>> well, as the offenses stretches into its 27th day the human cost continues to climb. 64 israeli soldiers have now been killed and three civilians, one of whom was a thai national.

at least 9,000 gazaens have been injured. and quarter of a mill are now taking shelter in u.n. shelters. we went to the shelter in raf a and we have this update. >> a number of people were killed and injured. i'll let my camera show you where this drone hit. we understand it was a hell fire missile. it's a fairly small hole. apparently small point where it targeted but again we're hearing ten people killed and many, many more injured. let me give you an idea of how close it is to this u.n. school, which has been used as a shelter for several weeks now. the shelter where more than

3,000 people displaced by this conflict live. many of them children. let's go take a look at this school. now this is the rafa preparatory boys school. it's a school in times of peace, but it's been home to people for several weeks now. as we've been saying, many of these people are children. you can probably see them around me. they are children. you can see them just crowding everywhere, and it really just gives you a sense of whenever these strikes occur, whenever these attacks occur it's these young people who are caught in it disproportionately. >> he said the u.n. school was not the intended target. >> we're targeting terrorist who is are moving from one place to another and perhaps they have explosives on them. we struck the terrorists. this is the situation. we do not intentionally strike u.n. facilities. we just don't do that. >> over the last hour the state

department has condemned the shelling near the school and said that israel must do more to avoid civilian casualties. in a statement they went on to say the suspicion that militants operating nearby does not justify strikes or put at risk the lives of so many innocent civilians. they call for a full and prompt investigation of the i want as well as shelling of other schools. israeli strikes causing huge damage to gaza's infrastructure. and the u.n. said that medical services are on the bank of collapse. we go to charles stratford who is live for us at gaza. that's the verdict. what did you find? >> yes, we went in to investigate that claim to see how bad it is, and we weren't surprised to see certainly according to the dollars and patients--the doctors and patients we spoke to, that is the case. absolutely appalling conditions

in this hospital. we visited the sifa--the shifa hospital. the doctors said there were not enough beds, forced to put patients in baths. not enough medical facilities, not enough medicines. we spoke to ambulance drivers who claim they were targeted and some people who were to scared to go to work. >> mohammed was playing with his friends at the refugee camp was attacked. he is now paralyzed from the waist down. he has the right paperwork to be transferred to egypt. >> we prepared all the documents. he keeps telling me to tell his

friends that he'll be back soon to play again but we know he'll never play again. >> he needs creams and medicines to treat his burns but supplies at the hospital are run out. u.n. representatives say a humanitarian disaster is unfolding. a doctor shows me some of the supplies he says the hospital needs. >> the strangulation of gaza continues. it's getting worse. we have hundreds of patients every day. we need stronger antibiotics. we need blood coagulants. we need gloves, tubes to keep patients breathing. on more than one occasion we had had warning call from the israeli military that they were going to target the shifa hospital. >> reporter: the palestinian ministry of health said 36 ambulances have been partially

or completely destroyed. 102 medical staff have been injured and 19 killed. >> since the offensive began there have been terrible difficulty for ambulance drivers trying to get to the wounded and several workers and their ambulances have been targeted. the man driving this ambulance was killed two days ago. >> reporter: he shows me the bullet holes in his ambulance. >> we cannot trust the israeli military and the red cross to coordinate for us to get the injured out. they told us on the phone that my colleague could go to rescue to someone. he was killed when his ambulance was attacked. >> reporter: outside shifa hospital hundreds of people are living in tents and on pavements. many of their homes have been destroyed. this man came with his family of ten more than two weeks ago. >> there is no water for us. no bathrooms, no power, no food. we're get nothing help from the

hospitals. nothing from the u.n. we had help during ramadan but now there is nothing. >> reporter: in the children's ward mohammed layster need in his bed. he'll never play like he did before. if the hospital had been able to treat him, he may have been able to walk again. >> an charles what's been happening there this evening? >> well, we reported earlier there has been an air strike, and there was one person confirmed dead. we can report that a second person has subsequently died. there were a number of injured in that attack. we have reports of ongoing airstrikes and tank shells being fired in the southern town of rafa where we've seen some of the concentrated israeli military action today and of course those ten people who were killed in an airstrike outside of that u.n. school. the ministry of health is saying that at least 43 people including those ten people in rafa have been killed here in

gaza. they also say they have recovered around 80 bodies that were buried under the republic over the last couple of days. the israeli military reporting that at least 55 rockets have been fired out of gaza and we've heard a number of rockets fired out over the last couple of hours. it seems quite quiet here at the moment although there is a constant droning sound of the israeli drones over head. and as i say at the moment certainly in this area and here in the north it is relatively quiet so far this evening. >> thank you very much, indeed. joining us now from doha, former ambassador to the u.n. thank you for joining us. so the third u.n. shelter to be hit in ten days, the united nations said israel is behind the latest incident. that has caused a gross violation of humanitarian law. what action do you think the u.n. should be taking?

>> thank you for having me. unfortunately, i the u.n. seems to be incapable of doing its job according to its own charter. benjamin netanyahu and the government of israel has been conducting war of aggression, which is prohibited under international law, and they have been committing crimes against hue ma humanity and of war. unfortunately the international community, the united nations, the powerful countries who are in control of the security in concert seem to be allowing netanyahu, a new hitler of our

day continue to killing people, mutilating children, and unfortunately-- >> i'm going to tell you that president simone pere shimon perez. >> it is the biggest lie in the world. we know this gentleman, we've dealt with him for 20 years trying to convince the israelis to accept the peace which will make palestinians and israelis live next to each other in peace and cooperation. there are lies.

they've used hell fire missiles and bombs and they're killing them. >> we know that there has been a message sent questioning why the u.n. put out a statement on friday holding hamas possible for violating the humanitarian cease-fire when the u.n. also stated that it has no independent means of verifying what happened. do you know what the response was to the emir from ban ki-moon? >> well, you know, the message of the emir--ban ki-moon was concerned about an israeli who was killed. and they were talking about him being captured. they know he was killed in action. he was not captured. he was killed in a warfield.

and ban ki-moon was concerned about him. they asked him to ask qatar to find out about the assistance in gaza what happened to this gentleman, and here, really amazed that ban ki-moon was not concerned about the 351 palestinian children killed in gaza by israel, nor was ban ki-moon and his other officers concerned about 1,800 civilians who were killed in their homes. and ban ki-moon was not-- >> a strong response against from the u.n. against this latest incident. i want to ask you about potential negotiations for a cease-fire. is it your understanding that qatar might be have been edged

out of negotiations now? >> well qatar has been for almost 20 years to this day trying to help both parties to reach political solution whereby they live side by side, and the palestinian have suffered for the past 70 years. i mean, the palestinians now, they are the poor man, and israel is the rich man. so what we're seeing today is a rich man's war against a poor man. israel having missiles, drones, etc. you know, just killing palestinians in front of everybody. and in today's world we live in one minute. the internet make it impossible for anyone to hide the truth.

and qatar was asked by the united states by the united nations to talk talk to officers for a cease-fire. but for qatar for their own crimes. the israeli crimes and their violation with international laws, their violation of humanitarian law which if you look at any military maneuver, the united states or great britain, you will find that you cannot attack civilians. you can't talk-- >> you pointed out that the fighters firing rockets indiscriminately is also in violation of international law. >> they have never shown us the facts.

and if someone is using one missile to send bombs in to kill civilians in the hundreds, this is impossible. this is unacceptable. we live in the 21st century. the israelis try now to do the final solution to the palestinians by-- >> thank you very much, indeed, for coming to talk to us. we appreciate your time. thank you. still to come on the al jazeera news hour. syrian rebels only offensive in aleppo are caught as 14 opposition factions announce they are now united. a problem in nigeria's fight against ebola. we talk about the infection sources still slipping through the net. and we'll find out who has been enjoying that winning feeling on holiday in games.

>> the islamic state group has dealt a blow to kurdish forces. fighters have ceased the mosul dam and control of the oil field adding to four others they already hold. and they control zummar and sinjar under kurdish groups but they were forced to withdraw. they were triggered what is called a humanitarian tragedy. we'll go on site from the bulgarian capitol. tell me, how up difference does this development in the kurdish area make for the situation in iraq?

>> this is a clear skies of isis to ethnically cleanse the areas that it controls. it has given isil more control of oil fields and access to a major dam in iraq that can be used as a threat to a large part of the country. last but not least it has displaced 200,000 people, many of whom belong to the minority communities, and they hav our primary concern is their access to medical, food. this is a tragedy. >> how much are the iraqi army and kurds trying to cooperate? has that cooperation improved at all? >> since the very beginning of this crisis and before the fall of mosul the united nations has

been asking and calling on both the government in iraq and the regional authorities to strengthen their security corporation because no community in iraq, no partly of the country is immune to this growing cancer, which isil is. to resolve that current threat you need many, many things to come together. first and foremost you need to cooperate on a security plan that is accepted across the country. secondly, you need political process that involves engaging many of the people in these areas who are not necessarily supposing isil's agenda but who have other concerns that need to be met. our primary focus right now is this latest event of displacement, which has dramatic proportions. we're looking at a major human man tearan crisis. >> you mentioned the

humanitarian crisis. what do you think needs to happen immediately to try and help those people who have been displaced? do you have enough facilities, enough staff to try to cope with those numbers that are moving around? >> we already have reports of men, women and children dying of heat exhaustion. what we need to figure out is a way to get assistance to these people who are stranded now in the sinjar mountains, surrounded by isil. many have fled looking for safety and security. it is very difficult because there is no humanitarian corridor. there is no easy access to these mountains. this is a very poor isolated part of the country. and so throughout the day we're working very closely with the authorities, and we're talking to the government in baghdad. this morning we met with the president and later we had other meets and other government representatives to figure out

what can be done to get life-saving assistance to those people who are stranded in the mountains. it seems that primary need right now is of water, food, and medication. >> thank you very much, indeed, for giving us this update. rival factions in libya still fighting for control of the airport in the tripoli. the skies show the signs of the fighting. smoke continues to rise in the air from eight gas tanks next to the airport 24 hours after they were hit from rocket fire. thousands of civilians continue to flee for the border. we have more from the airport between tunisia and libya. >> reporter: the tunisiaen government said it has restrictions in place of who can enter in border crossing and who can cross it.

today it is fully operational and we're seeing more cars coming in, different nationalities, libyans and tunisiaens and foreign workers who used to work in libya. you'll see a group of people who are sitting there, mostly egyptian. they have been stranded along that border for days but an agreement with the egyptian government is going to allow these people to slowly start entering tunisia, straight to the airport and back to egypt. it has been a struggle for these people since these conditions on the other side are very miserable, and it's very hot here. the egyptian ambassador is now on the other side of the border coordinating the evacuation, and many more to be done as soon as possible for their suffering to end. >> syrian opposition fighters have formed a new body called the syrian revolution command council. that announcement comes after

rebels say they have taken control of several buildings in aleppo. >> reporter: rebels on the offensive in aleppo. this exclusively obtained. they say they have stormed the security unit in the assad area in the western side of the city. they are tasked with perfecting the military abandon which host the main base of the area. rebels say they open several to each closer on the base on saturday. they're building in front of us, that of the security unit. we did it by the grace of god and thanks to the heroism. >> it is the site where the syrian army had its strategy for the eastern front. it is the home of military officers. the if you offensiv owe--the

new offensive comes a few weeks after retaking the industrial area and the eastern district. if they take this area, they may tip the balance of power in their favor. >> a strong earthquake has killed 175 people in southern china. the quake struck in a remote mountainous part of the province. >> reporter: these are just a few of the estimated 12,000 homes that have been damaged the epicenter of the quake. search and rescue teams pick the rebels in the hope of finding survivors. dozens of people have been killed, but many more have been injured. there are still more than a hundred missing. not all of the towns affected

have been reached yet. landslides have blocked off access roads to some of the remote areas. water pipes burst and telecommunications have been cut off to much of the region. the quake struck at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometers. it happened on sunday in the late afternoon local time. this shows people running out on the streets to avoid falling buildings. 2,500 soldiers and hundreds of police and firefighters have been sent out to help in the search and recovery operation. the province is known for tremors. there have been catastrophic earthquakes in the past which have killed thousands. the state media said this is the strongest in 14 years. erica wood, al jazeera. >> more to come here on the al jazeera news hour. allegations terror suspects were tortured.

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>> al jazeera america presents >> what did i do? please take this curse off of me. >> 15 stories one incredible journey edge of eighteen coming september only on al jazeera america >> israel's invasion of gaza continues tonight. >> we have been hearing a lot of tank shelling coming from where we are, here. >> every single one of these buildings shook violently. >> for continuing coverage of the israeli / palestinian conflict, stay with al jazeera america, your global news leader. >> al jazeera america presents a breakthrough television event. borderland. six strangers. >> let's just send them back to mexico. >> experience illegal immigration up close and personal. >> it's overwhelming to see this many people that have perished. >> lost lives are relived. >> all of these people shouldn't be dead.

>> will there differences bring them together or tear them apart? >> the only way to find out is to see it yourselves. >> which side of the fence are you on? borderland, tonight at 9 eastern, only on al jazeera america. >> you're watching the al jazeera news hour. one of our top stories, the. [ secretary general has condemned an attack of an u.n. school in gaza. a major blow to kurdish forces inen campaign to topple shia led government. it's taken a stand in two more towns. and china where 175 people have died after an earthquake jolted the southeastern provin province. 1400 people have been your.

suspected foreign terrorists are transferred to country for interrogation and imprisonment. a senate report is due for the alleged torture subject. the u.k. uses the island t as a naval support facility. it has received a letter from the former british at the hague confirming the u.k. has discussed with the u.s. what it intends to reveal. abuses in counter terrorism teams joins me now. thank you for coming in. what do you think the government is planning to do with this report. >> the basic problem is in the words of president obama is that the united states government tortured some folks including

those clients. the united kingdom was up to their necks in these operations. now that the united states is coming to terms with the full extent of its program in which suspects were kidnapped and sent to torture chambers overseas the u.k. is very worried about exactly what part is going to be published in terms of its role in this program. >> are you objecting before they've seen seen what they've done? are you jumping the gun. >> we know exactly what happened. documents show that in 2004 in a joint c.i.a.-a miracle c.i.a.-m mi6 venture they were tortured and then rendered to qaddafi's torture chambers. we know that. but what we don't know of yet are official acknowledgment of

what those documents say. >> the question which i'm trying to find out when the flights came in to diego garcia, they said they didn't have full adults because of water damage. >> there was an unfortunate incident where they originally claimed a bunch of documents had been destroyed because of so-called water damage and then said not to worry, some of them have dried out. but the basic problem is in terms of diego garcia, the c.i.a. flood plan shows that the u.s. tried or planned to render them by the island. we've consistent asked the u.k. government to say, a, whether the couples were rendered by the i would, anthe island, and the u.k.'s refusal to say goes by their own knowledge. >> and if they don't release

there may still be people involved month might be at risk for putting this information out there? >> i think there are ways to come to terms to the torture program. i think its just a simple fact that we need to acknowledge our crimes and more forward. >> thank you very much for coming to talk us. >> three al jazeera journalists have bee spent 218 days in egyptian prison. mohammed fhamy and peter greste received sentences of seven

years and bader mohammed received three more years because of a spent bull. the first person infected with ebola to be brought to the u.s. the they have greed to a cross border isolation zone to suspend the outbreak. many say it is spiraling out of control. we have reports. >> reporter: athese are sites in west government. governments in the region are scrambling to deal with the virus spiraling out of control. it is here that a man on transit to nigeria died.

>> he was people transiting every day, coming from various destination. that's why we needed to take these measures because we could be exposed to a patient coming from a country which our airline is serving. >> the ebola virus is out of control. the situation is complicated as , opportunities who refuse to go to ice isolation centers. it is forcing a change of habit. >> i want to protect my family. >> i'm willing to protect myself from the ebola.

>> there are also economic fears associated with ebola here in nigeria. >> many are worried about a possible decline, but some consumers are skeptical and say it is business as usual. >> as the the virus continues to ravage communities families look for areas to bury the dead. that brings it's own complications. army come to insure that ebola victims are bury immediately. >> and over 100 people are missing and nine dead after a landslide struck a town in the northeast of nepal. nepals army has been using explosions to remove rocks, they

are skeptical of finding anybody alive. in china doctors are warning that the death toll from saturday's factory explosion is expected to rise. 69 people were killed in the plasmati anblast and 200 injured. >> reporter: it is as close as they can get to the factory workshop destroyed in saturday's explosion. for now they have nowhere else to go as they wait to learn if their loved ones survive or perished in the inferno. >> i came here yesterday. they wouldn't allow me in. >> many are charred beyond recognition. doctors warn the death toll will

rise because many of the survivors have burns to 90% of their bodies. initial investigation show the blast may have been caused by metallic dust coming in contact. hundreds of people have responded to an urgent appeal for blood donors. like many of the victims, they, too, are migrants workers, people often just a payday away from poverty. >> i'm also a migrant worker, same as them. we're all living at the bottom of society. when people are in trouble i have to help. >> this was in another part of the complex when the explosion happened. they said it was not a good place to work. >> it's very dirty in the factory. a lot of dust. the workers are covered in chemical dust after work. >> mr. li was reluctant to give us his full name.

he didn't work in the factory but his mother did. >> i'm not sure about the management in this metal factory but my family tells me the work was very tiring and she was constantly inhaling chemicals. >> it delivers car parts to customers including general motors. five of the plants managers have been detained. china may be the world second largest economy but it's record in work safety is dire. on average 70,000 people die in industry accidents every year. so common that they barely make it into the news. adrian brown, al jazeera, eastern china. >> initially four people have been killed in floods caused by severe thunderstorms. a wall of water and mud swept in in venice during a village festival. fighting for the stronghold of donetsk has intensified as

troops surround the city to take back lost territory. the army has been fighting on the western outskirts and many of the city's residents are leaving. some of the most vulnerable people caught in the conflict are unable to escape. from a home for the elderly we have reports. >> reporter: valley tina tried to call her grandson. he used to visit all the time. she has not heard him him since the fighting started. she's one of more than 160 pensioners living in this care home on the outskirts of donetsk close to the front line. >> i used to be an optimistic person. i didn't think the war although last for long. but now i don't think it's going to. >> she's using other own savings to keep the place open.

but she's running out of money and supplies. sometimes it's all too much. >> i'm afraid, so afraid, she says. how will we survive? i was at the city morgue. i watched as they brought in our young people. it's terrifying. that's somebody's children, grandchildren or husband. >> reporter: and more people are arriving all the time. this a man is from a suburb of donetsk. >> reporter: as the forces close in on donetsk the fighting gets closer to this home. people can hear the sounds of shelling and the walls and windows shaking. these are some of the most vulnerable victims of this conflict because they cannot be moved to safety. >> it's hard to offer words of

comfort to some. she said now dying alone, she doesn't know where her daughter is. many here were children during the second world war. they sing songs from the soviet era about soldiers saying good buy to their city before going off to fight. it helps them to forget the troubled times as war surrounds themselves once again. >> it's been a year since rouhani has taken position of iranian president. >> 37 million iranians went to the ballot box hoping for better times, and with the wait of their expectations hasan are hasan rouhani has stepped in the

role. >> the great people of iran, honorable people felt i deserve this. they trusted me so i can set the path for the country to preserve national pride and national interests. i deeply feel i need you to be there. i need your corporation. >> it was always going to be a long shot. even rouhani said so. his predecessor mahmood ahmadinejad had pushed the country to the brink. it's representation was in tatters, a decade of nuclear tax have gone nowhere. >> the tone has changed dramatically. the fact that iranian and american officials are in regular contact and have no

problems sitting down at the same table is a dramatic shift from the ahmadinejad years. >> in doing so, rouhani's government has secured a temperature rare nuclear deal. it has seen limited sanctions removed from iran. the economy is growing again. rouhani's charm offensive has draw presidents, prime ministers, and international business back to iran, and has made him a hero at home. it's also helped calm the waters between iran and it's persian gulf neighbors who are worried about tehran's regional nuclear ambitions. instead of focusing on relationships with russia and latin american countries like his predecessors did, rouhani is making these regional relationships his priority. while foreign policy takes up so much of his time civil rights have not improved, and that's the one thing that iranians want

more than anything else. the rouhani's government does not control the institutions possibly for domestic suppression many believe he can influence those that do. the question is do iranians have the patience to see if he actually can and will? al jazeera. >> coming up on al jazeera, in sport we'll have a footballer who thinks uruguayen has been treated unfairly.

>> thailand's military rulers insist the country is on the path of dempsey with a new set of ledg legislator about it take office. but they were chosen by the coup leaders. >> reporter: thproviding an opportunity for a clean up. those who used to work here in government opposition are now watching from the sidelines. >> parliament is about to return to life. not like it used to be. the army has taken the first steps towards forming a government, but the people who are will to enter in building parliament to start running the country have not been democratically elected. the members of the assembly have been hand picked by the army, and more than half of them are current or retired members of the armed forces.

the man expected to be interim prime minister is the man who led the coup army chef general. there will be no representatives from political parties. >> people believe that the most problems are politically related. so to solve our problems, which will only take a year or so, we want to be as neutral as possible and to be neutral we don't want any political advertise. >> this is all part of what the military says is a road map to democracicy. there is concern about what the end product will look like. >> whether or not the democracy is going to be returned to people, will be really democracy. >> at the moment there is no physical sign of any resistence to the coup. leaders and groups that support the ousted government would not appear on government, but one told us that they feel like they had guns to their hits.

even this small gathering marking the 100 days of a prominent activist. under marshal law thailand is peaceful again. some worry if the army tries to hang on to hour too long things could change. >> from now on there could be challenges, economically, socially, politically for them, and time will tell. >> reporter: for now government house, the office of the prime minister sits vacant waiting for its next occupant who is likely to be an army general. >> going to sport with andy richardson. >> reporter: thank you very much, lauren. after 11 days of action and 261 gold medals the commonwealth games is about to come to an end. the closing ceremony will start in just over an hour's time. usain bolt, he won't be there. he has already left, but he's also left his mark on the games

with a gold medal here in the 4 x 100 relay. it was the first time the six-time olympic champion had ever appeared at the event. >> it was great to see the entire jamaican 4 x 100 team to come out and win the gold, and they were successful. that was the aspiration, and they achieved their goal. but they gave it their all. absolutely brilliant, and it was fun. >> well, bolt's appearance at the games have done much to enhance their credibility. english diver tom daley was another highly profile to win gold. after winning bronze at the last olympics he now has his sights at gold in the rio games. >> i mean it's always nice to be

able to retain, and more special to win it that second time to know that you're still up there, still going strong. for me it was a stepping stone towards rio. >> here is another athlete here's how he celebrates victory. in the final against wong of singapore. the scottish weather house presented a few challenges and the women's cycling road race took place in pretty wet conditions in the last few hours. and the sports to showcase players. they're known as the diamond commonwealth goal in 12 years. they beat new zealand by 18

points. >> i think there is a bit of relief. something that we've been talking about for such a long time. we've been working so hard over the last few years and heading over to camps, in and out of capers, it's been a lot of work and we just wanted to get through the day and get to this gold-medal match. >> there is not just bad weather in scotland. bad conditions have hit the final round of the world golf championship invitational in the united states. leaders sergio garcia, and rory mcilroy has yet to tee off and play could well stretch into monday. garcia with a lead after a round of 67 put him at 14 under. the open champion rory mcilroy not far behind. he had a good day on saturday, and he's second on 11 under par.

juventus defender is confident new coach will continue at the serie-a champions. chiellini said suarez's four month band should be excused. >> i expressed my opinion. even after the incident i wish they would review the decision. i can't influence the decision but four it was severe. we're working hard and well giving our complete support for the new coach. i think he's happy with our work. we're a little tired and out of shape, but we have time to get better. >> plenty of pre-season friendlies going. manchester united in front of a crowd of 109,000 people.

the largest attendance of any united behalf since 1957 when they traveled to the real stadium for the world cup. ronaldo made a brief second half appearance for real. he's still struggling with a knee injury and he could not stop them from popping up to complete a 3-1 win for united. and liverpool will face united off the international championships cup. they beat a this, milan 2-0 in north carolina on saturday. ricky lembert missed the penalty. that puts liverpool second. and ramirez gave the l.a. dodgers the victory over the cubs. it was the dominican's 12 home run of the season.

the dodgers stealing the 5-3 victor-2 victory. and i'll hand you back to lauren. >> thanks, andy. now the outbreak of world war i is being commemorated by the nation who is fought to win it. but this anniversary has left germans unsure how to mark a conflict costing change in territory, reparations and this is bringing insights to the war's historical significance. >> it's a war that shaped the 20th century but many of the visitors to this exhibition and germany capitol admit that until now they knew little about its true meaning. germans shudder at its memories of military past this takes a broad and european and global perspective.

>> there were countries dragged into it. and there was an escalation of violence. it reached an escalation never seen before. it was not only the soldiers who became victims but also the civilians. >> while the german government marks the 100th anniversary in a deliberately low-key way chancellor merkel has acknowledged that it's historical significance has been highlighted by tension of russia in ukraine. looking at how it remembers its soldiers in a modest cemetery talked away i away away in a berlin suburb. >> it is a very low key

commemoration. >> some observers believe the anniversary will reawaken awareness of the great water and it's lessons. >> it is you're identifying specific chapter in your family history, which you have not really been aware of for decades, and now germans are start to go work on this, and finding their way to deal with it, and this may be just the beginning. >> reporter: as berliners enjoy the summer sunshine the events of a century ago seem as distant as ever, but perhaps for as much the anniversary has helped to put history in sharper perspective. tim friend, al jazeera, berlin. >> we have plenty of news for you on our website at www.aljazeera.com. that's it for this news hour. we'll be back in just a moment with more news.

. >> when you look at a concept like gaza, people say war is hell. what can you do? >> indisriminate and wrecklets attacks violate the laws of war but the executive director believes calling attention to abuses can make a difference. >> the truth is everybody cares about their reputation in respecting rights. >> ken roth says basic human dignity is one issue among many that factor into global