>>. >> the news has become this thing where you talk to experts about people, and al jazeera has really tried to talk to people, about their stories. we are not meant to be your first choice for entertainment. we are ment to be your first choice for the news. more shellings and more troops. israel calls up thousands of soldiers in its attack on gaza. this is al jazeera, life from our headquarters here in doha. coming up in the next 30 minutes. the u.s. agrees to resupply israel with mortars and grenades, calling for a ceasefire it end the bloodshed. the fight stepped up against the ebola virus, including shutting down the schools. five years of protests, the

south koreans campaigning to stop construction of a billion dollar naval base. welcome to the programme. it appears the israeli assault on gaza could be about to enter a final stretch. more reservists are being called up. the united states releasing munition, and israel is days away from destroying the network of tunnels running through gaza. these are live images coming from gaza, the shelling is ongoing. we'll be live in jerusalem. let's begin in gaza with al jazeera's correspondent. what are you seeing and hearing right now? >> well, there has been some shelling in the past few hours. i'll start with at around 7am local time.

a mosque came under shelling. that was a mosque near the jebalia area of gaza city, which saw intense fighting yesterday, in which a u.n. school sheltering 3,000 people was targeted. 16 people were killed in that, over-90 injured. we understand that this morning, at least 10 people were injured in the shelling of that mosque, and they have been treated in a local hospital. we understand that alaxa tv, hamas affiliated channel, has come under shelling this morning. it is, perhaps, the second time this week that this channel has been targeted by israeli forces. this channel - again, as i have been saying, is affiliated with hamas, it has three buildings over the gaza strip , but the main offices here in gaza city, as we have said, targeted now

for the second time over the past three or four days, so while there has been shelling going on, it is relatively quiet. i do want to stress the word relatively after some very intense days of fighting in gaza. >> we are showing pictures while you are on screen as well of large plumes of dark smoke on the horizon of the shot we are seeing. i was wondering whether you might know what is being bombed or what the location is at the moment. at this stage, we don't. to be perfectly blunt, many parts of gaza are burning. over the past several weeks, past three weeks, over three weeks. various parts of the city has been - rather of the strip has been bombed. inevitably you see plumes of smoke hovering over gaza. it's clinging to the air. you can smell it everywhere you go. at this stage we don't know what

is causing the black smoke in the images that you are seeing, but again as we have been saying, this conflict, which is now around 3.5 weeks - around 3.5 weeks into it - frankly, we are seeing some of the most intense fighting in the last few days alone. in fact, tuesday and wednesday, some of the heaviest fighting, and frankly some of the highest death tolls since fighting began. >> it's an ongoing situation. we'll join you throughout the day. thank you for joining us from gaza. >> the white house is making strong statements condemning israeli strikes that killed palestinian civilians, including an attack on wednesday's u.n. shelter. the pentagon confirmed it's resupplying the israeli military. white house correspondent patty culhane reports. >> reporter: as the fighting wages, the u.s. military confirms it supplied the israeli

military with mortars and grenades to help it keep up the fight on gaza. israel asked for more weapons, but the u.s. will not say what the items are, or when munitions might be delivered. the obama administration is using strong language, condemning an attack on a u.n. school, but not condemning israel, insisting that despite the u.s.'s own evidence. they don't know who is responsible for this. we condemn the shelling of a school in gaza, reportedly killing and injury palestinians and children. and u.n. humanitarian workers, and those responsible for hiding them. >> united nations expressed less doubt about who was to blame. >> all available evidence points to israeli artillery. nothing is more shameful than attacking sleeping children. >> the u.s. congress, less

critical of israel than the white house is moving to help israel pay for and improve the iron dome missile defense shield. it's on the verge of approving 225 million to be given immediately, and an additional 620 million next year. the obama administration calling for a ceasefire with words. but with weapons and funny ensuring israel's ability to keep fighting. kurt volker is the former u.s. ambassador to n.a.t.o. the u.s. has to honour its commitments to israel if it wants to have any influence. >> israel does not feel confident in the u.s. commitment to israel security. that is one of the reasons why, when israel calls in them to say, you have an obligation, the administration is interested to live up to the agreements.

trying to put pressure on them to move towards a ceasefire. as we heard in the reports, it's horrendous, and we don't see a ceasefire in site. >> israel called up reserve soldiers, and 16,000 have been ordered to serve, bringing the total number of volunteers to 86,000. the army spokesperson says more are needed so troops on the ground can rest. diplomatic correspondent james baseis in west jerusalem. there has been a suggestion from several israeli people in authority over the last few days about the final push, a chance to eliminate the tunnels. we see a cabinet meeting in the day and a call for reservists. what can we read into this.

>> well, i think that the cabinet meeting will be listening to options. now it's the security cabinet that is making most of the decisions. they have to explain the decisions to the wider cabinet. there are a range of different options they'll look at. what prime minister binyamin netanyahu has to do is balance two things. this is now the longest gaza war that has taken place, and it's claimed the most number of casualties on the israeli side. 58 dead, that's almost six times the number that died in 2008/2009, and he knows he's getting mounding international criticism. on the other side though he has to balance public opinion and expectation. israeli politicians said they are not stopping this until they stop the rocket fire and destroy the tunnels, and although those are the public objectives, we have heard repeatedly some israeli politicians and officials hint that this is a chance to destroy hamas once and

for all. i think he has to balance those two things as he explains this to the cabinet. and they decide what is the end game, how will israel bring this to an end, and the public expectations - get them to accept the way that this is going to end. >> of course, while this happens, the media are reporting what is going on. certainly from the last 24 hours we see the fallout internationally in terms of the shelling of the u.n. facility receiving so much international condemn nation. how is that treated across the airwaves, will it have affect on the cabinet meeting to the way the israeli government proceeds over the next few hours and days? >> it is being reported here, but it doesn't seem to be changing public opinion among the israeli public. it's not, perhaps, the main part

of the reporting here inside israel and the israeli media. but, of course, the cabinet, and the leaders of israel will take into account the sort of criticism they are getting, the criticism they are getting from the u.n. secretary-general, which, of course, affects israel's reputation worldwide. that will be a factor, but, as i say, so will public opinion, and that seems to be in favour of further military action. for the moment we'll see what happens in the coming hours. diplomatic editor. we joined from beirut. thank you for joining us on al jazeera. >> it's a desperate situation for those looking for help. how would you describe the situation as you and your colleagues see it at the moment, from within the gaza strip. >> oxfam has a number of staff inside gaza working around the

clock in changing situations delivering assistance. one of the challenges we are doing is there aring water to schools, mosques and churches. we are facing difficulties accessing these people. we've had to narrow down and cut down on the services. we have a medical clinic offering medical assistance to those that are wounded. we are not able to access those that are wounded at the moment. the situation is escalating rapidly. our staff are undergoing - affected by the situation on a personal level. a lot have lost homes, family members, and are living in the shelters that they are working in. >> let's talk about the scenario, the supplies that you have. you were distributing water. do you have a stockpile of water clarification tablets - what sort of stockpiles do you keep. what are you running out of.

how do you get your supplies into the gaza strip , if you can at all. we cannot. the straightforward answer to that is we cannot get a lot of stuff in there. what we try to do is move stuff around inside gaza from the areas that access the clean water to areas that need it. obviously it involves a lot of moves, which is affected by the situation. it's important to put this in context. because of the blockade there's a lot of items prohibited to go in. this is exacerbating the situation, and we face daily challenges with all of that. >> you are not the only humanitarian charity working in the gaza strip. as we have an international audience, if there are movers and shakers out there watching what you have to say, what's your appeal to the international community, in terms of aid and the help required medically for those people that are surviving on what is a situation where there is very little shelter, no

electricity, and a dwindling amount of food, apparently. >> well, gazans are trapped. there's nowhere to go. because of the blockade, because of the closed borders, they are chased around on a small strip of land. there's no humanitarian access to all of them. except what we do in gaza. ochl am has been -- afl am has been vocal -- ochl am has been vocal in calling for a ceasefire, and vocal with international governments and community in asking for steps to be taken. we heard a lot of statements of condemnation. we think this is the time to act. it's a strip of land that is completely blocked off. people have nowhere to go. it's a humanitarian crisis that is unprecedented. it will have to take under press dented steps to put an end to it. >> thank you so much for joining us from beirut. >> of course, you can keep up to date with all developments from gaza on the development.

we have a live blog. the videos are updated by teams on the ground. aljazeera.com. still to come - more than 150 villagers buried under a landslide in india - also ahe ahead... >> i'm harry fawcett reporting on the protest against a construction of a billion dollar naval base.

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these are the top stories. israel calls more reservists after the government says it stays away from destroying gaza's network of tunnels. the u.s. military confirms it's resupplying the israeli military with mortars and grenades. the white house calling for a ceasefire. and the shelling of gaza continues for a 24th day. plumes of smoke rising above the city, following another night of air strikes and tanks shelling. >> liberia closes schools as fears grow over the world's worst ebola outbreak. according to the world health organisation , a total of 672 people have decide from the disease. the current outbreak began in guinea in march, where 319 people have since died of the virus. by the end of march it was reported in liberia, and end of july 1, '29 people had died of

the disease. by the end of april. the first suspected cases were reported. and later 224 lives in the country. dom nick kain reports on the measures put in place to stop the spread of the deadly disease. >> these are the measures that medics in liberia have to undertake before treating ebola patients. as the ones who must get closer to treat them, they are particularly at risk from infection. now the fear of ebola spreading to the wider community forced the government to institute its own stringent measures to protect the country. the president ellen johnson ordered the closure of all schools, a thorough cleaning process for all public buildings, and one months compulsory leave for nonessential public sector

staff. >> speaking at a briefing by the world health organisation last week, she emphasised how important it is for people to act responsibly. >> protect yourself. listen to the workers. abide by the rules. believe it is real. go out and carry the message to wherever you are. >> ebola is transmitted through infected bodily fluid. if a healthy person comes into close contact with a sufferer, they are at risk. the most efficient way it's transmitted is when people are taking care of people who are infected and they are directly exposed to booedly flue -- bodily fluids, particularly vomit, blood, diarrhoea and faec faec faec faeces. >> that is why it's happening. that prompted the withdrawal of

340 peace core volunteers in liberia, guinea and sierra lee i don't know. the man that identified the virus in the 19 '70s, believe it is remote. >> spreading in the population here - i'm not that worried about it. i wouldn't be worried to sit next to someone with ebola virus on the tube as long as they don't vomit on you. >> in west africa the danger is real. this is the most deadly outbreak ever recorded. and aid agencies say it is out of control. south asia, a landslide in western india killed 17 people and trapped more. >> reporter: rescuers rushed a survivor to safety. on tuesday it received more than 10 september metres in a day.

in the early hours, the saturated hillside slipped and fell, burying many of the 700 residents as they slept. >> i had come to visit my relatives, i come here. when i arrived i discovered that the entire village had been destroyed. >> marlin is remote and suffers poor internet and mobile phone access, to news of the did asker was slow to reach the emergency services. hundreds of rescuers are an hand to treat the wounded and heavy machinery it used to treat the mud. >> in this place there were 40 to 50 houses. we think about 100 to 150 people are trapped. >> the thai minister sent the interior minister to the disaster area. he said all possible efforts must be made to help the victims. >> to the americas now, and argentina failed to strike a

deal with creditors on how to repay its debt. the dispute stems from 2001, when argentina defaulted on debts. 100 billion during an economic crisis. >> translation: i want to say that this offer, which is legal for argentina, and doesn't violate the contracts clauses was not accepted by the vulture funds. it was not accepted because they want more, and they want it now. >> the co-director of the centre for economic and policy research says argentina wants to pay and can pay. >> he doesn't really mean they'll default. technically, of course, they are defaulting. they want to pay. they have the resources to pay. they have paid, actually. they've given the money to the bank in new york to pay the bond holders that they are technically defaulting on. but the judge is forcing the bank to not release the money to the creditors.

argentina has not really defaulted. basically the court forced the bank to make them default. so i think they will pay. it is a terrible decision by the court. they have essentially taken the creditors. 93% of the ced to, the ones that accepted the restructuring agreements in 2005 and 120. and they made them host iments for the vulture funds that filed the suit. nothing like this happened before. that's right. you never had a situation where a sovereign government has the money to pay, wants to pay, has been paying, continuously since the agreement, and the court is preventing them from paying. >> now, the u.s. house of representatives voted to sue president obama. the republican house claims he overstepped the presidential powers whilst implementing a health care policy. the president dismissed the suite. >> france has evacuated most of

its citizens from libya. weeks of fighting between rival armed groups prompted thousands to leave the capital. u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in india for his first talks with prime minister narendra modi. john kerry is pressing india to accept trade rules that would limit how much food it can stockpile and subsidise. >> leaders from the g7 group of nations says russia will face economic sanctions if it supports separatist fighters in ukraine. they name president vladimir putin long-time judo partner has one of the eight russians and three firms that will have their assets frozen. public support in russia is behind their leader. >> how dearly many in the west want to read this man's minds. he's indisputable. a ruthless tactician. he's also, as some russian analysts believe, in a tight

spot. >> i think the person is under pressure. and has no way out as far as strategy is concerned. >> russia's annexation of crimea is in support of separatists, and the fall out of the downing of malaysia airlines flight mh17 gall vapized a reluctant europe. russia will be hit with painful sanctions. >> it appears that putin has few good options. abandoning the rebels will send ukraine to the west. unless he forms a retreat, the u.s. and europe will likely give sanctions another turn of the screw. for the moment russian public opinion it on the president's side. a poll suggesting 61% of the population is not worried. 58% is not worried about

russia'sizelation. that's because the creme lem is adept at controlling information. >> the fact is that a system of propaganda and political manipulation of public opinion is efficient. it hoped break the trend of diminishing trust in the legitimacy of the regime and with actions in ukraine. the government has generated mass support. >> add to that years of perceived condes essential and disrespect from the west, and it seems few russians want the president to cut down. >> we have seen it so many times. the united states, america doesn't play in this game of you do concessions, we do concessions. you do concessions, they say thank you. >> in this respect, putin mixes flexibility and suffering. >> that, unfortunately, meanings the possibility that this

conflict will escalate further. can't be dismissed. >> campaigners are marching across the southern south korean island of jeju, trying to stop the construction of a naval because. harry fawcett reports. >> reporter: it's been a long and fruitless journey, but they keep going. it's the fifth annual 5-day protest mark, the object to stop the construction of a naval base on the peace island. this person came from the mayland with her two taught -- mainland with had two daughters, aged 6 and 8. >> war must vanish. >> reporter: this, in this village, is the reality that the protesters confront. work goes on without pause. the billion dollar base is cue to be finished next year. the government calls it vital for securing south korea's southern borders. for the campaigners holding the

daily mass at the gate, the base represents threats to the environment, community, expansion na scarce farmland. the prove jun shall governor promised an investigation into the original decision. whatever the outcome, the regional government says there's no chance of reversing the project. so why go on. some say the movement is about maximising compensation, than stopping the base. the application for the base was submitted without proper consent. since then we have campaigned to nullify the plan to build the naval because. that has not changed. >> kim feels the same way. a citrus farmer, she's part of a cooperative funding the protest movement. >> translation: for farmers,

it's a case of land taken away. even with compensation, there's nowhere for farmers to go, nothing to do with that money. and so the march goes on. they have a festival planned for the arrival on saturday. they know they'll have to party loud to drown out the sounds of construction work, going on unaffected by their efforts. women in turkey are posting pictures of themselves laughing on twitter, in divines of the deputy prime minister. who said honourable women do not laugh in public. one twitter response, laughing is the best thing in the world. i wish everyone would last. >> peter greste and mohamed fadel fahmy were given 7 year sentences last month. baher mohamed was given senn years and a further three because he had a spent bullet in

his possession, one picked up at a protest. they plan to appeal the convictions. they have not taken a final decision. you can follow the stories on the website. it was updated 24 hours a day. >> job training was the subject of something you rarely see in washington. a near unanimous vote in the house of representatives. the goal is to train up more workers for available jobs and run federal job training programs more efficiently. and it's the "inside story."