>> it is 1:00 in the french capital. the headlines this hour. france confirms there are no survivors in the downed algerian flight. 116 people were on board. officials say the crash could be weather related. we get an update from our correspondent on the ground in mali. gaza rockets are fired at israel's airport as the west bank braces for more palestinian protests. demonstrators angry over the ongoing violence. the u.s. says russia has fired artillery across its border with ukraine. the state department says it has evidence of moscow's direct

involvement in the separatist insurgency. also coming up in the program, u.s. president barack obama takes a swipe at tax evasion. fans from around the world gather in san diego for the annual hop culture festival known as comic-con. fresh israeli fire has pushed the palestinian death toll in gaza to over 800 according to emergency officials. israeli aircraft struck 30 houses killing a leader of islamic jihad, now a group of hamas. hamas continues to launch rockets into israel.

two were intercepted by the defense system as they headed to the airport in tel aviv. following the young combination -- u.n. condemnation of the hundredsf a shelter, of displaced palestinians were shelled on thursday. we go for an update. israel says it is investigating the shelling of a human school school in a u.n. gaza. that is difficult with the bombing struggling on. tell us more. >> most definitely. i am waiting for a red cross convoy to be able to head into the school. they're waiting for permission from the israelis to go and. from everything we are hearing, there is intense shelling in that area. carrying out any investigation seems incredible difficult. >> you are in gaza city. describe the activity today.

i understand the death toll has passed 800 this friday. >> yeah. spite the talks of the cease-fire in diplomatic circles, riding on the graham continues intensely today. 26 coast is have been killed. we are seeing fighting still going on the northern and eastern border. bombardment and rocket fire our regular. this is all over gaza. we will welcome to the sound of airstrikes in gaza city. to thee were awoken sound of airstrikes in gaza city. >> conflict has intricate 18th day. cityur people in gaza fearing? >> they are shocked. many have been displaced they are incredibly scared.

they would love for the war to stop. they're looking for any sense of reprieve. with the current conditions, it does not seem the immediate addressing of the blockade is on the table. from people in gaza, the attitude is they will continue to hold out and fight until they can leave themselves of the seige that has plagued them for the last seven years. they are not willing to go back to the same situation as before with just more quiet. >> jesse rosenfield, thank you for the. update. >> efforts to secure a cease-fire have failed. senator john state is in cairo working on brokering a truce. tensions are showing no signs of easing trade in the west bank, thousands of for testing palestinians clashed with

israeli forces outside jerusalem late thursday. peacefully.st began least one demonstrator was killed and 200 injured. they marched in support of the people of gaza thursday night. when protesters reached the checkpoint at the entrance to jerusalem, they were confronted by israeli soldiers and border police. they threw petrol bombs, rocks, and let off fireworks. the soldiers responded with gunfire. an israeli military spokeswoman says they used riot dispersal methods but would not comment on the use of live rounds. >> palestinians blamed the israeli army for the descent into violence. >> they were shooting people, nonviolent demonstrators. gazaeople are massacred in

and demanding freedom. >> the clashes lasted several hours. it was not the only violence thursday night. protesters and security forces clashed in east jerusalem outside the old city palestinians through petrol bombs and work met with water cannons. thousands of police have been deployed in anticipation of the holiest night of ramadan. the protests came after another day of huge bloodshed in gaza. >> to our other top story, officials have located the wreckage of the airliner that went missing thursday. the debris was found 50 kilometers from the border near a village in mali. 116 people were onboard board including 51 french nationals. the french president confirmed there are no survivors. aircraft on which 51

french citizens were traveling was found last night east of mali at the border. french soldiers already on the ground have secured the area and have begun investigating. sadly, there are no survivors. the plane is spread over a limited area. it is too early to draw conclusions. but these will come. there are several theories related to the weather. we won't rule out any of them because we want to know everything about what happened. that was french president francois hollande speaking following two emergency sessions held in paris at the french presidential palace.

let's cross to the malian capital where alex is standing by. what more can you tell us about this investigation? >> we know french investigators and forensics experts will be arriving during the day flying directly to the home that is also part of -- homophone thousand troops based in mali. i have been speaking to local journalists from the area. you have to bear in mind they have given us the closest location. crash site is 80 kilometers to the south in an area with -- close to the border. come going to be easier to from there that took traveled to mali.

it has been raining all night. a lot of the people who managed to get close to the crash site are there because of the phone network. those are the problems we are facing and investigators will be facing trying to piece together what happened and collect wreckage and bodies. we have been told the president will be going to the scene today. is not clear how he will get there. one thing that has come up quite a lot when i've spoken to local people and journalists is they said they saw a like the sky -- a bright light in the sky before the plane came down. that is interesting information that will be of interest to investigators. >> we heard from the french president francois hollande that no conclusions have been drawn and one of the black boxes is

currently on its way to gao. french troops are stationed there in the town that is quickly becoming the hub of activity as officials try to figure out what happened. >> it will be the hub. it is where we expect the bodies to be taken. many will be flown unfortunately to france. many of the passengers were french. investigators will base themselves there. is extremelyit well organized and well established base with everything you could need. even forensic workers will have forss to a field hospital pulmonary investigations. i don't know where the black box will be analyzed. the investigative team is on way

to do the work they need to do on the ground. this morning to at least 100 french troops are near the crash site. they traveled out in 30 vehicles. you are being supported by the human mission -- u.mn. police mission in mali. -- is unusually well-placed for the investigation. >> thank you for that update. the plane disappeared from radar thursday less than an hour after it took off from the capital as it headed for algiers. many on board were french nationals. family and friends of the victims are gathering in paris. emergency counseling is being provided. >> 15 french families were due to arrive thursday at charles de gaulle airport from algiers. french authorities have put in

place a canceling service to receive families. but some were unable to make it to the airport. the couple were on board the plane with their four children and in a few --mfp up -- a ne phew. >> one member of their family has given up hope of ever seeing them again. >> i cannot believe i lost my younger brother, his whole family. a few days before they left, we had a barbecue with friends. the kids were excited to be going to africa. it is tough. very tough. emergencyeille, forces were deployed to provide support to the relatives of the seven passengers due to land thursday morning. the passengers belonged to three separate families. >> they've been dealt a serious blow. they will need time to deal with the magnitude of what has happened. they should be given time and

space. >> other passengers were due to land at other airports. the foreign minister has decided to gather all the families in paris saturday. u.s. says it has evidence russia has fired artillery across its border with ukraine. moscow as tonight is directly involved with rebellion. the united states and allies accused the kremlin of arming and encouraging uprising and have imposed sanctions on moscow and report -- in response. >> we have new evidence the russians intend to deliver heavier and more powerful rocket launchers to the separatist forces in ukraine and have evidence rush is firing artillery from within russia to attack ukrainian military positions. a weekaccusation comes after the malaysian jetliner crashed in eastern ukraine with the rebels accused of shooting it down. the insurgency continues.

u.n. estimates 230,000 people have fled their homes. prime minister has announced his resignation after the majority coalition collapsed. he says the parliament could no longer do its work and pass this is a legislation. -- pass legislation. >> he made his way to the podium at the front of the ukrainian parliament to a standing ovation . he says he is stepping down as prime minister after two parties left his governing coalition. >> i hereby declare my resignation in connection with the collapse of the coalition and blocking of government initiatives. >> the surprise announcement is expected to be part of a wider power play in anticipation of early parliamentary elections. two partiesfter said they would leave government and push for a snap ballot.

the two parties played a key part in helping over four -- overthrow the former president in february. >> we believe in its current state department protects state criminals, agents of moscow, and does not stop people who work for russia who should not be here. >> in a statement posted on his official website, president poroshenko said ukraine was in need of a full reboot. he maintained his resignation should not paralyze parliament's work. if you know coalition cannot be formed in the next 30 days, the president can call early elections. some experts say that could be extended. >> you are watching "france 24." let's get an update of the headlines. france confirms there are no survivors in the downed algeria

air flight. 116 people were on board. official city crash could be weather related. gaza rockets fired at the tel aviv airport sending passengers running for cover as the west bank races for more palestinian protests. protesters angry over the mounting gaza death toll. the u.s. says russia has fired artillery across the border with ukraine. the state department says it has evidence of moscow's direct involvement in the separatist insurgency. world.es across the focusingy papers are on this plane crash thursday. >> that is right. it is in the papers over there. this paper is reporting on the frenetic government activity that took place in the early hours of thursday morning. in particular, the crisis group set up with ministers, airline

authorities. all meeting to investigate and find out why this plane 50 minutes after takeoff suddenly disappeared. there was contact with control towers seeking permission to change course. a last-minute decision, apparently. contacting,fter there was no further sign of him. it is talking about how it transpired that evening that the government ministers and everyone except for the prime minister is trying to get to the bottom of this. the weather has been a big factor. everyone is speculating it was weather conditions. but stick a moment to reflect algerians -- let's take a moment to reflect algerians were among the victims. the papers are wall-to-wall on this story. one in particular is running an interview with an aromatics

specialist. with the convinced weather hypothesis. he feels it was either a technical glitch or a terrorist attack. he says some plane wreckage was discovered 50 to 100 kilometers from the border. it was also not far from mali's northern region which has been a hive of jihadist activity. he thinks the probable hypothesis and also says the speculation about the weather we have been talking so much about is accurate at all. >> at this stage, everything does remain speculation is the exact cause has not been discovered. what is known are the passengers on board. we know many were french. 51 french nationals were on board.

nigerian -- algerian and from canada as well. star" has been reporting on it. we hear from the family of five a victim of this crash. a father went on vacation with his children. "the star" goes on to talk about crashes over the last several years up to 2014. 2014 is one of the worst years in terms of casualties. we see in "the seattle post" it is the deadliest year in a decade. we see the number of deaths per year. 2014 just over 700 victims halfway through the year. it is one of the deadliest. the other papers have put that in perspective. the senate is worldwide 700 victims of plane crashes for the

year so far. that pales in comparison to the figures we have for automobile accidents >> 3000 in france alone. around the world are looking at the numbers and say less than one in 2 million flights last year resulted in an accident where the plane was damaged significantly. note it is interesting to they are still flying is the safest mode of transportation. >> let's talk about something in france. the french government attempts to make all of its actions more transparent, how is that going? >> this is reporting how a new website went live yesterday trying to report on the declarations of interest of ministers and government

officials. i say trying because as you can see, we have a lot of handwritten contributions of public officials who are supposedly declaring their interest. it reports we cannot make a lot of what they're saying. they have set up a link on the , a groupo a service trying to get the public to contribute in figure out what these ministers are writing, create a digital version, and upload a new file so it can be accessible and legible to journalists and everyone to find out what these ministers are up to. >> thank you for a look at the date'y's press. stay with us. it is time for a sports update. guaranteed but

overall victory in the tour de france after the italian won the fourth stage of the race. by the time stage 18 had reached the summit, they were the men of the race. is 145 kilometers. they were attacked by the challenger going down the other side. move bridging the 92nd cap to overtake for the lead. even a clumsy woman in his way unable to put off the all conquering italian on his weight to becoming the first italian since 1974 214 stages in the four stages in the same tour. line,crossed the finish

we saw this year's best home rider in second and the next in third. advance butep my will not be easy. i know 15 seconds between us is not much. effort the day before, you always pay for it the day after. that was the case for him. it was my turn today. that is what makes this kind of race so beautiful. the roles are changing all the time. now we are separated by just a few seconds. the podium will be decided by saturday's time trials. he stormed through the mountains to take the fourth stage victory thursday. pinto came through in second place. has the polkadot jersey wrapped up with just a time trial to come.

in general classification. he's is coasting. those seconds were crucial for the rider. another frenchman is in second place. the mountains are now behind the entersas the tour stage 19, one that will suit the sprinters. the only real threat coming from the crosswinds as they had through the regions of southwest france. survived theve mountains will be looking to make their mark in a sprint finish friday afternoon. toemy was presented barcelona fans thursday after joining them from valencia. they signed the french defender

for 29 million euros. in 120 76 games in five years for valencia scoring three goals. the 30-year-old has twice played for france but failed to make it into the sport for the world cup in brazil. they are in full swing of their preseason preparations gearing up to their season tour of the united states. willoach of the champions face selections in the hamburg. the world cup winners have been given more time of. is much better, particularly for these players. of course it is better because they are more confident about their careers and features. -- futures. what happened to brazil will not be forgotten. they will last the test of time. i'm happy about all of it.

with germany as world cup they are all on extended leave. he does not have his normal selection headache of having to drop players because he has too many to choose from from the squad. moment, we have a lot of problems to even select 11 players because we just have a few. it is time to try out a few new things. in the less two friendly matches, david has played in different positions. sebastian has played fullback just to see how it works. >> they spent most of the sabbatical stateside.

the 34-year-old will be keen to make his mark in the united states on august 1 before tagg9w

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