u.n. schools. and the u.n.tary general himself has ordered an investigation why is it there is a systematic abuse by hamas and terrorists of institutions and if it is once or twice or three times you know there is a behavior that is problematic because the u.n. humanitarian which was supported very much but terrorists are brutalizing u.n. facilities, it's clear. >> you know better than anyone how densely populated gaza is. how can you strike even close to a u.n. shelter when you know that thousands of people are staying there? you have even lost the u.s. on this point and says the suspicion that militants operating nearby does not justify strikes that put civilians' lives at risk. >> we are doing our best in a very complicated, combat situation to target the terrorists and not to hit, i repeat not to hit gaza city, they are not our enemy and on the country they are in the regime and in a combat situation accidents can happen and when they do we regret civilian deaths but responsibility falls on hamas that abuse

thanks very much for being with us, let's first of all talk about this u.n. schoolt's been hit in rafah. this is not the first time that a u.n. building being used as a shelter for palestinian civilians has been the target of an israeli strike. >> no, absolutely not. not just in this conflict but in previous conflicts in gaza, even in lebanon. u.n. shelters, u.n. schools seem to be a target ask israel usually initially denies it and end up having to admit culpability and blaming hamas for a variety of reasons, but ultimately israel has a habit of targeting these u.n. shelters and u.n. schools and it's simply unacceptable. >> why do you think it has a habit of targeting a place where civilians are very clearly taking shelter? >> the only reason i can think of is every conflict they wage the civilians represent such a vast majority of casualties, that i think their strategy must be to try to turn the civilian population against hamas or in lebanon against hess bowl actually think that is a strategy, to wage such a heavy price on the civilian population that they think

there was an attack on a u.n. school. 10 people were killed and 30 injured. earlier chris gunnes of the united nations relief and work agency told al jazeera they could not confirm if the school was deliberately started or it was israeli fire. >> we have to be clear and careful before making accusations. when there is etched, as there was with -- evidence, as there was with a school in jebbalia, we were clear it was artillery from israelis and condemned it in stroke language as a serious violation. there's not point coming out prematurely and making false accusations. it will undermine our authority and neutrality, which is the family silver which we are guarding. the precise coordinates of all the installations are given to the authority. when we drive vehicles, that's coordinated with the israeli authorities. without pointing the finger, i can confirm that the israeli army would have known not what this place was, but the fact that we were using it as is shelter for displaced people. >> they are outside that u.n. school in rafah and join us now. something li

it was near a u.n. school. the shelters are meant to be safe haifens from violence, that have been targeted by israeli fire. >> it's full of children, children killed and injured in the attack. >> this is the footage filmed moments after the drone strike. he tells me what he saw. the street was full of children buying streets at the main gait. what did they do? they are only kids. so many people are dead. so many hurt. >> most of the injured were brought here first. this is rafah's kuwaiti hospital, specialising in obset rigs and had a dozen beds. since the collapse of the ceasefire on friday, it treated hundreds of people, many in an outdoor car park. >> the hospital is maternity, not for receiving this huge number of injured. it is very difficult. ambulance is secluded. >> reporter: rafah has seen some of the worst fighting, more than 200 killed since friday. >> the fallout from that gent is spreading far and wide pretty much. let's hear what the israelis said about that incident. here is a spokesman. >> we a

u.n. schools and the u.n.tary general himself has ordered an investigation why is it there is a systematic abuse by hamas and other terrorists of u.n. institutions, if it happens once or twice i don't know and if it happens three times you know there is a systematic pattern of behavior which is problematic because the u.n.'s humanitarian mission which we support very much but the terrorists are deliberately brutalizing u.n. facilities, it's clear. >> you know how densely populated gaza is, how can you strike even close to a u.n. shelter when you know that thousands of people are staying there? you have even lost the u.s. on this point and says operating nearby does not justify strikes that puts civilians' lives at risk. >> this is a combat situation to target terrorists and not to hit, i repeat not to hit gaza civilians and they are not our enemy, the contrary they are under the regime and in a difficult situation accidents can happen and when they do we regret civilian death but responsibility must fall on ha

a hit on a u.n. school, any more information, first of all, on that particular strike and how the hospitals are coping with large numbers of dead and injured coming into it. >> we hit from health officials that ten people were killed in an attack on the facility that the host displaced from the eastern part of rafah area. this comes on already situation on hospital, and one of the main hospitals in the south of gaza was a close couple of days ago, because of being and the vicinity of bombardment. this hospital - it might be attacked. this phenomena of attacking hospitals, having hospitals closed because of this fighting has made it almost impossible for the staff to be in a safe and secure city. >> with the closing of the hospitals coming under attack, it's putting train on the hospitals that are still open. are they able to treat the people that come in, needing the services. >> it's a difficult city. i ran between the hospitals. mainly the shiffa hospital, it's overwhelmed. they opened the new areas and p

school when this strike happened. about 10 people are dead. some 30 people wounded from this strike. the u.n. ys that nine employees have now been killed, one of them in this strike, and in total, seven schools have been targeted. you have to understand these aren't schools anymore. they are actually shelters. so many people have filled these shelters because they have fled the fighting near the border. the numbers now of the displaced are now over half a million. >> that's nearly one in three of all of gaza. the israeli military mean while continues to pull back just a little bit toward the gaza border. they were about a mile to a mile and a half in before. now, they are a little less deep. they are about to finish their mission of destroying all of the tunnels that lead from gaza to israel and they say they will respond to any kind of hamas attack or any kind of rocket attack from here by the pal stipian fighters, and clearly this u.n. school attack shows the israeli military is right on the border and contains ability still to actually strike deep into gaza. there are still diplomatic effor

>> well, norah palestinianwu sources tell us an apparent air strike hit outside this u.n. school in the southern part of the gaza strip outside the gates of the school the entrance. 10 people have been killed and 30 people were injured. the u.n. says thousands of people were taking shelter in the school and the israeli military knew exactly where it was. there has not been comment from the israeli military except to say they are looking into the incident. if so it is the second u.n. school hit or nearby in the past week and sixth u.n. facility since fighting began. >> and we learned overnight that the missing israeli soldier has been confirmed dead. what can you tell us3zd8á >> well, the news came from israeli defense forces in the small hours of the night the 23-year-old was no longer considered missing or kidnapped but he was killed in battle in combat friday. this is the day that he was declared as missing and presumed kidnapped by hamas militants. they would not provide further details as to what happened to him. >> charlie in tel aviv, thank you. >> and this morning we had h

and strong condemnation of the israeli attack on a u.n. school in gaza. washington calls it disgraceful. the u.n. says it's criminal. >>> hello, there. i'm laura kyle. this is al jazeera live from doha. also ahead on the programme. syrian government tries to gross rebel strongholds near the capitals, dozens have been killed in the latest fighting. protesters in liberia demand action by the government to stop the spread of the ebola virus. >>> it's it 10am in gaza, and the start of what israel is calling a humanitarian pause. the seven hour truce will only apply to parts of the gaza strip where there is currently no military activity. hamas says it's a unilateral act, and one designed to divert attention from israel's acts of slaughter. israel is coming under pressure. the u.n. called an israeli air strike on a school on sunday. a moral outrage at a cal act. 10 people were killed. >> the u.s. state department called the attack disgraceful. a strong response to israeli attacks on civilians in this offensive. we have the story. >> chaos caused by an israeli d

criticism regarding the attack near the u.n. school in gaza today. the military officials say they are looking into the consequences of that air strike and say hamas has repeatedly launched attacks from the vicinity of schools and hidden among the civilian population. >> charlie d'agata, thank you. >> glor: a clarissa ward made it into gaza today and joins us, clara clarissa what are you hearing about the strike on the school. >> reporter: good evening, jeff, we spoke to the head of operations for the u.n. here who told us that the u.n. had shared the coordinates for that school with the israelly military 43 times. the latest time being just an hour before that strike, according to eyewitnesses, the missile hit just outside the front gate of the school, where people had been lining up to collect food supplies and of course this comes just days after another strike on a u.n. school in which at least 15 people were killed. >> and clarissa the included it is not to blame for the last school strike. is there a sense this time there might be consequences?

take a listen. >> there was no attack on the u.n. school, no one claims that the u.n. school was hit. we are talking about combat outside the school, and let's be also clear on the point, there was a legitimate terrorist target, three activists from islamic ve had, a terrorist organization, recognized as such around the world. >> you are saying you didn't hit the school, but you hit the front yard or the back yard. is that a legitimate argument? >> from their per specti, it is. i think that perhaps they could have used ground troops to take that forget out. i think they didn't have that choice or decision to make. they felt it was important to take it out right then. they make the decision, whether they would have collateral damage and based on their math equation didn't feel they would have that. >> there are more than 10,000 10 gazaens killed and wounded. are they going to walk away if a peace truce is signed or will they want revenge and the cycle continue? >> that depends what happens going forward. if we have a marshall plan that comes into gaza and creates an envi

u.n.-run school would offer protection. over 200,000 palestinians were packed into u.n. schools. a new school year was due to start next week. officials say that has been delayed. many, like this person has no home to return to. >> translation: i have 11 children, six go to school, and the new school year is coming. we don't know where to go. her children attended the same school they are sheltering in. entire families are crammed together in classrooms. outside they queue for food and supplies in the playground. teachers like this man, volunteered to help them until the children can return to studies. classrooms across gaza are turning in makeshift homes. people have been displaced and a large family live in this room. they created a divider to try to turn it into something of an apartment so people have somewhere to sleep. it's not a permanent solution. the room soon should be hosting classes for children. around a quarter of a mill been children go to the same u.n. schools they are living in. the u.n. says 65,000 people have had their homes destroyed. it says they are trying to

u.n. schools have sheltered almost 300,000 people during the conflict. it is unclear why desperate families at the school were threatened with the withdrawal of help today. >> that is not our policy, not what will happen. food has not been distributed yet today but it is on our weight. i am checking on water but should be delivered today. >> water did arrive, but by 10:00 tonight, there was still no food. residents said they were told aid was being withdrawn. arerations of this family terrified of losing the roof over their heads once again. 72 relatives now call this classroom home. they are kicking us out of here. should we live in the streets? where should the women and children go? they started packing, hoping to join the evidence at another u.n. school. to family members died there in shelling but they said it was the safest option. then they got word it was already full. nearby we found five-year-old mohammed, paralyzed months ago after surgery. his devoted mother was trying to keep the flies off of his face. it was all she could do for her son. of

u.n. schools they are now lying in. the u.n. says 65,000 people had their homes destroyed. it says it's trying to find a solution to the crisis. >> we will not force displaced people to leave the school. we expect to have some thousands of families, okay, in our schools. we'll consolidate them. that may mean families will have to share the next splays, schools, in some classrooms. around half of gaza's children go to u.n. schools, the other half in government once. many are damaged from the fighting. some beyond repair. gaza faces an immediate dilemma. getting children back to school, or providing shelter for the families. >>> al jazeera's demanding the release of its three journalists who have been imprisoned in egypt for 332 days, peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were falsely accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. in june mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste from given seven year sentences. baher mohamed got an extra three, because he had a spent bullet in his possession, picked up at a protest. >> there's more ahead here on al jazeera, incl

u.n. schools. the other half study in government ones. many are damaged from the fighting. beyond repair. gaza faces an immediate dilemma: getting children back to school or providing shelter for their families. jane ferguson, al jazeera, gaza. still ahead, egypt's government has cracked down hard on opposition banning the muslim brotherhood but it hasn't stopped all protests. a new resistance group has emerged. >> story still to come. in sports, the reaction to liverpool's new english premier league season. >> the ukrainian army said it made a major break through in the four month fight against separatists in the east. it says it has retain the city near the border with russia. it's reported that one of its fighter jets was shot down after the advance. military says it is now ready to push deeper into lundqvist after weeks of fighting in towns and villages on the outskirts. government forces are also closing in on a neighborhood in donetsk where there has been heavy shelling in the city overnight. a russian aid convoy has moved closer. 280 trucks have been held up for days

this is a u.n. school. they were used throughout the hostilities over the last months and weeks, saying that they'd feel safe. they were mainly told to come to the schools some were, of course, attacked but in a large part many came here for shelters. 200,000 here, sheltering, waiting for news as to whether or not there would be a peace agreement. of the 200,000, 65,000 have no homes at all to go back to. the others are waiting to see if they can go back, if there's peace. for the 65,000, they have no choice, whether there's a peace agreement or not, there's no homes to go to. school term, as you heard in the story we did, is due to start and should have started in a week's time. it is being delayed. it could be imminently delayed, as authorities in gaza try to figure out what to do by those living here, whether they can start the process or find somewhere. this is an enormous crisis. i was speaking to a u.n. official who said after the 2012 and 2009 offensive in gaza, they got the schools up and running in

the seventh time israeli shelling has hit a u.n. school and killed civilians there seeking refuge. the u.s. calling it a disgraceful shelling. the u.n. condemning it. really the question is is whether or not israel is taking enough steps to protect the civilians in that area. the u.n. and others are saying that israel needs to do more to protect its civilians, at least ten people were killed today in this u.n. school that was hit. israeli officials say there were militants operating in that area on a motorcycle and that's who they were targeting, but as in previous cases, we saw militants in the area, but not in the school and israel is being condemned again by the united states and u.n. and others, but this is just sort of one of many fights going on around the gaza strip. there are still intense shelling and fighting back and forth. the fighting here really not slowing down. at least 3,000 rockets have been fired from gaza into israel. again, we saw that hamas still firing rockets today into israel, but the death count here increasing by the day, more than 1700 palestinians have b

half go to u.n. school. the other study, many damaged, some beyond repair. gaza faces a dilemma, getting children to school or providing shelter for their families. schools were meant to start a week from now. however, the authorities in gaza say they'll begin term time here two weeks after a permanent ceasefire is announced. what they'll do with the families of those students is not clear. >>> still to come on al jazeera, how the conflict in mali is affecting neighbouring niger. and an ice-cold shower for one of the world's richest men. why bill gates is passing the bucket for motor neurone disease. >>> the top stories on al jazeera. kurdish peshmerga in iraq are fighting to retake the strategically important mossel dam back from the islamic state fighters. the troops seized control of three nearby towns, battling for the town of t ejs lket. >> pro-russian separatists shut down a ukranian fighter over luhansk in the east. the pilot managed ject pt the ukrainian -- managed to eject. the ukrainian army entered luhansk, taking a police station. >>> government f

state department strongly condemning what it calls a disgraceful attack outside a u.n. school. ten civilians were killed and dozens wounded if the air strike. israel, for its part, says it was targeting two or three militants who were in the vicinity. the school is sheltering some 3,000 displaced palestinians. the u.s. state department is now calling for an investigation. >>> meanwhile, israel says more than 55 rockets were fired from gaza at israel today, and two israeli civilians were hit in a town near the israel-gaza border. nbc's martin fletcher is there. have israeli authorities reacted yet to the state department's comments? >> reporter: hi, t.j. not specifically to the state department's comments but they are reeling at the severity and the speed with which the state department and the united nations condemned israel. israel says the army says they're investigating the incident trying to find out what happened. what we know from what israeli officials are saying and also from eyewitnesses who were at the school when israel attacked, they said two or three people were r

the sent or so who are injured in this strike, some were children. >> court peter lana says the u.n. schoolas not the intended target. >> we carried out a strike this morning on two terrorists that were on a motorcycle. we did not carry on strike on the school. this is currently being investigated. there is a difference between targeting and people that, get caught up in the crossfire. yesterday, there was extensiverologist flier that took place, over sixty rockets that were fired in to israel from gaza. less than cases of them were fired from around a u.n. school. 11 cases. what does that tell you? it tells me that there are people action hamas terrorists, that are intentionally placing their capabilities around u.n. facilities, around other facilities, in order to try to draw in that response. the you know have released on three occasions announcements that rockets have been found within their schools. >> that's ridiculous. indeed, around the facilities. around their facilities just yesterday, just yesterday, 11 cases of rockets fired from around a u.n. school. charles stratford is in gaz

this is the i think u.n. school hit by the military. the u.n. gave each school coordinates. it was given - the coordinates were given to the military more than a dozen times. including in the death toll was a u.n. officials, the ninth u.n. official killed in the last month. >> the toll that the u.n. suffered, the hospitals in gaza suffering, how vulnerable is the medical situation there? >> it is very, very fragile. 40% of all the medical officials. ambulance drives, nurse, doctors. 40% cannot get to the hospitals because it's too dangerous for them. more than a dazen ambulance drivers and officials have been kill. many are out of space or damages or effected by the conflict. medical services were fragile before the war. they were short of medicine, the conflict pushing it past the breaking points. >> diplomats are working to reach a ceasefire. how likely is it that a truce can be reached at this point? >> at this point it seems that israel will decide when the war ends. diplomatic teams will going to cairo. if you listened to israeli officials, it's clear that israel no long

a school in gaza, which the u.n. says was hit by israeli munitions, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 20 civilians. it was the third attack on a school in just about a week. but israel tonight is pushing back pointing to new video like this. here the israeli defense forces discover a stockpile of weapons in the entrance of one of hamas' infamous secret tunnels all inside of what is purported to be a house of worship. and the israelis we spoke with pointed "the kelly file" to a whole series of videos that have not been seen on american television. they show the uphill battle for israel's military. trace gallagher has more on that. >> much of about what about to see is from the perspective of hamas beginning with the subject of human shields. we know that israeli policy has long been to drop warning leaflets, even make warning phone calls to residential areas that are abotargeted. in response here's what hamas says. >> translator: we call on our palestinian people, particularly the residents of northwest gaza, not

quote, the united states is appalled by today's disgraceful shelling outside a u.n. school in rafah displacing some 3,000 persons. the coordinates of the school like all u.n. facilities in gaza have been repeatedly communicated to the israel defense forces. we once again stress that israel must do more to meet its own standards and avoid civilian casualties. u.n. facilities, though, especially those sheltering civilians must be protected and must not be used as bases. firing from near if not specifically at u.n. facilities. but this is, perhaps, the strongest part, fredericka. quote, the suspicion that militants are operating nearby does not justify strikes that put at risk the lives of so many innocent civilians, unquote. that part in particular i am sure will not go over well among israeli leaders, fredericka. >> and meantime, the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu saying yesterday that the military will continue its operation to destroy hamas tunnels. any update on what they've meant by regrouping? >> no. in fact, you know, here in israel on the ground, there is a

this attack occurred around a u.n. school. u.n. schools have been used by hamas. been used to store weapons. we had three soldiers killed the other day. the u.n. medical clinic that was booby trapped. it's not as if hamas is making a distanks. they'd like to drag israel into a situation where it is causing civilian deaths, particularly around u.n. institutions because that makes the worst possible image for israel and brings down u.s. international pressure an israel's head and enables hamas to emerge from this round of fight chicago it started with some semblance of a gain. >> at this point, though you have jen saki from the state department saying the united states is appalled by this disgraceful shelling outside uunrwa school. the suspicion that militants are operating nearby does not justify strikes that put at risk the lives of so many innocent civilians. i want to play a little bit of richard engel's conversation with the u.n. official who said there were 33 warnings, one within an hour of that attack to israel as to what was -- that there were 3,000 people s

u.n.-run school in rafah. now, the u.n. ys that a drone, an israeli drone, had struck this particular school. are you deliberately, deliberately targeting civilian areas? a in places where people are sheltering? >> no. absolutely not. i think as your footage shows, the strike was on a group of terrorists. we are carried out a strike this morning on two terrorists that were on a motorcycle. we did not carry out a strike on the school. this is currently being investigated, the result. we carried out the strike against terrorists who were in the area on a motorcycle. >> are you investigating other strikes that may also have killed innocent civilians as well? you say that the israeli army is striking certain target did but there are, of course, the fallout that other civilians will die in those particular targets. are you investigating those strike as well? and if so, will anyone be held accountable for killing innocent civilians? >> we are investigating. we are invest 2k3w5i9ing each and every instance where civilians were caug

other aspects of information that are coming out about that is, for example, the u.n. school in rough -- rafa that was bombed . what this data analysis shows us is that in this language websites, such as google news the huffington post, etc., were talking about this within an hour. it is taking some time to scroll up here, but he realized that certain israeli websites, it was not being discussed, except for ha'aretz. it is quite a long article, as you can see. he analyzed those news sources and ha'aretz being the only one within an hour talking about the u.n. school attack. it is important to know what news sources people have and whether people on both sides of the spectrum are reading from the same sources. this is an article from yesterday that you will not see on israeli tv. it is a very critical israeli news source, critical of its own government and its own army. you get is really logging onto that, pro-palestinians logging onto that -- israel eased logging onto that, pro-palestinians logging onto that. it is interesting. >> people are still as narrowminded about what t

. >> we saw that with the indicates of the u.n. school, the first answer from theisi spokes people was: ? >> we don't target u.n. schools. >> the next answer was, well, it could have been a palestinian shell that hit the skill. >> i don't know if it was palestinian ordnance. >> the next answer was there might have been palestinan militants in the area. >> u.n. schools in gaza, they were storing munitions, storing rockets. >> then it becomes, well, our shell hit the school, but we are not responsible for the injuries that are there. >> because we don't target u.n. facilities. >> it's a strategy that unfortunately is accepted by many news anchors and interviews who failed to truly press the spokes people the way that they must. >> you are not answering the question but i will accept that you are not going to answer it. >> they are given a free pass on these issues. the best i have seen was on an english channel where john pano interviewed regev and pressured him. >> you have factored in you will kill children and women. >> i think it's watc

these are the top news stories - another israeli attack on a u.n. school in gaza, 10 people are killed. more than 30 injured. thousands flee libya as the two biggest cities descend into chaos. live at the boarder from tunisia. >>> the first official visit in 10 years, prime minister narendra modi arrives in nepal hoping to sign an energy agreement. >>> perpetrators and victims prepare for peace talks between the government and f.a.r.c. rebels. >>> israel steps up attacks in the south of gaza. war planes are targetting the city of rafah. it has seen a spike in violence since the humanitarian ceasefire collapsed. the air strikes killed at least 10 people at a un-run school, which was hit in the last few hours. more than 30 people have been injured. these are pictures of some of the victims taken to a near hospital. >> there has been ongoing shelling in gaza city. all signs that israel's 27-day long offensive is not letting up. 64 israeli soldiers have been killed. three civilians have died in israel, one of whom is a thai national. 1762 palestinians have bee

officials say israel fired on a suspected palestinian mill -- mill tanlt on a motorcycle as he passed a u.n. school filled with 3,000 palestinians taking shelter. at least ten civilians were killed. robert turner, director of the u.n. program in gaza, is stunned israel chose to attack so close to the school. do you think israel should have wait a few more seconds, a few more minutes until he was further away? >> why? if this is a moving target, why there? why there? right at the gate of a shelter, the location of which you've been given 33 times, the last time not more than an hour before the attack. >> reporter: in the strongest condemnation yet, the u.s. state department said it was appalled by today's shelling by the school. u.n. secretary-general called that attack near the u.n. school a moral outrage and a criminal act. lester? >> richard engel, thanks. >>> with israel pulling forces back from gaza, we want to bring in martin fletcher in tel aviv. martin, is this a sign that thins may be winding down or it's the beginning of a new phase? >> lester, judging by israeli troop movements, it clearl

u.n. schools in gaza, they rockets. >> then it becomes, well, our shell hit the school, but we are not responsible for the injuries that are there. >> because we don't target u.n. facilities. >> it's a strategy that unfortunately is accepted by many news anchors and interviews who failed to truly press the must. >> you are not answering the question but i will accept that you are not going to answer it. >> they are given a free pass on these issues. the best i have seen was on an english channel where john pano interviewed regev and pressured him. >> you have factored in you will kill children and women. >> i think it's watched by millions of people. there is a reason for that. >> whether you are, in fact, targeting people and committing a war crime thereby. >> this is something. this is an interview that we will never see in america. on the one hand, i think israel is getting its point across better than ever before. but on the other hand, the world loves an underdog. hamas seems to know that and is playing up the weak people of gaza, the people being oppressed by hamas and also are being struck

no ordinance fell in the u.n. school. no one inside the school was hurt. we don't target u.n. facilities. >> people outside the school, there were a large number of deaths and injuries. >> that's correct. we want to minimize -- we don't want a single civilian casualty in gaza. >> to hear the united states saying that israel has to take greater caution, greater thought to live up to their own desire not to attack civilians, you say what? is it appropriate? they say it's not appropriate to fire artillery shells. >> it wasn't artillery shells. it was a missile, targeted hitting that collateral damage. it wasn't artillery fire or mortar fire. it was a specific rocket. we do hold ourselves to a high standard. when innocent civilians are caught in the cease-fire, it's an operation failure. it's something we deeply regret. we don't want to see the civilians caught up in a cease-fire. >> what happens at the end of this seven-hour window. >> we will continue our operations against terror targets in gaza. ground forces are winding up operations in the tunnels, redeploying our forces in d

u.n.-run school that the palestinians say was being used as a shelter. the u.s. is strongly condemning what it calls a disgraceful attack. the u.n. described it as another gross violation of international humanitarian law. palestinian officials say at least nine people were killed. israel says it was targeting three palestinian militants seen in the area on a motorcycle. >> let's take you live to the region now. saima is standing by in jerusalem and john vause is in gaza city. john, it's hard for any of us to truly understand what the past month has been like there for the two million residents and now the half million, it's believed, displaced. how would you describe daily life right now where you are? >> well, errol, it's worse, and it's bad, and it's getting worse by the day. they do need some kind of pause from the fighting. they need an opportunity to get that aid into gaza. there were a number of red cross trucks, red crescent trucks loaded up with supplies that did try to cross from israel into gaza on sunday, but because of the ongoing fighting, they could

let me give you an idea of how close it is to this u.n. school, which has been used as a shelter for several weeks now. the shelter where more than 3,000 people displaced by this conflict live. many of them children. let's go take a look at this school. now this is the rafa preparatory boys school. it's a school in times of peace, but it's been home to people for several weeks now. as we've been saying, many of these people are children. you can probably see them around me. they are children. you can see them just crowding everywhere, and it really just gives you a sense of whenever these strikes occur, whenever these attacks occur it's these young people who are caught in it disproportionately. >> he said the u.n. school was not the intended target. >> we're targeting terrorist who is are moving from one place to another and perhaps they have explosives on them. we struck the terrorists. this is the situation. we do not intentionally strike u.n. facilities. we just don't do that. >> over the last hour the state department has condemned the shell

. >> israel faces international condemnation as another u.n. school housing palestinians seeking shelter is hit in gaza. the united states called the attack disgraceful, the u.n. called it a moral outrage and a criminal act. we will go to jerusalem to a u.n. spokesperson and to gaza city, where we will speak with an award-winning journalist. so far, 63 israeli troops have been killed along with three civilians. the pas palestinian death 1300.as topped >> i am a palestinian author and social activist from gaza city. i live in columbia, maryland. and my tax dollars killed eight members of my family this morning. >> all that and more, coming up. welcome to "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. tol -- in gaza has killed 1800 as the israeli offensive enters its 18th day. the united states has called this attack disgraceful, u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon called it a moral outrage and a criminal act. it was the seventh u.n. school hit since israel's offensive began. the one is wearing of a rapidly unfolding healt

u.n. schools. the other half study in government ones. many are damaged from the fighting. some beyond repair. gaza faces an immediate dilemma. getting children back to school or providing shelter for their families. >> and that really is a snapshot from one school in the gaza strip. we are reporting from another school. figures are the same. over half of them are children, children that should be attending school. as people here watch the negotiations and wait to hear news out of cairo, they are aware if a permanent ceasefire is declared, that's going to be the beginning for many families here, trying to find somewhere to life. >> thank you for that, jane. >>> at least two soldiers and four suspected rebel fighters have been killed in yemen, happening when soldiers raided a house used by militants. a local official said the suspected fighters were members of al qaeda in yemen. >> flash floods and landslides killed 53 in nepal. 3,500 have been rescued following three days of rain. more than 200 homes were destroyed. hundreds of others are under water. let's get more on what

. >>> and strong condemnation of the israeli attack on a u.n. school in gaza. washington calls it disgraceful. the u.n. says it's criminal. >> i'm laura kyle, this is al jazeera live from doha. also ahead - tens of thousands of iraq's minorities flee as the islamic state gains for ground. >>> many injured in an earthquake striking part of china. >> it's 11 o'clock in the morning in gaz a, and an hour since the beginning of what israel is calling a humanitarian pause. the 7-hour truce will apply to parts of gaza strip where there is currently no military activity. hamas says it is a unilateral act, one designed to divert attention from israels acts of slaughter. israel is coming under pressure. the u.n. called the israeli airvibing on a call on sunday a -- air strike on a call on sunday a moral out rage. 10 were killed in the hit. the u.n. state department called it disgraceful. it's been called a disgraceful attack. we have the story. >>> chaos and debts. caused by an israeli drone. this mobile phone video was shot minutes after the strike. missiles were fired a

. >>> an israeli air strike hits a u.n. school in gaza killing so people. the u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon describes the act as a criminal act, but israel says it was targetting terrorists. it's the second school to be hit in two weeks, and the sesents since fighting began. children and families bear the brunt of the offensive. some families have been wiped out. charles stratford reports - and we want to remind you some of the images are disturbing. >> reporter: this boy was playing with his friends when the air strike happened. 10 children and a man are killed. she paralysed from the waste down. it should not have been this way. surgery could have saved his legs if he had the right papers to be evacuated into egypt for emergency treatment. >> we prepared the documents. he tells me to tell huhs friends he'll -- his friends he'll be back to play again. we know he'll never walk again. >> reporter: his friend was badly burnt, shrapnel in his lungs. he needs creams and medicines. supplies have run out at the hospital. u.n. representatives in gaza say a humanitarian

to the palestinian health ministry, at least ten people died today near the united nations-run school. u.n. officials say the school has been sheltering nearly 3,000 people. u.n. secretary general ban ki moon calls the attack a quote, moral outrage. the u.s. state department calls the shelling attack, quote, disgraceful. the israeli military says its forces were targeting islamic militants in the vicinity of the school and it's reviewing what happened. this is the third time in the past few weeks we have seen blasts around u.n. schools in gaza. the rockets keep flying toward israel, as well. the israeli military reports at least 80 rockets have been fired into israel since midnight. also today, the funeral for an israeli soldier who originally was thought to have been captured by hamas. the israeli military now says lieutenant goldein was killed by a suicide bomber. jake tapper is live in jerusalem today. the big news is the shelling of that u.n. school. what kind of reaction has come from that region? >> well, as you mentioned, the israeli military stated that while they're going to look

u.n. strike near a school. he said they have eye total right to security but added this does not justify killing of children and civilians. on sunday a u.n. school sheltering people was struck. 10 were killed. israel says it's investigating what happened. late this monday the death toll in the 28-day war was over 1,800. he was in gaza during the cease-fire and resumption of the air strikes. >> just like in all of the previous ones, this one was no exception in that it was short lived, barely less than an hour after it went into effect. an 8-year-old girl was killed in an israeli strike in the camp just north from where i'm standing. there are many injuries out there and other injuries as well and different israeli strikes which were conducted during this partial unilateral cease-fire decided by israel. this some 24 hours after a deadly strike right near a u.n. emergency shelter that caused a lot of international outrage. today however reerlly forces had indicated again this was a unilateral decision on their pa

is condemning the bombing of a u.n. school used as a safe house. 10 children killed and dozens more wounded. the u.n. says u.s. military has a list of the safe houses and should have known better. we have more on where the hostilities stand tonight. >> reporter: mangled metal and concrete is all that is left of the school in the gaza strip after an israeli air strike. the u.s. and u.n. condemned the attack. the u.n. secretary, moon, called it a moral outrage and a criminal act. the state department released an unusually harsh statement. the u.s. is appalled by the disgraceful shelling of a high school sheltering some 3,000 displaced persons. israel began pulling back most of the troops on the ground as the countried it was close to completing its mission. but attacks on both sides continued throughout the day. israelis ran for covered in of a shopping mall as the iron domed fence system intercepted a hamas rocket. inside, rocket interrupted our interview to cover for bombing. >> it is a perfect time to move. we need to show th

u.n. schools. what they find is an overwhelmed cash-strapped agency bursting at the scoops, at a breaking -- scenes, at a blacking point. barely able to provide water, food, sanitation or protection. >> i want to go and die in my own home. rather than in a u.n. school. there's no safety here, none whatsoever. >> this man was planning to leave with his family and take their chances back home. there's 240,000 palestinians sheltered in 86 u.n. schools. that puts around 2,500 it's placed people ber school, and 80 sleeping people crammed into classcrimes. dozens of -- classrooms. dozens have been killed, including u.n. workers. >> they are told fully areas, get out of areas, but to where. where should they go? again, we don't have the april for them. >> -- the answer for them. >> despite the challenges and what the humanitarian crisis looming out of control. it offers the only life line providing food aid to those in shelters, but residents hungered down in their homes too. >> if it weren't for a n.r.a.