cries of desperation in iraq. they are rallies to help the people who have fled. >> plus, anger erupts after a funeral in the west bank where a cnn crew gets caught in the conflict. >> hello, everyone. welcome back to our viewers in the united states and around the world. >> thank you for joining our continuing coverage here on cnn.

>> president obama is warning of an extended air campaign in iraq with no specific timetable spelled out. >> this as american warplanes targeted more isis positions in the north. four air strikes destroyed isis armored personnel carriers and armored trucks in the sinjar area. officials in mosul say the strikes killed at least 16 islamic fighters. u.s. officials say the strikes were made in order to defend members of the yazidi sect who are stranded on iraq's sinjar mountains. cameras caught the desperate situation in the area north of iraq. kurdish troops delivered aid to yazidi civilians who are being persecuted by isis for not adhering to their fundamentalist islam. meeting with white house

reporters on saturday, president obama rejected criticism that it was a mistake to pull out forces from iraq three years ago. and mr. obama was asked if he had under estimated the capabilities of isis fighters in iraq. >> did we under estimate? i think that there's no doubt their advance, their movement over the last several months has been more rapid than the spell jens estimates and i think the expectations of policymakers, both in and out of iraq. food and water are getting through to the tens of thousands stranded there. ivan watson reports from the

northern city of erril bill. >> desperation on the mountain top. kurdish civilians baking in the august sun. this little girl crying, i lost my sister and a brother. where's my mother? with every passing day, kurdish officials say more people die here of dehydration and exposure to the extreme august heat. kurdish officials say tens of thousands of people from the yazidi religious isis have the yazidi they have them relying on food delivered by the u.s. and iraqi air forces. kurdish tv released this footage of a helicopter delivering assistance to the same area. a lucky few make on the flight to safety. their faces pretty much say it all. not far away, isis militants

have been celebrating their latest advances, showing off their control of the mosul dam, a piece of iraqi infrastructure. if it breaks, it could flood all the way to the capital baghdad. air strikes appear to have slowed the advance. bombing suspected isis positions west of the river, just 20 minutes drive away from erbil. kurdish officials relieved and thankful for the u.s. intervention. >> we are most grateful and express our gratitude and deep, deep appreciation for president obama and the u.s. administration and for the courageous u.s. army and airmen who are now patroling the skies of iraq and iraqi kyrgyzstan. >> it has give en them the

opportunity to bolster defenses around its fragile sanctuary in the north where hundreds of thousands of iraqis fled to escape the isis advance. ivan watson, cnn, erbil, iraqi kyrgyzstan. >> incredible images there. how did we get to this point in iraq and where do we go from here? there are definite opinions on that and he is a former senior adviser to several u.s. generals and ambassadors in iraq. he is joining us live from dubai. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> as we saw in ivan watson's report, it highlights how quickly isis has been able to advance through the country 'the fact that iraq seems to be falling apart. let's talk about the root causes of the crisis, who or what caused this mess? >> in short it was nuri al

maliki's disastrous reign that contributed to the crisis. the problem is that through his policies of sectarianism and trying to cement his rule he disenfranchised and disillusions iraq's sunni arabs thereby -- in the wake of our invasion in iraq in 2003. so combined with the syrian civil war in and again side along with ail ma maliki's effort that is why iraq is falling apart. as part of a broader regional holy war. >> u.s. stood by his side for many years. wasn't he seen, nuri al maliki as a leader who would be able to unit the minorities in the country, the sunnis, kurds, shia and other religious minorities? >> right. in 2006 when we first helped

prime minister nuri al maliki to become premier. he did just that. he did a great job by reducing violence during the surge by 90%. he crushed al qaeda and was really -- iraq was on the right path. by 2009 and 2010, however, he clearly was showing dictatorial tendencies, sectarian tendencies and showing he was aligned with iran. i advised the white house at the time we should withdrawal our support for nuri al maliki and look for another she ya ia isla. and the sad part is all of our sacrifices of americans and coalition allies and iraqis themselves have been in vain. this was all predictable, predicted and preventable. >> it was predictable and preventable in your opinion.

president obama has come under criticism about the pull out of american troops in 2012. how much do you think the u.s. bears responsibility for this mess in iraq right now. >> first thing it is very important to be clear. as the president said it must be led by iraqi leaders. i know the leaders personality and i can tell you virtually without exception they are corrupt, sectarian and the principle drivers of iraq's ruin. regarding the american pullout of troops in 2011, as i pointed out in my "washington post" piece a month ago. the reality is we had clear indications in 2010 that maliki agreed to a secret deal with

iran's that in return for iranian support for him to return as prime minister he would force the united states forces to leave iraq within a year. that's what prime minister a maliki did. i blame president obama for not paying attention to that information in 2010 rather than what the senate and others have accused of failed negotiations in 2011. >> what's the way out of the crisis? we have heard it is important that a new cohesive inclusive government is formed. it seems that has been stalling for some time. what needs to be done to bring a solution to this and how likely and feasible is it? >> i think i fully echo the sentiments that president obama are ticklated yesterday. in terms of being on the wrong path the president is now

getting the right advice and is clearly on the right path but emphasizing the united states will not continue -- will not unconditionally support maliki and his government in baghdad. it is exactly the right thing to do in terms of the american perspective. from the iraqi perspective, really the iraqi leaders, again, need to step up to the plate and unite their country and lead their country forward. frankly, if they can't, and we are reaching the point of no return quickly. if they prove they cannot unite the country and work together, than we are on the verge of iraq's disintegration which will be a long, very bloody, violent and destabilizing event for the middle eastern stability and thus global energy supplies an the global economy. >> goes to show how crucial it

will be to find political solution. appreciate you're perspective on that. thank you so much. >> we move on the the conflict in gaza. palestinian negotiators are giving an ultimatum to israel. we will have more on that in a moment. the talks in cairo have not resumed since the two sides failed to renew a cease fire that expired early friday. >> the fighting rages on with militants firing rockets in to israeli territory and israel continuing to launch air strikes in to gaza. >> with more on what's happening on the ground, let's go to cnn's john. they want the israelis back in 24 hours or they will leave negotiations and go back to their leaders if as they say israel does not take them

seriously. what is the latest on the delegate negotiations? >> whatever slim hope there may have have been a difficult conflict seems to be coming toed and. they are demanding the israelis return and resume negotiations otherwise they will leave. there had been hope while the delegation which represents not just hamas but other militant groups in gaza they may be still talking to the egyptians because they don't talk directly to the israelis. maybe there's some negotiations ongoing with the palestinians talking to the egyptians. maybe the egyptians are passing it on to the israelis even though they weren't present in cairo. as far as the palestinians are concerned they are saying israelis are stalling and not taking the negotiations seriously. they are demanding they return and agree to their demands. also what seems to be emerging

as a big issue is building a seaport here in gaza. as far as the israelis are concerned a seaport is pretty much not going to happen and they say they will not return to the negotiations in cairo because they were meant to be held under two parts. first a total cessation of violence and that hasn't happened for the israelis an then they could talk about the other issues. the israelis at this point appear unwilling to return and so the diplomatic options seem to be fading. what we have heard from hamas they said there is not a return to the situation before this conflict begin about a month ago. they have threatened if the talks in cairo fail they would resume their strikes and hamas especially singling out tel aviv's airport. you may remember three weeks ago, the airport was pretty much shut down to almost all

international carriers. they refused to land there for almost two with days because a palestinian rocket landed nearby. that was a huge blow to the israelis. as far as the israelis are concerned they have ground troops, tanks amassed on the border across on the israeli side and they are ready to ramp up whatever they see they need to do. at this point, george, it is fairly easy to see how it could escalate again. >> a lot of people are keeping an eye on the negotiations. we appreciate your reporting there live in gaza city with the latest. >> a small passenger plane has crashed just outside of teheran. the aircraft was deporting eastern iran. emergency crews told fox news agency that some 40 pooen passengers have been killed. witnesses say the plane crashed after failing to gain altitude on takeoff.

we will keep our eye on this developing story. still ahead the polls are open in turkey. >> voters turn out for the country's first ever direct presidential election. an update on the landmark event plus, the ukrainian military closes in on a separatist stronghold. what the rebels are telling officials in kiev next.

welcome back. voting is underway in turkey. it will mark the first time a popular vote decides the country's president. mr. tayyip erdogan is tipped to win but not without controversy. anti-government protest raised fears of political intolerance. pro-russia separatists are under mounting pressure as they surround a key rebel stronghold. >> donetsk has been hit hard. the rebels -- the rebel leader is vowing to defend the city to the death. since the government troops have fought to reclaim territory in eastern ukraine, rebels have been pushed in to the main strongholds in donetsk and luhansk. >> we are joined live with the latest. so will, does this mean an

escalation in the violence? >> we know things are not getting better in eastern ukraine, especially for the people who chose not to leave their homes, refugees here in kiev. hundreds of thousands of people in eastern ukraine right now and many are in the cross fire of this violence between the ukrainian military and the pro-- russian separatists. the rebel leader put out a statement saying they would welcome a humanitarian cease fire, but then the very next sentence he said they are prepared to defend their stronghold street by street against the ukrainian military. while there is talk of a cease fire the ukrainian government wouldn't agree unless the rebels laid down their weapons. something from all indications is not happening anytime soon. it seems like both sides are hunkering down here. you have the people who have chosen to stay. people who a short few months ago were living relatively normal, quiet lives and now find

themselves trapped. the supply lines in and out are closed because of the situation with. no medical supplies, no food, nothing has been able to get in to the region. power has been cut off more than a week now in some areas. same with the water a lot of emergency medical people have left. so people injured have been unable to get adequate medical care. now you have the world's attention shifting on eastern ukraine seeing if there isn't some way to get humanitarian aid to these people soon there could be a catastrophe, a crisis for the families who are trapped in the middle of this military and political standoff. also on top of all of this, we have the announcement just today the search for mh 17 now officially suspended. most investigators are leaving ukraine as we speak because there's nothing they can do here in kiev until the situation on the ground is safer. there's a small team that will

remain in place here. one to help handle some of the human remains that have been recovered successfully from the crash site and others are on standby to go to the area as soon as it is deemed safe. some families of the passengers will have to wait for the investigation, and now have to wait for the violence and fighting to subside, something that doesn't appear to be happening anytime soon. >> such a terrible situation on many levels. for the families and civilians who are dealing with a very rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation as you were reporting. thank you so much for that live report. >> russia proposed a humanitarian mission to ukraine but u.s. secretary john kerry had this to say, quote, russia should not intervene in ukraine

under the guise of humanitarian convoys or other pretext of peace keeping, end quote. many fear russia has a motive of destabilizing the ukraine further. we hear what the kremlin may be trying to accomplish. >> the russian public through their media. i was in moscow a few weeks ago for some kind of humanitarian or so-called peace-keeping mission. someone joked the russians spelled peace keeping differencely, pie-i-e-c-p-i-e-c. such as keeping a piece of ukraine. the tremendous civilian deaths and damage being caused in eastern ukraine and somebody needs to use what the united nations has come to call the right to protect, the right to

protect sit zecitizens in a neighboring country. >> some say it is to prevent ukraine from getting nato membership. >> if we haven't done enough so far, i have come here to apologize to you for that. >> make sure to stay with us. we will have an update on the fight to stop this deadly virus. [ female announcer ] birdhouse plans. nacho pans. glass on floors. daily chores. for the little mishaps you feel use neosporin to help you heal. it kills germs so you heal four days faster. neosporin. buy three johnson & johnson first aid products and get a free bag.

a lot of rain is headed to japan. halong is threatening the country with record-set ing rainfall and floods. it happened early sunday. some areas are expected to get up to 30 centimeters of rain. the japan meteorological agency issued an emergency weather warning for one southwestern prefek chur. 1.5 million people have been evacuated. >> for more on the storm, meteorologist ivan cabrera at the weather center. what's the situation? >> the thing with halong, it was weakening before it made landfall. if you can believe that. the issue is the rainfall and the fact we had another system, another tropical cyclone that dumped incredible amounts of rain a couple of weeks ago. here we have a weakening storm. no longer a typhoon.

at 95 kilometer an hour winds. the wind threat is not there any longer. just the rainfall that pounds japan at this hour. here's the radar looking at the bands coming through with the significant rainfall. tokyo not in on that. it has been they got two meters of rainfall. 6 .5 feet. that is just with the last two storms beginning august 1st and ending on the 10th. in ten days imagine all of that rainfall. it has to go somewhere. it's been going on a lot of people's properties and businesses. it's been a mess and it will take a while to get this to recede. also with the rainfall came thet

wind. this was a significant storm, as well. 137 kilometer an hour winds. that will do some damage. and in kamoda, 151 kph. some rain across mid section of japan to hokkaido getting in on rainfall but nothing like we have seen across the south and west. 30 to 40 millimeters of additional rainfall. if we don't get another drop the rest of the month we are fine and even in to september. the rest of the tropics looking okay. sometimes we get these things coming right after another. i don't see anything that worries me than is excellent news. >> thank you so much. appreciate it. u.s. warplanes have been striking targets in iraq. >> after the break, president obama's plan for dealing with isis. >> plus, mourners in the west bank turn to violence. we take you there next.

to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world, thank you for joining us. american officials say four u.s. air strikes have done damage to isis destroying armored prn nell carriers and armored trucks in iraq's sinjar area. officials in mosul say the strikes killed at least 16 islamic fighters attacking

kurdish check points. u.s. officials say it was done to defend yazidi citizens stranded in the mountains. >> two rockets were fired from gaza earlier today but landed in open areas. israeli forces say they targeted 20 locations with air strikes. that's a relatively low number of attacks from both sides compared to past days of the conflict. voting is underway in turkey's first ever presidential election. current prime minister tayyip erdogan is on the ballot along with two other contenders. mr. erdogan is reportedly expected to win. since march, nearly 1,000 people in west africa have died of the ebola virus. new word from britain and

france. >> the two will now join the united states in the air drops of humanitarian aid to iraqi civilians in the north. we see the british aid loaded for transport to iraq. british foreign secretary phil hammond says his government will provide $13 million in humanitarian aid. >> the wider the humanitarian effort can be the better. the more support we have both in terms of the quantity of humanitarian aid that can be delivered but also around the political message that it sends that the world is horrified on what is going on in iraq and termed to provide all the support it can. >> the u.s. president said hi country's air strikes will be a long-term project but he insists no u.s. ground troops will be returning to iraq. we get details from cnn erin

pike. >> as the first family begins the martha's vineyard vacation, president obama is refusing to set a timetable for how long u.s. military action in iraq will need to continue. >> i don't think we will solve this problem in weeks. i think this will take some time. >> reporter: u.s. air strikes destroyed some isis arms and equipment, hoping to stop the militants' advance on the city of erbil. and they have dropped food and walk to those stranded on mount sinjar. >> the next step which will be complicated logistically is how do we give safe passage for people down the mountain. >> reporter: the broader problem, how to contain or destroy the mounting terrorist threat from isis, complicating the issue concerns from some democrat s such keith ellison. i'm worry of mission creep and the possible of being further embroiled in a situation that has no military solution, he said. urging the president to seek

congressional authorization if military operations continue and others like house speaker john boehner approving the current actions but accusing him of lacking a long-term strategy for handling the terrorist threat in the region. >> there's no doubt that their advance, their movement over the last several months has been more rapid than the intelligence estimates and i think the expectations of policymakers both in and out of iraq. >> reporter: the president insists he won't send american troops to battle on the ground in iraq again and says a solution will only come when iraq forms a government that shares power with minority groups. >> this will be a long-term project. >> reporter: with no end in sight could this cost american taxpayers more in the future. >> we will have to evaluate what happens over time. >> both the admission that isis proves a larger threat than the u.s. anticipated and there's no

timetable for the end of the conflict could provide ample fodder for critics in the coming weeks. erin mcpike, cnn, the white house. returning to the crisis in gaza. palestinian negotiators say they are prepared to leave cairo and go home if the israelis do not return to talks in the next day. there have been relatively fewer attacks by both sides in the past couple of days but there are also fears that won't be the case if the talks completely collapse. let's go to senior international correspondent sara sidner who is live in jerusalem. so word of what is basically an ultimatum from the palestinians who have stayed after the cease fire ended. what is israel saying about what it would take to get back to the table?

>> israel has been clear. a few moments ago speaking to an official, it was supposed to be a two-part process, cessation of fire and negotiations to go forward with a full cease fire that lasted longer than the 72 hours that has now failed and is over. because there's still rocket fire coming from gaza, israel says it will not sit down and have talks. they have been pretty clear about that throughout the weekend. now, israeli politicians are now meeting in a regularly scheduled cabinet meeting. we may hear more after that from the prime minister. you often hear from him either before or after those meeting. so we may hear more information from the israeli side but certainly the palestinian delegation sounding frustrated and saying, according to one of the officials in the delegation saying they will leave cairo today if the israelis do not show up and restart

negotiations. since then, we should talk about what has happened on the ground. also hearing from hamas who is saying they will not return to the status quo and resistance will continue in all of its strength. that's a quote from a hamas official. what you are hearing is the fight is still on and the cease fire nowhere in sight right now. >> this is a day-by-day affair but can you tell us about the violence that unfolded today between israel and gaza? >> yeah, since midnight, overnight we are hearing from the israeli defense forces they struck gaza at least 20 times. hearing from the officials there, the palestinian health ministry this gaza saying that at least five people have been killed including two children, one ten and one 13. israel saying it has seen a couple of rockets come over since midnight. since the cease fire ended, 100 or so rockets have come over from gaza towards israel. three people injured here.

fighting is still happening but not as fierce. still stl is great concern from the international community. united nations says there must be a cessation of fire, must be a cease talk plan in place because of the sheer humanitarian disaster in gaza with people low on water and food and trying to get back in some way to some kind of normalcy. although that is not going to happen for po 0 tenially years to come. >> meanwhile a funeral for a palestinian man leads tore more violence. this time not in gaza. the west bank has become

volatile. we have more on that. >> reporter: another body , another mantra for the people of west bank. they chant "god is great." the flags came together to honor those killed in clashes with israeli forces. these people are marching in a funeral procession. he was killed in clashes between israeli forces and marchers in hebron. witnesses say he was watching the clashes in a pro gaza rally on friday when he was shot and injured by a live round. he died of his injuries overnight leaving behind seven children, three sons, and four daughters. >> reporter: in ramallah, also in the west bank on friday, a 19-year-old palestinian man was shot dead. in response the israeli defense

force told cnn its soldiers use riot dispersal means and after exhausting all possible measures they used .22 munitions. health officials here say 12 people have been killed in clashes between pro gaza demonstrators and the israeli military since the start of operation protective edge. in hebron on saturday, children took to the streets throwing stones towards armed israeli forces positioned on roofs. stun grenades were shot in to the handful of children. meant to scare and disperse them. soldiers came on to street level. and took their positions. funeral has just taken place. kids have been throwing stones and setting fire to tires. we're told to clear out of the area by the israeli m. we are moving out of the way. we're moving.

for some this has become a part of tailly life. a bizarre juxtaposition of the young who stand to protest and the old who have been there before them . the news continues on cnn. the deadly grip of ebola, west africa on nations close their borders we look at what is being done to try to contain the virus. (male announcer) it's happening. today, more and more people with type 2 diabetes are learning about long-acting levemir®, an injectable insulin that can give you blood sugar control for up to 24 hours. and levemir® helps lower your a1c. levemir® is now available in flextouch® - the only prefilled insulin pen with no push-button extension. levemir® lasts 42 days without refrigeration. that's 50% longer than lantus®, which lasts 28 days.

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liberia's president is apologizing for the ravaging effects of ebola in her country. >> she has pledged up to $18 million to help to battle the virus. at least 554 people have been infected in liberia and of those 294 died including three doctors and 32 health workers. the president said more must be done to stop the spread of the disease. >> if we haven't done enough so far, i have come to apologize to you for that. >> almost 1,000 people across west africa have died from ebola. guinea is reportedly closing its borders with sierra leone and liberia to stem the virus. david mckenzie has more.

>> reporter: the move by guinea seems to be an attempt to stop the flow of the virus to and from its neighbors. i was in guinea where the outbreak began several months ago. serious questions are being asked whether enough was done then to stop the spread because now this outbreak is incredibly complex and the worst outbreak of ebola in history. i put the question to the head of the w.h.o. here in sierra leone whether they were ready for what happened next. were you unprepared for the level of this outbreak? >> i think one can say we were unprepared for the level of the outbreak. we anticipated, we were using best practices in the region. the previous outbreaks have had 200 at most, 300 cases. this is unprecedented. >> could this have been avoided, this situation that we are in now? >> the current situation in

terms of the outbreak status i think could have been contained. >> reporter: disturbing news coming is that the main physician at the hospital in the capital has contracted the ebola. there have been scores of doctors and nurses dying from this disease and criticism that the protocols for safety were not put in place in time. the world health organization says that's a key factor in stopping the spread of the disease. they have also said people should be screened when leaving this region and going to the rest of the world. now doctors without borders and others are saying what's needed is not words but actions to stop this unprecedented outbreak. david mckenzie, cnn, sierra leone. after this short break, we will go to the scene on weather center. but our ivan cabrera is here with a preview. sglin deed. 14% bigger and 30% brighter. i will give you a hint, yeah.

we're talking super moon and maybe you will see it. it depends on your sky and we will have the forecast for that coming up. stay with us. you are watching cnn.

isis militants are sending a brutal message to every religious minority in iraq -- convert to the group's radical

religious views or die. >> some say isis has become the world's ruthless jihadist group. we talked to jonathan mannn about the atrocities. take a listen. >> more children are beheaded, mothers raped and kill, fathers hung. >> the atrocities committed by isis are well known. you are startling me with the severity of what you are describing. you are saying they are beheading children? >> they are systemically beheading children and mothers and fathers. the world hasn't seen an evil like this for generations. there's actually a park that beheaded children and put their head on a stick and they have it in a park. it is crime against humanity. >> that is unbelievable. that's the brutality. thousands of yazidis are fleeing in northern iraq.

they are now stranded in the mountains. get more about the horrific conditions from unicef for iraq. >> reporter: we need to consider the children have no food, water or even clothing to be protected given the characteristic of the terrain. the mountains are surrounded by stone desert and there's no vegetation. with the heat and hot temperatures these days dehydration has caused unfortunately more than 60 children dying unnecessarily. unfortunately, we have a bigger problem. we are running out of time for thousands of them who can obviously not be reached by these air drops that are limited in number and the united nations, particularly unicef is appealing to international opinion to push for the opening and securing of a humanitarian corridor over land. with have a strategic plan.

we are ready for supplies, commodities and medical care. the government -- we need a corridor to take out how many thousands of people we can that will join the already 200,000 who are actually safe in the province in northern kyrgyzstan. >> what about the possibility of retaliatory attacks by isis or other militants in western targets? cnn terrorist analyst paul crookshank says it is very real. >> they are well positioninged to do that. they have training camp and tens of millions of dollars and 1,000 european reutes and dozens of americans. the concern is they could train some of these people and sent them to europe or the united states to carry out attacks. >> for more about how isis could move on the west, head to

cnn.com/international and get a lot of information on this developing story. the second of three consecutive supermoons is set to happen today and meteor shower is underway. >> i want to know how i can see this supermoon. ivan, make it happen. >> may need to get you on a plane somewhere here. >> i can't see it from here. bummer. >> we didn't see the 12th of july one and in atlanta it was obscured because of oclouds. a lot of people will be able to see it. it is supermoon 2. round three will be coming up in september if you miss that one. they are not that rare but the fact we are getting three in a row is and that's no not going to happen again for 20 years. there it is. three in a row to check it out. what happens is we have this elliptical orbit of the moon around the earth.

that is the ticket there. it has to be when it is the closest to the earth and coincide with this fact it is a full moon and that's how you get a 14% larger appearance. beautiful skies out there. pictures from the last event. this is supermoon one if you will. we are counting them down. second coming up tomorrow. spectacular imagery. new zealand had spectacular views last time around. hopefully they will check in on that again. behind me you can see this is the forecast. again looking to the southeast and in to central canada. looks good for the west coast and a lot of europe will be okay, unless you are watching from the u.k. as usual there things will be obscured. perseid meteor shower continues in to august. plenty of time to catch that. >> settle for looking on my twitter feed for good photos. >> wish we could see it from

atlanta, can't do it. >> thank you. that does it for this hour. of cnn. i'm george howell. thank you for watching. it not only safely whitens teeth, but also restores enamel. lose the nerves, and get a healthier, whiter smile that you'll love. listerine® healthy whitetm. power to your mouthtm!

u.s. fighter jets target more isis positions. this time in the area where the trapped yazidis are. in the united kingdom it makes its first humanitarian drops to help the displaced people in northern iraq. the palestinian delegation is threatening to pull out of cease-fire talks in egypt accusing israel of not being sneers negotiating. how israel is responding to the claims.