Hello im Maryam Namazie this is the news hour live from london coming up more than a hundred people have been killed by mudslides and flooding in the southern philippines and. Burying the dead funerals in gaza for some of those killed in the ongoing protests over u. S. Recognition of jerusalem as israels capital. Russia responds to the u. S. Decision to provide arms see the crane saying it could lead to new bloodshed in the war torn east. And im peter standing doha with the latest sports news as barcelona will classico to all but in real madrids hopes of retaining the Spanish League title that and more later this news hour. Now more than one hundred people have been killed in the philippines from flooding and landslides caused by Tropical Storm tembin most of the casualties are on the island of mindanao dozens of people are still missing algis there is reports flash floods and mudslides brought on by Tropical Storm temp in the towns of two baud n. P. R. Got though on mindanao island the philippines second largest have been devastated dozens of homes are destroyed and rescue workers fear the number of casualties will rise. We really want to go straight now every day to figure out what help you have so many people that are really there right there at the height of the storm winds of up to eighty kilometers an hour uprooted trees and triggered torrents of mud and rock from a nearby mountain volunteers are digging with whatever they can to try and recover bodies power cuts and the loss of communication lines have hampered rescue efforts there even though theyre out there not to rush and the areas pretty wide its not just in one province but in several provinces. Were having a hard time getting them to communicate by their areas that may have been affected last week forty six people were killed in the central philippines in a similar storm the philippines is hit by around two dozen major cyclons each year on average many of them deadly but mindanao island home to twenty Million People is rarely hit the region is still recovering from type which killed more than seven thousand people and affected millions in two thousand and thirteen while the worst of the storm tendon has passed it will take a long time before this area recovers indios time zero. Now protest as a forward his reign Security Forces in the town of bethlehem just two days before christmas they are angry at u. S. President Donald Trumps decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel Israeli Forces five take gas to trying to suppress the crowd some of whom were dressed as santa claus you know Rights Groups of course the israeli authorities to stop using what i calling Excessive Force of three palestinians have now died in the past two days after being shot by Israeli Forces a total of fourteen palestinians have been killed since the protests began on december sixth welcome why has more from gaza. This is the fear. Im a bass in four years old was the latest people to die in the. Declaration on the sixth of the same by the jerusalem will be recognized by the west was because they say. He was among the protesters who put three fridays in the way it was going through the day we have the friends in the woods around. To demonstrate trying to pounce palestinian flags throw stuff. At the price asked is it friday ive been met with some gunfire. Tear gas cried back by the israelis. The stuff in the jerusalem deserves second fires from our people and we confirm that its our eternal capital and that neither traveller or anyone else can change that our people will continue fighting for our rights until we stablish our independent state of palestine with jerusalem as the capital of photos and there are some accounts to show that. Its no move for the political factions and o m wings to sponsor the funerals of the people that are being killed in the protests this one sponsored by the armed wing of the no opportunities lost to make a political statement at a show of strength. The ministry about says mood and ten people are being killed since the onrush began oh and no need is the opposed to any infractions of crude for the price s. To continue speaking just a short while ago here in gaza the leader of hamas. Was of the Palestinian Resistance in the right. Side so theres no sign of any political factions giving up anytime soon the. Rushes one the u. S. Is encouraging new bloodshed in Eastern Ukraine by providing. Weapons to kiev the u. S. Says it will give kevin hans defensive capabilities to defend against russian separatists the conflict in Eastern Ukraine has claimed more than ten thousand lives since two thousand and fourteen tom ackerman reports the. Missile strikes hit a small town in Eastern Ukraine damaging homes a school a Medical Clinic in ukraine blamed the attack this week on pro russian separatists civilians caught in the middle of a three year long conflict. The us has strongly opposed what it calls russian aggression in Eastern Ukraine blaming the moscow government for violence that has claimed more than ten thousand lives and displaced one point seven Million People. Now it will provide weapons to help ukraine defend itself the state department announcing the u. S. Has decided to provide ukraine and hands defensive capabilities as part of our effort to help ukraine build its long term defense capacity to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity and to deter further aggression the forty seven Million Dollar weapon faggot which congress is expected to approve includes more than two hundred antitank missiles and thirty five launchers as well as light arms. U. S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson has said russias occupation of crimea which the u. S. Wants to return to your grain is a major stumbling block in relations between moscow and washington the issue that stands in the way is ukraine. We can have differences in other arenas in syria we can have differences in other areas but when one country invades another that is a different set its hard to look past. Or to reconcile it with a disclaimer to russia for the very beginning that we must address ukraine that saying it stands is the single most difficult obstacle to renormalizing a relationship with russia which we badly would like to do he blames russia for continuing violence in the done yet region the Trump Administration decision marking a reversal from Barack Obamas resistance to supplying lethal equipment to ukraine i think its not logical and size zero. Zero zero. Zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero. Zero zero rival. Segments of the public. Was used. And both of russias response a warning that the u. S. Decision will embolden key have in the conflict and only increased the use of force tom Ackerman Al Jazeera washington. Russian president Vladimir Putin says moscow is not seeking conflict with anyone but will stand up for its interests versions spoke at a conference of the Ruling United Russia Party which has pledged its support in next years president ial election bhushan who is registered as an independent candidate is expected to win a fourth term as president. Also for more on this now were joined by Johnny Herbst from washington he was the u. S. Ambassador to ukraine from two thousand and three to two thousand and six thank you very much for speaking to us so weve had a very clear warning from the russians saying that military support from the United States will inflame the situation in Eastern Ukraine is this intervention going to make the conflict even worse no its a very smart move lets keep in mind that this is not ukraine fighting against russian backed separatists dizzee crane fighting against the war that is led by russia financed by russia commanded by russia there are thousands of Russian Troops in Eastern Ukraine these weapons will notify the great russian advantage in tanks which theyve used to seize additional ukrainian territory since the means to cease fire what we heard from the kremlin is not so much a warning as an analysis and its a fake analysis theyre saying that these weapons will lead to ukraine trying to take offensive action know these weapons will increase the penalty on the kremlin for further offensive action it also increases the penalty on the civilians have been caught up in the conflict already this war has killed more than ten thousand troops displaced over one and a half Million People fountains of civilians have been injured more weapons surely does mean more violence and more bloodshed actually bill who again russia is responsible for over two thirds of the daily seized are violations since mintz two was put into effect their big advantage is in artillery and internists this Weapon System is a tank killer it means itll be less likely that russia will pursue offensive operations which will mean fewer casualties but again keep in mind all these casualties could be laid at the door of the kremlin for launching a war against ukraine in don boss. Right you mentioned the civilian casualties and youve laid responsibility for that firmly at russias door but of course we know that the United Nations high commissioner for human rights and then you also have groups like Human Rights Watch and others who have essentially said that all sides have repeated ceasefire violations in Eastern Ukraine and theyve spoken about all sides of the conflict using heavy weapons in residential areas so you cant just say that civilians are caught in the crossfire that its all down to one side well what i said was that a large majority of the cease fire of our illusions are on the russian side would have also clear is a russian war of aggression so for example with when the french for back against the nazi germans and civilians were killed who is responsible for the with the problem here with all jazeera is it does recognize this is a criminal war of aggression it talks about russian back separatists we should be talking about. War all i want a minute this isnt just fighting on ukrainian territory you know which were trying to actually know were trying to give you a chance to convey your opinions and to actually and to justify what youre saying has got nothing to do with aljazeera were just stating the facts as it stands right now theres and it was not to be used as i was warning from the russians that. The. Intervention. Had already we know that thousands of civilians have been impacted is now not the time to try and seize the initiative in terms of bringing about a peaceful diplomatic solution to this do you acknowledge there are thousands of Russian Troops and on bus. If you dont acknowledge such a not acknowledging a critical fact now as to your specific question i already answered it these weapons are for defensive purposes they will make it harder and more painful for the kremlin to can do can to conduct additional offensive operations so therefore they will probably lead to less bloodshed look the kremlin conducted a war against georgia and it was a very weak response as a result putin decided that he can conduct wars without paying a penalty he took crimea there was no real response only now when done boss is russia paying a price for its aggression this right robbery lead to less aggression by the way not went on to speeding the fact that there maybe were several Russian Troops in the area but i asked you about the prospect in the irish nations and what more could be done to further a peaceful resolution to this well i believe that this is a large step towards getting a just peace once the kremlin realizes that they cannot win this war by bill attorney means they will adjust their position and seek a true just peace in ukraine they have at this point not implemented one section of the minsk accords and the very most important section of the minsk accords is for real cease fire and again theyre responsible for over two thirds of the cease fire violations and again those Russian Troops are undone by us on ukrainian territory i look case of russian aggression make it harder for them to succeed militarily and that opens the door for a real negotiation leading to peace this will all be resolved by peaceful means by negotiations but only once the criminals persuaded that it cannot win this on them all by military means or thank you very much for speaking to us it was very sing to get your views of our ears are a very passionate johny have former Us Ambassador to ukraine thank you. Ok there. Is there are much more to tell you about this hour. Supporters of liberian president ial hopeful george where gather in the capital monrovia ahead of tuesdays president ial runoff. A major kashmirs for a program thats using cartoon characters to bring laughter into the lives of child refugees. And in sport to football executives are found guilty of corruption more details on that coming up with peter. Now u. S. President donald trump is praising the United NationsSecurity Council for imposing tough new sanctions on north korea and the latest attempt to force north korea to abandon its Nuclear Weapons and missile programs resolution includes measures to cop most of young and petrol imports in a tweet mr trump said the vote proves that the world wants peace not death north korea is already on the u. S. U. N. And e. U. Sanctions off to several nuclear and missile tests this year well the new sanctions are aimed at cutting deliveries of refined petrol products by ninety percent or north koreans working abroad will have to return home within two years but also wont be able to send foreign currency back home theyll be a ban on exports of north korean goods such as machinery and Electrical Equipment and that also be a crackdown on ships smuggling banned goods aimed at preventing the transport of coal and oil. South korea saying that it supports these sanctions but insists that dialogue with the north remains essential Florence Louis reports from seoul. South korea says it welcomes this latest round of sanctions calling its an indication the world will not tolerate north Koreas NuclearDevelopment Program relations between the two koreas are at their lowest point in decades previous south korean administrations have taken a more hardline approach when it came to dealing with north korea but president mungy in who came into office in may leans more towards the liberal side so hes stressing dialogue as the way forward now south korea is also due to host the winter of the picts in february and its keen to not do anything to heighten tensions on the Korean Peninsula ticket sales for the event have so far been slow with concerns that the the security situation is keeping spectators away so while south korea supports International Pressure on north korea in the form of sanctions it says dialogue has to be the way forward now how its north korea likely to respond to this latest round of sanctions while in the past north koreas previously third that sanctions will only have the effect of hardening its resolve and accelerating its Nuclear Program in august when the u. N. Se when the u. N. Security Council Voted to ban north korean exports of coal iron in seafood among other things it responded with testing a Hydrogen Bomb in september when the u. N. Security Council Passed another round of sanctions in september north korea launched a missile test in november and we havent yet had any official reaction from north korea but we can expect a statement perhaps in a day or two put out through official state media we can also expect to hear from north Korean Leader kim jong un himself whos made it a tradition to deliver a new years day speech. What do you got pollen in hong kong has been monitoring the response from china. Well the fact that china has agreed to that level of crude cuts and will be transparent about how much oil its sending north korea is seen as a major change in stance but chinas top short of halting all field supplies beijings concerned it will lead to a collapse in the regime and as tensions even further something beijing does not want heres the Chinese Ambassador to the u. N. On new york he has continued to conduct Nuclear Tests and missile launches in defiance of the universal opposition by the International Community on the parties concerned have continued to expand military exercises and in scale up their own shows of force the escalation of tension on the peninsula which has reached a point of risking spiraling out of control is not in the interest of any party. Chinas compliance with all these sanctions is possibly the biggest blow to north korea most of the north korean labor outside the country isnt china the hard currency they send back supports pyongyangs Nuclear Ambitions