that control that part of eastjerusalem where these very holy sites. it is not the first time he has visited, but it is the first time he has done so as national security minister. he has long said he wanted to change the very fragile and sensitive status quo arrangements around worship at jerusalem's holy sites, and particularly this site. so this is being seen notjust by palestinians but by the wider arab and muslim world is a very severe provocation. there has been condemnation this afternoo

this is israeli national security minister itamar ben gvir. >> i want weapons on the streets. i want citizens to be able to protect themselves. the people have weapons, they will protect themselves. amy: meanwhile, another protest right tens of thousands of israelis to the streets of tel aviv this weekend to call out the mounting violence and attempts by the new far-right coalition government to diminish judicial powers. >> what you're trying to tell this government is that the need for democracy, the need for peace, the need for prosperity should be the backbone of what we are here for, and that is what we should strive for, democratic state that strives for peace. amy: this all comes as secretary of state antony blinken is meeting with netanyahu in jerusalem today during an official visit to the region. he is scheduled to meet with palestinian president mahmoud abbas in ramallah tuesday. blinken already met with egyptian president abdel fattah al-sisi during the first leg of his middle east trip. blinken says he stressed human rights during his talks with egyptian officials.

itamar ben—gvir was seen touring the area with heavy security, it�*s a site sacred to both muslims and agitator, the leader of thejewish our party that espouses racist and anti—arab policies, he has called for a change in the status quo to allowjewish prayer. the key point is that he is now the minister of national security and colonial —— controls the police in israel and the militarised border police in eastjerusalem, the occupied part of the city, so the fact he was talking about visiting as a national security minister was significant. he�*s done it within a week of being in office and in the run—up to that, hamas said that any visit by him could have explosive consequences. he went first thing this morning and strolled around the compound surrounded by israeli protection officers and border police for around 13 minutes. no indication he directly approached the mosque or that he prayed at the site. one eyewitness who was there said people felt very frightened and the palestinians were not allowed access and they saw this as a direct challenge to their muslim identity and he said af

was very scary, very upsetting, a lot of anger that so far the new national security minister itamar ben—gvirr—right figure, who said he would bring back security to the streets, they say he has not done so. another woman said that she saw shooting in the air near to police officers apparently after the attack near the synagogue. many details at the moment are not yet clear, including the numbers that have been killed. reports from israeli medics are that at least five have been killed and several others wounded but some media are reporting that numbers are higher, seven or eight killed outside the synagogue. medics were still treating people at the scene a short time ago and they said that the conditions of those who were injured vary from people who had lighter injuries, that were panicked, to those who were in a critical condition. we are waiting for updates on that at the moment. all of this comes a day after an israeli military operation injenin refugee camp on the occupied west bank that killed nine palestinians, with another man later killed in clashes with israeli forces north ofjerus

national security minister itamar ben—gvir was seen touring the area with heavy security.hat temple mount, as it's known tojews, was open to all. saudi arabia and the uae have accused the israeli politician of storming the site, whilejordan has summoned the israeli ambassador in protest. the us state department urged israel not to change the status quo. we are deeply concerned by any unilateral actions because, precisely because, they have the potential to exacerbate tensions or worse, and that's why, you know, we can look backto 2000, you know, we can look back to 2000, we can look back to previous instances, it is also why we call for the preservation of the historic status quo. it is a point we have made to our israeli partners, it is a point we have made to them as recently as recent hours. it is a point they have also heard from their arab neighbours, including the hashemite kingdom ofjordan. again, whose special role as custodians ofjerusalem's holy sites, we deeply appreciate. the american football star damar hamlin remains in a critical condition after suffering a

national security minister itamar ben—gvir was seen touring the area with heavy security.p but the minister tweeted that temple mount, as it's known tojews, was open to all. saudi arabia and the uae have accused the israeli politician of storming the site, whilejordan has summoned the israeli ambassador in protest. the us state department urged israel not to change the status quo. we are deeply concerned by any unilateral actions because, precisely because they have the potential to exacerbate tensions or worse, and that is why, you know, we can look back to 2000, we can look back to previous instances, it is also why we call for the preservation of the historic status quo. it is a point we have made our israeli partners, it is a point we have made to them as recently as recent hours. it is the point they have also heard from their arab neighbours, including the hashemite kingdom ofjordan, again, whose special role as custodian ofjerusalem's holy sites we deeply appreciate. to brazil now, where thousands of people have lined the streets to say their final farewells to the

national security minister itamar ben—gvir was seen touring the area with heavy security.the minister tweeted that temple mount, as it's known tojews, was open to all. saudi arabia and the uae have accused the israeli politician of storming the site, whilejordan has summoned the israeli ambassador in protest. the us state department urged israel not to change the status quo. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: we'll have the latest on thor the walrus — who's thawing out — in his quest to leave britain's warmer waters and reach his home in the arctic. the japanese people are in mourning following the death of emperor hirohito. thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it was announced he was dead. good grief. after half a century of delighting fans around the world, charlie brown and the rest of the gang are calling it quits. the singer, paul simon, starts his tour of south africa tomorrow _ in spite of protests and violence - from some _ black activist groups. they say international artists should continue to boyc

itamar ben—gvir was seen touring the area with heavy security. site first thing this morning, he walked around and strolled for about 15 minutes or so, no indication that he prayed at the the site, and no indication that he directly approached al—asqa mosque, and then he left. now, eyewitnesses said that palestinians were barred from the site while this took place. one said that people felt frightened, they saw it as a direct challenge to their muslim identity. but the key point here is that mr ben—gvir is a far—right agitator who has, in the last week, become israel's minister of national security. that means he controls the police in israel, he controls militarised border police that control that part of eastjerusalem and where these very sensitive holy sites are. it's not the first time he's visited, but it is the first time he has done so as national security minister. he has long said he wanted to change the very fragile and sensitive status—quo arrangements around worship atjerusalem's holy sites, and particularly that site known to muslims

itamar ben—gvir was seen touring the area with heavy security. lling it an unprecedented provocation. we can hear more from tom bateman, and middle east correspondent. the mp and middle east correspondent. tue: mp visited and middle east correspondent. t'te: mp visited the and middle east correspondent. tt2 mp visited the site first thing this morning, no indication he played at the site or directly approached al—aqsa mosque and then he left. eyewitnesses said that palestinians were barred from the site while this take place on one person said they felt frightened and it was a direct challenge to their muslim identity but the key point here is that this mp is a far right agitator who has in the last week become israel's minister of national security. that means he controls the police in israel, he controls the militarised border police that control that part of eastjerusalem where these solely sites are. it is not the first time national security minister itamar ben—gvir has visited but it is the first time he has done so as national security mini

itamar ben—gvir is hardening the existing law, which allows for security forces to take the flags down sides returning 50 detainees to the other. these pictures, released by moscow's ministry of defence show the russians soldiers, show the russian soldiers, who will be taken for health checks. ukraine says the group of people returned included soldiers, border guards, and people who had been captured at mariupol and at the chornobyl nuclear power station. the uk could see a space first on monday, with satellites being deployed from a base on european soil for the first time ever. if all goes to schedule, it will happen from the new spaceport, in cornwall, in the south—western tip of england. the technique will use a modified boeing jumbojet to carry the rockets into the sky, before they lift their payloads into orbit. our science correspondent rebecca morelle has the story. five, four, three, two, one — left off! five, four, three, two, one - left off!— left off! the children of this learnin: left off! the children of this learning academy - left off! the children of this learning acad

meanwhile, israel's national security minister itamar ben-gvir has ordered police to remove palestinianlags from public spaces, calling their display a "form of supporting terror." palestinian-american author yousef munayyer tweeted in response -- "israel holds an entire stateless nation under military occupation. they got enough nukes to start a regional conflagration. but they fear a piece of cloth." over the weekend, thousands of people demonstrated in tel aviv against the new israeli government and the increasing threats it poses to democracy d human rights. in california, authorities have ordered thousands of people in several counties to evacuate a -- after a winter storm brought atmospheric river of rain and snow to much of the state. hardest-hit monday was california's central coast, where coastal communities faced flash flooding, landslides, and power outages. the death toll from winter storms rose to at least 14 monday after two people were killed by falling trees. some 8 million people in los angeles county were under a flash flood warning. meanwhile, parts of santa barbara c

palestinians have condemned a visit by israel's newly-installed national security minister itamar ben-gvir the al-aqsa mosque in occupied east jerusalem. it was ben-gvir's first public act since he was sworn in last week to the most far-right government in israel's history. he was previously convicted of racist incitement against arabs and supporting a terrorist group. the palestinian foreign ministry called his visit to al aqsa under heavy security an unprecedented provocation. and a spokesperson for hamas said it would lead to more conflict. >> it is clear that mbers of the current government are more extreme than any previous one, the u.s. or the international community come in or the regional powers can stop the extremist of this government. therefore, if this behavior continues, it will bring us all to a big conflict and a real battle on the ground. amy: in the occupied west bank, israeli forces shot and killed two palestinians and wounded three others in a raid on a village outside jenin overnight sunday. the killings came as israel's army worked to demolish the family homes of two p

itamar ben gvir has called for a harder line towards the palestinians.e is the most sacred place injudaism and the third holiest in islam. it is known tojews as the temple mount, a site of two biblical temples. and to muslims it's haram al sharif, the site of muhammad's ascent to heaven. the entire compound is considered to be al aqsa mosque by muslims. jews and other non muslims are allowed to enter the compound but not to pray, though palestinians see visits byjews as attempts to change the delicate status quo. the israeli minister later released a video explaining the motivation for his visit. it will make the israeli government will not surrender to an organisation of murderers and terrorist organisations. this is a holy moment and it's open to all, muslim and christian programmes as well as jewish pilgrims muslim and christian programmes as well asjewish pilgrims and a member of this, they will go to the temple mount. tensions with israel escalated into violence at the site in may 2021. then hamas fired rockets towards jerusalem. this escalated into

, following a highly criticized visit to the site by israel's new extremist security minister itamar ben-gvir. but the security council did not commit to any action in response to the provocation by israel. for decades, the al aqsa mosque has only allowed muslims to worship at the holy site. meanwhile, a new proposal by the freshly installed far-right government coalition, led by benjamin netanyahu, would sharply limit judicial powers by allowing a simple majority of lawmakers to invalidate supreme court decisions. elsewhere, the longest-serving palestinian prisoner in israel, karim younis, was freed thursday after spending four decades -- spending more than 40 years behind bars. younis was arrested in 1983 over the killing of an israeli soldier. he was welcomed home in his village of ara, which is located within israel. younis also visited the gravesite of his mother who died just eight months ago. he spoke when he was released. >> it is clear for everyone now the israeli government, especially the current one, is seeking to subdue our people. they want us to be our slaves. they want us to b

united nations security council to meet after israel's new far-right national security minister itamar ben-gvirvisited the al-aqsa mosque in occupied east jerusalem. his visit was condemned across the middle east. jordan summered israel's about or to protest the visit which jordan's foreign ministry described as scandalous and unacceptable violation of international law. meanwhile, israeli forces shot and killed a 15-year-old boy named adam issam shaker ayyad in a refugee camp outside of bethlehem on tuesday. according to the group defense for children international palestine, adam is the second palestinian child to be killed by israel since the start of 2023. the u.s. embassy in cuba will begin processing immigrant visas in havana today for the first time in over five years. visa and consular services have been closed on the island since 2017. this comes as a growing number of cubans are trying to reach the united states as cuba continues to suffer economic fallout from decades of u.s. sanctions. over the weekend, more than 500 cubans arrived in makeshift boats in south florida. many landed in

the new ultranationalist israeli national security minister, itamar ben gvir, called it a successful operation. >> we give backing to our fighters in e war against the terrorists. let every police officer know, every fighter, every soldier, that he has the full backing from the israeli government, the ministry of national security, and the commissioner of police. nick: jenin is largely controlled by palestinian militants, and has long been a flashpoint. but across the west bank, the last year has been among the deadliest ever. israel blames palestinian terrorism. and now israel's right-wing government pushes a hardline, including ben-gvir's recent visit to the al aqsa compound, what jews call the temple mount, judaism's holiest site. in washington, state department deputy spokesman vadant patel called for calm. >> we believe there is an urgent need for all parties to de-escalate, and to work together to improve the security situation in the west bank. nick: in a separate incident, the israeli military also fatally shot a 22-year-old palestinian who confronted soldiers north of jerusa

itamar ben—gvir was seen touring the area with heavy security. condemned the visit, calling it an unprecedented provocation. the past year has been one of the deadliest for palestinian children in the occupied west bank, according to the united nations and rights groups. the un says excessive use of force by the israeli military has led to the deaths of 150 palestinians — 33 of them children — the highest number since 2005. israel launched a military operation last year — in response, it says, to increased palestinian militant attacks. bbc arabic�*s heba bitar has more. a place that should have been safe for her to live was where she died. she had gone to look for her cat on the roof of her home. but it was there that is really forces shocked there that is really forces shocked the 16—year—old four times. translation: the israelis initially said they were armed men here. i said, what do you mean? this is a child. she is like a rose, and they killed her. we demand an investigation into those that killed her, and the army personnel that shot my dau

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