in washington, i'm libby casey. an egyptian proposal for a ceasefire in gaza unravels, israel resumes air strikes, palestinian fractions fire rockets. ♪ >> from al jazeera's headquarters in doha, i'm steven cole. ahead a suicide bomb at a busy market kills 89 people in afghanistan. plus victory dance, germany's team dancing to the crowd's beat as they celebrate

in berlin. [ cheers and applause ] >> but first to gaza where after a brief pause israel is again bombing the gaza territory. hamas, which controls gaza didn't commit to the ceasefire, and it and other factions are still firing rockets into israel. this is the scene in gaza at the moment. so far 193 people have been killed in gaza. and 1,481 people have been injured. we'll be crossing live to our correspondent in gaza in just a moment. first this report from bernard smith. >> reporter: the israeli government's decision to accept an egyptian ceasefire proposal comes with conditions. >> translator: we agree to the

egyptian proposal in order to give an opportunity for the demilitarization of gaza from missiles, rockets and tunnels through diplomatic means, but if hamas does not accept the ceasefire proposal, as would now seem to be the case, israel would have all international legitimacy to broaden the operation to akwooef the required quiet. israel's air force has spent the last week pounding the area of gaza. but that's come at a cost of more than 180 palestinian lives. most of them civilians. you have to respect the palestinian people. we need protection from the israelis. we need guarantees that the israelis will not attack the palestinians. we need the ceasefire to be stopped all the time by the israelis. we don't want the israelis to

attack the palestinians whenever they want. like is happening in west bank and gaza. all of that has to be discussed and included in the agreement. >> reporter: tens of thousands of reservists have been called up in many preparation of a ground offensive. but international pressure for a ceasefire has been growing. to disarm hamas and seize all of its weapons would mean entering gaza and searching house to house. and many more palestinians would likely be killed and there would also be israeli casualties. let's get more now from stephanie decker who is in gaza. stephanie have you seen many rockets or missiles come over? what have you seen? >> actually in the last 20 minutes there has been quite a lot of rocket activetive coming out from the back towards israel. just in the last two minutes,

actually one went up and seemed to not really go anywhere. so it is a message from the factions here that they never took this ceasefire seriously, because they say they were never consult by it. [ explosion ] >> that was -- there is -- i think that's rockets flying over our heads. they are pretty loud. [ explosion ] >> i think that's air strikes, actually -- >> stephanie do you -- are you okay? do you want to take cover? >> no, no, no. we're okay. this is quite come o -- common. this is a strike. there has been a lot of rocket activity today. the factions have been making a point, and we have to say there have been quite a lot of rockets coming out in the last couple ofl hours. so there is a feeling that

israel will be responding quite harshly to this. >> all right. stephanie time to cake cover, i think. thanks for joining us. israeli's bombardment to gaza has caused damage to the sewer system. and they warn they will face another water crisis. >> reporter: here in gaza city, bombing has resumed on both sides. rockets have been going out ceaselessly. israel has now resumed bombing, and we have heard a couple of explosions here in gaza city as those ceasefire talks go on. this is the refugee camp where most people are living in relative poverty. the unemployment rate here out there gaza is 40 to 50%. here it is much higher. we have talked to people who have gone two weeks without water here. and many say they do not want a

ceasefire agreement unless their lives improve. they have lived for seven years under an israel loi siege and many adults have grown accustomed to those conditions, but what they are worried about is the lives of these guys. about half of the people in palestine are under age 18, and their parents are looking for tangible change in their lives. they want the borders open. they want trade. they want jobs, and they want to control their own destiny. they want to control fishing off of their own shores. which they do not control now. and they want to be able to call themselves a state. they likely will not get anything approaching that in this agreement, but what many of them told us is they don't want a ceasefire, where all they are getting out of it is nearly 200 dead fellow palestinians. they want tangible change. joining me live now is an

electorate of international affairs at the american university of beirubeirut. why did this ceasefire fail? >> it failed because it didn't meet the conditions of both sides or the legitimate requirements of international law, which is not to occupy and colonize other people. going back 30, 40 years, the normal situation, unfortunately, the status quo between israel and gaza or palestine has been a situation of israeli occupation and siege and palestinian resistance. that's the normal situation, and this will continue until a political settlement can resolve the conflict and give both sides, the israelis and the palestinians, their legitimate right, which includes the right to live in peace and sovereign state hood. >> it's likely -- i know you are

going to say it's likely that political settlement is a long way off, so in the short-term who or what could persuade hamas to stop firing rockets if not the egyptians? because the egyptians and hamas, shall we say have an uneasy relationship at the moment? >> they do have an uneasy relationship, but it's in both of their interests to achieve a ceasefire at some point that legitimate responds to the demands of not just hamas, but all of palestinians which is to remove the siege, open the border, return the prisoners, stop attacks, expand the territory of the sea -- the maritime area where the palestinians can fish, and achieve a series of basic steps that would allow the palestinians to lead a reasonably normal life until a political resolution can be worked out one day. but what is not acceptable to the palestinians, and i think to

most people around their world, is simply stopping the fighting on both sides, but maintaining the occupation -- occupation and the seize by the israelis. and this is why this out break of fighting by both sides recurs every two or three or four years, and hamas and the islamic jihad and other groups that engage in resistance, why they become stronger technically and politically. >> are they getting stronger, or is hamas damaged slightly, especially with more tunnels coming down, some c con -- constraints perhaps on arms and money certainly. is hamas a dam aged group? it's angered its long time-sponsor iran. some funding from the gulf is reportedly being reduced, a and

add to that egypt's situation and you have a weakened hamas, don't you? >> clearly they have lost some popularity, but in situations like this, when they are subjected to massive overkill by the israeli military machine, but they keep firing rockets what they are saying is our will to resist is very strong, and our technical capability to maintain that resistance is also increasing with time. that will bring real problems for many palestinians who suffer the consequences of this imbalanced military equation, where the israelis are killing hundreds of palestinians and destroying hundreds of homes, et cetera. so it's an equation that has both positives and negatives. the delima or hamas, and it's the same delama that hezbollah and other groups have, they have strong support among many

palestinians, they have increasing technical capabilities, but none of those things have brought about the kind of normal life that palestinians seek. they cannot achieve their political goals simply through military resistance, and this is a great tragic delima, and hamas is dealing with it like many other people have. >> thank you. a car bomb has killed at least 89 people in eastern afghanistan. police say the car exploded at a crowded market. at least another 50 people were wounded. it's one of the deadliest attacks since the 2001 us-lead invasion. here is more from kaboul. >> reporter: there were two big attacks today in different parts of afghanistan. the first one was here in capitol kaboul. roadside bomb believed to be remote controlled hit a mini van which was carrying staff member

of afghanistan presidential palace. two people were killed. five others injured. among the injuries are president karzai's personal cameraman. in another attack in eastern afghanistan, a suicide car bomber detonated himself in a very busy market, and killed dozens of people, and many others were injured. afghanistan president karzai condemned these attacks and called it a very unislamic act in the month of ramadan. libya's government is considering asking for international help to end the violence. days of fighting by militias have largely destroyed the airport in tripoli. >> reporter: libya's armed factions fighting to control the

airport. days of shelling have destroyed buildings and most aircraft. there are two main camps involved. one is backed by many liberals in society and the government, but opposed by a number of powerful conservative militias, all of them have been fighting for a bigger political say in the capitol. >> translator: the airport was hit with heavy weapons, a lot of libyan planes got hit along with planes from different airlines. the customs hall was destroyed completely. >> reporter: the weakens army have so far failed to restore order. triply is now considering asking for international assistance. >> translator: the government has studied the strategy for a possible request of international forces to establish the capabilities of the state for protection of civilians and to prevent chaos and turmoil and also to give the state a chance to build its institutions with a priority for the army and the police.

>> reporter: faced with growing violence, the united nations missions has pulled out staff and shut down operations. fighters loyaled to the retired general in benghazi are on the offensive. they are fighting a group linked to al-qaeda. he is backed by liberals as well as senior army and police commanders. he says he wants to put an end to the rise of what he calls radical groups in benghazi. he enjoys support among many libyans, but the conservatives backed by tribes remain powerful. reconciliation may be the only option, otherwise people in libya will be faced with even more chaos and violence. still to come here on al jazeera, a deadly crash in the world's busiest subway.

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a car bomb has killed at least 89 people in afghanistan. libya's government is considering asking for international help to end the violence there. three days of fighting by rival militias have destroyed large parts of tripoli's airport. three al jazeera journalists have spent 199 days in an egyptian prison. they are all accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. peter greste and mohammed fahmy were sentenced to seven years apiece. baher mohamed was given seven years and then received an additional three for having a spent bullet casing in his possession which he picked up at a protest. iraq's ministry has launched a new offensive in tikrit. it has attacked a city killing a family. these pictures show the

aftermath of the strike. fighters calling themselves the islamic state have taken over large areas of the north and west. iraq's parliament has taken an important step towards the formation of a new government. politicians have appointed a speaker, ending weeks of disagreement. they now have 30 days to vote for a new president and 45 days to elect a new prime minister. imran khan reports from the capitol of bagdad. >> reporter: after months of political wrangling, iraq is finally on its way to forming a government. he has been chosen to represent iraq as speaker of the house. the sunnis agreed, their political block agreed that he was the consensus candidate for all of them. although i have said this took months of wrangling, this perhaps was the easy bit. what happens now is there are 30

days to choose a president and then another 15 days on top of that to choose the prime minister. this constitutional process is likely, though, to take a lot longer. in 2010 it took them nearly six months to get a prime minister and iraq didn't face the kind of crisis that it faces at the moment. and all this crisis seems to continue. up in tikrit there is fierce fighting between the sunni rebels and the iraqi army. the iraqi army saying they have gone into the town. they used artillery and air strikes and now they are inside the town. they have taken over key government buildings there. and the iraqi flag is waving on top of those buildings. however, the rebels say they are still in charge of most of the town. both sides reporting fierce clashes continue. iran's foreign minister says progress has been made in talks

about his country's nuclear program. they held several meetings in vienna, and want to reach a long-term deal within a week. western powers want tehran to curb its uranium enrichment program. iran wants economic sanctions lifted. >> there has been tangible process on key issues, and we had extensive conversations in which we moved on certain things. however, there are also very real gaps on other key issues. and what we are trying to do is find a way for iran to have an exclusively peaceful nuclear program, while giving the world all of the assurances required to know that iran is not seeking a nuclear weapon. >> translator: there were discussions over iran's nuclear program, but our aim is to get to the place that we did in

geneva. there were good interactions, and now it needs to be done on a political level, especially in washington. and then we see what solutions we can reach and what solutions can be found. at least 19 people dead more than 150 injured after a crash in the world's busiest metro. it is thought a power surge caused the train to stop abbankruptly. >> reporter: this is moscow's deepest underground station, and the casualties kept coming. a metro train carrying more thoon a thousand computers unexpectedly stopped. several carriages ran off of the tracks and crashed into the tunnel wall, leaving passengers trapped. >> translator: i was riding in the train car, then a sharp impact happened, which took me off of my feet. the lights went out, everybody fell down.

>> reporter: beyond those who were killed, rescue teams faced a difficult task of reaching survivors and then moving them above ground for treatment. many passengers were left with cuts and bruises. but for dozens of victims their injuries were more serious. some helicoptered to hospital in life threatening conditions. officials think a power surge may have caused the train to stop. >> translator: several possible causes of the accident are being investigated. the main is violation of transport safety regulations. >> reporter: moscow's metro system is the world's busiest with nearly 200 stations and 9 million people riding it each day. it continues to expand rapidly. city officials will now need to reassure computers that the growth hasn't come at the expense of safety. air strike has hit an

apartment block in eastern ukraine killing 100 people. rebels have blamed the attack on the government air force. government officials involve any involvement. these pictures show residents searching for their belongings. and neighboring bombing has killed self-people including a child. fighting between ukrainian troops and pro-russian rebels has intensified in donetsk. on wednesday eu leaders are due to hold a meeting about the problem in brussels. the uk's foreign secretary william hague has stepped down from his post as part of a major cabinet reshuffle. he will retire as a politician next year. the new cabinet features more women. it's part of david cameron's bid

to win the next election. >> it will be 20 years next year since i first joined the cabinet. i don't feel very old, but it is nearly 20 years since i first joined the cabinet. and nearly 40 years since i started being a political activist. so that is a full generation of being involved in politics. the united nations secretary general is in haiti for the first time since an outbreak of cholera killed thousands of haitians. the outbreak was widely blamed on united nations soldiers from nepal. the un continues to claim immunity from prosecution. from haiti's central plateau, andy gallagher has this report. >> reporter: the united nations this is an important and highly visible mission. it's the second tear general ban

ki-moon's first trip to haiti since a deadly outbreak of cholera claimed the lives of many haitians. this is no apology tour. instead the secretary general made a pledge to help. >> the people will never suffer from this cholera. i think if we are united that we came to help haitians, and you can count on the united nations, and that is why i'm here. >> reporter: but those words mean little to this man. he buried his wife here two years ago after she died from cholera, a disease easily treated in the developed world. he left behind five children that he can no longer afford to send to school, and he has no

doubts about who is to blame. >> translator: i'm angry because cholera wasn't here before. ban ki moon should apologize. >> reporter: that sense of anger is backed by an increasing body of evidence that it was usoldiers that brought cholera to haiti. for his part ban ki-moon has said the united nations has a moral responsibility to help eradicate cholera. but for families demanding an apology and compensation, it may be a long and frustrating wait. germany's world cup celebrations go on, especially in the capitol, berlin. these scenes are typical, tens of thousands of fans line the streets to welcome back their

world cup heros. the numbers on the side of the bus event the number of times germany has won the world cup. the team was always showing off their newest accusation. they are also showing off some dance moves to a appreciative crowd. germany giving their fans a reason to celebrate with their first world cup in 24 years. nick spicer was there. >> reporter: the jumbo jet carried the team over a giant crowd. all celebrating germany's first win as a reunified nation. last win for west germany came in 1990. >> it's a great feeling, because after 24 years, now we have won the cup. and now we are young and we can enjoy it.

>> reporter: the team is young too. also keen to enjoy being germany's heros and capable of surprises even off the pitch. they started coming here at 3:00 in the morning. they come from east, west, north, and south, from across germany to be here to welcome the team, and increasingly they are flying this, the german flag. germany started -- [ inaudible ] [ cheers and applause ] >> -- hosted the world cup, now they are proud to be world champions. they are proud also of the team's efforts to get to this day. a decade plus of reforms. big investments in youth football, and the coaching style of making the best players work together for the team and not for personal glory. >> it's the first year the team is not just one player or two players, it's a team of everyone.

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