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israel order on investigation after police are allegedly caught on tape beating the cows jun of a murdered -- cousin of a murdered teenager. hello, this is al jazeera, live from doha. also on the show 29 people are dead after two attacks on the kenyan coast. anger on the streets of egypt as the price of fuel goes up. and the netherlands beat costa rica on penalties to took a world cup semifinal day with
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argentina. israeli authorities say they arrested a palestinian suspect in the killing of three teenagers, it's not one of the two men accused by israel of involvement in the deaths of three young many. the u.s. is troubled by reports that one of its citizens was severely beaten by israeli police. the family said the footage confirms the allegations. he was arrested at the protest of his cousins, found to be burnt alive, allegedly by israeli settlers this week. nisreen el-shamayleh is in jerusalem. >> according to a lawyer, a palestinian boy who is 15, badly beaten by israeli border police at a protest last week, he's accused of hurling rocks and molotov cocktails at israeli
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security forces. the lawyer says in fact the boys will appear in court. we have heard strong statements from a u.s. administration spokesperson saying the u.s. is troubled by the excessive use of forth by the authorities, against this boy who is a u.s. citizen. and it called for a swift and speedy and credible investigation into the incident. >> if he is, indeed released without charges and is acquitted and released without bail, it means the u.s. pressure on the israeli authorities worked. the reason this is getting a lot of media attention is the boy is a u.s. citizen. we heard the statements from the u.s. government and confirmed that a member of the u.s. consulate visited him in prison to check his condition. there's no sign to an end to
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the rocket attacks. the israeli air force says it bombed 10 more strikes inside the strip. and said 18 more guns were fired. israel was warned to stop the air strikes, releasing this video showing rocket making facilities, and described the reaction as foolish, risking endangering its own citizens. israel's prime minister is vowing to restore calm in the south of the country. speaking after a cabinet meeting in jerusalem, he reiterated that israel would practice restraint. i spoke to a senior political analyst, and asked him what he thinks binyamin netanyahu is planning. >> fortunately, binyamin netanyahu is more restrained than other prime minister, and perhaps, you know, he's not a big hero. he is very careful in these
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cases not to get into something that it will be difficulty to get out of, from. so i think that what we are going to see in the next few days, if there will not be escalation from the other side, if hamas will limit its targets to a few kilometres from gaza and not go as far as they did last time. bersheba and tel aviv, i think binyamin netanyahu will react with some very careful tactical retaliation in order to show the israeli, because there is an outcry of people, to do something. so he will do something. and this may be, you know, making sure that every hour on the breaking news will hear, like you did right now, that the israeli air force was striking, and that we - and lot of lip
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service that israel is not going to turn a blind eye tore to surgeon its other check to the hamas. >> at least 29 people have been killed in two attacks on the kenyan coast. nine people were killed by a gunman at a trading center. 20 other people were killed in the gamba area. gunmen killed prisoners being held in a police station and released a suspect from last month's attack. that was blamed on al-shabab. let's go to nisreen el-shamayleh in nairobi. the two latest attacks really under lining how vulnerable the coastal areas are, and how incapable the groups are to provide application, i guess. >> yes, i mean both attacks were different from each other. one of them in hindi, in lamu county seems to be targeted at
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civilians, we understand the gunmen went into a shopping center and they didn't necessarily use the same heavy weaponry that we saw in the gamber attack. we understand from some witnesses on the ground that a lot of people had knife and machete wounds. it was a different attack in gamba on a police station. a key suspect in a big attack on the coast, pekatoni, was held at the police station. he is missing. so that was using heavy weapons. the guys went in and killed policemen targetting the police station and releasing muslim prisoners in that particular police station. now, we understand that al-shabab - the somali-armed group claimed responsibility for the attacks. as we saw last time they claimed responsibility for the attacks on the coast, and the government came out and said it wasn't al-shabab, it was local political networks. that is adding to the sense of
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confusion in kenya. people want to know who are behind the attacks and what the government and the security forces are going to do about protecting people. >> all right. al-shabab from nairobi. the iraqi army confirmed it launched a helicopter attack. the offense occurred around the same time eyewitnesses saw a helicopter downeded. a sunni group trying to establish an islamic state said the leader had appeared on video for the first time. the footage is fabricated. it shows a serman during friday prayers and is one of the cities. the group is known as the islamic state, taking over three weeks ago. imran khan has more from baghdad. >> if this video of abu bakr al-baghdadi in mosul is
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confirmed it send out a strong message. the first is that the is will say that abu bakr al-baghdadi, the cal af of the islamic state is able to travel within his own territories and got get harassed or hit by the security forces. he has come from syria, across the border into north-western iraq and appeared in a public place. it is a big message. what did he say. well, it's stuff that is consistent with what we heard from the audio tapes. once again he says "please come to the islamic cal af fate, it is your duty to fight and we are the om ones that -- only oning that can bring peace to the is lalic world." the islamic state are pushing this heavy, saying in is bagged.
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and the message is clear. we can travel anywhere we like within the islamic state. it's a big message to put out, one that people are listening to. >> two were injured when egyptian security forces fired at protesters protesting a hike in fuel prices. the government says it's necessary to fix the economy. there's widespread anger where half the population lives below the poverty line. >> reporter: a 70% increase in fuel prices took effect immediate. commuters are angry. >> this affects everything. children's expenses and work. how can the people afford a living. this is not fair. >> after the government renewed subsidies, taxi drivers say they'll go out of business. >> translation: gasso een cost 45 and now is 110. that is not a small increase.
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we can't pay the represent let alone deal with this increase. >> this shows taxis. journalists have been gaoled in egypt. it's banned. we can't independently verify the pictures. there were reports of squirmishes. the prime minister says the cuts are needed and costing nearly a quarter of the state budgeted. the government is not against the poor people. the government is working to fix things, look at the continue our hospitals are in. >> reporter: natural gas was increased and electricity went up. but the e-shans are paying more. abdul fatah al-sisi promised subsidies would be removed and the burden wouldn't be on the poor. >> translation: we are in a fearful situation in regard to the subsidies. we will not be able to pressure
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the poor people more than that. we can make the subsidies go more to the poor, not the rich. >> it comes a day after the anniversary, a day marked by marches. it's seen as an unpopular move by the strongman. now, in a major win for the ukrainian government forces, separatists have been driven out of their eastern stronghold of slovyansk. they've been given until sunday to lay down their weapons. we are sent this update from donetsk. >> reporter: hundreds of separatist fighters on the move, headed south as pushed out by a major ukranian offensive. many travelling in cars and mini vans, leaving the front in slovyansk, a position held for three months near the russian border. it's a victory for the central
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government in kiev, who five days ago ended a ceasefire. >> reconnaissance units of the armed forces and slovyansk. ukraine's army gave an order to resume services and raise the national flag on the city administration building. >> reporter: this is the direction that the fighters were heading, towards don of course. several hun -- donetsk. locals told people to stay off the streets. >> outgunned and outnumbered. separatists had no choice but to retreat leaving behind a key stronghold. >> the repping don't have enough power. taking a step back doesn't mean you have lost. >> the separatists have two choices in front of them. dig in for one last stand or go
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back to negotiations and bring an end to fighting that willed soldiers and civilians. more to come - including australia under fire for its alleged treatment of boat loads of sri lankan asylum seekers. plus, a flood of middle east refugees creating a financial and political headache for greece. details on that story and others coming up.
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jazeera. the u.s. says it's deeply troubled by reports one of its citizens was beaten by israeli police. separatory israeli authorities arrested a palestinian suspect in the killing of three suspects of the the arrests happened in hebb rop. a sunni group released a video of abu bakr al-baghdadi preaching. iraq's government says the footage is fabricated. two have been injured when egyptian security forces fired at drives outside cairo, protesting against a hike in fuel prices. the government says the rise it necessary to fix the economy. more on iraq and 40 injured nurses stranded in tikrit after fighting broke out are back on home soil. they arrived from iraq on saturday and were reunited with family and friends. we have this report from mumbai. >> reporter: exhausted and
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relieved 46 indian nurses, trapped in iraq, are back home. they were working for a hospital in the northern city of tikrit when they were detained by fighters from the armed group islamic state. >> i'm so happy because i saw my children. they are happy. they would be orphans otherwise. >> reporter: despite the ordeal the women were treated well. >> translation: when we saw them we were in fear. they did not harm us. they behaved nicely. >> reporter: the crisis was a test for the newly elected government here. officials are not disclosing how they secured the nurse's release, but say the situation in iraq is dire. >> nobody is responsible. the normal functioning of the government or the embassy is not
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possible. we had to look into the issues in the given circumstances. in iraq there is no normal situation while the nurses are celebrating here, there are others still trapped in iraq. >> reporter: 30 indian construction workers are being held captive by the islamic state. the government says it is leaving no stone unturned to secure their return. australia is facing mounting criticism over its handling of more than 200 tamil refugees intercepted off the coast last week. the government is refusing to comment on their whereabouts and is about to face league at action from the refugee rights group. >> reporter: the australian government has a policy of never discussing onwater matters, partly to deter reporting about how australia handles asylum seekers arriving by boat.
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it's reported that the two vessels were reported off the australian coast and the passengers transferred to an australian customs boat. human rights group expressed concerns that no one knows where people are or what is happening to them. the tamil refugee council says 11 of the people on board are said to have been gaoled and tortured in sri lanka before they escaped. other groups are concerned that australia may be thinking about returning the people to sri lanka. one group, the refugee action coalition says it's planning to bring a case to court on monday, accusing australia of violating the international covenance on civil rites. it's hoping to force the australian government to reveal the whereabouts of these people and what it's plan toing do with them each month thousands of refugees get op boats in search of a new life. in the second part of jazz's
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"escape route" series we have this report. >> reporter: this is how east meets west in the agian sea - in a cat and mouse game at night. this time the coast guard intercepts a greek motor cruiser. it is on the look out for rubber dingies filled with refugees launched from the turkish coast. the aim is to send them back. in greek water the occupants are instructed to puncture the boat so they have to be rescued. an estimated 500 have dropped. >> the fast jajority are misled. if they come to europe, they are told they will come to paradise. the conditions are great, excellent. the lucky ones come here, a camp. some of these syrians were picked up last night.
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others have been here for months. the father took the family out after refusing to join the taliban. >> translation: the taliban said if you don't join us we'll kill you and your children and take the boys to be fighters. >> the government is building the detention center. with conflict in the middle east the numbers are going up. greece is having difficulty coping. >> the arrival rate is doubling, making the waters the gateway for nine tenths of the migration into europe. policing the border costs 86 million a year. greece bears 95% of the cost. there are other costs. greece gives one in five new arrivals political asylum. that's a burden it must bear alone. greece is a transit country. it's not a terminal country.
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we are dealing with a problem that is not greek. >> greece will allow the relocation of migrants deeper into europe. when we nope people in need are escaping the country. they are forced to get in this boat and save the life and the life of the children. we are also criminals. >> it's up to europe to decide whether to welcome the mying respondents or keep them out. >> police in india clashed with supporters in upper pradesh. party leaders were arrested. it's been 50 years since malawi gained independence, the first nation in south africa to do so. some are celebrating, others
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feel more should be done to improve their lives and the lives of the poor. >> reporter: jack was 12 when malawi gained independence from britain 50 years ago. he is happy colonialism is a thing of the past, but the country has a long way to go. >> people can afford the basics in life. in malawi we will be self-sustaining. it's so much more aid from our development partners. >> he's frustrated with corruption and rising unemployment. >> so he can go school. have an education. it doesn't mean anything. if you are poor, it's a problem.
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malawi is the first country in southern africa to mark 50 years since gaining independence. the leaders are at the celebrations. many counties in the southern african development community have problems of corruption, unemployment. malawi is less developed and half the population lives below the poverty line. >> it is an agenda for the government, the administration, to very actively address the issue of unemployment. as we state here and reflect going back 50 years, one thing is we did a great job in identification. on the flipside we need to do a little more.
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>> officials discovered i will and gas reserves. the economy is based on agriculture. with talks of oil, the next page could be different. >> japan's government is considering easing decades-old law restricting dancing. it fol scros a crackdown -- follows a crackdown on nightclubs. harry fawcett has the story. >> reporter: saturday night into sunday morning, the biggest dance venue. there's an international line-up of djs playing to a crowd, and they advertise the country's best sound system. the japanese way of life has a particular mind-set on town and
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detail. if you knew nothing about the law. >> it was cast years ago, and to this day a venue licence requires strict conditions. >> tokyo's nightclubs are famous. they are not allowed to call it a club. what these people are doing is illegal. for many years the law was recorded as a relic, ignored by police and club owners. a murder at a club in osaka led to the use of a crackdown in venues across the country. for months they have been working with politicians to redraft the law. he's concerned that it's the police calling the shots.
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and a suppose easing of the news could see the club restricted. so far although it's been an illegal grey zone and the risks that it entails everyone was equal in that sense. if that was divided, and the black is removed, the diversity will be lost. if this is tokyo's biggest club, this is the smallest. the kind of culture campaigners say police and politicians fail to apprehend. it's part of the a japanese culture. balancing of hard work. >> translation: the dance party is an important ceremony where we cleanse ourselves of negativity. the law regulating that is a problem. we are running and want to share
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with the world our ceremony. so that end they extreme the music and it could be called a studio, not a club. it's not in the slightest bit illegal. [ ♪ theme ]. >> now, the line-up for the world cup semifinals in brazil is complete. both the saturday's quarter files were short on goals, not lacking in drama. >> the dutch were favourites going into the game. no surprise it was the 2010 runners-up with the main chances in the first half. the second half is one of fewer chances but at the end of normal time the netherlands nearly smashed the win. they are on to extra time. they made the running.
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they couldn't find the way through. trailing 3-4 in the shoot-out, michael needed to score a spot kick. to deny the players to send the dutch through to the second successive world cup semifinal. >> all eyes on lionel messi, who scored four goals. the two-time winners were given a lead against belgium. they almost equalize. argentina pressed after the break. a run not matched by a finish. at the other end they were starting to cause problems. messi failed to beat the bell july. arthur ashe stadium go through, much to the release of their
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coach. well, if you want to get more on the football and the other political store ris head to al jazeera, and you can see the lead page and story there. who is heeding and who is is lagging behind, it is the inside story. hello, i'm ray swarez. june because the fifth straig m