hello. you're watching "gmt" on bbc world news. i'm lucy hockings. our top stories. a three day truce is observed in gaza. israel says all troops have been withdrawn. a small degree of daily life resumes in gaza. bodies are still being recovered from under rubble and some have no home to return top. world of the world's leading immunologists says a vaccine

could be reality by end of next year. we see young african residents from ethiopia. aaron joins us. the price of one of my favorite nuts is going up. >> the good almond, healthy super food in huge demand from a across the globe. there's a problem. california which supplies 80% of the almonds is facing a devastating drought. that is shrinking one of america's most valuable crops. it's midday here in london, 7:00 a.m. washington, 2:00 p.m. gaza where a three day ceasefire between israel and hamas seem to be holding. israel says it completed the

destruction of 32 cross tunnels made by hamas. palestinian representatives are in cairo for talks. nick childs has more for us. >> for now some rest after a month of deadly confrontation ha that's certainly taken a toll on gaza. as gaza takes opportunity to stock up on basic needs, they want to turn this into something more lasting. both sides are so far apart on terms for a durable ceasefire. one big difference this time, israeli troops heading out of gaza after according to israel completing their mission of destroying hamas tunnels. they're maintaining defensive positions israel says and will respond forcefully if attacked. the government is underlining what it wants from the new ceasefire talks planned in cairo.

>> for us it's crucial that hamas should not be rearmed. they can't replenish stocks of rockets and start digging tunnels again. so we'll be putting first on our agenda preventing hamas from rearming and ultimately the palestinians have a written commitment that gaza should be demilitarized. it's time the international community held them to a this commitment. >> surveying more damage, the palestinian home in the west bank hit it seems by a rocket from gaza in a final flurry to hamas before the truce. the palestinians will have a long list of demands. >> issues need to be resolved. first is lift the siege on gaza. israeli army should withdraw from all territories in gaza. up until now, israeli tanks are in the northern part of gaza. israeli planes are flying over gaza.

drones and other planes. >> the seemingly relentless scenes of devastation and suffering in gaza stirred international alarms and efforts to hold violence. israel insists it's targeting only militants and ability to attack israel. some gazans have been leaving behind u.n. shelters this. temporary truce may have been made possible by the different but mounting cost and pressures on both sides. will they be enough to forge something more lasting? >> peter learner is from the israeli military and joins us from jerusalem. can we start with comments about the military not speaking truth that there are troops on the ground in the north of gaza? >> where was me reporting from?

>> from west bank. can you confirm all troops are withdrawn? >> israel has removed forces from the gaza strip. we have redeployed. we are in defensive positions across the border making sure that no other people come out of tunnels that perhaps we haven't destroyed. i'm happy to say over -- last night we were able to complete our mission in demolishing the tunnels we were aware of, 31 to 32 tunnels. that was the part of our main ground force operation. those tunnels no longer pose a threat to us. >> just to clarify on the first point. he was actually speaking to us from gaza. he said that he can absolutely say for sure israeli troops are still in the north. you were saying that is not true? >> the forces are out of gaza this morning around 8:00. >> you are confident you have completed your military objectives here that all tunnels

you wanted to destroy have been destroyed now? >> yeah. we are pretty confident we've destroyed everything we knew about. all those tunnels intended to infiltrate into israel. they have been taken off the table. i'm really happy that's not a situation anymore. there could be more tunnels. that is why we have left the forces around the area, around the border area, so if someone comes out of a tunnel we'll have a rapid reaction force to intervene and protect the community. >> do you see how that would be seen provocative to palestinians that although the troops have withdrawn, they completely surround gaza? >> this is a situation in normal times but more of a substantial force on the ground. we have no intention of escalating situation like every time there was a ceasefire, israel held fire and hoped for a calm that will return.

this is a good time. i can say in the last six hours we haven't had aggression from gaza. indeed that's the longest it has been in the last three to four weeks which is positive. we have to watch the next 72 hours of the ceasefire and perhaps there can be a decline in hostilities from the gaza strip. we didn't want to go to gaza. >> thank you very much. >> we had no intention. >> thank you for joining us from jerusalem. let's get a sense of just what it is like on the ground in gaza. we can talk to palestinian political analyst who joining us from gaza. thank you for being with us. what's it been like over the past few hours with the truce in place? are people able to have some degree of a normal life? >> well you cannot speak of normal life in gaza after four weeks of bombardment that led to killing of 1,800 palestinians

and injury of 9,000 with stru structur structures, homes and infrastructure. as of this morning, palestinians went back to their homes to check on homes and neighborhoods because we have something like a quarter of a million palestinians evacuated their homes in north side of gaza, east side of gaza and east of rafah. many of those palestinians went back to their homes to check on their homes and neighborhoods. in addition, medical workers are trying to dig and recover some bodies under the rubble and bury them. gradually speaking, life will will go back to normal situation. it will take some time before

palestinians can be adjusted to their terrible situation they had to go through over the past four weeks. >> we are seeing pictures of people at least getting out to the markets managing to get food. what's the situation in terms of access to medical supplies, food, how much will electricity do you have? >> well let me start with what you just asked with regard to electricity. basically we rely on half of our electricity comes from israel and other half comes from one power station in the gaza strip. in the early days of war, lines coming from israel, most were disconnected as result of fighting. about a week ago israel bombed and destroyed only power station in the gaza strip. in my home for a whole week we did not receive electricity. we were relying on generator

where i live. today after the ceasefire went into effect, workers tried to reconnect the disconnected lines and electricity company says they will be able to offer two to three hours of electricity per day for the palestinians until they are able to repair all disconnected lines and power station. with regard to movement of palestinians. some are afraid this ceasefire is only for 72 hours. they are restarting on food and medical supplies just in case fighting will erupt again after the 72 hours. >> thank you very much for joining us from gaza. just looking there at immediate problems facing gazans at the moment. in 20 minutes time we're going to look at the bigger picture in the middle east. what are the roots of this

conflict? is there hope at the moment for permanent solution beyond the ceasefire? stay with us for that. let's bring you up to date for other news. in the last few minutes, the court in germany has accepted an often fr offer from bernie ecclestone to pay $100 million to settle the bribery case. his battle in court began in april over allegations he bribed a german banker over the formula one franchise. court added the suspicion of bribery was unsuccessful. a canadian couple is on suspicion of stealing secrets. the couple is named as kevin and julia garratt. they are investigated by state officials on the border with north korea. the former white house press secretary james brady has died at 73. he survived the assassination

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virus. spreading faster than all efforts to control it, the failure to contain the ebola virus could be catastrophic according to the world health organization. the world bank has pledged $200 million many emergency funding to help liberia, seierra leone, guinea to improve public health systems. >> this goes for support for medical staff and supplies and also help people facing economic hardship as a result of this epidemic. >> it's claimed hundreds of lives in a matter of month. the first case in this current outbreak was reported in guinea march 2014. it has since spread to liberia and sierra leone. it's now spread to nigeria. the number of people killed in the outbreak is almost 900 between 50 and 60% of all

infected. the last ebola outbreak was this 2012 in uganda and democratic republic of congo killing 50 to 70% of infected people. there's no cure. research is working on a vaccine that may be available next year. >> we're going to begin early human phase one trials that last until january. if that looks good we'll start producing it and hopefully by the middle to end of 2015 we'll have vaccine at least to vaccinate health care workers. >> with proper management, it could be stopped. a slip up by medical staff coping with stress and heat, a moment of carelessness while

caring for a victim. >> there's a low risk of anyone here contracting ebola. how worried are organizations like yours? >> this is an unfolding disaster in after rica. this thrives in inadequate health care facilities, poor control of infection measures. we feel the world has been slow to help out african countries as good neighbors we should be. >> do you feel there should be a collective responsibility? >> definitely. we welcome the initiative of the world health organization announced friday. i understand the world banks are looking to put more investment in. this started in february. this is too little too late really. >> we are hearing two u.s. aid workers had been getting an

experiment drug never tested on humans before. is that is right thing to be doing? >> it will have limited impact. it's for people already ill. that literally is the first two people it's been tested on. it's an antibody. it will directly affect viruss in the bloodstream. >> is there potential -- >> it will have a limited role in tackling the epidemic. it will not be available to aid workers. >> do you understand why people in africa say why is it limited to aid workers if this is such a deadly disease? there should be mass production. >> the reality is there's been a failure of international political will to help africa with the causes of diseases like

this in malaria and aids, it's been the same. there's no obvious profit for big national pharmaceutical companies. the governments of the world have been reluctant to invest in developing vaccines developing things like this. s it is too little too late. >> thank you for joining us. >> thank you. far from the washington venues where heads of state and policy makers discuss relations, one of america's most established ethnic community. officials dominate discussions about identity and relations that are on the minds of them living there. >> like millions of children in the united states, these american ethiopian kids are at summer camp.

it's a typically american thing to do, but here they're trying to maintain a connection with their roots. they're speaking their language, hearing folk tales and learning traditional dance moves. >> you need to know a lot about your culture. you can't just learn about another culture and think i'm from that culture. you have to think about your old culture too. >> the camp is organized by the ethiopian sent their works with migrants. this woman has been running it 20 years and aware of the two worlds children live in. >> it's very important for kids to have their own identity. they're here in the united states, american ethiopians. still they have to keep their heritage, their identity. it's very important. that's who they are.

>> ethiopians have put down strong roots here. as children explore cultural relationships from home, there are plenty of people making enormous financial investments back home. >> a group of ethiopian doctors have put together a plan to build a multimillion private hospital in the ethiopian capital. it is hoped it will be up and running by 2017. >> there is an emotional attachment to their country. i don't think they made investment in time and so forth thinking they're going to get rich. for them, this is just a wonderful opportunity to give back and be a part of something transformational. >> by keeping up with cultural links, it is hoped some of these children may follow in the footsteps of others and build

closer relations with ethiopia. bbc news, washington. an online blog written by women who experienced sexual assault has been rapidly gaining popularity in america. it's called i believe you, it's not your fault. it began two weeks ago from a secret face book group. one wrote about a 12-year-old girl who was assaulted but told not to make a fuss. the group decided to make a f t platform for women to share their stories. >> i was molested as a child by my uncle and one of my mother's boyfriends. >> i didn't think this was something anyone would want to know about. i thought at the time this was something everyone went through. >> i had stuff to say to my teenage self. >> i believe you, it's not your

fault is a blog aimed at teens who have been victimized by sexual assault. it's intimidating scares, it's a man grabbing my boob when i was 16. >> i was 14 and my first year in high school. there were these boys patting us on the bottom in the hallway. it escalated from there to be something i considered to be sexual assault. it was hard for me to do. i knew it was important to write about. >> this idea came out of an online community of women identified writers. >> it's a secret group. i'm not allowed to talk about it. >> i believe you, it's not your fault started as a conversation about a mom who's teenage daughter had gone through some

harassment. she was feeling guilty about it. >> she was like they're right. i shouldn't have made a scene. this is my fault. next time i should do what they want me to do. the women in the group were furious. i said well, i guess we can make a blog, adults writing letters that they maybe wish they had when they were younger. the next day my inbox was just full. >> when i saw this was set up, the first story that came to mind was the 6-year-old jenny story. it's basically the story of the first time i ever really felt harassment as a young immigrant girl. >> i've probably got a new story every 15 to 20 minutes. they come in constantly. >> i did think about the boys that were assaulting me if they would ever read this. it wasn't for them. i didn't write it for them.

i wrote it for girls that might be experiencing what i was at so they should know to tell someone the first time it happens and not wait 12 years. >> bbc trending there report on that online blog. a reminder of main news here on "gmt." a 72 hour truce negotiated by egypt between israel and hamas is underway. we received pictures from gaza in the last few hours. people are taking to the streets to stock up on supplies for the first time in days. we have been hearing others are returning to their homes to find nothing left and bodies are still being recovered from underneath the rubble. now israel and palestinians have traded accusations of war crimes throughout the conflict. we are hearing from the hague the palestinian prime minister said there was clear evidence of war crimes by israel. he's in the hague to meet with international criminal court

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hello. welcome to "gmt" on bbc world news. i'm lucy hockings. in this half hour, if the three day ceasefire holds in gaza, what then? >> which a narrow diplomatic window, we look at what all sides need to do now and whether the notion of a lasting peace holds. the past two months, 100,000 have left their homes in

ukraine. groupon will tell us their latest numbers. here's the problem. groupon lost 75% of value in the past few years. some say it's just another overhype internet name in a fiercely competitive market. welcome to "gmt." so the 72 hour truce in gaza seems to be holding now. it was brokered by egypt that hopes more talks follow on a permanent end to violence. israel is expected to send the delegation to cairo for negotiations. palestinian representatives are already there. can the lull in the fighting be turned into a long lasting peace? it here's a reminder of the confli conflict. >> 1948, hundreds of thousands were forced to leave their

homes. they've been demanding the right to return ever since. a u.n. mediator line was drawn in 1949 creating a boundary for west bank. in 1950 if for gaza. jerusalem was also left divided into. the west controlled by israel and east by jordan. in 1967, east jerusalem was occupied by israel during the six day war. israel says jerusalem is the external capital though though the recognized by the u.n. palestinians wanted east jerusalem as the capital of a future state. israel wants major settlements that have grown up in east jerusalem and west bank. israel withdraw from gaza in 2005 but still controls the water, air space and movement of goods and people. egypt controls the southern

border. hamas says a lasting ceasefire must lead to lifting of blockade. right now a solution seems further way than ever. with me now, director of middle east africa program on the council and foreign relations. so much to talk about. the world wants a solution to this. if the ceasefire holds, what should both sides do? >> does the world really want a solution in i'm not seeing real effort to say wait a minute, why haven't we had a solution until now? what can be different this time around? here's a couple of encouraging things. first of all you have the united palestinian delegation in cairo. you have the lead per recognized by the world and and hamas and other factions there. i think that's positive going forward if that can be encouraged. secondly egyptians seem to have

shifted in the conflict from pursuing vendetta against hamas. they have a domestic struggle with the brother hood. they saw this this as extension of that problem. they seem to have shifted to a position that says maybe it's better as an egyptian regime we can prove useful to the mediator. other than that, we're not seeing that much that's encouraging. very important your last segment. some people tend to think this whole problem is rockets that began a month ago. much bigger issues. can you resolve the palestinian conflict. can one end this situation where gazans are living in an open air prison? >> is enough pressure put on israel by u.s. in particular to come up with viable solution to sit down and come up with something? >> well of course we're just off the back of nine months of u.s. sponsored peace talks. people remember secretary of state john kerry shuttled back

and forth intensely during that period that ended late march early april. nothing came out of it. i think what you have is the problem that continue to this day. israelis don't feel they have to make this choice. there's almost inpecuniarity they're used to. i argue it doesn't serve israelis. they get drug into further gaza. they don't have a future until the palestinians have security, have freedom. americans don't seem to be doing anything to change that. neither do europeans. >> if there was not occupation, there would be no resistance. they say this would be solved in terms of aggression coming from hamas. is that even viable or possible that the occupation could end? >> of course the occupation can end. of course until there is an end

to occupation, the human nature is to say wait a minute. if someone is denying basic features i'm going to do something about it. as long as the occupation continues, of course there will be resistance. an equation, incentive structure has to be created for israel whereby its more costly to continue the occupation than it is to end the occupation. we know how to do that. we've had example this is the past like south africa. those aren't applied to israel. it's sad that this is what might be necessary. by now, it seems that is what will be necessary. >> fantastic to talk to you. thank you for joining us. lots of questions that could have been asked. we'll keep asking online. we'll go to the website for more

on the conflict between hamas and israel. 700,000 more than usual have crossed the border from ukraine to russia since conflict began in east ukraine. the news comes as fighting has intensified with the army making advances. we talk about the number of refugees flooding into russia. firstly, where are they going? >> it's a very significant increase in the number of refugees coming into russia in the last month or so. it's the fighting of july and early august that has triggered what has been a much greater influx. they're going into a number of places. one is temporary accomodation which is laid on by the russian authorities. will almost 50,000 are in hotels, hospitals, san toe near border camps. those are usually temporary holding facilities for people moving elsewhere.

others are going to see friends and relative temperatures. there's a lot of connections, family connections and friends connections across that border between southeast ukraine and southern russia. quite a lot of people are going camping with friends or staying with friends. that's 730,000 figure has been arrived at by the u.n. by looking at the russian cross border traffic figures, official figures for cross border traffic. they've taken out the numbers that would normally be doing the journey. the figure is 730,000 people more going into russia from ukraine than would normally happen. that's about a seventh -- i'd say a tenth of the population of luhansk and dondonetsk. >> many say they fear for their lives and persecution. what is russia saying they will do to help them? >> actually a lot of people are not claiming asylum and former

refugee status. they might be if they were facing procesecution. the fighting has become bloody. both sides are using shells and multiple rocket launchers. they're not worrying too much about whether shells and rocket launchers land in civilian areas. people they're targeting are in civilian areas, those are fired to civilian areas. that's how civilians get caught up in this fighting. primarily at the moment, these people take up temporary residence. not officially be but unofficially taking up residence in russia. many hope to go home. what we've seen in sloviansslov. 20,000 people have returned home there. a lot of people are going away

temporarily while the fighting is going on and returning back to their homes. >> thanks for updating us on the situation of people going to russia. u.n. says the kiev region in ukraine is also overloaded with refugees. while the warmer weather makes housing bearable now, conditions will deteriorate as winter arrives. >> that warehouse in the background is where families lived, people forced from their homes by fighting in eastern ukraine. lena and andrew and four children have lived here two months. >> we have a roof here, and there aren't bombs falling from the sky, says lena. our kids cry. where would you like to be?

she asks her 5-year-old daughter. home is her reply. it's intense living here with so many other people. you can't relax like you would at home, he says. no one here knows for how long this will be their home. if anything, the fighting has intensified in eastern ukraine. 190 people are living in this building. as you can see they're sleeping in pretty cramped conditions in these long roads of bunk beds. one u.n. official told me the kiev region is now overloaded because of number of people who fled the fighting in the east. the united nations says buildings like this won't be suitable when the winter sets in here and temperatures drop well below freezing. while the number of families including disabled and elderly people who need help here keeps rising, the u.n. says there are others back in eastern ukraine who wouldn't or couldn't leave.

>> some of these people are fleeing the fighting. they tell me of who they left at home and usually the people were left there. they are the most vulnerable. they are either people that couldn't walk or too old to move or sick. that's tragic because those are the areas where there's nobody there to help. >> so these families living here on an industrial state are in some way the lucky ones. their futures are uncertain, and their conditions are basic. their only comfort is they now live far from the war. bbc news in kiev. >> stay with us on bbc world news. still to come, we are counting down to rio 2016. exactly two years to the day before the start of the olympics. we're going to ask if brazil is

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i'm lucy hockings. our main story this hour. the israeli military says it has withdrawn forces from gaza as a three day ceasefire appears to be holding. let's catch up with business news. aaron is with me now. should i be stocking up on almonds, one of my favorites? >> how do you like them? >> i like salted and slightly lemon flavor. i get them from turkey. >> may need to get a deeper pocket for the future. let me explain. thanks very much. if you like your almonds for breakfast in the morning, you may have noticed they're getting

a little priceyier? why? almond prices are soaring. the growth in popularity as a super food and healthy snack has seen a boom in business for california farmers. here's a problem. a severe drought in the region where most of the world's almonds come from has hit global supply. the worst drought in decades has led to worries of future production and sent prices soaring. used by candy and serial makers to -- and cereal makers, the almond prices are at a high. they're around $3.45 a pound. that's the highest price since 2005. let's go over to modesto,

california. richard is ceo and president of the almond board of california. great to have you on the program. i know it's very early in the morning for you. we appreciate your time. let's start with the drought in its third year, pretty severe. some are saying that if you don't get the rain in autumn and winter this year, next year's crops could be devastated. >> that's true. we're undergoing the worst in many years. despite that, quite remarkably, this year's supply is actually larger than ever. larger than last year and a historical high. as we go to harvest underway right now, because of the early year, we project a crop this year. supply of almonds around the world -- >> when we look at this story, i've been surprised.

many others here also here at bbc. i'm curious why california has 80% of of the global supply. it's such a lucrative crop. it's hard to believe other countries haven't jumped on it. >> almonds are grown throughout the mediterranean and middle east. california, the central valley here, just has the ideal climate for the varieties we grow. so our productivity and offic l efficiency in growing the crop is unparallel to anywhere else in the world. >> almond crops in australia are so big they've overtaken the likes of citrus and grapes. is there a worry given the problems at moment in california that growers could lose out?

lose market share. >> quite interestingly, everywhere almonds are grown, availability of water is an issue. that's the case in australia. australia will become 10% of the production in the next few years. they're in an area of the country where water is an issue. >> it sure is an issue down there. i know it well. we've got to leave it there richard. we appreciate your time getting up nice and early. go back to bed. have a nap. thanks richard. joining us live from modesto. very hot out in the center of california. let's talk about this discount voucher firm groupon. it's the online company releasing numbers in a few hour's time. shareholders will want to know more about their plans for the future. why? since the stock market debut three years ago, shares have sunk and then some. some are worried it's an

overhyped internet name struggling in a competitive market. since the beginning of 2014, groupon stock is down 46%. it's off a whopping 76% since it went public, went to the market in november 2011. back then the company was priced $20 a share. i spoke to simon bailey ceo with interbrand. i asked is groupon an overhyped internet name. >> i would take a step back and think about brands more generally. we have amazon and ebay in the top 100. they're in the top 30 with amazon worth $23 billion. brands can be very powerful and valuable in this space. of course i would argue it's kind of too early to call with

regards to groupon. groupon is expected to post annual revenues in excess of $3 billion. we have 200 million subscribers. investors like all are probably after a return and going to be looking through the current lenses. on a general level, the hiring of this from linked in represents a significant step. i believe he was able to monday tiez over $1 billion of additional revenue through hinghing things like the offer. i think that's the key thing. they have big amounts of subscribers, sizable revenues. can they use the data in more interesting ways? that is to be seen. >> it is to be seen. we'll look across those numbers. follow me on twitter. tweet me @bbc aaron. that's it for business. i'm off to get almonds. i'm hungry. >> save some for me.

thank you very much. the olympics in rio start in two years. sailors from around the world tried out the waters of the bay amid concerns about water pollution. we report now from rio. >> reporter: the first official test event and the first olympic athletes in town, a taste of the games that will start here in two years time. there's still much work to be done all over rio as these sailors see for themselves in the bay where floating debris could be a potential hurdle in the quest for olympic gold. pollution is a chronic problem in the bay, and officials say making significant improvement is a priority. >> we're not hiding the fact there's an issue. we're using in test event to see how much we can make it better

in the next two years. we're concerned about the athlete, health and risk of floating debrises on the boats. we're trying to reduce that as much as possible. >> this is what the olympic park will look like in two year's time. a double shift of workers is racing to finish the venue. authorities say everything is just about on schedule. after criticism that tickets to the worlds cup matches were too expensive for most citizens, the government will distribute over 1 million tickets for free to city residents. >> we're going to use mainly our school systems. we have almost 700,000 kids in the schools in rio. mainly poor people go to public schools. this will let the olympics be games of integration participation. >> high speed bus quarters will

connect distant areas and improve mobility in an area that suffers from deadly gridlock. for now traffic is getting worse. residents hope the two years pass by quickly and leave the city with legacy of improvement they've been promised. bbc news rio. how are things going at rio olympic park? let's take you there and join julia. we're used to bright sunshine. looks muddy behind you at the construction site. is it going to be ready in time? >> reporter: well lucy, yes the local authorities say it will. i was with the mayor of rio yesterday. he says everything is on schedule give or take a week or so. that's different from what we were hearing a few months ago of top olympics officials showing concern of delays. now local authorities are saying

all major constructions are already underway. what hasn't started yet is also on plan. there's two years to go. smaller things will happen one at a time. here at the olympics park, 16 of the sports competitions will take place. a massive venue, 1 million square meters, 3,000 workers operating here already on double shift day and night. i got here this morning and there was a line of workers starting shifts, getting coffee and bread. even on rainy days like this, they're not allowed to start. behind me that's where the tennis center is going tonight. this is very different. we just saw the olympic games finishing in rio -- sorry the world cup happening in brazil across 12 cities and the whole country. olympics are more focused.

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