tanya thank you so much for that tanya cramer in jerusalem. now to some of the other stories making news around the world today u.s. president donald trump's homeland security chief has resigned houston nielson was the face of trump's controversial border policies including the wall extension on the mexico border and the separation of migrant parents from their children i want she was also reported to be a frequent target of the president's top language and british prime minister theresa may says there's still a chance that her government could reach a compromise with the opposition labor party on a break that deal leaders are expecting to hear details of a plan at an emergency summit on wednesday u.k. is slated to leave the european union on friday. united states has called for an immediate halt to a military offensive by rebel libyan general hard to seize the capital tripoli troops loyal to our are reported to be advancing on the city after launching the operational thursday at least thirty people have been killed and dozens injured in the f

with us you know inducted for more on that let's cross over to our correspondent tanya kramer in jerusalem tanya thanks for joining us how seriously are palestinians taking this threat. i think there's a lot of concern you just heard the palestinian official talking there this is especially concern because of the recent u.s. recognition of the golan heights and there's concern that this might have set a precedent actually because also the occupied west bank has been captured in the one nine hundred sixty seven war and palestinian officials have said they're feeling that that might have said to president also to annex this territory now i think station talk is nothing really new in israeli politics at least some of the smaller parties that are part of the government coalition and the outgoing government right now if next two days here they have always pushed the next station at least parts of the west bank or at least part the as so called area see where most of the settlements are and they have said you know that they have made a lot of pressure netanyahu to annex this territory now the palestin

let's cross over to our correspondent tanya kramer who's standing by at a polling station in jerusalem tanya israelis are casting their votes today what can we expect. well that's right i'm just standing here right in front of a polling station is school it's a bank holiday today people have are off from work to encourage them actually to go and vote in the last elections in two thousand and fifteen there has been a rather high voter turnout of over seventy percent so we have to wait and see how it looks this time and of course then it's a long waiting time until twenty two hundred local time when the first exit polls are expected to be published by all the television stations here and to see how israelis you know give us an in the case and how israelis have voted today. you've been talking to voters their polling station this morning what are the main concerns in this election. well usually israelis would say you know it's all about. issues it's about the economy it's about security but in these elections it has been a bit different all the people i talked and also old and then said been ta

when you thank you so much for that tanya kramer in jerusalem. now an effort to advance far right ideology here in europe steve bannon the former chief strategist and donald trump's white house gave his blessing to a new training center for populist european politicians it's partially hidden in a remote to tele and village but bennett is working to spread his message across the continent. this form a ministry in trees altie in the hills of central italy has been revived with a new mission here benjamin hardwell has launched a conservative center called the institute for human dignity he wants to draw together christians and jews and fight against islamic fundamentalism young politicians will come to terms altie and trained to become right wing populists resulting in the next generation is going to become the global headquarters of the fight to defend the judeo christian basis of western civilization so that's just not just here in europe but right across the world. vision has won the support of steve bannon the former advisor to u.s. president do

tanya kramer in jerusalem. now to some other stories making news around the world today heavy gunfire has been heard at an anti-government protest outside the defense ministry in sudan the mass certain had begun peacefully during the day after nightfall witnesses said security forces and riot police fired shots and tear gas in a bid to. first demonstrators from the military complex. united states has formally declared iran's elite revolutionary guard a terrorist organization it's the first time the u.s. has applied that label to part of a foreign government iran says the u.s. decision is a mistake and warns it will endanger u.s. interests in the region. and in the philippines hundreds of protesters have gathered outside the chinese consulate in manila they're demanding beijing remove its vessels from disputed islands occupied by the philippines in the south china sea they're also calling on the government to take stronger action that's after it filed a diplomatic protest against the chinese presence last week.

thank you so much for that tanya kramer in jerusalem. now to some of the other stories making headlines around the world today british prime minister theresa may says there's still a chance her government could reach a compromise with the opposition labor party on a breaks that deal leaders are expecting to hear details of a planned out an emergency summit on wednesday the u.k. is slated to leave the european union on friday. a large explosion at a warehouse in yemen's capital saana has killed at least thirteen people including seven children more than one hundred people wounded who the rebels who sees control of the capital in two thousand and fourteen said the saudi led coalition had targeted the warehouse with an air strike coalition denied carrying out any strikes in the area. in sudan thousands of protesters are demonstrating for a third day outside the army headquarters they want the military to support their calls for the resignation of the country's president omar al bashir security forces are reportedly attempting to break up th

our correspondent china kramer who filed that report joins us now from jerusalem tanya this is a neck and neck race netanyahu has just close to an acceptance in the west bank could that tip the scales in his favor. well i think it's definitely a call to his nationalist days to his voters and also do some might rather vote for small the right big party said also want to get in stick knesset he wants to tell them basically to come out for the likud and not to nose any of those votes to smaller parties might then not posses the electros specials and netanyahu is under pressure as we've heard i mean it's posters predict a neck to neck race between his likud party and the new blue and white party by former army general benny gantz and of course in israel it's all about being able to build a coalition and if the trust of paul says we have to take always there is polls that grain of salt they're not always that accurate then the. right wing has more chances to build a coalition then maybe the blue and white because you know there has been a shift to what's right and the writing block is much

process still and it will be a long night certainly all right tanya great on the story force in jerusalem tanya thank you. and our coverage continues here at the big table with me now is gilmer's yano he is a middle east analyst with the german institute for international and security affairs feels good to have you back on the show both as we heard netanyahu when guns are claiming victory what does each candidate have working for him and against him at this stage yes if you needed proof of the fact that this race is too close to call is this claim of victory by both candidates one of the interesting things is really about a small parties at the moment a hoot and then you're right according to the polls are not passing the fresh hold might influence the composition of the blocs the so-called blocks of the left and right if we speak about that tomorrow morning really for guns there's two things really working for him first of all we have to remember that the evidence and the record it's all of the to turn yellow alleged corruption of the a diet trends are going to be published in the next couple

come in just as the sun rises there were you are on your game or on the story for us tonight in jerusalem tanya thank you. all right as for for more analysis now here at the big table with me is gilmer's yano he is a middle east analyst with the german institute for international and security affairs he's been with us throughout this evening so we were talking earlier you know that both netanyahu and they've both claimed victory what does each candidate have going for him and against him at this moment i think that is basically two figures that are going to mean in favor of guns basically what he's looking for the nomination i mean one of the major issues is definitely the fact that in the coming days we're going to see the actual evidence the record in dire need the full materials about in the corruption investigations we've done and you know being published something that was held off until now most of you has been indicted correct indeed and i mean indicted pending dined and based on in and in the hearing but these materials are going to come out in my change the climate basically the public

while our jerusalem correspondent tanya kramer sent us her take on the election results it was a tight race but despite the looming indictments for corruption and a strong talents by the newly found pew and white party netanyahu appears to be on track to form another clinician government with the help of right wing nationalist and religious parties his fifth term marks another shift to the right in israeli politics. tanya kramer there in jerusalem well a week after quitting his job as president of the german football federation reinhard grindle has now also stepped down from his two posts in international football to was vice president of european football's governing body you a fan as well as a member of the fifo council that's the main decision making body of world soccer his resignations come in the wake of reports that he accepted an expensive watch from a ukrainian official and failed to declare seventy eight thousand your rooms in income . or some good news in a way the german basketball great dear of its key has announced his retirement the forty year old has been the national b

our jerusalem correspondent tanya kramer sent us her take on the results of the israeli election. it was a tight race but despite. and the strong by the newly formed pro and white party netanyahu appears to be on track to form another quit government with the hope of right wing nationalist and religious parties his fifth term marks another shift to the right in israeli politics. now china's likud chang is in croatia ahead of friday's joint economic summit with sixteen european nations it is the first visit by a chinese premier to the country and his father offers of cheap loans and infrastructure projects but some in the e.u. fear that china strategy is to divide and conquer using economic incentives to create divisions in europe. military honors for an honored guest chinese premier league asia and his creation counterpart under a plane coverage quickly got down to business deals spanning from tourism to trade and infrastructure projects. this is a major turning point in our two countries relationships and i'm exceptionally satisfied with our substantial talks today which realisti

are listing the story now to jerusalem where our correspondent tanya kramer she is standing by good evening to you tanya so where are we in terms of the vote counting in the tally. well i think we have to be a bit more patient i mean the votes are being counted about the results are not expected until tomorrow morning at the moment we do have the exit polls that were published by old and major t.v. channels here and there are also as you said it's a very close phrase stay a bit contradictory even one of the channels said channel twelve blue and white thirty seven seats thirty three ten thirteen said those at certain think six blue and white and the likud and con also gave the blue and white that's the public vote. narrow indeed over the likud now of course everybody is now starting to count to know what that would make in terms of possible coalition partners because it is what it's all about who could then. build a coalition to form the next government and we know this evening shortly after the first exit polls were announced both netanyahu and guns they declared victory i mean looking at t

unexperienced as you mentioned guns ok if you have thank you very much we want to go to jerusalem our correspondent tanya kramer is standing by. its good to see you so we understand that those exit poll numbers are coming out do you have any numbers for us. yes that's right is very dramatic evening everybody was waiting for those exit polls here the whole day so we have two of the t.v. programs here channel twelve gave us exit poll numbers. thirty three seats it's according to seats of one hundred twenty knesset seats blue and white guns party thirty seven so he's up. labor party six and a smaller parties some of them have apparently not made it over this threshold and some of them are around five to six seats you have to look at them a bit closer later on now the. channel twelve the other program he gave to exit polls foot blue and white it's thirty six seats equal to the likud also thirty six seats ok so what we're looking at then is blue and white with a slight edge but we want to remind our viewers in the time you've seen this with every election these exit polls are notorious not accurate correct. y

all right let's get the latest from jerusalem now where our correspondent tanya claim a is standing by for us tanya thanks so much for joining us you've been speaking to people in jerusalem about tuesday's vote what's they saying what are they one of their reactions. one of them expection is over here of course supporters of mr netanyahu are absolutely thrilled that he made it again there is an expression that you hear very often here in the streets it's only baby only bibi can do that. becomes another time prime minister if you can for this kurdish and then of course you have those who are very much disappointed those people who voted for a change for mr guns and his team they came out very strong if you think about it that this party wasn't even there three months ago and they're of course disappointed because they came out strong but they cannot. have to fight would have difficulties to form a coalition and they have wanted a change so this of course disappointment there so as you say binyamin netanyahu supporters very excited and yet he's battling a looming indictment on on charges