i'm martine dennis, we are live in doha. also to come - the israeli army confirmed the death of a soldier they claimed to have been captured by hamas. in west africa a different kind of car, the battle to contain the deadly ebola virus. the fighting in libya intensifies - thousands escape into tunisia. the israeli prime minister says the offensive in gaza will continue until it's achieved all its objectives. those objectives were distroibd as destroying -- described as destroying hamas tonne 'em, and killing -- tunnel, and killing an officer they said was captured by hamas. it's been confirmed that the second lieutenant was killed in action on friday. he's been posthumously promoted to the rank of lieutenant. >> translation: with great sorrow the family announces that it has accepted the military's decision in determining that hatar was killed during nighting in rafah. the family thanks all the people of israel and announces that the date of the funeral will be announced later. relaying the request of the family to all of is

hello, you're with al jazeera, we are live from doha, i'm martine dennis. also to come - a grim milestone, a number of syrian refugees fleeing the civil war reaches 3 million. >>> 43 u.n. peacekeepers are taken hostage by syrian rebels in the golan heights. >>> why being a tax collector is one of the most dangerous jobs in somalia. >>> first, the leader of pro-russipr pro-russian separatists in eastern ukraine has agreed to open up corridors to allow some troops to leave the zone. this was made after vladimir putin asked the rebels to allow troops safe passage and give urgent medical aid to the wounded. up to 7,000 soldiers have been surrounded in nearly a dozen separate locations south-east of donetsk. >> there was a call from the russian president to provide the encircled units of the army with the corridors. with all respect to vladimir putin, the president of the country that gives us moral help, we are ready to give them corridors, if we don't take weapons and ammunition, so they in the future could not be used against us. >> n.a.t.o. is due to hold an

i'm martine dennis. coming up, battle for iraq. the u.s. military helps kurdish forces retake areas captured by islamic state fighters. >>> homes demolished by the west bank. israel says they belong to suspects of the teenage killers. >>> brazil pays its respect to a presidential candidate killed in a plane crash. >> first, missouri's governor ordered in the national guard to the city of ferguson following a night of violent scenes. heavily armed police fired tear gas and cannisters who were angry at the killing of an unarmed black teenager. an autopsy revealed police shot michael brown six peoples. >>> police in armoured vehicles fired vol ice of tear gas at protesters, eyewitnesss in the group of several hundred, mostly americans, said police ordered them to disperse whilst protesting the killing of 18-year-old michael brown by a white police officer. >> eyewitnesss said there were some children up there. you could see the explosions. things are not calm at all, it was welcome earlier, now there's police vehicles, moving forward, and just

hello, i'm martine dennis. we are live from doha. also to come - were bad to worse. gaza's hospitals overwhelmed by patients and short of supplies. protests in liberia as the government faces calls for action to stop the spread of ebola. and... ..the syrian government tries to crush rebel strongholds near the capital. dozens killed in the latest fighting. >> a moral outrage and a criminal act, that's how an israeli air strike has been described on a u.n. school in gaza. 10 were killed and the u.s. state department said it was a disgraceful act. nor was it the most recent in gaza. let's go to nicole johnton, in gaza city. to catch up on what is going on. bring us up to date with the situation in gaza as the war enters its 28th day and fourth week. it's been a quiet night in gaza. reports that four have been killed from a refugee camp. we have heard that an ambulance crews and emergency teams have been trying to get people out of gaza, through the rafah crossing. they say they can't do that, but that area is coming under heavy shelling. heavy shelling is going on there

. >>> hello, i'm martine dennis, this is al jazeera. we are live in doha. >>> an american citizens is killed in syria. his family says he wasn't fighting for the islamic state. >> i don't think he was part of the i.s.i.s. terrorist group. >> afghanistan elections, abdullah abdullah demands an independent investigation. >> handshakes and smiles, little sign to end the conflict as the ukranian and russian president meet. >>> so, after seven weeks of death and destruction, thousands of palestinians in gaza have been celebrating a long-term ceasefire with israel. hamas declared victory over the israeli occupation. israel, for its part, says hamas has now accepted the same deal offered to them a month ago, and much bloodshed could have been avoided. the deal brokered by egypt involves brokering crossings between gaza and israel. that allows for humanitarian aid and materials for rebuilding to come in. >> gaza's fishing zone would be doubled from almost 5km to nearly 10. israeli and palestinian delegations will continue in direct negotiations

i'm martine dennis. coming up, battle for iraq. the u.s. military helps kurdish forces retake areas captured by islamic state fighters. >>> homes demolished by the west bank. israel says they belong to suspects o

i am martin dennis. we'll have the latest from ferguson in just a minute. also on the program.ther day to work things out. palestinians and the israelis agree to extend the ceasefire for 24 hours. on the frontline with kurdish forces as they win a key fight with islamic state fighters in iraq. the but battle is not over yet. >> reporter: we are just nine-kilometers from the city center of mosul. pepeshmerga fighters tell us thy are not going to push towards the strong hold of the islamic state group. >>> swat teams on the streets. the national guard deployed and tear gas fired at protesters. it's been another difficult night in ferguson, missouri but there were fewer violent incidents than the night before. everyone from president obama to community leaders are pleading for a return to peaceful behavior. rob reynolds is there and sent this update. >> reporter: ferguson seems to have gotten through the night without anymore major confrontations between police and protesters. there were some tense moments and police did fire some tear gas canisters at a group of about 100 people

but an hour and a half ago, when i was speaking with our colleague martin dennis, there was a loud bangle we were speaking, and i can just show you or rather we are exactly where that happened. in fact we are at the islamic university of gaza and this is what happened an hour and a half ago. an israeli air strike on this university. thousands of students used to come here to study. used to come here to learn. and that's all that's left of it. it is in complete ruins, and frankly, it's in a very terrible state. i'll just have my camera look to the ground as women. you can see notebooks ago. you can see remnants of, you know, what students had, these are their notebooks, this is what they used to study. you can see handwriting here, much of it in english, some of it in arabic, but, again, it really just under scores just how unpredictable and volatile this situation is all over gaza. again, this happened an hour and a half ago. the destruction is enormous. and it really just lends to the sense of insecurity, this sense of frustration that so many gazans have, so many of them telling us wi

i am martin dennis. we'll have the latest from ferguson in just a minute. also on the program.work things out. palestinians and the israelis agree to extend the ceasefire for 24

hello, you're with al jazeera, we are live from doha, i'm martine dennis. - a grim milestone, a number of syrian refugees fleeing the civil war reaches 3 million. >>> 43 u.n. peacekeepers are taken hostage by syrian rebels in the golan heights. >>> why

. >>> from al jazeera's headquarters in doha, this is the newshour, i'm martine dennis. coming up, they won, as a new truce in gaza is hailed as a victory by palestinians. they are left with devastation on the ground. >> afghanistan - abdullah abdullah pulls out of the election audit. a looming crisis. >>> a blow in the fight against ebola. who closes one of two labs in sierra leone. >>> more sugar with your tea - indonesians are told to say no as the country battles the bulge. >>> let's start in gaza where after 50 days, the skies over the strip are calm. palestinian factions and israel agreed to a permanent truce. this is the scene on the ground in gaza, where families have been leaving shelters to assess what has happened to their homes. the u.n. reckons that it will cost billions to restore buildings, damaged by israeli air strikes. we can talk to our correspondent who is there in gaza, and i would imagine that people would have taken some time for it to sink in, to fuli realise there is a ceasefire, they've had so many false starts before. >> yes, we are in the firs

i'm martine dennis, we are live in doha. also to come - the israeli army confirmed the death of a soldier they claimed to have been captured by hamas. in west africa a different kind of car, the battle to contain

. >>> from al jazeera's headquarters in doha, this is the newshour, i'm martine dennis.coming up, they won, as a new truce in gaza is hailed as a victory by palestinians. they are left with devastation on the ground. >> afghanistan - abdullah abdullah pulls out of the election audit. a looming crisis. >>> a blow in the fight against ebola. wh

. >>> hello, i'm martine dennis, this is al jazeera.we are live in doha. >>> an american citizens is killed in syria. his family says he wasn't fighting for the islamic state. >> i don't think he

david dennis was given a reprimand, george martin found not guilty and garrett murphy suspended without pay after cecil mills died. the 77-year-old had a heart 26.ck outside of cheap jones says all three will be sent back to the fire academy for retraining. in,e have this just coming an investigation finds that the pentagon broke the law when it exchanged a kidnapped army sergeant 45 taliban leaders. the defense department needed to notify the congressional committees 30 days in advance of that exchange that brought the sergeant home. he was released in may after being held captive five years. membersp on abc 7 news, of the national guard deployed as the situation intensifies in iraq. >> and the heat and humidity added up to feel like august today. doug will tell us if more showers will top it off. >> the redskins prepare for the matchup with the ravens. i've got the latest on tony stewart and the nationals on a cozy afternoon in the ballpark. i will take you downtown. forhe departure ceremony the military police company at the armory today. 35 members of the national guard unit are goi