As israels come. Down jordan results there on live from doha also coming up the u. S. Pressure saudi arabia to lift its blockade on yemen to allow in much needed a. Devastating wildfires sweep across Southern California as high winds fanning the flames plus. Also they can have people continue to live this is one of the. Saving the blue house a major victory in the fight to preserve the Cultural Heritage of one of hong kongs oldest communities. At least two palestinians have been killed and more than seven hundred injured in violent clashes with Israeli Forces across the occupied west Bank East Jerusalem and the gaza strip the u. S. President s recognition of jerusalem as the capital of israel has also sparked protests around the world and the u. N. Is warning that Donald Trumps unilateral move would spread unrest across the middle east mike hanna has more. An animated discussion between the u. S. Ambassador and the palestinian representative just one of the urgent conversations taking place around the room even before the session began the packed chamber testament to the depth of International Concern and some argue the credibility of the Security Council itself is under attack if the council does not. Act accordingly to what its mind it which is present in peace and security then the council might become another occupied territory speaking by video link from jerusalem the un special coordinator condemned the unilateral u. S. Action if the Israeli Palestinian conflict is not resolved in line with relevant un resolutions and in a manner that meets the legitimate National Aspirations of both peoples interests being engulfed into the vortex of religious radicalism that has taken over the middle east he took his position on jerusalem remains unchanged speaker after speaker reaffirmed the uns position on the status of jerusalem and we believe that the future status as i said of jerusalem can only be resolved through negotiations criticism too from the staunchest of u. S. Allies and the British Ambassador also called on President Trump to make good use profess commitment to a Peace Process we welcome his commitment to a two state solution u. S. Representative decided the best form of defense is attack over many years the United Nations has outrageously been of the worlds foremost centers of hostility towards israel the un has done much more damage to the prospects for middle east peace than to advance one of the one thousand nations represented in the chamber on this day the u. S. Position was shared only by israel the United States had the courage and to understanding of justice. Door fish really state or the oil rigs been known the u. S. This aegean to reward israelis impunity undermines and essentially disqualify its leadership role to seek peace in the region. By the jordanian ambassador exchanges high fives of the palestinian representative a key question remains hanging in the chamber how can the u. S. Continue to be regarded as an honest broker in attempting to resuscitate a long dormant negotiation process mike hanna aljazeera United Nations well as you mentioned thousands of palestinians have rallied across the occupied territories against Donald Trumps decision out of there as harry for said was an occupied East Jerusalem from where he sent us this report. Two days after Donald Trumps announcement the first fatality of the protests it sparked came in gaza israeli troops firing across the border fence with live ammunition. Earlier thousands marched through Gazas Jabaliya refugee camp hamas leaders a calling for a new palestinian uprising. These marches will not stop until the liberation of jerusalem. They want any being that also in the west bank and in the territories of one thousand nine hundred forty eight. In ramallah in the occupied west bank stone throwing protest as shelter behind time a smoke and improvised barricades the Israeli Military had mobilized thousands of extra troops in anticipation. There was similar scenes in bethlehem just days ago the city ushered in the Christmas Season with fireworks now its tear gassed streaking the sky. And at the focus of it all there were protests too in occupied East Jerusalem at the old citys damascus gate after friday prayers hundreds gathered regular scuffles punctuating and otherwise relatively peaceful protest and there been sporadic clashes one of them is taking place right now it seemed to start when a young child needed medical attention there was shouts from the steps where people been protesting and then some people rushed down to where Police Security forces had cordoned off where that child was being treated just a few kilometers away in west jerusalem an entirely different sort of a day President Trump is a very good friend of his role. He was promising every. Before the elections and i think its time. To accomplish his promises i think its good. I dont think we need an approval from anyone that. I think its a bit dramatic and we. Worried to officially recognize jerusalem the u. S. Vice president stood behind donald trump during wednesdays announcement the palestinian leadership now says mike pence would be welcome in the occupied west bank when he visits the region later this month it says the u. S. Is disqualified itself from leading a Peace Process whose goal of a two state solution looks ever further from you kerry forces aljazeera occupied East Jerusalem. And there were protests against transposition across the world this was the scene in yemens capital sanaa tens of thousands of people marched under the banner jerusalem as the capital of palestine many demonstrators vowed to travel to the palestinian territories and fight against Israeli Forces. Washington has warned saudi arabia that the ongoing blockade on yemen could impact u. S. Assistance in the future secretary of state Rex Tillerson added his voice to calls from the white house to allow food water fuel and medicines into the war torn country last month Assad Coalition intensified its blockade on air and sea ports after hoofy rebels launched a missile targeting riyadh a group has a warning that yemens at risk of widespread famine if the blockade isnt lifted dynasty brooke has more from washington d. C. Well both the white house and the secretary of state warned about the humanitarian crisis in yemen for the second time in as many days today President Trump warned the saudis of possible congressional constraints against u. S. Support if this humanitarian crisis continues he says well weve seen progress we havent seen enough improvement in yemen humanitarian conditions on thursday the president said that the blockade should and and that the saudis should allow food fuel and water and other supplies to flow into that country also today secretary of state Rex Tillerson waitin from paris i think weve been clear when it comes to yemen we have called for and President Trump himself called for this week a complete end to the blockade of yemen reopening of all the ports to not just humanitarian assistance but commercial delivery as well because about eighty percent of the food comes in on commercial shipments we are asking that saudi arabia allow that access now these comments came after air raids by the Saudi Led Coalition killed twenty three people in yemen including women and children. Now a deal has been agreed between britain on the exit negotiations to move to the next stage pending a vote in the European Parliament talks had stalled of a Citizens Rights the u. K. s divorce bill on the border between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic baka reports. The end of the beginning for breaks it talks the british Prime Minister arrived in brussels the door to sign off on a fifteen page Progress Report opening up the second phase of negotiations on post breaks it relations the commission has just formally decided to recommend to dupion council that sufficient progress has been made on the street terms of his divorce getting to this point has required give and take on both sides and i believe that the joint report being published is in the best interests of the whole of the u. K. A deal had to be done imminently to allow e. U. Nations to ratify it at next weeks summit both sides have been forced to compromise weve been working extremely hard this week and as youve all seen it hasnt been easy for either side. One of the biggest hurdles has been over the border between the republic of ireland an e. U. Member and Northern Ireland part of the case. For the past twenty years its been completely open economically benefiting both countries but at the height of sectarian tensions in Northern Ireland there were checkpoints and border posts nobody wants the return of a hard border after breaks it for the british governments part as in Northern Ireland the Democratic Unionist Party also want to make sure the region leaves the e. U. With the rest of the u. K. The Prime Minister has promised Northern Ireland full alignment with the rest of the u. K. And with existing e. U. Rules the Northern Ireland currently shares with the republic of Ireland Dublin says its positively happy about this arrangement it keeps the borders open it keeps trade flowing but some pro british unionists a wary about being treated differently to the rest of the u. K. And some hardline unionists all interpret this as a possible step towards uniting the island of ireland. The deal has been clear on other sticking points e. U. Citizens living in britain and british citizens residing in europe did get some certainty about their future the deal weve struck will guarantee the rights of more than three million eight you citizens living in the u. K. And a million u. K. Citizens living in the e. U. They will be able to go on anything that i asked for but the European Court of justice will continue to have some influence over british courts something hard line breaks a t is will not be happy about and when it comes to the brics it divorce bill an exact figure wont be known until trade talks begin it could be as high as seventy billion dollars its been eight months since may signed on article fifty which triggered britains departure from the European Union fifteen months remain to decide the details of the divorce. Talks will now focus on trade and security with many jobs potentially at risk the brics a clock ticks ever louder need parker aljazeera london. Plus also to come here and aljazeera including. The navy says that they can only last for a week with oxygen but there are so many variables refusing to give up more than three weeks later parents of the crew of the missing argentine submarine cling to hope plus. Im john hendren in michigan where a Major Corporation is going out of its way to hire people with autism ill tell you which one coming up. Because some rather cold weather pushing in across a good part of the middle east over the next couple days little bits and pieces of cloud and rain for some possibly some snow over the high setting up towards the far north of the region just around the northeast an area. This that we have here towards the himalayas just pushing up towards pakistan south of that we can see temperatures in tehran struggling to get up into double figures aleppo around thirteen degrees celsius eighteen celsius there in beirut little cloud over a little as we go on into sunday temperatures just holding on around nineteen celsius here a letter thirty celsius jerusalem around sixteen degrees were going on to the ten eleven degrees there for tehran are also if a couple plenty of sunshine coming through and that cool sunshine will call it stretching its way down across the region peninsula so temperatures here in doha twenty three twenty four degrees celsius but i want to graduate to cutting over the next couple of days it will feel a little on the cool side despite those reasonable values on the temperatures plenty of sunshine coming through and hopefully that we just started to pick back a little we got quite a breeze coming in across southern parts of south africa but for most of the region is fine and sure i have the showers continuing to more than parts of mozambique they stretch into tanzania and much of the congo basin. Does it bespeaks is unspeakable man compiled testimonies of victims of the congolese mustnt. As the intimate evidence finds its way to International Courts the Central African republic is plunged into further. And ten people and in nations critical of recent history. For two thousand series this time on aljazeera. Welcome back a quick reminder of the top stories here this out least two palestinians have been killed and more than seven hundred injured during clashes with israeli Security Forces across the occupied west Bank East Jerusalem on the gaza strip its all part of a day of rage in reaction to u. S. President donald trump decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. The u. S. Has increased pressure on its longtime ally saudi arabia to compete in lift its blockade on a separate state Rex Tillerson added his voice to calls from the white house to allow food water fuel and medicines into the war torn country aid groups are warning that yemens a risk of widespread famine if the blockade is not lifted. And britain and the e. U. Have agreed on a deal allowing dregs of negotiations to move to the next stage and so last to be approved by the European Parliament talks and stalled at the Citizens Rights and u. K. Divorce bill on the border between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. More now on our top story the backlash against Donald Trumps move to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel the former white house middle east coordinates under president Obama Robert Malley says trumps decision will have serious repercussions. Its an unfortunate reckless statement but it doesnt really change that much in reality because the president and his advisors been at pains to say were not prejudging the outcome of the boundaries of jerusalem that would be decided in negotiations technically it doesnt change anything so why do it when you know that psychologically emotionally politically it has an implication it has certainly i mean were seeing the motions that generates and that it did further discredits the United States it further makes it harder for the united and its allies in the region to be viewed credibly in this process so although theres no positive reason for doing things that theres one hundred negative reasons why it shouldnt have been taken my point was the decision in itself practically doesnt really change much what it should serve as a reminder at least it should be a moment where palestinians in particular come to terms with the fact that there is no serious Peace Process to speak of there is no credible mediator to speak of and therefore they do have to make some choices about where they want to go those choices are overdue but maybe this is an opportunity for them to think and its not up to me to say what i think or what they should be doing but at least an opportunity to think that in the absence of a serious Peace Process in the absence of a prospect of serious negotiations with israel and in the absence of a mediator in the u. S. With whom they have who they trust there the burden is on them in some ways to think through their strategy what are their goals how do they want to organize themselves domestically to achieve them and how do they want to organize themselves internationally to achieve them so it doesnt necessarily change much but in some ways it is a wake up call for those who have decisions to be made of these fourteen un peacekeepers and five congolese soldiers have been killed in fighting on a u. N. Base in the democratic republic of congo at least fifty three people were wounded in the attack in the Eastern Province of north kivu the shooting took place during medical evacuations. Well here and second a gentle and tanya good test says the peacekeepers killed were mostly from tanzania he described it as a tragic day they want to express my outteridge and hard to break at last nights attack on the United Nations peacekeepers into the sea i o