>> humanitarian pause or distraction - israel's limited truce in gaza into its second hour. and strong condemnation of the israeli attack on a u.n. school in gaza. washington calls it disgraceful. the u.n. says it's criminal. >> i'm laura kyle, this is al jazeera live from doha. also ahead - tens of thousands of iraq's minorities flee as the

islamic state gains for ground. many injured in an earthquake striking part of china. >> it's 11 o'clock in the morning in gaz a, and an hour since the beginning of what israel is calling a humanitarian pause. the 7-hour truce will apply to parts of gaza strip where there is currently no military activity. hamas says it is a unilateral act, one designed to divert attention from israels acts of slaughter. israel is coming under pressure. the u.n. called the israeli airvibing on a call on sunday a -- air strike on a call on sunday a moral out rage. 10 were killed in the hit.

the u.n. state department called it disgraceful. it's been called a disgraceful attack. we have the story. chaos and debts. caused by an israeli drone. this mobile phone video was shot minutes after the strike. missiles were fired at a motorcycle, parked metres from a u.n. school to the shelter. several were killed and dozens wounded. more than 3.5 yeecks into the context. and a quarter of a million live in schools. the shelters are meant to be safe havens. they are targeted by israeli fires. schools used as shelters are full of children. children that were culled or injured in the attack. we are shown the footage filmed moments after the drone strike.

he tells me what he saw. >> translation: the street was cull of children -- full of children buying sweets from the main shop by the gate. what do you do? they were kids, so many dead and hurt. >> reporter: most of the injured were brought hear first. it specialises in obstetrics and has a dozen beds. since the collapse of the 72 hour ceasefire, it treated hundreds of people. many in a car park doubling as a triage. the hospital - receiving -- not for refusing a huge number of injured. in most of cases it is not a hospital. and the road is difficult. the ambulance are excluded. >> reporter: rafah has seen some

of the worst fighting in recent days. between friday and sunday morning more than 200 from killed. many of them children. >> israel's main ally has subpoena out against the u.n. -- spoken out against a u.n. attack in rafah. kimberley has more. >> reporter: yet another attack on a united nations school. this time in rafah, where gazans have been told they were safe. the u.n. said israel must do more to avoid casualties. in a statement it said: from the united nations a spokesman for the secretary-general ban ki-moon called the school shelling another gross violation of international law. the u.n. agency for refugees denounced the attack. >> there's no doubt in my mind that insufficient measures of

precaution and control and protection are taken. including by the israeli defense force when engaging in gaza. israel says its worked destroying tunnels in gaza issam complete and ground troops will be redeployed. air strikes will continue. and israel will not participate in ceasefire talks. the israeli ambassador to the united states, speaking on u.s. television says the priority now it to see that hamas is unable to rearm in the future. we don't want to see us leaving and allowing hamas to use the time to rearm thousands of rockets and more tunnels, we have to make sure we have an effective mechanism to prevent hamas from rearming. the european union is calling for the blood shed to stop, pushing israeli leaders to work towards a political solution as a hope for peace. it's a view that the palestinian ambassador to the u.n. supports. >> if we allow for peace to take

place, negotiation to take place. under the leadership of president mahmoud abbas, if we empower this government we will be able to move gradually from the situation of confrontation and fighting into the situation of lifting this tragedy and blockade against our people in gaza. it is a tramming di that has -- tragedy that has prompted protest over the world, including this one, a large demonstration in protest of the rising civilian casualties in gaza. well, some parts of gaza are quiet, but israeli bombardment continues in rafah and other areas. israel's offensive entered its 28th day, and the human cost continues to rise. 64 israeli soldiers have been killed, along with three

civilians, one a thai national. a number of fatalities is higher. 1,817 men, women and children have been killed. 80% are civilians. more than 9,400 gazans have been injured, including 2,700 children. more than a quarter of a million people are taking refuge in u.n. shelters. >> now, activists say syrian government forces have attacked several areas near the capital, killing dozens of people. on the outskirts of damascus, they were hardest hit. [ siren ] >> reporter: a missile slams into a suburb of damascus. the full horror of the latest

campaign to crush the rebellion caught on amateur video. this is the area east of the capital. according to opposition activists it was the result of an air strike fi a fighter jet. many people were in the street when it happened. they would try to recover the dead and wounded from another strike minutes earlier. elsewhere in the greater damascus area, more desperation after another air strike. the man who filmed this shouts "headless bodies, where is the world, where is humanity. save us." activists say 25 people died in this strike alone. and in the neighbouring area of duma, more attacks. it's rebel held territory, and government forces have been

concentrating the fire power on this neighbour hood for more than a year. syria's conflict is estimated to kill 170,000 people and displace half the population. >> president bashar al-assad has made significant gains as opposition forces fight among themselves. the ferocity demonstrates how he's trying to step up the fight. in iraq the group calling itself islamic state has dealt a major blow to kurdish forces. fighters seized a dam after an offensive lasting 24 hours. that gives the ability to flood cities. it's taking control of a fifth oil field.

kurdish troops controlled the area until they withdrew. this an area where the islamic state raises a black flag. the capture is a humanitarian casualty after 200,000 people were forced to leave. tens of thousands of evacuees of members of a rely oij use minority. the islamic state has given them an ultimatum, convert to is lame. pay a security dam. leave the home tore die. >> reporter: thousands of as eyedy people have been killed and thousands are refugees. 40,000 fled the homes. it is control by the islamic state and a shrine blown up by the is. they are killing the people and it's a big attacks against them. still to come this half hour - hundreds of egyptians

escaping violence in libya are on their way home. >> brazil doesn't have enough doctors and cuba too many - see how they are working together.

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we're going public! [cheering] the fastest in-home wifi for your entire family. the x-1 entertainment operating system. only from xfinity. hello again. the top stories this hour on al jazeera. israel has begun what it calls a humanitarian pause. the 7-hour ceasefire is apply toing those parts of the gaza strip -- applying to those parts of the gaza strip where there is military activity. israel criticised for attacking

a un-run school. the air strike killing 10 people. the u.n. saying it's a moral outrage and a criminal act. and the activists say the syrian government forces have attacked hearse killing dozens of people. fighters have been trying to overthrow the government since 2011. let's get from more gaz re. nicole johnson is -- gaza. nicole johnson is live. we are into the second hour of a humanitarian ceasefire. any signs of it where you are? >> well, yes, we are in the town of hada, east of chan eunice, we are as far east as you can get. this area suffered heavy bombardment. just to show you how close it is to the israeli border, our cameraman will zoom. we are on the main street of

hezar. in the significance you can see what looks like a wall. that isn't the israeli gaza border. beyond that is the israeli-gaza border, it's the buffer zone, it's palestinian land that israel controls each under normal conditions. but during the fighting, israel moved from the border into the buffer zone area, and from there they enter into h. >> zar. you can see the destruction. it's the first time we've been able to get into hezar. last time there was a humanitarian ceasefire, people came into the area, and then shelling started again. people had to leave very quickly. just sort of moving around, we can see more of the seen. we have walked around 3 through this town, and every house has been hit. in the center of the town, which we will try to show you later, once we get our satellite into

position there. it looks similar to nisreen el-shamayleh, in the middle of town. every house completely destroyed. the right - we are on the edge of it. i mean, you can see the damage from very heavy fighting. as we drove through town you can see where the israeli tanks had positioned them. the smell of death is strong. many bodies have to be taken out by ambulance crews. the tonne is devastated. i don't know if many people will come back here to live. there's little left standing. >> yes, i was going to say the instruction looks so complete.

we can see people moving right-hand. what are they doing or saying? are they in a state of shock? >> some people have been into the area. people are not surprised by the damage. they knew they were coming into houses destroyed. that's been no street for the last week or so. particularly when you see older women walking around with a few possessions in their arms or on their heads. i mean, people are in a great sense of shock. when your house is being destroyed, you don't know what you are going to do next. there are electricity powerlines down everywhere. there's no infrastructure here at all. i mean, it was an agricultural farming area. a wide sort of open area, not like shajaiya and the densely populated parts of gaza city. this is more of a rural area. on the outskirts is agricultural

land, wide buffer zones, and now it's house after house destroyed. nicole johnson reporting from haza in gaza, during that humanitarian ceasefire that has been announced in parts of the strip by israel. thank you very much. palestinian delegates have been meeting with egyptian officials to discuss a political solution to the conflict. hamas says the palestinian delegation is making progress. i'm joined by a professor at the london school of economic and political science. thank you for being with us once again. hamas sounding positive there in cairo. without israel present, i mean, there are limits aren't there on what can be achieved. >> absolutely. israel refused to send a delegation to cairo. israel wants is ceasefire on its own terms, and does not want to

engage hamas or talk about the real concerns. the real concerns as you know lifting the black aid of gaza. opening this, one of the biggest open air prisons to the world. without israel being there, american pressure on israel to go to cairo, i don't think we'll get anywhere or even it breakthrough in the next day or two. >> if we look at who it present, we have various palestinian factions. fatah, hamas, the islamic jihad. is it a chance for the palestinian drops to get on the same page. we saw the government formed not long ago. we have not seen progress on that front. >> this is the most important point. the most important question. it's not about the palestinians and israel. israel does not want to basically engage the palestinians. seriously, it has not. we know what has happened in the

last one year, when the americas tried to bring about a settlement between the is president of the palestinian authorities and the israelis. what we are witnessing is an effort on the part of the palestinians to put the house in order, deepen reconciliation, we witness what israel has done, is to bring about a realignment of puck lib opinion -- public opinion have been palestine. the palestinian authority, led by president mahmoud abbas, as realigned itself with the palestinian public opinion. to its credit the authority sent a joint delegation that presents the islamic jihad. they have one unified set of concerns. i don't call them demands. lifting the blockade of gaza is not a demand.

allowing palestinian fishermen to fish. so what you say really, what you say is the beginning of the palestinian community. hamas, islamic jihad to put the house in order and rebuild the bridges between gaza and the occupied territories. and this is the most important development and i think regardless of what we see in the next few days in cairo, we are seeing the beginning of basically palestinian reconciliation between fatah and hamas. >> very interesting. joining us from london. thank you very much. three al jazeera journalist have now spent 219 days in app egyptian prison. they were convicted after being falsely accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. in june, mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste from given 7 year offenses, baher mohamed got an extra three years. peter and badr plan to appeal

against the conviction, al jazeera is continuing to demand their release. hundreds of egyptians who have been trying to flee strife-torn libya are able to go home. they were picked up at the border crossing. they were returned to egypt. others are still waiting to be evacuated. since mid july fighting erupted in tripoli. at the crossing we spoke to some egyptians who scaebd libya. >> reporter: -- escaped libya. >> reporter: these are the lucky one us, after days spent at the border, this family was allowed into tunisia. somehows thaned of shans -- thousands of egyptians were stranded on the libyan side of the border. thousands were allowed in after the government promised to send flights to take them back to egypt - straight from the border. mostly workers like this man, who left his job because life was unbearable.

he spent four days at the border before being able to cross. >> translation: so much destruction. it's not safe at all any more. we feared for our lives. >> reporter: thousands of egyptians worked in libya. as the violence took over the oil-rich country many left their jobs and ran for their lives. >> translation: libya's doors were open for us. most of the people you see are college graduates with no chance to get a job back om home. people are very sad to leave. this 30-year-old said there were no clashes where he lived. he ran from the state of lawlessness. i asked him how will he support his family and children? >> my children have god. that is important. we are the thousands left behind, stuck at the other side of the border. >> there is genuine concern for the thousands of egyptians stranded at the libyan side of the border. some for over a week.

>> translation: it's terrible for them over there. they are stranded in the desert, in the open air with little water or food. i swear to god, it's not fair. human souls are at stake these workers demonstrate how the violence in libya has a ripple effect on the region. security wise and economically. some of the workers took the risk and decided to stay in libya for now. others wanted to leave, but didn't find a way to get to any border due to the violence. that's why these workers say they are lucky they got to this point. in china 391 people are confirmed dead after sunday's quake your in yunnan province. many are buried in the rubble. thousands of rescuers are on

their way to the remote locality. >> reporter: relief and res ky workers are doing what they can. their efforts are hampered by aftershocks and poor weather. communication and electricity are down. some search teams have been able to reach the edges of the quake zone. >> all the houses had collapse said when we arrived. there were dead bodies everywhere, lots of injured people. >> the epicentre is a town where rescuers may have to reach on foot. many fivers spend the night in makeshift shelters. the people's liberation army is involved. more than 2,000 soldiers are on their way. the separation will be survived. the premier arrived on monday. the mountainous area is prone to earthquakes. more than 100 recovery

experts have been investigating a few area of eastern ukraine near the crash fight of mh17. it was shot down killing passengers and crew, most dutch. remains of more than 200 have been found. others are at the site. investigators found more personal items that belonged to the victims of the malaysia airlines disaster. fighting between pro-russian rebels and forces slowed the investigation and recover brie protest. protesters demand urgent action to stop the ebola virus and want victims' bodies removed from the communities, saying health authorities are taking too long, exposing families and neighbours to infection. 720 died from a disease in west

africa, since it began to spread in march. the center for disease control and prevention is sending 50 health ex-parties to west africa. the c.d.c. is treating an american doctor. the second american will flyly plane to atlanta for treatment. it will arrive on tuesday, joining the first patient. at a specially prepared facility. brazil is an economic super power, but rapid growth outstripped the ability to provide basic services. clinics found a novel solution for a shortage of doctors. >> reporter: it's a typically busy day at a community clinic in rio de janeiro. people here receive basic care and preventive medicine tree of charge as provided by law.

the manager says 20,000 people rely on the clinic. >>. >> translation: we help patients with high blood pressure, basic child heath. hypertension is a common problem. the biggest health care challenge is not chronic disease, but a shortage of doctors, especially in poor or urban areas. >> translation: in this community the doctor patient ratio is one doctor for every 3, 500 tarnts. the life expect si for a brazilian is 73.3 years. lower than most south american countries. in some regions it's 67 years. worse than bangladesh. last year brazil began to import foreign doctors. this doctor is one of 7,300

cuban doctors in brazil. >> i'm getting a great deal of prab. i have never seen a patient with tuberculosis, here i have. >> the program is controversial. cuban doctors are paid less than their brazilian colleagues. brazil pays cuba 4100 through the ban american health organization. the physicians receive less than a third of that. the rest goes back to the government. a handful quit the programme, complaining of an unfair pay scale. the doctor says she's sticking with the programme. >> translation: i don't care about the money, i receive 10% of what doctors get. my family back home gets money. the percentage the government gets helps to support free

education and health care. ultimately to meat the needs of people, brazil must train more doctors and provide help where it's needed the most. >> you can keep up to date with the news on the website. aljazeera.com. >> new dawn in beijing, the ancient capital of the world's fastest growing country, home to the 2008 olympics. it's the vibrant centre, the super power, where the old wrestles with the new. communism clashes with capitalism and a new global