about what you describe as the resistance weapons because the palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas has said in just recent days he wants one state one regime one law one weapon and he said he wouldn't accept the reproduction in gaza of the hizbollah situation in lebanon with regard to your hamas weaponry isn't that what we've got. i think this is there is a contradictory between some of the statement coming is that from president in the way that the people try to miss and that is stand work that really has been agreed in cairo and two thousand and eleven which mean that that existence weapons is nothing on the table for discussion right now and this is what has been all so many many of the people have been at this issue and seeing this is not right now for the discussion even. delegation and also in all of those of hamas will be talking about this this is not on the table even the egyptian mediators internal look at the egyptian to look at also they have said this is up for discussion right now this is what has been talking about that would be ins is that would mean that under the

brokered by egypt started on choose day palestinian president mahmoud abbas has welcomed the outcome of the cairo talks and has asked his government to implement the agreement. be completely agreed to the concept of supporting the government which will work normally according to law and of the systems to administer the authorities and ministries without exception and to supervise all the crossings whether with the israeli side or the egyptian side which is the rafah crossing. despite the fact that we have some different views of different political points we have different disputes but this will never change the fact that we are brothers we are brothers in religion we are brothers in nationality we are brothers in the national interest we suffer the same we have the same future we need to find a way for a unity of our people to secure the ambitions of our people. well are a force that sent this update from ramallah in the occupied west bank. well in a recorded statement it has been played on egyptian television we've heard from the two delegation heads and what appears to be the case

than the previous times bigger chance a bigger chance of success you say but mahmoud abbas it seemed had been reluctant before going to the these negotiations in cairo any support saying that any you need my sleep the assuming full control of the gaza strip would they have agreed on that how could they have reached a middle ground on that specific issue of who is going to govern gaza. that is definitely a very complicated issue palestinian president mahmoud abbas indicated about ten days ago that the government must. have full responsibility and for full control over the gaza that we turned at the said one no thought of the one on one gun which would mean there has to be some kind of a compromise to deal with the so-called palestinian resistance in the gaza strip we have tens of fighters. brigades the military wing of hamas and other palestinian factions i believe i believe this this issue has not been finalized yet but as long as palestinian resistance fighters are dedicated to fighting these radio occupation i don't think this is going to be a big problem but the problem is when th

of this agreement also december the first for the unity government will president abbas himself mahmoud abbas travel to gaza there's there was talk of him going within a month and we've heard from another fire figure saying that that there isn't really a precise time scale yet people saying that if he does go he won't be a visitor he will have to go as the for president of the gaza strip so on the one hand you can look at it as did the head of the fatah don't delegation. in cairo saying that there are these metrics in place there are time scales and targets and that's why this will work along with the egyptian backing where previous agreements didn't work you could also see those as opportunities for mutual trust to be undermined if those targets aren't met if things don't go according to plan on the ground i guess we'll have to see if those targets are met i mean some of them are just a few weeks away but tell me a little bit about reaction in ramallah to this hour what mistake would you say that the people there are because as you've said as we know there have been attempts to reconcile the

really is is a significant step but it's also true president mahmoud abbas made clear yesterday and this is in signal before that on one very central issue he doesn't see any room for. full flexibility or compromise and that's the question of weapons hamas is the islamic resistance movement resistance is its raison d'être its identity its commitment to struggle remains absolutely central passes said very explicitly that reconciliation and unity requires one law one government and one gun and the one gun element of it is extremely significant even mentioned example of hezbollah and lebanon the implication being quite clear to his by operates within within the lebanese state which is operates independently but the past is clearly not prepared to do this to go ahead with unification with hamas for all sorts of good reasons but to have hamas remain an independent military actor and i think is almost certainly the single most significant factor preventing successful implementation of mrs gosnold the interests of of hamas as a resistance movement mr barghouti let me bring you in here there is

reduce the electricity supply to gaza at the request of west bank based palestinian president mahmoud abbas. it was one of a number of tactics to force how mass which runs garza to the negotiating table. in this job everything is bad once of the old lady big me not to turn off the power it was so embarrassing i called my boss but he said no turning it off as i tried to do it five young men came with sticks and knives and started arguing with me then i had to run off and leave the power on each district rotates a for hours on twelve of shad jule half of the two million people who live here rely on expensive private generated networks to fill the gaps. but they're not affordable luxury for the other one million residents the power is going to be off here now for another twelve hours the difference in this area is that people don't have backup generators now it's about three weeks since hamas started handing control of gaza back to the palestinian authority but still the palestinian president mahmoud abbas has not increased the electricity supply. israel's blockade of gaza meant that there was

how to run the security situation within gaza there was a suggestion that from officials that mahmoud abbas doesn't want to see something similar to what's happened in lebanon with hezbollah military wing being another center of power we've heard from a senior member saying that that has never been a condition but that it is part of the longer term negotiations on the basis of one of the previous agreements that happened in twenty eleven in cairo but those sorts of very difficult issues if and now postponed will have to be solved at some stage in the future all right harry thank you harry for that live at the air is crossing now the two women accused of assassinating the half brother of the north korean leader kim jong both pleaded not guilty at their trial in a malaysian court they're charged with killing kim jong nam by smearing his face with a band nerve agent at the airport in february the women say they thought they were part of a prank for a hidden camera show they face a death penalty if found guilty he has more from shah alam high court. the two suspects from indonesia from vietnam

or ferrety or will it be under hamas exactly how hamas will respond to mahmoud abbas's apparent call for this not to be a lebanese like situation with hezbollah having a sort of a military center of power he apparently according to his officials doesn't want to see something similar with hamas his military wing the arc or some brigades but how much has made it very clear that that any kind of. accommodation between its military wing and fatah was not on the table of these talks so those sorts of very difficult contentious issues which probably will be postponed for now but will have to be addressed at some stage ok for now thank you very much harry for there live at the erez crossing. now at least two people have been killed in an attack in the u.s. city of las vegas. now this is an incident that is still under way we understand this is happening at the mandalay bay hotel and casino local hospitals reporting that more than twenty four people have been injured and the police have said that one shooter is quote down where the cars that go as leyla. on the ground trying to avoid the bom

government because your actions brokered by egypt started on choose day palestinian president mahmoud abbas has welcomed the outcome of the cairo talks and has asked his government to implement the agreement let's get more this from her a force that has been listening in to that press conference he's in ramallah in the occupied west bank i mean her really the devil is in the detail and that's what we've been waiting war for for the last few hours what was said. that's right we haven't yet got that full detail we were expecting that this was going to be a live event a statement whereby we would get the full text of this agreement it's coming out somewhat in dribs and drabs and the statement itself from the two factions was recorded and played out on egyptian television so what we do know is that according to the head of the fact our delegation. the issue of the rougher crossing between egypt and gaza is one which where they have reached agreement that the palestinian authority security services will take control of all of the border crossings with israel and egypt he said the rafa crossing w

high and many don't have enough to eat under the deal the person in authority under president mahmoud abbas is set to resume full control of the gaza strip. many here see it as welcome news. i hope that the situation will be better i hope that the gaza siege will finish so there will be job opportunities for people and they'll be able to support their families. we have big hunks. and we trust in the leadership of hamas and fatah. however reconciliation could fall to if the military wing of hamas refuses to cease its attacks on israel in recent years those attacks have destroyed any hopes of a conciliatory deal with the israeli government. are and although i know i have some it. is an analyst an independent consultant who joins me from gaza some good evening to you why are we seeing this deal now. i think this this period with the constellation of the commitment. of all parties involved specifically the very intense impeachment of egypt and the clear commitment of. both palestinian parties to embark and implement. turn back on and implement the sequestration. this seems to be a very appropri

calling for global support for reconciliation earlier photos even at wears palestinian president mahmoud abbas in the west bank egypt is mediating between abbas as such a faction and the militant group hamas. german president hung call to steinmeyer has warned of new walls as the country marks twenty seven years since we unification steinmeier was referring to a rise in right wing sentiment that saw the far right enter the german parliament for the first time in last month's election he said the election results showed that the country is divided steinmeier was speaking in the western city of mines at a state ceremony held to mark unification. as an under them on the walls have sprung up less visible without a road that strips but wolves nonetheless which stand in the way of a joint togetherness minds and view. and chief correspondent crane was at the event and she says last month's election laid bare the divisions separating germans today. well like the weather here the picture is mixed certainly if you look at economic and material indicators east and west have converged unemployment is abou

high and many don't have enough to eat under the deal the palestinian authority under president mahmoud abbas is set to resume full control of the gaza strip. many here see it as welcome news. i hope that the situation would be better i had at the gaza siege will finish so there will be job opportunities for people and they'll be able to support their families america realize that we have big hunks about this and we trust in the leadership of hamas and fatah. groups off. however reconciliation could fall to if the military wing of hamas refuses to cease its attacks on israel in recent years those attacks have destroyed any hopes of a conciliatory deal with the israeli government. here's some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world u.s. president donald trump has signed an executive order aimed at stripping back of all my care it'll make it easier for americans to buy cheaper health care plans with fewer benefits critics say it could mean spiraling costs for people with existing health problems previous attempts by the trumpet ministration to repeal obamacare have b

clave in two thousand and seven while fatah has led the west bank palestinian president mahmoud abbas plans to visit gaza within the next month his first trip to the region in more than a decade. u.s. president donald trump has signed an executive order aimed at weakening the affordable care act better known as obamacare the directive will make it easier for americans to buy cheaper less regulated health care plans with fewer benefits critics say it could mean spiraling costs for people with preexisting health conditions the presidential order comes after several failed attempts by the trumpet ministration to repeal obamacare through congressional action. the latest round of breaks it talks have ended in deadlock. negotiate him. said he was disturbed by the lack of progress he said talks had reached a dead end over high much britain should pay when it leaves the e.u. and he ruled out discussions on future trade being allowed to start next week. police in new york and london are investigating sexual assault allegations against hollywood film producer harvey weinstein more than thirty w

speculation is what will happen to this military reign because we heard the palace in president mahmoud abbas saying last week he wants to see one of thirty as important one law and one weapon they need to speak to the security services should be confined under one authority and that some quite clear how this will work out all right on a crime reporting from jerusalem thank you will donald trump rip up international nuclear deal with terror and all the president could soon tell u.s. lawmakers that the landmark agreement is not in the country's interests he's facing tough opposition even from within his own party the head of the house foreign affairs committee has called on the president to enforce the hell out of the deal those are his words but in a t.v. interview on wednesday trump made his view clear. it was it's a very bad day or i'm not saying anything different tonight that i have been saying for two years now it's a horrible horrible embarrassment to our country but i'm going to get it out of wake this one actually we had great strength. right and we've got lots more on this subject jo

reduce the electricity supply to garza at the request of west bank based palestinian president mahmoud abbas. it was one of a number of tactics to force hamas which runs gaza to the negotiating table. in this everything is bad one so this old lady big mean not to turn off the power it was so embarrassing i called my boss but he said no turning it off as i tried to do it five young men came with sticks and knives and started arguing with me then i had to run off and leave the power on each district rotates a for hours on twelve of shad jule half of the two million people who live here rely on expensive private generated networks to fill the gaps. but they're not affordable luxury for the other one million residents the power is going to be off here now for another twelve hours the difference in this area is that people don't have backup generators now it's about three weeks since hamas started handing control of gaza back to the palestinian authority but still the palestinian president mahmoud abbas has not increased the electricity supply. israel's blockade of gaza meant that there would onl

the government of mahmoud abbas is most welcome here but after eleven years problems have piled up that can't be solved overnight. the government can't perform magic the issues need to be discussed and we understand that will take time. in the list of things have to work out this time as a police teenie and i see this as our last chance there's a complete loss of trust between the two sides and that makes me feel that this really is the last chance. the crime of the prime minister of the palestinian authority around me having received a hero's welcome when he arrived in gaza why was his visit so significant. so i think it is significant some of people here because it seems that this time all sides have their own interest to start a dialogue and the situation has been particularly really didn't go over the past couple of months i mean the mediation work done by there's also believe that the international community at least at the moment no longer has to be conservation with which is considered a terrorist group by the international community now people here understand that this is just t

mahmoud abbas does not accept that. he wants control of the borders. he wants to be in charge.wants one people, one gun. will he be able to achieve that? that is a very big discussion between the two, as well as, can they come to the same aims for their people, and willie palestinian president keep financial restrictions on hamas? or will things have to be ironed out? anchor: this is something the international committee has been watching closely. what kind of reaction has been there today? guest: what we have heard from the u.n. spokesman, the middle east envoy, is that he welcomes this. it is a cautious welcome, but he says we must ride this wave. from washington, we have heard a more cautious welcome, if you like. yes, it is good in principle, , itfor hamas to join fatah has to recognize the state of israel, renounce violence, and recognize previous agreements the palestinian authority has signed. we have not heard anything like that coming from the gaza strip at the moment. that is something to watch. the past, israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has criticized any

here in ramallah the palestinian president mahmoud abbas welcomed the deal saying it accelerated palestinian reconciliation is fatah delegation head in the case of its timelines and targets would ensure that it stayed on track and of course it has egypt breathing hard down the necks of both parties in gaza so damaged by the split the economic blockade and three israeli wars people are talking cautiously in terms of hope. when we used to hear about any reconciliation efforts we would think immediately of the failure of it but we hope this time is different unity could at least solve the power crisis and bring happiness to the gazan people . we've had enough eleven years of suffering without electricity no medicine for old people no travelling we want to live like other nations. so far the israeli reaction has been muted saying hamas would need to recognize israel and give up its arms but without the full bore opposition of previous reconciliation attempts an international push for palestinian reconciliation led by the us who is much more interested in the so-called big deal between the palest

the enclave in two thousand and seven while fatah has left the west bank palestinian president mahmoud abbas plans to visit gaza within the next month his first trip to the region in more than a decade. police in new york and london are investigating sexual assault allegations against hollywood film producer harvey weinstein. more than thirty women have now come forward accusing him of sexual harassment and in several cases of rape weinstein has denied all charges of non consensual sex. you know asco the u.n. organization known for its heritage sides it was created decades ago by the us to give people all over the world clean water decent schools but donald trump sees it as a money pit as a platform to bully israel today notified the u.s. is out. in berlin this is the day. the. united states met the for unesco and unesco matters for the united states politicization of unesco these so last years has taken a toll on the organisation if we have this large platform pointing to cultural dialogue for human rights for freedom of expression. and that is the focus of the fighting for literacy and for

within a month, at mahmoud abbas, the palestinian president, the head of fatah, will return to gaza.has not been there in a decade. these are signs this is a move far greater than anything we have seen so far in all the previous talks. will this actually reach real fruition? honestly, i can tell you from all the analysts i have spoken to, nobody is willing to put their hands on their hearts and say it is going to succeed this time either. genie: thank you for reporting from jerusalem. the government in kenya has banned protests in the center of three major cities, including the capital, nairobi, after protests broke out yesterday after opposition leader raila odinga said he was pulling out of the rerun of the presidential election. last month, kenya supreme court canceled an apparent victory i the incumbent, kenyatta, in the original vote in august. reporter: tear gas filled the streets of nairobi as kenya sinks deeper into political crisis. police dispersed hundreds of protesters who came to ask for reforms, and for opposition leader raila odinga. >> next week, we are going to come

reduce the electricity supply to garza at the request of west bank based palestinian president mahmoud abbas. it was one of a number of tactics to force hamas which runs gaza to the negotiating table. in this everything is bad ones to the old lady big me not to turn off the power it was so embarrassing i called my boss but he said no turning it off as i tried to do it five young men came with sticks and knives and started arguing with me then i had to run off and leave the power on each district rotates a for hours on twelve of shad jule half of the two million people who live here rely on expensive private generated networks to fill the gaps. but they're not affordable luxury for the other one million residents the power is going to be off here now for another twelve hours the difference in this area is that people don't have backup generators now it's about three weeks since hamas started handing control of gaza back to the palestinian authority but still the palestinian president mahmoud abbas has not increased the electricity supply. israel's blockade of gaza meant that there would only

has been forced to the table by the crippling measures imposed on gaza by palestinian president mahmoud abbas we think that we expect the fairness of fruits of their requests edition and then it is. all majors again it's a gaza because we think that you know it's not logical now we have a government acting in gaza and all people are working including switching to hamas and they facilitate everything for the government and now not only hamas but all of us infections all people now expected from the government now to take actions in order to facilitate their life and it is a life of people and the beginning is the electricity and opening of the course things and also the so there is we think that now it is no golden opportunity for the government to prove now everything is normal it is natural and no one kind of stop day d'errico situation we hope that to the prison and the government. i said morsi yes. the steps in order to reach in this minds. and to in the lives of the children with gaza well one they repeatedly mention would the state as mohamed the one he used to be a father later accused

but the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas, said the accord would end divisions. coming in from tuesday's presidential election in liberia, but george weah — former —— ajudge in south africa has ruled that a prominent anti—apartheid activist was murdered, pushed to his death from the tenth floor of a police building. this overturns a 1972 ruling that ahmed timol committed suicide days after he was detained. it's the first time since the end of apartheid that an inquest into an activist‘s death has been re—opened. it's being reported that a british woman, a prominent recruiter for the extremist group the so—called islamic state, has been killed in a drone strike. sally—annejones travelled to syria in 2013 and took part in propaganda activities, targeting western women and girls. our security correspondent frank gardner has the story. iconic, threatening, and british. the jihadist recruiter and muslim convert sally—anne jones from kent. she fled to syria in 2013 with her young son and joined so—called islamic state. from there, she broadcast a stream of hate—filled

will actually happen to the military are because some brigades and also the palestinian president mahmoud abbas has said last week he doesn't want to have a hezbollah libyan and as you called it a situation where you will have a civilian government and the military power outside of this government's all of this we hope to use and care for cation and disagreement maybe later today and in the coming weeks because people you know this will be a very long process ok tanya trailer for us now in jerusalem following the reconciliation process between a mosque and fatah thanks very much. now to some of the other stories making the news this hour the libyan coast guard has rescued seventy five migrants including a number of children who were stranded on a rubber boat as they sought to reach italy they were taken to the naval base in the libyan capital tripoli and handed over to the international medical corps. kenyan police have fired tear gas at opposition leaders in the western city of to sumo. clashes also broke out between police and protesters demanding election reforms the demands come after kenya

his sisi calling for global support for reconciliation earlier he met with palestinian president mahmoud abbas in the west bank egypt is mediating between abbas's faction and the militant group hamas. a tense standoff continues in spain days after more than two million callahan's voted in favor of independence separatists have been blocking roads and going on strike in protest against police violence during sunday's independence referendum spain's interior minister accuses the callon government of quote inciting rebellion . parts of barcelona at a standstill today. others meanwhile pulsating to the rhythms of separatism. the demonstrations angry at times. and then defiantly still. these barcelona firemen holding up their arms in silent protest at sunday's police violence. support for the strike wasn't universal but enthusiasm for independence appears to be spreading. feel like deserves the independence we have a different culture we have a different language and i support it but i'm not sure what will happen these days because it's it's a scary situation we don't know what the spanish governme

here in ramallah the palestinian president mahmoud abbas welcomed the deal saying it accelerated palestinian reconciliation delegation head indicated its timelines and targets would ensure that it stayed on track and of course it has egypt reeling hard down the necks of both parties in gaza so damaged by the split the economic blockade and three israeli wars people are talking cautiously in terms of hope. when we used to hear about any reconciliation efforts we would think immediately of the failure of it but we hope this time is different unity could at least solve the power crisis and bring happiness to the gazan people. we've had enough eleven years of suffering without electricity no medicine for people no travelling we want to live like other nations. so far the israeli reaction has been muted saying how mass would need to recognize israel and give up its arms but without the full bore opposition of previous reconciliation attempts an international push for palestinian reconciliation led by the us who is much more interested in the so-called big deal between the palestinians and israeli

context i would like to say the decision by hamas to respond to the new palestinian president mahmoud abbas by dissolving gaza's administrative committees is an important step upon which we will build we are confident that mutual understanding and positive will will fail we look forward to working with all political factions and now one of the things that one dollar committed himself to was specifically trying to fix the crisis among the youth here in gaza and it is a crisis sixty percent youth unemployment forty four percent unemployment more generally these are people who have really been left alone and really lost over the last ten years of palestinian split and israeli and egyptian blockade will this new fatah led administration the new p.a. administration be able to make good on some of its promises and actually improve the lives of those people of course one of the things it can do is remove some of the restrictions that it's imposed recently in order to bring hamas to heel to cause this moment where the unity government can be reestablished so it can it can restore some electricity s

in the past and have caused the divisions two to remain in place certainly president president mahmoud abbas the palestinian authority president has made it clear that he doesn't want to see a hezbollah style arrangement such as that in. lebanon where there is no alternative center of power a military center of power outside a civilian administration and yet hamas has said that is not on the table for talks at all so if there is some arrangement whereby that is not yet broached at some stage in the future it will have to be. well polls have closed in liberia's presidential election and their hopes for the first democratic transfer and more than seventy yes twenty candidates the seeking to replace ellen johnson sirleaf of the can africa's first female president in two thousand and five on the capital monrovia reports like no you africa's first female president ellen johnson sirleaf casts a vote on tuesday. the nobel prize winner is standing down after seventy two terms . at this polling station the process was largely orderly. but in other centers tempus flap as the process began the situatio

wing of hamas but certainly there is a difference here the president of the palestinian authority mahmoud abbas has been the person president abbas has been saying that he won't accept any situation as there is in lebanon with hezbollah like alternative center of military power outside a civilian administration we spoke to the secretary general of the central committee of fatso this week he was saying we're not there just to provide services and have militias totally outside our control so the question is is there some sort of quiet arrangement whereby the military staff the tens of thousands of people under the brigades will they just be kept quiet be kept sort of underground and have some informal arrangement whereby they won't be used without some kind of say so some sort of agreement between both sides or will the lack of a formal agreement showing control of the p.a. will that cause problems in the future we don't know that yet so that the people we've been hearing from in gaza they are just keen to see an immediate reconciliation on whatever terms even if it's a fairly intermediary situat

conflicts with israel in which thousands of palestinians died this year palestinian president mahmoud abbas imposed restrictions on salaries and electricity supplies increasing the pressure on hamas to seek a deal now he's insisting that any agreement prevents hamas military wing from remaining an external alternative center of power. a buses position is that he refuses the equation whereby the palestinian authority governs overground and hamas governs underground so it seems the issue of arms is on the table even though it wasn't in previous agreements. for all the smiles on the show in gaza last week when the palestinian authority prime minister assembled his cabinet for a formal handover of power this reconciliation remains at a fragile early stage previous attempts to understood have ended in failure there is early momentum this time not least as a result of egypt's intervention but now comes the harder test of thrashing out longstanding divisions in direct negotiations are a force that al-jazeera. iran is promising a crushing response if the u.s. designates this elite revolutionary gua

where this is all going and indeed we are hearing from facts are that the palestinian president mahmoud abbas if this goes as planned will be there within the month or not as a visitor but as for president of garza as well as here in the occupied west bank so that is who would be in charge the question which remains outstanding is exactly how the military wing of hamas features in all of this in the future self is made public pronouncements about not wanting to preside over lebanese style situation where there's a hezbollah like military alternative center of power that is not on the table as far as hamas is concerned at least officially in these talks over it maybe there's some sort of unofficial accommodation whereby the military wing remains out of sight to some extent out of mind and that any major decisions over war fighting or peacemaking are taken in some kind of consensual way those are the signals that have been emanating from from both sides in the days preceding these talks harry any reaction from israel. nothing as yet to this i think presumably they as we all are waiting for the

intelligence is in ramallah in the occupied west bank having talks with the palestinian president mahmoud abbas he will then come here expressing his support for this entire situation which has been brokered under the aegis of the egyptian president who's posters is has been erected around this square also egyptians apparently talking about the their efforts in the coming days and weeks to aid with lifting the israeli siege calling on the international community and the israelis themselves to ease the restrictions on the gaza strip however there are lots of people here who want to see this government act in ways that can do much more quickly to just improve the everyday conditions of life so far we haven't had any concrete proposals on that they're talking about more talks in cairo next week to arrange those sorts of details and is this transition this handover expected to be a smooth one given that hamas is has agreed in principle at least to handover administrative control to the palestinian authority. i think in the short term absolutely everything has gone in an extremely amicable way so fa