>> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ >> welcome to the news hour live from al jazeera's headquarters in doha. coming up in the program -- [ explosion ] >> no sign of a ceasefire in gaza yet, but a plan to stop the killing is being discussed. also ahead pleading the fighting in east ukraine, the un says nearly a quarter of a million people have been forced from their homes. the netherland's debate sending soldiers io rebel held

territory where the malaysian passenger plane was shot down. plus the summer camp with a difference, children in china learn some military discipline. ♪ the israeli assault on gaza is into its 18th day, and diplomatic efforts are continuing. john kerry has put forward a proposal for a ceasefire which the israeli cabinet is discussing. [ explosion ] >> meanwhile israeli's military has destroyed several homes in the latest air strike. 826 palestinians have been killed. a senior member of the islamic

jihad group was among the killed. and israeli's largest airport was evacuated on friday after hamas said it fired three rockets towards it. but they were intercepted by the iron dome. james let's go back to this proposed ceasefire that john kerry is supposed to have put forth. now we had expected a press conference on this particular ceasefire two hours ago, and the fact that it hasn't happened highlights the difficulties, doesn't it? >> absolutely. let me tell you to the best of my knowledge, working various sources in various places, what we think is going on right now. you have john kerry who is with

ban ki-moon. and they have their proposals, and we suspect they are on the phone to jerusalem where the israeli cabinet is gathered. clearly there are discussing going on between cairo and jerusalem. and then the second placing of importance is where you are, doha qatar. so you have the turks and qatar is also in couch with john kerry. and they are trying to find a formula that both sides will accept. john kerry and ban ki-moon have told both sides that the time is running out for their intense on the spot negotiations. they both said they will fly back to the u.s. today. >> james we know that the

proposal that's being put forth is -- is a -- a variation of an earlier proposal. what is different this time around and to your knowledge, if you do know, what could possibly be the sticking point? >> i think there are potential huge sticking points for both sides. i don't know the current proposal because i guess it is evolving by the minute as they are talking by phone to the two sides. what we know originally was the plan was a ceasefire straight away, five days i have heard, i have also heard seven days from others, and that would -- as soon as they started a ceasefire they would start negotiations on the more substantial issues. that was to satisfy hamas. now the israelis weren't at all happy with that original plan. they wanted a ceasefire and the negotiations decoupled.

negotiations down the line. so try to get the israelis on board, i'm hold that there is a suggestion that the israelis might be able to keep a military presence on the ground in gaza. they would stop the aerial bombardment but they might still be on the border, watching the tunnels, and destroying the tunnels, but if they are there, and they are destroying tunnels where hamas are based, then there is still the potential for fighting. it's a very difficult balance to achieve here, a very difficult equation involving so many players, and it really is, i suspect, coming right down to the line. >> james thank you for that. james bayes our diplomatic editor. charles statford joins us now from gaza.

as the wrangling continues to try to find a ceasefire, the conflict continues in gaza. what is happening there today? >> well, we have seen an intense indication certainly today of shelling and artillery and bombardment from the sea. and we have ships that we can see on the horizon that every few minutes have opened up firing shells into gaza. there is also been a lot of shelling along the eastern border. we have had lines from the ministry of health here that say that nine people were pulled from the wreckage -- sorry the rubble where we have seen a lot of concentrated attacks, and the brigades as well have continued to fire rockets. there were rockets fired close to our hotel overnight, as well as obviously in various other locations around the strip, and then today as well, they said

that they fired rockets at the airport in tel-aviv, and ashcaln. but about 7:30 we heard warning explosions and about 20 -- minutes later a very large bake. we rushed to the site of the attack after it happened ambulances were close by. an israeli air strike on a family home in gaza city. >> translator: at about half past 7:00 we heard air strikes nearby. we all jumped. it is a miracle we got out in survived. the house was destroyed. then they moved to another house and then that was destroyed. and now this. what do they want? we are ready to die? >> the family member carries one of the children to safety.

adults rush to hide. the house was hit by israeli air strike this morning. there were two warning strikes around about half an hour before the strike. there were 40 people in the house. a number were injured, but no one was killed. some of the families sit terrified in a nearby house. having survived three attacks already, they refuse to speak on camera. neighbors look at the damage, and there is a sudden sound of a fighter jet approaching. fear is etched on their faces because there is nowhere to hide. >> all right. charles we are looking at your package there. and out there all of this there is political wrangling to try to get to a cease higher in. what are the residents telling you about a possible ceasefire? >> there is a very little trust

in the great seemingly diplomatic effort that are being made to push this ceasefire forward. as we have been reporting the last two weeks, the sense of fear and paranoia amongst the people -- they have been hit so hard. obviously yesterday we saw a un school that was hit. that's the fourth united nations institution that has been hit since the beginning of the conflict. there have been hospitals hit. no one here feels safe, so any real talk of ceasefire, even a humanitarian ceasefire, and we must remember this is plan for some sort of small hiatus, then the people here really have very little faith in that, and you only have to walk the streets, there's very few people about, carrying their houses and praying the shelling will stop. >> all right.

charles thank you. well three palestinians have been killed in clashes in the west bank on friday. overnight progaza protesters centered at a check point, at least two people died. here is our report. [ explosion ] >> reporter: the violence was expected, but no one predicted the scale of it. this is the largest protest the occupied west bank has seen in years. for hours protesters clashed with israeli forces outside the check point, they through stones, fireworks, and molotov cocktails. the retealation, the israelis through tear gas and rubber bullets. it was clear at times the socialeds were struggling to contain the situation, making protesters even more determined. these people who have taken to the streets, to protest.

they are angry, they want the end of the israeli aggression. at one point live fire erupted, both sides claim the other shot first. a bullet hole clearly visible in the windshield of a satellite truck parked less than a meter from where we were broadcasting. among the dead, dozens were alsoish injured, but protesters said they were unafraid. >> translator: for 18 days the people of gaza have been killed. we should have started protesting from the very first day. >> translator: we are here to stand with our people in gaza. today is the beginning of [ inaudible ] occupied palestinian territory, against the occupier, and toward the aggression in gaza. >> reporter: israeli police confronted palestinian protesters in and around the old

walled city of jerusalem. officials say they arrested around 20 people. since israeli's latest offensive in gaza began, many ask why many living in the west bank have been relatively silent. on thursday evening they speak loudly against it, and many expect friday to bring louder protests. and there's been demonstrations across the world in support of the palestinians. the last friday of the islamic month of ramadan is observed by many countries as a say of solidarity with palestinians. this was the scene in the iranian capitol. they denounced israeli's actions towards gaza. and in the german capitol berlin, hundreds of pro palestinian demonstrators held a

candle lit vigil in support of the people of gaza. well let's speak now to a middle east analyst and joins us live now from london. thank you for joining us again today. we had expected some sort of discussion of a ceasefire, aflouncement of a ceasefire, at least two hours ago. it hasn't happened yet. what needs to happen for both sides to agree to a ceasefire in gaza? >> well, i -- i think that the delay certainly shows the difficulty in terms of formulating an agreement that would be acceptable to both sides, but i have to say, the -- the draft that i have seen reported by the media do not bode well, now, you know, we can't say how accurately the finalized agreement will reflect the draft, but certainly the draft, based on three main points all of which are

problematic. the fact that israel would continue to have a military presence in gaza during the ceasefire is a non-starter, then the negotiating process would be mediated by egypt, which is hostile to hamas, so it would be difficult to see how it would be a mediation accepted by both sides, and the issue of lifting the gaza block aid. we don't know how far this will go, and whether there will be any punitive measure if israel refuses to lift the blockade. so it's fraught with problems, and it's difficult to see how kerry and ban ki-moon are going to overcome these issues. >> let's take a look at both sides, though -- [ technical difficulties ] virtually non-existent, now hamas is also financially weaker this time around, can they

afford not to get on board a ceasefire? >> well, they are in a very tough situation, because they are regionally weaker, and it would be difficult for them to get better terms, particularly because the mediators such as the u.s. and egypt are not on good terms. the u.s. won't even speak to them. so that is certainly a problem. but if hamas comes out of this accepting a ceasefire that really they have nothing to show to the palestinian people of any tangible benefit, then there would severely undermine their leg legitimacy at home. and unfortunately so far the ceasefire proposals we have seen fall well short of anything that could be shown as some sort of tangible benefit to the palestinian people and the people of gaza. >> that being the case, then, do you think israel wants a

ceasefire? this >> obviously israel wants a ceasefire on its terms, and its terms are completely unacceptable. they are not interested in ceasefire that is coupled are with lifting the blockade on gaza. and i suspect that any ceasefire proposal that calls for a proper and full lifting of the blockade, will be rejected by israel. but unfortunately i don't see that the mediators that have the primary roll are going to really push for a full lifting of the blockade. so i'm really very pessimistic thus far about the prospect for a fair ceasefire and any ceasefire welcome on the ground. >> hamas's own preservation is based on its ideology of destroying israel. this comes at the expense of

gaza's own economic development. where does this leave support for hamas within the palestinian community? after all these are the ordinary palestinians that are suffering. >> i think in the short-term, hamas will be void of support by palestinians. so in a war situation their popularity might increase, but in the longer term, if hamas continues to show an inability to improve the situation for gazans then this will severely undermine its image. and this is something that it has to bare in mind, any popularity it might gain from the current conflict will be short lived unless it has tangible benefits for the palestinian people. >> thank you very much. you can always stay up to date

on the situation in gaza around the clock by going to our website. that's at aljazeera.com. ♪ the human costs of months of fighting in eastern ukraine is growing. the un says that conflict between pro-russian separatists and government forces has forced 230,000 people to flee their homes. give us an idea of what is happening where you are in donetsk right now. >> i can't actually show you where i am because we are with the ukrainian forces on the front line. they don't want us to show their position here at the moment, but i can tell you that they are

heavily armed with artillery, and we have also heard rocket fire which we confirmed from the lieutenant colonel here is [ inaudible ] rocket fire which is very, very controversial, because there are reports that it is being used to fire upon the populated areas in donetsk, if that's true than it's war crimes within this country that is happening. we went to some of the houses that have been hit and one appoint destroyed by the rocket fire. the ukrainians are preparing for a final push into donetsk, and the separatists have told us they will defending the city to the last man. of course all of that is having a big impact on the humanitarian situation here. >> 230,000 people reported to have fled their home because of the conflict. do we know what has happened to

them. where are they? is there any aid that is being given to them? >> i have to say i think that figure could be much, much higher, because just in donetsk the population is one million. and from reports we have had half of the population has left. so that figure could go up. [ technical difficulties ] west of kiev or towards crimea where they have relatives and friends or into russia. there are no camps for the displaced. most people prefer to go to their friend's families homes, but clearly this is a big, big issue, because with the fighting going on since april and escalating since the last week, it's unclear when these hundreds of thousands of people are going to be able to come home. >> thank you. reporting there for us from donetsk in eastern ukraine.

now rory challands joins us live now from moscow. rory there are reports that some 130,000 people have crossed the border from ukraine into russia. do we know what has happened to them? >> well, yeah, we do. if we believe what the russian government is saying. it's interesting that she was estimating that the number of displaced people is probably much tire than what the united nations is telling us. and the russian go puts the number of people who fled into russia since the beginning of the fighting way in excess of what the united nations is estimati estimating. russia is saying that a half a million people have crossed the border since the conflict began. i have been to the camps where some of them are being housed down on the border. the government are saying some 27,000 are being housed in

temporary accommodations. most of those, then go on -- they pass through the border. they go on to other areas of russia and stay with friends and family, because the links between the two are so tight, that essentially they are kind of one in the same people, really. but i was taken down to the camps just a couple of weeks ago by the foreign ministry here. and they seem well organized and fairly underpopulated. we didn't actually see that many people there, but they are being looked after with clothes and food and that sort of thing. there was even a religious service going on when we were there, giving them some sort of spiritual help. but they want to show they it is willing to look after these displaced people. >> rory, just say with us for a moment, in the meantime, the

united states has accused russia of firing artillery across the border into ukraine. let's listen. >> we have new evidence that the russians intend to deliver more powerful rocket launchers, and russia is firing artillery from within russia to attack ukrainian military positions. >> rory that's some pretty serious allegations there. what has been the reaction in moscow? >> there hasn't been any yet. essentially the u.s. has a little bit of a credibility issue here, because in that press conference, when the state department was making those allegations, they were asked, you know, what had given them that this was the case, what was their intelligence, and they wouldn't say what it was.

but that gives the kremlin quite an easy get-out. and russia has been making similar accusations itself. in the last few hours, the border control agency has said that [ technical difficulties ] projectiles from the ukrainian side across the border and landed in russia. so both sides and now the us is accusing each other

[ technical difficulties ] >> they are there in what is called chapter one of this operation. they are there to comb through a 13-square mile area to find the remains, the dismembered remains of those passengers who are still missing. now this chapter two is not just to recover the bodies. this is also to help the forensic investigation, to collect all of those fragments

so try to find out what happened. to try to find out whether the missile parts are still in the area. that will decide where the blame lies. flight number mh17 is no more. they changed the naming for their service on thursday. the final mh flight touched down in the capitol. it will now be known as mh19. let's take a check on the weather with richard. and there is a tornado in the united states. >> that's right. virginia was the target. you can see on the satellite imagery, as we run this through that we have the clouds building up there. we saw this tornado push a. it went across a campsite, and there were three fatalities, and five people injured. it does look as though the

situation improving. there is still some risk of storms but we don't think we will see anything more developing. let me take you to the south. beautiful in the south. these things stretch across thousands of kyle -- kilometers and sweep around and around. we have seen significant weather as a result. you can see quite a bit of snowfall, they are used to it in this part of the world. being so far south the weather is just about as severe as it can get. so we have got this cold air across the region. bane necessary aries, with a high of 14 or 15. we'll see some significant weather developing, and some

significant rainfall further north. >> richard, thank you. and still to come in the news hour. [ explosion ] a thousand years of heritage blown up in seconds. find out where and why. and no water for thousands in the united states city of detroit because they can't afford the bills. in sport, find out why nba star gejeremy lin is happy to he his jersey number back in his possession. @

♪ welcome back. the top story here on al jazeera, the u.s. secretary of state john kerry is trying to get support for a ceasefire plan for gaza. he is proposing a week-long truce to allow more detailed negotiations to take place. more than 826 palestinians have been killed since israeli's operation began. three palestinians have been killed in clashes in the west bank on friday following protests in support of gaza near a check point also in the west bank. we have a human rights activist in the west bank joining us now. i have just been told that you have come from a protest. can you give us an indication as to the numbers that joined the

protest? >> okay. in west bank now the palestinians are -- you know, many -- many demonstrations, thousands, even 2,000s are going to the streets and many palestinians are calling for more protests. unfortunately we lost one of the best human rights leaders. he was just killed just now. israeli forces killed him when he was trying to document the human rights violations to our children. so it's aer very important to us that israeli is not only targeting the civilians in gaza, but they are targeting now these protesters in west bank, so israel is not defending itself. israel is defending the occupation. we lost [ inaudible ] international director just now. and big protests -- the numbers

are a big increase. many people are joining, many people are trying to express their feelings, their anger about the silence of the international community, and the position of many countries, especially kerry and other initiatives started by many countries to save israel and to hide the crimes of the israeli occupation forces. >> you are advocating for a non-violent protest, but there is so much rage felt on both sides, understandably too, because so many lives have been lost. what is the likelihood of these peaceful protests spilling over into violence? >> all -- all of the protests in west bank are peaceful, and we are just using non-violent means to defend ourselves, to resist the occupation, but israel, and israeli forces and the media in

many countries are trying to label the palestinians as terrorists. they forget the history of the israeli leaders especially [ inaudible ] 1946, and we was very happy and described it as a victory. in 1892, the prime minister of israeli was a real terrorist. and even accused of [ inaudible ] massacre. he was the prime minister of israel, labeling us at terrorists. they won't accept our resistance, even peaceful resistance. my friend was just killed who is a well-known and big figure of human rights. so israel is the last one to talk about terrorists. israel is defending the occupation. it's not depending itself.

how they can justify killing a human rights figure today -- many children were killed in the last days, today many, many are killed in west bank. so it's about palestinians are trying to achieve their own basic rights. we are under the occupation, under siege, under restriction, we have no freedom or rights at all. by international law we are allowed to defending ourselves, defending our children, to work to achieve our freedom and justice and equality with everybody in the world. we are normal human beings asking to be equal with everyone else in the world. that's it. >> my sympathies for the loss of your friend, but let's talk about this potential ceasefire that may or may not happen. politicians are haggling over the ceasefire in egypt, and here

in qatar as well. while this is a political wrangling over this particular ceasefire, give us an idea of how palestinians feel about it. >> we are 100% with the ceasefire. we are 100% with peace. we are 100% with the international initiative, which give us our justice and our rights. unfortunately all of the ceasefires are just asking the palestinian resistance to be quiet and stay in the home. but nobody is talk about ending the siege in gaza, nobody is talking about stability to israeli and the international criminal courts, and international courts. it's about making the palestinians stay quiet. kerry is the best person to know who is netenyahu. netenyahu violated kerry's initiative for peace.

kerry knows netenyahu is the one behind destroying the peace talks. now they are working to build more and more settlements. what they are talking about, you know, ceasefire is not about that palestinians should be silent and quiet about our rights. we want to end the siege in gaza, all of the palestinian leaders are asking very simple, you know -- you know -- you know, demands. we are asking for justice for freedom for ending the siege for giving the palestinians in gaza freedom and end the restriction, and give them food and space for self determination. not to keep killing them, shooting them, and they are uk -- talking about ceasefire, but israel can go on with its again again cried. israeli is killing the human

rights defenders. we should end the occupation first, and israel is not defending itself, israel is killing children, killing palestinian civilians. it's defending its occupation. so the main root of this everything is to end the occupation. we should all want to end the occupation first, and palestinians have the right to resist the aggression that has been on them for many many many years. >> thank you very much for joining us. human rights activist speaking to us from the west bank. well, un secretary ban ki-moon said he is appalled by thursday's attack on a un school. stephanie decker watched the casualties arrive at a nearby hospital. >> reporter: they should have been safe. everyone here had left their homes to the supposed safety of

a makeshift un shelter. >> translator: all of our children are in this school and us too, go and see they shelled us with rockets. there are children's bodies. there is no safety. we have no security anywhere. >> reporter: it is close to the board we are israel, and it has been an area that has been hit hard. when we drove here there was heavy shelling in the area. >> translator: they told us we should evacuate the school because israel will hit it. how can we leave. every family with eight, nine, ten children. they said they will bring buses. so we were waiting, and then the shells fell on us. >> reporter: there is a steady stream of people arriving here, and absolutely scenes of chaos and devastation. and the people are asking the question why does israel target a un school that they know are civilians that already had to

flee their homes. people are extremely upset, because they said israel knew this was a shelter for those who already had to flee the area because of israel's military campaign. israeli says it may have been a rocket that fell from one of the armed groups that fell short. but no one believes that here. >> translator: before the buses came the israelis shelled the school. >> translator: the un spokesman told us the un has given them the exact location of the schools, and yet four have been hit in the last four days. >> translator: most of the injuries are critical injuries. they are being operated on. others we had to send to another hospital. this is a crime. what can we do? this is a crime against humanity. >> translator: there is a desperate fear here, no one can make them feel safe anymore.

stephanie decker, al jazeera. now to the latest protest against the violence in gaza. let's cross live to the west bank. we have seen protests the world over on this friday in solidarity with the palestinians, but what can you tell us about the protests in the west bank so far? >> well, here in ramallah a large protest was called back to the check point which thursday evening was the scene of a huge protest. thousands of people attended and they clashed bitterly with israeli security forces. now frankly nobody turned up to the check point, of course, many people possibly fearing the find of eruption that we saw thursday evening, but that's not to say there haven't been protests elsewhere, in fact in and around the city of ramallah, there have been gatherings of people

protesting against the israeli occupation, and indeed on their assault on gaza. but what we also understand is that in the city, protesters clash with israeli settlers, an israeli settler is said to have shot at this protest, killing one person, and injuring three others. at the same protest we also understand that the israeli forces turned up, also opened fire and another person lost their life. and in another area we are hearing that pro -- two people have also been kill interested in protests. >> thank you. reporting for us from ramallah. the family of peter greste has launched an appeal against his conviction. he was convicted alongside colleague mohammed fahmy and baher mohamed a month ago after

being falsely accused of colluding with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. >> reporter: the verdicts were denounced around the world. now al jazeera correspondent peter says he will appeal against his conviction. his brother made the announcement at a news conference in australia. >> our family has resolved to continue to work tirelessly towards securing peter's freedom. we acknowledge the immense support that has been offered by friends, members of the public, the media, international community, as well as politicians and diplomats, but we need to also recognize that there is still a long way to go. >> reporter: peter along with baher mohamed and mohammed fahmy were all convicted of reporting false news and aiding the banned muslim brotherhood. all three maintain their innocence. but the judge sentenced peter

greste and mohammed fahmy to seven years in prison. baher mohamed was given a total of ten years because ho had picked up a spent bullet casing at a protest. since they were first picked up they spent 209 days behind bars. >> the first four weeks after the verdict, the restrictions in prison were fairly tight. however, from what i understand now, he does get most of the time of the day outside of his prison cell, and he has -- has a few more extended liberties in relation to exercise and those sorts of things, so he is still finding it very confining and restrictive, but certainly they appear to be a lot more relaxed than in previous times. >> peter greste and mohammed fahmy have also released ab point statement describing the moment the court passed sentence . . .

journalists from around the world have protested in support of the three men who amnesty international describes as prisoners of conscious. with a new team hired by the family, it is hoped that the egyptian authorities will rule that journalism is not a crime. a correspondent from the "washington post" appears to have been detained in tehran. it received what they called quote, credible reports, that several are being held without explanation. he has been accredited as a journalist in iran since 2008.

[ inaudible ] has sent a strong message to those in the countrying, including prime minister maliki. he wants leaders to show flexibility so that political dead locks can be resolved. islamic state fighters have destroyed an ancient mosque in a northern city of mosul. it is said to be the burial place of the profit jonajonah. dozens of other holy sites have been destroyed across the city. at least two people have been killed in a car bomb explosion in thailand. police say suspected insurgents detonated a bomb hidden in a pickup truck parked in front of a hotel. 22 were injured. the u.s. city of detroit is

facing bankruptcy and it is so desperate for money it has cut off water from thousands who haven't paid their bill. >> reporter: if you haven't paid your water bill for months this is what will lap. a worker arrives, digs up the water main connection and switches it off. >> nothing. >> reporter: this pensioner was $300 behind on her bill when her water was cut off. with two grandchildren to raise, she had to borrow the money from her daughter to get the service restored. >> they told me within 24 hours they would turn it back on. >> reporter: she is not alone, about 15,000 houses have had their water shut off. more than 80,000 customers are behind in their bills. people are lining up outside of payment centers to get their water reconnected. some question such practices from a city that is seeking bankruptcy protection. >> they want to be forgiven for their debt.

and when they pay their debt it will be pennies on the dollar. but we don't get the same break. >> reporter: there has been a public backlash against thedynial of what is seen as a human right to water. supporters from neighboring canada brought a thousand liters of water from across the border to cheers of welcome. after activists started raising the issue, [ inaudible ] says she is concerned about the situation here. but the city says it is suspending shutoffs for two weeks. there's no shortage of water, but some pipes and pumping stations are a century old. the system needs billions of dollars in investment. that means aggressive bill collecting is necessary. >> it is working. the message is out that we have been lax in the past. >> reporter: signs of a city's

fall are everywhere here, balancing the needs of its poorest residents with the need for more revenue is proving a challenge. coming up in sport, find out who has made the latest move in the race for the formula one world title. ♪ >> al jazeera america presents

miners shot down only on al jazeera america ♪ it's time for sport now. >> thank you so much. >> hamilton and rossburg again look to dominate the up coming

grand prix. the drivers are in hungary for what will be the final race before their mid-season break. rosburg leads hamilton by 14 points in the title standings. hamilton could only finish third at that race after suffering a huge crash. jeremy lin said he is looking forward to making a fresh start. he rose to name with the new york knicks when his performances sparked so-called lin-sanity. the l.a. native is now tasked with helping to restore the sag flagging fortunes of one of the leading franchises. >> i believe i can and help that team win. and as a competitor i would obviously love to, but that's no -- that's not me coming in

saying i need this or i need that. i just want to be a part of the team. a malaysian cyclist has been rep manageded after making his feelings known on the gaza situation. like the olympics the event aims to avoid being used for political means. >> it isn't appropriate. and he has apologized. he now knows any reputation will see removal of his accreditation. bradley wiggins says he will never compete at the event again. he said road racing is too cut throat. he will be focusing on the track at the next olympics. he suffered something of a setback where england were

beaten to gold by the australian pursuit. he is looking to add to his total of olympic gold in 2016. >> announcements will be made at the end of the year. but i think -- yeah, never say never, but i can't see grand tours if we choose the team pursuit because of what it is going to take. the glasgow games have already seen australia beating a record that had been held by the netherlands for five years. it's the country's first word world record since 2009. india had early success in weight lifting. this man grabbed the second gold medal in the men's 56 kilo

category. england added the commonwealth triathlon title to his resume. and wales' 400 meter hurler has been withdrawn since failing a drug test. he is out following a positive test at an event earlier this month. one of the stand up coaches at this year's world cup has quit his job with costa rica. they have been unable to agree on a contract. they picked up wins against italy and uruguay. he had been costa rica's manager since 2011. greece have named an italian as their new national coast. they lost to costa rica in the second round of the world cup.

the former chelsea manager will lead greece into their qualifying campaign for the 2016 qualifying championship. many teams are touring the united states this season. arsenal is the latest team. they will be playing a friendly against the new york red bulls. >> [ inaudible ] the u.s. fans to be able to see arsenal, and also to be able to play against them, because some of the guys were not here yet when we played arsenal at the emirates, so i think it will be a great team. frank lampart is leaving chelsea to become a full-time part of the u.s.'s occur future. the manchester city owned franchise will play in their first season next year.

>> a real long time [ technical difficulties ] the club, and i want to be part of that. i want to catch myself, i want to challenge myself. i want to be that person and not just on the pitch but someone off of the pitch that can help. and sri lanka's cricketers look to have the upper hand against south africa. first innings total of 421. well there's much more sport on our website. for all of the latest check out aljazeera.com/sport. fifa giving their backing to russia's 2018 world cup, our top store story there. that's all of our sport for now. >> thank you very much. in china parents are trying to get their children away from

electronic screens and gadgets. so the youngsters are being sent to military-style boot camps. rob mcbribe reports. >> reporter: your parents can send you on the one-week course for nearly $500. if you are lucky or not so lucky, the full six weeks takes up your entire summer vacation. every moment is filled with some activity. how to handle a knife attack. or handle the laundry. the first time with detergent can be a shock. it reminds this child of home. i miss my mom's snacks he says. they are on the go like this from 6:00 to 6:00 seven days a week. when the day is done it's nine to a tent with little chance for these only children to feel

lonely. run by former soldiers, expertly trained even in falling over, the camp has been the subject of rising interest among parents wanting to instill a little military backbone. >> translator: at home they only have their computers and video games but here they have to interact and work together >> reporter: if you don't, you guy, or at least get your lights flashed on and off from a plastic gun, during the highlight of the game, the war game. i'm hard hit this child tells us, so now i'm just running around. well at least he's not on the computer. well a little tough love never hurt anyone did it? stay with us here on al jazeera. we have another full bulletin of news for you, right at the top of the hour. ♪

>> on the stream, >> from schools collecting data on your kids, to skyrocketing child identity theft, we'll show you, your kid's digital footprint, that's leaving an easy trail for criminals >> the stream on al jazeera america >> israel's invasion of gaza continues tonight. >> we have been hearing a lot of tank shelling coming from where we are, here. >> every single one of these buildings shook violently. >> for continuing coverage of the israeli / palestinian conflict, stay with al jazeera america, your global news leader.

>> hundreds of days in detention. >> al jazeera rejects all the charges and demands immediate release. >> thousands calling for their freedom. >> it's a clear violation of their human rights. >> we have strongly urged the government to release those journalists. >> journalism is not a crime. >> a deadly attack on a united nations school in gaza, as efforts to reach a ceasefire go nowhere. hello, i'm antonio mora. welcome to consider this. we'll have that story and much more, straight ahead. >> another together on a u.n. school. >> the residents were using the school as a shelter. >> there were significant casualties. >> palestinians are blaming israel, the israelis say it was a hamas rocket. >> today's attack underscores the imperative for the killing to stop now. >> iraq taking a step forward forming a new government.