the fight for kobane i.s.i.l. fighters re-enter the strategic town on the syrian-turkish border for the first time in months. also ahead - last-minute talks in brussels to find a solution to the greek debt crisis. a burundi advisor flees. i'm nicole johnson, and i'm

taking a ride with a female taxi driver. find out what changes she faces on the road. >> fighters from the islamic state of iraq and levant have entered the syrian town of kobane for the first time. 12 people have been killed and at least 70 wounded. a suicide car bomber blew himself up at a border crossing with turkey. kurdish forces say i.s.i.l. fighters entered from the south-western side of the town on the border with turkey. the latest offensive coming days after fighters withdrew them from a town, blocking them from raqqa and hasaka. overnight i.s.i.l. fighters stormed the city of hasaka and seized control of several districts. activists say a suicide car bomb attacked the western entrance. dozens of government and i.s.i.l. fighters have been killed.

>> meanwhile, the syrian state tv said i.s.i.l. fighters entered kobane through the turkish side, but the turkish foreign ministry is denying that allegation. we are joined by the director of the carnegie middle east center in beirut. she says i.s.i.l. will find it difficult to take kobane. >> they failed to do so earlier this year, because they were forced by kurdish forces in the town. at the moment we have to consider that this advance into kobane is a result of losing another area to the kurds. a major supply line has been cut in the area. they cannot take it again so advance to kobane again. it's about opportunistic gains. first of all, the loss of a supply line is a major issue for them. they need to try to compensate for it. we have the rise of a rebel

coalition that has been achieving much in the north. it is overshadowing i.s.i.l., so i.s.i.l. as a result needs to show it has influence and is on the offensive. the regime is treating from -- retreating from areas in syria because it's overstretched, giving i.s.i.l. an opportunity to advance. finally is the anniversary of the so-called caliphate coming up on monday, and i.s.i.l. needs to show it's influential and powerful on the ground, and that's why it's on the offense again. i think the kurdish forces will stick to areas that are kurdish. i don't think they'll continue to advance in raqqa. they are giving their all when it comes to liberating kurdish areas, and that's because they regard the fights with i.s.i.l. as existential.

. >> elsewhere in syria opposition rebels launched attacks against government forces. they've taken a strategic square in aleppo, after two years of fighting. the opposition fighters are advancing in idlib, close to bashar al-assad's latakia. further south activists say rebels attacked areas in deraa where heavy fighting continues. we have the details. >> reporter: even after five years of war, it takes time for those hit by a bomb to make sense of what happened. this is deraa, close to the jordanian border, in southern syria. the birthplace of the syrian resolution has again been bombarded by air strikes as rebels made gains. rebel faces are calling the latest offensive southern storm. in the alliance of other groups of fighters in the south, it's been formed. they say they have successfully resisted the air and ground offensives by syrian government

forces, and now want to capture ground. >> translation: this is the military operation center and announced at the beginning of the southern storm offensive to return people's right and soverignty, we keep our promise to god and the oppressed until we occupy the last inch of lands from the hands of repress. the syrian military has been hitting deraa for months now. the government strategy is to bomb rebel-held areas, and soldiers from hezbollah try to capture them. syrian generals say despite setbacks, they have captured several villages in the provinces and cut supply routes. the offensive followed many fighting. there is a location on the southern border with jordan, and proximity to damascus makes it strategic for all sides.

>> if there are falls, it's a nail in the coffin of the regime. it's an opportunity for the regime to exert control. showing that it's not a dead duck, it has fight left in it. in northern aleppo rebels surrounded barracks and seized an important scare. the square is the north-western gate of government-controlled parts of aleppo city, and has taken rebels over two years to win control. >> more than 300,000 are believed to have been killed in syria's war already. with each gain comes more barrel bombs, and civilians continue to pull bodies from the rubble every day. ja greece's president is in

brussels. greece needs to pay $1.6 billion to the international monetary fund by tuesday or risk being declared in rul, and potential be forced out of the eurozone. laurence lee joins us. talks wrap the up as we last spoke to you. what is the latest you are hearing from there? >> well i suppose it depends on your point of view. either you could say it wept terrifically badly or you could say there's a change of lying in trying to get some agreement. remember the talks from the greek prime minister and the creditors from the european central bank went on the whole of yesterday afternoon, and they haven't got an agreement. the problem they had is it had run out of time before the meeting which is the european union, is supposed to start later today, signing the deal off. they had no choice in the absence of an agreement to

present to the finance ministers, meeting shortly for two different seats of proposals, one from the greeks and the other from the creditors and let them stayed with the greek prime minister in the room, see if they can force a deal. the 'financial times' was covered a leak of the proposals from the creditors and suggests concession from both sides, government on small things a little towards the break passion. the big problems are not enough debt relief and from the creditors, looking for wide-scale pension reform an increase in the retirement aim to 67 and much more in the way of cuts and bigger overhaul to the greek pension system and the greek side don't like that

at all. the european union, meanwhile, are trying to say there's enough in this for a compromise. but people are here the italian prime minister who says there's a mo among the countries to cut greece adrift and let it leave the eurozone. it looks very much one way or the other as if it will come to a head this afternoon and tonight. >> disillusionment there in brussels. thank for the update one of bundestag's vice presidents fled to belgium. he held the post of second vice president is the latest senior official to leave the country in recent weeks, saying he was threatened after denouncing pierre nkurunziza's quest for a third term in office. the government rejected the allegations. let's join haram mutasa. what do we know about this departure of the vice president? >> well we know that the second

vice president hasn't been seen or heard from for a while and people is wondering where is he has he fled is he in the country. >> he answered that speaking in brussels and belgium. he said because he criticized the president running for a third term he felt his life was in danger and his wife and children's life was in danger. western embassy helped to sneak theme out. the president of the national assembly fled the country, and an activist strultal in mobilizing -- instrumental in mobilizing members on to the streets has called it quits and is afraid of his life. >> what is the mood there with all of the turmoil going on? >> well for the ordinary person, it's scary. two hours ago there was a grenade attack in the capital. men were drying around in a car. they -- driving around in a car.

parking by an area in the city center and threw 2-3 grenades in a crowded place. six people were injured. local journalists were criticizing the generals. many are terrified. a prominent journalist said a grenade was thrown into his house. people are scared. the president is about four hours in the rural countryside campaigning, expected to launch a president call campaign in a few hours time. he said he'll run for a third term. even though it's said he's not supposed to. many are worried. leading up to elections on the 29th and presidential and intimidation on the streets. >> worrying times ahead there. thank you very much for joining us. >> coming up here on the programme - documents submitted to the international criminal court on the alleged breaches of the law.

and an indonesian volcano burst back to life forcing thousands from their homes.

hello again, the top stories on al jazeera. i.s.i.l. entered the syrian town of kobane for the first time in six months. kurdish fighters entered from the sworn side of the town on the border with turkey. advances have been made in the syrian city of aleppo and deraa greece's prime minister is in brussels for a new round of

talks with creditors. the government could default on $1.6 million euro payment and risk being pushed out of the eurozone. one of burundi's vice presidents fled to belgium. he was threatedened after denouncing the president's quest for a third time in hospital. he is the latest senior official to leave the country within weeks to yemen, where the saudi-led coalition launched attacks in the southern provinces. the u.n. envoy to yemen warns that the country is close to fam in. >> reporter: the streets of sanaa are pitch-black at night. power cuts leave the capital in darkness. its citizens say it's never been this bad before. >> this is the first time that the yemeni people are going through a period where there's lack of water, electricity, oil or petrol. the prices of food are high.

>> reporter: in daylight the situation is not any better. the capital is littered with rubbish. sanaa has changed. after three months of attacks by the saudi-led coalition and houthi fighters and forces loyal to the deposed president. the humanitarian situation is dire. there's long queues for almost everything here. there's no running water, and many rely on tankers. it's often hours before one arrives. petrol is also difficult to get. motorists wait hours in the sun to get a refill. before the war more than half the population live below the poverty line in the poorest country in the arab world. the u.n. is warning of famine. >> we are one step far from famine. we have over 21 million yemenis in need of humanitarian assistance. it was 7 million two years ago, it's 21 million. >> yemen is a step closer to

starvation, and appears on the brink of collapse palestinian leaders are submitting documents to the international criminal court about israel's illegal settlements in the west bank and hope to bring war crime charges against israeli officials, it's the first time they'll see the complaint against alleged breaches of international law. >> reporter: this is as close as this person can get to land his family owned for generations. when israel built the settlement considered illegal under international law, an electrified fence was built. he shows me how it prevents him accessing his property. he has not lost hope of regaining his land one day. >> translation: we inherited this land from our grandparents and we want to cultivate.

international criminal court, i want a solution to stop them occupying my land. israel makes up a key comment to the palestinian criminal court. dozens of settlements have been built across the territory and are home to 600,000 israelis. a key argument is against article 8, section 2 of the i.c.c.'s roam statute stating the transfer of a civilian population into territories it occupies is illegal. the file is broken down into three main categories of complaints. the first deals with illegal settlements, which you can see here and the second the status in treatment to palestinian treatments and the final, last summer's war with gaza. israel is also accused of breaching the international rules of law during the 50 day bombardment of the gaza strip. more than 2,200 palestinians were killed, mostly civilians.

a u.n. report published this week found israel and hamas may have committed war crimes. the palestinian commission was alleging dozens of violations of international law. >> our goal is to prove israel committed war crimes and crime against humanity, our goal is to help the icc initiate an investigation as soon as possible. >> israeli officials refused to provide information requested by the i.c.c., saying the court has no authority to investigate palestinian complaints, because in its view palestine is not a state. it will be up to them to decide whether there's enough evidence to order an examination. and then a full criminal investigation into the allegations. a process that will no doubt be long and complicated. only individuals can be indicted by the court, not states, which means prosecutors will have to determine which israeli military

and government officials could be prosecuted for war crimes, or not let's take a closer look at the impact of israeli occupation on palestinian territories. it's believed there's more than 200 israeli settlements and outposts built illegally on israeli land. israel used it as a bargaining chip and use the construction programme as retaliation for what it sees as palestinian crimes. >> robby is a former legal advice yore -- advisor to israel's foreign group. what do you make of this submission to the i.c.c. by the palestinian authority? >> well, there's too many issues that you mentioned. the first is the gaza war. it was the u.n. report which

categorically stated that hamas deliberately attacked civilians, which was a war crime, and has not vetted it. israel vetted the complaints. the second issue, the settlement issue is political. it's not the task that the i.c.c. determine sovereignty over land or borders. the issue of settlement is where will the border be. and, of course this is the sort of issue that can and only can be settled by negotiations. the palestinians must sit down and negotiate an agreement. >> i want to pick up on the agreement you say israel investigated the allegations of war crimes itself. of course, the i.c.c. will not launch on investigation if it considers the country to be undergoing its own investigation, but will it view that israeli investigation as genuine, because the u.n. says israel keeps allowing soldiers to act with impunity and that

investigation says that israel's military actions in gaza were legitimate. >> well not normally that we don't have a good legal system or an impartial system. the system is impartial, criticizes a government issues orders against the government. when israel has an investigation, it's impartial and effective. many judge advocate generals from other armies commented to the fact that israel has thorough investigations and took greater measure... >> i'm not sure that others would bra with that. i'm not sure that the u.n. report agrees with that. >> no... >> there's a slight delay in the conversation. i wanted to point out the findings of another investigation of israel was on a missile strike killing four children on the gaza beach. they claim it was a tragic

accident. >> that's - as i said israel vetted it. it's a tragedy when civilians are killed and israel has been investigating such incidents. when you file rocket from a built-up area there'll be civilian strategies. hamas did this deliberately knowing if they fired rockets. and the civilians will be killed. some claim that they wanted this in order to have the public relations effect. even hamas, they did deliberately put their rockets mere the targets. >> let's go back to the i.c.c. investigation. if this happens, will israel cooperate it. i don't think that frankly the i.c.c. is going to go through this issue. if you look at the record it dealt with mass murders, mutilations, rapes.

it hasn't dealt with questions whether a shell should have been 10 meters closer or away. that's an issue which each army investigates. it's not the sort of issue that the i cc is set up to deal with. i don't think it will deal with it a cholera outbreak is threatening as many as 5,000 children in south sudan. that's according to the united nations children's fund. 18 people died from the disease, and at least 170 are infected. caroline malone reports. >> reporter: patients suffering from a preventible yet potentially preventive disease in the isolation ward of juba hospital. it's the only dedicated cholera clinic set up by the ministry of health. many of the patients are too sick to help by the time they get here. >> most of these people came late. the rains collapsed.

we were notable establish a line or save them. >> reporter: cholera is a bacteria spread in contaminated food and water, causing diarrhoea and dehydration. there's a vaccine, many do not have access to it. >> approximately 5,000 children are at risk of dying from cholera. we believe in is unacceptable in this day and age for a disease that is preventible, and that is easily treatable. >> children are vulnerable to cholera if they are malnourished and many are. 4.5 million people or half the population do not have enough food to eat. >> some of them ran away from home to escape the 18-month long civil war. >> translation: i had my baby on the raft. when he spread we escaped to the bush. in the bush we survived on wild fruit until we decided to come here. i have stomach problem because

of the water lily and wild fruits. >> reporter: the world food program is trying to get supplies to people parts of the north, which is hard to reach the the world health organisation launched a campaign. the recent outbreak is the second this year. last year 167 people died and 6,000 were infected with cholera. now the threat remains for many others libya's two rival governments are due to resume unbrokered talks in morocco, and will consider a 6-point u.n. proposal to end the conflictment under the plan a transitional government will be set up until a new constitution is adopted and elections held. they have been split between the u.n. recognised government in tobruk and a rival government in tripoli u.s. secretary of state john kerry says china agreed to work with the u.s. on a code of

conduct on cyber security. they met with john kerry overallegations of cyber theft by beijing. plans to raise electricity prices by 22% sparked a further day of strikes this armenia. it's only power controller russia has been accused of a monopoly a volcano is active forcing thousands from their hope. mt sinabung erupted in 2013 and conditioned to rumble in sumatra one woman is taking on afghanistan's culture. sara is the first team ail taxi driver. nicole johnson went on a ride with

her. >> reporter: it's a typical day for this woman. quick look under the bonnet much wipe away the dust. and she's ready for her shift driving a taxi. this job is anything but typical for a woman in afghanistan. >> translation: i feel happy behind the steering wheel. how can i say it, i'm proud. i share this with other women. i want to give them more courage. >> reporter: this driver is like a sister to us. it is better to drive with her than a strange man. sara borrowed money and bought her first taxi two years ago, after her brother-in-law was killed. she was determined to support 15 people in her family. >> translation: many male taxi drivers tease women or girls, giving them their phone numbers, check them out. other women encouraged me to become a driver. >> reporter: it's hard to imagine it that 30 years ago

during the communist period, there were women in kabul driving electric public buses. now it's rare to see a woman behind the wheel of a car, let alone a taxi. in this dusty field on the outskirts of town, she's giving driving lessons. sara says 20 women told her they want to learn. >> translation: my message to the brothers that won't allow women to drive is they should allow us. how long do women have to sit at home in dark houses? >> reporter: changing society's attitude about women driving will not happen quickly. >> translation: a woman can't be a taxi driver here or in any other city, because there are security problems. >> reporter: still, sara says nothing will stop her, not even threats. >> translation: they punctured four of my tires, scratched the car and stole registration plates. other drivers cut in front of me

on the road. >> reporter: if she's afraid, she doesn't show it. anyway, sara is too busy picking up passengers. and, of course you can keep up to date with the news on the website. aljazeera.com. june the first funerals for the victims of the charleston church shootings begin today family and friends remember two women killed more than a week ago. >> it spread rapidly. we were behind the curve for a bit, to bring in that many fire engines, that many resources. >> hundreds evacuated in california as wildfires race across the west. >> iran's red lines on a nuclear deal