live pictures in gaza, just hours after hamas rejected a cease-fire extension. israel resumes military operations. >> more than 1,000 palestinians have died in the week-long conflict. what our correspondents saw during the cease-fire. and they are known at lone soldiers. we introduce you to the americans who volunteered to fight for israel. and hello and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm natalie allen.

>> and i'm george howell. it is 111:00 in israel. >> israel announced it's resuming operations after several rockets were fired from the palestinian area. hamas says any truce must involve the withdrawal of israeli trips from gaza. our reporter is live and joins us with the very latest that's happening on the ground, carl? >> reporter: george, i think we really do have to spell out what cease-fire was offered and what cease-fire was rejected by the warring sides here, just so we're clear. because obviously the political and diplomatic game will be why

this situation broke apart and why in the last few moments we've seen a resumption of heavy shelling and artillery fire. israel made the offer of a four-hour extension to the saturday cease-fire and followed that up saying it unilaterally would extend the cease-fire 24 hours. however, israel did reserve the right to continue to devoi militant tunnels upside of gaza and also to go after militant rocket launchers inside of gaza. israeli troops would also remain on the gaza strip. and overnight a hamas representative came out and said they rejected that cease-fire. they would not allow their military fwrinfrastructure to b attacked. and they said they needed their personnel to get into areas to evacuate injured, wounded. and let's take a look at the

scenes we saw. exodus from the front line. almost nothing left to lose. >> where i live now? where i go now? >> reporter: bits and pieces bundled on their heads. his mother's photo under his arm. he says he lost her in the 2009 war. now he's just lost his home. there's nothing left, nothing left. it's a massive mess. in the embers, these men find what they say is the family safe. a life savings up in smoke. amid the destruction, some creation. lambs born minutes before the truce began. we're only about 700 meters from the border between gaza and israel here, and there's been

close quarters combat here. these are the cartridge cases from a light machine gun. [ sirens blaring ] >> reporter: close by the race to retrieve the wounded. four hours before the cease-fire, a massive bomb dropped here. mid morning, rescuers struggled to burrow in. residents unhappy with the filming as they pull out a survivor. we pulled out seven bodies, one of them still alive he says. next door they tiptoe through the debris. mohammed is rescued, the falmil

patriarch. my grandfather says we've lost our money, but we're still alive. he salvaged birth certificates, school dip loma as too. in the hallway, a female relative begs us to feel her pain. back in the rubble, a man gestures why. his neighbor believes the answer is simple. do you think there can be peace between israel and the palestinian people? >> yes. >> reporter: but for now, all they can do is believe they can rise from their ruins. and right now the warring sides are trying hard to reduce even more of the gaza strip to ruins, and the war is back on after that israeli unilateral

cease-fire was now suspended. the israeli military says they suspended that cease-fire offer because of hamas rocket fire. the israelis say insesant rocket fire. they said about two hours ago they launched five rockets into israel and also just after the end of saturday's cease-fire they say they launched more than 12 rockets towards israel. that said, however, hamas in the course of the night says they've always believe thad this continued extended cease-fire offer from israel was lopsided. why? because under that cease-fire offer israel retained the right to destroy militant tunnels. that is why hamas was not on board with this cease-fire. and the war very much goes on,

george. cal what is the feeling of people? are people supporting hamas? pointing out that hamas rejected the previous cease-fire? >> reporter: yeah, i think there are a number of strands to that question. and aneck doetsly what i can tell you is yesterday for example i saw a woman sifting through the debris of her home. it was the first time she'd seen her home in days, and she was clearly grief stricken by what she saw. she raised her hand. she was angry. she was cursing the international community for not coming to gaza's rescue. she was cursing the various militant factions in gaza for not standing and defending her home. that said, i would not say

there's a ground swell of opposition against the campaign that hamas is waging right now. because in peacetimes there may be some political and social opposition to hamas because of its political and religious style. when it comes down to confrontation with israel, when it comes down to the basic rights of the gazaen people, that is a unifying factor. it's unified a lot of factions and police cal opinion especially because the political wing of hamas right now in some senses is presenting this as a war to end all wars. what the hamas politicians are saying is we will not cease-fire until israel finally lifts what they call the blockade of gaza, allowing the living conditions for the people of gaza, freeing up those borders so that goods and services can come in. and hamas is saying and to some extent the people seem to be in

agreement with that. that this war has started. sacrifices have already been made. let this count for something. let us winsome better living conditions for the gaza people. because what all of them say is going back to the status quo, going back to the situation as it was almost three weeks ago now is just not an option. george? >> the other question going back a day ago, the focus was on humanitarian aid, getting medics in to the people who need them. can you speak to the situation of the medics and the victims that we're seeing in your rofrmt what's the condition of the medics, getting the people who need help? >> reporter: yeah, i think you're bang on there, george. we can't understate the confwrontation this has had on the people. more than 150 more bodies were

pulled from under the rubble, and i suspect there are many more under there as well. but according to the united nations, 75% of the dead and wounded have been civilians. within that figure, one quarter of the dead and wounded have been children. as you get hundreds, thousands of wounded because there have been more had than 6,000 wounded now. as they flood into gaza's hospitals, those hospitals were already stretched because of what is called the blockade on gaza, so you get a flood of dead and injured coming into those hospitals. the medics have to work hard. they're short of operating theaters, short of supplies. one medic told me, he says if this war goes on one week longer we will run out of even sutures to stitch up the wounded. not even anesthetics. they've not got the basic medical supplies, and these doctors are working round the

clock. one doctor said to me, he said you know, i don't know how we're staying away, only god is keeping me on my feet. another doctor said to me, we're tired. we're exhausted. we're depressed and anxious because it's not only their physical well-being but the kind of horrors they're seeing coming into the hospital. and it makes them angry. they are angry at war but exhausted as well. >> carl penhaul giving us the voices and images of the people under bombardment. our candy crawly will be speaking in a moment. and benjamin netanyahu will be on the program with candy. that airs at 9:00 and at 2:00 in london. there's more to come here. an update on a heartbreaking story we've been telling you

about. the parents of a flight 17 victim seek to complete a very sad journey in eastern ukraine. and not very far from the crash site, the fight for key rebel strongholds in ukraine is getting worse with many civilians deciding that they have had enough.

getting worse with many

and welcome back. new developments in the downing of flight 17. >> cbs news is reporting that unreleased data from one of the plane's black boxes shows strong evidence that the fuselage was hit multiple times by missile explosion. that source describes the finding as quote, massive explosive decompression. cnn has not been able to verify this latest report. meantime, the final set of

recovered passenger remains has arrived in the netherlands. once again, a solemn ceremony marked the coffins' arrival. forensic experts say they have positively identify the first victim of the downed plane. they're not releasing this person's name, but say the deceased was a dutch national. a team of more than 200 experts is working to identify victims, a process that authorities say could take weeks or even months. no amount of instability and fighting in eastern ukraine was going to stop an australian couple from going directly to the crash site. their daughter was a passenger on that flight. >> such a sad, sad story here on saturday. they finally reached the debris field, even after seeing all at that devastation they still cannot imagine that she's gone.

>> reporter: nothing could keep these parents from flight 717's wreckage. not a bloody conflict. not a breakaway republic filled with armed rebels. >> of course i cry. we thought how they survive this. we couldn't believe it. >> reporter: even being this close they still don't want to believe that their only child, fatimah is gone. the 25 year old aerospace engineer aimed to be an astronaut one day and hoped space exploration could bring peace on earth. >> she would challenge me, if i would give up. she has a training in not giving up. >> reporter: and neither will her parents. the australians flew to ukraine, armed only with shock, grief and hope to find their daughter alive. >> go, go, go. >> reporter: we met them on the ukrainian side of the conflict as they fought to get to the rebel-held territory of donetsk. >> please, please. >> reporter: local government

officials urged them not to go, warning them the fighting was getting worse. embassy workers on the phone begged them to stay. >> you have not sorted this out. please do not contact me anymore. so the rest we no. no worries. >> reporter: they crossed rebel blockades to the plane that is said that the rebels shot down. seeing is not believing. >> i really want no condolences. i really say this to -- no condolences. >> reporter: denial is powerful. a parent's grief, unyielding. cnn, ukraine. >> it's really unreal what they're going through. >> i couldn't imagine that journey. meanwhile, fighting in

eastern ukraine has intensifien. >> many residents there are trying to flee, causing heavy traffic jams on roads leading out of the city. >> the u.n. says the violence has caused more than 100,000 ukrainians to flee their homes. and tens of thousands are seeking refuge across the border in russia. >> united nations says since the conflict in eastern ukraine began, hundreds of people have been abducted by pro-russia rebels. many remain in detention. we meet with one man whose job it is to negotiate their release. >> reporter: beaten, shot, and threatened with death. this is the face of survival. held by pro-russian rebels, nikolai was even shown on russian television alongside his pro-russian abductors, the group calling itself the russian orthodox army. what did they do to you? when they tried to cash me i was

shot in the leg. i was shot with rubber bullets. my head was beaten. i was beaten, i was taken out to be shot and killed. he says the physical and psychological torture he experienced is nothing compared to other hostages, and there are many others. the numbers are staggering. the united nations human rights monitor says there have been more than 400 kidnappings since the conflict started in the east. about half are still being held, the ambassador says they are orchestrated to terrorize. >> i am convinced that part of this is to sew fear. the whole strategy is premised on creating a false narrative. weaponizing information. >> reporter: the ukrainian government says they do not have a negotiator. the bottom line, we do not negotiate with terrorists. but we found a man who is

negotiating. he is a retired general who has an official letter green lighting his unofficial efforts. >> translator: as a rule, people who are taken hostage get very cruel retaliation, the next step is torture. unfortunately, the survival statistics are very sad. he is rarely without two phones. during our interview he took another call. the most difficult case right now involves a female ukrainian pilot who he says was taken over the border to russia. he is talking with us because he is frustrated with kiev and russia's government. >> reporter: how difficult is this job? >> translator: it's quite complicated. both sides are angry, and the new president does not understand this process which creates obstacles for prisoner exchanges. since there is no war officially

declared there can be no legal exchange of prisoners he says. >> reporter: so far he has freed 65 people he says. in an ironic twist, nikolai was abducted by the group he was negotiating with. there is a reason he has been able to get prisoners released. >> translator: he is a successful officer with a gift to talk to people. that gift allowed him to laugh and again walk freely on the streets of kiev. we have good news to share with you about one of our colleagues in ukraine. freelance journalist anton skiba has been released. he was working for cnn when he was detained by armed men on tuesday. an official with the

self-declared donetsk people's republic had accused him of terrorism. hillary clinton says the u.s. must extend sanctions against russia and stand up to vladimir putin. >> there are a lot of people who feel that president obama is not being tough enough on vladimir putin, on russia. do you think he's handling the ukrainian crisis appropriately? >> well, fareed, i think he is facing some of the same challenges that american presidents face when dealing with threats within europe. the united states, obviously, has a great interest in helping to maintain peace and security in europe, and we have a formal alliance, nato, to do so. but much of what we can do and what the president is calling for requires the full participation of our european friends and allies, and i would

make three quick points. first, i think if there were any doubt, it should be gone by now that vladimir putin certainly indirectly, through his support of the insurgents in eastern ukraine and the supply of advanced weapons, and quite frankly, the presence of russian special forces and intelligence agents bears responsibility for what happened to the shoot down of the airline. therefore, we have to up the sanctions that are required. the united states has continued to move forward on that. europe has been reluctant. they need to understand, they must stand up to vladimir putin. >> well, find out clinton's other two points by watching her full interview today at 10:00 on cnn for our viewers in the united states and at 11:00 in london for our international audience. straight ahead on cnn, the

u.s. evacuates its embassy in the embattled city of tripoli. more ahead on what prompted the urgent move. also how a massive wildfire is raising alarm in california. we'll bring you a live update on that.

more than 1,000 california residents have evacuated as wildfires rage east of the state capital in sacramento. >> it has since destroyed five homes. the cause remains under investigation. only about 20% of this fire is contained. >> part of the problem is that it's been very hot and dry in the western part of the u.s., and that has really helped to fuel those wildfires. >> yep, it is called drought. and so much of the west coast is enduring it. >> exceptional drought. we have the fuel that the fires need, of course, to get going. anytime you get some kind of

fire going in california, it is easy to spread. the good news is that the wind is going to be helping things out. we don't want strong winds because obviously that would spread and increase our acreage. we've already burned about 3,000 acres. this is what we're dealing with. this is the setup, 100% in drought. and 36% in exceptional drought. and even if it rained incredibly through the fall and winter, we still have to do it again, i think, in another year to begin to get a dent in it. that's how bad it is. inland, very low relative humidity, in the teens and 20s. everything is dry. we don't get the rainfall and the temperatures have been in the upper 90s, right, talking upper 30s in celsius. but the winds are, that's a critical factor that will allow us to keep things under control, and that 20% should be going

higher over the next couple days as that wind going down to about 8 to 16 kilometers per hour. staying in this part of the world, look at phoenix, torrential downpours with lightning, a cactus illuminated with the backdrop. incredible scenes out of arizona with the monsoon. they continue with more storms on the way. and take a look at this system diving out of the midwestern united states. this is going to be the focus for severe weather today, something we typically don't see late in the season here we're talking almost august now, well into the summer. but here we are. the setup is going to be there for tornadic activity so west virginia into parts of kentucky, you'll be under the gun for severe weather. these are not going to be your typical summer thunderstorms. if you hear thunder, it's likely to be severe. so we'll keep you posted on that. all right. that is a wrap from the weather

center. we'll be back barring any additional breaking news. we will get you the tour de france forecast which natalie allen just can't wait to get. >> i'm sorry. i just haven't watched the tour de france. my bad. thank you, ivan. the news continues on cnn with much of gaza in shambles. a push for an extension in humanitarian cease-fire has fallen apart. more on the latest violence between israel and hamas, right after the brakis break. and later this hour, the ill-fated costa concordia makes its final voyage. we'll tell you what's next for this ship. [ female announcer] there's a gap out there. that's keeping you from the healthcare you deserve. at humana, we believe if healthcare changes, if it becomes simpler... if frustration and paperwork decrease... if grandparents get to live at home instead of in a home...

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