nadim baba reports from paris. >> the day after the dramatic raid in paris suburb. security forces moved in on thursday night to secure an apartment here, they found both explosives and weapons. >> translator: we know there are other networks because even though one that carried out the attacks in paris and brussels is in the process of being wild out with a number of its members being arrested there is a threat looming. >> this is the suspect. 34-year-old reda cricket, jailed in a absentia by a belgian cour. as with the suspected attacker of the paris suburbs abd hamid abaod. after the brussels bombings president hollande called for better information sharing between eu states. >> if we know where they might be, where they could lose their skills learned in syria learned if yemen, better we have the capability of preventing these attacks. >> in belgium this week' week'ss led to the justice and interior ministers' offering to resign. which was rejectby the prime minister. >> there are a number of measures that have been planned for some time than need the european p

nadim baba,l jazeera, par. >> at least 29 have been killed and another 60 wounded in a suicide bombing, at a football stadium in iraq. 50 miles south of baghdad. no immediate claim that someone was behind it but islamic state has been waging a campaign of suicide bombings in and around the capital. >>> the man in charge of i.s.i.l. fest finances is dead according to the u.s. talking to the officials at the pentagon, ash carter refused to say how, but that he had been eliminated. >> translator: .orts >> the momentum of this campaign is now clearly on our side. >> reporter: the u.s. claims this is a significant step in the bament against i.s.i.l. the killing of the group's moneyman. >> we are systematically eliminating i.s.i.l.'s cabinet. we believe hoji iman, a senior letter serving as a finance minister and who is also responsible for some external affairs and plots. he was a well-known terrorist within i.s.i.l.'s ranks. >> this is hoji iman. he transferred his allegiance to i.s.i.l. after his release from prison. the americans couldn't confirmed that they had killed him last year. in

nadim baba, al jazeera, occupied west bank. >>> smelly garbage which accumulated across the country in h lebanon when a landfill closed in july. the government has promised to create three more landfills. imtiaz tyab haws th has the stom beirut. >> lebanon's now eight month old rubbish crisis, everywhere you look in the country it seems like this. piles, mountains of trash literally everywhere on the sides of roads, in forested areas, near rivers, and the like. it really is something that blights not only here in the capital beirut but really many areas across the country. now this promise by the lebanese government to reopen a landfill that was closed eight months ago, which really started this crisis, really hasn't gone down with a lot of lebanese. the proposition to close the old site and open up two new ones doesn't solve the intarve subste problem. many people saying they are going to continue their protest until a permanent solution is put in place. >> translator: the government doesn't want us to protest and we don't want to have to always be on the streets demonstrating but the

nadim baba, al jazeera, paris. ♪ >>> all right.t want to bring you some news coming in to us from afghanistan where a loud explosion has been heard in the diplomatic quarters of the capitol kabul. at the moment it's unclear what the exact location is, or if there are casualties. we'll bring you more on that as soon as we get it. >>> the u.s. says a senior isil leader has been killed. in a moment we'll get more details from our correspondent in washington, but first let's hear from the u.s. defense secretary ash carter who made that announcement a short time ago. >> we are systemically eliminating isil's cabinet. inneed the u.s. military killed key isil terrorists this week, including, we believe, hodgy iman who was an isil senior leader serving as a finance minister, and who is also responsible for some external affairs and plots. he dated back as early as being with al-qaeda in iraq. the removal of this isil leader will hamper the organization's ability to conduct operations both inside and outside of iraq and syria. this is the s

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let's now speak to nadim baba in west jerusalem. her spike in tensions today, nadim, take us through exactly what has been happening. >> reporter: that's right. apart from those incidents you just outlined, there have been reports in the last half hour of what the israeli media are calling a stabbing spree by a palestinian attacker who has reportedly been shot dead by security forces. the stabbing attacks happened in three different locations. the latest we're hearing is that at least one person died in one of those stabbing attacks in jaffa. as you were saying, not long ago, in -- just east of tel-aviv, a palestinian attacker actually stabbed a rabbi in a store. there are conflicting reports. some are saying that the rabbi managed to get the knife off of his attacker and kill him, others say he was killed by security forces. almost simultaneously in east jerusalem this attacker, a palestinian on a motorbike shot a boarder police member in the head we understand. he is seriously wounded in hospital. when he tried to flee, he then sho

nadim baba has more. >> reporter: two palestinian men were shot near a check point that went up on tuesdayas after reports that at least one of them had tried to attack a member of the israeli border police. now we're now hearing that one of those palestinians has died of his wounds, and he has been named locally as a 16-year-old, a teenager, from the occupied west bank. not long before that, the incident in east jerusalem. two palestinians traveling in a car fired towards an israeli bus. no one husband hurt in that incident, but the israeli police gave chase and during that chase, the palestinians then fired at a jewish israeli and they -- actually wounded that -- that person, before then being shot dead by the -- by the israeli police. on tuesday there were incidents not just in occupied west bank, but in other parts, in israel itself, including notably in the port city of jaffa outside of tel-aviv where a man committed several stabbings before being shot dead. one of his victims, an american tourist died of his wounds, and that happened just down the road from u.s. vice president joe bi

nadim baba, al jazeera. >> coming up next: the head of i.s.i.l.'s chemical weapons program patterned captured by u.s. special forces. >>> and remembering music producers george martin, his work with the beatles and other famous artists after this. >> now to what could be a key turning points in the fight against i.s.i.l. u.s. forces have reportedly captured the man in charge of the group's chemical weapons plan. mike viqueria has the story. >> top officials both in washington and iraq are touting the capture of an i.s.i.l. official, even even as they warn a be dangerous plot in the works. >> coogd to a u.saccording to a, slaman daod aori is in u.s. custody under interrogation. officials were tight-lipped on wednesday, but they lauded the expeditionary force sent into iraq last year by powk to carryt obama. to carry out the operations that knelted afari. >> part of these forces that are dedicated to carrying out raids, collecting intelligence anywhere possible, getting access to high-value targets. >> reporter: the u.s. official in iraq says i.s.i.l

nadim baba has the story. >> reporter: they might look carefree but these palestinian youngsters are becoming more and more used to seeing violence on a daily based. daily basis. i was just ten meters away when they shot him. he fell to the ground. there was blood coming out of his mouth then the soldiers ran towards us. they all ran away and they shot two other boys in the leg. since the current wave of attacks started last october almost a quarter have been under 18. this shows 14-year-old after his arrest. he carried out a stabbing attack in occupied east jerusalem along with his 15-year-old cousin who was shot dead. in some cases they were even younger. 14-year-old was arrested for allegedly carrying a knife. she is currently serving a four and a half year sentence in an israeli jail. her family have no contact with her. >> translator: they removed her father's work permit and imposed a heavy fine on us. we miss her when we sit down o r a meal. it is very hard on the family. >> reporter: at the age of 12 she is the youngest but there are over 400 palestinians behind bars, and juv

and that's a question echoing around europe right now nadim baba, al jazeera, paris. >> i.s.i.l. has claimed responsibilities for a suicide bombing in a soccer stadium in iraq. 29 killed and 60 injured in a soccer field south of baghdad. the bombing came after iraqi military officials flounced they were making gains in anbar province. also preparing for a push against i.s.i.l. in mosul. >>> another i.s.i.l.'s senior leaders is dead, widely considered to be second in command. the minister of war was killed in an air strike earlier this month. al jazeera's jamie mcintire reports from the pennington. >>> in announcing the death of i.s.i.l.'s reputed second in command, defense secretary ash carter says this underscores the need in his words to hasten the defeat of i.s.i.l. wherever it exists in the world and the success in iraq and syria shows the momentum has shifted in favor of the united states and its allies. defense secretary ash carter says the war against i.s.i.l. is becoming more personal every day. >> we are systematically eliminating i.s.i.l.'s cabinet. >> man number 2, haj

nadim baba, al jazeera, paris. >>> and we want to bring you breaking news out of iraq.ts are suggesting that at least 29 people have been killed and another 60 wounded in a suicide bombing at a football stadium south of baghdad. so at least 29 people reported to have been killed in a suicide bombing at a football stadium south of the capitol, and we'll bring you more as and when we get it. >>> the u.s. says it has killed the man in charge of ill's finances. the u.s. defense secretary ash carter refused to say how or where he was killed. from washington alan fisher reports. >> the momentum of this campaign is now clearly on our side. >> reporter: the u.s. claims this is a significant step in the battle against isil, the killing of the group's main money man. >> we are systematically eliminating isil's cabinet. the u.s. military killed several key isil terrorists this week, including, we believe, hajy iman, who was an isil senior leader serving as a finance minister, and who is also responsible for some external affairs and plots. >> reporter: this is that man. a former n

nadim baba has more. >> before being allowed to carry on to western ceurm h europe, hs been identified by dna evidence, found in explosives used in the paris attacks. it is now down to belgian investigators who carry on looking into the whereabouts of this individual, but they have asked for the public to remain vigilant. >> all right and again live pictures in havana. in the past few minutes we've seen more people come in, the rows start to fill in. this is window of time where we expect to hear from president obama and president castro who have been having talks for i guess about the last hour, hour and a half. when they come out and speak to the press we will bring that to you. there will not be questions from the press. that is something that the white house had been pushing for but the cuban government did not acquiesce, statements about something productive that came out of the meeting. as soon as that does happen we'll bring it to you live. richelle carey. thank you for your time. >> this is al jazeera. f. >> very good to have you along. you're watching the al jazeera newshour,

nadim baba, al jazeera, paris. >>> now just to recap for you on the very latest. we have just been hearing from ash carter talking about the fight against isil. the rebel fighters are losing ground in iraq and syria. the iraqi army says it has begun a push north wards to confront isil in the city of mosul. iraqi troops have been gathering south of there, near a small town, trying to cut isil's supply lines. the city of mosul fell to iraqi security forces in 201. and syrian government forces are closing in on palmyra. it is shelling parts of isil-held residential areas. its recapture would be a significant victory for president assad's forces. mohammed jamjoom now reports. >> reporter: these pictures broadcast on syrian state television are said to show a significant advance. syrian government forces fighting to recapture the historic city of palmyra from isil. state media also showed planes and helicopters flying overhead, as soldiers approached on the ground. the syrian observatory for human rights says many civilians fled palmyra after isil told them via loud sp

nadim baba is on site. >> reporter: center of ramallah, despite reports that many were turned back atheckpoints in different parts of the occupied west bank by palestinian security forces. the teachers are angry because they say they haven't been given a pay raise for years. some are getting by or trying the get by on just $500 u.s. a month. they have second jobs to make ends meet, some say they have to rely on charity handouts. >> if my two girls relied on me they'd hardly get any clothes. but our neighbors give us hand me downs. that's the definition of bit areness. >> reporter: there were talks on sunday between a temporary committee representing the striking teachers and politicians. but crucially, the government wasn't involved. it says it will only deal with the official teachers union but many of the striking teachers reject that union e-union saying it's too close to the palestinian authority. the head of the union has accused some of those ploiblessing these protests -- mobilizing these protests of being politically motivateby many parties. many we have spoken to say they are

. >> that is nadim baba for us in jerusalem. the u.s.g that stabbing attack he just mentioned, that left an american visiting israel dead. he was a retired army officer. he served in both iraq and afghanistan. he was with a group of students and staff from israel. >>> one of the big concerns of israel has been iran's nuclear program. iran's revolutionary guard fired several missiles on tuesday, it says they are designed to hit israel. earlier this year, the u.s. sanctioned businesses and individuals linked to the missile program. >>> shortly the public will begin saying good-bye to nancy reagan. viewings about get to underway at this hour at the reagan library in california. her funeral is set to take place on friday. officials saying that mrs. reagan wanted to be buried as close to her former husband as possible. jennifer london has more. >> reporter: it was nancy reagan's wish to be laid to rest along her husband here at the ronald reagan presidential library, before the private funeral and burial on friday, the public have a chance to

nadim baba, al jazeera in the couped west bank. >> in a show of support following an al-qaeda attack on a beach resort. 18 were killed. we have this report from the scene. >> this woman was selling jewellery when she heard the first volley. still shaken 24 hours later she's come back to the hotel to check up on the women. >> translation: they were shooting at her. she was holding her baby and she fell on the ground pretending to bee dead. they moved inside the hotel. it was scary. >> reporter: the footage shows the moments staff and guests realized gunmen were storming the hotel. moments after, one of the attackers brandished a machine-gun. the assault on three beach hotels lasted for hours. we walked inside one of them. the panic and the carnage that followed is still visible. some eyewitnesss believe the attackers may have been local. >> translation: we were worried they were speaking english and in french like we do. >> reporter: the survivors of the killings, mostly french expatriots and ivorians, left the hotel, heading for home. >> i heard what was happening, and we hid in the

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nadim baba, al jazeera, paris. ♪ >>> the u.s.senior islamic state of iraq and the levant leader has been killed. he died during a u.s. raid on thursday. he was also in charge of the group's finances. >> we are systemically eliminating isil's cabinet. indeed the u.s. military killed several key isil terrorists this week, including we believe hodgegy iman who was an isil senior leader serving as a finance minister, and who also is responsible for some external affairs and plots. he was a well-known terrorist within isil's ranks, dating back to its earliest it ration as al-qaeda in iraq. when he worked undar czar roy question in his operations. the removal of this leader will hamper the organization's ability to conduct operations inside and outside of iraq and syria. this is the second senior isil leader we have successfully targeted this month. after confirming the death of isil's so-called minister of war a short time ago. >> live to alan fisher in washington, d.c. what more can you tell us about this isil-leading figure who has

nadim baba, al jazeera, paris. >>> isil fighters are losing ground in two countries iraq and syria.raqi army says it has pushed to the north to confront isil in mosul. iraqi troops have been gathering south of there, trying to cut isil's supply lines. the city of me sell fell to isil forces in june of 2014. >>> well isil also losing ground in palmyra. state tv says the army is now inside the ancient city and is shelling parts of isil-held drens -- residential areas. its recapturing would be a significant victory for the forces of president bashar al-assad. mohammed jamjoom with the latest. >> reporter: these pictures are said to show a significant advance. syrian government forces fighting to recapture the historic city of palmyra from isil. state media also showed planes and helicopters flying over head, as soldiers approached on the ground. the syrian observatory for human rights says many civilians fled palmyra after isil said the fighting was drawing near. this video it says shows its fighters driving around parts of the city as syrian government troops advance. some analysts be

nadim baba has more details. >> reporter: two palestinian men were shot near a check point that wentuesday. that was after reports that at least one of them had tried to attack a member of the israeli border police. now we're now hearing that one of those palestinians has died of his wounds and he has been named as a 16-year-old teenager from the occupied west bank. not long before that, that incident in occupied east jerusalem. what happened was two palestinians traveling in a car fired towards an israeli bus in the remote area. no one husband -- was hurt, but the israeli police gave chase and during that chase, the palestinians fired at a jew rich israeli, and wounded that person before being shot by the israeli police. tuesday there were incidents not just in occupied east jerusalem but in other parts of israel itself, including in the port city of jaffa outside of tel-aviv where a man committed several stabbings before being shot. and a palestinian attacker responsible for several different incidents. one of his victims an american tourist died of his wounds. that happened just d

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nadim baba, al jazeera, paris. >> while officials are still trying to identify all 31 victims of tuesday's attacks, people are paying tribute to those killed and the more than 300 wounded. ♪ ♪ >> a choir joined mourners and first responders in brussels main square today. their message was one of solidarity with the victims and defiance letting the attackers they will not be intimidated. we will have more on the victims including americans in our next half hour. >>> a turkish court takes the espionage trial of two journalists behind closed doors. why the turkish president says they need to curtail some freedoms. and be refugees still trying to cross. >> he received another bullet in the chest. >> former translators are not just refugees, they're veterans. >> "faultlines". >> what do we want? >> al jazeera america's hard-hitting... >> today the will be arrested. >> ground-breaking... >> they're firing canisters of gas at us. >> emmy award-winning, investigative series. an american businessman has appearn north korean television confessing to espionage charges. the 62-year-old president of a

nadim baba is the correspondent at that point. >> the teachers are angry because they say they haven't been given a pay raise for years. some are getting by or trying to get by on just 500 u.s. dollars a month. they have second jobs to make things meet, some say they have to to rely on charity handouts. >> translator: if my two girls relied on me, they wouldn't get hardly any new clothes. but the neighbors give them hand me downs. that's the definition of bitterness. >> reporter: there were talks between a temporary committee representing the striking teachers and politicians but crucially the government wasn't involved. it says it will only deal with the official teachers union but many of the striking teachers say it is too close to the palestinian authority. the head of the union has accused some of those mobilizing these protests of being politically manipulated by different parties. but many we have spoken to say they are not interested in politics, just a decent wage. what is clear is this is largest grass roots mobilization of palestinians for a long time. >> do stay with us for

nadim baba was at the protest. >> reporter: well a big crowd of palestinian teachers did manage to gather here in the center of ramallah, and that is despite the fact that many were turned back at check points in different areas of west bank by security forces. the teachers are angry because they say they haven't been given a pay raise for years. some are getting by or trying to get by on just $500 u.s. a month. they have second jobs to meet and some say they have to rely on charity handouts. >> translator: if my two girls relied on me, they would hardly get any new clothes. but they rely on neighbors' hand me downs. that's the definition of bitterness. >> a temporary committee representing the striking teachers and politicians but be crucially, the government wasn't involved. it says it will only deal with the official teachers union brut many of thbutmany of the strikes reject that union saying it's far too close to the palestinian authority. the head of the union has accused some of these mobilizing these protests of being politically meaptpolitically moe political party. they just wan

and children are becoming involved as nadim baba now reports. >> reporter: they may look carefree, but the youngsters are becoming more and more used to seeing violence on a daily basis. recently they witnessed forces shooting dead a 13-year-old in this refugee camp in bethlehem. >> i was 10 meters away when they shot him. he fell to the ground. there was blood coming out of his mouth. the soldiers ran towards us, we ran away and they shot two others in the leg. >> of the roughly 200 palestinians killed, almost a quarter have been under 18. this footage shows a 13-year-old after his arrest. he carried out an attack. in some cases they are younger, this 12-year-old was arrested at an illegal settlement near hebron for carrying a knife. she's serve a 4.5 month sentence, her family has no contact with her. >> they withdrew her father's workpermit and imposed a fine. we miss her when we sit for a meal. it's different in the house now. >> for her family, this is a difficult time. at the age of 12, she's the youngest palestinian in an israeli gale. there's around 400 other children behind ba