>> a ceasefire in gaza comes to an end. there has been no new israeli strikes. they are still talking in cairo. hello - you're watching al jazeera live from doha. coming up in the next 30 minutes... >> today america is coming to help. >> obama authorsizes air strikes in iraq, to turn back the islamic state, and prevent what he cause genocide. the west african ebola

declared an international public emergency by the world health organisation. malaysia airlines taken into state ownership - losing two passenger jets in five months. >> welcome to the programme. the clock has run out on gaza's 72 hour ceasefire. so far there has been no new israeli strikes, but there's a fear about what is to come. the israeli army says 10 rockets have been fired towards israel from gaza. all landing in unoccupied areas, providing an uneasy backdrop for the talks in cairo, trying to secure a longer truce. let's go to andrew simmonds in gaza city. as we have been following events, it's a case of wait and see. i am sure a tense situation

where you are. . >> that's right, a dangers case of ceasefire. the ceasefire was left with a loud crunch ahead of me, the iron dome intercepting a rocket. and a series of rockets were fired. the israelis say palestinian factions - 10 or 12 - all short range, not the long-range used in the past. as far as the people of gaza are concerned, many have returned to shelters ahead of the events at 5 g.m.t. this morning. but, of course, when the rockets were deployed, then, of course, many more people started to rush for shelters, especially from the east of gaza, most prone to attack from the israelis. no israeli attack so far, and a

tense situation on the ground here, and no doubt a tense situation in cairo where right through the night talks were going on. six hours of intensive talks, and now hamas is saying that they are carrying on negotiating, and the palestinian factions are there, negotiating an assurance that if they were to enter is temporary ceasefire, something would be delivered by the israelis, it would appear there's a massive amount of ground between the sides. >> i'll leave it there. we'll come back as the situation develops. >> let's join nisreen el-shamayleh in west jerusalem, following event from there. as said, a tense situation in gaza. one can only assume that the israelis too are watching event with a great intrepidation, and with the apparent rockets that may have landed in certain parts of southern israel, a concern

that something perhaps needs to be done from both sides to get a long-term truce in place. >> actually, a lot of concern and anger. the army so far has said over 18 rockets were fired at israel. two were intercepted over ash callon. we have been hearing angry marks from government ministers. like a likued minister. he said hamas only understands force and it's forbidden for israeli to continue talks. they say the operation is not over and calls for a return of the israeli delegation. they are calling for a withdrawal from the talks that are trying to reach a more endurable ceasefire after hamas and other palestinian factions continued to fire rockets at

israel. we are hearing about frustration on the part of southern israeli communities. some that are close to the border are evacuated for over a month. they have been told to recently return, and they are angry that the rockets are fired, and they want the government to complete its mission in gaza. >> ominous signed. we'll join you throughout the day as it developments. >> u.s. president obama authorised air strikes against sunni rebels in iraq, saying america had to act to prevent a massacre. >> white house correspondent patty culhane reports. >> one iraqi in the area cried to the world, "there is no one coming to help." well, today america is coming to help. >> reporter: u.s. fighter jets escorted three military fighter planes, enough water and means

for 8,000 of the tens of thousands of ethnic kurdish yaz trapped on the mountain. the u.s. military will help iraq's forces break the siege surrounding the mountain, sending a warning to the islamic state to stop the advance. >> i directed the military to take strikes against i.s.i.l. terrorists should they move to the city. we intend to stay vigilant and take action if the terrorist forces threat ebb personnel or -- threaten person or facilities, including the consulate in erbil or embassy in baghdad. >> reporter: the president said he would not act until an iraqi government is in place. senior officials say the plight of the yazidis and the campaigns of the islamic state forced their hand. they are pushing for a new government promising more aid to iraq once the government is in

place. the u.s. president promised americans this would not lead to a full-kale war in iraq but says what is happening in iraq could be genocide and the u.s. has to prevent it. >> well, let's get more on this by joining our correspondent on the phone from erbil in northern iraq. the aid and help required to look after so many displaced people must be immense. give us an idea of the efforts being made. >> it is an immense effort. it's because the location. a large part of them is in the minority that experienced other massacres, in particular to the mountains. that's what they have done now. they are in an inactionable area for the most part, the sinjar

mountain. it's give to get aid to them. it's difficult to get to them to get them down from the mountain. efforts are made on an is rated basis. and they are vouched by islamic state fighters. they are not the only ones. across the north a swath of territory, towns and villages have been evacuated and all of these people have been displaced. it's an immense task that has a lot of security implications. >> of course, there's the possibility of speaking to people on the ground about the political situation, and how they think it will be solved. do you thinks baghdad is in control of the situation or it will require more american help? >> even people in baghdad don't think baghdad is in control of the situation. in parliament yesterday, in what was supposed to be a session to elect a new prime minister, a constitutional deadline being today, they failed utterly.

they are very divided. prime minister nouri al-maliki is trying to retain his most. he has little support from his allies, and then the united states made a new government, preferably one without prime minister maliki, a condition of more military help. they'll go ahead with aid. when it comes to military help and more troops, whether a couple of thousand more. it relies on a new government. people in general have very little faith that any iraqi government can put this together. >> it's a busy day. we'll come back to you as you develop context as to what is going op on the ground. thank you, jane -- on the ground. thank you, janing. >> the world health organisation declared the west africa ebola epidemic an international public health emergency, these are live

pictures from geneva. a press conference by the world health organisation , and senior officials is underway. they'll explain how they are going to tackle the problem in west africa. >> the committee's position was unanimous. it advised to me, acknowledging the serious and unusual nature of the outbreak and the participation for further international spread. but also the need for strong international coordination of the response. in addition, the emergency committee agree on a number of temporary recommendations. i have accepted these recommendations. and issued them this morning, together with the declaration of a public health emergency.

many of these recommendations concern measures to be tape in countries affected by the ebola outbreak. others point to measures that all countries should put in place. all of these recommendations are contained at restricting additional outbreaks and spread. the epidemiology of the outbreaks and reports from high ranking health officials about the situation in the hard-hit countries - namely guinea, liberia and sierra leone. >> dr manager ret chan talking to the international -- margaret chan talking to the international press corp in switzerland, geneva, about how the ebola virus will be dealt with. these are the latest pictures.

we'll continue to monitor the press conference and come back in a short while and throughout the day. moving on, but with the same subject, ebola killed 932 people in guinea, sierra leone and nigeria. we have had report from lagos. >> reporter: the lagos international airport - health workers screen passengers for the ebola virus. passengers from across west africa have their textures taken. anyone with a high fever is isolated and given a blood test. through here, the nigerian man who brought ebola came. these workers are determined not to let it happen again. >> it's about ensuring that we take our responsibility seriously. you recall that first unfortunate case, the airline that brought the unfortunate case in was suspended because

the airline has a responsibility, a role to play, and so what we are going is this is just a bit of the bigger picture. >> that bigger account include the lagos hopped. outside one of the isolation wards, people wait for news. more isolation wards are built in preparation for a possible spread of ebola. medical workers say they are preparing for on eventuality. in an isolation ward 50 metres where were i am, they are caring for patients who are sick with the virus. they hate the fact that they can do so little. all seven ebola patients cared for here and medical workers, treated the patient travelling through the city, and who died. >> those that had the first contact, thinking it was malaria, you know, handling him like any every day patient that

are instructing now. >> and the effort to combat ebola in lagos are happening at a time when doctors in nigeria are on strike for better pay. >> you cannot take an oath not to do harm and you withhold your services at a time like this. i hope that they'll step out and assist us in taking care of this problem. >> until they do, knows on the front line in the fight against ebola, will have to make do with a reduced number of staff they have. the medical workers like the rest of the people in lagos hope it doesn't spread through the city of more than 21 million people. u.s. president obama has voiced support for three al jazeera journalists imprisoned in egypt for 223 days.

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were falsely accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. peter greste and mohamed fadel fahmy were given 7 years, baher mohamed with an extra three because he had a spent bullet in his possession, picked up at a protest. still to come - thailand cuts down on surrogacy after police discover nine babies in a bangkok flat. >> and the fighting stops for now. it's been an uneasy peace in in east ukranian city.

welcome back to al jazeera. a reminder of our top stories. the israeli military says more than 18 rockets have been fired from gaza since the end of the ceasefire two hours ago. this is the scene in gaza city as the ceasefire ended. there has been no reported israeli strikes so far. u.s. president obama has authorised air strikes against the islamic state fighters in iraq, saying that america had to act to prevent a massacre. the u.s. has been dropping aid to thousands of iraqis strapped in the mountainous region of sinjar. the world health organisation declared the ebola outbreak in west africa an international health emergency, saying it requires an extraordinary response to stop its spread, killing more than 900 people since march. in thailand the government

wants to introduce stricter measures to regulate commercial surrogacy, following two scandals involving surrogate mothers. we have a report on the late case. >> reporter: when police raided a bangkok flat they found nine babies, four mothersers and a pregnant mother. a rich chinese man is the father to all. the flat sa baby factory. it is likely to be more complicated than that of gammy. gammy was born with down's syndrome. an australian couple paid her to have their child. they took his twin sister and rejected him because of his condition. the couple denies this. the couple is scrambling. >> translation: when the children are born and there's a

problem, the law requires the government department of social development work to take care of them. the children will be protected, no matter what happens. >> these are websites that advertise surrogate mothers, there has been a boom. there's no law banning the prob. the medical council requires them to be medical relatives. a new law was drafted. but they will not visit the practice. they will discourage it. >> you know, they are in a position. they need money. together with the advancement of technology, it may be. >> reporter: the vast majority of surrogate births are not controversial. it's a complicated painful

business. the baby is between six months and one year old, kept at this government orphanage for the time being, at the child protection act in thailand, protecting them from being filmed. no one can say how long they are going to be kept here or where they'll end. this is the start of the crackdown on surrogacies. there may be more babies in the same condition. there are worries that babies are born for human trafficking and medical conditions. joining me now from sydney is the president of surrogacy australia, sam evering ham. thank you for joining us. why is it that there isn't, as yet, an international one-size fits all surrogacy agreement between nation states? >> look, it's a rather impossible type of agreement to put in place.

many countries will not sign those international agreements. they are impossible to monitor. our intended parents need to ensure each country has its open accredited systems in place. >> why is it difficult for australian countries to adopt in australia, and easier to go to other countries and sues surrogates. >> australia signed an agreement that prevent those. 20-25 babies will be available for adoption each year, meaning there's a huge number forced to go offshore. many go to thailand and engaged with clinics and surrogates in che land. >> what regulation is required when you are hear about stories like baby gammy.

because the regulation needs to scrutinize brokers and the surrogates. >> yes. that's correct. we need each county to take responsibility for accredited clinics and ensure there are laws in place, to safe gart the right to surrogates, infants and parents. thailand doesn't have the laws, india doesn't have the laws. this is a wake-up call. >> what do you make of the scenario now then with the gammy case, which has raised the profile of the surrogacy issue in australia. in how couples in australia will look carefully as to which countries they go go to and whi will accept australian couples for potential surrogacy.

>> look, there's a need for viable information. this is a global issue, it's not just affecting. we have couples in the u.s.a., u.k., europe, and asia and the middle east who are all seeking surrogate births, because they can't have children on their own. these people will need to ensure their engagement with reputable agencies, with countries that have laws. we have conferences around the world to help parents, and it shows a need for information. >> we'll see what happens there. for the moment, sam evering ham, thank you for joining us from sydney. >> a british investigator and his american wife have gone on trial in china, accused of illegally obtaining private information. the pair were arrested last year after doing work for pharmaceutical client glaxosmithkline.

if guilty they face three years in prison. malaysian airlines will be taken over entirely by the government. the financial woes worsened after one disappeared in march and another shot over you train. shares have been inspected. florence louie has more from kuala lumpur. >> reporter: the national carrier has been in poor financial health and has been operating at a loss, it's in need of a capital injection. pulling the company in state hands is one aof saving it. analysts speculated that the other option would be to allow it to go into bankruptcy. the malaysian country ruled it out. they put forward a proposal to take over the shares, it owned 70%, close to 70% of the shares and planned to buy 30% that is

traded on the stock exchange. it's offering a premium of 12.5% over the last traded price. it's an exercise that will cost about $470 million. it plans to combalance sheetly overhaul the airline and this is the first step in restructuring the company. how and what it will entail, it's not been reveried yet. there are -- revealed net yet. there are things that the state investor would look at - perhaps replacing the entire team among some. >> taking the country off the stock exchange, delisting it means it can do these things without answering to minority shareholders. to do so will be to try to regain the trust of the customers and cop assumers russia's ban on food

products have come into effect after it imposed sanctions on countries that imposed sanctions on it. meat, fish, mill, dairy from the u.s., european union, australia, canada and norway came in effect. the restrictions could spell losses to farmers in the countries. last year the u.s. exported one billion of agricultural goods and the e.u. up to 16 billion, dutch exports amount to 2 billion. russia wants to boost imports from brazil and new zealand. cities like moscow depend on imports for 70% of their food. >> the ukraine - reports of you newed fighting as government forces seek to drive out rebels. emma haywood has this report from slovyansk. >> for analysts, parts of the city came under fire yet again. >> people in donetsk were left picking through the pieces.

this was one part of the hospital. now reduced to rubble. >> they were wouned on the streets. -- wounded on the streets. then he died. another was brought in the by his relatives, he was walking past here. his left lung was injured and his heart stopped working. a painful death after 10-15 minute. >> the city, home to the donetsk people's republic has been in the sites of the ukranian military. half the population are thought to have fled to escape an onslau. now the han who let -- now the man who led the separatist is stepping down. the russian is accused of having too close a tie to moscow. >> i think that the donetsk people's ruck lick should be ruled by a person from donetsk, by blood. please welcome alexander

zakerchenko. >> in slovyansk this would have been unthinkable. this city was controlled by separatists, but is back in the hands of the kiev government. not without heavy losses on both sides. what the authorities are trying to do is rebuild trust, and heal the riff between the people of slovyansk itself. this is an uneasy peace watched closely by everyone here. clean-up operations are under way in bosnia and serbia after heavy rains brought floods for a second time. one person was killed. a state of emergency was declared. hundreds of homes were evacuated. there's a warning that there could be more violent eruptions from the volcano in ecuador, which has been sending up plumes of ash since the beginning of

the week. an alert has been ished, calling for voluntary evacuation. people in hawaii are bracing for two hurricanes heading towards it. it's the first in 22 years to hit the island. even in the teeth of the worst depression since the great depression college tuition and fees, public and private, rose faster than the cost of everything else. as undergraduates don cap and gown, high schoolers have been picking colleges. education changes lives, so does college debt. it's the "inside story".