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>> to stop the conflict of killing so we can get to the real issues that are underlying it, and we're do everything in our power. >> yesterday the first israeli died overnight israeli destroyed dozens of homes belonging to hamas leaders. more than 200 people in gaza are dead as well. john hedron is on the ground with gaza with more. >> reporter: in the past 24 hours we've heard a number of rockets, a number of airstrikes. just today the rockets that we've seen and heard coming out of here, and perhaps they happen to be near us. they seem to be louder, more of them, and we're seeing massive

airstrikes on the skyline. ones that leave unusually large plumes of smoke. as that is happening there have been 40 homes that have been targets and a number of centers of power. we were at the ministry of the interior today, that building was two weeks old when this bombing campaign began. it is now completely destroyed. we were at the home of a hamas official, his home was destroyed as was his neighbor's home. most of these buildings being destroyed are unoccupied. if they're a building that hamas is known to run they will have stopped occupying these buildings at the beginning of campaign because they've been through this before. so what the israelis are doing in those days, they're destroying infrastructure that will have to be rebuilt later.

the tragic story are of the people who have been killed. >> the u.s. is not the only nation getting involved. the european nation. >> we heard rockets, and we had to go into safety, we wanteing to here and we had heard that it had been hit. it was very sad to see that children's clinic. >> today the international community will support israel, we will support all our effort to provide security and safety. >> israel has warned 100,000 people in gaza to leave their homes ahead of more airstrikes.

human rights watch say the destruction of homes in gaza is a war crime. one of those caught in the middle is an american teen heading home to florida today. his cousin was murdered and he was beaten by israeli police. that beating caught on camera caused outrage around the world. >> reporter: the 15-year-old just spent the last ten days under house arrest. his family didn't even know if they would be permitted to return to tampa as planned. i'm told he is still recuperating from injuries, which includes a broken jaw, and he's mourning the death of his cousin who was murdered. the officer is seen in the video beating tariq while being handcuffed. he said he does not have much faith in the investigation. the night of the arrest he went to th the police station, and

was told by the officer, i beat your son, what are you going to do about it. >> in iraq two car bombings in baghdad, those blasts going off in a most licht neighborhood. the first step towards oh forming a new government, there has been a set back in tikrit. forces retreating after heavy fighting with sunni rebels. the islamic state now controls a large portion of that country. and a controversial swearing in in syria. syria's president bashar al-assad beginning his third term today warning western and arab governments that they would pay dearly. much of the international community. syria's silver war has left 250,000 dead displacing millions of others. it is the worst atrocities

of the bosnian war in 1895. today, a dutch court said the netherlands is responsible for 300 who massacred. dominick cane reports. >> reporter: a group of bosnian women arrive outside of a courthouse in the hague. they called themselves the mothers. they filed a lawsuit against the dutch government for the actions of its soldiers in july 1995. the mothers accuse the soldiers of failing to prevent a massacre that they have called genocide. bosnian forces seized the area while under the protection of dutch-u.n. troops. in the following days the men and boys of the town were murdered. >> we're not talking about the loss of a brother or child. we're talking about the

extermination of entire families. in many case there is no one left to carry the family's name. >> it is the actions of the dutch soldier that the case in the hague concern. the government of the netherlands denied responsibility and said it had no direct control over its soldiers because they were under u.n. orders. >> the families believed the soldiers had the responsibility to care for their families. >> they're looking for compensation. first they're looking for is responsible, in the civil sense of the law, who is responsible. after that, compensation. >> the two men believed to have ordered and overseen the massacre are now on trial in the war crimes court in the hague. they were both denied the

charges. despite the almost 20 years since the murders more mass graves are found regularly. the mothers hope we know's court decision will go some way to giving them justice. dominick cane, al jazeera. >> a sad anniversary. al jazeera america's mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste now spending 200 days in president today the national union of journalists organized across the u.k. and beyond. these are journalists from around the world showing support for our impressioned journalists. al jazeera continues to say that they're innocent and demand that our fellow journalists and colleagues be released. the obama administration pressing immigration today.

more towns and cities are turning down requests to house those children. >> what we're witnessing is a refugee crisis due to violence. el salvador, honduras and guatemala rank the among the top five most dangerous countries in the world. last month in honduras four young boys were assassinated and dismembered. they had refused to be couriers for the local gang to carry drugs throughout their communi community. >> now several witnesses saying there is no quick fix but the u.s. said they need to make sending countries safer in order to keep people from leaving. we've been bringing you the stories of migrants in their home stories and what pushes them to make that dangerous

journey. we have the story of a mother trying to save her children. [ bells ringing ] >> reporter: in a country with the world's highest murder rate she only feels safe inside the church. ever since her husband was killed, drug gangs are after her children. they want to recruit the six-year-old and have him train his baby brother. >> they simply say we'll recruit him and take him with us. they don't ask the mother for permission or anything. they come and go as they please. >> she admits that the gangs gave her money and she's forced to do as they say. they are the de facto authority in her neighborhood, and they know where her relatives live. they are only become more powerful. tattoo and initiation rituals

are a thing of the past. the gangs are now business-like investing in youngsters that they intend to recruit for a life of crime. >> they said we need you to spend the money on their boys. we want the kids to have everything they need. we don't want them walking around with no proper shoes. they'll form part of our group later on. >> reporter: risking the long dangerous journey to the united states as an illegal migrant is better than staying here. she allowed us to film her as she visited the graveyard where her husband is buried. she comes here when she needs to make a big decision. when we got here we saw the cemetery was abandoned. it certainly looks that way, but we were told that this is where gangs bury their members. that's the reason why you don't see any names on the graves. rival groups often vandalize the tombs. her husband was a member of an illegal group. he never told her. his body is among three stacked up in this mausoleum.

and more bodies are likely to be buried here. for louisa survival means escape. she does not want her children to face that kind of future. al jazeera, honduras. >> and copping up on al jazeera america, brand new video of the boston bombing suspect. and a glitch in their golden years, why this couple is being forced to separate after 33 years because of a gap in their healthcare coverage.

>> closing arguments are under way in the trial of accused boston marathon bomber. those videos show tsarnaev.

>> reporter: lives had been lost, many more changed forever. the bombers goes to the gym. that's tsarnaev going to the gym. his friend is now on trial. they released the video in the final day of testimony. after their workout you can see the two saunter out of the gym. tsarnaev smiling. the against said despite their friendship his friend new nothing of tsarnaev's role in the boston bombing. he likened it to tom brady and his teammate, accused killer, aaron hernandez. >> aaron hernandez spent a lot of time with tom brady. do you think aaron hernandez had conversation with tom brady with what he was doing? >> reporter: removing his laptop

and a backpack full of fireworks believed to be used for balm making. they dumped the backpack just hours after the tsarnaev were released as suspects. it was his friends who removed the items adding they hope the jurors make their decision based on facts. >> del: the acting va secretary sloane gibson was questioned today. >> the facilities are adding more clinic hours, aggressively recruit to go fill vacant agencies. and expanding the use of private sector care. >> gibson said the va is working on improving his scheduling.

imagine having to choose between your marriage and healthcare. that is the dilemma facing a tennessee family part of the fallout of the affordable care act. and politics are being blamed. >> reporter: larry and linda have been in love for over 33 years. but now they are separated and forced to live apart all in the name of healthcare. >> i don't like it a bit, neither one of us do. we both want t to be together. >> linda who has. acceptly has been living in shelters. their coverage started when larry with his own medical problems at age 62 opted for an early social security payout last year. >> shortly after i started getting retirement, social security called us in and explain that we made way too much money. >> reporter: they fall into a coverage gap because as a couple

their income is too high to qualify for tennessee public insurance programs, and too low to qualify for federal subsidies. combined they make $21,000. their separation now allows them to keep the care they need. >> so if tennessee had expanded medicaid then your wife would have continued to be eligible for health insurance regardless of whether they lived together or iowa part. >> reporter: the tennessee's governor's office wrote: so far only two southern states have opted for the obamacare expansion. >> why have so many southern states decided not to expand t

the expansion. >> reporter: larry has written a letter asking tennessee's governor for help. his message. >> you have a chance to do good. you have a chance to help a whole lot of people. a whole lot of people who have nowhere else to turn. >> reporter: they fear they'll spend their golden years facing a dilemma. stay apart and keep insurance that provides the medication. or stay together and lose the medications that keep linda alive. >> i can't let her die. whatever else has to happen, i can't let her die. whatever it takes. i can't let her die. the law doesn't protect us. it attacks us. >> reporter: an uncertain future for this couple and thousands of americans who fall through the

gap. robert ray, al jazeera, tennessee. >> michael: an tennessee. >> del: and coming up ons in news, a program aimed to feed children in india now under fire. why children are afraid of eating free lunch. scientists explain the closest thing to a black hole on earth. r

>> del: welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm delinquent wal walters. overnight israelis leveled the hous homes that housed hamas leaders. senate debating the flood of migrants crossing the border. in india dozens of children are opportun taken to the

hospital after eating tainted food in their lunch. the students say they found a lizard lurking in their lunch but officials say that their lunch are safe to eat. >> lunch used to be the highlight of their day. it is part of the free food program and it's more food than their parents can afford at home. but last week several children in a neighboring school from taken to a hospital after a lizard was found in their lunch. >> kids in our village feel there is something wrong with the food. that's why they're scared to eat it. >> they won't send their kids to school. they want us to stop making rice. instead of making food they want us to send the food rations. >> reporter: a year ago 23 children died after eating a school lunch laced with pesticide. it was one of india's worst food

poisoning outbreaks but little has change: already dozens of children here have been taken to hospital after being served tainted food. in one incident children reportedly found a dead snake in their lunch. the government is denying the report. >> reporter: 20 children fell ill because there was a snake in their food. there was an investigation which found no snake or anything. something had just fallen in the food. >> reporter: the government said it has taken steps to improve the midday meal program. the nationwide scheme provides free lunch to 120 million children every day. education activists say better monitoring is needed but in theory the program is a good idea. >> it's helping the children and

the families. and also nutritional issues are being handled. >> reporter: the faith of parents and children have been shaken. >> reporter: the food program is supposed to provide an incentive to send children to school but these food pointings are having the opposite effect. now the parents need to make the choice of protecting their children o or their education. >> del: a deadly typhoon. ten people dead after it was forced inland. we have reports from the capitol of manila. >> reporter: typhoon battered manila for only a few hours, but within that time it caused considerable damage. strong winds blew down power lines. schools and offices were shut

down. several areas have been flooded and roads closed. the government says that it is working over time to get life back to normal. >> clean up operations number one. restoration of some facilities would be a priority likewise. plus. >> reporter: over 150,000 people have been told to evacuate their homes and businesses. some say here that the government could have been better prepared and should have learned it's lessons a long time ago. it's the strongest storm to hit the country since typhoon haiyan that killed 7,000 people. the government said that it is improving its disaster preparedness program, but this shanty community is one of the hundreds that continue to live in disaster zones. they are the most vulnerable here in the philippines now that

it is the season. >> reporter: he said that he has been through this many times before so he braces for the worse. >> what do we do? when the typhoon hits we suffer and endure. when it's over we guess our homes again. >> reporter: people hearsay help from the government is just too slow in coming, and so they just revealed on their own. doing the best they can with what little they have. al jazeera, manila. >> we want to turn ou to tracking the storm's path. the typhoon season this side of the world can be year round. you have warmer waters that time of year this system has moved

through the philippines. you can see it's on the backside of all this, and mispoised to make an impact in vietnam. it is something that we'll have to watch. and as it reemerges as you go over land you're cut off from that warm water, the fuel source, the friction over land is torn apart a little bit. but that weakened it. warm water, winds that are a little lighter into this area, that could help fuel this as well. we're going to watch for possible intensification as it does make that progress south china into vietnam friday into saturday is what we're watching for. we'll continue to watch this very closely. also i want to get this to the united states. we have strong storms here. the front that moves through the east coast with all that flooding, all the delays and travel problems this is mostly off the coast line.

a lot of this is drought area, so that's good, so you get a lot. we also have flash flooding concerns here. on the backside of this, that's the cool air that moved through the area. you go north and that's where we have the 70s. that's my type of weather. drier, not so humid, into the 70s. >> you want the hundreds. >> thank you very much. >> well, finally a research company in the u.k. creating the world's darkest material closest thing on earth to a black hole. it's a material that can change the future of satellite, it an sourced 99.9 percent of light that hits it. the black hole is getting its

name because of the gravitational pull is so strong that not even the light can escape. i'm del walters in new york. you can check us out 24 hours a day by checking out www.aljazeera.com: