>> you are watching live from paris. "france 24." the headlines we are covering for you today -- israel launches an offensive against gaza, bombing 50 targets. early this tuesday, more have been ordered. meanwhile, in afghanistan, presidential contender abdullah abdalla declares he is the over ashrafite -- ghani, becoming the president. hitwerful typhoon has

southern japan, pummeling the okinawa islands, causing transport chaos. isst, israel says it readying its options, including a possible ground assault on gaza. it has launched an offensive groupt the palestinian hamas in the gaza strip. some 50 targets have been bombed in gaza, just after dawn this tuesday, and more airstrikes have been ordered. dubbedy a campaign operation protective edge, which the israeli military says comes in response to military rock -- militant rocket fire from gaza. at least one home identified by

locals as belonging to a hamas militant. palestinian medical sources say that one person has been killed there. william hildebrandt has more. the night as israeli bombs rained down on the gaza strip. the wounded were rushed to the hospital. those who escaped the attacks --e turned to salvage returns to salvage what they could from their destroyed homes. one home was completely flattened. the palestinian interior ministry said the family in the targeted house received a telephone call from an israeli intelligence officer asking them to leave the house because it would be bombed or it the family evacuated in time. warneded ring of hamas that israel had crossed a red line by attacking houses and vowed to step up attacks. an israeli defense force announced a new era of offenses

had begun, operation protective edge, and said the airstrikes are in response to sustained rocket attacks from hamas. the idf claimed over 80 rockets have been fired from -- into israel since monday. israel has been calling up reservists and reinforcing its border with tanks and armored personnel carriers. there has been a surge of violence after the kidnapping and murder of three israeli teenagers, followed shortly by the kidnapping of a palestinian teenager who was burned alive in an apparent revenge attack. let's talk more about this and the tensions in the middle east. a lecture on international relations and associate fellow -- andmiddle east in north african program. thank you for joining us. it is readying all options, including possibly for a ground offensive on gaza. is it likely that they will use

the option of sending in troops? >> i think more than likely it is possible, and i don't think israel defense forces are and -- are interested in entering into gaza because of the consequences. believe it is a possibility, and if the situation is deteriorating, they want to refrain from -- i think .t this stage it is less likely any such a conflict has its own dynamic and momentum. >> we are seeing tough words, no sign of backing down from hamas or israel. given the pressures here at the see theare we likely to situation to continue for some time? -- one isral levels the military level.

rockets falling on the gaza cities and towns. on the other hand, the militants in gaza would like to show that despite the harsh measures taken resistel, they can still what is seen as occupation. sidessult of it is both want to and any such sign of violence. they are still standing. so keep firing at one another. most likely in this case, egypt may intervene for a cease-fire. >> of course this operation in

gaza comes under context of simmering tensions between israelis and palestinians. after the killing of three israeli teenagers and the killing of a palestinian teenager. how serious do you see the current situation in the region? >> it is very serious because of course the context is the killing of the palestinian teenagers, but it is also the collapse of the peace process. no hope in the foreseeable future resolving the core issues of the conflict. at least the militants on both sides of the extremists believe in my opinion that there is a military solution, which i think should edge all of us who and ae in a peace process two-state solution to push the government to do something in

order to renew the priest prost -- to renew the peace process. >> we will have to leave it there. thank you for your time. associate fellow of the chatham house in london. next, it is a blow to forming any unity government in iraq. the iraq he parliament has delayed its next section -- it's for -- its next session five weeks. they will not meet until august 12. they have so far not been able to reach a deal on who should get the top three government jobs -- the u.n., u.s., and shiite clergy of iraq have been pushing for a speedy formation of an inclusive government to fight against jihad ease from the islamic state. the battle against the sunni militants continues a senior iraqi general -- as a senior iraqi general was killed in fighting on monday. ali was commander

of the unit defending the capital. he was killed northwest of baghdad. in afghanistan, at least 16 people, including four nato troops, have been killed in an attack in the east of the country this tuesday. the four soldiers killed have been confirmed as coming from the czech republic, and the 10 afghan civilians, two afghan policeman, have also been reported dead there. the taliban claim responsibility for the attack. meanwhile, the afghan presidential contender abdullah ullah has rejected election results, showing that ashraf ghani has won. he has declared himself the winner.

>> conference that recently aded, claiming victory, and second round of presidential elections in afghanistan. the preliminary results were released yesterday by an electoral commission. 'sthin minutes, abdullah spokesperson called the results fraudulent. at the press conference today, reporters tore down a photo of president karzai, still the acting president of afghanistan, and replaced it ash a photo of dr. abdullah the new president of afghanistan. there are concerns that the current clinical pressure may worsen, but the hope is that both camps might be able to work things out through the conversation that has been ongoing and organized.

>> i was going to ask you about that. where does this situation now, the declarations from abdalla ullahla -- from abd abdullah -- where is it likely to lead? ullah has accused and itssident karzai -- according to the results yesterday, it appears that both camps are involved equally in fraud, and it means there less validity to negotiate. the consensus on the ground is that while there is a lot of noise made about abdullah's

accusations of fraud, this will , and thess understanding that ashraf ghani may be able to pull through, especially that secretary of state john kerry will be visiting friday to sort out the mess are. from the independent rest of sudan in 2011, but the impoverished new country has been suffering in the grip of famine and poverty. made hoping to reach hundreds of thousands of starving people. seger reports. >> thousands went waiting for to come.

access to the war-torn region has been limited by fighting and the start of the rainy season. eight agencies have warned that south sudan, the world's newest nation, to plunge into famine within weeks. >> the population is suffering from severe malnutrition. the south sudanese people are weak. >> more than 1.5 million people were forced to leave their homes after a political row between the president and his former deputy spiraled into a brutal ethnic conflict. only 100,000 in need have been able to seek refuge in these squalid camps. will not have to go through this again, and that a political solution will be found. we did not have to flee from our home again. i wish that they do not burn our house down again. i don't want to have to run away

and have my children suffer in the bush. >> peace talks between the two warring leaders were halted indefinitely last month, with both sides refusing to attend discussions. the african regional mediating block has given them until august 11 to form an interim government. a deadline that looks unlikely to be met after a third cease-fire was recently broken. in eastern ukraine, pro-russian rebels are mounting donetsk.n this city of hasgovernment in kiev pledged to act quickly to take back donetsk after retaking another town this weekend. have fled to donetsk to join the battle there. more onespondent has the upcoming ukrainian offenses. ukrainian offensive.

>> just this morning we have had reports that the town has been retaken. obviously the big story here is the strategic repeat, as the separatists call it, to the regional capital. the ukrainian army has so far said it plans to locate them, but both sides are consolidating their position. of threee been reports bridges entering donetsk that were yesterday blown up by separatists. the ukrainian army has been very careful so far to present itself invasion.ate force of the two towns, especially done yes, -- especially donetsk, a city of one million, are expected to hide behind the

cover of a massive amount of civilians, so there is the fear of a high number of civilian casualties. thatkrainian army is clear it does not intend to carpet bomb, to indiscriminately destroy parts of the city. of they that perhaps 25% population there supports the separatist cause, so they do not want to give them any reason to be portrayed as aggressors but actually as a force that is simply retaking its territory. >> a powerful typhoon has hit southern japan, pummeling the island of open -- the islands of okinawa. torrential rain is causing havoc. hundreds of flights have been canceled and half a million people are urged to evacuate their homes. the typhoon is forecast to head north toward tokyo. william hildebrandt has more. >> strong winds and heavy rains batter open i was city. battere official --

okinawa city. it is feared this could be the strongest storm to hit japan in decades, but early damage reports were encouraging. >> we have not received any information regarding major damage or injuries. the prime minister has ordered the government to keep citizens informed and to prepare for any disaster and to respond quickly if anything is to happen. >> officials said the storm was diminishing in intensity. it was earlier downgraded from a super typhoon, but the wide path and slow movement could add to potential damage. the storm comes at the end of japan's rainy season, and forecasters warned its powerful winds could trigger landslides in some areas. >> travel between britain and france by the channel tunnel is experiencing more delays this tuesday. several euros star trains have canceled and tunnel

services have been put on hold after a power failure monday. nearly 400 passengers had to be evacuated from a euro tunnel service when they were about a quarter of the way through the passage. the damage to the overhead power cables is unresolved and ongoing. famous -- the scent of famous perfumes could perhaps a slightly different odor soon. major perfume houses in europe are having to change their e becauseld formula of some key ingredients. >> when thinking of expensive internationally acclaimed perfume and what is in them, many people see flowers and trees. few imagine all g -- few imagine algae. that is one of the ingredients

that has been banned to fight against allergies. two oak muska molecules essential in some bestsellers has been banned. replacing them is a headache to perfume makers. can be one ingredient easy to replace, but in other formulas it is more complicated. it can take weeks to work out. perfume houses have been adapting their products for years, spending millions to replace various molecules. but some feel the eu's decision is exaggerated. only 1% to 3% of the population is allergic to the band ingredient, but russell says it could have gone much further. banning three elements, so the elements that we are looking for, a threshold of which people are not

sensitized. >> the latest anti-allergy restrictions will come into force in early 2015. >> it is time to take a look at what is grabbing headlines around the world. it is our international press review. still a lot of focus on the tensions in the middle east, in israel, over the murder of the palestinian teenager. >> getting a lot of attention in the israeli press. ,et's look at some articles first of all from "jerusalem post." yesterday the president of the palestinian authority, mike moved out last, received -- mahmoud abbas -- he told the family that he would pursue so that the culprits would be punished and we will regain our rights. on the same day that israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu phoned the palestinian teenager's father, promising

that the killers will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. this is an article -- this paper thatite critical, saying denouncing the murder is not enough. politicians across the critical -- politicians across the political spectrum have rushed to denounce the murder, but the article says it is not enough. the article says that in israel, incitement is still considered a legitimate patriotic act, and it calls on politicians to deal with the instigators. among them, there were a lot of calls for revenge after the murder of the three israeli teenagers earlier. >> yes, a volatile situation there. from papers around the world, continuing to focus on the unrest in iraq. >> that's right. last week the leader of isis, ghdadi, claimed

callous -- the ca lliph of a new islamic state. he has gotten a few pledges of support from groups in egypt, arabianakistan, and the peninsula, but all in all, considering the power play it is becoming, it has not actually been a particularly impressive show of support. this article quotes a terrorist specialist who says it is starting to look like isis through a caliphate party and nobody came. >> a lot of rivalries there between different jihad e-groups exposed. in france, the focus on prime has beenman well -- it 100 days since he took the job.

>> a very symbolic marker. a lot of papers are wondering how he has done so far in the three months. we take a look at the pro-business paper. they are quite excited about what he has done so far. set say he is the man who francois hollande straight. there, hollande looks like a superhero. hollande is telling him we make a great team. valls hasree months, managed to change the image of the government and also the way the government works. the government seems to have more authority, is taking more action, is communicating better. all these things are good, but more importantly in the first 100 days or the next 1000 -- are the next 1000 days. that is the next -- that is the time for the next presidential election. quite happy. look at one

left-leaning paper, the communist paper. they are quite disappointed in valls, that in 100 days he has managed to attack the very dna of the left and they are upset about it. france, andere in french politics, it has been over three months now since local elections in which the far right, the national front, they did very well. >> they did very well indeed. it was a historical election for them in many ways. 11 of the candidates from that party were elected mayor, so what has their first 100 days been like? taking a look at the big decisions that they have made, one mayor has gotten a lot of attention, the mayor of -- he got a lot of attention in may because he decided to boycott the ceremony commemorating the end of slavery. that town is also getting attention for another reason,

and that is because a girl from that town got the very best .rade on the baccalaureate >> she scored 21 out of 20, which i am not quite sure how you do that, but it is very good. >> it is because of averages and coefficients. her father is a blue-collar worker, and here she is with the best grade in france. she says she will study medicine but hopes one day to go into politics. >> or could be a battle in that town in france. thanks very much, looking at the world newspapers on "france 24." time to get the very latest sports news. we are starting off with football fans who are mourning the death of the legendary .layer alfredo destefano >> stat -- sad news of the world of football where a freighter distant unknown died at -- alfredo distefano died at the age of 88.

he had been in an induced coma after having a heart attack on saturday. consecutive european cup since 1960. alfredodo distasio -- distefano, real madrid, one of the greatest football legends. he was decisive, definitive, and he changed the institution's destination. when it's country was going through difficulties, he retained the hopes and dreams of many. inzil will take on germany the world cup semifinals later on tuesday. also -- tiago , does not mean their hopes are over, though. i don't think brazil is a

team that relies solely on name are. i think other players will overcome his absence. football is a collective game.

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