and ramadan in the times of a pandemic some muslims in america educating their children about the things. they spend another night of explosions and fire in gaza as israeli jets bombed high rise buildings and other targets these are live pictures of the skyline where it's now just past 11 in the morning it appears to be relatively quiet for now. just a short time ago there was at least one more strike on the city israel has vowed to continue its military campaign that overnight explosions listen up the sky in gaza just as our correspondent was on the up. and interior security building was hit yet on casualties israeli forces have been launching intensive raids on various locations in the area in response to rockets fired by palestinian factions into israel it's the worst outbreak of violence in gaza since 2014 with no resolution in sight well 69 palestinians including 17 children have been killed 7 people have been killed by strikes fired into israel by gaza's fighting factions lot and says also spread within israel as into communal fighting at a scale not seen in decades broke out betwe

it is ramadan. there was an exchange over what would happen at the damascus gate during ramadan. none of those are an explanation for this. mark: someone in his position may be cashing in on what is happening now. is this expected to have influence on what happens? >> i would look at it the other waaround. we see political wrangling on both sides. there were meant to be palestinian elections. those haveeen postponed if not canceled. we see on the israeli side, the fact that netanyahu is a caretaker prime minister, he is not going to -- the government at the moment and the opposition are, but they haven't done it yet. we are seeing what we see, which is this escalation and tension that does not look like it is calming down. >> thank you. you will bring us fresh developments as they happen. next, an iraqi journalist is fighting for his life after being gunned down in baghdad. the attack was captured on surveillance camera. this is the second such attack in two days. on sunday, another was shot dead in coppola -- kabbula. >> fires bla outside the iranian consulate as protests agains

well really the culmination in the muslim holy month of ramadan just tell us tell us who. is that why people have gathered that are nice and and who is out. of. a mixture of motives i think there is a at elements of solidarity and concern about this very important for the most important religious site in islam in terms of. the religious and honest desire to be here it is the right to commemorate or is a day that commemorates the. handing down of a lot of cover on average it is. worth a 1000 months of prayer. here on that night and so that is why the that the significance of that night is worth a 1000 months and so that is why many come not just from the immediate surrounds but also. how soon israeli towns in northern israel many coming as well and you get in the last few days ramadan people camping overnight in the grounds and in the buildings of the compound as well so there is a real desire to be here for those reasons and it coincides with what went before just just 24 hours earlier which was one of the most violent nights we've seen in jerusalem for a long time and as

downs are hitting our bread and butter my stock dates for ramadan because of the lockdown i had to keep my shop closed the dates are rotting as i was unable to sell them and this is difficult for us these lockdowns and the with the recovery in my purview in skullcaps i still inside my closed shop i was expecting to sell them all during the month of ramadan before aid but i doubt that's going to happen it is very problematic for us. but the government is resisting pressure to open up more quickly saying this would lead to more casualties especially with the end of ramadan approaching in the middle of may . they're also concerned that what's happening in india could come to bangladesh. they say if the indian variant is allowed to circulate on the street so fun to dash the consequences would be devastating. and we're heading back now to our top story which is india seeing another rise in record rise and covert 19 deaths we're speaking now about the volunteer efforts in that regard we're joined now by you know yet seeing she is a health activist with the peoples health movement in india and

downs are hitting our bread and butter i stopped dates for ramadan because the lock down i have to keep my shop closed the dates are rotting as i was unable to sell them this is difficult for us these lockdowns on the wood we are going to live in my purview and skullcaps are still inside my closed shop i was expecting to sell them all during the month of ramadan before he'd but i doubt that's going to happen it is very problematic for us. but the government is resisting pressure to open up more quickly saying this would lead to more casualties especially with the end of ramadan approaching in the middle of may. they're also concerned that what's happening in india could come to bangladesh . they say if the indian variant is allowed to circulate on the streets of london desh the consequences would be devastating. the urging bangladeshis not to let their guard down despite their desire to get back to normal for many though the situation is already dire and will only get worse if the pandemic is not brought under control. joining us is chamonix or hussein who leaves the public health assoc

non-essential businesses will be closed in a week as muslims marked the end of ramadan.lth care system is at risk of collapse with about 100 people a day dying of covid. bmoving to other top story, former president of the maldives is in critical condition after being injured in a bomb attack outside his home. behind now she'd who is the current -- mohamed nasheed was the maldives first democratically elected president in 2008, ending 30 years of autocratic rule. he was ousted in a coup in 2012 and prevented from running again in 2018 because of criminal charges. the deputy speaker of the maldives parliament says he was likely targeted by one of the armed groups he has been critical of. >> i believe this is an act by violent extremists, religious extremist groups and authorities and the public -- given the history of threats against the president, i don't think it would be too much to say this was target by violent extremists. president nasheed -- not many people in the country have the courage to take on religious extremist, i would say perhaps he is the only strong boys

tune into the live online feed of a ramadan virtual camp comes at 7 o'clock am on the sofa and welding there at how feeling less than. the free camp was produced by new york kids a us based at home educational service for muslim children each day during this ramadan the camp brought islamic teachings stories and activities into children's homes amid the pandemic so even though we're not able to go to the mosque you know every weekend or we're not able to you know go and you know go to our friends home and have dinner with them or have people over our home i think it still helps them stay connected to the community that was the goal of the camps founder and start i mean oss or he says he was inspired by his own childhood growing up in a neighborhood with few other muslim children i don't want anyone to know that i was a muslim i wanted to fit in and. when we created in our kids it was literally to solve that problem to help kids build a love for their face a 6 year old isa and 4 year old mussa are proud to show their ramadan decorations that this is our mas a prayer time side and you ca

in primarily on the month of ramadan-— primarily on the month of ramadan.f these lucky diners as they - ramadan. in front of these i lucky diners as they consume, the family commune. keeping their strong beliefs and everybody�*s spirit is alive. mark lobel, bbc news. the brit awards have been held at the 02 arena in london in front of an audience largely made up of key workers. the ceremony is being used by the government to test the impact of gatherings on the transmission of covid. colin paterson reports. a dual win for dua lipa. she performed with 50 dancers, gave a nod to geri halliwell with her dress, and won both best female and album of the year for future nostalgia. released last march during the very first week of lockdown, her modern take on disco became the soundtrack to many people's year at home. in 2018 i said that i wanted to see more women on these stages and ifeel so proud that three years later we are seeing that happen. little mix! it was a night dominated by women, winning four of the five mixed categories. after ten years together littl

thousands of muslim washed up as attack the site for the last friday prayers of the holy month of ramadan but many stayed on to protest over a threat to evict palestinian families from their homes on land claimed by jewish settlers chazz rocks and shoes were thrown at security. says who responded with stun grenades and rubber bullets would not know how lucifer cuts. is an attempt to avoid a physically we should not. prevent it. if you learn to use artificially the looks a lot of the heart of the arab nation. love also been clashes elsewhere in occupied east jerusalem as protests continue over those plans to evict palestinian families from their homes demonstrators again try to enter the chef jaron neighborhood soldiers used sound bombs against the crowd and closed all entrances to the area the united states has said that it's deeply concerned about heightened tensions and called on all sides to deescalate what's happening right so let's speak now to watch is on the phone who is inside the loss can you can you start by telling us what you're seeing right now what's happening there i'll try

muslim wash up as packed the site for friday for prayers on the last friday of the holy month of ramadan many stayed on to protest in support of palestinians facing eviction from their homes on land claimed by jewish settlers chairs rocks and shoes were thrown at security forces who have been fired with rubber bullets earlier thousands of palestinians from the occupied west bank had been blocked from reaching the site and then elsewhere in occupied east jerusalem there's been more unrest over the plans to evict palestinian families demonstrators again try to enter the neighborhood soldiers used sound bombs against the crowd and closed all entrances to the area that's crossed and it is in ramallah in the occupied west bank and into tell us more about what's been happening. we have the recent. the medical staffs and staff in jerusalem and they say that more than 50 people were injured around 20 of them were taken to the hospital to the hospitals in east jerusalem and the 2 of these people have suffered serious injuries the situation has been volatile in jerusalem today this is the last fri

and elsewhere in the city thousands of muslims had packed the site for the last friday prayers of ramadan many stayed on to demonstrate in support of palestinians who face eviction from their homes by jewish settlers victoria gate and be reports . confrontation into. the al aqsa mosque compound as is raided police by a stun grenades to disperse muslim worship his. own 20 people all of a day and you will. not be more supportive. because of the book and i think you know what you're part of i think you because i know what you do you know not one. of them. apparently. was one of them police also use stun grenades inside a clinic treating in japan astin ians. fied tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters police say they responded up to stones bottles and fireworks with thrown at them. i could stay so now it is jerusalem day goes on the last friday of the fasting month of ramadan the annual event is a protest against israel's rule of jerusalem the how are they so there is an attempt not only to apply time division at al aqsa mosque but also to divide a looks most physically should not be done

compound muslims and to the site for the last friday prayers of the holy month of ramadan. several states in india are going into lockdown as officials try to bring the krona virus outbreak under control.

on the holiest knowledge of ramadan violence on the streets of occupied east jerusalem. palestinian protesters threw water bottles israeli security forces use stun grenades foul smelling chemically laced water jets. and closer physical force. this man was beaten on the ground in front of us. well. and then i should away into the night with no attempt to detain him it wasn't an isolated incident. so the period just before an around pres was relatively calm here and the mask escaping the last few minutes was a road runner who did so another night with all the attention and scuffles broke would worry is that another potentially violent night couldn't see in the following knows that potential was fulfilled the anger here isn't just about the scenes from iraq so on friday when stun grenades we used inside the mosque itself it's been building over threats to forcibly evict palestinian families from their homes in the east jerusalem neighborhood of shakes. and i said if you knock on the city many people solidarity gave us the power to continue without peaceful resistance all th

out could stay the same now it is jerusalem day goes on the last friday of the fasting month of ramadan the annual event is a protest against israel's rule of jerusalem not know how well are they suffer cuts there is an attempt not only to apply time division at al aqsa mosque but also to divide a looks most physically should not be done we must work to prevent it in the vigilantes are defending the mosque on behalf of the arab nation and the islamic nation. earlier on friday thousands of listening was ship as it answered the call from the islamic black the trust that operate the compound under the authority of jordan to pray in and around. the compound is a constant point of contention in the palestinian israeli conflict but tensions in occupied east jerusalem have increased in recent weeks as palestinians have protested against israeli restrictions on access to parts of the city during ramadan and there's been a rest over an israeli court order to evict palestinian families in the shaikh ciaran neighborhood demonstrators tried to enter the neighborhood on friday as soldiers you sam bo

not the last night of ramadan say that a lot of people did go into the old city and then the next day as you have to to slim they were right wing israelis and a lot of settlers are marching through this. through the old city and palestinian neighborhoods to remind of the capture of east jerusalem $967.00 so this is to be also seen every year as a publication by palestinians all right tanya thanks for that update 10 degrees 10 a chroma in jerusalem. and i turn on some other stories making headlines around the world now in mexico city hundreds of protesters gathered on friday to demand justice and pay tribute to 25 people killed on monday when a metro viaduct collapsed with 2 trains on it the protesters blame the government for ignoring repeated problems with the line. that it was colombia's president ivan duquesne has called for an end to the mass anti-government demonstrations gripping the country is due to hold further talks with protests they does at least $25.00 people have died in the rest stemming from anger over living conditions and heavy handed police tactics. india has report

the beginning of ramadan and the last only the last week of ramadan that is open and i'm giving the low down and people are expecting that they have a normal eat from despite the spread there not a great culture of growing a virus. over there and they hope that they have. a poor poor widow for board traders goodness now to have more business in the previous days before the day to day to have good business and to cover from the loss that they lost during a look down. today. to have people go to visit their relatives and families with kids go to the public bar and to play and to dress their own new clothes that they buy for each book unfortunately nothing will happen if you stayed at home christians are close calls in the street and nobody you go to you know. it is very sad and people are increasingly that it's over the phone. journalists who shot of reporting from gaza city thank you very much appreciate it thank you. but to bring up to speed on some of the other stories making headlines around the world. i'm gonna sign is going to 3 day ceasefire to mark the muslim festival of eat the t

they have been ongoing, we're in the final week now of ramadan, since the first day. which have led to clashes all around jerusalem, along with underlying causes, of evictions that have been going on, so this happened tonight. super provocative actions by the police which led to the directors of prayers yesterday and tonight and the evacuation of the entire mosque compound, forced evacuation by the police. it was unnecessary violence in my opinion and i think people are blaming and lack of governance at the moment. with the coalition talks faltering all the time, there is chaos injerusalem thatis there is chaos injerusalem that is caused by any responsible provocation by the israeli police.— israeli police. what do you think, why _ israeli police. what do you think, why do _ israeli police. what do you think, why do you - israeli police. what do you think, why do you think i israeli police. what do you think, why do you think it| israeli police. what do you | think, why do you think it is irresponsible a provocation? israeli journalists are trying to blame the dysfunc

go along in this last week and ramadan. yes the nerium let's not forget that jerusalem has only is a very important issue in the palestinian israeli conflict and bastin and president has spoken about this just a few hours ago a few minutes ago on the palestinian t.v. he said that. the u.n. should intervene hold an urgent set the. session to protect the people because he said the truce and it is the eternal capital of the palestinian state now palestinians have been saying that east jerusalem should be their capital and they believe that israeli actions will drowned on a daily basis to make them from the city to make life so impossible for them that they have to leave it imagine if you are a palestinian president of jerusalem you do not even have permanent status in the city you have an idea and this is just that terrorists so all an older situation when it comes to palestinians living in these jews convince mary very difficult that when it comes to situations like that palestinians feel they have to defend their presence th

so many deferred provided by this charity is all they have to eat at the end of their daily ramadan fast or. i mean if i've lost my job in this coronavirus pandemic i have no earnings so i come here for if tar. to go buy orders are staying i pull my rickshaw under the sun but i make very little money and i'm too poor to buy if they are so i come here for free food. the government imposed districts nationwide lockdown and a poll to try to contain a massive surge in infections. they're optimistic that the measures are working as cases appear to be falling. but the restrictions are taking a heavy toll. more than 2 thirds of people in bangladesh have been forced to stop work or close their businesses at least for a time because of the pandemic. downs are hitting our bread and butter i stopped dates for ramadan because of the lockdown i had to keep my shop closed the dates are rotting so i was unable to sell them this is difficult for these lockdowns and that would be recovered in my purview and skullcaps is still inside my closed shop i was expecting to sell them all during the month of rama

for many the food provided by this charity is all they have to eat at the end of their daily ramadan fast or if. i mean if i've lost my job in this coronavirus pandemic i have no earnings so i come here for if tar to go buy all these are staying i pull my rickshaw under the sun but i make very little money and i'm too poor to buy if they are so i come here for free food. the government imposed districts nationwide lockdown in april to try to contain a massive surge in infection. they're optimistic that the measures are working as cases appear to be falling. but the restrictions are taking a heavy toll. more than 2 thirds of people in bangladesh have been forced to stop work or close their businesses at least for a time because of the pandemic. downs are hitting our bread and butter would be my start date around medan because of the lock down i had to keep my shop closed the dates are rotting as i was unable to sell them this is difficult for us he's locked down on the wood we're going to live in my purview is in skullcaps i still inside my closed shop i was expecting to sell them all

the lockdown has been a challenge for many during ramadan.ut eating the meal iftar the meal muslims eat to break their ramadan fast. they've managed to feed about 1,000 people a day, many of whom have lost their jobs during the pandemic and can't afford food. >> translator: i am fasting. i'll pull my rickshaw under the sun but i make very little arnings and i'm too poor to buy iftar so i have to come here for free food and park my rickshaw by the road." >> reporter: so many reasons to get covid under control. michael holmes, cnn. >> we've seen vaccination sites set up in a lot of unusual places, haven't we? sports stadiums, fairgrounds, even cathedrals. but those all pale in comparison to the one kim brun haifr shows us in eastern europe. >> reporter: dracula's castle in romania. in folklore the lair of the famous ruler thain spired bram stoker's classic vampire novel. but in modern times and in daylight it's not such a scary place. unless you're afraid of needles. part of this renowned tourist attraction in transylvania is now being used as

violence it all really began with the situation here at the beginning of the muslim holy month of ramadan on the steps of damascus gate the decision by the israeli security forces to block it off to the usual kind of gatherings that we see mike lee during ramadan it was a real source of anger a source of protest and skirmishes between palestinians and israeli security forces all of that fueled and magnified by what was taking place in a nearby neighborhood. where there was the imminent threat of evictions on palestinian families who've been living there for generations and all of that boiling over on monday those scenes we saw on the locks of mosque compound courtyards those very violent scenes with israeli security forces moving in in great numbers and of course leading to that deadline given by hamas for a complete withdrawal by the israeli forces by 6 pm local time on monday just after that the launching of 7 long range rockets on the jerusalem area for israel the prime minister benjamin netanyahu said that that was crossing a red line and required a forceful response we're seeing that

are going on or are seen as a real problem provocation a particularly for people who are marking ramadan and we've just seen their mosque storms. indeed and you know even outside of all these events jerusalem day which is the day that israel recognizes and more particularly religious nationalists here in who come here to sue the old city they mark the day in 1967 according to the hebrew calendar this is the in 167 that israel. during the $967.00 war room took east jerusalem and in its terms annexed it in international legal terms it is it remains the occupying power here but the israeli narrative is that it is the reunification of jerusalem that is marked on this day and even at the best of times the least tense of times this is seen as a major provocation and people charge through the streets of the muslim quarter of the old city waving israeli flags dancing singing chanting banging on boarded up shops and the like these really police commissioner said that he hoped the traditional route could be observed this year even in this situation now we haven't yet heard of their final decision

and it's worth saying as well that this is the holiest night of ramadan. and that is why so many people. 90000 has been reported made their way to the mosque for prayers but since the beginning of ramadan when the decision was taken by security forces to barricade off this area where people come and meet after prayers to have drinks and snacks and talk this was barricaded off for many days of course protests there were counter protest by who are right israeli racist activists and as well as that there is this continuing issue of sir we're just seeing if there is any further action minus this continuing issue of the looming evictions of several families from a palestinian neighborhood in occupied east jerusalem which is going through a court process which is june to have another hearing in the supreme court on monday. that's the same day that jews mark what they call jerusalem day the start of the occupation in $167.00 so this is all coming together these multifarious factors all part of a very longstanding grievances and after as well it must be said 15 mo

as tens of thousands of muslim worshippers prayed at the compound to mark the most holy night of ramadanmore than 50 people were injured. gareth barlow reports. stun grenades against stones. palestinian protesters and israeli security forces clashing outside the al—aqsa mosque complex injerusalem's old city, one of the most revered sites in islam. it's also the location of the temple mount, the holiest site injudaism. the source of the anger — weeks of rising tensions over the potential eviction of palestinian families from their homes in occupied eastjerusalem, which israeli settlers claim as their land. earlier on saturday, roads into the city became gridlocked as israel ramped up security, fearing a repeat of friday's violence. car horns. coaches of muslim worshippers were stopped at checkpoints with cars left abandoned as people trekked uphill to the mosque complex. translation: we saw on social media that our relatives - are being stopped in the street and they're not allowing them to enterjerusalem. we came here voluntarily, without planning or anything. everyone who has a car came

this was as worshipers packed a mosque to celebrate ramadan.0 people are dead after a bomb exploded near an all girls school. the violence comes as the u.s. withdraws all troops by fall this year. here is more. >> saturday afternoon, west of the city close to a girls school. an area of the city, missus find a powerful explosion of the scene. taliban spokesman denied responsibly, he blames them saying they attack a black of commitment on the ongoing commitment, link to isis previously attacked the area and could be behind this. whoever carried out the bomb had no consideration for the ages of the victims, many were young girls going home from school. it was a chaotic scene. president biden said the u.s. do to complete by september despite the ongoing violence. the afghan government wants taliban attacks increasing across the country, making the withdrawal more complex. it's a delicate time as u.s. forces prepared to withdraw and the peace deal hangs in the balance. jon: thank you. that's a look at stories from around the globe. they just step fo

same tune into the live online feed of a ramadan virtual camp that 7 o'clock am we found the cell andmake a clock welding there at how feeling less than. the free camp was produced by new york kids a us based at home educational service for muslim children each day during this ramadan the camp brought islamic teachings stories and activities into children's homes amid the pandemic so even though we're not able to go to the mosque you know every weekend or we're not able to you know go and you know go out of our friend's home and have dinner with them or have people over our home i think it still helps them stay connected to the community that was the goal of the camps founder and start i mean our search he says he was inspired by his own childhood growing up in a neighborhood with few other muslim children i don't want anyone to know that i was a muslim i wanted to fit in and. when we created an arcade it was literally to solve that problem to help kids build a little love for their face a 6 year old isa and 4 year old mussa are proud to show their ramadan decorations this is our my.

and ramadan in the times of a pandemic how some muslims in america educating their children about their face. spend another night of explosions and fires in gaza as israeli jets bombed high rise buildings and other targets there's a live picture of the skyline words just past 10 in the morning it appears to be relatively quiet for now israel has vowed to continue its military campaign that. overnight explosions lit up the sky in gaza just as our correspondent that was on that. an interior security building was here. casualties israeli forces have been launching intensive raids on various locations in the area in response to rockets fired by hamas into israel it's the worst outbreak of violence in gaza since 2014 with the resolution in sight well 69 palestinians including 17 children have been killed 7 people in israel have been killed killed by hamas strikes violence has also spread within israel as into communal fighting at a scale not seen in decades broke out between palestinian israelis and jewish residents in several cities are a force that reports from southern israel. in 3 separa

of a lot of the tension and it has been fueling these simmering tensions throughout the month of ramadan and beyond we saw those erupt into violence in jerusalem last monday and now the violence that we're seeing throughout in gaza and across israel and still here in occupied east jerusalem as well the police have been here investigating the scene of the crime that the scene of the incident they've been taking away the vehicle for further investigation it is now relatively calm but we're. arrived here the security forces here were on extreme edge there were stun grenades being thrown around people being dispersed we ourselves pushed away at high speed by some very worried looking security forces so it's another violent incident here in shakespeare or which as i say has been very much at the focal point of a lot of the process a lot of attention and all of the issues at stake in what we've seen in the last few weeks and just to be clear. that's one of those or it has been over the past what 5 weeks it was the the crucible of the tensions arguably the one of the main warning signals that e

thousands of muslim worshippers have packed the site for the last friday prayers of the holy month of ramadan but many stayed on to protest about plans to evoke palestinian families from their homes on land claimed by jewish settlers chairs and rocks were thrown at security forces who fired stun grenades and rubber bullets. and elsewhere in occupied east jerusalem there's been more on rise over the plans to leave palestinian families demonstrators again tried to enter this shakes out neighborhood soldiers use sound bombs against the crowd and closed all entrances to the area we're not sure how well they suffer cuts there is an attempt not only to apply time division it alex a mosque but also to divide the most physically should not be done we must work to prevent it in the vigilantes are defending the mosque on behalf of the arab nation in the islamic nation and is very important that those stationed in jerusalem and the surroundings of jerusalem and the mosque feel there is an expression of support for them by their brothers in different countries including turkey both are boys inside the mo

but there's a lot of beauty in ramadan and fasting. i grew up with that culture in turkey. you anxiously wait for the breaking and there's entertainment for kids. there's a lot of beauty in ramadan which i'm sure we will see around the world in the next 30 days. but we might see some ugliness as well. what i have in mind there is what i call ramadan policing, which what can see in saudi arabia often being the most rigid as well as iran, pakistan and malaysia. in these countries if you show up during the day in ramadan drinking a glass of water or having a sandwich, the police will come after you. they might find you and might even give you a prison sentence. they seem to believe fasting is not just an act of individual worship to please god, but also in act of collective discipline to the states. that is a strong manifestation of the problem that i'm addressing in the book reopening muslim minds not the whole muslim world for sure which is a diverse place. it shouldn't be seen as a monolith. i prepared for the cato institute a few months ago and show some countries like alb

well, after dark, after ramadan _ what is happening now? what is happening now? well, after. dark, after ramadan evening prayers, several of the hot spots around east jerusalem became inflamed once again including close to the al—aqsa mosque and also by the damascus gate, one of the entrances to the old city. and there have been heavy clashes between israeli police, local palestinians and jewish settlers in this neighbourhood of sheikh jarrah, that is where palestinian families have been fighting against their eviction to make way forjewish settlers. and despite the fact that earlier in the day, a court hearing was delayed, a key court hearing in their case, and that was an effort to try to lower the temperature. tonight, there have been rockets fired from gaza by palestinian militants and on top of all of that, it is nowjerusalem day, that is when palestinians commemorate the capture of east jerusalem in the 1967 middle east war and events taking place tomorrow are often seen as a provocation to palestinians, they could well lead to more v

by the security forces to block it off to the usual kind of gatherings that we see likely during ramadan. it was a real source of anger, protest, and skirmishes between palestinians and israeli security forces. all that gold and magnified but what was taking place in a nearby neighborhood where there was the imminent threat of evictions on palestinian families who had been living there for generations, and all of that boiling over on monday. those scenes we saw -- courtyards, those very violent scenes with israeli security forces moving in in great numbers, and of course, leading to that deadline given by hamas for a complete withdrawal by the israeli forces by 6:00 p.m. local time monday. just after that, the launching of seven long-range rockets on the jerusalem area. for israel, prime minister benjamin netanyahu said that was crossing a red line and required a full-scale response -- a fourscore response. we are seeing that now, and the israeli government offices it will last for days as well as that, the death toll mounts after wave after wave of rocket fire coming out from inside the

i was expecting to sell them for ramadan. i doubt that will happen. it is very problematic for us.orrespondent: the government is resisting pressures to open up more quickly, saying this would lead to more casualties, especially with the end of ramadan approaching inmate. they are concerned that what is happening in india could come to bangladesh. they say that if the ending variant is allowed to circulate, the consequences could be devastating. they are urging many to not let their guard down. many, it is dire, and will only get worse if the pandemic is not brought under control. brent: here are some of the other developments in the pandemic. the government of nepal has issued an emergency appeal for vaccine so it can complete its program of second doses. 1.5 one million people have received their first shot, and now they need a second for full protection. president biden had set a goal of vaccinating 70% of american adults with one shot by the fourth. if that goal is achieved, it would mean half of the u.s. population will have been vaccinated by early july. the head of italy's a

tensions have been mounting in jerusalem throughout the holy month of ramadan.respondent caroline hawley looks at what sparked this deadly confrontation. reporter: a city of ancient sacred sites, a flashpoints. jerusalem is the center of the israeli-palestinian conflict and has always had the capacity to spark violence. with depressing familiarity, it has yet again. what's behind this latest escalation? pension has been mounting for weeks -- tension has been mounting for weeks. there was a threat dozens of families would be evicted from their homes just out side the old city in favor of jewish settlers. there have also been clashes between israeli police and palestinians, angry about restrictions gathering at the entrance to the old city at sunset. then on the last weekend of ramadan came clashes at a mosque, where is larry lee security forces said palestinians were throwing stones. monday, israel accused worshipers preparing to attack a hardliners and troops stormed into the holy compound. hamas, which rules the gaza strip, is now pertaining itself as the prote

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thousands gathered to mark the last friday of ramadan, and afterwards there were protests.e east correspondent sent this report. >> [speaking foreign language] >> a car burns. and an israeli secular fires his resolver -- revolver. the air feels flammable in occupied east jerusalem. in this neighborhood, the tension has been growing for weeks. several palestinian families face eviction from their homes. across the street, israelis watch, from a home whose palestinian residents were evicted a decade ago. the father and daughter, here for decades, they could be evicted in days. she vows to stay. she says she will chain herself here if she has to. >> i do not feel safe. i feel weak. although i'm strong, but i feel weak, because i'm facing a whole government that is supported from america and other countries inthe wo -- in the world. we won't leave. we won't leave. >> the secular group claims rights to land here -- the settler group claims rights to land here. israel sees it as a matter for the courts, arguing the families have been offered a deal to remain for now. their legal

around 90,000 worshipers gathered at the site on saturday for an event marking ramadan, but prayer wasaced with protest. officers on horseback clashed with palestinian youths, who lit fires and tore down barricades. monday will see israel's supreme court rule on the legality of the potential evictions, as israelis celebratejerusalem day. the un, eu, russia and us have called for security forces to show restraint, but depending on the court ruling, palestinianfamilies may feel compelled to express their anger once more. there's a definite fear that the clashes aren't yet over. gareth barlow, bbc news. to afghanistan now. officials say at least 30 people have been killed and 150 injured in a blast near a school in the capital, kabul. some reports have put the death toll as high as 55. many of those who died were schoolgirls who'd just finished class and were streaming out of the gates at the time of the attack. secunder kermani has more details. panic, fear and bloodshed outside the school gates. the explosions took place just as students were making their way home — many of those killed

night of ramadan a lot of cutters were 90000 people are said to have been in the mosque itself and we still have these continuing tensions in the streets nearby right and you say there and of course there are many thousands of worshippers in. the final 5 day of ramadan and many people that now can you tell us who you've been seeing is it mainly is it mainly young people who are out there tonight. here i mean it is mainly young men as you would expect there is a rising sense of tension in the city there has been really throughout the month of ramadan and so there are people here who are expecting some kind of a confrontation as i say so far it's largely been limited to water bottles being thrown and stun grenades and sort of hand to hand scuffles at as well as the water cannon use but it's not just here there have also been reports of. protests and confrontations in shake share our which is a neighborhood where there are 4 families currently under imminent threat of eviction that has become something of a call to arms for people across the city and the palestinian side and also beyond