>> hello, welcome to aljazeera america and i'm del walters. israel remembers the lives of the three teens found dead in the west bank. >> the iraqi government is putting jets in the air. and americans are counting down to world cup match between team usa and belgium in just a few hours from now, millions are expected to watch.

>> israeli prime minister is among the mourners for the teenagers killed. >> what amazing strength that we have. the light that radiates. was even more apparent in contrast with the darkness of our enemies. those who chase children, horrible murderers. >> he's accusing hamas of killing the teens and hamas is denying any involvement. >> the relations at the most precarious point in a decade. a lot of things being thrown out

by both sides and they are having a national day of mourning. three separate funerals, the message is the same, in death they havee nighted. this is a small country that rallies in crisis. there is out pouring of grief. 19-year-old from orthodox town, 16-year-old grandparents immigrated to new york, making him a u.s. citizen and 16-year-old from the west bank was the family's only son and today his father called him a hero. both sides are responding with violence. rockets are fired to the israeli fields and sparked a fire. hamas isn't believing the isis

narrative. >> the disappearance of the three is israeli story to start a war against our people. we warn israel against stupid actions. if they want a war the price they are going to pay is greater than the previous wars. >> israel seems intent on increasing the attacks. the israeli military unleashed onslaught, 34 strikes shook gaza and all targeting the empty training grounds. this is one of the sites of the air strikes. it has been nine hours and you are smell the sulfur in the air and ripped the tree in raf and created a huge crater here. so far both sides are striking only empty areas thanks to an agreement between hamas and

israel. each party reacts to the other side in accordance to the nature of the attack launched. in the palestine west bank israel is taking revenge and the troops die mite hoed a home of a man. for israel the kidnapping and debits are unprecedented and they are blaming hamas. >> these are extremist groups that have no qualms whatsoever about forcing through deadly violence their radical extremist agenda on the civilians. >> it is unclear how israel is going to respond. the national grief is turning to anger. tonight the israeli security

cabinet is meeting. netanyahu is going to speak and everyone waiting for what he's going to say and how israel will respond. >> in iraq today there is fiting on the ground and in parliament. more troops are headed to baghdad to boost the security and the tempers are flaring with the new parliament. we are joined by the phone by jane, what happened? >> well, they are under quite a lot of pressure, including from the most revered, who said by the time we meet today you should have them in place. it is not that simple. it is degenerated into name calls between the kurds and the factions related to prime minister malaki and they are just not ready on who should be the prime minister.

that sa long way off. a lot of politics is going on and the back room bargaining and what is clear know is that malaki his chances of a third term are not looking so great and likely he's going to be replaced. >> jane, we are hearing that the russian fighter jets delivered yesterday are now patrolling the skies over iraq, is that true? >> they are. this is announced by the iraqi government. they are used russian fighter jets rushed here and there's been quite a hold up with those, the u.s. delivering as fast as they can, but clearly not fast enough for the iraqi's and they are purchasing the arms any where they can get it and including the russians. >> you warned this was going to happen, the shrine attacked over

night and what more can you tell us about that? >> the attack on that very shrine in 2006 set off a civil war. that was by al qaeda in iraq. this is by ar till yar related to the islamic state and more efficient and more ruthless version of al qaeda. the danger is there is a holy shrine and surrounded by the sunni volunteers and it is a very, very volatile situation. >> have we heard about this audio message from the leader of the islamic state? >> we have. it is quite striking. this is a message who is telling the muslims to rise up and throw off their shackles. for the vast, vs. majority, ramadan is a month of peace and

fasting. he's telling the followers and his fighters this is the month they have to rise up and let the world know they are here. the borders have been erased between iraq and syria and all of the rest of the borders will be erase and a very strong message from the leader that is emerging. it is essentially reiterating they have declared the islamic state and he's the leader of it. >> jane, thank you very much. we go now to washington, that is where libby is looking into the growing number of u.s. troops that are headed to iraq, libby, tell us about the deployments. >> it is primarily one of security and gathering information. the purpose is protecting the u.s. citizens and property and even though the american government is saying they are not sending in combat troops,

these forces will be prepared for combat. for the third time in as many weeks president obama announced more u.s. soldiers are headed to iraq. in a letter to congress, the president is saying he's sending 30 troops to reenforce the airport and the u.s. embassy and the forces join 275 others sebt to protect the embassy last month. the security concerns in baghdad the pentagon announced drones will be launched. with sunni rebels battling the iraqi troops, iraqi security forces are anticipating any attacks, sweeping bridges and fields and homes. meanwhile, the newly named islamic state released a video that they claim shows the

ability to move along the swath of land in syria and iraq. >> the soldiers they took this off the uniforms and throw them in the streets and run away: . >> the system of rule is declared by the sunni fighters. >> i think such a scenario enablings the state of iraq to become unified and fight shoulder to shoulder. >> the announcement call on muslims to severe allegiance to one leader and having his sights beyond the area they control. >> holy grail is to strike in the west and attacks in london and the u.s. this is what they strive for and more and more concerns of the u.s.

intelligence. >> iraq's ambassador to the u.s. spoke just this morning here in washington, del, and he talked about a cancer for which he said they have found no cure, fighters, terrorists coming into syria and getting the training and coming across the border to iraq. he addressed this question of a where iraq where get the might and supplies and equipment and he said we don't want to go to iran, and we do share a common enemy at this point and we are going to go to them. >> we turn now to ukraine where putin is sounding the warning as fighting is resuming in that country. putin is committed to defending ethnic russians. >> i want everybody to understand that our country is proekt thing the rights of ethnic russians and all means to our disposal from the political

to economic and the right of self-defense. outlined the hun man tarn operations. o government forces exchanging gun fire again today after the cease fire was called off last night. we have the latest. >> what we have seen with the resuming of the military operations or after the cease fire expired is intensification of what was happening, but the guns never fell silent in this part of the eastern ukraine. there is firing in the town here and outflow of the refugees, two buses, mainly of women and children headed to the russian border and going to russia and they are feeling they are more safe. they were waved off by the grandparents and the patients.

in the center of the town, we saw the craters, the reason they are fleeing are the shells from the army are falling into residential areas. i have to say though that the difference between what is residential and separatist military is blurred line because some of the separatists are using the residential blocks. the international reactions are mixed. president putin expressed deep regret. and he said that ukraine is bearing the personal responsibilities. the ukraine leadership is believing it is going on the winning side. >> in nigeria it is a day of violence of a bomb tore through a market in the north eastern part of the country with a

strong hold of boko haram. >> the minister of defense saying a van packed with explosive devices covered by charcoal and drove up to a busy market area in this city and detonated. it was a suicide bomber. as far as though defd are concerned, four hospitals are involved in the casualty operation but really, the estimates vary 15 to more than 30, you can expect a lot of dead here. according to a security forces, all the hallmarks of the boko haram attack. not a very well constructed market. a typical african market and teaming with people on tuesday morning when the bomb went off, a lot of people shopping, a lot of people milling around and directed to the civilians, a

tactic by boko haram to attack urban areas and at the same time attack the rural areas, the urban areas with bombs and the rule areas with gun fire and burning the homes. it is an appalling situation in nigeria here. >> when we come back, we talk soccer, game day tr team usa. the fans are gearing up for the first match in knockout round. the fans are gathered for argentina and switzerland.

>> it is a very big day for team usa and the americans are facing

belgium. we have team coverage in chicago, but we are going to begin with john, who managed to knock ouch a street vendor on the way to new york here. many americans are tuning in for the game and i bet you are one of them. >> yes, i'm watching the game here. people are tanked up here in the bar. the camera man can pan over. this is in bryant park. it is where new york comes to relax at the lunchtime and the evening. there is a screen to the side of the bar when the u.s. plays this afternoon and expecting thousands of people to come from the offices to watch. at this moment, aergentina is busy playing switzerland and i heard no score. we went to the bar and spoke to

some of the american fans are watching as a way of wetting the appetite before the big game this amp. here is what a couple of them had to say on behalf of team usa. >> look, we are ready to celebrate. >> i think they can do it if they put their hearts into it. >> both teams are good. may the best team win. >> i think the point is well worth making, this is going on across the country as the game is 4:00 eastern time this afternoon. open air venues across the country people will be enjoying the game with friends and colleagues. del? >> john, the belgium team is tough and undefeated in the first group, what exactly are people saying that the team

u.s.a's chances are to win? >> well, look, i mean, this is a pretty equal match. in a few seconds belgium spent a fortune on the team, $222 million and the u.s. spent $4.80 plus tax, $26 million to be fair with us. there is a huge difference on what the teams have spent. however, the good news, the famous german footballer and go u. u.s.a., the coach is doing a good job and the team is working well in the world cup. all the money spent, belgium is not doing as well as they could have. the team u.s.a.is doing better than ekts r expected to do. if they beat belgium they are

going>> into the semifinals of the world cup for the first time, how about that. >> john for us live in new york. thank you very much. from new york, we go to chicago where thousands are watching the game at sold aier field, usher, last week at grant park and they had to build a bigger staid yes, i am today. >> o that is right, del. go big or go home. as you mentioned last week, the party hosted by the soccer federation drew 18,000 people to grant park in downtown chicago and now moved to soldier field here and they have cleared the field to watch the game from and accommodating ten thousand more people. as we have been hearing, a lot of people not expecting team usa to make it this far and the excitement is growing. >> the fact they did and blue all of the expectations

surprised the world. it is awesome. >> makes you so happy to see the fans growing every day. >> del, soldier field has a little history here with the head coach of the u.s. soccer team. he played here 20 years ago almost to the day against belgium and leading them to the victory, the german team and hoping that the coach brings the u.s. team to victory this afternoon, del. >> last week he said he didn't have high hopes of the team advancing far in the tournament and what do the fan fans have to say about that? >> yes, chalk it up to a psychological strategy. maybe you are not going to make it here and pumping them up. it was a master strategy given how well the team has played. change your travel plans and

make sure your family and you are ready to travel after the tournament is over. a vote of a confident that the coach thinks that the team is sticking around for a little while longer now. >> thank you. >> coming up, okay, it looks like empty unmade bed and it is. a priceless work of art. it is hitting the auction blocks.

>> welcome back to aljazeera america. i'm del walters. funeral services today for the three teenagers found dead in the middle east and they are a blaming hamas for the deaths. >> russians jets are in the iraqi air space. iraq's parliament met today without forming a new

government. >> fans are gathering to watch the world cup day and team facing belgium. the winner of today's match will a advance to the quarter finals. o thousands of people taking to the streets in hong kong and they want the leader to defact. this is one of the visible challenges to the rule in more than a decade. hong kong's chief executive is urging stability. they have voted for full democracy. >> and for the first time since world war two japan's military may get involved fighting overseas. it is a reinterpretation of a the constitution and allowing the forces to be involved in military action to defend the allies, prior to that the constitution renounced war.

>> here is the latest satellite picture from tropical storm arthur now and the hurricane center named it a tropical storm this morning with the update and we are starting to see the storms flare up in the center and the outflow is a little better and the conditions are favorable to intensify. moving to the northwest at 2 miles per hour. not moving much, the winds are ho miles per hour. it is a track we are watching closely, this track will turn to the north and speeding up by thursday and friday. 4th of july weekend it is affecting the outer banks. these are the individual tracks from a number of the forecast models. a cluster here and pretty good agreement it is turning to the north and northeast and continue to move northeast and affecting new england over the weekend. the outer banks that is taking

brunt of the storm as it continues to intensify and move to north. this is the track from the national hurricane center, making an area here we are going to watch, any where in that area, the intensity and exact location of the storm uncertain, this is 6:00 friday forecast to become a minimal hurricane at that time and bringing the wind and rains to the outer banks and interacting with a front and helping to steer it and push it to the north and the actual location of the storm could influence where that storm will be. no question it is impacting the outer banks there thursday night and early friday and saturday still could be a hurricane here as it is moving to the northeast. this track other though a far off the coast, possibly interacting with the areas to the northeast there and new england and then out to sea. the exact track and intensity is

uncertain but the winds and rains will produce coastal flooding and hitting the coast. here is where the warm air is and the cold front, severe weather across the plains yesterday and in the midwest and another round is possible farther to the east with the winds and rain and that area of rain died down last night but could be redeveloping this afternoon and evening. del? >> thank you, dave. >> well, finally, a lot of you will be scratching you heads and asking art or not? it is hitting the auction block in london today. the british artist iconic my bed caused a scandal back in 1998, the unusual work of art is expected to fetch over $2 million when sold in london

and proceeded fund the free entry into the gallery in london. >> thank you for watching aljazeera america. >> for 300 years, the most powerful nations on earth grew richer and stronger on the profits of the slave trade. over twelve million men, women and children were forcibly transported from africa on slave ships like this, to the colonies and plantations in north and south america. today slavery is illegal on every country on the planet. but the truth is, slavery did not die in the 19th century. it is alive, it is thriving, and