>> welcome to the "journal" coming to live from dw in berlin. >> coming to you live in the next half-hour -- israel believes one of its soldiers has been captured. we will go live to gaza and jerusalem. >> the world's worst ever ebola outbreak. the world health organization says it is out of control but can be stopped. >> is it really safe to fly? we look into the mysterious death of a british airways pilot.

>> united nations secretary-general ban ki-moon has condemned hamas for breaking the cease-fire for gaza and has called on its release of any israeli soldier it may have captured. >> two israeli soldiers were killed and several captured as what was supposed to be a three-day truce à la part. the israeli response came swiftly -- an attack that left at least 60 dead and 200 wounded. >> u.s. president barack obama repeated his condemnation and said the u.s. continues its support for israel and its right to defend itself, but that the plight of palestinian civilians must "weigh heavily on our conscience." >> we go live to our correspondent in washington, but first, this report. >> one of the many signs the cease-fire is well and truly over -- israeli troops arriving at the border with gaza.

the truce that was meant to last three days was instead blown apart after just 90 minutes. both sides are trading blame, and there is no way to independently verify who fired first. israel's military says hamas gunmen emerged from tunnels and shot an israeli soldier. the u.n. is giving credence to those reports, again calling on both parties to end the violence . >> the secretary-general urges both sides to show maximum restraint and return to the agreed 72-our humanitarian cease-fire that tragically lasted such a brief period. he also urges those with influence over the parties to do everything to convince them to observe the humanitarian cease-fire. >> that is nowhere near happening on the ground. hospitals in gaza are struggling to cope with the numbers of injured flooding in. many palestinians who briefly returned to the homes they fled from found nothing to return to.

>> where should we go? either we will go to the school or on the street where they can find us a tent. we need a solution. there were eight families in this house. where should we live now? >> anger here continues to grow. clashes broke out in the west bank as palestinians protested against israel. now, a further twist in the conflict. this man's son, a soldier, has been captured by hamas militants, israel says. israel has sent thousands of troops to find him. for although suffering in this war, it is a signal that a new truce is most likely a long way off. >> just how long? our correspondent is on the ground in gaza city for us. there are reports an israeli soldier has been captured. what is hamas saying about that? >> thomas so far officially

denying capture of any israeli soldier -- hamas so far officially denying capture of any israeli soldier. they are saying israel is fabricating the story completely, and there was no capture of an israeli soldier. >> what about the cease-fire? hamas is saying israel is responsible for it falling apart. >> thomas is still accusing israel -- hamas is still accusing israel. the shelling continued even after it :00 in the morning when the cease-fire went into effect. they said the confrontation to the troops was before 8:00 -- it was about 7:00 in the morning. so far, hamas is sticking to

their story that israel violated the cease-fire agreement. >> the attacks in response to the apparent capture of the soldier worse than what we have seen in the past days. up to perhaps 70 dead in that attack. what are people in gaza expecting in the days and hours ahead? >> now, it is very dangerous. they are expecting more bombardment. the fear is very deep that there will be more casualties. already, life is very hard, and in this disaster, a shortage of electricity, shortage of water, unemployment is raising up. more houses are demolished. the situation is very hard, and the people are afraid of having more and more days with bombardment. >> fear certainly central right now in gaza.

thanks so very much. well, there is anger in israel right now about its latest losses. let's get to jerusalem. we are joined by tonya cramer. what more can you tell us about the possible capture of an israeli soldier? has it been confirmed? and this must seriously complicate any diplomacy. >> it does certainly complicate the already complicated situation. we understand from our resources here that the stance is ongoing in the south of the gaza strip. the army going house by house to find this 23-year-old lieutenant who they believe was captured in this attack. hamas is actually backtracking on the earlier claimed to have captured a soldier, and both the political and military ring are denying that they have information on the captured soldier.

they want to buy more time, or maybe another militant group has possibly captured the soldier. >> still a lot of clarification needed. what has been the reaction in israel about the rapid collapse of the cease-fire? >> i think most israelis were in the first place quite surprised about this humanitarian cease-fire. according to recent polls, people do not actually want to see a cease-fire right now, but rather like to see the operation go all the way, and now this possible kidnapping could he a game changer -- could be a game changer. this is a real trauma. to have a soldier captured is a real issue. as well, people are reminded of the soldier who spent five years in captivity. it put the government under more pressure to react more forcefully against hamas right now.

>> a game changer, as you mentioned, if this soldier was indeed captured. thanks. let's get some analysis now from our midast expert. a lot happening. we still need on formation. the u.s. and united nations are blaming hamas for the breakdown of the cease-fire, but why would hamas agree to a cease-fire only to break it minutes later? >> difficult to assess because we do not have the exact information to know what was going on on the ground. the u.s. and united nations were very quick in condemning this attack and addressing hamas as the main culprit. in any case, it is interesting to note that neither hamas nor the israeli government seemed to be willing to end this war, believing that they have not achieved a political prize, a political game that makes it worthwhile to wage this war. >> hard to say at this point, though. why do you think that the cease-fire collapsed?

>> possibly, the hamas movement saw a great opportunity to kidnap an israeli soldier. as we heard before, this is a traumatic situation for the israeli public. he do not want to see their soldiers being kidnapped. the last time, it cost israel more than 1000 prisoners that had to be released, and, of course, nobody wants to see a repetition of this in israel. now, we will see even more ferocity and fighting, more people getting killed. where does this lead to? there needs to be a political solution. hamas needs to stop fighting israel, but also, the gaza strip needs some perspective, the opening of its borders, and there needs to be a political solution, and there is nothing along the road that even gives the slightest indication that this perspective might pop up at the horizon. >> you are talking about a political solution being paramount, but if you look at the region right now, it is very far away. israelis would ask why they should sit down with hamas. >> exactly.

this is a dangerous situation. it's not the first time israel has attacked the gaza strip, but it's the first time it has gotten out of control. both sides definitely underestimated the impact of the war. hamas has really staged fierce resistance. the israelis will definitely pursue their military attacks, and with any more dead people to come, the whole region is in turmoil. the palestinians even in the west bank start to start their own uprising. it is really at a breaking point, i would say. >> that is exactly my next question -- how great is the western that the fighting could spread to the west bank? >> there will be a lot more fighting in the west bank, and it's even more dangerous because if things continue at this pace, then hezbollah in lebanon might also decide it is a good opportunity to fight israel, and then we really have a situation that gets out of control.

>> a political situation -- a political solution farther away thank you so much. >> our correspondent richard walker is in washington and has been following what barack obama has been saying. fill us in. what has he been talking about? >> after a day in which the u.s. tone toward israel sharpened distinctly -- that was on thursday over the high civilian death toll in gaza and also the bombing of the united nations school there -- today, the focus has been shifting very much firmly back towards hamas. if it is confirmed that an israeli soldier has been captured, that would be seen as something of a game changer, and president barack obama at going very strong comments both from john kerry, his secretary of state, and from his press spokesman earlier in the day condemning the attack. josh earnest had earlier referred to it as a barbaric attack.

also, barack obama acknowledging that the situation would be very difficult to get any kind of cease-fire back on track. he said it will be very difficult while hamas cannot be trusted as a partner. he said even if it turns out that the soldier has indeed been captured by another group and not hamas, then that would in itself show that hamas was not a credible partner. >> no real signs of a diplomatic solution on the horizon. thanks for joining us from washington. barack obama has also expressed his deep concerns to vladimir putin about russia's support for separatists in eastern ukraine. the leaders spoke on the phone today and discussed the decision of the west to step up sanctions on moscow once again. >> the russian president called the sanctions counterproductive, but both sides did agree on the need for an immediate halt to the fighting. this was the first time they have spoken since a malaysian airliner was shot down over eastern ukraine two weeks ago.

>> dutch and australian investigators are searching through the crash site for more clues on what happened. >> what precisely happened to malaysia airlines flight mh 17? 70 investigators are attentive to answer the question. most experts are from the netherlands and australia, the home countries of many of the victims. the public pressure is immense. >> very happy but tense. a lot of people are watching over our shoulder. it is going to happen now. >> it has been two weeks since the malaysian airlines flight went down over ukraine. dozens of bodies have yet to be recovered. experts hope to find clues to the cause of the disaster among the debris. western powers and kiev accuse pro-russian separatists of shooting down the plane, which crashed over their territory, a claim the separatists deny. ukrainian troops are protecting investigators during their work.

>> the personnel of the mission are allowed to have and carry weapons as well as use force for self-defense and for implementation of its activities under this agreement. apart from that, the personnel of the mission are allowed to wear, uniform -- combat uniform. >> fighting continues. according to the ukrainian military, over a dozen soldiers were killed in clashes on friday. >> poland has commemorated the 70th anniversary of the warsaw uprising. on august 1, 1940 4,000 took up arms against the not the occupiers -- on august 1, 1944, thousands took up arms against the nazi occupiers. >> 200,000 people are thought to have been killed in the uprising. the ceremony was attended by the

president, the prime minister, and some of the surviving veterans. this has become a defining part of modern poland's identity. we are going to a short break. stay with us. we will b >> welcome back. the world health organization says the outbreak of the deadly ebola virus in west africa is moving much faster than efforts to control it. >> a crisis summit is being held right now in the capital of guinea. more than 700 people have died in the outbreak areas in guinea, sierra leone, and liberia. some 1400 people are known to be infected. the who says west african leaders are implementing tough measures to bring the crisis under control. >> washington, meanwhile, is flying back two american aid workers who were infected while helping treat patients in the region. many governments are warning their citizens to avoid travel to the affected countries. >> the area where ebola has

broken out is difficult to reach and has very poor communications. some of the infected are in remote villages. doctors are trying to reach them as well as persons who they came in contact with. >> you have to find out who has been in contact with the infected person when they were at their most infectious. these people then have to be seen every day for three weeks to prevent them from passing on the disease to their families and villages. >> infectious disease specialist maximilian has just returned from the ebola-infected region. doctors without borders have more than 500 staff working in the area. most of them are locals, but it's not enough to stop the disease spreading. >> the situation in the region, especially in sarah and -- in

sierra leone and liberia is, as we have already said, completely out of control. there are constantly new cases and more new clusters of infections. the health authorities, particularly in liberia, are totally overwhelmed i the situation. >> many people here do not trust doctors. they are terrified of the disease and put their trust in traditional healers. it is an additional challenge for foreign medical workers. >> when someone becomes ill, we tell them we have to take that person to our center, but the villagers know that not many leave the treatment centers alive. we have to have very difficult conversations. >> whole regions have been put under quarantine. schools and universities have been closed, but the virus is continuing to spread, and there are now two suspected cases in nigeria. >> he dubbed -- our

correspondent jones is on the line from legos -- our correspondent joins us on the line from lagos. >> the rumor going around this morning after newspaper claims is that there is another suspected case of ebola in the country. in the meantime, the federal government reacted and said there is no new case of the ebola virus in nigeria, but they are asking people who have been isolated because of possible ebola symptoms. the authorities have identified 69 people who were in contact with the dead and are now under close surveillance. some of them were health workers. others were just sitting on the plane with the victim. one has to keep in mind that the incubation can take its toll. >> from where you are, our governments doing enough? >>

they are definitely doing something at least. i was at the airport yesterday, and there were more health workers on the ground than usual, and you can also see people wearing facemasks and gloves. they checked body temperatures with a machine, and the passenger temperature gives cause for concern, so people become much more aware of the virus and its symptoms of the past few days, but in general, there is no panic or anything like that going on in the region. >> there will have to be a regional effort. thanks so much for joining us. >> staying in africa, uganda's constitutional court has invalidated a law that provided jail terms of up to life in prison for those convicted of engaging in gay sex. it also allowed lengthy jail terms for those convicted of the

promotion of homosexuality. >> the judge said not enough lawmakers were present when a vote on the bill took place, making the legislation no and void. the ugandan president signed the law in february. the u.s., the world bank, and european donor nations have protested the legislation by cutting financial aid to uganda. other laws restricting homosexuality remain in place in the country. according to statistics, flying is safer than driving, but new research has revealed some troubling information. >> that's right. scientists, for the first time, say they have evidence that a pilot may become chronically ill from exposure to contaminated cabin air. >> prior to his death, a british airways employee said he was convinced he was being poisoned by engine fumes that had leaked on board. >> richard westgate was just 43 years old when he died after suffering from a series of health complaints. the pilot reported feeling numbness in his hands and feet

as well as headaches and problems with his vision in the years leading up to his death. mr. westgate believed toxic fumes in the cabin air caused his symptoms. now, scientists say they have evidence that proves him right. most aircraft use their engines to pump air into the cabin, but jet engine oil contains toxic chemicals called organophosphates, and scientists say leaks could contaminate the air. mr. westgate's brain, spinal cord, and nerves contain damage associated with organophosphates . before he died, he donated his body to research. the new findings could help confirm the fears of many pilots . >> he decided that in the event of his death -- he thought he

was dying, and he made it clear that he wanted his body to be used for scientific research purposes. >> mr. westgate hoss autopsy showed -- mr. westgate's autopsy showed severe damage. an expert on organophosphates carried out tests on the pilot possible body -- the pilot's body. >> what we have seen is consistent with the damage that would because by chemicals in the environment or the arrow plant like organophosphates, pesticides, and other chemicals. >> airlines and plane manufacturers have yet to comment on the findings. >> just how serious is this threat? we are joined now in the studio by an aviation expert. days ago, we talked about the threat outside of aircraft, the

downing of the malaysian aircraft. now we are looking at threats inside of aircraft. how dangerous is the air in plane cabins? >> it is not well-known. but there are concerns. i think it was underestimated for the last 20 years. 20 years ago, there were the first indications. 15 years ago and australia, there was an intensive senate inquiry, and they founded as is a problem that applies to all aircraft. it applies to all airlines, and the symptoms are severe. >> in this particular case, the study was published in the journal of biological physics and chemistry. how solid are the findings? >> the lead researcher in this is one of the world leading experts. he is the guy who found out about the gulf war syndrome a few years ago. he resolved the mystery on behalf of the u.s. military, so he is an expert in the field. these findings also confirm prior test.

he is conducting blood tests with airline personnel already for the last 15 years, and all these tests are confirmed by the postmortem findings on mr. westgate. >> can they find their way into meals and drinks on board? >> the problem is the water on board because the water system on board of an airplane is pressurized by the air coming from the engine. there are no filters. the drinking water used for making the coffee or the tea could be polluted by these toxins as well. >> if there's a problem with the drinking water, what measures should manufacturers be taking to combat the problem? >> it's possible there are solutions. first would-be censors in the cockpits so the pilots know if something leaks to shut it off. the next step would the -- be filters. boeing just went back to what

they did 50 years ago. they designed the dreamliner with the old system, meaning getting the air from outside, not from the engines, and that is the solution, but the other big manufacturer is reluctant to follow. >> that's incredible, using a system that is half a century old to address a problem. you also talked about the problem being around for 15, 20 years. >> the problem here is quickly resolved. again, we are dealing with a problem that we passengers -- we have no lobby. the airlines and manufacturers make their own rules. they were doing everything to keep this problem under the rug. some regulators even talk about it as the asbestos of the skies. >> time for travelers to have a say. thanks a lot. time for some sports news. germany's under-19 team is back

home. >> after returning to germany, the team had a meet and greet with the press. the head of germany's football league praised the team's achievement and said each player had a hand in the victory. it is the third time germany's under-19 team has brought home the trophy. >> that was a very exciting when -- win right after the world cup victory. we will be back at the top of the hour with more news including the latest run gaza -- from gaza. >> thanks for watching. state tuned for more news -- day -- stay tuned formor more news. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--

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>> it's 9:00 p.m. in the french capital. you're watching live from paris on "france 24." i'm tom burgess. welcome to the top stories. bloodshed resumes two hours after it began. u.s.-brokered truce collapses. this after one israeli soldier is captured and two other killed in clashes with hamas. getting down to work, over two weeks since the malaysian airline crashed to the ground over eastern ue croatian. international investigators begin combing that area for evidence. and anyone seeing 50 kilos of cocaine lying around? there are a few red faces in the french police force after 3