Two years after it capsized off the coast of italy, the Costa Concordia heads home. Tonight, the compiled leader of hamas list the ex island leader of hamas listed terms he would consider for a humanitarian truce. Secretary of state john kerry spent the day with israeli and palestinian leaders. Phil ittner has the story. Phil. Reporter john, a very busy day for secretary of state john kerry. He moved over to tel aviv where he had a meeting with Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu. And then the Palestinian Authority president mahmoud abbas. There are a number of very major issues to be discussed but right now the most pressing and urgent matter to be dealt with is to find a way to stop the fighting. We had a good conversation today about how we can take further steps and were doing this for one simple reason the people in the palestinian territories, the people in israel are all living under the threat or reality of immediate violence. And this needs to end for everybody. We need to find
Mourning. Two years after it sank, the Costa Concordia is on the move again this time making a final journey to the scrap yard. Welcome to the programme. Its been an International Day of condemn nation, stalled diplomacy, and a rising death toll in gaza. The leader from hamas will speak publicly for the first time, but we begin with an investigation into whether war crimes has been committed. The United Nations Human Rights Watch Council Voted in fave our of launching an investigation into israels gaza offensi offensive. U. S. Voted against. European nations sustained. For than 600 have been killed in the past two weeks. U. N. Human rights chief navi pilae says israel may be economying war crimes in gaza. Its imperative that israel, hamas and all Palestinian Armed group apply by applicable norms of International Humanitarian law and International Human rights law. This entails applying the principles of distinction between civilians and combat ants and civilians objects and military ob
More victims in Malaysia Airlines flight 17 on their way back to the netherlands. This new video raising questions about arrests by new york city police, a second person subjected to what appears ton a choke hold days after another mans death. Good morning, welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im stephanie sy. Im del walters. A passenger jet believed to have more than 100 people onboard disappeared from radar over africa. The air algeria fight was launched over mali approaching the border with algeria. Well continue to follow the latest developments in this breaking story. A death row execution in arizona goes horribly wrong. A convicted killer being put to death last night was left gas spinning for two hours after a cock tate used before was used again. This should have taken 10 minutes. One News Reporter who was a witness to the execution said she watched inmate joseph wood gasp for breath more than 600 times before the convicted murderer finally died in arizonas death chamber. Witnesses t
Diplomatic efforts are underway to negotiate a ceasefire between israel and palestinian factions in gaza. U. S. Secretary of state john kerry is in the egyptian capital of cairo. He held talks with palestinian and israeli leaders on wednesday. The u. N. Human Rights Council voted in favor of launching an inquire yi into violations in gaza. Theres a strong possibility that israel may have been committing war crimes. Navi pilae condemned hamas for launching indiscriminantly attacks on israel. At least 775 palestinians died will two weeks of shelling. Israels Ground Invasion reached the south of the strip. Tanks have been pounding hoza east of hahn eunice. Israel and hamas agreed to suspend the vighting on wednesday a fighting on wednesday allowing humanitarian groups to go in. Many are believed to be trapped. Nicole johnson travelled to the district with the International Red cross, and sent this report. Reporter at the morgue we met this family. They are mostly farmers, all from hezar.
This is Al Jazeera America. Live from new york city. Im tony harris. The ukranian government says separatists shot two fighter jets out of the sky not far from where Malaysia Airlines mh17 went down. The remains of some of those on board is back home in the netherlands, as they declare a national day of mourning. The political leader of hamas will accept a truce, only if israel agrees to its conditions first after a series of fiery crashes, the government plans to change the rules for transporting oil. A painful day in the netherlands. The bodies of some of the victims of the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 arrived home. In ukraine and elsewhere the arrival was overshadowed by the news that prorussian separatists shot down two ukranian fighter jets. The planes were shot down near a town in Eastern Ukraine, 25 miles from where the Malaysia Airlines plane crashed last week. Al jazeeras nisreen elshamayleh has more from donetsk much. Reporter a plume of site rises from the crash site