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new courses. . >> israeli bombings be given in gaza as they threaten to leave the talks in cairo unless the israelis return. they ended the talks after a 3-day truce expired on friday. since israel began the military assault more than a month ago 64 israeli soldiers and three civilians, including a thai national have been killed. air strikes and artillery attacks killed 1,911 palestinians. the united nations says 73% of those killed are civilians. add to that 10,000 palestinians who have been injured, and more than 220,000 who are living in u.n. shelters. charles stratford reports from

gaza city on the threat that remains from upexploded ammunition. >> the israeli military hit the grip hard. [ explosion ] >> reporter:. >> reporter: homes, businesses, vital infrastructure flattened. lives destroyed. and the killing could continue after the conflict ends. unexploded bombs, missiles, tank and artillery shells lit up vast areas. this man walks over a bomb of he heads the disposal team. we rvt calls from civilians saying there's a suspected unexploded defies. this is a small device. >> he shows us an artillery

shell. this missile was fired from an f-16 jet. "we are finding a lot of these." there were 65 members in this team, now there are 60. three have been killed, two seriously injured, doing their job. >> of course my job is dangerous. i'm doing my duty for my people. we estimate 18-20,000 bombs have been used coming from tanks, naval bombardments and air strikes. >> >> reporter: the team has no protective clothing. we head to the power stations. workers called saying there's one unexploded tank shell. >> this is one of two found in a power station hit here last week in israeli air strikes and tank

shelling. hassam says there's over 1,000 tonnes of ord nants, unexploded bombs collected from this conflict alone. >> hassam protect the shells. workers remove them from the rubble and leave them at the side of the road. this one is not dangerous, he says. the other is live and could explode at any time, if not handled with care. let's speak to andrew simmonds, our correspondent in gaza. renewed fighting since the collapse of the talks on friday. what are the israelis targetting now? >> the situation right now in military terms is that there has been a steady increase in the lef of violence. it's -- level of violence. it's lower than prior to the ceasefire period. nine dead in saturday alone. many casualties.

there has been a number of air strikes in the early hours of sunday, and one man killed in jabalia. and israel's stance is as long as the rockets come into the territory, they will continue with their attacks on the gaza strip. as far as the palestinians are concerned, we have spoken to a well placed source in cairo, and they are saying categorically that the israelis have to return on sunday to the talks, otherwise they will leave. hamas is saying that israel is making too many demands on a deal. they want a conditional lifting, partial easing of the 8-year-old blockade of the gaza. that is what the israelis want. hamas wants a total lifting of the blockade. not only that, the israelis want disarmor. demilitarization of the gaza strip in return for a deal. there's detail in the deal, along the lines of a graded

progression in which the palestinians make more money from the exports from here, and the construction materials are allowed in, but upped the watchful -- under the watchful eye of israeli officials on the rafah crossing to make sure that more tunnels are not built by hamas. so there is details that's been on the table, but they cannot get agreement, and so now we are looking at a period of complete crisis, it would appear. potential end game in terms of the talkingment. >> thanking you are for bringing us the latest from gaza. there are threats to leave the talks unless israeli negotiators return. for more, let's speak to nisreen el-shamayleh from west jerusalem. what is the israeli stance after the ultimatum from the gazans?

> so far the israelis insist they will not return to the talks as long as they come under rocket fire. and options are on the table to deal with the rocket fire, meaning when they say rack et cetera on the table. there's a lat to the palestinians to -- threat to the palestinians to leave if the israelis don't return. there'll be a cabinet meeting on sunday, he'll meet with his bett to discuss steps on the issue, especially the talks in cairo. he's under pressure from the southern israeli communities after coming under fire, evacuating and returning to their homes.

they feel that the government did not complete its mission in gaza, and you havize rail under international pressure to return. >> keeping an eye on developments, nisreen el-shamayleh, in israel today. u.s. fighter jets and drones carried out a new round of air strikes targetting fighters from the islamic state. it may be a long battle warns president obama. and its baghdad is ultimately responsible. >> i don't think the problem will be solved in weeks. the most important timetable i'm focus on is the i canny government being finalise the. in the absence of an iraqi government it's hard to get a

unified effort. we can conduct air strikes. there will not be an american military solution to the problem. there'll have to be an iraqi solution that americans and other allies support. we go to ergill, jane -- erbil. jane, there has been another round of the u.s. air strikes. what have they been hitting? >> here they are saying that the air strikes helped in pushing back the fighters. part of the process worked on having a new iraqi go. . the foreign minister is expected to visit. it's a u.s. work in progress. they are working with kurdish

leadership and security forces, and what is expected to be a new iraqi government. it's taking a long time to come together. >> we are hearing that the french foreign minister may make an appearance that in you're bill. what is he doing? >> well, the french have always had a deep connection with the kurdish region and iraq. even when the united states and britain kept their difference. he'll be reenforcing france's intent and willingness to help. we'll have to see what they may offer on a wider military effort if that is in the works. right now, kurdish military are focussing on basically going into areas were there have been u.s. air strikes, to try to beat back islamic state group fighters.

they tell us that they are continuing to bring members of the yazidi down from the mountains. saying that they have opened up in the last 48 hours a corridor in which they are object bring several thousand down from the mountain. they have been strnded on the mountain for days. >> iranian stayed media reports 40 have died in a plane crash. it reportedly went down near the airport. which is near the capital tehran. coming up, this bush meet is suspected to have caused the ebola outbreak. why are so many still eating it? >> plus the hazardous journey on

a train that is the only option for thousands of bangladesh.

hello again. a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera - israeli bombing of gaza continues as the talks in cairo are on the verge of collapse. palestinian negotiators will abandon effort to receive a long-term truce, unless israel resumes talks without conditions. u.s. fighter jets and drones carry out a new round of air strikes, targetting the fighters of the islamic state. president obama warns that it

may be a long battle, insisting that baghdad is ultimately responsible for pushing back is. iranian state reports 46 died in a plane crash at the airport in troip. all on -- tehran. all on board the plane were kill. voting has begun in turkey's first presidential elections. until now presidents were chosen by parliament. 53 million are expected to go to the polls to choose between three candidates. the front runner is prime minister recep tayyip erdogan. he has been in power for more than a decade. under him turkey has seen record economic growth, wanting to change the ceremonial post of president into something more assertive. his challenge are is 70-year-old retired diplomat ekmeleddin ihsanoglu, a joint candidate for a number of parties, and seen as a unifying figure.

then there's selahattin demirtas, a 41-year-old lawyer, seen as part of the new generation of kurdish politicians. >> our correspondent joins us from the turkish capital ankara. jamal, recep tayyip erdogan is looking likely as a front runner. why is he so popular in turkey? >> well, as you pointed out, there has been a record economic growth in this country under recep tayyip erdogan's premiership and party's governance, playing a sizeable role in the popularity, and it's brought about a lot of people away from poverty, and more working or middle class income, which has benefitted millions of turks. added to that is the social service, the improvements of education, 99 universities built, airports connecting the country. a lot has helped.

there has been foreign policies which helped to a great extent in terms of increasing his popularity. that has played very well for him. however, having said that, he is not without his critics. those critics - they accuse him of trying to become more and more authoritarian as he continues in his positions of power or a decade now. one of those criticisms levelled against him is the fact that he wants to change the presidential role from being a ser mopial one to -- ceremonial one to one of more power. he says this is something that will be put forward in a referendum, and the people of turkey vote. any accusations of authoritarianism are unfounded. at the end of the day, it will come through popular votes. he is the front runner, people are expecting him to win. he isn't without his critics.

the challenge will be if he is to win the presidency, he brings more of those opponents on board with him, rather than maintaining a polarized situation as we find turkey in right now. >> it's the first time that they've been able to vote for their president. are they showing much enthusiasm for it? we seem to have lost jamal. he's reporting live for us from ankara on the turkish presidential elections. >> now, to a university in the united states is accused of withdrawing a job offer to a professor after he criticised israel. stefan made a series of comments on social media condemning the offensive in gaza some believe this could have cost him the job. >> as the body count in gaza rose over the past few weeks, the emotion in the tweets crew more charged - like this one on

july 19th. at this point, if binyamin netanyahu appeared on tv, with a necklace made from the teeth of children, would anyone be surprised. he was set to begin a professorship at the department of american-indian studies. the chaps lor blocked the appointment. the university says it's a personnel matter. many believe the tweets cost him the job. he has been silenced and did not respond to email and phone requests for an interview. the criticism of the state of israel and zionism can hardly be called a secret. he is written six books, including rhys rail's goal. >> they have written in support of the chancellor's decision. >> i think the tweeting has become aggressive. there's an invocation of violence there.

he is seen at times to step over the line into what some feel is anti-semitism. there has been support for an online petition demanding the university reverse its firing, garnering 11,000 signatures. the american association of university professors said in a statement that the job offer, if voided due to tweets, that would be a clear violation of the academic freedom and an affront to free speech. >> this is a growing trend on college campuses, of attempts to silence debit particularly been israel and palestine. it's essential in this case to recognise that stefan is not alone. >> now there's a difference between protecting the academic freedom of a colleague, and what is acceptable from a job candidate. much of this would be protected,

you are still not required to give someone a job if you don't think they'll work well in the community. >> for now, he's a professor without a classroom. the liberia president apologised to health workers for the high numbers of them contracting ebola. they are demanding more pay and better conditions. the liberia president pledged money to tackle ebola that has ravaged the region since december. >> if we haven't come enough, i have come here to apologise to you for that. it's not something you can get by off the shelf. it has to come. we are now taking pick ups to

build different bodies, and turn them into ambulances to respond to the need. >> the world health organisation says clinical trials of vaccines may start next month. in west africa, despite repeated warnings, some people are still eating animals suspected of carrying the virus. we have this report from lagos in nigeria. >> this person has been selling this meat for 30 years. this woman runs this restaurant outside lagos. a commercial capital. on the menu is monkey and antelope. she prepares the meat for customers that may not come. >> still come, like a day. only one person or two that come and buy. before, everybody used to buy. >> reporter: bush meat is

suspected to be the breach that caused the disease to go from the animal world to the human one. all it takes is a single transmission from animal to human. wav cans say the game meat is the food of their ancrestors, and they have been consuming it for as long as anyone can remember. at times like this it can be available in every street dorp. >> the chairman of nigeria's national association of hunters is livid. >> if you don't want bush meet, you cannot - they say you can't eat it. for now, it's the brave and ardent of the consumers who

demand for it. abandoning the tradition is out of question. >> i continue to eat it. i like it. i have been enjoying it and i wish to do so. poor knowledge and superannuation in the communities, pure heels care contributed to the spread of ebola in west africa. there's concern that the conversational by some to believe bush meat is safe could cause the further spread of the disease. a massive storm is pounding central japan, putting more than 1 million people on notice to evacuate. the typhoon made landfall, killing one, leaving 40 injured. residents were warned to move away from swollen rivers. meet logical agencies is warning

of land slides. >> now, last monday's ferry disaster in bangladesh that claimed dozens of lives has drawn attention to the boats' safety records. there has been 28 accidents and four fatal capsizings this year alone. we went on the longest ferry route in the country to bola island. >> reporter: people waiting for the bodies to be found. it's a familiar site in bangladesh. a ferry cap sizes once a year -- cap sizes once a year killing hundreds. it's not just the deaths. the ferry system is a mess. people have to wait hours, sometimes days to get on the ships. it's a reason the ferries are over loaded with passengers and vehicles government officials say a ferry that capsized this month was carried over 100 people.

>> translation: how many mothers, sisters, brothers must die before something is done. rich people carry in plane. >> reporter: this man may never find his brother. recovery is slow. over 100 passengers are missing. the same is true for a ferry that capsized in may. >> the water is bat. our vessels are thrown around. it's difficult for us to carry out the rescue operations. when they managed to stay afloat, the ship posed problems. >> this is the ferry, the longest ferry route, taking three hours to get from one port to the other, nothing compared to the waiting time to get on or off the vessels. >> translation: sometimes the group comes with a dead body. they are bur yit in their -- buried in their home village.

>> truck drivers transporting police spend days waiting to board. it's not unusual for entire loads to go bad. >> translation: 60 to 70 trucks are waiting in line to get to the ferry. >> it's the same story. nothing gets down. most of the subpoenaingers are -- passengers are some of the poorest people. because of that many are convinced nothing will be changed. >> it was condemned as a pastime by communist leaders, but china's elite are taking up golf in record numbers. rob mcbride reports. >> it can boast about the world's biggest golf resort, and there are hundreds of courses to come if growth forecasts are accurate. china likes its golf. >> translation: there are more young people playing and it's becoming more popular since

becoming an olympic sport. >> translation: weekends are busy on the course. weekdays more people are playing. >> reporter: growing at 10% a year, china is a county of 1 million golfers. given the population, it's a huge participation for growth. especially when it's so easy. making it look easier are younger players, with the parents able to afford coaching camps. >> we'll see 1,000 juniors. we have juniors that we have never seen. >> reporter: once condemned as an elitist support, the membership is highly priced by china's upper class. a 10-year-old ban on the construction to protect the environment has been largely illegal norred and the industry

boomed. development has been patchy, with a number of failed projects as evidence. parts of china are facing an oversupply. resort developers believe in the long term vision of china as a golfing superpower. >> the opportunities for golf development in this country is limitless - 1.4 billion. all it takes is 3% of the population to play the game. 40 million plus golfers. the biggest golfing countries. >> with so many players, courses like this are probably safetying future chinese champions. >> now, how about this for a great story. a 9-year-old boy who pried open the jaws of an alligator which attacked him in a lake in the u.s. state of florida. james barney described the

moment a 2.5 kilo alligator grabbed him. he's been left with 30 tongue tur and teeth marks and a -- punk fewer and teeth marks and a lucky escape. keep up with the latest news on our website. there it is, aljazeera.com. vo: visitors to london could be forgiven for thinking they are seeing a quintessentially british town. the imperial architecture.