the sum referred to as the nakba , or catastrophe. as palestinians talk about our history, many of my black neighbors and indigenous communities may not know what we mean by nakba, but they do understand what it means to be killed, expelled from your home, land, made homeless, and stripped of your human rights. i and sisters and current family in palestine deserve the world to hear their history without obstruction. they have a right to be able to explain to the world they are still suffering, still being dispossessed, still being killed as the world watches and does nothing. as written, "when you tell a people to forget it's past, you are not proposing peace. you are proposing extinction." the palestinian story is that being made a refugee on the land you call home. we cannot have an honest conversation about u.s. military support for the israeli government today without acknowledging for palestinians, dehumanization and displacement in their home that has been ongoing since 1948. to read the status from president biden, secretary in

with you not a sides need abraham is standing by for us in ramallah where palestinians are marking nakba the day in 1948 when tens of thousands of palestinians were forced from their homes this is state of israel was created but 1st victoria gate and bay begins our coverage with more on the attacks on the refugee camp overnights. the the rescue workers in gaza dig through rubble for survivors at the shattered refugee camp after a house there was hit by an israeli airstrike. also if it's my cousin's house we were surprised by an airstrike that hit the house without any warning we ran outside we saw the 4 story house get completely demolished it was completely leveled his sister and her kids were visiting and they were all killed all of them but. the 1st thing. this 2 month old baby called omar was one of 2 survivors who were rushed to hospital but at least 5 other children were killed and. we are still trying to recover more bodies and figure out who is who this is truly a massacre that cannot be described in words we don't know how he managed maybe he just stayed alive to be a witness of

we want to say it is time for the nakba to stop. after this popular outburst, this revolution, the palestine is going through from sea to river. amy: after headlines, we'll go to gaza for the latest and spend the rest of the hour on the crisis. india is approaching 25 million confirmed cases of covid-19, with another 4000 deaths recorded over the past day -- though experts say the true toll is far higher. in neighboring nepal, covid-19 cases continue to surge, overwhelming hospitals, which are having to turn away patients due to a lack of oxygen. thousands of migrant workers returned home to nepal following lockdowns in india. the government has imposed a nationwide shutdown, banned international flights, and limited public gatherings. nepal's prime minister lost a parliamentary vote of confidence last week. he has been forced to step down amid growing public anger over his response to the second covid wave. in taiwan, officials have imposed its strictest measures yet, limiting gatherings and shutting down entertainment venues to co

they call it al—nakba, "the catastrophe." to the protests. well, since sending that report yolande knell was able to give us this update from behtlehem in the west bank. tensions really ticking up again across the palestinian territory, so here in betheleham in the west bank, young palestinians just in the last hour have been responding to calls for protests after dark, coming out on the streets close to an israeli military tower which is just out of sight here. they are burning, at the moment, rubbish and tires, things like that. there have been repeated clashes overnights, 11 palestinians were actually killed in cities across the west bank in these violent confrontations with israeli security forces. this is happening in response, partly, to all that's going on, the unrest that there has been elsewhere has really fuelled this, adding to people's anger, but it is also a day which is always a day of protest, what palestinians call nakba day, when they commemorate the events of 19118. that's when hundreds of thousands of pales

the protests coming on the day of nakba meaning catastrophe or exit is in arabic spanned the globe. thousands of palestinian flag waving supporters also emerged in london rome and madrid. in the german cities of cologne and berlin protesters clashed with police. in paris 2 there were confrontations and in baghdad demonstrators burned israeli and american flags here in washington an unusually large crowd of propellants tinian demonstrators came to express their disappointment that by not pressuring israel more the united states was essentially buying time for them to consolidate military gains and exact an even higher cost in gaza i like a memory. as the conflict continues the growing protest movement in the us marks a noticeable shift in public. if not in government policy john hendren al-jazeera washington. and dozens of protesters in mexico city have been showing support for the palestinian people. calling for an end to israel's bombardment on the stablish mint of a palestinian state now a palestinian flag was painted on the square at the solidarity valley demonstrators were marki

at today's palestine today synod brit's the 70th anniversary of the nakba and the palestinians name. again is the occupation the palestinians prove a unified in the historic palestine in the west bank and in the heart of the us the back is risen empty in gaza strip inside the green light and the palestinian people is gathering around jerusalem the palestinians the guardians of the sacred terror trays. and with the. mosque and with the church the apollo steenie ns the sovereign is in this spot it's an arab slam mic and the question. that's why oh sir cliff eyes says there will be all who was there for this parts eurex of them says their highnesses at the very beginning to express my thanks to everyone both played a role in this extraordinary meeting particularly the kingdom of saudi arabia and like to thank those who are here for. mosque and full of the palestinian cause of lactic suppress my thanks and appreciation to all of them because the illegal occupation of israel in. jerusalem is an attack and that russian again is the arabs and the muslims all the free people in the world all

the protests coming on the day of nakba meaning catastrophe your exit is in arabic spanned the globe. thousands of palestinian flag waving supporters also emerged in london rome and madrid. in the german cities of cologne and berlin protesters clashed with police. in paris 2 there were confrontations and in baghdad demonstrators burned israeli and american flags here in washington an unusually large crowd of propellants tinian demonstrators came to express their disappointment that by not pressuring israel more the united states was essentially buying time for them to consolidate military gains and exact an even higher cost in gaza i'm like me me me me me. as the conflict continues the growing protest movement in the u.s. marks a noticeable shift in public sentiment if not in government policy john hendren al jazeera washington. well still ahead here on al-jazeera a cut above the rest we meet designers make a fashion statement by trying to save the environment that story after the break. hello there for the top end of south america both for the east and the way us we're dealing with s

the midst of it all in the occupied west bank palestinian protesters confronted israeli soldiers on nakba day when palestinians marked the creation of the state of israel what they call the catastrophe the palestinian red cross said scores were wounded many by live ammunition in occupied east jerusalem or scuffles around the neighborhood of shaikh shura where threatened forced expulsions have fueled the tensions. with violence on so many fronts still untamed israel's prime minister said he spoke to the u.s. president and informed him of israel's plan next steps are a force at al-jazeera west jerusalem. across gaza families have been holding funerals for loved ones killed by israeli airstrikes many of them children are a bad man lee has more and a warning there are disturbing images from the beginning of her report. at the funeral of a child in the city of prophet in southern gaza. a woman in shock said only children playing with their toys mothers grandmothers and families left inconsolable. innocent victims the days of heavy israeli airstrikes and artillery fire that destroyed homes and

to many palestinians today is known as nakba also called the palestinian catastrophe what followed was a bloody conflict between arab states and israel and for palestinians the memory of displacement never forgotten for them is a day rooted in historical tragedy but its symbolism is still felt strongly today with the fight for statehood still ongoing. many palestinians hope by continuing to assert their culture they will keep the collective sense of nationhood alive and potentially under the nakba. day is normally mocked at demonstrations not just in the palestinian territories but all over the world. at times the events have turned into confrontations with israeli security forces. the recent unrest spock by the potential conviction of palestinians from that harms by israeli authorities who add more fuel to the fire for those commemorating this day. a vigil against anti-semitism has been held in gelsen kitchen in western germany earlier this week demonstrators shouted anti jewish slogans outside the city's synagogue but on friday supporters rallied in solidarity with jewish communities

the creation of a new state to be known as israel to many palestinians though the day is known as nakba also called the palestinian catastrophe what followed was a bloody conflict between arab states and israel and for palestinians the memory of displacement never forgotten for them is a day rooted in historical tragedy but its symbolism is still felt strongly today with the fight for statehood still ongoing. many palestinians hope by continuing to assert their culture they will keep the collective sense of nationhood alive and potentially undo the naacp. the day is normally marked with demonstrations not just in the palestinian territories but all over the world. at times the events have turned into confrontations with israeli security forces. the recent unrest sparked by the potential conviction of palestinians from their farms by israeli authorities to add more fuel to the fire for those commemorating this day. and meanwhile a vigil against anti semitism has been held in girls in cash and in western germany earlier this week demonstrators shouted anti jewish slogans outside the city

assert their culture it will keep the collective sense of nationhood alive and potentially onto the nakba. day is normally demonstrations not just in the palestinian territories but all over the world. at times the events have turned into confrontations with israeli security forces. the recent unrest spock by the potential conviction of palestinians from their farms by israeli authorities who add more fuel to the fire for those commemorating this day. so i'm joined now by lieutenant colonel jonathan can wreak international spokesperson for the israel defense forces the israeli military thank you so much for joining us colonel you're speaking to us from ramat gan near tel aviv where one israeli man has been killed in a hamas rocket attack what more can you tell us. i can tell you that this is now the 6th day fighting from us and all the terrorists have fired more than 2300 rockets like the one that impacted here what you can see behind me by the way are the rescue efforts there and they're now taking away the remainder of the bomb more than 2300 rockets have been fired at our cities our ci

may 15th is nakba, or catastrophe day, marking the displacement of hundreds of thousands of palestinians in 1948. on the outskirts, young men use slings to hurl stones at the soldiers. with the west bank now aflame, hamas has called upon the people here, in their words, to set the ground ablaze under the feet of the occupation. and indeed, the fires are spreading. ben wedeman, cnn, on the west bank. >>> cnn's hadas gold joins us on the israeli coast. so, first of all, just what's the latest from where you are? i understand, we were showing those pictures of the rockets flying near there. what can you tell us? >> so, it's about 25 kilometers from gaza, and similar to tel aviv, has been experiencing its fair share of sirens. last night, tel aviv, in the middle of the night, was getting some rocket attacks. in total, the israeli military says that since this conflict began, we are in the seventh day, approximately 2,900 rockets have been fired. but the death toll and devastation in gaza has been rising. in gaza, we are just getting word that overnight, 26 people were killed according to the

palestinians and protesters are right in the world mark nakba the day palestinians were forcibly displaced from their homes for the establishment of israel. welcome to this you sir it's 1300 g.m.t. that's 4 pm in gaza where israel has bombed a building that houses a number of media outlets including al-jazeera media network and the associated press the building had been evacuated following a one hour a warning given form the israeli military israel's ground forces continue to far heavy artillery into the strip well 140 palestinians have now been killed since the offensive began on monday. well we can speak now to al-jazeera suffer what routes he joins us live on the phone from gaza you were in the building earlier this morning just a few hours ago just talk us through what happens when were you given warning that the al-jazeera offices were going to be bombed by the israelis talk us through what happens and how you evacuated. you know it's like to get that could leads have been informed by everyone. from the clique and from the other on so on so it wasn't. the man the gentleman who was inf

announced the creation of a new state to be known as israel to many palestinians the day is known as nakba also called the palestinian catastrophe what followed was a bloody conflict between arab states and israel and for palestinians the memory of displacement never forgotten for them is a day rooted in historical tragedy but its symbolism is still felt strongly today with the fight for statehood still ongoing. many palestinians hope by continuing to assert their culture they will keep the collective sense of nationhood alive and potentially undo the naacp. the day is normally marked with demonstrations not just in the palestinian territories but all over the world. at times the events have turned into confrontations with israeli security forces. the recent unrest sparked by the potential conviction of palestinians from their farms by israeli authorities to add more fuel to the fire for those commemorating this day. palestinians are also marking but here in berlin. one of those demonstrations. 3 demonstrations today in berlin. what can you tell us i call i'm here in noise heard which is t

from gaza israeli forces have killed at least 2 palestinian protesters and injured 365 others during nakba day protests in the occupied west bank mass rallies were held in hebron. and qalqilya lizards involvement to sponsor a global outcry iraqi demonstrators held a rally in baghdad taria square on friday many were shouting untie israel slogans while some burned israeli flags and in other news taiwan is imposing new a strict as it battles its worst outbreak since the koran a virus pandemic began in taipei and surrounding areas indoor gatherings are limited to 5 people and shops and restaurants will close. those are the headlines so raman will have more news for you on al-jazeera after the listening post. when the news breaks some had been bracing for more than 12 hours but with hospitals out of beds and oxygen when people need to be heard to 80 percent of the people here are in debt many for trying to find food and this story needs to be told there's no safety in my country that can make go back there live with exclusive interview fighting against the military. to cool things down to see i

a gathering also marks the palestinian nakba day anniversary which commemorates mass displacement during the arab israeli because of 1948. and the reporter gerri great has been out covering those demonstrations in berlin. here in central billions dollars and have been marching on the streets to not only mark day but to show his solidarity with people in gaza there has been some wrist police scuffled with some of the crowds they fired pepper spray and made some wrists tensions are high not only here in berlin bought in cities across germany police have made a wrist of people that they allege burn flags in front of synagogues in in various cities german leaders have condemned these anti semitic ochs and i say anti semitism has no place in german society. our reporter jerrod rate there now we can turn our attention to some other news that's making headlines around the world voters and she lay are electing delegates to draft a new constitution or replace the one imposed decades ago during augusto pinochet's military dictatorship activists hope the new framework will include equality for wome

cemeteries israel's president is warning of civil war on top of all this palestinians are marking nakba day to remember when tens of thousands of them were forcibly displaced as israel was created back in 1988 the day but i hear reports from the mandala in the occupied west bank. many palestinians have been telling us over the past days that they are protesting because they believe that the next combat is still ongoing it's not just an incident that happened 73 years ago but that all of what happened over most of what's happened in 1948 is still ongoing now when it comes to palestinians lives under occupation the lab grabs there is nobody gets ready sustenance the secular attacks that are intensifying against palestinians the house evictions so you name it so for many palestinians this day not just remind them of what happened 73 years ago but it's it's it's it's good it reminds them that they are still living under these circumstances this is why many protesters are taking to the streets of different cities in the occupied west bank the 2 previous palestinian uprisings took place in th

continues to provoke fury, fury which erupted again over the weekend during what palestinians call "nakbaor catastrophe day protests marking the loss of palestinian territory in 1948 with the creation of israel. the looming evictions of eight palestinian families by jewish settlers has only inflamedish settlers has only inf tensions. jad hammad faces expulsion from the house his family has lived in since the 1950's. >> this is not the first time or the second time. it's going to be the third time for us. >> reporter: tonight, hamas is vowing to rain fire here on tel aviv, unless israel ends its bombing campaign in gaza. norah. >> o'donnell: imtiaz tyab, thank you. and president biden just spoke with israeli prime m with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu tonight. that's their second phone call since saturday. the president is expressing support for a cease fire. it comes as fellow democrats are urging him to do more to stop the violence. cbs' ed o'keefe reports tonight from the white house. >> reporter: the white house tonight is under increasing pressure to speak out more forceful

be overwhelmed every year palestinians gather to participate in demonstrations to commemorate the nakba arabic as we said for a catastrophe but they often display a symbolic keys emblematic of their lost homes it abraham has more from a protest in theory in the occupied west bank where palestinians have been confronting israeli forces. these palestinians most of them were born after the $99.00 after. the palestinian. and they were promised. by their leaders that they're going to be having freedom and a state instead of all these people are seeing now is if you can hear the tear gas bombs that are being fired by the israeli army we've even seen the israeli army. mission we have 3 palestinians were now in a critical condition more than 50 palestinians were injured according to medical sources and the majority of these people were hit by live ammunition these people here would tell you that there are. talks of having a state talks of having it instead what they see on the ground is intensifying this really. intensifying israeli power and this release which often when the israelis say that

palestinians injerusalem commemorated what they call al—nakba — israel's independence in 1948. than 700,000 of palestinians fled or were expelled which, for these people, is the original sin in this conflict. you can't blame hamas for attacking or, like, throwing some small rockets. israel has... small rockets? they killed someone today. well, how many — how many are killed now in gaza? this is sheikh jarrah, still simmering with anger after israeli settler groups and their lawyers tried to evict palestinians from their homes, which helped ignite this crisis. there was an assumption among some in israel that the conflict was more or less over and simply had to be managed. now, the tension here and the events of the last week or so have shown that that is not the case. the truth is that all the hatred, challenges and dangers that have blighted the lives of generations never went away. jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. protests have been held around the world in support of palestinians. courtney bembridge reports. chanting from hamburg to honolulu, italy to iraq, events like the

appreciate it harry thank you very much indeed well palestinians in the occupied west bank are marking nakba the day in 1948 from tens of thousands of palestinians were forced from their homes as the state of israel was created to abraham is in ramallah in the occupied west bank and she joins us now. we can hear gunfire right behind you. but of unrest unfolding up to speed with what's been happening since we last spoke . since we last spoke we are hearing that more power stadiums are coming towards this area which is near an israeli military checkpoint that is adjacent to and if they get israeli settlement called out palestinians have been protesting over the past few days saying they want to show their frustration that anger that they are supporting their fellow palestinians in occupied east jerusalem and in the besieged gaza strip but some are telling us that they are true to staying because they know that they have more than enough reasons to do so they have this radio that they've been living under for decades we've seen me going people who do not know and the only life they've known is

and now in germany 2 clashes and arrests were made in berlin the marches coincide with the annual nakba day which marks the expulsion of palestinians from contested land after the state of israel was created over 70 years ago. while in greece pro palestinian supporters rallied next to the israeli embassy in athens scuffles broke out after around $500.00 activists faced off with police. also a top prosecutor at the international criminal court has warned palestinian militants as well as israel that they may both be subject to an investigation in early march of this year the court opened a probe into possible war crimes in the palestinian territories which dates back to israel's operation in the gaza strip in 2014. i. the ongoing investigation is looking into crimes allegedly committed by individuals or groups of people israeli security forces were accused by palestinians and some activists of targeting civilians and critical infrastructure in gaza including schools and hospitals palestinian militants on the other hand were also accused of firing indiscriminately into israeli civilian pop

they call it al—nakba, "the catastrophe."his year, the violence elsewhere adds extra fuel to the protests. our middle east editor jeremy bowen's injerusalem, where do things stand tonight? well, as ou've where do things stand tonight? well, as you've been _ where do things stand tonight? well, as you've been hearing, _ where do things stand tonight? -ii as you've been hearing, defiance coming from both sides while all this is going on. the israeli prime minister has been speaking, he said they could be difficult days ahead. the leader of hamas has also been talking and he said that they would keep up more attacks, and her must themselves have said that from around midnight local time which is now, they would continue their attacks on tel aviv and gaza, the small enclave which has been blockaded since 2006 has now... 2007, i should say, has now put the rest of israel, they are saying, under blockade. clearly they are using a lot of poetic licence as far as that is concerned. but certainly as that is concerned. but certainly a

thousands of people who were expelled from palestinian towns 948 war was often referred to as the nakba or catastrophe about a decade later the families agreed to a deal with the jordanian government that would make them the protected tenants of homes they were. but the deal was cut short when jordan lost control of the land after israel annexed it in 1967 well a series of court cases of ruled in favor of a settler organization that seeks to judea is the area which is certain it's a focal point of process against the land sake over or mohammad dahlan has the founder of mohammed dahlan associates he says the vast discrepancy between israeli and palestinian forces is complicating matters even further. they have force sometimes have also a listening ear from the israeli land or 30 when they speak they said initiated this process of just studying this land in 100-6972 under their name the israeli lamp authority did not really pay lots of attention as it would have done in the palestinian was that you can and very easily just out of the land under under the name without enough proper documen

it follows weeks of unrest as palestinian protestors took to the streets to commemorate nakba day or the catastrophe, what palestinians sees the destruction of their homeland with the creation of israel. which is why the expulsion of six families by jewish settlersr homeland with the creation of israel which is why the here is causing so much anger. >> mura jurd who could lose the family they had for decades says it is time for this catastrophe to stop. amidst the unrest, potentially more serious problems are unfolding. across israel there have been nights of horrific mob violence in the jewish and arab cities. despite an increased police presence, neighbor is still turning on neighbor. king abdullah of neighboring jordan say he is leading a diplomatic effort along with european and u.s. allies to get israel to end the bombing campaign on gaza but as israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says no chance. >> duncan: imtiaz tyab in tel aviv, thank you. thousands of people have taken to the street this weekend in support of the palestinians. thisai protestors clashed with army troops

the midst of it all in the occupied west bank palestinian protesters confronted israeli soldiers on nakba day when palestinians marked the creation of the state of israel what they call the catastrophe the palestinian red cross said schools were wounded many by live ammunition in occupied east jerusalem or scuffles around the neighborhood of shaikh shura where threatened forced expulsions have fueled the tensions. with violence on so many fronts still untamed israel's prime minister said he spoke to the u.s. president and informed him of israel's plan next steps are a force that al-jazeera west jerusalem. and this is a scene over gaza right now where it's gone past 3 am and there's been new fresh intensive waves of israeli bombardments that have shaken the territory in the last few hours or so a barrage of raw. from gaza fired towards israel in the last few hours as well in the last few hours as well so the night far from being quiet once again in gaza let's bring in. our correspondent on the ground. intense israeli airstrikes in the last hour tell us about what's been happening and what

palestinian protesters are on the street served to west bank marking nakba the day in 1988 when tens of thousands of palestinians were forced from their homes as a state of israel was created. this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up on the program funerals were held for palestinian mothers and their children killed during an israeli air strike on their refugee camp in gaza. more communal violence between israeli jews and palestinian israelis as mobs through fire bombs into homes. dozens more bodies of suspected covert 19 victims are found floating in india's it river ganges as 2 of the country's poorest states trade blame. so yes the protests are underway in the palestinian territory and around the world as israel continues to bombard gaza from the air and from the ground this is the scene in better that's in the occupied west bank where anger over past and present injustices has been building palestinians are marking not bad day or a catastrophe when 750000 palestinians were forcibly displaced from their homes in the war that led to the establishment of israel in 1948 overn

they call it al—nakba, "the catastrophe."nd this year, the violence elsewhere adds extra fuel to the protests. let's get more on those phone calls from president biden. we can cross live to our correspondent in washington, will grant. will, what's up in the message to these two leaders? i will, what's up in the message to these two leaders?— these two leaders? i think in essence. _ these two leaders? i think in essence, it's _ these two leaders? i think in essence, it's a _ these two leaders? i think in essence, it's a message - these two leaders? i think in essence, it's a message of l essence, it's a message of diplomacy, particularly towards president abbas. this was the first call since president biden took office. looking at some of the detail in there, he conveyed us commitment to strengthening us palestinian partnership, the desire forjerusalem for be a place for people coexistence and updated president abbas on us diplomatic engagement on the ongoing conflict. i think in a sense, his hand is being forced by the nature

protests expected across the world to mark nakba the day palestinians were forcibly displaced from their homes for the establishment of israel. a lot of this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up dozens more bodies of suspected $1000.00 victims are found floating in india is that river ganges is 2 of india's per state's trade plane. and china becomes the 3rd country to land a spacecraft on mars after the u.s. and the soviet union. hello welcome to the program it is 7 g.m.t. 10 am in the gaza strip where for the last hour the area has once again come under heavy artillery fire from israel the scene palestinians are again woke up to the aftermath of explosions rising across gaza skyline overnight a refugee camp was one of the targets hit by an israeli airstrike killing at least 10 people including 8 children that takes the total death toll to 139 palestinians since the offensive began on monday let's hear now from victoria. rescue workers in gaza dig through rubble for survivors at the shattered refugee camp after a house that was hit by an israeli air strike. it's my cousin's house

they call it al—nakba, "the catastrophe."year, the violence elsewhere adds extra fuel to the protests. we will be talking to her live in a few minutes. jamal elshayyal is a correspondent for aljazeera, one of the media companies using that building in gaza that's been destroyed by israeli warplanes. i spoke to him a little earlier. what we know is that it is a vagrant breach of international law. al jazeera offices were decimated, destroyed. all of the equipment inside, everything inside it was destroyed light of on tv. this is a very clear attempt by a nuclear power to silence journalists —— very clear attempt by a nuclear power to silencejournalists —— live on tv. it's not the first time we have been targeted by the israeli military. however, this is the most barbaric episode yet which has seen dozens of my colleagues, essentially watch as their livelihood was destroyed in front of them. to paint a clear picture for you and the viewers in the uk, imagine broadcasting house eventually will watching it being bond to live with

homes palestinians have described it as a continuation of the ethnic cleansing that began with the nakba or known as a catastrophe back in 1948 last march a course in occupied east jerusalem would 6 palestinian families in shape jara to vacate their homes in order to make way for a settlers the same court also ruled that another 7 families should leave by august the 1st israeli settlement groups say the families built their homes on land owned by jews before 948 and that they now must move out most of a by who sees this actually general of the palestinian national initiative he says israel is committing a crime against humanity. what's happening now in jerusalem is very dangerous because actually this is a process of ethnic cleansing that the israeli army and the israeli government is conducting in there. but also in other parts of the. practical. work right i guess the population of humans on this act of ethnic cleansing there's nothing quite under lecturing on the racist policy. that is very nice followed and the system of. consolidated not funded your most of them. and their citizensh

the midst of it all in the occupied west bank palestinian protesters confronted israeli soldiers on nakba day when palestinians marked the creation of the state of israel what they called the catastrophe scores were wounded many by live ammunition in occupied east jerusalem or scuffles around the neighborhood of shaikh shura where threatened forced expulsions have fueled the tensions. with violence on so many fronts still untamed israel's prime minister said he spoke to the u.s. president and informed him of israel's plans next steps. let's speak live now to our forces he joins us from occupied east jerusalem and harry firing still at this moment going on the bay side the explosions in gods are and understand there's been a rocket that's just landed on the beach in ashdod in israel. yeah i think we have some picture of that this was a little while ago but another major barrage that we saw the alerts flashed up about although obviously we're at some distance from it all here but this was a sustained attack again from inside gaza on ashkelon and i stored and votes as well. it seems that the

today, palestinians commemorate what they call al—nakba, the catastrophe, when israel came into beingich hundreds of thousands of palestinians were expelled from their homes for the creation of the israeli state. diplomatic efforts to end the fighting are intensifying with the arrival in the middle east of a us envoy. helena wilkinson reports. there is no letup in this latest devastating conflict. this is what's left after the latest israeli air strike. palestinian health ministry officials say a home in a refugee camp west of gaza city was targeted. seven palestinians, including women and children, are said to have been killed. militants in gaza fired a barrage of rockets in response towards a city in southern israel. in many towns and cities in the occupied west bank, there is growing anger. this is the town of hebron. battles continue to rage between israeli soldiers and young palestinians. elsewhere, in nazareth, in northern israel, arab protesters took to the streets. injerusalem, palestinians pelted jewish settlers with stones and fireworks — the settlers hit back with live bull

they call it al—nakba, "the catastrophe."nd this year the violence elsewhere adds extra fuel to the protests. around me there are stones from some of the earlier clashes between israelis and palestinians here in bethlehem, ii israelis and palestinians here in bethlehem, 11 palestinians were killed in the violence overnight. and now there are calls for people to gather here once again after dark. although you have a us envoy, arab diplomats trying to secure a ceasefire between israel and hamas, what we are seeing at the moment is the unrest spreading. here, thousands of people have gathered in central london to march in solidarity with the palestinian people. a large crowd moved through hyde park to the israeli embassy. similar rallies have been held in other cities in the uk and elsewhere in the world. testing for the coronavirus indian variant is being carried out in parts of scotland, london, the midlands, and also in the north west of england where the government says the army is to be deployed to help with surge testing e

they call it al—nakba, "the catastrophe."his year, the violence elsewhere adds extra fuel to the protests. well, since sending that report, yolande knell was able to give us this update from behtlehem in the west bank. tensions really picking up again across the palestinian territories, so here in bethlehem in the west bank, young palestinians in the last hour have been responding to calls for protest after dark, coming out in the street. close to an israeli military tower which is just out of sight. they are burning rubbish and tires, things like that. there have been repeated clashes overnight. 11 palestinians were killed in cities across the west bank in these violent confrontations with israeli security forces. this is happening in response partly to all that's going on. the unrest there has been elsewhere is really feeling this, adding to people because my anger, but it is also a day which is always a day of protests. —— people pause my anger. when they —— that followed the creation of the state of israel. -- that follow

they call it al—nakba, "the catastrophe." elsewhere adds extra fuel to the protests. let's discuss this further. 0ver now to washington and our correspondent will grant, we understand there have been diplomatic at their roots of taking plates with president biden —— diplomatic efforts in. i plates with president biden -- diplomatic efforts in.— plates with president biden -- diplomatic efforts in. i think as the escalation _ diplomatic efforts in. i think as the escalation of— diplomatic efforts in. i think as the escalation of the _ diplomatic efforts in. i think as the escalation of the violence i diplomatic efforts in. i think as i the escalation of the violence has been taking place, there is a sort of escalation of the diplomacy here in washington too. president biden has spoken to the palestinian president. if the first time the two men have spoken since president biden took office injanuary. i think a sign of the severity in the crisis. they share desire thatjerusalem be, as they put it, a place of peaceful coexistence