♪ . >> israel inflicts a heavily toll on gaza overnight. live with the latest on the damage. this is al jazeera life from our headquarters in doha. also coming up, israel's supporters in the u.s. come out swinging. are they losing the battle for public opinion. >> investigators attempt to access the mh17 crash site in ukraine. e.u. ready to impose new sanctions on russia. and flying over a conflict

zone - the airline industry looks for ways to reduce the risk. so all night long and into this morning israel kept the promise it made on monday, pummelling the gaza strip with missiles and shells. there was a brief respite in the early hours, but it has picked up again. several palestinian rockets were fired into israel as well. there were no casualties. the israelis targeted three primary buildings in gaza city on monday night. the finance building, and next on the list, the alaxa tving about and the home of a hamas leader. he was not home. nicole johnson joins us to tell us about the latest damage in gaza city, and it was hit hard with shelling. what is the damage.

do you have an update on the civilian death toll? >> yes. one of the last targets hit in the early hours of the morning before the day broke was the support area behind me, our cameraman will zoom in so you can look at the damage there. that is a large building that the fishermen use to store their nets, some of the fishing items. it's an office as well. you can see how hard it was hit. three missiles came in. it rocked the coast line, the shore of gaza, where a lot of the hotels are based. and i guess one of the questions is, you know, it will be difficult for all the people in gaza to build without construction materials. the only construction materials in are for approved united nations projects. it makes it difficult for people to do reconstruction work.

as for the death toll the ministry of health is reporting more than 30 people were killed. people all over the gaza strip. rafah in the south, kahn uniies. magaz. >> and others. all had a lot of civilian casualties, including eight children. >> and the eight children that you refer to were killed in t the - in the strike in the refugee camp on month old, where the israelis and palestinians blame each other. do we know what happened there? >> no, it's unclear. israel is saying that both the attack on the playground area or close to the playground, as well as an attack outside the shifa hospital inside gaza. israels blame miss fires or palestinian rockets, that didn't make it out of israel. the palestinians said it's not the case, it's give to get to

the bottom of it. a terrible incident to have eight children killed any time. it was the first day of eid. it was a small chance for people to get outside to try and enjoy themselves despite the terrible conditions, and the earlier part of eid had been peaceful. hamas and the palestinian factions had, amongst themselves, great to a ceasefire of 24 hours. it expired monday at 2:00 pm. things went downhill quickly after that. >> all right. thank you. nicole johnson reporting from gaza port. let's take a look at the toll the conflict has taken on the palestinians and the israelis. 1110 palestinians, civilians, have been killed - mostly civilians, rather - since three weeks ago. 6,550 injured. 53 israeli soldiers, and a thai national have been killed.

180,000 palestinians have been displaced. the army will continue to fight hamas. >> translation: we must be prepared for a prolonged military operation in gaza. we will continue to act strongly and with responsibility until we complete our mission. we know there are hard days ahead of us. this is a hard and painful day. we have to have patience and be determined to continue the struggle against a murderous terrorist organization that conspires to join us. >> james, the prime minister on monday, speaking - it sounded like to a domestic audience. what message is he sending, not only to ham ash, but to president obama. when president obama and the u.n. are calling for a ceasefire. binyamin netanyahu says that will not happen.

>> yes, he's ignoring that call. you are right, all his focus is on the domestic audience, not the international audience, when you look at what sways an israeli prime minister at the time of war, they ignore most international opinion. it's a factor, but not the main factor. the only international county, but that's not as important as the political complexion, a country where there's coalition government and public opinion in israel. the deaths of israeli soldiers are creeping up. it doesn't seem to have affected public opinion which is still in support of the prime minister, and this support of his ongoing military operation. >> in terms of the palestinian authority, james, what do we know of their movements. there are reports that they might be heading to cairo, along with delegates from hamas and other palestinian factions.

>> yes, there's certainly a plan, but it's not been put into place, to send the palestinian delegation to cairo to speak to the egyptians, because the u.n.s want the egyptians to lead the negotiation process now. there's a plan for a palestinian delegation, possibly headed by mahmoud abbas, and including a component of hamas in that delegation. when they go is not clear at this time. i can tell you that there are talks with both sides involving the u.n. to try to get a ceasefire. there are ongoing discussions taking place. it seems the israelis are talking, leaving the option open exile continuing to expand and prolong the military operation. >> that's the diplomatic editor james bays reporting from west jerusalem. >> other news and the head of

malaysia airlines flight mh17 recovery victims says no remains about be left behind. fighting between pro-russian separatists and ukranian troops have prevented investigators reaching the sight. they'll try for a third time on tuesday. the european union is to implement sanctions on russia. the energy sector may likely be targeted. brussels slapped bans on groups and individuals. moscow banned the import of processed fruit and vegetables from ukraine and warned of similar steps against the e.u. well, where the e.u. delegates are meeting is in brussels, and we'll hear more about what they are discussing today. >> well, shortly e.u. ambassadors are expected to agree on what they are calling

tier 3 sanctions, sanctions against russia's high tech energy sector, against the financial and defense sector. this comes off the back of a weekend in which a new long list of names were added to an ever increasingly long list of individuals, companies and organizations targeted by e.u. sanctions. some of the names on the list includes individuals, the f.s.b., and ramsan, the president of chechya, accused of sending fighters from russia to join the separatists in eastern ukraine. the sanctions talked about by e.u. ambassadors are aimed at hitting russian businesses, targetting the russian economy, and those key individuals within vladimir putin's inner circle.

>> is there talk or fear that this could backfire on europe's economy itself? >> well, you are right. there are real concerns across the continent. if i can put it into perspective. the european economy is worth 17 trillion. $300 billion is dependent on exports to russia. in relative terms, that's relatively small, but not if your industry is within that 300 billion. for instance, the german car industry is heavily dependent on experts over to russia, if sanctions are slapped on that industry, it could impact on car manufacturers here in the european union, or if you are a manufacturer of helicopters - there's a potential of imposing

sanctions on military exports from france. concerns from bulgaria and italy, involved in the construction of the south stream gas pipeline. the fear is the economies could be impacted by all of this, and concerns from the u.k. too. the british government hinted that financial sanctions could cause pain in the u.k. such is the degree of political and public outrage across the european union, this the feeling here is that the continent can take the hit if it means they can send a signal to moscow that what is happening is not acceptable. >> thank you neve barker, reporting from brussels. three al jazeera journalists have intend 213 days in an e-egyptian prison. peter greste, and mohamed fadel fahmy were given seven year sentence, and baher mohamed

received 7 years and an additional 3-year term because he had a spent bullet in his possession which was picked up at a protest. al jazeera conditions to demand that its journalists be freed. >> more to come on al jazeera. >> i'm tania page reporting from south africa, where the e.u. is demanding stricter measures on citrus growers over fears fungus would spread. >> women in europe using a new screening process look forward to having a healthy baby. details coming up.

hello again. the top stories on al jazeera. the israeli bombardment continues into gaza, with more missiles being fired. the day-time attacks follow a night of air strikes and shelling. a government complex was among the targets. the house of hamas leader also came under fire. hospitals are cleaning the wounded, the palestinian death toll at 1,110, and 53 israeli soldiers and three civilians have been kill. the obama administration is pushing back against israeli criticism of john kerry, accused of favouring hamas in the latest ceasefire negotiations. our white house correspondent

patty culhane has more. >> reporter: a rare moment of criticism directed towards israel from the us state department on monday. >> simply not the way that partners and allies treat each other. >> reporter: the administration is not criticising israel for what it's doing in gaza, but criticising the secretary of state's john kerry's efforts to get a ceasefire, saying israel changed its bottom line, and cary was pushing an appropriate they agreed to. >> it did not make a mention of demilitarization or rockets. it was not in the proposal from two weeks ago that the israeli cabinet approved. israel's ambassador made clear at a gathering that israel will not change course. >> israel will detroit the tunnels -- destroy the tunnels we have found and will not stop until the job it done. >> reporter: prominent writers

close to israel are warning the leadership that it could be on the remembering of losing -- brink of losing the support of u.s. citizens. they are trying to recapture the negative. counting the pro-palestinian rallies from the last few day was their open in new york. assembling powerful members, they were reassured by politicians by both parties. >> a terrorist is a terrorist. and we su we clear about that. hamas is evil. innocent life lost is a terrible tragedy. in this case, there must be no doubt who bears the responsibility for civilian deaths, and that, of course, is hamas. and its sponsor, iran. [ clapping ] the obama administration sent the national security

advisor susan roos to spab, and promised to double the funding for the iron dome missile system, and assembled $220 million this year. she called for a ceasefire, but not on israel to get one. >> the only criticism of israel's actions in gaza was from a sole protestor who interrupted the speech. >> children make up a very high percentage of palestinian casualties in gaza. hundreds have been killed. more are wounded with long-term injuries. nicole johnson went to shifa hospital in northern ramal in gaza and sent this report. >> the bodies of young children brought into shifa hospital. they'd been in a refugee camp when they were hit. people told us it was an israeli drone strike. children were injured by

shrapnel. this boy said he was riding his bike when it happened. he said "my grandparents brought me here." >> reporter: dozens of parents are here in a state of panic. they were waiting to see if it was their children on the tubing took when it was struck by the drone. israel denied the attack. blaming misfired hamas rockets. the palestinians claim israel. israel a blame the palestinians. in another area, this family has been waiting two days. it's no way to spend eid, hoping your son's body will arrive. >> translation: we have lost every precious thing. we can't call it eid or feast because of the sadness in our hearts. >> the ambulance arrives with a

body. it's not their son. it belongs to this family. normally they spend eid visiting family, not identifying is body. >> i lost my son three days ago. i didn't know he was dead or alive. i have peace now, because i know. this is the eid for martyrs and injured. only a short drive from the hospital, the streets are quiet. this is not far from bate han on, the area from here to the israeli border is a combat zone. there's not much to celebrate in gaza these days. still, families try to entertain the children with a few hours outside to play. this is no holiday, it's a war. and no one here can forget that. well the australian airline qantas says it will continue to fly over iraqi airspace, and that's despite its alliance

partner emirates avoiding the area. the shooting of the jet over ukraine raised concerns flying over the conflict zones. and qantas says the flights travel well above the safe altitude. the airline industry is meeting in canada to discuss plying over war -- flying over war zones. the disaster forced the aviation industry to review the air routes. we have more from montreal. >> the tragedy of mh17 focused attention on war zones and the skies above them. when shot, the malaysia airlines boeing 777 was in touch with air traffic chrome above a no-fly zone, that should have protected it. why it didn't work, and why it wasn't done is why they are gathering in montreal. >> this meeting will formalise what everyone knows - don't fly

across war zones where people are likely to shoot at you. >> it's begun. flight paths are almost entirely clear of commercial air traffic. these show how many airlines are avoiding iraq, syria and others places. airlines moved to limit risk, even if it lengthens routes and expends fuel. >> crashes are rare. that's why an incident like this, the downing of a jet by military weaponry is causing concern. >> reporter: this was a least-known agency, issuing warnings, but not regulating air space belonging to sovereign countries. it's not likely to change, it took seven years before air travel got back to the level it was before 9/11. we night see the same thing

happening now because people will be scared, and they don't know what they are scared about. flying is safer than it has been before, despite a spate of tragic accidents and the loss of mh17. all participants know passengers need more than statistics and bland assurances. >> well, another world headlines - a fire at an oil depot in libya's capital spread. the depot was struck in crossfire between two groups battling for control of the airport. it's asking for international help. warning that it could trigger a humanitarian disaster. students that survive the south korea disaster are testifying in the trial of the captain and crew. in the second day in court a group of students told how they were told to stay inside whel the se wol was sinking. the nigerian president described

the use of female suicide bombers as a new low, following two attacks in the northern city of cannes ol. the first bomber struck a petrol station killing four, injuring eight. six were killed when a second bomber attacked. there has been no claim of responsibility, but boko haram is suspected. >> south africa's citrus industry has been hit hard by a fungal infection found in a shipment of oranges and europe. south africa is the second biggest exporter of citrus. >> tania page reports. south africa supplies 70% of europe's fruit. black spot has been found. it affects the suspicions but not the taste. there's a worry it will be introduced to europe. growers say it's not possible. it's been discovered in a shipment to netherlands.

>> we need to protect the domestic industry. most countries, and with the economy as it is around the world. and austerity measures brought, countries are looking after their own domestic industries. it's been insisted that the growers carry out a new test. growers don't see the point. >> the e.u. scientists say europe has the right climate for the fungus to spread if it was introduced. south african scientists reject that. unless the issue is resolved, the e.u. will have an excuse to control further measures. as the e.u. is trying to protect its industry, so is south africa. it accused europe of dumping cheap chicken here. >> we gain on the crit are yous

and lose -- citrus, and lose on the chicken. all countries in the world are understanding that jobs are such a big issue. >> the citrus industry is a major employer in south africa. tim says it will not last long if the e.u. rules are tougher. >> it's putting a strain on the business. >> if you consider black spot makes up 50% of the spraying costs. >> without an alternative market, he's happy to play by the rules for now, each though he doesn't agree with them. >> doctors in nigeria are trying to contact 30,000 people who might be at risk after coming in contact with an ebola patient who flew in from liberia. his death is the first reported case of a highly infectious disease. 632 have died in guinea, liberia

and sierra leone. symptoms are fever and joint pain. our women in the u.k. are the first in europe to become pregnant using an ivf screening procedure. cario mapping allows doctors to screen embryos before they are used for invitro fertilisation. >> reporter: this woman suffers a form of muscular dystrophy, a disease inherited from her father. when she wanted to start a family she didn't want to pass it on to her child. so she and her husband decided to have a procedure screening embryos for genetic and chromosomal normalies. >> we have the option of having a diseased baby, or being referred to a clinic in london. i didn't know much about it. they said they can test the

baby, and you will have a healthy baby. >> reporter: she's 17 weeks pregnant and expecting a boy who will not inherit muscular dystrophy. it's thanks to cario mapping, doctors take the d.n.a. is fingerprint is made for the mutation that causes the condition much doctors test the embryo to see if the baby is carrying the disease. an embryo free of the mewettation is used for the implant takes. this is where the -- implant takes. >> in this lap they use a cell for the embryo. it will take anywhere from 4-6 months. with cario mapping it's 14 days. it's of huge benefit for older patients when fertility is on the decline. >> it's an all-encompassing

test, a global method for screening, with the bonus that you can screen for chromosomal abnormalities associated with miscarriages, which is distressing, and screen for abnormalities, downs syndrome. >> this testing has its critics. >> this is not curing the children, and they'll continue to be born. my feeling is that if the affluent society dedicates money to preimplant takes diagnosis it will not spend money on providing cures. >> for carmen, the screening gave her peace of mind that her son will never have to struggle with a disease plaguing her and her father. >> finally. here is one more way of getting viewers for your news bulletin.

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