>> welcome back. we are going to begin the other -- to begin to -- to be together for the next half hour. israeli airstrikes on gaza intensify as palestinian rockets fired targets in tel aviv and jerusalem. israel is considering a ground offensive that could deliver a decisive blow to hamas. jordan has called on israel to stop the attacks on the gaza strip. france moves to beef up its anti-terrorism legislation. people suspected of having been radicalized could have their passports taken away. france's interior ministry wants

fromop aspiring jihadists traveling to syria. brazil is in morning. the host nation world cup hopes have been dashed by a defeat tog 7-1 germany. we will know who germany will take arm tonight -- take on tonight when the netherlands face argentina. also coming up over the course of the next hour, we will be looking at south sudan three years on as africa's newest nation celebrates its third birthday. optimism has given away to conflict and hunger. we will be asking what went wrong. we will also be looking at the tale of a girl sent to earth from the moon.

we will have a sneak peak. that's all coming up. our top headline this lunchtime 160 targetss bombed in the gaza strip this night. rocket fire has targeted both jerusalem and tel aviv. over the course of the two-day 430ation, israel has bombed targets in the palestinian territory. 150 hurt in recent days. bothdent obama has urged sides to act sensibly rather than out of vengeance. has warned that all israelis are now targets. benjamin netanyahu's government says it will continue until rockets fired from gaza into israel have ceased. tsrael half less -- has lef

open the possibility of a ground offensive. >> israel's aerial offensive against gaza continues. they have called up 40,000 reservists with 1000 to be deployed immediately. troops and military vehicles are already gathered close to the border with gaza. isthe idea of the air force hitting military targets. but without -- the israeli government has apparently reached the conclusion that without a ground operation, it will not be possible to completely stop this firing. groundel's last incursion into gaza in january, two thousand nine, lasted three weeks and left 1400 palestinians and 13 israelis dead. a later aerial engagement followed in 2012. this comes to a failure of politics. again in the same kind of scenario we had already

tried before? because nothing is solved at all. we are going from one to the other but without any political solution. that's the basic problem. >> israel has yet to confirm whether it will send troops into the gaza strip, but it says the options are on the table and that no military operations will stop until rocket firing into israel has ceased. >> are jerusalem correspondent joins us now -- our jerusalem correspondent joins us now live. how close are we, do you believe, to a ground offensive against gaza? >> it is always difficult to predict. havetil yesterday, i would said it was still brinkmanship, but in a case like this, someone has to help pull both sides back from the brink. the usual people who stand between the two parties and do that task, the usual mediators are not in the picture at the moment. so, the u.s. is making comments

from far away. mediator, traditional is not in the picture at the moment, so it makes it hard to see who or what is going to be the surface breaker. as we see more rocket strikes in israel and hamas targets, and jihad targets in gaza. >> as the death toll mounts in gaza, the rockets that targeted targetedem -- that jerusalem and tel aviv must have come as a tremendous shock to israelis. >> actually, it was not a shock. it was one of the matters that resident benjamin netanyahu raised when he said -- that president benjamin netanyahu raised when he said we don't want to go in immediately. he had warned the public and prepared them. having said that, it is a difficult thing to end your. i think israelis -- to endure. i think israelis are getting

used to the idea there will be more rockets. some are getting used to the antimissile system, iron dome. >> one of the reasons there are few israeli casualties is the fact that israelis are very conscientious about going down about bunkers, aobut -- staying in stairwells, and stopping their lives the moment they hear there is a strike. it may not be a shock, but it is something to endure. ment,moment -- the mo something like one million israelis are dealing with that. >> all this has come in the context of -- we've seen demonstrations over the last week in jerusalem over the death of the palestinian boy, who was killed last wednesday in east jerusalem, a week ago today. what's the latest from that investigation? >> we still don't have an official account of those three -- of the six men who have been

arrested and the three young men who have confessed. i say young because they are between 23 and 16 according to the reports that have leaked out into the israeli media. they are apparently all from one family. that is not brothers, but cousins. there is an indication that the father of one of them may have been a rabbi. perhaps an extremist religious group, but there has not been a formal accounting yet. they are still being held on remand without seeing their lawyers. that's about to change in the next couple of days. they are going to be back in court. palestinians and israelis are both watching with different degrees of horror but fascination. there is a determination to see justice done from both sides. >> thank you very much, irris ma kler. iraq's parliament is to get back to work next week. it had announced a five-week break after failing to agree on the name of the next parliamentary speaker, something that forced yesterday's session

to be postponed. pressure on leaders to agree to a new government has forced them to rethink. parliament will now reconvene early next week. with baghdad in political deadlock, fighters from the islamic state continue their advance. they've taken control of a former chemical weapons facility northwest of baghdad, where 2500 degraded chemical rockets are believed to be stored. washington has played down the threat, saying that none of the weapons are intact and it would be difficult to use them for military purposes today. it is emerging that iraqi security forces have found the bodies of 53 men who had been bound and executed south of baghdad. the corpses were found south of the provincial capital, all with gunshot wounds to their head or chest. france is moving to beef up its anti-terrorism laws.

the interior minister is presenting his measure to the french cabinet today. the aim -- to prevent aspiring jihadists from traveling abroad. the new bill includes a ban on foreign travel of up to six months or those suspected of having been radicalized. it gives authorities the powers to to temporarily -- the powers to temporarily confiscate or invalidate their passports. >> france wants to crack down on the growing number of french youth heading abroad, mainly to syria, to join the jihad. the minister proposes around 20 new concrete measures, including tracking suspects and stopping them. in cases of suspect jihadists, there is a ban on leading the country. it is a temporary, bureaucratic step to get the judge the time to make the case a judicial one. in the meantime, details about the suspect are immediately

placed in the information system and other reports. ban on suspects leaving the country will be six months and will be renewable. airlines and travel companies will be informed. also targeted -- lone wolves, such as the main suspect for the attack inmate in the jewish museum in brussels -- attack in may on the jewish museum in brussels. some could be arrested for the simple intention of attacking. it will include a crackdown on online jihadist recruitment networks. sites could be blocked. negotiations with web providers are underway. >> it is 1:10 in paris. a look now at some news in brief. the governor of jakarta has declared victory in indonesia's presidential election. so, too, has his rival. it is only the third

presidential election in the world's fourth most populous nation. japan's typhoon hits mainland after it -- after devastating okinawa. as typhoon should hit kyushu early as tomorrow. 28 have so far been wounded. newew cases of ebola and 25 reported inbeen guinea, liberia, and sierra leone, according to the world health organization. 518 deaths since the epidemic began in february. south sudan is three years old today. a parade is due to take place in the country's capital to mark the day it became a country. there is a reminder of the problems faced by africa's

newest nation, a country that, after just three years, is crippled by a seven-month-old civil war and threatened by famine. they congratulate the people of south sudan on the country's third anniversary, but few are in the mood to celebrate. internally displaced people live in tents and fetch water from trucks. half a million people have been displaced by civil war. aid agencies warn of imminent famine if they do not receive massive funding to boost the food drops that have already begun. >> there is malnutrition, especially amongst the kids in sensitive areas. o, if that level of assistance cannot be maintained, it is likely that food insecurity will become rather traumatic. >> south sudan has been divided since mid-said -- mid-december,

when guards loyal to the president clash with troops supporting the ousted vice president. the conflict has spiraled along ethnic lines, with more than seven months of fighting. thousands of people have been killed in the conflict, a far cry from the optimism with which the world's newest nation broke away from the muslim north after years of war. >> the sense of being victorious, the sense of living peacefully, without fear, in your own country -- that was changed drastically. >> three cease-fires have failed to put a permanent end to the forence and hopes prosperity in the potentially oil-rich nation have dimmed as the civil war rages between men

who were once allies and separated from khartoum three years ago. theow to the humiliation of host country in the world cup last night. no country had ever suffered such a large defeat in a world cup game as did brazil last night. germany beat it 7-1. meaning that germany had cup to the final this sunday. in berlin, hundreds of thousands of people took in that crucial semifinal outdoors. staying up late paid off. our correspondents were there. did score in ant world cup final. german fans -- an unprecedented score in a world cup final. german fans could hardly believe it themselves. 7-1 against the legislator he -- the legendary brazil.

>> it is crazy. i don't know what to say. >> perfect. i would have never believed we the semifinal with that kind of score. 7 goals, four in the space of six minutes in the first half. germany dominated the game from start to finish. >> crazy. every shot seemed to go in. we took advantage of our opportunities. brazil was in over its head. historic. >> a game that has gone into the annals of sport and which also gave germany the ticket into the final. those germans who had doubts about their team's chances are certainly believers now. >> germany is the best team in the entire world and will win the world championship.

>> the netherlands, argentina -- no matter who the opponent is, we will beat them. >> fancier have been dreaming of going all the way. , thefter this performance world championship is within shouting distance. >> a more cheerful look at last night's semifinal. gazali attacks on intensify as palestinian rocket fire targets tel aviv and jerusalem. after two days, operation , israelve edge considers a ground offensive. jordan has called on israel to end what it calls its barbaric attack on the palestinian territory. itsce moves to beef up anti-terrorism legislation. people suspected of having been radicalized could have their passports taken away. france's interior minister wants

to prevent us firing jihadists from traveling to syria. 800 are suspected to have made the trip since the conflict began. brazil is in mourning. the world cup host nation's at the hands of germany. we will know tonight who germany will take on in the final when the netherlands take on argentina. let's have a look at what is making headlines in the world press. lots of focus on that semifinal match between germany and brazil. >> in case you did not take a look at that match, i pulled out a summary, a 10-second summary from bayern 3. it sums things up quite well. >> ♪ harsh.e >> but quite a good summary. let's take a look at how the

brazilian press is reacting to this slap in the face -- that's what a lot of the media is calling it. is none less than the biggest humiliation in our history." they are talking about this huge humiliation, the game was a massacre. defeat inbiggest the team's 10-0-yea -- team's 100-year history. there were all sorts of sad faces, crying. they have photos of fans as they saw that game play out. they talk about the "faces of deception." you can see the photos of fans reacting as the game went on. course, outside of brazil are also saying that this was an embarrassing to be -- em barrassing defeat. >> it was slaughter, remorseless

germany tore brazil apart in shocking fashion. it says "bye-bye, brazil. no team has looked this bad at the world cup since haiti in 1974. 7-0i was beaten by poland in that game. >> many papers are also wondering what this will mean beyond the pitch for brazil, perhaps on the political or social level. >> there were tensions in brazil in the lead up to the world cup, a lot of criticism about the price tag of the world cup. all that seemed to die down once the games began. this article was published before the world cup kicked off, in may, but it is quite ominous. "brazil's world cup is an expensive, exploitative nightmare."

it quotes a british journalist. -- a brazilian journalist. fails, there will be violence." quite an ominous quote before the world cup. i pulled out a tweet that happened right after the game. you can see some angry brazilians burning a brazilian flag. it seems like there is a lot of tension in the streets, a lot of anger at this president, dilma rousseff. she was booed and insulted after the game. tote says it is hard imagine anybody who didn't enjoy the game as much as she did. it was probably a horrible moment for her. often, world cup victories in brazil, with economic prosperity and political success for politicians. this article says this could have an impact on her political future. >> bad news for dilma rousseff.

if you look at the german press, the mood is entirely different. >> a lot of celebrations in the german press, but it is not over the top. it is quite tame. it talks about this historic score. it was surreal as well, but for different reasons as brazil. they talk about this football miracle. aheadre already looking to the final. they are confident in the face of the opposition. they say whether it is argentina or holland, who cares? we are the favorite. >> football is not the only thing in the international press, although you could be forgiven for thinking so this morning. the finances have been in the spotlight ever since the allegations of campaign fraud. an audit has been carried out and the results were made public yesterday. they say, "it's not pretty. the party has discovered it's almost bankrupt." they were alarmed by the party's

"staggering debt," 74.5 million euros. this is a triple failure -- financial, political, and moral, they said. the satirical magazine focuses on one thing. the party spent a huge amount of money on a phone bill for -- she used to be a justice minister under nicolas sarkozy and is currently a member of the european parliament. the ump paid her phone bill. it came up to 10,000 euros for one year, 833 euros a month. she had the worst -- obviously has a worse phone plan than i do. >> we will leave it there for today. the look at the international press this morning. thank you very much.

looking a great deal at last night's humiliating defeat for brazil. we will have a look at sports news today. bigok ahead to tonight's match, which will determine who germany will see in the finals. >> world cup hosts brazil were left to a shock after their record defeat against germany, 7-1. silva, brazilr and leaked five goals in the first half. to add insult to injury, one of them made a player the record world cup score. -- scorer. more german to two goals was no consolation. >> it was raining heavily. theeemed to rain goals in

first half. a complete capitulation by the brazilian side. we did say before the game there might be problems defensively, but no one envisaged the way they just collapsed. in the end, they were handing goals to the germans. >> there were wild scenes of jubilation and no small amount of disbelief as they celebrated their country cost margin to an -- country's march into an eighth world cup final. it starts from the brandenburg gate to the golden statue atop the victory column. no doubt it will be packed again for the final on sunday. of hoste mauling brazil, attention switches to são paulo in the second world cup semifinal wednesday the tween the netherlands and argentina, a -- wednesday between the netherlands and argentina. they are looking to secure their after theld cup title

previous defeat four years ago in south africa. >> first of all, we have great confidence and we play with great confidence. and i know the dutch media did not believe it, were not very confident in us, but we are confident, and i think it shows. it is paying off. it isn't just -- it is just great to be able to play this world cup. it is a dream. especially for the young players. spite needing extra time in two matches at this world cup, the coach said his players are fresh, but conceded luck could play a part against messi and co . have been like that in the quarterfinals and in the last 16. i would say it is going to be 50/50 in this match. we will have to be a bit lucky. the corn will have to land our coin will have

to land our way, as we say in dutch. >> he is due for a fitness test on a groin injury and the captain has had stomach problems. good day for germany on tuesday as marcel kittel claimed his third win on this year'sgg9#