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11-year-old girl murdered from front of her friends. families in gaza are running out of places where they can hide from the fighting. today israeli artillery shells hit a hospital. palestinian officials say at least five people died when shells hit the building. operating rooms and other facilities were damaged. took place at the al aksa hospital in gaza. using the area around the hospital to shield the fighters. at lee 551 people have been dild killed since the conflict began. >> multiple tank shells hit the alaksa hospital. now no supply of oxygen for

patients. israeli government says it is attacking the palestinian rks is capabilities. >> and you tack fm about bomb is in our hospital now. an operative unit under attack. we cannot do anything here for our patients and for our injured people. >> been another relentless day of shelling along the gooses strip's eastern -- gaza strip's eastern border. promised that the fighters here will prevail. >> the demands of our people are very clear and fixed. there is no ambiguity. we want a lifting of the embargo that palestinians have suffered for eight years, and the world has turned its back on gaza and the people of gaza.

>> the military force has beings forced the residents to leave their homes. we now know the meaning of war. >> we kept screaming, people are dying, my uncle's home was hit. we kept screaming and crying. >> translator: at my home we left everything. all my stuff. my clothes. my toys, i'd love to go back home. >> reporter: but even though this is a u.n. shelter people don't feel safe. we are asked whether the israeli military will find them here too. many have come from the neighborhood of shujayea. it is the sound of war and this is the sound that the civilians here in gaza have been having to endure for too long here. a conflict that sees no end and a conflict that the people here will tell you is absolutely

petary fieg. petrifying. nowhere in gaza when the attacks come from the air the sea and the land. stephanie decker al jazeera gaza. >> niblnicole good to see you. it is becoming more difficult and unsafe to drive around gaza but you did today. tell me what you saw. >> we did, just before it became dark here in gaza. we went to the outskirts of some of those areas like shujayea that have been hit hard over the last couple of days. we were still inside gaza city proper, we were in central gaza city and it was an area that we thought would be relatively safe, because it's an area that israel has told people to go to, because they say it is safe. having said that, we were driving around some streets, there was tank shelling, going on behind us that hit a house,

two people were killed, so we can confirm that the israeli army is firing into residential areas now inside gaza city. >> so you're telling me that an area where the israelis have told palestinian civilians to go that it would ostensibly be a safe area is under attack now? and the tanks are part of the assault? >> that's right. and it's been a similar situation as we just heard in stephanie decker's report that an attack on the hospital happened in an area, over the last couple of days the israeli army has dropped leaf lets into a couple of areas, told people it isn't safe where they are, that there will be a battle, that there will be conflict there, these are areas close to the israeli border and they told people to go there. and clearly it seems that some of these areas that the israeli

military, has urged people to move to are not safe. it feels nowhere is safe. air strikes are happening all over the gaza strip including in the central parts of gaza close to the office here, we had a building hit just in the last couple of hours. 11 people were killed including five children. in the last two or three hours in fact 25 people have been killed in gaza. >> all right, nicole johnston for us she is in gaza. nicole, thank you. some perspective on the scale of this conflict. israel has revealed it has at least uncovered 13 hamas tunnels. the gaza health ministry says, more than 3300 people have been injured. on the israeli side, 25 soldiers and two civilians have died. at least 32 israelis have been

wounded. the israeli army says hamas has fired are the nearly 1800 rockets into israel since the fighting began. israel's iron dome defense system has intercepted rocketing that enter into civilian areas. beings nazreen el shamia has more from gaza. >> hamas political leaders, in doha in this meeting they both discussed all the different proposals for a possible ceasefire that are on the table including the qatari, the turkish, the egyptian the norwegian and the one proposed by u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon, for a ceasefire that is acceptable to all parties. take the conclusions of this meeting and present them oegypt

because egypt would be key in any ceasefire agreement since it shares a border crossing and a border with the area. at this point in time. we all know sources at the meeting tell us there were two different camps in these discussions at this doha meeting, a camp that promotes an immediate end of hostilities and fighting and discussing the details about the condition of hamas and other palestinian factions under a ceasefire at the later stage. this is the situation thatting fatah prefers. the conditions of hamas and other palestinian factions under such an agreement all at once and at the same time. >> secretary of state john kerry is in egypt to try and find a way to end the fighting in the gaza strip. kerry left for the middle east early this morning. to resume a truce that israel

and lams agreed to after their last confrontation, that was in november of 2012. kerry will try ourge both sides to accept a ceasefire proposal put forth by egypt. international investigation into the crash of mh17 in eastern ukraine. pro-russian separatists are supposed to hand over the plan plane's flight data recorders. >> they've repeatedly prevented international investigators from gaining full access to the wreckage. as investigators approached they fired their weapons into the air. the separatists are removing evidence from the crash site. all of which begs the question what exactly are they trying to hide? >> this calls for the investigators to have immediate and complete access to the crash

site. he called upon vladimir putin to compel separatists to cooperate with the investigation. as the work goes on at the crash site, fierce fighting resumed in the area of donetske. attacking stronghold. al jazeera's nazani mushiri has more. >> across the skies of donetske. this long column of black smoke from a burning factory. the airport control tower is on fire. the pro-russian forces try to defend the city sending artillery and reenforcements to the front line. ukrainians admit they are trying to surround donetske. but say they north responsible for any civilian deaths in the city. >> translator: the ukrainian army is not responsible for the

explosions inside the city. we have an order not to allow any air and heavy artillery strikes inside the civil part of the cities. but we do have evidence that terrorists are launching strikes in order to discredit the ukrainian army. >> but some residential areas have been hit by shells. and hundreds of people are taking cover, in shelters like this one. many of the women here are wives as coal miners, work has stopped because of the siting. they blame the ukrainian government. >> where asks international community. why are they staying silent? look at how many women and children are here? how can they do this to us? >> reporter: the attack has taken many people here completely by surprise. they thought that after the malasian airliner was brought down there would be a chance for a ceasefire and some stability here. but they have to take shelter for now, and they don't know how

long they'll have to stay here. there is fighting on the streets of the city. the police are nowhere to be found. and there is a sense of lawlessness. we filmed this group of separatists attacking what appears to be one of their own men. the battle for one of ukrainian's most important cities has started. and either side want to give in. being al jazeera, donetske, eastern ukraine. >> a train is headed to the city of kharkiv. from there the remains will be taken to netherlands to be identified. scott heidler has more. >> the remains from 282 victims from mh17 are in these

refrigerated train carriages. eescorted by six -- -- escorted by six members of the team. earlier the european monitoring mission visited the railway station about 15 kilometers from where mh17 came down. a group of investigators also appeared in kharkiv beyond separatist control. receiving the bodies and accessing the large area where this plane went down. there is much work ahead and a recent flare up in fighting could make that even more difficult. the bodies will then make their way to the netherlands for identification. ukraine's prime minister has agreed to give control of the investigation to the dutch and again underline russia is to blame. >> translator: it is also absolutely clear that the drunken pro-russian terrorists cannot operate a missile system.

we have information that training took place on russian territory. they received financing weapons training and education from russia. >> reporter: russia's president pushed back saying now is not the time for politics. >> no one should and no one has the right to use this tragedy to achieve their own selfish political goals. these events should not divide but unite people. >> reporter: bash at the crash, workers moved a large part of the wreckage something they agreed not to do. scott heidler, al jazeera, ukraine. >> phil ittner joins us. where is prime minister david cameron of england come down on thissing conflict?

>> well, categorically with anger. and david cameron came to the house of commons and the parliament building behind me today in an extraordinary session in which he says that russia is very much responsible for what is going on in the east of the country. and creating the atmosphere that allowed for this incident the downing of the plane on the 17th. and this is something that was reiterated on both sides of the aisle, opposition members also condemning russia outright. they are also calling for harder and more harsh sanctions against russia if they continue to support those separatists. david cameron is clear, he knows there are divisions within the european union about how to approach this. but as far as the brits are concerned, no matter whether there's economic damage to their own budgets, this is something that needs to be done now. he also took a moment out to

point some -- make some points about how other european nation are conducting themselves with russia. in particular france, which now has a deal where they're supposed to be providing two war ships to russia amidst all of this. let's take a listen to what he had to say. >> on the issue of defense equipment as i've said we have already unilaterally as has the u.s. said that we will not sell further arms to russ russia. we believe -- russia, we think other european countries should do the same thing. the one outstanding the french have we need to put the pressure on with all our partners to say that we cannot go on doing business as usual in a country when it's behaving in this way. >> so not business as usual. according to prime minister david cameron. he says they may have to take this moment and completely reassess its relationship with russia. there will be a meeting in brussels tomorrow of the eu

foreign ministers, they will be discussing the possibility of harsher sanctions, something britain will clearly champion. >> interesting to see where it's going. any decision from that body on how to approach the situation? >> particularly fascinating session at the u.n. as well in which there was outspoken condemnation of the incident. the resolution calls for that condemnation also l calls for finding whoever was responsible for this and holding them accountable and it calls for immediate access to crash site, so that investigators can begin their work. many representatives at the u.n. saying we shouldn't even have to be asking for this. this shouldn't be part of our resolution. more divisions within the u.n. but at the end of the day, even russia voted to support that resolution. >> interesting. phil ittner, in london, thank

you. mayor rahm emanuel met with law enforcement and school leaders, the meeting comes after 40 people were shot this weekend, four died, including an 11-year-old girl. ash-har quraishi has more. from chicago. >> gun violence continues to dominate the headlines. while some residents in chicago are becoming numb to the rolling tally of murders, for the victims families, are only beginning. 11-year-old shamiya adams lost her life, when a stray bullet whizzed through a window. adams was the youngest victim of violence in chicago this weekend, but not the only one. >> it's sad, it's sad, it just devastating. beautiful, always had a smile on her face. >> reporter: racing for the violence to erupt.

at least 20 shootings were reported on friday. despite an action plan to have more cops on the street over the summer weekend, the police surge has done little to prevent the the gun fire. chicago mayor rahm emanuel was emotional. >> i got nothing to say to these people. i don't know where they find the strength to go on. put one foot in front of another. we're a better city than that. we have better people. >> reporter: last week attorney general eric holder announced seven agents would be assigned to the atf field office to assist police in an effort to stem tide of illegal firearms,. >> not all are eligible to buy a gun. many of them have felony convictions. many of them are ineligible.

so they have to get their guns from somewhere. and it's somewhere illegal. >> reporter: little solace for the wounded or the families of the murdered who can only hold vigil and say good-bye. an $8,000 reward has been put forward for any information leading to the arrest of the individual or individuals responsible for shamiya adams death but at this time chicago police say they have no one in custody. >> texas governor rick perry has announced the dwee accomplishment of up to -- deployment of up to 1,000 national guard troops, operation strong safety, focused on combating criminal activity in the region. >> if there is no national security, you cannot have that without border security. since 2008, more than 203,000 criminal aliens have been booked

into texas county jails. i will not stand idly by while our citizens are under assault and little children from central america are detained in conceptual or. we are -- squalor. we are too good for that to occur. >> texas will pay about $12 million a month for national guardsmen. they say they will take legal action against the obama administration. >> a reprieve for detroit residents behind on their bills. they will have a little over two weeks of time to convince the city not to shut off their water service. more. bl stuart! stuart!

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turned off water for tens of thousands of other residents, they will have time now to prove they have legitimate reasons to be behind. bisi onile-ere, how many people stand to benefit from this action? >> reporter: tony, this suspension impacts over 90,000 customers who have fallen behind on their bill. there has been public outcry against these water shutoffs. the water department has made very clear this 15-day hold is only temporary. up until now, thousands of delinquent customers face this. with a few turns of a wrench, water was cut to dozens of detroit homes last week. this was the new aggressive approach the utility was taking to collect $90 million in unpaid bills. while it could take up to ten minutes to shut off service, anger of frustrated residents

lasted quite a bit longer. >> if you can't brush your teet or wash up, what's that? >> pay up or risk losing running water. she owes over $800. living on a fixed income and caring for three teen aged grandchildren it's money she says she doesn't have and now her faucets are dry. >> the water is like the gas or the lights. you got to pick one, which one you got to do without. you know? and it's really, it's terrible. >> reporter: in detroit, nearly 40% of the population lives below the poverty line. that's more than double the national average. the united nations and several city leaders have called the shutoffs inhumane and sparked protests. >> no, we're not stopping without a fight. this is about our lives. >> water, water, what do we do? >> but long time resident

barbara cheatham says this is about priorities and not human rights. >> therefore i have to budget out everything. everything is like water. lights, gas, phone. even my food. car payments. insurance. and everything. so that's how i feel about it. if you pay one bill, you pay them all. >> and for those who can't, the city made about $1 million available to help. >> while we ourselves are not a social service agency we can at least provide this help and also direct folks to other place wrest they can get help. >> reporter: vanita points are is relying on faith. >> right now i'm counting on the lord to help me. >> reporter: informing residents of all their options before cutting water to homes and businesses again. bisi onile-ere, al jazeera, detroit. and water officials say that this 15-day suspension should

give those in need more time to reach out and make payment arrangements. also earlier today a group of residents filed a lawsuit in federal court and they're asking the bankruptcy judge to intervene and restore residential water service. speaking about the bankruptcy judgment he came out and criticized the water department saying these water shutoffs are shining a negative light on the city. the judge's words likely had an impact on the water department's decision to impose the suspension. however it likely won't last long. tony. >> bisi onile-ere for us in detroit. ceasefire with conditions, their proposal and a schedule of roadblocks. also, living to 100 is par for course. now researchers are trying to unlock their secrets.

>> after more than two weeks of violence, israelis and palestinians are no closer to a negotiated ceasefire. the international community is pushing the two sides towards a deal worked out by egypt. the u.s. wants to reestablish a ceasefire agreement dating back to 2012. palestinian president mahmoud abbas met in qatar today, called for an immediate ceasefire on both sides. hamas says it will stop fighting if israel agrees to lift the six year siege of gaza. professor, good to talk to you. >> good to talk to you. >> pleasure. the secretary-general is saying

that the return to a status quo is not acceptable here. what do you think of that kind of agreement and what is he alluding to? could it be that he's envisioning a deal that brings an end to the gaza blockade? >> hamas would like a blockade, israel will not agree to that. this is renegotiating something that has already been negotiated. in other words this is the 2012 deal that the israelis did not live up to. that deal said that they would loosen the blockade on gaza and the israelis did not loosen the blockade on gaza. the israelis, calls for united nations building an international airport and international sea port in gaza. >> well under what circumstances would israel agree olifting the

blockade? >> well -- >> and why is it completely off the table in your estimation? >> well, for a number of reasons. the only time that israel would allow for a lifting of the blockade is if there was a peace agreement with the pa, with the palestinian authority or if the palestinian authority had total control over gaza. but the problem is this: the problem is that the israelis are against reconciliation of the palestinian authority and hamas. so the palestinian authority is not going to have unabetted control over gaza as all. so it's pretty much a nonstarter at this point. furthermore, the egyptians are very hostile towards the hamas regime. the previous giambi why regime,- previous regime, the morsi regime, was more favorable to it.

>> if israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is conceding there is no way to completely guarantee the dismantling of hamas's ability to fire rockets what is the end game here? >> well, that's the problem. there is no end game here. israeli generals refer to this process as mowing the lawn. >> yes. >> which is every once in a while you go into gaza, you wait a few years, hamas has rebuilt its missile stocks, they start fierk again for some provocation or because they were provoked and then you go in and take out the missiles again. >> you know hamas can't destroy israel. israel can't destroy hamas. common sense says: talk this out. is there anything encouraging from the no nor norwegians or te

egyptians? until the process plays itself out -- >> what does that mean to you? >> well, hamas has got to feel like it's accomplished something. with so much blood head with so much revving up of the population and so forth. the israelis have ah easier time because they haven't defined what their goals are. with this amorphous idea of degrading hamas, what hamas has to do is get something. it's not going to get what it asked for this morning, it has to get something out of this deal and it will not be the egyptian proposal which they have already violated. >> professor, good to talk to you, thanks for your time. >> thank you.

>> in the netherlands grief is turning to anger. pro-russianing separatists have allowed access to the scene and release remains of the victims but for the families, it is small comfort. al jazeera's phil lavel has the story. >> not getting their bodies home, it's breaking her heart. >> on holiday, four days on his mother now wants to arrange his funeral. she can't even do that because his body is still 2,000 kilometers away. >> when i'm in my bed at night i see my son lying on the ground. i see daisy i see bryce, i see them in my head. i see them.

>> the netherlands is in a state of national mourning but also national age are. this nation suffered the highest number of deaths. 193 dutch nationals were on board mh17 when it was shot down. the place the flight departed from, the default destination for those who want to pay their respects. the king and queen met families privately on monday. those relatives are now looking to their leaders for answers. for families there will be no chance to rest or even begin to accept this awful tragedy until that happens. phil lavel, al jazeera. in libya, the fighting destroyed this multimillion dollar passengers jet one considered the pride of libya's small international airline. ceasefire attempts have failed, libya has been unable to disarm the fighters after they ove

overthrew moammar gadhafi three years ago now. develop an atomic bomb quickly. breakout capability has been the primary focus of talks world powers and iran agree to extend talks into november. iran will now have to convert most of its enriched uranium, while the country is recounting all 8 million votes from last month's runoff votes in hopes of creating a political crisis the process is expected to take weeks. handing over power to a new president, jennifer glasse reports from kabul. >> reporter: this has never been done before but the review is considered to prevent violence. abdalla abdalla and ashraf

ghani, the u.s. secretary of state john kerry came to kabul to broker a deal. now afghanistan is conducting the biggest election review process in history. >> leading up to the agreement, i think people were starting to prepare for serious conflict. and this is the only chance to really save the election. >> reporter: so every one of the 8 million votes cast is being reviewed. one by one. with a checklist to separate the good votes from the bad. all the ballot boxes are being brought here to kabul with the help of nato forces, above all a big operation. it is a complex process, that involves both candidates, the international community, the election commission, with united nations officers watching over it all. they are hoping to do 100,000

boxes a day. so far they have only done afew hundred boxes, all right, the ghani group walked out. >> the fingerprints weren't accepted. >> it took a day to resolve that dispute alone. security is tight, with guards watching over observers and the boxes. and every day the election commission briefs reporters on the process. >> some of the candidate suppo supporter by the benefit of them but however, and the end of the audit and the end of the day everything will be clear. grr this process could take. >> -- >> this process could take another month. officials say the wait will be worth it as long as it produces a president that reflects the

will of the people. jennifer glasse, kabul. >> maria innes ferre has more headlines. >> prosecutors say 20-year-ol 2d tsarnaev's backpack filled with fireworks was found in a landfill following the bombings. the defendant was found guilty of obstruction of justice and conspiracy. he was not charged with planning or having knowledge of the attacks beforehand. crews are cleaning up a diesel spill in wisconsin. dozens of homes were evacuated. two people were injured and thousands of gallons of diesel spilled in the area. investigators are still looking into the cause of the derailment. jury selection starts today in the trial of a detroit man who shot an unarmed woman. investigators say 19-year-old ranisha mcbryde was drunk when she walked onto a porch.

racial divisions in the area wayfer was white and the virtually was black. he should have stayed behind his door and called 911 if he was scared. wayfer was charged with second degree murder. police officer put him in an apparent choke hold. eric gawr garner. 6'3". more studies to determine the cause of death. and town engineers are trying to figure out how to proceed for a

house sitting over a sinkhole, 40 by 40 feet. so far one home has been evacuated and no one has been injured. >> fortunately, right? that home is all cracked and everything else, maria you're back a little bit later. thanks. ryan pitts from nashua new hampshire was recognized for his bravery on the battlefield. pitts was wounded when his post was attacked in 2008. listen to this. he managed to fight back hitting with grenades and machine gun fire. nine of his are comrades were rm killed and 27 wounded. >> shielding their wounded buddies with their own bodies, picking up unexploded missiles

with their hands and carrying them away. running through gun fire to reinforce that post. fighting through their injuries and never giving up. >> pitts is the ninth person to receive the medal of honor for actions during wars in afghanistan and iraq. it is the highest award for combat. last resort, dig wells they know won't last. also a human rights group says the feds may have created terrorists by trying to prosecute them. roxana saberi has that story coming up.

the battle for the arctic only on al jazeera america >> a watchdog group accuses the justice department of unfairly targeting muslim americans. human rights watch says the doj

actually targeted these groups. roxana saberi reports. roxana. >> the spokesman for the justice department told me, he said it doesn't target them solely for being muslim. >> ring leaders of a home grown terror cell -- >> u.s. prosecutors prosecuted over 500 people since the 9/11 attacks. but human rights watch says in many of those cases the government unfairly targeted those people simply because they were muslims. >> given right incentive meeting the right person on the right day. fbi has essentially treated these people as if they all might become terrorists. >> the human rights group and columbia law school chose 27

cases to examine for its new report. fbi informants would spend time at mosks, talking to people-k-mosques. the report sites for example four muslim critics say the fbi set them up. they're 90 serving 25 years in prison. a justice department spokesman told al jazeera the acts are lawful, he also said it's not a matter of us having a special set of undercover rules for a particular ethnic group. the human rights report acknowledges plots also come about without the u.s. government's involvement. like the 2013 boston marathon bombing and the 2010 attempted car bombing in new york city's times square. observers say it's hard to strike a balance between the government's need to prevent

attacks like these and the protection of human rights. >> various threats some of them are a little bit over the top. but if you ask them on a daily basis if they are affected, they would tell you yes. >> the fbi tried to discourage a young denver woman from flying to the middle east and fighting in syria. he also told me the cases that the report focused on are not representative. when i talked to human rights watch, the group said what it found was very troubling. >> roxana, you are back at 6:00 on this. more precious than metal, water. melissa chan has more. >> row afro of trees uprooted

and dying in the sun. >> --ing to pull out trees from the base so they can actually have enough groundwater for other sections of their farm because they don't have enough water to go all the way around. >> everything looks good. check the crop. >> with seasonal crops, like strawberries or lettuce, farmers can choose not to plant. but they can't with trees. >> once harvest was done we would get a lot of rain come through. >> but now jay must dig, super-wells, reaching 2,000 feet deep. that's longer than the empire state building. >> i mean, this is all we do right now. this is only control that we have in our tool box. >> almost every farmer in the area has decided to drill more, and drill deeper, in order to reach previously untapped groundwater, right below us. until now, farmers have drilled

wells of a few hundred feet. but that water has run out. and the next option is to go down. past a thick layer of clay that separates the central valley shell groundwater from its deeper ancient aquifer. >> everything is drilling pretty good. >> farmers like mahill are pulling aquifers faster than they canning recharge. mahill says it is a short term solution that's producing long term damage but he doesn't know what else to do. >> what we should do or what will be here for the future of our kids or grand kids, i would love the operation to continue. we've built it up from where my dad, my grandfather and great grandfather had built it to and i hope my son and my grand sons build it to an even higher level than where we're at. >> critics say the state needs to step in and manage

groundwater before it's sucked dry. until then the landscape across the central valley will be dotted not just with crops but with drill rigs. melissa chan, al jazeera, madera county, california. >> cooler winds and temperatures are helping firefighters, for fires that are burning across california, oregon and washington. dave warren is tracking the chance of rain. dave. >> we could use the rain. unfortunately oftentimes we see the storms come in and they have light thing with the rain. that's not good combination. the cooler temperatures are here. they've dropped into 70 in spokane, 80 in boise, the cooler temperature helping the firefighters. this front that came through, it brought the cooler air. this is visible satellite and can you make out the fires and

the smoke and they actually changed direction. smoke was going over central washington, eastern wash creating air problems but now moving up to the north. the wind direction change is pushing fires over the area that have already burned. that's the direction change, all because a storm is coming along the pacific there and creating this wind direction change and will also bring in the rain. there is some rain in the forecast both tuesday and wednesday. the problem is though, that could contain lightning. you don't get a lot of rain you get some lightning that could start some new fires. that's how these lrl started. that -- already started. that's how these fires started. >> all right thanks dave. some people are sending a message of peace and love and secretary of state john kerry is trying onudge a deal between israel and hamas. are ray suarez's inside story.

>> all watching closely and in some case he actively negotiating for peace. these nations don't see it all the same way. and who they actually get on the phone is as varied as the messages they convey, we're looking at the regional actors, why, at the top of the hour, see you then.

>> i'm joie chen, i'm the host of america tonight, we're revolutionary because we're going back to doing best of storytelling. we have an ouportunity to really reach out and really talk to voices that we haven't heard before... i think al jazeera america is a watershed moment for american journalism >> some jews and arabs are reacting, asking for peace and refusing to be enemies with each other. innes is back with that. innes. >> people all over the world are posting pictures like these for example. it says i'm jewish and i'm from israel, i'm muslim i'm from palestine, why can't we all get along. this woman says my mom is jewish my dad is muslim. how can i be an enemy of myself?

these are the college students that started the campaign. one of them grew up in tel aviv, the other is a muslim in syria. they realize a hashtag will not create peace but create dialogue. >> you are not my enemy. we can listen to each other and learn from each other. maybe there's much more in agreement than we think. >> if someone isn't busy accusing someone of being a certain way because they identify with a certain political group. if we create that type of movement people will be able to hear each other more and this is what we need. >> reporter: and both of the students are pleased with the response they have received so far. they have received criticism from some but they are just look for more of a dialogue with all of this. the hashtag so far has been shared with thousands of people worldwide, tony. >> that's interesting. dialogue has got to be the answer at some point, right, thank you.

in some areas of the world, residents are living are in blue zones, for example, elderly residents in the costa rican peninsula are living over 100 years. >> approach to living means pure life but there they have given a national expression new meaning. ♪ ♪ >> residents here live long, happy and healthy lives. and in this exercise class those in their 80s are considered youngsters. >> we are a joyful people and enjoy parties and other recreational activities. when there is a party everyone dances. at family reunions you'll hear the older people telling jokes and stories from times past to our younger residents. this helps preserve and share our philosophy of life. >> reporter: in all five blue zones have been identified by

researchers. each is a geographical area where people live measurably longer healthier lives. typical blue zone couple, married for 60 years and both are brimming with vitality. amador tells us he eats simple foods like rice and beenls -- beans, they are both grown locally. but they also live extremely healthy lives, free from disability or the need for prescription drugs. down to a couple of obvious things like diet and exercise. they also say community and family plays a big role. take victorino fajado, 100 years old. people in blue zones put family first and have a strong sense of community. they also cook with fresh ingredients and use the local water which has been found to be rich in nutrients, what can the

rest of us learn from blue zones? dr. fernando has studied the blue zones for years and say the lessons can be learned by all of us. >> not only on the exercise part they live very active lives but also they do have very healthy eating habits. >> so all the research points to simple changes that people can make. but in nacoya many believe that laughter is the best medicine of all. andy gallagher al jazeera. >> one giant leap for man kind. a building at the kennedy space center was renamed after neil armstrong today. nasa renamed the checkout buildings where nasa's apollo rockets were built. listed on the national register

of historic places. yesterday was the 45th anniversary of the apollo 11 moon landing. all of our time for news hour. thanks for joining. i'm tony harris. >> looking ahead to an end to the fighting between israelis and palestinians, president obama wants them to look back to the ceasefire that kept the peace. secretary of state john kerry is in the region. who's got the claugh clout to ge two sides to stop