the government retake aleppo. we began in jerusalem, where another israeli -- we begin in jerusalem, where another israel he has been tapped by a by atinian -- been stabbed palestinian. hundreds of soldiers have been deployed around the city and checkpoints set up around arab neighborhoods. it follows a recent stabbings and shootings -- follows a recent spate of stabbings and shootings. irris: we seem to have attacks in the space of -- we have seen two attacks in the space of three hours. here, very close to the studio at the central bus station, a young palestinian man boarding a bus -- a woman getting off a bus. he stabs her. he tries to board the bus. the bus driver stops her from doing that. the police chased him and shoot him -- the police chase him and shoot him. although they cannot stop lone wolf attacks, there is such a high number of police that, when something happens, they are there quickly and everyone is very tense. you will often see the palestinian attackers shot and killed. about theis, what secur

it is their main supply line from turkey to reach their positions inside aleppo city. now i.s.i.l. has taken that area. and now i.s.i.l. is positioned just two kilometers from the syrian army and they are based in the neighborhood. some opposition are asking how is i.s.i.l. able to make these gains when russia has been launching air strikes against what they are calling i.s.i.l. targets and they are saying the air strikes have been hitting the opposition, weakening the opposition and right now i.s.i.l. has managed to take territory from the opposition in aleppo and it is undoubtedly a big gain, cutting off their main supply line and i.s.i.l. facing the government in a very important area that is an entry point to the divided city of aleppo. >> dana live in beirut. france has launched a second wave of air strikes targeting i.s.i.l. in syria and the defense minister says more strikes will follow. he has criticized russia air campaign saying 80-90% of the strikes are not targeting i.s.i.l. meanwhile russia is denying reports by u.s. officials that four of its missiles, five at syria m

is it eastern aleppo, yes, in the east of aleppo, isil positions are close by. if it's at the outskirts of west aleppo, it's mainly the opposition forces you but we do know, but like i said it's a very complicated situation. a help so city itself is divided between the opposition and the government. the country side is in the hands of the opposition, but as of late, the government is trying to push in that area. there is also another front line in aleppo between the opposition and isil. so a very complicated picture. we still need to find out, you know, where exactly he was killed, which outskirts, but in that statement, they do blame what they are calling isil terrorists, but as we know, you know, the russian favor, syrian narrative, the syrian government narrative has been using isil really as a blanket term to describe really most of the opposition groups on the ground. >> zeina, thank you, zeina hod never beirut there. >>> now, after months of talks to end the conflict in lib yakker the u.n. has proposed a deep that includes a national unity government. it s

. ♪ i'm julie gosh in doha and advising syrian forces has been killed near aleppo. another tension heightening in israel and occupied palestinian territories, proposes to end conflict in india but the parliaments still need to ap broov it. approve it. ♪ tunisia's national dialog quartet has been awarded the nobel peace prize and nobel committee honored the quartet for contribution for building democracy after the revolution in 2011. >> the quartet was formed in summer of 2013 when democratzation process was in danger of collapsing as a result of political assassinations and widespread social unrest. it established an alternative, peaceful, political process at a time when the country was on the brink of civil war. >> the kwar tell is has four important groups and organizations represent different sectors and values in tunisia society and members work to protect the rights of the entire population irrespective of gender, political conviction or religious belief and it was formed in 2014 when true knee -- tunisia was on the brink of civil war and this is what it mea

. >>> the battle for aleppo russia bombs positions. >>> the lockdown. stopping refugees flowing into the territory from neighboring croatia. also frozen assets, discussion of the new cold war over arctic oil and gas reserves. >> and in sports another serious allegations has landed at fifa's door. football's governing body has investigating claims that the world cup in germany is secure. >> hello there, a warm welcome to this hour of news. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu plans to meet secretary of state john kerry in berlin next wednesday to zeus the crisis in israel . in bethlehem forces fire tear goosen against palestinian protesters. the u.n. security council upheld an emergency session to discuss the situation. second general ban ki-moon condemns what he calls reprehensible palestinian attacks on a jewish holy site. we have our coverage from occupied east jerusalem. >> after friday prayers in the wake of a week of violence and deep-set fear in gaza, more shooting from the israeli army and more killing of palestinians. members of casualties

syrian troops backed by russian jets attacked rebels in the south of aleppo. on thursday at least 75 people were killed in another offensive by the government in homs. that fight focused on two areas, rustan on a highway that links the provinces of homs and mama and needs the route to bring supplies to the north in idlib and aleppo and wants a corridor along the coast and the capitol damascus and zaina is live and this is supported by russian air strikes, what can you tell us? >> well, the syrian government and its allies undoubtedly expanding their offensive against the opposition opening this new front in the northern province of aleppo. what we understand is that the government is targeting the opposition south of the divided city. activists on the ground confirming that the army is pushing forward with the help of russian air strikes. we understand that they were heavy air strikes overnight that actually paved the ground for the army to move in. now, this area is strategic. why? because it lies on a main highway that links the northern city of aleppo to th

aleppo is not the only front. the government yesterday launched a ground offensive against the opposition in the northern countryside of homs, and a few days earlier they opened another front in the northern countryside of hama and in the southern idlib province. i -- it seems they are trying to take control of the supply route. a lot of questions are being asked what has been achieved on the ground? we do know the air strikes have now placed the opposition on the defensive. but so far, the government has not made significant gains on the ground, and here is where the danger lies, because russia could get involved in what could be a prolonged and costly battle. vladimir putin the russian president said this military operation aims at finding a political solution, but right now the armed opposition and the main political opposition in exile they are not interested in engaging in peace talks. so russia is opening that the stepped up military pressure will bring about some sort of political settlement, or at least co

the rebels know aleppo is crucial. it's only 50 kilometers from the border with turkey and it was once syria's financial and industrial hub. for years it has been the focus of a three-way fight between syrian rebels, regime forces and i.s.i.l. fighters, here rebels target regime vehicles with antitank missiles. >> so far we successfully destroyed five targets, god is great. >> reporter: it has been nearly three weeks since russia began its air campaign in syria and participation may result in the change in the deadlock in aleppo but it appears it's making an already desperate refugee crisis even worse, victoria with al jazeera. >>> japan's health ministry says a former worker at the fukushima has cancer and leukemia and believed to be the first worker to get a cancer related illness related to the disaster and the facility was shut down after being severely damaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. families from north and south korea are meeting each other in a rare reunion in a mountain resort in north korea and sep

so the -- it seems that they the the measured offensive now is in aleppo. so far the syrian army units supported by hezbollah fighters attacked the country side little southern country i side of aleppo and the syrian fighters have thrown leaflets in the city dominated by rebels calling the armed people to surrender to the syrian army. so it seems that the principle access of offensive is in aleppo. >> how would you evaluate the russian military operation in syria? we are now entering the third week that the russians have joined this fight. have they achieved what they have set out to do? >> reporter: yes, the russian air strikes, the armed opposition seemed to be effective because they hit the vital targets such as field headquarters and weaponry arsenals and gatherings of the armed people in idlib and others but the advance on the ground of army units is still slow until now. i think now the russians will accelerate the pedal and their airstrikes in order to push the -- [speaking at the same time] >> when you say accelerate the pedal is there a risk of rus

. >>> several villages have been captured from around aleppo. the government has launched omajor offensive to take back groups torn away by i.s.i.l. the u.n. says 35,000 people have fled that area alone. this report from victoria gatenby. >> reporter: these families left their homes near aleppo in a hurry, taking with them very few belongings. they're just some of the 35,000 people who have escaped the area in the last few days. ever since the syrian government launched onew campaig a new caml held territories this time with russian aircraft. >> they are using all kinds of heavy weapons against us. >> this is what the strikes have left behind. home after home badly damaged. activists say most of the victims of the air strikes, artillery bombardment and barrel bombs are civilians. government forces backed by russian jets hav jets have takel of villages south of aleppo. but forces say this doesn't signal a change in power in the areas around the city. the rebels know aleppo is crucial. only 50 kilometers from turkey. for years it has been a focus

the rebels know aleppo is crucial. it's only 50 kilometers from the border with turkey and it was once syria's financial and industrial hub. for years it's been a focus of a three way fight, here rebels target regime vehicles with antitank missiles. >> so far we've successfully destroyed five targets. god is great. >> it's been nearly three weeks since russia began its air strike in syria. its participation may change in the deadlock in syria. making an already desperate refugee crisis even worse. victoria gatenby, al jazeera. >> turkey's prime minister has rejectan eu offer of aid, in return for his lessening the number of refugees to europe. davutoglu prime minister said his country was not a refugee camp. deal was dismissed by the turks a day later. >> translator: the 3 billion euro fund proposal is no belonger on the table. as we have said we will not accept it. we are talking about a 3 billion euro amount in the first stage, the requirements may go up and the assessment of this will neat to be done annually. there

aleppo is not the only front. the government just yesterday launched a ground offensive, against the opposition in the northern countryside of homs, and a few days earlier they opened another front in the northern countryside of hama. it seems that there is a strategy here. they are trying to re -- retake control of -- of the main supply route, so that the government can send forces to the north. now the russian aerial campaign is going to enter its third week. a lot of questions are being asked, what has been achieved on the ground? we know that the air strikes have placed the opposition on the defensive. the government is now managing to protect its main strong hold. but so far, the -- the government has not made significant gains on the ground, and here is where the danger lies, because russia could get involved in what could be a prolonged and costly battle. we know russia's goal, and vladimir putin said this military operation aims at finding a political solution, but right now the main political opposition t

know aleppo is crucial. it was once syrias financial and industrial hub. for years, it's been the focus of a three-way fight between syrian rebels, regime forces, and isil fighters. >> so far we destroyed five targets. god is great. >> it's been three weeks since russia began its air campaign in syria. it appears it's already making a desperate crisis even worse. >>> slovenia plans to use its army to help secure the borders. paul brennan joins me live. tell me about why the army is now plead guilty considered. >> the background is basically that the sloe convene yon authorities believe they cannot cope anymore with the influx of refugees. transiting across slovenia to austria and then to germany. . awes ahs yaps have -- on to austria but austria only allowed in 2,000. so a back log of some 6,000 people left. the authorities say as that back log increases, facilities are being overwhelmed. it was an all night meeting of the government and they agreed to put before parliament to guard the borders. at the momen

it is now just trying to hang on to territory, especially in aleppo. >> in aleppo, the opposition has lost ground to isil, whose fighters stormed into the northern countryside and captured villages along with a military base. it was the most significant advance by the armed group in months. the opposition says isil launched the assault while rebel forces were focused on reinforcing their defenses on other fronts. this is the only road leading to opposition controlled districts in aleppo city, the army and its allies are within firing range of the road, cutting it off with besieged rebel-held areas in the city. now, isil is closer than ever to what was once syria's commercial capital. >> syrians in general had people and aleppo in particular fear the word has abandoned them. russia is hitting their rebels and not isil. the so-called friends of the opposition are providing little help. we need immediate help to stop isil's advance and russian strikes. >> on the ground, opposition groups are fighting back. they are promising that hama will be the graveyard for what they call the invading

it's now at the door steps after aleppo city. they then captured territory from the government, areas under the control of the opposition in the eastern countryside of the province. isil now controls part of the main rebel supply line linking turkey to its strongholds in the city. aleppo is a divided city. the opposition controls the east and the government controls the west. but assad's forces hold positions on the outer edges in the industrial complex. isil's front line has moved. the group is now a few meters north in the aleppo infantry academy which was a base for the opposition. opposition forces are stretched fighting two enemies on multiple fronts and now in hama province they're trying to hold off an advance by government forces that is supported by russian air strikes. another layer of confusion in the changing landscape of syria's war. >>> we are reporting on why the nobel peace prize has been awarded to a group from tunisia. plus, i'll be telling you about this invasive weed and why malaria researchers here are so wor

aleppo is a divided city. the opposition controls the east, and the government controls the west, but assad's forces hold positions on the outer edges in the industrial complex. isil's front line has moved any group is now a few kilometers north of the industrial complex in the aleppo infantry academy, which was a base for the opposition. they already controlled a town urter east. opposition forces are stretched, fighting two enemies on multiple fronts, and now they are trying to hold off an advance by government forces supported by russian air strikes, another layer of confusion in the changing landscape of syria's war. zana hoda, al jazeera, beirut. >>> there's much more still ahead. >> i'm catherine soi in western kenya. i'll be telling you about this invasive weed and why malaria researchers here are so worried about it. >>> and playing in paradise, the humpback whales coming to the surface to see the northern lights. ♪ the only way to get better is to challenge yourself, and that's what we're doing at x

he was killed near aleppo. zana hoda is in lebanon with more. >> reporter: iranian state media saying he was killed by quote, terrorists. they do say that he was killed in the aleppo countryside, but no details of where and how really. where in aleppo, but we understand from the syrian observatory for human rights is the general was killed in fighting near the front line. iran we do know has advisers on the ground, they acknowledge that. but iran categorically denies that troops are fighting alongside the army even though the opposition says otherwise. iran -- the syrian government doesn't just get help from iran, it gets help from the lebanese shia movement, hezbollah who has thousands of fighters fighting in the war. and the syrian president himself said they are suffering from manpower problems and the army is overstretched and now the syrian government getting air support from the russians. the information coincided with an offensive on the ground launched by isil. isil has taken ground not from the syrian

it is now at the door step of aleppo city. it captured areas under the control of the opposition in the eastern countryside of the province. isil now controls part of the main rebel supply line linking turkey to its stronghold in the city. >> aleppo is a divided city. the opposition controls the east and the government controls the west. but assad forces hold positions on the outer edges. isil's front line has moved. the group is now a few kilometers north of the industrial complex in the aleppo infantry academy, which was a base for the opposition. isil controlled the town of beb further east. opposition forces are stretched fighting two enemies on multiple fronts, and now in they're trying to hold off an advance by government forces that is supported by russian airstrikes. another layer of confusion in the changing landscape of syria's war. al jazeera, beirut. >> in hong kong more than a thousand university staff and students have held a rally against what they claim is beijing's interference with their academic freedom. the

he says 10s of thousands of families are now displace ed in aleppo. and more are arriving every day. >> translator: somebody sick from natural causes here can't go to a hospital. so how can you help somebody faces an emergency. somebody may be injured by a russian or syrian ire strike. there are not even ambulances to help the wounded. >> reporter: the children still play, even during these tough times. but it's the parents who can barely keep the agony at bay. >> translator: we left our home because of all the death. there was nothing but death all around us. that's why we are here now. hopefully we won't have air strikes happening here. we have nothing now. >> reporter: nothing but a reality that is harsh and cold. mohamed jamjoon, al jazeera. >>> more violence in israel in the occupied territories in the most recent incidents a 19-year-old man was shot dead by israeli forces. israel says he seriously injured a 19-year-old soldier. and earlier on monday, a second palestinian was shot and killed by an israeli soldier at a checkpoint in hebron after a

helish life and syrians from aleppo who lost their homes and facing a harsh winter ahead. ♪ hello, authorities in pakistan and afghanistan have intensified their rescue and relief operations in earthquake-affected areas, the death toll of that magnitude 7.5 quake has now risen to over 300, most of those casualties around 260 were in pakistan where rescuers are still searching the rubble for survivors and struggling to reach those in mountain areas and hospitals across the valley region are inundated, across the border in afghanistan the site of the quake's epicenter and 4,000 houses have been damaged and 80 people have been killed and hundreds injured and in india the affects were also felt mostly in the north of the country but casualties have been followed and victoria reports now. >> reporter: this hospital in the pakistani city is crowded with injured people after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake rocked northern afghanistan and pakistan on monday, rescue efforts are confused by mountain regions which are hard to access. >> translator: according to the latest information so far the highest death

rebels know aleppo is crucial. it's 50km from the border with turkey, and was syria's financial and will industrial hub. it's been the focus of a 3-way fight for syrian rebels, raging forces. here they target raging vehicles with antitank missiles. >> translation: so far we have destroyed five targets. god is grace. >> it's been nearly three weeks since russia began an air campaign in syria. the participation resulting in a change in the deadlock in aleppo. but it's making a desperate refugee crisis worse >>> turkey's prime minister rejected an offer of aid in returning for help in easing numbers. speaking on national tv, his country was not a concentration camp. last week's e.u. leaders said they reached an agreement with ankara on a 3.4 billion deal to house people escaping war in syria. that deal was dismissed by turks a day later. >> a $3 billion fund for proposals is not on the table. we will not accept it. we are talking about a $3 billion amount in the first stage. we don't want to fixate on this, requiremen

territory between aleppo and homs, that you are reporting about. we'll have to see. american analysts are reporting that they are bogged down, they have not made the progress that they are planning to. so you have people on both sides that are trying to spin this, and we'll see how it goes, because this is a tough fight. the syrian army is exhausted >>> iran has denied reports that it's sending ground troops to syria, the head of the national committee met syria's president in damascus. he says he'd consider requests by syria to send ground forces. activists say iranian forces are already on the ground. >> two suicide bombers killed 14 people in northern nigeria. the attackers hit a mosque near maiduguri, the capital of borneo state. three suicide bombers killed seven. a state of emergency has been in place over two years as part of a military provision. ahmed idris has the latest. >> reporter: two suicide bombers apparently attacked muslim worshippers in a mosque. and one of the bombs went off inside the mosque and the other outside of it. those o

. >> in aleppo, the opposition has lost ground. they lost ground to i.s.i.l., whose fighters stormed into the countryside, capturing the villages. it is a significant advance. the opposition says i.s.i.l. launched the assault while rebel forces were focused on reinforcing other fronts. this is the only road leading to districts in aleppo districts. the army is within firing range of the road, cutting it off within besieged areas of the city. i.s.i.l. is closer than ever to what was once a syrian capital. syrians in general, and aleppo fear the war was abandoned. russia is hitting rebels. and the not i.s.i.l. the so-called friends of the opposition will have little help. immediate help to stop i.s.i.l. advances and strikes is needed. >> on the ground opposition groups are fighting back, and are promising that hamas will be the graveyard for invading armies. the government with russian backing is as determined. it wants to end the presence of the opposition. >> before the campaign, the rebels had the upper hand and were threatening t

now we have no place else to go, and there is suffering all around. >> reporter: in southern aleppo, it's not simply the war raining misery upon the newly displaced. as winter approaches, conditions will only worsen. already, keeping warm is a struggle. aid workers are doing what they can, but in this makeshift camp there are only so many tents to go around. abdul says tens of thousands of families are now displaced in aleppo, and more are arriving every day. >> translator: somebody sick from natural causes here can't go to a hospital. so how can you help somebody facing an emergency in somebody may be injured by a russian or syrian air strike. there aren't even ambulances to help the wounded. >> reporter: the children still play, but it's the parents who can barely keep the agony at bay. >> translator: we left our home because of all of the death. there was nothing but death all around us. that's why we're here now. hopefully we won't have air strikes happening here. we have nothing now. >> reporter: nothing but a reality that is harsh and cold. mohammed jamjoom, al jazeera. >> for

the battle for aleppo. russian jets bomb rebel positions as the syrian army advance on the ground. >>> the flash floods in the u.s. state of california trigger mud slides, forcing the closure of several major highways. ♪ >>> but first, there have been violent confrontations between the israeli forces and palestinians across several cities. in gaza one palestinian was killed several others were injured by israeli forces. palestinians were throwing stones at the israeli forces. this is the scene live in bethlehem where israeli forces have been tear gassing palestinian protesters. security remains high following the muslim friday prayer. earlier in hebron, israeli forces killed a palestinian man after he attacked a soldier with a knife. this brings the number of palestinian deaths to 37. seven israelis have also been killed during this period. let's go live to andrew simmons in west jerusalem. gradually that death toll sadly is mounting and the number of injured. >> that's right, martine. these outbreaks of

on friday, their forces moved into rebel territory south of the kwieded city of aleppo. the area being targeted is close to a main road that would link aleppo to government-controlled areas further south. the latest offensive comes as russia's campaign enters its third week. they no longer threaten the government in its strong hold, but vladimir putin has said a political solution is his goal. rebel groups as well as the main political opposition in exile, the syrian national coalition are refusing to be engaged in any peace process, instead they are calling on their supporters to help them counter what they call russian aggression. >> putin wants to -- the peaceful process to start, but so far there is refusal from the -- the syrian rebel side to take part in any peace talks. russia, i think will accelerate the fire support. >> reporter: the counter offensive is about eliminating threats to the government and defeating what is called the moderate opposition. russian then hopes it can persuade the west of the need to work with president bashar al-assad to bring about a p

aleppo is a divided city. the opposition controls the east, and the government controls the west, but assad's forces hold positions on the outer edges in the industrial complex. ills's front line has moved. the group is now a few kilometers north of the industrial complex. isil already controlled a town further east. opposition forces are stretched fighting two enemies on multiple fronts, and now in hama province they are trying to hold off an advance by government forces that is supported by russian air strikes, another layer of confusion in the changing landscape of syria's war. zana hoda, al jazeera, beirut. >>> still to come on al jazeera, why the once strong relationship between china and north korea is becoming strained. >>> and the locals and foreigners playing football together in south africa. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back. at least six palestinians have been killed by gunfire from the israeli army as they demonstrate along the border between gaza and israel. a palestinian was also killed in the west bank.

on friday their forces moved into rebel territory south of aleppo. the area being targeted is close to a main road that would link aleppo to the south. this comes as russia's aerial complain has entered its third week. vladimir putin has said a political solution is his goal. rebel groups as well as the main political group in exile are refusing to be engaged in any peace process. instead they are calling on their supporters to help them counter what they call russian aggression. >> putin wants to be -- be the peaceful process to start, but so far there is refusal from the -- the syria rebel side to take part in any peace talks. russia, i think will accelerate the air support. >> reporter: russia hopes it can then persuade the west to work with president assad, not just to fight isil but to bring about a political settlement. >>> the turkish military says it shot down a drone for straying into its air space near the border with syria. turkish military is reporting that it is a non-military model plane. bernard smith is in istanbul. >> reporter: there

spent the night in the town about an hour's drive north of aleppo city. stayed with a family, the owner of the house was a syrian rebel. spent the night there, so did a few other journalists and news extraordinary because i've seen firsthand, it's one thing to open up the "new york times" or turn on cnn and see images broadcast from thousands of miles away but you have to see it for yourself to understand what's the driving force behind this rebellion. it was amazing because at night these rebels put down their guns, picked up white gloves and garbage bags and reclaiming the rubble from the streets because the assad government was bombarding civilian infrastructure. they targeted a hospital in town so that any activist, civilians are rebels were injured or have rebooted could not be treated. these guys, it was extraordinary. they turned a mosque into a makeshift hospital. they were treating everybody, treating pro-government, militiamen and pro-government fighters equally with syrian rebels. i know that sound a little propagandistic but i saw that with my

. >>> there are reports that iranian troops are arriving in syria to help a government offensive in aleppo. the syrian army is already being backed by lebanese hezbollah fighters and a russian air campaign. >> reporter: iran's official line is that they have no troops, ground forces in syria. we know iran is a key ally of the syrian government. providing must-needed political, military support, even financial support and iran doesn't shia why from the fact that they have military advisers on the ground in fact, just a few days ago they announced one of its top generals was killed in the aleppo province, now we are hearing reports from sources close to the iranians, more than one source in fact, that they are reporting that iranian ground forces are taking part in ground offensives in syria. we know there are major ground operations underway in the countryside as well as in the aleppo countryside. these sources and the reports that they have been leaking are talking about -- are providing really detailed information about operational plans on the ground. which, you know, this being very for

the cities of aleppo, and idlib are the most affected. one family described their life at hellish. >> violence in syria has chased tens of thousands of people in aleppo from their homes. that city is seeing one of the worst humanitarian crisis of syria's five year civil war. we have this report. >> she i said to carry her youngest child into and actual home. now this is where they live. the mother of seven prepares what she can for her kids. today, inside this dark, dingy structure is potatoes. >> our livelihood is gone. our livelihood is gone. our lands are gone. our homes are destroyed. >> the family is just one of the thousands of newly displaced in syria since the beginning of russia's air campaign in late september. according to the u.n., an increase in fighting has resulted in 120,000 new i.d.p.'s on the outskirts of aleppo. >> this is a hellish life. we've reached our lowest point. planes as they attacked. now we have no place else to go and there is suffering all around. >> in southern aleppo, it's not simply the war raining miser

also coming up: the battle for aleppo. shanelle bombs rebel positions from the air while syrian troops move in to recapture the city. border lockdown. in hours, hungary will stop refugees flowing across from croatia. >>> we will find out how afghans feel about u.s. troops staying in their curreountry for longern expected. >>> hello there. warm welcome to the program. the u.s. secretary of state has phoned israeli's prime minister to discuss violence. 39 palestinians. seven israelis have been killed since the start of this month. the u.n. security council has had an emergency meeting earlier on. more but first, andrew simmons begins our coverage from occupied east jerusalem. >> reporter: after friday prayers in the wake of a week of violence and deep-set fear in gaza, more shooting from the israeli army and more killing of palestinians. the numbers are rising as proce protesters attempted to breach the border fencing in several places including the main crossing point into israel. these clashes came in bethlehem in the occu

aleppo is not the only front. the government just yesterday launched a ground offensive against the opposition in the northern countryside of homs and a few days earlier they opened another front against opposition in the northern countryside of hama and southern areas of idlib providence and seems there is a strategy here and trying to retake control of the main supply route so that the government can send forces to the north. now, the russian aerial campaign is going to enter its third week, a lot of questions are being asked what has been achieved on the ground. well, we do know that the air strikes have now placed the opposition on the defensive, the government is now managing to protect its main stronghold at the latikia providence but so far the government has not made significant gains on the ground and here is where the danger lies because russia could get involved in what could be a prolonged and costly battle and we know russia's goal and vladimir putin said the military operation aims at finding a polit

the cities of aleppo huh ma and idlib are the most affected. mohammed jamjoon has the story of one family who described their life at hellish. >> reporter: she used to carry her youngest child in to an actual home. now she says ruefully, this is where we live. the mother of seven prepares what she can for her kids. today inside this dark, dingy structure, it's potatoes. >> translator: our livelihood is gone. our livelihood is gone. our land is gone. our homes are destroyed. >> reporter: the family is just one of the thousands of newly displaced in syria since the beginning of russia's air campaign in late september. accord to this u.n., an increase in fighting has resulted in at least 35,000 new i.d. p.s from the southwestern outskirts of aleppo. >> translator: this is a hellish life. we have reached our lowest point. we were sleeping under pains as they attacked. now we have no place else to go and there is severing all around. >> reporter: in southern aleppo, it's not simply the war raining misery upon the newly displaced. as winter approache

the syrian army backed by russian airstrikes launches a major offensive in homs and aleppo. the u.s. extends its military mission in afghanistan as taliban attacks intensify. plus. >> i have never seen so much blood it was like a fountain. i knew i was going to die. >> irish are women demands justice over a painful childhood procedure. ♪ ♪ >>> hello the united nations security council will be holding an emergency meeting follow weeks of violence in occupied east jerusalem. since the ones 1st of october 35 palestinians and seven israelis have been killed. israel continues its restrictions on men under the age o of 40 from taking part. we'll go live to the occupied west bank and to mike hannah who is in occupied east gentleman russ leam in just a moment. but first this report from mike on the security situation. >> reporter: intense security at entrances to the old city. police ordering pal tin stun pao lift their shirts, some instruct today remove their shoes this, group waving israeli flags passes through unchecked. the clamp down is related to the degree of anxiety amon

syrian government forces backed by russian jets attacked rebels in the south of aleppo, aleppo is syria largest city and control is divided between the government and rebel fighters. crossing over to zaina who is joining us from beirut to talk to us about this seemingly several fronts that are being fought now in syria. >> reporter: yes, the syrian army along with its allies have expanded the counter offensive against the opposition. like you mentioned a ground operation is underway in the province of aleppo. we understand that the army is advancing in an area south of the city and their aim is to push the rebels from a main highway that connects the northern city of aleppo to government-controlled territories further south in particular the capitol damascus so it seems the government is trying to open this main supply line. now, the offensive in aleppo is only one of several fronts. the government yesterday launched a ground operation against the opposition in the northern countryside of homs and a few days earlier they opened an offensive in the countryside and seems this offensive ha

that would link aleppo to government controlled areas further south. the latest offensive comes as russia's air strikes enter their third week. they no longer threaten the government stronghold of lath la but the russian president says a political solution is his goal. rebel groups, as well as the government in exile, the syrian national coalition, are calling on their supporters to help them against what they call russian aggression. >> the peaceful process to start, so far there is a refusal from the syrian rebel side to take part in any peace talks. russia i think will accelerate the fire support. >> the counteroffensive that has now expanded is about eliminating threats to the government and defeating what is called the moderate syrian opposition, persuade be the west ting the westto join. zeina khodr, al jazeera. >> russia says all its planes have safely returned to base and its drones are operating as normal. earlier this month two russian jets violated turkish air space. >>> dozens of people have been killed and several injured in a spate of sui

around the cities of aleppo, and id lid, he called it one of the displacement creecys of modern times. >> we all need to guard against becoming numb, given the vast numbers and the political impasse. yet recent developments are a telling reminder that it is ordinary, women, men, and children who continue to bear the brunt of this. >> p entire neighborhoods and communities at risk from exposed weapons over 11 million needed in help and assistance. nearly 9 million people are unable to meet their basic food needs. >> two palestinians have been shot dead after they attacks ab israeli soldier in occupied west bank on tuesday. tense scenes earlier when they fired tear gas at a protest rally. hebron and home to settler sets dozened hit by live rounds since the start of october, 62 person and nine israelis have been killed in the violence, this update in the occupies west bank. >> so the death toll on either side rising on tuesday an israeli man died in hospital from injuries he sustained in an attack on a bus two weeks ago. and on the palestinian side fatalities coming at the junction. the

. >> there are reports iranian troops are in syria to help a government offensive in aleppo. hama, the syrian army, is backed by the lebanese fighters. zeina khodr is live for us in beirut, the lebanese capital. how credible are the reports massing there, and what are they building up for. >> well, as we all know, iran is a key ally provides much-needed support over the years. financial, military, political. iran doesn't shy away, announcing that a top general from the revolutionary guard was killed on the front lines in aleppo. these reports are incredible, coming from pro-iranian forces. one example is a lebanese daily close to iran had an article. in these reports, they give detailed information on what the troops are going to do. they are going to take part in the ground campaign in hamas, and a ground campaign in the city of aleppo. they were receiving air support from the russian military. >> why all this information. they are forthcoming, since the russian military began. the past line is we don't have ground troops in syria. many are considering this a message to the

friday, their troops moved south of the divided city of aleppo, main road would link aleppo to government controlled areas further south. the latest offensive comes as russia's compare entered its third week. vladimir putin russia's president has said a political solution is his goal. rebel groups as well as the main political opposition in exile, are refusing to be engaged in any peace process. instead they are calling on their supporters to help them counter what they call russian aggression. >> want the peaceful process to start but so far there is a refusal from flt syrian are rebl forces. >> about eliminating threats to the government and defeating what is called the moderate opposition. russia then hopes it can persuade the west of the need to work with syrian president bashar al-assad, not just to fight i.s.i.l. but to bring about a political agreement. zeina khodr, al jazeera, beirut. >> at least 18 people died when female bombers blew themselves up as police stopped them from entering maiduguri. the armed group boko haram is suspected of carrying out the attacks. greece's parliam

aleppo to latakia. the brigade has been actively engaging the fighting in the past and particularly in that area. it has also been receiving substantial aid from the united states of america. but this is a group that has been shifting alliances in the past trying to form strong partnership particularly recently with the conservatives and the islamists in aleppo and also on the outskirts of the city. >> united nations is saying that 35,000 syrians have fled their homes in just the last few days. many of them from the northern city aleppo. it's a pretty important area in terms of where it is. it's been regularly targeted in the past two days with syrians and their jets. syrian opposition factions. >>> russia's defense ministry on monday releasing footage which shows russian air strikes in idlib province. an ammunition depot, being struck. >>> rival parties agreed to go to talks in geneva later this month. the last round in june were a complete failure. as jamal el shael reports, talking about fighting con

. >> in aleppo, the opposition has lost ground. they stormed into the countryside, capturing the villages. it is a significant advance. the opposition says i.s.i.l. launched the assault while rebel forces were focused on reinforcing other fronts. this is the only road leading to districts in aleppo districts. the army is within firing range of the road, cutting it off within besieged areas of the city. i.s.i.l. is total than ever to what was once a syrian capital. syrians in general, and aleppo fear the war was abandoned. russia is hitting rebels. the so-called friends of the opposition will have little help. immediate help to stop i.s.i.l. advances and strikes. >> on the ground opposition groups are fighting back, and are promising that hamas will be the graveyard for invading armies. the government with russian backing is as determined. it wants to end the presence of the opposition. >> before the campaign, the rebels had the upper hand and were threatening the government on a number of fronts, sales in the province of latakia. t

fighting government officials in the region as well as north towards aleppo. opposition groups said that they destroyed an armor personnel carrier while the syrian news agency said that the government retook a number of villages just outside of aleppo backed by air cover by russian jets. the violence has forced had a 54 from the region in recent days. >> in the morning there are rockets and barrel bombs. they're using all kinds of heavy weapons against us. >> they wouldn't have much of a chance if they had stayed. this is what is left of the area. activists say most of the victims are civilians. aleppo is only 50 kilometers from the border with turkey was was once syria's financial and industrial hub. it's been the focus of a three-way fight between regime forces and isil fighters for months. now that russia is involved in a fight from the air, there may an change in the power on the ground. there is already an impact on people living here. as more of them are forced to run away from home. caroline malone, al jazeera. >> china's president xi jinping has held w

tens of thousands of families are now displaced in aleppo, and more are arriving every day. >> somebody sick from natural causes here cannot go to a hospital. how do you help someone facing an emergency. someone may be injured by a russian or airstrikes. there aren't even ambulances to help the wounded. >> the children still play even during these tough times. but it's the parents who can barely keep the agony at bay. >> we left our home because of all the death. there was nothing but death all around us. that's why we're here now. hopefully we won't have airstrikes happening here. we have nothing now. >> nothing but a reality that is harsh and cold. al jazeera. >> israeli police say that they shot two palestinians who had attacked an israeli soldier in hebron. we're live now from the occupied west bank. what else do we know about this, nadine? >> with the, barbara, that incident happened in the south of the occupied west bank, which is always a very tense place. now according to these israeli police, two palestinians were shot after they stabbed an israeli man, who is moderately injure

aleppo has seen some of the most intense fighting in years. retaking the city by assad would be a boon for his regime and it's something that was thought to be impossible just a few months ago. joining me now, jim miklaszewski. the iranians with the ground assault, what the russians are doing, aleppo's been basically divided, some isis, some rebel fighters of assad. who are the iranians targeting? >> here's essentially what has been described to us as the russian-syrian-iranian war plan to attempt to retake the city in the largest city there in syria. and according to officials, there are thousands of lebanese hezbollah to be joined by as many as a thousand iranian forces that will be attacking the city from the north and the east. meantime, syrian forces will be attacking from the west and the south. so essentially, what they're going to try to do is squeeze aleppo and retake it. all of this of course while the russians are conducting air strikes with aircraft. and these were the targets that were laid out by those cruise missiles that were l

the rebels know aleppo is crucial. it's only 50 kilometers from the border with turkey and it was once syria's financial and industrial hub. for years it has been the focus of a three-way fight between syrian rebels, regime forces and i.s.i.l. fighters. here rebels target regime vehicles with antitank missiles. >> translator: so far we successfully destroyed five targets god is great. >> reporter: three weeks since the air campaign in syria and participation may result in a change in the deadlock in aleppo but it appears it's making an already desperate refugee crisis even worse. victoria with al jazeera. >>> thousands of refugees many of them from syria have been prevented from crossing southern europe by border closes and in dispute of who is to blame for that situation and paul brennan has more from slovania. >> the political and diplomatic wrangling continues and the government here in slovania met overnight monday and into tuesday morning and all night crisis session and agreed to put a proposal before parliament

west of aleppo a u.s. drone struck and killed the highest ranking leader of al qaeda operatives known as the corizon group. believe he is plotted in attacks against the u.s. he is the fifth senior leader in the group killed in the last four months according to the pentagon. now, what about that air space agreement between the u.s. and russia so everybody can fly but stay safe? u.s. officials say they hope there will be a signed agreement and come out and be made public to some extent by tomorrow. but don't expect a lot of details. russia very much wants the agreement. the u.s. also sitting down to talk to moscow about all of it in three separate sessions, wolf. >> barbara, thanks very much. all of this is only deepening the mystery of aleppo's population. there's a lot of misery over there as well. the people there already traumatized by years of this bloody civil war. many are trying to flee only to find there's absolutely no place left to go. our senior international correspondent nick paton walsh is nea