the bbc‘s anna foster is in tel aviv. the exit polls come all three of them come in three different main broadcasters here in israel come all three of them give benjamin at that how you right wing block parties 66 as say, the magic number is 61. —— benjamin netanyahu. for the things he said in the run—up come he seems to think that he can temptand come he seems to think that he can tempt and mk away from another party. to give him the majority government. here, they are treating as a celebration. let me show you the hall here at the election party. you can hear the very loud pop music playing. you can see the flags waving. they are dancing here. 0ver there at the stage is set for benjamin netanyahu. it will ta ke to for benjamin netanyahu. it will take to the podium there and making what they call a victory speech. anna foster. and we'll have be talking to a journalist in tel aviv a little later for more on this. that is it right there. we expect mr neta nyahu that is it right there. we expect mr netanyahu to make t

in tel aviv coming to you 1st millions of people have just voted for a man who stands accused of bribery fraud and a breach of trust what does that say about israeli voters. well i think that when you look at the charges i'm a lawyer by profession i trained in the u.k. and there's 2 things that we have to bear in mind 1st of all there's never been a case in the entire world where a quid pro quo involves positive coverage in these really press we're not talking here about cash on the lopes we're not talking here about anything which is material we're talking about 8 quo which has never in any country in any modern democracy been considered a quo in terms of bribery and so 1st of all they the charge is a little tenuous for those reasons secondly in any most modern countries most prime ministers have some type of immunity covering them either to face the music when they finish serving or whilst they're not even opening an investigation was there in office and in israel we have the opposite situation we have a situation where the israeli knesset decides whether the prime minister should actu

be way to listen to benjamin netanyahu address his supporters in tel aviv this is the scene out of there where he's claiming victory in israel's general election just a reminder that this is the 3rd election that israel has in a year but the exit polls are telling us that netanyahu may be short one or 2 seats short of her parliamentary majority and the polls suggesting the next. party and its right wing allies have around. 120 seats in the knesset so. if the official results match once they come out then this doesn't prove netanyahu is chances of forming a government coming at a time when in fact going on trial for corruption charges later this month that charge the trial is expected to start. on march the 7th. all right so we will cross back to that speech as soon as netanyahu starts speaking and we'll hear what he has to say just a moment before we brought you those live pictures from tel aviv we were. telling you about the corona virus in the u.s. and officials now saying that that number has risen to 6 people let's get an update from rosin jordan she's joining us from washington d.c.

actually happening in tel aviv i mean tel aviv wreck now i'm looking through the window there's no way of us no movement cars or people. this is an almost all of the closure was severe restrictions on movements on business etc we have 2500 people already diagnosed with the virus 5 dead people. 40 very. seriously. patients with severe conditions unemployment went up over 20 percent we have now we are waiting for a possible. even even more serious condition. in mexico for a complete lockdown depending of course on the trends in the coming days and the main problem as. i can analyze here now is that is that we have a shortage of. of spirit or the systems are spirit or even changed. everyone is mobilized here the home front command the i.d.f. least of course all the welfare and. health care bodies and institutions are all mobilized 247. ok i thought day israel was a had a reputation of being a highly militarized society prepared for war an incoming rocket fire but that always seems to be very different to that assumption is the siege of gaza going to continue at the checkpoints going to be

ambulances with patients infected by the coronavirus of arriving at a hotel in tel aviv it's been turned into a makeshift school team this is. the number of new infections is increasing every day to fight cope with 19 israel is now using counter-terrorism technology cell phones of quarantined citizens and virus carious can be tracked by israel's domestic intelligence agency. the public understands that the public realizes that he says for their own and national hate health. services and for their own safety if an individual is walking around in jerusalem and he's fled the isolation we have to find the best quick as possible a video showing a man being detained by special forces he allegedly fled quarantine the police is also tasked to break up gatherings of more than 10 people which are now back and at police headquarters in jerusalem operations are closely monitored the tracking technology can also be used to identify those who are unknowingly in contact with a person carrying the virus and anyone who has had close contact with the covert 900 case will be notified by a text message to g

this is in a quarantined area of tel aviv. and staff overseeing the voter wearing full protective suits. there's a question of whether perhaps the virus has impacted rnout. when do we start getting details of the turnout in this particular election? >> interestingly, what they do in israel as ty measure turnout every few hours. you mentionedhe coronavirus polling stations, and they were so popular for those is releasing quarantine, they had to extend the opening hours. they kept them en for two hours longer so everybody who wanted to can vote. roturnout h the day has been an increase on september of around tee percentage points, an increase on april's first election of around four percentage points. they say now turnout is the highest in 20 yearses of the hisince the election of 1999 paired what we do not know yet is what those exa votes will mean, where they come from, and who people have voted for. are they likud voters who have been disenfranchised but deced now is the time to turn out? or are they voters who have been watc

aviv they say there was very low voter turnout in tel aviv however that's in complete contrast to the fact that actually this was the highest voter turnout since 1909 in any general election across the country so they'll be a lot of post-mortems a lot post-mortems going on we are expecting to hear benny gantz come and address what should be a crowd at some point in the next few hours imran khan thank you very much indeed. for joining us in this year's doctor in that senior visiting fellow at the london school of economics middle east center thanks very much for coming to talk to us so it's quite a comeback finish you know why do you think it's changed like this for him i mean 3rd election that's basically what the comeback well he's he's a very very small political operative word. do you like him or not he's he's a good he's good at strategic messaging he's pulled out all the stops in. creating a very negative image of his main rival benny gantz the leader of the blue and white party and i think that israelis are fed up with the political uncertainty after now 3 elections and they wan

aviv on any given day. despite being under constant siege in a nation that is a fraction of the size of new jersey. it struck us about how happy the jewish people are. and as a result, my wife and i, we came back and joined with some friends of ours in austin, texas, where i live outside of, and now we have shut down on sundays and we put our telephones and our ipads down, and have started joining in sunday suppers and trying to restore a sense of community. and have been doing that religiously, so to speak, ever since last august on our return from israel. and it was a response to our great affection for our experience and our time in israel. so again, thank you. i tell you, the second thing that struck us was yad veshem. i had not had a chance to go there the on my previous trip to israel, and i was struck by the hope you get, obviously, the horrors of the history of the holocaust, but you see sort of light at the end of the journey. and it is of course by design that the design of the museum is extraordi

but 1st sorry for said who is that by name in those likud party headquarters in tel aviv so harry how are things looking for prime minister netanyahu this time around. well he's been projecting a pretty confident throughout the day telling us voters role in the previous 2 elections when he was telling them look they were on the cusp of defeat and trying to motivate them to the polls that way he's been telling them that likud is very close with its usually parliament the knesset to get a. a coalition government requiring 61 seats saying that just one seat short that has been his message through most of the day then the last hour or so he's been telling people that there are various areas where turnout fairly good for supporters has been targeting those there have been images of him driving around in his official car calling individual voters on his phone huling not column selfies as usual everywhere on this election day the other interesting thing is that we've heard from a pollster on one of the channels saying that the indications are while he wouldn't go into detail but the indicati

trey yingst live in tel aviv. a large amount of employees working home because of the coronavirus and this is creating the perfect storm for hackers. what can companies do to protect themselves? rob chang is a tech cyber expert, joins us by skype. thank you for staying up with us. we appreciate it. lots of people are working from home which means a lot of people are logging on to company networks and that could be risky, right? >> that is correct. i mean, the fbi, department of homeland security said be on the lookout for scams related to the virus. there is a lot of fake emails. the most recent ones are from the world health organization, the center of disease control, all of these two organizations with fake emails coming out and be careful because it could be a fake link to a fake website and they are trying to get your credentials, and the other one, more importantly, if you don't have good antivirus software, that's ran somewhere. it can get into your computer or your company's network if you are link into th

jeremy bowen, bbc news, tel aviv. let's round up bbc news, tel aviv. let's round up more of the news this morning. the taliban are to resume attacks on government forces in afghanistan just days after signing an agreement with the us, millburn as a big step towards peace. that deal included a commitment to peace talks of the afghan government. the taliban is both person so this won't happen unless 5000 taliban prisoners are released. mrtrump has taliban prisoners are released. mr trump has told columbia eight will need to resume aerial spraying to destroy illicit crops of cocoa, the raw material for cocaine. aerial fumigation was suspended in 2015 when the supreme court ruled that the herbicide used could cause cancer and poison the land. jack walsh, who transformed general electric into america's most valuable company has died at the age of 84. he ran a ge from 1980 want to 2000 and wind, overseeing a growth of market value from $12 billion to trump tweeted that jack welch was a business legend. the former us vice presidentjoe biden who is seeking to

the bbc‘s anna foster is in tel aviv. the exit polls, all three of them are the three different main broadcasters here in israel and all three of them give benjamin netanyahu right wing block parties 66, the magic number is 61. for the things he said in the run—up come he seems to think that he can tempt and mk away from another party. to give him the majority government. here, they are treating it as a celebration. let me show you the hall here at the election party. you can hear the very loud pop music playing. you can see the flags waving. they are dancing here. 0ver there at the stage is set for benjamin netanyahu. he will take to the podium there and making what they call a victory speech. he has since spoken. we are talking about exit polls and waiting for the proper results and we expect those in a few days‘ time. let's bring you up—to—date with some of the other stories. pete bridges has endorsed joe biden for us president. earlier amy klobuchar pulled out. —— pete buttigieg. she also endorsed mr biden

middle east expert joining us from tel aviv thank you so much. to the us now democratic presidential candidate joe biden has gotten a big boost ahead of super tuesday former candidates better work amy club which are and people to judge have all adore spuyten ahead of today's key slate of primaries and primaries and caucuses are both the democrats and republicans nominate their presidential candidates there is little doubt that donald trump will win the republican nomination but joe biden is one of 5 candidates still in the running for the democratic nomination so what is so unique about super tuesday well it is the most important of all primaries because people in 14 different states will be casting their ballots today and under the system the more votes a candidate gets the more delegates they are awarded and the states with the most democratic delegates are up for grabs during super tuesday these are california with 415 and also texas texas with 228 by the end of super tuesday it should become clear who the democratic presidential nominee will

aviv today good day to you thanks for coming in and can you tell us how it is results different from the last 2 israeli elections. one of the major difference is that the crude finally has a victory over the competitor party blue and white you'll remember that in april the parties were absolutely tied at $35.00 seats each and in the elections of september the who went down a few scenes and had a slight disadvantage this is before we even talk about the coalition partners i think that there is a major psychological impact in the country to seeing one party do significantly better than the other. it is projected to have $36.00 or $37.00 seats anywhere between a $3.00 and $5.00 seat need over the competitor that makes a big difference in terms of people's perception that they want we have had a year of deadlock and this looks different having said that as you point out it is not clear that the could has the 61 seats needed to form a coalition a majority of the parliamentary seats and so we will have to await some coalition negotiation which will be fraught there will be challenges to th

aviv many thanks for your time and insight thank you. on american politics u.s. democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders says he will continue campaigning despite a fresh loss in the primaries to rival joe biden they go head to head in the next t.v. debate on sunday. donald trump must be defeated and i will do everything in my power to make that happens on sunday night in the 1st one on one debate of this campaign the american people will have the opportunity to see which candidate is best positioned to accomplish that goal. saunderson also has big party blamed on his own photos many of whom believe that voices are no longer being caleb maupin reports from new york the last day of democratic primary voting did not go too well for bernie sanders and now many voices are calling for him to drop out of the race and clear the road for joe biden however sander says he is not willing to give up just yet now sanders says his campaign actually has the upper hand over his rival when it comes to the youth but it is not just the ideological

anyone who speaks of returning the embassy to tel aviv is rejecting a generation of overwhelming bipartisan possesses. jerusalem has been accessible to all major face only, only since 1967, under israeli control. and i'll tell you something you may already know, the last thing, the arabs of bruce alum want is to be set to a separated palestinian state. indeed we just went is arab community and israel's northern triangle protests vehemently about being part of a palestinian state and to its credit to the state of israel said the same thing. it wants to keep their arab minority intact. as in every democratic country, their issues in israel between absorption of the minority population, especially those that do not accept israel's right to exist, but compare how israel treats it arab minority with the rights of minorities and surrounding nations, and lots of other nations worldwide, israel has a lot to be proud of. the far-left won't say this but the truth is the vision of president trump offers is a tremendous opportunity to the palestinian people. it represents the first time since the begin

aviv what's the reaction there been. well there's been a very celebrates 3 mood here ever since that 1st exit poll came out and it's grown and swelled since we've heard in the last few minutes that bench not you know itself is on his way here to speak to his supporters here this is a pretty extraordinary victory for someone who's been suffering from all sorts of troubles and failures and defeats over the last year the 1st election he won but then his right wing bloc splintered with the decision by his old friend ally and rival the to do leave him and to leave that bloc sparking the 2nd election he lost that 2nd election after that election he was indicted officially in 3 separate corruption cases benny gantz that of the blue and white alliance has been running on the message that it's time to get rid of an indicted prime minister throughout this year and yet israeli voters have indorsed to in pretty big fashion again israel's longest serving prime minister as you say those election. exit polls suggested that he is one so

tre is live in tel aviv. >> that's right. for the third time in under a year. israelis headed to the poll. we are getting exit poll numbers between benjamin netanyahu and his main opponent of the blue and white party. it appears another political deadlock in israel. you need 61 seats in israel. to form a coalition government and have the ruling power. right now according to the 3 major exit polls, netanyahu will have 60 seats. this is 1 seat shy of the majority needed. the key factor when a candidate who will hold 6 to 8 seats. it would make a difficult decision for the israel president who he will give the nod to, to form a coalition government. there will be a week period the president will have to make that decision. we don't know until we get the formal results whether netanyahu will be given the nod by their president to form a government here in israel. >> bill: and talk about the back drop to this race. >> there is a lot going on in israel. later the prime minister will face his first trial for charges of corruption and bribery. paired with regional conf

it only takes me an hour to drive from gaza to the wolfson medical center on the outskirts of tel aviv. this is where it was supposed to have his surgery one year ago. and this is the cardiologist who was waiting for him. doctor to mere operates on children from all over the world in today i found 4 young patients from gaza i will help children get through this is the we have about the system still have to operate it's a difference mechanism in order to prevent. bad things to happen. so that's why i accepted and i'm not so much against it. instead of following ballgames we save lives so it's different ways of inflicting some power if you. if you save lives. in the same in the same manner but maybe it's something that gives. you you take your strings from whatever you can do. i don't play with politics i have my own political view but this is. really into this type of work to do with the physician. to treat people the people who are sick. but not everybody in israel's medical field stays out of politics run your room in his colleagues help palestinian patients get access to the treatmen

these musicians use their talents to entertain t the locas in tel aviv, which seems s to be much appreciated. residents joined together to perform john lennon's imagine. ♪ in such uncertain times the song has become an anthem of solidarity, a reminder of a human connection that many in isolation feel they are missing. [applause] annette: that is beautiful to see. that is it for this edition. do stay with us here on france 24. ♪ >> embroidery and all sorts of textiles, he creates multilayered luminous images that tell quietly compelling stories. the artist has a studio in south africa. she joins us here to tell us more about her work. your latest exhibition is called a soldier of love. it is here in paris. before we take aa look at the visual aspect of the pieces, can you tell us more about the scenes? we often do not see those two ideas next to each other, that is military defense and love. >> i called the show soldier of love because i feel we live in very difficult times where there is a lot of pain and suffering people a are inflicting againint each othther all over the world. i feeee

. >> reporter: in tel aviv the first crowds of spring may be the last for some time. stores have shuttered, and the iconic beach is nearly empty. police are now focused on a very different type of crime. police have the addresses of those who should be in self-isolation. we're following them here as they go check on some of those people who returned from overseas and have to enter 14 days of self-isolation at home. we stop at an apartment building in north tel aviv to check on someone who returned from overseas and is supposed to be home. police put on full body protection. the man they're checking on has not tested positive for coronavirus, but they try to avoid even the slightest risk. >> we took very serious measures. even the partial closure. because we are very concerned and very afraid that we will not replicate the situation of? european countries like italy or spain. that's why we ask for people to stay at home. >> reporter: we go up to the third floor. the man is home and in self-quarantine. police ask to see his i.d. so there's no confusion. police say they'

over to the headquarters in tel aviv. if those exit polls are correct, is it a done deal? not quite a done deal. as you say, the exit polls, all three of them, give netanyahu's right—wing bloc of party 66. the magic number is 61. but the things benjamin netanyahu said in the run—up to the election, he seems to think he can tempt and mk away from another party. you can hear the very loud pop music playing here. you can see the flags waving, they are dancing in the hall and the stage is set for benjamin netanyahu who will ta ke to set for benjamin netanyahu who will take to the podium. they will be making what they call a victory speech in the next hour or so but as you say there are still a long way to go and there will be a lot of negotiations, horse trading going on for him to see if he can get that one extra seat that would give him that majority. and solve a political deadlock of a year. is a remarkable political saliva that light blue mac survivor, isn't he? you'll like the way he has conducted this campaign has been fascinating. they disembark in two weeks, netany

during last year's trade mission, i had the pleasure of meeting with three mayors, the mayor of tel aviv, jerusalem and haislip. there i learned so much about the challenges facing each of those cities. we gained a true understanding of israel's vulnerabilities in the region and the world. we got a glimpse of just what is possible when great minds like that. is there that we celebrated a new collaboration between the national health system, washington d.c. the healthcare campus there. the department should a partnership that will improve the lives of children and families in both nations. that trip was just the beginning. the beginning of relationships, new ideas and opportunities. opportunities to build solutions that challenge our city and our people and the jewish people around the world. israel has been and continues to be an important trade partner for washington d.c. and the united states. together, we will ensure it remains so. for the long-term. thank you so much. [applause] for being in washington. ♪ ♪ >> i voiced an interest in politics and i like the idea of sitting down w

embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem is done a couple of steps that palestinians feel that we're done just to support an ateneo including the release of the plan which came right before the israeli election it was seen here is a move from the u.s. president to help benjamin netanyahu is so as far as palestinians are concerns there are no illusions when it comes to the peace process than the progress however they fear how much things could get worse given the closeness of relationship ships now between the u.s. and israel thank you need a bring him in ramallah so voting is finished in israel but due to start in about an hour's time for some states in the united states as super tuesday begins on the democratic party's race for the white house biden got another boost after winning the south carolina primary at the weekend the former vice president's now one the endorsement of 2 candidates who dropped out that is. and former mayor. 14 states are voting on tuesday to choose the democratic challenger to republican donald trump. folks you know just a few days ago the press and the pundits declare

aviv. laa: the intrigue of israel's latest election would have appealed to thomas cromwell, the chief advisor to henry vi and 16th-century england.ful man in novels about his life by dame hilary mantel has sold 5 million copies around the world. after and eight-you're right, the third insult -- eight-year wait, the third of summit is on. reporter: 480 years ago thomas cromwell was in the tower of london awaiting execution. what better place to discuss the final novel in hilary mantel's turbulent tour of history? but at 900 pages and a vast cast of characters, shecknowledge it is a challenging read. hiry: i can't deny it is challenging, but i make no apologies for asking the commitment from my reader. reporter: "the mirror and the ght" completes the story of henry viii's chiefdvisor thomas cromwell. the prize-winning novels were adapted successfully to stage and s and hilary mantelou say relentless scrutiny of the monarchy, especially oil lights, s-- roy lives, span the ages. hilary: there i

i mean it's going to go to funny he promised direct flights from tel aviv to maka to the arab in israel in order just to get a few more votes so his promises are i think forming on the ears what i want to thank you very much variance i thank you now let's turn to other world news send police in afghanistan say at least 3 people have died in a blast in the southeastern region of call spontaneous there's been no claim of responsibility so far the attack comes just days after the u.s. and the taliban signed an agreement in doha aimed at ending the nearly 2 decades war in afghanistan let's get the latest from hoda abdel-hamid who is in kabul for us so what more you hearing about this attack and who do we think is behind it. well what we know about the attack is that there was a blast near a stadium in host province and according to the interior ministry 3 people were killed and 7 others injured now we don't know who is behind that that attack it could be some spoilers there are several armed groups operating in this country who were against the deal between the taliban and the u.s. that you

do you remember that hotel in tel aviv? it was in the canary islands quarantine for two weeks. that lockdown is n over. here is one of the british guests. going to get to go home, but we cannot thank the people here enough. they haven't actually fantastic. they have look after a -- they have been absolutely fantastic. i ve looked after us very well. ros: degreest greece now, becaue government has announced that all schools and educational establishments closed for two-week period. cagreece has 8s and no fatalities. this is the french culture minister. he is one of over 1400 cases in france. in germany, over 1200 cases. this hospital is set up a driver testing point to try to prevent -- drive through testing point to have tests done via car window. as you can see, they're conducting tests on the border for people who are seeking to come through. that is the situation in europe. next we move to iran, wheresene of the mosous outbreaks is, and a number of politicians there have tested positive. this is the deputy health minister wiping sweat off his brow during a press conference.

ok well we can discuss this and i with a journalist or me or him he's in tel aviv get even to me plenty of speculation about perhaps why these employees were detained from sputnik what are your thoughts on this story. well obviously would be of concern to all journalists worldwide when. brothers. are being harassed in. their homes broken into. because the reason vienna convention regarding the door to diplomats and most countries respect. and borders. ambassadors but for journalists. not so clear and reporters are usually working a democracy of there are a host governments and if the media cannot operate just because their country of origin is now. the other country that's very wary some and perhaps turkey has something to hide the journalist seen you know he slammed these detentions t.j. think that wanted to authorities its whole what sort of response would you expect from them. well turkey is not a model country regarding the treatment of its own journalists thousands have been thrown in jail. others dozens remain in exile because they know that they too will be imprisoned if they do

aviv. what does this mean for benjamin netanyahu. well it's certainly not good news i mean he's going to be hoping that there's going to be a 4th round of election he's also very surprised because he was the one who actually won these elections and. particularly from his voting bloc was that he would be the one to form the next coalition government what are the chances that guns can become the next pm look at this stage they seem quite small he's facing 2 main problems the 1st problem is that he's formed a coalition between our parties and a right wing political party belonging to a former army defense minister avigdor lieberman they are not natural allies so you'll just have one issue that will be wrapped in the 2 sides will fall apart guns also faces threats from 2 members of his own party who say that because he's formed this coalition they are going to withdraw and if they withdraw he won't have the 61 majority that he needs at this stage however the country's president we've been livin

aviv all the slayer. we're still waiting for the final results which we will expect in the next few hours but as you say the initial exit polls do put the country's prime minister benjamin netanyahu some 5 parliamentary seats ahead of his main rival baby guns who's a former army chief and this is good news for the netanyahu camp but it still means that the party for at least one or 2 seats short of being able to form a coalition majority and in this case we might see the country headed towards a 4th election now this already is the 3rd election that's been held in the space of 11 months it's led to a lot of voter fatigue and there was concern that this fatigue would voters away but the opposite actually happened what we saw was the highest voter turnout in 21 years so certain israelis are feeling that they want to make sure their voice is heard at the same time there were concerns that fake news around the corona virus would also keep people at home and having said all of that there is still a sense of di

the political analyst based in tel aviv now he says that jerusalem's palestinians could have more political operative as well bought that would mean accepting israeli citizenship. the residents off east jerusalem the palestinian residents could claim israeli citizenship and in debt case they could vote in the elections to the knesset and flip the government from netanyahu to his adversaries but they choose not to do it they choose to remain loyal palestinians and this is where they clash with both the netanyahu government and the trumpet ministration the united states has. used various in order to describe israel the west bank and the gaza strip you can. look it up throughout the years it has changed that's it for now i'll be back and. up next cross-talk tells into the sticky topic all the while enjoying. so. it's. a very warm welcome to you you're watching us inside us. good food descriptions sound up the even for the owners so how to choose the pet food industry is telling us what to feed our pets really more based on what they want to sell us then was necessarily good for the pet turns o

danielle shami from tel aviv in israel has become known as patient 7a. she tested positive for coronavirus last week. after describing her "shock and panic" at the diagnosis, the 33—year—old began posting daily updates on social media about her medical isolation. 0ur middle east correspondent, tom bateman has been hearing her story. 0k, ok, so 0k, soi ok, so i am danny, danielle. and here i am known as patient 74 and here i am known as patient 7a all, like, corona casualty number 7a. 7a all, like, corona casualty number 74. danielle shami 74 all, like, corona casualty number 74. danielle shami was diagnosed with coronavirus last week. now with medical isolation is a story that is going viral on social media. she has posted daily updates from a specialist quarantine unit to her instagram account. more than 23,000 people started following her in a few days, asking questions about what it was like to have the virus. it was like to have the virus. it was really crazy, because when it started i was still in a state of shock and panic. but i was still like