>> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. hello and many thanks for joining us for this special coverage here on cnn. i'm rosemary church. >> and i'm errol barnett. welcome to those watching in the u.s. and around the world. we are following two breaking stories for you this hour. we begin with the end of the israeli/hamas cease-fire. israel claims hamas fired

several rockets minutes before the truce was over. the spokesman joins us live in moments. plus -- >> one iraqi in the area cried to the world "there is no one coming to help." well, today america is coming to help. >> u.s. president barack obama gives the go ahead to drop humanitarian aid to tens of thousands of people being driven from their homes and starved to death by isis militants and he's opened the door for possible air strikes. we are now more than an hour past the cease-fire and israel's military says at least five rockets have been fired into southern israel. one was intercepted over

ashkelon. the others landed in open areas causing no reported damage or casualties. we are waiting to see if israel will respond to that rocket fire and we may get some answers from our israeli government spokesman who joins me now live from jerusalem. thank you so much for talking with us, sir. and, of course as we just reported, this barrage of rockets that are coming in from gaza into southern israel at this point, israel has mott responded. what is the plan going forward? >> rosemary, israel scrupulously honored the cease-fire and pulled out our forces out and e reredeployed and ceased all operations against terrorist targets, hamas and other targets in the gaza strip. we honored the cease-fire and this morning we're seeing the terrorists open fire on cities

on rural communities across southern israel. once again indiscriminately shooting their rockets at our civilian population, men, women and children and it's unacceptable. they can't do that and not only have they targeted our civilians, they are from their perspective they say they represent the people of gaza. we know the people of gaza want this to continue. of gaza, aid that they need badly, and yet hamas is once again demonstrating its total disregard not only for israeli human life but for the situation of the people it claims to represent. it wants once again to start str violence and bloodshed.

>> significantly this barrage coming after the end of the truce, no response from israel so far. of course, we were reporting, too, rockets before the end of the truce. hamas saying more or less that they weren't responsible. why has israel held its fire at this point? what's the plan going forward? >> to be clear cease-fire means both sides cease-fire not just israel. we can't cease-fire where israel is unilaterally holding its fire and hamas is firing at israeli cities. it's not going to happen. hamas by restarting hostilities this morning, it's showing like isis in iraq or like boko haram in nigeria, this organization is an extreme organization. it is ruthless. it has no guams whatsoever about

using violence against innocent civilians and it doesn't care how much of a tragedy, how much hardship, how much bloodshed it brings upon its own people. >> now let's just focus now on what's going on in cairo because, of course, we know -- we've heard the palestinian negotiators in cairo have said they're not getting any progress as far as extending that cease fire, certainly on the pal less stillian side yet. we're hearing from the palestinians that they do want to continue negotiations but what can be achieved? israel isn't giving any ground. israel is digging its heels in. given the stalemate, where does it come from? >> once again, i'm not sure what you have about the talks is correct. we're being discrete and not giving out any information. i'd urge you to be cautious with

the information that you have. i'm not sure it's correct. i can say the following and everybody knows. the egyptian initiative, cairo talks, are based on one crucial assumption, and that is unconditional cease-fire. the talks only started because there was a cessation of hostile fire, and by breaking the cease-fire, by re-initiating violence, by targeting our civilians as they've done this morning, it's clear that hamas has broken the fundamental premise. >> mark regev joining us live from jerusalem. many thanks from you. we will hear from the israeli chief negotiator live in the next hour of cnn. he said earlier that it was ee sectional for the humanitarian truce to continue, but the big problem here is the palestinians are not speaking with one voice.

many factions to this and many different opinions. from the pal less stillian side on what needs to happen next. >> now to the other breaking story. the president has authorized targeted airstrikes. >> but he says i will not order soldiers back to that country. no boots on the ground. the airstrikes will only be launched if they're necessary to protect american personnel and help iraqi forces battling isis forces there. there are no indications at this point that any airstrikes are actually underway. >> this comes as the u.s. conducts an air lift mission to drop humanitarian aid in northern iraq. the u.s. president saying when

there's a possibility to stop genocide, the u.s. must act. of course, we're speaking of isis. thousands of families of the z yazidi. the people are trapped on the mountain and the summer heat is intense. >> we face a situation like we do on that mountain with innocent people facing violence on a horrific scale, when we have a mandate to help, in this case a request from the iraqi government, and when we have the unique capability to help avert a massacre, i believe the united states of america cannot turn a blind eye. we can act carefully to prevent genocide. that's what we're doing on the mountain. i've authorized targeted

airstrikes to protect the civilians trapped there. >> it was only this past weekend when extremists stormed the iraqi town forcing members of the ancient yazidi religion to flee to the mountains. >> other refugees have been fleeing to the nearby city. that's where the u.n. says some 180,000 people have arrived in the past few days. you can imagine the urgency that that creates. ivan watson is there. >> reporter: they plea any way they can, packed in trucks and cars, some of them moving on foot carrying their cradles over their shoulders. thousands of iraqi families seeking sanctuary in iraq's kurdish north fleeing islamist militants. we're afraid of the islamic state. they say they're muslims but they don't act like muslims. they attack everyone, muse

limbs, christians, shiites. even our prophet's grave isn't safe. her family has been hurt by the ice sis militants. my brother was a simple man who had a grocery store selling vegetables, she says. two months ago they came to his shop and killed him with three bullets. the exodus to irbile sparked by an offensive who captured towns from the curds located 35 miles from irbil 2678900 thousand civilians are on the run. where will all the people go? >> this is where the first wave of fleeing civilians are coming to, unfinished buildings, part of a construction boom that they have been enjoying serving as a shelter for thousands of families. 6-month-old kathim is far too

young to know what's going on. her family fled from fighting. damaged houses near her home on wednesday night. these families showed up with little more than the clothes on their back. >> no water? no food? >> no water, no food. nothing. >> nothing? >> anything. >> around sunset some kurds arrived distributing food and water. help is appreciated but ad hoc. this new wave of homeless people will clearly need much, much more in the days ahead. the curds may be far too busy defending their homeland from the islamist militants. ivan watson, irbil, in iraqi kurd is stand -- >> now with a 72-40ur cease-fire over will the next move be one of war or peace.

we'll connect with our contacts on the israeli/gaza border after the short break. that the mime is talking? frrreeeeaky! [ male announcer ] savings worth talking about. state farm.

well kwom back, everyone. the israeli-hamas cease-fire is over. more than ten rockets have been fired into southern israel since it ended about, what, less than 15 minutes ago. we'll show you live pictures -- 1:15. let me correct myself there. you are looking at live pictures of gaza city and so far as we

can tell there has been no response from israel. earlier the hamas military wing said it would resume fighting if its key demapds aren't met. they include israel opening border crossings in the sea port among many other requests as well. john vause joins us and matthew chance. matthew, we heard from israeli government spokesman mark regev saying hamas has started hostilities. any idea of what the israeli response is set to look like here? >> no idea at all in short, errol. certainly you may have heard mark regev saying the cease-fire doesn't just involve the israelis ceasing their fire, it has to be both sides. i've said in the past that quiet will be responded to.

what we've seen over the course of the last hour and a quarter or so since the cease-fire, the 72-hour truce came to around end is a barrage of rockets being fired from the gaza strip into southern israel, at least ten rockets is the figure i've seen coming from the israeli military. one of them intercepted by the iron dome missile center above ashkelon. the majority of those rockets though landing in open areas, agricultural ground. still, you know, being seen by israel as obviously an end to the cease-fire as the country contemplates its response. we have images of israeli tanks on the move. israeli forces are said to be in defensive positions outside of

the gaza strip but very near it. they could go in if the order is given. more likely i think airstrikes or, rather, an air response if the city any military response at all. certainly there's a huge array of forces at the disposal of the israeli military, a huge ability they've illustrated to strike anywhere they choose and any time they choose. we're waiting to see what that israeli response, if any, will be. >> as you say that, matthew, we're watching live pictures from the israeli/gaza border. we can look at the center of the screen and see what appears to be a populated area. this could be the israeli response. stand by for us. i want to cross to john vause who is in gaza city.

jorn, from the palestinian position, can we assume the cease-fire has ended or is there a ray of hope? >> the smoke on the horizon, you're looking to the east of where we are. we don't know what that is. that could be anything. we haven't heard any artillery fire. we haven't heard any jets overhead. we haven't heard any tanks fired. everything that we're being told is thwill they say they will respond? we can't confirm what has caused that smoke in the distance there. what we have seen in the last couple of hours since this cease fair offended, just a few of them on the street, many carrying shopping bags. last-minute supplies. a few cars driving fast.

people hunkering down that the fighting will resume. it has. we know hamas has warned that if they department get what they wanted from the talks in cairo, once it ended at 8:01, they would resume firing and they did. overnight the al katan brigade said they would take the fight to israel. they said they would target ben gur onairport like they have in the past. that hasn't happened. pretty much all of the rockets fired from gaza, errol, have been short range rockets, not the long range that we've seen. either hamas has fired off most of its long rage rockets or they've been destroyed. those are unguided rockets that hamas has been firing over the last four or so weeks are being decompleted.

we are waiting to see how the israelis will respond. the only thing i can confirm for you as far as any kind of activity by the israelis is the constant spread. >> they're always keeping an eye what's happening there and separate to what the military situation is, what's the situation for all the civilians there? is the power back on? has aide been getting in to people? how are things right now? >> reporter: they were getting better. it had been a pretty dire situation before the cease-fire. hundreds and hundreds of aid people were able to cross the border. medical supplies bringing in blood for the hospitals here. there had also been repair work which was underway to the

transmission lines which bring electricity from israel to gaza. most of gaza's electricity is supplied by israel. eight of the ten transmission lines have been damaged during the fighting. more than a week ago gaza's only power plant took a direct hit. that was offline. that's bretty much irreparable now. fixing the power lines by the israelis, that is crucial. they had started work on trying to fix some of the water pipes which have been damaged. many areas had access to clean water. a bunch of health issues with the damage to the sanitation systems here as well. that's flowing into the street, the mediterranean. clearly you can see the streets are empty. people heading back indoors. nothing can be done for the short term. >> there you have it. rockets reportedly fired from

gaza into israel. tank movements along the gaza-israeli border. we'll reconnect both later. thank you both. >> all right. we'll take a very short break. the other major story just ahead, the u.s. is dropping supplies urgently needed by groups trapped in iraq. it's a deli can't times. i'm l-i-s-a and i have copd, but i don't want my breathing problems to get in the way of hosting my book club. that's why i asked my doctor about b-r-e-o. once-daily breo ellipta helps increase airflow from the lungs for a full 24 hours. and breo helps reduce symptom flare-ups that last several days and require oral steroids, antibiotics, or hospital stay.

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more now on our other top story that's developing at the moment. the deepening crisis in iraq. u.s. president barack obama is allowing airstrikes if they threaten personnel in the region. an operation is underway to air drop crucial supplies for thousands of members of a religious authority that have fled their homes amidst the fighting. how vulnerable are the american military? could they shoot down the plain. we spoke with cnn's military analyst, retired u.s. air force colonel rick francona. >> always better to do this in

daylight because what you're trying to do is put this into a material where you're trying to support. it does no good to drop this and have them climb over rough terrain. if you do it too far, the people you're trying to help will take it in an area they shouldn't be. you have to be sure that the aircraft that are going to drop the humanitarian daily rations, hdrs, that the aircraft that are dogs this are safe. you want to take them in with some fighter protection. you want them looking to see if there are any air. >> dewayne: fences. it's a well-thought out military operation. we'll use a c-17. you can drop about 17,000 meals at one time. >> could it turn unwhittingly

into a fight with isis? can they knock them down? >> no the at the altitude that we've talked about. there has been a lot of equipment taken from the iraqi army. although we don't believe they have acquired any air defense capability above, say, 17,000 feet, we're really not sure what they have taken from the syrians. isis has shown them to be very serious about moving things between syria and iraq. this is going to have to be a well-planned and well-executed operation to work. >> is this all anyone should be thinking of doing. we're talking tens of thousands of civilians on bad terrain surrounded by extremists. >> you can't. there has to be some resolution to that.

unfortunately, that has to be ground forces. the united states is adamant not to do that. the other option is the peshmerga. they're facing a well equipped force that has air till ler ri. they will need more to do it. this doesn't happen overnight. this is a disaster in the making. how long can we keep up this air lift? how long will that last? >> remember, they're exsupposed up on the mountain. hot during the day, cold at night. this is a real problem. it needs action. >> in the time that we have, the iraq ri can i airport been able to solve this problem. >> the iraqis have a very limited air drop capability. they have a few c-130s that can

do this. what they're using now are the ground attack aircraft which has an all night all air force ability. that's their primary interest is not the humanitarian one, it's to stop isis when they can. the humanitarian will be international effort. as this crisis erupts, iraq is a mix of ethnic and religious groups. >> overwhelming majority about 96% is muslim. 2000 are blue. sunni muss limes are the minority. you have the ethnic kurds. anyone who agrees is under threat. >> indeed. other ethnic and religious minorities make up about 10e% of the iraqi population. they include about 500,000

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welcome bag to cnn's breaking coverage. i'm errol barnet. >> and i'm rosemary church. u.s. president barack obama says he has authorized targeted airstrikes in iraq.

they're supposed to be used only to help them. >> take a look at this. israeli tanks seen moving along the gaza border moments after the end of the 72 hour humanitarian cease-fire with iris. israel's military says rockets have been fired into the city. none caused damage or injury. president obama says a u.s. humanitarian issue is underway. >> we're talking about an air lift of food and aid to tens of thousands of starving refugees. they're trapped facing possible annihilation by sunni muslim extremists. >> mr. obama says the u.s. is ready to help such a situation.

he says the airstrike would not lead to the return of american combat troops. you will not see boots on the ground. here is what some of the president said late thursday. >> to stop the advance on irbil. take target the strikes should they move toward the city. we intend to stay vigilant. >> now as this crisis unfolds we're joined by a retired military american officer. he offered an opinion. thanks for joining us. your organization says it works towards improving the ability of the u.s. to execute military operations and respond to emerging threats. if you listen to what president

obama said last night, there's only so much a military response can achieve. that may be the lesson of the very expensive u.s.-led iraq campaign, invasion of iraq. what do you make of the plan as it currently stands? >> thank you for having me. it's a pleasure to be with you although i'm sorry to be here under these circumstances. the plan strikes me as too little too late. we're dealing with a human any karen case. millions of displaced people. the idea that we can stop isis with a few pinprick airstrikes to me is not cred diblg. isis has been ram paining. they're cull may nighting. they've had a completely permissive environment. they gathered the heavy infantry. they're decimating anyone who

goes up against them. airstrikes externally are not going to get this done if we don't get a serious personnel. i think we're looking at a very serious humanitarian crisis that will end up with a massive massacre of civilians. >> u.s. boots on the ground will not happen. >> the amount of blood and treasure the u.s. has spent on the iraq campaign, afghanistan, there's no u.s. plight and the u.s. has come to see what can be done. if you're criticizing drop humanitarian aid can be created to get these folks into the saifr areas. if you're saying targeted strikes to protect u.s. personnel is too little, too late, what would you suggest? somewhere between thousands of

u.s. boots on the ground and what's kurptsly being proposed. >> at a minimum when you increase the special operations forces that can direct the targeted airstrikes, i've spent a lot of time flying aircraft as a retired navy pilot. we're more accurate when you're directing us what to do. it will be difficult for them to distinguish. isis doesn't work like a normal army. they won't be taking in columns of tanks and armored vehicles. they'll be intermixed with a population. they'll be moving around in suvs and moving around in unmarked cars. there's no way for them to operate and differentiate between that and the pashmirga -- >> let me interrupt. that's not entirely true they have currently u.s.-made armored viks. they kerntly have the mosul dam.

they have that. you have almost 2 million people and eventually make it to baghdad. i'm trying to come back to the original point. you can put as many boots on the ground as you want in iraq but the solution to limiting isis and the gains it's made, it's political. there's only so much the military campaign can accomplish. surely you understand that the onus is on the iraqis and the government there to create a government that represents all so that these type of things don't happen again. >> yeah, absoluteliment the ultimate solution has to be a political solution. there's no political solution without military solution. we're talking about the flip side. isis will not respond to that. they are already in place. so let's say magically that

tomorrow nuri al mall la can i becomes the thomas jefferson of iraq or some other political leader stands up and rarts minority leaders with the information. for a group like isis there is only a military solution. for the rest of iraq, for the vast majority of iraqis who want to live in a unified democratic secular iraq, yes, there has to be a political solution. for isis, they won't respond to that. i agree the political solution has to have the priorities. you can't have a solution now. >> certainly fair point. senior analyst for the institute for the study of the war. i appreciate your insight. i appreciate you staying up to 2:30 in the morning to connect with us and have this conversation. >> thank you and have a good day. the other big story we're watching, more now on the

cease-fire between israel and hamas which ended less than two hours ago. since then israel says more than 10 rockets have been fired from gaza is israel. a try to salvage the cease fair and agree to an expense. palestinians are looking for a deal. with that reza sayah is there. it's tough discussing an extension of the cease-fire that ended more than 90 minutes ago and was breached? where do they go from here? >> debby, that's the big question. a lot of people anxious to see what the next move is for the palestinian delegation and what the next move is by the israelis. we haven't heard much from the palestinians in cairo.

we do know that the cease-fire is over. we do know that the two siesds did not reach a agreement on conditions and demands. they didn't reach an agreement on extending the cease-fire. what's troubling at this point is that there are no signs that these two sides are talking at this point. most importantly right now, we're waiting to see if this palestinian delegation stays here in cairo, if there's indication of divisions between factions and delegations and if hamas starts a full-scale attack against israel. we know they're targeting some rockets attacks targeting israelis. there are reports thend, but it's not clear, if they're rules, mill tonight, a little bit of confusion 90-minutes

after the cease-fire is over. perhaps that's not unusual since it just 5ded. what's adding to the confusion is that the palestinians have representatives in different parts. there's some representatives here, some in hamas. a short time ago in ma has is senting a statement to reports so far. they're hoping that the negotiations continue. then you have the kasam brigade, the military wing suggesting that they're willing to fight. a lot of mixed messages. a lot of hours at this point. everyone eager to see where do things go. i don't think people want to see a full-scale war. as they continue to negotiate, we'll see if that's the case. >> reza, that's the problem.

palestine yal side they are not being sent. you hear from the chief negotiator saying he wants to see an extension of the court fire. that's not what hamas wants to see. you have israel digging in its heels and refusing to budge. so in reality with such a polarizing effect with the two delegations, how can they reach any middle ground? it's essentially a stalemate. >> it is. it's an impassion. i think it's important to underscore what the study reveals with the impasse. cease fire. they made it clear that they're not going to address the core demands on friday unless their skutd at this concerns was their

a -- they agreed to stop fighting and come to cairo to negotiate and meet the core demand. based on the statements from the kasim brick gad, the one demand they had was obviously an ending to the blockade. according to the kasim brigade, a z port. we do have an impact and indications are that that's going to continue. if that's the case, i think increasingly there's going to be pressure on the international community. influential organizations like the u.n., washington, perhaps, egypt perhaps to step in, exert their influence and break this impossible in some how get these two in young copy, they would see it over the years. they just can't seem to solve it

on their own. if this continues increasingly, i think there will be pressure on the international community to make something happen. >> as this plays out significantly, israel has not responded despite what they are saying is pretty much a barrage of rockets into southern israel. of course, that situation perhaps were not opposites. reza sayah joining us live from cairo. excruciating situation as the talks try to proceed and they try to find some sort of way to extend this cease-fire. many thanks to you. reza. a number of other stories we're keeping our eyes on including the united nations health agency, plus, cnn has an exinclusive interview. he died. stay with us.

welcome back, everyone. just minutes from now the world health organization is expected to announce its next steps in battling the ebola outbreak in west africa. they say the number of confirmed or suspected deaths from ebola has now surpassed 900. the u.s. centers for disease control has moved to its highest

state of alert. officials are treating two suspected cases of ebola. if confirmed it would be the fifth west african nation. meanwhile, a spanish priest who contracted lee bowl la he talked about the first ebola patient. back in sierra leone, the sheik is regarded as a national hero. they waged a valiant battle treating ebola patients there. they were trying to contain the spret of the disease. david mckenzie sat down for an exclusive interview with his fami family. >> reporter: he was the country's only ebola specialist. when the deadly violence hit, his father pleaded for him to

come home. so did his brother. >> this was a young man who went to his work. he said, i'm he going to -- >> reporter: it's very difficult to talk about this. >> yes, of course it is. in retrospect, i wish get him out of there. i mean, you could understand that. >> reporter: 2349 ebola stricken region, dr. caan kept treating patients. he promised his brother he would stay late. i'm a little bit angry, you have to expect that from me, because there's a lot that the government should have done. >> despite a crumbling health care system, the government says

it's doing everything it can. from caregiver to patient. he succumb to it. if you had to psy one thing to your brother right now, what would it be? >> you didn't die in vain. no, you didn't die in vain. you died for humanity for this country. >> reporter: he said his brother was alone in his fight, but in his death a nation woke up to the this outbreak. david mckenzie, cnn, free town. sierra leone. in the next hour the defense will resume its closing arguments in the murder trial for oscar pistorius. we expect them to arrive at the courthouse in pretoria any time now. they called the south african athlete a, quote, deceitful

witness. they went on to say he cannot escape a guilty verdict. >> he was a deceitful witness. the court should have no difficulty in interjecting hits poor version of events. the essence has been absolutely devoid of any interest. we can clear it that he's not taking any responsibility. after aches arguments that his attitude is else' always the victim of circumstance. >> as expected, defense lawyers painted a very different picture of pistorius. robin and kelly had a conversation about that. >> absorbing, long, intense day. kerry really coming out in terms of court.

he really seemed to catch enone's intention when he fwauks irn at this of interest. this is the continuation of the main strategy that they have to ask which is to say that each of the inconsistencies taken by themselves may be insignificant, but when you put them altogether and weigh them in the balance, there's a track record that leads to the only actual principles. he went so far as to call them himself. >> vaug and argumentative. very desoefful. very descriptive. the last half an hour we heard the defense start their closing arguments. also, very strong, very insis tept, very empassioned about crucial key parts.

>> the state needs to meet the burden of proof. the defense is going crazy. it's core fundamental issues. whether the known ranks disdiscouragement of the crime scene. both strike at the heart of the ability. >> we will bring you updates when closing arguments get underway. you can check out our website to get a virtual tour or to recap much of the testimony. much of it wassing. moving to the weather, hawaii is dwripg for twin hurricanes. one books we're joined from the cnn weather center. ieb ban, you have been tracking the helicopters and what people can expect. >> indeed. one is already off the top of

hawaii. they haven't gotten one since back in 1992. i was i niki. here we are with two on the way, iselle and julio. rapidly a proichg from the east. if you are watching us from japan on the way to you with very heavy rainfall. we'll get to julio over the next couple of days but we have to focus on iselle because that is a storm that is right now on top of the big island. the meat of the storm, the worst of the impacts are on you here. they will continue. with the rainfall, call vib in the last hour, this is still a hurricane. it is likely to make landfall as a hurricane. that has never happened since we've been keeping track. >> you can keep the notice mr.

line of the 41 dollars enhanced. that been a big issue. big brains of 14,000 feet coming down the mountains. you'll have flooding and poe tonguesal for rock slides. there's the track for julio and there's the track for iselle moving away the next days. you may see some of the winds getting in between 80 miles an hour. this is kph and a fee mule is heading into the live kams. some are some dark when you dent see whaeps going on. 60 inches of rainfall because the commute jer mirges are to squeeze that out.

all of that will get us into trouble. lastly on halong. it will come up to japan and i think guys the problem will be not just the wind but the rain. some of the areas have received a meter of rainfall. that's 39 inches. that will be a problem. >> saturated already. >> so much rain. unbelievable. >> thank you. >> thank you. still to come for you, the u.s. has gun dropping humanitarian aid. it all comes after a desperate plea from iraq. a breakdown in the deepening crisis. when folks think about what they get from alaska,

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it's one more part of our commitment to america. welcome back. the u.s. president's announcement of humanitarian intervention in iraq comes after a plea for help. >> our cnn u.s. correspond department has more. >> reporter: it was an angry security council that reacted to further offensive movements by isil in northern iraq. thousands flee and many are pinned down. the security council issued a statement to the media expressing sharp criticism about isil and its tactics. >> the members condemn in the strongest terms the systematic execution by minority

populations and tho who refuse the extremist members of isil. >> all armed groups including isil should obey the law. isil is not a member state and is disobeying all proclamations from the united nations. iraq's ambassador is appreciative of all support and described the urgency of the situation. >> very grave in terms of humanitarian issues. a lot of people are moving into the mountains and we need to help them very quickly, especially women and children and old people. these are things that we need at priority one right now. >> iraq said it's in need of equipment and logistics.

>> and that does it for this hour of cnn. i'm rosemary church. >> i'm errol barnet. max foster picks up as we continue to cover the breaking news in the middle east. enjoy your friday.

>> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. hello and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm max foster in london. we're following two big stories for you this hour. it's now 10:00 a.m. in gaza and you're looking at pictures of the israel-gaza border just moments ago where there is no cease-fire set for this hour. in fact, several rockets have been fired into israel.