suarez. ♪ in three days it's holding in gaza but people are returning home to find scenes of devastation. israeli troops are withdrawing and they want an investigation into what they call war crimes. ♪ hello, i'm in doha and also on this program the lebanese army battles the border town from sunni fighters. and humanitarian corridor and residents flee the government-held city as troops

close in. formula one boss pays the german court $100 million to end his bribery trial. ♪ so a three-day cease fire in the gaza strip seems to be holding and factions will absorb the troops and they pulled the ground forces out of gaza and that was key demand of palestinians and have taken on defensive positions on the other side of the green line. israel is sending delegates to take part in talks in cairo and will deliver a final end to the conflict. representatives of palestinian factions are already there. as the guns fall silent people in gaza have been returning to their homes and for many that means returning to scenes like this of utter devastation.

so after 29 days of israeli attacks, this is the human cost. fighting has killed 64 israeli soldiers and 3 civilians and one was a ty national and gaza health ministry says 1875 men, women and children have been killed and the u.n. says 80% of them are civilians. more than 9 1/2 thousand palestinians injured and taking refuge in shelters and charles is in gaza and sends us this report from rafa in the south. >> reporter: it's quite astounding. this building was a government building hit a couple days ago by an israeli missile and just shows you the sheer might of the israeli military machine, tanks were positioned about 200 yards up here on the left. and it's only two kilometers from here to israeli border.

she looks at the remains of her home and the home was east of rafa and the gaza strip and the tanks left deep trenches in the sand and family of ten are lucky to be alive. >> translator: we came back during the last cease fire then the tanks arrived and open fire and we had to flee to the u.n. school again and came back this morning, everything has been destroyed. >> reporter: the area around here is home so some of the heaviest fighting in the days before the cease fire. >> translator: i have ten children. we don't know what we are going to do. where will we go? maybe go back to the school or we pitch a tent. >> reporter: he shows me what remains of his home, a place where he and his family used to live and escaped through the backdoor when the tanks came. >> translator: it was calm. there were no fighters here then tanks came. >> reporter: after the failure of previous cease fires there is

little trust in rafa that the latest truce will hold. people search morning the destruction for whatever belongings they can find and load up their vehicles or donkey carts and leave hoping to find shelter at a school or families elsewher elsewhere. >> talks delivering and enduring to the end of the conflict are due to take place in cairo and palestinian delegation is there and want full israeli withdraw from gaza and end to the israeli and egyptian blockade of territory and release of hamas prisoners held by israel and international assistance in the reconstruction of gaza. and first part israel is demanding gaza be completely demilitarized and give up the arsenal of weapons and wants a way to prevent hamas from rearming in the future. and we have a senior hamas

leader and told me no one has the right to give up rights and weapons to resist occupation. >> it's clear the israelis came to egypt. they have arrived to egypt this early morning because they understand that they can't win the fight and can't make an end by the military attack. so now they will have a cease fire and they have to give it for that cease fire and have to have a cease fire. >> reporter: we have been down this track before and before you have been on the negotiating table and given israel's track record of fire power in gaza, why aren't you conceding more? 1800 people have died, thousands injured, a quarter of your population moved away and displaced. why can't you concede a little bit more? >> this is supposed to be against israeli and not against

palestinians and supposed to be asked by the israelis why you are killing civilians and deposing them from their own houses. it's the nature of the situat n situation. and when people resist they will sacrifice and an end for vietnam, south africa, hundreds of thousands killed by the occupation but the end of the story was an end for the occupation. >> it's far more of an issue for you than israel. >> it is a very big cause for the palestinians, but in the end what is better? to give them whatever their want, or exist in dignity. i believe the end of the story will be the end of the

occupation. they have to make it in a simple and short way. if not they will continue attacking the palestinians, and the palestinians will continue -- >> we understand the situation, and it has time and time again repeated itself, and in the end it's the gaza people who suffer. so what concessions are you willing to make, to make sure this doesn't happen again? >> we asked clearly from the united states and the internati international community that they will not attack the palestinians again. and if not, we will do what we are supposed to do. we know the cost is big, but we know also if they continue as an occupation, they will have all of the land. look what is happening in west

baning now. they took over more than 55 percent of the land by seattlers. they are taking over the holy city of jerusalem without resistance, they -- they will not stop. this is an important idea. no one resists occupation than is more powerful than the occupation. if you are more powerful than israel they will not occupy our lands. they can't live in a fight which is the case. they have to give up the occupation. this will create stability and peace in the region. in other news british police haver a rested a passenger on board a qatar airways jet for making a hoax bomb threat. the royal fighters escorted the plane down to the airport where it landed safely. the suspect was arrested for telling the crew there was an explosive device on board. two lebanese soldiers have

been killed fighting the islamic state group on the border with syria. here is the latest. >> reporter: they were quickly whisked out of the area, three members of lebanon's security forces were released on tuesday. they were among more than 30 fighters linked to the self declared islamic state. their release was mediated by muslim clerics. it was called a goodwill measure to end the conflict that threatens to destabilize this country even more. the leeb niece government says they are not interested in negotiating with what they are calling terrorists. the only deal or solution is one involving releasing their captors o withdrawing from the area. the army has regained control of strategic hill tops, up to 3,000

fighters are believed to be holed up inside the area. the only way out for them is through syria, but on that side of the border, the syrian government and the shiite group hezbollah have been closing in on their positions. this won't be an easy battle for either side. the lebanese army has still not stormed the town because it wants to avoid civilian casualties. syria's war has spilled over into lebanon several times but this is the worst battle yet. a gunman dressed in an afghan army yuan norm has killed a u.s. general and wounded

several others. a u.s. official says a dozen victims of the attack were americans. germany's military says the wounded included a german brigadier general. u.s. secretary of state john kerry has again expressed his support for the three al jazeera journalisted jailed in egypt. they have been accused -- falsely accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they plan to appeal against their convictions. al jazeera continues to demand their release. the ukraine army has opened humanitarian corridor to allow residents to escape to safety. when the separatists began their campaign in april they took control of large areas in the east. since then the ukrainian troops have driven separatists out of much of the region. donetsk is the only one of the cities still under rebel control. since the conflict began, more

than a quarter of a million people have fled their homes because of the violence. now the ukrainian army has opened corridors for safe passage in the area. here is the latest from donetsk. >> reporter: this family walks to safety. they are from a suburb of donetsk where ukrainians are battling separatists. they have relatives and friends they could stay with, but she can't afford to reach them right now. this camp for the displaced is their home. >> translator: the events that are happening now feel like a play, not real. one side pushes another. and the other pushes back. in this endless conflict a lot of civilians have been killed by shrapnel and gun higher in. >> reporter: for just a few hours aday, people are being allowed to leave donetsk. driving out, some have tied

white flags to their cars. hoping that will be enough to protect them. in the sunflower fields ukrainians wait for their orders. they are pushing forward, but progress has been slow and dangerous. these ukrainian fighters are getting closer to donetsk, but they are meeting heavy resistance. you can see how close the shell landed to their position. this is of course also a propaganda war. russia says these men are ukrainian deserters who crossed their border. ukraine says they are prisoners of war and should be returned. but one thing is clear, many of these soldiers don't want to be here. you want to return to your families as soon as possible? >> yeah, as soon as possible to see our family. >> reporter: that is unlikely to happen. kiev won't stop until it retakes this land. just after we left, this ukrainian check point was shelled again by separatists.

forcing people to turn back towards the fighting. it is tearing apart their country. and still ahead -- >> i'm tom akerman in the state of massachusetts which leads the u.s. in shutting down all of its coal-fired power plants, but will alternative clean energy sources be enough to meet the demand? >> plus an american aid worker infected with ebola arrives in the united states as more cases are suspected in africa and the middle east. ♪ >> on the stream, >> the most pressing security, health and development issues on the second largest continent... africa... and it's impact on america. join us. on al jazeera america

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♪ hello again. let me take your through our top stories. palestinians are heading back to their homes as hamas and israel have reached a three-day ceasefire. israel is expected to send delegations to cairo to negotiate a truce. two lebanese solders have been killed fighting the islamic state group. a group of lebanese clerics have been trying to broke ear ceasefire deal there. and returning to our top story, gaza. weeks of israeli bombing on the strip has destroyed some of its most important infrastructure. such as its only power station. and now garbage is piling up and there isn't enough electricity to treat wastewater and sewage. >> reporter: untreated suage is

flowing into the mediterranean see. people go fishing but don't catch much, but they say they have to try. >> translator: we may get sick from the sea. but what can we do? i want to help my family survive. we need to eat. >> reporter: even when gaza isn't in a war it doesn't have enough electricity or infrastructure to treat all of the waste produced by 1.8 million people. now it's even worse. this sewage pumping station was bombed a pool of untreated waist blocks the road heading north. for the last two weeks, 30,000 cubic meters of raw sewage a day has flooded into the treats. >> our effort now is to take the sewage to the ocean, but the problem is not -- we are not capable to bring the sewage from streets down to those

facilities. so sewage now in the streets is flad -- flooded in the nearby areas. >> reporter: in a refugee camp ways water trickles through the streets. >> translator: children are playing near the sewage, and i can't even start to describe how bad the smell is. it is a problem for the world. and now it's worse. >> reporter: if that wasn't bad enough, mounds of rubbish are getting bigger. another 200,000 people have moved into the center of gaza city since the war started. almost doubling the amount of rubbish produced to around 700 tons a day. and all of it is ending up here. the main landfill site is in east gaza and is in the middle of the city, so there's no way the rubbish can be sent there.

when the sea breeze comes in, the stench of rotting garbage drifts across the city. the u.n. says thousands of people trying to us -- escape the islamic state are in need of water food and shelter. >> reporter: spotting the enemy. these fighters lost towns and oil fields to the so-called islamic state. now they say they are ready to strike back. >> translator: half an hour ago we started a surprise offensive attack. we have managed to seize control of these towns without fighting, and we witnessed a sense of low morale amongst i.s. fighters.

>> reporter: those towns are near the iraqi syrian border. the danger may even come from the syrian side from the i.s. has its own forces. and i.s. forces have pushed north taking two more towns. their growing momentum has set off alarm bells in bagdad and the kurdish region. the president of the kurdistan aon the mouse region is urging the international community to help fight what he calls terrorism. >> translator: our goal is clear and it matches literally the words of the president, quoting, we will not stop and bewill liberate all of the places taken over by i.s. >> reporter: as more fighting is expected in the area, civilians continue to flee, some 40,000 civilians crossed to the kurdish areas during the last few days.

on sunday al jazeera camera accompanied more people fleeing. >> translator: we came here because we were afraid. our town was destroyed. we left all of our household items. all of our possessions. everything. many people didn't have time to pack their belongings. >> reporter: driven away from their villas by fear, these civilians could face difficult conditions. but what they need most is for calm to return so they can go back home. new suspected cases of ebola have been identified in nigeria and saudi arabia. this comes as a second american diagnosed with the virus has arrived in the united states. the world health organization says 887 people have died in the outbreak, prompting new travel restrictions in west africa. here is the report. >> reporter: the announcement of

a second ebola victim in nigeria is raising fears that the seven-month long epidemic in three african nations could spread in the continent's most populous nation. >> this is the case of the ebola disease, and the government has put in place structures, strategy to detect cases. this is coming from one of the cases under surveillance, and that's why we are able to pick it early enough. >> reporter: the first victim collapsed on arrival in the city and was put in hospital. he may have spread his illness to more people. many of them impossible to trace in the endless shacks and apartments. nigeria has a surveillance system to prevent and control the spread of ebola within his borders. some countries in west africa

have been put on red alert. and public health officials have been deployed across the country. the government has also taken thement campaign against the disease to the charges. with the knack to draw huge crowds they see it as inducive environments for the virus to spread. information about viruses have been widely broadcast on radio and television stations as well as social media. >> accounts on twitter, on facebook, we have a website now, devoted for information on ebola. and what is so good about it is it's a directive website. >> reporter: experts say rituals and traditions on handling of the dead may prove to be an

obstacle in stopping the spread. >> it has been really challenges to convince people not to really -- take care of the body, of their relatives. 60% of infections are due to body to body, human to human contamination. >> reporter: the epidemic has already killed almost 900 people. the outbreak is moving faster than efforts to control it, warning that with more infections come a greater risk of the virus evolving into deadly mutations. .rescuers in china are continuing their search for survivors in collapsed buildings after an earthquake killed at least 410 people. the quake struck in an area with narrow roads and heavy rain is adding to the difficulty.

the u.s. is speeding up the shutdown of its coal-burning power planteds in an effort to combat climate change. >> reporter: but 2017, the last of the coal fired power plants in the state of massachusetts will be out of business. the latest to close, a 63-year-old operation who's chimney stacks spewed coal dust over the historic sea port town of salem. but if all goes as planned, it will be torn down. taking its place will be a smaller, more photo generic a facility. the new plant will be shut down in just 35 years, by then enough non-fossil fuel energy sources will be available to replace it. environmental groups reached that agreement with the utility in keeping with massachusetts's official target of having one quarter of its electricity

generated from renewable sources in the next five years. >> this is a great example of how we can use natural gas in the near term and create a careful intentional transition to a clean energy future. >> we think that's a terrible idea. there's no way they will meet the mandated goals if they continue to burn carbon. >> the economics are such that if you build this plant, it will shut out the development of actual renewable energy like wind and solar and wave. >> reporter: the u.s. development of wind and solar power lags behind that of europe. and the price of its electricity

would be double of that now on the grid. >> all right in someplaces in the country, on-shore wind and solar are reaching parity and competitive levels. >> reporter: meanwhile in the courts and on the streets the activists continue to wait a minute their fight. tom akerman, al jazeera, salem, massachusetts. a german court has agreed to drop the bribery case against the formula 1 boss. the 83 year old was facing up to ten years in prison. under german law prosecutors can withdraw charges if all parties agree to the payment. our reporter nike spicer has more from berlin. >> reporter: it's rich man's justice if not a travesty thereof that's pretty much the reaction of the german press and

public to news of the deal. it's $100 million, that is 36 million dollarsless than the prosecution was asking for. however, the biggest-ever such payment in german criminal his history. it means he can walk free, charges against him will be dropped. he was accused of having paid, beginning in 2006, some $44 million to a german banker. the idea was that he paid this money to the banker would choose a company that was bidding for formula 1 shares but had the favor of mr. exelstone. during the month's long trial he said he actually paid that money as hush money to the lawyers, so he wouldn't reveal the state of his tax affairs. as things stand now after a $100 million payout we may never

know the truth. >> that's it for this bulletin. but a reminder before you go, you can always keep up to date with all of our news on our website. as you can see it has all of the latest stories being updated constantly. you'll find that at aljazeera.com. ♪ are in "the stream" and the u.. summit takes place this week and hear about the issues facing the second largest continent and ebola claimed lives across africa including doctors and how are they coping and can it be contained. the next generation of leaders shares their take on the nurture of the region. ♪