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Jenin, north West Bank - 1 September 2015

++NIGHT SHOTS++

1. Locals by ruins of demolished house

2. Various of residents looking at rubble of demolished house

3. People standing on remains of demolished house

4. Various of damage on roof top

5. Various of Palestinian firefighters at scene

6. Palestinian fire engine at site

Jenin, north West Bank - 1 September 2015

++DAY SHOTS++

7. Residents standing on top of remains of demolished house

8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Wael Abu Al Haija, brother of Palestinian who was allegedly the target of the Israeli army raid:

"(Israeli) Special task forces have stormed the area and then besieged it. The attacking force started firing at us. Afterward, they detained women and children and bulldozed our house. I'd like to say that we are ready to lay down ourselves for the sake of our homeland. Thanks to almighty God, no drop of blood was shed. No one got injured neither from my brothers nor from youths in the camp.''

9. Personal belongings in rubble

10. Local resident showing remains of explosives

11. Man sitting on remains of house

12. Local residents at site

13. People standing on rubble

14. Wide of Jenin

STORYLINE

An Israeli raid to arrest a senior Hamas operative in the West Bank turned into a gunbattle on Monday night, leaving several wounded.

The Israeli military said Israeli forces surrounded a house where the wanted man was suspected of hiding in Jenin late on Monday.

Israeli officials declined to name the wanted operative, though Palestinians identified him as Majdi Abu Alhaija.

After forces repeatedly called on Alhaija to surrender, they demolished the house, the military said.

Hundreds of Palestinians rioted in the area, hurling rocks and firebombs at the Israeli forces, the military said.

A Palestinian security official said Palestinian gunmen exchanged heavy fire with Israeli soldiers, and 20 Palestinians were taken to hospital after being wounding by Israeli rubber bullets.

An Israeli paramilitary border police officer also was moderately wounded in the fighting.

Israelis arrested Alhaija, his brother and his 15-year-old son, the Palestinian official said.

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Jenin, north West Bank - 1 September 2015

++NIGHT SHOTS++

1. Locals by ruins of demolished house

2. Various of residents looking at rubble of demolished house

3. People standing on remains of demolished house

4. Various of damage on roof top

5. Various of Palestinian firefighters at scene

6. Palestinian fire engine at site

Jenin, north West Bank - 1 September 2015

++DAY SHOTS++

7. Residents standing on top of remains of demolished house

8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Wael Abu Al Haija, brother of Palestinian who was allegedly the target of the Israeli army raid:

"(Israeli) Special task forces have stormed the area and then besieged it. The attacking force started firing at us. Afterward, they detained women and children and bulldozed our house. I'd like to say that we are ready to lay down ourselves for the sake of our homeland. Thanks to almighty God, no drop of blood was shed. No one got injured neither from my brothers nor from youths in the camp.''

9. Personal belongings in rubble

10. Local resident showing remains of explosives

11. Man sitting on remains of house

12. Local residents at site

13. People standing on rubble

14. Wide of Jenin

STORYLINE

An Israeli raid to arrest a senior Hamas operative in the West Bank turned into a gunbattle on Monday night, leaving several wounded.

The Israeli military said Israeli forces surrounded a house where the wanted man was suspected of hiding in Jenin late on Monday.

Israeli officials declined to name the wanted operative, though Palestinians identified him as Majdi Abu Alhaija.

After forces repeatedly called on Alhaija to surrender, they demolished the house, the military said.

Hundreds of Palestinians rioted in the area, hurling rocks and firebombs at the Israeli forces, the military said.

A Palestinian security official said Palestinian gunmen exchanged heavy fire with Israeli soldiers, and 20 Palestinians were taken to hospital after being wounding by Israeli rubber bullets.

An Israeli paramilitary border police officer also was moderately wounded in the fighting.

Israelis arrested Alhaija, his brother and his 15-year-old son, the Palestinian official said.

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Jenin, north West Bank - 1 September 2015

++NIGHT SHOTS++

1. Locals by ruins of demolished house

2. Various of residents looking at rubble of demolished house

3. People standing on remains of demolished house

4. Various of damage on roof top

5. Various of Palestinian firefighters at scene

6. Palestinian fire engine at site

Jenin, north West Bank - 1 September 2015

++DAY SHOTS++

7. Residents standing on top of remains of demolished house

8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Wael Abu Al Haija, brother of Palestinian who was allegedly the target of the Israeli army raid:

"(Israeli) Special task forces have stormed the area and then besieged it. The attacking force started firing at us. Afterward, they detained women and children and bulldozed our house. I'd like to say that we are ready to lay down ourselves for the sake of our homeland. Thanks to almighty God, no drop of blood was shed. No one got injured neither from my brothers nor from youths in the camp.''

9. Personal belongings in rubble

10. Local resident showing remains of explosives

11. Man sitting on remains of house

12. Local residents at site

13. People standing on rubble

14. Wide of Jenin

STORYLINE

An Israeli raid to arrest a senior Hamas operative in the West Bank turned into a gunbattle on Monday night, leaving several wounded.

The Israeli military said Israeli forces surrounded a house where the wanted man was suspected of hiding in Jenin late on Monday.

Israeli officials declined to name the wanted operative, though Palestinians identified him as Majdi Abu Alhaija.

After forces repeatedly called on Alhaija to surrender, they demolished the house, the military said.

Hundreds of Palestinians rioted in the area, hurling rocks and firebombs at the Israeli forces, the military said.

A Palestinian security official said Palestinian gunmen exchanged heavy fire with Israeli soldiers, and 20 Palestinians were taken to hospital after being wounding by Israeli rubber bullets.

An Israeli paramilitary border police officer also was moderately wounded in the fighting.

Israelis arrested Alhaija, his brother and his 15-year-old son, the Palestinian official said.

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Jenin, north West Bank - 1 September 2015

++NIGHT SHOTS++

1. Locals by ruins of demolished house

2. Various of residents looking at rubble of demolished house

3. People standing on remains of demolished house

4. Various of damage on roof top

5. Various of Palestinian firefighters at scene

6. Palestinian fire engine at site

Jenin, north West Bank - 1 September 2015

++DAY SHOTS++

7. Residents standing on top of remains of demolished house

8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Wael Abu Al Haija, brother of Palestinian who was allegedly the target of the Israeli army raid:

"(Israeli) Special task forces have stormed the area and then besieged it. The attacking force started firing at us. Afterward, they detained women and children and bulldozed our house. I'd like to say that we are ready to lay down ourselves for the sake of our homeland. Thanks to almighty God, no drop of blood was shed. No one got injured neither from my brothers nor from youths in the camp.''

9. Personal belongings in rubble

10. Local resident showing remains of explosives

11. Man sitting on remains of house

12. Local residents at site

13. People standing on rubble

14. Wide of Jenin

STORYLINE

An Israeli raid to arrest a senior Hamas operative in the West Bank turned into a gunbattle on Monday night, leaving several wounded.

The Israeli military said Israeli forces surrounded a house where the wanted man was suspected of hiding in Jenin late on Monday.

Israeli officials declined to name the wanted operative, though Palestinians identified him as Majdi Abu Alhaija.

After forces repeatedly called on Alhaija to surrender, they demolished the house, the military said.

Hundreds of Palestinians rioted in the area, hurling rocks and firebombs at the Israeli forces, the military said.

A Palestinian security official said Palestinian gunmen exchanged heavy fire with Israeli soldiers, and 20 Palestinians were taken to hospital after being wounding by Israeli rubber bullets.

An Israeli paramilitary border police officer also was moderately wounded in the fighting.

Israelis arrested Alhaija, his brother and his 15-year-old son, the Palestinian official said.

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Jenin, north West Bank - 1 September 2015

++NIGHT SHOTS++

1. Locals by ruins of demolished house

2. Various of residents looking at rubble of demolished house

3. People standing on remains of demolished house

4. Various of damage on roof top

5. Various of Palestinian firefighters at scene

6. Palestinian fire engine at site

Jenin, north West Bank - 1 September 2015

++DAY SHOTS++

7. Residents standing on top of remains of demolished house

8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Wael Abu Al Haija, brother of Palestinian who was allegedly the target of the Israeli army raid:

"(Israeli) Special task forces have stormed the area and then besieged it. The attacking force started firing at us. Afterward, they detained women and children and bulldozed our house. I'd like to say that we are ready to lay down ourselves for the sake of our homeland. Thanks to almighty God, no drop of blood was shed. No one got injured neither from my brothers nor from youths in the camp.''

9. Personal belongings in rubble

10. Local resident showing remains of explosives

11. Man sitting on remains of house

12. Local residents at site

13. People standing on rubble

14. Wide of Jenin

STORYLINE

An Israeli raid to arrest a senior Hamas operative in the West Bank turned into a gunbattle on Monday night, leaving several wounded.

The Israeli military said Israeli forces surrounded a house where the wanted man was suspected of hiding in Jenin late on Monday.

Israeli officials declined to name the wanted operative, though Palestinians identified him as Majdi Abu Alhaija.

After forces repeatedly called on Alhaija to surrender, they demolished the house, the military said.

Hundreds of Palestinians rioted in the area, hurling rocks and firebombs at the Israeli forces, the military said.

A Palestinian security official said Palestinian gunmen exchanged heavy fire with Israeli soldiers, and 20 Palestinians were taken to hospital after being wounding by Israeli rubber bullets.

An Israeli paramilitary border police officer also was moderately wounded in the fighting.

Israelis arrested Alhaija, his brother and his 15-year-old son, the Palestinian official said.

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Jenin, north West Bank - 1 September 2015

++NIGHT SHOTS++

1. Locals by ruins of demolished house

2. Various of residents looking at rubble of demolished house

3. People standing on remains of demolished house

4. Various of damage on roof top

5. Various of Palestinian firefighters at scene

6. Palestinian fire engine at site

Jenin, north West Bank - 1 September 2015

++DAY SHOTS++

7. Residents standing on top of remains of demolished house

8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Wael Abu Al Haija, brother of Palestinian who was allegedly the target of the Israeli army raid:

"(Israeli) Special task forces have stormed the area and then besieged it. The attacking force started firing at us. Afterward, they detained women and children and bulldozed our house. I'd like to say that we are ready to lay down ourselves for the sake of our homeland. Thanks to almighty God, no drop of blood was shed. No one got injured neither from my brothers nor from youths in the camp.''

9. Personal belongings in rubble

10. Local resident showing remains of explosives

11. Man sitting on remains of house

12. Local residents at site

13. People standing on rubble

14. Wide of Jenin

STORYLINE

An Israeli raid to arrest a senior Hamas operative in the West Bank turned into a gunbattle on Monday night, leaving several wounded.

The Israeli military said Israeli forces surrounded a house where the wanted man was suspected of hiding in Jenin late on Monday.

Israeli officials declined to name the wanted operative, though Palestinians identified him as Majdi Abu Alhaija.

After forces repeatedly called on Alhaija to surrender, they demolished the house, the military said.

Hundreds of Palestinians rioted in the area, hurling rocks and firebombs at the Israeli forces, the military said.

A Palestinian security official said Palestinian gunmen exchanged heavy fire with Israeli soldiers, and 20 Palestinians were taken to hospital after being wounding by Israeli rubber bullets.

An Israeli paramilitary border police officer also was moderately wounded in the fighting.

Israelis arrested Alhaija, his brother and his 15-year-old son, the Palestinian official said.

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Battir, West Bank - 6 May 2012

1. Wide of children swimming in reservoir that is part of Battir's elaborate ancient irrigation system

2. Mid of channel directing spring water into reservoir

3. Close up of waterfall

4. Establisher shot of Giovanni Fontana-Antonelli, Programme Specialist for Culture at UNESCO's Ramallah office

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Giovanni Fontana-Antonelli, Programme Specialist for Culture at UNESCO's Ramallah office:

"The wall as projected so far will interfere with these ancient irrigation system by cutting part of the irrigation network, and therefore a number of fields will not receive any more water with a consequence of abandon of those fields."

6. Mid of reservoir

7. Wide of waterfall, Battir houses in background

8. Mid of residents washing hands in spring

9. Close up of old man washing hands in spring

10. Various of spring water inside cave

11. Various of farmer Elayan Shami, Farmer, planting eggplants

12. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Elayan Shami, Farmer:

"If we lost the lands, and we couldn't do anything, that will be a disaster for the people of Battir, especially for the water and plants. It will cut the lands from the people and make us dependent on Israeli and outside markets. This is something no farmer can accept."

13. Shami working at farm

14. Mid of village

15. Wide of woman crossing train railway

16. Wide of village terraces

17. Wide of train passing by village

18. Mid of sign (Hebrew) reading "Bitar"

19. More of train passing by village

AP Television

Tel Aviv, Israel - 7 May 2012

20. SOUNDBITE (English) Josh Hantman, Spokesperson, Israeli Defence Ministry:

"Let us record that before waves of Palestinian terror took the lives of over 1000 Israeli, there was no barrier, this security fence is there purely to save lives and every inch of the security fence is open to judicial review."

21. Mid of Hantman talking to colleague

AP Television

Battir, West Bank - 6 May 2012

22. Wide of reservoir

23. Mid of channel directing spring water into reservoir

24. Close up of waterfall

25. Mid of woman working infield

26. Exterior of school near train railway

27. Mid of students watching train railway through fence

28. Close up of hands of students holding fence

29. Mid of students playing in playground

30. Mid of security camera between school and train railway

31. Wide of Gilo settlement as seen from playground

32. Establisher shot of Ghiath Nasser, Battir's lawyer talking to Battir residents

33. SOUNDBITE (English) Ghiath Nasser, Battir's lawyer:

"We submitted to the court all the evidence that can prove that the route of the wall in this area is illegal, totally illegal, there is a big damage to the environment. Battir is a very special area, a very nice area, it is a candidate to be a nominate for the UNESCO special areas of world heritage, we are also talking about the damage caused to the water system. So I think that the court will decide according to the legal principles, the international law, the route of the wall here should be cancelled."

34. More of reservoir

35. Close up of water channel

36. Mid of field

37. Pan left of Battir village

LEADIN

One of the last Palestinian farming villages that still uses irrigation systems from Roman times says its ancient way of life is in danger as Israel prepares to lay down its West Bank separation barrier.

STORYLINE:

Children bathing in the reservoir near the village of Battir in the West Bank. It's part of an elaborate ancient irrigation system that serves Battir's 6,000 inhabitants.

Terraces are a common Palestinian farming technique in the hilly West Bank terrain. But in Battir they stretch out over nearly 2000 hectares (800 acres), irrigated by a series of canals that direct spring water down the stepped hills.

This combination of centuries-old terraces and water engineering prompted the U.N.'s cultural agency, UNESCO, to award the village last year with a $15,000 prize for "Safeguarding and Management of Cultural Landscapes."

But plans to lay down a West Bank separation barrier are threatening the continued supply of water to some of the village farmers and dismantle the much-vaunted integrity of the terraces according to Giovanni Fontana-Antonelli, Programme Specialist for Culture at UNESCO's Ramallah office.

He says: "The wall as projected so far will interfere with these ancient irrigation system by cutting part of the irrigation network, and therefore a number of fields will not receive any more water with a consequence of abandon of those fields."

The villagers live in limestone-faced houses built into a hillside southwest of Jerusalem. On the lands around the homes, stone retaining walls have transformed scrubby hills into orderly steps of olive trees and vegetable gardens.

With construction possibly beginning in the coming weeks, the people of Battir hope a legal battle, backed by recent U.N. recognition of the village's agricultural practices, will help change Israel's mind.

Retired teacher Elayan Shami, 62, kneels in the soil planting the famous local eggplant, a mottled pink and white variety that ripens in July. Shami tends a small patch on a terrace where furrows divide the area into rectangles laid out like a maze to direct the spring water.

He says: "If we lost the lands, and we couldn't do anything, that will be a disaster for the people of Battir, especially for the water and plants. It will cut the lands from the people and make us dependent on Israeli and outside markets. This is something no farmer can accept."

Israel began building the barrier in 2002 in response to a wave of deadly suicide bombings carried out by Palestinians who had entered from the West Bank.

Set to stretch 815 kilometres (500 miles), it is about two-thirds complete, according to Shaul Arieli, a retired military officer who now advises the Supreme Court on the barrier.

Israelis say the structure is a main reason for the halt in suicide bombings in recent years. But Palestinians say it is a pretext for Israel to steal their land.

Nearly 10 percent of the West Bank, which the Palestinians claim for a future state, will lie on the "Israeli" side of the barrier when it is complete. For this reason, construction on several stretches of the barrier have been delayed due to legal challenges.

Josh Hantman, a spokesperson for the Israeli Defence Ministry says: "Let us record that before waves of Palestinian terror took the lives of over 1000 Israeli, there was no barrier, this security fence is there purely to save lives and every inch of the security fence is open to judicial review."

Battir presents a particular challenge because the village's homes are in the West Bank while the fields are partially in Israel. This anomaly was enshrined in the 1949 cease-fire that ended Israel's war of independence.

According to current plans, the barrier will run close to the 1949 boundary and leave 160 acres (64 hectares) of village lands on the Israeli side, according to the Israeli Defence Ministry.

Village council head Akram Bader says the fence also loops into the West Bank and so will actually leave 740 acres on the Israeli side of the fence. This amounts to a third of the village land. Bader, an architect, used Google Earth and land confiscation orders to calculate the higher figure. He says the Defence Ministry estimate fails to account for the West Bank land that will be gobbled up.

In 2007, Battir sued the state and Ministry of Defence, demanding it change the route of the fence to protect the unique farming area.

In the legal documents, Israel claimed Battir is a tempting area for Palestinian attackers to penetrate into Israel. The state also insisted on keeping control of a rail line that runs from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv, built before Israel's independence on Battir's lands.

This makes it impossible to consider Battir's request to move the route of the barrier to run only in Israeli territory and leave the village lands intact.

A Defence Ministry official said the barrier's planners have met with Battir's residents. He said the barrier will not disrupt farming because a planned access gate will be open to Battir's farmers three times a day. He spoke on condition of anonymity because of ongoing legal proceedings.

The official said that in 2008, two Battir residents were found guilty of sabotaging the railway.

Battir residents say only one local was found guilty, and was released within months. Moreover, they say this attack was a lone exception to the norm in which trains travel by unimpeded every half hour.

In court, military officials have acknowledged "the security threat is not reflected in Battir's residents in general, but rather from external hostile elements."

In Battir, council head Bader says the planned fence will rise a few feet from the walls of the only boys' school and slice across the soccer pitch. Besides that, the fence will likely devastate farming, Bader said. He said he loses sleep at night with worry.

Early this year, Battir suspended a challenge in Israel's Supreme Court, so a separate advisory commission on land expropriations could consider a request to instead reroute the barrier entirely on Israeli lands. The committee, part of the Finance Ministry, has not responded.

In the meantime, defence officials say they plan to begin construction in the coming weeks. Battir's lawyer, Ghiath Nasser, says the village will seek a court order to block any construction until the legal process is exhausted.

He says: "We submitted to the court all the evidence that can prove that the route of the wall in this area is illegal, totally illegal, there is a big damage to the environment. Battir is a very special area, a very nice area, it is a candidate to be a nominate for the UNESCO special areas of world heritage, we are also talking about the damage caused to the water system. So I think that the court will decide according to the legal principles, the international law, the route of the wall here should be cancelled."

Palestinians have had mixed results in past court challenges. Bilin, a village west of Ramallah, initially lost half its land to the barrier.

But in a 2007 decision, the high court ordered the Israeli government to move Bilin's barrier westward. It took three more years before the government moved the fence, showing the slow speed of the justice system.

Many other villages have failed to change the barrier's path, such as Battir's neighbour Walajeh, where Israel is currently surrounding the village with a wall and fence on all sides.

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3G data services are coming to the West Bank in agreement struck with Israeli authorities this week.

It means Palestinians will finally be able to stream films online, make calls over the internet and play catch-up with the rest of the world.

STORY-LINE:

3G is soon to hit the West Bank.

It's exciting news in an area where mobile phone ownership is high.

On the streets of Ramallah mobile phones are everywhere, but until now it's been a frustratingly slow service for users.

Under interim peace agreements, Israel controls cellular networks in the West Bank.

Israeli cellular carriers transmit 3G, but Palestinian networks have been confined to the slower 2G networks.

This now looks set to change as Israeli Defence Force's Major General Yoav Mordechai and Palestinian Minister of Civil Affairs Hussen al-Sheikh signed an agreement granting Palestinian mobile carriers 3G high-speed data services in the West Bank this week.

The new agreement won't enable 4G service for Palestinians, nor will it cover the Gaza Strip, but it's a step forward say supporters.

The CEO of Palestine's main telecom company, Jawwal, welcomes the move.

"We are extremely happy that Israel has finally released the frequencies for the 3G and allowed the Palestinian companies to use 3G services," says Ammar Aker.

"It's an achievement even though it is a late move. Our hope was to use 4G but still we will stick with 3G and fight for getting 4G."

"Our aim is to gave the Palestinian customer better services within our own limits and despite Israeli restrictions."

The lack of high-speed access has been a constant source of frustration for young professionals, forcing many to seek creative solutions, sign up with Israeli carriers or scramble to find a wifi network whenever the internet is needed.

But that's about to change.

"Six months from today, Palestinians will be able to use all the internet applications everywhere and this will make a difference for them and furthermore there will be a good chance for Palestinian computer companies to develop special applications for the Palestinians which means creating new jobs in the IT field," expands Aker.

The Palestinians are among 16 markets, including Cuba and Eritrea, who still use older 2G technology, according to the International Telecommunication Union, a UN agency.

Without 3G, Palestinians are unable to access Internet messaging services like Whatsapp, make Internet phone calls or stream videos.

Muamar Orabi, the general director of Wattan TV, says Palestinian media will finally be able to catch-up with competitors.

"Such a move will open up a new future for the Palestinian companies and the Palestinian media which is still using 2G technology meaning we are five years behind in this technology, while other countries are using 4G."

And for mobile phone shop owners, it will hopefully bring about a boom in business.

Assad Qutob is confident he'll be selling more Palestinian sim cards in the near future.

"We have a lot of Israeli 3G sim cards used in the Palestinian areas so the use of 3G by Palestinian communication companies will definitely decrease the number of Israeli sim cards and we hope it will happen very soon," he explains.

LEAD IN:

3G data services are coming to the West Bank in agreement struck with Israeli authorities this week.

It means Palestinians will finally be able to stream films online, make calls over the internet and play catch-up with the rest of the world.

STORY-LINE:

3G is soon to hit the West Bank.

It's exciting news in an area where mobile phone ownership is high.

On the streets of Ramallah mobile phones are everywhere, but until now it's been a frustratingly slow service for users.

Under interim peace agreements, Israel controls cellular networks in the West Bank.

Israeli cellular carriers transmit 3G, but Palestinian networks have been confined to the slower 2G networks.

This now looks set to change as Israeli Defence Force's Major General Yoav Mordechai and Palestinian Minister of Civil Affairs Hussen al-Sheikh signed an agreement granting Palestinian mobile carriers 3G high-speed data services in the West Bank this week.

The new agreement won't enable 4G service for Palestinians, nor will it cover the Gaza Strip, but it's a step forward say supporters.

The CEO of Palestine's main telecom company, Jawwal, welcomes the move.

"We are extremely happy that Israel has finally released the frequencies for the 3G and allowed the Palestinian companies to use 3G services," says Ammar Aker.

"It's an achievement even though it is a late move. Our hope was to use 4G but still we will stick with 3G and fight for getting 4G."

"Our aim is to gave the Palestinian customer better services within our own limits and despite Israeli restrictions."

The lack of high-speed access has been a constant source of frustration for young professionals, forcing many to seek creative solutions, sign up with Israeli carriers or scramble to find a wifi network whenever the internet is needed.

But that's about to change.

"Six months from today, Palestinians will be able to use all the internet applications everywhere and this will make a difference for them and furthermore there will be a good chance for Palestinian computer companies to develop special applications for the Palestinians which means creating new jobs in the IT field," expands Aker.

The Palestinians are among 16 markets, including Cuba and Eritrea, who still use older 2G technology, according to the International Telecommunication Union, a UN agency.

Without 3G, Palestinians are unable to access Internet messaging services like Whatsapp, make Internet phone calls or stream videos.

Muamar Orabi, the general director of Wattan TV, says Palestinian media will finally be able to catch-up with competitors.

"Such a move will open up a new future for the Palestinian companies and the Palestinian media which is still using 2G technology meaning we are five years behind in this technology, while other countries are using 4G."

And for mobile phone shop owners, it will hopefully bring about a boom in business.

Assad Qutob is confident he'll be selling more Palestinian sim cards in the near future.

"We have a lot of Israeli 3G sim cards used in the Palestinian areas so the use of 3G by Palestinian communication companies will definitely decrease the number of Israeli sim cards and we hope it will happen very soon," he explains.

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Ramallah,West Bank - 19 November 2015

1. Various of man looking at his mobile phone

2. Wide of street in the West Bank city of Ramallah

3. Mid of people walking, man taking on a mobile phone

4. Close of man looking at mobile phone

5. Mid of telecommunication tower

6. Wide of the Palestinian mobile company "Jawwal"

7. Ammar Aker, Palestinian telecom group CEO

8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Ammar Aker ,the Palestinian telecom group CEO:

"We are extremely happy that Israel has finally released the frequencies for the 3G and allowed the Palestinian companies to use 3G services. It's an achievement even though it is a late move. Our hope was to use 4G but still we will stick with 3G and fight for getting 4G. Our aim is to gave the Palestinian customer better services within our own limits and despite Israeli restrictions."

9. Cut away of Aker

10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Ammar Aker, the Palestinian telecom group CEO:

"Six months from today, Palestinians will be able to use all the internet applications everywhere and this will make a difference for them and furthermore there will be a good chance for Palestinian computer companies to develop special applications for the Palestinians which means creating new jobs in the IT field."

11. Close of sign reading (Arabic and English) "Wattan"

12. Wide of Wattan TV employees working in the news room

13. Close of man using computer

14. Wide of Wattan TV control room

15. Muamar Orabi, the general director of Wattan TV

16. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Muamar Orabi, the general director of Wattan TV:

"Such a move will open up a new future for the Palestinian companies and the Palestinian media which is still using 2G technology meaning we are five years behind in this technology, while other countries are using 4G."

17. Wide of mobile phone shop

18. Close of mobile phones

19. Assad Qutob, mobile shop owner and Ramallah resident in his shop

20. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Assad Qutob, mobile shop owner and a resident from Ramallah:

"We have a lot of Israeli 3G sim cards used in the Palestinian areas so the use of 3G by Palestinian communication companies will definitely decrease the number of Israeli sim cards and we hope it will happen very soon."

21. Wide of people walking in the street

22. Mid of a girl talking on a mobile phone

23. Various of people in coffee shop using mobile phones

24. People playing chess

25. Exterior of Ramallah Cafe shop

T/I: 10:46:41

Israeli and Palestinian officials met on Monday (17/11) to give a new push to stalled peace talks as clashes broke out in two West Bank towns.

Top Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat met Danny Naveh, advisor to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in the West Bank town of Jericho to review the interim negotiations over the opening of a Palestinian airport and other Israeli commitments to the peace accord.

Meanwhile, clashes broke out in the West Bank towns of Hebron and Bethlehem between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers.

SHOWS:

17/11 BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK:

Israeli soldiers firing weapons towards protesters;

smoke rising from tear-gas canisters in streets;

youths throw stones;

CU boy firing catapult at soldiers;

Israeli soldier fires tear-gas gun;

youth throws stones;

soldiers taking cover;

HEBRON, WEST BANK:

Palestinians with flags chanting;

palestinian protesters throwing rocks in marketplace towards security forces;

more stone-throwing;

israeli security personnel fire rifle;

crouching soldier;

soldiers give chase to protesters;

JERICHO, WEST BANK:

Interior meeting between Palestinian and Israeli negotiators;

Saeb Erikat, chief Palestinian negotiator, and Danny Naveh, chief Israeli negotiator, with their delegations;

handshake between delegation leaders;

Press and officials outside;

Erekat making statement to press (in english) (POOR SOUND LEVEL): "Today we met with the committee and listened to extensive detailed reports from the heads of the committee and we will of course take thses reports back to our leaders, we are hoping we can move things

forward....."

Statement by Danny Naveh (in english) "We have met here as was agreed in Washington and the foreign minister of Israel Levy, in order to get support from the committees so we can push negotiation of the significant committees ahead. This is our intentions here and will be our intentions in the coming days and we are going to intensify the talks of the committees in order to achieve greater progress";

Officials leave;

3.10

WEST BANK THEATRE FESTIVAL

LEAD IN:

The first Palestinian children and youth theatre festival is taking place in the West Bank city of Bethlehem.

"Yalla Yalla" features performances by Palestinian and European companies and aims to introduce theatre to a new generation.

STORY-LINE:

This little girl on stage has lost her smile, leaving her father desperately looking for a solution to bring joy back to his daughter's life.

The girl is the main character of "Jihan's Smile", a play shown here at Bethlehem's Al-Harah theatre as part of the "Yalla Yalla" international children and youth festival.

The young Palestinians in the audience attentively follow this moving tale about sadness, parental love and the search for true happiness.

In the play everyone gets involved to try to restore Jihan's smile: from the sun itself to a flamboyant Italian painter.

Based on a story by Egyptian-Canadian writer, Karim Alrawi, "Jihan's Smile" is one of the many shows on offer at this 10-day festival, that includes theatre performances by groups from Poland, Sweden and France.

Marina Barham is director of the festival and the Al-Harah theatre. She says that the idea is to the foster positive change through theatre and introduce this art to a new generation of Palestinians.

"Through our festival we want our voice to be heard all over the world and to say that Palestinian theatre is professional, that it's skilled and of high quality. We want to bring back joy to our children. Theatre and art are a way of resistance against the Israeli occupation", Barham says.

Palestinian actor, Nicola Zraineh, plays Jihan's increasingly worried father. The actor is one of the co-founders of Al-Harah theatre and has been working on stage since the year 2000.

With shows available mainly in the big cities, Palestinian actors bring theatre directly to people's homes, performing in villages as well as Palestinian refugee camps, Zraineh says.

In return, Palestinian politics, society and traditions offer constant inspiration for the local theatre. As Zraineh explains:

"We Palestinians have lots of stories to tell and perform on stage: stories related to politics, society, traditions and customs that we try to change in a positive way through theatre so as to bring a positive effect to children, youth and to the society in general."

Palestinian actors are not limited to the local scene but travel around the world to share their art, from Arab countries to Asia, Zraineh adds.

Palestinian theatre has been around since the beginning of the 20th century and has been asserting itself on the cultural scene ever since, says "Jihan's Smile" Director, Raeda Ghazaleh.

It was in the 80's that local theatre became more established, Ghazaleh says but laments that it's plagued by a lack of funds.

At a theatre in Bet Jalla, near Bethlehem, Swedish theatre group Ogonblicksteatern is performing in front of a special audience: children aged 6 months to 1 and a half years.

The Swedish play, "Here I Am" appeals to the youngest of audience members and deals with the babies' identities and sense of self.

The idea is that from the first months of their lives babies are capable of following a theatre play, says Johanna Salander, director of "Here I Am" and artistic director of the Ogonblicksteatern group.

This is the third time that Salander has visited the West Bank to work with Palestinian groups; the "Yalla Yalla" festival, she says, is an opportunity for both to learn something from each other.

The "Yalla Yalla" festival runs from 7 to 16 April 2016.

WEST BANK THEATRE FESTIVAL

LEAD IN:

The first Palestinian children and youth theatre festival is taking place in the West Bank city of Bethlehem.

"Yalla Yalla" features performances by Palestinian and European companies and aims to introduce theatre to a new generation.

STORY-LINE:

This little girl on stage has lost her smile, leaving her father desperately looking for a solution to bring joy back to his daughter's life.

The girl is the main character of "Jihan's Smile", a play shown here at Bethlehem's Al-Harah theatre as part of the "Yalla Yalla" international children and youth festival.

The young Palestinians in the audience attentively follow this moving tale about sadness, parental love and the search for true happiness.

In the play everyone gets involved to try to restore Jihan's smile: from the sun itself to a flamboyant Italian painter.

Based on a story by Egyptian-Canadian writer, Karim Alrawi, "Jihan's Smile" is one of the many shows on offer at this 10-day festival, that includes theatre performances by groups from Poland, Sweden and France.

Marina Barham is director of the festival and the Al-Harah theatre. She says that the idea is to the foster positive change through theatre and introduce this art to a new generation of Palestinians.

"Through our festival we want our voice to be heard all over the world and to say that Palestinian theatre is professional, that it's skilled and of high quality. We want to bring back joy to our children. Theatre and art are a way of resistance against the Israeli occupation", Barham says.

Palestinian actor, Nicola Zraineh, plays Jihan's increasingly worried father. The actor is one of the co-founders of Al-Harah theatre and has been working on stage since the year 2000.

With shows available mainly in the big cities, Palestinian actors bring theatre directly to people's homes, performing in villages as well as Palestinian refugee camps, Zraineh says.

In return, Palestinian politics, society and traditions offer constant inspiration for the local theatre. As Zraineh explains:

"We Palestinians have lots of stories to tell and perform on stage: stories related to politics, society, traditions and customs that we try to change in a positive way through theatre so as to bring a positive effect to children, youth and to the society in general."

Palestinian actors are not limited to the local scene but travel around the world to share their art, from Arab countries to Asia, Zraineh adds.

Palestinian theatre has been around since the beginning of the 20th century and has been asserting itself on the cultural scene ever since, says "Jihan's Smile" Director, Raeda Ghazaleh.

It was in the 80's that local theatre became more established, Ghazaleh says but laments that it's plagued by a lack of funds.

At a theatre in Bet Jalla, near Bethlehem, Swedish theatre group Ogonblicksteatern is performing in front of a special audience: children aged 6 months to 1 and a half years.

The Swedish play, "Here I Am" appeals to the youngest of audience members and deals with the babies' identities and sense of self.

The idea is that from the first months of their lives babies are capable of following a theatre play, says Johanna Salander, director of "Here I Am" and artistic director of the Ogonblicksteatern group.

This is the third time that Salander has visited the West Bank to work with Palestinian groups; the "Yalla Yalla" festival, she says, is an opportunity for both to learn something from each other.

The "Yalla Yalla" festival runs from 7 to 16 April 2016.

Bethlehem, West Bank - 8 April 2016

1. "Jihan's Smile" play being performed on stage. UPSOUND (Arabic): Jihan "But I feel like seeing the sea". Jihan's father: "When the sun will rise again I promise you I will take you to see the sea."

2. Italian painter on stage trying to restore Jihan's smile

3. Italian painter and Jihans' father negotiating price. UPSOUND (Arabic and Italian): Jihan's father: "What?". Painter: "Final price, 8.000". Bird: "Final price, 8.000"

4. Children watching play

5. Actors playing Jihan and her father performing on stage

6. Establishing shot of festival director Marina Barham

7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Marina Barham, "Yalla Yalla" festival and al-Harah theatre's director

"We've organised this festival because the Palestinian children's week is in April and through our festival we try to invite different theatre groups from different countries to perform plays and show different cultures to our children and their families. Through our festival we want our voice to be heard all over the world and to say that Palestinian theatre is professional, that it's skilled and of high quality. We want to bring back joy to our children. Theatre and art are a way of resistance against the Israeli occupation."

8. "Jihan's Smile" being performed on stage. UPSOUND (Arabic): The Sun "Jihan, we all need you. Try to help us. May God bless you. Goodbye.". Jihan's father (Arabic): "Goodbye."

9. Young people in audience laughing

10. Various "Jihan's Smile" being performed on stage

11. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Nicola Zraineh, Palestinian actor

"We Palestinians have lots of stories to tell and perform on stage: stories related to politics, society, traditions and customs that we try to change in a positive way through theatre so as to bring a positive effect to children, youth and the society in general."

12. "Jihan's Smile" play being performed on stage

13. "Jihan's Smile" director, Raeda Ghazaleh, talking to actors at play rehearsal

14. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Raeda Ghazaleh, "Jihan's Smile" Director

"Art is expensive. Usually countries give big funds for it so that performers can work. In Palestine we lack such a thing, so all groups work on finding funds locally or internationally in order to continue spreading culture and the values of humanity that we need daily."

15. Jihan dancing on stage after getting her smile back

16. Audience

17. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Yousef Ghazaleh, audience member:

(Talking about what he learned from the play): "We should stay happy. If we become sad, everyone would be sad and that's not nice."

18. Various Palestinian children and youth at al-Harah theatre gathering ahead of "Jihan's Smile" performance

19. "Jihan's Smile" programme

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Beit Jala, West Bank - 12 April 2016

20. Various of "Here I Am" play by Ogonblicksteatern group

21. Toddlers and their parents in audience, watching "Here I Am"

22. "Here I Am" being performed on stage

23. Close on woman's face in audience

24. Actors interacting with babies in audience

25. Various "Here I Am" play

26. "Here I Am" actors and play director, Johanna Salander, during rehearsal

27. SOUNDBITE (English): Johanna Salander, "Here I am" play Director and Ogonblicksteatern group Artistic Director:

"Palestinian groups can learn from us that babies are very competent from the beginning and they are able to really participate in cultural events. Also for the parents, I think many of them doesn't seem like that babies can concentrate for so long time and that they are interacting very early. So that is what I think we can give the Palestinian groups, and they can give us a lot about the audience participating and engaging in theatre very early, because they're very good at making people come to theatre."

28. "Here I Am" play being performed. UPSOUND (Arabic): "I am here"

29. "Yalla Yalla" theatre festival poster

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Israeli soldiers patrolled the West Bank city of Nablus on Sunday, combing the area for suspected Palestinian gunmen who killed an Israeli couple.

Soldiers arrested at least one Palestinian and raided and searched his home, according to the man's brother.

The reason for the arrest was not clear and the Israeli military did not immediately return a request for comment.

Hundreds of Israeli troops have been deployed to the West Bank to search for the gunmen who killed the settler couple as they drove home on Thursday. Their four young children were in the back seat of the car during the shooting but were unharmed.

The Israeli army said on Sunday that troops had arrested two Palestinians suspected of "terror activity", and that one armed suspect barricaded himself inside a building with a fire breaking out during the incident in the West Bank's Jenin refugee camp.

Witnesses at the camp said that Israeli troops fired a "small missile" at the house to force the suspect out.

A Palestinian medic said Israeli troops shot and wounded at least 18 Palestinians during clashes which broke out as the suspect's house was surrounded.

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Israeli soldiers patrolled the West Bank city of Nablus on Sunday, combing the area for suspected Palestinian gunmen who killed an Israeli couple.

Soldiers arrested at least one Palestinian and raided and searched his home, according to the man's brother.

The reason for the arrest was not clear and the Israeli military did not immediately return a request for comment.

Hundreds of Israeli troops have been deployed to the West Bank to search for the gunmen who killed the settler couple as they drove home on Thursday. Their four young children were in the back seat of the car during the shooting but were unharmed.

The Israeli army said on Sunday that troops had arrested two Palestinians suspected of "terror activity", and that one armed suspect barricaded himself inside a building with a fire breaking out during the incident in the West Bank's Jenin refugee camp.

Witnesses at the camp said that Israeli troops fired a "small missile" at the house to force the suspect out.

A Palestinian medic said Israeli troops shot and wounded at least 18 Palestinians during clashes which broke out as the suspect's house was surrounded.

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Nablus, West Bank - 4 October 2015

1. Various of Israeli troops and army vehicles patrolling Nablus

2. Various of Palestinian home after it was searched by Israeli troops

3. Various of toys, household items and cardboard boxes scattered on ground after search by Israeli troops

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Jenin refugee camp, West Bank - 4 October 2015

4. Various of people gathering outside home of a Palestinian suspect - residents say Israeli troops fired a "small missile" at the house to force suspect out

5. People looking in at damage to house through door and window

6. Various of interior damage to house

AP TELEVISION

Jenin, West Bank - 4 October 2015

7. People outside hospital

8. Various of injured people in hospital

STORY: UNREST

LOCATION: WEST BANK

DATE: 30 DECEMBER 1994

DURATION: 1.18

Settlement clashes spread to Nablus

A demonstration against the expansion of a Jewish settlement in

the Israeli-occupied West Bank turned violent on Friday (30/12).

Up to 11 Palestinians, six soldiers and an Israeli peace activist

were injured during exchanges of tear gas and rocks. It was the

ninth day of protests over plans by the Jewish settlement of Efrat

to expand onto land claimed by the Palestinian village of

al-Khader. Police detained about 25 protesters, most of them

Israeli peace activists opposed to the construction of the

neighbourhood 20 kilometres (12 miles) south of Jerusalem. The

expansion threatens to disrupt negotiations between Israel and the

PLO, struggling to hammer out an agreement on Israeli withdrawal

from the West Bank. In scenes resembling the six-year Intifada

uprising, Palestinian youths clashed with Israeli army soldiers in

the West Bank town of Nablus.

SHOWS:

(EFRATA, WEST BANK 30/12) Police van drives past

anti-expansion demonstrators lining road to settlement. Bulldozer

moves earth. WS roadside demonstrators with placards. Girl holding

banner calling on Rabin to stop new settlements. Palestinian

demonstrators listen to speaker. Israeli soldiers present at

Palestinian demonstration. Hashem Mahamid, Israeli Arab knesset

member SOT: "I don't think that it is possible to talk about peace

and at the same time build settlements in the West Bank and

Jerusalem." Israeli soldiers confront demonstrators. Moslem man

wailing prayer. Israeli soldiers standing on alert.

(NABLUS, WEST BANK 30/12) Youths among noisy traffic throwing

stones. WS street. Youths gathering as Israeli soldiers

approach. Israeli soldiers making arrests. Soldiers firing guns.

WEST BANK ELECTIONS

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Bethlehem, West Bank – 28 February 2017

1. Wide of Palestinian cabinet meeting in the West Bank city of Bethlehem

2. Mid of Palestinian ministers with Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah at head of table

3. Various of Palestinian cabinet meeting

4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Rami Hamdallah, Palestinian Prime Minister:

"Since the Hamas movement refused to hold elections in the Gaza Strip, we will hold the elections in the West Bank on May 13 and we will postpone the election in Gaza according to the law and according to the request letter of Hana Nasser, the Head of the Election Committee, who requested we postpone the election in Gaza because it's not possible to do it in the meantime."

5. Hamdallah getting into car

6. Sign for Convention Palace, where the Palestinian cabinet meeting took place

7. Wide of Fawzi Barhoum, Hamas spokesman, in office

8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Fawzi Barhoum, Hamas spokesman:

"The decision of the Palestinian government in the West Bank to hold the local elections in the West Bank without doing it in Gaza is a factional decision, and this will entrench the division and destroy the democratic process and it shows that this government is not eligible to help the Palestinian people anymore."

9. Wide of political analyst Jihad Harb entering office

10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Jihad Harb, political analyst:

"This decision will prevent the possibility of the people in Gaza choosing their representatives in the local councils, which will limit the possibility of using the elections as a gateway to end the division."

11. Wide of Harb in office

LEADIN

The Palestinian government in the West Bank has announced the upcoming municipal elections will not take place in the Gaza Strip.

The territory is ruled by Hamas and the Palestinian Prime Minister said the Islamic militant group had refused to let them be held there.

STORYLINE

Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah sits at the head of the table at a cabinet meeting in Bethlehem.

They're discussing changes to plans for the upcoming municipal elections, which Hamdallah claims have been caused by Hamas' refusal to allow them to be held in the Gaza Strip.

"We will hold the elections in the West Bank on May 13 and we will postpone the election in Gaza according to the law and according to the request letter of Hana Nasser, the Head of the Election Committee, who requested we postpone the election in Gaza because it's not possible to do it in the meantime", he says.

The Palestinian Authority of President Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah movement run autonomous enclaves in the West Bank.

The elections were originally set for last October, but were postponed after Hamas courts dropped most of Abbas' electoral lists.

Hamas' spokesman Fawzi Barhoum condemns the announcement saying it will "destroy the democratic process".

"It shows that this government is not eligible to help the Palestinian people anymore," he adds.

Political analyst Jihad Harb adds that it will "limit the possibility of using the elections as a gateway to end the division", since people in Gaza won't be able to choose their representatives.

Palestinians have been split since Hamas seized Gaza in 2007 from Abbas' forces in bloody street battles.

Repeated reconciliation attempts have failed.

Hamas withdrew from local elections in 2012. The last general election, with both Hamas and Fatah competing, took place in 2006.

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Palestinian demonstrators fed up with high prices and unpaid salaries shuttered shops, halted traffic with burning tyres and closed schools throughout the West Bank on Monday.

It was the largest show of popular discontent with the governing Palestinian Authority in its 18-year history.

Palestinians say their salaries can't keep up with the rising price of living.

They blame Prime Minister Salam Fayyad for the economic policies of the Western-backed Palestinian Authority, which has partial self-rule over Palestinians in the West Bank.

But Fayyad's government is grappling with a sharp budgetary shortfall because the US and Arab countries that sustain it haven't delivered promised aid money.

And he hasn't been able to pay full salaries in months.

The strikes touched all large Palestinian urban centres of the West Bank, from Jenin in the north to Hebron in the south.

Throughout, public transport drivers blocked roads, youths burned tyres and some shops closed their doors.

In one demonstration, youths hollered and cheered as they set tyres alight in protest - sending plumes of black smoke into the air and blocking the main road from the West Bank city of Ramallah to the nearby city of Jerusalem.

Nearby, striking taxi and bus drivers daubed a donkey yellow and scrawled "taxi" on it.

And in Hebron, protesters gathered in the streets, chanting and waving their arms, and even using a bulldozer to block streets.

Some protesters demanded the resignation of Fayyad, who is respected internationally for having cleaned up the corrupt practices of previous Palestinian governments and for putting international financial standards in place in the West Bank.

Others also demanded government subsidies for basic goods such as food and fuel, a minimum wage, and the cancellation of a Palestinian trade agreement with Israel.

Monday's protests followed a series of small but growing strikes over the past few weeks.

A Fayyad spokeswoman said the government's hands were tied because of a previously-warned cash shortfall.

"Over a year ago the prime minister warned the public and the international community that the authority is facing a crisis, perhaps the most dangerous since its inception," said Nour Oudeh.

The Palestinian Authority has suffered a crippling, months-long cash shortage caused by donors who owe 1.2 (b) billion US dollars in pledged money, finance ministry officials said.

The money that the Palestinians say has not been delivered includes 200 (m) million US dollars from the US in budget support, held up by Congress to seek more information about the funds.

Donor dollars are crucial because Palestinians have an economy hampered by Israel's control over the West Bank's borders as well as movement inside the territory.

Security checks over exports and imports hamper the ability of Palestinian manufacturers to buy cheaper products elsewhere and raise the price of exports.

What's more, Israel still directly controls some 60 percent of the West Bank, where 340-thousand Israeli Jews live in settlements deemed illegitimate by the international community.

Ramallah, West Bank

1. Wide of burning tyres blocking road

2. Protesters blocking road with burning tyres

3. Protesters demonstrating against rising cost of living

4. Yellow taxis blocking road

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Nour Oudeh, Palestinian government spokeswoman:

"Over a year ago the prime minister warned the public and the international community that the authority is facing a crisis, perhaps the most dangerous since its inception."

6. Restaurant worker preparing food

7. Wide of customers sitting in restaurant

8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Osais Jardat, restaurant worker:

"This restaurant is supposed to be full of people in this time of the day, but look - there aren't many people inside. Because of the comprehensive transportation strike, the city is empty of people and the situation has never been like this."

Hebron, West Bank

9. Wide of protesters demonstrating against rising cost of living

10. Protesters chanting and waving their arms

11. Protesters blocking traffic

12. Crowd shouting during demonstration

13. Protester riding donkey

14. Wide of trucks blocking street, with man in foreground smoking shisha pipe

15. Close of shisha pipe

16. Wide of street

17. Protesters sitting on truck during demonstration

18. Various of protesters sitting in bulldozer shovel

19. Wide of burning tyres

LEADIN:

The first aquarium in the West Bank has opened to the public.

Situated in central Ramallah the 'Palestine Aquarium' has 250 rare underwater species.

STORYLINE:

Creatures of the deep swirl around in brightly lit tanks at the first aquarium in the West Bank.

The Palestine Aquarium has recently opened to visitors and is proving very popular so far:

"I saw the aquarium on television so I loved to bring my grandchildren to see it. We had a fun time here and the boys were happy. There are many kinds of fish and the place is clean and it will be nice for the school students to visit this place," says Ramallah resident Julia Khouri.

The aquarium is a private venture set up by two Palestinian entrepreneurs. They were inspired by their visits abroad and wanted sea life lovers in the West Bank city of Ramallah to be able to see aquatic creatures themselves.

"When I was travelling to other countries I was visiting the aquariums in Europe and some Arab countries so we decided to do this project here. Although there is no sea in the West Bank we believed that we could do it. We have made great efforts until this project has been completed," says one of the owners, Amjad Amer.

The space in central Ramallah covers 820 square metres and has a display of 250 rare underwater species.

It's split into two sections, as aquarium guide Dalia Abu Shamsia explains:

"In the first section we have the turtles and some kinds of fish and in the second section there are crocodiles, snakes and fish. We have about two hundred and fifty kinds of fish and we are going to bring more," she says.

Amer says the main difficulty in setting up the aquarium was the paperwork involved in crossing the species into the West Bank.

All crossings into the West Bank are under Israeli control and the bureaucracy can at times be burdensome.

"Some of the fish died at the harbour and we have been working until now to import the types we don't have," he explains.

Originally planned to open in April 2018 the project had to be postponed until late July because of Israeli restrictions on the import of certain types of fish.

The aquarium houses a collection of amphibians and tropical plants as well as fish.

Entrance costs 30 New Israeli Shekels (8 US Dollars) while children under 10 years old pay 20 New Israeli Shekels (5.5 US Dollars).

Ramallah, West Bank - 7 August 2018

1. Various of fish and fish tanks in The Palestine Aquarium

2. Mid of Ramallah resident Julia Khouri and her grandchildren looking at a crocodile

3. Close of crocodile

4. Mid of Khouri and grandchildren

5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Julia Khouri, Ramallah resident:

"I saw the aquarium on television so I loved to bring my grandchildren to see it. We had a fun time here and the boys were happy. There are many kinds of fish and the place is clean and it will be nice for the school students to visit this place."

6. Various of water flowing into a fish pond

7. Pan of fish

8. Aquarium co-owner Amjad Amer pointing at fish in pond

9. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Amjad Amer, co-owner of Palestine Aquarium

"When I was travelling to other countries I was visiting the aquariums in Europe and some Arab countries so we decided to do this project here. Although there is no sea in the West Bank we believed that we could do it. We have made great efforts until this project has been completed."

10. Wide of fish tanks

11. Close of Banner fish in tank

12. Zoom in to water snake

13. Various of turtles

14. Mid of boy watching Midas Cichlid fish

15. Close of Midas Cichlid

16. Set up of guide Dalia Abu Shamsia showing fish to a visitor

17. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Dalia Abu Shamsia, guide at Palestine Aquarium:

"The aquarium space is about eight hundred square metres and has two sections. In the first section we have the turtles and some kinds of fish and in the second section there are crocodiles, snakes and fish. We have about two hundred and fifty kinds of fish and we are going to bring more. Visitors are surprised to find such a place like this in Palestine and it's the first of its kind where people can come to see and learn about different types of fish."

18. Wide of fish pond

19. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Amjad Amer, co-owner of Palestine Aquarium

"The biggest difficulty we faced in this project was in importing the aquatic creatures because everything is imported through the Israeli crossings. Therefore the process of examining some species of fish and the papers required for importation of these kinds takes as long as six months. So some of the fish died at the harbour and we have been working until now to import the types we don't have."

20. Various of visitors and fish inside Palestine Aquarium

21. Sign reading (English/Arabic) Palestine Aquarium

22. Wide exterior of Palestine Aquarium

LEAD IN:

The first centre for Palestinian rock climbers has opened in Ramallah.

It's a way for climbers to perfect their skills indoors before taking to the rocky hills of the West Bank.

STORY-LINE:

First a foot, then a hand: with each move he ascends a little further.

He's one of a number of climbing fans scaling the walls at the Palestinian Territories' first ever rock climbing gym.

This is 'bouldering', a climbing style that uses no ropes or harnesses.

Routes are marked by different coloured holds which indicate varying degrees of difficulty.

Marketing consultant Shadan Nasar has been climbing for ten months.

She enjoys the strategic thinking required to solve the climbing puzzles.

"Climbing has become an important part of my life. Having this sport here is very nice because we face lots of pressures in our lives and for me yoga and climbing are so important. When you came here you learn how to solve the problems you face and this helps you in your life," she says.

Filmmaker Majdal Sobh attempts to tackle a route.

She took up the sport six months ago and this new facility is an opportunity to hone her skills indoors.

"It's not always possible to climb in the mountains and outside, so it's good to have this place for training and for perfecting our climbing skills and to have a climbing community in Palestine," she says.

American Tim Bruns is a co-founder of Wadi Climbing.

"We decided to open this gym because we were students in Jordan, studying Arabic, and when we came to Palestine and saw that there weren't a lot of recreational opportunities for young people and so we were kind of inspired by the Jordanian climbing community and figured that we could maybe do something similar here," he explains.

Wadi Climbing has been organising climbing trips around the hills of the West Bank since 2013.

But this new indoor gym means people can practice without taking a trip to the countryside.

And its founders hope it will help build a climbing community here.

Mohamed Qandeel began climbing seven months ago.

He's doing a few pull ups to build essential upper body strength.

Qandeel thinks the activity will appeal to lots of people.

"It's something great and nice and I encourage a lot of people to try this as a sport and as a hobby," he says.

"This sport does something to you inside; sometimes when I ask myself why I like it I don't have an answer, but it's beautiful and makes you want to do it more and more."

The gym has all the equipment climbers might need for a bouldering session, including the special shoes designed to keep toes hanging on to even the smallest ledge.

But there are plans to expand further.

Its wall is just a few metres high, restricted by the low building height.

The Wadi Climbing founders hope one day to find a premises that will accommodate a much higher rock face.

It would mean members could learn how to climb with ropes and harnesses.

LEAD IN:

The first centre for Palestinian rock climbers has opened in Ramallah.

It's a way for climbers to perfect their skills indoors before taking to the rocky hills of the West Bank.

STORY-LINE:

First a foot, then a hand: with each move he ascends a little further.

He's one of a number of climbing fans scaling the walls at the Palestinian Territories' first ever rock climbing gym.

This is 'bouldering', a climbing style that uses no ropes or harnesses.

Routes are marked by different coloured holds which indicate varying degrees of difficulty.

Marketing consultant Shadan Nasar has been climbing for ten months.

She enjoys the strategic thinking required to solve the climbing puzzles.

"Climbing has become an important part of my life. Having this sport here is very nice because we face lots of pressures in our lives and for me yoga and climbing are so important. When you came here you learn how to solve the problems you face and this helps you in your life," she says.

Filmmaker Majdal Sobh attempts to tackle a route.

She took up the sport six months ago and this new facility is an opportunity to hone her skills indoors.

"It's not always possible to climb in the mountains and outside, so it's good to have this place for training and for perfecting our climbing skills and to have a climbing community in Palestine," she says.

American Tim Bruns is a co-founder of Wadi Climbing.

"We decided to open this gym because we were students in Jordan, studying Arabic, and when we came to Palestine and saw that there weren't a lot of recreational opportunities for young people and so we were kind of inspired by the Jordanian climbing community and figured that we could maybe do something similar here," he explains.

Wadi Climbing has been organising climbing trips around the hills of the West Bank since 2013.

But this new indoor gym means people can practice without taking a trip to the countryside.

And its founders hope it will help build a climbing community here.

Mohamed Qandeel began climbing seven months ago.

He's doing a few pull ups to build essential upper body strength.

Qandeel thinks the activity will appeal to lots of people.

"It's something great and nice and I encourage a lot of people to try this as a sport and as a hobby," he says.

"This sport does something to you inside; sometimes when I ask myself why I like it I don't have an answer, but it's beautiful and makes you want to do it more and more."

The gym has all the equipment climbers might need for a bouldering session, including the special shoes designed to keep toes hanging on to even the smallest ledge.

But there are plans to expand further.

Its wall is just a few metres high, restricted by the low building height.

The Wadi Climbing founders hope one day to find a premises that will accommodate a much higher rock face.

It would mean members could learn how to climb with ropes and harnesses.

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Ramallah, West Bank - 28 March 2016

1. Various of man in checked shirt climbing wall at Wadi Climbing

2. Various of people climbing

3. Close of t-shirt reading (English) "Rock Climb Palestine"

4. Wide of Shadan Nasar, rock climber, on wall

5. Various of Nasar climbing on wall

6. Nasar jumping down from wall

7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Shadan Nasar, climbing enthusiast:

"Climbing has become an important part of my life. Having this sport here is very nice because we face lots of pressures in our lives and for me yoga and climbing are so important. When you came here you learn how to solve the problems you face and this helps you in your life."

8. Majdal Sobh beginning a climb

9. Man and woman watching climbers

10. Various of Sobh on wall

11. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Majdal Sobh, climber

"This (the centre) means a lot for the climbing community and I think it's important to start a climbing community in Palestine. It's not always possible to climb in the mountains and outside, so it's good to have this place for training and for perfecting our climbing skills and to have a climbing community in Palestine."

12. Wadi Climbing co-founder, Tim Brauns, handing climbing shoes to client

13. SOUNDBITE (English) Tim Bruns, Wadi Climbing co-founder:

"We decided to open this gym because we were students in Jordan, studying Arabic, and when we came to Palestine and saw that there weren't a lot of recreational opportunities for young people and so we were kind of inspired by the Jordanian climbing community and figured that we could maybe do something similar here."

14. People in reception

15. Blackboard showing prices

16. Wide of climbing wall

17. Various of Mohamed Qandeel doing pull ups

18. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohamed Qandeel, climbing enthusiast:

"It's something great and nice and I encourage a lot of people to try this as a sport and as a hobby. This sport does something to you inside; sometimes when I ask myself why I like it I don't have an answer, but it's beautiful and makes you want to do it more and more."

19. Mid of climbing centre

20. Various of climbers putting on climbing shoes

21. Climbing shoes on wall shelves

22. Various of people climbing

23. Poster reading (English): "Wadi Climbing. Rock Climb Palestine!"

24. Map featuring rock climbing routes where Wadi Climbing members practice outdoors: Ein Qiniya, Yabrud and Ein Yabrud (corresponding to West Bank locations).