the old city has been very severely restricted access to the oxer mosque compound known as the temple mount to jews has been entirely cut off after an incident earlier on tuesday afternoon israeli police say somebody threw a monocle amount of cocktail or a fire bomb at a police post on the site that post caught fire one policeman suffered minor smoke inhalation there was scuffles that erupted several arrests a spokesman for the islamic walked the trust which operates the site under the aegis of the jordanian government says that senior clerics who are among those beaten by israeli security forces during that and as a result the entire place has been closed down by the israeli or forty's and as a result people being out here in the streets there have been calls for solidarity to defend. all of this coming on the heels of what's taken place in the last three weeks when the islamic world has decided to reopen an area that was been closed by the israeli authorities since two thousand and three an area around a place known as the mercy gate it is a place which israel thought you said was being u

ultranationalists escorted by police regularly visit the site and in increasing numbers to them this is the temple mount non muslims are allowed to visit but not pray the ultranationalists want that rule changed. and earlier this week the israeli agriculture minister paid one of his regular visits to the mercy gate. to. israeli radio he'd like a synagogue built here i was to see all this as provocative some never before every muslim has the right to intervene pray in the music for many years the occupations unjust measures have stopped us praying here thank god today we prayed and held the friday prisoner. untouched for sixteen years the mercy gate toll now needs extensive renovation but will also need approval from the israeli police were inspected the site this week only they can grant permission for building materials to be allowed in bernard smith al-jazeera in occupied east jerusalem hallways chief financial officer will appear in court next week after canada allowed an extradition request to go ahead when one joe was arrested at bank who were airport in december at the request of the us government

closure came after palestinian protesters reportedly threw molotov cocktails at police stations on temple mount dozens of israeli soldiers then stormed the compound at least ten palestinians were injured with five more arrested thirty sites to see in a series of ten standoffs and arrests since an area called the trail in two thousand and three. tensions flared outside jerusalem as well an israeli politician and palestinian lawyer clash in a vicious exchange on b.b.c. news diana buttu a former spokesperson for the palestine liberation organization voiced her support for the boycott divestment sanctions campaign against israel prompting israel's education minister naftali bennett to respond with. the palestinians have spent the past seventy one years victimizing themselves they fall in love with the what did you bring to the world beyond suicide terrorist what's your invention. bennett suggested that israel had brought a lot to the world however to hit back pointing out that all those inventions that come on palestinian soil we discussed this with martin sherman the founder and chief executive of

the old city has been very severely restricted access to the alex a mosque compound known as the temple mount to jews has been entirely cut off after an incident earlier on tuesday afternoon israeli police say somebody threw a monocle amount of cocktail or a fire bomb at a police post on the site that post caught fire one policeman suffered minor smoke inhalation there was scuffles that erupted several arrests a spokesman for the islamic walks the trust which operates the site under the aegis of the jordanian government says that senior clerics who were among those beaten by israeli security forces during that and as a result the entire place has been closed down by the israeli or forty's and as a result people being out here in the streets there have been calls for solidarity to defend. all of this coming on the heels of what's taken place in the last three weeks when the islamic world has decided to reopen an area that was been closed by the israeli authorities since two thousand and three an area around a place known as the mercy gate it is a place which israel thought you said was being u

ultranationalists escorted by police regularly visit the site and in increasing numbers to them this is the temple mount non muslims are allowed to visit but not pray the ultranationalists want rule changed. and earlier this week the israeli agriculture minister paid one of his regular visits to the mercy gate. told israeli radio he'd like a synagogue built here palestinians see all this as per. docketed never every muslim has the right to interfere and pray in the missi gate for many years the occupations unjust measures have stopped us praying here thank god today we prayed and held the friday prayers in it. untouched for sixteen years the mercy gate hole now needs extensive renovation but will also need approval from the israeli police who inspected the site this week only they can grant permission for building materials to be allowed in bernard smith al-jazeera in occupied east jerusalem saudi activists arrested last year after being accused of undermining security and harming national unity are to be put on trial prosecutors say they've completed investigations and they're preparing court referrals

ultranationalists escorted by police regularly visit the site and in increasing numbers to them this is the temple mount non muslims are allowed to visit but not pray the ultranationalists one rule changed. and earlier this week the israeli agriculture minister paid one of his regular visits to the mercy gate. told israeli radio he'd like a synagogue built here i was to me and see all this as provide. but it never every muslim has the right to interfere and pray in the midst seagate who for many years the occupations unjust measures have stopped us praying year thank god today we prayed and held the friday prisoner. untouched for sixteen years the mercy gate hole now needs extensive renovation will also lead approval from the israeli police who inspected the site this week only they can grant permission for building materials to be allowed in burnet smith al-jazeera in occupied east jerusalem. you know there is warning of a global surge in the number of cases of measles the agency says complacency and conflict are threatening to undo decades of work to contain the disease it says that in two thousand an

ultranationalists escorted by police regularly visit the site and in increasing numbers to them this is the temple mount non muslims are allowed to visit but not pray the ultranationalists one rule changed. and earlier this week the israeli agriculture minister paid one of his regular visits to the mercy gate. told israeli radio he'd like a synagogue built here i was to see all this as provocative some never every muslim has the right to interfere and pray in the midst of gate who for many years the occupation's unjust measures have stopped as praying here thank god today we prayed and held the friday prayers in it. untouched for sixteen years the mercy gate toll now needs extensive renovation but will also need approval from the israeli police were inspected the site this week only they can grant permission for building materials to be allowed in burnet smith al-jazeera in occupied east jerusalem. the new york times is reporting that a deal us saudi physician has been tortured by the saudi authorities the newspaper alleges that while he was beaten and shocked with electricity chairing his imprisonment

the old city has been very severely restricted access to the ox a mosque compound known as the temple mount to jews has been entirely cut off after an incident earlier on tuesday afternoon israeli police say somebody threw a monocle amount of cocktail or a fire bomb at a police post on the site that post caught fire one policeman suffered minor smoke inhalation there was scuffles that erupted several arrests a spokesman for the islamic walked the trust which operates the site under the aegis of the jordanian government says that senior clerics who are among those beaten by israeli security forces during that and as a result the entire place has been closed down by the israeli or forty's and as a result people being out here in the streets there have been calls for solidarity to defend. all of this coming on the heels of what's taken place in the last three weeks when the islamic world has decided to reopen an area that was been closed by the israeli authorities since two thousand and three an area around a place known as the mercy gate it is a place which israel thought you said was being u

ultranationalists escorted by police regularly visit the site and in increasing numbers to them this is the temple mount non muslims are allowed to visit but not pray the ultranationalists want that rule changed. and earlier this week the israeli agriculture minister paid one of his regular visits to the mercy gate. told israeli radio he'd like a synagogue built here i was to me and see all. this is provocative. every muslim has the right to enter and pray in the midst of gate who for many years the occupations unjust measures have stopped us praying here thank god today we prayed and held the friday prayers in it. untouched for sixteen years the mercy gate hole now needs extensive renovation but will also need approval from the israeli police were inspected the site this week only they can grant permission for building materials to be allowed in bernard smith al-jazeera in occupied east jerusalem. of bushfires in the astray and state of victoria have led authorities to issue an emergency warning for the area people living around state park east of melbourne have been told to leave their homes so more t

cocktail being thrown at a security forces post inside the luxor mosque compound known to jews as the temple mount that it caught fire that one policeman was mildly injured by smoke inhalation after that they tried to find those responsible there were scuffles within the compound itself several arrests took place a spokesperson for the islamic walk the trust that runs the ox a mosque compound under the aegis of the jordanian government protests against that saying that senior clerics were beaten during the course of those scuffles the palestinian president mahmoud abbas has released a statement calling this a dangerous escalation by israeli authorities to what has already been a tense situation in recent days as well as closing off the entire compound police of also barred access to gates entering the old city only those it seems with id papers proving their residency within jerusalem's old city are being allowed in we witnessed here at lion's gate a group of people trying to get in with a body a group of mourners and there were some scuffles and some chance against the police during the course of

motel cocktail was thrown at a police post inside the locks a mosque compound known to jews as the temple mount and that as a result of that they chased in trying to find those who threw it that there were scuffles that broke out at the site itself and that there were several arrests we heard as well from inside the compound from another source suggesting that it might have been a firework nonetheless it does seem that that indeed there was a fire that took place at this police post and that as a result of all this the entire compound has been shut down police say they are searching for potential weapons but of course the islamic walks the trustees on the trust which runs the compound under the aegis of the jordanian government they are protesting against this the palestinian president mahmoud abbas has called it a dangerous escalation of what is already he says a tense situation around the al aqsa mosque if my colleagues some you can just zoom in a bit you can also see that police are standing guard outside lion's gate there it seems that they're only letting people in with i.d.'s proving thei

lawyers for the islamic work for the organization which runs the alexa mosque compound known as the temple mount to jews in cooperation with the jordanian government they say that this latest action by israeli authorities by the police to bar three senior clerics from the site along with in total one hundred thirty people for various lengths of time up to several months is something that is totally unjustified and must be challenged and changed it all stems from what's been happening here in the last few weeks the decision to open an area of the site the mercy gate which had been closed since two thousand and three that was a decision by the israeli authorities at that time linked to the wish and action to disrupt the activities of a group inside the site that had been linked to hamas those a further court order in twenty seventeen in the same terms which led to the extension of that closure well the legal team for the walk says that that should never have been targeting any particular site that it should have been just about targeting a group and their activities and that is why it is totally r

ultranationalists escorted by police regularly visit the site and in increasing numbers to them this is the temple mount. muslims are allowed to visit but not pray the ultranationalist want that rule changed. and earlier this week the israeli agriculture minister paid one of his regular visits to the mercy gate. told israeli radio he'd like a synagogue built here i was to me and see all this as provocative from the birth of every muslim has the right to enter and pray in the most agape home for many years the occupations unjust measures have stopped us praying year thank god today we prayed and held the friday prayers in it. untouched for sixteen years the mercy gate hole now needs extensive renovation but will also need approval from the israeli police were inspected the site this week only they can grant permission for building materials to be allowed in bernard smith al-jazeera in occupied east jerusalem a bushfires in the australian state of victoria have led them to issue an emergency warning for the area people living around the state park east of melbourne have been told to leave their homes as m

what is happening is a battle over one contentious site within the mosque compound known as the temple mount to jews this area around the mersey gate was reopened by the walk several days ago after many years since two thousand and three of it's being enforced closed by the israeli authorities that was because they were targeting a group linked to hamas which had been using it the work says that that order surrounded so solely the group itself and should never of been applied to the closure of a specific area that is why they endorse the reopening of it they say that a deadline given by the israeli courts for next monday by which to return the situation to the previous status quo is illegitimate because they don't recognize the authority of the israeli courts all these many government over the site itself so what we have now is a standoff there is a lot of weight being given to talks between the jordanian government and the israelis so far no breakthrough there though so we've had prayers and relatively minor protests so far outside the city walls here everyone there remembers what happened

ultranationalists escorted by police regularly visit the site and in increasing numbers to them this is the temple mount non muslims are allowed to visit but not pray the ultranationalists want that rule changed. and earlier this week the israeli agriculture minister paid one of his regular visits to the mercy gate. told israeli radio he'd like a synagogue built here i was to see all this as provocative some never every muslim has the right to enter and pray in the midst of gate who for many years the occupations unjust measures have stopped as praying here thank god today we prayed and held the friday prisoner. untouched for sixteen years the mercy gate toll now only. extensive renovation also need approval from the israeli police were inspected the site this week only they can grant permission for building materials to be allowed in bernard smith al-jazeera in occupied east jerusalem north korean leader kim jong un is returning to pyongyang after four days in vietnam kim boarded his private train at the vietnam china border watched by cheering crowds came in the u.s. president donald trump failed to r

as you can see thousands of people are streaming into the al aqsa mosque compound known as the temple mount to jews and they're doing so at a time of some controversy given what's been happening inside in the last couple of weeks the islamic works the trust which operates the compound in accordance with the jordanian government has decided to reopen an area around what's known as the mercy gate which was closed off from two thousand and three after israeli authorities tried to disrupt the activities of a group that they said was linked to hamas the want fish decided in recent weeks to reopen that area to allow worshipers to pray around it and there is essentially a battle going on between israel and the walk over or far at sea inside the compound as part of that hundred seventy people have been arrested one hundred forty people have been barred from the site altogether and that is why as pres a ping prepared inside the mosque there is also a group of people out here preparing to pray in processed in the streets outside the old city among those who've been barred senior clerics we spoke to o

ultranationalists escorted by police regularly visit the site and in increasing numbers to them this is the temple mount non muslims are allowed to visit but not pray the ultranationalists want that rule changed. and earlier this week the israeli agriculture minister paid one of his regular visits to the mercy gate. told israeli radio he'd like a synagogue built here holliston ians see all this as provocative but some never every muslim has the right to interfere and pray in the midst of gates who for many years the occupations and. yes mages have stopped us praying here thank god today we prayed and held the friday prisoner. untouched for sixteen years the mercy gate hole now needs extensive renovation but will also need approval from the israeli police are inspected the site this week only they can grant permission for building materials to be allowed in bernard smith al-jazeera in occupied east jerusalem. still ahead for you sport with pharo we will hear about the football fans who took the celebrations us a little too far. with a new leader in brazil comes changes to how it deals with parents and th

as you can see thousands of people are streaming into the al aqsa mosque compound known as the temple mount to jews and they're doing so at a time of some controversy given what's been happening inside in the last couple of weeks the islamic works the trust which operates the compound in accordance with the jordanian government has decided to reopen an area around what's known as the mercy gate which was closed off from two thousand and three after israeli authorities tried to disrupt the activities of a group that they said was linked to hamas the what fish decided in recent weeks to reopen that area to allow worshipers to pray around it and there is essentially a battle going on between israel and the walk over or forty inside the compound as part of that one hundred seventy people have been arrested one hundred forty people have been barred from the site altogether and that is why as prez appearing prepared inside the mosque there is also a group of people out here who are preparing to pray in processed in the streets outside the old city among those who've been barred senior clerics we

cocktail being thrown at a security forces post inside the luxor mosque compound known to jews as the temple mount that it caught fire that one policeman was mildly injured by smoke inhalation after that they tried to find those responsible there were scuffles within the compound itself several arrests took place a spokesperson for the islamic walk the trust that runs the arx a mosque compound under the aegis of the jordanian government protests against that saying that senior clerics were beaten during the course of those scuffles the palestinian president mahmoud abbas has released a statement calling this a dangerous escalation by israeli authorities to what has already been a tense situation in recent days as well as closing off the entire compound police of also barred access to gates entering the old city only those it seems with id papers proving their residency within jerusalem's old city being allowed in we witnessed here at lion's gate a group of people trying to get in with a body a group of mourners and there were some scuffles and some chance against the police during the course of th

to close the building located at the bar or also known as mercy gate in the qur'an more sharif temple mount compound. which has been closed by the israeli authorities since two thousand and three on security grounds islamic and dominant the work echoed by palestinian and jordanian ministries of foreign affairs maintains clearly that the israeli courts lack jurisdiction over the holy site which lies in the territory occupied in one nine hundred sixty seven and warned against any changes to the historic and legal status quo israel however considers the establishment of a mosque at the mercy gate of violation of the status quo as of the twentieth of march the jerusalem magistrate court order has not been executed daily prayers continue at the mercy gate area while discussions between israel and jordan are ongoing mr president the past few days have not also seen a resolution to the funding crisis created by israel's decision to withhold six percent of revenue it collects on behalf of the p.a. and the palestinian leaderships refusal to accept any clearance transfers unless the full amount is ro

all right we're here overlooking the luxor mosque compound known as the temple mount to jews were overlooking one of the gates to the old city the line gate and it is already being a very sad tense situation over the last couple of weeks and those tensions have risen over the last couple of hours what the israeli police say happened was that a molotov cocktail was thrown towards a police building inside the compound itself and that that that facility started to burn we've heard from palestinian sources inside saying that it may instead of been a firework nonetheless what took place afterwards was some fairly fairly obvious scuffling going on between israeli security forces and palestinian worshippers the spokesman for the work for the islamic trust which has the running of the compound in accordance with the jordanian government says that a senior clerical figures were also assaulted by police during not encounter and now as well as the mosque itself and that the isle aqsa mosque compound entirely being sealed off by israeli security forces we're also hearing from palestinians that the gates

cocktail being thrown at a security forces post inside the luxor mosque compound known to jews as the temple mount that it caught fire that one policeman was mildly injured by smoke inhalation after that they tried to find those responsible there were scuffles within the compound itself several arrests took place a spokesperson for the islamic walk the trust that runs the actual mosque compound under the aegis of the jordanian government protests against that saying that senior clerics were beaten during the course of those scuffles the palestinian president mahmoud abbas has released a statement calling this a dangerous escalation by israeli authorities to what has already been a tense situation in recent days as well as closing off the entire compound police of also barred access to gates entering the old city only those it seems with id papers proving their residency within jerusalem's old city are being allowed in we witnessed here at lion's gate a group of people trying to get in with a body a group of mourners and there were some scuffles and some chance against the police during the course

the old city has been very severely restricted access to the alex a mosque compound known as the temple mount to jews has been entirely cut off after an incident earlier on tuesday afternoon israeli police say somebody threw a monocle amount of cocktail or a fire bomb at a police post on the site that post caught fire one policeman suffered minor smoke inhalation there was scuffles that erupted several arrests a spokesman for the islamic walks the trust which operates the site under the aegis of the jordanian government says that senior clerics who were among those beaten by israeli security forces during that and as a result the entire place has been closed down by the israeli or forty's and as a result people being out here in the streets there have been calls for solidarity to defend. all of this coming on the heels of what's taken place in the last three weeks when the islamic world has decided to reopen an area that was been closed by the israeli authorities since two thousand and three an area around a place known as the mercy gate it is a place which israel thought you said was being u

you say one hundred forty people have been barred from the al aqsa mosque compound known as the temple mount to jews since the round that is erupted over this city area within the compound around what's known as the mercy gate among them senior clerics from the islamic walks the trust that runs the site in cooperation with the jordanian government one of those people is the him and he out here they gave a speech before the pres here saying that the whole of the palestinian population of occupied east jerusalem three hundred fifty thousand people needed to come together to protect the site there is essentially a battle going on for control of this area between the israelis and the work itself it has as he say been shut off since two thousand and three the work says that that was an act against the specific group it should never have been targeting a specific site the israeli judiciary has given them until next monday to comply with the israeli demands to close it again but the walk for thora jesus saying that they is that there is no. prospect of any kind of judicial authority over this site

lawyers for the islamic work for the organization which runs the alexa mosque compound known as the temple mount to jews in cooperation with the jordanian government they say that this latest action by israeli authorities by the police to bar three senior clerics from the site along with in total one hundred thirty people for various lengths of time up to several months is something that is totally unjustified and must be challenged and changed it all stems from what's been happening here in the last few weeks the decision to open an area of the site the mercy gate which had been closed since two thousand and three that was a decision by the israeli authorities at that time linked to the wish and action to disrupt the activities of a group inside the site that had been linked to hamas those a further court order in twenty seventeen in the same terms which led to the extension of that closure well the legal team for the walk says that that should never have been targeting any particular site that it should have been just about targeting a group and their activities and that is why it is totally r