Hello everyone, thanks for tuning in a press tv, world news. The ukrainian president Vladimir Zelinskiy has announced the arrival of the first batch of usmaid abrahams battle tanks in kiev. Zinski did not mention the number of tanks or the time they will be joining the brigades in the front line, but according to us officials, tanks are armed with 120 millimeter rounds of depleted uranium. Strong enough to pierce conventional tank armor, the deployment comes less than a week after the us President Joe Biden announced plans for the delivery in a meeting with the ukrainian president. This is part of a 43 billion dollar Security Assistance package promised by washington. Other western countries have already supplied kiv with advanced weapons in its fight against russia. Moscow has constantly warned though that the west arms deliveries to kiev will only prolong the war. Thousands of Ethnic Armenians in nagornokarabakh are streaming over into armenia following azerbaijans lightning offensive last week that caused a full surrender of separatus. Thousands of refugees have already crossed into armenia. Separatist fighters and the long disputed region were forced into a seasfire following a day long military operation that claims some 200 lives. Azady president ilham aliev has held talks with his turkish counterpart brijip taip erdogan to address this. Situation in karabakh. Meantime, thousands of people have throng the streets of the armenian capital yeravan in a series of protests over the governments handling of the karabakh crisis. The nagarnokarabakh region is internationally recognized as part of azerbaijan, but predominantly populated by Ethnic Armenians. The leadership of the breakaway region says they will leave for armenia out of fears of ethnic cleansing. And now the second day. The asian games in the chinese city of hange, more than 12,000 athletes from 45 nations, including iran are competing in the games. Tim has already have four medals to stand 11th in the game so far. Our correspondent simon joined us earlier with some details. I should say that uh in individual saber fancy. Medal and also. Um because she had made way into the semifinal, she was hitted against her opponent, but she gripped uh bronze medal for the iranian caravan, also in techwan minus 58 Kilogram Division of one silver medal again, and thats good news again, we have iranian womens chocolate rowing also one and 19th asian games, want to take a closer look. Understandings of iranian athletes so far on the second day of the 19th asian games, say that uh by having two bronze medals and two silver medals so far on the second day of the 19th asian games iran ranking and standing so far is 11 among other um countries but definitely uh this such a ranking will change will change in favor of iran as uh uh more more gold win categories and disciplines and categories uh will begin in coming days and history and experience has shown that iran of will definitely have a couple of couple of more gold and colorful medals for iran and uh definitely we wait for gold medals to be graph especially for wrestling especially for red lifting and also judo and some other disciplines so we are waiting for more um colorful medals to the grabbed by iranian ath its so far. Drs intelligence minist says a thorded a terrorist plot aimed at setting off 30 simultaneous explosions in the capital tehran, a ministry agents have arrested 28 terrorists in several operations, they were affiliated with the daiish terrorist group, some of them had acted in kuhoos with tack fery elements in syria and others operated out of afghanistan, pakistan and iraqs kurdistan region, according to the intelligence ministry, terrorist modus operanda was by far more complex than the ones used by ordinary tech fury groups and they apply mechanisms similar to those employed by the Israeli Regime. A considerable amount of explosives and bombs have been seized from the terror. Israeli settlers back by Regime Forces of once again storm the alaxa moss compound desirating the holy site, almost the incursions of on condemnations from the muslim world, and this was topic earlier with our guests of our news review program, here it is, its time now for the news review, bulletin hundreds of settlers, backed by the Israeli Military stormed the alaslam mask, drawing condemnation from muslim countries. The settlers toured the compound and performed rituals there, which are considered sacriligious to the site. Saudi arabia and egypt have separately condemned the move, describing it as a provocative act. Saudi arabias Foreign Ministry said riad firmly stands by the Palestinian People and supports all efforts to end the occupation. Egypt also called on influential international parties. To fill their responsibility to protect palestinian holy sites and the legit rights. Under decades long agreements signed by israel, nonmuslimship at the alasa moska is prohibited. The site, however has seen almost daily incursions by Israeli Settlers in recent weeks. Jamal juma is a founder and coordinator at stop the wall campaign, who joins us from occupied romala, and also abuusa joins us, hes a professor of Political Science at alasar university. Joining us from gaza city. Welcome to you both. Juma, we know that uh, this act happens a frequent basis, but i believe that uh, the frequency has been ramped up quite a bit. Are we looking at uh, what are the goals that you think that this stream cabinet has when it uh throws its weight behind the settlers especially with its uh extreme minister itamar who has also desicrated and uh went on this trip to the alaas. Supported by Israel Security forces, they want to judaize basically, and they want this become a norm, yes of course we are witnessing since years now this systematications, and thats clearly come into a plan to take oversa, because they consider is one of the most important areas if you want to control total jerusalem, and in the process juudaization of jerusalem, since they announced in 2002 about the greatest jewish jerusalem that takes 10 of the west bank, the focus became on aqsa most because its the heart of this plan of jeudization of aqsa most and jerusalem in general, and nowadays with this fascist government now in the led by smutrich and netanyahu, what they are trying is to accelerate and to finalize this means that by all this very violent invasions that has been participated by all this officials, ministers, they want to make it like defacto, the annexation, the dividing of alaxamos, controlling who can got in or out, decreasing the number of the palestinians and the muslims who can go to alaqsa and controlling who can go and who cannot, we were controlling outside the what so called the jerusalem or in the palestinians in west bank and gaza, but now the are small restrictions. Even on jerusalemites and the people or palestinian muslims from 48 was coming, so thats what they want, they want to have total control on this place, total control mean total total occupy, total sovereignty on on the whole on the whole area against the whole what what we have been historically known from the jordanians, responsible over also, so they consider their sovereignty there a sovereignty in jerusalem without it no full sovereignty in jerusalem. Uh, it was more than a month ago, i believe, but it was very recent abasara, i dont know if you recall that there was a plan that was given by uh one of these extreme ministers of israel to divide the alasa mask, and basically looking at an except of what divisions that they had promoted, they wanted to give the southern part of the alasam bound to the uh muslims, but the settlers would be getting uh the central and the northern parts, which would include the dome of the rock, and of course palestinians were outraged at that point. Along with that, they also made announcement saying that they wanted to end jordans guard guardianship at the losk. Tell us uh whether this plan is something that they want to enact at some . Point and they are testing the grounds by the incursions that are being made right now. This is the ultimate goal of the israeli authorities to divide alaqsamus especially between muslims and jews and if if you look at the number of israeli israels whose storm on daily basis that leads to this conclusion and let me tell you that up until this moment today more than 350 Israeli Settlers and israel have stormed since the early hours of this morning, and many of these israelis are performing rituals and jewish prayers inside alaqsa compound, which is in total contradiction of the status, which is designated only for muslim prayers and jews can only visit, just like any other foreigners, but israeli jews do not respect commitments and the status quo of the compound, it its true that many israeli extremets are basically pushing the government and pushing the israeli authorities to divide, especially like the same case which would happen with the home of the patriarch, the ibrahim or the most of ibrahim in hebron, which had been divided. Between jews and and muslims and there are many days even muslims and palestinians are not allowed even to pray inside and in hebron. Therefore it seems to me that this is the beginning of the division of alaxa compound between jews and and and and and muslims. Thank you for that. Professor of Political Science at alasar university. Thank you so much founder and coordinator as stop the walk. Campaign occupied romala and with that we come to an end for this edition of the news review and welcome back youre watching press tv world news now as jews around the world celebrate yaam kiper or day of atonement the Israeli Regime seeses the opportunity to further tighten restrictions on palestinians especially in the gaza strip. Tel aviv has for years been punishing palestinians by shutting down its crossings with gaza and occupied west bank on jewish holidays elly for security purposes. Press tvs ash shanin has details from gaza. Israel has recealed its crossings gaza for the holiday of yomkipor or day of atonement. The areas pedestin crossing in northern gaza and the kirim shalom commercial crossing in Southern Gaza will remain shot until tuesday. The closure of the crossings will only increase the suffering of more than two million gazans have been under crippling. Since 2007, the empowered coast of slaver already suffers from high poverty and unemployment rates. Experts say that sealing the crossings during jewish holidays will further complicate the situation and is part of israels racist policies against the palestians. We strongly condemn this outrageous move. Israel uses jewish holidays as a racist excuse to make the people of gaza suffer and dep. Them of their most basic rights. The goal of closing the crossing is to further tighten the blocade, destroy the economy, and to keep the people of gaza as prisoners in a big prison. Every year the apartide Israeli Regime seals the crossings with gaza for average of 100 days for jewish holidays and other occasions, while keeping its crossings with egypt and jordan open on the same occasions. Israel has systematically closed the border crossings between gaza and israel, and karim shalom, which has inflicted more hardship and more burdens on the Gaza Community in the beginning of the jewish holiday, that they close the border crossings with with the gaza strip mainly, and they keep it open with with other area, like they keep the border cruising on with egypt, with jordan. Experts believe that only the complete lifting of the inhumane israeli siege and the permanent reopening of all crossings can end the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the tiny cost. Israel is suffocating the gaza strip with its inhumane policies. We demand the full lifting the bloccade and the permanent reopening of all crossings. Israel aims to harm the people gaza, including patients and workers as much as it can, under any pret it can find. El avivs racist policy during jewish holiday is considered by many as a grave violation of International Laws and norms. Israel says that will keep the crossings with gaza seal during. Holidays for security reasons, but human Rights Groups se telavives argument, asserting that such measures are only aimed at tightening blocade. Now theres been a much speculation about the possibility of israel and saudi arabia normalizing ties as of late from the saudis abandoning talks with israel to both israel and saudi arabia sounding optimistic about possible reconciliation. One viewpoint holds true throughout the spectrum that any such conciliation with the Israeli Regime is a stab in the back of true through. The spectrum that any such reconciliation with the Israeli Regime is a stand the back of palestinians. But i believe that we are at the cusp of even more dramatic breakthrough. An historic peace between israel and saudi arabia. The israeli Prime Minister netanyahu on israels saudi normalization. And heres again, i think. That under your leadership, president , we can forge a historic peace between israel and saudi arabia, the Saudi Crown Prince seems echo the same sentiment, every day we get closer, it seems its for the first time a real one, serious, we got to see what goes, two problems here, first, just days ago, it was said that saudi arabia had abandoned any normalization talks with israel, which was reported widely, yet when was asked about it, he said, there were reports that you had suspended talks, thats thats not, the study crown prince over has said the issue of palestine is of utmost importance. For us the palestion issue is very important, we need to solve that part. Question is, how important, is it a nonnegotiable or is it open for negotiations . We have a good negotiations continue, now comes. Peace that allows Palestinian People to have an independent state without boots as its capital. If that case, israeli reconciliation is a nonstarter. Theres no way that israel Prime Minister, nor his far right, extreme fascist cabinet would agree to it, so what is the deal . Why is saudi arabia wasting time talking to israel . How can netanyahu say that he cares about the palestinian cause, yet say this about their position, but i also believe that we must not give the palestinians a veto over new peace treaties with arab states, and while talking about the importance of palestinians, his forces murdering palestinians, just today, two shot in the head, buldozing their homes and detaining them, is saudi arabia serious that it may reconcile with this aparthide regime . Now televiv and washington have ratcheted up the push for israeli normalization is part of socalled avans accords, so far the uae, bahrain, sudan and morocco have signed the accords with israel, theres wird. Consensus these countries have abandoned the palestinian cause by doing so credible Nuclear Threat the israeli Prime Minister was up to his old antics of the unga podium using his props make points, a red marker and a piece of cardboard. Today i bring this marker to show a great blessing, the blessing of new middle east, this new middle east that he talks about, referred to. By iran as west asia has already happened, its called the iran saudi reconciliation. Further proof of that, irans foreign minister, hooking up with the saudi fm in new york, on the sidelines of the unga, where there was talk about a comprehensive cooperation agreements with riad, but theres no denying there is a conflict of interests when it comes to saudi, iran reconciliation versus a possible saudi detante with israel, in more ways than one. مر مردم فلسطین و به مقاومت فلسطینییان and what about the u. S. President joiden crown prince has rejected on more than one occasion. Upbeat assessment of israel, saying things like a breakthrough is far away, and steep obstacles remain, but perhaps a point overlooked by the media may provide a window into what the. Real intentions of the us is one of the reasons behind the us enthusiasm behind the normalization countering chinas inroads in the persian gulf. This was a clear reference to chinas belt and road initiative, a stance supported by the israeli Prime Minister. That great promise in the g20 meeting that you participated and led, you spoke about economic corridor, would link uh asia, the middle east and europe together, and such a corridor will uh will make israel very important hub a a highway of unprecedented prosperity. Us and israel through the trade route as shown here, want to stand up to chinas one belt, one road initiative, and as the saying goes, kill two birds with one stone through this strategy, but will it work . Consider this china is saudi. Arabias Number One Oil customer. Saudi arabia has just become a new bricks member. Saudi arabia is reconciled with iran with many pgcc persian gulf countries to have done the same or are in the process of doing that with iran. Thats called the new world order. It would be wiser for netanyahu to reconcile with his own people who have protested for over 38 weeks before aspiring to reconcile with saudi arabia. While theyre speaking and while we hope. Now south korea and the us have kicked off joint war games and waters east to the Korean Peninsula amit simmering tensions with pyong yang. The south korean navy says 3day exercises involved 9. Vessels and two patrol aircraft, theyll focus on Antisubmarine Warfare and live fire drills. A spokesman for the drill says, exercises will serve to effectively deter and respond to nuclear and missile threats from the democratic republic of korea. The dprk says his military moves are defensive and has condemned the games as rehearsals for invasion. Our sol correspondent Jennifer Chang earlier said the joint war again. By south korea and the us have uh provoked some uh sentiments and heres wh