>> 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. we'll be live from both gaza and

israel -- gaza and jerusalem, rather, coming up. also -- >> when we have the unique capabilities to help avert a massacre, i believe the united states of america cannot turn a blind eye. >> u.s. president authorized targeted airstrikes in iraq saying the failure to help thousands of families trapped without food and water is a potential act of genocide. meanwhile, the israel-hamas cease-fire end the. now we're waiting for israel's response. israeli's tanks were on the move after the 72-hour truce ended. israel said before the truce ended israel -- the two rockets were fired into southern israel, something hamas denies.

the military vowed to resume fighting if israel did not lift the blockade of gas za. this story has 45i rapidly changing development. we have reporters covering it. john vause is in gaza. matt through chance is there and reza sayah is in cairo. we'll be live to all of them later in the newscast. u.s. president barack obama says he has authorized targeted airstrikes in iraq. mr. obama says the airstrikes will be launched only if necessary to protect american personnel and to help iraqis. there are no indications that

any airstrikes have been carried out. mr. obama's announcement came after they announced they were performing an air drop. the air drop is to help groups stop facing possible starvation. it was last week when they stormed the town of sinjah. now thousands of people are trapped without food, water or shelter in the intense iraqi summer heat. here's what president obama had to say about that. >> when we face a situation like we do on that mountain with innocent people physician facing the prospect of violence on a horrific scale, when we have a mandate to help, in this case requests from the iraqi government, and when we have the unique capabilities to help avert a massacre, i believe the united states of america cannot turn a blind eye.

we can act carefully and responsibly to prevent genocide. that's what we're doing on that mountain. i've therefore authorized targeted airstrikes to help forces in iraq as they fight to break the siege of mount sinjar and protect the masses trapped there. >> meanwhile, other refugees are fleeing to the iraqi city of irbil. thousands of people have arrived there. cnn's ivan watson has that. >> reporter: they flee any way they can, packed in trucks and cars. some of them moving on foot carrying their babies cradles offer their shoulders. >> thousands of iraqi families seeking sanctuary in the north fleeing the islamic militants. we're afraid of the islamic state. they say they're muslims but they don't act like muslims.

they attack everyone. her family has been hurt by the isis 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 sponsored by -- >> located 35 miles from irbil. 200,000 civilians are on the run. where will all the people go? >> reporter: this is where the first wave of fleeing civilians is coming to, unfinished buildings part of the construction boom that i didn't know about that for hundreds of thousands of families staying in

a shelter. >> 6-month-old kazim was lured here. iraqi airstrikes 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. i didn't know. >> numbers? around sunset some kurds delivered food and water from the desperate people. >> this helps appreciate it. this new wave will clearly need much, much more in the days ahead. the curds may be far too busy defending their homeland or knocking at their gate. ivan watson, cnn, irbil in iraqi kurdistan.

now to israel which says more than 18 rockets have been fired from dwaz za since the truce with hamas ended 2:20 ago. no official word from an israeli response. it shows milk rising along the border about an hour ago. israeli government spokesman says the rocket fire breaks the fundamental premise of talks in the way. john voice joins me live. we'll start with you, john. has hamas taken responsibility for the rockets being fired? >> reporter: actually, no. that is unusual. what we are hearing from islamic jihad that they are taking responsibility for some of the rockets. nothing coming from hamas which is a little odd.

what we have heard from hamas is that they did not agree to a cease-fire extension. the factions in cairo did not agree. they had said think want the negotiations to continue. an end to the cease fire. maybe not an end to the negotiations. exactly how that takes place, there is no cease fire there. the israelis have had the third debt. if the cease-fire is over, the assumption will be the israelis will not continue with the negotiations. all is up in the air. what was true 20 minutes ago doesn't make it true now. the situation in gaza, it is very quiet out on the streets. yesterday there was bumper-to-bumper traffic. people doing last-minute

stocking up on supplies. some people have headed back to the u.n. schools. they believe in terms of gaza, that it's relatively safe there. we are still waiting for some kind of israeli response. you mentioned smoke rising there. we don't know what caused that. we haven't heard israeli airstrikes, tank fire, no israeli fire, at least from where we are. israel says right now there hasn't been any response. i guess the question though, max, is with the cease-fire over will it escalate once again to the levels we saw before the 72 hour cease-fire came into effect. that's the question, max? >> the cease-fire, they want a long term deal and it will keep fighting until the negotiations,

we cannot come up with anything for the long term. >> what they've said. some very defined statements done. if they didn't get what they wanted out of cairo. then warning israel. there's some kind of long war. think warrant their missiles would target ben gurion airport. they said, don't do that again. what we've seen in the last hour or so has been short range missiles being fired into israel. number of the long-range missiles. in the fact when they've unraveled and come to the end, hamas will often fire long range missiles targeting areas like tel aviv. sim bomb lick target. maybe it's an indication they

don't have the fire power. maybe it means their stocks have run out. max. >> when you talk about islamic jihad. are they operating together or independently? >> well, in these cairo talks they say they are one united faction along with the plo, fattah party. representative of the palestinian authority, mahmoud abbas. they work together but they are competing interests in gaza. islamic jihad has their own ordering it. >> they're responsible for whatever acknowledges it. they're in control of the government. islamic jihad does their own thing. ultimately as far as the address, how much must i

confirm. eventually whoever is to blame for everything. >> let's speak to matthew in jerusalem. there's a possible israeli response. has there been any suggestion from the idf that there will be one? >> no, there hasn't been. we spoke to an israeli spokesperson. he said, a cease-fire isn't one-sided. 3w0e9 sides have to cease their fire. you really do get the sense, don't you, that there's not much enthusiasm on either side of this conflict for resumption of hostilities. rockets have been fired from gaza into israel. 18 of them now according to the israeli military. hamas not acknowledging that it is responsible for them. in faction, trying to distance

themselves from the firing of their rockets came to an end. also on the other side, israelis, they announced earlier before this cease-fire was implemented that they have achieved their military objectives in destroying the vast majority of the tunnels in the gaza strip. they lost 64 sold jerts, remember, sometimes in achieving that. they paid from their point of view high prices as well. that's why there may still be a possibility for some kind of longer term agreement to be reached in those talks in cairo if, indeed, those talks are still underway. i don't have information on that. >> are the two sides looking at the talks differently though? hamas is talking about the long-term deal. that's what it wants. israel looking at the talks as just about the cease fire. >> i think there's a sense in

which they are. they have come to the talks with different perspectives. >> they want, them to give up their elections. hamas and the others, they want as a condition for an extension an easing of the economic blockade, listing of border controls for live free flow of individuals. a whole list of things think want for this truce to be extended. it seems at the moment israel as far as we're aware has not been discussing those things or at least has not been prepared to give those things to the palestinians. so that's why we're in this deadlock. that's why no truce has been extended and we seem to be moving away very reluctantly. >> and in terms of the rockets

that have been fired, have there been any injuries or fatalities as a result of those today? >> no. in fact, there are when palestinians fired into the jordan, 246 minutes a go. the fourth team have landed in rural, unpopulated in the gaza strip. the final two were intercepted by israel's very sophisticated iron dome. he misses the fire in the city of ashkelon. no casualties and damage. >> matthew, thank you very much. this just in to cnn. the world health organization has declared the ebola outbreak an international health

emergency. they met in both. i'm sorry for developing this. a live report from here in london. >> still ahead, isis militants are driving one of iraq's furthest empires and a look at the yazidi coming up.

the president of the united states says a u.s. humanitarian mission is now underway in iraq. barack obama has authorized targeted airstrikes but only if necessary to protect u.s. military personnel. the humanitarian mission is set too air lift aid to tens of thousands of people who are facing starvation as well as slaughter. these include thousands of famili families.

who are the yazidis. the relidge gone is preislamic. it draws from judaism. it goes back to ancient mezopotania. they are of kurdish. many people refer to them. j jim sciutto. >> reporter: the president is responding both to an immediate threat to ice sis and a broader threat. right here to the east of mosul. the yazidi people are a religious minority. they're surrounded 5u7bd a they the of a massa cure. we have a stop-gap measure to

keep them from starving to death, dying of thirteenth thirst. next step, owning up a humanitarian border so they can escape. the trouble is the kurdish controlled areas are controlled by others. there are 1 oof military advisors. that's what the president has authored airstrikes to protect american personnel in bag 2k5d where the u.s. has a threat. this is iraqi ice sis positions just from the middle of june. in the six weeks since then their territory has grown and u.s. officials tell me that the iraqi military has no ability to gain back the territory. the only question, can they keep ice sis from advancing. they haven't been able to do that. that's an open question. how do they help them to stop it

but to gain them back. threat leads to the region and also to the u.s. i speak to u.s. intelligence commercials. there are many foreign fighters fighting with 100 of them american. it is believed they're being trained and encouraged to carry outer ror attacks. that's the threat going forward. isis not just a threat here but in the homeland. well, inside iraq people are running for their lives. the united nations says some 200,000 americans have fled. these homeless people are afraid of the sympathy. >> translator: we have been sleeping in open air for four to five nights. we are tired. you can see the condition of the

families. we are living in fear. >> isis has threatened iraq's religious authorities. earlier cnn spoke to a former jihidi. his claims why he believes isis has been so careful. >> the reason they're so militarily successful as opposed to spectacular terror attacks. >> they recruited to their senior ranks, lost their jobs in the role. this he have joined isis and desided to put up the disposal of this extreme terrorist secretary, everything they gained under saddam hussein's army. they're behaving like a regular

army. the ideology that they are utilizing to do that is al qaeda's ideology. >> keep in mind that al qaeda has a relationship over the extreme methods. with all the turmoil in the middle east we'll stay on the topic for you after the short break.

members of the security council condemn the systematic persecution from minority populations and those who refuse the extremist ideology of isil and associated groups. >> the security council said all armed groups should obey international humanitarian law. isil is not a member state and is certainly disobeying all proclamations from the united nations. the focus getting humanitarian assistance from those badly in need. iraq's ambassador described the urgency of the situation. >> very grave in terms of humanitarian issues, very quickly in terms of humanitarian issues because this is really what it is. a lot of people are moving into the mountains and we need to help them very quickly, especially women and children.

these are things that we need priority one. >> reporter: iraq is in need of equipment and logistics. they're working on a plan. richard roth, cnn, united nations. trying to prevent genocide, u.s. president barack obama is trying to save them from possible slaughter by sunni muslim militants. isis has been on the move for some time. find out more and how we got to this point. officials look for a way to bring calm to the middle east. israel reports multiple rockets launched from the palestinian side. stay with us for more on the peace talks live from cairo.

welcome back to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm max foster. two big stories this hour. first, barack obama has authorized targeted airstrikes in iraq. they'll only be launched to protect american personnel and to help iraqis battling isis. there is no indication that any airstrikes are underway yet.

this comes as the u.s. conducts an air lift mission to drop aid to tens of thousands of people in northern iraq. they're facing possible starvation and perhaps even slaughter by sunni muslim extremists. president obama said the u.s. cannot turn a blind eye. they have to prevent a potential act of genocide. he said he will not order american combat forces back to that country. >> as commander in chief i will not allow the united states to be dragged back into fighting another war in iraq. even as we support the iraqis as they take the fight to the terrorists, american combat troops will not fight because there is no american military solution to the larger crisis in iraq. the only lasting solution is reconciliation among iraqi communities and stronger iraqi security forces. >> well, those iraqi security forces have their hands full

let's say at the moment. as we can see, the so-called islamic state or isis has seized huge areas of land in the northwest. you can see where sinjar is located near the border. they stormed sinjar and also around the largest christian town. isis has been claiming more territory in northern iraq. iraq's biggest christian town, nic robertson has more on that. >> reporter: the islamic state is big. they're destroying anything, even mosques that don't conform with islam forcing everyone, muslims, christians they conquer to convert to radicalism or die. what makes this advancing army different than others? they are braze generale general

documenting their own war crimes. they don't ever expect to be held to account. in january they consolidated their grip reaching iffallugah. in june they swept into the north of iraq taking the city of mosul and kalfar and then pushing west further towards baghdad. in the past week they've begun what appears to be a massive consolidation, a new land grab forcing 200,000 people from their home here and contesting this strategic dam providing electricity. as well in the past few days of

uprooting about 100,000 christians forcing them towards exile. over the past week it's not been over the week an ill-disciplined iraqi army that fled but against the respected kurdish fighters. the islamic state and the own propaganda pictures can be seen raising its flag. >> become better experienced, more battle hardened, ideologically more empassioned. they've both been picking up huge caches of the army. >> reporter: they're deploying rocket and mortar teams to back up the front line fighters just like a regular army. although we don't have pictures,

they match what kurdish officials are describing to cnn. their agenda clear, exploit and then take over. >> weapons caches, no other sources of natural resources and power whether it's oil fields. dams. >> concern is rising fast, first for the umpt n., now the pope appealing for support. calling for international help to defend those who are affected by the violence. in iraq parliament, the country's only yazidi member made a similar plea. >> reporter: the test is going to be if and for how long

kurdish forces can hold out protecting not just their own region but iraq's minorities, christians among them. nic robertson, cnn. israel has accused hamas of breaking the fundamental cease-fire by firing 18 rockets into the area. the humanitarian truce lasted all those days. nearly 1900 palestinians have been killed in the conflict as well as 67 people on the israeli side. that's the view of israel and now we're going to get the palestinian side of the story. we have the chief palestinian negotiator joining us on the

phone. first of all, islamic jihad has taken responsibility. hamas hasn't. how much of a problem is it for the negotiations that the cease fire has ended and the fighting has resumed? >> we have problems, but i'm really hoping that in the next few hours we will be able to talk about our difficulties in the cease fair and the egyptians are doing everything possible because they're good in the office. >> i know many people are on it. the balance here is the need to extend the cease-fire but at the same time israel must respond positively. we have dire situation in gaza. we have a catastrophe in gaza. we need israel not to use

medical supplies, food supplies and over our next, it's not time for the negotiating behavior. israel should allow all of that human aid, no testing, no water supplies. sewage flooding to the. so the balance between the palestinian paper that was submitted is, you know, to extend the cease-fire. at the same time simultaneously lift the siege. the other demand, the agreement is already signed. harbor, airport, buffer zones, it's already agreed with israel. we had an airport that was destroyed by is a little. then we stopped it. what they need to do is be clear intentions so you should at this

point employ every bit they collect. i don't think it says any one interest. resume the regular cease-fire. >> what are you saying to -- what are you saying to hamas though? they're now saying that -- they're effectively saying they're not interested in a cease-fire unless there are long-term solutions coming out of the talks. rockets have been fired from gaza today. are you speaking for hamas and trying to get them on board with your negotiations? they seem to be the promise. >> the negotiating team in cairo, max, i was personally in touch with some hamas this morning and trying very, very hard in order -- you know, things are difficult. people are angry.

we want to begin the de-escalation. we need the behavior of both parties accepting to sustain. one thing to maintain and one thing to extend the cease fire which is doable and accepted by all the parties. >> israel hasn't broken the cease-fire today, hamas has. >> israel have refused even to sent a ship for activity. i know what they're doing now. they're trying to push people in gaza against a wall. now the situation we have, 10,000 people, max, wounded. they need doctors. they need medical supplies. they need treatment. they need electricity and water. >> okay. in 2014 we will do one, two, three, four. then in 2015 this is not suitable for this situation.

we have a situation in gaza and i hope they will convince israel not to create thej. they have water, electricity, doctors, then good enough. that's what's needed. >> your percenting health, all pl players say they will open passages. they will allow all of the humanitarian aide to get in. the talks are dead to the. >> talks are not dead. our delegation is in cairo. they left at 4:30 this morning with their egyptian colleague. they intend to be there. they're talking and we'll continue to give every possibility to create the formula, a balanced formula that on one hand extends the cease

fire for people. that's what needs to be done. failure is not an option. max failure is not an option. >> i very much appreciate your time. last night israeli government spokesperson martin dwreg gore told them. this morning he was back on denouncing hamas. >> they honored the cease-fire. we pulled all of our forces out of gaza. we redeployed in defensive operations on the under side. we scrupulously honored the cease-fire and this morning we've seen the terrorists in gaza 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. not only have they targeted our civilians, they are from their perfect spekt 2i6. we know the people of gaza want the cease fire. it's essential to bring the humanitarian aid to the people of gas za. hamas is once again demonstra demonstrating the total disregard for the situation of people it claims to represent. it wants to once again violence and bloodshed exposing exactly what hamas is done. negotiations are still continuing in egypt. we heard that they are not dead, those talks. hamas says palestinian factions

have not agreed to a deal. >> how would you assign this when interest there's feeting on the other. what are the touches about? >> reporter: max, we should clarify. we haven't confirmed that at the biggest hour, i'll don't dare to pull it down. >> reporter: before the cease fire was over the palestinians were talking to the egyptians. the cease-fire has ended and at this point what's worrying is that there's no indication that the palestinians are talking to the egyptians and that the israelis are talking to the egyptians. you hate to say this but it's not clear where things are go g going. there's growing signs and what's

confusing the matter is you're stoorting to gets mixed messages from various representatives of the palestinians. they have officials in different parts of the map in this region. you have some officials in cairo. you have other officials in hamas. hamas official said even though they have not reached an agreement, they are willing to talk but then you have the message from hamas's military wing before the official cease-fire was over indicating they're prepared to fight. we do know that the israelis have 17 rockets being fired in. islamic jihad taking responsibility for those particular rockets. so a lot of confusion but that's not unusual since a cease fire. >> you get the idea that each side is waiting to see what the

other sides do. within this delegation you get the sense that they're waiting to see what the other refractions do. i don't think anyone wants another scale. there are growing since that that's where we're headed if the negotiations don't resume. >> that seems to be the worrying point here, the factions on the palestinian side aren't necessarily as cohesive as they were. is that your interpretation? >> it's hard to say. when you talk to them here in cairo they repeatedly claim they're unified. we'll find out in the coming hours if you get mixed messages, there will be indications that there are divisions with the same delegation and that's not going to bode well for the

palestinians. if you look back, obviously in any negotiation, if you resolve things each side has to acknowledge errors, acknowledge mistakes and most importantly compromise. none of that happened. you get the sense that these two sides came in here perceiving that the other side's back was against the wall. they wanted to take advantage of that. when you look at israel's point of view. they saw hamas is weak. they perhaps made efforts to divide them from this particular delegation by not giving in. when you look at hamas, they saw this one-month long crisis huge and they came in making they wanted it met. you wanted the blockade lifted and border crossings open. they didn't get that. that's why we are where we are. >> reza, thank you very much indeed as you monitor them.

>> we are also mon thorg closing arguments. today they get their turn. we'll bring you the latest on the murder trial as it goes into the closing statements.

and returning to the crisis in iraq. for some analysis on the possibility of u.s. air strikes against isis airstrikes, i'll bring in a professor from the london school of economics. this horrendous situation i want to talk about, this humanitarian crisis in northern iraq. describe what's happened there for us. >> reporter: well, what you have, max, is about 40,000

people, children, were women, oddly a man strapped on the mountain in sijar and northern iraq without water, without food, dying of thirst and then hunger. we have reports of dozens of children who have already died as a result of lack of nutrition. at the base of the mountain you have the so-called militant and extremists of the islamic state who have been saying something about the 40,000 people stranded in sinjah. you have tens of thuss of iraqis, minorities, christians, left fleeing. they've been trying to cleanse the area of any kind of minorities. also not just minorities, even some of the sunnis who -- because the islamic state is a

high organization. anyone who disagrees is allowed. this is catastrophic. it has major implications for syria, jordan, lebanon, turkey, the entire nation. >> you describe it as ethnic cleansing. >> it truly is. this is a medieval extremist organization. i'll take that back. the most extremist group that probably that is ever existed in the last years. this tells you a great deal about the psychology, the mutilated psychology of the so-called islamic space. the reality is it's trying to films the area of shiites. >> this is the area where the three great religions were borne. this is the area where it's the

base of civilization and the sal jay is a great view between the vi. is he don't tell you the reason why the christians and minority. the organization is trying to do away with history and civilization. >> we're hearing horrifying stories from the area there. what did you make of president obama's speech last night? it was remarkably decisive, didn't he. talking about airstrikes. there oogs an internal pressure for forces not to go back into iraq. do you think it's a solution, possible airstrikes will help ordinary rockies? >> well, as max said, you're asking several questions. first of all, i don't think

there are many who should wrap you, 40,000, guarantee in iraq. they stress it at the process. the question is how do you do it? >> instantly the u.s. has been helping the iraqi forces to drop things from the air. most of the supplies are not reaching the stranded community for a variety of reasons. iraq does not have the ability. it's not just u.s., beginning the process of flying water and food and it's still a slippery event. any time they basically have a catastrop catastrophe. >> this is not just about the 40,000 people. you're talking about hundreds if it vot you that way. has the surge that it has taken place. you need to walk with the international community.

the resolution. even russia should play a role. immediately in the immediate sense you need to bring supplies to the stranded people. you need to destroyed the ak lead some things. expel them. you need to hen iraq establish the use of government and bringing back the islamic state. it's not what i am talking about. >> controls. >> this is 50% walk around in the territory, 20% stay intact. they have a continuous jrue-nibbled. the eye ro-- they feed on

instability. once you have a prospect, you begin the process of confronting the islamic state, both the kurds and the iraqi government and community. they must stand up and take on the fight for the islamic state. the u.s. and the international community should help to bring about the fight to the islamic state. >> thank you for joining us. now oscar pistorius is back in court for a second day of closing arguments. these are pictures inside the prey tore yous courthouse. he's on trial for murder. the defense is set form getting more of what it accepts. thursday they called him, quote, a deceitful witness and the girl friend she faces today. we'll be back in a minute.

israel's blaming hamas for resuming hostilities after the end of that three-day humanitarian truce. now both sides are back to fighting. here's a look at the israel-gaza border. israel's military says 18 rockets have been fired from gaza towards israel since the truce ended three hours ago. israel's military said it responded by striking terror sites in gaza. negotiations in cairo to extent the cease fire, discussions are beginning. mr. obama says he's authorized target the airstrikes in iraq only if necessary to protect american personnel and help iraqis battling isis militants. there's no indication that airstrikes are taking play. they're facing possible slaughter by sunni muslim extremists.

u.s. regulators have loosened restrictions on the new experimental drug for treating ebola. according to the drug manufacturer techmera. that move may help it be tried. the number of concerns are expected to ask about 900. the u.s. accepted us the disease control has moved to the highest alert. officials in bonine are facing two cases of ebola. meanwhile, a spanish priest who contracted ebola in liberia was brought back to madrid on thursday. he is can you rememberly being treated. i'm max foster in london. thanks for watching.

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breaking news this morning. president obama authorizing air strikes in iraq. . the u.s. pledging to stop genocide and humanitarian aid and force, if necessary. militants gaining ground and slaughtering thousands. what the president had to say and what some ethnic groups are dealing with now. that is straight ahead. breaking overnight, cease-fire over in gaza. violence erupting between hamas and israel this morninger