>> hello there and welcome to the news hour. we're live from our headquarters in doha. coming up over the next 60 minutes israel continues its strikes on gaza after attempts to stop the fighting collapsed. hopes of a diplomatic solution fade and israel won't be attending talks in egypt. >> catastrophic consequences if they fail to control ebola.

and china's worse industrial accident in a year. a factory blast killed 68 and injures more than 100. israel continues it's offensive in gaza a day after tw 72-hour cease-fire collapsed. the fighting now in its 26th day shows no signs of abating. 63 israeli soldiers have been killed as well three civilians in israel. 1,655 palestinians have died in the israeli operation. the.u.n. estimates 80% of them e civilians. among them children, women and elderly men.

225,000 palestinians have taken shelter in u.n. shelters trying to escape bombardment. at least five people were killed all members of the same family. al jazeera's diplomatic editor send this report. >> reporter: the original plan was for a 72-hour humanitarian pause, and that space was going to be used for diplomacy. as soon as the pause started both sides were to gather in kay row to begin negotiations. of course now it's closed in hours. now al sisi said he still wants those talks to continue. >> i want to say that the egyptian initiative could solve the conflict in gaza.

it's introduction of aid and then to discuss all issues, there is no alternative. >> we understand from palestinian source there is still a palestinian delegation and it's possible that they may be persuaded to travel to cairo. it is not clear whether israel will be prepared to take part of any talks. it's clear from pictures of what we're seeing in gaza there is a massive bombardment under way. and it seems for now the israelis are taking the military rather than diplomatic option, and righ right now it's the jewish sabbath. >> with that cease-fire over almost as soon as it gun. we see the mosque and university destroyed.

>> reporter: that's right. we've seen airstrikes in the distance and we've been hearing an air burst. this is something very different than we've heard the last few hours. an air burst is a shell with a timer and it goes off before it hits its target. the point of that is it is meant to send out as. shrapnel as far of a distance that it can, and this general sense of unease in gaza, and unravelly literally within an hour or two. since then we heard again many airstrikes. a lot of shelling, and really where we've seen the most violence is in the south. the area which borders egypt. the area where there has been intense fighting since this soldier went missing or has been held captive. again, we've seen a lot of

fighting there over 120 people killed and around 20-hour period. we have it on good authority that number is much, much higher. the reason why it has not been updated is because no one can get into rafa and more importantly medical personnel cannot get into rafa to retrieve the dead because it's such an intense situation there. >> the sheer number of people we're talking about dying and being injured. how is anyone coping with this continuous onslaught. >> reporter: frankly, barely. the main hospital here in gaza city. speaking with one of the lead surgeries there. he told me at one point he had over 300 people come in in a period of 30 minutes with very serious injuries. we witnessed surgeries being perform ohed in corridors.

doctors performing surgeries on multiple people at the same time and perhaps what's also making things very difficult for these medical personnel as well, they have very little in the way of surprise. there's not a lot of goods coming in. there is not a lot of medical supplies coming in because there is so much fighting. we understand that the red cross has tried to come here. they've tried to send crews in. they have not been able to come in because there is intense fighting along the border. again medical personnel. hospitals are struggling very much to treat the shear volume of injuries. >> thank you for that. updating us from gaza there. as you heard, everything is in medical supply, we're told that the situation is dire but the

people of gaza are not giving up. >> reporter: we can stand forever because they want to kill each palestinian in gaza. but we ask this stop destructive work against palestinians who are living in gaza. of course, there are a lot of shortage, and now it is the fifth day with no electricity here in gaza. you cannot understand. we are worried about generators.

>> there has been more death and destruction in gaza. we go to a heavily shelled town in gaza. >> reporter: we arrived two and a half hours after the cease-fire started. already the tank shelling had begun. most of the ambulances go in to ferry the dead and injured out but could get no further. many walk across no man's land carrying bodies on the stretchers. >> reporter: it looks like an earthquake has happened here. houses are completely destroyed. there is no organization to try to get the ambulances in and the dead and injured out. the bodies are decomposing in the heat. >> we push forward as the tanks continue firing to our left. one four wheel drive ambulance

unable to get through. >> the area is completely sealed off. we're trying to get in to get the bodies but it is just too dangerous. they need to get in and try to clear the rubble. >> we move forward. we heard reports two people had ventured into the land of either side had been hit by snipers. what remained of people's homes lined the road to the village. groups of men ran past us carrying the dead on stretchers. one group asked us not to film. we noticed the dead man was wearing the uniform of green from the palestinian army. this was as far as we could go. we pushed as far as we can to the front line, but people are running out of the village, there are many dead bodies. the smell of dead is

overpowering. >> reporter: a woman raced past us praying a sunday rush to get as far away from the tanks as possible. we headed back to the barrier where a bulldozer cleared an area for the ambulances. families were gathering up their belongings and leaving their homes. the cease-fire was over and there was no choice but to go. >> the obama administration pushes for a diplomatic solution for gaza. giving israel an additional $225 million for its iron dome missile system. you can keep up-to-date with all the developments in gaza on our website. if you go to the website you'll find live blogs, analysis, videos reports of correspondents on the ground and much more,

www.aljazeera.com. now fighter jets controlled by halifta haftar fighting continues in libya's largest city after militias captured a number of army bases there, and in tripoli there is battle for control of the airport. the u.k. has closed its embassy and pulled its people out and more than a hundred chinese and european nationals were evacuated and picked up saturday morning. libya had closed it's main border crossing which limits the main number of people there. every day for the past two weeks

thousands flee for their lives. some are libyans, others are foreign nationals, and they have been ordered to evacuate. for most of these people this border crossing is the only way out. they have made live in libya increasingly dangerous. >> you turn the television on. you hear rumors outside, in the streets, and in the homes. you're afraid. you're scared. >> thousands of egyptians have been stranded along the libyan border with tunisia. at one point riots erupt at the border crossing. one of tunisia's main concerns is security. tens of thousands of foreigners make their living in the rich

oil country, and some despite the violence are refuse to go leave. 13,000 filipinos are still in libya. the foreign minister traveling to tunisia asking them to evacuate. for those who are trying to flee libya the tunisia government it seems unfair. but for others watching the conflict spiral out of control there is concern that it could spill over to their own countries and there is strong report to control the border crossings. al jazeera, tunisia. >> in syria, pictures reportedly show the aftermath of a government helicopter dropping a barrel bomb on a village in

italy pro dense. six people were killed and several residential buildings were destroyed. troops were killed in mosul. the armed group which controls the city say they have killed hundreds of is fighters in the violence that lasted several hours. the attack began friday with mortars dropped on a flash point town. the iraqis government launched renewed attract including the towns of ramadi. 87 pool are reported to have died. six are dead after a car bomb exploded in busy streets.

>> we have lots more to come on this news hour. including dozens of people who suffer from an explosion in a chinese plant who makes parts for u.s. automaker general motors. >> suspending flights to ginea because of the ebola outbreak. >> reporter: on a campaign to spread the word. >> we need to spread the word. >> reporter: the heads of west

african nations have agreed to create a zone at the heart of the outbreak. they will make this appeal to the international community. >> we must support the extraordinary efforts by providing experts and other resources. >> reporter: this is the largest outbreak since ebola was identified in 1976. some medical staff treating victims have himself become infected. two sickened aid workers in liberia have been throw flown to the united states for treatment. the first time two infected people have been flown in to the united states. >> we'll care for these patients and offer them the maximum

opportunity for recovery from these infections. >> reporter: ebola is highly contagious and spreads through direct context but yet it's been restricted to africa. >> they may not have the same protections. >> reporter: it attacks every cell in the body. it's something that they say needs to be addressed. >> 729 people have died from the disease. the current outbreak began in guinea in january, 339 people died of the virus. by late march it was reported in liberia where it since killed

156 people. in mid-april, the first suspected case reported in sierra leone and now ebola has claimed 233 lives there. a last week one infected person died in nigeria. 68 people are dead and more than 180 injured in an explosion of chinese car parts factory. >> reporter: it was a huge explosion. the video shows smoke billowing from an industrial plex. the high death toll and severity of purpose to many of the injured testimony to the power of the blast. pictures posted on social media shows badly burned survivors sitting outside of the factory. the factory makes carports for germ motors. thit employees more than 400

workers. the cause of the explosion is still not yet known. butville accidents frequently in china where work safety standards are often lax. on average 200 people are killed in workplace accidents every day. a manufacturing hub, it's key export markets. al jazeera, beijing. >> more than 70,000 chinese factory workers have died in the last two years. a fire in a poultry farm that killed 150 people last year. and coal mines are notorious for their poor safety records. an >> reporter: it's the local government that is supposed to be implementing and enforcing

these laws, and also often it's the local government that has the vested interest in boosting economic growth. they're willing to turn a blind eye to safety violations, and willing to turn a blind eye to violations of labor law. the problem is essentially the workers in the factories don't have any say in safety standards. there are no effective trading and soon the factories will ensure that workers are protected given right clothing and safety training. >> a series of blasts cause sending fire into the air and effecting an entire residential

block. a massive landslide in nep nepal. the death toll is expected to increase. well, tropical storm is making it's through the caribbean. we have the weather on that tell us more about this tropical storm. >> meteorologist: fortunately it's not too strong but that's not to say it has not done any damage. you can see it gradually running its way towards the northwest. as it does so it has given a lot of wet and windy weather across some of the win ward islands here. here we've seen power outages and currently the sustained winds are 85 kilometersber hour and it's moving around 35 kilometers per hour. that's important because as fast as it moves the quicker it gets out of the way.

there will be a pro longed period of heavy rain, 35 kilometers per hour, we ha 8 35 kilometers per hour we hoped for something faster than that. for the islands it looks like it's going to be incredibly wet and pretty windy as well. i think the main problem, though, is going to be the amount of rain. the winds, they will be for many of us here over 63 kilometers per hour, the amount of rain that will be over 125 in some places. some parts with expect 2 millimeters of rain that can cause flooding and landslides as well. >> thank you very much, indeed. residents in northern columbia would not mind some rain. a state of emergency due to

severe drought. we go to northeastern colombia. >> reporter: cattle carcasses and skeletons are scattered across what would usually be a green and blooming field. this ranch used to be called the blessing. now it seems to be cursed. >> reporter: rancher gomez used to have 700 cows here. over 200 have died. the rest were either sold or moved before more could perish. >> reporter: in all these years raising cattle i had never seen anything like this. we have not received a drop of rain. usually it would rain in march and april until june. now we should be at the top of our milk production, instead even the stream is dead. >> reporter: drought and extreme heat are affecting huge swaths of northern colombia like here i in the peninsula. the experts say this is the

beginning of a dry season that could continue until april leaving entire communities at risk. the main crop is rice, but now 90% of this year's harvest is gone. and because they're expecting a longer drought, they won't even plant a crop. >> we took out loans, but we don't know how to pay it back. we're bankrupt and no options but to wait for government help. >> reporter: to face immediate shortages the government has been sending in water tankers. the police and army have been distributing water from town to town for almost a month now. while people say this is a relief it's obviously not enough. >> the little water we get we use to wash the rice, then we use the same water to wash the dishes or to go to the bathroom

and then we use it for the plants. i pray to god for rain every d day. >> reporter: but they know they will need more than prayers. the national government announced over $100 million in emergency funds new subsidies and a long-term plan to drill the water well. with months of hot dry weather still ahead many here are bracing for even more devastation. colombia. >> a fund set up by u.s. giant general motors for recalled cars have begun accepting claims. the question is how many will be compensated. >> reporter: he says general motors killed her brother on this road. >> the airbag did deploy. it did. but there is several other

accidents where airbags have deployed. >> reporter: g.m. argues because the chevy cobalt was on and deployed the air bag, they were not to claim. >> reporter: for a decade, g.m.'g.m. claimed a heavy key chain could turn off the power although it did not call a recall. that's what this woman believes happened before her son's crash. >> i could see that he would have tried to turn that vehicle on or flip it or do something. >> g.m. says? >> g.m. says no. but also think about who is saying that. the people who hid this for a

decade. you know, how credible are they? >> reporter: they will pay it. but there are already doubts about the funds announced a month ago, not just the terms of eligibility but burden of proof. g.m. expects to pay out a total of $600 million an. >> i know i lost my son because of their greediness because they could have repaired, and they could have fixed all of this for just a few cents. >> reporter: since the chevy cobalt was recalled in january more cars have been recalled

because of their ignition switch. g.m. said there is no conclusion evidence that this latest incident has caused any crashes. >> in the news hour still to come on the program a conflict in gaza escalates. and out with the old and in with the new. and in sport details of the invitational. stay with us.

>> welcome back. shelling continues in gaza. the latest attacks have killed a family of five and leveled a mosque. the "world health organization" warn of catastrophic consequence it is they fail to control ebo ebola. now one of the areas hardest hit in this latest defensive. residents were able to return to their homes briefly when the cease-fire was announced and what many found was heartbreaking. we have this report.

>> reporter: taking stock of what's left. these residents return after an greed 72-hour craze fire. people climb through the republic to try to recover whatever they could from their badly damaged homes. since july 20th this area has been a no-go zone. that's when israeli bombs and artillery shells killed dozens of palestinians and wounded 280 others. >> we came back because of the cease-fire. we found our home in ruins. everything is gone here. all the houses, the mosque, everything. >> reporter: less than an hour after residents returned this happened. and israeli airstrike in the distance. those who came back home hoping to reclaim what little is left of their lives had no choice but to turn back. >> we see chaos and anguish on the streets as people flee the area over fears of more

violence. >> reporter: on the main road leading out of the area we immediate a woman who say her tears are not of sadness but of anger. >> god punish the israelis. they destroyed my home. they take our people. god punish them. >> reporter: as we were talking, she nearly faints. the stress of leaving her home again too much to bear. the u.n. brokered too much to bear. thousands left with whatever they are carrying, including the remains of loved ones for burial, and with the knowledge that it will be a long time before they're able to rebuild their lives. al jazeera, gaza. >> well, this is having an immensely traumatic affect on the people having to live through this. a psychiatrist in gaza, he joins us on the phone now. from the sick strik psychiatric

point of view, give us the fear and feeling this must have right no now. >> it is extremely hard given the fact that it goes for over 35 days and the continuous shelling night and day, allowing people to feel scared. the shelling happening everywhere. >> the children are particularly fragile. for even before this military operation began, i know that the blockade and frequent incursions were having an affect on

children's mental health. what can be done now or can anything be done now to protect children from the trauma of what's happening? >> well, it's extremely important given the fact that the bombardment has been happening, the key to make a containment for children. unfortunately, this is not easy because parent themselves are feeling insecure and unsafe given the fact that there is nowhere where people may feel safety. so it's not an easy task for parents. however, it's very important to minimize the explosion and make children feel secure and safe and put them in a safe place.

>> that must be a very difficult task. i can't imagine what it must be like to live in this situation day after day. how long does it take to recover from a trauma like this? >> each child was exposed, and for some children they will be able to take a few weeks and then begin to live their life. but for other children it could take months or years. it just depends. >> people now have been through three wars in six years, and in gaza there is nowhere to run to.

there is nowhere to escape. in terms of long-term effect this is going to leave some people mentally scared, isn't it? >> yes, well, 50% of the children with trauma still suffering. we have to keep in mind that it is very important to level off the exposure, but the economic conditions. we have in mind the current

siege and rocketing that is taking place. and from having the ability and resources to cope and to overcome the current state, it is more and more fragile. >> it is a very grim picture. thank you so much, indeed, for shedding light on oh the mental effects of what is happening there. yesterday, a psychiatric speaking to us. now there are month protests across the occupied west bank, and two people were killed on friday. israeli police used tear gas against demonstrators in the town. protesters blocked the road and

threw stones. there was another rally in hebron injuring a number of people. thousands gathered for a save the children of gaza rally demanding an immediate cease-fire. it has had an impact in france, where there is the biggest jewish population. in the past three weeks alone 430 french jews have gone to israel on top of the 200 who had moved there in the first six months of the year. compare that to 812 in 2013. >> reporter: french jews outside of the embassy in paris estimates to be 4,000 strong.

the loudest chants, stop the rockets. people here describe the military operations in gaza as a legitimate defense of israel. but ever since the conflict began there has been a marked increase in anti-jewish attacks. as pro-palestinian demonstrations mounted the chants of gas the jews and death to the jews have been heard. >> we will no one france. >> reporter: the french national anthem is being sung, and soon will be replacing it with the national anthem of israel. >> israel has now reached a record high. as many as 5,000 people are expected to make the journey this year to a country which is effectively such as they say is

the rising anti-semitism not just in france but across europe as a whole. this year four people were shot dead in in belgium who were of jewish. other areas have come under attack. >> i'm now more worried to go outside in my neighborhood. i stay in the same neighborhood where people share the same faith. i go to the shopping center and you can feel that people look at you in a different way. it's not the same as before. >> reporter: a leading member of the islamic community said that race is a fact of life in

france. >> this has been happening for a very long time in france. just todaalso today many are complaining of anti-islamic attacks. >> advance full of riot police. the tensions here will only increase as the bloodshed in gaza continues. >> reporter: more remains from the downed malaysian airlines flight mh-17. 17 investigators, dutch and australian, arrived. the plane was shot down in the eastern part of the country. fighting kept investigators away from the site for weeks. a cease-fire remains in place, but fighting continues. now piece keepers say religious fighting in the central african republic has killed more than 20 people this week. that's despite recently agreed

cease-fire. most classrooms are empty because students are afraid to return. >> reporter: some children are back in school. some of their friends are dead or alive. this school is next to a military base where the violence broke out. the building was looted. many in the community were killed. dearly and his family hid in the cathedral nearby for two months. it's safe to return for now and he wants to get an education. >> i hope the fighting does not star again we want to go to school in pace peace. >> an estimated 660,000 students were in school. now only half the schools are open. >> for the last two years the children have missed up to six

to seven months. some areas children are not even able to go back to school because of the security situation. parents are afraid to send their children to school. >> this woman hid in the bush for two months. she said that armed men were looking for her. there is now a cease-fire but she's afraid that fight willing begin again soon. >> the government must stop the fighting. >> reporter: they're trying to convince parents to send their children back to school, but it is not easy. >> it is not safe. i rather they spend the day at the market selling my vegetables. i will not send my children to school where they will be killed. >> reporter: many will hold extra lessons and catch up classes for students who are interested. they're trying to make sure that

this general ration is no generation is not lost in the violence. >> world war one began a century ago this year. we met some of those conscientious objectors in england. >> reporter: his ancestors were in the center of it. >> at least who were all quakers were here. >> yes. >> reporter: many of them are remembered here now. pacifists stretching back generations but the philosophy still exists. >> it was around important thing to be done and i'm pleased to be a quaker following in that tradition.

>> the men who refused to fight the quaker community are just a part of what is now emerging as a much larger opposition than previously has been recognized. driving mill town in the town of the 20th century. the crushing poverty here politicized many people. the story persists that the war was universally supported. it wasn't here. from the start of the industrial revolution this part of england had been a place of protest, so by the time 1914 arrived, it was already a sizable body of opinion here prepared to make a direct equation between the excesses of capitalism at home and the reasons for war. this nearby village looks as peaceful as can be, but in 1907 streets look liked like this. hundreds of loyalists.

they felt that men were being sacrificed by the millions for trade. for that he ended up doing hard labor. >> he was tan imperialist war. >> reporter: this historian has compiled the most complete database of all the men who refused to fight as con egypts. noconscripts. not only does it includes thousands men more than thought before, but those who hid the men. >> we're dealing with a movement here which is beyond just the objectors. it's a movement which in certain parts of the world begins to reflect or grow from a local radical community, which took it's own view on the war. >> reporter: jailed the accusations of cowardice, that

it was a patriotic duty to fight. others view it as treachery but here they view it as heroism. >> still on the program we have sort including a serious injury during an u.s. basketball game. we have a nation holding its breath. we'll have all the details coming up after the break.

america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> welcome back. >> reporter: thank you so much. australian rugby team has won

the southern hemisphere competition for the first time and super rugby time in sydney. we have the report. >> reporter: eight rugby titles the crusaders have won their last five meetings. but it was the australian side that raced to the lead. as in cooper's early try after a quarter of an hour. a super rugby crowd in sydney, the crusaders fought back. the crusaders leveled the game at 20 oh-20. cooper with a second try. just after the hour mark. it looked like they were about to lose their third final to the

crusaders when they took over a penalty and gave the new zealanders a 32-30 lead. but in the very last minute they were given a penalty, and they put the ball between the posts. 33-32 the final score. first super rugby victory at the new south wales side. >> the relay team will be running for gold at the commonwealth games later on saturday. the six-time olympic champion had no problems winning over the crowd on his debut on friday. he anchored the jamaican team in their 400-meter heat. he said he was not enjoying his time before the team was dismissed. >> australiaen criticized for

missing the pre-training camp in favor of training in london. her coach has since been suspended. >> after equaling the course record in the second round, the spaniard with the final holes to finish $900 pa at 61. tiger woods is ten shots lined garcia down in joint 25th but still pleased with his cross following back surgery. >> this is the second time back,

not my third. everything is going pretty good. i've gotten a little better, and i think the good news is i'm still getting stronger. i still have awhile to go. compared to what i'm used to feeling, but it will come around. >> some basketball news now undipped pacers star paul george is expected to miss the world cup after suffering a serious leg injury. it happened during an u.s. national practice team. george tried to contest a lay up shot when his leg smashed against the backboard. >> everyone saw what we saw. but that's for the medical team to decide and determine, and then make the announcement as to what it is and what will take place. we want to know as well as you

do. >> serena williams is through to the semifinals in the classic in california. the top seed stoppe lost 6-2. the world number one for 31 nonconsecutive weeks. it won't be an all williams match. a friendly match, the portuguese captain has been suffering from a knee problem. taking on united under new manager, the ditch men side has roma and inter milan on their u.s. tour.

arresarrestarson wengar has been linked with a move to manchester united. >> he has a short-term injury, and it could happen. we have to replace him because he is an important player on our squad. >> for all the latest check out www.aljazeera.com/sports. that's it from me for now. >> thanks very much, indeed, for that. now a main stay of moscow housing is disappearing. the cheap apartment blocks were built in the 50's and 60's to help solve the housing crisis. now there are reports that the ildis ha outlived their intended life span. >> reporter: like a vindictive

animal, bedrooms and bathrooms are exposed and their modesty exposed away. these are the last moments of a dying architectural species. >> some of my children were born here. we will remember it forever and will miss it. >> reporter: valerie is about to be relocated from his flat in a condemned moscow apartment. he and his son are pretty much the last ones left in the block and he does not want to go. >> it is near the forest and there are shops and markets. >> his complaints will make little difference. a push to replace moscow's

chuchefsky, but now they're tearing down he's buildings with renewed vigor. only 207 remain after 1,072. >> the program is called a wave program where residence are relocated to new housing. and the new block is construct constructed. five story buildings will move in, we build school, kindergartens and sports complexes. >> reporter: they got their nickname from nikita kruschev. they were built in huge numbers in the ussr. cheaply made, they have no elevators and the flats were cramped. defects quickly became apparent. but the wall and rapid urban indication had created a huge housing crisis. >> now people complain about

this, but at the time it was a social revolution. my friends who stayed in a house with five other families suddenly got their own two-bedroom flat with a bathroom. can you imagine that? and most importantly it was free. >> reporter: housing zoo primarily a practical problem requiring practical solutions. the needs are different to those of today. but for hundreds of thousands of people these buildings have been home. it's obvious from the things left from these abandoned apartments that whole lives have been lived in these blocks. they may have been cheaply constructed and not much love, but with every one that is demolished, a piece of history goes with it. >> we have more news coming up on al jazeera, but from me and the rest of the news hour team bye for now.

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violence escalates as israel and hamas bh other for ending the ceasefire s after it began. i'm antonio mora, those stories and much more straight ahead. >> the bombings have resumed in gaza. >> the humanitarian truce over after just a few hours. >> both israel and hamas are blaming each other. >> efforts to broker a more long term truce.