>> welcome back. it is 1:00 here in paris. you are watching "france 24." i will be with you for the next hour. we will be getting all the latest news and analysis. we begin with these headlines. there are fears of more violence in east jerusalem today as preparations are made for a funeral. the murder of a teenager yesterday sparked fierce clashes. warplanes pounded the gaza strip. militants hit back with rockets. france's former president fights back. nicolas sarkozy says the french judicial system is out to

destroy and humiliate him. he took to the airwaves yesterday to say he was the victim of political interference. health ministers from across west africa meet to discuss the dev list -- the deadliest ebola outbreak in history. hundreds have already died. those are the headlines. also coming up over the course of the next half hour, we will have a look at the driving habits of french ministers in france. trackgazine reveals the record of a number of leading ministers. who respects the law and who needs to take their foot off the pedal or even go back to driving school? we will find out a little later in the program. also looking ahead to tomorrow's big match.

mozilla is to play colombia in the world cup quarterfinals. brazil is to play colombia in the world cup quarterfinals. we visited to see how the temperature was among the fans who waited hours outside of the camp just for a chance of a sneak peak of their idols ahead of the match. this hour, the funeral is to be held this afternoon for a palestinian teenager killed in east jerusalem yesterday. palestinian authorities have ,lamed israel for the murder calling it a revenge attack for the killing of three israeli teenagers. he was kidnapped a day after the the funeral for the three teenagers, whose bodies were discovered monday. israel has carried out what the military calls a precision strike on 15 hamas targets in barrageretaliation to a

of rockets that were fired from gaza towards southern israel. earlier this morning, a rocket causing heavy damage and knocking out electricity throughout the town. for more on those simmering middle east tensions, our correspondent in jerusalem. on autopsy was to be held the body of the palestinian teenager killed yesterday before the body is handed back to the family. >> that is right. the funeral has been delayed so that the autopsy could be held and so that a palestinian corner can attend -- palestinian coroner can attend. the family insisted on that. a have not been able to see the body themselves. seehey had not been able to the body themselves. funerals are often the sign or signal, if you like, for further

violence or further riots. areeast jerusalem police bracing for that. there are increased numbers of police this afternoon. i've spoken to a number of palestinians this morning and yesterday. they say they are not convinced by the israeli association -- assertion that they still have to investigate this killing, they have to see who did it. was it a jewish vigilante? was it a more ordinary crime, if i can use that term? i think the palestinians have lost their faith in the investigation system. in essence, to them, it does not matter. than 65 people wounded just yesterday after the news emerged of the death. mahmoud abbas has been clear this is the work of israeli settlers. a great deal of conviction that this was a revenge attack. >> there is a great deal of conviction and yet not much

evidence. sometimes, the actual truth, the facts of the matter are not important. in a crowd situation, a belief is enough. there is a history here where palestinians do not feel they get the same treatment in an israeli court or get the same treatment from the israeli police. the israeli police actually are beleaguered. the have been attacked on israeli side for not sufficiently and properly investigating when the israeli teens were captured, too. aresame criticisms that made of police the world over are being made of this police force. the palestinians have annexed for a reason. that is why tensions are simmering. they don't feel like -- the palestinians have an extra reason. that is why tensions are simmering. they don't feel like they will get a fair look. >> what about what has been happening along the border with gaza? what is the situation there this

afternoon? >> the gaza border, which is, in a sense, separate from this -- it is not part of the story of the three teenagers and what has followed. , iis its own bubbling crisis think. we are used to this a different times, but we haven't seen it at this level for some time, perhaps since the last big israeli incursion into gaza. oft we have seen is adrift rockets over the past three weeks since the three teens were kidnapped. we have seen a lot of rocket fire. we have seen a lot of israeli airstrikes. and we are now seeing, as a result of the last rocket barrage, a mobilization of israeli troops at the border. it is an escalation the likes we haven't seen in months. >> thank you very much. islamist militants from the are to release 32

truck drivers who were seized. that imminent release is according to turkish press reports. they say that the turkish truck drivers are going to be handed over to authorities at the border later today. no word though on the other 49 turkish hostages, including special force soldiers, diplomats, and children, who had been seized from the turkish consulate in mosul by the islamists on june 11. meanwhile, the iraqi forces continue to try to take background loss to the fighters lost tos -- back ground the fighters from isis. the militia men are fighting alongside iraq's flagging forces, bringing increased morale and experience to the government side, which has lost five provinces -- large areas of

five provinces as a result of these sunni offenses. forces are integrated, fighting alongside those in overrun territories. the militias are operating more openly than they have in years. a cleric recently showed the in a paradeighters through a neighborhood in baghdad. >> we are one, sunni, shiite, and kurds, and we will never give up this country. god willing, we will fight and defeat isil. >> others are keeping a lower profile. information on who is working with army forces is sketchy and hard to come by. some say their presence is unsettling. >> now we are seeing armed people who aren't wearing military fatigues. it is confusing and even

shocking because you don't know who they are or if they are with or against you. we want arms to be in the hands of the state. >> experts say the militias can easily polarize society. >> the presence of militias, whether sunni or shiite, will inflame the situation in iraq. it provokes and feeds sectarian violence. if this loose presence remains in the streets, it could lead to a civil war that could be wrapped at any moment -- could erupt at any moment. bag, it willof the be difficult to put the militias -- once out of the bag, it will be difficult to put the militias back in. the anger over alleged mistreatment by the shiite-led authorities means they distrust government security forces. it is an environment in which militants can flourish. >> across the border in syria, fighters from the nusra front

have withdrawn from two towns. the town underof the control of those forces from the islamic state, according to the syrian observatory from human rights -- for human rights. they pulled out of the group's regional stronghold, with tribal leaders pledging allegiance to the islamic state. it is the sixth round of nuclear talks. it began earlier this morning in vienna. iran and six world powers are trying to find the confines of power. iran's nuclear insurgents are running large parts of iraq and syria. muslim brotherhood has called for a day of anger to mark the day -- the first

anniversary of the overthrow of president mohammed morsi. several squares in cairo have off.sealed most of the muslim brotherhood are in hiding or in prison, victims of the crackdown that followed president morsi's overthrow. in france, nicolas sarkozy has accused the justice system for being used -- of being used for political ends. in what was his first televised interview since leaving power, the former leader denied any wrongdoing, saying he did nothing to feel any guilt about. >> nicolas sarkozy comes out fighting. after being placed under formal investigation for corruption and influence peddling. interviewision broadcast wednesday evening, the former french president accused his opponents of using the justice system to destroy his reputation. >> is it normal that i should be

in custody for 15 hours under the surveillance of the police? i have been summoned properly to respond to the judge's questions? did i absolutely need to have a meeting with these two judges at 2:00 in the morning question mark they clearly wanted to humiliate me -- in the morning? they clearly wanted to humiliate me. rulingers of france's socialist party dismissed suggestions of political prejudice. >> i find nicolas sarkozy's accusations of bias against the judge is very serious and he needs to come out and prove them. >> according to a poll conducted by a newspaper taken after sarkozy's 15 hours spent in custody, 63% of those surveyed elite he was treated like any other person under investigation. -- of those surveyed believe he

was treated like any other person under investigation. was thention on tuesday first time a former french head of state had been held in police custody. wrongdoing.d any >> nicolas sarkozy made clear in that interview that he would be making clear his intentions with regard to the 2017 presidential battle by the end of the summer. this morning, another poll shows that nearly two out of three french voters are against the idea of his return to the palace. areth meant -- ministers meeting in west africa about the ebola virus that has already over 400 people. regional health ministers say they lack the resources to battle what is the world's deadliest outbreak of a bola so far -- of a bola -- of ebola so far. >> the world health organization says that, since early march,

when the first cases of this epidemic were reported, the virus has killed more than 450 ,eople across three countries guinea, liberia, and sierra lyons. -- sierra leone. they say this is a sub regional crisis and one that requires drastic action. that is why they are trying to address these issues, to come up with a national and sub-regional response plan. i ask what the more liberia could do to tackle the problem. >> there is a very big denial here surrounding the disease. --o, the political will it will take the political leaders' voices, especially for those in power.

it will take our traditional chiefs because people believe in them strongly. >> by the end of this tuesday, the conference hopes to be able to present a single, common, regional strategy to end definitively this ebola epidemic. >> security is to be tightened up airports worldwide -- at airports worldwide after american officials raised fears about things that could be smuggled onto planes. direct flights to the united states are to be given -- anare to be the target of improved security. follows u.s. intelligence that al qaeda operatives in syria and yemen have joined forces to develop bombs that can avoid detection. >> i would like to reassure the traveling public that we've got one of the toughest security

regimes in the world along with the united states. it is very important that we take these measures to protect the traveling public. refused toies have give details of what the new security measures for -- measures entail. they could include increased random screenings of passengers and tighter scrutiny of footwear . some fear flight delays. >> i hope it won't delay them that much. there have to be extra checks made, but those will be made in the course of events going through the security that people already go. i hope there will not be significant delays. comes beforecement u.s. independence day celebrations on friday. u.s. officials have not specified if of plot threatening the u.s. has -- if the plot -- if a plot threatening the u.s. has been uncovered. >> more violence as preparations are made for the funeral of

mohammed abu khder. his murder sparked fears -- clashes in which at least 65 people were wounded. communityinian alleges he was killed to avenge the murders of three israeli teenagers found monday. french sarkozy says the judicial system is out to destroy and humiliate him. he took to the airwaves to say he was the victim of political interference. this as the judicial noose around him titans. -- tightens. health ministers across west africa meet to discuss the deadliest outbreak of ebola virus in history. for a look at what is making headlines in the international press. hello, will. we will begin with something we've been covering in the news this morning, the tension between israel and palestine and

palestinians over the killing of israeli and palestinian teenagers. >> if we go to the front page of canain's "independent," we see photos of palestinians burning tires after the palestinian teenager was found. " city of internal hatreds: flames of revenge, repression, and -- "city of eternal hatreds: flames ." revenge, repression the mood of hate threatens more atrocities to come. "the washington post" says there are angry citizens from both sides firing. the gaza side has fired rockets into israel. israel responded with airstrikes. peacef the problem is efforts led by u.s. secretary of state john kerry expired in

april. since then, israel stopped the planned release of palestinian prisoners. melissa bought formed a unity government. -- mahmoud abbas formed a unity government. difficult -- ove many people have been taking to social media to demand a harsh response. >> on facebook, a group was created called the people of israel demand revenge. we've seen photos on this group 's website of people holding up "revenge" ine word hebrew. many of them are israeli soldiers. ministerjustice condemned this activity as incitement. she told israeli army radio that she would not tolerate it and that she wouldn't wait around for "a generation to grow up and

be educated on values that denounce violence and murder." >> there are many glued to the --evision site -- television there were many french eyes glued to the television to watch nicolas sarkozy. says the former french president denies any wrongdoing and calls accusations against him grotesque. another editorial called him "an angry man." they claim he used the 17-minute interview as an opportunity to kill two birds with one stone, first to defend himself and also about his return to politics. he stressed he would not give up in the face of adversity. >> sarkozy also used the interview to criticize the two judges who placed him under formal investigation. >> he question their impartiality and said the probe

was not in public interest but rather politically motivated. it is a different take from britain's "independent." they see the judges being up to a duel with sarkozy and his party. they were not intimidated by him , nor his lawyer, nor a senior prosecutor, all of whom were placed under formal investigation. >> thank you very much. the "wall street journal" looks biggestines france's bank got from u.s. officials, saying the bank got off easily. they say why didn't the bank lose its banking license. that was a possibility. they said the penalty should have been far higher. one prosecutor said they ran the "tour de fraud." the majority of transactions were done with sudan, but an estimated $700 million whirling

to a rainy and energy and -- to and -- energy ita deal can be hashed out, could be big business. journal" has at separate story talking about that. they have the second largest gas reserves. it could become largest market in the middle east -- they could become the largest market in the middle east because of its people, nearly 80 million, most under 30, well educated, and very tech savvy. >> one last story that we've got time for this morning -- a study on the activity of world leaders on twitter. >> quite interesting, this. "lessons in digital diplomacy." it was carried out by a pr firm. barack obama is by far the most followed world leader with 43 million. second place, pope francis, a distant second with 14 million.

some surprises on the list -- the top five most active leaders all hailed from latin america. that makes spanish the most popular tweeted language among world leaders. african leaders were said to be the most conversational, the ones talking directly to the people, replying to questions and such. france, news for president francois hollande was accused of having a dormant account that was only recently reactivated for upcoming campaigning. his prime minister, manuel valls, as in used his account since the 2012 election -- manuel valls, hasn't used his account since the 2012 election. >> thank you very much. it is time now for a look at the sports headlines today. >> france faced germany in the world cup quarterfinals on friday -- face germany in the world cup quarterfinals on friday. they met in the semifinals in 1982 and 1986.

midfielder -- i've watched the video. i know about the former french player and his impact with the german goalkeeper in 1982. i also learned about the .emifinal that we lost 2-0 we played superbly. but in the semifinal, they lost control of the game. so, these are the two things that i do know. it's true. i wasn't born at a time, but i have watched the video. you journalists are pretty good enables us to catch up and watch the match. but i would rather talk about germany's qualities out of respect for them. they are a very strong team in all aspects of the game. they have a very good meal field

or -- good midfielder. he might be the best in the world. and they have good midfielders who like starting place from -- plays from behind. they use the wings as well. they are a very homogenous team with a great striker who is making a big impression at this world cup, as he did four years ago. >> their men are on a good run against their european rivals, having lost once to germany since 1987. france and germany have scored 19 goals in brazil. -- neymar has their blessing. an all south american clash in hish brazil's neymar fits

skills against rising star rodriguez. a fan -- >> in his case, it clearly was performance. at a young age, he was very good . you could tell that he has a vision for the game. he has composure. .e knows to read the game he is eager but still relaxed. topodriguez and neymar, the scorers. scoring in two -- >> he is more of an assist scorer than a goal scorer. >> his ability to score on the wing is what makes him special. he can do things on a very high level. >> with five goals in four games,gg99ññwççgg