[ explosion . >> israel continues its air strikes on gaza, despite calls for both sides to agree to a new ceasefire. hello again. warm welcome to al jazeera. also ahead in this programme... ..dozens are killed in iraq as attacks rock two cities in the north, and the capital.

>> and iceland on high alert. the country closes part of its air space after an eruption under a large glassier. we'll take you underground to mexico's latest attraction. israel has destroyed an apartment building in gaza it says was used by hamas fighters. israeli air strikes killed 11 on saturday as calls grow for palestinian and israel factions to resume talks. the most recent ceasefire occurred on tuesday. this is the aftermath of another israeli air strike that destroyed a block of shops in gaza. gaza health officials say six were injured in that bombing. >> we are looking at live pictures out of gaza, a city.

at the moment everything seems quiet this sunday morning, but this report now from gaza. >> reporter: after more than six weeks of fighting, in is perhaps the largest act of property disuction by israeli -- destruction by israeli forces in a single strike. residents fled with little more than the clothes on their back. several people were injured. including many children. >> we were informed about half an hour before the shelling. this tour has 11 floors and 32 families were living there. when we evacuated it was hit by a rocket. the building collapsed. all families are in the street. god help us all. >> israel's military said the building was targeted because it

was used by hamas. residents denied this. the instruction of the tour was a sign of escalation between israel and hamas, following the collapse of a truce this week. on saturday mahmoud abbas met with egyptian president abdul fatah al-sisi. >> what concerns us at the moment is to put an end to the blood shed or any act of sacrifice. once that happens the humanitarian relief aid and rebuilding must start. >> after weeks of blood shed and mass instruction, many want to see an end to the violence, but only if israel agrees to lift a blockade, which strangled the economy. >> in the background of renewed violence and calls for a ceasefire, are signs palestinian officials may be inclined to join the criminal court. that allows them to call for an investigation in relation to war

crimes. joining the i.c.c. means they, too, could face the same scrutiny. a rocket fired from lebanon struck a house in northern israel. this shows security forces searching the damaged building. no one has yet claimed responsibility. israel says five rockets fired from syria landed in the disputed golan heights. since the concept began in july '68, israelis killed, a thai national was killed. 2,105 palestinians have been killed in the violence, and more than 10,600 people have been injured. the united nations says 71% of those killed are civilians. hamas has signed a policemen to back a palestinian pledge to join the international criminal court. israel and hamas have been

accused of committing war crimes, and a bid to join the i f.c.c. could open up both sides to prosecution. 15 people were killed when israeli shells hit a school in gaza. hundreds were sheltering inside. the israeli ministry says it only targets armed groups. it wants to ask the international criminal court to investigate israeli forces for killing palestinian civilians. hamas, which rules the gaza strip says it will support palestine's wish to join the cause. >> the i.c.c. is not a panacea, they are under a lot of pressure and is underfunded. the idea that palestinians and israeli will see justice immediately delivered to them in an acceptable way over a short period of time through the i.c.c. gaining jurisdiction is not realistic. >> but hamas, itself, is accused of many crimes too, potentially

to be investigated by the court. israeli government says hamas targets civilians with rockets. there are three ways that international criminal court investigations can be initiated. first when referred by the security council. that yirs all five members to agree. the u.s. vetos decisions. second an i.c.c. member state can make referrals. the i.c.c. can be asked to investigate crimes it says israel committed in its territory. thid, the ic -- third, the i.c.c.'s prosecutor can initiate prosecutions in states that signed up to the cause. but it was said that this decision may be more been palestinian leaders having nor bargaining chips. >> if they take it seriously, we'll see it in the coming few weeks or months.

but if this is - this is only a tactic, so that they pressure israel, and may be in his mind serious. >> in the 12 years of existence, the courts made one conviction, and all its indictments have been in africa. for the victims of this conflict justice may be a long way off. and there has been several bombings across northern iraq and in the capital 30 were killed on saturday. in baghdad a suicide bomber drove a car filled with explosions into a police station in the center of the capital. 13 died. three car bombs exploded in kirkuk. 18 have been killed there. more than 100 wounded. and there has been a bombing in erbil, the capital of the

semiautonomous kurdish region. a car blew up. several people were injured. hundreds of iranian soldiers are reported to be helping iraqi kurdish fighters try to retake the northern town of jal outlina from the islamic state group. iran denies that it has troops in iraq. we have more from kirkuk. >> well, kirkuk is a very volatile province, a province disputed by many side - the central government and the kurds. there were three explosions on saturday. one of them in a civilian neighbourhood. the other two targetting a convoy of peshmerga fighters. we have to remember the peshmerga are at war with the islamic state group. they share a border, and there are many front lines. they are not in the north. further south the iraqi army is engaged in a war with sunni armed groups much this is happening as politicians in baghdad are trying to get the

political process on track, trying to farm an inclusive government. one that all of iraq's communities accept, because unless all these communities unite, then the security situation will deteriorate further. >> this family has been living in this room for almost three months now, moving to kirkuk when their home town turned into a battle ground. iraqi planes and helicopters have been bombarding the district north of baghdad. since the islamic state group and other fighters pushed the army out. >> this man no longer feels his country is safe for all of his communities. >> prime minister nouri al-maliki wants to get rid of sunnis, he's fighting to create sunni areas. why doesn't he bomb - it's not acceptable that sunni areas are the only targeted. >> sectarian tensions are not new. friday's attack that targeted unnie worshippers wouldn't come at a worse time for a country

trying to deal with religious divisions. shia militias are blamed for the death of dozens. lawmakers threaten to pull out of talks. the speaker of parliament. who is a sunni was more conciliatory. >> there were those that want to thwart the political process. they target iraqi seaty. contact is made with all political forces in the nation. some have been responsive, and we thank them for that. >> many iraqis are optimistic. now that there's a political process to for a new government. it's not about changing the leadership faces. >> we hope all iraqis will be treated equally. the army will serve everyone. there is a power struggle in iraq, and the conflict created a dangerous sectarian divide, one that allowed the islamic state

group to create its own stake. >> these people say they are caught in the middle of a conflict. they don't support the shia led conflict. many say that the islamic state group doesn't represent them. >> it is one of many groups fighting the government. as long as the ricky groups don't have power there'll be trouble. >> we used to have positions in government, in the army. now we are in prison. >> never before has there been an urgency for national conciliation. divisions are growing, the state is week. the islamic state and shia militias seem to be the majority on the ground. >> kurds have felt immune to the violence in iraq, but this bombing a message that there is no front line, and the worst

fear now is these bombings recur, and it will be very, very difficult it's hard to stop the explosions, and we have seen that. just look at the situation in baghdad. so the situation really deteriorating, and the need has become more urgent for all of iraq's political factions and communities to come together to find a political settlement acceptable to all. >> the islamic state group stepped up a recruitment campaign. they were examining how they use sophisticated methods to attract new fighters. >> the islamic state's recent recruitment videos are slickly produced, aimed at muslim me in the west. >> oh, my goodness, living in the west, i know how you feel depressed. the cure... >> reporter: it group is

composed of iraqi and syrians, an estimated 6,000 syrians have joined. the islamic state has routes with the original al qaeda. nicknamed the slaughterer he is reported to have personally beheaded western captives. the group has been rejected by core al qaeda, they have met as tas sized, and published videos of mass executions and the beheading video of james foley. >> i expect that will be a recruiting tool. it is a capable group. the video will play into that nraive. >> it's a group that wants to sow it paying attention. a former director for iraq and the security council, and army fer, and what they are saying. >> they are extremely sophisticated. i.s.i.s. took the words of my

co-author and used it to present to their potential followers that look the westerners take us seriously. >> it's an effort by a group described as a direct threat to the west. >> an expert in foreign policy at the institute for policy sfud i study, and says iranian involvement in iraq is nothing new. >> we hear reports that they are fighting with peshmerga forces. traditionally iranian help is linked to the government-backed forces, or the shia militias. this is a slight broadening. it's not something new and different. the iranians have been involved in iraq for a long time, since the end of the iranian-iraq war. they have played a key role, they have been very worried about the instability in iraq, and concerned about the u.s.

role. so the presence of iranian forces in iraq is not new and different in its own right. it's a moment when the u.s. is negotiating with iran on nuclear issues and could broaden the negotiations into a real grand bargain. it includes working together to stablilize the situation in iraq, and change the government to bring enough influence to bear on a new government. to move more quickly than we are seeing to change the government into one that would be includesive. >> more to come after the break. >> protesters greet fiji's leader, amid questions about the legitimacy of his election bid. and a mint condition superman comic book set to shatter

records. details of the historic auction.

hello again. let's take a look at the top stories this hour. [ explosion ] israel balled a 13-storey apartment building in gaza it says was housing hamas fighters. 11 palestinians were killed in a series of air strikes as fighting between both sides intensifies again. there has been a series of bomb attacks across iraq. three car bombs exploded in kirkuk. 18 have been killed. there has been an explosion in erbil, the capital in the semiautonomous kurdish region. 13 died after a car blew-up in baghdad. german chancellor angela merkel pledged close to $700 million to help rebuild war-ravaged areas of eastern ukraine, making an announcement as she visited the

area. we have this report from the outskirts of luhansk, where fighting between pro-russian separatists and the army continues. >> we are on the road to luhansk, a city under siege. the red cross have been trying to reach the city for several days. this hospital close to the front line is running out of supplies, and are dependent on the red cross for help. >> this is what we can see, the shellings, from a medical poif. >> on a visit to kiev, the german chancellor angela merkel called for an effective ceasefire and warned that russia could face sanctions if it failed to bring about an end to the conflict. >> the plans are on the table, about how to achieve peace with each other. now actions must follow, and i think many initiatives have been

taken from the ukranian side. >> in luhansk, the weak and vulnerable are suffering the most. 83-year-old annas ter was injured whilst sitting on a park bench. she will never walk again. >> high above luhansk, ukranian soldiers were poised for more shelling. this is one position used to bombard the city of luhansk, one of the last remaining separatist pockets of resistance. here, the battlefield shifts on a daily basis. >> in the nearby town locals are celebrating an allegiance to kiev. the town was recaptured a month ago. >> we need to live in a free country in our ukraine, not in russia. >> germany pledged 670 million

to rebuild the wore-ravaged region, with little prospect of a ceasefire in site, there can be no hope of a new start. >> some of the russian aid trucks that across into eastern ukraine are making their way home. the convoy entered separatist-held areas. western countries condemned russia's actions. kiev accuses moscow of using the convoy to smuggle supplies and reinforcements into the separatist strong hold of luhansk. moscow denies it saying they carry food, water, generators and sleeping bags. >> iceland is on high alert after a lava eruption was detected. air traffic over the area has been banned, and alerts have been raised to red. it's the highest warning.

the region was evacuated as a precaution earlier in the week. kim vinnell is following developments. >> there was a subglashial eruption north of the bardabunga volcano. scientists don't know if or went the mag na will reach the as far as, they don't know how much -- surface, they don't know how much pressure is in the chamber, and whether it's enough to push through the ice at the point of which it is coming up. they are monitoring it closely. scientists are flying over the area, updating the met office, who will advise locals, people in the region, accordingly. protests are financing in pakistan's capital after the prime minister ignored

opposition demands for him to step down. >> demonstrations have been going on for a week. protesters want nawaz sharif to resign and an investigation into the results of last year's election. fiji hold an election next month, the first since a coup in 2006. after almost eight years in charge, frank barney mar arna is hoping to win the democratic vote. [ chanting ] >> reporter: fiji's prime minister promised an open forum, he'd take any questions much but not, it seems, from opponents. frank barney mar armour made his way to sydney to campaign for votes to fijians abroad. will the election be fair. for g.m.s in exile in australia

down it. >> i don't think it will be fair. as for free, it remains to be seen as to intimidation exercised by people collected with him. >> reporter: outside the venue for the rally, confusion. >> this is a public area. >> what happened. >> we are coming in. >> the meeting's organizers told the media where it was held, and when. >> it is one test of a free election. with protesters around journalists were barred. >> no media coverage. >> mr pm. >> two newspaper journalists were alud in. when the journalist were asked a question. they were asked to leave. >> this clarified. >> this man is giving me a

move-on. >> he will be arrested, he has been given five warnings for this. >> inside, this footage was from a camera smuggled in. questions were from committed supporters, emerging enthusiastic. >> it was positive, and the thinks he'll do if elected is positive. >> it will be a landslide victory for him. >> reporter: why? >> because the people love him. we love him. >> reporter: in fiji roads and services improved since barney mar arna took power. many welcome the prosperity he brought. the prime minister refused to take questions except his supporters, do not bode well for the elections, say some. collectors are calling it the world's most desirable comic book. there's a price war under way for a rare comic of the first

comic that marks the debut of superman. the current bid is $2 million - it has broken records. gerald tan has more. >> reporter: it's one of the most recognisable symbols of all time. the s shield of superman. the superhero made his first appearance in 1938 in this, action comic's number one. now an almost pristine copy of that issue is up for grabs much on august 14th it went on ebay with an initial asking price of $0.99. three minutes on the auction block and it received two bids of 1 million. the price soared to 2 million by august 18th. on friday it shot past a record of 2.16 million, the highest price paid at auction.

that was another high quality issue. >> that's nearly quarter of a million. two exist. there's 34 unrestored copies, and this book. defying all. i hope the next person nonetheless it as much as i do. >> reporter: over the years the man of steel inspired a multi-million empire. featuring movies and tv series. the universal appeals superman helps to explain how the price of this copy, $0.10 in 1938 has gone up, up and away. >> that's it from doha. for everyone else, we have more news after the break, do stay with us.

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