how the final preparations are going, we will find out from the head of our middle east bureau sergei pashkovhe is live. sergey, hello, what is the atmosphere like at the church of the holy sepulcher now? hello, here under the arches of the church of the holy sepulcher. we have been there for several hours, and you see that the huge space of the basilica of the resurrection is filled with people, indeed, orthodox christians from all over the world came to jerusalem today in order to witness the ceremony of the consecration of the blessed fire in order to light their lamps , candles from the holy sepulcher, for this purpose a delegation from the andrei foundation has been coming here to jerusalem every year since 2003. first-called russian orthodox foundation, every year after the holy saturday service, a piece of the holy fire in a special lamp on a special flight. is being taken away from bengurion airport to moscow very soon on the bright easter week the fire from the holy sepulcher will shine not only in large capital churches, but in small village parishes. now people are tensely awaiting

sergey pashkov, alexander ivanyuk, anastasia demyanets, news: israel.anks entered the palestinian part of the rafah checkpoint this morning. it is through this one. instead of food trucks, israeli soldiers and armored vehicles were stationed at the border terminal. now, according to international humanitarian organizations, there are about one and a half million refugees from all over the enclave. on monday , israeli aircraft dropped leaflets over the city demanding residents evacuate immediately. they are offered to go north to hanyunis and west to the mediterranean sea, but will destroy. cars to the north, but the majority simply do not have any opportunity to leave, because it is extremely difficult to obtain fuel for transport. palestinian sources are already reporting civilian casualties as a result of israeli army strikes. according to al jazeera tv, at least 20 people were killed in bombings in rafah just the day before. so far, israeli units have reportedly not entered the urban area, but if, or rather, when this happens, the gas sector will fac

sergey pashkov, vesti israel.cedented unanimity in condemning israel's military operation in rafah. so in mid-jordan they said that failure to stop israel in rafah would be a shame for the entire world community. president of turkey. despite the fact that the palestinian hamas movement accepted the terms of the ceasefire declared by israel, the israeli army launched an operation in rafah tonight. it all started with missile and bomb attacks on the eastern quarters, the continuation of the escalation and the development of the operation in rafah, in the opinion of the united nations, may... have reached an unprecedented escalation in the number of victims of the entire palestinian-israeli conflict. there will be destruction here that we have not seen before, a large number were killed by bombing. this situation is developing and spreading like wildfire. having made a forced march from the checkpoint, kirem sholom, the israeli units, having covered 3 km, occupied today the territory of the arafah checkpoint, or rath

report by sergei pashkov. place by the wives, the myrrh-bearers, began more than 2,000 years ago. is strict according to the status quo, signed a century and a half ago, which determined the order of the ceremony, so that the christian churches represented in the basilica of the resurrection would live in peace among themselves; for the same purpose, the keys to the temple have been kept since the middle ages by the influential muslim family, revered in jerusalem , hussein, the eldest a representative of the adib judah clan, seals the doors of the kuvukli every year, in which at this moment the candles and lamps have already been extinguished. at 12:00 we go into the edicule with the greek and armenian bishops to make sure there is no fire inside. then the greek priest closes the door, and i put a seal on the cart. the war in gaza, skirmishes on the northern lebanese border, and terrorist attacks in eastern jerusalem could not but affect the scale and tone of the ceremony for the consecration of the holy fire.

sergey pashkov, alexander ivanyuk, anastasia demyanets, lead israel.rs al jazeera to close domestic operations following cabinet vote ministers. this news broadcast on al-jazeera could no longer be seen in israel. the kator tv channel became the first victim of a law passed last month that allows the license to be taken away from broadcasters. tv channel, if the israeli government considers him a threat to national security, the israeli bureau of the tv channel was even raided by search engines. al-jazeera itself has already responded to this decision of the knesset, calling it a criminal act contrary to international and humanitarian law. this is a very dangerous decision against al jazeera and against the international media in general, because at least it is clear that they want to prevent anyone else from finding out what is happening in this war in the gas sector. inside israel, on the west bank. this decision was the result of the incitement to which we have been subjected since the first day of this war. al-jazeera today is one of the largest mi

sergey pashkov and alexander belibov about the dramatic events in rafah. "anastasia popova about the naive attempts of the french president to convince the chinese leader, to take him to where his grandmother lived in order to accuse him of having too close ties with russia." after the news that washington was preparing to replace zelensky, kiev uncovered a plot. they were preparing to assassinate president volodymyr zelensky, the state security of ukraine was accused of working for moscow through social networks, and leaked secret information to russia. time, how ukraine laughs at his embroidered shirt, the ornament from the throat to the navel, but it doesn’t happen like that, more than radio, the only opportunity to receive any information is only with the help of radio, on the day of radio, and the heroes of the air, listeners and presenters, you are listening to radio tevria, why it is called the lugansk levitan, lugansk is alive, that was the message, how they listened to the radio in mariupol when... the neo-nazis were being kicked out of there. fis

sergey pashkov, alexander ivanyuk, anastasia demyanets, news: israel.sure of al jazeera's domestic operations following a cabinet vote. this news broadcast on al-jazeera could no longer be seen in israel. a qatari tv channel became the first victim of a law passed last month that would allow it to take away its broadcasting license. tv channel if the israeli government considers it a threat to national security. the israeli bureau of the tv channel was even raided and searched. al-jazeera itself has already responded to this decision of the knesset, calling it a criminal act contrary to international and humanitarian law. this is a very dangerous decision against al jazeera and against the international media in general, because at least it is clear that they want to prevent anyone else from finding out what is happening in this war in the gaza strip inside israel, on west coast. this decision was the result of the incitement to which we have been subjected since the first day of this war. jazeera today is one of the largest middle eastern media network

sergey pashkov, alexander ivanyuk.ies, the confrontation between hamas combat units and idf units did not stops even for a day. according to the kator tv channel al-jazeera, fighters of the islamic resistance movement in battles with the israelis almost universally switched to guerrilla warfare tactics using improvised explosive devices, ambushes, and this strategy is successful. the humanitarian situation in the gas sector still remains difficult; regular airdrops of food and basic necessities cannot change it in any way, but the system has been virtually destroyed. health enclave are now trying literally piece by piece. we do not plan to open the entire hospital, as it was before, but there is a minimum package of services that we expect from secondary medical institutions of this level. maternity ward, operating theatres, emergency department, pediatrics, intensive care unit and neonatal unit. despite the fact that international pressure on israel for a ceasefire in gaza is growing, tel aviv does not seem to... inte

sergei pashkov and alexander bilibov.l promised the day before. this night tsahal, the country's defense army began a targeted limited. in any case, this is what the army press service said in a statement about the operation in the area of ​​the palestinian city of rafah. now the 162nd division of the israel defense forces was fighting, breaking through to the southern part of the city, occupying the checkpoint leading to egyptian territory from gaza. the israeli flag is now raised there and israeli armored vehicles are based there. experts believe that israel is literally one step away. from occupying the philadelphia corridor, a strip of land separating the gaza strip and egypt. by the way, the egyptian authorities were categorically against this kind of action by the israeli army. the israeli military is also active in the east and north of rafah. armored vehicles come into contact with militants from the zadim al-qassam brigades. the israeli army is operating in the city, hoping to force hamas to make concessions on t

sergey pashkov about how it happened. you hear the festive easter gospel sounding in the sky over jerusalem. this means that the holy fire has descended, that great saturday has reached its apogee, that under the arches of the temple, the holy sepulcher, the words “christ” are heard in all the languages ​​of the orthodox world. resurrection, anticipating the holiday, first here in jerusalem, and then throughout world, the blessed fire received from the holy sepulcher, the fire that instantly scattered throughout the entire temple, on thousands of candles in hundreds of lamps, a human river of fire is carried out of the temple, and now this fire will be delivered to all the capitals of the orthodox world, the society of st. andrew the first-called, the foundation andrey. the celebration was broadcast, and now these people have already managed to light their lamps and candles from that very fire. traditionally inside the temple during the service, the calm atmosphere was blown up by the orthodox christian arab the youth who

with details sergey pashkov and alexander belipov.national court in the hague read out the verdict, the israeli military continued to attack hamas positions near the city of rafah in the south of the gaza strip. and the actions of armored vehicles did not stop after the chairman of the court, nawav salams. said that the decision of the panel, adopted by an overwhelming majority of 13 to two votes, must be implemented immediately. the court believes that in in accordance with its obligations under the genocide convention, israel must immediately cease its military offensive and any other actions in the rafah area that could create living conditions for palestinians in the gaza strip that could lead to their physical destruction in whole or in part. after the end of the sabbath. israel has not carried out and will not carry out military operations in the rafah area that would create living conditions that could lead to the destruction of the palestinian civilian population completely or partially. representing israel in the hague, forme

sergey pashkov and alexander belibov about what is happening in the gas sector around him. a hurricane swept through streets of krasnodar. furs. either snow or hail has fallen asleep, and india is languishing in 50-degree heat, let's study the weather map of the planet. russia must always be one step ahead of the enemy, then victory is guaranteed. vladimir putin spoke about this today in korolev, moscow region, at a meeting with the leadership of the military-industrial complex during a visit to the tactical missile weapons corporation. the president of russia emphasized that defense industry enterprises, when fulfilling state defense orders, need to constantly increase supplies to the troops modern weapons and equipment. the majority of enterprises fulfill state defense order assignments on time, and for a number of positions , even ahead of schedule. it is important to continue to increase the rhythmic provision of the armed forces with modern high-tech weapons and equipment, these are unmanned aircraft and ground systems, high-precision weapons , countermeasures and coun

sergey pashkov, especially for ntv. now to the news from the special military operation zone.ult units of the russian aerospace forces destroyed a stronghold of the nationalists and technique. the pilots carried out the combat mission on su-25 aircraft. the upgraded vehicle allows for attacks at ultra-low altitudes, this makes the rooks virtually invisible to long-range enemy weapons, and in order to avoid being hit by portable systems, after each strike the rooks perform an evasive maneuver , shooting off heat traps. at the command post they received a combat mission to destroy the stronghold. according to the sir's report, the assessment is excellent. on the eve of victory day, members of the russian guard congratulated veterans on the holiday great patriotic war. together with the leadership of the department, the front-line soldiers honored the memory of their fallen comrades with a moment of silence and laid flowers at the monument to the soldiers of the internal troops. future employees of the russian guard and cadets of the moscow presidential cadet school marched in fr

we will learn more from the head of our middle east bureau, sergei pashkov, he is in direct contact with facts. sergey, hello, we welcome you. what the international criminal court is going to accuse the israeli ministers of and how, in turn, the jewish state will respond to all this. hello, colleagues, yes, indeed, in israel they were waiting for the decision of the international criminal court, they knew that this decision will contain very unpleasant information for the israeli political establishment. true, it should be mentioned that the prosecutor of the international criminal court, karim khan, accepted. a twofold decision, on the one hand, he asked the international criminal court to issue warrants against the leaders of the hamas organization, firstly, the political wing of hamas, ismail hanei, and secondly, yahweh senwar, who heads hamas in the gaza strip, and mohammed dave, the head of the military wing of the organization , hamas leaders unite in preparation and organizing a terrorist attack on israel on october 7, 2023, when they were killed. he called what happened a scanda

the patriarchal easter service from jerusalem, report by the chief of our middle east bureau sergei pashkovin the old city of jerusalem, there is pre-holiday bustle in the square in front of the church of the holy sepulcher, a multilingual crowd of pilgrims who have come here from all over the orthodox world. it is much easier to come to israel now than during the covid pandemic, but the war has scared many away. who would like to be here in a holy place at the moment of the descent of the blessed fire, from which today thousands of people will light their candles, but this happy moment is still several hours of waiting. on the evening of good friday, hundreds of orthodox pilgrims who came to jerusalem for easter try by hook or by crook to stay in the church of the holy sepulchre, so that in the morning they can witness the ceremony of the consecration of the holy fire. but it's even. after midnight they will be taken out of here by the monks of the holy sepulcher brotherhood and the israeli police. pilgrims from russia, greece and belarus, armenia, georgia, serbia, from all over the orthod

sergey, thank you, our own correspondent in israel sergey pashkov was in touch with the studio, he talkedtary. calls on israel to stop escalation in the gaza strip and immediately open the kirem shalom and rafah crossings, pointing to the catastrophic humanitarian situation that currently exists in the gas sector. but we will now continue to discuss this topic with our colleague alexander belibov, who is also in the middle east and is in direct contact with the studio. alexander, greetings to the iranian ministry of foreign affairs, reports that israel’s operation in the southern part of the enclave is aimed at disrupting the peaceful ones. negotiations in tehran stated that the blame for the bloodshed lies with israel and on its main backer, the usa. what do you think, alexander, how is the situation developing now, and how are other countries of the islamic world reacting to the events that have been taking place in the last 24 hours, especially in the gas sector? yes, hello, dari, well , the islamic world is indeed united in its position regarding the operation in rafak, as never befor

sergey pashkov, alexander ivanyuk, anastasia demyanets, news: israel. entered the palestinian part of the rafah checkpoint this morning. it was through this checkpoint that all humanitarian aid entered the gas sector. now this way turned out to be. instead of food trucks, israeli soldiers and armored vehicles were stationed at the border terminal. now, according to international humanitarian organizations, there are about one and a half million refugees from all over the enclave. on monday , israeli aircraft dropped leaflets over the city demanding residents evacuate immediately. they are offered to go north to hanyunis and west to the mediterranean sea, but the deserted beaches destroyed by the israeli army are unlikely to become new home for refugees. from across the enclave who now remain in rafah and its environs. those who can are trying to escape; lines of cars have already started heading north from rafah, but the majority simply do not have any opportunity to leave. after all, it is extremely difficult to obtain transport fuel. palestinian sourc

sergey pashkov and alexander belibov. hague read out the verdict, the israeli military continued to attack hamas positions near the city of rafahna. the court considers that, in accordance with its obligations under the genocide convention, israel must immediately cease its military offensive and any other actions in the rafah area that could create... palestinians in the gaza strip are subject to living conditions that could lead to their physical destruction in whole or in part. just before the onset of shabbat , the national security council and the israeli foreign ministry responded to the decision of the un international court with a special statement. it is obvious that a series of public appearances will follow after the end of saturday. israel has not carried out and will not carry out military operations in the rafah area that would create living conditions that could lead to. he has not yet commented on the decisions of the un international court. he threatens shiidskaya lebanese group hezbollah, promising the m

savior on patriarchal easter service from jerusalem, report by the chief of our middle east bureau sergei pashkov in the square in front of the church of the holy sepulcher is a multi-lingual crowd of pilgrims who have come here from all over the orthodox world. now it is much easier to come to israel than during the covid pandemic, but... the war has scared away many who would like to be here, in a holy place, at the moment of the descent of the blessed fire, from which today thousands of people will light their candles, but before this happy moment a few more hours of waiting. on the evening of good friday, hundreds of orthodox pilgrims who came to jerusalem for easter try by hook or by crook to stay in the church of the holy sepulcher so that they can witness the ceremony in the morning. the prophecy of the holy fire, but evenly, after midnight they will be taken out of here by the monks of the holy sepulcher brotherhood and the israeli police. i will spend passover here with my family and celebrate the resurrection of jesus christ. tomorrow we are ready to stand for several hours and wait for

middle east conflict zones, reporting sergei pashkov and alexander bilibov.f the gaza strip. there, almost on the border with egypt, there are several battalions of militants from the zadim al-qassam brigade. the top hamas leadership may be hiding there. we will fulfill the military tasks assigned to us. we will enter rafah because we have no other choice. we will destroy the hamas battalions there. while armored units are massing in the south of the palestinian enclave, idf infantry and engineer units are operating in the center sector, eliminating links of hamas militants and destroying their military infrastructure. these huge bulldozers are armored and protected from fire. from the outside , hamas operational tunnels are destroyed and their fortified military posts are destroyed. benjamin netanyahu has been living for a week under the threat of receiving an arrest warrant from the international criminal court in gaga. there they consider the issue of personal responsibility of the military-political leadership of israel for violating the rules of war and

feeling, of course, is important to us understand, based on those who are there now, we want to ask sergei pashkov the pilgrims around him feel, sergei. we hope and believe that the connection with sergei will still be established, but so far we don’t hear him, so we see how pilgrims wash themselves with fire, like a lamp, carry from kugukli, until next year. they are now bringing her into the altar and placing her on the throne, you hear the festive gospel, you hear how the words christ is risen now under the arches of the temple, the holy sepulcher, probably sound to everyone languages ​​of the orthodox world, a human river, a river of fire at these moments is splashing out on the street of the ancient city of jerusalem. we express special gratitude to the russia-1 television company and the ntv television company. the first channel, as well as the foundation of the holy all-praised apostle andrew the first-called for organizing the traditional television broadcast, the ceremony of the descent of the holy fire. the fire will arrive in moscow this evening, traditionally it is usually 22:00, and i

course, it is important for us to understand what... is happening here, we really hope to ask sergei pashkovll me, because i can’t hear the presenters, you give me a command, can you hear sergeeva, great saturday under the arches of the temple, the holy sepulcher in jerusalem, from where we broadcast for viewers. the jerusalem church participates in the procession, but most importantly for the people gathered under the vaults of the temple is to see the holy fire, as visible evidence of the resurrection of christ and the inevitable victory of life. the subject of special observation is that the faster the descent of grace took place, and the more abundant the outpouring of light was in kvukla and ratonda, in the entire temple, the well-being of the entire next year was determined, and even during arab rule, people usually came to the temple at the beginning of the litany representatives of muslims. still there in the 10th century, they remained in force for the arab population of jerusalem and palestine, until the middle of the 20th century. now the patriarch. the second round of the religio