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person. and rapture in germany to riots and argentina. we have the rehabilitation in the football world cup final. >> reporter: first to the israeli air strikes that killed 172 people. most civilians. internation international -- is recall is refusing international calls. john hendren has the latest from gaza. funeral processions are common here as the lathal pops and booms in the gaza skyline. what is less common is the sheer number from the dead - 18 me, women and children, all members of the family, killed and a single deadliest strike in this military campaign.

the israeli attacks that struck the homs apparently targeted the police chief, still in critical condition. the police chief was not either. he just kept the piece. >> translation: what happened here was an earthquake. it didn't used to happen like this. they killed a pregnant woman, an unborn child. >> many targets affiliated with hamas were targeted. many had nothing to do with rocket launch es. these are spoking embrs. the israeli police station seems to be hitting anything run by hamas. you can see the uniforms and kneepads left over. after the human losses were

tallied, the palestinian authority will have to rebuild an infrastructure. then there is a rising number of tryings on the homes of hamas members and others, sites called military laceration centers. off the israel yits give a call. palestinians say not always. when they are not the dead include the families of those targeted. islamic jihad is one of the groups firing rockets. the leader in gaza wants egypt to mediate the ceasefire. >> translation: this aggression cannot continue to this degree. there needs to be an egyptian voice forcing them to stop the fire against the palestinian people. with dozens facing a ground war. many are worried the alternatives is a ceasefire or israeli troops on ground soil.

we spoke to the u.n. agency for refugees and they talked of the desperate situation in gaza. >> there has been vast displacement internally, particularly in northern gaza. by midday it was about 10,000 people that had come to our facility. by the end of the day 17,000 and rising. we opened 10 schools to receive people. we opened 20 facilities. workers in gaza are working through the night, 24/7 to help the needy, elderly and the dying. it's a desperate situation in gaza. we do not want a repeat of what happened five years ago when people were killed because there was military action, particularly israeli military action apparent and near the facilities. on one occasion our main

warehouse compound in gaza in january 2009 took a direct white foss ferrous hit when the israelis knew there were hundreds of people taking refuge in the compound. they have the g.p.s. coordinates of all installations and we call on all sides, including those firing rockets out of gaza, not to do so in a way endangering civilian life. we call on all sides to abide by humanitarian law and the viability of u.n. facilities as well as the sensitive civilian life. gaza fighters say the rockets are reaching further than ever into israeli territory. the brigades say some of the rocket reached 172km away from gaza. as well as hiva and other areas. rocket landings were confirmed at tel aviv, booer shiba and

other bases. more than 800 rockets have been fired into israel since the beginning of air strikes. most fell on empty ground or were detected by the iron dome defense system. there has been no deaths. there has been dozens of protests most condemning the israeli attacks in gaza. this was the scene in paris, where thousands turned out. the respect there were 20 protests in u.k., germany, spain and norway. >> translation: for years there has been an oppressor and the oppressed. but it is against one of the best armed forces in the world. >> translation: the french government is asleep, they have to support the palestinians, they have to wake up. they are killing the palestinians, they are dying. in asia there were

demonstrations in india and pakistan, the largest in new delhi and karachi. there was a large turn out in hong kong. they were calling on the governments to put more pressure on the bomb possession. protests reached to sydney in australia, more than 4,000 turning up to show solidarity with the palestinians, calling on leaders to put more pressure on israel to stop the strikes. diplomatic efforts to end the voums in the middle east moved to vienna. the meeting the foreign ministers was organised to discuss iran's nuclear programme. gaza and israel bail the main issue. diplomatic editor james bays has more from vienna. >> foreign ministers arriving for a meeting arranged to try to kick start talks with iran on its nuclear programme, with a week left until the deadline when a deal is supposed it be reached. there was another pressing issue

on the agenda. the absolute prity, a ceasefire. >> it's a chance to talk about the middle east and the violence in gaza. >> reporter: in between meetings with britain's william hague and other foreign ministers, john kerry spoke to binyamin netanyahu, again supporting their right to protect themselves but offering the u.s.'s help to try to broker a ceasefire. the key difference appears to be one word - the u.s. are talking about a ceasefire, but not an immediate ceasefire. it seems their prepared to give the israeli military time for a bombardment of gaza. according to some, negotiations have been useful. prime minister binyamin netanyahu says those talks are directly linked to the situation

in gaza. >> i'm asking to remind them that the ones train them is iran, they are a terrorist power that trains terrorist organizations that we might. it's crucial that iran does not reach the ability to produce a nuclear ministry. john kerry after his meeting. u.s. officials says iran's support for hamas will be discussed during the visit here. >> palestinians in the west bank has been protesting against israeli aggression, they have not been coming out in large numbers. we explain why. >> reporter: for gazans living in the west bank, life in the past week has been anything but normal. this woman prepares o feast, her

heart and mind is with her family under gazan bombardment. this is one of many daily skype sessions. she has not been able to sleep because of the way her mother describes gaza now. >> she said the neighbourhood looks like it was hit by an earthquake or tsunami. i was thinking if it was a tsunami. i wish the international community would move faster to save innocent lives. they joined a rally in ramallah to express solidarity in gaza. they and hundreds of protesters say it's the least they could do. >> there's a sense of helplessness here. palestinians at the west bank feel there isn't much they can do to stop the carnage in gaza.

aggression on gaza's people is not consuming them. there has been angry protests marred by violence. hundreds of palestinians have been injured in scirm ibs with the israeli army in the occupied west bank. the palestinian authority tried to contain protests, saying it did not want to see the west bank dragged into further violence. many gree an yes callation with israel is pointless. >> if you reach an open area, retaliating with bullets and palestinians are killed, for nothing. to shows solidarity, in many of the front ways. that's what we do. >> this is why palestinians are trying to go about their daily lives normally. many showed up to watch the world cup time. that doesn't mean they don't care about gaza. >> we have been oppressed not

only for weeks, but for decades, we cannot remain suppressed. we have to do something to change the routine. >> they say the israeli occupation left their hands tied. they are looking for normalcy and hope their compatriots in gaza will have that too. full coverage of the situation in gaza. there's a website and updates from around the clock. and video from the team there. >> still ahead - christian groups in china accuse the government of launching an anti-religion campaign. plus, heavy fighting nearby libya's pain airport leaves seven dead. stuart! stuart!

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good to have you with us. these are the top stories on al jazeera. israel has continued its aerial bombardment of the gaza strip. it killed 172 people over the

last six days, most of them civilians. they won't stop the campaign until hamas stops the violence. thousands turned out in paris, london, sydney, new delhi, karachi and hong kong to protest and show solidarity with people in gaza. diplomatic efforts were discussed to end the violence, the french and u.k. foreign ministers called for a return to the 2012 ceasefire. germany is the first european country to win the world cup in the americas. an extra-time goal giving them a 1-0 win and the first world cup title in 24 years. andy richardson reports much. >> reporter: the world's most famous football stadium, maracana venue for the sports

biggest game. germany started nervously. a misguided header. and a chance missed for argentina. the same player in the ball in the net minutes later. it was ruled off side. the first half finished with germany looking dangerous and argentina hanging on. missed kupti missed opportunities was the theme. extra minutes saw argentina's player passing up a chance to become a hero. taken by mario goetze of germany. a finish of composure ending acknowledge tina's -- argentina's hopes. 1-0 the score, germany champions for a fourth time. hundreds of thousands gathered in berlin to watch the match. al jazeera's nick spicer was

there. >> reporter: their victory lit up the sky and lifted the hearts of a nation. but there was lots of angst. extra time. then the one goal of the game, the only one germany needed. when it was over many fans swore they were never in doubt. a victory for a team and for a country. people are wary of showing too much national pride. not here, not now. not on this night. >> i'm so proud to be a german. it's fantastic to be german. >> we'll party well into the night in berlin, and well into the next day, and well into the

week. on tuesday, the victoriaious german team will be back in the capital on this area, hundreds of thousands of supporters expected to turn out to celebrate the first victory of the reunified germany, the last victory of 1990 was by west germany, this is a feel-good moment that people want to be a part of. sh [ cheering ] well, violence erupted in buenos aires after argentina lost the final. these are the scenes from the argentine capital. police used water canon and fired tear gas at groups vandalizing buildings. 15 prifrs have been in -- police officers have been injured and more than 30 people have been detained. >> simon hill is a football

commentator, joining us live from sydney. good to have you with us. do you think that the best team won. both in the time and the best team of the tournament? >> yes. good morning to you. i think the best team won the tournament. germany has been consistent throughout the world cup. they had a dip against al jazeera, and we thought the form was starting to tail off. overall, taking the tournament in its entirety, i think germany were the best team. this morning was an interesting contest. i thought argentina set up beautifully well tactically. they frustrated germany. they had the lion share of possession. argentina created the best opportunities. leo messi, had they been able to take the opportunities, the results may have been different. i don't think, you know, many people will argue the fact that germany was consistent. they have terrific players.

manuel moya the best goal keeper. and defensive midfield and fullback, and thomas muller banging in the goals. i think germany deserved their success. >> what about the tournament itself. many saying that this was the best yet. do you agree? >> yes, i think within living memory. i watched my first world cup in 1978. i'm yet to see a tournament producing an attacking phase of play. certainly in the group stage, you know, teams were almost reckless in their abandonment, making for compulsive viewing. it did dry up in the knock out phase, because stakes from higher and teams tentative. over all it was a wonderful display of attacking football. crowds were huge. brazil is a natural home of

football. we had a superbackdrop for it. >> brazil, natural homes of football, of football-mad nation. and yet they couldn't live up to the expectations of this world cup. >> what do you put the poor performance down to, and, you know, given the olympics are a huge supporting event, two years away, how enthusiastic do you think brazilians will be about hosting a world cup event in two years. two big questions there - obviously you have to look at the bigger geopolitical pictures with regards to the olympics and the fact that brazil spent $11 bullion on the world cup, which has not gone down too well in some quarters. a lot of local population feels they need hospitals, schools, housing, more than a football tournament, which i wouldn't disagree with. in terms of the football team itself, it's simply - brazilian

national team is no longer good enough. we are seeing the sports minister saying they'll have an indepth review and inquiry on how to proceed forward from this point. to lose a semifinal on home soil by seven goals to one - they have not lost a competitive home game since 1975. that shows you how consistent they have been. this was overreliant on the individual skills. once they lost the talisman, they were in trouble. they have a way to go before they are back on the echelons of football. >> we have to leave it there. good to have your thoughts. north korea fired dozens of rounds of artillery shells. it happened off the east coast, off the demilitarized zone.

the unofficial boundary, between the two koreas. >> they were accusing the local governments of removing crosses from the top of the churches or demolishing them. we have this report. >> the village, the congregation pray for the protection of the cross on the church. just to be sure, they have tonnes of rocks and two containers blocking the gates. scores of people sleep in the church around the clog. i don't know why we are a threat to them. we love the country and the church. we follow the law. >> reporter: at other churches, there's evidence of crosses that

have been forcibly removed. go further and newly planted trees cover a mound of rubble where there was a church, whose recent demolition was broughts to international attention. authorities delie persecution, it's a -- deny persecution. it's a matter of churches being built bigger. they say they are targeted because the religion is becoming too big. christians are 50% of the population here. congregations are growing 10-20% annually. they have been spending more money pon grander churches and -- on grander churches and bigger crosses in a country that is basically atheist and weary of anything that would undermine the ruling communist party. >> this church replaced its cross with a bigger, brighter

version in time for christmas. >> there was no reason given to us. they came to say the provincial bosses wanted the cross to be removed. >> church leaders say it amounts to persecution. >> translation: as chinese citizens we are meant to have human rights. we don't have any. they won't listen to us, and do whatever we want. >> as the stand-up continues, construction on new churches has been halted. in those that have been completed, part of daily worship has become the evening vigil. wondering if the wrecking ball is on its way. fighters in egypt's northern sinai killed eight, including a police officer. the attack happened and senior officials say armed men fired mortar rounds at an area near

residential buildings. seven have been killed, 36 injured in fighting in libya's capital. they are battling for control of tripoli airport. the sound of fighting echos over tripoli's skyline, it's the worst violence to hit the airport for more than six months. >> the government has given orders to the minister of interior and the army to secure the streets and neighbourhoods. they have declared a state of emergency within hospitals and health care facilities. >> explosions and antiaircraft gunfire could be heard on the main road out to the airport. well-armed fighters who control the airport came under fire from rival militia men. >> within the suburbs there are military operations led by field commanders belonging to forces

loyal to particular areas in lib why. they are bombarding and conducting military operations, killing everyone. >> reporter: fighters have been looking after the security since the downfall of muammar gaddafi in 2011. they were due to hand over to government fors on saturday. the fighters were put on the payroll to get them to cooperate with the government and established rule of law. that is clearly still a work in progress. preparation are are being made to lift the "costa concordia" wreck off the coast of italy. the largest maritime salvage in history is due to begin in a few hours time, 2.5 years after a cruise ship ran aground. still ahead - anglican church to vote on whether to allow women to become bishops. we'll brick you the details. -- bring you the details.

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