the father of a palestinian baby who was killed in a jewish settler attack last week died from his wounds also. hello, this is al jazeera live from doha. also ahead - tens of thousands without water or electricity after a typhoon slams into taiwan's eastern coast. >> a violent day in afghanistan, three explosions within 24 hours kill more than 40 people and

wound hundreds more in tune with democracy, hatians prepare to vote in long-delayed elections. the father of a palestinian baby burnt to death died from his injuries he suffered burns to 80% of his body when his house was firebombed in the west bank. we have this update from outside the home in the occupied west bank. >> more tragedy for the family with the tragic passing of the father. he was 32 years old, and this house behind me was the house he shared with his wife and two

sons - 18-month-old was burnt to death after a suspected israeli settler attack on the house. they firebombed the house, causing serious injuries and the death of that young boy at the time. now the father is dead. there's concern about the mother and concern about the son amid as well. he's four years old, suffering serious wounds serious burns. but the mother i think, is the most concern here. when she was taken to hospital a week ago, she suffered some of the worst burns, more so than her husband. the fact that he died there's concern that she, too, may succumb to the injuries. there's a gag order on the gays that the israeli government placed on it. we've been speaking to people in the area and neighbours. from what we can tell we

understand there's no meaningful arrests in connection with this case. this case which, of course attracted so much attention here in israel indeed the palestinian territories, but around the world, given the brutality of the attack that took place behind me. it coincided with the killing of a 16-year-old jewish israeli girl attending the gay pride event. this attack on the house, and that attack only a few hours apart when the israeli president described it as an attack carried out by jewish extreme efforts. that is a language that is rarely used here in israel. it sparked what can be described as soul-searching within israeli society. here we are over a week since that attack. we have the death of the father of this family but while israel does the soul-searching they have not apprehended suspects or have charged anybody with this terrible crime.

>> a typhoon slammed into taiwan killing six, and injuring dozens more. heavily rain and 60km winds caused flooding across the island. buildings are damaged, others collapsed. storms moved to the taiwan strait and is expected to make landfall. nearly 2 million households have been without power. about 80,000 households have no water, and more than 7,500 have been told to leave the homes. we have this update. >> reporter: this is the heart of downtown city the strongest typhoon to be recorded as it passes by. trees have been found across the streets of this busy city. there's a real risk of signs falling down. all night we have heard sirens

blaring as emergency services get to work. the people and authorities are well prarpt for the event. typhoons are a regular event. the thing is that might be the situation in the city. in the country, there's mountainous terrain, and a strong likelihood of land slides and floods. the full extent is not known, particularly as we have seen 300mm of precipitation fall across the island. it's still the tale-end of the storm to pass across as the storm makes the progress on to the china mainland. transport has been suspended and as much as can be done has been prepared. we will yet discovery the full extent as the day goes on a jury in the u.s. convicted a former russian military

commander over a taliban attack in afghanistan in 2009. he was found guilty of planning and leading the attack that targeted u.s. and afghan forces. the charges included attempting to destroy a u.s. aircraft and use of a weapons of mass destruction. the 55-year-old is the first military prisoner from afghanistan to be tried in a u.s. federal court afghanistan's capital kabul suffered its worse day of violence so far this year. three explosions within 24 hours killed 52 people and wounded hundreds more. jennifer glasse reports. >> reporter: the taliban claimed responsibility for a suicide attack outside kabul's police academy. targetting police cadets and staff. the bomber was apparently wearing a police uniform and tried to get into the academy. across town there was another attack near kabul's airport, not

far from a u.s. special forces base an afghan government antinarcotic police gan, it was a complex attack first an explosion, followed by small arms fire. >> a powerful explosion struck the area and shattered the windows. i don't know what will happen now. >> in the early hours of friday morning, a truck bomb exploded in the east of the capital. shattering windows, making buildings collapse. a number of afghans were killed hundreds injured. in what ashraf ghani said was one of the worst-ever attacks. harvey said he was home in dead when the truck exploded. >> most were injured by flying glass. it was everywhere. everything was full of dust and smoke. they put me in a car and brought me here it was a bad explosion. >> he said the blafrt in the middle of the nights didn't

differentiate between rich and poor. the dead and injured were mainly civilians. >> there has been renewed violence across afghanistan at a delicate time. peace talks were derailed after the death of taliban leader mullah omar. taliban is now divided over who should succeed him and whether peace talks should resume. >> reporter: that fighters can strike in the capital and inflict casualties is a concern i.s.i.l. has been accused of carrying out a massacre. more than 2,000 people were killed. the government can't confirm when the deaths occurred. >> translation: the cursed criminal gangs of i.s.i.l. carried out a heinous crime that humanity and world conscious will bow their brows too. they carried out a massacre against our people killing in cold blood. whoever carried it out cannot be

considered human, 2,070 citizen were killed because they believed in the concept of a united country. >> reporter: nows of the killing after strikes in iraq. i.s.i.l. claimed more territory. critics questioned whether the u.s. strategy is working. as patty culhane reports, the obama administration says it needs more time. >> reporter: as u.s. president obama addressed the nation a year ago. he described a narrow mission in iraq. >> today i authorised two operations in iraq targeted air tricks to protect our personal and a humanitarian effort to save thousands of iraqi civilians trapped on a mountain without food and water and facing almost certain death. >> reporter: initially air strikes had success, protecting erbil, six years later it

expanded. bombing the "ultimate 8," iraq and iran with syria. the plan pilots to fly the mission. soldiers to fly the planes. critics say the plan is not working. >> if you look at the matt risies data you'd have to say no. in terms of numbers of fighters that i.s.i.s. has on its side is surged by the thousands. in terms of territory, they held on to an enormous amount of territory and taken more. >> reporter: this is the territory i.s.i.l. controlled before the fighters took to the skies, is this is what it controls now. >> the training programme they hoped would help forces retake territory has problems. iraqi troops refused to fight to hold ramadi. and in syria, 54 fighters have been trained. the pentagon says immediately after joining the fight five

were captured, one killed more deserted. >> the white house says the training programme is having some problems but defense's strategy points to success. >> the coalition took out thousands of fighting positions, tanks, vehicles bombs, factories and camps. in iraq i.s.i.s. lost the freedom to operate in 30% of the territory it held last summer. overall i.s.i.s. lost 17,000 square kilometres of territory in northern syria, over the course of the last year. >> reporter: the pentagon spent $41 million on training a fraction of the cost. more than $3 billion, 6,000 air strikes. in the first year of a fights the president says could take a generation to win. they insist that the strategy will work it's a matter of time still ahead - his death at

the hands of a white police officer sparked weeks of protest and debate. a year on the city of ferguson remembers teenager michael brown plus - all aboard. how mexicans turned abandoned train carriages into affordable homes. homes.

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>> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the sound bites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". only on al jazeera america. welcome back. let's recap the headlines here on al jazeera. security is being stepped up across kabul, a day after three explosions left 53 dead. the afghan taliban is claiming

responsibility for one of those attacks. >> a typhoon batters taiwan with fierce winds and rain leaving six dead and hundreds injured. it left a trail of destruction, passing over the island and heading for mainland china. >> the father of a palestinian baby that was burnt to death in a settler attacked died. he suffered second degree burns to his body when his house in the occupied west bank was fired upon. live to imtiaz tyab in douma, at the place where the father's remains will be laid to rest. no doubt it's a solemn and sad day there. >> that's right. more tragedy for the family who learnt that the father of ali, burnt to death over a week ago in the family home in what's believed to be an attack carried

out by israeli settlers. as you mentioned, the funeral will take place shortly. we are near the grave. i'll have you take a look at what we can see below. you can see an empty grave. that will be the final resting place. next to him, a smaller grave. that is the final resting site of his son, 18 month old ali, burnt to death in this attack an attack which sparked so much outrage not only here in dooum a, but across the palestinian territory and in israel as well. many saying israel doing soul-searching after the attack. as we have been saying it's a tragedy for the family. two members remain - the wife is in hospital in serious condition. in fact when she was taken to hospital she was thought to suffer more serious injuries than her husband, and there's

concern for the 4-year-old the eldest son. he too, suffering burns. again, as we have been saying tragedy for the family. >> imtiaz tyab human rights groups blamed the israeli state for what they call nurturing a culture of impunity. to what extent is this incident and these deaths galvanising action, or legal action against israel as a state? >> well the palestinian leadership said that they'll take the specific case to the international criminal court as part of a broader case that they'll bring to the international criminal court in the hague. they say israel commits in the occupied west bank and other palestinian territories, in saying that you mentioned a culture of impunity. some would argue human rights groups and israeli human rights argue that it's more of a fact

of impunity. if you can imagine 100 complaints made about israeli settler attacks, whether it's violence property damage 90% result in no charge whatsoever. so that sense of impunity is felt very very rawly here in the palestinian territories, people saying whoever commits the attacks, and it is the israeli settlers that they get away with murder. there's a lot of anger on the streets across the occupied west bank as the sense of impunity is growing. we only have to look at this case. not a single person has been custody. a lot of anger and, indeed a lot of questions about the impunity that the israeli settlers in the occupied west bank have. >> thank you so much.

search teams in the mediterranean say chance of finding survivors from a beat that sang off libya are slim. italian police arrested five people connection with the incident. it's feared more than 200 drowned. claudio has more. >> friday italian police said they arrested five crew members of a fishing vessel that capsized off the coast of libya. rescuers saved more than 300 migrants from drowning and pummed 25 bodies from the sea. according to survivors, the crew members were believed to be the smugglers, a lot more than 200 migrants inside. if that is true it would have prevented them from escaping when the boat capsized after most migrants on the deck rushed to one side looking for the boat that came to their rescue. the men from libya and algeria

will face charges of human trafficking and manslaughter. the search for survivors continues. authorities say because of good weather, there's a chance that someone could be alive after 48 hours, even though it is unlikely and they say they are realistic about the chances of finding someone alive at this point. at this point, more than 300 migrants taken here on thursday are being distributed to reception centers in northern italy. relatives and friends travelling with those who drowned are receiving psych logical assistance. >> the u.n. told greece it must control the total chaos. 60,000 arrived many escaping the conflict in syria. the situation is totally shameful. the cash-strapped government

arrived the e.u. to help deal with the problem. the u.n. is calling for action in france. thousands crossed into britain from france to the channel tunnel. an estimated 3,000 migrants set up camp close to the port of calais sunday marks a year since a white police officer in ferguson shot and killed michael brown, an unarmed black teenager. brown's death sparked weeks of often violent protest and a debate about race and police brutality. kristen saloomey is in ferguson. what has changed since then? >> a tribute to one of their own. young people in ferguson came out to mark the anniversary of michael brown's death. this was organised by his father michael brown senior. there's time to reflects on the

incident that changed their life. >> i believe ferguson sparked a fire throughout the country. every city when a cop kills a black person unjustly people come out and respond. around ferguson reminders are everywhere, it was here that michael brown was shot after being onfront the bid police. his body lay in the street for hours. the officer involved had been cleared of wrongdoing. it found a pattern where minorities were targeted urn fairly to raise revenue for the city through fines. >> that mistreatment fuelled the sometimes violent response to brown's death, protesters squaring off to police.

sympathy marches spread around the country and stories of black men, killed by police. the slogan black lives matter was born. brown's mother became a spokesperson. >> this has given me a voice for him to let people know that we are dealing with social injustice. >> reporter: ferguson has a new police chief and city manager - both black. there's a judge too and a law that limits how much can be collected from fines and tickets. the mayor remains in office despite attempts to remove him. >> i hope people realise that the city of ferguson from day one tried to listen. >> reporter: city residents believe there's more work to be done. a year later, the call for

change that started in ferguson is too loud to ignore. >> reporter: a man convicted of a mass shooting in a u.s. cinema in 2012 has been spared the death penalty. >> i will never get to say i love you aj and have him hug me again. >> families gathered after the period verdict to remember those that died. he was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole. hatians are set to vote on sunday in parliamentary elections which have been delayed. parliament was dissolved in january after deputy terms expired, leaving the country without a functioning government. it's been tough to see people excited about the vote as rob reynolds reports from port-au-prince. >> reporter: political campaigning haitian style, where a rally is a good excuse to break outs the drums and have a

party. sitness zens of this nation will vote on sunday for members of parliament and local officials. and not all potential voters are quite as enthusiastic as these ones. each morning they set up pots and pans beside a busy street offering rice and vegetable sauce for sale. elections are low on her list of priorities. >> translation: i voted in the last election. all that happened was the price of rice went up. and beans were more expensive. i don't see how elections can change anything. >> her views are typical of many in the country where unemployment is 40%, and the average income is 840 per year and most people live in severe poverty. >> i'm doing everything to leave the country, i can't stand to live here elections were supposed to

happen four years ago. political wrangling led to repeated cancellations. these modest buildings are the temporary home of haiti's parliament. the original was destroyed in the devastating earthquake of january 2010. this is the chamber of deputies as you can see it's hardly a buzzing hive of political activity. the elections have been delayed so often and so long that none of the lawmakers who sit here are still in office. so there hasn't been a single ledge lacive session since january. since then the president has been ruling by decree. much to the outrage of his political opponents. at the election counsel officers we were shown a map of voting stations spread out across the country. security is a major concern.

>> historically all the places have a higher risk of election day violence that's why they are mark said in red. >> back on the street there's a customer at last. >> translation: if the election happens, it happens. if not. it doesn't concern me very much to be honest. >> for many hatians, a plate of rise means a lot more than a slate of politicians. a former chief of chile's spy agency during the military dictatorship died in hospital aged 86. manuel was serving a 500 year sentence for crimes against humanity committed against the '70s, and '80s. the family was behind the murder disappearance and torture of thousands of people during president pinochet's

rule. mexico's capital is a popular city in the americas so affordable housing can be hard to find. families in one part of mexico city turned railways into neighbourhoods. john holman explains. >> an unusual mexican school day in an unusual classroom. is this is the country's only railway wagon school. >> it's great, because when you are here you feel like you are travelling to other countries. the school is the heart of 40 separated and abandoned train cars in a poor mexico city suburb. elizabeth gives us a tour of her train car. >> here is my kitchen and my living room which is small, but comfortable. this is the bathroom and shower. and as you can see we have

internet, phone line and cable tv. >> elizabeth's husbands like many work for a state rail company, and the family lived and travelled in wagons when the company wound down they moved into these abandoned ones. they raised a family here and now elizabeth's son teaches in the school. >> all of the families in these wagons have known each other for years. we are very united. if someone has a problem, we solve it together. >> the community's biggest problem is the attempts of mexican authorities to move them on. they have always resisted. many can't afford a nows. mexican mortages are at high interest rates. if you are not well enough to by a house outright, that covers a lot of mexicans including those in the wagons your chances of opening a property is slim. the community continues to expand with a new generation

growing up in unusual living spaces. it may not be perfect, but it's home we have many more stories from latin america on the web page there. you can see the page and the other stories we've been telling you about - aljazeera.com. aljazeera.com. >> one down, 11 to go. the republicans leading contenders made their national debate debut. at times they spent more time beating up on each other than going out who can beat hillary clinton. we'll examine and dissect what is new and what has changed in the gop field. it's the "inside s