jewish worshippers have been gathering at the western wall for passover prayers this morning. the event draws tens of thousands of worshippers, with crowds spilling out from the wall s plaza into the surrounding areas. there is a heavy security presence today and officials are concerned there could be violence. just a short distance away, hundreds of palestinians have barricaded themselves inside al aqsa mosque injerusalem. these are the latest images from the mosque. police said they were bracing for violence, but so far it has been calm. jordan, which manages the religious complex, has warned of catastrophic consequences if police storm the mosque. this fragile security situation didn t stop the turnout of thousands of israelis who ve been regularly protesting against the government s planned reforms of the judificary. they ve been on the streets for the 14th consecutive weekend. this is a minute s silence the protesters held for those killed in the attacks in tel aviv and
jewish worshippers have been gathering at the western wall for passover prayers this morning. the event draws tens of thousands of worshippers, with crowds spilling out from the wall s plaza into the surrounding areas. there is a heavy security presence today and officials are concerned there could be violence. just a short distance away hundreds of palestinians have barricaded themselves inside al aqsa mosque injerusalem. these are the latest images from the mosque. police said they were bracing for violence, but so far it has been calm. jordan, which manages the religious complex, has warned of catastrophic consequences if police storm the mosque. i m joined now by the bbc s middle east correspondent, yolande knell. hi there. just in the last few minutes or so, we have the funeral on the way of two british israelis. would you mind talking us through what has happened. yes. would you mind talking us through what has happened. what has happened. yes, that funeral is caettin
jewish worshippers have been gathering at the western wall for passover prayers. the event draws tens of thousands of worshippers, with crowds spilling out from the wall s plaza into the surrounding areas. there is a heavy security presence today and officials are concerned there could be violence. just a short distance away hundreds of palestinians have barricaded themselves inside al aqsa mosque injerusalem. these are the latest images from the mosque. police said they were bracing for violence, but so far it has been calm. jordan, which manages the religious complex, has warned of catastrophic consequences if police storm the mosque. the funeral of two british israeli sisters killed in a shooting in the occupied west bank has begun. family and friends of maia and rina dee have gathered in the kfat etzion settlement for the services. the two young women aged 15 and 20 were killed on friday after their car was attacked in the north of thejordan valley. theirfather, rabbi
the source of the leaks that resulted in highly classified documents being released on the internet. in the last hour, the pentagon says they are looking at the impact those leaks could have on us national security and that a criminal investigation has been opened. the bbc s carl nasman is here with more carl, what exactly is the pentagon saying? well, i mean, clearly these documents, which are making the rounds for a few days, they are starting to concern the us department of defence officials were getting in the most recent statement from the pentagon, i want to summarise a bit of that here. depending on saying we have engaged with allies and partners and have informed relevant congressional committees and the department of defence, we also know that a criminal investigation has now been opened into the source of these documents. us government looking to find who may have leaked this, was country may have been behind it if it originated from the us, potentially from russia