the bottom line. >> but what is the administration doing behind the scenes? >> real perspective, consider this on al jazeera america >> israel continues to attack the gaza strip. more than 1,750 palestinians have been killed since the offensive began. and the palestinian health ministry says a strike on a u.n. school in rafah killed at least 10 people. hello, i'm laura kyle, you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also ahead - thousands flee libya as the would biggest cities descend into chaos.

thailand's military strengthens its grip two months after taking power in a thrill. and... >> germans in berlin remember a war that many of them had almost forgotten. a palestinian health authority says another u.n. school has been hit. this time in rafah, in the southern part of the gaza strip. thousands of palestinians were sheltering there. israel has been conducting an intense offensive in rafah since the humanitarian ceasefire collapsed on friday. shelling hit buildings in the center of gaza city on sunday morning. israel's prime minister said the attacks will continue until all israel's goals are met. we go to bate lihir for us.

we have that u.n. school attack, which have been hearing about. other targets also hit in gaza - what are you seeing? >> well i'm in bate la heir in the north, rather, along one of the borders with israel. we have heard some pretty intense bombardment over the last hour. we couldn't decipher whether it was air strikes or shelling. within that time frame we heard of consistent tank shelling. we have video of that. there was an area struck in the commercial area of gaza city, not far from al jazeera's bureau in gaza city. this is also a residential area, and inevitably when we see strikes in built-up areas, there are, you know, inevitably casualties.

still an unpredictable situation on the ground in gaza. >> it is, indeed. whether you are in bate lihir, are we seeing people starting to return to their homes. we understand that the israeli army was sort of withdrawing, pulling back its tanks. >> that's right. in fact, people in the area received text messages and phone recordings that they should come back. many people did, last night, but this area was bombarded overnight. i'm standing up the road from an area where a number of houses were struck just this evening. and it really goes to tell you that although people have been told to come back to the areas, they are not safe. and it really underscores how people's lives are governed by text messages, by the video, the voice recordings that they receive from the israeli military. it's a girches between live and

death, a text message or phone recording. as we have been seeing, some that returned were caught up. you can see over my shoulder, a family on a small vehicle. they are returning to the area. it's bombarded, so some people are coming back. it's still very quite. >> thanks very much. for bringing the picture on the ground in gaza. let's cross to israel. and join our diplomatic editor. james, very unpredictable situation there in gaza. what more are you hearing from the israeli side about the hit on a u.n. school in rafah. >> well, we are hearing from the israeli side, we are hearing from other sources. let me give you a picture. i think there are further investigations, i think, to try

to determine the extent. the gazan military of health is saying 10 people dead. unra, whose school is hit, is saying there are multiple dead and injuries in the school, which they say was sheltering almost 3,000 people. unra's schools are supposed to be safe havens for those forced from their homes by the ongoing israeli onslaught. 260,000 people sheltering in 90 unra schools. they are supposed to be safe havens, once again, it appears this school was not. >> is the israeli military responding in any way, the israeli government of. >> no formal response other than the spokesman, saying that they are aware of the media reports, and they'll check out more information. clearly this is going to be

something that israel will have to respond to. there's a number of schools hit, and this will be the third time if initial reports from the health ministry in gaza is concerned, there has been a lose of life. u n.r.a. told us it makes sure, wherever possible that there are no fighters in its property. it tries to make sure and has staff in the schools making sure no one is firing rockets from the schools, and the israeli military are updated about the status of the u n.r.a. schools acting as shelters for many people, giving the israeli people the coordinates of all the places where people are sheltering. >> this brutal offensive in rafah came after the israelis said it was missing a soldier, and since then it has acknowledged that that soldier has indeed been killed in

action. >> yes. that announcement came from the israeli military a number of hours ago. second lieutenant hadar goldin is no longer listed as captured, but is listed as dead. his funeral will take place in a few hours from now. some of the israeli media reporting that he may well have died as a result of the israeli bombardment in rafah, which continued, as you say, at the same time as the bombardment continued there and in other parts of gaza, as you heard. the israeli government is pulling out unit from other areas, the suggestion being that they condition the operations on the ground, but is preparing to bring this to an end, bus is prepared to do that at a time and manner of its own choosing. rather than the original plan, which was for an internationally

backed ceasefire which collapsed on friday. >> thank you very much. we'll leave it there. james bays in west jerusalem. now, fierce fighting turned libya's two biggest cities into battle ground. 22 people were killed. near tripoli oil depot firmed after shells fired by militias. they have been dealt a blow. they overian several army bases. thousands fled libya to tunisia. reports from a border crossing in tunisia. >> reporter: they all look the same. exhausted but relieved as they leave libya but crossed into libya. this 19-year-old moroccan says it's not safe any more in

tripoli. >> translation: the missiles landed next to our house. >> reporter: so he packed his bags and left. >> translation: it's not secure in tripoli. it's chaos, no fuel, oil, electricity. nothing. >> reporter: thousands fled with their family as rivals fought each other on streets of the capital and libyan people. for some, it took days to cross as desperate families tried to use the border crossing. >> translation: the situation is dangerous. you can hear heavy gunshots. we are scared for our lives, so we fled to tunisia. >> reporter: after closing the border for a day, the tunisian government reopened it on saturday. only partially, and only for those who proved they are passing through, and not planning to stay. government officials say tunisia

can't become a shelter for refugees, just a transit for those trying to leave. the restrictions meant that thousands of egyptians were stranded along the libyan side of the border for days. on saturday a plan was agreed with the egyptian government. a couple of thousand a day will be allowed in. to go to the airport like these egyptian said, who are lucky enough to get there. it will take days. hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals make their living in oil-rich libya. as the violence escallates, they are expect to evacuate and countries have concern on how an exodus will affect the economy. especially since egypt closed its borders with libya, and for many this is the only route out.

syrian government forces have reportedly killed 50 rebels in an ambush near the lebanese border. separatist fighters from the al nusra front cross into lebanon killing eight soldiers and two civilians, we have the latest. >> wresting back control. lebanese troops rush into a tonne. syrian fighters stormed across the border before. never this deep. nor have the attacks been this brazen. they take over police station, capture soldiers and fire on local residents. their demand for the lebanese military to release an al nusra front leader arrested on saturday. >> translation: this is a renewed attempt, like previous one, to during a populated town into a fight with the army. we witnessed events like this before. fighting with the army.

>> most of the towns back the syrian uprising against president bashar al-assad, they are mainly sunni. it is regarded as a transit point for weapons and rebels entering syria. in recent years the population swelled, with tens of thousands of syrian refugees settling there. >> translation: it is one of the biggest towns. the infiltration of gunmen means a lot. there are other missions in the north. in the capital in the south, in the bekaa valley. the lebanese army says its forces are in control of the area. it adds that it will not allow the fighting to spill to lebanon. no easy task if society's fighting is anything to go by. >> plenty more to come on the program. including water issues.

the indian prime minister visits nepal.

hello again. a reminder of the top stories this hour on al jazeera. the palestinian health ministry is reporting that 10 people have been killed and 30 injured in an attack on a u.n. school in rafah. and there has been more shelling in gaza city in the last few hours. more than 1,760 palestinians have been killed since the israeli offensive began.

an israeli soldier missing in gaza has been confirmed dead. a number of israeli troops killed now is 64. united nations office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs says gaza's medical services are on the brink of collapse, with 40% of medical staff unable to get to hospitals and clinics. a third have been dammed due to shelling and half of all primary care clinics are closed. >> the head of the world health organization's suboffice in gaza i suppose us from gaza city -- joins us now from gaza city. more strains on the medical service in gaza. a hit on a u.n. school, any more information, first of all, on

that particular strike and how the hospitals are coping with large numbers of dead and injured coming into it. >> we hit from health officials that ten people were killed in an attack on the facility that the host displaced from the eastern part of rafah area. this comes on already situation on hospital, and one of the main hospitals in the south of gaza was a close couple of days ago, because of being and the vicinity of bombardment. this hospital - it might be attacked. this phenomena of attacking hospitals, having hospitals closed because of this fighting

has made it almost impossible for the staff to be in a safe and secure city. >> with the closing of the hospitals coming under attack, it's putting train on the hospitals that are still open. are they able to treat the people that come in, needing the services. >> it's a difficult city. i ran between the hospitals. mainly the shiffa hospital, it's overwhelmed. they opened the new areas and put beds in order to be able to take care of the injured. they are trying to transfer people from the gaza strip to outside the gaza strip , but the capacity to ab cosh all the people to go out is very limited. maybe 10, 20 people a day can go through rafah or the check point

towards israel. this should - it has been mentioned that they are able to transfer immediately between 200 to 300 people in order to allow for the facilities to function. >> of course, this must put a strain on staff who are trying their best to help the people coming to hospital. >> indeed. the staff are exhausted. they are doing their best to save lives. when they receive 240 in one - in one influx of patients, for sure they'll be overwhelmed. they have a delegation coming in. a couple of days ago. this situation that is overwhelming is not providing

any means for them to provide more than they can. it's really very hard for them to see that they were killed a couple of nights ago, an ambulance was hit, in which six people were killed. this is another constrain on the staff in the gaza strip. >> what sort of supplies are you able to get into the hospitals? >> we are working with international community to bring supplies into there. there's jordan, the crossing, a route for the supplies, ipped clueing -- including drugs and consumables. however, the need is growing and growing. we received a lit from the minister of health of supplies, and from our point. the world health organisation - it will be distributed to the international community now.

>> you are there in gaza city. we have been seeing artillery strikes. it's a heavily built up area, and we have been seeing smoke rising from the buildings in the center of gaza city. are you aware of gasuality numbers that you see there today on sunday. >> we trying to get only available numbers, and for this reason we have health information center that provides the numbers. we are providing a daily situation, record to the international community. as you mentioned, more that... >> we have lost contact. the head of the sub office in gaza of the world health organisation. telling us about the dire medical situation there in gaza on day 27 of the israeli offensive there. now, thailand's military rulers insist the country is on the

path to democracy with a new set of legislators about to take office. the parliament is made up of representatives chosen by the leaders. wayne hay has more from bangkok. >> reporter: thailand's political landmarks have largely sat empty since a coup over two months ago, providing an opportunity for a clean-up. those who used to work in government or opposition now watch from the sidelines. >> i am unemployed. jobless, actually. >> reporter: parliament, though, is about to return to life. not like it used to be. the army has taken the first steps towards forming a government. the people who are about to enter this building, parliament, to start running the country have not been democratically elected. the members of the national legislative assembly have been handpicked by the army. half are current or retired members of the armed forces. the man who is expected to be

interim prime minister is the man who led the coup - army chief general. be neath him there'll be no representatives. >> translation: people believe most problems are politically created. to solve the problems, which will take a year or so, we want to be neutral. to be neutral, we don't want political ties. >> reporter: had is part of what the military says is a -- this is par of the what the military says is a roadmap to dem og rahsy. there's concern what the product will look like. >> what we are afraid is whether the democracy, which will be returned to people, will be really democracy. >> there's no sign of resistance to the coup. leaders of groups that support the ousted government wouldn't appear on camera, one told us they feel they have guns to the

head. even this small gathering to mark 100 days since the murder of a prominent political activist was watched by plain-clothed police and military. under marshall law thailand is peaceful. some worry if the army tries to hang on to power too long, it will change. >> for now on there'll be a lot of changes politically, socially, economically, and the tide could turn. >> reporter: for now, government house, the office of the prime minister is vacant, waiting for the next occupant, who is likely to be an army general. more rainfall in northern nepal is hampering a search for more than 100 villagers missing after a landslide on saturday. eight bodies have been recovered. sliding mud and rocks created a dam blocking the river, as a result of a flash flood. well, a vast network of fast-flowing rivers in nepal

provide the country with untapped hired power resources. sourcing more power from nepal is high on the agenda for a visiting indian prime minister narendra modi: india's dominance is challenged by china. very had report in eastern nepal. >> reporter: the river in eastern nepal joins the gangy in india, it was upon this river that the two countries built a water treaty in 1951. india built embanksments and a barrage near the indian border, with plans to develop hired electricity. the dam would submerge 79 villages in the past. in the indian state politicians sold dreams from hired electricity. in nepal, the first seed of mistrust. >> translation: the benefits from high dams and embankments go to india. if india gets 80%, nepal gets

20%. >> reporter: this village does not have irrigation. resentment against india heightened in 2008 after the embankments broke. india controls it in this territory. hundreds were killed, especially downstream in india. agricultural villages became deserts. with the prime minister visiting nepal, the waters captured the imaginations of politicians on both sides of the border. there's a huge potential to develop hired electricity. india wants it. what is missing is a mutual trust to come up with a deal to buy and very well the bour. >> it's expected to change this to goodwill. >> we made plenty of treaties with india in the past. it has not implemented many of them. with the power trade agreement we want to answer the first door with power trade.

that door should be open for other countries as well. >> china is investing with hired electricity in nepal. agreements from india, with 100% investments, and joint investments keeps it within interest. with the southern naval wielding power, there's a fear that politicians might give into a deal. a centenary of the outbreak of world war i left germans unsure how to commemorate a conflict that cost them vast swathes of territories, huge reparations and millions of lives. as tim friend reports, some anniversary events are giving them insight into historical significance. >> it's a war that shaped the 20th century. many of the visitors to the

exhibition in the german capital admit until now, they knew little about the detail. overshadowed by the world war ii, germans shuddered at memories of the past. this exhibition takes a brode european and global perspective. >> translation: various countries were dragged into it. even outside of europe. we emphasise the escalation of violence. this escalation reached a level never seen before. it wasn't only the soldiers, but the civilians. >> reporter: while the german government marks the 100th anniversary they acknowledged the significance, accent urted by -- accentuated with russia. conflicts about spheres of influence are not a thing of the

past. there's no better way to gauge german lack of interest, than looking at how it remembers its soldiers in a modest cemetery tucked away in a berlin suburb. much of the cemetery is laid out in the style of an ornamental garden. further obscuring the individual graves. it's a very low-key commemoration. >> some observers believe that the anniversary will reawaken agarps of the grat -- awareness of the great war, and its lessons. >> if you are identifying is specific chapter in the history, which you have not been aware of for decades, germans are starting to work on this, finding their way to deal with it, and this may be just the beginning. >> as berliners enjoyed the sunshine. the event seem as distance as

ever. the anniversary helped to put history into perspective. plenty more news and blogs from our correspondents, as well as opinions on or website. there it is at aljazeera.com. - - - - >> people have suffered and died from ebola for years. it's a devastating disease. what makes this latest west african outbreak the worst ever? the number of dead, the geographics spread. the threat of many more case. ebola is the "inside story."