Clears and then picks or continues with an invitation to the south Korean Leader to visit pyongyang. A warm welcome for indias Prime Minister on the historic visit to the palestinian territories. And brazil and colombia tight border controls with venezuela why economic crisis has led hundreds of thousands. Or we begin with one of the biggest confrontations between israel and iran in years involving the shooting down of an israeli f. Sixteen fighter jet the jet crashed after coming under fire during a mission inside syria but landed in israeli territory it all started when israel says it supported a drone flying in its aspace and then intercepted it israel says the drone originated from syria and it launched major air raids in syrian territory in response to this targeting syrian and iranian bases syria then responds with a. Fire which brought down the f. Sixteen jets israel launched a second wave of strikes imraan khan has more from west jerusalem. To me early hours of saturday morning syrias war escalated to a new level for the first time in thirty years israel lost a fighter jet to anybody the crush of full at the shooting down of a drug israeli army video shows what it says is an iranian drone. Flying towards northern Golan Heights before it was downed in retaliation of the violation of serenity the Israeli Air Force at twelve targets in syria including the suspected Drone Command Center iranian targets and Syrian Air Defense syria launched surface to air missiles during the israeli raid and says it shot down the f. Sixteen both pilots ejected and parachuted to the israeli side of the border ones critically injured these really Army Spokesman blamed iran for launching the drone its not known if it was armed iran can aljazeera west rosalie. Well this is not the first time israel has hit targets inside syria iran has sent military advisers and allegedly thousands of its revolutionary guards to help the Syrian Government and that buildup of iranian assets has been increasingly. Seen hodder explains. This is the Golan Heights territory israel captured from syria in one nine hundred sixty seven the war in syria has brought iran and its allies like the Lebanese ArmedGroup Hezbollah closer to that border israel says that is something it wont tolerate it has reached out to russia an ally of the syrian and iranian governments. Before this was the deal that was signed by netanyahu and put it on the thirtieth of september when netanyahu went to russia in two thousand and fifteen russia would prevent the iranians from Building Bases near the borders with israel this is when the russians entered syria and launched their military operations we have been witnessing israeli air strikes ever since. Israel has struck targets inside syria for years and has had convoys carrying weapons destined for hezbollah arms depots bases clearly with a green light from russia moscow does control the air space the Israeli Air Force was flying unchallenged until saturday when one of them was shot down by syrian antiaircraft batteries after it struck targets around damascus. The downing of the plane coincided with what some believe is the beginning of a more aggressive strategy to rollback iran rules america are the russians in front of a confrontation with the americans in syria are the americans in front of a possible confrontation with the russians in syria or is there an unannounced deal between the russians and americans to reduce iranian presence in syria. Israel considers russia its guarantor for security along its border with syria they have talked about a buffer zone but israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu has said the ceasefire agreement in southern syria didnt. Address what he called Iranian Military ambitions israel has repeatedly said it will not allow iran and its allies to entrench themselves militarily in syria and it wont allow syria to become a Forward Operating base against israel not to know who calls them red lines now the Syrian Government and its allies are introducing red lines of their own they say the downing of the israeli jets is a clear message that the days of carrying out attacks in syria are gone russia allied to both sides is calling for restraint and for syrias sovereignty and territorial integrity to be respected it was a serious and dangerous incident the israeli army said it was not a war but more than a confrontation for now all sides have taken a step back after making their message clear set of. Beirut well in all the developments in Northern Syria a Turkish Military helicopters been shot down during an operation against kurdish fighters this video is said to show the helicopter moments before it was downed killing two soldiers on board. The turkish president says it happened near the southern province. Near turkeys border with syria. The downing of this turkish manufactured attack helicopter the skill to sucker soldiers is a Significant Development in this three week long but military operation it brings the number of course soldiers killed by a z y p g Kurdish Militia group to over twenty years far as the serbs are concerned theyve killed at least one hundred fifty kurdish fighters now some advances have been made on the ground in the past twenty four forty eight where as the Free Syrian Army which is fighting alongside Turkish Military in order to advance towards the y. P. Cipro just from hold of our feet i have managed to capture some villages on the road towards there as far as the turkish army is concerned and the listening to president present tehran they will respond the same to those who were behind that attack whats important to note here is that although the. Kurds are sources in the y. P. Ji claim that the Turkish Military has killed civilians in its operation ankara denies that they say the reason why this operation is ongoing as fast as they wanted to is precisely because they have been trying to of various any deaths of innocent civilians that have been reports that the p. G. And a p y d thats the political wing of that car just militia have actually bussed the. Kurds from other towns and cities to use them as human shields the kurdish officials there would say actually this is just the natural response of the kurdish population in order to protect their town against what they see as a foreign aggression. Three weeks now into operation on a ranch that does seem as i say to be a steady advance made by the tarps and the Free Syrian Army towards are fine but this down and go for helicopter will be shorter and car the rest of the targets from the tree. North koreas leader kim jong un has extended a rare invitation to the south korean president lungi and to visit kyung yang when hosted kim sister talks in sell on the sidelines of the Winter Olympics as i should i am has more from none. In the president ial blue house in the capital seoul relations between the two koreas continued to thaw the meeting had two firsts jiang is the first member of the ruling family to cross into the south since the korean war the sister of the north Korean Leader came with the first ever invitation kim jong un is asking south korean president moon jay in to come to pyongyang at a convenient time soon little millets key president moon said early talks between north korea and the United States are essential to improve relations north korea to be more proactive to move forward to have a dialogue with the United States. Its unclear when that might happen the u. S. And north korea have rebuffed lose attempts so far if an interesting meeting transpires it will be the first time kim jong un has met with the south korean president since assuming power in twenty eleven the last time leaders from the north and south met was eleven years ago during a summit in p. R. A challenge because of all the global attention i believe reunification will be brought forth the government is making efforts and i think people are rooting for it organizers of the olympics say theyve been moved by the diplomatic breakthrough it was quiet on this story a moment. And something that as you know the i. O. C. Has been generally working for since probably two thousand and fourteen. And you know i think it shows it opens opens the door maybe just a little bit critics say they doubt that door will ultimately open much more for now there is hope that the Winter Olympics is the catalyst for a reboot in intercourse and relations natasha going to aim el jazeera south korea. Brazil and colombia are both tightening their border controls with venezuela in an attempt to control the number of arrivals from their crisis torn neighbor hundreds of thousands of venezuelans have attempted to escape from the rampant inflation Food Shortages and Political Uncertainty in that country as Daniel Shaima reports. Officially more than half a million venezuelans crossed into colombia in the last six months of last year but no one knows the truth because only that tens of thousands of venezuelans now try to scrape a living across south america the largest numbers in neighboring brazil and colombia. Here there are many mechanics Doctors College graduates and look at us were cleaning windows selling chargers and air conditioners so in soda venezuelas future is over but hey you have to move forward i feel really sad really sad because we have to migrate to look for what we used to have in our country because before in venezuela we had what colombia has abundant and a growing economy there are scaping in the economic crisis is lead to severe food and medicine shortages the International Monetary fund predicts inflation this year will reach thirteen thousand percent the president of venice wailin because mcdougall blames the u. S. Backed International Conspiracy for his countrys troubles the colombian president Juan Manuel Santos says Nicolas Maduro has mismanaged the economy and the colombia can no longer live with those consequences or you saw me decide on our starting today only venezuelans who have passports or have in their hands the migration card will enter colombia. Hes ordered three thousand more soldiers and police to patrol the border but colombia and brazil say the influx of migrants is straining their social services to breaking points if they my law regarding immigration what the government wants and what the country once is to. Achieve orderly secure and legal migration that means foreigners are legal in our country in that way we can plan for the future. But with the situation in venezuela and he predicted to get worse the microbes will keep coming even now theyll face a more formidable challenge to cross the border. And then aljazeera. And watching out as they are still ahead after forty years leading Irish Nationalist Party shin fein controversial figure gerry adams hands on the past. And its a massive street party where people can forget that economic and political lives in brazil where the countrys carnival is in full swing. Hello there for some of us in europe the weather is going to turn a bit milder over the next few days you can see more in the way of cloud working its way into the northwest at the moment today as that sweeps its way eastwards is going to bring a change in the wind direction and the air coming in is going to be a fair amount milder so were looking at around nine there in london and six in paris on sunday the leading edge of that milder air though will be turning to snow still as it hits the cold air but then eventually as it works its way across us we will see it turn from snow to rain and then the temperatures will begin to rise a little bit so staying mild bear as we head through the next few days and theres still working its way down through parts of italy still getting a fair amount of wintry weather on its leading edge the other system that was in the mediterranean thats working its way towards the northeast and working its way away from us on monday so things for turkey will be calming down quite down there for the other side of the Mediterranean Sea lots of cloud hit the showers actually have been in the northwestern parts they gradually easing now so for many of us in morocco it should be drawing fine the temperatures have recovered him about were back up at sixteen by monday a few showers may just clip the north coast about jiri about tjs will still make quite a decent Fifteen Degrees as a maximum temperature. With. A young so molly refugee thrilled to gain u. S. Residency in twenty sixteen. I was told i was a lucky too good to us there was a real live. Good. But with anti immigrant sentiment under the Trump Presidency aljazeera world. Where they use American Dream is still alive. In america at this time on aljazeera. The backward look at the top stories this hour israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu says israel will continue to defend itself against any reigning attempt to establish itself in syria is comment comes after an israeli fighter jet was downed while on a mission in syria though it crashed inside israeli territory. A Turkish Military helicopter has been shot down in Northern Syria during an operation against kurdish fighters to turkish soldiers on board were killed and south korean president lungi and has received a rare invitation to visit pyongyang from north koreas leader kim jong un. And the air of detente between the koreas extended to the sporting arena as north and south korea play together in a united team for the first time at the Olympic Games and while the womens hockey team thrashed a nail by switzerland it cajun was still seen as being about more than just for the weddings explains from challenge chen. After the political for an historic match on the ice a unified korea for now at least via womens ice hockey a remarkable event watched by south korean president move jane alongside kimya jong sr of north Korean Leader kim jong il and some South Koreans particularly younger generations were critical of this sudden union between north and south preceded by the nations providing together at fridays Opening Ceremony said it would harm the host nations medal hopes but others including those lucky enough to have tickets welcome the step towards peace however temporary approves. Donated to knowledge of was a good idea to form the united team im very much looking forward to this game and the feeling that our nation becomes one of them. But. I think the united team is beneficial as a part of improving the relations between the koreas and lets meet some parents and i saw win or lose a meaningful event im so glad to see this game the korean team took to the ice in white jerseys with a unified flag two hundred twenty nine north korean cheerleaders across the border urging on the korean same and providing for the symbolism of the current unity they had early chances to score but it was switzerland who struck halfway through the first period the swiss are going to highest six in the world and were showing their class with a quick second an avalanche of goals followed the final score was switzerland eight unified korea nil a disappointing scoreline for the crowd but an important event like this unified korea and saying when i need to pick itself up for matches against sweden and your pile are coming up and their chances of winning a medal in this event are extremely unlikely were south korea does have stronger sports and this was about far more than sporting success lee wellings aljazeera at the quandong Hockey Center in p. R. China. All rounder modis wrapped up the First Official visit by an indian Prime Minister to the palestinian territories is that the president Mahmoud Abbas the trip to the west bank as part of a three nation turtle strengthen ties with the middle east he laid a wreath on the tomb of former Palestinian LeaderYasser Arafat and its move has more from ramallah its a very short visit three hours he flew over took a helicopter from the jordanian side landed here in the occupied west bank an hour from the Indian Perspective this is a visit they said helping build up palestinian capacity in the Health Technology and education areas there investing in a Technology Park here in ramallah is also a school that the indians have helped form and its a very different to the relationship from the early relationship decades ago between the indians and the palestinians were the first to record the first not arab states back in one nine hundred eighty eight