>> welcome to the news hour. coming up in the next 60 minutes israel ends it's limited cease-fire as prime minister insists the campaign will go on until calm is restored. next jerusalem after two attacks. police are linking to palestinians. we'll be live with the latest.

counterattack on the islamic state groups. are they coordinating we'll go there live. and defending the country. 100 years from the onslaught of the war to end all wars europe called this th the million memorial of those who died. the military offensive on gaza will continue until calm is restored a partial cease-fire by the israeli army ended just an hour ago. even though israel said it would stop fighting in certain parts of the strip some attacks have still continued. this was the result of an attack on the refugee camp in northern

gaza. one child was killed and 30 people injured. hospitals are struggle to go cope with yet another influx of victims. now the seven hour so-called humanitarian window was meant to allow displaced palestinians to return to their homes. it was also intended to in badly needed aid and medical supplies. while in jerusalem tensions are also high after two attacks being linked to palestinians. now a digger hit and killed a pedestrian as well as overturning an empty bus of driver of the digger was then shot and killed by police. in a separate attack in the city an off duty serge was kille soldier was killed. 64 israeli soldiers have within killed along with three civilians, one of whom was a

thai national. the number of palestinian palestinians say 1,865 pennsylvania women and child have within killed. the u.n. estimates 80% of them are civilians. more than a quarter million people are take refugee in u.n. shelters. let's go to nicole johnston who joins us live from gaza. nicole, we heard there was a seven hour limited cease-fire is now over. what is happening there? >> reporter: well there didn't appear to be a seven-hour limited cease-fire from what we saw. people were able to return to

the center, which people have not been able to do previously. there were people going in and taking a look at their damaged and destroyed houses. as you were saying in your introduction in other parts of the gaza strip there were airstrikes and shelling started up again and artillery fire. this was happening along those eastern border yet again. we heard tank shellings just as we were leaving. people got quick out out of that area, and in the northern area of gaza as well. in other information that i can update you on, more than gaza, they can return to their homes. a couple of days ago israel told people in the area nearby that they could go to their homes.

but the area is still unstable for them to return. so while they get sort of one message from israel they're not believing it, and people staying in united nations shelters too afraid to return to their villages for anything longer than an hour or two to get a few basic supplies if they can find any under the republic. >> in the meantime the number of casualties and injured continue to rise. just explain to us how medical services are coping? >> reporter: well, they're not coping, really. we've been reporting on that a lot for the past week. even before this war started gaza's hospitals and medical services are in dire need of all sorts of things. gaza is under siege. medical supplies d are limited.

hospitals can't cope. they don't have enough beds. they don't have enough basic supplies. they don't have enough doctors or nurses. i mean, every area of services you can think of are struggling. added to this is the electricity problem. the hospitals are running on generators. and generators cut out and need to be refueled. it's a dire situation all around. the hospitals are struggling to cope in some areas. they're treating people on the floors, and they've hoped up outdoor tent areas to try to treat people. and in other cases the entrances, the walls of various hospital hospitals are hit, they're being sh she willed and damaged. >> thank you. >> as we've been reporting things are tense after a couple

of apparent attacks by the police. the police are suggesting these attacks may be linked events in gaza. now andrew simmons is in west jerusalem for us. now andrew just explain to us about these two attacks. >> i was at the scene of the first attack in western jerusalem just on the western side. construction worker driving an excavator with a big bucket on the front crashed into a bus, killing him. he died later in hospital. he put the bucket under the bus and turned the butts over. he was shot by the traffic officer with a single shot first and then an array of bullets

were fired. a helicopter was flying over within five minutes. a big search operation going on for any other attackers that were described, and the driver of the excavator was, indeed, dead. his body lying besides his vehicle with a plastic cover over it. in a few hours later there was a motorcyclist with a gun who open fired. a meyea man described as an off duty soldier. they do not think that his injuries are life threatening. there is a tense atmosphere but nothing to suggest that anything bigger is about to take place, but police are very much on the guard. >> no doubt security must have been set up further after these two attacks but where does this leave the current negotiations

carrying on in coy ro cairo at the moment? >> reporter: in terms of the bigger picture, the israeli government is intent on not having anything to do with these talks. the initial line was after the failure of that after a cease-fire on friday, israel blaming each other after that. israel has become intent on unilateral action throughout it's responded with this so-called pause. it has not been a cease-fire as reported earlier. it's responded with a plan. it says, to continue with these windows of humanitarian access. but this is being perceived by some as reaction of intense

criticism from the u.s. and u.n. that is unprecedented. it really has been directed at israelis for breaking international law and accused by international law and of course that attack near the u.n. school on sunday really was the last straw for many officials in new york and washington, d.c. but as far as cairo goes the palestinian factions are there. the egyptians are trying to keep talks going. there is u.s. involvement but as far as israeli involvement, none officially however there is a back channel between u.s. allies and egypt. prime minister netanyahu said that the operation will end when quiet and security are restored. it all but completes but there

is no education there that the whole thing is going to end, within hours from it. >> andrew simmons with that update. speaking to us from west jerusalem. still oh to come thon news hour hundreds of filipino workers return home after fighting in libya bringing with them tales of suffering and hunger. plus, with a wary eye on china washington hosts it's first-ever africa leader summit. and in sport rory mcilroy returns to the world's number one spot. but is he the man to beat? we'll have that story coming up a little bit later. >> iraq's prime minister has ordered its air force to support kurdish troops battling fighters in the north of the country.

launching a counter offensive after the group calling itself islamic state made more gains. we have the story. >> reporter: this was a mass sex does in the open december merit northern reak. an estimated 40,000 civilians have to cross this bridge after fleeing the lates round of fighting in the area. militiamen have taken control of the towns west of mosul forcing these civilians to flee under the control of kurdish fightse fighters. >> thousands have been killed. thousands have become refugees. 40,000 have fled their homes. >> on sunday fighters were able to push further north taking mortar tore from kurdish

fighters. the militia said that they were instructed to pull back to areas where they could regroup. >> we're now waiting for the president's order to attack the i.s. we will which will them, wound them, arrest them. >> reporter: some worry if they are strong enough to fight this onslaught. a breakaway group in western iraq during the last few months. they declared a califhate. in the latest offensive against the kurdish fighters they took not only of several towns but throw oi three oil refineries, and this shows kurdistan as part of their area making it clear where their push to the north will start. >> well, the director of the iraqi foundation and political

analyst, he joins us live. thank you very much for being with us. now we've seen prime minister al maliki ordering airstrikes to help kurdish troops in their push against the i.s. this seems to be a turn around policy forellal maliki for the kurds. why the change now? >> well actually it's supposed to happen in case of doom. at that time. not now after two months after what is happening in mosul, tikrit. now maliki has decided to have airstrike support for forces. but at the end this corporation must end the controlling of fires for this regions. now why it's now because maliki is now convinced that if he does

not have the support of the kurdish he will not have support against the isil. it is convinced that maliki will do something by isil. >> and he has not so far. he has not been successful at all. there are reports that i.s. has taken mosul dam and other areas. explain how strategic this is. >> well, it's oil and water, the two things that control the person inside iraq and inside the middle east. now when they're controlling water it means that they will threaten the entire area, and if they want to negotiate they will

be in a powerful position. secondly even the oils, even the is also controlling the oils to turkey. and it export oil to these regions, it will control them. it will have support and strong position when they negotiate. it also means that they will say if there is no plan, no international accurate plan because they have all the power on the other end. >> explain to us, then, because it seems like the i.s. has been gaining a lot of ground in the last few months. explain what is behind their success? >> well, it's a political issue. it's not a military issue for eight years maliki, the iraqi

momen prime minister. he did manage to convince the sunnies who are controlling all of this area that he is the prime minister of iraq. he convinced them that he is the shia prime minister. not a prime minister with iraq. with all the marginalization procedures, detainees, about 35,000 detainees inside the jails they are not supporting the ill. >> thank you for joining us on al jazeera. iraqi political analyst speaking to us from london. well, the fighting between armed groups continued in libya the country's newly elected

parliament has held its first former session. politicians gathered in the eastern city instead of the capital for their first meeting. joining us now from ben gassy, thank you so much being with us. can you start off by explaining the latest situation in bengahzi at the moment. >> yes, the situation accomplishing a military solution. we have to admit without the war in tripoli, and the evacuation of thousands it is the political failure.

between two weeks there is huge fire, and where the firefighters have end to find solution. but the fire started again because of the return of the shelling. unfortunately, we found those who are calling for the group they join fighting every day. >> well it's certainly very remarkable that a new parliament is being elected amidst all this violence. >> yes, yes. the parliament before this part of the operation of was in

tripoli. but it happened after. today the parliament session was held with attendance of 155 members who came from different libyan cities. all but a few members attended. the majority of the parliament members attended, and this is what they expected. then they expected it would be much different from the

parliament now has star started where the majority of the members have decided to come and what many activists were saying besides the absence of the transitional justice, the absence of the army, the absence of the political will was the most important problem in libya. and i think this was on part of the members. >> we have to leave it there. we really do appreciate your update. well, as the situation in libya deteriorates, foreign workers are leaving the country.

there are reports from manila where hundreds of filipinos have returned home. >> they are part of more than 600 filipino workers repatriated from libya since july. the government has called for mandatory evacuation of citizens after a worker was beheaded and a nurse was gang raped a few weeks ago. >> at first there was just gunfire and now it's gotten worse. they wait for it to end now they have jets firing rockets and missiles. >> the political shah has been gripped by warring groups.

>> under level four, it means mandatory evacuation. >> but only a fraction of the filipinos have expressed a desire to go back home. the majority of them say they have spent their family's savings just to be able to go abroad. the situation in libya and many other countries have stop millions of filipinos from working overseas. they say they would rather take the risk abroad than rather not being able to care for their families at home. >> reporter: many live and work abroad and remain the backbone of this country's economy. al jazeera, manila. >> in nigeria, a doctor has

become the second confirmed case in legos. doctor patrick sawyer died from ebola after arriving from monrovia. nigeria is the fourth country to be infected. the national security and defense council told journalists that ukrainian soldiers had entered russian territory. they retreated and headed to their base to regroup. two planes carrying remains of victims of the crashed malaysian airline jet has left for the netherlands. the plane is carrying personal belongings from victims. flight 17 was shot down killing all 298 passengers and crew most of them were dutch. many victims had been found and

transferred to the netherlands for identification. it's estimated up to 80 bodies are still at the site. brazil is an economic were power. much rapid growth has strippe stripped brazil of its ability to care for communities. >> it's another busy day at its clinic in rio de janeiro. people here receive basic care and preventive medicine free of charge as provided by brazilian law. 20,000 people rely on the clinic. >> our main goal are preventions high blood pressure, diabetes, prenatal health, hypertension is our basic problem. >> reporter: it's not chronic

disease but chronic shortage of doctors especially in rural areas and villages. >> in this community the doctor patient ratio is one doctor for every 3,500 patients. >> reporter: the life expectancy for a brazilian is 73.3 years. lower than most south american countries. in some regions it's 67 years. worse than in bangladesh. last year brazil began importing foreign doctors mostly from cu cuba. dr. gonzalez is one of 7,300 could you pan doctors in brazi 7,300 cuben doctors here. >> i'm seeing patients here that i didn't in cuba. i'd never seen tuberculosis before. >> reporter: brazil pays cuba

$4,100 a month for each doctor. the physicians themselves receive less than a third of that. the rest goes back to the cuban government. a handful of cuban doctors have quit the program complaining of an unfair pay scale. dr. gonzales said she's sticking with the program. >> i don't care about the money. i received 10% of what is paid here. the percentage the government gets helps support education and free healthcare. >> ultimately to meet the needs of its people brazil must train more public health doctors and provide incentives for them to practice where they are needed the most. rob reynolds, al jazeera, rio de janeiro. >> still ahead. rescue operations are under way in southwest china. after an earthquake kills 400 people. and in sport we'll tell you

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