let's bring in stephanie decker at this point in time. just give us a view of what he's been talking about. >> the main message is that he says we palestinians want to live like everyone else which means no occupation which means feeling safe in our homes, not being threatened by the constant attack. when he talks about that, he means specifically here, for example, in the occupied west bank. you can have raids by the israeli army, attacks by settlers. so he's saying is it too much to ask is it a very simple thing which is for us to live like other people which means giving us our state to live independently side by side. we do know that the peace process is not looking anywhere near the table so it is a very difficult situation. the president does intend to go to the u.n. security council to try to get a resolution through that will put a timeframe to this but we know certainly it will be very difficult. >> all right. thank you very much indeed. >> dadu, souer

stephanie decker has more from beirut. >> reporter: the united states has made it very clear the groupas been on it list. back in september the group was hit. this is the second time since then that they have been targeted. but what is different this time is also one of the groups one of their headquarters close to the turkish border was hit as well. they say none of the groups fighting against the assad regime now seems to be safe, and also questioning the intention of those air strikes, certainly when the narrative initially had been it was only against isil. civilians inside syria have been living under regime bombardment for almost four years now, and now there is a feeling they are also coming under bombardment from the coalition. this is a key city, the government is trying to take back. they control the west. the opposition controls theis. there have been barrel bombs there in the last 24 hours. this is a city besieged by the government, one of the tactics now is the government is keen to try to cut any supply route off from the rebels there to retake it, and it's extremely conc

. >>> let's cross to stephanie decker in east jerusalem at the scene of the attack and stephanie whatlatest from where you are? >> reporter: that is the synagogue just down the road from us, a heavy security present here and also many people outside, you can see the crowd is further down, a lot of anger here of course at what has happened, the fact that two attackers managed to get inside the synagogue and kill four people, that is confirmed and two policemen also in there and others and police are stepping up their presence and not just this area but east jerusalem and we spoke to the spokesperson niki who you heard from the report and from the ground and intelligence level there is concern this could escalate and certainly speaking to people here they were saying death to arabs and people are praying outside that synagogue, what happened here at 7:00 in the morning with prayers two men came in holdings axes, knives and we are told a pistol and a fire fight also with police and which is why they got injured in that event but certainly a concern the fact that two people managed to get

stephanie decker has more. >> reporter: friday prayers have finished, and there is a steady stream ofple now leaving the old city. this is the gate in occupied east jerusalem. and the day has passed really without insecond dent. everything is back to normal. there is a market, crowds. any men who wanted to come and pray could do that today. there has been much less of a security presence here as well. you can see a couple of forces up there looking down, but really nothing like we have seen before here in the last couple of weeks, and certainly when things are tense in this area. israeli keen to show a response to that meeting in jordan that it is time to de-escalate the situation here. people here will tell you that they are incredibly frustrated, certainly not only because of the violations as they say that has been happening at al-aqsa but the whole bigger picture of the occupation of palestinian land. things like this will flair up again and again, unless there is a real resolve to the situation, which is a two-state situation. but at the moment that peace process certainly not lo

stephanie decker, in west jerusalem. a televised address, warning of eminent consequences for the attack. >>ly deal harshly with this. otherothers that give the palestinians the prize of recognition, that they do not do the same for israel, we won't expect this. we will win, we will maintain law and order on the streets, the houses of the terrorist whose carried out this attack will be destroyed. i have decided to strengthen the security and it's attacks and also it's defense. people on israel, i call on you to be on the look out, all terrorists and the people who send them will be found. but it is forbidden for anyone to take the law into their own hans. >> joins us live now from west jerusalem. we just heard the prime minister pretty much calling on people not to take the law into their own hards, what is the situation like in jerusalem tonight? are people heeding that call? >> at this stage it doesn't amir as if they are. we understand a far right rally has taken place that has resulted in two arrests we also understa

stephanie decker has more from beirut. >> reporter: this has been marked by the tightest security evernds turned up here to commemorate the death of the grandson of the profit mohammed, and what was significant here, this is an area controlled by hezbollah is the extreme security measures taken. you have security check points every couple of meters, men on the roof tops taking care that nothing is happening. hezbollah is fighting hysteria on behalf of bashar al-assad. this is an incredibly sectarian society already. we also heard there the secretary general of hezbollah who appeared by a video link. his message to his people was that their fight in syria is against extremists. that, his message clear, saying they will stay in syria just to protect the borders here. >>> ukraine's president has called an urgent meeting of his security chiefs after sunday's disputed election in rebel-held areas in the east. he was inaugurated as prime minister of the so-called donetsk people's republic. they say they have been given a mandate from the people proving their legitimacy. >>> a major operation

stephanie decker is there. interesting comments at a time where people are worried the conflict between israel and the palestinians could turn into a religious war. >>reporter: that's right. the palestinian president has always tried to play a calming hand in this. he was very quick to condemn the killing of the five israelis at that synagogue attack. he was clear also to condemn the violations at the compound which palestinians will tell you is a reason for a lot of these tensions. that is a red line. again he reiterated that again saying let's not turn this political conflict into a religious one because if it goes into that, it will be unstoppable. he also condemned the killing of innocent civilians on both sides but said peace and civility will be very to achieve when our basic rights are violated. this is the key point that he keeps stressing. peace talks have come and gone and he said he cannot achieve any lasting peace by living under occupation. he says we're asking to live just like anyone else who liv

family there were no suspicious circumstances but his colleagues believe he was murdered and stephanie deckerore from east jerusalem. >> reporter: the police do not believe it was a criminal motive between the hanging, the 32-year-old who was found hanged in his bus in west jerusalem on sunday night and the autopsy of his body is now taking place in tel aviv and could take a couple of hours but a lot of rumors spreading around and causing tension and clashes in response to the news of his death and also hearing from colleagues they believe he was killed at the hands of israeli jews and certainly a complicated situation and this could of course ignite the street but at the same time nothing is clear and other people especially the police trying to say they don't believe this was actually an intentional criminal act and this could be suicide and nothing clear at the moment but again this does come back after months of extreme tension in the area and people taking matters in their own hands and ra revenge attacks since summer and it has been quiet and this incident and others causing concern and

stephanie decker al jazeera, in west jerusalem. woman stood's attack is the latest in a series of recent incidents. in july a 16-year-old boy was burnt alive in a jerusalem forrest. that came after the deaths of three young israelis in october, a palestinian man drove his car into a crowded jerusalem train station. two pedestrians were killed. a rabbi campaigning for more access to a mosque compound. was shot and seriously wounded. then on november the fifth, another attack two people were killed when a palestinian man drove his van into a crowd. on monday a palestinian bus driver was found hanged in a bus depot. his family believed he was murdered. of course, this follows israel closing the mosque for the first time in 47 years a move which sparked accusations of violations of the mosque by jordanian authorities. let's go now to the senior political analyst. he is live ever the us from new york good to have you with us. looking -- you know, one of the interesting things is even the claim i don't know if we can call it claim of res

stephanie decker reports. >> reporter: these aren't isil positions, they belong to the al-qaeda affiliatedl-nasra front. it is only the second time groups other than isil have been hit by the coalition. >> if this situation is not brought under control, this potentially could end up controlling at least one if not both of the last two border crossings into turkey, through which they receive the flow of recruits, trainees, humanitarian assistance, everything that liberated areas rely on now that is based in turkey works through these two border crossings. >> reporter: fight for the control of gas fields is underway in homs. they are by no means secure. and even though isil wouldn't be able to produce from them, it is having major impact. >> what it is doing at the moment is probably in the way of denial of these facilities and resources to the regime. that's significant, because the gas fields were still in use. the gas plants -- not all of them, but some of them were still producing gas and ultimately power for the regime, and therefore, losing this is putting a real dent in the ability of

we go to stephanie decker, who is in west jerusalem. the autopsy was carried out by the israeli police, not by an independent coroner. >> we're in the occupied west bank. that's the cemetery right behind me, and the grave lies empty, waiting for him. we're expecting the body to arrive here at any time here. as you said, the autopsy has been completed. the police saying there was no evidence of foul play. we have heard a statement from the foreign ministry where they say they're blaming israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu for inciting hatred, and they say he was assassinated and murdered. we have two different narratives here. it is not a clear narrative. people here do not believe in a no foul play was involved 37 they believe he was murdered. >> what gives them cause to believe that there was foul play? >> well, when you speak to people here, we spoke to his wife, friends and family. they say he was very much a loved man. he did not differentiate between jews and palestinians. he was not political. he had no such agenda. he went

stephanie decker has more from the area. >> reporter: friday prayers have finished and there is a steadyof people leaving the old city. this is damascus gate in jerusalem. you can see everything is back to normal here. there is a market. crowds. israel -- lifted the age restriction on men who can pray. you can see a couple of forces up there looking down, but really nothing like we have seen before here. and certainly when things are tense in this area. israeli clearly keen to show a message in response to the meeting in jordan to try to de-escalate the situation. people here will tell you they are incredibly frustrated not only because of the violations that have been happening at al-aqsa, but the whole bigger picture of the occupation of palestinian land. many tell you things like this will flair up again and again, unless there is a real resolve to the situation, which is a two-state solution. but at the moment the peace process certainly not looking like it is on the table. >>> al jazeera continues to demand the release of our three journalists detained in egypt for 3212 days. peter

stephanie decker al jazeera, beirut. one of those has been encouraging them to join the front line. whose husband is a military commander. jamal went to meet her. she knows all about the horrors of war. the armed group known as the ypg, her son also a fighter was killed by a sniper last year. despite her loss, she dedicated her time to encouraging can to take up arms in the what she call add battle for freedom. at this refugee camp, she meets with displaced curs some of them have also lost their loved ones. she tells me it is her duty to serve on the front line, she says the battle is part of a wider struggle not only against isil but against the regime. the kurdish woman was oppressed by two sides. first by society, and the other by the syrian regime which took away all her rights. despite this it is the kurdish woman who is now resisting and because of this she has become a symbol of freedom around the world. >> the kurdss celebrate their fighters. the ypg has posted several videos on the internet of it's female unit, fighting in other parts of syria. in syria, they pose a special

there were no suspicious circumstances but his colleagues believe he was murdered and stephanie deckerore and this is stoking tension in east jerusalem. >> reporter: absolutely. at the moment the street is quiet but as you said overnight there was an incident reaction with clashes between protesters and hinges on what we will hear from the autopsy report and the body is in israeli hospital and a palestinian doctor president and we will hear and not knowing when it will be concluded but that is key and don't think there is a criminal element to it and colleagues say they think he was killed by israelis and it has been tense the last couple of days and things relatively quiet but it will be a concern if whatever comes out of the autopsy and if they find he was killed this is a real danger the streets could ignite and whether they find if it was a suicide will people believe it and hinges on the official report of what comes out of it and it's a concern because things have been so tense here over the last few months. >> adding to that palestinian factions called for a day of rage in the a

site for the first time since 1967 and we will speak from the occupied west bank and first to stephanie deckere of the main entrances to the city and seems very calm there as it has been all morning, does it seem less sense? >> absolutely. i think that is a significant event of the day if you will if you put it in context and what has been happening over the last few weeks and it's quiet behind me because prayers are still going on at the mosque and seeing people streaming in all thought the morning and men of all ages and the first time in two months that israel lifted those restrictions to try and calm things and also low key security presence i have to tell you and we covered the story when tensions are high and border and security further down to the entrance of damascus gates and they are here and will close roads and a couple scattered across and a helicopter in the sky and keeping an eye on things but from israeli in response to the meeting is they are trying to show they are trying to deescalate the situation, not provoke and what we are seeing on the ground is translated in the calmes

. >> doesn't look like it, stephanie decker reporting from beirut.ple in the libyan capitol tripoli celebrating after the supreme court ruled the international meeting in tabrook is illegal. they support the armed groups and parliament in control of tripoli and mike hanna reports. [gunfire] libya has been under the control of two rival government based in separate cities. now the supreme court in the capitol tripoli given its view on how to move forward and declared that the trabrok based is unconstitutional and ruled that it should be dissolved and the ruling immediately welcomed by members of the rival leadership group in tripoli. >> translator: following today's ruling the proceedings this morning we are now waiting for the committee that promised to present the first draft of the constitution on the 24th, this is what all libyans are waiting for, to see their future built around a constitution. >> reporter: in august armed groups opposed to the government prime minister abdula took over and put their own government in place and supporters moved e

. >> let's get another angel on this with stephanie decker live at the damascus gate, the entrance at old city of jerusalem, not far from that point. we just saw the violence flaring up in the west bank. can you tell us what it is like where you are? >> well, it's a different picture, we're outside the gate here in east jerusalem, as we heard, israel had lifted the restrictions on the ages of men allowed to pray in the mosque. this is something israel does when they cite security measures, but everyone should be free to pray in the mosque, which is the third holiest site in islam. it's been calm here. there has been hardly no security here at this point today. usually you would see barricades, security forces, also down at the gate, none of that today. there was a helicopter. israel had dough employed extra police on the chief, but they are trying to keep a low profile, also to stick to what they promised, to deescalate the tension here. >> secretary kerry has met separately with prime minister netanyahu of israel and palestinian president abbas. what came out of those meetings? >> a