. >>> let's get the latest from gaza, and stefanie dekker joins us live. monday morning in gaza, what is the situation today. is the bombing as intense as it was yesterday? >> not as intense, but just now in the last couple of minutes we are hearing and seeing - i don't know if it's gas. i don't know if you can see the shot on the eastern shot. shajaiya, is the other shot you have, something is going on, looks like flaring coming down, a lot of gas. we are not sure what that is. to show you that that eastern part of the gazan border is absolutely under heavy fire. of course, people have had an absolutely horrific day yesterday, the death toll 507. there has been a couple of air strikes overnight. in the morning we have seen a few. the campaign is still as full-on as ever. >> all right. as you mentioned sunday was the deadliest day for the palestinians in the latest conflict. more than 70 people killed. sorry, i know there's a lot going on behind you there, but remind us of what happened in shajaiya yesterday. an event which the palestinian president himsel

stefanie dekker is at the rafa crossing. what are you seeing, do we know how long the crossing will be open for? >> at the moment only egyptian nationals can cross. one bus came through. that's egypt behind us, that's how close we are. it's dependent. the border crossing has been open four times in the last 100 days, the director told us. today is a day that follows mahmoud abbas to the egyptian president saying "help us, the sways in gaza is difficult. the border is now open for egyptian nationals and those injured in the bombing." we speak to the hospital. none of the injured have arrived. we have been here for a couple of hours. they say they are preparing the paperwork. it may only be six or seven cases and there are other critically injured cases and they can't be moved. [ inaudible ] >> stefanie dekker, let me interrupt you there, i don't know what microphone you are using, but it doesn't appear to be the one in front of you. can you move it closer to your mouth. tell us about the medical shortages. >> can you hear me?

stefanie dekker reporting from gaza, talking about the dire humanitarian situation. we spoke to a nor weegon doctor working at the shiffa hospital in gaza, here is what he has to say. >> right now we are operating on amputation injuries, and shrapnels that the israelis are shelling against the local areas. these may cause internal bleedings, and other life-threatening situations. and it's very durk to see the large -- disturbing to see the large numbers of civilians and the children. what is remarkable with the palestinians in gaza is the resill gens. they don't give up. they stand tall. i'm amazed to see the calm in the community and among the staff. today i think it's three medical doctors who had the homes shat ared which is -- shattered by israeli attacks. the psychological effect is the more they bomb, the more they are convinced and determinate that they will not give up. they will not yield to the pressure. they stand tall and say calmly that they are used to this. we will help our people. i think despite the fact that they are exhausted by the palpable determ

talking to me in the last hour, and stefanie dekker joins me now. she went to the hospital where a lot of the wounded were taken, and stephanie, tell us what you saw there. >> well, we actually tried to get to the school after we got the news, and there was heavy shelling in the area, and it was ongoing. just to give you an idea of how close it was around the school, a lot of cars were racing back and telling us to leave. and it was a horrendous scene. children, little boys, little girls, petrified, crying, injured. with the shrapnel wounds, and resaw ladies being brought in on stretchers and men, and a combination. and families, and absolute panic and terror. one woman was screaming and no one could calm her down. asking why this was a place of safety? the northern border area, where there has been intense shelling and fighting between the israelis and the palestinian army, these are supposed to be safe havens, and it's interesting to have a lot of people say that they're angry at unare a, and they're blaming them for not keeping them safe. they ha

stefanie dekker is in gaza city. the upside is the hospital.hey were wary, looking at the diplomacy side of things. there's a lot of diplomacy. the u.n. scenario in doha meeting with hamas leaders. as well as president mahmoud abbas. with israel intensifying the campaign, does it look like we might be seeing perhaps a troos or a ceasefire. >> you know, it's important to remember that diplomacy was on the table last week after the egyptian initiative. the credibility of the initiatives was not accepted because of the relation shared between hamas and the new government in egypt. more important is actually what israelies are facing in last 48 hours. it doesn't seem that they are making any progress. it's clear that they are facing real problems on the ground. let's remember why this operation was, from the beginning. it was, according to the israelis, is to mill tarrize hamas, weakening hamas, to end the tunnels. none of those goals has been achieved so far. hamas is still strong. hamas is still attracting israelis, trying to target more of the m

. >>> and the latest now from gaza with stefanie dekker, who joins us live. when we spoke about an hour or so ago there was intense bombing in gaza. what is the situation right now? >> it's the same. we have moved locations. we'll get a better view. we'll show you, that's the neighbourhood of where we were yesterday. it was heavily pounded with artillery fire. that seems to go on again. i want to update you on a message received from the health ministry, saying the israeli army is using white phosphorous. this is something we need to confirm independently. this is something that was used in 2008/2009, the war there. if it is confirmed, it's alarming. it burns through flesh. you can only stop it by using a chemical. it's aggressive. if confirmed, it will be - it is illegal to be used on heavily populated civilian areas, and the area you are looking at, shajaiya, there's shelling going on further down. it looks like they are trying to clear this whole eastern border area. i'm told the areas are some of the most heavily populated in the gaza strip , it is alread

stefanie dekker reports from gaza. >> shortly after the attack, the search for survivors and the dead. this rubble was once the house of's police chief. he survived the assault and is believed to be in a critical but stable condition. many members of his family were killed. in the chaos rescuers used a combination of heavy machinery and bear hands to try to get inside. officials in the gaza health ministry were in no doubt that the house was deliberately targeted by israeli forces. >> it's a new massacre being committed against our people in the gaza strip. this time, the target was the house of the albach family. the houses nearby the mosque in the area. the people were trying to get out of the mosque after they finished ramadan night prayers. suddenly they saw the house under shelling. >> they say this has caused the single greatest loves life since the israeli army began it's attack on gaza last week. theisitioni army issed to have used long-range missiles. there was an he knew change as they came close to the shore the fires of the army morning were smoldering. >> the israeli army

. >>> let's go to stefanie dekker, al jazeera's correspondent in gaza. we had a resident in gaza talking about a grand offensive that started, but the tanks were staying close to the border. this is because israel said it targeted the tunnels which hamas fighters used to get into southern israel to launch attacks. >> that's right. this is - at the moment it's focussed on border areas in the north and east. you can sort of see it. absolutely, the relatives will tell you the tanks and troops were not inside. they are in the buffer zone. when you talk about the tunnel system, there's a gaza underneath gaza. this is a new thing. it didn't in 2012, the last time there was a war here. hamas managed to set up the underground tunnel system. this is what we have seen. there was an attempted incursion in the south, into israel. this is what israel is saying. they are targetting. how they are doing that i can't tell you. they'll be focussing, i believe, around the border areas to cut off the access from gaza to is ram. and that is their main concern. we have seen o

we'll go live to stefanie dekker in gaza. it's been an intense few hours for residents of gaza city. bring us up to speed as to what has been happening and what you see on the ground. >> it's been an intense night and morning. thousands have been fleeing. in the morning, from 5 o'clock in the morning, we left around s seven, and we saw many walking towards us, carrying children, cars with white flags, trying to make sure they did not get hit from above because there's a lot of air strikes and artillery. that is the main use that israelis are using. we went to shifa hospital, the biggest hospital in the gaza strip , and a steady stream of ambulances coming in, bringing in the wounded and dead. we saw a dead lady with severe injuries to her head. we saw the elderly, it's indiscriminate. han civilians, a -- many civilians, a more weegean doctor. told us that it is the worst he has seen it, it's a massacre, israelis are indiscrime nantly firing. israelis will tell you that is where hamas hides its rockets and tunnel systems, it's

. >>> all right, let's go lie to al jazeera's stefanie dekker in gaza. you came out a short while ago from one of the hardest hit neighbourhoods in shajaiya. tell us what you saw. >> we saw absolute destruction. homes destroyed. we went on two of the main roads and all the houses lining it were all massive holes in them from artillery fire, which is what we know was an intense night and day until the humanitarian hiatus, as it's called, took place. it was tense. some people were leaving, sfimians that hadn't -- civilians that hadn't managed to leave. one woman was cursing against the palestinian president, against other countries to allow them to go through the hell. another man said he couldn't get out with the children, so he cowered under the stares of his home. a small boy was crying. he said they can't get back to houses because they were shot at. ambulances came in. some dead bodies were removed. civil defense men were there, fire engines, smoke down the road that we didn't reach. difficult to travel up the road because trees have been knocked down

stefanie dekker reports. >> reporter: they emerged in the early hours, survivors of a p pettrifying and deadly night. a stream of people on foot finally, finding a way out. >> whatever happens despite the killing, despite the destruction, we will be strong. we are not going to die, go willing. >> it has been the most intense night since this conflict began. there are their border neighborhood besieged by relentless shelling, residents trapped in the dark of night. the daylight brings them no relief. >> they are shelling everywhere. we only just made it out this morning. as you see, we have children. we have had to leave our homes behind. it is not safe there. >> this is where they have come from. shujayea on the border with israel. it is not recognizable now. israel says its targeting armed fighters and their underground tunnel network though we see heart break and despair here. >> the thanks were in front of our house. i don't know what's going on. i can't go back home. they shoot at us. >> this area has been completely destroyed. you can see smoke still up ahead of what was an incredi

stefanie dekker updating us in gaza on the latest situation there. it's a very grim picture. let's go to - no, we don't have the next correspondent. we were going to cross to israel and get the latest from israel. we will come back to that when we get it. all right, let's move on to iran. and diplomats negotiating the future of tehran's nuclear programme agreed to extend talks by four month. sunday was the original deadline for iran. the u.s. said it would allow iran to access 2.8 billion of funds in response to squaling back the programme. patty culhane has more. >> it was clear the six powers and iran were not going to reach a deal. now they have don ahead and extended the negotiations for four months, bring the deadline to november 24th. iran will get access to 2.8 billion of money held in overseas accounts and negotiations will continue. secretary of state john kerry saying there are real gaps that remain. there's a real prospect for a peaceful solution. >>> in iraq hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced. many fled to the kurdish controlled region in the nort

they are expected to heed that call. >> we'll go to stefanie dekker, live from gaza. we are looking at a live shot of the gaza skye line. stephanie was tells us earlier that the offensive that was planned to hit northern gaza has begun. how is it playing out? >> well, it's quiet at the moment. we are hearing that there was one air strike in an area towards the north. people still extremely on edge, waiting braced for this to happen. many people have left their homes, the u.n. agency for palestinian refugees tells us that more people are streaming in. some are remaining up north, waiting, perhaps, they say - one girl we heard from said she'd wait to see what would happen, and if needed there was a shelter in the north. they'd start moving. people waiting to see when this will happen. they are expecting something harsh. it will be short and temporary, it will be strong. they did give 12 o'clock. perhaps they'll give it a little more time to make sure people can leave if they want to leave. it put people on edge, more than they are. >> why are they focussing on that area

stefanie dekker was at the scene of a hard-hit area in gaza. >> reporter: it's in the small details where you see lives interrupted. at the edge of the building, you see a child's stickers and towels - something where when israel strikes, there's no time for people to get out. sometimes they have issued a warning strike. there's no escape if you are in here. the scene of devastation is huge. half of the building is gone. apartments are blown out. you look at signs of who used to live here. there's child toys, a baby pram. it tells us that families are being absolutely affected by the bombing campaign. the death toll is rising. women and children are amongst the dead. israel says this is a military campaign against different armed factions, it is the people who are affected. they are terrified. many tell you that they feel they have been discarded by the arab countries, the international community, that this is something they need to put up with and they are petrified about how this will play out. >> stefanie dekker in gaza. i spoke to the deputy director of the palestine center in washing

on the whole, largely calm, stefanie dekker is there.e are these small groups of sort of cat and mouse games going on between israel police and palestinian crowds. largely calm at the moment. but there has been a huge influx of israeli execute into the streets ahead of that funeral. >> an enormous influx coming into sharfat. there was a huge presence there. come into this area was incredibly difficult. we had security forces, cars on the hill, people on the hill, on corners, everywhere you looked they would have border police or special forces. we are in the middle of an area where there is a line, there are a couple of views trying to push a makeshift barricade trying to push it down here because what's been happening at the ends of this road is they have been fighting with the police. rubber coated steal bullets fired and tear gas and further down toward the front of me is another line where some action is happening. we have seen youths walk past. there is anger here there is a prayer going on. there is a feeling perhaps after prayer t

. >>> let's take you live now to gaza city and speak toays's stefanie dekker who is going to give uste on the situation on the ground. stephanie, what has been happening in the past couple of hours since woefb talking about diplo --e have been talking about diplo -- -- diplomatic efforts, what's happening on the ground. >> many people here in the course of this conflict -- and we have covered it since it began -- will tell you that they feel rejected and discarded by the international community and by the arab current trees, specifically the arab countries, in fact. many people will tell you. i hope that it happens to them, what's happening to us because they are allowing us to suffer through this. the death toll, 612 people over the course of these 15 days. the last two, three days of the stepped up ground offensive, one day was 100 people in 24 hours. one day 50 in over 24 hours. >> gives you an indication of quite how strong this military campaign is and what we are seeing is a huge number of civilians, especially children. . >> we are clearly having a few problems there with our

al jazeera's stefanie dekker is there with this report. >> death comes from the air here this is onef the border tongues. no one fields safe. >> every house has hundreds of -- every town has people who have fled. no food, no water. there is no arab state that takes care of us. i hope that's what is happening to us happens to all of the arab countries so they feel what we are made to suffer. >> the strikes have terrified everyone. we met with people running away. >> there is panic. we are being told there is a few dead people up this road, but they are also telling us that there is israeli tank and they are saying to run back from here. >> what is happening is that people are dying. a young girl. part of the mother's head is missing. war has no mercy. for those left living, there is no peace. this man was pulled from the rubble from a destroyed home. he is not well. forced to join many others seeking shelter with families further away from the border. >> i left my house. i don't know if my house will even be there when i go back. my house is 200 meters away. i can't go there now. i ca

stefanie dekker has more. >> reporter: may is disabled.he center that cared for her was targeted in annisis israeli airstrike. she survived but her injuries are severe. >> we received four casualties. three of them are disabled. the injuries are between 15 to 30% burns on their bodies. there are severe burns and their lives are still at risk. >> not much is left of this care home. we asked whether it had any links to any armed faction here and we were categorically told, no. this is a place that cared for those who couldn't care for themselves. >> this is not fair. where is the united nations? where are human rights? this is a disability center p what did they do? what is their fault? >> the missile seems to have come through the roof, and it hit here in the ground floor of the center, and it's absolutely destroyed. you can see a mattress left. there is a wheelchair, which tells you exactly what people were here, disabled people. >> this attack has caused more outrage here civilian casualties are a daily reality in israel's air strikes. th

stefanie dekker, al jazeera, gaza. >> as nick sheeve written mentioned, the u.n.urity council has drafted a statement on the conflict between the israelis and palestinians. james bays reports from the united nations. >> reporter: it took three days of extremely tough negotiation not to come up with a legally binding resolution but simply with a statement the u.s. had objected to the wording that had been suggested. in the end, these were the words that were read out by the president of the security council. >> the security council members called for deescalation of the situation, restoration of calm and and reinstitution of november 2012 cease-fire. the security council members further called for respite for international humanitarian law including the protection of sirians. the security council members also expressed their support for the resumption of direct negotiations between the israelis and palestinians with the aim of achieving a comprehensive peace agreement based upon the two-state solution. >> arab ambassadors wanted something tougher than that. they ca

>> stefanie dekker reporting there in southern gaza, 20 members he members from the same family wered to rest. charles stratford was there. >> reporter: he is the person who brings me food. who is going to provide for me now? >> it only took the push of a button, a split-second for the israeli military to wipe out almost 20 members of fatima's family. remnants of their lives lay ripped apart in this hole in the ground. the blast ripped the skin off mohammed's face. he and his brother, hussein, were the only people in the house to survive. >> we sell chickens and we go home. we have nothing to do with the resistance. we are civilians just like everyone else. >> we move to the nearby village of el hazar. the israeli military has been targeting what they say are hamas tunnels? >> i am standing about 200 meters from the border of the village near konunis. the israelis say no one can go in because they are looking for what they say are hamas-built tunnels. a lot of people haven't seen friends and relatives for a couple of days. it was about half an hour there were warning shots fired from

let's go to our correspondent stefanie dekker, live at the rafa hospital in gaza. firstly, this u.n.-brokered humanitarian pause that israel and palestinian factions signed up to. what is going to happen? >> well, that's taking effect right now. actually for the next five hours. what we expect to happen, what we were told by the u.n. is we'll have time to bring in humanitarian supplies, fix things like electricity lines, water pipes, sewerage, things that have been ruined during the bombardment. it has been intense. a lot of people left their homes, they don't have access to water. some 70,000 people have not had access to water for a week. let me tell you where i am at the rafa hospital. it's on the border of israel. i'll step out of frame and show you that this hospital was hit a couple of days ago on the fourth floor by an israeli air strike. the israeli calls it telling the patients and doctors to evacuate. there's eight international solidarity activists trying to prevent it happening. it's owned by hamas, which is perhaps why the israelis are trying to target it. it has patient

stefanie dekker reports from occupied east jerusalem. >> a glimpse of who could have been behind the murder of 16-year-old mohammed abukhdair. this is c c.t.v. foot ig. night he was taken. these mean are suspected of beak involved. a breakthrough announcement. several jewish suspects have been arrested and there's a strong inclination that their motive was in revenge. killing of three teenagers. binyamin netanyahu made a statement from the home of one of the murdered israelis, where he had a message for mohammed abukhdair's rely toughest and condemned the killings. >> translation: i would like it send my condolences to the family of the young man. these murders do not have a place in israeli society. >>> the teenager was taken in the early hours of wednesday morning. hours later his body was found burnt. according to the autopsy, the boy was alive when set on fire. >> i asked for an international investigative committee to be formed in connection with the terrorist crimes committed torts the palestinian yn people and the aggression, especially the burning of the child, mohammed abukh

. >> stefanie dekker sent us this report from gaza. >> reporter: it's been a night of intensive air strikes in gaza, as the morning came, there has been more targets. one car hit, we are hearing another couple of bombings in the background. this is a sustained campaign overnight, an intensive provision surrounding the gaza port around 2:30. a massive missile hit the place and shook. we are told that the men who managed to infiltrate israel, targetting the military base, they believe the men leave from the port to make their way north. they are trying to clamp down on that, and more homes destroyed. this is israel's way. they are targetting homes bel g belonging to members of hamas. civilians, family members have been pulled up in this and other incidents keeping people off the streets. it highlights the dangers. people were gathered. a missile struck. seven dead, 15 injured. it adds to the terrifying fear that people have. they are staying home, streets are empty, and they are not gathering at all. it's a tense time, and they are thinking that perhaps it could get worse with a threat of a p

>> stefanie dekker. there are so many stories out of the region.gaza many residents turne red to their homes today to look for survivors and bury the dead. more than 100 bodies were discovered. in one town, 20 members from the same family were laid to rest. charles stad stratford reports. >> translator: he is the person who brings me food, who is going to provide for me now? >> reporter: it only took the push of a button, a split second for the israeli military toy wipeout almost 20 members of her family. remnants of their lives lay ripped apart in this hole in the ground. the blast ripped the skin off mohamed's face. he and his brother hussein were the only people in the house to survive. >> translator: we sell chickens and we go home. we have nothing to do with the resistence, we are civilians just like everyone else. >> reporter: we moved to the flyer by village, the is really military has been targeting what they say are hamas tunnels. i am standing about 200 meters from the border of the village, now the israeli military say during this humani

>> stefanie dekker. >>> thousands of people demonstrated across europe today in support of palestinians. in paris, protesters defied a police ban on the pro gaza demonstrations. hundreds took to the streets to show their support. the protests turned violent when demonstrators clashed with police. protesters threw rocks at security forces. police responded by firing tear gas in to the crowd. [ chanting ] >> meanwhile in, london, thousands gathered outside the israeli em bass a for the second week in a row. protesters condemn the israeli offensive in gaza. the protest ended at parliament with accusations of england's government being biased towards israel. we invite to you stay with us, coming up we are going toying a deeper look at how the fighting between hamas and israel may have breached international law. and the allegations of possible war crimes, that's ahead in about 10 minutes. >>> turning our attention in libya, american diplomats and stoppers were evacuated from the u.s. embassy in tripoli. they were delivered in the middle the night to tanisha for their safety. fighting in tri

>> stefanie dekker reporting there.arlier today, i talked to the deputy director, a program for the from the u.n., scott anderson as part of a team trying to provide food and shelter for palestinian refugees. i asked about the cycle of violence and the effect it's having on the civilian population? >> i have been in gaza since february of 2008. i was here at the end of 2008, 2009, i was here during 2012, and the hardest thing, i guess, to accept is as you make friends with people both here in gaza and in israel is that it's just normal people that are the most impacted. they have to find a way to rebuild their lives over and over again. i am very hopeful when the diplomats talk not only about a truce but also a way to address the underlying conditions that lead to these eveninglations. >> currently within our shelters, we have 165,000 people that have had to flee their homes from across mostly eastern gaza and northern gaza to try to escape the fighting that's gone on between israel and the people here in gaza. 165,000

stefanie dekker has more. >> they should have been safe. everyone here left the homes for the supposed safety of a u.n. shelter. >> translation: all our children are in the school and us too. go and see. they shelled us with rockets. there are children's body parts. there's no safety, there's no security anywhere. >> bate han on is close to the border with his rail. it was hit hard. -- with israel. >> they told us to evacuate because israel will hit it. okay, we'll leave. how? every family with eight, nine, ten. they said there would be buses. we waited at the playground. then the shells fell on us. >> the girls have been brought in to the hospital. there are steady streams of people arriving, and scenes of chaos and devastation. the people are asking the question why does israel target a un school shelters civilians who have had to flee their homes. people are upset. they say israel knew it was a shelter for those that had to flee the area because the israel's military campaign. >> israel says it may have been a rocket fired at a group tha

let's speak to stefanie dekker, joining us on the phone now. a few minutes ago you were outside the shifa hospital and there was intense activity at the shops. bring us up to speed with what is happening there. >> that's right, there was speaking outside a hospital. it was not clear who was shooting at who. it was a tense situation, you have the hospital guards on high alert, people coming in. we saw a man carry a dead child. people are screaming, they are suspicious. it's a desperate theme. people are desperately. they don't know what to do, where to go. they walked 5km at dawn. they couldn't get out. they were blockaded in there. suffering under intense shelling. now, it's slowly becoming apparent, we got pictures out of there. we are hearing stories, ambulance is able to get in about what the scene is, and it is horrific. dead bodies in the street. a local journalist confirmed dead. a cameraman trying to film. it is dangerous and difficult. one of the doctors at the hospital said to us come and see, and we have. there are desperate scenes of

stefanie dekker joins us live from gaza. i'm hearing that israel was planning on offensive that is due to start any minute now in the north of gaza. any news on that? >> let me just show you - we heard an air strike in the last 30 seconds. the smoke is clearing. we are told that the israeli army has given people living in the north of gaza strip until midday, now, to leave their homes and move inland, because they say being close to hamas is not safe, and the area, just close to the border with israel - it is a place that hamas uses to launch the rockets into israel. they say that they'll be undertaking a short and temporary campaign, but certainly we expect it to be strong. we have not seen - you can see it from here, the north. we have not seen anything happen, and the border crossing, the border acrossing into israel. it is open. we are waiting to see how this will play out. we do know that the u.n. agency for palestinian refugees. we have subpoena to them. they have opened eight schools and are ready to take in more. aro

but as stefanie dekker reports, civilians pay the price >>> this family prepares to break the ramadan fast. they have lived here for 14 years. things are different. >> as a father here, my home. i'm living in a building consisting of this. in this building, it is around 20, 21. i don't know if israelis are targetting this flat or this one, or which is over or below my flat. >> the toughest times are when it's dark, when the explosions come loud and violent in the middle of the night. >> we are in difficult times, very sad, very upset and trying to laugh for my children. to give them the hope that we will continue, we will survive. it's difficult. >> his only daughter wants to become a journalist and his oldest son can't go out as much as he'd like. the young esmae be oblivious. -- young esmae be oblivious, but they are not. >> all of this, we are looking further, who should protect them. and the father feel he couldn't protect himself, how can he protect the family. this is from aircraft, from helicopter or f-16. all of them are killing. >> they sleep in the same room, away from the w

. >>> now, live to another of our correspondents in gaza, stefanie dekker is outside the she hava hospital in -- she'sa hospital in gaza. what is the situation there after last night's shelling. >> there has been a stream of people coming into gaza city. we saw hundreds of people on foot, families, carrying their children's, cars, packed with families on top of the cars to indicate that they shouldn't be a target. it's been a relentless night. one of fear. many have been injured, 33 dead once ambulances finally get into the eastern areas along the border. a lot of those people coming from that neighbourhood, what we saw inside, and seconds of desperation. and we saw a dead woman calling in small children are horrific injuries, it's a war with the highest toll. i want to bring in the director of operations from the u.n. agency dealing with palestinian refuge refugees. can you describe what happened overnight and now? >> what we so is a carry on over the past two days, an incursion and a lot of damage. thousands of people on the move. we went - yesterday we had 30,000 additional people movin

stefanie dekker joins us live from gaza. you were at a hospital an hour ago, but the hospitals a too dangerous. >> there was a shooting episode outside the hospital. we are not sure what happened. it was tense. to understand that it's because there was a steady stream of balances coming in, dead children. it's understandable that the people are incredibly distraught. the guards were getting nervous. we have been there for a whale. we decided to leave. we are back at the bureau, you can hear the relentless shelling, and you have a shot of the eastern border. massive... [ siren ] ..there's a lot of ambulances coming down the road, but have not managed to get into the center of those areas. hamas were being told, tried to ask for a 3-hour ceasefire so that the ambulances could reach the area. israel denied that. so as we heard from dr gill berd, we spoke to, i spoke to him at the hospital. he said, you know, in times of war, these are war crimes. civilians should have a safe passage, they shouldn't be targeted. it's not even a

earlier, al jazeera stefanie dekker talked to the director of operations for the u.n.elief agency. he told her about their struggles in dealing with the thousands of displaced people. let's take a listen to what he had to say. >> reporter: what we are seeing is really al carry-on from what we have seen for the last two days, incursions into the boundary areas a lot of damage as we understand thousands of people on the move. we went yesterday. we had over 30,000 additional people moved in to our schools. we have had thousands overnight. and we have more this morning. just this morning, we have opened an additional six schools that i know of already. we had, say, over 60,000 last night. i wouldn't be surprised today we go 70, 80,000, potentially more seeking refuge in our schools. >> do you have the means to cope? are you over stretched? >> our teams are stretched. in some of the areas we are physically going to run out of school buildings that are appropriate because a lot of our schools are in areas that we would no longer consider secure. so we have already have discu

stefanie dekker is there. >> reporter: death come from the air here. what you hear is the sound of a drone. this is bate han on, a border town, and no one feels safe. >> translation: every house has hundreds of people who fled their homes, no food no water. we can't go anywhere. i hope what is happening to us happens to all the arab countries, so they feel what we are made to suffer. >> reporter: israel's ground incursion terrified everyone. when we arrived we were met with people running away. >> there is panic in bate han un, we are told there's a few dead people up this road, and that there's an israeli tank that is advancing, and everyone is running back from here. what is happening is that people are dying. we see a young girl brought to the morgue. she jones her father and -- joins her father and mother in death. part of the mother's head is missing. war has no mercy. for those left loving, there's no peace. this man was pulled from the rubble of his destroyed home. he is not well - forced to join others seeking shelter with families away from th

stefanie dekker saw them running from the attack and witnessed the strike that killed them. >> reporter: they had been playing near a shack on the beach. the four cousins, 11-year-old, 10-year-old, 9-year-old and 10-year-old boys are dead. >> translation: my back is broken. >> reporter: the raw agony of a father. the attack happened in broad daylight in front of our hotel. i took the picture after two strikes on a beach shack. you can see four boys running away. then there was another bang. this picture shows people carrying away a body from a shack that was hit. the other bound ris were up the beach where they had run for safety. "god should punish israel", mohammed's mother cries. the boys were buried. many asking why innocent children are targeted by the israeli army. we see israel for rehabilitation. based on preliminary results the target of this strike was hamas occupants. the investigation is ongoing. this strike took place in front of two hotels, filled with journalists. no one knows what was in the shack. there was no secondary explosion suggesting weapons were kept there. we w

stefanie dekker reports. >> reporter: there has been more air strikes overnight. we are hearing resident at the border areas have been getting recorded messages from their phone telling them to leave their homes. many people had left their homes following that kind of announcement a couple of days ago aring moving inland to gaza city to schools that are run. they had returned because they thought things would calm down. once again the people moving. it highlights an example of the siege here. that is that people have nowhere to go. they are not in charge of their borders and they don't believe gaza. they are interstate. they want it to end. there is a siege on gaza, and the economy is under a dire situation. salaries haven't been paid. the workers in the hospitals, ambulance drivers have not been paid. their situation is difficult. they want things to improve. with that news coming from the israeli army, worried about how things will play out. nick schifrin is in gaza, i asked him about how people were reacting to the failure of the ceasefire. >> good evening. a c

stefanie dekker has more. >> more civilian casualties of this conflict. this boy has shrapnel in his head. his mother lies in the next ambulance. a strike next to their home left them with windows. >> she was unconscious and had surgery. it hasn't helped. egypt should have opened the border earlier. >> reporter: they are allowed to cross to egypt to be treated. it's a short stop before they are releasedism. >> patients are leaving gaza. you can see the position of the civilians taken. they'll be taken to egyptian hospitals, though the border. it's the only border israel controls but doesn't open often. it's been open four times in the last 100 days. once they heard the rafa crossing was open on thurks all these people called to see if they could cross. >> people are terrified. they came when they heard the crossing was open. >> we wasted all day, and foog. >> a shame for his rail to attack innocent people. >> they are showing they were upcivilize the. >> for now, only the seriously wounded and egyptian passport openers are allowed to cross. palestinians c

my colleague stefanie dekker has been in some of those areas and filed this report. >> reporter: death comes from the air here. what you hear is the sound of a drone. this is one of the border towns, and no one feels safe. >> translation: every house has hundreds of people that have fled their homes. i hope what happens to us happens to all arab countries so they feel what we have to suffer. >> the ground incursion terrified everyone. when we arrived people were running away. there's panic. we are told there's a few dead people up the road, and there's israeli attacks, and it is advantaging. everyone is running back from here. what is happening is that people are dying. we see a young girl brought to the morgue, joining her mother and father in death. the result of an israeli tank shell. part of the mother's head is missing. war has no mercy. for those left living, there's no peace. this man was pulled from the rubble of his home, he is not well. forced to shelter with families further away from the border. >> i left my house. yep if my house will be there. i can't go there now. i came

stefanie dekker reports. >> reporter: they emerged in the early hours, survivors of a petrieifying andeadly night. the stream of people on food finally finding a way out. >> translation: whatever happens, despite the killing and destruction, we'll be strong. we are not going to die, god willing. >> reporter: it has been the most intense night since the conflict began, the border neighbourhood besieged, residents trapped in the dark of night. the daylight bricks no relief. >> they are shelling everywherement we om just made it out this morning. we had change and had to leave our homes behind. it is not safe there. >> reporter: this is where they came from. shajaiya on the border with israel. it's not recognisable. israel says it's targetting armed fighters. we see heart break and despair here. >> the tanks were in front of our house. i don't know what is going on. i can't go home, they shoot at us. >> the area has been destroyed. you can see smoke ahead of what was a tense night and day. people have managed to get out from the early morning. this 2-hour humanitarian hiatus agreed to by

. >>> let's talk about the humanitarian impact going on there and bring in stefanie dekker, live for us from gaza, outside a hospital. what have you found there? what are the stories that you've been getting from some of the victims? > we have been inside and visiting over the last few days, it's overwhelmingly civilians, bodies full of burns, shrapnel. it is a horrendous scene, and it's similar stories that the family tells us, air strikes close to the homes. many homes are not built to resist the power of an f-16 missile or helicopter. people are terrified. i can tell you this is the main hospital in gaza, the biggest, they are having issues with materials, there's a lack of materials to deal with the people coming in, and if people don't arrive here, the ones sitting at home, we spent the night with a family yesterday when they brog their fafrt and -- broke their fast and the father told us "i live in a building with 28 apartments and surrounded by others, i don't know which israel will target. i don't feel safe. i'm supposed to protect my family, i can't protect myself, how can i

al jazeera correspondent stefanie dekker is in gaza. this is the scene at one of the areas major hospitals. this devastation is the result of an israeli air strike, and there are more cases here in gaza hospital. eight members of this man's family are injured. >> translation: there were 22 in the house. they bombed behind my house, and mine collapsed. those that are doing this are not human being, why are you doing this? >> israel says it's targetting those responsible for launching strikes. we seeing civilians here. >> translation: i left the mosque with two of my friends, a rocket landed in front of us. my friend killed, another injured. i'm in a little pain, nothing them. >> reporter: the shops -- the hospital is instructing to cope. elsewhere hospitals are overwhelmed, the medical system on the verge of collapse. there's no sign na israel is prepared -- that israel is prepared to stop and palestinians worry there'll be more violence. >> we tried to de-escalate, messages were sent. we told hamas to stop the fire. they continued. now

stefanie dekker was at the scene of a hard-hit area. >> it's in the small details where you see lives interrupted on the edge of that building. half of it - you see stickers on the wall, and towels, something when israel strikes here, there is no time for people to get out. sometimes it issues a warping strikes and a warning call, but there is no escape if you are in here. the scope of devastation is huge. entire half of this building has fallen apart. you can see on the back, that's another building, apartments half blown out. if we look through the rubble again, signs of who used to lie here. there's toys to the left. there's a baby pram. so it really tells you that families are absolutely affected by this relentless bombing campaign. the civilian death toll is rising. women and children amongst the dead. even though israel says it's a military campaign against the different armed factions here, it is the people who are biping affected -- being affected. they are terrified and many tell you they are discarded by arab countries, the international community, this is something they nee

. >> again, that was stefanie dekker reporting from gaza.emember arer i spoke with kristopher a spokesman from the united states relief and works agent say he described what happened to the u.n. school. >> reporter: welling at five to 3:00 today the most appalling carnage there was incoming. it's difficult for anyone to know whether it was the is isras or hamas or militants it's under the fog of war, that's why we are calling for an investigation, we need to find out. >> is this an area where palestinians freeing the fighting have come to seek shelter? >> yes, that is the tragedy, they had fled the fighting, abandoned their homes under fire. came to the u.n. there was a u.n. blue flag on the building they expected sank ware and i what happens? carnage. >> did israel know that there was a u.n. school in that compound? >> absolutely. they have the precise gps coordinates of that school formally given to them. just by the way as they have the precise gps coordinates of every single one of our installations across the gaza strip. >> again, respo

stefanie dekker visits the hospital in gaza, where most of the wounded and dead are being taken. >> wet went inside. it's overwhelmingly cityians, dead -- civilians, dead, injured. bodies full of burns and shrapnel. it's a horrendous scenes, and similar stories that the families will tell us, air strikes close to the homes, homes collapsing. not built to resist the power of app f-16. people are terrified. this is the main hospital in gaza, the biggest. they are having issues with materials, there's a lack of materials to deal with the people coming in. if people don't arrive here, the one sitting at home. we spent the fight with the family. they were telling us "i live in a building with 2 apartment buildings, i have apart nls around. i don't know if i'm safe, how can i protect my family when i can't protect myself." this is difficult. the air strikes are random. to update you, people say it was the most intense air strikes that happened. 13 dead alone over friday night into saturday morning. >>> the united nations security council just drafted a statement on gaza that will be adopt by

our team coverage takes us to the gaza strip , and that is where nick schifrin and stefanie dekker joinss live. first we start with stephanie. how are people escaping the violence. >> we are at a school run by the u.n. agency. i'm stepping out of shot. you see him. we were inside earlier, but they wanted us to move. they moved here once israel started to drop the leaflets on the border areas, telling them to leave their homes. people will tell you that they are upset. they live in fear. homes have been there. the main point is this is not the first time that this will happen to them in 2008 and 2009. they had to love the homes behind and they have to leave the homes behind. if a ceasefire comes into effect, there is a wider conflict that needs to be solved. the solution need to be sold. otherwise they'll see scenes like this again and again. >> you mentioned the wider conflict. there are reports of ground troops in gaza today. could that be a sign of escalation and does it have people worried. >> that was an operation overnight where we are told the commandos tried to approach the shore

stefanie dekker has more. >> reporter: there has been intensifying from tanks across the border throughout the day, especially along the north and east. we came back from a town, baik han on, where we were met with a terrified picture of people running from the direction we were driving in, saying there was a tank coming closer, there were dead bodies up the road. one lady said "i have left my home, where am i supposed to go. where are we supposed to go, saying take me with you. we went to the morgue where we saw a young girl brought in with her mother and father in the morgue they were dead due to a firing across the border. horrific injuries sustained to the mother's head. it's the reality of what is happening, israel launching a campaign against hamas, the factions, trying to take at rockets and the tunnel systems what we are seeing is terror in the people here, a rising death toll translating to families ripped apart - mothers losing their children, children losing their parents. people are terrified. people don't know where to go and they don't feel safe. >> sara is a palestinian amer

. >> stefanie dekker caught up with the director of operations for the u.n. relief agency. he told her about the struggles they are facing in dealing with thousands of displaced people. >> what we see is a carry on from the last few days, incursion into the boundary areas, a lot of damage which is what we understand particularly. thousands of people on the move. we had over 30,000 additional people move into the schools, and thousands overnight and we had more this morning. just this morning we opened an additional six schools. we had 60,000. i wouldn't be surprised if we go 70, 80,000 seeking refuge in the schools. >> do you have the means to cope? are you overstretched? >> our teams are stretched. in some areas we'll run out the school areas that are appropriate. a lot of our schools are in areas that are not considered secure. we are in negotiations with others to use government schools. we have run out of mattresses, hi geep kits -- hygiene kits, we are looking at airlifting, borrowing from syria and response stocks from jordan. we are getting there. today is going to b