United nations criticizes israels plan to annex parts of the occupied west bank saying it violates International Law. We begin in the u. S. Where figures released just hours ago paint a devastating picture of the economy just 5 weeks tens of millions of jobs being wiped out lets take a look at the numbers then last week another 4400000 americans filed for Unemployment Benefits thats fewer than the week before more than 5300000 registered for jobless support for the scale of these figures is unprecedented in all more than 26000000 americans have now applied for Unemployment Benefits since the end of march. That was when President Donald Trump made the 1st of his covert 19 outbreak declarations a White House CorrespondentKimberly Hallock is live from washington d. C. For us so kimberly as we all know this is the administration that long touted jobs jobs jobs how serious a blow is this. This is a you know a serious blow to the u. S. President because this is what he single handedly was hoping to win reelection on and this is a very divided country and even those that didnt like donald trump were potentially considering voting for him again just to keep the job make sure they could keep food on the table but all of that has disappeared not just the jobs created since downturn came to office but even the one since the sort of last recession here in the United States in the late 2000 so this is a real concern for this administration and thats why you see the u. S. President cheerleading so hard to try and get the economy reopened and while he is listening to Public Health officials for the most part saying that this will be sort of a phased reopening and there will be a social distancing in place in many of the states its still only going to be about 40 percent of the economy as it was in the United States precode a virus and so thats the challenge for this u. S. President were seeing these job losses all across the spectrum of employment whether its the Hospitality Industry the Construction Industry and were now starting to see it in those white collar jobs where many thought that things would spring back that this would be a socalled v. Shaped recovery now many people starting to question that as they realize that returning to normal wont be the normal that they knew previously we should also point out there are protests that are continuing to grow across the United StatesMany Americans who are struggling without a paycheck pushing their governors to reopen but again many feeling that this might be premature fearing that a 2nd outbreak of coronavirus could hit the United States if things reopen too quickly. The same time all of this he thinks not only in the streets but inside congress to them putting together an aid package houselights going. Yeah another aid package being passed by the u. S. Congress at the request of the white house its already passed the u. S. Senate its going through the house of representatives and donald trump is hoping to sign it by the end of the week it as its what it contains is another package for Small Businesses to try and keep people on their payroll to try and alleviate this loss of jobs this time its 370000000000 was so successful last time the 350000000000 ran out a matter of weeks so this is a refilling of that program theres also in this legislation 75000000000 for hospitals and 25000000000 for the start of sort of a National Testing type program that will be implemented by the states this was a request by democrats because of course youre going to have people go back to work you have to make sure that they are safe to go back to work so this was critically important but whats not being discussed in all of this is how to pay for it in the end because already were hearing talk of another rescue package that could bring about jobs in the future this is still a long way off but this would be an infrastructure package to rebuild some of americas crumbling infrastructure and create jobs thats still a long way off but already were hearing that this could be another rescue package in the trillions of dollars and again no discussion about how all of this is going to be repaid or events can really help help us on the perspective that washington d. C. Has millions of americans lose their jobs those considered essential workers are stepping up to keep the u. S. Economy going but in doing so theyre often putting that own health at risk but i sure am reports now from chicago. When you work at a jail keeping the lights on and the power flowing or a matter of Public SafetyBeatrice Thompson is among the team of electricians working at the cook county correctional facility in chicago it has been a little stressful being an electrician carries its own set of risks but these days going to work also means potential exposure to a covert 19 outbreak about 9 detainees and a correctional officer have died and more than 700 have tested positive for the virus at the facility Thompson Says she pushes the stress aside to focus on being as meticulous as she can about implementing coronavirus Safety Measures to me is not an option i mean we just have to continually move forward. And whatever stronger us. Just deal with it. From transforming Mccormick PlaceConvention Center into an alternate care facility to ensuring people can stock up on groceries essential workers are keeping the American Economy humming yet great risk to themselves and their families they are continuing to fight for safer workplaces across the u. S. There have been protests workers have walked off the job and others have threatened to strike essential workers the ones who must go to work in order to make sure that our city in our state or country keep moving are oftentimes the ones who are paid the least have the fewest rights on the job and are generally overlooked by a large swath of society at the Chicago Federation of labor which represents half a 1000000 Union Members is lobbying political leaders to expand a paid sick and family leave the Spokesman Says this Health Crisis has highlighted the need for workers to become empowered to organize and advocate for their rights. Thompson says at times the coronavirus pandemic feels like an unpleasant dream yet the limited social interaction both on and off the job has brought benefits for me it has been a time of reflection i have been able to reevaluate my own life and the things that i do and and how i do them despite the risks thompson is also grateful shes still bringing home a paycheck her union says about half of its 10000 electricians are now unemployed the talks are going to aim jazeera chicago. German chancellor Angela Merkel is calling for unity among the leaders in the fight against with 19 during a speech to Parliament Merkel said success can only come if the bloc fights the virus together the number of new infections in germany rose for the 3rd day merkel is warning politicians the country is still the beginning of the outbreak newmont with the government nobody likes to hear it but its the truth were not living in the final phase of the pandemic but still at the beginning we will have to live with the virus for a long time just a few hours after merkels call for unity european leaders met online to discuss the blocks economic response to the pandemic the e. U. Is seeking a joint Financial Fund of up to 2 trillion dollars to aid Recovery Efforts the block has already agreed on a 500000000000. 00 package to help those countries worst hit by the outbreak. Well have more on the coronavirus pandemic shortly but 1st lets take a look now at some of the other news from around the world to syrians suspected of being former Intelligence Officers are on trial in germany the men are accused of committing crimes against humanity during the early days of syrias revolution its the 1st court case linked to allege and state sponsored torture by president Bashar Al Assads government dominic cain is following the trial berlin. The case against these individuals is that in different capacities at the start of the Syrian Civil War they were part of the intelligence and Security Apparatus of president Bashar Assads government and in those capacities they either carried out or were complicit in the carrying out of multiple murders of torture theres one allegation of rape and other serious Violent Attacks against the Syrian People as i say at the start of the Syrian Civil War whats interesting about this is these individuals came to germany at different times and presented themselves to the authorities as refugees and yet starting today for the course of the next few months theyre going to hear claims that they are anything but that they are guilty as i say of the crimes and the offenses which i just outlined outlined of course the presumption of innocence applies here they deny the charges there are other interesting elements about this the German Government is choosing to to implement the jurisdiction it claims that it has under the universal genet jurisdiction for serious crimes such as genocide and other serious crimes and that is whats being applied here and Many International human rights organizations and other Campaign Organizations say that what is happening today and will be unfolding over the next few months represents a watershed the 1st chance for the victims of the sort of offenses that are alleged to have taken place here to see justice being allowed to progress. The u. N. Says its concerned about the reports of chemical weapons use in libya on wednesday the internationally recognized government in tripoli accused ward after of using them the u. N. Secretary general special representative in libya says the report is alarming and a special panel is looking into it. I did have an exchange with the interior minister last night and it is a very concerning way or now i would make 2 comments here but be at the signatory to the n. P. T. W they can certainly go that route in terms of requests. And we have also referred this to the panel of experts who will be looking into it so its again you know its a very very concerning report. They wanted nations says israels plan to axe parts of the occupied west bank violates International Law and deals a devastating blow to the 2 state solution u. N. Special coordinator for the middle east Peace Process made the comments to the Security Council it comes after u. S. Secretary of state mike pompei o said it was up to israels new government to decide whether or not to make such a move on diplomatic at the james bases more from the United Nations well clearly the new Coalition Government in israel makes the prospect of the annexation of parts of the west bank much more likely that means that areas currently seen as occupied under International Law will be brought under israels sovereignty at least thats how israel would see it the u. N. On these issues particularly on this subject is always very very careful not to upset any side particularly about something that hasnt happened yet and yet in the Security Council meeting the special coordinator mcnichol im allowed enough was very strong the dangerous prospect of an accession israel parts of the right most bank is a growing threat such a home were implemented it would constitute a serious violation of International Law deal a devastating blow to the 2 state solution close the door to ridicule of negotiations and threaten efforts for advanced regional peace. We also heard from the Palestinian Ambassador to the u. N. Riyadh munns or i quote while World Leaders call for negotiations with certain they didnt mean negotiations but he netanyahu and gans to determine what Palestinian Land they would steal and illegally and next the israeli ambassador danny dent on said israel was helping the palestinians with code 19 yet at the same time the palestinians were using hate and anti semitic incitement against israel its worth pointing out as the other members of the Security Council been speaking that apart from the u. S. None of the other 14 members would tolerate the annexation of Palestinian Land in the west bank but as a Security Council there is very little they can do because the u. S. Is a permanent member and it has a veto on any action they might plan. Still ahead on aljazeera why our current north. South africa results to its biggest military deployment in modern history to enforce its lockdown. Robots are being used to sanitize exam rooms in hong kong this questions as to whether one of the most important tests for students should go ahead. Hello there plenty of insider weather calls will northern sections of the middle east finally a bit of a break the cross much of the Arabian Peninsula but you will of course remember we have just recently had the flooding into yemen and just look at this now this is literally the day off to say this is what is left in the streets all this rubble this mud or of which of course has got to be kid away but the power of that water as you can see has done a lot of damage to the roads but the good news is through friday and saturday we might just say nothing as heavy as we have seen lately the heavy rain is across those attack he pushes across into northern sections of iran and itll stay in the focal says ago through saturday some showers back your forecast through the eastern end of the med some fairly strong winds as well into those coastal areas now the rains across central and Southern Africa sutton across the deal congo these have really eased off we go through the next couple days well they will ease off they certainly ease really the last 24 hours that fairly widespread across towns near across into kenya again and also plenty of rain friday throughout much of madagascar up some heavy rain back in the forecast through central and eastern areas of south africa so if you shot along these coastal areas by saturday a very heavy rain is generally around the gulf of guinea on saturday. I easily test trades and trace frank assessments why is it its only struggling to cope with the number of her own virus failure to take really aggressive action we put them behind her informed opinions its going to be much more challenging in a place like haiti where there is one ventilator 3000000 people in depth analysis of the days global headlines as india done enough to nip the spread of coronavirus in the inside story on aljazeera. The world. Welcome back youre watching aljazeera time to recap our headlines another 4 and a half 1000000 people in the u. S. Have filed for Unemployment Benefits that means in just 5 weeks more jobs have been lost than would gain since the end of the 2009 recession. European Union Leaders are holding a Virtual Conference to discuss the blocks economic response to the pandemic seeking a joint Financial Fund of up to 2 trillion dollars to help recover and avoid economic collapse or a countrys. 2 syrian suspected of being former Intelligence Officers are on trial in germany the men are accused of committing crimes against humanity during the early days of syrias revolution a. South african army has now called up its reserve forces to help in force and national locked out more than 70000 soldiers almost the entire Standing Army being deployed leaders in cities like cape town say theyve seen a surge in looting since the restrictions were imposed lets bring in for me the mirror she joins us now live from johannesburg so what we expect things from a poser to say about easing those restrictions. Well some may have indicated in the last 2 days that that would be the case in that theyre looking at a phased in approach with regard to easing the existing restrictions but we also heard from the department of health and experts there around what south africa would consider when planning its next move in dealing with the School Overall pandemic and that if numbers continue to rise it would determine if whether or not there would be an easing of restrictions tonight the department of health has released the latest figures which shows south africas biggest jump in 24 hours the number of confirmed cases has increased by 318. 00 which so far is the biggest rise in nu