>> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. these are the stories that we're following for you as diplomats try to extend the truce in gaza . this is news about the general who was killed in afghanistan and the fighter who gunned him down. and six equality cases converging on one federal courtroom today.

>> that's 72 hour cease-fire in gaza is now in its second day and it seems to be holding. today the united nations is discussing the situation there. and. >> nothinthe horror that was unleashed on the people of gaza and then the repeated shelling of facilities harboring civilians that looked for a safe haven there. these are attacks that are unjustifiable. >> the focus goes to egypt where they're trying to work out a long-term truce. james bays from jerusalem. >> we understand that the high level delegation is now in cairo and includes officials who were involved in the cease-fire. the palestinian delegations will in place. but in many ways this will be a

tougher negotiation than previous one because both sides don't want to return for the status quo. the palestinian side wants the siege of gaza lifted. the israeli sides wants demilitarization of gaza. i think initially the egyptians are going to be speak with the palestinians and speaking separately with the israelis for some time to check on their positions before mediating between the two sides. the u.n. and the u.s. as well as the special envoy of tony player who are there in cairo. one of the first things they have to focus on is the 72 hour truce. there are only a couple of days left. the first thing they need to do is extend that humanitarian pause so there is space for these talks to continue. >> meanwhile the death toll in gaza staggering. we take a look at the impact of one family. >> three brothers, three very

different progres prognosis. the eldest suffered mostly cuts and bruises. the second oldest will need surgery but with the right treatment he should survive. the youngest, mohammed, has suffered serious burn and shrapnel injuries. his condition is so bad doctors don't expect him to live long enough to see his second birthday next month. their cousin, she was also in the house when it was hit. >> the israelis are criminals. these are just children. they did nothing. they were just sleeping. [ baby crying ] >> reporter: mohammed calls out fos for his mother. hey didn't there to console him. she along with four others died in this attack. thousands of palestinian casualties are civilians and is

callingen world powers to investigate whether israel has committed war crimes. most of these babies have only known conflicts. they were born other the last few weeks. there has been a sharp increase in early birth. shifa hospital is struggling to keep the babies alive. >> reporter: one month into this conflict in close to 3,000 palestinian children are wounded. hundreds have been killed. medics say they desperately need help to save more children like mohammed. >> reporter: as we've been seeing children badly effected by this conflict, this conflict

which lasted nearly four weeks, and as we have been saying many people are todaying attention to what is going on in cairo hoping that leaders can come up with an agreement for a lasting peace. >> meanwhile today marks 30 days since the fighting began in gaza, and be sure to join us this evening for 30 days of war. a special look at the life, death and diplomacy in gaza during this latest conflict. that airs tonight at 11:00 p.m. eastern time and 8:00 p.m. pacific right here on al jazeera america. we're learning more about yesterday's attack on an afghan military academy. a two-star general died in the conflict. the attacker hid in the bathroom and used a n.a.t.o. issued machine gun. libby casey is at the white house right now. tell us more about what we know about yesterday's attack. >> reporter: well, he was an afghan soldier and told the

associated press that he was in his early 20s and had been in the army for more than two years. the official said that he came back from a routine patrol, hid in the bathroom and kept his n.a.t.o.-issued assault rifle with him and staged the attack. there have been a number of so-called green on blue attacks in recent years. they spiked in 2012. it had gone down in afghanistan in the two years since because of the increased security and troop level in afghanistan. rear admiral john kirby talked about the challenge of preventing these attacks as the u.s. prepares to draw down troops even further. >> it's a pernicious threat, and it's difficult to always ascertain. to come to grips with the scope of it anywhere you are particularly in places like afghanistan. so afghanistan is still a war zone.

>> reporter: tightening up of security can only go so far, del, because these are insider steaks. this is especially bad on morale for soldiers. no clear motive given yet why this soldier attacked members of the forces. >> major general green. >> reporter: he served for more than 30 years and was an engineer by training. he held several masters degrees and a ph.d. this was his first tour to a war zone. he went in january to help with the transition and the troop draw down but officials say that he played a behind-the-scenes role. >> he was not engaged in combat. he was engaged to help the afghans, help with their future. that's even more difficult to

take. he was there to help the afghan national army and security forces. >> reporter: officials say general major green's body will be flown to dover air force space in delaware. >> libby casey in washington, d.c. thank you very much. we want to take you live to the middle east as israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu holds a news conference on the conflict in gaza. let's take a listen. >> should you then not take action? do the terrorists have immunity because of the fear some civilians will unfortunately get hurt? let me tell you what i think this disproportionalty. it's not acting to defend and it gives terrorists license to kill. that's wrong. >> mr. prime minister, are you prepared to give the

palestinians authority of a leading role in the post-war order in gaza, if you so you can you talk more about that including policing the borders. >> we have cooperated and are cooperating with the palestinian authority on matters that you raised. there are other matters as well. the answer is that we're cooperating with them and we're prepared to see a role for them. we're dealing with that right now. i think its important in the reconstruction of gaza. assuring the humanitarian aid, and also the security questions that arise that we have these discussions and the cooperations. and in fact, the cease-fire was coordinating other things. they were speaking to the factions, as you know.

as far as the humanitarian aids. we passed roughly 2,000 trucks of humanitarian aid during the last month or so in which this conflict raged. we gave the humanitarian aid--most of these trucks came during the fire, the cease-fire, the humanitarian cease-fire that hamas refused to recognize for its own people. it's quite amazing. we have to do the cease-fire, the humanitarian cease-fire when hamas does not do it. sometimes many times actually unilaterally calling for cease-fire pauses. we opened a field hospital right on the gaza passage on our side, and we called palestinians who have a problem with hospitals or

that were being used by hamas as terrorist sites, command centers and command posts. we opened a hospital, and hamas prevented and warned palestinians not to go there. well, some of them straggled through some how and we dealt with it. we are now dealing with our people to address the fuel and electricity stoppages, and so on. israel is going all out on the humanitarian effort, and we're prepared to do more and we think that more should be done. we just hope that hamas will start caring for its people and stop preventing humanitarian aid for them. stop sacrificing them as human shields. stop shooting them when they protest. that's what happens when people protest. hamas what have you done to us? they execute them. just like they prevent

journalists from putting out the full truth. journalists are concerned justifybly. i understand it. incredible things. there was a report--journal of palestinian studies in 2012. note the year. it's a few years ago. they have since done more things. hamas officials according to the journal of palestinian studies reported that at least 160 children have been killed digging the tunnels. there is something funnel mentally wrong here. hamas is sacrificing it's people, sacrificing it's people, and it should not be allowed to get away with it. these are tragedies. the loss of a single child is a tragedy. the loss of mothers, women, children, is a tragedy. this puts responsibility

squarely where it belongs. the responsibility for this tragedy belongs with hamas. it's a deliberate strategy. >> the last question will be from the "washington post." >> you mentioned secretary kerry supporting demilitarization. what will israel do to move in that direction? >> first of all, i had a very good conversation with john, with secretary kerry today. we work very closely with him and with the u.s. administration, with president obama throughout this operation and before. there are reports of substance of tone of our relationship distorted. they don't capture the essence

of the common values that bind our governments together. i appreciate the support that the united states has shown for israel's right to self defense and the appropriation that i asked for for an additional $225 million of support for iron dome. i think these are all very important things for which the people of israel are deeply grateful. i want to express that. i think the secretary's statements on demilitarization on a strategic long-term goal is very important. i think he's right, that there are opportunities now. perhaps opportunities that we've not seen before, with realig realignment with important parties in the middle east to be able to fashion a new reality. one more conducive than the other for calm and quiet and

that can lead to other things. that remains to be seen but that's worthy of pursuit. >> we have to finish. we're short of time. >> you've been listening to prime minister benjamin netanyahu about the calm that exists in the middle east between the palestinians and israeli. the question is the israeli response to the rocket attack was proportional. the prime minister saying that he believes it was and putting the finger on hamas. the death toll on the palestinian side, 875 dead. 9500 wounded, most of them women and children. on the israeli side there were 64 soldiers killed and three civilians. he issued an indication that any reports of a riff between the u.s. and israel may be overblown

saying that that relationship is good. the world healthcare association holding a forum in geneva. the government of sierra leone says it is sending hundreds of troops to enforce regulations to stop the ebola from spreading there. and the man who is being tested for the virus in new york. and patients in elsewhere has tested negative for the disease. robert, what is the latest on their conditions? >> well, their' still inside the isolation unit where doctors are monitoring their vital signs, and giving them an experimental

treatment, this serum. and wondering if it is helping their situation. in nigeria, lagos, 21 million people, government officials there are setting up isolation tents and started to take this very seriously. in the meeting a couple other cities in the united states in a heightened sense of security as people who have traveled to west africa are now starting to go in some hospitals here in the u.s. watch this. >> reporter: false alarms of ebola have sounded in at least two major american cities. doctors in columbus, ohio, isolating a woman who showed symptoms of a possible infection after she recently traveled to west africa. >> if they were in the high risk group they would get the patients in a private place. they would wear gown, glove, put a mask on the patient themselves. >> she's results in ohio were negative. same thing at kennedy airport in

new york where a passenger just arrived from abu daby. meanwhile, american aid worker is now being treated at emory university hospital here in atlanta. after arriving from liberia on board of an isolation unit much like her colleague dr. brantley who arrived on saturday. thanks in part to an experimental serum grown in tobacco leaves. they are said to be improving. >> a week ago we were thinking about possible funeral arrangements. yet we kept our faith. now we have a real reason to be hopeful. >> reporter: today the "world health organization" begins a

two-day emergency smut in geneva. this as the death toll climbs to nearly 900 victims. health officials in nigeria said that they were slow to quarantine a patient. and they fear that the improve issuei am above issued region is ill equipped to handle the illness. >> reporter: del, we should make this crystal clear. this experimental serum given to the aid works behind me is a treatment. it's never gone through clinical trials. it's not a vaccine and it's not a cure. doctors don't know if it's

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>> three federal judges are deciding if same-sex couples can marry in michigan, kentucky and ohio. courts in each of those states ruling that bans on gay marriage are unconstitutional. the federal court is hearing appeals and will rule whether or not to uphold those unions in all those states. it's legal in 19 washington, d.c. a group of scientists celebrating a major moment in space. curiosity rover landing on mars. two years alert they're looking back at what they learned. and they're pretty impressed.

>> reporter: it's been two years since curiosity made its spectacular entrance to mars. since then it's been crawling slowly around the red plant snapping photos analyzing soil and rocks and sending terrabytes of data back to its controllers on earth. at the laboratory in california, they use this exact replica to play the void's potential problem. many of these instrumented were designed to find if the marshal environment would have been amenable to living. the evidence is now in. >> this place on mars offered an environment that could have supported life. the next step is to ask there ever was life. if it take hold.

>> the rover has not found any actual evidence that life did exist. no fossils or footprints. it's not designed for that kind of exploring. why her job is to help plan out rover's daily egg excursions. >> it can be stressful but it's fun every day to plan out the day. >> reporter: studying the patterns of rock strata as it goes. >> over the past couple of years it has delined in the foothills of that mountain and the mission will end on that mountain. we have no plans to come down. we'll keep exploring in something breaks. >> reporter: nasa is now gearing up for the next major march

valley, and one of its jobs will be to test technologies that will help you mans explore the red plan. >> coming up on al jazeera america thousands gathering in japan marking the anniversary of the bombing of thei hiroshima.

>> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. here are your headlines at this hour. a machine gun was used in the attacks in afghanistan. the attacker hiding in a bathroom and open firing later. he killed a two-star u.s. army general. 16 others were injured. movements ago as israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu holding a news conference, he blamed the palestinian civilian casualties on hamas saying that group is using innocent people as human shields. israeli and palestinian negotiators are in cairo for talks brokered by egypt.

the "world health organization" holding a summit in geneva discussing the ebola outbreak. right now 900 people have died from the virus. >> meteorologist: i'm meteorologist dave warren. we're watching right around hawai'i. two tropical systems about to effect the islands over the weekend. it will be back-to-back storms. here eileen and julio that will continue to push to the west and weaken to tropical storms but the tracks will take it right over the island both friday and then again on sunday. these are two tropical systems, friday morning and then julio on sunday night. so azel followed by julio. the last time this happened was in 1992. september 12, 1992 a tropical

storm. tropical storm bertha is losing it's tropical characteristics, this led to water rescues and drowning, they brought the victim back to life in atlantic city but they thought she was to have drowned because she was caught in a rip current. the rip currents continue. still some rough surf all up and down the east coast. >> dave warren, thank you very much. finally it was on this day 69 years ago that the world changed forever. thousands of people in japan remembering the bombing of hiroshima. on this day the drop of the at atomic bomb. more than 100,000 people died in what was one of two atomic attacks on japan.

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