Happened today when the people of a small country came out in droves to make up for lost time, to make up for the treatment of their citizens, the abuse and neglect of the human remains at the Malaysia Airlines crash site in Eastern Ukraine. The dutch people today paid tribute to their own, 193 of the 298 people who died on that flight were dutch. While they ended up in a battlefield, they were just civilians murdered on a commercial flight from amsterdam to asia. What we witnessed there today was solemn and emotional and dignified, precisely what the dead deserve. We begin tonight with nbcs katy tur in amsterdam. Reporter a lone bugle signals a moment of silence. 40 bodies, 40 coffins, the first of hundreds of remains that will be brought here. Victims from more than a dozen countries. At the airport to greet them the dutch king and queen, foreign dignitaries and shielded from view family members. A simple ceremony. And after the horror of the crash site, a little bit of dignity. The coffins, each gently placed into its own hearse. From the airport a solemn procession across the dutch countryside through small towns. The route lined with thousands of dutch citizens. They came out spontaneously crowding roads and overpasses, bearing witness and showing respect to remains whose identities are still unknown. At a somber church ceremony, mourners gathered to remember and honor the lives lost. Each one an individual tragedy and unbearable loss. I cant say goodbye. Theyre in our heart forever. Reporter the maslin children, evie, mo and otis were among the youngest victims. Their devastated parents calling their lives now a hell beyond hell. Our babies are not here with us. We need to live with this act of horror every day and every moment for the rest of our lives. No hate in the world is as strong as the love we have for our children. Throughout the day the people of the netherlands honored all of the victims and all those who are now grieving lost loved ones. And this evening thousands walked together through the streets of amsterdam, a silent tribute in a sea of white. The identification process will begin in earnest now. It could take days, it could take weeks, it could take months depending on the condition of those bodies. Once they are positively identified, theyll be immediately returned to families, so brian, funerals can begin. Katy tur in amsterdam to start us off tonight where so many people came together today. Katy, thanks. A stark reminder tonight that Eastern Ukraine is still an active and dangerous war zone. There were two more groundtoair missile attacks today. This time Ukrainian Military jets were the targets. We get the latest from nbcs keir simmons in donetsk, ukraine. Reporter a downed ukrainian fighter jet in flames today just miles from the wreckage of mh17. In video unverified by nbc news, russianbacked separatists search the debris. The Ukrainian Government says two of its jets were hit, targeted close to this town. We drove to the area this morning. Weve just been stopped at a checkpoint outside the town just down the road here. At one point the militia fired a round in the air. I didnt see a missile launch, he says. But tonight a senior rebel leader has admitted they do have a launcher. Back on june 29th rebels reportedly tweeted out this photo claiming possession of an sa11 antiaircraft Missile System for targeting High Altitude aircraft. Two weeks later the Ukrainian Military transport flying at 21,000 feet was shot down over luhansk, three days later less than 50 miles away mh17 was shot down at 33,000 feet. And today in the same region those two ukrainian fighter jets said to be at 17,000 feet were shot down. The war in ukraine increasingly includes an air war after the death of almost 300 civilians, many wondered if whoever shot down the malaysian plane would lay low. Today, they got their answer. Keir simmons, nbc news, donetsk, ukraine. And sadly theres been another air disaster, this time on an island off taiwan where a Transasia Airways turbo prop crashed while trying to land in the outer band of a typhoon. 47 people killed, 11 more hospitalized. Weather channel meteorologist mike seidel sent us this radar sequence of weather conditions at the time. The resulting explosion set apartment buildings near the airport on fire. It took hours for hundreds of responders to put out the flames and deal with the victims. The faa ban on u. S. Airline flights to israel has been extended another 24 hours because of the threat of incoming rockets at tel avivs airport. There is talk in israeli media and elsewhere about a possible political motive behind the faa ban. Former new york city mayor Michael Bloomberg flew to tel aviv from new york on the Israeli Airline to make a point about safety when he was asked today if the faa ban had a political motive perhaps meant to bring israel to peace talks by crippling tourism. He said, it is true that the faa ban gives hamas a win. Meantime, those rockets continue today along with the ground war in gaza and civilian deaths. 36 israelis have been killed, 695 palestinians including 161 children. The u. S. Says tonight the number of children killed over a twoday period this week averaged one every hour. Our chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel is there for us again tonight. Reporter israel is increasingly cut off. At tel aviv airport today, frustrated passengers waiting for flights that arent coming. One american plane did land in tel aviv, secretary of state john kerrys official jet. Kerry met with israels Prime Minister and the palestinian premiere. We will continue to push for this ceasefire. We have in the last 24 hours made some progress in moving towards that goal. Reporter but tonight that goal seems as distant as ever. The fire in gaza is relentless. And theres one less hospital in gaza now. Israel today flattened a hospital. The patients were evacuated, israel said, after it gave staff an advance warning. Israel says this video is released today shows militants firing from inside the hospital. But israel isnt always that careful. According to the u. N. Threequarters of palestinian casualties have been civilians. All day hamas has been firing rockets from gaza bringing on this costly war. But we are not hearing people here turning against hamas. For years gazans have been living in prisonlike conditions. They cant travel, most are unemployed. To change that theyre willing to pay a very heavy price. Im tired of living. I dont want to even live anymore. Reporter a palestinianamerican came to gaza to check on his mother. Now, he cant leave this bombedout city. Id rather die than keep living the way im living. Thats why people are like, fine, we have 600 people dead. Another thousand. Who cares. As long as we get something accomplished. Reporter palestinians say their choice is to die fighting israel or live quietly in the jail gaza has become. It doesnt seem like a ceasefire is imminent. Theres heavy fighting here in gaza once again tonight. Israel feels it must do more to destroy hamas infrastructure. And hamas wants something to show at least some progress for all the casualties. Brian. Richard engel, gaza city for us again tonight. Richard, thanks. One more note on this conflict tonight, it is visible from space. The crew of the International Space station which circles us here on earth every 90 minutes put this photo out on social media today. They say they can see rocket launches and explosions in the gaza strip from 200 miles up. An update tonight on the tempest on the Brooklyn Bridge on the bdoiggest not ticket water wasters for now, but other cities will issue fines of up to 500 under a New California rule. If that doesnt work, public shaming might. Droughtshaming has taken off on social media. Mike barnum was running errands when he snapped this picture and tweeted, way to hose down your entire sidewalk, twice. Everybody has their job to do. And if somebodys not doing it, its harder for everybody else to pick up that slack. Reporter rachel garza prefers positivity and education. Little permeable hardscape. Reporter shell add that hardscape, she could save about 400 on her water bill. And thats the point, helping californians from keeping their state from running dry. Hallie jackson, nbc news, oakland. And with that report by the way we welcome Hallie Jackson to our team and our los angeles bureau. 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