we have been almost begging the civilian population of shajaiya and a couple of other neighbourhoods in the area to move out, take refuge in other parts of gaza city and elsewhere in the united nations installations. shajaiya is a place where over 114 missiles have been launched into missiles, over 10 tunnel shafts have been identified in the area. the behaviour of hamas encouraging and in some places forcing their own civilians to stay and not heed warning will go down as a dark point in a dark history. >>> 61,500 people have fled to schools. they can barely cope with it. a lot of palestinians say they have nowhere to go. would you open the siege on gaza and let the people flee to somewhere safe other than that very narrow strip along the mediterranean coast, where people are stuck? >> we have given repeatively, for a number of days now, very specific warnings as to very specific locations where people should move out of because of the location of the terror infrastructure. >> so you are not answering my question much people people there's nowhere to go. would you open your siege and

where it was on the eastern flank of shajaiya neighbourhood, it's moving to the central part and in some cases further. because the shaja ear is a huge area. it's a huge neighbourhood. while the eastern part, home have fled, those closer to gaza city, they are a couple of kilometres from here, have stayed put. it seems they are coming under attack as well. it looks as though while the israeli tanks may not advance that much further, the areas that they are striking are much deeper in gaza now. >> is it clear, nicole, what the targets are? >> no, it's not clear. i mean the reports that we are getting, certainly from the israeli side, is that they are after this so-called city of tonne else under -- tunnels under gaza city, and the other side of things, the palestinian side, the targets that are being hit. if you can call them targets, houses, cars and shots, it's a heavy tank shelling. it's a constant bombardment. the whole area is being hit. whereas a couple of days ago the pupils of smoke are on the further - the further sort of edge of gaza near the israeli border. now we see the black

the palestinian say 40 have been killed in the shajaiya neighbourhood. 12 have been killed in attacks by air, sea and ground troops, the total number now at 400. the u.n. needs basic medical supplies. israeli army radio says there'll be no pause to allow humanitarian aid before the holiday of eade. plenty more on gaza later in the newshour. >> let's move to the other main story. pro-russian separatist have taken away the bodies of all victims recovered from the malaysia airlines shot down in eastern ukraine. the remains of 196 victims have been found. there's concern over where they are being held. more than 100 are still to be located. world leaders demonstrates pressure be put on ukraine and rebels to give unfettered access to the wreckage. >> live to our reporter. there has been concern about setters getting to the scope of the crash. tell us if they've been able to do so, and what is happening at the crash site? well, the crash site is strewn over a huge area of 10 square kilometres. as i step out the way if i can show you what are the remains of a destroyed cockpit of mh17. you c

. >> reporter: for the first time in weeks the shajaiya neighbourhood filled with life. gazan cowboys corralled their herds. residents collected food and supplies, and for a few hours kids were free to be kids. but these moments, these survivors are dwarfed bit the destruction. streets close to the border are gone. this is this war's epicentre. israeli f-16s dropped thousands of pounds of bombs. green hamas flags flutter from homes used as bases. countless homes are rubble. you can see where each room once stood. this used to be a bedroom. above the rubble this family hunts for money or jewellery - anything of value that could be used to buy food. below the rubble the bodies in this man's father and brothers are buried. >> translation: what we have been through is overwhelming. we must remain strong and live like others do. >> reporter: this is where you entertained guests. omar's cousin lived in the next house. >> the blood of my sister, 20, and my daughter, seven years old. >> reporter: he tries to open a kitchen door. it's blocked by debris. >> for other people kitche

who live - who are staying here at the moment fled after their homes were attacked in the shajaiya neighbourhood. as you can see, the place is packed. our cameraman is zooming around to some of the classrooms where people are living. there's more than 3,000 people staying in the school at the moment. >> we heard from the diplomats at the u.n., which is thousands of miles away from gaza, and i say that both literally and figuratively because this means in the present at least very little for palestinians in gaza right now, and the struggles that they are dealing with. >> that's right. at the same time people are talking about the ceasefire here. chatting to some of the mothers, they are desperate for an expended ceasefire and they reached the point where they want a ceasefire at any cost. some palestinians demand a lifting of the siege. others want n a ceasefire and an end to the fighting. to update people, it's been quiet in gaza over the last 10 hours. the last time we had tank shelling was 10 hours ago. and the last reports of rockets fired from gaza were from a small palestinian group tore fa

. >> we are inside a united nation the school, and most of the families came from the shajaiya neighbourhood. it should be a time of celebration, it's the religious holiday the eid. they'd be visited extended family, exchanging gifts, but instead they are living inside a u.n. school, 3,000 people, around 30 per room. they say there's not enough blankets water or food, and they are desperate for a ceasefire. it's not how they imagined they'd celebrate eid. people will be visiting other families, but it will be to pass on condolences for the more than 1,000 palestinians that have been killed. >> israel says it will continue excavating tunnel networks. a video released monday shows the destination of a tunnel leaving. israeli believe they have destroyed most of the done else leading out of the -- tunnels leading out of gaza. >>> the international agency of the red grass has been attacked in -- red cross has been attacked in gaza. they are saddened by the attack but will continue humanitarian work in the area. >> there's little joy for palestinians. the resilience of the people of gaza is as up

we were told that ambulances were not able to get into the shajaiya neighbourhood. it was too dangerous to go in. the death toll is likely to rise. 40 people died obvious night in the shelling. bringing the total number of dead on the palestinian side to 397. people have been fleeing their homes, panicked. trying to find a safe place in gaza, it's not likely to happen. different areas are being bombarded and people have nowhere to run. huge plume of smoke over gaza right now. you can hear in the background the bombardment continuing. no quiet this morning, no calm this morning. people of gaza still suffering a great deal. meanwhile on the diplomatic front, there are intense efforts under way to try to net a ceasefire -- negotiate a ceasefire between hamas and israel. here in qatar u.s. general ban ki-moon it to mote with hamas -- meet with hamas leaders and the palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas, too try to find a ceasefire and negotiate a truce between gaza and israel. we don't know what is thought of the efforts. we'll ask nisreen el-shamayleh, who is i

. >> it was a very fefy overnight attack in the shajaiya neighbourhood. we were in the office all night and could hear the shelling. this is a big residential area and there was shelling all night. houses shops, cars had been hit, the street, and the loss of life was very high, around 50 people in one night. >>> if you will, we hear the shots behind you, the bombs going off. can you set the scenes for us, the missiles?. >> actually, the sound you hear is not bombs going off. we had breaking news in the last couple of minutes from the al-kassam brigade, the military ring of hamas. the spokesperson abu abider say the al-kassam brigade kidnapped an israeli soldier. we haven't had it confirmed. what we hear in the background is gun fire from people in gaza celebrating the news, because the statement from the al-kassam brigade was only just broadcast. >> israel says hamas is responsible for the deaths. how do israelis feel about hamas and or groups? >> people in gaza is focussed on what israel is doing, not hamas or other groups are doing. what tend to happen

there are reports of new attacks on gaza's eastern neighbourhood shajaiya. >>> ukraine is willing to hand over the investigation of a plane to outside agencies. >>> fighting between pro-russian

and they fled israeli air strikes in the neighbourhood of shajaiya.er down they took what they could carry and got out as fast as they could from horror. all night, and all morning the israeli military bombarded shajaiya. it struck homes, cars more civilians died here in one night than in the previous threes days of conflict. what you can't see a palestinian fighters using this area as a base. in that fighting they killed 13 israeli soldiers. during a brief ceasefire we drove in, the deeper we went, the emptier the streets. >> this is in the middle of the neighbourhood. this is a u.n. school. it's been gutted by an israeli strike. if you look down here, you see how empty the neighbourhood is, and you hear the sound of israeli drones - they are across the street from the school. you see this, a house that's been destroyed. on our way out we met a family. israel told everyone to leave days ago. some are heeding that call now. can you tell me what you saw this morning and last night? >> reporter:. >> translation: we heard shelling and artillery, the soun

the majority from the neighbourhood shajaiya. every now and then we here loud explosions. in another corner is another woman with her son, 20 address old the the israeli military destroyed their home. she tried to find shelter in a school - there was no room. >> i can't describe the fear. the family split up. my house was destroyed. i don't know what we'll do now. >> cradling her child. she prays the bombing will stop. new life surround by death in a place where there's few if any places to hide. >> today the f.a.a. extended its ban on u.s. air carriers flying in and out of tel aviv. the industry started the ban after a rocket fired from gaza, an international airport. european airlines are expanding. >> reporter: the administration has no evidence that hamas has the anti-aircraft missile la brought down the malaysian plane over ukraine less that a week ago. aviation authorities are taking no chances. there's a lot of pushback from israel. they are not happy about the flight ban. the transport minister says it's not just an economic issue, but it hands hamas a political vi

that is the neighbourhood that nicole johnson was talking about shajaiya and you are basically seeing the destruction. neighbourhood. it's a residential neighbourhood and nicole johnson wept into some of the targets. we are seeing thousands of people, residents streaming out. the tank shelling started last night and hasn't ended until 20-30 years ago. that's some 12 hours of shelling. what we have seen is thousands of people, mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters. whole families. the people are terrified. what we saw is they had nowhere to go. a lot of people called this a prison. egypt cold the borders and the southern borders. israel warned the people. a lot said "where is there for us to go?" we are in downtown gaza city, only a mile away. they went to shifa hospital, over run by wounded, family and fighters. and there was a scope this morning of chaos and horror. we saw thousands and thousands of people, many, many people crying for what they saw - children crying. we were there all morning, and we saw a medic come in, killed by a tank shell. he was with a local video journalist,

. >> in this neighbourhood only the ambulances are brave enough to drive through. in the shajaiya neighbour hood a thorough fair is neglected. other than a boy pushing groceries. two neighbourhoods emptied by war. with two families struggle with loss on a day the u.s. hoped there would be peace. this man knows the hospital well. his family members took 20 rooms. shrapnel cut through his brother's leg. he's prepping for surgery. >> are you nervous. >> he nods, but is so nervous he can't speak. down the hall, his cousin has already had four surgeries, one for each part of his body, pierced by debris. the entire family lived in a u.n. school-turned-shelter when two shells exploded. the dead were his mother, stepmother, sister and two brothers. >> translation: i don't understand how i survived or why i'm alive. >> across town, you can see the loss and the heart break. into in a light tup on a photograph by a father of his son. the family says an israeli bullet killed marr won, israel denies it. . >> i was holding my son. he fell. i called to him. he gave no response. >> it was her old