heights and now put an end to the lie that settlements are illegal nation from jordan and from hamas we warned against dangerous consequences of the us change of position a continuation of u.s. policy to support occupation from the palestinian leadership not just anger but also a call to action that's prole is that i was a patient. war crimes and this is constituent a major threat to international peace and security and this is. international community from the rules of international law that all wars of solving conflicts by free support means and to the horrors of the. the european union and many other country saying the settlements violate human security council resolutions and undermine the chances of a 2 state solution but even with what the u.s. says are the hopes of renewed peace talks the embassy has issued a security warning knowing some could target american interests in israel and the occupied territories in protest rosalyn jordan al-jazeera washington. meanwhile israel says its intercepted 4 rockets that were fired from syria towards the occupied golan heights warning sire

and israel says its intercepted 4 rockets that were fired from syria towards the occupied golan heights warning sirens were heard around the heights as the rockets were downed by israel's iron defenses israel's occupy the syrian territory since 967 meanwhile syria's state run news agencies reported explosions were heard near damascus airport no other details have been reported so far. the 3 taliban commanders have been released by the afghan government as part of a prisoner swap deal sources have told al-jazeera they've landed here in qatar senior taliban leader and are so carney's among them in exchange 2 professors from the u.s. and australia have been released after spending 3 years being held by the taliban the afghan president ashraf ghani amounts a swap last week hong kong's leader kerry lamb is urging the protestors who are still holed up inside a university campus to leave peacefully and for the police to treat them humanely she says about $600.00 have left so far after sunday night's violence that led to the stand of officers serve surrounded the campus and they're arresting an

heights the occupied golan heights on tuesday night they're blaming this attack on the force there has been no independent confirmation on that specific incident israel has been targeting syria really for years now it says that it doesn't want the israeli army and iranian military really to entrench itself in syria to use syria's a launching pad against israel or pose any security threat to israel so this has been going on for some time now but it has been a while since israel carried out such a strikes thanks very much. and israel's security was highlighted by the country's prime minister benjamin netanyahu just after he met his rival benny gantz who has until the end of whedon's day to try and form a government mr ganns is still in negotiations with other parties if he can form a coalition israel could face a 3rd election in less than 12 months mr netanyahu described his meeting with mr gans as the quote final moments of and start decision that could affect the country's security. yemen's who see rebels have released 3 ships and their crews seize near the red sea on monday to south k

heights the golan heights area so israel continuing with these strikes have been happening for years now but this shadow war if you like between israel and iran is now out in the open because in previous months israel really has been more forthcoming in claiming responsibility for those strikes a u.s. helicopter has crashed in afghanistan killing 2 military personnel on board u.s. commandos in the province of. government denying taliban claims the. a top u.s. diplomat who's emerged as an important witness in the impeachment inquiry into president donald trump is jus to testify in public for the 1st time he's gotten sunderland is the u.s. ambassador to the european union has revised his unofficial closed door testimony about mr trump restarting military aid to ukraine in return for a corruption investigation into his rival joe biden and mr biden's son hunter now on tuesday the white house attacked its own ukraine expert as he testified to the inquiry alan fisher is in washington. this could be a pivotal week in the donald trump impeachment hearings many of the shuttle to give evidence

heights the u.s. administration has now put an end to the lie that settlements are illegal. the palestinian authority is outraged israeli settlements in the occupied palestinian territories including his jerusalem. not only illegal under international law they are war crimes and the statement of mr by the secretary of state of the united states is absolutely. rejected and in response to pompei of the european union's foreign policy chief greeny said the e.u.'s position on israeli settlements had remained unchanged the e.u. considers them illegal. the israel palestine peace process has been stalled figures now and washington's latest move could jeopardize future negotiations. all right let's take this to washington now our correspondent. joins me now where we just heard there had lots of of a surprise was this announcement and why this move now. hi anthony well and actually in many ways actually this doesn't come as a shock it's basically a continuation of you know this administration's policy towards

heights now. this announcement breaks with a u.n. security council resolution and back in 2016. states that settlements in the west bank are a violation of international law it also goes against the 4th geneva convention and it's a move that's expected to distance the united states from its traditional allies in europe and also allies of the u.s. in the middle east now it's a significant shift from the policies of president barack obama. who was very much against the further construction of israeli settlements in the west bank but the trumpet ministration has demonstrated that it is not afraid to make some very pro israel moves and you know this announcement by peo is just another example of that public ileus in washington they will or thirty's in iran have defended the hike in fuel prices that the sponsor days of rioting at least 3 people have been killed and more than a 1000 wrist the government insists the process rises on this is syria to fund social welfare programs as the troubles continue t

heights came in apriljust before the polls opened at that particular time. and given we have next year the presidential election, will this decision have any impact on that? it's interesting because of that decision by the trump administration, the announcement of the recognition of the israeli sovereignty over the golan heights came in apriljust before the polls opened at that particular time. one of the inconclusive elections that have been held there. and there is the suggestion that this is an attempt to help mr netanyahu again. whether it will do so of course remains to be seen because he's locked in a very tight race with his main rival there. we'lljust have to wait and see, but meanwhile, i think the fallout from this could be perhaps considerable. the united states warning citizens in the region to be mindful of the possibility of attacks against citizens or us interests in the region as a result of this announcement today. david willis speaking to kasia madera earlier. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: an update on

heights. well for a bit more analysis on this we can now cross live to alison drew bruno he's an analyst at gulf state and lipsticks our sandra let's start here why do you think israel carried out those airstrikes now what's triggered them. yes there in fact the timing is very telling right now we've had a week of activity with missile exchanges and but he was a few days ago that israel killed islam and jihad member in the massacres and his son so but more importantly i think the timing of these attacks today coincide with the riots in iran and in fact the even the israelis are saying that the rockets were fired from iranian areas or from a very militias based in the in damascus so the as we've seen in iran part of the the writers have been complaining about iran's foreign policy claim. saying the government spent a lot of money on supporting hezbollah and syria instead of focusing on the economy at home. and. the events today. and i think this will continue for the next couple of weeks we'll

warning sirens were had around the golan heights as the rockets were downed by. israel's. defenses israel's occupied the syrian territory since 967 meanwhile syria's state run news agency is reporting explosions have been heard near damascus airport no other details have been reported so far nichols will bring you any more information on those incidents as soon as we get it. now airstrikes have killed at least 7 people and injured more than 30 others in southern areas of libya's capital and according to government sources the warlord holy for have to. targeted a factory where the victims were working they're mostly bangladeshis while others came from african countries mark wood up to what it is in tripoli the libyan capital. military sources with tripoli and back the government of national accord say that the airstrikes which started a factor in whether to be an area in southern tripoli and killed a number of innocent civilians and one did it dozens of them the other strikes according to the government sources were launched by a drone loyal to the world lord khal

heights from syria. china summoned a u.s. diplomat after the senate in washington passed a bill to support human rights at home kong following months of often violent unrest in hong kong the protesters inside a university campus are refusing to surrender themselves to the police britain's just summoned the chinese ambassador over allegations a consulate employee in hong kong was tortured he simon chang he says chinese secret police beat him deprived him to sleep and chained him up was pressing him for information about activists leading the protest in hong kong with jang was detained for 15 days jennifer up to the mainland in august more witnesses have been publicly questioned in the impeachment inquiry against president trump one of them the white house ukraine expert described mr trump's phone call with the ukrainian president as improper to u.s. military personnel have been killed in a helicopter crash in afghanistan it happened in low gar province officials say they don't believe the helicopter was s

heights as part of israel the directive made the u.s. the 1st country to recognize israeli rather than syrian sovereignty over the region or this is trump is also promising a so-called deal of the sentry to resolve the israeli palestinian conflict and bring peace to the region. is executive director of the arab center of washington he says the decision doesn't come out of the blue. i'm not surprised at all with regards to the content of the statement by the secretary of state i'm so surprised though like everybody else probably by the time you know the statement itself was somewhat inconsistent i think it was definitely. considered despite the fact that the secretary said it comes after a long period of 3 assessment of the policy the fact of the matter it wasn't accidental that so many different administrations prior to this one looked at the israeli settlements in the west bank in gaza not in the golan and as illegal and a violation of international law there is a universal consensus about this issue so what is inconsistent is not what

heights from syria a u.s. helicopter has crashed in afghanistan killing 2 military personnel who are on board u.s. commanders in the province of logo and the afghan government are denying taliban claims that the aircraft was shot down. the deadline for the main rival to the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to form a government expires at 22 hours g.m.t. benny gantz is negotiating with other parties his meeting with mr netanyahu is a last ditch attempt to form a unity government it made no progress if mr gant cannot form a coalition israel could face a 3rd election in less than a year more witnesses have been publicly questioned in the impeachment inquiry against donald trump one of them the white house ukraine expert described his phone call with ukraine's president as improper ukraine says it's ready to accept a quote reasonable compromise on settling the conflict in the east more than 13000 people have been killed in the 5 year conflict between russia back separatists and ukrainian government forces

heights the u.s. administration has now put an end to the lie that settlements i am legal. the palestinian authority is outraged israeli settlements in the occupied palestinian territories including his jerusalem. not only illegal under international law they are rhymes and the statement of mr secretary of state of the united states is absolutely. rejected and in response to pompei of the european union's foreign policy chief federica more greeny said the e.u.'s position on israeli settlements had remained unchanged the e.u. considers them illegal. buz real promise during peace process has been stalled for years now and washington's latest move could jeopardize future negotiations. they've been having with some of the stories making news around the world the lebanese parliament has postponed the session due to happen on tuesday after protesters in beirut attacked cars carrying m.p.'s and blocked roads the postponement comes despite heavy deployment of security forces demonstrators say the planned sess

heights the u.s. administration has now put an end to the lie that siddle mintz are illegal palestinian chief negotiator barack that said the decision was a threat to global security and peace. israeli settlements in the occupied palestinian territories including east jerusalem and not only illegal under international law they are war crimes and the statement of mr payoff the secretary of state of the united states is absolutely. rejected and must be condemned. because once superpowers once the term of mr bush and decide to undermine international law once they become an administration that's pro israel's occupation pro israel war crimes and this is constitute a major threat to international peace and security and this is turning international community from the rules of international law the rules of solving conflict by peaceful means into the horrors of the jungle will bring in our guests shortly but 1st harry force that reports from western slope or benjamin netanyahu wasted no time in welcoming th

heights the golan heights area so israel continuing with these strikes they've been happening for years now but the shadow war if you like between israel and iran is now out in the open because in previous months israel really has been more forthcoming in claiming responsibility for those strikes. script. if news from sri lanka the new president got by rajapaksa has named his elder brother mahinda as prime minister in a move that was widely expected mahinda rajapaksa who is president himself between 252015 replaces ran away from a singer a former prime minister stepped down after his party's presidential candidate lost the election earlier this week the greek government has announced it will close down several large migrant camps and replace them with close facilities with a capacity of at least $5000.00 people each is also vowing to step up deportations of migrants not eligible for asylum this is the latest in a series of measures aimed at tackling severe overcrowding as greece experiences the biggest resurgence of refugee arrival since 2015. proceeding with the arrangement of close ce

warning sirens were heard around the golan heights as the rockets were downed by israel's iron dome air defenses 3 taliban commanders have been released by the afghan government as part of the prisoner swap sources have told al-jazeera they've landed in qatar senior leader counties among them in exchange 2 professors from the u.s. and australia are being released 3 years after they were kidnapped hong kong's either kerry lamb is urging the protests is still holed up inside a university campus to leave peacefully and for the police to treat them humanely she says around $600.00 left after sunday night's violence that led to the sand of offices of surrounded the campus and are arresting anyone who emerges but those under 18 are being released to their parents. south korea has confirmed that 2 of its vessels have been seized by yemen's who the rebels in the red sea so all is asking the u.s. and saudi arabia to help recover them who they say they've also taken custody of a 3rd ship which is saudi and all of being held near data the saudi government's describing the incident as a terrori

heights that territory seized from syria in 1967 and formally annexed in $1801.00 and washington is also broken with international consensus by formally recognized in jerusalem as israel's capital both decisions were widely condemned including by the un. when the us announced the embassy relocation violent protests erupted with israeli forces killing dozens of palestinians we'll split school commentator i mean or and what the implication of this decision will be. this is of course a very. discriminating way of conducting diplomacy and the united states has chosen to act unilaterally disregarding the united nations security council even its allies and the western allies do not see eye to eye with washington on this topic so obviously it will not be a precedent and the united states will probably be isolated obviously this is going to please the right wing news row it is not going to change anything if at all it is going to give more strength to those extremists in the palestinian community who say that diplomacy is no garage for statehood and that they must act violently and therefor

heights from syria we will of course keep you updated on this story as it develops. well now the news this hour dance off artie's say they found $25.00 people in a refrigerated container on board a cargo ferry bound for the u.k. the discovery was made after the ship had left the city of loving an on tuesday evening and then returned to port and 2 of the stairways were taken to hospital the others are being held in police custody it comes less than a month after the bodies of $39.00 vietnamese nationals were found in a lorry in the south east of england. the u.s. secretary of state has announced that washington will impose sanctions on iran's firdaus nuclear facility he also repeated his support for the ongoing protests in the country to ron hit back by accusing us of stirring up on rust. united states will terminate the sanctions were related to the nuclear facility at fordo iran people enjoy a better future when their government begins to respect basic human rights abandon its revolutionary. posture and its destabilizing foreign policy in the region and behave simpl

heights the occupied golan heights as part of israel the directive made the us the 1st country to recognize israeli sovereignty rather than syrian sovereignty over the region all this s. trump is also promising a so-called deal of the century to resolve these or any palestinian conflict and bring peace in the region that's now speak to who is the executive director of the app center of washington he's via skype from washington thank you so much for being with us so as as we saw there another big shift in u.s. policy on the palestinian israeli issue are you at all surprised by this what do you think is motivating this i'm not surprised at all with regards to the content of the statement by the secretary of state on so surprised though like everybody else probably by the time you have the statement itself was somewhat inconsistent i think it was definitely. i mean i'm considered despite the fact that the secretary said it comes after a long period of 3 assessment of the policy of the matter. it wasn't accidental that so many different administrations prior to this were looked really settlemen

there are over 30 in the golan heights. all of the areas were captured and occupied1967 ever since. it's the greatest proportion of settlers, almost 430,000 of them, lived in the occupied west bank. jews make up 13% o othe west bank's population. palelestinians were hoping stats contingency. despite internationonal condemnation, settler communitities continued to grow year on year. the jewish population in the west bank has more than doubled since 2001. resolutioncouncil says it constitutes a violation of international law. >> prorotests in beirut forced parliament t to postpone a a sen meanant for today.y. california filed a lawsuit against juuuul. ofthey are accusising juul deptptive marketiting practices. lilifornia follolowing nth carolina followingng the lateset statate. juul is facing a number of .nvevestigations >> trendy ads. nothing out of the ordinary for a publicity drive according to juul. for california, it is part of a wider marketing strategy. we allege that juul failed to warn c consumers of their expose to chemicals linked to cancer, birth defects and other arms. l

heights from syria the pentagon is warning that eisel is getting stronger again because of the u.s. withdrawal from syria and turkey is offensive that in a report it says those developments have allowed isel to rebuild its capabilities and resources but also warns the death of ice the leader of a black al baghdadi will do little to slow the resurgence and it says the group is likely to focus on freeing fighters held by kurdish led forces well not a hashimi is director of the center for middle east studies at the university of denver he says a stabilizing force is needed to fill the power vacuum in the region the short term challenge is to try and stabilize this area it was previously stabilized by american troop presence in alliance with kurdish forces so now that that arrangement has been. changed i think that's the immediate i think pressing challenge is to find some alternative security arrangement that prevents this area from further destabilizing allowing isis to you know insert itself and to reorganize but of course the longer term challenge is still remain in these have to do

heights and now put an end to the lie that settlements are illegal condemnation from jordan and from hamas we warned against dangerous consequences of the us change of position a continuation of u.s. policy to support occupation from the palestinian leadership not just anger but also a call to action that's prole is that i was a compassion war crimes and this is constituent a major threat to international peace and security and this is. international community from the orders of international law that all wars of solving conflicts by face for means into the horrors of the jungle the european union and many other countries saying the settlements violate u.n. security council resolutions and undermine the chances of a 2 states with. but even with what the u.s. says are the hopes of renewed peace talks the embassy has issued a security warning some could target american interests in israel and the occupied territories in protest. washington but we have 2 correspondents covering the story in a moment we'll go to new in ramallah but 1st let's begin high falsetto in west jerusalem as we he

heights from syria. the organization of american states says political instability and human rights abuses are having a damaging effect on democracy in nicaragua hundreds have been killed jailed or forced into exile since protests against the president daniel ortega began in april last year opponents want him to step aside and allow elections. in chile police say they'll stop using birdshot pellets on protest as a means to now the suspension follows an admission by president sebastian pinera that security forces have committed abuses and promised to punish those who are guilty. as more from santiago. on monday thousands took to the streets in sheila's capital sent the agony protesters commemorated one month since the unrest began nationwide but demonstrations like these are taking place almost every day across china. so more incidents involving police using violent tactics to disperse crowds. and it would seem to say the level of violence of this government with our president there's almost a pandemic of

heights from syria. in chile police say they'll stop using birdshot pellets on protest as at least for now the suspension follows an admission by president sebastian pinera that security forces have committed abuses and promised to punish those who are guilty on iraq and i reports now from santiago. on monday thousands took to the streets in sheila's capital sent the protesters commemorated one month since the unrest began nationwide but demonstrations like these are taking place almost every day across china. so more incidents involving police using violent tactics to disperse crowds and their lives and it would seem to say the level of violence of this government with our president there's almost a pandemic of people who have lost their eyes or have been the one not only that there are people who have been tortured or have disappeared it's almost like a dictatorship under democracy. this ongoing crackdown by security forces against demonstrators has become one of the biggest sources of anger among prot

heights and so you know this is the latest in several moves made by trump administration that critics have said that this is coming basically at a time as we know that the trumpet ministration and the secretary of state of course is included in that might pompei oh they're under a lot of pressure because of the ongoing impeachment inquiry related to ukraine and also my pompei a has been under a lot of pressure and from both republicans and democrats over his handling of u.s. diplomats so basically by making this announcement at pompei 0 in some ways is raising his profile and focusing attention on another issue at the moment. my compass stresses this would not affect the peace process one though what side those in washington with experience in this region public. well i'm thinking you know this announcement is coming out of time where it basically breaks a 2016 u.n. security council every resolution that basically you know states settlements in the west bank are basically a violation of international law it also breaks with the position held by the united states in 1978 under as presi

heights the occupied golan heights so israel saying this isn't retaliation but at the same time israeli officials reiterating that they will continue to target iran and syria because they believe their presence is a national security threat all right said many thanks indeed let's go to moscow then alexander. is there for us xander what's been the russian response to this israeli operation. now russia called this israeli missile strikes are wrong a deputy foreign minister mr grant of says that it is contrary to international law and that the elites to escalation of tensions in the region russia said they're going to conduct all of the sides involved to clarify the circumstances what is not known at this moment is whether israel informed russia before the strikes about what is said to happen we know that since 2015 russia has its troops in syria and russia is involved they're both in the political and military militarily in syria at the same time iran is good and there are good relations with iran and russia also wants to be keep good relations with israel so for russia this is not an eas

heights the us administration have now put an end to the lie that settlements are illegal. the palestinian authority is outraged israeli settlements in the occupied palestinian territories including his jerusalem. not only illegal under international law they are war crimes and the statement of mr secretary of state of the united states is absolutely. rejected and in response to pompei of the european union's foreign policy chief greeny said the e.u.'s position on israeli settlements had remained unchanged the e.u. considers them illegal. the israel palestine peace process has been stalled figures now and washington's latest move could jeopardize future negotiations. let's preview down some of the other stories making the news this hour security forces have been heavily deployed in the capital beirut as protests tester's folded barbed wire blocked roads in an attempt to stop a parliamentary session they say is unconstitutional protests have been gripping tobar and that's an economic and political crisis. yellowing a former prime minister of pakistan now. reef left the count

. >> would your decision today about -- the capital of israel and golan heights under israeli control come to believe we're getting closer to a one-state solution as a two-state solution is a longer viable? >> we've had a long time with the policy, the legal interpretation and now in the other way and it didn't work. that's the facts in evidence. we believe that what we've done today is we have recognized the reality on the ground. we have now declared settlements are not per se illegal under international law. we have provided the very space that your question suggest, that very space for israel and the palestinians to come together to find a political solution to this very, very vexing problem. we think, in fact, with increased the likelihood that the vision for peace that this administration has, we think we've created space for that to be successful. i'm hopeful we will be able to move forward on that before too terribly long. >> just on the practical applications. i understand you are referring to the decision not to declare these settlements per se illegal. does that also apply

heights as part of israel. so this administration has taken some forward leaning steps in terms of the u.s. posture towards israel. >> it has come of the administration has definitely leaned towards if you consider negotiations, whole helping the israelis in their negotiations, there is no question that israel's establishment of settlements and particular areas on the west bank have been particularly divisive and not constructive to the peace process. so, there is no question about that. but when you look at the universal issues of how are we going to get a final solution that is going to allow for both countries, both populations to live in peace, the chances are that every single place that israeli is living might not be a solution, but to get backing for a final solution, i think that you really do need to have some flexibility on what settlements have to be dismantled and what settlements may be could not be dismantled, practically, so i think it is a little bit more organic than just the legal debate. >> j

contrasting that with the lack of recognition for sovereignty over the golan heights before the last election. it is a pretty big gift for netanyahu when it comes to his own attempts to try to stay in power. the question is, what will he do ?ith this very basic norm given the fact that at the moment is really is extremely tenuous. he runs a caretaker administration with all sorts of negotiations going on. >> thank you. will have people been saying? -- what have people been saying? >> the main thing we have heard from palestinian officials is condemnation, although they would tell you it is not surprised. this administration has not been citing by the palestinians. officials will tell you they have been siding with the right israeli government and they have been giving the israeli prime minister gifts after gifts. remember we are two weeks away now from the second anniversary of the declaration by the u.s. president donald trump that he is going to be recognizing jerusalem as the israeli capital , which he eventually did. we have heard from the secretary-general who said the u.s. is n

heights the u.s. administration has now put an end to the lie that settlements are illegal. saya better catches the palestinian chief negotiator he says the u.s. decision is a violation of international law israeli settlements in the occupied palestinian territories including is jerusalem. not only illegal under international law they are war crimes and the statement of mr secretary of state of the united states is absolutely. rejected and must be condemned. because once superpowers once the term of mr bush and decide to undermine international law once they become an administration that's pro is that i was a patient pro israel war crimes and this is constitute a major threat to international peace and security and this is turning international community from the rules of international law the doors of solving conflict by peaceful means into the horrors of the jungle. and the jordanian foreign minister has tweeted saying the settlements are an illegal action that will kill the 2 state solution jordan'

the structure role in the —— golan heights. translation: this is an historic day and another great achievement to our policy. the us administration has now put an end to the lie that settlements are illegal. i thanked the lie that settlements are illegal. ithanked president the lie that settlements are illegal. i thanked president trump and secretary of state mike pompeo. america's new policy on the israeli settle m e nts america's new policy on the israeli settlements lives at odds with both the european union and the united nations, not to mention its allies in the middle east. it would also seem to signal an end to any prospect of a two state solution in that region. the eu in response is urging israel to and its settlement activities which it says is undermining hopes of a lasting peace. david willis, bbc news let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news: protest organisers in lebanon are trying to prevent mps gathering for a parliamentary session on tuesday. protesters say they'll block roads leading to par

the rockets were shot down a day earlier israel intercepted 4 rockets launched towards the occupied golan heights from syria 3 ships seized in the red sea by hoofy rebels have now been released that's according to south korea to the vessels are south korean the other is from saudi arabia they are being held in the port city of data the saudi government condemn the seizure as a terrorist operation that the who the said the actions were justified the rebels have targeted vessels of yemen in the past. so those were the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera off to talk to our to sara station that's a lot of. what kind of care does that provide and is anyone willing to pick up the calls we bring you the stories and developments that are rapidly changing the world we live in so is it possible for trump to actually. counting the cost on al-jazeera. you mean warm. work says. he's recognized by many as a symbol of left wing movements in latin america union leader and activist evermore ellie's became bolivia's 1st indigenous president after his party movement to socialism won the 2005 ele

heights the u.s. administration has now put an end to the lie that settlements are illegal. the palestinian authority is outraged israeli settlements in the occupied palestinian territories including east jerusalem. only illegal under international law they are war crimes and the statement of the secretary of state of the united states is absolutely. rejected and in response to pompei of the european union's foreign policy chief greeny said the ease position on israeli settlements had remained unchanged the e.u. considers them illegal. the israel palestine peace process has been stalled figures now and washington's latest move could jeopardize future negotiations. u.s. president donald trump faces more potentially damning testimony and critical public impeachment hearings and started a short while ago this week the house intelligence committee is hearing from 4 more witnesses about the president's tapings with ukraine to. the july 25th phone call between president trump and the ukrainian president whe

to attack israel and basically create a new front along the occupied golan heights. area so israel continuing with these strikes they've been happening for years but the shadow war if you like between israel and iran is open because in previous months israel really has been more forthcoming in claiming responsibility for those strikes as we reported russia has condemned the israeli air strikes on a. is a journalist and says that still wants a good relationship with iran and israel. now russia called this israeli missile strikes are wrong to move to foreign minister mr grant says that it is contrary to the international law and that it only needs to escalation of tensions in the region russia said they're going to contact all of the sides involved to clarify the circumstances what is not known at this moment is whether israel informed russia before the strikes about what is to happen we know that since 2015 russia has its troops in syria and russia is involved both in the political and military militarily in syria at the same time iran is good and russia is even good

announcement comes 8 months off to washington recognized israeli serenity over the golan heights that territory was seized from syria in $967.00 of formally addict in 1901 under the trumpet ministration the us has also broken with international consensus in deciding to recognize to root slim as israel's capital both decisions were strongly condemned including by the un. well israel's prime minister meanwhile has praised the united states latest move claiming it quote writes a historic wrong. i will consider a true pompeo and the trumpet ministration announcement only galatea of communities in judea and samaria there is no dispute about the right of the jewish people to the land of israel this is an appropriate response to the european court decision and the boy could attempt against israel well with 600000 illegal settlers already living in the west bank which is home to 3000000 palestinians we asked political commentator i may order on what the implications of this latest decision will be. this is of course a very. discriminating way of conducting diplomacy and the united states has