netanyahu israel's attorney general charges the prime minister with fraud bribery and breach of trust netanyahu is calling the indictment a coup we'll take you to jerusalem for the latest also coming up a domestic political errand that's how a former adviser to u.s. president trump is describing an alleged pressure campaign put on ukraine and u.s. president allegedly wanted to dig up dirt on his political rival joseph on the 5th and final day of the public impeachment hearings wraps up right now. by brant goff it's good to have you with us and we begin with what could be a fatal blow to the political career of benjamin netanyahu tonight israel's attorney general is announcing that he is pressing corruption charges against the israeli prime minister netanyahu is being indicted for bribery fraud and breach of trust in 3 separate cases the prime minister has denied any wrongdoing he is calling the indictment and attempted coup he's currently battling to stay in power after september's parliamentary elections which produced no clear winner. the israeli prime minister remains defiant as he

i'm still going to welcome to the program the chances of israel's up prime minister benjamin netanyahu entering another term in office looks them today and minutes ago israel's attorney general announced that he's pressing corruption charges mr netanyahu has been indicted for bribery fraud and breach of trust in 3 separate cases the prime minister denies wrongdoing has previously said he would not step down what he were he to be indicted he's currently battling to stay in power after september's parliamentary elections produced no clear winner. straight to d.w. correspondent tanya kraemer in jerusalem welcome attack and what do these charges relate to. well these are repose coming out if the television set stations here in israel saying that he will be indicted on all 3 ta just that are privately forward and preach of trust and they're relating to 3 different corruption cases that are known to israelis as case 1000 case 2000 and case 400-1004 example is he's accused of taking lavish gifts from wealthy businessmen and friends in exchange for a sum of status so we are waiting now to hear

being the israeli prime minister is this the beginning of the end for benjamin netanyahu israel's attorney general has indicted the prime minister on charges of fraud bribery and breach of trust we'll take you live to jerusalem for the latest also coming up in the former soviet republic of georgia opposition groups are demanding early.

thanks for joining us we begin with what could be a fatal blow to the political career of benjamin netanyahu israel's attorney general has announced he will be pressing corruption charges against the prime minister netanyahu is being indicted on charges of fraud and breach of trust in 3 separate cases it's the prime minister has denied wrongdoing and cold the indictment and attempted coup he's currently battling to stay in power after september parliamentary elections produced no clear winner. the israeli prime minister remains defiant as he addresses the country following his indictment and it was. you have to be blind not to see that something bad is happening with the police and the prosecutors tonight we're witnessing an attempted coup with fulsomely cations and a tainted investigation. that investigation lasted years on thursday israel satori new general announced his decision to formally press charges. when the attorney general decides to indict an acting prime minister for severe charges of corruption which is a difficult and sad day for the israeli public and for me personally. the c

benjamin netanyahu, benjamin neta nyahu, israel's benjamin netanyahu, israel's longest serving prime minister, has been indicted with fraud, breach of trust and bribery. after months of deliberation, the attorney general and former political ally said he made the decision with a heavy heart. translation: with a heavy heart i decided to indict him. with a heavy heart but also wholeheartedly, out of a deep sense of duty for the rule of law and the public interest. the accusations that he had accepted gifts of cigars and pink champagne and gave favours to get positive press coverage have dogged the prime minister in recent years. but this is a marked development. reacting to the news, benjamin netanyahu was defiant. translation: we are witnessing an attempted coup against a serving prime minister, based on fabrications and a tainted, biased investigative process. i will not let them triumph. i will continue to leave the country according to the letter of the law with responsibility, devotion and concern for the security and future of us all. technically, mr netanyahu can remain in offic

news live from the lead so is this the beginning of the end for benjamin netanyahu israel's attorney general has indicted the prime minister on charges of fraud bribery times breach of trust take it back to jerusalem also on the program britain's opposition labor party thomas' sweeping economic changes ahead of next month's general election despite trading badly enough to.

the chances of israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu beginning another term in office are looking slimmer tonight. it comes after the country's attorney general announced he is pressing corruption charges against the premise or. netanyahu is being invited -- indicted for fraud, and breach of trust in three separate cases. the prime minister who denies any wrongdoing says the indictment is "an attempted coup." he is currently battling to stay in power after september's parliamentary elections which produced no clear winner. here is part of what netanyahu had to say earlier this evening. >> you have to be blind not to see that something bad is happening with the police and the prosecutors. tonight, we are witnessing an attempted coup with false allegations and a tainted investigation. brent: let's take this to our correspondent, tania kramemer. she's f following this from jerusalem. those were strong words coming from the prime minister, calling this an attempted coup. what do you make of all of this? tania: that't's the readading h, a very definined netanyahuhu, kd of a classic net

i'm off it's good to have you with us the chances of israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu beginning another term in office they are looking slimmer tonight the country's attorney general has announced that he is pressing forward with corruption charges netanyahu is being indicted for bribery fraud and breach of trust in 3 separate cases. prime minister who denies any wrongdoing says that the indictment is quote an attempted coup and he's currently battling to stay in power after september's parliamentary elections which produced no clear winner and here's what israel's attorney general had to say about an hour ago. but. we don't because this is a hot and saturday. day i informed prime minister benjamin netanyahu of my decision to indict him on 3 charges. a day when the attorney general decides to indict an incumbent prime minister for culpable crimes of government corruption and it's a difficult day for both the israeli public and me personally. that the peanut did both of these. are right for more now let's go to tanya cramer she is in jerusalem following this story good evening to

turning to israel. benjamin netanyahu chances. turning to israel. benjamin neta nyahu has chances. turning to israel. benjamin netanyahu has been indicted on charges. these really prime minister is alleged to have accepted gifts from wealthy businessmen in exchange for positive press coverage. mr net yahoo denies any wrongdoing. 0ur correspondent barbara plett usher is injerusalem for us. does he have to resign? no, he does not. this is uncharted water for israel. they have never had a sitting fry minister indicted. we will see how it plays out. according to the law, he does not have to step down while he is indicted. he can stay in hisjob up until the final verdict. as you know, there is a political crisis in israel at the moment. there was no government that has been able to form after two inconclusive elections. the more immediate question is, what will this indictment have, what impact will it have, on these attempts to try and form a government? which really speaks to the point of the rifle who has been trying to form a government, has not been able to so far. does this change

israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has political future hangs by a thread. following months of investigation by a special police unit israel's attorney general has indicted netanyahu on several corruption charges these cases are known as case $1000.00 netanyahu and his family are suspected of receiving gifts from business colleagues and close friends case 2000 covers allegations that netanyahu attempted to influence the publisher of a daily newspaper to gain more positive coverage the recommended charges in both cases fraud and breach of trust and case $4000.00 allegations of regulatory favors for israel's largest telecommunications firm in exchange for positive media coverage the charges here fraud breach of trust and bribery. netanyahu has called the charges a witch hunt against him and his family and has denied everything. his immunity as prime minister means he won't be legally forced to resign but he is caught in a political and legal limbo after failing to put together a government after 2 elections he now faces a legal process that could drag on for y

in israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has responded angrily to his indictment on charges of corruption. the accusations relate to cases that involved gifts mr netanyahu received from wealthy figures, as well as alleged efforts to get better media coverage in return for favours. it adds to the uncertainty for a country without a stable government, after two elections in a year. donna larsen reports. benjamin netanyahu, israel's longest serving prime minister, has been indicted with fraud, breach of trust and the most serious charge, bribery. after months of deliberation, the attorney—general, former political ally, said he made the decision with a heavy heart. translation: with a heavy heart i decided to indict him. with a heavy heart but also wholeheartedly, out of a deep sense of duty for the rule of law and the public interest. the accusations he'd accepted gifts of cigars and pink champagne and gave favours to get positive press coverage have dogged the prime minister in recent years. but this is a marked development. reacting to the news, benjamin netanyahu was defiant

netanyahu israel's attorney general charges the prime minister with fraud bribery and breach of trust yahoo is calling the indictment a coup also coming up. as wrap up public impeachment hearings against president.

netanyahu israel's attorney general charges a prime minister with bribery and breach of trust netanyahu is calling the indictment a coup we'll take you live to jerusalem for the latest also coming up the 5th and final day of public hearings in u.s. president impeachment inquiry it follows wednesday's stunning testimony indicating that the president withheld aid to ukraine.

netanyahu israel's attorney general charges the prime minister with fraud bribery and breach of trust netanyahu is calling the indictment a coup we'll take you to jerusalem for the latest also coming up a domestic political. that's how well former adviser to u.s. president trump is describing an alleged pressure campaign put on ukraine and u.s. president allegedly wanted he has.

israel unclear what this means for benjamin netanyahu's future. israel is an uncharted territory has to be this is the first time a setting parameter has been indicted. but according to the law, he can stay in office until there is a verdict. the allegations have played mr netanyahu's allegations have played mr neta nyahu's last few allegations have played mr netanyahu's last few years in office. there have been a series of inquiries by the police. in one case, it is alleged that mr netanyahu case, it is alleged that mr neta nyahu tried to case, it is alleged that mr netanyahu tried to get tax breaks and a visa for a friend, a hollywood producer. prosecutors complained that the prime minister accepted pink champagne and cigars. this man is involved in one of two cases where the prime minister is accused of doing deals to get favourable press coverage . of doing deals to get favourable press coverage. mi’ of doing deals to get favourable press coverage. mr netanyahu's legal problems have hung over israel's last two elections. he was hoping to get

netanyahu. israel's attorney general charges the prime minister with fraud bribery and breach of trust and yahoo is calling the indictment a could take you to 1st learn from all also coming up. as lawmakers wrap up public in page 20 hearings against president donald trump from our visor to mr trump describes the pressure campaign on ukraine in an effort to take up to 25.

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benjamin netanyahu said israel did not seek wider escalation, but he must've known with a targeted assassination and the inevitable rocket fire in response, risks were high. much depends on how a mosque decides-- on how hamas to respond. if it matches words with a big escalation in rocket fire, risks of wider conflict only rise. al jazeera, southern israel. >> protesters in hong kong have fought with police as violence broke out at two universities. tensions have been high after a police officer shot one demonstrator at close range on monday. a senior police officer says the city is on the brink of total breakdown. correspondent: university campus turned into a battleground between protesters and riot police. barricades set up and firebombs thrown as thousands move in response to calls from social media for support. this conflict is one of many throughout the day. arlier, teargas was fired at city university as students and protesters blocked roads as part of what is being called a general strike. the unrest proving too much for this student. >> my friends are like, this is too serious. i'm head

his are a force that is in southern israel in a statement on tuesday benjamin netanyahu said that israel did not seek a wider escalation yet he must have known that with a targeted assassination such as this and the inevitable rocket fire that would come in response the risks were very high much now depends on how hamas decides to respond it has spoken out very strongly in solidarity with islamic jihad if it matches those words with a big escalation in rocket fire as well and the risks of a wider conflict only rise. protesters in iraq have shut down schools government buildings and state media offices across the country dozens of people have been injured in the capital baghdad after security forces used tear gas and live rounds to disperse crowds and australian emergency teams are warning it could be weeks before massive bushfires are extinguished fires have now reached the outer suburbs of sydney those are your headlines the caliph continues. from i'm a southern jordan. in the 8th century it was a settlement of one of the 2 major branches of the hashemites. the prophet's own family of t

it's 9am in singapore, one in the morning in london and 3am in israel where prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been indicted for corruption. the charges of breach of trust and fraud are the first ever against a sitting israeli leader. mr netanyahu has called it "tantamount to a coup." it adds to the uncertainty for a country that is without a stable government after two elections in a year. barbara plett usher reports from jerusalem. it was a watershed moment for israel and for the prime minister. mr netanyahu was shaken. "i've given my life for this country", he said. but, he came out fighting. translation: this evening, we witnessed an attempt to carry out a coup d'etat against the prime minister. on false allegations in an investigation process that was biased and contaminated. it was a former ally who announced the criminal charges, attorney general avichai mandelblit. he said he had to protect the country's institutions. translation: with a heavy heart, i decided to indict him. with a heavy heart, but also wholeheartedly, out of a deep sense of duty for the rule of law and the public

we'll start in israel where benjamin netanyahu, has been charged with corruption. he's accused of bribery, breach of trust and fraud. we'll have the latest from jerusalem. jeremy corbyn launches the labour party manifesto, promising to transform the country. vote for this manifesto of hope. it's time for real change. thank you. cheering and applause. among the plans —100s of thousands of council houses, and nationalising industries like the railways and the energy companies. we'll take you through labour's policies in detail. at the trump impeachment inquiry, a diplomat from the us embassy in ukraine says the president's personal interests overrode us foreign policy goals. and pressure continues to mount on prince andrew as lawyers representing the victims of jeffrey epstein call for him to speak to them. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been indicted for coruption. here's israel's attorney general making the announcement. translation: it is a difficult and sad day. today, i notified the lawyers of prime minister benjamin netanyahu of my decision to

at a fine benjamin netanyahu denunciation charges of corruption and says he'll carry on as israel's leader. peter w. watching al-jazeera live from doha also coming up let's just say a different channel and operation and relations to ukraine one that was domestic and political in nature a former russian expert at the white house testifies at the impeachment hearing shedding more light on efforts to pressure ukraine. on family tightening its grip on power in sri lanka the president go to buy rajapaksa gives his brother senior cabinet posts including the role of prime minister plus. and on the list going to be soured what law enforcement agencies miss my brother for some are going to date in africa i know that this is affecting all the president sort of. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been charged with bribery fraud and a breach of trust he rejects the accusations saying they're part of a coup attempt or a force that reports from west jerusalem. there's never been anything like it in israeli politics on the day the grinding stalemate over forming a new government and to the ne

barbara: it is unclear what this means for benjamin netanyahu's future. israel is in uncharted territory here. this is the first time visiting prime minister has been indicted. but according to the law, he can stay inffice t unthere is a verdict. the allegations have played mr. netanyahu's last few years in office. there has been a series of inquiries by the police. neinase it is alleged that mr. netanyahu tried to get tax breaks and a u.s. visa for an israeli friend, hollywood producer. in a case, prosecutors claim he accepted champagne and cigars. this is another friend of mr. netanyahu's, a leading israeli this is men who owns a website. he is invoed in one of two cases in which the prime minister is accused of doing deals to get favorable press coverage. mr. netanyahu's legal problems wove hung over israel's last elections.he was hoping to get y from prosecution. that is one reason e has been a ddlock in forming a coalition government. the prime minister's most loyal supporters remain firmly behind him. his opponents are saying he needs to step down.a

netanyahu to israel's attorney general charges the prime minister with fraud bribery and for each of trust who is calling the indictment a coup also coming up. pitchman hearings against president donald trump a former adviser to mr trump describes the pressure campaign on you can find in an effort to dig up dirt on his rival judged by.

in a press conference the cast a dark cloud over the future prime minister benjamin netanyahu's career. israel's attorney genereral avishai mandl blitz did not mince his words. your day in which the attorney general decides to serve an indictment against the soonest primee minister for serious crimes of corrupt government actions which is a heavy and said dalee because of the israeli public. and for me personally the devil finishing. less than an hour earlier the justice ministry announced the country's prime minister had been formally charged with bribery fraud and breach of trust the first time a sitting israeli prime minister is charged with a crime. the most serious charges are connected to so called case four thousand netanyahu is accused of passing regulations that enable h his friend a telecom magnate of receiving over two hundred fifty million dollars in benefits. in return the company's news website published favorablele articles about netanyahu and his family. in another press conference the embattled leader who was also caught up in an unprecedented popolitical. crisis call

israel's benjamin netanyahu indicted on corruption charges israeli prime minister has called the charges a coup and says he will not resign. plus it is never too late to find a new fashion take it from this cleaner in moscow at night trades in her buckets and mops or deep house and that as well. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for joining us on kong's police chief is urging the handful of protesters still barricaded inside the polytechnic university there to surrender peacefully now they've been there since occupying the campus over the weekend it's the latest confrontation hong kong's 6 months now of anti-government protests mainland china has issued a series of increasingly tough warning against the demonstrators and although beijing has not directly intervened in the territory authorities have been targeting individual protesters our correspondent mathias building met with one of them he says he was arrested and beaten by police at the hong kong china border to protect his identity we've riva waste his remarks. it started like a routine business trip and indeed in china a secret deten

israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu is charged with bribery and fraud following a lengthy corruption inquiry. and i'm come out santa maria with the world news from al-jazeera. our support for ukrainian democratic resistance to russian aggression became overshadowed. more revealing testimony in the impeachment inquiry into u.s. president donald trump as public hearings go into the 5th day. police firing tear gas on a massive funeral procession in bolivia where violence over the political transition has turned deadly and taking aim at the government thousands of india's of forest dwellers protests outside parliament against plans to fix them. or get to the impeachment inquiry shortly but 1st israel's attorney general has charged prime minister benjamin netanyahu with corruption but the new he's facing charges of bribery fraud and breach of trust in connection with 3 separate cases israel's longest serving leader could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted of bribery alone the attorney general's decision comes as israel faces a political standoff following 2 inconclusive general el

israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu is charged with bribery and fraud after a lengthy corruption inquiry. elephant oh hi everyone i'm come all santamaria with the world news from al-jazeera our support for ukrainian democratic resistance to russian aggression became overshadowed. more revealing testimony in the impeachment inquiry into u.s. president donald trump as the public hearings go into a 5th day. police fired tear gas on a massive funeral procession in bolivia where violence over the political transition is turned deadly and we'll tell you how the british opposition is planning for the next election which isn't all about. so israel's attorney general has charged prime minister benjamin netanyahu with corruption but then you know he faces charges of bribery fraud and breach of trust in connection with 3 separate cases or false reports from western is a. there's never been anything like it in israeli politics on the day the grinding stalemate over forming a new government and to the new unprecedented phase the attorney general was ready with his own historical 1st. today i

so israel's attorney general has charged prime minister benjamin netanyahu with corruption netanyahu is facing charges of bribery fraud and breach of trust in connection with 3 separate cases israel's longest serving leader could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted of bribery alone tony general's decision comes as israel faces a political standoff after 2 inconclusive general elections the cea. you want to ship out today i informed the representative of the prime minister mr benjamin netanyahu about my decision to try him under an inch and excludes 3 charges a day in which the attorney general decided to serve an indictment against a c. to try and minister the serious crimes of corrupt.

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i'm from welcome to the program the chances of israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu beginning another term in office looks lame the same evening the country's attorney general has announced that he is pressing corruption charges mr netanyahu is being indicted for bribery fraud and breach of trust in 3 separate cases the prime minister denies wrongdoing on this previously stated that he would not step down if indicted he's currently battling to stay after september parliamentary elections produced no clear winner. straight to correspondent to tania crime in jerusalem and welcome a target one of these charges relate to. every just heard the attorney general confirming that he will indict a prime minister netanyahu he said it's a sad day that he has to serve a serving prime minister with such a serious charges so we understand from him that he really indicts mr netanyahu in 2 cases for fraud and preach of trust and the 3rd case for bribery fraud and preach of trust the attorney general also made sure you know to reiterate that this is a sad day for him but this is so important for the ru

than his rival benjamin netanyahu and form an actual government so that's two elections in israel this year both. been inconclusive and now perhaps another one on the horizon. the moth benjamin netanyahu himself there is that a positive in all of this you can use this time when he remains prime minister to prepare for corruption case. that he will be faxing soon as he leaves the immunity that goes with his leadership job. well let's see what have been against. this will not hire me well over the past twenty eight days i have left no stone unturned and i have cleared away each grain of sand. in a bid to form a government that would bring israel a leadership of honor a leadership of morality of values. the leadership that has been forgotten. there is a right wing blog that finds it hardd to see. and that insists on only seeing the personal interest of one person you ought. block b. duck issue okay. against their leader of the israeli a blue and white movement that he said he count from the government and that is a period of limbo once again ourur correspondent n jerusalem is every smack.

a defiant benjamin netanyahu denounces charges of corruption and says he'll carry on as israel's leader. alone will come in peace it'll be you're watching al-jazeera live from doha also coming up let's just say a different channel an operation and relations to pray and one that was domestic and political in nature. donald trump's close ally gordon sumlin is accused of running a domestic political era for the u.s. president in ukraine. one family tightens its grip on power in sri lanka the new president go to buy rajapaksa gives his brother senior cabinet posts after naming one of them as prime minister. and hong kong's new police chief urges students inside a university to surrender and then the 6 day old siege. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says criminal charges against him are part of an attempted coup the attorney general announced the charges on thursday that relate to 3 cases in which mr netanyahu is accused of bribery fraud and a breach of trust harry fawcett reports now from west jerusalem. there's never been anything like it in israeli politics on the day the grindi

so israel's attorney general has charged prime minister benjamin netanyahu with corruption netanyahu is facing charges of bribery fraud and breach of trust in connection with 3 separate cases israel's longest serving leader could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted of bribery alone attorney general's decision comes as israel faces a political standoff after 2 inconclusive general elections the cea. you want to ship out today i informed the representative of the prime minister mr benjamin netanyahu about my decision to try him under an inch and excludes 3 charges a day in which the attorney general decided to serve an indictment against a c. to try and minister the serious crimes of corrupt governance is a heavy and sad day for the israeli public and for me personally. so bit of history here netanyahu becomes the 1st israeli prime minister to be charged while still in office these are the cases the 1st one concerns allegations that he and his wife received gifts worth more than 250000 dollars the 2nd accuses netanyahu of doing a deal with israel's best selling daily newspaper t

israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been indicted on charges of bribery fraud and breach of trust the decision comes amid the ongoing political crisis with israel potentially facing a 3rd general election this year alone and you know he's denied any wrongdoing and says he'll appeal the decision and hope to avoid the indictment by passing legislation but the that proved impossible after his failure to form a coalition government following september's elections 1st time a serving israeli prime minister has been indicted. and even that now he's been serving as israel's prime minister is 2009 it's not his 1st time in the job either he previously had the opposition from 96 to 99 he's well known for his close relationship with donald trump and with the help of the u.s. president he's achieved a number of his goals. political and security analyst live a rough of its believes the indictment of the country in a very difficult position. it was a very long investigation and we're also in the middle of an electoral process still not over so all together tonight only the waiting for a. l

israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu is charged with bribery and frohlich following a lengthy corruption inquiry. and i'm kemal santa maria with the world news from al-jazeera. our support for ukrainian democratic resistance to russian aggression became overshadowed. more revealing testimony in the impeachment inquiry into u.s. president on a trump as public hearings go into the 5th day. police firing tear gas.

israel's attorney general has charged benjamin netanyahu with corruption. bribery,ing charges of fraud, and breach of trust. israel's longest-serving leader could face up to 10 years in prison if he is convicted of bribery alone. the attorney general decision comes as israel faces a political standoff following two inconclusive general elections this year. informed benjamin netanyahu about my decision to try him under an indictmeet that includes three charges. the attorney serve an indictment against day sitting prime minister for crimes is a heavy and sad day. >> benjamin the first israeli prime minister to be charged while in office. the first case concerned allegations he and hisswife worthed guest -- gifts more than $250,000. the second accuses netanyahu of doing a deal with newspapers for better media coverage. he promised to slow the growth of the rival paper. the final case involves unfair favors to a telecommunications company. he has been charged with frauu he denied any wrongdoing and describes the charges as an attempted coup. he has allo insiste

israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu is charged with bribery and fraud following a lengthy corruption inquiry. hello i'm daryn jordan this is our desire live from doha also coming up our support for ukrainian democratic resistance to russian aggression became overshadowed. more revealing testimony in the impeachment inquiry into u.s. president donald trump as public hearings go into a 5th day. chaos in colombia's capital as police seems to gas on protesters marching against new pension and tax reforms plus. police attack a massive funeral procession in bolivia where violence over the country's political transition has turned deadly. israel's attorney general has charged prime minister benjamin netanyahu with corruption it stems from 3 separate cases in which netanyahu is accused of bribery fraud and breach of trust or a force that reports now from western. there's never been anything like it in israeli politics on the day the grinding stalemate over forming a new government and to the new unprecedented phase the attorney general was ready with his own historical 1st. today i informed

netanyahu and this is something that benjamin neta nyahu has floated and this is something that benjamin netanyahu has floated in the past on two occasions, before the two election that israel have seen this year, but you are right, there is a feeling that this kills stone dead, any possibility of a two state solution which has long of course been the approved, favourites template for some sort of peace in the middle east. let's get some of the day's other news four soldiers and two porters have died in an avalanche on the siachen glacier in indian—administered kashmir. the patrol was 5,800 metres up in the himalayas when they were hit. rescue teams managed to pull all the men out and helicopters evacuated seven critically injured. six later died from hypothermia. iranian officials have acknowledged that 12 people have been killed in three days of protests, triggered by a steep rise in petrol prices. other sources suggest the number of dead is higher. authorities say that things are now calmer, but they have imposed an internet blackout that has stemmed the flow of information. thousan

and we do have breaking news we're following out of israel as well the prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been formally charged with fraud breach of trust and accepting bribes the attorney general announced the decision a short time ago we are expecting a news conference to get more details on these charges but netanyahu has denied wrongdoing this some investigation is actually going on for 4 years so let's go to our carrie fawcett who is covering this as well heidi what i mean i'm sorry harry pardon me we will get to the context of all of this the political situation 1st though harry tell us about this investigation and these charges that's fun and exciting to get my own name in the swirl of israeli politics of the moment these investigations have been going since december 26th there is 3 separate cases those cases 100-200-4000 were expecting the attorney general. at his home and i'm sure the mostly telling us not to that we shouldn't a good look for him shown on the same begin of that will come the watches for which you don't need we don't conserve that sort of you cannot that's. th

to sit of the interest of prime minister benjamin netanyahu who is accused of corruption charges in israel has failed to form and he was way to government so that's why it seems to us that hamas isn't interested in to go in and love another cycle of violence with israel so it would but it must look like that this that if you had would be the only palestinian faction who would be launching rockets for now on for for the coming few hours if egypt doesn't succeed in continuing this cycle of violence and store call between israel and the palestinians in gaza we can have a sound of thank you very much indeed he'll host and something it's my pleasure thank you. protesters in lebanon blocking roads with burning tires in beirut and other parts of the country this after the president urged them to go home michel aoun said to demonstrate his demands had been heard and warned of a catastrophe if they remained in the streets united nations urged lebanon to form a competent new government after prime minister saad hariri resigned or in weeks of protests the country has been rocked by demonstrati

and israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has insisted he will continue to lead the country in spite of his indictment on corruption charges. now it's time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in the media across the world. we begin with the ft which says jeremy corbyn has doubled down on labour's plans to raise taxes and unleash a huge public spending drive, sparking fears across corporate britain of a return to 1970s state intervention. the labour manifesto is picked up by some of the european papers as well. the frankfuerter allgemeine says that since the days of tony blair and gordon brown's moderate policies labour has not been able to win an election anymore. now, the paper says, the slogan is forwards to the past, with the most radical socialist programme since the early 1980s. israel's ha'aretz reports for the first time in israel's history, a sitting prime minister is accused of bribery. the attorney—general has announced prime minister benjamin netanyahu would be charged with bribery, fraud and breach in three corruption in technology news, tech gian

in israel, benjamin netanyahu is accusing law enforcement of trying to stage a coup against him. netanyahu was indicted on charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust. even now sticky keep leaving the country. netanyahu is the first sitting