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stringe stringent measures to combat connor boland. how safe is the food on your plate? we may have you thinking twice before you take a bite. welcome to the programme. israeli media reports that israel offered to extend the gaza ceasefire for another 72 hours without conditions. hamas says it will not continue the ceasefire endlessly, and wants its demands met. a month from the start of operation, people are trying to put shattered lives and homes together again. they have 24 hours left of a 3-day ceasefire agreed between the palestinians and israelis. the focus is on peace talks in cairo. delegation from the palestinian factions and israel are there for indirect talks. that comes as u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon condemns israel for attacking civilian areas. in response the israeli prime

minister defended the offensive saying they had a right to defend themselves. we have been following events in hosar in the south of gaza. >> reporter: these are some of the hardest steps mohammed has ever had to take. after three weeks of sheltering at a u.n. school he and three of hissate children come to -- his eight children come to see what is left of the home. along with the glass and plaster they clear the remnants of a past life. i'm shown where an israeli shell punched through the house. and the damage to his neighbourhood after fighting in the area. >> translation: the israelis hit our house with tank and the f-16 fired missiles at it. we don't ringz our own home --

recognise our own home. >> reporter: to give you an idea of what causes destruction, you need to look at the shells used by israeli forces. this was fired by a tank or artillery. you can see hebrew script on it. again, it gives you an idea of what causes so much destruction. >> we are shown the son. they don't want to stay because a number of u.n. shelters were targeted by the fire. but she feels her hig are better here than at home. there was so much sheing and explosions. she wept into labour. i can't go back to my house. it's no longer fit to live in. they survey the top floor of their home. they started instruction to make room for the family.

it's earlier destroyed. so, too, the hopes for a peaceful quurt. >> i'm joined by our correspondent. it's obvious that there are so many thous apz of people asking so many questions about what their future entails when their homes are destroyed, u.n. shelters are questionably safe because the presents political situation, so the real question is what do they do next, where do they go. >> that is a question the people here are asking themselves. this was a village of around 20,000 people. this was a place where around 100 of those people were killed. more of those people were injured. let me step out of the frame and show you the devastation. this was their community, their

home, it's just rubble. there's nothing left. as well as losing their homes, they have lost their livelihoods. we misunderstood that thousands of hebb tears have been destroyed. all you see is a scene of utter devastation, devastation which people are coming back to and they are trying to figure out what they can do. all you see is people salvaging what little is left of their lives. they don't have anywhere to live, they don't have shelter and it's a dire situation here and across the gaza strip. >> while they may be looking over their shoulder at what is going on, their needs are about food and shelter and aid. what signs have you seen during the ceasefire that aid has been entering the strip. has it been enough?

>> well we know aid is entering the gaza strip. we understand that people have been accessing it, have been able to get access to more medicines, more food and water. is it enough. the answer is no. are they able to return to some sort of normalcy. for many people the answer is no. it will take years, many years for people here and across the gaza strip in areas that we have been to in the past 48 horse or so assistance the ceasefire, places like shamming , in a -- shajaiya, in a terrible tat like this. and bate lihir. it will take a long time for people to have normalcy. as the cae fire takes hold, reality is dawning for the people of gaza, and it's heart-breaking.

>> as the day continues we'll follow your movements. since the israeli offensive began 64 israeli soldiers and two civilians have been killed and a thai national. the numbers in gaza is higher. 1,876 men, women and children have been killed. the u.n. says almost all are civilian. more than 9,800 gazans have been injured. 3,000 are children, more than 200,000 people are taking refuge in the unshelters. screrm bangui -- secretary-general ban ki-moon says the deaths have shocked and shamed the world. he calls them outrageous, unacceptable and unjustifiable. new questions about international law and accountability have been raised. binyamin netanyahu said his country had the right to defend itself, blaming hamas and said

israel's actions were proportionate. u.s. president obama expressed support for the cairo peace talks. >> the u.s. role now is to make sure the ceasefire holds, that gaza can begin the process of rebuilding, and that some measures are taken so that the people of gaza feel some sense of hope, and the people of israel feel confident that they are not going to have a repeat of the kind of rocket launchers that we have seen over the last several weeks. well, nicole johnton is our correspondent in west jerusalem. you've been in gaza and seep the situation there -- seen the situation there. you are in west jerusalem.

we are in the final of this 72 hour truce. pressure on all sides politically. from the israeli poif, what pressure are you observing there? >> well, we are starting to her reports from israeli media and egyptian media that the ceasefire may be extended. there's not been official confirmation, but the talk is increasing, and goes to show how difficult it is for both sides to come to a position that they can agree on. if it is extended beyond 72 hours, it shows how tough the talks are. from hamas we heard from the spokesman, saying at this statement there's no agreement to extend the ceasefire beyond 72 hours. the deadline is friday at 5 g.m.t., 8 o'clock in the morning local time. and to point out how far apart

the two sides are, we have israel calling for the demilitarization of the gaza strip , and hamas and palestinian factions. that is something they have called for for a long time. unlikely that they'll achieve that. from the hamas side, there's a long list of demands that they have maintained throughout the conflict. they want the opening of the borders, particularly the rafah border crossing with egypt. which is complicated. we are hearing from some sources on the egyptian side that that may happen if the palestinian authority is brought in to control the palestinian side of the border, and hamas calling for the release of prisoners rearrested and initially freed upped the shall eat prisoner swap -- shilat prisoner swap. the talks are ongoing, there's not a lot of detail.

both sides appear far apart. >> i suppose both sides look to the u.s. to a certain extent as a mediator. the u.s. is openly supporting israel, leaving questions for the palestinians to wonder how the united states can mediate on their behalf or listen to their concerns. >> this is not an unusual position for palestinians. they are used to the stand of the united states. they know that the u.s. is a massive backer of israel. they are not surprised about the u.s. position. the palestinian feeling on the street has been that they don't see the u.s. was an honest broker or trying to fight for the palestinian side. they are not surprised by the

tanned of the united states. in the past they hoped countries like egypt would push the palestinian envelope. with the difficult relationship between hamas in gaza and the government in egypt, opposed to the muslim brotherhood, declared it a terrorist organization, it's an offshoot to that group. it puts the palestinian side in a difficult position. they don't have the same backsers as they had on the egyptian side of the border this they had when mohamed mursi was president. it's an interesting and day that's developing as we go along. particularly with the newsroom. we'll get back to you as the situation changes. there's a lot more through the day as we finish our coverage marking a month suns the start of israel's assault on gaza.

there's a few newshour coming up at 18 g mt gaza under fire, one month on. other new, and a ceasefire has been extended by 24 hours after days of unrest between lebanese troops and armed fighters. the truce is set to end thursday. lebanon's national newsagency is reporting seven lebanese soldiers have been taken captive by fighters, and they've been freed. zeina khodr reports from the outskirts. >> reporter: it would have been the first time in five days that aid and essential goods reached the besieged town of ersell. some did not want that to happen. believing the humanitarian assistance won't reach the people and so they blocked the road. this is a mainly shia sound

bordering ersell. sunni populated. this is an example of how tensions are growing. people are angry and do not want aid to reach ersell. armed fighters would benefit from the assistance. there's a hist of tension. they are blame rebels from syria using their territory as a base. the convoy was turned away. the clerics hope assistants will meet ar sell. they've been trying to mediate on end to fighters linked with the latest news and hottest trends in celebrity. they have secured a truce until early thursday, giving time for the armed fighters to withdraw. >> translation: we have a clear commitment from the lebanese army that the ceasefire will remain in force. armed fighters will withdraw and

security entering ersell. we secured the release of three soldiers, hopefully tomorrow more will be fried. our efforts are important. >> for days the lebanese army has been on the offense itrying to retake ersell from fighters. it's the biggest confrontation yet. it's the first time rebels who fight in syria have taken territory in lebanon. the battle may end if the fighters withdraw from ersell. lebanon is entangled in syria's war. politicians are warning of difficult days ahead. coming up, we look at why reaching agreement on gaza is difficult. also - fears the connor boland could take hold in nigeria, after two deaths in its largest city of lagos. the fake food full of toxins, al the fake food full of toxins, al jazeera uncovers a scandal in

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china. pass welcome back. you are watching al jazeera. our top stories - israeli media is reporting that israel offered to extend the gaza ceasefire for another 72 hours. hamas said it will not continue the ceasefire endlessly and wants demands met. a ceasefire in the lebanese town of ar sell has been extended by 24 hours after days of unrest between lebanese troops and armed fighters.

the truce is set to end on thursday evening. >> with the ceasefire in gaza holing the focus turns to the peace talks in egypt. with so many demands on the table reaching an agreement may be difficult. our diplomatic editor james bays reports now. >> reporter: after 29 days of death and bombardment it's time for diplomacy. the talks taking place in cairo will be difficult and all sides have plenty to lose. the israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu is already under pressure. the israeli public have high expectations. hamas's rockets may have killed three people in four weeks, but it's clear most israelis want them stopped. within the cabinet and political party there are those that want the military offensive to, with the aim of destroying hamas once

and for all. >> the preparation of binyamin netanyahu is different to the international community. the international community sees him as an ultra hawk that sees him going to extreme measures. in israel he's seen as someone who thinks things through, and someone that doesn't have the courage to take a serious step like capturing all the gaza strip. >> palestinian president mahmoud abbas will feel the fall out after the war and the cairo talks. one former palestinian official believes hamas is the powerful voice on the streets, not only in gaza, but the west bank. the war has the effects of marginalizing the pl oo. leadership to hamas and other factions in gaza. it's difficult to avoid the conclusion that this war ended by increasing the political power and the political

popularity of hamas among palestinians. hamas can lose in the negotiations. during the conflict it lost fighters and military facilities. israel is pushing for demilitari demilitarization. gaza erupted in conflict three times in the last six years. >> no one is talking about those talks restarting. >> a court has found the two remaining leaders of cambodia's khmer rouge guilty of crimes against humanity. a u.n.-backed tribunal sentenced the minister and former head of state to life in prison.

up to 2 million people are thought to have been killed. rob mcbride was at the courthouse and has more from the cambodian capital. >> a historic day in pong and an emotional one. in gos. and members of the media. one of them waited 30 years for this justice to be done. others emerged from the course. many in tears that these two men have been brought to justice and gip life imprisonment. they are senior members of the khmer rouge organization that perpetrated the war crimes act. they were motionless, expressionless as the serd icts

were delivered. it took an hour and a half to deliver, going through the evidence, describing how the commer rooug forced the evacuation of cities, forcing people into the country side and retold the eyewitness lent of people that have given evidence, how so many died, and this court decided that brought together the starvations, the external nations, political killings, amounting to creams against humanity, and these two old khmer rouge commanders were guilty of crimes and will spend the rest of their days in prison. >> the world health organisation is considering whether to declare the connor boland outbreak in west africa an international crisis. it's holding an emergency meeting in nigeria. it declared a state of emergency to last 90 days. the doctor treating patient there died. 932 people have died since the

outbreak in march. the counter outbreak began in guinea, where 495 cases have been reported, including 363 deaths. by the end of march it spread to liberia. 282 people have now died there. the first connor boland case was reported on may the 25th and since then 286 people have died. two months later encouraged by an american water the the heath water treating others succumbed. after being flown home from west africa. the most vulnerable were being treated. >> reporter: a new suspected case of connor boland was rushed to the -- ebola was rushed to the hospital. many were afraid to go to the hospital because of the association of people dying from the virus.

the driver of the blaps is wearing -- ambulance is wearing green protective gear. he's only partially protected. >> the health workers are overstretched. because of that they do occasionally forget to go through the normal routines that we encourage them to do in handing ebola-infected cases. people can bet the disease by handling soiled sheets pore clothing. making health workers and carers vulnerable. hundreds have been called in to enforce quarpt eens. there's an education campaign to encourage people to seek help. if they have symptoms. >> we are asking the international community to come to the aid of people in sierra leone to help us minimise the

killing spree of ebola. people may catch ebola by eating infected meat. health screening has been introduced at the main airport. the disease appeared 40 years ago, but it spread from guinea, it is vicious, killing 90% of people it ipp effects. health -- ineffects. health workers met to discuss how best to discuss it from killing others. >> one thing decided was to place the areas under closer scrutiny. >> liberia has been hit by the deadly disease. in that country's capital people pray for an end to ebowl a, in what is the worst outbreak ever seep. >> australia is holding a national day of mourning for the

victims of malaysia airlines flight 17. families attended a memorial in melbourne. 38 australians were among passengers and crew on board. a plane crashed in eastern ukraine. investigators were forced to stop their probe because of fighting between the ukranian force and pro-russian separatists. undercover al jazeera investigation has found that deadly toxins are used by food producers in china, increasing the pressure on the government after a number of high profile scandals in recent years. we have this report. >> reporter: our investigation centered on a bowl of soup. at this market i'm tape to by illegal add ties. ones that restaurants use to

cheat consumers. many of the mixtures have been found to contain toxic industrial chemicals. most don't have labels listing ingredients, which is against the law. in his kitchen, the additives are used to whip up a fake bowl. he substitutes water to a powder, with colouring and flavoring. the artificial stew is cheaper than one made with natural ingredients. >> translation: the vendors are blinded by greed, putting profit above other things. it's not only food vendors. researchers show us pesticides banned in the 1980s, still used. some are so lethal it killed chicks on the spot. on the farm, shells of

pharmaceuticals. their over use is leading to bacteria resistant to medicine. the government is trying to get tougher on what is used on farm animal. this shelf is full of it. the farmer admits to more illegal practices. >> translation: if it's sick it goes to the market. if it's dead there's a chaps it goes to the market. >> reporter: police have arrested and charmed more than 10,000 for selling tainted food. passing a tougher food law and saying they are doing all they can. >> hour challenge is from the u.s., e.u. and the u.k. to tackle the market. i don't think they there. >> it's a global concern as made in china, food is exported. as for the fake bowl, lab tests showed is contained illegal

chemicals. and bor axe, a bleaching agent. it's so toxic and pure. just a teaspoon can kill a child. >> you can follow the stories we are covering on al jazeera by logging on to the website at aljazeera.com. the new technical and legal front oars of medicine allow two to create an embreo and a third to provide a womb. surrogacy is the "inside story".