>> this is "the journal" coming to live from dw studios in berlin. >> celebration as israel and hamas agreed to a long-term cease-fire. >> russia and ukraine old talks amid spiraling tension on their common border. >> and francois hollande forced to reorganize his cabinet after criticism of his economic policy. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> a major breakthrough in the middle east has taken everyone by surprise. >> egypt has brokered a new long-term cease-fire between hamas and israel.

it started just hours ago and it could bring an end to seven weeks of bloodshed. >> thousands of palestinians poured into the streets of gaza to celebrate what they hope will be a lasting truce this time. there have been at least eight temporary cease-fires since the beginning of the conflict on july 8. >> over 2000 palestinians have died. 64 israeli soldiers and four is really civilians have been killed. let's go to our middle east correspondent tania cramer. scenes of jubilation on the streets of gaza. this seems like a major breakthrough in the seven-week on foot. do you have any more details 4s? >> it is definitely an atmosphere of celebration after 50 days of intense fighting. israel's response has been more restrained. not all of the details of the agreement are known. the immediate on sequence --

consequence is the gradual opening of the crossings to let in humanitarian aid and construction materials to begin rebuilding gaza. this will be done under the supervision of the palestinian authority, as well as israel. they want to make sure that the material is not used for military purposes by hamas and other militant groups. and all of the issues that they talked about in the past, where both sides will come back to cairo for indirect talks. >> i want to go back to the gaza border issue in a moment, but both israel and hamas have had very entrenched positions. we have seen cease-fires before. what has changed this time? >> i do not think the positions have changed. both sides appear to be very far apart. a hamas is celebrating this as a victory, but it is unclear if they can live up to the main

demand of lifting the blockade on the gaza strip, since most of the demands they have talked about at a later stage. in israel, the response has been much more muted. there is no official who has talked about it publicly and the cabinet is said to be split on the agreement. there is also criticism of prime minister netanyahu in the past days about not being able to stop the rockets, especially into southern israel. people there especially are not sure what to make of this new cease-fire. >> it is clearly a major breakthrough. i am going to ask you to stay on the line for a moment because we will take a quick look at what press -- palestinian president mahmoud abbas had to say. he may play a role in any new border deal for gaza. >> we hope that this cease-fire will be respected so it is possible to revive for the needs of our family and gaza. to be able to deliver them the

necessary food and medical supplies and begin rebuilding what the attacks that destroyed. i appeal to the international community and to the united nations to provide all those materials as soon as possible. >> palestinian president mahmoud abbas, mentioning rebuilding their. -- there. we have seen almost continuous war since july. what do gazans need now? >> there are many things that are needed. the destruction is tremendous. whole neighborhoods destroyed, especially the east and northern parts of the outskirts of gaza city. there is an estimate of 18,000 houses have been destroyed and people have nowhere to go to and do not know how to rebuild. the rebuilding issue is very important and that construction material is needed, but the

border is controlled by israel. there needs to be a mechanism for how this material will be brought back into gaza. also water and electricity lines need to be repaired. all people in gaza want to get assurances this cease-fire will last and gaza will eventually be opened up to the world. this is very, very important. after 50 days of heavy fighting. step up yes, tonya cramer reporting on this major breakthrough from the middle east. thanks very much. could there also be a glimmer of hope at this hour of ending the conflict in eastern ukraine? >> officials confirmed the presidents of russia and ukraine have met face-to-face since the end of june. >> the meeting in minsk came as ukraine said it captured 10 russian soldiers in the east, while shelling spread to a new

front in the country's southeast. >> a few diplomatic niceties to start up the talks. it is the first attempt in months at rapprochement between russia and ukraine. >> the fate of europe and of the world is being decided today in belarus. we are prepared to exchange opinions on the crisis and ukraine, which i am sure cannot be solved by further military escalation alone. the territory of ukraine's southeast regions must be respected and there must be useful dialogue. >> the situation in the stream ukraine remains anything but peaceful. hundreds of rebel fighters have been reported killed in the last day alone. fighting has also hit the town of nova's oscar near the russian border.

ukraine's government released footage, it says, are of russian paratroopers captured near donetsk, the saugus indication yet of moscow sending its own forces into the conflict. moscow says that the troops were a border put a unit that crossed into ukrainian territory by mistake. >> we did not notice any border markey's -- markings. we were told we were conducting an exercise. >> the ukrainian security counselor said that the soldiers were not there by accident and on an undercover mission. the talks in minsk have a goal -- to put an end to the accusations, counter accusations, and most of all, the fighting. >> bring us up to date on the status of the talks.

>> we sought the president of belarus coming out to the conference by himself. earlier it was planned that basically everyone involved in the talks was opposed to participate. so that can be read as a sign these talks did not really go as people may have hopes, even though the expectations were already quite low. the positions of the two sides, russia and ukraine, are too entrenched. they are not comfortable at all. it is hard to imagine how there should be a compromise without vladimir putin and petro poroshenko losing face. poroshenko announced that there would be several groups establish now. lots of talking, but the fighting on the ground will also continue. >> is there any optimism, any inroads will be made?

>> he stressed, the president of belarus, that it was a good move already that everyone was willing to talk. that can be considered maybe some kind of step ahead. but as we have seen over weeks and months, it really does not look like the willingness to talk really helps here, especially since russia and ukraine seem to think they cannot win on the ground, they want to win on the ground. that has raised the stakes in negotiations. >> thank you for bringing us up to date there in minsk for us. the united states says the united arab am at recently carried out airstrikes on islamist fighters in libya. but neither the state department nor the pentagon gave evidence for the claim. >> the report that the uae used egyptian airbases to carry out bombing raids comes as islamist militias have been tightening

their grasp on the libyan capital of tripoli. egypt's foreign denied that his country was in any way involved. for more on that situation in libya, we're joined by william lawrence. he is a middle east and north africa expert at george washington university. he has also served at the u.s. embassy in tripoli. they ask for being with us. talk to me about the timing. if these reports are true, why did the united arab emirates and egypt take this action now? >> there is a conflict in libya over the control of the capital and over islamist versus. uae and egypt chose this moment to step in and affect the balance. it had the opposite effect. the islamist militia managed to take over the airport and a large part of tripoli, largely in reaction to this bombing. it is very bad, too, because now

libyans are sprawling on the -- scrawling on the egyptian him to see "go home now." involvement will backfire on any power that tries to interfere. >> is that the reason for the secrecy? >> these secrecy by the egyptians and the uae -- and i do not believe the egyptians have admitted to anything and the uae have been silenced -- clearly they did not want backlash. the u.s. has not been secret at all. not only did they mention it today and the pentagon briefings, but there was a leak i-4 officials yesterday. it was very clear the u.s. wanted to try to put a stop to this by providing information to the public. >> who exactly are these islamist militias we keep hearing about in libya? >> well, there is a variety of groups. hundreds of militias all over the country containing --

controlling the municipalities, defending various interest since the libyan revolution of 2011. there is a wide variety of interest. some of them, many of them employed by the government to stand guard. others have more and if areas and ideological interests. i think -- more nefarious and ideological interests. i think it is important to point out this is not a conflict between islamist's and secularists. this is a conflict between different militias vying for political and economic power in libya going forward, irrespective of ideology. it serves the renegade general hitting the islamists and it serves the purposes of the uae, if they are involved, to defend their interests, but in fact most of the libyan fighters involved are not very ideological.

>> an interesting point. we will have to leave it there for now. thanks very much for your analysis. following strategic gains by the islamic state in syria, the united states know terry has reportedly started surveillance flights to assess the militant group's -- military has reportedly started surveillance flights to assess the militant group's capabilities. >> is unclear whether washington has plans to launch air attacks on the jihadist within syria. it has been striking at positions within iraq for weeks now. ebola still has the upper hand in west africa. the world health organization has shut down a lab in sierra leone after workers were infected with the virus. >> in a separate outbreak in central africa, a call for more

international support to control the spread of ebola there. and briefly -- an unexpected announcement in the german capital. the berlin mayor has announced he will be stepping down for the end of the year. >> the social democrat has been in office since 2001. back then he became known well beyond germany when he publicly came out as gay. he has recently faced heavy criticism for massive cost overruns and long delays in berlin's proposed new international airport. it is supposed to have been pleaded in 2012. it is still unclear when it will be open. we will have much more news for you after this one-minute break. >> stay with "the journal."

>> welcome back to the second half of the show. not everyone gets a second chance and this may be the last for france's francois hollande to make a success of his presidency. >> he has revamped the government for the second time in just two years. we hope this time -- get everyone on the same page on how to revive europe's second-biggest economy. >> that is where the second economy minister fell foul. >> he will be making sure his ministers toe the line. the idea is to make sure the new cabinet supports the president's efforts to revive the stagnant french economy. and there is a surprise newcomer to the economy ministry. >> at the prime minister's

recommendation, the president of the republic has nominated emmanuel lung home -- lancome. >> the former banker is a past ally of the president. he has been instrumental in pushing hollande toward more liberal economic policies. his nomination marks a clear shift to the right. hollande's aides said it was important to assure reliability and consistency. launch is hoping the reshuffle will ensure his control of the socialist party. he faces opposition from all sides. but it is the far right national front that is likely to get a boost from the confusion.

her vice president said the reshuffle would not do a thing to up the government. >> this is just another round of musical chairs. i do not see the point. we have done it several times on the left in the right. we have to come back to the people. >> senate elections are due next month and france. the president and his new government have until then to persuade france they are on the right track. >> in just over three weeks, scotland will be holding an historic referendum on whether to take away from the united kingdom and become an independent country. >> if the people of scotland vote yes, it would end a 307 year union with britain. but polling shows the majority of scots want to stay in the u.k. the leaders of the yes and no campaigns went head to head in a final tv debate. >> scottish independence he has attracted attention in unusual ways in recent days.

here to raise awareness. but monday night, as he faced alistair darling, it was time to get serious and set out his vision for an independent scotland. >> we are a rich nation, a resourceful people. we can create a prosperous nation and a fairer society. this is our time. it is our moment. >> his opponent, or inside independence campaigner alastair darling went on the attack immediately. >> this is it. he is asking us to take his word for it. on everything. no plan b for anything. trust what he says. sorry, i can't. >> among the issues under debate was currency and whether an independent scotland would be allowed to use the british found. >> only a few months ago, he says if you walk out of u.k.,

you walk out of the pound. it cannot stop is using the pound, the most important revelation in this debate -- >> for a currency unit to work, both sides have to agree. you see that in the eurozone. why would you expect them to say -- we do not want to join the euro, but we would join a currency union with what would then be a foreign country? you're taking a huge risk if you assume it will all fall into place. >> how would an independent scotland survive gekko should it relies so heavily on revenues from north sea oil? >> this is a subsidy going into commissioning -- >> i am asking you. if you suddenly lost revenues, the equivalent of everything we spent on schools, half what we pay on health services, how would you make up the difference? >> alister, that is exactly why we put forward the fund for stabilization --

>> polls say simon won this final debate. now it will hinge on thousands of undecided voters and which way they vote september 18. >> there is growing speculation the european central bank is preparing a program of large-scale asset purchases to weaken the euro and try to kickstart growth. those expectations have bolstered european bond and stock market since friday. lily bart has more from the preferred stock exchange. >> you could call it the draghi affect. all eyes on mario draghi and the european central bank. it is so important, it is still working now to increase share prices here. draghi let the people in the market know the ecb was still ready to use all instruments, conventional and unconventional him on hand to propel inflation.

that means more money for the markets. also playing a role in a higher share prices today, going from minus early two plus late in the day, the reports of a cease-fire reached in the gaza strip. >> we will stay in frankfurt for a closer look at the numbers. the dax gained 8/10 of a percent. the euro stoxx 50 day up 1%. in new york, traders are still busy on the floor. the dow jones coming right up for you -- is in positive territory. and the euro currently trading down at $1.31. racial tensions in the united states were in focus at monday's funeral for michael brown. that is the unarmed lack teenager who was killed by a white police officer -- unarmed black teenager who was killed by a white police officer. our reporter went to gauge the effect on the community.

>> renita lambkin is stopping to speak with a vendor selling souvenirs. she is a pastor. she was hit by a rubber bullet. >> last sunday, the police advanced without warning and threw tear gas and shot into the crowd. >> she shows us storefronts boarded up during the riots, when a resident approaches. >> i need your help. >> ok. >> the man asks for assistance in calming down angry youths at the other end of the street. she calls herself a peacekeeper. >> that is what we do. that is what the peacekeepers did the entire time we were here. we listened. and i am convinced that if people do not have the opportunity to be heard, they take the opportunity to be heard. >> together we set off to meet

the young people waiting nearby. they are angry about a lot of things, including a lack of resources for education. >> these schools are very important. without school, we do not have any future. that is just how i feel. >> the shooting of black teenager michael brown by a white least men here unleashed a wave of violence and anger. these young people seem to like and respect lambkin. >> all right, all right. >> she promised to return the following day. we had to the spot where brown was killed. it is only a few minutes away on foot. lambkin says she hopes that some good will come from his death. >> it has raised the consciousness of america. it has inspired a new determination to demand justice,

and not just justice in terms of this legal case, but justice in terms of every aspect of the dignity of human life. >> her efforts notwithstanding, it will be a wild before trust is restored between ferguson residence and the authorities. -- it will be a wild before trust is restored between ferguson and prez -- ferguson residents and the authorities. >> staying in the u.s., on a brighter note. >> "breaking bad" and "modern family" took top honors at the emmys. >> but it was not all lips and glitter. >> the awards got off to an unusually somber start. billy crystal gave tribute to actor and comedian robin williams who committed suicide two weeks ago. >> is very hard to talk about him in the past because he was so present in all of our lives.

>> then onto the awards themselves. not surprisingly the final season of "breaking bad," the story of a chemistry teacher turned crystal meth dealer, turned up with a number of honors. >> that is not going to happen. >> "breaking bad." >> the series won six awards, including best drama and outstanding lead actor. >> i can only say that i have gratitude for everything that has happened. this intimate cast of that we created -- and a gun, my television wife extraordinaire -- anna gunn, my television wife it extraordinaire. i love you. especially those scenes in bed. >> another big winner, "true detective," featuring oscar-winner matthew mcconaughey. the british miniseries "sherlock " was also honored, but the lead

actors could not attend the ceremony. julia louis dreyfus did show up though, and was rewarded with an emmy for her work in the series "veep." she was also on the receiving end of the night's longest kiss. >> she is a great comedienne. >> she is. and a great sport, it looks like. thanks for joining us on "the journal."

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>> hello and a warm and sunny welcome to the show today. there's was a lot going on around europe this week, here's a few of the stories that we featured! image improvement. local drinking laws on the spanish island of mallorca are tightened dance till you drop. fans celebrate the tomorrowland festival in belgium. vintage vehicles. luxury oldtimers relive their glory days on an english racetrack. it's the holiday season here in europe and hundreds of thousands of people choose to spend their time off on the spanish and greek islands. mallorca is trying to improve it's reputation as of this summer and local authorities have tightened their laws on the famous party strip of playa de