around the israeli armored vehicles and infantry troops have to go through in order to make it into gaza. that is precisely what we saw several tanks coming into gaza. what you see going out are the houses first of all and outskirts most of them have been destroyed by bulldozers or from the sheer amounts of artillery shells being shot at those locations and surprisingly enough we found families who have chosen to stay behind. when we asked if they are forced or want to fight hamas it was their choice and they explained they are to be met with death they would rather die in their homes than elsewhere in the gaza

strip. they told us that the fact that people had been targeted in u.n. schools is proof according to them that nowhere is safe in gaza. so they say they had no other alternative but to stay in their homes which were partially demolished or next to other homes completely destroyed by israeli strikes whether by f-16's or drones or artillery shells so a lot of destruction as the israeli army is clearly present and massively so. on the other hand, empty streets except a tpafew residents who s behind despite the obvious danger. a very complicated environment to report from. just hearing the u.n. security council is once again calling for humanitarian pauses in that

fighting in gaza. we will bring you more as we get it. hamas militants have built israel says a complex network of underground tunnels that lead from gaza into israel. they say there will be no end to the fighting until they are all destroyed. >> into the fourth week of hostilities israel is bolstering its fighting force with an additional 16,000 reservists as the u.s. has agreed to help israel restock its ammunition supplies. the israeli government's priority is to destroy the cros cross-border tunnels. >> so far we have neutralized scores of terror tunnels and we are determined to complete this mission with or without a cease-fire. therefore, i won't agree to any proposal that will prevent israel's military from finishing this important task for the sake

of israel's security. >> in israeli towns close to the border residents are tpaoefpl of the continued rockets and mortar attacks praising the government's decision to press ahead with the ground operation. >> we must wait patiently and let the israeli defense force do the job. no one else will do it for us especially those countries that advise us. >> we must continue. the operation will end only when we see hamas humiliated. >> israel wants to destroy hamas's rocket launching capabilities. it says it will only stop if the board blockade is lifted. >> some are now asking questions about how long the ground offensive can carry on. >> an israeli military analyst

said prime minister benjamin yettia has been left without an exit strategy and cease-fire. the israeli military is saying we have three or four more days on the tunnels amount either you -- tunnels and you send us in to the bunkers where the hamas leaders are hiding are ou pull us out because an army treading water in a foreign place is dangerous. so if they were to retreat and there is there discussion at the moment and for the first time i have heard the idea of a unilateral withdrawal. if it does the rockets what has israel achieved? it has destroyed the tunnels but the rocket issue doesn't go away so at the moment i think some part of israel's focus is on the cease-fire. >> the conflict in gaza has

stirred up strong emotions in trance home to the largest muslim and jewish countries in western europe. they are talking about to get back to the jewish defense league. news of that ban came as pro israel demonstrators gathered outside the israeli embassy in paris according to our correspondent there were several hundred protesters there present today. the world health organization says the recent outbreak of ebola has claimed the lives of more than 700 people in west africa. it has emerged in guinea in march but spread rapidly and half of the latest deaths are in liberia but the country's president has taken measures to prevent it spreading further. >> health workers get ready it treat people infected with the ebola virus. on thursday sierra leone

declared a state of mental as the virus -- state of emergency as it claimed more victories. it is the largest recorded ebola outbreak in history. since the first cases were reported earlier this year more than 1,300 have been infected and at least 700 died in guinea, sierra leone, liberia and nigeria. this is the first time i treated an ebola epidemic of this size. there have been hundreds of deaths. it is getting out of control. we can not get a handle on it. with the few resources we have. >> health workers in guinea warn locals of the deadly virus and americans to -- measures to take. but some villageers seeing loved ones die blame the health workers themselves. the red cross and world health organization are trying to set the record straight. and ensure locals seek

treatment. >> we are counting on you. we understand your concerns and we need you to help us continue our work in and around the village without any further resistance. >> on wednesday the liberian president announced a decision to close schools and quarantine a number of communities across the country. the toughest measures yet imposed by a west african government. ebola has no vaccine and no specific treatment. with a fatality rate of eight least 60%. neighboring countries including nigeria and ivory coast fear further contagion. >> liberia is one of the worst effected. later on the information minister spoke about the measures being taken to limit the spread of ebola. >> our strategy is to reduce the number of exposure, the risks of

exposu exposure, not only is this disease proven to be unprecedented but it is unique in the form we are told by experts it is now in urban and highly populated areas where movement is even higher. so, if our strategy of containment is to work, we have to go to where the risk is highest and find that could possibly be in schools. people have contact with the disea disease, it takes a number of days it manifest itself. so we have to be careful that our children don't get exposed. that is why we are closing schools. the security forces are on standing orders to intervene wherever necessary to protect healthcare and to enforce the

quarantine orders. >> that was the minister of information in liberia. at least 30 people have been killed after having monsoon rains that triggered landslides in western india left dozens of homes buried. this was about 150 kilometers southeast of mumbai. as the search effort continues there are fearers the death toll could rise to 150. amidst all of that death and destruction there was one small miracle. rescuers saved a three-month-old baby trapped for several hours. the baby boy is reported only to have suffered minor scratches. >> the u.s. secretary of state john kerry has been in new delhi taking part in an annual meeting with his opposite partner meeting. it is the first time he's been there since he was sworn in.

it was to patch up after the n.s.a. will been spying on the ruling party. kerry said the relationship with india is extremely valuable and intelligence sources in both countries are working to resolve outstanding issues. >> the president has been leading the tributes to the leader who was assassinated 100 years ago. he reached outside the cafe where he was slot dead by a french nationalist. to this day he is a key historical figure revered across the french political spectrum. >> it was the outbreak of world war i and the french socialist and he came to dine at this cafe. by the end of his meal he was dead, assassinated by a nationalist for his political views. >> he sat here with his back to the window. at 9:40 p.m. he was assassinated by the person who stood in the

street and fired two bullets from almost point blank range. >> he is one of the founding fathers of french socialism. he led the french socialist part and found a paper and wrote on the ideals of the french revolution. now he is claimed by both ends of the political spectrum. >> he was not a dreamer. he was an optimist. >> he is is only answer to the poor. the left has abandoned the nation to the extreme right. >> he is even invoked by the far right national front who hold him you were as a hero. he is buried where an exhibition currently marks the 100th anniversary of his death. >> he had successors, but since the last they would do well to meditate on what he achieved.

>> with his belief in ant military inch and fight for social justice there is a danger his legacy lies more in the rhetoric. his ideals are still cherished by not just french but socialists the world over. >> 100 years since he died. now a check of the top business news. we will begin by getting reaction to the news that argentina has defaulted again. >> we will start straight away with argentina's own reaction. that government is angry. it is lashing out at the united states blaming its legal system after their talks failed to produce a result on wednesday. argentina blew past the deadline to service its debt sliding into its second default in 13 years. the main stock market index is trading lower down more than 6%

this session. the value of the argentine currency has dropped. borrowing has headed higher. we have more details. >> talks between argentina and a group of bond holders went nowhere wednesday. the holdout investors are looking for $1 poeu .$1.5 billi buenos aires. they blame the u.s. >> there's been malpractice by the u.s. justice system for failing to act adequately and don't come to the excuse that it is independent. the truth is that it is independent of reason. >> it is argentina's second default in 13 years but analysts say it will be less serious than 2001. back then the government collapsed and many lost their jobs. >> the main thing is on the

investors' side is the state companies and private companies will find it increasingly hard to access capital markets. >> the holdouts have rejected a write-down of debt and may want the full face value but argentina doesn't want to give in though it has the money available. but with financial turmoil looming they think they will compromise. >> the bond holders are not getting paid because of the holdouts. so, there's going to be enormous pressure on the holdouts to accept much less than they had hoped for. >> argentina selected default credit rating will remain in place until its overdue payment is paid. >> let's bring an update on another story we have been looking at this week. the european courts have human rights have ordered russia to pay former shareholders of the oil company 1.9 billion euros,

largest award ever handed down by the courts after an arbitration panel ordered russia to pay 50 billion or 37 billion euros to other shareholders. it ruled the company had been forced into bankruptcy by excessive russian taxes and fees. russia calls the ruling un-woodsunfair. stocks are lower as concerns over the crisis in ukraine and argentina defaults seem to be part of the weakness. u.s. indices are in negative territory this session. dow jones industrial average is down more than 1.35%. s&p 500 down more than 1.6%. weak economic data from the u.s. is contributing with jobless claims rising more than expected last week. that is european shares lower toward the close. investors digested a lower than expected reading of inflation at

0.4% fueling fears that deflation will weigh on the eurozone's recovery. some weak corporate results were undermining sentiment in europe. adidas shares saw their sharpest daily slump since 1997 on the back of a profit warning. the german sportswear maker says profit it year will miss its forecast by at least 118 million euros. it cites lower demand for golf supplies in north america and weaker demand in russia as sanctions and ukraine crisis could hurt the russian economy. the stock market in portugal was weighed down by a 42% tumble for the bank taking a beating after it reported a net loss of 3.6 billion euros and needs to raise further capital. it has fallen out of grace with

investors after an audit discovered irregularity as at its parent company controlled by the family. if we look back at the united states shares in t-mobile are bucking the trend on wall street trading more than 6% higher on reports that the company i will add is making takeover bid and it has come out to confirm that in a statement. this sets the scene for a bidding war for america's fourth largest mobile network sprint. the third largest has put in an offer for t-mobile u.s. in other words, it is a story we will be watching probably the next few days if not weeks. >> thank you indeed for that update. with the business news. up next "france 24" we will see what is online. web news is next. >> welcome to the web news.

our favorite stories making online headlines. coming up today, chinese propaganda twitter accounts, politics, comments made by the deputy p.m. and stunning display. they have names like felix james and they are highly active on line, good-looking and seem to know china but they don't exist. they are fake and operated by beijing to promote china's policies in tibet. revelations have prompted strong condemnation. the fake twitter accounts were exposed by free tibet working with u.s. daily and "new york times." the investigation revealed around 100 sham twitter profiles being operated using photos of models or actors gleaned from

the internet as profile picks led to a complaint with twitter. free tibet continues to urge saying other fake accounts may be active. feeds aofrpbl pry links to yuba showing successful tibetan culture into modern china. it mainly consists of criticizing the dalai lama. for some months there is nothing new about china using the web for propaganda. not only do they have blogers that criticize the authorities but looking to improve its online image and on twitter in particular even on the social network it is blocked in china. women across turkey shown laughing and smiling on social

media in response to comments made by the prime minister in a speech monday about corruption. he said women should not laugh in public. it created a big backlash. women began thraeurg she is shelfies on monday denouncing what they said is sexest and unacceptable remarks. they have the hash tag the word for laughter and resist laughter. now social network handles have been using the key word adding their support to the protest movement. this social media campaign brings together another movement by the prime minister in 2012 when he likened abortion to murder. thousands of turkish women took to the web to defend their right to choose. they sent a clear message to the authorities by sharing pictures

with the words my body, my choice written on their stomach, hands and other parts of the body. this person and his girlfriend wanted to take a souvenir snap on their holiday not far from cancun. as we see in this video when they went to pose for their selfie a bolt of lightning hit the tree a few inches from where they were standing. it set the web abuzz with many sharing their astonishment. it has racked up some 3,300,000 hits on youtube. am i pregnant? what is the meaning of life? this illustrates tens of

thousands are putting into google off month. it is a lighthearted look at the questions used by web users and are available on the site. well known faces and likes of barack obama, members of the british royal family, and eminem with huge noses and mouth. this collection was created by it was produced using image editing software and are available on the blog and facebook page. pulled along by a speed boat or aircraft, this is pretty impressive display of barefoot skiing. go to the youtube channel and the man behind the video you can

see the athletes pull off one stunning move after another.

-- fromthe sick at the pacifica, this is democracy now! >> children sleeping on the floor. it is unacceptable. it is an offense to the humanity of all of us here at -- of us. as the palestinian death toll in gaza tops 1,300 and israel faces international condemnation for bombing a u.n. shelter, the united states gives israel