between israelis and palestinians the israeli defense minister says clothes fuel and construction materials will now be allowed through israel has also expanded the fishing zone off gaza. or china strafford is live for us now at the garden ports now charles when we last spoke to you you were at the at the crossing what are you seeing there now at the at the gaza port. yes israel has now ease some of the restrictions on the fisherman here in gaza will specifically the area in which the fisherman can operate according to this latest agreement that the israelis have expanded the area from three nautical miles to six analytical miles in the north of the gaza strip that's along the israeli border area and they've gone from sri nautical miles to nine nautical miles in the south

of the gaza strip now we've been speaking to fishermen here members of the fishermen union and they are describing these kind of these easing of these restrictions as very superficial indeed they say that israel needs to abide by the all slower colds and to expand the fishing area to the twenty nautical miles that was agreed upon according to those accords they say there's simply on not to fish stocks in these areas sufficient enough full for the fishermen here and bear in mind that around fifty thousand families in gaza are in some way involved in the fishing industry it has a huge impact here on the economy of although there have been these easing of restrictions today there's very little optimism amongst the fishermen in gaza. and and as far as where things go from here anything that's known about how long.

did these crossings this crossing is going to be open and to what extent people in gaza can take advantage of it well that's right i mean we have seen days of calm a few days of calm now there's been no new escalation between hamas and israel we understand that the israeli cabinet will be meeting in the coming hours to discuss what is being described as a truce a truce between hamas and israel there has been no formal statement by israel since things have calmed down here we also understand that there is a hamas dedication and a delegation representing the other factions of the current lee in cairo of course egypt has been very instrumental in mediating in trying to mediate some sort of last thing ceasefire between hamas and israel it's understood that there is a lot of pressure from egypt to get the palestinian authority also involved in

trying to hash out this deal because there are concerns that without the p.a. then it may not last of course hamas of valve that these protests that we see every friday along the border will continue to have been a lot less of these in send an incendiary kites launched in recent days of the cold so much damage so the israelis say across the border in burning crops and so all but yes you're right these easing of the restrictions in the opening of the of the border crossing keeping that open is all dependent on there not being another escalation of violence charles thanks very much charles traffic in gaza port. now turkey has upped the ante in its continuing dispute with the united states it severely increased the tariffs on some u.s. imports and it's calling for a boycott of american electronic goods the government says it is in retaliation to what he calls a deliberate economic attack the lira has fallen more than forty five percent

against the dollar this year turkish president richard type of wine is now targeting cars where tariffs of raised to one hundred twenty percent he's also raised the charges against alcoholic drink it's two hundred forty percent and tobacco is also in the crosshairs even though the top smoked cigarette brands in turkey are from the u.s. they will be subject to a surcharge of sixty percent tariffs on cosmetics rice and cole will be doubled simcoe salo is live for us in istanbul so sinema how are these terrorists being viewed there. well how does a man till now the markets and the public opinion responded in a positive way for the government's decision to increase the tariffs and the turkish here actually gained a value after ten days against the american dollar and other currencies but of course it's not the only if the tariff the sit in by the government that helped

turkish never again value back again it is also the central bank's moves to to boost liquidity for the markets giving trust to the markets also and in the right way of increasing the interest rates which economists define in a different way which is too technical for me to tell you right now. this morning we heard that turkey released a greek soldiers who were who were prisoned for a spear and eyes accusations so these are kind of optimistic moves by the turkish government to ease the tension and the markets responded well for this and today it turkey's presidential spokesperson brian cullen had a press statement just. how if an hour ago he said that it turkey is not aiming to percy an economy war as long as it is it isn't it is not an attack to its economy and the relations between the united states and turkey will be recovered as long as

the united states respects to kids just judiciary processes you know the tension between turkey and united states began after mr president dilma the notrump request that the release of an american pastor who was arrested following the failed coup in two thousand and sixteen for alledge of terrorism charges and he is in house arrest right now. going to solo life first there in istanbul. and the u.s. pastor at the center of the dispute between turkey and the u.s. has had his appeal against house arrest rejected and you brunson wanted to have his travel ban lifted he faces trial on terror charges over alleged links to the failed coup two years ago a higher court still has to make a final ruling on his appeal. plenty more ahead on this news hour india's prime minister unveiling ambitious public health care plans ahead of next year's

elections. making ends meet how the war in yemen is hurting those with physical disabilities and later in sport how a medical center in australia is stocking up on brains research the effects of concussions in rugby and boxing. so all that still ahead but first the afghan military has made significant gains against the taliban in version the city the assault began on friday and at least four hundred people have been killed a quarter of them civilians still fighting on the outskirts of the city which lies one hundred fifty kilometers south of kabul charlotte fellas report. after six days of a taliban see the afghan city of gosney residents emerge from their homes they bring brooms and shovels and anger says totally shocked the government has not paid

attention to the people here and as you can see most of the markets have burned down in the city. population of two hundred seventy thousand people found themselves in the middle of the war with the taliban on friday they survived by sheltering in their homes rationing food and water without power or communications in the aftermath we're learning more about the human cost hundreds of people were killed taliban finds his soldiers police and civilians resistance say some died in government strikes too dangerous to move bodies most of the streets for days the recross move some to a hospital inside space and resources are rationed between hundreds of soldiers and civilians the red cross very few body bags and medicine to its doctors. despite a direct three from the taliban. the armed groups attack was the most aggressive against an afghan city since it briefly took control of condos two years ago the

city's police chief estimated more than one thousand fighters swarmed into gosney after midnight on friday equipped with guns and rocket launches their arsenal group is they overran checkpoints and ceased police vehicles. after four consecutive days of the government prematurely declaring victory over the taliban and seen reinforcements on monday the extra troops swung the battle the afghan military requesting just to us is strikes on tuesday compared to thirty two in the days prior to the actual use of the. afghan security forces strongly resisted and fought the taliban with high morale in different parts of the city and defended their people and country due to heavy clashes the enemy suffered a lot of casualties. for want of important lies just one hundred fifty kilometers from kabul on the main motorway south take and you save a couple from the southern provinces. the military pushed up the taliban this time

the fight has remained in the surrounding villages and in the middle the people of god sni ballasts al-jazeera. india's prime minister has revealed what is being billed as the world's largest government funded health scheme that enter modi says it will cover around hof a billion poor people and maybe announcement joining independence day celebrations in new delhi critics say there are huge shortages in the health system in the country doesn't have the services to look after its population. cubase good good good the poor of the country will not topple struggle when they fall sick people not have to borrow from money lenders. to be destroyed. by andrew thomas has more from. at the moment health care in india is pretty terrible for all but the very richest the country overall spends about one point five percent of its annual g.d.p. on health that is way down on the global average of about six percent more that

means in practice is that only the very richest have access to hospital but it's like the only people that these can afford the private insurance they need to get it well what the national health protection scheme or mody care as it's being called by everybody here will do is it'll roll out a public insurance scheme which in theory gives about five hundred million people that's almost half this country's population access to health insurance policy that gives them up to seven thousand u.s. dollars equivalent to spend on health care each year if they get seriously ill now it sounds ambitious it sounds progressive it is but it comes with kaviak this country does not have the infrastructure to support the extra demand that all those people wanting health care will want it simply doesn't have the bates and then there's the cost at least one point five billion dollars a year will be needed from public coffers to pay for this on their own remote he is facing reelection early next year he made modi care its absolute signature

policy in his speech will independence day on wednesday he wants this message this health care message to reach right around the country and be the centerpiece of his re-election campaign. andy thomas there was a private press sanjit bose is an independent economist and i joins us now via skype from kolkata thanks very much for being with us so hugely ambitious plan this from the indian prime minister but do the numbers really stack up here is this is this a plan that india can afford. let's not blizz have not let it up. then that's what it dangled budget was present going to be as finance minister and yet this yeah this plan was announced at that bank is well there and generally because he won't come forward and what the prime minister says that is yes just get out roll out because in his speech today you can listen to this that was first announced and

that why did. you put the numbers. because you know close to what one doesn't know what threw me in calculations of well that if you like them i can't believe it we believe it like an insurance premium will be a market rate you can get i think not even the cheapest like the cheapest health insurance whatever that was in the market well i don't think it doesn't rupees that is up about seven billion dollars that would leave for program all this science nothing and the logic of treating the other well the ministry is let's get him out . of his ministry budget that i'm so i don't really want to go there is really. going to look at you know that i'm at for listeners and it's been pointed out of course that mr modi is making a stand now spent in the fifth year of his government six months before an election what do you read into that. i think that is misleading that but this is the point i

think that europe is that well. that. it has been any. insurance policy and did this war lead to battle issues that mean you know it's that that that the insurance system does not work and no mr bailey actions even if it is ordered over september by the band the elections of this benefit does not lend to you that when you should know that you didn't get any benefit major headaches at least why don't we just stop you see things and get the prime minister just immediately dictions you that i don't think. i think he's just north of us about it just right. you know what already. is what could speak to the percentage of voters joining us there from calcutta. ruling party is trying to get the opposition's challenge to last month's election results

thrown out president emerson and goggles zanu p.f. party submitted the paperwork on wednesday they want the court to reject the petition filed by the opposition m.d.c. alliance last week its leader nelson chamisa accuses me of rigging the presidential vote let's go live now to her home in. sorrow. as far as these papers what happens next. will the opposition has three days to respond in the in the judges will meet and that they can either say i'm with them and i'm gonna won the election which means you have to be sworn in within forty eight hours they could order a recount or they could order a fresh election which has to take place within sixty days once the final judgment has been made once the ruling has been made in the room for appeal that means the election is over so many people face is one thing that they are very confident the opposition is not a threat to them. there is no sound argument raised. to

challenge the electoral victory of prison in. years nor legal grounds to challenge one is not complied with the typical rules of the court and secondly the case is normally. there is another court case happening here outside the magistrate's court in about it tonight between the senior official in the m.d.c. alliance last two years arrested for public violence and for breaking the electoral law in terms of the electoral nor the he gave a press conference where he said the main opposition leader nelson chamisa had won the election and is involved in law only later commission can do that in terms of causing public violence escalates on the sixth of august he told opposition supporters to go to the streets and protest burned cars destroy property in the capital he denies the allegation the main opposition to the nelson chamisa says all the charges are politically motivated he insists that his supporters are still being systematically targeted by the rulings on appeal of party zanu p.f. denies allegations they say that the opposition are just trying to delay tactics

delayed you know gratian and they insist of a candidate innocent and al gore won this election and they just want the inauguration to happen as soon as possible. thanks in a few moments we'll have the weather with kevin still ahead. growing louder to let brazil's jailed former president lula run for the top job again. accusations recriminations police in chile raid offices belonging to the catholic church leaders over. in sport twenty three time grand slam champion serena williams comeback has hit another speed bump the jhana more story like. from the neon lights of asia. to the city never

sleeps. well it is a time of year we're looking at a very active western pacific right now we do have five systems that we are watching two of them right now out here in the pacific we're looking at hector a ninety nine w. not too much of a threat but up here towards the north levy that has just pushed through parts of southern japan that is going to be dissipating but what we are going to be doing is focusing a little bit closer on the two storms they're going to be making impact over the next several days first of all down here towards the south this storm right here but being a tropical storm it has stayed a tropical storm that has been very erratic over the last several days through the weekend bring a lot of very heavy rain across much of that area now we do have a better track on the storm it is going to be making its way over here towards the west towards vietnam and then up here towards the north we're going to be watching a new tropical depression become a tropical storm and by friday that system is going to be making its way towards central china shanghai you can be seeing some very heavy rain as we go from friday as well as into saturday the potential for localized flooding up there could also

be increasing of course as we look down here towards the south the brink making its way towards central vietnam by the weekend and very heavy rain in that region and we are sure that flooding is going to be a major threat across much of that area as well. the weather sponsored by qatar airways. looks ugly it sounds ugly and scares people from america's high streets to mexico's on the world's record holder to the side and who controls the other side people in power follows the smuggling route and test the ease of acquiring untraceable weapons on american soil the weapon that was designed for war and it took you about five minutes to buy it moves you to america's guns arming mexico's cartel on al jazeera congressman are you interested in stopping crime. tensions are high. little has changed and new

village officials are struggling to demonstrate goodwill. among morial is trying for a comrade who sacrificed his life the political change. but really event tonight will drive a wedge between the villages frak just part three of a six part series filmed over five years and china's democracy experiment on al-jazeera. you're watching i just remind of our top stories this hour italy's ordered a check of major infrastructure across the country after the collapse of a motorway bridge in general and rescue teams have pulled thirty seven bodies from

the rubble hundreds of firefighters are still digging through the rubble. israel has reopened the only commercial crossing into gaza. was closed on july ninth during heightened tension between israelis and palestinians defense minister says close fuel and construction material can now and. more than forty afghan police officers have been killed in an attack on a military base in northern province of battle and local leaders say nine police officers and thirty five soldiers died it is the latest assault on security forces in afghanistan. all right we're going to take you live now to jennifer for two to genoa for the latest. updates on the bridge collapse there. and there were quite clear contractual obligations which had to be maintained and which went. they were concessionaire is.

and maintenance to the bridge has not been undertaken as it should have. it is extraordinary that this could've led to the blockage of such an important vote as. we are studying it support a proposal at the moment which will allow us to get people out of genoa and also a reconstruction project for the bridge. responsibility for this accident well what did they actually fail the maintenance company. it says quite clearly in the contract maintenance must be. kept up and that

any kind of fault should be. informed to the government and we've asked all the documentation from the company concerned. the peano and financial. penalties will be seen by the magistracy and the families will be compensated. and obviously everybody has to be reimbursed thank. the. major's project should have come from a twenty eighteen to twenty twenty nine. but this was not done properly.

in order. all right you've been listening there to the italian minister for infrastructure and transport the new. the latest update after that bridge collapse in genoa way he has been. saying that maintenance work on the bridge was was not sufficient and that is something that they are focusing on now with the company that was responsible for that we're going to go back now to this uptick investigate these tolls paid by citizens. they are redistributed this is the real problem but this is the first. government in italy that doesn't take money from benetton and. ready to

revoke these concessions with billions of euros. and this company is not even paying tax to italy is paying tax to luxembourg. if this bridge was dangerous then how to start it there literally should have closed it long since. through the minister for transport we will look at all these details. and as promised the country has said. we are responsible for all national infrastructures and we will be looking at other facilities which are in these kind of conditions this is not an isolated case that we're looking at we're going to look at everything across the board. but what

we have to say is that out is that appellate attorney has been protected. by previous governments. all right you've just been listening there to. the mayo updating reporters there on the latest after the bridge collapse is the code deputy italian. prime minister he's saying that this is not not a nice isolated case and they are looking at everything right now. but they are also focusing in particular on the company that was responsible for this bridge and its maintenance let's go live now to natasha who is in general has been listening to this with us so. pretty pretty clear at this point that

the italian government certainly several high up officials in the italian government are pointing the finger of blame at this company and the maintenance work that they believe was not sufficient at this point. was certainly sounds like if you listen to the region my i mean he seems to be suggesting that it was this company that was in charge of the motorways here and in charge of course that a ten most way to ran over the ground bridge that are responsible for it responsible for its maintenance and what's interesting though is a while ago i should say maybe in the last twenty four hours what has come out is that members of luigi to my zero five star movement political party back in twenty thirteen some of them actually said in this region of juneau the idea of this

bridge collapsing is a fairy tale another reason that they were saying that is because they responding to the fact that some engineers some local m.p.'s had warned that this bridge was perhaps not safe structurally but some of those five star movement politicians in this city said that's a fairy tale that's because they didn't want to spend the money on building a new bridge or perhaps putting more money into maintaining its infrastructure and we didn't hear anything from luigi timaya least not for now from what we just heard there which actually reference that all right for the moment there certainly be a lot more to come on this we expect but for the moment live for us in general. our around two million people in yemen are living with some type of disability in the international red cross is estimating the six thousand have lost a limb or suffered some other severe injury since the war began there in two thousand and fifteen there are laws that protect the rights of the disabled in the

country but there are challenges to enforcing them because of the ongoing conflict howdo reports now from neighboring djibouti. fiscally display pulled muhammad would be the yemenis struggling to survive the war in his country. with a proper job which he provides for his wife and two children selling secondhand clothes in this tiniest hole in the cup with those. conditions before the war were better after the war prices skyrocketed in the past people used to buy from you without any concern now prices are astronomical i sell for a slim margin people hardly buy and if they buy at bargain a lot for yemen is with disabilities like mohammed the does it optional schools for years of conflict between government forces and rebels and an all out war since two thousand and fifteen having could is their suffering and put many out of dobson's schools and as the war grinds on their numbers to

a crusie according to the international red cross an estimated six thousand people have lost a limb or suffered some other severe injury in the conflict yet few have access to health care and we have built. the monsanto for people with special needs is just one of few such facilities still operational in some. it cares for those with speech does orders and other disabilities before the war the center through to one thousand two hundred people in now serves just seven hundred homes that. we once had five branches across and we also covered. any of the of the provinces regretfully with the war to close down for them for fear of the falling missiles and lack of funds we've considered closing in monsanto many times since the beginning unfortunately the threat of closure is always here with. the man sent to

once boasted a division that told that is a skill such as painting tailoring and carpentry. i completed my study and joined the tailoring section after that i also joined the sports class despite the house life conditions and the saudi missiles falling on our heads we're still surviving in the human heart. in what is already one of the poorest countries. world an acute shortage of basic needs such as food water and medicine has led many families not to pay attention to the question that rehabilitation of both children it is not trying to fill the void in the. public service sector but many still need help. djibouti and many people had disappeared during syria's ongoing conflict rights activists say tuna is one of those people she was abducted in december two thousand and

thirteen from office near damascus whereabouts are still a mystery zain ohana reports from beirut money. he heard from lost. in the hospice. the area has from. the video was released just a few days before. one of the most prominent opposition activists disappeared horse and she along with her husband. and two other colleagues and now somehow maddy were taken at gunpoint from their office on december ninth two thousand and thirteen the town was surrounded by government forces but it was under the control of the opposition. the most powerful group at the time denies any involvement or knowledge of the kidnap. was not the only faction in the time there was in the entire region forces from the martyrs of the forces of the what are rising the stomach

union of the levant and even down the street from where president. i. visited today was a very familiar face at the start of the uprising she was wanted by the syrian government for her role in peaceful protests calling for the downfall of the regime . her center kept track of atrocities but not just those committed by the government. her friends say saw her as a threat she promoted a civil administration and the secular state which weren't in line with the group's ideology. the violations documentation center in syria are sure the army of islam kidnapped them we have proof that rahsaan was in their jails and under their direct supervision this was until the beginning of two thousand and seventeen as we were able to trace her movements regrettably after the beginning of twenty seven team information.