A prison riot in venezuela that killed more than 40 people in the uk. And bevan music loses one of its most cherished ambassadors we look back on the life and legacy of algerian singer. With. Israels new Coalition Government is yet to be sawn in but its already facing a major legal challenge judges at the Supreme Court has sided hearing a case that argues it is illegal a separate petitions have been launched against a power sharing deal between the likud party of Benjamin Netanyahu and the blue and white party of benny gantz an arrangement was reached between the former rivals after 3 inconclusive elections in a year that speech carry fossett was outside Israels Parliament in west jerusalem harri the vin number of protests already against his coalition what have we heard and seen in court so far today. Well we heard the judge is sketching out the positions this is pretty much an unprecedented thing the Israeli High Court has to decide on the legality both of the eligibility of Benjamin Netanyahu to stand and to form a government as a Prime Minister under indictment and also whether the deal that he struck with his former rival benny gantz in which there are challenges to the basic lore of the israeli constitution which would have to be legislated during the course of this week to allow both of them to essentially be in acted as coequal Prime Ministers one going 1st in netanyahu for 18 months then dance whether that is negro this day sunday is the day in which the 1st of those questions is being deliberated upon can netanyahu form a government under indictment and there are indications that the court may well get to some extent greenlight in saying things like the train has left the station talking about the number of the members of the knesset the parliament behind me that support this government and dont forget that is after 3 a conclusive election so there is a real will politically for a resolution to this ongoing political crisis but the court is also making sure that it is being heard here arguing back against netanyahu as lawyers of the ability of the court to rule on these matters saying it is not just for the knesset to make a decision that the legalities have to be observed as well so it may well be that theyre moving towards some kind of. Situation where they try and fence in some of his powers as Prime Minister without actually ruling out him as a viable legal Prime Minister we wait to see how it plays out harry thank you for that update Terry Fossett live for us in western sudan. Alisons of palestinian neighbors are returning to work in israel for the 1st time since crossings were closed in march because the coronavirus make it for. It was an agreement between israel and the Palestinian Authority last month some employers were accused of dumping palestinian workers at checkpoints after they showed called a 1000. 00 symptoms my school said queues israel of failing to ensure workers safety need a brain is in bethlehem and says despite the health risks the workers are an important source of income for the Palestinian Authority. Thousands of palestinian workers are returning to their work in israel after a agreement has been made to allow them to go there and stay there for a couple of weeks this has been a daily commute for many workers but after the outbreak of corbett 19 an agreement has been made for them to stay in israel a similar agreement was made a couple of weeks ago but some of those workers said that they couldnt find suitable accommodation so they came back according to this agreement around 40000 palestinian workers are expected to cross into israel on sunday and monday they are workers in the agriculture industry and construction sectors they are important for the israeli economy and they are also important for the Palestinian Economy they generate around 2 and a half 1000000000. 00 into the palestinians weak economy every year so its been a tough decision for the Palestinian Authority to make on the one hand around 74 percent of infections have come from workers and those around them but at the same time theyre crucial for the economy that has already taken a heads because of closures because of covered 900. 00 on the way here weve passed through 2 palestinian checkpoints manned by Palestinian Security forces and they said that theyre only allowing entry to those who have originated permits and they can prove that they can stay in israel for a month now work spec to get those workers to come back in 3 weeks or so in time for the islamic holiday over at the footer and this is going to be the real test for palestinians they said their movement is going to be coordinated with the Palestinian Authority to ensure that they dont spread infections if and so its going to be a challenge for the Palestinian Authority which has already managed to kind of control the outbreak of course as 90. The uns human rights commissioner is calling for an investigation into violence thats killed more than 40 inmates in a venezuelan prison riot began over a demand for relatives to be allowed to deliver food a warning viewers may find some of the images in todays supposed report disturbing. Prisoners from a gentle penitentiary taken to a local hospital dozens of them were hurt after a shootout at the prison located in the city of 190 around 450 kilometers away from us relatives were anxiously waiting outside. And we want to know what really happened to our relatives weve been waiting since noon and we still dont know anything human rights representatives have not turned up or anything like i want to know what happened and. Pictures shown in local media showed dozens of inmates dead the government says they were trying to escape but human Rights Groups say they were protesting for food and want a full investigation into what happened. Since venezuela imposed a lockdown to prevent the spread of covert 1000 visiting rights have been suspended prisoners rely on their relatives for food and medicines. But its not just in venezuela and rest has been on the rise in latin america on saturday in my now state capital of the state of a mass on as prisoners kidnapped 7 guards. Then set the prison on fire Authorities Say they were trying to distract Security Forces to dig a tan and then escape the incident lasted for about 5 hours. But this operation was a success we had several hostages and all of them are alive there were no casualties on the police side in which there were people injured but nothing serious. Violence is a regular occurrence in brazilian prisons as rival gangs fight for control. But the situation is different this time prisons 11 america are overcrowded and lacks any taishan a ticking time bomb for the spread of colvin 1000. Whats going on is that prisoners are afraid because prisons are overcrowded and the conditions are bad in brazil for example there is no Running Water so how can you ask inmates to wash their hands restricting visitors is also a problem because its a lifeline for inmates that depend on them to get food hygiene products. Human Rights Groups say we do using overcrowding is needed to reduce the spread of disease. But it poses a major challenge for countries where resources are already running short. That is how will. Russia has recorded his highs daily rise of cold 1000 infections another 10 and a half 1000 people have tested positive thats despite 5 weeks of restrictions a country now has close to 135 confirmed 135000 confirmed cases of the number of people who have died has slowed in recent days nearly half of all u. S. States have cautioned it reopened for business as a number of deaths fastest 66000 more than 1100000 calls in 1000 cases have been reported nationwide as rob reynolds reports says a glimmer of hope in new york. Military jets flew information over the marble monuments of washington d. C. And over a hospital in baltimore in a symbolic salute to doctors nurses hospital workers and others on the front lines fighting the pandemic despite the Ceremony Health workers in many parts of the country say shortages of personal protective equipment continue in a hopeful sign for hard hit new york city the last covert 900 patients were discharged from a Convention Center that had been converted into an Emergency Hospital the Javits Center treated more than 1000 people with the disease. And the u. S. Navy hospital ship comfort its services no longer needed sailed out to new york harbor despite the glimmerings of hope new York Governor Andrew Cuomo said the virus continues to steal hundreds of lives in the state each and every day that number has remained a bit noxious lee and terrifyingly high and its still not dropping at the rate we would like to see a drop. In california where governor gavin newsom is ordered all beaches closed protesters complained about not being in. Able to swim sunbathe and serve they are in the minority a new poll shows 70 percent of california residents approve of new somes actions in controlling the pandemic while President Trump headed off to camp david for the weekend the white house announced late friday that it would replace the government Inspector General who wrote a critical report on the trumpet ministrations response to the outbreak the report said the administration failed to coordinate distribution of desperately needed medical equipment while i think its a beginning at that seeking to stifle criticism from nonpartizan experts fits a pattern of behavior for it from the data shows he has also refused to allow the governments chief Infectious Disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci to testify before a committee of the democratic controlled house of representatives next week rob reynolds aljazeera. Still ahead on the program on World Press Freedom day the u. N. Warns of the dangers of misinformation in the fight against coronavirus and the Silver Lining to u. S. Sanctions why iran believes they could help it survive the economic fallout from the and the and. The. Kind of theres been heavy rain recently in sumatra in peninsula malaysia which is the shadow on up into was thailand in mind but this is you see quite a spread of the moment as it should be but ive been to the philippines to some orange top for car shows theres a big thunderstorms and its quite a mass circulation actually for when just to the west a job that stays out in the water in the case of this area is quite a wet one so sumatra will see more showers of course cayle in singapore both flights in fact singapore forecast has got daily thunderstorms the steady High Temperature of 34 its a humid places sundering every day the moment i was a change of season australia of course is completely different the winds are not coming up through the bite running through victoria this is the position in melbourne windy enough for some kites if not winds about to die dogs are systems going to cross the thousands the 2 new zealand so its quiet reserved course not very well to get those snow recent the mystery out for melbournes of 58. 00 all the action weather wise is further west with perth like you see the rain later on monday is the 1st front goes through the next ones want to get to come in later on choose to ask the new zealand well wellington represents the forecast here windy and wet out for. Rewind returned to care bring your people back to life im sorry updates on the best of aljazeera documentaries in the liberal clothes the gloves the no like and the other student rewind continues with mono and me going into a war zone he said the 1st thing to look for is the exit its all how to get it its all to get out that nobody sees your pictures theres no point going to these places rewind on aljazeera. To. Live. A recap of our top stories on aljazeera this hour israels new Coalition Government is facing a major legal challenge the Supreme Court is hearing arguments against the power sharing deal between Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu and Opposition Leader benny says russia has recorded its highs daily rise of corona virus infections another 10 and a half 1000 people have tested positive as is 55 weeks of frustrations and the uns human rights commissioner is calling for an investigation into the death of more than 40 inmates in a venezuelan prison the government says they were trying to escape but human Rights Groups say the prisoners were demanding for. Iran is set to reopen some mosques and schools from monday as it further eases coronavirus lockdown restrictions the move will affect about a 3rd of districts which have been consistently free of the disease but president has on rouhani is urging iranians to maintain social distancing on saturday iran reported its slowest daily rise in new infections in more than a month jealous it will stand we decided today that 132. 00 counties are in the white zone or low risk these counties will reopen their mosques as of tomorrow we commence friday prayers while observing health protocols. Now the global fall in oil prices has pushed many governments to the brink but iran stresses and says his countrys economy is able to cope better than most because u. S. Sanctions are forcing it to diversify. From tehran. On the day u. S. Oil prices fell farther than ever before iranian media seemed to relish the news many say the United States has used oil like a weapon against iran for years and its effectiveness was ending irans president said u. S. Sanctions had helped his country become less susceptible to the tumbling market iran he said is now less reliant on oil how many. More how many all an oil rich countries including us with it by the situation some more some less so we will be hit list in other countries iran has spent years trying to move away from an Oil Based Economy but still sells oil through back channels i guess. If we want to say that irans economy was not affected by the Oil Price Drop i think thats wrong it has definitely been impacted but if other countries fell from the 10th floor then iran fell from the 2nd floor because iran has already fallen in the past due to sanctions. Iran is trying to make up for lost oil revenue by manufacturing more goods it can sell abroad as well as building up other industries such as plastics mining and agriculture the government says non oil exports to china and neighboring countries have increased but oil and gas are still vital to its economy iran has expanded Refining Capacity in recent years and unveiled a new oil field in the southwest of the country. It also has a large domestic market because of u. S. Sanctions iran has been unable to freely so its oil the government has for years been trying to diversify the economy to get away from depending on oil as its main source of revenue but one of the things that leaders said they had to do was remove state subsidies on things like gas to ease the governments financial burden or. In november last year the price of petrol at the pumps doubled in some cases tripled overnight it sparked the worst protests since the 1979 Islamic Revolution the death toll from the violence security crackdown that followed is still unclear when Global Oil Prices fell earlier this month some on social media began asking for the savings to be passed on to them now that the oil price is equal to the price of dirt shouldnt the price of gasoline and other crude products go down too said 1. 00 gasoline in the u. S. And europe is cheaper than iran joked another a common saying here is that prices go up never down and theres another financial pinch coming the latest government budget includes a plan to increase revenues by raising taxes the same bus or to her own. Saudi arabia share market as some 20 only 7 percent finance minister said the kingdom would take painful and drastic measures to help its economy don says the action is needed to face a double shock. And no oil prices government projects will be slowed down to reduce spending. To a 9000000000. 00 budget deficit in the 1st quarter as oil revenues collapse. Now the 3rd province in yemen has recorded its 1st case of cold with 19 taking the nationwide number of confirmed infections to 10 the governor of tice province says is closing the borders for 2 weeks but will continue to allow food and other essential goods through hes also ordered mosques and markets to close and banned launch gathering. Now the United States is reportedly considering retaliatory measures against china for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic the move could warse an already strained relations between washington and beijing john hendren reports. President donald trump is reportedly looking for ways to retaliate against beijing for the deadly virus that emanated from china they could have stopped it but they didnt its something that is going to have to be dealt with i have to say this is red white house managers are said to be meeting to discuss options that according to the Washington Post include a lawsuit seeking damages or one of the president s preferred penalties new t