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ALJAZ NEWS LIVE - 30 February 8, 2018

And welcome to. My headquarters in doha with me and as a prawn im also ahead. Israels Prime Minister suggests hell be indicted on corruption charges bob says it will all come to nothing. New in america is campaign against its people while the rest of the world looks the other way. Let us thank an acknowledged the dreamers for their courage their. Their inspiration eight hours and seven minutes a us political leaders mammoth and monologue about the plight of young immigrants. More than a hundred poor regime clashes in syria have been killed by the u. S. Led coalition and allied local forces and unnamed official says the coalition was responding to an attack against the american backed Syrian Democratic forces and there are problems mainly Kurdish Alliance controls large areas of north east and syria. Well elsewhere russian and Syrian Government forces are continuing to bomb and shelled two regions that remain in rebel hands and just four days nearly two hundred people have been killed in eastern guta and in the Northeastern Province of idlib were east and both allies near the capital damascus and has been under government siege for about five years almost half a Million People are trapped there and often suffer severe food and medicine shortages and province a bombing has intensified since a russian plane was shot down by rebels on saturday killing the pilot. And eastern guta in the socalled deescalation zones where violence was supposed to be reduced but instead the body count continues to rise by the hour. The reports now from beirut in neighboring lebanon. Civil defense while interiors look for survivors but instead theyre pulling out the dead from the rubble of what was once homes Children Women men dozens of them have been killed in air strikes that are leveling residential buildings. This man just lost his son. God bless you he says clearly still in a state of shock. Its day three of an intensified military campaign. Multiple areas of the rebel held damascus suburb of eastern who are coming under fire people there are saying russian and Syrian Government aircraft have been carry out one strike after another. People here believe russia is taking revenge after his plane was shot down by the rebels and its part it was killed it is intense bombardment at least eight hundred people are wounded some of them very seriously and they cant be treated here. There is a lack of medical supplies and doctors eastern huta has been besieged by proGovernment Forces for years it is both home and the traffic for some four hundred thousand people doctors have put up makeshift Health Centers but they too are being helped that sort of a center is now out of service it was hit by the plane and it was the only Medical Center in this town and fifteen thousand people the United Nations is calling for the fighting throughout syria to stop for a month to allow aid deliveries and evacuations of the sick and wounded at least five hundred are in. The enclave just outside the capital has been heavily bombarded since mid december but the past few days have been the worst many believe proGovernment Forces are pushing for a decisive outcome. They want. Not fight them anywhere. Really. Do fire. And the north. Pole the Northwestern Province of idlib which is also under the control of the opposition has been hit by dozens of strikes in recent days there are two residential neighborhoods and hospitals are being targeted pro Syrian Government forces have taken ground in the southern edges of it live in recent weeks recapturing the whole province will not be easy but many believe the immediate goals involve a victory in the north to south highway and lifting the siege on to loyalist towns. In the procurement forces have been struggling to bring eastern huta under their control for years and now that russia appears to be holding in rebel areas syria is once again in the midst of a major escalation especially with no progress on the diplomatic site this will only bring more suffering. People. Lets move on to other news now and israeli media reports say police will soon recommend the indictment of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for corruption when netanyahu and his wife deny receiving illicit gifts from billionaire benefactors and clothing a major hollywood producer hes also alleged to have been involved in a deal with a leading newspaper to weaken a rival publication and return for favorable coverage lets get more on this now. Amman khan hes live for us and western so what does netanyahu have to say in response to the to the reports of iran where hes always denied the charges hes always said that actually receiving gifts is not a crime hes also said that this is a political witch hunt against him a much like the u. S. President donald trump he takes to social media to proclaim his innocence hes been on his Facebook Page hes taken the news that the police will recommend an indictment of the attorney general and he said its going to go nowhere lets take a listen to exactly what he gets. Well you know many of you ask what will happen so i want to reassure you there will be nothing because i know the truth the state of israel is a state of law the law says of the one to determine whether there is evidence against the Prime Minister is the attorney general and he consults with the state attorney the state prosecutor said recently in method that about half of the Police Recommendations and with nothing so very confidential netanyahu there but what happens next in iran. Well the attorney general has to pick up the polices recommendations he then has to talk to the state the state attorney and then they decide whether to move forward with the case now whether any of this happens is old dependent on the attorney general but the tell you general of course is the governments own lawyer hes the most Senior Lawyer there so it really depends on whether this is the political will whether theres the evidence there to really move forward with the case now all of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu supporters say theres nothing there in fact a lot of polls have been a regarding this case for by israeli media talking to israelis themselves they dont think that there is enough evidence against the Prime Minister so thats why hes so confident thats why he thinks its going to go nowhere so lets see what happens its unlikely that were going to see anything in the next few days because its about the religious holiday or the religious a story coming up and so we wont see anything up until sunday maybe lets see what happens on sunday but its unlikely and given the Prime Ministers bullishness i dont think we are going to see anything anytime soon what a month thank you very much for that for now that some of the nations from west jerusalem thank you. The Prime Minister of yemen has called on saudi arabia and its coalition to investigate recent deadly clashes in the coastal city of aden dozens of people were killed and many injured in three days of fighting between southern separatists and Government Forces last month the violence broke out as the saudi backed government faced accusations of pushing yemen to the brink of famine the fighting stopped after both sides agreed to observe a cease fire. North korea has made a show of strength with a military parade in pyongyang it comes on the eve of a display of unity at the Winter Olympics and self career Foreign Tourists witnessed tanks on the way to the event but the parade itself was not forecast live on state t. V. The display was announced shortly after an agreement was reached on the norths participation in the olympics on friday north korean athletes are due to march in the Opening Ceremony alongside athletes from the south well lets get more on this now were joined by correspondent tashi good name shes live at one of the olympics in south korea we have not seen pictures of the taj off the parade on state t. V. This is unusual. Last year elizabeth the north koreans had a big military parade they invited the International Media they showcased missiles this year you would think given the Rapid Advances weve seen. North koreas Weapons Program the country would be keen to celebrate its successes but this year the International Media was not invited korean state t. V. Did not broadcast the military parade and as you mentioned the only imagery weve seen thus far is on twitter thats likely no coincidence that is because by holding this military parade one day before the Opening Ceremony of the. Winter olympics north korea was getting some pushback it was being accused of being provocative of selling fear one south korean official said it would intimidate people and so by holding this parade quietly elizabeth this could be kim jong the leader of north koreas attempt to stoke patriotism and pride at home with a nod to the diplomatic sensitivities at this moment and that a real moment of opportunity between the two koreas because north korea is making major overtures in its attempt to rebuild its relationship with south korea and given that the how can we how can we read the presence of kim jong uns own sister leading the lead in the north korean delegation at the olympics Opening Ceremony on friday. This is yet another milestone this will be the first time a member of the ruling family north korea ruling family will step foot on south korean soil kim jong un sister shes the younger sister is named kim jong shes been elevated to a pretty high rank within the Peoples Party shes considered a close advisor of the leader and is likely to be an emissary of sorts relaying north korean concerns to the South Koreans shes here for three days are expected to be here for three days one of those concerns could be joint military exercises between south korea and the United States that have been postponed until after the olympics she does come with baggage she is facing u. S. Sanctions for Human Rights Violations tied to censorship but as for the south korean government it is elated is calling her arrival a moment for real reconciliation an opportunity to forge peace between the two koreas thank you very much for that natasha good name with the latest from near and thank you and u. S. Vice president mike pence has arrived in south korea from japan haze headed to chiang to attend the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games while in japan pencils the u. S. Would unveil the toughest and most aggressive round of economic sanctions on north korea. A look at the weather is coming up next then the search for survivors intensifies an instant taiwan after an earthquake leaves buildings on the brink of collapse plus. And the president s chief of staff have had full confidence and trust in his abilities and his performance. With another key donald trump aide is forced to leave the white house. Through triangle rape you can you. Do not gain freedom to use in. Gondolas. That i would get in the snow did not clear from paris indeed more snow fell disruptive snow this is the picture yesterday it wont be hugely best as today to be honest the snow has stopped falling there but to get this in mad and for it to last in the capital of france is actually quite a rarity does snow just doesnt stick very often so there was quite major disruption as i say it stopped snowing significantly now most of the deeper cloud is not so much in france as now further east so the cup place in alps and over austria thats where the action is thats where the snow will be falling however it is still cold elsewhere if i sweep away the cloud just put in the color background where its blue daytime temperatures are really quite low single figures that extends right back to paris plus one hundred seventy madrids seven not particularly bad actually considering the time of the year but if youve got snow on the ground you get really cold nights as for the next batch of what is going further east is dying out of the hungary in play and its falling in ukraine as you can see and given thats been the push of southerly breeze actually warming up in places like moscow or minus three but not much changes in austria or germany i mean paris was two degrees guess what happens on friday it snows again thats going to be about four days worth. The weather sponsored by qatar raise. The scene for us whether online what is a very nice time in yemen that peace is always possible but it never happens not because the situation is complicated but because no one cares or if you join us on sat there are people that are choosing between buying medication and eating basis is a dialogue i want to get in one more comment because this is someone whos an activist whos close to the story joined the global conversation at this time on aljazeera. Good to have you with us on al jazeera these are our top stories russian and Syrian Government forces are continuing to bomb. And the Northern Province nearly two hundred people mostly civilians have been killed in the past four days israeli media is reporting that police are preparing to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for corruption when netanyahu and his wife deny receiving illicit gifts from billionaire benefactors hes also accused of making a deal with the leading newspaper in return for favorable coverage. North korea has made a show of strength with a military parade and pyongyang comes on the eve of a display of unity and the Winter Olympics in south korea but the parade itself was forecast live on state t. V. On friday north korean athletes a huge march in the in the pix Opening Ceremony alongside athletes from the south. Amnesty International Says an Ethnic Cleansing Campaign against myanmar is far from over and a new report the Human Rights Group condemns the International Response to the crisis as weak and ineffective and also warning that the agreed repatriation of refugees from bangladesh to myanmar is premature Security Forces are accused of causing what amnesty calls for starvation by denying farmers access to fields confiscating livestock and setting markets on fire say the abduction of girls and young woman is common raising concerns about rape and sexual slavery and refugees accuse Security Forces of setting up checkpoints along. With their robbed and women to have humiliating body searches matt wells as a crisis senior crisis adviser at Amnesty International and of the report and he is calling on tougher measures against myanmars government. You know what weve seen is condemnation after condemnation from the International Community but there has been a real failure to act to impose real consequences on the me and our military for what is now been more than five months of a campaign of ethnic cleansing and so we think that there needs to be an arms embargo targeted financial sanctions against senior officials in the military who are who have committed this this these horrific Human Rights Violations over the last five months in the last couple months to me and more government has said that its ready to start repatriation their returns and what our report today shows is that the military hasnt even stopped committing horrific Human Rights Violations against the rango who remain in northern makai and state consistently for people who arrived in bangladesh and the last month or two you know we had reports of starvation of people whove been denied access going out to the rice fields whove seen their markets burned or or blocked from from access to have watched as humanitarian aid has been severely restricted throughout northern Rakhine State all of this is led to a situation in which people are struggling to find food which is forcing these new arrivals to bangladesh and this represents really you know the final blow after months of a horrific Ethnic Cleansing Campaign in which we and others have consistently documented widespread killings Sexual Violence against rango women and girls and the targeted burning of ragged villages across northern Rakhine State. To taiwan now a rescue crews are hoping to find more earthquake survivors there braving a powerful aftershocks to enter buildings on the brink of collapse in the port city of ali and dozens remain missing after six point four tremor on tuesday at least nine people were killed and many injured when i correspond the bra if as the search operation is

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