vladimir putin met with egyptian presidentialcicy president al sisi. the leaders talked about expanding military operation and president obama will send more advisers to iraq. american fighter jets and drones that carry out the islamic state group as fighters threaten to overrun kurdish forces. american advisers are on the ground to help the kurds turn the tide. what can you tell us about this? >> reporter: well, tony, when people start telling us about more advisers being sent by president obama into iraq, which is a hot war zone. the alarm and elsewhere really grows, something that president obama has warned that the u.s. military will not be involved in no combat troops on the ground. even having said that, as many as 70. more advisers, remember the numbers, there are 700 american personnel in iraq protecting the u.s. embassy among other things. 250 of them are advisers. they're taking stock of military capabilities. the capabilities of the islamic state group as well as the kurdish fighters, they carry this fight against those islamic state group f

he's a strong supporter of abdel fatah al-sisi. >>> they also discussed the systematic dismantling of egypt, including the journalists in egypt. now in prison for 227 days. baher mohamed, peter greste and mohamed fahmy, in june mohamed fahmy and peter greste given seven year sentences and baher mohamed was given an extra three years because he had a spent round in his position which he had picked up at a protest. >>> venezuela, border with columbia, goods leaving the country. >> good morning vietnam. >> and good-bye to a well-known comic, robin williams dice at the age of 63. >>> football silver ware up for grabs. at about 10 it will the hour. till the hour. we're into the second day of a 72-hour humanitarian ceasefire between hamas and israel and it's holding. >>> temperatures also led the united nations food program to distribute food to 150,000 people, including rice and wheat flour. >>> israel egyptian blockades make deliver of goods difficult. many items barred from entering the gaza strip. >>> ceasefire talks are carrying on in cairo. both sides have big demands. palestine wants

>> sisi was in the past the egyptian defense attachÉ at riyadh. was a long-standing relationship with the saudi intelligence services. >> it shows you to understand history you look at the relationships. when sisi took over and king abdullah called him, i do not think that was prearranged. i do not think it was, hey, i am watching cnn, let me call you up. it was partially made in saudi arabia. ♪ >> khalid mashal. >> only because of king hussein is he living today. >> that was in the 1990's. i was working for president clinton when the phone call came in from king hussein saying i need your help right away. israelis have done something in my capital city which is inexcusable. they have tried to kill a guest inside my country. let me call up bebe, and he said, we did it because the team that carried it out were captured by jordanians and he agreed to send over the serum. >> is that because king hussein called bebe or he knew the israelis will? or because president clinton called bebe and said, get the serum over there? >> clinton's call was critical

they are consulting with el sisi's team. there is a discussion about the dangers. hamas, we think of in palestinian context. hamas has been allied with a jih jihadi group in sinai. it is attacked in the nile delta area. when we have these difficulties which we are having with hamas, the egyptians understand that. >> that would be more reason to strength israel's relationship with egypt because the egyptian government does view hamas almost like a cousin of the muslim brotherhood which they regard as terrorist group. you would want to align yourself with the delegation. >> whether we send a negotiation now, doesn't effect our relationship with egyptian. this is based on mutual interest. hamas is part of the jihadi network. they are affiliated with the group in syria. there is plenty of joint interest in israel and egypt which will continue whether we send a delegation to the particular negotiation or not. >> because we know that israel did accept the original egyptian proposal for a cease-fire a few weeks ago. hamas rejected it. if the same proposal is put on the ta

but obviously in came president sisi. ousting mohammed morsy, labeling hamas and the muslim brotherhood a terrorist organization. a lot of mistrust between these two groups. but obviously over the past 48 hours they've been able to communicate with hamas. they've been able to communicate with israel. and that's where we stand right now. so far seemingly. although it's very early. a successful 2 1/2 hours into this cease-fire. >> very good. our reza sayah live for us in cairo. it is a great point. if mohammed morsy was in power today, considering that relationship with the muslim brotherhood and hamas, would -- so many things would be different but interesting that we're seeing this. >> well, hopefully this story moves to cairo next. where it needs to go. >> and the cease-fire holds. now, we've mentioned the u.s. being a part of this. it has consistently said it supports israel's right to defend itself. but some american officials are starting to change their tone. >> yeah. after the shelling of a u.n. school on sunday the

being to him being at odds with terrorist organization, but a very wide mandate of sisi is also to destroy the muslim brotherhood. the muslim brotherhood has found backing from revolutionary brigades who also feel that he has been having a grab for power. so in that respect the ua backing the new operation. further than that, though, he doesn't like the fact that the libyan muslim brotherhood is the lasting man standing in the arabing spring. and it poses a challenge for them to get rid of them. but egypt i'm sure find it embarrassing to be on this stage. >>> in afghanistan one of the two candidates hoping to succeed karzai is threatening to pull out of the process. he says the audit process is a joke. his rival claims to have won the election, marking afghanistan first democratic transfer of power. >> reporter: this is another wrinkle in the already complicated process to decide who will be afghanistan's next president. after the run off election in june, abdullah abdullah alleged widespread fraud. john kerry has been here twice in the past few weeks trying to broker an agreement. after t

secretary-general says they raised the issue of detained journalist with abdul fatah al-sisi in egypt. bangui moon ensured freedom of -- ban ki-moon ensured freedom of speech. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed spent 24 of days in an egyptian system. they received long sentences after a trial seep as politic -- seen as politically motivated. >> this is a subject discussed with president abdul fatah al-sisi after he was elected. i have been emphasising the freedom of speech and ensuring a safety and security of journalists. whichever newsagencies they may work for, i have emphasised, and i urge them to take necessary action. i regret that we have not yet teen and reporters still - i hope that they will be released soon. >> their convictions are being repealed, and al jazeera demands their release. >>> still ahead - it's an industry where the workers are women, and the managers men. one country is working to change that. >>> i'm allen schauffler, in idaho, it was a some time of relief and celebrations, relief and smiles. the 5-year vij im was over in bowe bergdahl's tow

secretary-general says they have raised the issue of al jazeera journalists with abdul fatah al-sisi. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have now spent 246 days in an san francisco prison. they received long sentences after a trial many saw as politically motivated. convictions are being appealed, and al jazeera continues to demand their release. >> this is a subject which i have discussed with the president abdul fatah al-sisi immediate after he was elected, and i have been emphasising the sponsor of freedom of teach and particularly ensuring the safety and security of journalist for the situation whichever agencies that it is working for, i emphasise that i urge him to take the necessary action. we regret we have not seen, and reporters are on the reputation. i hope they'll be released soon. >> indian prime minister narendra modi is in turkey to meet japanese counterpart shinzo abe. they went to a village where the two counties are already working together. >> reporter: native japanese food after a hard day's work. at a small diner japanese workers are trading stori

further than that though, sisi doesn't like that perhaps the libyan muslim brotherhood is the last maning in the arab spring. but i think egypt finds it embarrassing to be implicated and found on this stage, so it's quite a strange scenario. >>> demonstrators in yemen's capitol have gathered to support the government. here is the latest from the capitol. >> reporter: it was another show of support for the government, tribesmen and government loyalists calling for the rule of law. fighters and security officials were also present at the gathering. they are all anti-houthis. >> translator: civilians and members of the army are all united behind the president. we want all of the houthi fighters out of the country. >> reporter: these people say they are ready to fight. this rhetoric is dividing yemen and raising fears of a surge of violence. >> translator: i'm here to support the roop -- republican. we are a ma sure nation, and we know our real enemies. >> reporter: security forces are on high alert. these are extraordinary times in a divided city, where tension is exacerbated by the power

group reporters without borders has an online competition, directed to the precedent, abdul fatah al-sisiso far the egyptian government has shown little sign of budging. abdul fatah al-sisi cannot consider a plea of clemency or pardon until all legal proceedings are complete. including any appeals, a process that is expected to once again show the world how egypt plies the rule of law. gerald tan al jazeera. >>> the priest infected with ebola arrived in his home country of spain. he has or was working as a missionary in liberia, one of the countries worst hit by the virus. he's 75 years old. the world health organisation is holding a 2-day emergency meeting in switzerland, and hope to curb the spread of a virus taking over 900 lives. >> still to come in sport - we find out if tiger woods will be fit enough to play at the final major of the golfing year. >> now available, the new al jazeea america mobile news app. get our exclusive in depth, reporting when you want it. a global perspective wherever you are. the major headlines in context. mashable says... you'll never miss the latest news

abdel fatah al-sisi says these peace are meetings do stand a real success. >> the crisis in gaza and end the bloodshed. >> one of the reasons the 72 hour ceasefire broke down was the capture of israeli soldier second lieutenant hadar golden and the prime minister who joined president al-sisi at that news conference said the resolution of that issue around second lieutenant golden is important for going forward. >> i call for the immediate release of the israeli soldier who was kidnapped yesterday. >> and just a reminder that the two key players, hamas and the israelis will not be present as these peace negotiations get underway in cairo nor will the united states. i think the u.s. has probably done all it can for the time being. we've seen secretary kerry shuttling around the region trying to come to some conclusion or resolution to this crisis and yesterday president obama in his impromptu news conference hinted that this has been going on for a very long time, which hints he's aware that any resolution could be a long way off. he hinted that the two sides of have to want it meaning

president abdul fatah al-sisi was speaking beside him the italian prime minister on a visit to cairo, and said at times it's decisive, we have to take advantage to douse the fire in the gaza strip. i believe from palestinian source, it's possible that the palestinian delegation could be persuaded to go to cairo. the problem, i think, is the israeli side, where it's clear after the security cabinet meeting that took place for five hours until the early hours of the morning, they are pursuing a military option, not a diplomatic one, no formal statement coming out of the side, it's a day of worship. we won't get any form at statement until after sunday. >> we are hearing from our correspondent in gaza, a massive offensive in gaza. the death toll rising. this is partly in response to an israeli solder going missing -- soldier going missing. tell us more on that front. >> well, that is something that obviously israelis are watching very closely on the media. everyone is aware of it. it is becoming the story in the israeli press and public. the official position of the israeli military, and

vladimir putin met with abdul fatah al-sisi. egypt agreed to increase agricultural shipments to russia. russia is seeking now food supplies after banning imports from united states, canada, australia and europe. iraq's new prime minister has 30 address to get a government off the ground. he has support from international leaders, including the kurds. nouri al-maliki refuses to give up power and wants the military to stay out of the political fray and focus on fighting the islamic state group. u.s. air strikes are pushing back fighters who are a threat to the kurdish territory. jane has the latest from erbil, in northern iraq. >> reporter: it was a clear message from nouri al-maliki. he's still commander in chief and direct security forces. >> translation: i'm scared al qaeda and the islamic state group might try to make use of the current tension on the pretext of defending me or others. therefore you must carefully check whether all convoys and armed men are law enforcement or not, there are those that will take advantage, sayi

most came from the tunnels, since the takeover of abdul fatah al-sisi, by abdul fatah al-sisi in egyptthat is not happening. >> these are the tunnels from gaza into egypt. trade. >> importing all sorts of things, yes. >> this is real. if this is true, the alleviation could be the beginning of a basis for more discussion between gaza and israel. >> right, absolutely. from what i saw, the daily life of palestinians was reduced to bare survival. they were struggling for food. most limits were implemented through the use of live ammunition. many have been killed and injured by defying the limits, and that is because the household economy is strangled. >> you said it happiness on the further. >> that's right. sometimes they pass the three nautical miles by accident because the boyce are not visible. other times they are desperate for fish and getting obvious allows them to have more fish and to sell and have income. now, the other point that is important to remember is that palestinians in gaza, despite the daily - the dire conditions that they faced. for example, they don't have access to

sisis confirmÓ que capturó otro centenar, el riesgo que enfrentan ejecuciones masivas, enterrados vivoslos atrapados en la montaÑa. >> una misiÓn temporal para determinar cÓmo sacar a esa poblaciÓn de la montaÑa. gran bretaÑa apoyarÁ el esfuerzo. >> >> necesitamos un plan para rescatarlos y llevarlos a un lugar seguro. >> todo hay misiones que terminan en combate dice este eyprperto. - experto. >> comienza con bombarderos, acaban con el mandar a tÉcnicos despuÉs el mandar a asesores militares. despuÉs mandar a soldados a ayudar Ñ >> ademÁs del envio de comida y agua hasta sa se lanzaron bombardeos. es un apoyo que luchan contra estos extremistas. gran parte del equipo militar que estados unidos destruye es el que tuyo que abandonar al partir de iraq. la crisis tambiÉn llegÓ a bagdad la explosiÓn de un coche bomba matÓ al menos a diez y lesionÓ a muchos mÁs. mientras su primer ministro reusa dejar el poder alegando que el nombramiento de su sucesor viola la constituciÓn. >> en sÓlo cuestión de dÍas los asesores enviados a iraq presentarÁn recumendaciones para rescate de miles de refugiad

an international inquiry and for senior leaders to be investigated including the current president, sisi, who was defensive minister at the time. >> it's time for the international community to step up. there are three recommendations we list here, and the first is a commission of inquiry at the u.n. council. we're doing this press conference from geneva, because it's time for geneva to ask. 27 countries underscored the importance of accountability. i think even those that are supportive of the government at this point would tell you the excuses have run out. it was first it's instability. there's no elections. there's no president. there's no nchr report. now the new flavor of the month issed fact-finding committee's report not slated to go public. the excuses have come to an end. we need to look into the killings. secondly, we call for a suspension of the assistance in military and law enforcement that goes to facilitate abuses. finally the third major recommendation of the international community is domestic courts accordness with laws open it up. >> barnaby fill lphililips has now. >

, as if president sisi and even spell initiative. the initiative was quite clever. we're going to have a cease-fire, he said. and then he said, we will lift the blockade. well, that sounds reasonable, cease-fire in exchange for lifting the blockade. that's what hamas wants. but the language was very clever. we will lift the blockade when the security situation stabilizes in gaza. we will lift the blockade when the security situation stabilizes in gaza. well, according to israel, hamas is a terrorist organization. so by definition the security situation in gaza can't stabilize until hamas is disarmed. so in effect tony blair's cease-fire was an ultimatum to hamas. we will lift the blockade if you disarm. if you don't disarm, then we are not lifting the blockade. of course, of course hamas has to reject those terms. that was gift number one. so now the whole world can be told that prince of peace, prime minister netanyahu, he wanted a cease-fire. it was hamas that said no. and then gift number two was the downing of the malaysian airli

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sisi came to moscow after his negotiations with saudi arabia kingdom king. so, i personally regard this visit as representative of an arab society, ofar ran countries, not only egyptian, but the subject on the agenda are mainly on bilateral relations. >> coming up here on the program, support or incursion? russia sends aid trucks toward war torn eastern europe. ukraine. plus what are the new age entepreneurs in bangladesh tapping into? >> in sport, real madrid claims the first piece of the european silverware. >> palestinians in gaza are using the temporary truce between israel and hamas to bring back a semblance of normality despite being surrounded by destruction. they are awaiting news of peace negotiations in egypt. the talks have accomplished little so far. the cost of rebuilding gaza is at billions of dollars. reconstruction will only be possible if israel eases its blockade and allows building material into the strip. >> since israel's assault on gaza began over a month ago, 64 israel soldiers and three civilians including a thai national have been ki

at present, i think al-sisi's objective and priority must be to get a sense of confidence back among the egyptians that the country is back on track. he will need that kind of atmosphere also to draw his own plans for future. what remains to be seen, of course, is how independent the judiciary will be maybe i should say allow to be in the next month and come to a ruling against mubarak. >> al jazeera demands the release of its journalists who have been in prison for 227 days. in june moasme mohamed fahmy anr greste were given seven years. baher mohamed was given an additional three years because he had aa spent but in his possession. >>> seven separate bombings, the worst was near a mosque in the carada neighborhood, nine people were killed at least 43 injured. another explosion happened at a fruit and vegetable market in baghdad. the prime minister nominee haider al-abadi, and speaking of that, nouri al-maliki has described his nomination as a constitutional violation. said it's up to the court to decide whether he should keep his job. now to zena hoder. >>> rakes have been taking t

when sisi took over and king abdullah called him five minutes later, i think that had been prearranged. i don't think he was watching cnn and said, let me call you up. i think it was partially made in saudi arabia. >> charlie: what's going to happen to the king of jordan? >> king of jordan is in a tough place. i was there a few months ago. the refugee situation is staggering. >> charlie: more than a million now? >> it's staggering. and there's, you know, no likelihood these people will go home anytime in the next few years, maybe even longer than that, putting an enormous strain on a country which is already filled with refugees, palestinians. this country has more than half the population of our palestinian refugees or our sons and daughters or grandsons and daughters of palestinian refugees. it's a huge burden on the king. the one thing i think everyone agrees about what we should do in the middle east today is make sure king abdullah and jordan stays in power, that we do everything we can to help him, economic assistance needs to be as open as they can to keep the little abdullah in

demonstrators set fire to a public bus and chanted slogans against the current in egypt leader abdel fattah el-sisi several people were said to be wounded as some residents responded with flare guns and firecrackers the violence continued until security forces intervene muslim brotherhood demonstrators have called for anti c.c. rallies to take place throughout cairo's neighborhoods also urging for the ousted president mohamed morsi to be reinstated. to u.n. peacekeepers have been killed at least seven others injured in a suicide car bomb attack in mali of a explosion took place near a united nations base about fifty kilometers east of the city timbuktu the attack has already been condemned by the u.n. secretary general ban ki moon however it's not yet clear who was behind it. thanks for joining us audie international law from moscow was a sunday here in the morning on the way ever wondered what it's like to work for a t.v. channel such as this now's your chance to have a look behind the scenes of international in the latest episode of newsroom. your friend posts a photo from of the cation you can't

that's been the vindication for abdul fatah al-sisi to step in, interrupting a democratic process. in their view the stability and integrity of egypt was at stake. >> thank you for joining us. kersten life from london. >> now, iraq's prime minister, nouri al-maliki still refusing to hand over power to his appointed successor. nouri al-maliki described the nomination as a constitution violation, saying it was up to the federal court to decide whether to keep his job. >> the counter government continued, and it won't be changed until the federal government delivered a decision. it's a constitutional violation, hatched outside the country. we can not have a constitutional breach. >> there has been four separate bombings in and around the iraqi capital in and around the capital. the latest in baghdad killing at least 10. one was at a checkpoint at a home owned bit the prime ministerial nominee haider al-abadi. >>> and we'll speak to zeina khodr live from erbil. nouri al-maliki says he will not leave fought a federal court ruling. can he still hang on to power? >> hundreds of iraqis too

huhuman rights watch said, now president abdel fatah al-sisi should be investigated. the movement to reinstate egypt's first ever democratically elected president started using a symbol of a hand showing four fingers. they say they will never forget rabah which also means the 4th in arabic. monica villa razar, al jazeera. >>> negotiatenegotiators have rd from cairo. agreeing to extend the truce as long as their are concerns are heard. >>> killed while trying to do his work. jane ferguson reports. >> hasam abu morad had one of the most dangerous jobs in gaza. trying to defuse explosives which landed but did not detonate. with little but no professional equipment. just last week, hasam spoke to al jazeera. >> translator: to handle these missiles is very dangerous but the one who acceptance this job must -- accepts this job is doing his duty. >> on wednesday hasam was killed while performing that duty. he had been trying to disarm a large bomb when it exploded, killing him, three of his colleagues and two journalists. this is the spot where the bomb disposal unit were wh

putin hosted the egyptian president, fattah al-sisi, in the olympic resort town of sochi. they struck a deal that will see egypt export about 30% more food to russia. putin reportedly agreed to sell egypt more wheat as well as fighter jets and missiles. last week russian leaders imposed a one-year ban on import of many food items from the eu, u.s., and other western countries. they were retaliating over sanctions of russia over the situation in ukraine. >>> international public health officials are going into the unknown to stop the spread of ebola. they have seen more than 1,000 people in west africa die after being affected by the virus. nhk world reports. >> reporter: people across west africa have grown afraid of their neighbors. no one approached this man lying on the street. they thought he might be infected with ebola. officials at the world health organization have made a decision they hope will contain the outbreak. they have authorized the use of experimental drugs. >> there was unanimous agreement among the experts that the special circumstances of this ebola ou

latimer putin met with his egyptian counterpart abdel fattah el-sisi in sochi where he said they wouldincrease its own exports to egypt this year. deborah cultural minister said imports from egypt could be doubled. he said imports from brazil would be stepped up as well. food producers have received permission to export over the past week. russia imposed a one-year ban on imports of meat, fish, fruits and vegetables from the united states, canada, osh area and norway in retaliation for sanctions over the ukraine crisis. on monday, the eu said it would help its peach and neck during farmers who have been affected by bad weather this summer and they are now suffering the effects of the russian embargo. farmers will likely be given extra funds for marketing as well as more government compensation for unsold fruit. for some farmers those measures are too little, too late. >> harvest season is well underway and the eu's announcement has arrived too late for some. newman measures to support the peach industry have confused producers. >> i do not think they will be if. -- will be you fact --

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we see one prominent tv presenter the other day on his show called for the president sisi to name august4 as a day of national celebration, as some sort of victory over the muslim brotherhood. the prime minister at the time has said he has no regrets about the decisions he took it would make the same decisions again. we're seeing today scatter protest by supporters of the muslim brotherhood and other people to commemorate the occasion. they have been quickly quashed by security forces which are out in full force today. apc's.re police and army i believe two people have been killed, dozens have been arrested. reportedly, police sergeant was shot. the violence continues to this day. >> kenneth roth of human rights watch, the importance of being able to not let the world forget what happened a year ago, you said this was one of the world's largest killings of demonstrators in a single day in recent history. >> it was probably the largest. are typical of the tiananmen massacre. here human rights watch as the name of 817 victims in rabaa square. was a likely the total number is about 1000. th

of the muslim brotherhood and the determination of the egyptian government under sisi to choke hamas, the bastard child of the muslim brotherhood, cut off all the titles and all the revenue to hamas, which put it in a desperate situation, leading to the reconciliation agreement with fatah, which led the israeli government to suspend negotiations. that dynamic, independent of anything we were trying to do, came in from left field and basically upended the table. that is what then resulted in the effort in the left bank, which contributed to the explosion in gaza. >> israel is not at all sorry to see sisi and the egyptian government take that attitude, cut off the smuggling tunnels, and repeatedly declared of last months that their relationship with this egyptian government on security issues in gaza is the best they have had in years. all of this begging the question of how ready are the israelis, we can talk about the egyptians, too, to loosen the closure of gaza where the pa might come in on the borders. given that this is a week pa, even if it manages to police the border. the idea

of the muslim brotherhood and the determination of the egyptian government under sisi to choke hamas, the bastard child of the muslim brotherhood, cut off all the titles and all the revenue to hamas, which put it in a desperate situation, leading to the reconciliation agreement with fatah, which led the israeli government to suspend negotiations. that dynamic, independent of anything we were trying to do, came in from left field and basically upended the table. that is what then resulted in the effort in the left bank, which contributed to the explosion in gaza. >> israel is not at all sorry to see sisi and the egyptian government take that attitude, cut off the smuggling tunnels, and repeatedly declared of last over the last months that their relationship with this egyptian government on security issues in gaza is the best they have had in years. all of this begging the question of how ready are the israelis, we can talk about the egyptians, too, to loosen the closure of gaza where the pa might come in on the borders. given that this is a weak pa, even if it manages to police the bo

on saturday mahmoud abbas met with egyptian president abdul fatah al-sisi. >> what concerns us at the moment is to put an end to the blood shed or any act of sacrifice. once that happens the humanitarian relief aid and rebuilding must start. >> after weeks of blood shed and mass instruction, many want to see an end to the violence, but only if israel agrees to lift a blockade, which strangled the economy. >> in the background of renewed violence and calls for a ceasefire, are signs palestinian officials may be inclined to join the criminal court. that allows them to call for an investigation in relation to war crimes. joining the i.c.c. means they, too, could face the same scrutiny. >>> a rocket fired from lebanon struck a house in northern israel. this shows security forces searching the damaged building. no one has yet claimed responsibility. israel says five rockets fired from syria landed in the disputed golan heights. since the concept began in july '68, israelis killed, a thai national was killed. 2,105 palestinians have been killed in the violence, and more than 10,600 people h

mahmoud abbas and abdul fatah al-sisi have come to an agreement to get the peace talks on track. what is it likely to be, and will it make a difference in the scenario. what you have going on is four or five developments. you have the president of the palestinian authority, mahmoud abbas. he went to qatar, where he spoke to the head of hamas. he's in egypt. you have activity at the u.n. security council to work on what the europeans were trying to come up with. the have the qataris and the turks doing mediation, and the most dramatic thing is the move today by hamas to say that it has supported the palestinian bid to join the - to take the emotion to the international criminal court. and to perhaps have the i.c.c. look into the war crimes allegations against israel. all these things were happening at the same time. the americans and the israelis have peace negotiations going on, because they try to figure out what they can do without consulting anyone else. that has not worked well this time. this is what is different to before. >> excuse me jumping in, it's not a picture of what

on saturday, palestinian leader mac mood abbas met with fatta al-sisi.his puts an end to the blood shed and any act that costs us more sacrifice. once that happens, the heurmanitarian relief aid and e rebuilding efforts must have start. >> after weeks of blood shed and mass destruction, many residents wants to see an evenldz to the violence but only if they agree to lift their blockade which has strangled the economy. in the background of the renewed violence and calls for a cease-fire, palestinian officials may apply to join the international criminal court. >> would enable them to call for an investigation into whether israel may have committed war crimes, but joining the icc would also mean they, too, could face the same scrutiny. al jazeera, gaza. . >> meanwhile, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is making no apologies on the attack on that apartment building. he said bombs could fall anywhere the militarity believes hamas may be hiding. jane ferguson has more. >> people are aware now that these airstrikes are continuing across the gaza strip

the egyptian president al sisi in cairo talked about ways to re-establish talks between hamas and gaza. >> we'll reach out to the palestinian delegation. this delegation includes all palestinian factions including hamas to the negotiation table to discuss a long-term cease-fire and negotiations afterwards. >> at the same time hamas signed a pledge backing any bed to th bid to international court. >>> meanwhile, israeli airstrikes hit several neighborhoods across the gaza strip today. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said that strikes would intensify following the death of a four-year-old boy in israel just yesterday. we have the latest from gaza. >> reporter: this is the area where homes were flattened in the latest barrage of israeli airstrikes. witnesses say the intense attacks destroyed everything here. >> two missiles hit a house. within a few minutes there was another strike. all thwithin 500 meters everything was destroyed. there is nothing still standing people didn't have time to escape. everyone was injured. no one was left. >> it was not just the area. dozens of stri

sisi is an israeli agent. trapped between israeli bombs and tanks, and egypt's sealed border. hamas had little choice but to negotiate with its enemies. richard engel, nbc news, gaza. >>> still ahead on this tuesday evening, a spectacular plunge. thrill seekers going to new extremes of one of the most majestic cases in the country. now the fight is on over whether or not this kind of thing should be allowed. >>> and later the new rules tonight for what foods can really be called gluten-free. >>> it's the summer of 2014 in the american west, and the conversation and debate in some of the most stunning places in our country, specifically eastern utah, is what some people are doing there that involves great danger and taking great risk. we get our report on this tonight from nbc's jacob rascon in moab, utah. >> reporter: they have always been the stunning centerpiece of utah's canyon country. but now moab's majestic arches are also a daredevil's dream. this youtube video posted two years ago, is credited with fueling this extreme rope swinging craze. it's had some 23 million view

these have been heavily backing the egyptian government under president sisi and the egyptian governmentnd sisi are quickly losing their credibility and their stature in the arab world becau because of what have they are doing. you have this incredible political diplomatic military strategic dynamic taking plates now in which the e job descriptions, the americans, the saudis and others are rapidly losing the credibility that they once had and therefore losing their ability to influence events on the ground while meanwhile, in iraq and syria, you see islamic state becoming scary year. there is real fear a all across the region that we may be on the verge of a cataclysmic fall into an abyss that is going to frighten everybody and devour everybody. what you are seeing in gaza may actually happen in other places, including israel. this scares the day lights out of everybody. so the time for serious negotiations is here we don't have any serious mediator. the americans and e job descriptions certainly do not fit that bill. the time is here where serious adults need to take hold of this situat

in the past it was only really closed when the recent government of president sisi came to power. of course, the muslim brotherhood has been designated now a terrorist group in egypt. and hamas is an offshoot of the muslim brotherhood. so there's no love lost as we've been reporting between the current egyptian government and hamas. but such is the humanitarian situation on the ground in gaza. i think that despite the egyptian government's misgivings about hamas, there is a political pressure within egypt for them to act and for them to make a concession perhaps by opening up this border. there's another possibility on the table as well. it's been reported to us by a german diplomat saying that one of the points under discussion is that a european force could be redeployed to gaza. it's been there previously to monitor that border crossing, rafa, between the gaza strip and egypt which would perhaps be a guarantee that all of the sides here, the palestinians, egyptians and israelis may be satisfied with. >> interesting possibility there. matthew chance live for us in jerusalem wher

meanwhile, the egyptian leader, abdel fattah al-sisi, is hosting a meeting in cairo with palestinian officials to try to broker a new, more lasting cease fire between israel and hamas. an earlier cease fire arranged by egypt broke down after only hours yesterday. earlier today, we spoke via skype from jerusalem with jodi rudoren of the "new york times." what do we know about the planned negotiations in egypt? >> well two, things. i mean, first of all, these negotiations are part of a plan that secretary of state john kerry and head of the united nations arranged, a cease-fire during which, the more substantive agreement to stop the fighting. that fell apart as you mentioned yesterday when israel renewed the attack after being confronted by militants who came out of a tunnel, they killed two soldiers and seemed to have captured an officer, so several things, that whole thing fell apart, the palestinians going to cairo but the israelis says they are not, they have not definitively said they are not going but it appears they are not. but longer term, if there is going to be any resoluti

rights watch says senior leaders including then defense minister and now president abdul fatah al ceas sisibe investigated. the movement to reinstate egypt's first democratically elected principle started using the symbol a hand showing four fingers. they say they will never forget, which also means the fourth in arabic. monica, al jazerra. >>> human rights watch says 817 people were killed in that crack down last year as the report pointed out. but security forces didn't just target protesters. journalists who were trying to document events that day were also attacked. simon mcgregor wood has more on that story. >> reporter: the sheer scale of the violence took everyone by surprise, including journalists. this was something the egyptian government did not want the world to see. our own live position was one of the first to come under fire from government forces. >> we are pinned down, we are being shot at, we cannot move from the location that we are at the time. we are pins down. get down now! get down now! >> reporter: the clear intention was to stop us filming. networks were jammed. cam

anything brokered by egypt i mean the reality is that the counter-revolutionary government in egypt sisi is the second jailer of the people of gaza they have collaborated with israel throughout this conflict so again people have to ask a question about their motivations here and unfortunately there will be no lasting peace in israel palestine without justice for the other statins without a lifting of the blockade a thing of the siege without a viable palestinian state and in order to do that that requires a really big challenge but also an overthrow of the current route in class within israel right paul murphy thank you so much for talking to us here on r.t. international and the international criticism of israel's operation as loud enough but peace activism within the country is becoming increasingly difficult policy or math some of those who won't give up. very. soon these people are is really haters they're not jewish even an arab would behave like this because themselves beautiful souls would be harmed the jewish people. israelis opposed to the military operation are finding it incre

loss of christians in iraq we we almost had a tremendous loss in egypt until fortunately president el-sisi took over and he is very much a protector of the christians there. in syria. president assad and his father before him have both been steadfast protectors of the christian community and. so by by reinforcing what his army did to rescue the christians this was this was my way of trying to to reinforce those are first because the christians are under enormous pressure in the middle east today. while the u.s. has a longstanding record of supporting countries at that uphold human rights how do you expect the u.s. to really support the assad regime considering it has a pretty dire human rights record. well the the human rights record is. it's a combination of of truth meth and propaganda i thank the who are very close observers of what's going on in syria i have come to believe that the server and gas attack in good in the suburbs of damascus was in fact launched by rebels who were working in coordination with the turkish government. there have been some actual lent articles reported seymo