the discovery of the bodies of three missing settlers in the west bank. the teenagers vanished while hitch hicking more than three weeks ago. >> welcome to al jazeera live. also coming up on the programme - will he be turkey's nest president. turkey's prime minister looks certain to be nominated as the ruling party's candidate in the top job.

>> the unmade bed. the signature piece under auction in london. . >> our top story - israel carried out at least two dozen air strikes on the gaza strip after the bodies of three teenagers were discovered. they were last seen hitchhiking home. israel blames ham was and demolished the homes of what it called principal palestinian suspects. hamas denies involved and warns that it will open the gates of hell. if israel attacks. jane ferguson has more from ramallah in the west bank. an intense search for the missing teening settlers ended on monday afternoon. three bodies were found in a field near hebron city. hamas as been blamed. prime minister binyamin

netanyahu said after an emergency cabinet meeting that the entire jewish people were responsible. hamas is possibly and hamas will pay. >> israelmans the three teenagers murdereded. the atrocity is a result of president mahmoud abbas, allowing ham as to re-establish its appearance in the west bank. >> reporter: the first israeli response to the news, the demolition of the homes of two palestinianian men that the israelis believed played a role in the disappearance of three teenagers. the three went missing on june 12th, hitchhiking home from a school in the west bank. israelis gathered outside the home of one of the families as news spread of their death.

hamas responded promptly. >>. >> translation: the disappearance and killing of the settlers was an israeli story used as propa ganned e. we warn israel against stupid action. if israel wants war, the price they pay will be in previous wars. >> reporter: a massive manhunt was undertaken. nearly 600 palestinianians were arrested. there are fears of revenge attacks in the west bank by the palestinians. >> let's go to ramallah, where jane ferguson is standing by. israel said that hamas will pay for the deaths of the settlers, and hamas says it will retaliate in the case of israeli action, no doubt high tension in the occupied territories at the moment. >> absolutely. overnight, as you mentioned.

there were air strikes. the israeli military said they struck the gaza strip 34 times and 18 rockets were fired from one gaza strip. that's an escalation in gaza, no casualties have been confirmed. it would appear that the areas hit seem to be open areas without too many civilians or fighters. it's an escalation, but it's an area or level where we see casualties. tensions spilt over in the wing. an 18-year-old palestine was shot dead by israeli forces whilst there was a confrontation. as was feared last night, there were some violent scenes in the west bank between the israeli settlers and palestinians themselves. we are hearing reports that a 28-year-old in hebron was run

over by a car driven by an israeli settler, both critically ill. tensions are high. as you said, israel came out with strong language, saying hamas will pay. although there was that emergency israeli cabinet meeting called by prime minister binyamin netanyahu, after that ended very late into the night, there has not been a specific announcement, a discussion as to how they imagined that they would make hamas pay. they have not come out and said what they'll do. over the last 2.5 weeks, across the wing , there has been a crackdown on hamas. hundreds arrested, over 2,000 homes in various areas searched, so that has been going on. in tomorrows of what will happen next, everywhere is waiting to see. mahmoud abbas has called on the

e.u., and u.s. delegations to get them to urge restraint and he's believed to be holding on emergency meeting of the palestinian leadership this afternoon. >> let's look at the political fall out. you mentioned mahmoud abbas. what does it mean for the unit yip government. >> it's putting enormous pressure on the unity government. it always did. from the moment the three young israeli settlers wept missing binyamin netanyahu and israelis said across the israeli spectrum, they hold hamas responsible. as you pointed out, hamas never claimed responsibility for the kidnapping or killing of the three teenagers. no palestinianian group has claimed responsibility. although they are not claiming responsibility, the rhetoric is on hamas, but it's directly discussing the unity government. the israelis said again and again that this is the result of

that unity government, that binyamin netanyahu holds responsible mahmoud abbas for going into a unity government with hamas, who israel see as a terrorist organization. so the unity government was going to be fragile. it's been together for a matter of weeks. between the two previous rivals, this puts fatah and the palestinianian authority in a difficult position. until it is prop that ham as were involved in this, that will take some of that tension and that pressure off mahmoud abbas. but it's likely that international focus and israeli focus will continue to be on the unity government in the coming days and weeks. >> jane ferguson there reporting to us from ramallah. >> a bomb explosion killed two police officers near the presidential palace in egypt's capital. one of the officers was trying to diuse a bomb when it

detonated. police found two separate bombs following a warning last week. three others were injured. australian journalists delivered a petition to the egyptian consulate calling for the release of peter greste and his two colleagues. they have been in prison for 185 days, and want the egyptian government to ore turn the verdict, so they can't be used as a precedent in the future. ukraine's president said he will renew operations against pro-russian separatists informant east. petro porashenko ended the accuracy fire against kiev and the separatists on monday there were hopes of an agreement being reached but president vladimir putin dismissed agreements. these pictures show the aftermath of the shelling in the strong hold of slovyansk. nigeria says it has made a breakthrough no the

investigation of the 70 schoolgirls. the army said it broke up boko haram intelligence, and arrested its leader who took part in the abduction. the group kidnapped the girls in april, and threat ned to sell in in slavery. >> the turkish ruling ak party is expected to put hums into the vote and he is looking for support. >> reporter: for turkey's kurds the political output has never been brighter. they are being courted by erd are resist ha -- recep tayyip erdogan as he runs for the presidency. for almost 30 years, they've been fighting for a separate state in turkey's south-east.

>> translation: it's really clear the calculation is to attract the kurdish group. there has been feet dragging and not much achieved. they manage to keep up the spactions of the wider population, by telling them that. i'm the only person to solve the problem. >> since kamal founded turkey in 1933 the presidency that is generally been ceremonial. this is the first time turks will photo for the head of state. if he wince recep tayyip erdogan is expected to use the popular mandate to make the office more executive and less ceremonial. recep tayyip erdogan is leaving nothing to chance. pt kurds make up around a fifth of turkey's population. >> for the first time, they are in a very strong position. they are dealing with a masterful skilful politician,

foxy more often than not, sh-ruud, always lucky -- shrewd, always lucky and able to make stronger gains for himself and his positioning than anything else. >> when most of the people in this kurdish club were school children they were banned from speaking or sipping in their own -- singing in their own language. recep tayyip erdogan and his party improved the cultural rights. the kurds will rely on ahmed edris to do -- recep tayyip erdogan to do that if he assumes the presidency. iraq's parliament will meet on tuesday to try to form a new government, coming amid a background of violence. prime minister nouri al-maliki is under intense pressure, accused of promoting sectarian policy. his political opponents blame

him for the advance of rebels who captured the city of tick rit. >> the bodies of 30 migrants sfround on an overcrowded boat on the mediterranean sea. it's believed they suffocated for drowned. more than 500 people were grammed into the finishing boat. they have been tape to a port on the -- taken to a port on the island of sicily. >> japan and mia are holding talk on -- north korea are hold, talks to talk about ab duct japanese. five returned home, eight others are dead. north korea agreed to open an corrects into the disappearance. thousands of protesters outside the japanese prime minister over ship zo abe's

plan - allowing them to fight overseas if an ally comes under attack since the world war ii, it has only been able to use arms in diswps. the -- self-defence. a man set himself on fire in opposition to the plan. >> this is a divisive issue. is today's protest a reflect of the view of the wider population? >> well, that wider population is divide d. 50%ful people in a reement poll, a nicka poll say they were against this move. nonetheless, shinzo abe is pressing ahead with it. the junior parties have come together to agree on the final wording of this interpretation.

what is left now is for official cabinet approval, and then a speech to the media by the prime minister himself, explaining to his country why he believes this is necessary. what it does is it allows japan, for the first time, to not just defend itself under imminent threat or attack, but to come to the aid of an ally. at least in the future that is the idea. at the moment, the wording allows japan to operate more freely in all sorts of international zones where it offers logistical and back end support. shinzo abe wants japan to play a prom meant role, and that's -- prem next role, and that's why he's going ahead with this move. >> as you say, it's a country divided on this issue, how do you think he'll go ahead in terms of selling the idea to

those opposed to it? >> well what he said - it's an interesting question. what he said is that japan's current situation, and the security situation in north-east asia requires a more modernized realistic approach in terms of how it views and uses its military. both with the dash dark of course there's the dispute over the senkaku islands, and the diaoyu island as china calls them. china is opposed to this. there'll be protests in south korea because of long-standing issues over japan's world war ii and before behaviour in the 20th century. the question is whether shinzo abe wore wids about celling it to his people. they say if he wanted to make a change, he should have amended the reconstitution, get the two

third majority and put it to a national referendum as outlined in article 96. instead, he has re-ipp interpreted the existing language. more people are oppose to the way he has done this than to the content itself. >> harry fawcett there speaking from tokyo. new zealand's government is calling for a malaysian diplomats to face charges, including sexual results. he was working as a junior military official in we'llings tonne when he allegedly followed a woman home. he assist charged with burglary, assault and attempt to rape. he was left in may but claimed diplomatic immunity and left the country. >> coming up, democracy advocates expect half a million to protest in hong kong.

welcome back, the headlines on al jazeera. israel stays 34 air strikes are in response to rocket fires, destroying two homes in the waping -- west bank after the bodies of three teenagers were found. turkish president recep tayyip erdogan is expected to be named in the next month's election. >> half a million are expected at a pro-democracy demonstration

in hong kong. organizers hope it will be the biggest show of opposition since britain handed its colony back in 1997. many in hong kong are pressuring beijing to give the region full electoral region. now to hong kong to adrian brown. how many people turned up to the protest? >> they are expecting half a million. i think they'll get the figure. hong kong is a loud place at the best of times, it will be louder today. >> the reason for the pept up anger -- pept up anger is on many levels, a perception of chip he is intermps -- chippees interference in hong kong's

affairs. people believe that china is knoiping back op its -- going back on its promises. the issue is the election. n leader. what we have are differing interpretations of the deal that china and hong kong signed. hong kong had a unique set up, one country, two systems for 50 years. it comes to an end in 33ors time. what you have here now is a growing realisation that in 33 years time, this will be just another city. it's interesting that many. faces you see behind me are those of young people, people who are perhaps only a few years old at the time of the handover. they are very much apt the forefront -- at the forefront of this political movement. while half a million people are expected to take part in the protest, hong kong is one the

most law-abiding places on earth. the potential for civil disobedience is there, which is why so many police will be on duty. >> adrian brown reporting from a noycy hong kong. >> pakistan is continuing its military offensive in north waziristan, against the taliban. troops discovered undertunnels and bomb-making factories. the push follows two weeks of air strikes. the army ordered the civilian population to leave in june. villages in india say they no longer what happened to live in the firing line of an army shooting range. instead, as we report, the villages want tourists to enjoy one of the most beautiful reasons in the indian state of jamu and kashmir.

>> reporter: this person cannes forget 19 may, when her grand children, a 10-year-old and 6-year-old were playing with something that looked like it ball. it turned out to be a shell, exploding on the front substance of the home. killing the granddaughter and seriously wounding the grandson. >> translation: they told their father they were playing. when they left, there was an explosion. when i came out to see what happened, my granddaughter was in pieces. >> reporter: 20 years ago a shell was found in the army firing range close to his village, he carried it home when he accidently dropped it. >> translation: whenever i see the place the children were hurt, i have flash backs of my did not. it was exactly the same. >> reporter: for 50 years the indian army test-fired artillery from this spot, landing beyond

the mountain range, a sprawling meadow used by sheppard. >> the government and the army say many. accidents involving shells are the result of curious villages finding them in the field. since the firing range was established dozens of people have been killed and injured. >> this man is leading a campaign to have the firing range shut down. >> the government must start a comprehensive search operation to clean up the area from the unexploded shells. >> along with the safety concerns people from the villages say the firing range prevented them benefitting from a region-wise boom. he cautioned against oversimplifying the issue.

>> you have incidents where people enter into the field fighting range, tinkering and causing death and injuriesments it is motional issue. >> locals say this is a slice of paradise that the world should see. it may be some time yet before anybody postures -- profrts from the pastures. >> the taliban say it has a foot hold in southern afghanistan. 28 were killed in military and police check points in hl misunderstand province. >> this is the first full-fighting season since the afghan forces took charge of national security. this is a big test for them. 800 taliban fighters attacked police and government officers

on june 19th. >> they did block the main roads, but in a short time and in a few days we took the roads back for the security forces and the people. >> thousands of civilians are believed to have left in northern helmand province as the taliban vans pd. some say the -- advanced. some say the tall map shot at them as they left. >> our government is the one to go. they see them but don't go after them. >> reporter: afghan security forces say they have diffused dozens of bombs in the last few days. >> we are tired of them. we have been ruined by the bombs. many people lost hands and legs. >> afghan official insist they have driven the taliban back. >> translation: in the four dri district they faced strong

potion. >> some disagree with the government, saying the taliban fighters are in some parts of helmand, and they don't feel safe. the australian entertainer and artist rolf harris has been found guilty of carries out sex attacks on young girls. the 84-year-old was convicted of 12 squounts of nault s. following the verdict london metropolitan police are looking at fresh allegations that did not form part of the trial. >> the mayor of toronto has returned to work before suspending two months in rehab for substance abuse. it's one of the most controversial works of art in the 20th century, tracery's my bed depicts a bed with unmade

sheets, cigarettes butts. 20 years after its creation, it's expected to sell for more than a million dollars. >> reporter: tracy has nep been one to shy away from the cameras. och controversial, awes interesting. she's been a darling of the art scenes since the 1990s. her bed is now going up for auction. >> it means something different to what it was at the time. the time was here and now. now when i look at the bed it's like a ghost of myself, a time capsule. >> the bed tells the story of a break-up. it's raw and in your face. >> i don't see something ugly, i see something that saved me. i don't see something shocking that tried to hurt me. i see the complete opposite. i see a softness, something gentle about it that protected

me. i am now still protecting this bed. i still love it. >> love or loathe it, 15 years after it weapon display, it has come to embody an important moment in british art. not least because it triggered a debate about what constitutes art. the mid 1990s saw the emerges of an artist with evan and damian hurst at the forefront of the ybas, the young british artist movement. since then she has become a movement of the royal establishment of art, but the bed still gets people talking. >> it's famous, and it has stories behind it. which adds to its value, not rity and its desirability as an object for collectors. that is what people in contemporary art consider to make it a work of art. is it a work of art in my opinion, no, it's not. it's an illustration of an

autobiography. >> tracy expects to fetch more than a fillion dollars when it goes under the hammer. a reminder that you can keep up to date with all the new features and analysis on the website at aljazeera.com. >> what the hobby lobby decision means for working people and their bosses is the inside story. >> hello, i'm ray suarez. the justices of the supreme court of the united states waited until theas