>> this is the journal from d.w. studios in berlin. coming up, the world cup final is under way with germany and argentina argentina. israeli army makes an incursion into gaza in its campaign against hauls. clashes escalate between ukrainian forces and pro russian forces in the country's troubled east.

it is the biggest game in world soccer and just got under way a few minutes ago. germany and argentina are facing off to see who will lift the 2014 world cup trophy. all eyes are on rio's stadium with an expected global audience of more than a billion people the post watched sporting event everyone. chancellor angela merkel has joined a contingent of fans hoping they will clinched a fourth title and argentina is hoping to clinch number three. football fever has reached a climax in germany and we will be going live to better lip -- berlin but first we look at news. israel is stepping up offenses in gaza there were morning air strikes and commando raid sunday. more than 160 palestinians have

been killed but neither side is backing down. hamas militants have continued to fire rockets into israel as wellment world leaders are pushing for deescalation without success. the israeli prime minister rejected calls for a cease-fire sunday saying they will do whatever is necessary. in gaza thousands of palestinians have been fleaing the violence. >> a last kiss goodbye. this woman's 3-year-old daughter was killed in an israeli air strike. gazans held a funeral proceedings for another air strike where people were killed. thousands of phreufrpalestinians have fled homes and israel has announced plans to destroy homes there. schools are open at temporary shelters but people feel defenseless. >> we are tradition the army will invade.

that would cause a lot of problems and destruction. the tanks could destroy our homes. >> israel has continued heavy air strikes on gaza and israeli troops made a brief incursion into the territory but hamas militants refuse to back down. they continue to fire rockets into israel with a total of more than 800 since the offensive began almost a week ago. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has promised it cripple the group. >> we don't know when this operation will be over. it may take a long time and we need your support. >> there are reports that phrupb palestinian president mahmoud abbas will request the united nations to put all phreufpb territories under international protection. many fear a ground invasion is imminent. >> pope francis has 1kdasked people

to spare no violence. he said he felt inspired by a joint pair session last month. it called on the faithful to observe a pause for peace before the world cup final. the pope himself an argentine and avid football fan made no mention of the game. russia and germany's leaders are calling on chronology -- ukraine to step up peace efforts. putin and merkel call on kiev and separatists to engage in direct talks. they have been waging an insurgency more than three months. hundreds have been killed on both sides of the conflict as clashes continue. >> no one can live here any more. the ukrainian air force has been bum bumming this -- bombing there

suburb two days. most head toward the russian border border. residents like this woman and her children. >> the attacks are awful. i can't even put it into words. they have been blowing up houses. i'm just grateful we were brought out. >> this has become a flash point in the conflict one of the hraslast strongholds of the pro russian separatists. the ukrainian military has surrounded both cities and pounded them with air strikes. just over the border in russia a man was killed from a chantilly fired from the ukrainian side. moscow said it was a deliberate provocation and threatened retaliation. it has added to the tension. kiev denies any responsibility.

>> we are not attacking neighboring countries. the separatists fired across the borders themselves. in order to provoke a russian attack. a hastily arranged meeting between merkel and putin demonstrates how pressurized the situation has become. they met shortly before the world cup final in brazil and agreed that direct negotiations between the ukrainian government and separatist leadership were necessary. but right now on the ground dialogue seems a long way away. the ukrainian army is continuing its attack in the east and people is fled the fighting. >> in libya rival militia have clashed near the airport and tripoli. it frswas claimed by a coalition of militia

militia. their target was the liberal and anti anti-islamist group that controls the airport. many factions are jockeying for power as libya waits for the results of last month's elections to install a new parliament and government. >> the u.s. secretary of state john kerry insists that washington and perberlin remain friends despite a spy conflict. they need to revive relations on the basis of trust and respect after the exposure of a c.i.a. double agent in the german secret service. german media say washington may have recruited many more sources within the government. let's get back to the coverage of the world cup and showdown in rio between germany and argentina. it is a few minutes old and nil 0-0.

it has been a pretty rainy day. has that put a damper on fan enthusiasm? >> believe it or not last time i was down here i was complaining because it was too hot. i had sweat dripping down the back of my legs. this time dripping wet. i would say i stayed dry. i brought an umbrella and this has turned into one big wet t-shirt competition. the fans are not giving up. they are shouting and jumping up and down and every time the ball gets near the goal they go crazy. we've got about i guess 400,000 to 500,000. the fans stretch about 1 by 5 kilometers down. >> are there any argentine wet t-shirts off there? >> good question. i have found out of this crowd

of half million two argentine fans. that's it. >> what are fans saying about germany's chances? >> they are extremely optimistic. the german know they have a fantastic team. they know who they are up against, argentina with messi who is a football legend but they have some legends of their own and a lot of them that have played together a long time. klose with his 16 goals is a world cup lift maker. muller has 10 goals in that tournaments and he is on fire. the germans are confident that they are going to win. i haven't seen anyone who has looked pessimistic in the least. >> they have had a lot to cheer about so far. thanks. >> for the fans this is germany's match to win or lose and lose something something

they have managed to avoid so far at this world cup though there were a few close calls. here is a quick refresher of what has led up to this moment. >> this world cup has seen german fans fall in love with their team all over again. and it we never thought we would get this far. we are going to be world champions. >> we are going to win. >> germany's opening ma'am stunned everyone with their 4-0 trouncing of portugal. then they had the next one and advanced. >> we had a good start then some less convincing performances with ghana, u.s. and algeria teams that have nothing to lose. >> in the quarterfinal against france the top gol goalkeeper

warded over their opponent then beat brazil 7-1. >> i like such games. major tournaments and great moments. in situations like these we really pull out all the stops. >> the world cup has been hard work work. but germany has knuckled down in training at seaside retreat. it is ready it assume the mantle of victor. >> we have responded under pressure by being successful in prefer tournaments. if you keep making it to the semifinals the pressure is on. >> if they don't crumble they are looking at their fourth world cup title. >> this world cup final has all the makings of a classic between two great you're teen and south american heavyweights. we bring in jason. it is just under way. are there any surprises in the starting lineup?

>> two. first the lineup came out and it was the same as the last two then 20 minutes before kickoff we found out sammy qadiri khedira was not going to play. we think he has problems with his chasm.alf. the person who is replacing him has only played four times for germany in total and he's only played a couple minutes here. he was brought in at the last minute because he played well in a friendly match t. is surprise for him to play the biggest sage in football and one of his first aefpbss -- appearances for germany. >> it is still early, 12 minutes but is there any indication of what the teams' strategies are? >> germany trying it dominate

the midfield and going up without khedira. lahm is in the right back. he played there the last two games. he is still in that position. germany have taken control of midfield and pushing argentina deep. argentina defending enormous and waiting to hit germany on the counterattack. they have had a couple chances. messi will a great one. this is a very evenly balanced game. germany will most of the possession but aurbgt deadly on the break. >> we will be keeping a close eye on the match. no matter how it turns out third place has been decided. netherlands beat brazil 3-0 saturday with just two minutes on the cloak robin van persie slammed home a penalty cook -- penalty kick. brazil went two down in the 16th

meant when there was the clearings on this goal and another one in the dying minutes. that added insult to injury it make it 3-0 holland. before we go another sporting event the tour de france is going on and tony barton has won the ninth stage. he broke away and claimed it finishing three minutes clear of his nearest rival. that was not enough to stop another french rider from taking the overall lead. he will start in the yellow jersey tomorrow. that is all the from the journal for now. keep it here for more cup analysis and reporting. you can go to our website for all the latest news. thanks.

>> as the week began tensions flared in the middle east. israel launched air strikes in the gaza strip in response to palestinian rocket fire across the border. israel defended the operation saying it would not tolerate hamas militant threatening israeli lives. >> the last few weeks hundreds of such rockets have been fired. we have repeatedly warned hamas this must start and the israeli defense forces are currently acting to put an end to this once and for all. >> israel targeted hamas rocket

launchers and command posts in gaza some were in built-up areas saying they would not stand by as civilians were being hit said hamas. >> we will defend our people. we warn the occupiers not to continue. we are ready it resist their aggression. >> the latest outbreak was sparked by the abduction and murder of three jewish teens and then killing of a palestinian by. each side blames the other for the escalation. afghan election officials released preliminary result monday from the presidential run after. the electoral commission said ashraf ghani received 56% of the vote. officials acknowledged there were incidents of fraud which they were still looking into. >> i want to express that the announcement of preliminary result is not the announcement

of the winner. there may be adjustments after complaints are investigated. >> the other candidate abdullah abdullah prescribed the preliminary results as a coup and said the vote was rigged. the commission has agreed to audit one-third of polling stations but his supporters want a recount of all the votes. >> pope francis met for the first time with victims of sexual abuse. he listened to the ordeal of two german, two irish and two british victims. at a private mass he apologized for past wrongdoing. >> before god and his people i express my sorrow for the sins and grave crimes of clerical sexual abuse committed against you. i humbly ask forgiveness.

>> he said the catholic church would no longer tolerate cover-up of cases to protect priest. victims are still asking they be held accountable. >> the soviet union last foreign minister died monday at age 86. he was the face of mikel gosh gorbachev helping to where i down the berlin wall but he enjoyed less success in his native georgia. he was overthrown in 2003. >> germany fans celebrated into the night tuesday after their team's 7-1 win over brazil in the world cup semifinal. crowds gathered in the public

viewing area and could hardly believe what they had witnessed. >> it was amazing. the german team went into the match with so much self-confidence it was crazy. >> i can't begin to say how i feel. we never expected we will get this far but now we will definitely be world champions. >> but it was a different story for heartbroken brazil fans in rio de janeiro. hopes of winning the title on home turf were crushed. >> our team was completely exhausted. we didn't have any midfielders. our superstar neymar was unable to play and that was our downfall. >> a day later it was argentina fans fans' time to generatecelebrate when they won paving the way for a germany and argentina final. >> interior ministers from e.u. countries met in italy tuesday

to discuss the growing number of migrants trying to cross the mediterranean from north africa. boats have been intercepted almost daily. rome is seeking more financial help from brussels. germany has said the problem needs to be tackle d at the root such as providing more aid for crisis regions. >> clarifying who is allowed to come to europe and how we process them won't some the problem. the e.u. home affairs commissioner says she wanted e.u. member states to take in more refugees especially from syria. >> japan's southern islands were hit by a typhoon tuesday. several deaths were blamed on the storm. authorities ordered a half million to evacuate before they made landfall.

it had wind speeds up to 250 kilometers an hour. >> reports emerged wednesday that a second german government official was under investigation for allegedly spying on behalf of the united states. an employee of the defense ministry aroused suspicion after maintaining close contact with the u.s. emseufrplt the allegations were less than a week after a german intelligence officer was arrest ded about passing information. the news has infuriated politicians. >> the u.s. can't just go recruiting people as spicees. that is stupid. u.s.-german ties were strained over surveillance of phone calls and e-mails. merkel sought to persuade

washington to containing their ways. -- change their which is. >> the way i see it if you k consider this with a healthy dose of common sense it is waste of energy it spy on one's allies. i think that the important thing is to maintain trust between allies especially in these confusing times. >> to underscore berlin's anger germany thursday took the unprecedented step of offering a u.s. intelligence officer to leave the country. people in indonesia went to the polls wednesday to choose a knew president. voting was people in the third presidential election since the end of authoritarian rule but failed tit it produce a clear winner. which dote -- d r widoto claimed

victory. he claimed that he would usher in more democracy. >> we decide our country's fate. we want a better, healthier indonesia where all people are educated and simpleized. >> his opponent said he came out on top casting himself as a strong leader. but some voters have accused him of human rights abuses during the country's dictatorship. official results are not due until july 22. if either candidate disputes the outcome it will go to the constitutional court. meantime, the skwroutout outgoing president has urged restraint. >> the united nations security council held an emergency meeting thursday to discuss the violence between israel and hamas. the u.n. secretary general called on both sides to negotiate a cease-fire or else

risk all out war. >> i ask citizens to permanently live in fear of the next aerial attack. both parties must respect international aluminum taeurpb law. >> but attacks continued. israel said militants in gaza have fired hundreds of rockets including at jerusalem and tel aviv. they threaten urban areas and have been intercepted. on the palestinian side the death toll from israeli air strikes climb past 100. gaza residents were warned it brace for an israeli ground offensive. >> in ukraine as the army continued its every to retake rebel held parts of the east the european union slapped sanctions on 11 more individuals.

they reported some 30 government troops were killed in a missile attack at a border crossing. amnesty international has criticized human rights abuses in eastern ukraine including kidnapping and torture. they say they have abducted nearly 500 people. >> the european court of justice struck down a german rule thursday that required turkish nationals to pass a language test before being allowed to join their spouses living in germany. judges said it violated the e.u. association agreement with turkey. berlin caused the requirement for non-- e.u. citizens as part of efforts to promote integration and combat forced marriages. >> india was shocked by another kiss of case -- case of violence friday. a girl had been raped by a neighbor allegedly on the orders

of the village chief. police say it was an act of retaliation after another sex attack blamed on the victim's brother. the village chief and both rape suspects were taken into custody. >> iraq's embattled prime minister suffered a setback in efforts to form a new government friday. after kurdish politicians announced they were pulling out of had us cabinet. >> we have been always available for talks for dialogue but the mentality in baghdad was to control and not share power. >> tensions escalated as the government of the kurdish north seized oil fields to secure supplies. >> berlin's fashion week wrapped up friday. more than 50 designers presented their collections for summer

2015. among them lena with her transparent fabric and patterns. it is a cornerstone of berlin's efforts to position itself as a fashion capital. that concludes our review of

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