the top stories in al jazeera. a palestinian man has driven a car into a group of soldiers north of the palestinian city of hebron. there have been multiple injuries. the driver of the car was shot. >>> earlier u.n. chief ban ki-moon meant mahmood abbas in ramallah as part of his efforts to calm the situation in israel and palestine. three palestinians were killed in separate incidents in the west bank. >>> and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has met german chancellor angela merkel in berlin. >>> earlier in the program we heard how benjamin netanyahu has been criticized for suggesting that a world war ii era palestinian leader convinced the nazis to exterminate european jews. what kind of impact are netanyahu's comments making. in the end he accused the grand mufti, the then grand mufti of jerusalem say to go hitler says, if i expel them they'll all come here and the grand mufti said burn them. historically speaking what validity does this have? >> none at all. none at all, i would say. i mean, the concentration camps were bogg being built in the m --were being built in the 1930s. there were jews being k

in each incident the palestinian attackers, both 19, were shot dead. tourists continue to be allowed into the old city. slowly filing through the police lines. while palestinian after palestinian is turned away. israeli citizens are as usually allowed unfettered access. the only palestinians allowed to enter are those who own businesses in the old city or are residents there. for those wishing to worship at at al aqsa compound, men over 50 can enter and have to come through this gate. prime minister benjamin netanyahu who has been in the united states during the past week of crisis is coming under intense domestic pressure to take even stronger measures against the palestinians. ooen members of his own government say not enough is done to fight against palestinian terror. some related to the overnight attacks and others in the wake of the killing of two settlers on thursday. throughout the day it became increasingly clear that far from being confined to jerusalem, the conflict was spreading throughout all occupied territory. mike hanna, al jazeera, in occupied east jerusalem. >>> still more to come on

city. >> israel security forces have put storystrictions on palestinians entering the old city of jerusalem follow two separate attacks on israel by palestinians. we have this report. >> the old city was in a virtual state of lack down for palestinians. the unprecedented security measures follow two separate knife attacks overnight. two israelis were killed in the first and one likely injured in the second. in each incident, the palestinians attackers, both 19, were shot dead. tourists continue to be allowed into the old city. they file slowly through the police lines while palestinians after palestinians is being turned away. israeli citizens are allowed unfettered access, but the only palestinians allowed to enter are those who own businesses in the old city or who are residents there. as for those wishing to worship at al aqsa mosque compound, only men over the age of 50 are allowed to enter and they have to come through this specific gate, a lengthy walk away from the traditional point of access. prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been in the united states during the past week of cri

we decided to go to hebron, the palestinian city in which the settlements have taken over a whole neighborhood and pushed out the palestinian majority. there we visited the home of a long-time residents and one of the few homeowners who has resisted a takeover by the settlers. an israel ya soldier served in hebron defending this very settlement is breaking the file. they are a group of israelis who served in the military and have decided to become witnesses to the injustices that take place there. they seek to educate the public through lecture and photography. something i know from my own army. this is why the soldiers are talking, because it's so dehumanizing both sides. people who sit here went to the gas chamber. >> you know, this is like -- i don't have any words. this is like the basement of anything that judaism would stand for. the army of tomorrow is the group of children today. what is there for you when you become 18? 36% of the boys have to go. 45% of them witnessed the beating and the killing of their fathers. they immediately switch from the helpless father, who could not protect

the opposite. town, mourners gather outside her home, a 19-year-old palestinian shot dead after trying to stab a policeman. if ed on the wall urges palestinians to attack, saying the city's holiest mosque is in danger. reject islam, and protect our country. islam, and protect our country. this was the scene in the middle of the afternoon outside of the one of the main entrances to the old city. a palestinian that try to attack kniferity guard with a >> i think that the 2 states have the only viable option. many are critical. there is no peaceful alternative presented. laura: you say the 2 state the two state solution is viable. it does not look like that. it is less than one week before an agreement was reached. waspublic opinion poll published, 83% of the people in northern island agree that the no agreement was possible. yes that -- less than a week later an agreement was reached. in the middle east, it is more complicated and violent than northern island. that many lives are at stake. each round is more violent than the one that preceded it. you have new advances to weaponry. new ways of human ingenuity. while the need has expressed itself, people should say that ther

let's talk with these further restrictions placed on palestinians wanting to enter the old city. >> reporterwell, adrian, widespread restrictions were put in place, not only aimed at palestinians. initially, we were told that the access to the old city as a whole was blocked to everybody except tourists, bids owners and residents of the old city. those muslims who wished to worship, their ages were restricted to 50 and above with males and importantly, they are not allowed to access through the damascus gate, which is the normal route into the compound. they have to enter through lions' gate on this side of the old city, a lengthy walk from those come from eastern germ use let me wishing to worship at the mosque compound. but despite all of those restrictions, police say that 500 visitors, as they put it, were allowed in from the west jerusalem side to the mosque compound vicinity. among those 500, we are told were 100 israeli jews who were allowed access to the mosque compound so the restrictions in place that sometimes apply somewhated haphazardly, we are told, too, some of those wanting t

the u.n. peace initiative. there's no doubt this has complicated an already difficult and complex situation in syria >>> israeli security forces have put severe restrictions on palestinians entering the old city in jerusalem. >>reporter: the old city was in a virtual state of lockdown for palestinians who wished to enter. the unprecedented security measures follow two separate night attacks overnight. two israelis were killed in the first and one likely injured in the second. in each incident, both 19-year-old attackers were shot dead. tourists are still allowed into the city while palestinians are being turned away. israeli citizens are allowed access but the only pal state prisonens allowed to enter -- palestinians allowed to enter are those that reasonably prudent person residents there or those that have businesses there. the prime minister, benning anyone netanyahu who has been in the united states is coming under intense domestic pressure to take even stronger measures. even members of his own government say not enough is being done to combat what they call palestinian terror. the israeli army conducted many operations in the west bank. throughout the day, it became increasingly clear t

palestinian state alongside israel. but that would require significant compromise and leaders knew that would still lay ahead. off the back of the oslo accords, control of the major palestinian citieswest bank and gaza strip was transfers from the israeli military toy a newly created palestinian authority. while the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu responded to press abbas' u.n. speech his office said it was deceitful and encourage incitement and lawlessness in the middle cease and he said: >>> now, in other world news, fighting is again underway in parts of kunduz city between the pal ban and the afghan i'm. the taliban have managed to retake areas they lost overnight. it took three days to retake the area, at least 50 people mostly civilians were killed and more than 300 others just reports say taliban fighters are still nearby. let's bring in al jazeera's continue evened joining us from 130-kilometers from kunduz. it appeared that they had retaken the afghan forces had retaken parts of the city, but that's not the case anymore, is it? >> reporter: we are getting reports of a very, very heavy fighting around the center of kunduz city. what happened last night, there was

the u.s. presidential nomination. >>> one palestinian has been shot dead in jerusalem. police say he tried to stab soldiers at one of the old cityates. since the start of october 31st palestinians and seven israelis have died in the violence. hundreds of palestinians are hurling sense to at israeli security forces in bethlehem in the occupied west bank. israeli soldiers have been firing tear gas in response. the violence started after a funeral for a palestinian shot dead by israeli forces on tuesday. israel's government has unveiled tougher security measures to tackle the unrest. hundreds of soldiers are being deployed in israel's urban areas. the israeli government says it is not going to return t the -- bodies of palestinians who have carried out attacks. let's go to mike hanna in west jerusalem. let's talk about the fatal shooting that happened in the last couple of minutes or so. what happened? >> reporter: well, the police have released details as to their version of represents. a palestinian allegedly attempted to attack some police officers outside the damascus gate of the old city. he was shot and killed. none of the of

israeli police responding to the attacks shot and killed both assailants. palestinians who live or work in the old city are allowed in until a jewish holiday ends tomorrow. palestinians and arab-israelis have protested the measure. israeli soldiers today used tear gas to disperse rock-throwing palestinian protesters in jerusalem. the french riviera saw two months worth of rain in two hours today, causing lethal flash floods. seven inches of rain fell in cannes and other cities, causing rivers and streams to overflow. people were trapped in a retirement home, in campsites, and in cars submerged in tunnels. french president francois hollande, who visited the area, says at least 16 people died and others are missing. here in the u.s., record rainfall continues to pound parts of the east coast. fourteen inches of rain has fallen this weekend in columbia and charleston, south carolina, forcing residents to evacuate their homes and it has left thousands without power. 75 miles of i-95, 200 state roads, and 40 bridges were closed today due to flooding. emergency management officials warned residents to stay i

the fifa corruption investigation. >> a palestinian man has driven a car into a group of soldiers north of the city of hebron. there have been multiple injuries. the driver of the car was shot dead. that incident comes amid calls for an end of violence which appears to be making very difference. two palestinians were killed on wednesday in the west bank. one was shot and killed in are a mall lay after allegedly attacking a soldier with a knife. the other died of suffocation from tear gas in hebron. and as the violence continues, ban ki-moon has met with palestinian president mahmood abbas in efforts to calm the situation. elsewhere on the diplomatic front, prime minister benjamin netanyahu is expected to meet secretary of state john kerry on thursday. netanyahu is already there for talks with chancellor angela merkel. >> diplomacy from jerusalem to the west bank. calling for calm in what is called a dangerous escalation. palestinian president mahmood abbas makes it clear that the palestinians have a right to protect themselves. and they want to return to negotiations with the israelis, a message that they will

israeli police have restricted access for palestinians to the old city in occupied east jerusalem after two attacks. a palestinian who stabbed an israeli teenager was being killed by police, another man shot dead hours earlier after carrying out a similar attack. >>> the u.n.'s human rights chief test suspected u.s. air strike on a hospital in kunduz could be a war crime. nine people were killed on saturday. >>> at least 85 people have been killed on a landslide in guatemala, southeast of the capital guatemala city. >>> russia says its going to intensify their campaign in syria. a senior official say in the past few days there have been 60 flights. 39 civilians and 14 fighters have been killed in the strikes. russia says it's targeted anybody position he held by i.s.i.l. including its main stronghold at raqqa province. activists accuse moscow of also attacking other coalition forces. >>> syrian national coalition are calling on the international community to take a strand against russia's intervention. zeina khodr has more. >> reporter: u.s. president barack obama ais calling the situat

troops fired at the west bank, killing two palestinian , including teenagers a 12-year-old near bethlehem. to unprecedented restrictions on palestinians entering. here is a report from the old city. reporter: only a limited number of palestinians can enter the old city today, following weeks between thef forces. when worshipers reach the mosque, they are stop. >> i'm 72 years old and it was announced that men under the age of 50 are not allowed in. the israeli occupation forces, as you see, do as they please. tourists pilgrims and results.ferent those here for the first time don't realize how quiet it is today. >> i feel very safe. i think it is wonderful. i'm impressed. i am really impressed. >> it's a very weird situation. i am a tourist and i can walk around freely, and there are a lot of police and sometimes there is tension, sometimes there is no tension. reporter: israeli military and police have set up checkpoints throughout the old city, some only meters apart. most shops are shot. the few that -- shut. the few that are open don't have customers. >> the whole city, tools, the business, everything, it was a our only business. where will we find another business? reporter:

the occupied east. israeli police say two palestinians accorded it. paramedics on the scene say israelis were killed, a number injured. the city said mayor on the scene. attacker was shot dead. the second was injured. >> this followed an attack in a nearby suburb of west jerusalem. israeli police say a palestinian drove the car into a bus station and leapt out and attempted to stab bystanders. another israeli killed. the attacker was arrested. earlier a bus station was the target of an attack. a number of israelis were likely wounded by what israeli police say was a knife attack. the palestinian arrested. increased deployment of police appears to have had little success in stopping random and sporadic attacks. >> grow perception is no place is safe. every bus station and street corner is a scene of attack. unlike surges of palestinian resistance, this time there's no organizers to arrest, no chain of command to cut. the israeli prime minister emerged from a meeting extinguish security cabinet to make a statement. >> israel will settle the score with murderers, killers, and those that try to murder and assist them. i'm calling

have permission to gather "" joseph's tomb," a shrine named after the biblical joseph in the palestinian-controlled city of nablus. the unrest that began four weeks ago was fueled by rumors that israel might limit access to the al aqsa mosque in jerusalem's old city. again today israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said that is wrong, that israel is" preserving the status quo" in the old city, which has sites sacred to jews, muslims, and christians. u.s. secretary of state john kerry said today he plans to meet separately this week with netanyahu and palestinian president mahmoud abbas to try to defuse tensions. correspondent martin seemungal is in jerusalem and joins me now by skype to discuss the latest on the situation there. what are the impacts on a day to day basis of all these roadblocks, do you feel it? yeah, you know, we've been coming to east jerusalem for quite some time and have never seen roadblocks. there is one just down the road that has never been here in the time i have been coming here. initially it was just a car with some border police manning the road blocks, stopping people.

the program. inches israeli security forces have put severe restrictions on palestinians entering the old city of jerusalem. it follows two separate attacks on israelis by palestinians. mike hanna reported from occupied east jerusalem. >> reporter: the old city was in a virtual state of lockdown. for palestinians who wished to enter, that is. heavily armed police blocking all the access gates. the unprecedented security measures followed two separate knife attacks overnight. two israelis were killed in the first and one likely injured in the second. in each incident the palestinian attackers, both 19, were shot dead. tourists continued to be allowed into the old city. slowly filing through the police lines while palestinian after palestinian is being turned away. israeli citizens are as usually allowed unfettered access, but the only palestinians allowed to enter are those that own businesses in the old city or are residents there. for those wishing to worship at the al asqu mosque only men over 50 can enter and they have to come through this specific gate, a lengthy walk away from the traditional

in each incidents, the palestinian attackers both 19 were shot dead. tourists continued to be allowed into the old cityowly filing through the police lines while palestinian after palestinian is being turned away. >> israeli citizens are usually allowed unfetterred access but palestinians, om those who own residences in city. for those wishing to worship, om men over the age of 50 are allowed to enter and they have to come through this specific date a elementsy walk away from the traditional point of access. benjamin netanyahu has been in the united states during the past week of crisis is coming understand intense domestic pressure to take stronger measures against the palestinians. members of his own government are saying not enough is being done to combat what they call palestinian terror. the israeli army carried out several allegations. others in the wake of the killing of two settlers on thursday. throughout the day, it became increasingly clear that far from being confined to jerusalem, the conflict was spreading throughout all occupied territory. mike hanna, ashsz, in occupied east jerusalem. >

the palestinian man shot and killed. it is the third stabbing incident in the area of jerusalem's old city in as many days. saturday, police say a 16-year-old palestinian boy stabbed two israeli men near the damascus gate entrance to the city. they shot and killed a 16-year-old boy. stills of the incident show the teenager holding a knife and shows his body lying on the ground. illustrating the deadly consequences of these attacks for the attackers. despite that, these attacks persist in the face of heightened security. last night, prime minister benjamin netanyahu announced he would call up additional 1,600 officers. >> erin mclaughlin, live in jerusalem. thank you. >>> two outside reviews of the shooting of tamir rice find a cleveland officer was reasonable to shoot the 12-year-old. the 12-year-old carrying a replica gun that looked like the real thing. the shooting captured on video. the rice family says the people who prepared the report are pro police. >>> in mississippi, hundreds of people taking part in a rally outside the state capital calling for the removal of the confederate battle emblem from th

the old city. they say he had wounded and stabbed a 15-year-old israeli boy. the account palestinians deny. s chased by israeli mob seeking revenge. extraordinary restrictions on the old city. palestinians today not allowed to enter the old city. this on top of restrictions already in place in the nearby holy sites. tensions are mounting. >> thank you, erin. >>> i want to look at what is coming up on "new day." alisyn camerota. >> good morning, guys. great to see you. we will have the latest on the historic flooding that is devastating parts of south carolina. thousands remain without power at this hour. many without drinking water. we are talking to the emergency officials about the desperate rescue efforts underway this morning. we are keeping an eye on the forecast for all of you. >>> also, what happens next in the wake of the deadly shooting at the oregon college? hillary clinton proposing new gun control measures overnight. we are going to talk about those with the gop presidential candidate mike huckabee and a senator who lost a relative in the shooting. what does he want to happen? we

been holding an emergency session to discuss escalating violence between israel and the palestinians across several citiese occupied territories. 39 palestinians and 7 israelis have died since the beginning of october. we'll have more from the u.n. in a moment. but first here is the latest from the ground. gaza medical sources are saying two palestinians have been killed several others injured by israeli forces. palestinians had been throwing stones. meanwhile in hebron, a palestinian man wearing journalist identification was shot dead after attacking a soldier with a knife. and in bethlehem, israeli fired tear gas at protesters. after a day of rage was called for, andrew, there seems to have been an escalation in violence in jerusalem and the occupied territories in the west bank and on the border with gaza also. >> reporter: that's right, hamas called for this day of rage after a week of killings and fear on both sides of the divide, and it was actually in gaza where some of the worst violence has happened, with those killings by israeli soldiers, who were shooting at protesters who were throwing all so

the strikes have largely targeted other syrian rebel groups. >>> israeli security forces put severe restrictions on palestinians entering the old city of jerusalem following two separate attacks on israelis by palestinians. >>> well, for more on that story, hamas has called those latest restrictions on palestinians entering the old city as racist and illegal. for more on that we can cross live now to al jazeera to mike hannah live on the phone from east jerusalem. first of all, mike, tell you gos what is the situation there as well as in the rest of the west bank. >> reporter: barbara, there's a series of clashes throughout the occupied west bank in the course of the evening. it's particularly heated clashes between palestinians and israeli police and army in ra ramallah. there's pressure in and around the old city. certainly the tension showing no signs of easing as you mentioned, benjamin netanyahu returning from the united states convening a meeting with the senior security chief introducing a series of punitive measures, whether they do anything to dampen the situation is something that will become apparent over the next 24 hours. >> mike, o

the palestinian president and weeks of unrest between israelis and palestinians and comments come as israel expands the military presence in jerusalem. despite the new security measures more violence has broken out in the west bank citym and palestinians hit a car with a molotov cocktail. seven people died after a greek coast guardianship hit a boat carrying refugees on the greek island of lesbos and three of the seven that died are children and 31 rescued from the sea by the coast guard and the police said the vessel had been trying to flee from the authorities and the national national naturaltys of the dead are not known. brussels says the eu has reached agreement with turkey to stem the flow of refugees trying to cross to europe and eu offered $3.4 billion in support to turkey and in turn it was asked to increase incentives to stay in turkey and sought 600,000 people have reached europe already this year, that is just this year with many countries saying they can't cope with the influx. let's join al jazeera's lee barker who is outside the summit in brussels and what are you hearing? >> well, first i think a deal is on the table but the agreement has not been reached and we are aware of some of the issues that ha

palestinians. yesterday, i was there at the old city and there was an eerie calm. ked to are upset of the restrictions. >> erin, live for us in jerusalem. thank you so much. one of the big problems right now besides the two sides not talking, but reducing the tension. >>> hillary clinton showing off her comedic chops on "saturday night live." we have the punch lines and what it means for the democratic frontrunner next. >>> hillary clinton playing the comedy card on the season premiere of "saturday night live." the real hillary playing with her alter ego kate mckinnon. hillary playing the bar keep named val. >> it is great how long you supported gay marriage. >> i could have supported it sooner. >> you did it pretty soon. >> could have been sooner. >> fair point. >> val, i'm just so darn bummed. all anyone wants to talk about is donald trump. >> donald trump? isn't he is the one that's all uh, you're all losers! >> maybe you should take a vacation. >> a vaca -- >> a vacation. >> did somebody say vacation? oh, my god. they're multiplying! >> hillary's appearance ende

cities. in hebron, the flashpoint location on a normal day when there is no unrest, it's sensitive and tense because of the close proximity with which israeli settlers live within the city. now, palestinians have been saying that they are worried over the past two days with news of the alleged knife attacks that happened in the cities in the occupied west bank. they are afraid that because of the attacks they are afraid israel may pose a restriction on cities in the west bank. all the clashes and tension erupted when palestinians say israel provoked the situation at the al-aqsa mosque compound. the israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu maintained that the status quo at the compound is not going to change. palestinians do not believe that. when it comes to the palestinian government, the stance is that palestinians have a right to be angry and protest so long as it is done peacefully. >>> the nuclear agreement between iran and world powers is coming into effect. tehran started what has been called the biggest nuclear dismantlement history, in return crippling sanctions will be lifted. as andy gallagher reports there are significant challenges ahead. >> it took years of fitful negotiati

palestinian has been shot dead by israeli forces. the 17-year-old boy is accused of carrying out a stabbing attack near janina city in the northern occupied west bank. israeli forces shot him. 17 palestinians, and nine israelis have been killed in fighting this month. >> the funerals of five palestinians killed by israeli soldiers in hebron will take place later. the bodies handed over later. after intervention by mahmoud abbas and international groups. >> it was decided they would retain the bodies, accused of carrying out attacks against them. nadim baba reports from hebron >>> they are in greece and struggling to accept what happened to their sister. the father of a 17-year-old from hebron tells me she was shot dead by an israeli soldiers after passing through two checkpoints. >> they say she had a knife. if you have a metal jew machines will pick it up. she was searched twice. a soldiers yelled at her "where's your knife?" . >> she said "i don't have one." and he shot her. this is one of several cases investigated in by palestinians were shot dead when they posed no imminent threat to life. in some cases the person shot was left bleed

the conversation. appreciate it. >> a series of attacks on palestinians against israelis has led the government to restrict access to jerusalem's old city. mike hannah explains the conflict seems to be spreading. >>reporter: the old city was in a virtual state of lockdown. for palestinians that wished to enter that is. police blocking all access gates. the security measures followed two separate night attacks overnight. two israelis killed in the first and one likely injured in the second. in each incident, the palestinian attackers, both 19, were shot dead. tour tourists continue to be allowed into the old city slowly filing through the police lines while palestinian after palestinian is being turned away. israeli citizens are as usual allowed unfetterred access but the only palestinians benjamin netanyahu is coming under intense domestic pressure to take even stronger measures against the palestinians. even members of his own government are saying not enough is being done to combat what they call palestinian terror. throughout the day, it became increasingly clear that far from being confined to jerusalem, the conflict was spreading t

the bus. >> reporter: in another part of the city, a palestinian driver rammed his car into a crowded bus stop then got out and started stabbing people. two additional stabbing attacks were reported in the city this morning, also carried out by palestinians. since the jewish new year last month, there have been at least 15 attacks against israelis. authorities believe the violence is fueled in part by muslim anger after rumors israel was going to take on a holy site muslims and jews find sacred. israel has given police more leeway to shoot suspected attackers. today in protest, palestinians set fires and threw rocks at the israeli military, which responded with tear gas and gunfire. >> reporter: israeli and palestinian officials have called for calm but the violence shows little sign of letting up. palestinian groups have declared a "day of rage across the region." jonathan gigliotti, cbs news, london. >> officials say at least seven israelis and 27 palestinians have been killed in the almost daily violence. >>> an unusual demonstration today on the west lawn of the capitol. this is a live sho

in the 19-year-old palestinian man is seen running outside the old city.st. shoot him. shoot him. in another video you see the police arrive and you hear 7 gunshots as he falls to the ground. you see a police officer pointing his gun. voices off camera ask, did he stab someone? someone answers no, he did not succeed. who did he try to attack? israeli police say the 19-year-old man was shot holding a knife in his hand covered in blood. they say he attacked a 15-year-old israeli boy. palestinian officials say he got into a verbal altercation. they say the israeli protesters simply wanted him dead. he was later identified. his friends say he was peaceful and loved fashion and wanted to be a model. his father says he was executed in cold blood. for days there have been running clashes at palestinians protest restrictions that prohibited palestinian men under the age of 50 from worshipping with a mosque. now stone throwing and tear gas have escalated to stabbing and gunfire. the video will likely like tensions worse in this already tense city. >> some truly dis

of war violence and terror. >> reporter: the palestinian organization, recognized israel and israeli israel recognized the plo. control of major palestinian cities in the west bank and gaza strip would be transferred from a israeli military to a newly coordinated palestinian authority. taking over security of defined areas. it was a complicated and turbulent process and the agreement was met with a mix of emotions. some were excited by the prospect of independence and end to violence but others such as far right israelis opposed the deal. just two years after israel's prime minister yitsak rabin signed the agreement, he was assassinated by right wing palestinians who opposed it. reaction was violence and launched numerous bus bombings throughout the rest of the 1990s on israeli civilians. both sides violated the proposals is made. israel didn't fully withdraw from territory. palestine failed to collect illegal explosives. the shar the shar sharm el shei. oslo peace process was elected as israel's prime minister and the conflict raged on. nearly a decade and a half later there are no public ongoing negotiations. and now the palestinian president

been holding an emergency session to discuss escalating violence between israel and the palestinians across several cities in the occupied territories. since the start of october, 39 palestinians and 7 israelis have died. in the latest violence, gaza medical sources say two palestinians have been killed, several others have been injured by israeli forces. palestinians have been throwing stones from the checkpoint and the refugee camp. meanwhile, in hebron a palestinian man wearing journalist identification was shot dead after attacking a soldier with a knife. another palestinian has been killed in napolis. they are pictures from beth lem where israeli forces fired tear gas at palestinian protesters. it's been ramped up after friday prayers. from occupied east jerusalem, al jazeera's andrew simmons has more. >> reporter: after friday prayers in the wake of a week of violence and deep-set fear in gaza, more shooting from the israeli army, and more killing of palestinians. the numbers of casualties rising as they try to reach over border fences into israel. these clashes came in bethlehem in the occupied wes

the palestinian man as 18-year-old moustaf al fatib. the son of a prominent palestinian family. the third stabbing in the area of the old cityny days. part of a wave of violence to grip the region with palestinian and israeli leaders blaming each other for inciting violence at the holy site known to jews as the temple mount. in the midst of the heightened security, it is unclear what more can be done to stop the bloodshed. some here are calling this the new norm. >> that's really unfortunate. erin, we know you will continue to follow the developments. >>> from jerusalem, the u.n. says a resurgence in afghanistan. the group controls more of the country since 2001. four of the u.n.'s 13 offices in afghanistan have now been evacuated because of the taliban threat. the u.s. disagrees with the u.n. assessment. >>> 53 minutes past the hour. how does unlimited vacation sound? we will get an early start on your money next. rheumatoid arthritis like me... and you're talking to a rheumatologist about a biologic, this is humira. this is humira helping to relieve my pain and protect my joints from further damage. this is humira helping

the mayor of jerusalem has called for the sealing off of palestinian neighborhoods in the city's east. many jewish residents in the west are on edge. >> it feels a bit scary. it feels like there's a lot of tension. i'm not used to constantly looking over my shoulder all the time and paying attention to my surroundings as much. at the end of the day, i still feel safe here. >> the government, the police, the army, all the right wings who are taking houses, and also the blocked peace negotiations and peace movement. >> with the ongoing political stalemate creating a sense of hopelessness, it is feared scenes like these could become a daily occurrence. sarah: our correspondent tonya cramer is in jerusalem. we asked her if this wave of violence has let people scared to go out on the streets. reporter: i talked to israelis and palestinians and both sides are saying the situation is becoming worse by the day. i've been to the old city in the morning. many shops there are closed and people really don't know where this is heading. there is a sense of uncertainty. they don't know where the nex

the palestinian organization through yasar arafat recognized one another. it did not stipulate but implied the creation of a palestinian state alongside israel. >> would require compromise. the control of the major palestinian cities in the west bank and gaza strip was transferred from the israeli military to a new lee created authority. let's speak to yazzi said in beirut. he is also a former advisor and negotable toker in the pal stipian negotiation to the peace talks with israel. he is live from skype. you were on the inside. tell us what you think about what's happened in the last few hours. the language, of course, in new york was extremely strong, but talking in new york is one thing. what happens, do you think, when abbas returns home? will he dissolve the oslo skordz as he said? >>accords as he said? >>. >> no. i don't think there will be any dramatic development on the ground. planning on the palestinian side, there is no concrete mechanisms in place, no concrete thinking about what happens the day after. all areas of cooperation with israel, security, movement of trade and goods, transfer of revenues, communications networks, all of these things run through israel. you know, it's not apparent to me the p

they have some movement around the city. >> thank you very much for joining us for the very latest there from just outside the kunduz city in afghanistan. now palestiniannager has been killed in violent clashes in the occupied west bank and 18-year-old shot did at checkpoints and more than 180 others were injured and we are joined from occupied east jerusalem and mike tell us a little bit more about what happened last night. >> well, once again there was ongoing clashes between police and palestinian demonstrators within the old city in particular, this has been a constant flash point in resent days if indeed weeks, however there has also been radiating out of conflict several conflict points within the occupied west bank, and clashes north and very intense clashes and the flash point has always been the old city of jerusalem but increasingly developments within the occupied west bank and indeed developments in gaza and one being fired from gaza striking israeli territory and no injuries recorded but a crisis of conflict radiating out from the tensions around the old city. >> particular flash compound and hearing about changes in israeli policy regardi

the palestinian man. we have spoken to an eyewitness inside the city. they think it is a different scene, suggesting that the palestinian man had no intention of launching an attack and was killed by the israeli settler after a group of settlers chanted arab, arab. >> in a second incident around hebron, a 16-year-old woman, according to israeli police, tried to attack a female border person, and she, too, was shot dead. it was in response to those shooting incidents this morning that widespread clashes are going on throughout the city. >> all right, thank you for that update from hebron. >> since the violence erupted over access to al-aqsa mosque compound, clashes left 42 palestinians and several israelis dead. the israeli military said a 16-year-old palestinian allegedly attacked a security officer. and the teenager was shot dead. >> the palestinians are communicated and resisting the israeli occupations to protect themselves by any means possible. >> there's an attempt by a medallist movement: in the last few weeks they took control of israeli society.

clashes in many areas overnight and early hours of the morning and jeanene north of ramala and within the city itself and the lock down of the city to palestinians unprecedented security step by israel will continue to the end of the holiday which occurs at sunown tonight, also at sun down tonight netanyahu is holding a meeting of the full cabinet to discuss what further measures should be taken and we have seen tension wide conflict despite the security measures already put in place or maybe because of them, sammy. >> now the prime minister is stepping up even more security measures, even those internationally condepositioned like house demolitions. >> reporter: well, indeed yes and we are not sure what the prime minister is thinking of at this stage, that will become very clear after the cabinet meeting but it's very clear to see exactly what more can be done and prime minister netanyahu has already referred to stepping up house demolitions and something condemned in international law which the home of an attacker is destroyed by israeli army forces and this is done for a period of time and not always executed. we have seen it executed in rece

the palestinians stabbed is rally soldiers before they opened fire. a palestinian eyewitnesses dispute the israeli accounts though. and israeli soldiers fired on palestinian protesters near the citiesh hebron. the palestinian red crescent said 40 people were injured. 66 palestinians and nine israelis have done since the beginning of october. >>> qatar's foreign minister is warning that some of the worst violence between is rallies and palestinians may be yet to come he spoke to al jazeera. >> you are offending 1.5 billion muslims when you talk about al-aqsa in palestine you are provokinging the whole muslims we have raised the flag before saying it's very dangerous that the west bank started a third intifada. >> reporter: do you believe this is a third intifada? >> i believe so. i believe so. if the occupation is still there, if the settlement is still spreading. then we are going to see one of the worst intifada. >> well, you can watch that full interview with qatar's foreign minister on up front on friday at 193 1930 gmt. >>> coming up on al jazeera. celebrations in tanzania as the winner of the presidential he selection announced but the opposition is rejecting the result. plus

the stories that are making our world what it is. >> welcome back. let's recap our headlines here on al jazeera now. israeli police have restricted access for palestinians to the old city in east jerusalem after two attacks. a palestinian who stabbed an israeli teenager has been killed by police. another man shot hours earlier carried out a similar attack which left two israelis dead. >>> suspected u.s. air strike on a hospital in kunduz could be a war crime. >>> at least 85 people have been killed in a landslide in guatemala. hundreds are still missing in the town southeast of the capital, guatemala city. >> at least ten people have died in flooding leadership the french riviera. more than 27,000 homes have lost electricity. some people drown in a retirement home when the river brague burst its banks. kii kirgestan's interim government brought in proportional representation to ensure a fairers distribution of power. many candidates are aligned with parties now vying for a share of the 120 seats in parliament. stk is predicted to gain the largest section of the vote. the government has brought in a new electronic system. >>> some people may not be able to cast their ba

and today they are only allowing palestinians over the age of 50 in the city for friday's prayers. we have seen violence for several weeks. everything from a fire bombing of a palestinian home to stabs. dozens of stabbings in recent weeks. and in the last 24 hours we saw four stabbings. three on palestinians and one was a palestinian stabbing an israeli citizen. two things are fueling this. one is access to the compound with conservative groups pushing to pray at the site that is holy for jews and muslims. it is the site where some israeli groups have been hoping to pray. but under an agreement, jews are only allowed to visit as visitors and not allowed to pray there but the groups are pushing to pray and that is causing tension here in jerusalem and the west bank. and palestinians are frustrate would the growth of israeli settlements in the west bank. we have seen classes in the west bank, and violence here in jerusalem and tel aviv and across the entire country really. leaders are calling for calm right now. a lot of attacks appear to be isolated incidents.

the officer says. random searches in the city. this palestinian resident told us off camera that he had been stopped and searched four times since leaving his house a short while before. coming off renewed attacks, the most serious com coming from west jerusalem and the occupy police. israelis were killed and a number injured. one in critical condition. the city's israeli mayor was quickly on the scene the attack taking place a short distance away. one was shot dead. another was injured and he was taken to the hospital. another israeli killed. the attacker was arrested. earlier the bus station was the target of the central israeli city, a number of israelis were likely wounded in what israeli police say was a knife attack. a palestinian arrested. the increased deployment of police appears to have had little success in stopping these random and sporadic attacks. the growing israel perception is that no one is safe. every bus stop, every street corner is the scene of an attack. this time there are no organizers to arrest, no chain of command to cut.

palestinians in separate attacks in hebron. the israeli military said in both incident the palestinians stabbed soldiers. palestinians dispute thoseth and they fired on palestinian protesters near the citiese palestinian president said 14 people were injured. six sick palestinians and nine israelis have died in unrest since the beginning of october. >>> qatar's foreign minister is warning some of the worst violence between israeli and palestinians may be yet to come. he has spoke to al jazeera. >> you are offending 1.5 billion muslims when you talk about al-aqsa in palestine that you are pr provoking the whole musls before. we have raised the flag saying it's very dangerous that the west bank started the third inning aintifada. >> reporter: do you believe this is a third inning a intifada? >> i believe so. i believe so. if the occupation is still there, if the settlement is still spreading, then we are going to see one of the worst inning aintifada. >> you can watch the full interview with qatar's foreign minister on up front on friday at 1930 gmt. >>> chaos has broken out at the border between so leave i can't and austria. hundreds of is lie lum seekers tried to try over the barrier. you

incidents the palestinians stabbed israeli soldiers before they opened fire, palestinian eyewitnesses dispute the israeli accounts and israeli soldiers fired on palestinian protesters in the cityllah and red crescent said 14 were injured and 66 palestinians have died since october. some of the worst violence between israelis and palestinians may be yet to come and we spoke to al jazeera. >> offending 1.5 billion muslims when you talk about the al-aqsa mosque and provoking them and have raised the flag saying that it's very dangerous that the west bank start this decent. >> do you believe this? >> i believe so. if the occupation is still there, if the sentiment is still spreading, then we are going to see one of the worst to follow. >> reporter: you can watch the full interview with the qatar interview up front on friday at 1930 gmt. fighting has intensified around the southern city of thai, at least 45 houthi rebels and eight fighters loyal to abd rabbuh mansur hadi were killed on thursday. meanwhile the medical aid group doctors without borders wants security guarantees to continue working in yemen. gerald tan reports. >> reporter: the sky has been the greatest advantage for

and in the wake of old city attack, israeli palestinians across the political spectrum erupted in outrageal media. not on camera, because it's an important jewish holiday. former government minister leiberman said this is what losing control looks like. and the leader of zionist u.n.ion says new england has lost control over the security of israeli citizens -- new england has -- nuygen has lost control over the security of israeli citizens and jerusalem. benjamin netanyahu is knew to return to israel in the afternoon. a spokesman says he will meet immediately on his arrival with the defense minister, the head of the shin beth intelligence agency and the army chief of staff. and they will then hold a full cabinet meeting at the end of the holiday, at sunset on monday. there have been repeated flashes overnight between palestinians and the israeli army in the vicinity of the 19-year-old attacker's house near ramallah. the situation continues to unravel, while the israeli prime minister is on his way home. mike hannah, al jazeera, east jerusalem. >>> u.s. president barack obama has extended

the old city two days ago, and it was quite a chilling experience. i walked from damascus gate, which is in the heart of the palestinian side of the old city, over to the western wall, which is the jewish side, and really every 50 yards, every 100 yards, there were groups of policemen, sort of miniature checkpoints as you walked through the alleyways, patrols everywhere. i've been here over a decade. i've never seen anything like that before >> sreenivasan: joseph federman of the associated press joining us have a skype from jerusalem, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> in neighboring syria, russian force anniversary stepped up their attack on syrian president bashar al-assad. russian militaries bombed more than 50 targets in the past 24 hours, supporting government ground troops fighting rebel groups. joiningly me now is "wall street journal" reporter sam dagher. sam, we have heard in the past few days of the russians attacking different positions in syria by land, air, and sea. >> that is correct, harry. but they've been primarily targeting the non-isis fighters. these are rebels in the western half of the country. these are islamist rebels as wel

palestinian man has been shot dead in jerusalem. police say he tried to stab soldiers at one of the old city gates. e the start of october, 31 palestinians and 7 israelis have died in the latest violence. israel's brought in new restrictions to combat a wave of knife attacks. a number of israeli soldiers have been deployed across the country and reservists have been called up. the israeli prime minister benjamin netenyahu has threatened to revoke residency rights of palestinians, and to demolish the homes of those who carry out attacks. hundreds of palestinians have been hurling stones at israeli forces in bethlehem after the funeral of a palestinian who died on tuesday. mike hanna has more from east jerusalem. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: chaos in the streets of bethlehem. these clashes following the funeral of a 27 year old who was shot and killed by israeli forces while protesting in the same area 24 hours ago. in stark contrast the streets of west jerusalem are relatively quiet. the area is being patrolled by army troops. >> you can see it's almost empty here. so the -- little bit of [ inaudible ] e

, according to the palestinian authority at least, israel's procedures on the old city, that limits palestinianscoming in and out has been a major cause of anger for palestinians. and according to the palestinian authority, it is precisely these types of restrictions that are fueling the recent wave of attacks that we've seen. now israel has been stepping up its security at checkpoints like these over the course of the last several days, following a wave of attacks that have now killed at least three israelis, just in the past 24 hours alone. in addition to two separate incidents that took place here. israel has deployed 300 members of the military to beef up security at places like bus terminals, train stations. they've also put up roadblocks and closures to neighborhoods where palestinians live and other indicateds across the country. all of this has season a wave of violence in jerusalem and the occupied west bank, protesters clashing with israeli police. a palestinian man was killed yesterday, a 27-year-old man. in addition to the ongoing tensions that are also taking place in the gaza strip

the p palestinian territories. security forces have been deployed throughout the public transport network and military units will help police citiessince the start of october, 30 palestinians and seven israelis have died in the unrest. earlier, thousands of pal t palestinian israelis have held a protest regarding visits to the a al come /* mosque compound. >>> let's take a closer look at the new security measures put in place by the israeli government. the government called up reservists to help police cities. security forces have been deployed. police have new authority to impose block aides in palestinian neighborhoods. they can have their right to live in the city revoked and property confiscated. the government has authorized demolition of houses belonging to those responsible for attacks. let's go to our correspondent, mike hanna joining us live from west jerusalem. good morning, mike. what is the situation there this morning? >> reporter: well, at the moment, there is an area, atmosphere of uneasy calm. one might put it like that. east jerusalem, itself, is very, very tension. there is a huge amount of police presence in the

palestinians and 7 israelis killed since the beginning of october and al jazeera mike hanna has more on how israel's measures are impacting people's lives. >> reporter: intense security at entrances to the old cityce ordering palestinians to lift their shirts, some instructed to remove their shoes. but this group waving israeli flags passes through unchecked. the security clamp down is directly related to the degree of anxiety among jewish israelis. false alarms about impending attacks sparked panic in a number of locations in israel and have been several reports of israelis with dark complexions being attacked by fellow jews after they were mistaken for palestinians. >> security forces work together with the members of public who have a wide and large understanding of the security issues involved and also are aware of the tense period that we are in at the moment. there is definitely not panic. >> reporter: but even the police spokesman is wearing a stab vest. >> personal safety is important and walk around with a religious man and therefore have to be careful both being jewish, religious and a police officer, i could be targeted. >> reporter: occupied east jerusalem a number of neighborhoods h