Bringing israel and itself arab neighbors closer, and as we Work Together to thwart those dangers, i hope well build lasting partnerships, lasting partnerships for security, for prosperity, and for peace. But in israel, we never forget one thing, we never forget that the most important partner that israel has, has always been and will always be the United States of america. [ applause ] the alliance between israel and the United States is unshakable. [ applause ] president obama and i agree on the need to keep arms out of the hands of iran terror proxies. We agree on the need to stop iran from destabilizing countries throughout the middle east. Israel deeply appreciates president obamas willingness to bolster our security, help israel maintain its qualitative military edge, and help israel confront the enormous challenges we face. Israel is grateful that this sentiment is widely shared by the American People and its representative in congress, by both those who supported the deal, and
Russian air strikes on syria are now being reinforced by russian warships firing missiles from the caspian sea to hit targets in syria 1500 kilometers away. First a report from zana hoda. Reporter a new phase in russias military intervention in syria. For the past week, moscow has been targeting the opposition from the air. Now that air power is being used to support a Syrian Army Counter offensive on the ground. Areas are coming under fire. This battle is for control of an important corner in western syria, strategically situated along the main highway between the cities of damascus and aleppo, and it seems the government had informed the residents of the assault. Translator after the Syrian Regime threatened to invade the town, the families fled from their homes and now this town is empty of civilians and only rebels remain. Reporter tens of thousands live in the town. It is not clear how many already left. But the rebel factions in this region are promising to fight back. Translator
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[ technical difficulties ] and a villa occupied by Coalition Forces. Isil has carried out attacks in yemen before, but these are the groups firstknown attacks on the yemeni administration itself. The group also claims to have carried out a suicide bombing in a mosque at the capitol sanaa. Hashem ahelbarra has more details. Reporter these are the four suicide bombers, isil says were behind the attacks. They drove cars packed with explosives into a hotel, where government leaders have based their headquarters. This was the moment the hotel was hit. A compound was also targeted. Translator i heard huge explosions and rushed to the area, i was told two Armored Vehicles drove through check points and exploded inside of the compound. Earlier government and Coalition Forces lead by saudi arabia, blamed the houthi fighters and troops loyal to former president saleh for the attacks. Isil has emerged as a force in yemen over the last year. In this video, posted on sunday, it is shows fighting ag
Mh17, say ukraine should have closed its air space. And a special report from the worlds most heavily guarded border which divided north and south korea. It has been another day of violence in israel and the occupied territories. At least three israels have been killed in two separate attacks in jerusalem. One palestinian man also lost his life. Benjamin netenyahu is due to make a statement about the security situation to the parliament. Mike hanna joins us from west jerusalem. Mike, that statement coming after a security cabinet meeting. What are we hearing on the political front there in jerusalem . Reporter well, at this stage no details have emerged from that security cabinet meeting. Benjamin netenyahu has been consulting his heads of police, army, and Intelligence Services in terms of exploring ways in which the situation on the ground can be dealt with. In recent days there has been massive increase in the number of policemen deployed. Large number of civilian officers have been