james bayes out just sarah west jerusalem. we want both the border crossings between israel and garza had been temporarily closed. the checkpoint was briefly opened on friday along for journalists to enter the strip. israel has also closed access to garza from the c. so for the hollow tis in garza with more on the closures. this is god. normally what those are, they don't give a specific reason except for security reasons. nobody understand what are the security reasons, because normally they don't give explanation. that's why most of the time has been the crossing of god has been closed for several years. this open over the, the discussion of the issue of god. god, consider the biggest open prison and the wall. it's controlled by 3 cra, think to control by egypt, by one for personal, one for good. on the 3rd one, put blood, but you just most of the, of the type of blood for security reasons because of the safety and stability in the sinai. so judge has been under emergency basis, most of the let's say the food or the aid or e

james bayes out just era west jerusalem during the violence, israel's prime minister said everything possible was done to avoid harming innocent civilians. the military warned to some garza residence of upcoming strikes by phone or by water cold roof knox dropping small charges warning people to evacuate. but in one maneuver, people didn't get any warning of what was to come, hurry for, it explains now from northern gaza. on the 4th night of the war, we watched his israeli artillery launched a huge attack on garza. israel later said it was a deception to make come us think an invasion was coming. the effect here in beta here was death and displacement. there were no telephone warnings here. nasa, ferris tells me about the 4 children he lost that evening. they died just a few short steps away where they gathered with the family on the 1st day of eat. now there are just reminders here of lives ended in the teens and twenties. i saw them, i was overwhelmed. i fell down. i woke up 15 minutes later. i asked what had happened . they said nothing. i went back in and saw the bodies again, no

or in a moment, gaza some were. antony blanket is not going starting without diplomatic, edited james bayes in western when take us 3, james, if you would a little more of this itinerary for today. well, as you say, he's meeting the israeli prime minister right now. that's behind closed doors of course, but we are going to see them. we think in about 30 minutes time because they're going to be coming out and speaking to reporters about what they've been discussing . then later in the day, various other places that the sector state is going. but the key meetings all then with the president of the policy and authority, mahmoud abbas in ramallah. and that's important because the policy authority hasn't seen a us secretary of state for quite a long time. because remember, the deterioration with the trunk of the relations with the trump administration deteriorated very, very badly after the cushion a plan was announced. and basically all contact was stopped for the last 3 years, also of the trumpet administration. and this is the 1st meeting of the bible ministration. so for the policy, you know

james bayes out just era west jerusalem. well meanwhile, both of the border crossings between israel and gaza have been closed. checkpoints were briefly opened on friday, allowing foreign journalists to enter. israel is also close access to garza from the see, the u. s. has urged, greater access to the strip and the cross things are key to the delivery of much needed medical supplies, food and fuel. so what i'll conclude is in gaza and says, israel has given no clear explanation for the closures. this is got the normally what those are, they don't give a specific reason except for security reasons. nobody understands what are the security reasons because normally they don't get explanation. that's why most of the time. 1 gaza has been the crossings of god, has been closed for several years. this open over the discussion of the issue of god. god, this is the biggest open air president and the wall. it's controlled by 3 cra, think to control by egypt, by israel, one for personal, one for good. on the 3rd one, put blood, but yo

james bayes, i'll just sarah west jerusalem. well that's the intention again at the alex. so most compound and occupied east jerusalem after reopened for jewish visitors. israel security forces a score to them, but during the visit, 5 employees of the mosque board were detained. until hamid reports. it was early morning when they entered the exit must compound more than a 100 jewish settlers is quoted by really forces. it was the 1st time they were allowed in since may. 4th, palestinians, under the age of $45.00, were barred from entering the complex. well, before they arrived and those who are already inside were clear down. the israeli pal. neither there was any restriction the. those who opposed the orders were detained, including for from the slamming walk that over the site. they will lead to release with condition tensions and occupied east jerusalem had been running high to the beginning of the month of ramadan. in mid april, it led to the 11 days war with gather was filming a young man being beaten up by police on april 28th. so bad that he had to be taken to hospi

james bayes out just era west jerusalem. well, israeli jewish visitors are starting to enter the must compound unoccupied, through slim further raising tensions for people working for the most. for what? arrested on sunday. while it's really forces the school to the group of israeli jewish vistas, run the complex, and the palestinian foreign ministry says settler visits risk undermining of fragile ca 5 between israel and palestinian groups. let's speak to him. ron calling correspondence to life was not damascus gate and occupied. the prison run is ready . jewish visitors have been arriving. tell us what's happening well, they've been allowed into the compounds between the hours of 7 am and 10 am. so a 3 hour window that's the morning visit. there's also one in the afternoon that runs from around 1 o'clock to about 2 o'clock they let in, in small groups. they protected very heavily by the israeli army and the local media. hey, describe these visits as israeli settlers, jewish settler storming the, like the combat that's actua

james bayes, i'll just sarah west jerusalem. when he's ready jewish visits as a starting to end to the likes of most compound and occupied east jerusalem. further raising tensions or 5 people working for the most board were arrested on sunday. well, israeli forces escorted a group of his ready jewish vistas around the complex. the palestinian foreign ministry says tattler visits risk undermining a fragile seas for between israel and palestinian groups. so as i cross over to my colonies, life was at damascus. gated occupied eastern and iran that gives a sense of move well, the jewish israeli visitors are actually going to be going in around about now that now you have to remember these. this is allowed, they've been going on for a number of years now. the juice is ready, visitors are allowed to visit the compound during the working week. so that's sunday to says they have twice a day yesterday they go for an hour each time, twice a day. but 2 and even 40 people visited in the morning though that was fine and they go in with a ver

james bayes are diplomatic headset in western. once, while the new theory, as president bashar la side has cast his balance in the controversial presidential election, which is set to extend his grip on power, assad and his wife some a voted in a damascus suburb, a key rebel stronghold before it was retaken by the government in 2018 voting is being held only in government control areas, a sub faces, the rivals, he is expected to easily win that 4th term despite the decade of war, poverty and an economy in free fall. and he's dismissed all the criticism that the selection is just a sham. but on the other stage, we do not care at all about such statements, but more important than what the government said or does not say is what the people say. i think that's what we have seen during the past weeks. it's clear answer to all of those people and it tells them that the value of your opinions is 0. syrians in the last rebel held province have been protesting the elections, surveyed lip, which was the target of a fierce battle for control

james bayes are diplomatic at a talking to us from western was one. the palestinian health menace is wanting of a new wave of corona, virus infections across the west bank and gaza. thousands of families fed their homes and move to un on schools when israel began their strikes. and a few that cannot any if you knew how yet the recent wave of covered in 1900 instructions was coming to an end in the west bank and the gaza strip. but unfortunately, we're seeing an increase in numbers. we've seen lots of cases in shelters and because of the number of people who move their israeli occupation is to blame. i would urge everyone, especially those living in shelters to get vaccinated because we don't want the virus spread among our families. there's been tension again to be like so most compound and occupied east jerusalem out of it, reopened for jewish visitors. it was a flash point during the latest israel palestine conflict. the began on may 10th for the 1st time since then more than 200 israeli jews have been allowed to enter the courtyards israeli securit

james bayes al jazeera, occupied east, jerusalem israel as launched a wave of mass arrests of palestinian israelis to part in recent demonstrations, supporting palestinians and occupied east truce lemon garza, palestinian campaigners have denounced the operation as a war against protested and activists. human con has more these ready police have announced a major operation that is now currently underway to arrest hundreds of palestinian israelis. and that's worth reading you some of the statement. they say the operation is called law and order, and they say thousands of police and border fighters last night, all over the country, arrested hundreds of people. now they say that this was in the wake of violent incidents of before than the state of israel in the past 2 weeks. and that's why they've launched the operation. now this comes off the back of 1500 palestinian israeli, that have all ready been arrested in the last 2 weeks. now they say that during the day today they arrested $74.00 people and more arrest will come in the coming days . but this is worrying activists, they said that th

james bayes, i'll just sarah west jerusalem. the palestinian foreign ministry has warned that israeli settlers all through the alex a most compound risk undermining a cease fire. fire palestinians were detained as israeli forces and go to jewish settlers around site the 1st time in 3 weeks. meanwhile, both the border crossings between israel and garza have been temporarily closed off with hulu. tons more. this has got normally what those are. they don't give a specific reason, except for security reasons. nobody understand what are the security reasons, because normally they don't get explanation. that's why most of the time gaza has been the crossing of god has been closed for several years. this open over the the discussion of the issue of god god, this is the biggest open present and controlled by 3 crossing to controlled by egypt by israel. one for personal, one for good. on the 3rd one, put blood, but you did most of the of the time it glowed for security reasons because of the safety of stability in the sinai. in other new

james bayes is in west jerusalem at 1st. let's talk to kristen salumi at the un where virtual security council meeting is underway on the lease. so kristin, how is that? how's diplomacy shaping up in that security council meeting? well, it's interesting to know that this is the 5th security council meeting on the situation in the middle east in the last couple of weeks. and certainly the recent hostilities in the region are the focus of today's discussions. but this is actually a regularly scheduled meeting of the un security council. they have them every month on the situation in the occupied palestinian territories. because this is one of the most longest standing conflicts and agenda items for the security council. and we are hearing in the remarks today reference to the long standing issues that underlie the most recent conflict for venice law. the special coordinator for the middle east for the secretary general, gave his briefing and he described a tense cease fire. one that he felt he stressed that the pressure from t

james bayes out just sarah west jerusalem. while as we reported earlier, attention flared again on sunday. at the most compound, when more than 100 jewish visitors were allowed to enter in one con has more i'm here at damascus gate, and that's one of the entrances to the most a compound. now, on sunday morning, very early jewish visitors were allowed to go into the most compelling. that's not unusual. they're allowed to do that. they go twice a day in total throughout the day. and those 2 visits to do some 240 israelis went into the most compact, but in the morning classes did break out. now when they go in there accompanied by a very heavy israeli security presence, a police presence. now what happened is classes did break out, the police say they were trying to get palestinian flags from some of the people inside the accent. most compound as those israelis were visiting. however, we're hearing that at least 12 palestinians were arrested amongst the full members of the works. now the work for the people that actually run the

james bayes, i'll just sarah west jerusalem. while meanwhile, both of the border crossings between israel and gaza have now been closed. the checkpoint was briefly opened on friday, allowing foreign journalists to enter the strip. israel has now also closed access to gaza from the c. so for our uses in gaza for us and says, israel has given no care explanation for these closures. this is guys normally what those are. they don't give a specific reason except for security reasons. nobody understand what are the security reasons, because normally they don't give explanation. that's why most of the time has been the crossing of god has been closed for several years. this open over the, the discussion of the issue of god. god, consider the the biggest open prison and the wall. it's controlled by 3 crossing to control by egypt, by one for personal, one for good. on the 3rd one put blood, but you just most of the, of the type of blood for security reasons because of the safety and stability in the sinai. so judge has been under the emi

james bayes is standing by as well in west jerusalem and how to go hamid is in occupied east jerusalem, and speak to harry fast. harry as knights for fer it does look so far, like the far as holding up. it is holding, and i have to say someone who's been reporting from outside gaza for the entirety of this conflict. i wasn't really expecting to come here and find quite such a sense of celebration along with the relief at the end of all of this. of course, it doesn't mask what has happened. 232 lives lost. $15000.00 and more homes either destroyed or severely damaged, go potty destroyed. that means tens of thousands of people's homeless with major problems with homes. and of course, that overwhelmed health system, which is still sending people across the rafa crossing into egypt because they can't, they don't have the capacity here. so those are the problems that still obtain and go there for some time. but at the same time, there is this sense of what a joyful celebration about the victory people shouting about jerusalem as they call it, says that this is a victory. and as well as that