. >> misery in gaza, struggling to cope with a great number of casualties from the israeli airstrikes. >> hello, welcome to al jazeera. also coming up, it's being described as a game changer. the u.n. opens syria's border to let aid in. time for change, the anglican

church allo voting to allow women to become bishops. >> but first israel's assault in gaza has now entered it's september 11th day. still no sign to the end of the bombardment. the u.n. said most of the dead are civilians. many in gaza are coping to deal with the injured. >> reporter: the hospital is the main medical center here in gaza city. this is where the most serious patients are taken. a couple of nights ago when a neighborhood was struck, 18 people were killed and the injured were brought here.

>> reporter: patients who were struck are not the patients being ignored here. it's the patients who are chronically ill, the cancer patients will do without equipment. they do not have enough medicine. humanitarian organizations are bringing all of those materials in, but we talked to a doctor who said its entirely possible that by the end of the conflict they will be out. conditions are bad. the armed wing of mass said it has launched four rockets from gaza to tel aviv. sirens sounded warning residents to take coverage. israel said one of the rockets was intercepted.

israeli forces have been amassing on the border of gaza in israel. >> reporter: we're along gaza's eastern border. it has been relatively quiet. we've spent much of the day driving in. material being moved in. tanks, armored personnel carrier and troops, soldiers, reservists have been called up, and they've been told they must report for duty. no evidence. no indication rather that israelis are preparing for a ground offensive any time soon. certainly military is preparing for necessary phones. >> it's been under negotiations for months, but this hour the

five permanent members are meeting. these are live pictures from the u.n. headquarters in new york. they'll vote whether or not to open syria's border to allow aid to get to civilians. we'll be live with your correspondent in a moment but first let's take a closer look at these closings. the crossing controlled by the free syrian army, and links with jordan. crossing into the aleppo province is controlled by the turkish government to the north and the islamic front on the syrian side as i.

the u.n. said 10 million people are in need of help across syr syria. kristin, tell us more about what is in this resolution. >> right now the security council is sitting down to vote on a draft resolution that allows for cross border aid deliveries into syria without the consent of the syrian government. the u.s. will decide where the needs are and how to get this aid into the people who need it most. the resolution has a monitoring the humanitarian aid and it gives council a six month period to try this out and review the progress that is being made. you can see now that the council is sitting down getting ready to vote. they're building on a past resolution that was passed in

february. and the u.n. reporting since then the situation on the ground has gone from bad to worse. we're looking at people who are in need of humanitarian assistance. using aid as a weapon of war. so as a result the council felt it was necessary or some members of the council felt it was necessary to take this additional step. >> well, thank you very much. ukraine has blamed a rocket fired from russia from bringing down one of its prance port plains. there has been heavy fighting.

it's were is accusing moscow. >> there have been accusations from the ukrainian government from this type before, and the usual response is either to ignore them or to completely deny them. basically russia says that while there may be fighting in the east of ukraine, those people are doing so under their own initiative. they are not part of the russian army, and they're not being directed from the russian government. of course, that has never convinced the ukrainian government, and it has never convinced many people in the west either. they were say if russia were

increasing military involvement in ukraine that would not be surprising because it seems as if the rebels who were fighting there are on the vegetable of military collapse. that's something that the kremlin cannot counter at all. the rebels fighting in the east are finding they're being dominated. essentially the rebels are amateurs fighting against what is becoming a much more experienced ukrainian army. so if russia does not want rebels to be defeated it would have to find some way of redressing that military imbalance has. >> let's go back to the united nations because there has been an update to that story to the resolution. let's go back and join kristi

kristin saloomey. >> they've allowed convoys into syria without the syria government's permission. russia and china have vetoed four past resolutions on syria. the council has been historically very divided on how to deal with the situation there. but the humanitarian crisis has gotten so bad that they've been able to come in and take this special step. the supreme court council has decided that the situation is bad enough that it is now up to the u.n. to decide how to get the aid in, and bring the aid without the government's co consent. we know that russia was very protective of syria's sovereignty in this vote, as they have been in the past. there were some attempts to make

this a, quote, chapter seven resolution. it refers to the u.n. charter paragraph of the u.n. charter that allows the community to use force they didn't go if a that far. the council has come together and decided that the need of aid is too much and they had to do something to improve the situation on the ground. >> thanks for the update, kristin. from the united nations. six of the most powerful countries are holding talks in iran over its nuclear program. negotiators say they have made little progress so far. western leaders want iran to limit its union rainan program in return. two car bombs have killed six people in the iraqi capitol

of baghdad. in mainly shia areas. no group has claimed responsibility. well, hundreds of thousands of iraqis have been internally displaced. now they're forced to move again. we have reports in northern iraq. >> these people have spent weeks on the road. this is a transit center where these formally displaced families waiting to relocated. they won't be going back home because th they are no longer welcome in the district under the control of the self-proclaimed islamic state group. they cannot go back. so they're going to shia areas in the south. >> we no longer have homes. we lost everything.

we lost our livelihoods. >> reporter: it is not just that. for these people coexistence between soonies and shia is a thing of the pass. iraqi forces have also been accused of extra judicial execution of sunni detainees in the direct. many here believe that iraq will never be the same again. >> they want to do this. strong country. >> but the kurdish region in t the. >> i want to tell you clearly that we're not forcing these people to leave. they're the ones who want to go to the south. we're cooperating with the government in baghdad to facilitate their transfer. >> for more than 4,000 here

anxiously wait for their turn. >> we just want to get at of here. we want to go to the south where we will feel safe. >> it seems that many iraqis no longer feel safe unless thereamong their own communities. >> reporter: these people are in a conflict that was created on the ground. iraq's map has been redrawn. battle lines are new borders and border lines have redivided the countries. sunni, shia and kurdish areas. >> never before has the fragmentation of the country been so clear. >> still to come on al jazeera, plain sailing, well, not likely. the costa concordia team refloating the ship. >> reporter: little bay islands in eastern canada. this former fishing community is

dying. the government is offering people to leave. i'll be finding out why some don't want to go. >> it's a chilling and draconian sentence... it simply cannot stand. >> its disgraceful... the only crime they really committed is journalism... >> they are truth seekers... >> all they really wanna do is find out what's happening, so they can tell people... >> governments around the world all united to condemn this... >> as you can see, it's still a very much volatile situation...

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>> welcome back. you're watching al jazeera. i'm stephen cole. alley'israel's airstrikes on gaza is in its seventh day.

in syria more than 10 million people need aid. they are brin bring. >> one of the biggest salvage in history is taking place off italy's coast. costa concordia is being salvaged. >> reporter: two meters might not seem like much when you're looking at a ship 300 meters in length. but when you look at what is lest of the costa concordia, two meters signals a bigger success. >> everything we had planned has gone the right way. today we started unloading the recognize progressively and the ship detached from the

platform. the ship is floating thanks to inflatables and there are tugboats pushing the ship towards the east. towards the sea. >> reporter: the shipwreck has been an unwanted addition to the shoreline. a reminder when 32 people died. it was hauled on a temporary platform. now engineers are pumping air to the ship's hull. this is making the ship float slowly to the surface. a little bit like swimmer's arm bands. the captain of the costa concordia remains on trial for manslaughter causing a shipwreck and abandoning ship. but the ship still needs to be towed to genoa, and it will cost over $2 million, making it the largest maritime salvage in human history. but the cost is all too human.

>> the church of england has voted to allow women to enter it's top ranks as bishops. they are meeting in york in the north of england. we'll get the latest from emma hayward. i'm suremma, over to you. >> reporter: the churns ruling body when it was announced that this measure has passed. let's go to reaction. i managed to tear these ladies away. what was your initial reaction when you first heard the results? >> i think we went through the stages of shock, through amazement to joy, so what you're seeing here now. because the vote was voted down in november 2012, i think none of us, we didn't allow ourselves to think--to hope. >> yes. >> so when it happened it was

just amazing. >> did you think it would go through? what would you have done? what were your contingency plan. >> it was very close and you got to remember that this is the same resolution that was passed down last time. i'm absolutely overwhelmed and overjoyed. do you think the future of the church and the message it needs to season dow to be sent down. >> i don't think it's about career. i think it's affirming that women and men are equal in god's site. whatever their role in the church. this is a reendorsement of the gifts and talents that women bring to the church. >> would you any of you like to follow that path in the future?

>> i honestly don't think that's the issue today. today is the issue that h we can represent god in the church together. >> do you think this brings the church into line it with wider society as well. >> yes, sometimes it's the church's job to bring in society. and sometimes society needs to bring in a voice to the church. in terms of our culture and understanding the quality of men and women, that's what happened today. we're understanding that the church doesn't work in a have a couple. we're a global entity. it's great and fantastic that we can join our brothers and sisters in a place like this. and that we can pass legislation in order to help women become

bishop if that's where god calls them. >> thank you very much for joining us here on al jazeera. now, it could be some time, though, before we could see our first women bishop in the church of england. >> all right, emma hayward, in york. thank you for joining us. a court in egypt ruled that politician who served under former mubarak's party will be allowed to run for president. he's now serving a three-year jail sentence for corruption. egypt will hold parliament elections by the end of the ye year. calling on tony abbott to intervene. mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were convicted of colluding with the

muslim brotherhood. charges that al jazeera totally reject. >> journalism is not a crime journalism is not terrorism. yet that is precisely what peter and his colleagues have been found guilty of and sentenced to long jail terms in a cairo prison. as we've done many times before we say once more, we urge prime minister tony abbott to personally contact president al sisi and respectfully demand the release of all journalists locked away in egyptian prisons for their journal i am. >> banking firm citigroup has agreed to pay $7 billion to the u.s. government to settle an investigation into risky subprime mortgages. citigroup is the second major group to pay a settlement in the long-running investigation.

the u.s. attorney general said that the company tried to hide risks associated with the loans which helped to fuel the 2008 financial crisis. >> in addition to the historic $4 billion penalty assessed against citi, this resolution also includes $2.5 billion in relief provided to homeowners and communities affected by the bank's fraudulent activities. >> fishing once supported hundreds of remote communities in newfoundland, but declining fish stock has sent this city in decline. we have report from a village in little bay islands. >> reporter: a thriving port on one of the finest harbors in northern newfoundland. this was 75 years ago.

here it is today. businesses shuttered, most people retired or elderly. the town is dying. the man leading the push for government-funded resettlement say there is no going back to an illustrious past. >> lots of people, 150 people with kids in school you never see no one because no one comes out walking around. there's nowhere to go. >> people tell us that we are nuts, i don't feel that way but everyone is entitled to their opinion. >> 90% of residents voted to resettle last year. not perry lock. he and his wife have two of the you few full time jobs. citizen son thrives at school. >> it's almost like the mentality is there to just let

everything go until everything collapses. i figure i'll just let it collapse, lock it up and leave. >> reporter: in newfoundland they callvill call villages like this outports, since the 1950s nearly 30,000 people have been paid by the government to leave the coast. one of the biggest internal migrations in canada. officials say it's cheaper, more efficient to fund resettlement now than to deep delivering services to a dying community. not everyone agrees. >> there are things that we can do, i'm sure of it. i think most people would feel like me. it's terrible to oh contemplate with outports continuing to shut down. >> this was one of the first places where europeans arrived to north america.

they found a rich fishery, developed an unique way of life at the edge of the north atlantic. now many are leaving as fish stocks decline and the world around them changes. al jazeera, little bay islands, newfoundland. >> soldiers from 76 countries have marched in france's annual about bastille day parade. thallys and enemies were invited to take part to symbolize peace. >> reporter: bastille day marks the start of the french revolution. parading down the street are some of the country's oldest military divisions. 69 forces from around the world including former enemies are

here to remember 100 years since the start of the first world war. >> marching together in peace as friends, opening this ceremony that's a great sign for how what good times we live now. >> you look back 100 years ago now. now offerings. >> it's an honor for us to be here with our american colleagues, with the british, with african nations, with asians. >> despite all the pomp and ceremony, we have to remember that these are weapons being used by the french forces around the world and also in north africa where the french leadership have announced a new operation is about to start. [ explosion ] >> reporter: last year france sent troops to mali to break up the radical insurgency to the

north. they say now that is over troop numbers will be reduced and redeployed to combat extremist violence. >> the aim is to the zone south offal year i can't to stop this from becoming a place where jihadist groups reassemble. >> reporter: failure to control the violence in north africa could have a severe impact on president hollande's popularity. the threat of ago o attack on french soil is never far away. >> germany's successful football team will soon be boarding a plane home in the next few hours any way after their victory over argentina.

quite rightly they partied into the night. they went to extra time. they won 1-0, first time in 24 years. there's the website. enjoy. hi, i'm lisa fletcher, and you're in "the stream." from fighting in iraq to social media masters. the islamic state is giving a minute by minute window into their lives. the reason the group islamic state left al qaeda, we break down the differences between the two. later - every day iraqis trying to buy groceries, get their kids to school and go to work. how tse