to. 2000 doses of the sputnik vaccines were sent from ramallah to the hamas controlled gaza strip after israel approved the transfer the blockaded territory also received about 60000 vaccine doses from the united arab emirates for a population of 2000000 and its crucial infection rates in the west bank have soared in recent weeks in this private hospital on the outskirts of ramallah medical staff have seen a sharp influx of serious covered 1000 cases attributed to virus variance. in the. days ago the corona ward was hot and we were and it seems that department suddenly the numbers started to increase huge numbers started coming to the hospital. restrictions were tightened once again in the west bank recently a curfew on weekends and night was already in place to curb the pandemic while the wait for more vaccines continues. is a palestinian and senior analyst. just how is the situation right now. the situation in the west bank and gaza is really really really dire sections are increasing every day in their thousands the hospitals really are full capacity and aren't really able to take an

to. 2000 doses of the sputnik vaccines were sent from ramallah to the hamas controlled gaza strip after israel approved the transfer the blockaded territory also received about 60000 vaccine doses from the united arab emirates for a population of 2000000 and its crucial infection rates in the west bank have soared in recent weeks in this private hospital on the outskirts of ramallah medical staff have seen a sharp influx of serious covered 1000 cases attributed to virus variants. in the. days ago the corona ward was awful empty and we were at that department suddenly the numbers started to increase huge numbers started coming to the hospital. restrictions were tightened once again in the west bank recently a curfew on weekends and night was already in place to curb the pandemic while the wait for more vaccines continues. of palestinian and senior analyst at the. just how is the situation for palestinians right now. the situation in the west bank and gaza is really really really dire sections are increasing every day in their thousands the hospitals really are are full capacity and aren'

to. 2000 doses of the sputnik vaccines were sent from ramallah to the hamas controlled gaza strip after israel approved the transfer the blockaded territory also received about 60000 vaccine doses from the united arab emirates for a population of 2000000 and its crucial infection rates in the west bank have soared in recent weeks in this private hospital on the outskirts of ramallah * medical staff have seen a sharp influx of serious covered 1000 cases attributed to virus variants. in the. days ago the corona ward was awful empty and we were. department suddenly the numbers started to increase numbers started coming to the hospital. full restrictions were tightened once again in the west bank recently a curfew on weekends and night was already in place to curb the pandemic while the wait for more vaccines continues. worry is a palestinian and senior analyst of the palestinian policy network. just how is the situation for palestinians right now the situation in the west bank and gaza is really really dire actions are increasing every day in their thousands the hospitals really are a full

to. 2000 doses of the sputnik vaccines were sent from ramallah to the hamas controlled gaza strip after israel approved the transfer the blockaded territory also received about 60000 vaccine doses from the united arab emirates for a population of 2000000 and its crucial infection rates in the west bank have soared in recent weeks in this private hospital on the outskirts of ramallah * medical staff have seen a sharp influx of serious covered 1000 cases attributed to virus variants. in the. days ago the corona ward was hot and we were at that department suddenly the numbers started to increase huge numbers started coming to the hospital. restrictions were tightened once again in the west bank recently a curfew on weekends and night was already in place to curb the pandemic while the wait for more vaccines continues. palestinian and senior analyst. just how is the situation for palestinians right now. the situation in the west bank and gaza is really really really dire and sections are increasing every day in their thousands the hospitals really are a full capacity and on really able to t

abraham reporting live from ramallah in the occupied west bank many thanks indeed the. dutch prime minister mark has cost his boss in the netherlands national election opinion polls suggest that his sense of right party is on track to win by a large margin that's despite his entire cabinet resigning after a child care benefit scandal 2 months ago it's europe's 1st major vote since the start of the pandemic and will be a test of the government's policy is. this if you'll be an issue. you were. forced to fix things you see because of them and for another if you're working very hard to apply to once we have. to make the most of success out of which of course looking back last 10 years there have been some great she she did and we have to do which also you can forge and at the same time i'm proud of some of the think you're completion as a country not just me but collect whatever i was there a step in amsterdam. this is a very different election then we go of course have seen in the past as you can see people here coming on their bikes to cast their vote is a basically a dr

pillars of the peace about assisting in people seek and deserve al-jazeera is needed abraham is in ramallah with more on the palestinian reaction wide welcoming remarks from many palestinian officials and n.g.o.s that have been working with the palestinian authority on advancing this issue in the international criminal court this is the main point that palestinians were hoping to get to since the palestinians have joined this line of the rome statute in 2015 and some even say that this is the reason why the palestinian authority has seek its diplomatic and international approach at the u.n. security council with the hopes to get a full membership of course this didn't happen they got a nonmember states that the us via the general assembly which has allowed them to go forward and join their own statute and ask the i.c.c. to investigate crimes now one of the main issues that the palestinians hope that the i.c.c. would investigate is the illegal israeli settlement on the ground they hope that the prosecutor would look into this as the main violation of international law and they believe that t

actions of gaza based hamas and other palestinian groups during the conflict need abraham is in the ramallah with more one of the main issues that the palestinians hope that the i.c.c. would investigate is the league.

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actions of gaza based hamas and other palestinian groups during the conflict need abraham is in ramallah with more. one of the main issues that the palestinians hope that the i.c.c. would investigate is the illegal israeli settlement on the ground they hope the prosecutor would look into this as the main violation of international law and they believe that this has been a policy boy is really authority it's not just a war crime here or that they believe that the foreign minister has released the statement as you mentioned and they say that this has been continuing and if these were crimes are ongoing which is why they want to i.c.c. to investigate and conclude its investigation urgent. myanmar has seen its bloodiest day of violence yet untitled protests with at least 20 demonstrators killed security forces fired live ammunition in an attempt to break up the gatherings in several cities protestors are defying an increasingly violent crackdown to demand an end to the military takeover u.s. capitol police say it has obtained intelligence of a possible plot to breach the capitol by an uniden

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the director general of the palestinian independent commission for human rights and is live from ramallah thank you very much for being with us or so are these vaccines that are finally being distributed in palestine getting to the right people to the people who need them the most. well the 1st let me say that the authorities. who are next in aiding the population should be israel look at bipolar according to international they'll keep. on civility over supplying the axioms and immunization to the population under the occupation however unfortunately. decided to go there next year and see next year there ought not to hold it does radio sponsible. until now the ballots in a suit less than 10000 accidents and this 10000 that seems according to our documentation were not suited properly according to a clear and transparent process and brutalization criteria some of this vaccine were to politicians or pressures to launch a persons in the pursuit of authority and less went to a medical start and vulnerable population let's say that this 7 pounds a is very few in number compared to the populati

u the far right ukrainian extremist youth activist group these men it's absolutely been detained ramallah in custody and charged with these offenses on the russian law this is what the f.s.b. said in their official statement the russian federal security service in cooperation with the interior ministry and the investigative committee has shut down the work of the kremlin radical group called the manics murderous cult in the city of brownish its members are involved in propaganda now nazi ideology and mass murders induction of into racial conflicts and committing violent crimes now the story was that's really picked up by a range of russian media outlets some of the major ones toss a burka sport nicholas here subordinate's name a few published on their social media pages where the social media giant facebook was quick to block these news reports labeling them affectively as fake news now the russian telecommunications and media regulator oscar nods or has now written to facebook seeking an explanation as to why the social media giant would block these news reports which is simply cited off

overwhelmed that they're that they're turning cuban 1000 patients away need to abraham reports now from ramallah. we're standing here in one of the main governments of the hospitals with 900 patients and the hospital officials have been telling us that they're turning away tens of patients every day who need medical attention we're here in front of the emergency room and we're seeing patients waiting for their turn to get a room inside this hospital. staff told us that she is a priority when there's a vacancy they would move her immediately i know that they're doing their best given the circumstances. the doctor told us she has to sleep in the hospital but we can't keep waiting in the corridor my mother in law is tired she's 92 years old people's concerns were confirmed by the palestinian prime minister the fact that the hospitals are very full occupancy even though the government has doubled the i.c.u. since the start of the pandemic he says that this is left the government with one off because those are and more social distancing and wearing masks but people have been this up a spied with the

through the international kovacs scheme which helps put countries either able to him has more from ramallah. the health ministry is the 1st in line will be the palestinian medical workers and then seniors above the age of 75 and then those who . said that they're going to be waiting for cancer patients to finish their treatment before they get administered. it's definitely a good day that many palestinians have been waiting for since the start of the pandemic and it comes at a really difficult time because never heard. of the pandemic. a year ago and this is why many have been rushing to the medical centers we're standing in front of a medical center here. where we've been seeing tens of people being in line waiting to get inoculated somebody even under 75 and they were trying to kind of negotiate their way in to get the. member that we're talking about 60000 they're not going to be enough for everyone and the health ministry is saying that they're prioritizing those but many do not trust the palestinian authority they have received before from israel and. some of these to the officials and

through the international kovacs scheme which helps put a countries is able to him his more from ramallah. and then. the age of $75.00 and then. finish their treatment before they get. that many. and it comes at a really difficult time because never. been to the medical centers we're standing in front of a medical. city where we've been seeing tens of people. waiting to get. someone even under 75 and they were trying to negotiate their way in to get. member that we're talking about. they're not going to be everyone. but many. before. some of these. so many. make sure that everyone who has a relative old and wonderful that they would get the. voters in the republic of congo are electing a president denise. is one of the world's longest serving leaders and is widely expected to stay in power 7 people are vying for the top job but some opposition candidates are in jail or are boycotting the poll the internet's been shut concerns the vote is not transparent one candidate. is in hospital with 19 but he's urging people to get out and vote. difficult situation. that you. fight the fight. please

on wednesday through the international which helps poor countries need abraham has more now from ramallah. the health ministry. and then those who. finish their treatment before. that many palestinians have been waiting for. and it comes at a really difficult time because never. been to the medical centers we're standing in front of a. city where we've been seeing tens of people. waiting to get. someone even under 75 and they were trying to negotiate their way in to get. member that we're talking about. they're not going to be in. the ministry saying that they're prioritizing those but many do not trust the palestinian authority they've received before. some of these. so many. make sure that everyone who has a relative old and wonderful that they would get. or countries across europe reimposing lot of the continent grapples with the infections but many people are protesting against the restrictions and calling for them to be lifted. a 3rd wave of covert 19 is forcing new lock downs to spread across europe but with the restrictions comes resentment and resistance to the new rooms. in germa

about this he's the secretary general of the palestinian national initiative and is joining us from ramallah mr barghouti thank you very much for being with us on al-jazeera so the biden administration is said to be wanting to restore what they're calling credible in gauge met with the palestinians what is your reaction 1st is this welcome news. it's too little and too lips 1st of all. when they are talking about. a small support to the palestinian authority and the amount of his the $1000000.00 who converted them to give to israel around the so some $500000000.00 but that's not the issue the issue here is merely political and the question here is will by the administration depart from what. ex-pres of the books and not specifically on the issue of the use of. there is no if they can have normal relations with palestinians as long as they don't become nice to them also as a couple. and as long as they're considered to the limits they like capital has. and the other one very important problem is the. ministration keeps talking about 2 state solution on the basis of 67 borders without identify

as part of a donor program organized by the balls health organization and abraham has more from ramallah in the occupied west bank. the issue of vaccinations has been a tough issue here in the palestinian territory because many people here do not trust the palestinian authority they've been saying that after the palestinian authority has received 12000 jobs in the past few months they've given some of them to officials and their families so there is a lot of when it comes to the transparency and integrity of rolling out those vaccinations and it's going to be a true test for the palestinian authority many officials and health officials have been telling us that the health system is overwhelmed we've been to one of the hospitals and seen covered 19 patients waiting in calling doors they wanted to get a room in some of these hotels some were even looking in other cities in the occupied west bank but they couldn't find a place so these $60000.00 jobs are going to be imported to relieve the overwhelmed health system let's not let's not forget that $24000.00 of those jobs are from us and the

of gaza based hamas and other palestinian groups during the conflict need abraham has more from ramallah one of the main issues that the palestinians hope that the i.c.c. would investigate is the illegal israeli settlement on the ground they hope that the prosecutor would look into this as the main violation of international law and they believe that this has been a policy by the israeli authorities it's not just a war crime here or that they believe that the foreign minister has released the statement as you mentioned and they say that this has been continuing and if these were crimes are ongoing which is why they want to i.c.c. to investigate and conclude its investigation urgently. myanmar has seen its worst day of violence since assad of the military code the united nations has just announced that 38 people have been killed during protests on wednesday security forces fired live ammunition in an attempt to break up demonstrations that took place in several cities. in the u.s. capitol police say it's obtained intelligence of a possible plot to breach the capitol by an unidentified mil

countries to send the vaccine doses they've promised as soon as possible is able to him more from ramallah or something here in one of the main governmental hospitals dealing with 900 patients and the hospital officials have been telling us that turning away tens of patients every day. medical attention we're here in front of the emergency room and we're seeing patients waiting for their turn to get inside the. staff told us that she is a priority when there's a vacancy they would need her immediately i know that they're doing their best given the circumstances. the doctor told us she has to sleep in the hospital but we can't keep waiting in the corridor my mother in law is tired she's 92 years old people's concerns were confirmed by the palestinian prime minister that the hospitals are gearing up here pretty even though the government has doubled the i.c.u. the start of the pandemic. the government with one of those 3rd and more. thing and wearing masks but people have been spied with the government they say that not only did this government not compensate people for the consecutive closu

take you to ramallah on the west bank to see one thing to us that's more than just enough style to tryto get up to date with right now. hello everybody and welcome to today it's got to be the highlight of the year because i get to drive the audi r s g t let's get rolling. it's been a long journey from audi's 1st reveal of the each concept back in 2018 to the finished production car we get to check out today last time the car was on show the interior was still secrets but not anymore. most important thing of course technical. aristid trendy t. has 2 electric motor that have a combined system output of 598 horsepower. they can even go up to 646 holes in the function for a few seconds and that will propel the call from a 02 on with the now and 3.3 seconds that's just crazy and helps me 250 kilometers an hour. the 2nd there will be nobody in front of me i would check out the acceleration a little bit of course i can't go as fast that would like to be. official role so we would stick to the wall but just a little acceleration has never hurt anybody well maybe except your best interest if yo

going to work but i'm quite concerned about the variants specifically b. 117 which we have here in ramallah and have a new england played such an you know decisive role in other parts of the world and i think that the booster vaccine in the summer and fall is going to the final coup de gras i hope for the virus well dr i want to thank you for an thought on the thing you mentioned the past viruses i don't remember pictures from the 1923 then where i am 30 are in her 3rd round but you know you never know it and they're back then. they did they did wear masks it's just that back then you know it's interesting a friend of mine at mass general her grandfather in china was the 1st one ever know in china that was nominated for a nobel prize and it was for masking back in 1000 hundreds for an epidemic back then so the idea has been around for a long time but to be clear you don't we need to have medical style masks for everybody 89 and 95 but at least at that level of active this well dr not thank you so much for joining us and you are and think. well some people might agree or disagree as a doctor

wednesday through the international kovacs scheme that helps poor countries abraham has more from ramallah. and then those who. finish their treatment before. they come to time because never. and this is. where we've been. waiting to get. somebody even. when they were trying to negotiate their way in to get. member that we're talking about. they're not going to be everyone. but. some of the. everyone. all of the wonderful. protests have been held across europe calling for covert 19 restrictions to be lifted. struggling to cope with another sections many countries to reimpose locked. at least 3 more protesters have been killed another is critically injured the increased military crackdown doesn't stop the. people in. to minimize any confrontation with security forces. so the australian state of new south wales are experiencing some of the worst flooding in decades many in the region have been told to evacuate their homes but as traditional rains continue people are evacuating sydney's. saudi arabia state banned all companies says its profits nearly hard in 2020 blaming these sliding global

take you to ramallah on the west bank to see one thing to that's more than just a knot style to try toget up to date with the house. hello everybody and welcome to today it's got to be the highlight of the year because i get to drive the audi r s g t a let's get rolling. it's been a long journey from audi's 1st reveal of the each concept back in 2018 to the finished production car we get to check out today last time the car was on show the interior was still secrets but not any more. most important thing of course the technique of. aristide throwing g.t. has 2 electric motor that have a combined system output of 598 horsepower. they can even go up to 646. function for a few seconds and that will then propel the problem was 02 and would get on one of you know in 3.3 seconds that's just crazy man help speed 250 kilometers an hour. the 2nd there will be nobody in front of me i will check out the acceleration a little bit of course i can't go as fast as that would like to be if this is official road so we will stick to the wall but just a little acceleration has never hurt anybody well may

in ramallah. well plenty more ahead here on the news hour including harsh terrain and remote villages how america's largest state has managed to become a leader in vaccination rates. 9 lives cut short in one day families of activists killed by security forces in the philippines call for justice and legal messi is set to make more football history all of those details coming up in school. violence continues in mid march with 3 more protesters killed and others critically injured on sunday the increased use of violence by the military hasn't stopped the d.q. demonstrations people in mandalay held a dawn rally on sunday to minimise the risk of confrontation with security forces but 100 doctors nurses medical students and pharmacists lined up on the main road to chant slogans the un's representative andrew kirkwood says people want the un to impose sanctions and send peacekeepers to stop the violence let's cross over to tony chang who's monitoring events for us in the thai capital bangkok the protests

hospitals are so overwhelmed that they're turning kovan 1000 patients away even abraham reports from ramallah we're standing here in one of the main governments of the hospitals with covered 900 patients and the hospital officials have been telling us that they're turning away tens of patients every day who need medical attention we're here in front of the emergency room and we're seeing patients waiting for their turn to get a room inside this hospital. staff told us that she is a priority when there's a vacancy they would move her immediately i know that they're doing their best given the circumstances. the doctor told us she has to sleep in the hospital but we can't keep waiting in the corridor my mother in law is tired she's 92 years old people's concerns were confirmed by the palestinian prime minister the fact that the hospitals are gearing pull up here plenty even though the government has doubled the i.c.u. the part of the pandemic he says that this is the government with one thing because those are and for social distancing and wearing masks but people have been this type of spied wi

important but this importance done by the international criminal court when the the eba him is in ramallah for us she says palestinians hope the investigation will primarily focus on israeli settlements in the occupied palestinian territories. wide welcoming remarks from many palestinian officials and n.g.o.s that have been working with the palestinian authority on advancing this issue in the international criminal court this is the main point that palestinians were hoping to get to since the palestinians have to join this line. in 2015 and some even say that this is the reason why the palestinian authority has seek its diplomatic and international approach at the u.n. security council with the hopes to get a full membership of course this didn't happen they got a nonmember state status of the the general assembly which has allowed them to go forward and join their own statute and ask the i.c.c. to investigate crimes now one of the main issues that the palestinians hope that the i.c.c. would investigate is the illegal israeli settlement on the ground they hope that the prosecutor would loo

through the international kovacs scheme which helps put our countries in the abraham has more from ramallah in the occupied west bank. and then 15 years above the age of 75 and then. to finish their treatment before they get. that many palestinians have been waiting for the start of the pandemic and it comes at a really difficult time because never. and this is. to the medical centers we're standing in front of a medical center here. where we've been seeing tens of people. waiting to get to somebody even. 75 and they were trying to negotiate their way in to get. member that we're talking about. they're not going to be everyone. ministry saying that they're prioritizing those but many do not trust the palestinian authority they have received before. some of these. officials and there are so many. make sure that everyone who has a relative all the wonderful that they would get the vaccine. protesters have again gathered outside israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu his residence calling for his resignation similar being held every weekend over the past 9 months they're looking to maintain

the officials will go to mexico and ramallah to meet with local officials about creating an effectiveand humane plan to manage migration. now democrats blame the trump administration on this, but former president trump is pushing back. systems were taking care of themselves. we had great people there. a lot of those people were removed. the policies were removed. we gotta treat this issue in a way that is reflective of our values as americans and do it in a way that it's fair and it is humane. joe biden administration has placed thousands of radio ads and hundreds of social media posed to get the word out that the border is not open. but critics say that message is not getting through a jury's been seated for the trial of a former minneapolis police officer responsible for the death of george floyd. erik chopin is charged with murder and manslaughter. the 15th and final member of the jury was chosen today after a two week process. there will be 12 jurors and two alternates. the 15th person will be dismissed when the trial begins if the rest of the jury remains intact, opening statemen

nations and human rights department at the palestinian ministry of foreign affairs he's vice kuyt from ramallah thank you very much ambassador for being with us says i have a phone. what our correspondents at there the i.c.c. investigates individuals in this case and not a state and already the israeli prime minister had said has said that he would protect individuals within israel who are suspected of these war crimes so what is your reaction 1st to this i.c.c. decision do you think it can achieve justice differently we believe the prosecutor did what she has with its obligation under its mandate that's why it was all of it to report international law and justice and that's why we will come this decision by the prosecutor to investigate the war crimes committed committed by her as you consider to be including jerusalem we understand. that you know on his. criminal criminals they should be free and now this is. important but produce important started by the international criminal court this as you say is about investigating war crimes it's not necessarily about determining other issues in this

donor program organized by the world health organization just there isn't a program has more from ramallah. the issue of vaccinations has been a tough issue here in the palestinian territory because many people here do not trust the palestinian authority they've been saying that after the palestinian authority has received 12000 jobs in the past few months they've given some of them to officials and their families so there is a lot of when it comes to the transparency and integrity of rolling out those effects in nations and it's going to be a true test for the palestinian authority many officials and health officials have been telling us that the health system is overwhelmed we've been to one of the hospitals and seen covered 19 patients waiting in calling doors they wanted to get a room in some of these hotels somewhere even looking in other cities in the occupied west bank but they couldn't find a place so these $60000.00 jobs are going to be imported to relieve the overwhelmed health system let's not let's not forget that $24000.00 of those jobs are from us and the health minister has

there are humanitarian crises all over the world and many of us come today from venezuela to ramallah to ethiopia to many other nations with clear and leadership train is usaid is critical. i appreciate the work that usaid employs around the world and i had the opportunity to meet with a number of humanitarian partners and leaders that usaid is relying on in ethiopia but i think it's critical we continue to explain to the average american out the work of usaid overseas help keep us safer and more healthy and more prosperous and tragically, covid-19 is an opportunity for us to remind folks how vaccinating the rest of the world is critical to preventing new variants from breaking out and harming all of us. i look forward to working with you. my role as chairman of the state foreign operations subcommittee and having a meaningful dialogue. let me dive in first if i could to what i just saw. if confirmed can we count on usaid to work with this committee and all of us in congress to make sure we are addressing the humanitarian crisis throughout ethiopia and in particular the tigre region.