> israel warns people in northern gaza to leave their homes as the ceasefire looks further away than ever. hello, you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also coming up in the next 30 minutes, 10 dead so far. 150,000 told to leave their homes as a powerful storm strikes the philippines. 200 days and counting. al jazeera's staff imprisoned in egypt reach a grim milestone.

emerging economies agree to create a development bank. . >> there are signs of the conflict between israel and palestinians might be about to escalate. an israeli deadline for people to leave their homes passed two hours ago. the live presidents over gaza as the israeli aerial bombardment continues, sporadically but continually for a ninth day. binyamin netanyahu says he has no choice but to, as he put it, step up the strikes. hamas said it was never properly consulted about a ceasefire and promised to fight on. you can see the results of a number of bombardments there on your screens, the live pictures coming to you from gaza. there were strikes on the strip

overnight and into wednesday morning, and now. more than 200 palestinians have been killed. a man has been killed by rocket fire. for parts of gaza which the iranian military is thought to be targetting next - israel told 100,000 people north of gaza strip to leave their homes. residents have been warned in border towns the deadline given was 8am local time. more than two hours ago. more than 40,000 israeli soldiers have been called up, thousands stationed at the gaza border. john hendren is at a school used as an evacuation center. >> it may be difficult for you to say this, but is there signs that people are heeding the

warning and getting out of the towns that you mentioned. >> there are signs. the school is fully occupied. it's a new gaza boys prep school. many of the residents came when they were warned by the israelis to get out of the area. thousands wept back home. a number came back after getting leaflets like this dropped from the sky telling them the israeli army was coming back, wanted them to leave and would target rocket-firing points. they are back. many, however, found that they no longer have a place to stay. having left those homes. in some cases people say the homes have been destroyed. with that deadline occurring at 8 o'clock local time, it's a come of hours ago. people are just starting to arrive here. it turns out there aren't facilities to hold these people.

we are having people here staying in the courtyard. a lot of people do not have rooms, and we are told by the united nations, which is hosting this site, that this will be likely a humanitarian crisis if it's prolonged. there isn't room for all of the people to evacuate the areas and come here to gaza city. >> it goes without staying na 100,000 -- that 100,000 people would be difficult to accommodate. first thoughts on what people will do. and what awaits them. it's a territory with limited supplies of water. supplies are difficult to get in, whether they are medical or food. >> it's a potential disaster. it could be a catastrophe. you have 100,000 people coming into a region. there's 1.8 million on the gaza strip. many live in gaza city, one of

the most densely populated cities. water is in shortage. we talked to people without water for two weeks. people are doing without water. suage plants have been hit. raw sewerage is pumping into the sea. in all of this, it combines to create a situation where there's a lot of people who have no electricity, no sanitary conditions, no water. many who have money have no access to it. because all the banks are closed. people are having difficulty buying food and 80% of the people are on aid. so this could - we are talking about food aid, not financial aid. this could create a serious situation here in downtown gaza city. >> thank you. there were attempts to stop the fighting, but they failed.

our diplomatic editor james bays reports. >> there is supposed to be a ceasefire. but within hours the violence started, and the situation is now getting worse, rather than better. hamas officials say a ceasefire was never properly negotiated with them. >> translation: hamas will not commit to the egyptian initiative because it was not discussed with our movement. hamas will not stop fighting until all our conditions are met to stop the injustice to our people. >> reporter: israel's prime minister had this warning. >> translation: if hamas and islamic jihad don't answers, i told the military to act against them with great power. that's what we have done. the air force his many tarts. the attacks will continue.

hamas chose to continue and will pay the price for it. >> reporter: the u.s. secretary of state considered travelling to the region. when he left vienna, where he was taking part in the nuclear talks with the iranians, he was travelling back to washington d.c. >> i'm prepared to fly back tomorrow if i have to or the next or the next to order to pursue the prospects if this doesn't work. >> the man he has been negotiating with on a nuclear deal, the iranian foreign minister spoke to supporters. do you support the ceasefire plan? >> we support ending the regime against gaza and ending the siege which has tried to strongulate a whole population. >> ending the blockade of gaza and satisfying israel's security concerns will be part of a

longer-term agreement. such a deal is vital. a long-term agreement dealing with underlying issues seems far off. the latest ceasefire is not holding. keep up to date, wherever you happen to be, on your mobile device or laptop at aljazeera.com. for video and analyse and life blogging of what is happening in gaza and over the border in israel. aljazeera.com. in iraq at least 13 people have died in twin car bomb attacks in the capital baghdad. in the shia district tuesday evening, almost 30 were hurt. the united nations security council has condemned strongly a huge car bomb in eastern afghanistan. at least 89 people were killed in the attack. jennifer glasse reports from the

afghan capital, kabul. >> it's one of the deadliest attacks on civilians since the u.s. led invasion in 2001. the market was crowded with shoppers when a massive car bomb exploded. the blast threw cars in all directions. the dead and injured were everywhere. some of the casualty yes ended up here in kabul's hospital, an 8-hour drive. >> translation: we went to the provincial capital and they gave us first aid. they told us to come to kabul. >> we loft family members. -- we lost family members. all of them dead on the same day. >> in the hospital's intensive care unit this 5-year-old is fighting for his life. he has serious head injuries.

one survivor said the blast was so strong it threw him 10 metres. the force of the explosion caused internal injuries. >> translation: usually we provide the basic care. it's a bit serious and a bit complex. >> reporter: this hospital is struggling to cope. it has only 100 beds. >> all the beds are full. this issing for patient to come out -- this here is waiting for a patient to come out of surgery. the united nations says civilian casualties are substantially higher than at the same time last year. the latest attack is a reminder of many dangers of daily life in afghanistan. no one has claimed

responsibility. at least 10 people died and tens of thousands forced to leave their homes as a powerful typhoon hits the philippines. it brought with it rain, powerful winds across the capital of the country, manila. warnings of storm surges and severe floods forced almost 150,000 to find somewhere safer to live. many are in evacuation centers. we cover the story. we have this from manila. >> the eye of toov un ramasoon left the philippines. five have been confirmed dead. the worst may be obvious, but communities here remain vulnerable. over 40% of them are left without power, electricity, roads have been closed. a lot of trees and posts have been put down. here we are in an area considered to be a disaster

zone. behind me is a shanty community where over 100 families live beside the river. when of the typhoon struck the river, over 6,000, 7,000 have been killed. they could have been avoided, and risks avoided if there was a better evacuation process that happened before then. after the typhoon the government said it's overhauling its disaster preparedness programme. communities continue live in vulnerable areas. a lot question whether the government is handling the crisis. >> still ahead on the programme on al jazeera. sri lanka is arresting refugees, instead of giving them asylum. >> and i'm in newfoundland where

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top 100 shows and movies. and all you have to do is watch with xfinity on demand. now through july 23rd. vote! good to have your company. i'm david foster. these are the top stories this hour on al jazeera - the conflict in gaza appears to be escalating. this was a matter of minutes ago in gaza. palestinians in northern districts have been warned to

leave their homes. at least five have been killed by a powerful storm moving across the philippines. torrential rain and wind. 150,000 forced to find somewhere safer to live. >> the u.n. security council has condemned the actions of suicide car bombings. in eastern afghanistan the latest killing of 89 people. the attack on a market in patika province, one the deadliest suns the u.s.-led invasion of 2001. our three al jazeera journalists have spent 200 days in an egyptian prison, falsely accused of having helped the outlawed muslim brotherhood. last month peter greste and mohamed fadel fahmy were given seven years in prison of the baher mohamed seven years and they added on another three

because he had a used bullet casing in his possession, something he picked up at a protest whilst working. al jazeera demands that the journalists be free. peter greste is an australian national and media and human rights groups are campaigning for his release. journalist hugh rimmin tonne is one leading the evidence and says it's vital to keep pressure on the egyptian government. >> there has been contacts made between the senior prime minister and tony abbott. the pressure needs to continue. there's a legal process, and it's important that there is a continued level of attention. we heard abdul fatah al-sisi say he would rather they were deported than put on trial. that shows levels of confusion about the process within the egyptian government. we have peter greste's parents in their late 7 # 0s.

-- 70, they are over there, they are not treated as others are treat in the egyptian system. they are getting 45 minutes. everyone else gets four hours. they are getting reduced exercise rights. these are matters of concern. it is the process by which some avenue must be developed to enable the three men be released. plainly their incarceration should not stand, cannot stand. that is really where the pressure must be maintained. the u.s. vice president joe biden told the ukranian president that the u.s. is working to further sanctions against russia. the leaders discussed the conflict in a telephone call. the number of civilian casualties in that area is rising. an air strike hitting this apartment block, killing 11 people. rebels blame the attack on

ukraine's air force. in donetsk, separatist fighters on the outskirts of the ski leaves 32 orphans -- city 32 orphans led to safety. >> this is an orphan on the outskirts of donetsk. in the middle of the night they were evacuated to an orphanage inside donetsk city. >> translation: we went to bed. the bombing starting. it was the scariest thing. >> reporter: the night the children were evacuated a mortar landed outside the orphanage. this orphan grew up. she's a teacher and checks the building every day. >> i hope god will help us, that the children will come back, and we'll have peace in our land. >> while there, stanislav

approached us, his mother-in-law's body is in his car. >> she lived on the fourth floor of this building. he came to check in on her and found her charred remains in her bedroom. >> i need to register her death. we need to bury her. i can't find the right authorities. thank goodness my wife is not with me. nine civilians died in two days of shelling. the children got out in time. for the 33 orphans here, it's a peaceful and welcome change. how long will it last. there are hundreds of fighters in donetsk, and the ukranian army is on the move. >> to the east an air strike. 11 civilians were killed. separatists blamed ukranian forces. the military denied it, saying their aircraft in the region are grounded after a plane was struck down, suggesting russia had something to do with it.

despite the fighting lydia is hopeful, looking forward to going to university in two years. >> i think we can survive all the troubles and at the end ukraine will be united as it was before. i think it will be the best option, not like now when there is one country inside another. >> with ukraine's accusation of russia's involvement. it's uncertain how soon or if the children will live in a united ukraine. >> authorities in sri lanka have detained nearly 200 asylum seekers under the immigration act. sri lanka does not accept refugees. it does allow the united nations to process asylum cases in the country. >> we have this report. seeking comfort in the word of god. last november this woman and her

family flew from pakistan to sri lanka to apply for asylum through the united nations. last month the immigration authorities arrested her husband and father. they can't just arrest innocent people. they should investigate them first, check their backgrounds and act. they are harassing us when we are stressed. >> reporter: since 12 june 13 men from this group have been detained, pakistani christians. the government says they are held for a variety of reasons, including national security. in recent years the security situation in countries like pakistan has worsened. thousands have been forced to leave their homes. it placed pressure on regional processing in countries like sri lanka where the case load of united nations refugee agency

has grown dramatically. >> to stop the trend the sri lankan government canceled its visa on arrive. >> we have to take measures seen to be effective in dealing with a problem that is, by any standard, allowing for them, had we done nothing, numbers would have drown, and the repercussions would have been serious. >> the government is concerned by the long time it's taking for the united nations to process asylum cases. some argue that that is not true. >> the government seems to be seized with a security mind-set. as a consequence, basic human rights conditions and decency in terms of processing applications like this are thrown out of the window. this woman and her family left pakistan in search of a

tolerant place to call home. what she wants now is for the government to release her husband and her father. a nuclear plant in the south of japan is a step closer to becoming the first to reopen after the disaster at the fukushima plant. japan's nuclear watchdog has gich the sendi plant approval. it's been given a number of design changes. all 14 have been offline for safety checks and repairs since the 2011 tsunami. five of the world's most power of the emerging economies struck a deal to create a new development bank. brazil, russia, india, china and south africa will pay equal amounts. here is gabriel elazondo.

>> it was smiles for the leaders of the developing economies. brazil, russia, india, china, the brics alliance announcing they agreed to start a new development bank. after hours of hammering out the details they announced the headquarters would be in shanghai. the new bank will have plenty of cash at its disposal. >> this is an historic decision to create a development bank of large scale because it authorises and may grow to 100 million. the first stage 50 billion. we are talking about large scale sfoougss that will be able to operate $500 billion. the brazilian president said the creation of this bank is a sign of the time.

certainly they overcame great changes to reach this point and announce it. the hard part - implementing it. one official telling me it might take two years before the bank starts lending. are the brics countries ready for a multilateral undertaking. not everyone is convinced. >> they are not ready, they are risking the progress in the last many years for a project that will not render the benefits they think they'll have. brics leaders disagree, seeing it as leverage against the washington model of lending. >> it puts pressure on the i.m.f. and world bank to reform. unless they take brics nations into account. this institution will be more dominant in the brics countries.

economic and political dominance, something the nation wants more of, now opening their wallets to do it. when the fishing industry in a canadian province went into decline, they needed help. this report from newfoundland. [ ♪ music ] >> reporter: at the edge of cana canada where the icy atlantic washes the shaw, fogo island, people live here. >> i grew out of the rocks, there's nothing i don't know. these people were born here 55 years ago. she left in here teens, and became one of the country's top business women. while she was away fishing collapsed. she invested wealth, attracting

tourists and attracting jobs. >> the only way to cure the plague of unemployment is to build economies based on culture, care and craft. and that is what we tried to do here. culture and craft shape fogo island. it's a stunning mix of contemporary design and local tups. the sea looms -- touches, the sea looms, motifs drawn through the self-reliance of island life are a constant backdrop. the island is known for quilts and blankets, in an endless variety of patterns. the local quilt makers transporting craft into an income of jobs, doing what they have done for generations. >> i've been developing this message over the period that i have been here on residency. and it seemed like oh, this is a perfect home for this message. >> international artists are part of the mix, drawn by the

setting. >> they work in studios, posed in remote bits of shore. taking advantage of land and sea. rural communities have cultural and human capital. you can't put it in a bank. it has immense value. the challenge is to create jobs and businesses to support the assets, get outsiders to come, appreciate and invest in what is here. >> i think about it as a quilt, a patchwork quilt. toronto is a bigger patch. neither can keep us warm on its own. what is exciting is the ability to stitch together all the patches, so you have a quilt, and you have a country. >> in time cobb hops to share her philosophy and ideas with other dying rural areas. for now it's about fogo island.

that communities exist in a harsh environment it's a testament. keeping them here and viable in a fast-changing world will change that. and a reminder you can keep up to date with all the news on the website. aljazeera.com. >> what happens if the kurds seek independence? it's the "inside story." >> hello, i'm libby casey. internal political strife along