the united nations urging israel and hamas to stop the violence, calling for an immediate cease-fire. they did this at an emergency meeting overnight. the death toll rises over who is responsible for a deadly attack on a gaza school. we are live in jerusalem with the new developments. >>> breaking this morning, russia firing back at accusations as intense fighting persists near the crash site of malaysian flight mh17. investigators are on their way to visit the scene. good morning, everyone. happy monday. welcome to "early start." i'm poppy harlow in for christine romans. >> i'm john berman. we welcome all our viewers here in the united states and around the world as well. breaking overnight, we are talking the fighting in gaza. blood has been spilling despice calling for a humanitarian cease-fire. they launched 70 rockets sunday. israelis 40 attacks onuo hamas. jerusalem is denying responsibility for 16 deaths at a school in gaza. they are confirming there was an air mortar that struck the schoolyard. martin, give us a sense of what is happening right now. it is a holiday in gaza. >>

the united nations urging israel and hamas to stop the violence, calling for an immediate cease-fire.is at an emergency meeting overnight. the death toll rises over who is responsible for a deadly attack on a gaza school. we are live in jerusalem with the new developments. >>> breaking this morning, russia firing back

. >>> breaking news overnight, united nations urging israel and hamas to stop the violence, calling forase-fire. this, as the death toll rises and finger pointing continues over who is responsible for a deadly attack. >>> also breaking this morning, russia responding to accusations they have been arming pro-russian rebels in ukraine. this as the fighting continues nerimalation flight 17. investigators will be given access to the scene. cnn is with them. we'll have live team coverage of the developing story. welcome to "early start." i'm john berman. >> i'm poppy harlow. it is 5:00 a.m. on the east coast. it is monday, july 28th. breaking overnight, fighting between israel and hamas continuing despite the u.n. calling for a humanitarian cease-fire. hamas launching 70 rockets. the israelis conducting 40 attacks. both sides suffering

. >>> president obama and the united nations are urging israel and palestinian militants to agrooeto an immediate cease fire. secretary of state john kerry landed in egypt. casualties continue to mount on both sides. martin fletcher has the latest from tel aviv. >> reporter: heavy fighting in the northern suburbs of gaza. there was heavy fighting yesterday and sudden intense area, that's where israel is moving slowly through with tanks and armored personal carriers. the palestinians fight in close range with great amounts of devastation in the area and casualties on both sides. earlier in the day managed to go through a tunnel and come out in israel. they say they were heading to two settlements in the area but were spotted and one rocket hit one of the groups. there was a gunfight on the ground. israelis say they killed ten palestinians. the elephant in the room earlier in the day hamas announced capture israeli soldier. we are waiting to hear whether it is true and whether he is dead or alive. >> brian williams talked to israeli prime minister today about the civilian casualties. b

israel had accepted. >> the united nations urged both sides to agree to extend saturday's original 12-hour humanitarian window. israel said it would go along. hamas says any truce, though, must include the withdrawal of israeli troops from gaza. >> more than 1,000 palestinians have been killed since the conflict began. israel says 43 of its soldiers have died. israel says at least three rockets have been fired from gaza in the hours since it accepted that ceasefire extension. for more, we go to cnn's john voss in jerusalem. >> yes, three rockets fired in the last couple of hours, but just in the last few moments, according to the israeli defense forces, seven more rockets fired from gaza into israel, warning sirens could be heard in southern and central israel. so that's hamas's answer to a unilateral ceasefire by the israelis. the question, with 15 hours to go on the humanitarian window, will the israelis respond to the rocket fire? they chose not to respond to the first three rockets that had been fired earlier today. but now we're up to seven. two of those were intercepted by the iron dome missile de

with air strikes under way and israeli troops and thanks poised at the border, united nations officials are urging israel to use maximum restraint in targeting hamas to prevent casualties and to avoid painfully familiar scenes like these, homes in ruins, and grieving families burying their dead. palestinian health officials now say the death toll in gaza is 194 people with at least 1400 injured. our senior international correspondent ben wedeman is on the scene in gaza for us. what are you seeing there tonight, ben? >> we've seen a variety of strikes, as well as rockets being shot out of gaza. you mentioned those calls being made to gaza residents. i heard one of those calls in which a voice speaking in airic was saying in the name of the israeli defense forces that people in the neighborhood of gaza which is just to the northeast of here should leave as soon as possible by wednesday and we're being told that already, people are packing up and heading to the center of gaza where in those phone calls they were advised to go. the problem is,ing there are already about 17,000 people staying in 20 united nat

israel a hamas. the united nations had urged a 24-hour extension of the cease-firebu both sides are blaming e other for breaking it. the extra time was intended to allow victims to search through the rubblf bodies. the 20-day war has killed more than 1,000 palestinians and 43is rail el soldiers. >>> d.c. trying to figure out what the next move is now that a judge has struck down the measure t prevent carrying guns. news 4 spoke with one of those who brought the lawsuit challengi the city ban. >> the city needs to come up with a, with a license policy that assures the right of law-abi citizens to carry a firear >> i j don't believe that it should legal. i justh it's a more healthy society if indeed we're not allowed carry guns. >> rert d.c. council chair tommy wells called the judge's decisiorr idea. he said he'll work with the attorne he ger to determine what the ne step should be. >>> a day along the shore turns into a nightmare. >> dark clouds, lightning, and we got, everybody on the beach pretty got zapped. >>> picy they've never seen yt li it. a sudden storm. these beachgoers were jusnot prepar for

emergency session tonight the united nations atopped a resolution urging both israel and hamas to agreean immediate truce howevers it's unlikely the resolution will have any affect on the fighting. hamas resumed launching rockets into israel and israeli forces continued their assaults on the gaza strip. we go to tel aviv with the latest. >> reporter: the whus is losing patience. president obama again calling the israeli prime minister, asking him, please to support an unconditional humanitarian cease-fire. but there's a new poll out that indicates how israelis feel about this. 87% of israelis say they do not support a cease-fire. they want the operation in gaza to continue. >> israel claims it was hamas who shattered the quiet first and they retaliating, firing only one fired upon. appearing on "meet the press" benjamin netanyahu made their position clear. the israel pulls back and stops destroying hamas tunnels, even a brief cease-fire could give hamas time to regroup. >> we can't allow them to restock this arsenal or we will be stuck in another five or six months with the same problem

urged restraint. >> the united nations security council held an emergency meeting thursday to discuss the violence between israel and hamas. the u.n. secretary general called on both sides to negotiate a cease-fire or else risk all out war. >> i ask citizens to permanently live in fear of the next aerial attack. both parties must respect international aluminum taeurpb law. >> but attacks continued. israel said militants in gaza have fired hundreds of rockets including at jerusalem and tel aviv. they threaten urban areas and have been intercepted. on the palestinian side the death toll from israeli air strikes climb past 100. gaza residents were warned it brace for an israeli ground offensive. >> in ukraine as the army continued its every to retake rebel held parts of the east the european union slapped sanctions on 11 more individuals. they reported some 30 government troops were killed in a missile attack at a border crossing. amnesty international has criticized human rights abuses in eastern ukraine including kidnapping and torture. they say they have abducted nearly 500 people. >> the european court of justi

israel launched air strikes five days ago in response to rocket fire coming from gaza. >>> and palestinians in gaza are asking the united nations for a resolution urging for a ceasefire. the resolution does not mention hamas firing rockets into israel. most council members back the palestinians. >>> the cdc is doing damage control this morning. it's placed a stop on the shipment of all samples of biological materials from some of the highest security level labs. this comes a after lab mistake that exposed workers to anthrax. the cdc's director is calling the behavior totally unacceptable. >> i'm upset, i'm angry, i've lost sleep over it, and i'm working around the clock to make sure we do everything possible to resolve it. >> dr. tom frieden there will face tough questions this week in washington. he's scheduled to discuss the anthrax scare before a congressional kmecommittee. erica edwards has more on the laboratory mistakes. >> reporter: a report has revealed several serious errors at cdc labs. historically considered world class in their safety precautions. >> i'm disappointed by what happened, and frankly, i'm angry about it. >> reporter: friday t

israel's offensive began last monday. the united nations is calling on israel to do more to protect innocent lives. >> i regret that despite my repeated urgingsworld leaders together, on already dangerous conflict has now escalated even further. there have been a number of incidents involving the deaths of civilians, including the appalling killing of four boys on a beach in gaza city. i urge israel to do far more to stop civilian casualties. >> all right. let's get insight into that strategy. and the broader issue as this ground offensive in gaza continues. cnn middle east analyst michael lawrence is a former israeli ambassador to the united states. also the ambassador and residence at the atlantic council joins us now by skype from tel aviv. ambassador, going in was always going to be a risk, a risk of casualties for palestinians and israeli soldiers. do you think this will be a quick operation or something more extensive and lasting? >> good day to you. good to be with you. i can't say with any confidence this is going to be a short operation. sources within the israel defense forces last night indicate this could be a lengthy operation. a

israel and hamas militants in gaza. the united nations security council is calling for an immediate and unconditional humanitarian cease-fire. yesterday president obama called israel's prime minister, urging him to agree to a deal. israel wants all the rockets gone from gaza. hamas wants prisoners released and they want israel to stop firing first. more than 1,000 palestinians and 43 israeli soldiers have been killed since the fighting began. >>> we have breaking news, in the past 30 minutes police in the gaza strip say two separate israeli air strikes hit near a main hospital. palestinian health officials say at least ten people were killed. an nbc news team on the ground there say they saw at least 30 people dead or hurt. the israeli military has not commented on this report. >>> the latest now on the malaysia airlines flight 17, shot down. a ukrainian security spokesman says data downloaded from a black box retrieved from the wreckage are consistent with a missile attack. the findings indicate the plane's fuselage was hit by shrapnel from a missile explosion. the top human rights official is calling for a quick investigation saying the shootdown may be a war crime. >>> in the meantime,

the united nations is warning the situation is on a edge demanding hamas stop firing rocket at israel and urging the israeli government to exercise restraint and respect. egypt has now opened the main border crossing into the gaza strip so injured palestinians can receive treatment. hundreds of targets have been fired on overnight. the most deadly attack. >> the grimly familiar morning routine in gaza inspecting the damage of overnight air raids. this is the town where a beach cafe was hit while people were watching the world cup on television. many were killed. >> i have two brothers here. i'm looking forward third. the rescue service says they can't help me. i've brought a tractor at my own expense to look for my brother. i can't find him. >> the level of destruction is reminder of power of israel's huge military arsenal. there are calls for restraint in the international community but no sign they're listened to. >> the deteriorating situation is leading to downward spiral which could quickly get beyond anyone's control. >> israel says the air force tries hard to after void civilian casualtie

says the situation is on a knife edge urging both israel and hamas to show restraint at any signs this will happen from either side. well later today the united nations security council is scheduled to hold emergency talks but certainly here where i am i'm in the southern israeli town of ashkelon which is not far from the israel gaza border you do not get a sense that any kind of diplomatic move is on the way the mood is extremely tense here in southern israel you constantly hear the red alert siren which gives people listening twenty seconds the same should be to get to a shelter or to some place of safety before a rocket strikes the panic is not only here in the south of israel it is also now in the center and even in the north that there have been long range missiles fired at israel which in as far as one hundred and forty kilometers into the country the shelters have been opened throughout israel when people particularly here have been ordered to remain near a shelter and if possible not even to leave their homes at the same time i do want to say that as we look across the border into gaza you can see israeli warplanes constantly dropping their d

united nations, secretary-general ban ki-moon urged both sides to end the violence. but such attacks are unacceptable and must stop. i also urge the prime minister netanyahu to exercise maximum restraint. >> israel says it struck over 800 sites in gaza since the operation began three days ago will stop their focusing on titles and rocket launch sites. palestinian sources say dozens have been killed, mostly civilians. on thursday night, at least eight people were killed and 15 injured when a caffeine a -- when a cafÉ was hit. locals say they have gathered there to watch the world cup semifinal. the intense israeli air assault has not halted the rocket attacks will stop israel's president says as long as the rocket fire continues, a ground offensive cannot be ruled out. >> i'm joined now by peter lerner, a spokesman for the is he army joining me from jerusalem. thank you for joining us. there is no sign these rocket attacks are going to stop coming from gaza. when will your soldiers move on the ground into gaza? >> thank you very much. the situation here is grave. today, we had rockets launched at the capital. this is unacceptable and unbearable. the military is charged in defending the state of i

review by the united nations 72 percent of all deaths have been civilians >> commission is to destroy the town on the works. is in chicago are urging a cease-fire. that will not happen unless israel agrees to open border crossings and ease the flow of traffic. tensions in the loper higher. >> say yes to peace and no to terror. everyone to have a path to peace. >> we are all asking for a ceasefire. represents a government that supports israel with $3 billion a day. four palestinian children were killed. the very same day, it is voted to double the amount of payment. he is not an honest broker >> that is why we did nothing to the united states is the right party here. we want the international community to get involved and play its part. they can be more balanced. >> and see the manny is rarely flags waiting period as this rally is getting underway. we will bring that to you on our later newscast. they're located just across canal. police are present. >> officers are surrounding the area of the loop. >> we will keep you updated very emotional situation. international conflict. >> time live this afternoon. >> think you're much for the report. it is beginning to feel a lot like summe

urging a cease fire yet the violence continued today. israel hit more than isn't that hamas targets in gaza and palestinian officials claim that a mosque was among the buildings bomb. meantime united nations group claims it discovered hamas weapons including rockets hidden inside school buildings. >> tomorrow is a national day of mourning in the netherlands. they are honoring those who died in last week's shoot down of malaysia air flight 17. the first bodies recovered from that wreckage were soon arrive in amsterdam. most, though, are in the ukrainian city of car kib tonight. officials have started the identifying process. investigators say wreckage has been moved and some parts have mysteriously doctors appeared. >> we noticed the guys in uniforms take out a data, are diesel powered saw and start hacking into the fuselage. and lifting parts out. >> senior us intelligence officials now say they have no evidence of direct russian government involvement in that shoot down. but they do say the jet was likely brought down by a surface to air missile fired by russian backed separatists in eastern ukraine. >>> the manhunt is still active tonight for the bold bandits had a robbed caesars atlant

urge an immediate, unconditional humanitarian cease-fire while the two sides pursued a comprehensive deal. early monday morning the united nations security council echoed the president's call. peace remains elusive. israel is surprised by the strength of hamas's rocket arsenal and the reach of its tunnel network, wants to neutralize both threats. hamas says it will not cease combat operations until the siege of gaz az is lifted and border crossings are open. peace negotiations are complicated because neither the united states norris real deal directly with hamas. this weekend a traveled to the capitol of qatar where khaled mashal the political leader of hamas lives in exile. i sat down for an hour long conversation with him on saturday. >> khaled mashal, thank you very much for allowing us to come to your home for a conversation about an especially this weekend. secretary kerry had asked for a week cease-fire so that the parties could negotiate. why didn't that happen? >> yes, he did observe the efforts and he came to the capitol of the region. and we do appreciate his efforts. we do appreciate the efforts that they seek to stop the bloodletting and to stop the carnage and we through the qatari foreign

urges israel to accept an immediate and unconditional humanitarian ceasefire. in a telephone call president obama said gaza must be disarmed in order to achieve a lasting peace. a united nations plan in time for eid has failed. hamas agreed to a 24 hour proposal, but israel did not accept it. israel says hamas is firing rockets into its territory. inside funerals were held for soldiers killed. one killed when hit by an antitank missile. binyamin netanyahu defended israel's rejection of the latest ceasefire. >> israel is not obliged and will not let a terrorist organization, a ruthless terror organization committed to our destruction to decide when it's convenient to stop and rearm. >>> the number of palestinians killed since israel began its assault on gaza 20 days ago. most are civilians. >>> 6,000 have been injured. 43 israeli soldiers and three civilians have been killed in the same period. nicole johnson has the latest from gaza. >> people have been using the break in fighting to get money. banks were closed tore days. now the atms are open again, but not for long. israel proposed a 12-hour extension of saturday's ceasefire. however, they wanted to keep the soldiers in ga

the united nations meanwhile is urging both sides to stand down and try to talk out their differences, but prime minister benjamin netanyahu says this will continue until hamas is neutralized and israelle to have some peace after years of problems. and right now, it doesn't look like either side is ready, willing, or able to back down. laura. >> and brian, this morning, israel says three jewish people admitted to kidnapping a paul stin yan teenager and setting him on fire, what else can you tell us? >> reporter: the three israelis have been charged criminally in this murder that authorities say appears to be revenge of the murders of three israeli teenagers. authorities say that they are charging these individuals, and there are a couple others who are under house arrest for being investigated in this grizzly crime against this 16-year-old palestinian. >> all right, thank you very much, brian moore, live from washington. >>> in the men time, the smart phone app yo, which is normally used to send friend a quick greeting now being used to warn israelis about missile attacks. the develop thors say it'll spread realtime information about what's happening in that country. meanwhile, pales

know that late today israel does agree that as of tomorrow morning, it will do a six hour what they call humanitarian cease fire at the urging of robert robert sari, the united nationsresentative there that has been a constant on the ground there. so that is being offered. egypt was not listened to by hamas because of the break in relationship between the new government in egypt and hamas. they're antagonists. so hamas did not heed the cakac cease fire and that gave israel leverage internationally. >> one of the anticipated responses from the russians would be to have the iranians take more of an engaging position in the middle east because of the business deals that those two countries have. that is a very scary day ma'yna. we really don't know beyond these big energy deals that the two countries have just how far that loyalty is going to go and howing a agre ing aggressive th willing to be. putin could play a role in motivating them to be a little bit more aggressive, could he not? >> he could. although putin does not want a nuclear-armed iran on his border, as well. so he has played a constructive role or russia has in the past in trying to negotiate ways to get

israel says hamas fired a rocket overnight. >> the united nations is calling for a long term ceasefire. both sides were urged to put down their weapons. libby casey joins us live from washington. what kind of power does this statement by the u.n. actually have. >> michael, while the vote was unanimous on the u.n. security council, it is not a binding resolution and both sides in this conflict have concerns. >> this morning, israeli tanks rumbled toward the gaza border, even as the united called for an immediate and unconditional humanitarian ceasefire. >> the security council expresses grave concern rewarding the deterioration in the situation as a result of the crisis related to gaza and the loss of civilian lives and casualties. >> hostilities resumed this morning as muslims celebrate the end of ramadan. the security council voted unanimously in favor of the ceasefire statement, but sharp differences remain. >> we will see whether israel will respect to humanitarian ceasefire and whether they will continue with this aggression against our people. >> every single time international community calls for cease