>> welcome to the news hour. doha coming up on the show. the ceasefire in gaza, but a month after the start of is it the campaign, peace is a long way off. >> i'm in gaza, reporting on the human damage of the conflict. the trauma of children. >> religious minorities flee, with more towns in northern iraq, and this time christians are being targeted.

convicted of crimes against humanity, people in cambodia. >> so we have been cleared publicly and privately that they should be released. >> and president obama and his calls to free aj staff. >> now a month after israel launched an offensive that has left gaza devastated, there's some hope that a temporary three day ceasefire could be extended, but long-term peace still themes a long way off. trying to end the fighting, israel and palestinian factions are in talks in egypt. but sticking points. let's take a look at the human

toll. 64 israeli soldiers and three civilians, including a thai national have been killed since the fighting started a month ago. and gaza's side, 1,800 palestinians have been killed, 3/4 of them civilians, according to the u.n.. more than 9 and a half thousand palestinians have been wounded and 200,000 are still living in u.n. shelters. hundreds of palestinians in gaza have marched in a show of solidarity with hamas. protesters chanted for resistance against israel. and many more deaths in gaza. hamas told the crowd they won a military victory. and on the political front, hamas discussing a diplomatic solution in cairo. for the existing ceasefire, it's

currently supposed to expire on friday morning. and hamas said that it won't agree unless it's demands are met. both sides of the conflict, standing by in west jerusalem, we'll speak to her in a moment. but the crossover, he's in gaza, and there has been a day of rallies there. what's the message from the street? >> reporter: well, from a senior hamas spokesperson, his message was very strong. he said, "the war is not over." and he went went on to say that if a deal is not reached in cairo that hamas is not mean w. the fingers are on the triggers of rockets aimed at israel. but in saying that, if you talk to the people on the streets, they said sh they wanted to come out to the protest to show solidarity with the negotiators in cairo to remind them that

whatever is agreed, it should be in the best interest of the people of the gaza strip. but saying that more people stayed at home or indeed in the shelters they have been in, just coming to terms with the huge scale, the enoralty of what they have lost. and most importantly, many others coming to grips with the trauma that they suffered. >> reporter: they're plagued now, but this is street therapy. a place that you never have to look for a reminder of what gaza is going through. the team of child psychologists are using basic techniques to identify traumatized children and calm the stress of others. every child here under seven has lived through three conflicts in gaza. and this one has been the worst. the whole district is decimated. the search for bodies under the rubble is still going on, and the ever present fear that the ceasefire could end.

and the killing could start again. the intensive bombardments have been on such a scale that gaza has never seen before. this, a school that took a direct hit. and with all of the devastation comes the damage that can't be patched pup, that can't be rebuilt. this sort of damage. the trauma of children. 13-year-old ahmed's brother was one of four boys killed while playing on a beach. >> every time i think of him, i feel i'm choking. i feel him playing alongside me. my heart says, he didn't die. he's in this home with us. it all seems unreal. >> interpreter: their faces will never fade from my mind. they're innocent children, what have they done? >> reporter: there's no doubt that this family needs help.

normally psychologists would be on hand to give treatment. but not right now. his family home has been blown up, his mother is dead, along with three brothers and two other relatives. [ unintelligible ] now i have to take care of myself and take care of the rest of my family. >> reporter: now, receiving condolences for his losses, dr. zeida needs treatment. this, from a man who has worked hard to destigmatize healthcare in gaza. it's hard to find anyone who has not been touched by tragedy. we found this man, still sick and unsteady with a head injury.

pointing to the city. >> we were sitting, all of us safe, and they hit us. we have no rockets, no missiles, nothing. >> reporter: he has little left in life now, and he holds on tightly to his little girl. her three teenage sisters are all dead. another, nine years old, is in a coma, and she's peppered with shrapnel. another traumatized child with a father who also needs help. andrew simmons, aljazeera, gaza. >> reporter: and as people go through the rubble there, how much help is actually getting through at this point to the people who need medicine even? >> well, we have seen an increased presence of the united nations, and indeed, the rcrc. but when you look at the enormity, the scale of

destruction, across the gaza strip, the emergency aid coming in is just scraping the surface of what the needs are of the people. according to the united nations figures, over 400,000 people are internally displaced. close to 250,000 of them are sheltering in schools because they have nowhere else to go. food is scarce, water is scarce and all of that is leading to a very serious humanitarian issue. it has been coming in, and people have been receiving help. but there are bigger issues that need to be dealt with. gaza is suffering from a major crisis after it's water and desalinization plants have been destroyed. and when you couple that with the damage and the humanitarian situation, despite the fact that aid is coming in, people have serious problems, and sadly, for

a lot of them, their needs are not being met. >> live in gaza, thank you for that. while most of the international community is taking a neutral stand on gaza, criticizing both sides, this has been seen as a compromise of israel's actions. latin american countries are all recalling their ambassadors, and libya declaring israel a terrorist state. but individually, each of the middle east and the african nations have had very little condemnation of israel. few have supported it. but the most notable, canada, the united states and uk have all said that they respect israel's right to defend itself. from west jerusalem, the first question should be, what is going on with those talks in

cairo? any indication at all of any progress? >> well, both the israelis and the palestinians, the delegations that are there in the ceasefire negotiations are being very secretive about the details. and what we do know, the israelis have met with the egyptian officials and talked about their demands with them and left with israel for further consultations with the government. and we know from the palestinian side they have met with egyptian officials this afternoon and are waiting for the response from the israelis to their demands. and what we also know from the palestinians, these negotiations are very difficult ones. and we understand from these sources that israel beliefs that some of the palestinian demands are impossible to meet. such as opening all six crosses into gaza, reopening the airport and the seaport and release agoing a batch of prisoners diana diezed before the accords

were signed. and at the same time, the palestinians feel that the delegation there, the demilitarization of gaza is a non-starter for hamas. and this makes the negotiations very challenging and difficult, and it means that the temporary ceasefire that is about to expire on friday morning should probably be extended so that both sides are able to work through these challenges and issue and try to meet a common ground. we understand that israel has expressed it's readiness to extend the ceasefire, and hamas said that it's ready to fight as soon as the ceasefire expires. but we know from palestinian sources that it's highly unlikely that hamas will agree to extend the ceasefire and accept the extension so that a more durable ceasefire or truce can be negotiated. >> how are israelis reflecting on this conflict, instead of marking a month on here, do they

feel it was worth it and do they feel they achieved their facility goals? >> the israeli public's view on this military operation is very interesting. we understand from the recent polls,aris, the newspaper here, about half of the israeli public feels that neither side has won. 56% of israelis feel that the goals that the government has sent out in this military operation, especially eliminating the tunnels have not been fully achieved, only partially achieved. but what's interesting, the approval ratings of the government are astonishingly high. 77% approval ratings have been given to netanyahu, the prime minister and the defense minister, and gantt, the israeli chief of staff of the army, has a very high rating, 83%.

this means that despite the high death toll among the soldiers in the military operation, that is unmatched in other previous operations, and it means that the israeli public feels that the government has made the right decision about stopping this operation and going ahead with it, though the losses were actually quite high in the army this time. but general approval from the israeli public that the government made the right choice by going into gaza. >> from west jerusalem, thank you for that. >> . >> and of course we have plenty more coverage on our website. it's all there for you on aljazeera.com. in the news hour, leaders show no emotion as they're convicted of crimes against humanity.

and things are worse for those affected by the earthquake in china on sunday. and in sports, we'll hear what the most expensive defender has to say about his new club. the world health organization will meet next week and discuss whether to use an experimental ebola drug in west africa. it has been used on two americans, and they have shown signs of improvement. two algerians have decide of the disease, and the heavy screening at the country's airports. sierra leone and guinea and nigeria have cleared states of emergency. and the latest outbreak is the deadliest on record. those in guinea's capital are being criticized for a slow response to a man described be

as having ebola. he collapsed on the streets. and we have africans, ebola has killed 863 people this year. being flown back to madrid, miguel has been working as a missionary in liberia. the 55-year-old priest is in stable condition. experts say that the outbreak is particularly worrying because it has spread across several countries. with the pasture institute of disease research in paris. >> this ebola outbreak is more worrying than out breaks that we have seen before. it's a virus that was first recognized in 1976. since then, there have been about 23 outbreaks, and these were isolated geographically and did not hit large population

centers. they stayed in the bush and faded away natural leaf. there has been a rapid expansion in the four countries affected today. guinea, liberia and sierra leone. we have heard information that two infected americans have been administered antibodies, and not a vaccine. but we have no idea how these will work in a human. there has only been one animal tested in monkeys, so to say that this is a miracle remedy, it's far too soon to say. we have to look at the source of the epidemic, but in the african countries, the means are limited. even to control the epidemic, they have a certain culture and habits that are favorable to the culture of the virus. it's favorable on the ground. but we must do whatever possible to stop the epidemic from continuing. >> pro russian separatists in

donetsk, shelling hit a hospital, killing at least one person. many residents have fled rebel controlled areas, and many feel that the ukrainian military is preparing a more intensive assault. the ukrainian government has had a ceasefire at the site of the airplane crash. they held a moment of silence for the 298 people killed when the plane was shot done by a rocket last month. they spent several weeks recovering most of the human remains and belongings. and the teams will return to the site once the security situation improves. the perceive prosecutor in oscar pistorius' murder trial said that he repeatedly lied in his testimony. and he criticized the south african legal people. they floated more than one theory the night that his

girlfriend was shot, reeva steenkamp. and the judge had two legal assistants before delivering a verdict. lawyers say that the verdict against him is unjust. the u.n.-backed tribunal sentenced him to life in prison. it took decades to bring 88-year-old and the 83-year-old to justice in the deaths of 2 million people. reporting from nam pen. nearly 40 years after the crimes they committed. this is the moment that justice caught up with them. >> . >> to blind imprisonment. >> as they were sentenced to life in prison, wearing his dark glasses, they showed no emotion.

for all of the cambodians who had come to witness this moment. there was no lack of feeling. he had lost five family members to the regime. >> interpreter: even though the men are old, i'm happy because the court had established the truth and sentenced them to life as we had hoped. >> reporter: the courts deposited the mass evacuations of call bodyiam cities that resulted in thousands of deaths from starvation and disease, and killings, crimes against hunter. he was one of the handful of people to survive the torture center, operated by them. >> interpreter: i'm happy with the decision, but there are other leaders which should be brought to justice. >> reporter: this was the biggest victory yet for the u.n. backed court that brings together call boldian and

international judges. despite it's cost of $2 million counting, the supporters believe that the judgment will be felt beyond cambodia. >> it sends a message to syria, or sudan or central african public where mass killings are coming to the innocent. that the day of judgment will arrive, and there's no escaping it in this life. >> the crimes against hunter, he now faces a new trial on genocide charges. but the big issue in cambodia, this has been only case number two by this >> thing this trial to dry a line under the legacy. for relatives and survivorss,

waiting for justice, this might have to count as their day in court. >> chinese officials say there's little hope to find more survivors of sunday's earthquake. but they are trying to reach communities. reporting from the quake's epicenter, it remains a struggle. >> reporter: the priority for survivors is food and water. these people say they have had little of either since the earthquake struck on sunday. at a distribution point, urgently needed help is handed out. the desperation is clear. this man walked 10 kilometers to get here. on tuesday, we met a woman who just buried her mother. this is where she lives now, in a tent in a government-run camp. there's not much room, and her

possessions are few. she's a farmer, and the earthquake destroyed crops, the family's only source of income. >> i'm very concerned that i won't be able to work to send my daughter to university. i don't know where to get the money. my fields have been destroyed. >> reporter: the odds of finding more survivors are low now. the rescuers are giving up, and it's increasingly the dead they're pulling from the rubble. the air is putrid, infected with disease. the military is leading the operation, with more than 10,000 soldiers from the people's liberation army now on the ground, all under the flag of the communist party. china's military responded quickly and effectively to sunday's disaster. within hours, food and blankets were being distributed. and by monday, a network and this temporary bridge were in

place. in the rubble of their homes, they salvage what they can, which isn't much. and scattered everywhere, glimpses of every day lives before the earthquake. a page of homework, a souvenir photo. town is in an active quake zone, and now the government has to decide if it should rebuild. rebuild. >> a bombing in the iraqi city of kirkuk has left 75 dead and 45 injured. explosives were hidden in a car outside of a shiite mosque in the city center. and violence elsewhere in the country, they had been taking shelter there. and in other places in baghdad, 14 were killed when a blast went off in a shia neighborhood. a group trying to establish an islamic state in the middle east has taken over the

christian city. up to 100,000 people have been forced from their homes. city sits between the iraqi base in mosul and kurdish controlled territory. ask and across the border in syria, the group has claimed one of the last bases. the violence is causing france to call a meeting with the security council. >> the bodies of soldiers, armies captured in the desert near the base. dozens of camps abandoned. it began when the suicide bombers blew open the gates on wednesday evening. after which fighters stormed the base. a night of intense fighting followed. the isis fighters were in control. activists estimate that there were 600 syrian soldiers in the base.

they say that hundreds of soldiers were killed or captured. this could be the syrian army's worst setback of the civil war. some observers believe that the islamic state will wipe out the army's presence in the province, and the momentum is growing in syria. across the border in iraq, the isis continues it take town after town. the latest was 15 kilometers. they stormed by night and are now in control. town is claimed, and it has 50,000 people living in it. almost all of them christian. but the city of mosul fell, half of the population ned to the kurtish north. and now thousands more from reportedly began to do the same thing. >> we go gano the kurdish north. and immanuel, in charge of the

church projects, and it's good to have you with us. whawhat are you hearing? what is happening to christian communities there? >> well, for the second time in a month, the christian community, surrounding mosul, have been subject to attacks by isis fighters, and they have control of many many villages. [ unintelligible ] and they have destroyed the churches, and they have removed the crosses from the domes of the churches, and they are being replaced by the flag of isis. and there's a mass exodus of the population there. more than 100,000 people have been forced and displaced from their homes. the homes now have been looted

and pillaged by the neighboring refugees, and they made it to the kurdistan region. and they're in a very desperate situation. they take refuge in gardens, and churches and the streets are packed with people roaming about without finding a solution. there's a serious humanitarian crisis looming here. and they need help. >> are they getting any help? you have 100,000 plus people roaming around. >> yes. there is help, but the amount of refugees is beyond the potential of the local authorities, and it looks like the central government of baghdad. they cannot cope with

the -- this situation. and besides, i should like to mention that more than 1500 ancient manuscripts have been destroyed, looted or stolen. and the community in kurdistan is really very serious situation. this happens at a time when the international community is turning a blind eye to what's happening to the christians in iraq, and the unit, the united nations, the security council, the united states, we need a solution. unless there is a quick humanitarian support, there will be no future for christians in iraq, in the foreseeable future. we call upon the international community to provide or to establish a safe haven and a

protective zone for christians. otherwise everybody thinks of leaving because they can't find any future remaining here in kurdistan or other parts of the country. >> thank you so much for talking to us. our mediators say that rebel fighters have largely withdrawn from the lebanese town, and there has been fierce fighting there for days. fighters crossed over from syria and took control of the town on saturday. it left dozens dead in one of the most serious spillovers from the syrian civil war. yemen's defense ministry said that the yemen troops are trying to defend in the province of jamal. and on wednesday, they killed 15 rebel there's. still to come on aljazeera, using dangerous chemicals.

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