oe. if you can hear, but we heard three large booms, which we assume are israeli air strikes. we also heard a large boom. it underscores the fact that the violence continues since midnight, as you point out. israel made 16 strikes. 11 of those were houses, two mosques, and we understand that the rafah border crossing, which is the southern border crossing which separates the gaza strip and egypt was targeted three times, when the strikes continue, we see more casualties, we under a number of people were injured, and three people were killed, bringing the total death toll over the past 24 hours to 16. three of which were the children and the mother. and talk in the ceasefires ebb

and flow. positions and comments made by all parties. changes by the hour. where do the politicians stand now. since the con flict began six weeks ago, there has been talk of ceasefires, we have seen ceasefires come and go. but the talk continues about trying to get both the palestinian factions and the israelis back to the negotiating table in cairo for the indirect talks. as you heard less than a minute ago for two minutes. the air strikes and violence continues, i can hear the drones. it feels on the ground that the golf agreed. we do understand that there have been no rocket activity. from gaza into israeli

territory. now that could mean - i want to stress could, that we are seeing some movement towards some sort of ceasefire talks. israel said they will meet quite with quite. there's some indications that the sides may start talking, at this stage the violence continues. thank you for joining us. let's bring you developing story coming out of europe and france where the president francis hollande is dissolving the government after the prime minister offered up his socialist government's resignation. he has been crit skiing direction -- criticizing direction in defines of leadership. joining me is the chief correspondent of the newspaper. welcome to al jazeera. can you give us an idea why the resignation has happened right

now? >> yes, because when the prime minister was appointed as prime minister. it was a clear signal that france was abandoning its specialist connections. france can't stand so much on social welfare. he did not accept the austerity measures, and felt they didn't work for spain, and wanted to go on. so he publicly criticised, so the prime minister thought that

there was too much, that the red line had been crossed. and so he had reservations, so probable what would happen is that the president will appoint and invest as a prime minister. and then the prime minister will choose a government without him and a minister of economy that does not accept the austerity measures and that on welfare. >> is this an indirect attack on france's relationship with germany, and the way that germany seems to lead the fight against austerity. >> i mean, france and county

germany, the euro, the deutsche mark, if you like, in the bank. the germans have shown they can make reforms made in the year 2000. and france has to show reforms. and germany made it clear it would not pay for french debt. it will not pay for french debt. francis hollande obviously has understandedly had to adapt to the international environment. >> we'll see how he does adapt not only to the environment, but the political environment that seems to be developing in france. for the moment, thank you for

joining us. still to come here on al jazeera, an unofficial democracy poll. it appingers beijing, and will be live from the hub. >> if a dog had hit, they would pick him up off the street right away. they let that baby lay there for 4.5 hours. >> black people in the u.s. believe they are targeted by police, as ferguson prepares to lay michael brown to rest. - -

welcome back to al jazeera, a reminder of our top stories, fighters from the islamic state group seize a base in north-eastern syria. it was the last government strong hold in the area, more than 500 were killed in fighting over a base in nar abbinga province. a u.s. jurnalist has been freed after two years in captivity, peter theo curtis, who was seized by the al nusra front, an al qaeda affiliate in syria. french president francis hollande is dissolving the government after the prime minister served up his social group. they have been criticising the economic direction. back to the top story and syria, and the gains by the islamic state group. rula joins us from northern lebanon. unsermoniously cut off by technology. tell us about the significance

of the gains by the is in that part of syria. >> well, for the highest group, this win consolidates grip on a long stretch of land. whether from regime or other rebel fighters. >> symbolic victory. they look efficient and effective. >> it's a big loss. this was the last football. in the whole province. the government invested a lot of strikes to defend it. and they did. to them, that's a big loss. hundreds of soldiers. if the syrian observe try - they lost 117, defending the effort on sunday. another. present in july.

>> quickly, we believe the foreign minister is going to speak to outline the government's condition on the fight, relationships with the international community that it may cooperate with. >> yes. you know the line that the president had since the beginning. he is fighting terrorist groups, for the longest time. - but now the government is hoping that the is, the vicious fight will rally the world against is and they want to tell the world we are ready to operate. without syria's cooperation and striking at is inside syria it will be a futile battle. >> we'll see what the foreign ministerry has to say. >> we'll take you to mccaw in asia. where casino workers are holding

a protest. >> give us background as to why they are protesting. >> well, these are the dealers, the groupiers, and the people that work in casinos, in macau casinos, they are the biggest money earner and the biggest employer. they are local mccaw people and they are feeling under pressure, squeezed, if you like, between increasing rent for the homes they pay. food prices and increasing competition from mainland workers. this is a city of 600,000 people. thousands work. included in the population. 160,000 workers came across and lived here. who these people say are threatening their livelihoods. they have taken to the streets.

gathering for a march flow macau through many of the brand casinos, taking the rent - vent their grievances. mccaw jumped to fourth in of the gross domestic product table. fourth in the world, skipping over switzerland, the gross domestic product is a staggering 90,000 u.s. the people don't see any of that or not much of that 90,000. a lot is repatriated in pockets from the casino. they were campaigning to have more of a share of profits of this place. it's one of those grievances here which campaigners for the rights of expression for free speech is going unanswered. >> one would wonder how the authorities are going to react to the demonstration, and what sort of reaction would come from the authorities also. in china they will watch closely how the people react on the

streets. >> the authorities here, it has to be said are sensitive to any kind of disorder on the streets or public displays. it has to be said that the authorities have a cash handout here for every mccaw person. they are entitled to a cash hand out of over 1,000 u.s. dollars for being a resident, a member of the population. the government is con shes about the ine -- conscious about the inequality, people talk about having a vote, a say in the people who run macau. that's been at the fore. pro-democracy campaigners are trying to organise a referendum, getting people to say they wanted to have a way of choosing their own chief executive in a week where mccaw's chief executive is going to be

reelected by a small committee of 400 people, prodemocracy activists say that's unfair. they decided that they wanted to have a referendum going throughout the next few days, but sunday, yesterday, they were rested by the authorities in a surprise move, and the authorities here have clamped down, said what they were doing breaks the data protection laws. the pro-democrats, the people campaigning for having a say in the election, or who runs mccaw, andville been able to listen to grievances lying this believe they are back at square one, and there's not really a way forward for democracy in the town. thank you for joining us from mccaw. the persons of michael brown, the unarmed black teenager shot dead by a white police officer in the u.s. two weeks ago called for calm ahead of their son's funeral. he'll be buried in st louis

later on monday. his parents called for a day of silence. mr brown's death led to days of violent protest in the st louis suburb where he was shot. the killing inflamed racial tensions. police in riot gear are no longer on the streets of ferguson, and protests have been peaceful in the past few days, calls for the arrest of the police officer who killed michael brown are as loud as ever. ricky nelson is struck by the same notion as maybe black men - it might have been him. >> it could be any one of us. that young man was shot. so. there's no difference. black men in america - it's simple. cut and tried. grew up with the same circumstances. same circumstances. >> the protests have gone from sometimes violent to sombre.

the facts of what happened remain foggy. many here say the shooting of unarmed michael brown by police officer dil son highlights the dis -- darren wilson highlights the disrespect. >> you would not treat a dog like that, if a dog is hit they pick him up off the street straight away. they let the baby lie there are four four hours, on the oh concrete, blood splattering out of his head. >> at a funeral on monday, michael brown will be laid to rest. this church is huge, it is open to the public, thousands are expected to attend. so many, they are likely to spill out on to the street. it's a sign of how deeply the killing affected the community. brown is only the latest to guy at the hands of police. police shoot a black man in america on average twice a week. most here hope to ensure this makes a difference.

at least here. >> i don't think people will forget. i think they'll learn from this tragedy. maybe it will promote more change with the police department. >> ricky nelson has a hope. >> reporter: what do you thing will come of all this? >> the policeman will be prosecute and go to gaol for the rest of his life. i know they'll stop shooting young black boys in the street, that's my goal. >> reporter: as michael brown's funeral marks an end of sorts to his story, the investigation into what happened could decide wh a new sense of quiet remains on the city streets. now, the award-winning british actor and director richard attenborough died at the age of 90. he appeared in several blockbuster hollywood movies, but his work in the director's chair brought him greatest success, winning him two oscars

for "gandhi." >> reporter: it was a defining moment in his movie career. directing the epic film of india's mahatma gandhi took richard attenborough 20 years to achieve. the film won eight oscars, including best director and best actor. the life of gandhi was a topic close to atten bro's heart. >> the film has captured absolutely the spirit of gannedi. that's as nice a compliment as i would wish to have. >> it was as app actor that his career began, starting in the 1940s with bit parts. as his repertoire grew, he would appear in movies about the world

war ii. famously as the leader of what history remembers as "the great escape", from the german prisoner of war camp. >> >> movie reel: by putting more men out of this perfect camp than ever escaped before. not two or three, about 200, 300, scatter them over jerp ni. >> in life richard attenborough was a campaigner for civil rights and liberties, brought to the films he directed. he returned to acting in the 1990s, taking on the role of hood's "joour asic park." he became frail, but his commitment to film endured. >> to work in the movies, to express my feelings and my hopes and aspirations and so on, in the movies, in the cinema is enormous for me. >> for his epic films and

starring roles, his place in the pantheon of movies is assured. >> he died at the age of 90. you can read more on that story. at aljazeera.com, we have news and reviews and analytical debate. update it to 24 hours a day. in india, a woman's fate can take a cruel twist when her husband dies. >> they would beat me, both my daughter in law and my son would beat me.