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marking a hundred years since the start of the first world war. champions of the world, germany win the world cup for the fourth time. ♪ israel's bombing of gaza continues as the conflict enters the 7th day and casualties are rising as they focus on the northern part of the territory overnight and israel plans to intensify air strikes. the death toll now stands at 172 palestinians. international appeals for a cease fire are being ignored and john is at the hospital dealing with most of the injured. >> reporter: this hospital is the main medical center in gaza city where serious patients are taken. a couple of nights ago when the

chief's house was struck survivors were brought here but we learned the most when we went inside. the burn unit is full of patients who have been struck in these air strikes and other attacks. but those are not the patients who are being neglected when it comes to treatment, it is the cancer patients, the heart patients, the chronic patients who are normally treated here who now who cannot be treated and will go without medicine and will go without treatment, this hospital is now treating all of these emergency patients and doing so without disposal medical equipment and without medicine and humanitarian organizations are bringing all the materials in but a doctor said it's entirely possible that said before the conflict is over they will be out. now they are prioritizing equipment and many spots are not getting the materials they are getting here and they are getting them here because conditions are so bad. >> army troops and tanks are positioned along the border with

gaza and we are joined there now and talk us through what you see and what is happening there. >> reporter: well, jane, at the moment what you see behind me is gaza in israel on the eastern side of gaza. we spent this morning driving up and down around here and the top of the gaza strip and looking where israelis are deploying their material and have seen tanks and we have seen troops and command posts scattered all over this area and i must say they are not that keen to be filmed and we do not hang on long before we are moved but we are getting an idea the fact there is a build up and has no indication there is going to be a ground offensive, and 36,000 reservi reservists have been called to report for duty, you cannot keep 36,000 reservists called and waiting for a long time because they have jobs and work to do. the israelis need to decide what

they are going to do once they pulled the reservists up, jane. >> thank you for that bernard smith. people have been killed in the occupied west bank, locals say the 22-year-old was spot twice. witnesses allege he was left to bleed before doctors were allowed to help him. 11 others were injured in violence in bethlehem. dozens of protests around the world against the on going situation in gaza and condemning israel attacks and this is paris where thousands turned out in the square and elsewhere in europe there were 20 protests in the uk and demonstrations in germany, ireland, spain and norway. the largest were this new deli and karachi and hong kong and calling on governments to put

more pressure on israel to stop the bombing. there is full coverage on gaza on our website and live updates around the clock and videos from the teams on the ground at al jazeera.com. fighting has broken out with forces loyal to people in benghazi and the general launched a major offensive against armed groups he describes as terrorists. meanwhile tripoli airport is shut because of fighting between rival malitias and 7 people were killed in sunday's battle for control. the airport closure is preventing the libya foreign minister for traveling for talks over the crisis. the cruise ship costa-concordia capsized killing 32 people and there is a way to remove the

vessel and this is a live picture now of that operation to lift this boat after two years and dominick cain has more on the story. >> reporter: for 2 1/2 years this shipwreck has been an unwanted addition to the landscape here. a reminder of the day in 2012 when so many people died. last september it was hauled on to a platform to sit up right. over the next few days it will be refloated, allowing for the ship to be towed away for scrapping, meaning for the people here it will soon be no more than a memory. >> translator: we will all be very happy when it goes away. for us, this is a moment of joy. naturally there is still the sorrow and will never forget what happened but the fact the operation will be successful makes us happy. >> reporter: the operation is believed to be costing billions of dollars and the largest maritime salvage in history. earlier this month the

authorities released under water footage of the vessel. the calmness of the decks now belows the trauma the moment it sank. the size of the task of refloating this wreck is clear from the damage done to its structure. >> we have been waiting for two years for this position and now the time has come so monday we will pick you up and move. >> reporter: the captain of the costa concordia is on trial for man slaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning ship, he denies the charges. some environmental groups expressed concerns that salvaging the vessel could damage the eco systems here but people want it gone. journalists held a rally in melbourne to support the staff in egypt and called on tony

abbot and fahme and mohamed and greste says al jazeera reject all the charges. >> journalism is not a crime and that is precisely what peter and colleagues have been guilty of and sentenced to long-terms in a cairo prison. as we have done many times before, we say once more, we urge prime minister tony abbot to personally contact presidency si si. >> and germany are the first europeans to win a cup and won it 1-0 on sunday and the first title in 24 years and andy

reports. >> reporter: the venue of the sports biggest game and germany started the world cup final nervously with a misguided header and missing the chance for argentina. the same player had the ball in the net minutes later, this effort was outside. the first half finished with germany looking dangerous and argentina hanging on. missed opportunities remain the theme of the second half, and messi joined in and the final was heading into extra time and the extra minutes have a chance to be a national hero, status instead taken by germany. a finish of rare composure, ending argentina hopes and 1-0 the final and germany world chap

s for the fourth time. >> fans cheered the team on as they watched on giant screens. and it's germany's first world cup title as a unified nation and on sunday night, they had a late start to the day in berlin where we find nick spicer standing by for us in berlin, is the party still going on, nick? >> reporter: i think people are taking it a bit easy this morning frankly. the streets were empty, completely unlike the way they were at around 3:30 in the morning when i went home. i had to walk home, there were no taxis, the people were happy, however, with the situation and sitting in the streets but not dancing in them. it all sort of kicked off obviously after the game came to an end, there was an explosion of joy right here on the fan mile right up at the end of this

street which leads to brandenburg gate with a tv screen and the dancing and the drinking and the feeling of national pride that people haven't felt for a long time, something they are exceptionally proud of this fourth championship. we talked to some people last night and this is what they had to say. >> so proud to be a german. it's fantastic to be german. so proud. >> reporter: and the press today has, well, no surprise about the front pages, the world champion is 1-0. what a struggle. but what a victory and this is the most read newspaper. here is berlin courier, we are

heros. then we have another newspaper which says it's not a dream anymore, germany has been dreaming about this for years, since 1990 perhaps, last world cup victory, this is my favorite and this has a head line and has phillip and the captain on the front page as a picture and he will be here tomorrow morning where i'm standing, tuesday morning along with the rest of the german team at an estimated 600,000 people to celebrate this victory in style. i think there is a feel-good factor that is not going away for weeks if not months here, back to you jane. >> we will be there too. thank you. not a feel good moment in argentina capitol and thousands of fans gathered to watch the final but it all ended in frustration and violence. police fired tear gas and rocks

and tried to kick down fronts and 15 police officers were hurt and 30 people detained. coming up, the latest on diplomatic efforts to end the gaza conflict. also ahead married couples with a law restricting access to surrogate births, plus, a march to remember in paris and troops the across the world marking 100 years since the start of the first world war. we will go there live. ♪

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the top stories on al jazeera, israel's bombardment of gaza is continuing for the 7th day and the death toll stands at 172, international calls for a truce have been ignored. refloating the wreckage of the costa concordia, this is a live picture from there now, the cruise ship has been capsized more than two years ago, killing 32 people. germany won the world cup in brazil and beat argentina and rio stadium is 1-0 and the first time in 24 years the germans have taken home the trophy. surrogacy is big business with thousands of people traveling there to have babies but the service is not open to every one and band for same sex couples and single parents and we

report. >> reporter: every bit the doting parts after years of trying to conceive natural and cycles of failed treatment in britain they finally have a baby boy. five months ago an indian woman gave birth to luke by surrogacy here in new deli. >> she has done an amazing, marvelous thing for us to help us have a child, it's a gift th that -- i'm sorry. it's a gift that you just wouldn't expect someone else to give you. >> reporter: like the barkers thousands of foreigners and indians pay for surrogacy every year to better regulate the multi million dollar industries they are protecting the rights of surrogates and parents but some of the requirements are controversial, regulations say that foreigners looking for

surrogacy services must be heterosexual couples married for at least two years, this means gay couples and people who are single are band and many rights activists and doctors say they are outraged. the doctor has delivered around 2000 surrogate babies, many of them for foreign same sex couples and single parents. she says the regulations are discriminatory. only foreigners are effected because they need to verify their marital status applying for visas. >> there was a time when we did not accept and i said what is that, you know. the world is evolving. people are accepting. >> reporter: india's government did not respond to our requests for an interview but rights activists say the parties conservative ideology say they

are unlikely to reverse the rules. >> this is practical to be optimistic about and reality they have stood against on television chat shows with me and they stood on the opposite side, speaking against gay rights. >> reporter: for the barkers india and its driving surrogacy business has made their dreams come true and many argue the country should be as welcoming to other loving parents. al jazeera, new deli. >> reporter: you can get more on the story here who is the director of the center for social research in new deli and welcome and thank you for joining us, what do you make of these regulations, do you support them? >> well, i think the regulation cannot discriminate and it is against the constitution and it's guaranteed to the individual that there will be no discrimination so anybody whether it is the couple, a same

sex couple or anything, it cannot discriminate. the issue is not only violation of human rights or rights of the same sex couple, it's much deeper, the question is much deeper than that and which is about the rights of the surrogate mother and the person willing to rent their womb for surrogacy and there are no protection for her and no laws regulated and also there are only medical guidelines which are being followed by the doctors and the practitioners, only the medical procedure has been followed but the protection for all the four stakeholders, which the surrogate mother and child and doctor doesn't exist so far. >> i was going to ask you about that, excuse me for jumping in, not the same sex couples or single people who pose the problem here but rather the fact that the surrogate mothers are not being well looked after, that there are middle men who

are causing problems. >> absolutely. we have done extensive research in india and new deli and have come up with some findings which is going to go in the casting of the law for regulating surrogacy because the mothers, there is no proper, formal, legal framework and they are the ones who procure and provide the mothers and can be women and women from very poverty-stricken families who are in need of resources and want to come and join in. but their health insurance is not there. their own children, because unless you have children you cannot come for surrogacy and the children don't get any protection, why she is nine months confined with the doctor and also she is not getting the money that she has been promised because when they negotiate the

money she doesn't understand and most of the cases she is very poor and i'lliterate. >> it has to be dealt with and the fact it brings so much money into india and so many people benefit from it including people who cannot have children and if you get this right it can be seen as a fantastic service. >> this whole industry is booming. last month we had a very important conference with the doctors and gynecologist, just a conference and we agreed to form an agreement and others should be there also because sometimes doctors are in trouble and are pushing them and parents have been given extra money by the middle men and why should it be not legal and delivered properly. >> thank you for helping us

understand this better, thank you. christian groups in eastern china say they will guard their churches against what they call an official antireligious campaign, local governments are forcibly removing crosses from the tops of churches or in some instances demolishing them, they say the size of the cross violates local laws as rob mcbride reports. >> reporter: a village, the congregation pray for the protection of the cross on top of their church from the local authorities. just to be sure, they also have tons of rock and two containers blocking the front gate. and scores of people, young and old, sleep in the church around the clock. >> translator: i don't know why we are a threat to them. we love our country. we love our church. we follow the law. the chinese constitution states we have freedom of religion. >> reporter: the churches nearby, there is evidence of crosses that have been forcibly

removed for being too conspicuous and going further and newly planted trees cover rubble where there was once a church and this issue was brought to international attention. authorities deny accusations of religious persecution but that is a question of churchs being built bigger than they are per hitted, christians here suspect they are being targeted because their religion itself is becoming too big. christians makeup 15% of the population in this part of the province and congregations are growing by 10-20% annually. they have been spending more money on grander churches and bigger crosses in a country that is technically atheist and weary of anything under mining, the ruling communist party. the church replaced the cross with a bigger, brighter version in time for last christmas and

did not escape this purge. >> there was no reason given to us and came to say the bosses wanted the cross to be removed. >> reporter: church leaders say it amounts to persecution. >> translator: chinese citizens we are meant to have human rights but we don't have any and they won't listen to us and do whatever they want. >> reporter: as the standoff continues construction on many new churches has been halted. those that have recently been completed, part of daily worship has become the evening vigil wondering if the wrecking ball is on its way, rob mcbride, in china. >> the first time in history the church of england will vote to allow women to be bishops and optimistic they will approve the change and they accepted women priest in 1992 but delayed the decision of women becoming

bishops. residents left the town after their homes were bombarded overnight and the unrest is after moscow threatened ukraine with what it calls irreversible consequences after a man was killed from a shell fired across the border and kiev denies firing into russian territory and scott reports. >> reporter: as the advance of ukrainian forces they say there are civilian casualties on their side of the border and a shell landed in the region killing one man, injuring two. the russian foreign ministry call it aggressive act and dealt with accordingly and officials in kiev deny the attack. in eastern ukraine we visited an area outside the heart of the separatist movement and there were attacks on saturday. this is a western suburb of donsk where six civilians were killed early saturday morning and in the last 90 minutes we

have seen and heard incoming mortar routes and you can see the plumes of smoke over my shoulder. sunday they set fire to nearby wheat fields and manning checkpoints in the area a few hundred meetings from sunday's attack and asked not to be named. >> translator: the situation is difficult in donsk now, children are scared, they will bear scars forever but what shall we do? we are waiting for them. it's our land. it wasn't us who came to them. they came here. >> reporter: the second day of attacks set more civilians out of the region. >> translator: it was terrible and words cannot describe my despair and mines exploding and pieces of houses on fire and factories burning and saw buildings being destroyed, i was in the middle of all and i couldn't do everything and we were shaking from fear.

>> reporter: a fear that will spread to more people in this part of eastern ukraine as both sides in the conflict refuse to back down and refuse to talk. i'm in ukraine. >> july 14 is the day in france, anniversary of the revolution. and troops and dozens of countries have joined the ceremony in a trip to mark 100 years of the start of the first world war and this is pictures of helicopters over paris and al jazeera lee barker joins us from paris and talk us through what has been going on. >> reporter: welcome to the celebrations and as you can see helicopters flying just above my head right now. you can probably see behind me forces from the french police driving their helicopters along here where the french president has been receiving troops throughout the course of the

morning. a motorcade are yet to happen a little later. but of course this is france's biggest national holiday. it remembers the day back in 1789 when people were angry with rule stormed here and kick starting the french revolution and the birth of modern france. this year though to mark 100 years to mark the start of the war there are troops from 69 different countries from around the world, as far away as australia and new zeeland and one found itself in the center of some protests, france's growing right wing national front party, algeria has a series of protests from the far right and sent three of their troops to march along here. the feeling from the right is that it's way too early to allow the forces to be here in the

french capitol, 50 years after the bitter war of independence fought between algeria and france but the french say this event is all about global unity. >> we will leave it there and end our bulletin. remember you can always log on to our website al jazeera.com. . >> it's a crude reality of the boom, the rail roads shipping more dangerous goods through homes and businesses and why america is waiting for safety regulations much the internet broke down barriers, but has not increased minorities working in the tech industry. angel investors are trying to bridge the gap. we show you how. investing in your community, why businesses needing cash to grow are knocking on share