as the death toll in gaza rise, the palestinian president calls for peace talks to resume with israel. you are watching al jazeera live from doha. i'm jane dutton, also in the programme, an attack at a mosque leaves dozens dead, threatening to deepen iraq's sectarian quite. conflict and a blockade combining to leave thousands on the brink of a famine in somala. and the battle of wild horses - we'll take you to wyoming.

the palestinian president mahmoud abbas is calling for the urgent restart of peace talks with israel. they broke down in cairo last week, leading to a resumption of hostilities after week-long ceasefires. speaking from the egyptian capital, a draft resolution will be submitted to the arab league. >> what concerns us more at the moment is to put an end to the bloodshed, to put an end to an act costing us more. once that happens, rebuilding efforts must start. the same day the ceasefire comes into effect. relief aid, food and medical supplies into gaza, spontaneous with rebuilding efforts. >> ferguson has more on that from gaza. >> palestinians in gaza will be

watching event in cairo closely. they want to see an extended ceasefire and an end to the war killing over 2,000 people. for now, israeli air strikes continue in the gaza strip. friday night, in central gaza, this home was hit. two women, two children and ha man were killed. locals say it was hit three times by israeli air strikes. other violence continues across the gaza strip, as air strikes has been promised in text messages and voice mails to thousands. a senior hamas leader has been taking part in the negotiations and will back a bid to join the international criminal court. a paper of support requested by the palestinian president has been signed. if the palestinian president joins the i.c.c., israel and

hamas could be vetted by the court for -- investigated by the court for war crimes. >> a car bomb exploded at an intersection. it happened near a building that houses a military intelligence office. there are reports that eight are dead and dozens wounded. it happened hours after the speaker of parliament demanded politicians form a new government. gunmen shot dead dozens at a sunni mosque on friday. the attackers are trying to destabilize the country. the pictures show the after math. there are those that want to thwart the political process, targetting iraqi society and social structures. intense contact is made with all the political forces. some are responsive, and we thank them for that. >> let's get more now from jane arraf in erbil, in northern

iraq. let's talk about this attack in baghdad first. it's a reminder that whoever they are can get to whatever target there is, even if it's right at the heart. >> absolutely, there's so much other fighting going on, that we forget the main tart of the group, the security forces, intelligence apparatus and elements of the government, they are doing a good job showing the army is not capable of protecting people in baghdad. everyone is focussing on the critical thought on whether the attack on the mosque will jeopardise attempts to come up with the government. i have spoken to a variety of politicians. they say there are fraptic attempts to -- frantic attempts to calm down the tribes and

sunni leaders that threatened to pull out of the talks. they are ongoing, and it's hoped a government, including sunnis and kurds, will be formed in the next few days, if not next week or so. >> what do you make of jebbury's comments? >> well, certainly was more con sill yachtry than the comments -- conceal yachtery. they were in the after math of the attacks. everyone was afraid this could be the spark that could send iraq spiralling into ner civil war. that is what a lot of political leaders are trying to prevent. not everywhere is wanting to prevent that. one of the aims is to foster that. it's another civil war, further tearing iraq apart. it's a crisis, a situation that

everyone is trying to address. does the country fall apart further or does it overcome this and come together? thank you jane arraf. two air strikes in the libyan capital of tripoli targeted fighters allied to the government. 15 fighters were killed and a warehouse caught fire in the attack. the libyan government requested help to stop the ongoing violence. >> reporter: a mass demonstration against foreign intervention. the people took to martyrs square in their thousands to denounce the government's request for outside military assistance. parliament believes that it would be the best way to deal with ongoing violence. but on the streets of tripoli few agreed. the parliament is already dead from its deceptions. what i mean is you cannot implement the subdivisions on the ground. the rebels can.

the parliament is sitting in significant tobruk. 1200km away, something the protesters criticised. the parliament in tobruk is a cue against the february 17th revolution. it's a coup against the february 17th revolution. >> in benghazi, there were protests, but not on the scale of those in tripoli. the airport that serve benghazi has been closed for weeks because of year fighting between rebels and the militia of the general khalifa haftar. sources have told al jazeera that the council has taken control of khalifa haftar's air defense group. developments like these and fighting close to tripoli's airport compelled nations to stop all flights to libya. egypt and tunisia cancelled their air routes, a sign of how bad the situation has become.

some of the nearly 100 russian aid trucks that crossed into ukraine without permission on friday are heading back to russia. moscow defended its decision to send a humanitarian aid convoy no a separatist held area. russia's foreign ministry intends to cooperate with the international committee on the of the red cross on sending aid. >> russia sends a team of experts and mobile laboratories to guinea. eight doctors and scientists arrived on friday. the two laboratories will be used to test suspected patients. nearly 600 cases of ebola have been recorded in guinea. three other countries is battling the virus much one is nigeria, confirming two new cases. the total number is 14. it's thought the disease was carried to nigeria by a liberia man. the outbreak is adding pressure

to nigeria's health system, which is crippled by a during's strike. we have this report from lagos. >> reporter: this person has been in hospital for five months and has had two spinal surgeries. a spike 7 weeks ago by doctors slowed his recovery. he's been cared for by nurses and a visit from a consultant. >> it's here. in nigeria - they don't recognise. >> reporter: public hospital wards that are usually overflowing look like this. doctors in the public sector have been on strike since july 1st, and are demanding better pay and improvement to hospital structures. critics say the industrial action is selfish, as nigeria querm its first -- confirms its

first case of ebola. it is insisted that this is the only way to draw the government's attention. >> it's a struggle, to make sure that the health care is improved. >> reporter: although it's africa's largest economy, nigeria's health care is accused of lacking behind. 500 million is lost every year to medical care sought by nigerians oversees. many practice abroad, leaving the country in need. >> nigeria has a chronic shortage of doctors. there's one doctor for every 6,000 patients. the world health organisation recognises the standard of one doctor for every 600 patient. >> reporter: the government says it's been trying to expand

medical schools. >> they need teachers, in medical schools. to encourage, to try to maintain standards and try to bridge the gap. officials in legos say they trained 800 volunteers to deal with ebola. the trike has not affected an ability to handle the outbreak in the country. nigeria has been commended for being able to contain the disease. more needs to be done to fix the health care system as a whole. the united nations is warning that the world must act now to prevent a famine in somalia. it would be the second pham jip in three years. -- famine in three years. in 2011 a quarter of a million died of malnutrition. more than 200,000 children under the age of five are acutely

malnourished. humanitarian aid is low. out of 900 million that aid agencies appealed for. 30% has been received. nearly 3 million people are in need of urgent life-saving care. we have this report. >> reporter: in drought-stricken southern somalia, a familiar feeling of anxiety is setting in. several failed rains in winter taking a toll. the livestock are starting to die. sources of water dry up. people say that they are fearing for their lives. >> translation: i doubt if we can live like this for a few more days. we could have escaped, but don't know where to go. the draught is everywhere. >> it's a condition that worsens by the day. across the region, thousands are on the move. they are joining camps for displaced people like this. 40km from the kenyan border, one

of a few places where aid can reach with ease. in is one of the new arrivals. >> i said conflict and hunger. people were killed for no reason. we were left to our own means and getting no help from outside. nowhere had the conflict affected more than this down. it was controlled by al-shabab fighters. six months ago, government supporters supported by the troops took back control of the town. al-shabab fighters did not go far. people are suffering from a complete blockade imposed by the armed group. >> a combination of drought, conflict and high food prices caused by the blockade is pushing the people of the town to the brink. there's a shortage of almost everything here. there is little activity at the main market. most of the stalls are closed. the few traders here say

business is bad. whatever aid the government received remains stuck in warehouses in mogadishu. aid groups are discussing whether to declare a famine or not. the minister from the drought committee has been visiting drought-hit areas. >> if we don't act swiftly, things will deteriorate the situation, where people will be dying as well. and that is what we want to say void. >> action by the humanitarian community in removing the blockage on towns is what most somalias are hoping for. responding only when a famine is declared is ineffective and costly. coming up, we'll take a look at the palestinian plans to end the violence in gaza, and to

sign up to the international criminal court. breaking the law, but nepal's street sellers say it's the only way they can break a living. broken promises - allegations that hundreds of wild horses rounded up in wyoming are being illegally killed for their meat. @

the top stories on al jazeera - the palestinian president mahmoud abbas called for the urgent resumption of peace talks with israel. it comes as seven complains from

killed, including five members of one family. more than 80 rockets were fired from gaza on friday. >> a car bomb exploded near a government building. they are reports that eight are dead. happening hours after the speaker of parliament called for unity to end violence in the country. >> a russian aid convoy delivering humanitarian goods to separatist areas of ukraine is heading home. russia's foreign ministry says it intends to cooperate with the international community of red cross to send aid. we are talking about the violence in gaza, we are joined by a director of an institute in public policy and international affairs from the united states. mahmoud abbas and abdul fatah al-sisi have come to an agreement to get the peace talks on track.

what is it likely to be, and will it make a difference in the scenario. what you have going on is four or five developments. you have the president of the palestinian authority, mahmoud abbas. he went to qatar, where he spoke to the head of hamas. he's in egypt. you have activity at the u.n. security council to work on what the europeans were trying to come up with. the have the qataris and the turks doing mediation, and the most dramatic thing is the move today by hamas to say that it has supported the palestinian bid to join the - to take the emotion to the international criminal court. and to perhaps have the i.c.c. look into the war crimes allegations against israel. all these things were happening at the same time. the americans and the israelis have peace negotiations going on, because they try to figure out what they can do without

consulting anyone else. that has not worked well this time. this is what is different to before. >> excuse me jumping in, it's not a picture of what needs to be done. everyone has the idea. there's nothing taken for it, that all parties agree on. >> they are getting closer. they agreed on a lot of basic points, opening up the blockade between gaza, that israel has expanding the fishing limit into the sea, stopping the mutual attacks, and other basic elements, the prisoners that they have. the big sticker items have not been agreed upon. gaza wants to rebuild, there is movement, but not to the point where they agree. >> it's not good enough.

>> they realise that the military tactics shows a willingness to keep fight,ing but don't get them closer to an agreement. giving both what they want, to live in peace and quiet and freedom. >> it's an interesting and mixed message from hamas that they'll support the palestinians joining up, signing up to the i.c.c., considering their conduct in recent days. the executions that we saw, public executions. they are willing to take their chances because they fear the volume, the magnitude of crimes, hundreds of thousands, 16,000 destroyed or damaged beyond u the palestinians feel it is

vulnerable at the international court. there are israeli ministers afraid to travel. they don't want to be indicted. hamas is willing to take its chances and they argue that they are fighting in self-defence. colonized et cetera. they have app argument they believe will carry weight. that's why the israelis and americans haven't signed on to the i.c.c. >> let's leave it there, thank you. a woman has ban killed in anti-government protests. rallies in cairo, geesa after friday prayers. demonstrators were demanding that they bere-instated.

>> according to justice, hundreds killed since july last year. al jazeera is demanding the release of three journalists. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have been imprisoned for 238 days, accused of helping the muslim brotherhood. mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste from given 7 years, bard badr mohammed with an extra 3. lawyers have fired appeals against their convictions. >> a government in nepal accorded vendors off the the streets of dat man due. they are -- kathmandu. they are demanding that politicians find them other works. >> we have this report on the effects of the backtown. >> the police clears the streets

of hawkers and other vendors. the inspector does his rounds six days a week. it's like a game of hide and sikh the new law was interauffed in february. the government has to look at moving towards planned development. we can't let anything strike the course. development is for all. >> as evening sets in, the ventors set up, keeping a close eye on the officers. none have profession to set up shop. despite the risks they have to continue to work here until provided with an alternative venue. we met this woman who pedals cheap clothes, saying vendors

are doubly victimized because they have to pay shopkeepers to spend their wares >> translation: whether thi earn money, they have to pay rent to the shopkeepers to tale mare wears. vendors are negotiating with the government. the unemployment rate in nepal is more than 40%. if she cannot sell these goods, she can't provide for the children. she has to weight for municipal officers to leave to spread her wears. it's seven in the evening and officers leave. it's getting dark fast. as the light fade, so does her hope of making money. >> hundreds of thousands in guatemala are at risk of starvation, they are facing food shortages because draught of the.

170,000 families have lost their crops. the u.n. world food program says the drought is affecting areas of el salvador, honolulu, and nicaragua. >> mexico formed a police unit to help fight extortion and kidn kidnapping. organised crime is said to be weakening the economy. a fight has broken ute in a presidential campaign rally in bolivia. rival soccer fans started to throw cares at each other. the democratic candidate blamed the violence on his socialist party rival morales, who is leading in the polls ahead of voting. in peru doctors pretested against working conditions in lima. security officers used tear gas against the health care workers,

who refused to get off the streets. they've been on strike for 100 days. they had more money and better streams. >> in a wide-open range, the fight is on to scope wild horses being driven off the land. the federal agency charged with protecting the animals is accused of sending hundreds to slaughter houses. chris reports. >> i see horses up here. there's nothing any more exciting than seeing a band of the forces. >> for 21 years, ginger is a film-maker, focussing hefr lens on wild forces. and now, she has joined a bitter battle to keep them wild. fighting plans by the bureau of land management it round up the horses and remove them from

wyoming forever. >> the cattle ranch say it overruns the land. the organization that represents them won a lawsuit in land management, forcing her to remove hundreds of wild forces. in recent jeers the d lm rounded up wild horses to control the population. now a federal investigation is under way. hundreds from sold for meat. a felony offense. >> the biggest buyer is a colorado livestock hauler, advocating that they should be sold for slaught ir. since 2009 tom davis bought more than 1700 wild horses according to the vln, in his nonprofit investigative group. he promised the horses would be

used for movies. turned out ta pasture and put on oil fields. >> inspection records from colorado showed davis said hundreds of horses with bfl fans near texas and other towns, on the way to slaughter houses in mexico. the b.l.m. refused to comment on his case, and the office of inspector general would say its investigation is ongoing. ginger is convinced b.l.m. officials looked the other way to get rid of animals they no longer wanted. >> you hold them culpable. >> i do. they are culpable. it should never have happened. it's the only wildlife species they are supposed to manage. they made a horrible mess out of it. before we go, breaking news from egypt.

egypt is calling on palestinians and israel to accept an indefinite assess mire and resume indirect talks. you can keep up to date with that news. the address is aljazeera.com. taking on the islamic state - is the u.s. head the to syria next? plus, israeli air strikes rain down on gaza as hamas agrees to a war crime investigation. and keep