>> in paris, our top stories for you this hour. israel bombs dozens of sites in the gaza strip, raiding the homes of 2 suspects thought to be behind the killing and murder -- kidnapping and murder of israeli teenagers. prime minister says he is running for president. erdogan has dominated turkish politics for a decade. the presidency could keep them there for at least five more years. and former french president nicolas sarkozy is in custody, being questioned over the confidentialng of

illegal information inning strange for political favors. also coming up this hour, football, or rather, soccer fever hits the u.s. we will have more on america's new love of all things world cup as they head into their knockout game against belgium. and a massive rally for democracy in hong kong. pro-democracy protesters gather for a mass march after the unofficial referendum voted in people for00,000 full democracy in the former british colony. israel isthis hour, preparing to bury three teenagers whose bodies were found last night in the west

bank. the boys were reportedly kidnapped 2 weeks ago. the israeli army raided and carried out an explosion at the homes of the prime suspect hours after the bodies were found nearby. but both the suspects are still at large. the men along to the palestinian militant group hamas, and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the group is behind the kidnapping, calling the killers human animals. our jerusalem correspondent has more on the funerals for the 3 boys. >> there is a discussion going on about whether they should be held singly or together. the three boys. gather -- the three boys buried together would allow the crowd to channel it and allow people from all over israel an attempt all three funerals together.

time after that, israel's security cabinet will meet and they will decide on a military response, i suppose, what israel's response will be next. what we are seeing in have run -- in hebron is the city on lockdown. a huge troop presence while israel searches for those suspects. unknowne been at large, destinations, since the disappearance of the teenagers 19 days ago. >> last night senior cabinet ministers in israel ended a late-night session without taking any real final decision on how to respond. they will be meeting again today. what are the different options at this point? >> i think the cabinet was born -- torn, as this particular cabinet often is, between moderates and extremists. there are people demanding a much more radical response, and

other more moderate politicians suggesting that that isn't the right way to go. hamas in gaza says it doesn't want an escalation, but it is prepared to fight one, but took thatefense force same position in the israeli cabinet -- we don't want escalation in gaza but we are prepared for it. this -- these 2 men from hamas, are they lone wolves from acting on their own, or were they authorized by hamas in gaza or qatar? that will be worked out perhaps with cooler heads tonight. hashe parliament in iraq failed to choose a new speaker. the parliament was meeting to try to find new leadership. the shiite-led government has been criticized for its failure to overcome sectarian divides

that are fueling the violence in iraq. the acting speaker of parliament says no agreement has been reached on a naming a new speaker, a role traditionally held by a sunni muslim. islamic extremist isis has seized large parts of territory in western iraq, plunging the territory and was worst races since u.s. troops left three years ago. >> the iraqi army celebrates a victory over isis militants. but there was little to celebrate in the capital, baghdad, where troops bunkered down into position waiting for the sunni militants to attack. the bridge on the tigris river bank. the terrorists are trying to control the bridge to get into baghdad, as it is one of the key

points into the city. the help of with shiite sectarian militias, have managed to stop the isis advance but have not taken back the cities already seized by militants. tikrit, tanks- in backed by helicopter gunships tried to force them out. >> more than 70 terrorists have been killed and dozens of vehicles have been damaged. >> the army said that troops have reoccupy part of the city, including tikrit university, a claim impossible to verify as fighting wages on. >> in turkey, the prime minister has officially become the candidate for president. hasp tayyip erdogan dominated turkish politics for more than a decade. the presidency would keep him on top for at least another 5 years. for more ono ankara this. how likely is it that recep

tayyip erdogan will win the presidential election this summer? >> last week 2 opinion polls said he would win out right on the first round on august 10. his strength is his economic performance. erdogan's government in the last 12 years has given turks high-growth growth and low inflation, such as they have in the seen in decades. his weakness -- the corruption allegations surrounding him and his family and 4 of his cabinet ministers, who had to resign in december, and also his polarizing style of talking to people. in his speeches, he often refers to them and us, as in you are either my friend or dire enemy. the first round on august 10, 3 things can happen. he could win 50% on the first ote. -- first v ote

if he gets 45% or more, it is likely he will make it to the second round on august 24. if he gets less than 45%, then the question is which way will the kurds vote? they traditionally command to 6% of the vote in turkish elections, and if they vote for thegan's main challenger, former head of the organization of islamic cooperation, erdogan could lose. >> the prime minister spoke today to a crowd of thousands just after he was nominated, and giving that speech he talked about the future of the party even if he doesn't win. tell us about that. >> he says that if anyone thinks the party will collapse without me, they don't understand it. however, this is the big weakness of his body -- his party, there is no obvious successor. erdogan will play a role in the

choice of his successor and the fact that he can do that shows that there is a deficit of leadership underneath him. turkey goes to the parliamentary polls next year, and without a strong leader, the party might lose a lot of seats, and might even lose its majority in parliament. >> thank you for that, jasper. france, former president nicolas sarkozy is in police custody. he is reportedly being questioned by financial investigators in a corruption probe. it is the first time in modern french history a former president has been brought in for questioning. a first in the fifth republic, a former french president is quizzed by investigators at the anticorruption office help in to custody, suspected of influence peddling. the government was quick to react. >> there are enough problems were guarding sarkozy's residential campaign.

the french need to know the truth. an investigation is underway, and justice has to be done. nicolas sarkozy is facing justice just like everybody else. lawyer and 2 magistrates had been questioned since monday. a judicial inquiry began in february, based on bug phone conversations between sarkozy and his lawyer. they could set up an invitation libyannancing by former dictator muammar coffee in 2007. in 2007.r qaddafi ked phone conversations suggest he got a friendly judge to influence the liberation in the case in return for support for a lucrative post in monaco for a judge. european parliament president has been reelected in strasbourg.

the german social democrat was voted in during the first session of the eu parliament since elections in may. our european affairs editor joins us from the eu parliament building. this -- first, does this reelection, smudges of touch, as much of a surprise -- does this reelection come as much of a surprise? >> i wouldn't call it a surprise but it is a clear-cut victory. this in the first round of votes. heis important to say that becomes the first president in parliament's history to secure a second consecutive term. the result ofy the center-right and the centerleft. the center-right european people's party agreed to endorse martin schultz, providing that the centerleft would support the

nomination -- support a different nomination. that will take place in a 2 weeks time. and it looks like he will indeed be elected by the european parliament. this is where we stand today here in strasbourg. >> this is the first day in parliament for the many anti-eu mp's who were voted in may. how vocal have those skeptics been in parliament? >> during the vote they couldn't be very vocal because the procedure did not allow them to say very much. but outside i spoke to a number and theykeptic mp's blasted this election as another illustration of what they call precooked arrangements, deals in back rooms in brussels behind closed doors come and of course they sought to portray the election of martin scholz as

once again an example of the lack of transparency within european institutions. i'm not sure they convinced everyone here. what is clear when you look at the figures is that no matter how strong a happy come in parliament, skeptics are in no position to be a blocking minority. how about some world cup news for you? today's early game will see argentina take on switzerland, and the later one will see the usa going against belgium in that knockout round. there are a lot of happy french football fans out there today. their team beat nigeria last 2-0. french fans in brazil, there is a reason to be happy. 2-0 and will face

germany in the quarterfinals. >> it is a wake-up call, but playing against germany should be great. >> they are in top form. >> france is going to be the world champions this year! we are going to be the champs! high until the broken deadlock in the 79th minute, sending thousands outside paris' townhall into pandemonium. >> we love you, we love you! >> france had modest expectations after going winless in the 2010 south africa world cup, but with each victory in brazil, fans are growing more hopeful. >> we are going to win the next match, then the semis, then the finals! keep long as the wins coming, french fans will keep celebrating. ." you are watching "france 24

let's look at our headlines. israel bombs dozens of sites in raiding strip, the homes of 2 suspects thought to be behind the killing and murder of three israeli teenagers. their bodies were found in the west bank monday, more than two weeks after they disappeared. turkey's prime minister says he is running for president. recep tayyip erdogan has dominated turkish politics for over a decade. the presidency could keep him on top for another 5 years. and former french president nicolas sarkozy is in custody. he is being questioned over the alleged trading of confidential legal information in exchange for political favors. time to take a look at what newspapers have been saying around the world. in light of the israeli press is focused on the 3 teenagers who were found dead in the west bank after missing for over 2 weeks.

>> it is all over the israeli press, as you were saying. "through suleima -- "jerusalem p ost" on the events -- the government blaming the militant group hamas for responsibility for the teenagers and the house to make ham -- vows to make ham as pay. hamas has denied responsibility. "any attack on gaza will open the gates of hell on israel." several papers are focusing on what the israeli government should do here. it is a tricky situation. the murder of these teenagers does demand revenge and it points out that israel must crush hamas, but it should do so wisely and exercise caution. "whileitorial says that destroying the organization's infrastructure in the west bank, israel needs to be careful that it doesn't shatter the status

quo in gaza." why is that? it says the alternatives would be worse. israel would have to occupy gaza or it would leave a chaotic vacuum. haaretz," another paper, is critical of revenge seekers, calling on netanyahu to stop the notorious political momentum. it says that 2 recent gaza offensive's make clear that military operations are effective only for a limited amount of time. ona lot of papers focusing the situation in iraq and the announcement from the group isis that it is going to declare a caliphate, islamic state in the areas between iran and syria. in its independent" editorial talks about a new

empire dawn, and it points out that it is unclear whether this declaration of the weekend is near bombast or a watershed moment in the crisis. only events will tell us what happened. but it cannot be ignored. what is clear that is that the is beinge middle east redrawn as we speak. other papers are getting their heads around what the caliphate is. this is an old-fashioned word we have not heard a lot about in recent years. "the guardian" takes a look -- it is an old political-religious entity that has been around for a long time. they have maps here of various caliphates. mohammed, the prophet it's back to 682 a.d. the one in the left-hand corner is the one that isis wants to put in place. you can see it is huge compared to the other caliphates that a

been around for thousands of years. >> papers are focusing on a very controversial ruling by the u.s. supreme court. >> another day, another controversial ruling by the supreme court. this one is called the hobby lobby case. the supreme court decided that closely held corporations -- small, family-run corporations -- can be exempt from including full coverage of birth control in health insurance packages if it conflicts with the corporation's religious beliefs. what you are seeing here is the editorial of "the new york times" today, which, being a liberal paper, is very critical of this ruling by this up in court, saying it "and its peoples rights and allows -- limits people's rights and allows countries to impose religious views on staff." i have this from slate, saying that birth control coverage is great for business. why is that? slate says a study shows that birth control prevents death and

disease and fosters better opportunities for women. basically it makes staff healthier and more productive. the article points out the pro-life activists would have a different opinion. >> they probably would. let's finish with a big story in france and the victory of france's football team in the world cup against nigeria. >> france has qualified for the quarterfinal. the sports pages. "history is repeating itself, just like in 1998 and 1996." hopefully history is repeating itself too much because france will be playing against germany, and the last 2 times i played against each other in official competitions, semifinals and the world cup, 1982 and 1986, and both times france lost. the press is really savoring last night's victory. "a real says it was

roller coaster of emotion during the game," because there were moments when we got nigeria was going to win, and the man of the moment, it he scored the first goal. that simple graph is on the front page -- that same progress is on this front page today. they are more confident than other papers -- "after nigeria, it is germany's turn." >> thank you for that. >> france has reached the finals in the world cup after a goalless first half against nigeria. the oboe sealed the deal. unable to break down a vibrant algerian side, and extra time. a consolation goal later on.

not surprisingly, french fans emerged dreaming no doubt not just of a place in the semis, but their third appearance in the world cup final. we are very happy. it was very stressful. brazilians were cheering for nigeria and no one was cheering for us but we still did a good job. it was hard at the start because of the heat and the defense of the nigerians. but we scored and now we are going to rio. going to the world cup and it is finished. >> as the man said, the french are off to rio for a date with the germans on friday. played very well in the first half. the french team suffered a lot.

but in the second half the french team took over, especially midfield. unbelievable top. -- unbelievable job could these 2 guys, the speed, they are great players. andhe france team to do it they deserve victory because , it was a first goal deserved victory. >> argentina takes on switzerland on tuesday in são paulo. switzerland has bounced back well. victories against ecuador and wondrous means the team finished second behind the french in group e. it is a tall order but he is quietly confident. this is a special game. for the first time since 2006 we

get to play a match in the round of 16 and against argentina, such a big nation. we are also the against one of the favorites for the tournament . switzerland is already proud of us, but i think if we are able to achieve a surprise against agentina, it would set off wave of huge enthusiasm in switzerland, maybe even the whole world, if we are able to beat argentina. i'm looking forward to the match and i think something is possible for us. >> switzerland will start as huge underdogs against argentina. the secret weapon, who scored against honduras in the final group e game. session as --ing first training session in the french club on saturday. their the first in the european lead to install a female coach

since may. >> as far as i was concerned, i met a group of players who seemed delighted. anyway, they were welcoming this morning. as with the staff and the president, they looked me straight in the eye. there were no furtive looks. it was very pleasing. she has been an assistant coach for the french women's team for the last 5 years and is assigned a 2-year deal. -- has signed a 2-year deal. at wimbledon, defending champion andy very is in the quarterfinals with a straight set win against kevin anderson could he faces dimitrov next.

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