General election in israel can voters break months of political deadlock this time. Coronavirus continues to disrupt global sport as its now for the opening few races of the major g. P. Season has been called off in canada and thailand. Welcome to the news our turkeys president says attacks against Syrian Government forces will continue if they dont reverse their advance and province turkeys military operations ratcheted up after dozens of turkish troops were killed in an attack in the region last week but reza thurber door also says hes hoping to secure a cease fire when he meets with russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in moscow on thursday. Or to go back as you know by going to moscow on thursday we will evaluate the latest developments with mr putin there i hope to whether the cease fire is achieved or not the other necessary steps will be taken and we will come to a rapid conclusion on this matter. Our correspondent is in hatay on the turkish syria border how how should the turkish president really continuing to push for the case for putting more pressure on moscow to find a more longer lasting solution to the impasse that they both face at the moment indeed sale of this explains why hes been defiant today saying that Operation Spring shield will continue warning the Syrian Government against tough retaliate if they continue their offensive and asking of them to pull out from behind the Demilitarized Zone so the Turkish Military is continuing its operation but peculiarly in the it live promise but however i think this is going to be a chance also for turkish president to see whether the russians are willing for some sort of a compromise and this explains why president atlanta was saying today that if the cease fire was to be implemented in the syrian troops put it behind the Demilitarized Zone that could be conducive to a new deescalation and you political settlement that that will put an end to the escalation that weve been seeing over the last few days in the area so on one hand he had to show how aggressive he is when it comes to Operation Spring shilled and that this is going to continue of the upcoming days but earth same time he was reaching out to president vladimir putting saying that this could be our last chance when we meet on the 5th of march to try to diffuse the tension and of course the tension does continue in the form of fighting which continues very close to where you are. Exactly a particularly our own sock of the Syrian Military has launched an offensive earlier today and he has managed to get into the city but the rebels say that the have nots pulled out and the fight still continues and theres been attacks by the syrian by the Turkish Military targets in some of the positions of the syrian army to prevent it from full control of the city of. The battle for set up that has become somehow now a symbol for who has the upper hand in syria the Syrian Government would like to have it and its control because if he controls he will control access to the highways in forth and in 5 the masters to the northeastern part of the country including aleppo the rebels for them this is why its crucial but is also crucial for the Turkish Military because it could stand as a buffer zone there with proof then the Syrian Military in the near future from from launching its food is fire in an offensive to take over the city who it live wishes that rebels last stronghold in the country for the update thank you hush my brother in hot say. Lets give some more context to whats actually going on at the moment in the region where the Turkish Military has been using weaponized drones with devastating effect since Syrian Government forces or against those Syrian Government forces the. T v 2 tactical and manned aircraft system is built by a turkish joint venture and has become a symbol of National Pride now its been exported abroad and has flown missions in libya the drones have a 12 meter wing span and can fly to a maximum altitude of around 7000 meters it also carries enough fuel to fly for around 24 hours now as well as flying reconnaissance and Intelligence Missions it can also be armed with missiles including antitank weapons arsenal are sure of is a former engineer officer with the Royal Air Force in the u. K. He says many states rely on drones. Certainly drones are being used now in every conflict by almost every sunday. For example has been using for many years terrorist groups use them states use them and they are in many ways as you say a game changer in that they defy conventional or doctrines of air power to talk in terms of their supremacy superiority and so on these things work in their domain which is in the air but below the threshold of conventional and how many states have the ability to reduce themselves but its quicker and easier in some cases to work in collaboration with those are states that already have that technology it saves a lot of time and effort to buy from fellow states and then combine it with your. Local skills to assemble a drone that fulfills the needs of a particular task that they need to the States Military have a child has died after a boat load of refugees capsized off the greek island of last falls 47. 00 people rescued Greek Security forces are trying to prevent thousands of refugees from crossing after turkey said it would no longer enforce its border with European Union countries including greece and bulgaria lets talk or a sponsor officer joins me now from the island of les pauls john what have you been seeing. Well it was standing on the north shore of the island just behind a lovely shingle beach and as you can see there is a food Service Going on behind me here the all sorts hes a handing out food to about 70 or 80 people who are stranded on the speech here because they have no way to take them in to the islands refugee camp morea camp for the usual fingerprinting and identification process which is the necessary 1st step upon their entry into europe to doing other things like applying for asylum and thats because moria right now is being blockaded by local islanders who are angry at the increased arrivals that weve been seeing in the last 24 hours so some of these people who spent the night here. Probably going to spend another night here its part of the increasingly palpable clash of needs and emotions that weve been seeing on the island in the last 24 hours and thats what we filed in our latest report. This boatload of Asylum Seekers came ashore on the island of lesbos on sunday Police Stopped us from interviewing them on camera but this congolese man told me turkish people smugglers promised him and his wife a free ride while they were in church for sunday service this man from sierra leone says he was walking on the beach as the boat was being prepared he was told to jump in for free as well its unclear if someone is paying the smugglers to do that on the islands north shore a boatload of afghans paid 500. 00 each to get out of turkey their deals with smugglers had been struck weeks before turkeys president the chapter you put on ordered the opening of borders with neighboring belgariad and greece both members of the European Union what did the agents say to you. They say. This was the 1st significant arrivals since turkey opened its borders towards europe they want enough to create a logistical problem for the greek with origins but they were enough to make many of the people of lesbos anxious that they may once again face the sort of uncontrolled refugee flows experienced in 2015 and this time refugees would have nowhere else to go the arrival of a dinghy filled with refugees at the small fishing harbor of fair to me led to a blockade as local residents prevented them from disembarking the coast guard brought the dinghy here after its engine failed t. V. Cameras were unwelcome and some of the scene had to be filmed at a Distance Police were unable to register other arrivals at morea camp the largest in greece it too was blockaded by angry islanders whove seen its population growth 4 fold to over 20000 since the new democracy government was elected last year to the given people believe the government the next quickly over 7 months there wasnt any increase in air quality of life trust has been lost in the island is turning into a giant hotspot. But other viewpoints will also on display this group protested at coast guard headquarters calling for refugees to be showed more humanity and greater support a stark reminder that migration is a defining political issue not just here but throughout europe. Weve seen roughly a 1000 arrivals in the last 24 hours on all the greek islands in the east of g. And but today that trend doesnt seem to be continuing weve seen far fewer arrivals by sea and were not sure yet why that is the case the weather is perfectly fine apparently there are plenty of people on the other side who want to cross over were wondering whether its because of new measures taken by the head and it coast guard the migration minister here in greece a couple of days ago said that the coast guard is performing. Prevention measures at sea were not sure what that means and we do know that greece has now enacted a set of emergency measures asking the European Union for emergency aid it is invoking a special clause of the european treat the treaty on the functioning of the European Union but it is also now saying that it is turning away people without registering them that is a 1st in the 5 year refugee crisis and it is also suspending asylum applications for at least one month so we have a suspension essentially of the International Asylum law here in greece just as we have a suspension of the e. U. Turkey agreement on the other side. Represents a joining us from lets boss. Well still ahead on the news. The dramatic end to a Shopping Mall siege in the philippines where 30 people were taken hostage. On the close eye of government minders aljazeera is allowed into me a mass Rakhine State where the armys accused of genocide against the rocking. And David Beckhams new Football Team makes its debut joe will have the details in his school. The European Union has raised the official risk level for corona virus to high more than 2100. 00 infections have been confirmed across the block and that includes italy which has become the global hot spots but many countries are now taking action to prevent or protect themselves lets get the very latest from the tasha butler whos in the french capital latasha youre at the loop behind you and i call it building that close for the 2nd day why. Yes salut museum is the worlds most visited museum you can probably see behind me there are people around it having a look taking a photo of the building but they cant go in it and that is because for a 2nd day staff of the museum have such a management that theyre going to exercise their right to say our home because they are worried about coming to work and the possible risk of being exposed to the corona virus from the thousands of visitors that come to this museum to see some of the artifacts including the mona lisa or of course the famous painting each day they say its too much of a risk for them theyre going to be in a confined area with all these people and they simply dont want to come to work now we dont have any sense from the museum yet whether or not it will continue to be closed over the next few days and it also raises the question was going to happen to the other Cultural Centers not the world famous museums in paris which is such a visited city will they follow suit will starve in those museums also decide that they feel its unsafe for them to come to work and want to stay at home as a precaution is something were really hearing discussed a lot in france a lot of talk about should we be getting public transport should people keep getting metros and buses all these sorts of discussions as the crow no fire is cases mount here in france because the president of the European Commission is nazri raised its assessment of the coronavirus risks within the e. U. Bloc sort of from moderate to high so what measures has friends as a country implemented. Well the french president emmanuel might draw announced today that all of his nonessential travel has been canceled this week he wont be going outside of paris and that is so that he can stay in the french capital and release of face a what is happening with the coronavirus because of course the concern really is getting greater each day if you like that French Health authorities give a Daily Press Briefing in which they talk about the number of cases there are and theyve been pretty much going up each day nearly doubling the number as i said now over 120. 00 cases have been detected in france for Charles Ortiz have also put in place a series of measures for example any public gatherings or meetings inside in a contained area in a building for example of more than 5000 people have been banned this is a precaution we saw on sunday the hoff marathon here in paris as band of the last minute because again sources felt the time so many people crowded in one area at the start of the race was perhaps unsafe and in all these socalled cluster zones around the country the areas where you have a high number of contaminated people stools being closed in those areas so the government really very vigilant being very flexible each day is a different day they say and they have to adjust the measures according to the risk for that update Natasha Butler thank you. Lets keep on message because. To irans Supreme Leader has died from corona virus as infection numbers surged again on monday now the government confirmed another 12 deaths and 523 new cases as it struggles to contain the outbreak dozens of top government officials have now been tested positive same bus ravi reports that there are few reasons why irans political elite have been so affected. The latest this gentleman who passed away mohamed mir mohamed he was in his seventies so at risk of certainly succumbing to the virus at risk of of passing away and unfortunately that is whats happened he was a member of the Expediency Council and a group of advisors to the Supreme Leader made up of technocrats military officers government officials and since the beginning weve seen that the government has been largely affected at least 20 members of government at least 20 Senior Leaders biased and its here in iran have come in contact with this disease have come under it have contracted the coronavirus since this began and this includes Vice President a female member of president one his cabinet as you said m. P. s deputies spokespeople and one of the reasons we might be seeing this is because the corona Virus Outbreak happened in tandem with the timing of the parliamentary election here in the country a few weeks ago so weve seen many Senior LeadersMany Political players serious political players would have been going to clone ground 0 for the disease here in this country for this virus in iran and the reason they were going to hold regularly during the time of the election is because poland is a city of religious seminaries and because of the religious form of government here in iran it is a Major Political heartland so you would have seen people going there to take part in an electioneering to take part in trying to get support and funding for their candidates and for their parts and that is one of the reasons weve seen that this corona Virus Outbreak here in iran has had exponentially more impact on leaders here in the country. The church at the center of the current Virus Outbreak in south korea has publicly apologized for the 1st time south korea has the largest number of infections outside of china at full files of 385 rob a private reports now from the capital seoul. It was the 1st long awaited Public Statement by the founder and leader of the shin changi church the man he frustrated himself before journalists to say sorry never going to. Grow cause i dont know how to apologize to the Korean People i extend my deepest regret it wasnt intentional we had many new infections that we couldnt stop. The outbreak in south korea has cast new scrutiny on the church at the center of it seen by many christians as a secretive sect and turn the spotlight on its messiah like a leader who calls himself the promised prophet. It may appear christian but its actually different with a different doctrine and system they revere leaman he like jesus leader who is a counselor who helps former followers of changi such as and sue young who described the crowded conditions inside a typical Church Gathering im in here honey and could be diploma but it will be 5 centimeters away from the next person and you would have to say amen after every sentenc