for more on the action in jerusalem, let's bring in mike hanna. thank you for being with us. israel describes it as a bad deal. why? >> well, they have been very specific in the hours after the deal was announced. there'll be full information later on following a cabinet meeting which will begin in the next few hours. an official in the prime minister's office is being specific, saying the deal is bad because it allows iran to control the centrifuges, and the olympic plant at arac is in existence. the foreign minister says the deal, the changes within the reason, when being interviewed he was asked - does that mean israel is contemplating a military strike. his answer - israel has to look at things differently. a great deal of anger among israeli politicians, and this is something that is going to continue to stir in the course of the day. >> you mentioned a military strike. how likely is that? if not, what is israel's next move? >> well, the issue of a military strike is something that army leaders and military intelligence leaders ruled out. what israel will be doing, it is

central to those discussions once again will be that issue of iran. >> mike hanna reporting there. >>> aid is pouring in from all over the world to the philippines. nearly 4,000 people were killed by typhoon haiyan and now nine days later the storm help is reaching the storm-battered cities. aid is pouring from from all over the world. in cebu the hub of the relief effort paul beban hitched a ride on one of those flights. >> reporter: there's not a second to lose as australian air force troops pack their c-130 with equipment and supply. it's full of aid workers, police and one civilian, a young woman holding bacterias in the dim cargo area. as the plane descends into this devastated landscape, she is overwhelmed. her name is delia. hundreds here are desperate to leave. delia is desperate to get in. she hasn't heard from her family in more than a week, and she is terrified of what she might find in her hometown of taytay. what's your reaction right now seeing this? >> devastating. it's like my emotion is -- >> reporter: heading east towards the ocean, a panorama of total destruction st

mike hanna live from jerusalem. thank you so much. >>> two bombs rocked kabul today one day after a suicide bomber blew up a site where tribal elders were meeting to decide the future of u.s. troops in afghanistan. jane ferguson reports. >> reporter: it was an attack on the footsteps of where the country will debate the future of u.s. forces here. a suicide bomber rammed a car with explosives into a military vehicle just as afternoon rush hour was beginning. civilians were among those killed and injured. >> translator: i have a kabob stall here. suddenly there was a big bang, and everything went dark. i didn't understand what was happening. they took me to the hospital. there was a lot of people injured and a lot of smoke and dust. you can see it from my clothes. >> reporter: the blast destroyed many cars and hit a street lined with market stalls. >> translator: at around 3:00 there was a big explosion. there were huge flames and smoke. i know some of the shop keepers there. there were butchers, vegetable sellers an

mike hanna shanz us live from jerusalem. what are the two countries agreeing on specifically? what do we know? >> reporter: what the two leaders were very specific about was that pressure must be maintained on iran and should be racheted up. what they are talking about is sanctions the sanctions that some nations say could be dropped in iran does provide guarantees that it has abandoned its program of weaponized nuclear development. so both leaders making very clear that they believe that these sanctions should be maintained and, in israel's case, very, very definite that there should be even greater pressure in the form of sanctions put on iran. >>> what are the differences in how they want to approach iran? >> reporter: the differences are somewhat subtle, where on the face of it, both leaders are saying exactly the same thing. however, benjamin netanyahu was very specific. he says there has to be a total end to the iranian nuclear program. he says that there has to be a destruction of the country's centrifuges and heavy water rea reactor. francois alan said negotiations are

let's bring in our correspondent mike hanna. good morninging. israel is describing the deal as an historic mistake. why is that? >> well israel has been fundamentally opposed to the deal, despite promises from its allies, and john kerry in the cabinet meeting. it was an angry benyamin netanyahu speaking to the cabinet, describing the deal as a mistake, insisting that in no way would israel be bound by it. later in the course of the day he held a news conference, speaking in english on this occasion, and there the top was perhaps a little more of regret than anger. this is it what he had to say. >> israel has many friends and allies. when they are mistaken it's my obligation to speak clearly and openly and say so. it's my solemn responsibility to protect and defend the one and only jewish state. >> with the, the issue here is the -- well, the issue here is the secretary of state john kerry has spent a lot of time keeping benyamin netanyahu informed about the negotiations. john kerry's position as we had repeated earlier, that far from being a thr

mike hanna from jerusalem. a grim faced prime minister condemning the deal in the strongest of terms. >> what was concluded in geneva last night is not a historic agreement. it's a historic mistake. it's not made the world a safer place. like the agreement with north korea in 2005 this agreement has made the world a much more dangerous place. >> the exact opposite had been argued in i geneva when the deal was negotiated early in the morning. >> it will make you our partnern the region safer. it will make our ally israel, safer. >> it is important that we all of us see the opportunity to end an unnecessary crisis and open new horizons based on respect for the rights of the iranian people, and the removal of any doubts about the exclusively peaceful nature of iran's nuclear pro glam. program. >> as part of the deal iran has agreed to stop all uranium enrichment of 5%. iran agrees to hold progress on the enrichment capacity and to cap it's stockpile of low enriched uranium. and iran will allow increased inspection

mike hanna is in jerusalem. we begin with clayton swisher who explains how scientists reached that startling conclusion. >> reporter: first, they found abnormal high amounts in his clothes. now they discovered a high presence of the radioactive substance inside his bones. swiss scientists produced this 108-page report after an exhume mags of arafat's body last november. the scientists say their data favors polonium poisoning. the arafat family received the results from their lawyer along with an analysis the scientist, david barkley. >> if i was a judge or jury, it was stone-cold certain. there's behind any doubt in my opinion that this caused the death of yasser arafat. >> for widow and daughter, it is 100% proof. >> when they came with the results, they told he just died, i will not stop. me and my daughter will go to all courts all over the world to punish who did this crime. >> now that we have proof that he was poisoned, i feel relieved, actually. a final closure for me knowing who killed him and the motive

let's go to mike hanna, france among the nations to support during the u.n. general assembly last year. what can hollande do to further peace talks between the palestinians and israelis. is he considered a fair mediator? >> reporter: well generally both sides would appear to see him as a fair liver listener, indeed, d they're grateful for france's recognition of the palestinian stakes and the back off of the e.u. lines. certainly there is belief that he would listen to them and he's a friend of palestine. we heard strong criticism after the israeli activity. at the same time we also saw his infewsive welcome from the israeli prim prime minister. having made sit simple of the settlements, the french president was also very careful to say to say both sides need to play a part if the negotiation process is going to work. >> france is asking for the complete ender of colonial colonialization because it understand that it is part of the two-state solution. the parts of palestine and israeli are not contradictary rights but for peace. >> hollande was expressing sol

mike hanna is in israel. >> it's a large delegation in israel. there are nine ministers and the p-there's a lot of economic ties between israel and france and strong ties. central to the discussions in the course of the day and evening is the issue of iran. benyamin netanyahu thanked the french president for his intervention in the negotiations in geneva, where france objected to a deal on the table. many believe stopping the deal. benyamin netanyahu continues to insist that not only should sanctions not be lifted, but should be intensified against iran, and he'll look for support from the french president on this issue. it's a beginning of an international campaign. later in the week benyamin netanyahu will travel to russia for a meeting with the rush scrn president. once again, expressing sentiments to the russian president, and then on friday a critical meeting with the u.s. secretary of state john kerry, who will return to the region after what was akron own mouse visit. central to those discussions will be the issue of iran. >> mike hanna in

mike hanna, al jazeera in west jersey mike, what now with so much space between two countries that are such strong allies, the u.s. and israel? what now? >> the spin from the administration is there isn't any daylight between the u.s. and israel. don't let your eyes deceive you. we have heard strong and out spoken criticism, not only over the course of the last 12 or 24 hours from benjamin netanyahu but over the course of of last month as this deal is starting to take shape. stopping and starting. the administration emphasizing the end goal is the same between the united states and israel and that is to prevent iran from preventing a nuclear weapon. there is tactical differences in how to go about that. you know, israel and many of its allies here in washington and oddly enough, saudi arabia, another ally of the united states. they are together on this issue. they simply believe that it does not go far enough, this interim step, to destroying the enriched uranium already stockpiled within iran. the 7 triv fuse we talked about are still in existence. they do not believe it goes far enou

mike hanna al jazeera west jeruselem. >> all right, mike, when you listen to this, it's clear, i guess you could say, that the united states would say that it does have the same goal as it's ally israel. it doesn't seem that way and clearly they do not agree on the way to get there. how significant is the divide, the gap between the two and what does it mean? >> well know one needs to be reminded that the political cross currents 234 the middle ie east are comel complicated a treacherous. and when yo what the united stas led here and bringing the parties to the table in again into havgeneva.israel is one ths of the united states. there will be tremendous pressure i here in america. and in opposition t to this deal there is no question about it. you are right, the administration in the immediate hours now in the face of this criticism which is not really all that new. prime minister netanyahu has been outspoken as this deal has taken shape over the course of the last month. many administration sources from the priz president on down are g that there is no difference or no daylight betwe

mike han i hanna is in israel ad israel is claiming this is a mistake. first we have how the events up folded. >> at 3:00 in the morning again into havgenevatime they struck l in talks that were described as intensive and complicated. it met with an immediate response from the u.s. president. today that has opened up a new path to a world that is more secure. to a feuder tha feud future thay that iran is peaceful. today's announcement is just a first step it achieves a great teal. deal. for the first time in a decade we have halted the nuclear program. >> iran's foreign minister described new horwood ry horwoo. >> i believe it's important that all of us see the opportunity to end an unnecessary crisis and open new horizons based on respect for the rights of iranian people and removal of any doubts about the exclusively peaceful nature of iran's nuclear program. >> as part of the agreement iran has agreed to stop all enrichment above 5% and aran agrees to halt progress on the enrichment capacity. and there will be no advancement at the iraq reactor in ret

mike hanna has more from jerusalem. >> it's a large french delegation that arrived in israel. including the president, there's nine ministers. there are a lot of economic ties between france and israel and strong ties. discussions during the day and into the evening will also include iran. benyamin netanyahu thanked the french president for what he described as his intervention in negotiations in geneva, where france rejected a deal on the table, many believing stopping the deal. benyamin netanyahu insists that not only should sanctions not be lifted, but they should be intensified, and will look for support from the french president on this issue. it's the beginning of a campaign. benyamin netanyahu will travel to russia with the russian president vladimir putin. again, expressing these sentiments to the russian president. and then on friday a critical meeting where the u.s. secretary of state john kerry, who will be returning to the region after an acrimonious visit - central to the discussions the iran matters. >> the 3-day visit is francis hollande's first trip to israel s

. >> mike hanna. >>> iran's nuclear program also a topic between the russian and iranian leaders. president vladimir putin had a phone conversation with iranian president, hassan rouhani. putin telling rouhani that there was a real chance to end the decade long stand off. andrea than any praise the russia's efforts of a resolution. >>> it's been more than a week since typhoon haiyan struck the philippines, and they're still struggling to get help to where it's needed most. the official death toll now stands at above 4,000 but that is expected to be rise, and 13 million have been affected by the storm. the philippine's president is visiting the remote regions of the storm. meanwhile, officials in tacloban are trying to identify bodies of a mass grave. they say the process is slow and they have few resources to work with. >>> the u.s. total contribution in the aid effort to more than $37 billion. al jazeera is in where those badly needed supplies are starting to arrive. >> we're at the airport, and it was built during world war ii and probably has not been this busy since then. the

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mike hanna has more on the meetings in israel and the west bank. >> a gesture of friendship. a symbol of respect for the palestinian state and a reminder that france was among the nations that support th supporte successful bid for statehood in the u.n. general assembly last year. in palestinian eyes a leader with no bias in this conflict. and the president outlines a message he want taken back later in the day. the major threat to the peace process is the israeli activity in palestinian land. >> the french president made clear his believe that they trampled on palestinian rights but they said vale have the right to security fair an tease. >> it's up to you to make peace we can only encourage you and support you. two states of with people living side by side both states secure and recognized borders based on those of 1967. but with the possibility of plan sexualandsexual swaps. >> the lingering belief is that the negotiations is on the sideline of his visit. on return to israel the french president will shift his focus on the question of iran. >> indeed his address to the par

mike hanna has more from jerusalem. >> it's a large french delegation that arrived in israel, including the president. there are nine minister, and a lot of economic ties there are betweeni between israel and france, and strong economic ties. central to the discussions is the issue of iran. benyamin netanyahu, the israeli prime minister, thanked the french president for his intervention in negotiations in geneva where france objected to a deal on the table. many believe stopping that deal. benyamin netanyahu continues to insist that not only should sanctions not be lifted, but they should be intensified against iran. he'll be looking for support from the french president. it's the beginning of an international campaign in the week. benyamin netanyahu will travel to russia with the russian president putin, expressing sentiments to the russian president. on friday a critical meeting with the u.s. secretary of state, john kerry, who will return to the region after an acrimonious visit. central to those discussions once again will be that issue of iran. >> at the white house healthcare.gov

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mike hanna from jerusalem. >> it's a large french delegation arriving in israel. there are nine ministers and the president. there are a lot of economic and strong ties. central to the discussions in the course of the day into the evening will be the issue of iran. benyamin netanyahu, the israeli prime minister thanked the french president for what he described as his intervention in the did you suggests in geneva, where france objected to a deal on the table. many believe stopping that deal. benyamin netanyahu continues to insist that not only should sanctions not be lifted, but should be intensified against iran. he'll look for support. it's the beginning of an international campaign. later in the week benyamin netanyahu will travel to russia for a meeting with the russian president vladimir putin. once again expressing sentiments to the russian president, then a meeting with the u.s. secretary of state john kerry, returning to the region after an acrimonious visit. central to the discussions will be the issue of iran. >> later more on the iran nuclear talks. >>

. >> let's go to mike hanna who is live in jerusalem and after talking with kerry he has the impression there is a deal. >> very much so. and it would appear to be the fact that the israeli prime minister is convinced that the deal is not only on the table but it will be implemented and certainly the tone of that statement that we have heard, the tone that we have heard from him and advisors in resent days has been very much a tone of acknowledging that this deal is going to be pushed through. whether or not he got further information from the u.s. secretary of state during his three rounds of talks over the past few days indicating that there was a certainty that this deal would be implemented, that is open to question, sammy. >> reporter: mike, also let's think to the statement, it did sound like he is saying if a deal goes ahead, it's more likely israel will take military action or military option is stronger, didn't it? >> well, there is not that direct statement within what we heard from him. israel keeps the right to defend itself. there is certainly a threat contained in that sta

hanna in jerusalem who is live and good morning to you. so you heard mr. netanyahu's comments today and after meeting with kerry he thinks a deal has already been reached. >> yes, indeed, the tun of his particular statement there is he knows what the deal is and doesn't like it a bit. the deal is on the table in geneva and discussed in the course of the day if netanyahu has inside information gleaned from the u.s. secretary of state that we simply don't know but we know that the israeli prime minister rejected any deal out of hand. >> that is not surprising to people who follow the issues but what does this do to an already strained relationship between the u.s. and israel? >> well, it has been a very difficult thing and john kerry came here on the surface to look at the negotiation process and the negotiators have been meeting for a period of time and still have six months within the timeline to reach some form of agreement but john kerry was unusual blunt for a u.s. politician in the region and in the past the statements were called unhe

mike hanna, al jazeera in west jerusalem. >> we will hear from a candidate who heads the iran council. a deadly storm is barreling across the country taking 8 lives already and freezing rain and heavy snow hammered the southwest and now it's heads to the east coast before millions of travelers hit the road for the holiday and we have more on the storm with erica. >> this storm is so serious it has a name, boraias, a wave of arctic cold collapsing roofs and causing car crashes like the one in new mexico that killed a four-year-old girl and bearing down on the northeast just in time for one of the busiest travel days of the year. >> icy temperatures and freezing rain and flash floods and storm, the storm is not letting up after slamming the southwest, moving to the midwest and barreling for the northeast. the winter conditions caused hundreds of spin outs, rollovers and pile ups and the car crashes blamed for all of the people killed in the storm's path and rescue teams found a body near downed power lines and a woman was killed when a tree fell on her parked car. in texas and oklahoma

mike man i hanna, al jazeera, wt bank. >> we have sport news coming up after the break. find out which africa team has their place in brazil. >> audiences are intelligent and they know that their >> one of thone of the legendary cricketers of all time has finally put down the bat. a dazzling 24-year career bid a farewell to thousands of cheering and emotional fans. we have reports from mumbai. >> he loves to show off his prized possessions. he has enjoyed collecting items from his idol, sachin tendulkar. >> many are coming, dealers and everyone. i will not sell anything. even if i get money. what would i do with that. >> reporter: he has been watching tendulkar play ever since the batsman was a prodigy but connot watch his final match played against the west indies. sachin tendulkar has memorized cricket fans for almost a quarter of a century. his shrewd batting made him the ultimate nemesis of fast ballers. he's the world's leading score center both test and one-day cricket, and the only man to score 100 international centuries. >> what a fine performance by sachin tend