first, he israel's prime minister benjamin net told his cabinet it may take a long time. the number of it deaths keeps rising. gaza's it health ministries says 1 60 peeping have been killed. so far, 29 are children beneath the age of 16. nineteen of the fatalities are women. the doughtiliest single strike killed at least 18 people. the police chief was the target. he is in a critical condition. most of his family are death. stefanie dekker reports from gaza. >> shortly after the attack, the search for survivors and the dead. this rubble was once the house

of's police chief. he survived the assault and is believed to be in a critical but stable condition. many members of his family were killed. in the chaos rescuers used a combination of heavy machinery and bear hands to try to get inside. officials in the gaza health ministry were in no doubt that the house was deliberately targeted by israeli forces. >> it's a new massacre being committed against our people in the gaza strip. this time, the target was the house of the albach family. the houses nearby the mosque in the area. the people were trying to get out of the mosque after they finished ramadan night prayers. suddenly they saw the house under shelling. >> they say this has caused the single greatest loves life since the israeli army began it's attack on gaza last week. theisitioni army issed to have used long-range missiles. there was an he knew change as

they came close to the shore the fires of the army morning were smoldering. >> the israeli army told people living in the north of gaza to leave homes. they say they will launch an operation to clear the area of hamas's weapons' capabilities. the u.n. agency for palestinian refugees tells us they have opened multiple schools here in gaza city to provide shelter for the thousands that are expected to heed that call. stefanie dekker, arizona, gaza. >> mahmoud abbas is urging the united nations to help the people of gaza. >> i am delivering a letter that asks the united nation's secretary general to place the palestinian tear teethes and its people under international protection. we wish for a speedy response because the situation has become unbearable. the israeli offensive is relentless day and night.

>> rockets from hamas and other groups continue to be fired into israel from gaza. there have been siren heard warning people to seek safety. israeli's army says hundreds of rockets have been fired into israel since tuesday. isition's cabinet has been holding the weekly meeting jerusalem. bernard smith has latest from jerusalem. >> sunday morning was the first occasion we know about where thethe israeli military have entered gaza on the ground according to reports in gaza, commandos entered the gaza strip by sea going through the sea and up the beach to attack what the israeli military called a long-range missile launching site. they said that three hamas fighters were killed in this assault and the four israeli command owes were injured and have been treated in hospital. on sunday, also, the weekly cabinet meeting here in israel for the first time, the content of that cabinet meeting held it

embargoed and were not loud -- we don't know what the content of that cabinet meeting is and we are not going to be told when the details of that meeting will be revealed. buttisi prime minister benjamin netanyahu took the opportunity before the meeting to have a go at olden me iran and blame it partly for this latest flare-up in fighting between israel and hamas. >> today, in vienna, the foreign ministers are meeting. they will discuss the question of how to handle iran's nuclear program. i am asking to remind them that the one in hamhas under the jihad is iran. the one arming is iran. the one who is training hamas in islamic jihad is iran. also on sunday, the evacuation of upwards of 800 foreign nationals and dual nationality gaza residents began from the gaza strip. this done under the auspices of

the u.n. these people are working for the few remaining consulit's a in gaza as well as people working for the u.n. and other aid organizations along with those people, palestinians who live in gaza and hold dual nationality. amongst the people evacuated, some 149 u.s. citizens. >> james bays has more on those talks in vienna referred to by theitsisi prime minister. >> you heard prime minister netanyahu there. his case is that the two things are completely linked, and it shows the danger that there would be if iran was allowed to keep its nuclear program. of course, negotiating a way iran can have a peaceful nuclear program. >> that's what they hope will be achieved at the end of all of this. it's it's sglouft the israelis talking about hamas's rockets in gaza and the iranian link. u.s. officials have been talking about that, too.

they also say them some of those rockets came from the iranians and they say they will be raising it with the iranians. european foreign ministers are here as well, represented. one, the french foreign minister. he said an absolute absolute priority is an immediate ceasefire in gaza. that was the position of the british foreign secretary. the u.s. not really. secretary of state john kerry not really talking about it gaza in his brief public appearance so far. i don't think the u.s. will be keen to see that word "immediately" used because they say israel has the right to defend itself. >>, i think, suggests that they are going to allow, before they call for an mead ceasefire, some time for israel to continue its bombing attacks on gaza because i think they feel that the israelis want to try and degrade hamas's capabilities on the ground. >> that's certainly the case the

israelis are name making. >> before arriving in vienna u.s. secretary of state john kerry was in kabul trying to end a deadlock offer the afghan presidential election. the two main contenders have agreed to a full audit of last month run-off vote. jennifer glasse reports from kabul. >> the breakthrough afghans were waiting for: candidates abdullah abdullah and rugani to evaluate the votes that will decide the next president. >> in kabul's old city, the effect was almost immediate. prices dropped a fraction and the afghan currency has dropped against the dollar. they say people feel more confident. >> now that there is a political solution, are you much happier? >> people are very happy now. they want a unified government and peace all over afghanistan. our biggest worry was security. we were concerned the civil war would be repeated. >> at least for today, that tension is gone, he says.

there is renewed optimism for a stable and secure afghanistan. >> this is where they come to buy tape els of life, cooking oil, rice, sugar. shop keepers say business has been stagnant because of the political uncertainty. a few hours after the deal, they think things are moving again. >> rahimi is unloading sugar from pakistan. shipments had slowed in recent weeks and there were fewer jobs. he hopes that will change. >> the news effort doesn't affect just my life. all after gans. i don't care who takes power. we just want to know what our future would be. >> it will take a few weeks to review 8 million ballots. the inauguration has been delayed until later in august. after months of concern, news that the deal to move forward has been enough to give afghans hope for now. jennifer glasse, al jazeera, kab. l. >> moscow is warning of irreversible son sequences after a russian was killed by shells

fired from ukraine. the ukrainian government denied the incident took place. officials in russia social security rostof region say two houses were hit in donetsk, the town of the same name is a city in eastern ukraine. al jazeerats peter sharp has more from moscow. >> now, in the past, there have been several incidents of shots and art i will reexchanges across the borderillery exchang the border at a time t it propertyp prompted a swift response from the russian foreign ministry in a protest note to the ukraine government in kiev. it warned of a dangerous escalation and warned action actually, of irreversible consequences of the result of the shelling. the russian foreign -- deputy foreign minister speak okay russian t.v. also warned that this is an incident that would not be allowed to pass. who fired the shell is not really clear. both sides have denied it.

the ukrainians said it was utter nonsense that they were involved in the shelling and suggested that it was carried out by pro-russian separatists in an effort to bring about some sort of intervention by russia. >> government forces may have started an advance on the regional capitol of donetsk. some real moved out of a western suburb after homes were bombarded during the night. six people were killed by artillery fire there on saturday. these are the latest pictures from marinka where smoke can be seen rise can from the buildings. it's unclear who is firing the rounds. at least one rebel checkpoint has come under attack. scott heidler reports now from donetsk. >> reporter: we are just outside of marinka where six civilians were killed early saturday morning. since we have been here in the

last night minutes, we have seen and heard some incoming mortar rounds. you can see the plumes of smoke over my shoulder. now, it's a very tension situation in the village. we were in there just before we retreated here because the separatist fighter checkpoints. they told us to leave because they are expecting incoming rounds. >> happened just a little bit after they told us to get out of town. now, they are very tension because of these six civilians that were killed on saturday. there has also been other fighting going on between donetsk and the russian border. we know that there are other civilian casualties, possibly as many as seven. it's a tension situation here around donetsk because this is where there is an impending and expected battle of some sort between the ukrainian army who has been advancing as well as all of the spraift fighters who have been bunkered in, if you will inside donetsk city. right now, very tension on the outside as this movement comes forward. we can confirm on sunday there was fighting going on. still to come on al jazeera taking security into their hand,

the kenyan villagers using bows and arrows to protect themselves plus. >> i am tania page reporting from musutu, a land locked country, selling trout into the japanese market.

♪ >> well, back. you are watching al jazeera. here is reminder the top stories. is you's prime minister says his schmitt ready for all possibilities in gaza. the offensive could take a long

time. the palestinian territory has been attacked for six days, 167 people have been killed. rockets from hamas and other groups continue to be fired into the israel from gaza. there have been sirens heard across the city warning people to seek safety. 13 people have been injured as a result. moscow has warned of irreversible consequences after a russian man was killed by shells fired from ukraine. the ukrainian government denied the incident took place. at least six people have been killed during fighting near libya's main airport in tripoli. anti--aircraft gunfire was heard around the area t militia controls the area. it's the worse fighting in the c capitol for six months. all flights in and out of the airport have been cancelled. iran's parliament adjourned after a brief meeting. some members refused to attend. others were stranded by a sand storm.

it means the country is without a government. the u.n. is warning of chaos if the political deadlock drags on for too long. imran chan reports now from baghdad. >> reporter: due to bad weather, the parliamentary session that was supposed to begin at mid i day has been cancelled until ties. kurdish mps who were due to fly in weren't able to make their flight because of the sand storm that you can see behind me. so that parliamentary session postponed until tuesday. there is some good news. it looks like there is some agreement on the appointment of the speaker of the house. it's a key position. once they agree on the speaker of the house it kicks in a constitutional process that allows for 45 days to choose the next prime minister of iraq. now, it has been chondro versial but it looks like there is agreement that doctor salim. albujori will be the speaker of the house. we will find out on tuesday when parliament parlor meets.

theits lammic state made more gangs taking over a town 70 kilometers outside of baghdad in a place called duli. a. they have broken up a bridge there. they are still making problems for the iraqi army. also, on pro-islamic state social media account, they are saying that there is a battle for the oil refinery raging right now and that they are able, the islamic state have been able to take over some position on the outskirts of that refinery. no word from the government on either of those two attacks. >> the leader of the armed nigerian group, boka haram says he supports the rebel groups fighting in iraq and syria. also, two bombings in nigh year i can't, one at a shopping district, the other at a fuel depo in willing lagos. if true, it's the first recorded attack in lagos. a report from the nigerian capital, abuja.

>> a clear indication by boka haram extending signals it can and is expanding its reach. in the video, the leader of boka haram is saying he is responsible for attack at the heart of the capitol here in the ski city, lagos further south, sending a clear message to the government that they are expanding their reach beyond the north twhefr traditionally carried out their attacks, attacks on june 25th which he is claiming responsibility of included here in abuja. the bombing of the shop that killed more than 20s people and an explosion in lagos which the government had said was a result of an industrial accident. a pakistani school girl shot in the head by the taliban for encouraging female education is promising to help free a group of nigerian school girls abducted by boka haram. malala yousefs.

ey. she spoke to some who managed to escape. the kenyan coast has seen a series of attacks in recent weeks of more than 80 people killed in the violence. at least 69 have been arrested in an ongoing operation by security forces there. but as catherine soi reports from lamu county people are chooses to take secure into their own hands. >> these are members of kenya's military and police at the scene of the latest attack in lama county along the coast. they analyze messages left behind by the gun men. more have been september into the forest to pursue attackers but it's not easy.

am you can't be deny it is a challenge. it's a challenge that is surmountable. >> blending into the forest and the population, here, they ambushed worshippers in a mosque and set fire on some homes and school buildings. >> this is a classroom that they banned. it seems the stackers were looking for supplies. they stole food from the school store, medical supplies from the village dependary and guns from home guards who were protecting civilians rashid rau and his friends have decided they have had enough. they now arm themselves with bows and arrows. >> there is no security here we are by ourselves. >> that's why we have decided to carry weapons. >> 50 kilometers away, more than

60 people were killed las last month. men were targeted. they have formed village lint groups. they patrol their neighborhood and want people -- warn people of any streamingers in the area. they have asked us to hide the their identity for security reasons. >> we don't want to steal from anyone. we have no grudges with anybody. this is just for our own protection. the government says it's in control of security they say they were caught unaware before. it won't happy again. catherine soy, al jazeera. >> half of the population is living below the poverty line in the land-locked country. it depends upon water resources selling it to neighboring south africa. one local company has seen potential in a business opportunity tania page reports

water is lasutho's wealth from the katse dam. it sells water to south africa. the surprise in the small land-locked country is a young but successful agriculture venture. most people would told grant merit it would never work. the fish is so good, all of 1500 tons of it is ex 40ed japan for sushi. >> the product has grown in fresh water. what we are sitting in at the moment is the fresh water fiorde. almost mineral water in terms of quality and what that does is it gives us a unique tasting and textured product. >> workers clean the fish tanks 24 hours a day. major were relocated because of the res war and cep the compensation payouts. their jobs are sustainable and

valuable when in a country where 1 in 4 were it unempty. stud,ing for a certificate in for agriculture. >> people living around here. >> his ambition is encouraged. eventually, the owners wants to hand the product over to the community. >> this is the final product. at the moment, it's exported whole but there are plans to start fileting it here which will create more jobs. >> every month, the local chiefs are updated on the business and plans to expand it to meet the increasing demand from japan. >> it will the company reports back on sales and costs. they have advised us to come up with other projects so we are looking into some al culture ideas. >> in the mountains of lasotho, the company is working harmoniously thanks to an

unlikely idea in a lands locked company that's proving success. al jazeera, lasotho. >> it sri lankans regularly accuse the government of corruption but their focus has turned to the big building projects. charles stratford in botata. and has the story. >> it's busy as usual at this market. tota is known for its fishing and salt industry. this is not just any sleepy coastal town. the area has been home for generations. while the opposition hunt for proof of what they say are dirty dealings and bribes, big projects are springing up everywhere. four-lane highwayses lead to the new international airport. a new convention center, a hospital, a water tower, and a

$1.5 billion shipping facility. >> behind me, see two ships in the new support that is actually still being built. but it was hear few weeks ago that when a group of opposition politicians arrived, on what they described as a fact finding mission they were pelted with eggs by supporters of the government. a local mayor and wielding what he later described as a plastic gun. >> china lengths $400 million for the first phase of building and another 8,010 million for the second to be built by a chinese contractor. >> you know, it countries got laws to ensure that there is transparency, so when the government says no, we will not let you have any legislation that live give the right to the people to ask for information, what are you hiding? what are you hiding? evidence is common knowledge in sri linka. 30 members of the president's

family hold it. it's estimated the president and his brothers got a buyer defense secretary and bass ill, minister of economic development control around 45% of the budget. the 48-year-old son who is also k59 inof the national rugby team was elected to parlorpal four years ago. >> the fact is we should discuss it sometimes it's tathing the project and to make the project unpopular among the community. >> the opposition cry foul play, the people can only hope the president's son delivers on his election promise charles str stratfo stratford, al jazeera, sri lanka. >> a billion people will be watching. there can only be one winner after a month of football involving 32 country degrees. it's come to germany or argentina who will lead brazil as world championships. argentinas fans are on the move.

around 100,000 are deflected rio de janei. ro for the final. germans led and the country says his team can dominate world ball for years to come. no sump thoughts for the brazil team. booed off after another defeat, embarrassed onlookers at their own party. thousands of police have been sent to rio for the final. dozens of roads are closed. offices have been station stationed across the city including outside the stadium more from rio de janeiro. >> we are outside of the stadium. everyone is wondering: is this going to be a giants party here in brazil or some protests or a little bit of both? i can tell you that the brazilian government is hoping it's going to be a giant football party but they are taking nothing to chance. they've got over 25,000 police and security personnel on the outside perimeter of the

stadium. we saw all sorts of security barriers just to get here where we are now down by famous copa cabana beach we saw army soldiers patrol there by the hundreds. this is all part of the bigger sink make sure security goes right in this last match here of the world cup. i can tell you outside this stadium, thousands of vans are starting to pour in here to get a glimpse of this match. we are still hours away. there is expected to be over 100,000 fans from neighboring argentina here who we have also seen lots of fans from germany as well, both germany and argentina fans, each we are told have about 13,000 tickets. each the stadium is going to be full over 70,000 people expected to pack in to see this final match on who will be the champion of this world cup. >> a super moon has lit up the night sky around the world. the spectacle occurs when the moon makes its closest approach

to earth on its orbit. it appears up to 14% bigger and 30% brighter than normal. a blue moon. and a reminder: you can keep up-to-date with all of our news at aljazeera.com. click on aljazeera.com.