> more than a dozen people from the same family killed after israel lauxged a missile at the home of gaza's police chief. welcome to al jazeera, live from doha. also ahead - a deal to end the election dispute in afghanistan. an order to vote and a unity government whoever wins. no government in iraq - but progress as politicians reach agreement on a parliamentary speaker. and heading for moscow -

tearful farewells as women and children escape the fighting in eastern ukraine. 18 people have been killed in the deadliest attack of israel's bombing of gaza in its gifth day. the -- sixth day. the latest fatalities. israeli forces targetting the home of the police chief. we understand that most, if not all of the victims, are from his family. at least 50 others were injured. >> translation: people were trying to get out of the mosque after finishing ramadan night prayers. the house was under intensive shelling. we received more than 15 killed and 45 injured, and are receiving more casualties. our teaming are looking for more victims.

the death toll is over 150 people killed, and more than 1200 were injured. the occupier is adopting a new gerno side poll sigh. 154 have been killed since israel's bombardment. 29 were children. the scoops of grief can -- screens of grief can be -- screens of depreef can be row. re look inside the hospital where a father lost his 3-year-old son. you might find this disturbing.

dozens of the dead in gaza are children. more have been injured. they are being treated at the alshe hava hospital. most children brought in have shrapnel injuries. >> translation: as humans we fear for our children. when you hear the sound of a rocket you want to hold them. when my child hides in my arms and the house falls on top of us - what do i do then? >> translation: women and children are more than half of the casualties, children a third of the total casualties. in terms of injury, we have more than 1,000 injured. many in critical condition. very critical. >> palestinian children need to be protected. >> translation: new terms must be put forth for israeli occupation under which israel cannot lay a hand on palestinian

children. the blood of hamas members is not more valuable than the blood of a palestinian child or woman. we invite the world to witness is massacre taking place. >> al jazeera's nick schifrin met with a survivor of an israeli air strike. >> reporter: so the bomb landed between the two houses? for this 20-year-old all that matters is he survived, his family didn't. >> all were killed, many injured by a lot of shrapnel. >> reporter: on a hot night after a power cut he sat here with his parents, uncle, grandmother and brothers. 11:30pm the heat spiked and the sound was like 1,000 thunder clap. >> the sound was strong. >> an israeli drone fired twossed missiles into -- two missiles into the group.

everywhere died. he sat against the wall, the only place without shrapnel marks. the bomb exploded to the left and the right. >> it's a miracle that i'm still alive. >> he brings me into his home. his younger brother had shrapnel through his stomach, and his younger brother through the shoulder. he shows me the shrapnel. he's not sure if he can ever sit here again. >> translation: i remember everything, everything. may they rest in peace. >> reporter: who were they, other than his family? his uncle was the local head of islamic jihad, a group that the u.s. considers a terrorist organization. the israeli drone didn't miss, it just fired at him while he was surrounded by his family. israeli officials say strikes like that one are justified because he and others in hamas

pose risks. >> translation: hamas is hiding first and foremost behind palestinian citizens, and it is responsible for those harmed unintentionally. >> translation: i will consider there was someone launching rockets, but what is the fault of children or unarmed. none of us were launching rockets. >> reporter: israel will target people who plan rocket streaks. families in gaza will ask why. and the cycle of violence is getting faster and deadlier. >> to other news and afghanistan's presidential candidates agreed to a full audit of the votes cast. secretary of state john kerry announced moves following two days of talks with ashraf ghani and abdullah abdullah. the two have agreed to abide by the result. >> tonight afghanistan saw a moment of what unity can mean. tonight afghanistan saw two

opposing canadas with passionate supporters. bring their supporters together in the interests of country, in the interests of something bigger than each of them individually. we hope that the promise of the next weeks will deliver. the auth eptisty and credibility that the people of afghanistan deserve in the presentation of the next president of this country much jennifer glasse has more from kabul. >> reporter: with the help of the u.s. secretary of state john kerry the two candidates agreed to an audit of all the votes cast in the second round of the presidential elections, but made a political deal. saying that they will form a unity government. that means that whoever becomes president, which will be the person with the most votes after that audit - there'll be representatives of both men in the next afghan government, to ensure that the votes of all afghans will be honoured.

the wholed in was to make sure the legitimacy of the vote, the people had faith. there has been a lot of concern in recent weeks between the back and forth with the allegations of fraud. abdullah abdullah has gotten what he wants with a recount of the vote. ashraf ghani called it an historic day and a comprehensive count in any democratic process. it will take a couple of weeks, but they'll start with the ones in the afghan capital and the international security force and afghan forces will bring the rest into the capital. more observers will be needed and there'll be a delay in the inauguration scheduled for 2 august. we expect it to move back two or three weeks while the process goes forward. >> gunman attacked an apartment building in eastern baghdad killing 27 women, several women were injured.

locals say the building was used for prostitution. no group claimed responsibility. iraq is without a government. later they will try to form one. on saturday sunni lawmakers great on a candidate for the speakers post. parliament failed to elect one after a session ended in kayous. many mps want nouri al-maliki to step aside. he insists op staying on. i can't iraq's former foreign minister asked nouri al-maliki to apologise for saying the kurdish authorities in the north were sheltering extremists. he was removed on friday as he, too, is a kurd. the dispute comes at a time when kurdish fighters are battling sunni rebels in areas bordering the semiautonomous region. the video tape shows them

engaged in a fire fight. meanwhile, the oil minister of iraq's kurdish region says the area will general enough revenue to be self-sufficient by the end of the year. kurdish forces took over two fields near the city of kirkuk. it's seen fighting between the iraqi armed forces and sunni rebels. the kurds say they are trying to prevent the fields falling into rebel hands. >> it's self-sufficient in terms of revenue, yes. baghdad made the wrong calculation. they thought they'd strangle us by cutting the budget illegally and constitutionally as a punishment. they have miscalculated. they fight back and we will live and match that expectation that we have. we'll be free with our own revenue as opposed to being under the thumb of dictators.

>> ukraine says military jets are bombarding rebel conditions in the east, inflicting heavy losses. outside the city of donetsk civilians have been killed after artillery fire hit apartment buildings. scott heidler reports. >> it's the escalation everywhere has been bracing for in donetsk. fighting reached the western suburbs, killing four people overnight. >> at 3:30 in the morning we were sitting outside on the bench when we were hit with a waive of explosions. 10 of us were thrown into the base by the heat of explosion. it was so scary. >> the rocket attacks continued into saturday. it's unclear who fired the rockets. a separatist fire base is close to the four buildings hit. >> this is the main road going south. hundreds of cars and drugs lined up to leave as it braces for some type of confrontation.

a lot of people made the decision to leave because the fighting on saturday came closer to the city. >> this morning i wept home from the office and decided to bring the family out of here, and take them to safety. on the other side of the city, the 327 train to moscow was getting ready to leave. the thumping of mortar rounds could be heard in the distance as many held tearful goodbyes. this family were sending off the women and children while she and the men were staying to protect their homes. her daughter tells her she does not want to leave. >> translation: we do not know what will happen. we hope they don't bomb-donetsk. our hopes are weak. as the family pulls out of the satisfaction for the 24 hour

journey to moscow. next time they speak the situation on the ground could be different. three al jazeera journalists have spent 197 days in an egyptian prison, falsely accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. last month mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste were sentenced to seven years each in prison. baher mohamed was given seven years but received three because he had a spent bullet in his possession, which he picked up in a process. al jazeera continues to demand the journalists be freed. >> still ahead - claims something fishy is going on in the sri lankan president's home town. and later - the world cup star setting new trends in men's hairstyles.

good to have you with us. these are the top stories - israeli forces targeted the home of gaza's police chief, leaving

18 dead. it's the worst single incident in more thanive days of air attacks. rockets continue to be fired from gaza into israel. the israeli military says the iron dome system destroyed three rockets. for of its commanders were injured on a raid on a rocket launch site in northern gaza. >> afghanistan's rivals agreed to a full audit of votes in the run-off presidential election. john kerry announced the move m following two days of talks. >> more on the offensive in gaza. here is john hendren. >> reporter: inside this home on the right a 6am phone call from israel any intelligence carries a terse warning "get out", a neighbour records what happens next in this mobile phone video. a warping rocket from an israeli

drone strikes the roof. then this. it 1 minute and 10 seconds later this is all that was left. this is increasingly attacks where a minute can mean the difference between your family's life and death. somehow every member of the family makes it out alive. neighbours acknowledge some of them work for hamas. >> translation: anyone who does this is not normal. there should be retaliation for everything they do. we hope things calm down. war brings war. >> in some cases neighbours say there was no warning. five were killed by an air strike on friday in the e-egyptian border town. >> translation: they have no

idea. the israelis gave them no warning. they didn't send the warning rockets. the israeli army called the houses military operational sites. few institutions are left untouched. this is what is left. this is what is left of the mosque, where an air strike injured 22. >> they hit more than 22 government buildings. we don't know why israel is attacking the buildings. >> late saturday the brigades, the military wing of hamas warned it will strike tel aviv with a more powerful rocket. the iron dome defence system explodes three, a fourth lands in a field. the arm, i warns: -- the army warns: . >> with more rockets soaring out of the gaza and heavy strikes

from air and warships at sea. neither side seems to be talking about a ceasefire. well, the u.n. security council issued a statement calling for a ceasefire between the palestinians and israeli forces. as our diplomatic editor explains, the statement was not as tough as arab countries wanted. >> reporter: it took three days of tough negotiation not to come up with a legally binding resolution, but still with a statement. the u.s. objected to the wording that had been suggested. in the end these were the words read out by the president of the security council. >> the security council members called for deescalation of the situation, restoration of calm and re-ipp state use of the november -- re-ipp state use of the november 2012 cease fire. the security council members

further called for respect of the international humanitarian law, including the protection of civilians. >> reporter: arab ambassador wanted something tougher coming up with a draft resolution calling for an immediate, durable and fully respected ceasefire. i think it's important that the poured immediate is lacking and the palestinian ambassador for the u.n. said the statement took too long. this position calls for ending the military operations and aggression against our people. and we hope that the israeli side that is causing the massive amount of death and destruction against people in the gaza st p strip. more than 1,000 have been injured. many civilians, and according to

numbers, 50%. >> reporter: the egyptians, qatari and turks are involved in negotiations, and former uk prime minister, the negotiator on behalf of the middle east quartet. i'm told that foreign minister, including the u.s. secretary of state john kerry are on their way to vienna for talks on the programme will discuss gaza. it's worth bearing in mind na israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu said his country will not fou international pressure palestinian protesters angry with the military operation in gaza clashed with israeli soldiers in bethlehem in the occupied west bank. >> dozens of demonstrators threw stones at soldiers, who fired back with tear gas and stun grenades. members of the palestinian

community and supporters took to the streets. chile's home to 350,000 palestinian immigrants. >> translation: this is a show of support for the people resisting the american zionism in gaza, a show of support for human right, where the civilian population is murdered. human decency is murdered. not just in pal type. >> this was a rally in tripoli, the leader of the palestinian community called on world leaders to do more to end the crisis. >> the international community should know who is the aggressor, and who is the victim. as seep in the past few days on television, the numbers of children that died due to israeli strength and elderly and women who have been killed. homes have been damaged.

all going against law. >> we have full coverage of the situation in gaza on the website. there's a blog with updates around the clock and videos from the team at aljazeera.com. opposition members of parliament in sri lanka accuse the government of corruption, now their focus has turned to a big building project and one town. charles stratford has the story. >> reporter: it's business as usual in this market in southern sri lanka. this is known for fishing and salt and is loved by locals and visitors for the fesh curd produced here. this is not a sleepy town. it's home to the president's family for generations. the opposition hunt for proof of dirty dealings and bribes, big

building projects are springing up. there's a new airport, convention center, water tower and a $1.5 billion shipping facility. there are two ships in the port. it was here, a few weeks ago, that when a group of opposition politicians arrived on a fact-finding mission, they were pelted with eggs by supporters of the government and the local mayor wielded what he described as a plastic gun. china lent $400 million for the first faz and $810 million for the second, to be built by a chinese contractor. >> countries of that nature, they have laws to ensure that there's transparency. when the government says "no, we will not let you have legislation that will give the right to the people to ask for information" what are you

hiding? >> reporter: evidence of the reach is common knowledge in sri lanka. 30 members of the president's family hold senior positions in the government, civil service and big business. the president and his two brothers, control around 45% of the budget. the 28-year-old son, captain of the national rugby team, was elected to parliament four years ago much. >> the fact is opposition is part of the world. we wish not for the criticism. sometimes it's targetting projects and making the project unpopular. >> the opposition cries foul play, the people can only hope the president's son delivers on the promise. >> david beckham may have starred it, but never has football been more associated

with glamour and fashion than at this world cup. we report from the capital where fans are looking like their heroes. guest who is accompanying the highest paid model on "vogue." another brazilian, neymar junior. when it comes to setting trends, hollywood stars are offside, outscored by footballers. here the most popular cut is that of portugal's ronaldo. >> translation: without a doubt the football look is the way to go. the beard and the hair cut. >> in this upscale salon, another client is getting the neymar cut. >> translation: neymar is an idol of the people. his hair is in fashion. i want to copyit. >> reporter: also exotic styles of european, american and

african players. these wept for the mow heekan look. women, too, are in the world cup fashion spirit. from head to nails. you need a good pulse to paint the brazilian flag here. i couldn't resist getting into the world cup mood but i chose a neutral model. >> throughout the tournament fans spent time and funny decorating themselves for their team much the world cup works of art obviously don't last. the question is - how long will these? well, we have the latest from gaza and more to come in the next 30 minutes, including the kenyan villages turned vigilantes hoping bows and aro will keep them safe.

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