Overwhelmingly civilians. 18 Israeli Soldiers have died in the ground offensive in gaza. We will go to gaza city to speak with Sharif Abdel Kouddous as well as to a norwegian doctor who helped treat survivors of israels assault on the shejaiya neighborhood that left at least 72 people dead. And we will go to israel. Israel did not choose to enter the conflict. We were implemented. Restoring quite for the israeli people. Will significantly damaging hamass infrastructures and the rest of the terror organizations in gaza. We are undeterred. We shall continue the operation as long as it is required. As israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu bows to continue attacking gaza, some israelis are speaking out. We will speak to an israeli peace activist. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The israeli assault on gaza has seen its Bloodiest Day so far, bringing the Palestinian Death toll to over 500. More than 100 palestinians were killed in a 24hour period between saturday and sunday nights. The dead include 72 residents of shejaiya, one of gazas poorest and most is the pot related neighborhoods, where Israeli Forces carried out their single worst attack so far. Survivors called the carnage a massacre and the human secretarygeneral called it an atrocious action. 18 Israeli Soldiers have died on the ground assault on gaza since thursday in israel launched a Ground Invasion it said was aimed at cutting off tunnels used by hamas. 13 of the soldiers died fighting militants in shejaiya. A stateretary john kerry is headed to cairo today to back International Efforts for a ceasefire. On sunday, he made the rounds of talk shows to defend israels assault on gaza. But in between appearances, cameras captured his phone call with an aide were john kerry appeared to criticize the massive Palestinian Death toll. Of a pinpointl operation. Escalating and underscores the need for ceasefire. We have got to get over there. Thank you, john. To bek it is crazy sitting around. We will spend the rest of the hour on the crisis in gaza. Its decision to remove veteran correspondent heldin from gaza, following a wave of criticism. He was pulled from coverage of gaza last week after witnessing the Israeli Attack that killed four boys on the gaza beach. His route warts have placed the conflict in the wider context of israeli occupation, sparking criticism from supporters of israels offensive. On friday, nbc said in a statement ukraine has launched an assault on the rebel held city of donetsk about 50 miles from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight 17. All 298 people were killed when the plane was shot down. Dutch investigators began inspecting the bodies which were being held in were for cars. The Un Security Council is expected to vote today on a resolution demanding International Access to the crash site in donetsk comeau which is controlled by prorussian separatists. The head of the recently proclaimed donetsk peoples republic has denied interfering with the crash probe and vowed to turn over the planes black box to investigators. U. S. Secretary of state john kerry has threatened further sanctions against russia citing mounting evidence rebels filed the muscle which brought down the plane. We know the trajectory. We know where he came from. We know the timing. It was exactly at the time this aircraft disappeared from radar. We also know from voice identification that the separatists were bragging about shooting it down afterwards. So there is a stacking of of evidence here which russia needs to help account for. In pakistan, a u. S. Drone strike killed up to 15 people saturday in a village in North Waziristan. It was the third u. S. Strike in the region in less than two weeks. The New York Times said the dead were militants. On sunday, the Pakistani Military bombed a valley in North Waziristan, killing 28 people it said were militants. According to reuters, an earlier bombing friday killed 17 civilians, including six children. The attacks are part of a pakistani assault launched last month after repeated u. S. Urging. The military ordered all of North Waziristan to leave before the of salt, but some families are too poor or too sick to go. Iran, the United States and five other countries have agreed to extend talks on Irans Nuclear program or another four months after failing to meet a sunday deadline. Saidweek, president obama iran had met its commitments under an interim deal but said some significant gaps still remain. In libya, Health Officials say fighting between rival militias vying for control of the main airport has killed at least 47 people. The violence is among the worst since the wasbacked ouster of moammar could off the in 2011. In nicaragua, five people have been killed and two dozen wounded in the province of matagalpa after gunmen opened fire on buses during supporters sandinista government. The passengers were returning from saturdays gathering in the capital to celebrate 35 years since the sandinistas ousted the somoza dictatorship. In southern china, the strongest typhoon to hit the region in more than 40 years has killed at least 18 people and destroyed tens of thousands of homes. ,he typhoon also hit vietnam where he killed eight people. Last become the same typhoon blasted the philippines where the death toll has risen to 94. Australia has repealed laws aimed at curbing Global Warming by charging corporations for carbon emissions. The repeal of the carbon tax was a key promise of the Prime Minister tony abbott. His critics say australia has now become the first country in the world to undo progress on climate change. During the first year the tax was in place, emissions dropped by their largest amount in more than two decades. Last year was australias hottest year on record. Has orderedorida the second largest cigarette maker in the u. S. 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According to the water department, more than 15,000 households saw their taps cut from march through june, with more than 90,000 at risk after falling at least two months behind on their bills. A you and panel has called the shutoffs a violation of the human rights to water. In new york city, residents rallied over the weekend to protest the death of eric garner , an africanamerican father of six who died after police placed him in a chokehold. Police have accused him of selling we cigarettes. Graphic video of thursdays incident shows an officer pulling garner to the ground by the neck and then holding his head against the pavement. As other officers crowd on top of garner, he repeatedly says i cant breathe. Moving. Oon stops he was pronounced dead at a local hospital. The officer who used the chokehold has been removed to desk duty and ordered to turn in his badge and gun pending investigations. According to the associated press, three men have sued the officer in the past two years, alleging unlawful, racially motivated arrests. The protests come as newly reinstated new York City Police commissioner William Bratton is already facing criticism for reimplementing his policy of cracking down on lowlevel offenses. Bratton was criticized for his embrace of the socalled broken windows policy during his first stint as commissioner in the mid1990s. Police have so far rested more than 240 performers who dance and perform acrobatics in the citys subway system, a sixfold increase over last year. Critics say the crackdown targets young men of color, who make up the majority of street performers. Two performers say they have recently been arrested. I was arrested a few months ago for hosting a puppet show. What they site as for his impeding traffic. It was dismissed before i went to court. They know it is silly. For the time i have been doing it, it hasnt been a problem. [indiscernible] and those are some of the headlines. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Listeners andour viewers around the country and around the world. The israeli assault on the gaza strip has seen its Bloodiest Day so far, bringing the Palestinian Death toll to over 500. Over 100 palestinians were killed in a 24hour period between saturday and sunday nights. The dead include 72 residents of one of gazas poorest and most of the populated neighborhoods. In the single worst attack so far, Israeli Forces shelled homes and fought militants in shejaiya, leaving behind a scene of carnage that survivors called a massacre. Frightened civilians fled along streets strewn with dead bodies. Wounded residents bled to death in their homes. An unconfirmed report said more than 20 children and 14 women were killed. Hundreds of people were window then taken to the overrun shifa hospital, which struggled to find room for the bodies. At the hospital morgue, survivor said residents were bombed as they slept. Shells were between the houses. They killed women and children. There is no one left. Theres a massacre in shejaiya. Go and see. We are residents sleeping at home. We are at home, civilians. We are not prohamas or proisrael. We are poor people sleeping at home with children, women, and old people. All of the shells were randomly fired. At least each house got 10 shells. More than 1000 shells were fired. In a statement, the uns secretarygeneral condemned israels attack as atrocious action care code the mass killings have helped push the Palestinian Death toll to over 500 since the assault on gaza began two weeks ago. The dead include more than 100 children. Over 3100 people have been wounded and more than 81,000 displaced. The you and for Palestinian Refugees has warned its running out of food and medicine at the schools housing over 50,000 people. The number seeking refuge has nearly tripled since the Ground Invasion began on thursday. At least 130 palestinians have been killed during that time. The Ground Invasion has also called israels First Military casualties. 18 soldiers have died in gaza since thursday, including 13 fighting militants in shejaiya. On sunday, Palestinian Militants with the qassam brigades announced the capture of an israeli soldier, but israel denies the claim. On sunday, as Israeli Forces carried out their deadliest attacks so far, Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanayahu vowed to continue the assault on gaza for as long as necessary. Israel did not choose to enter, but from the moment it was forced on us, we will implement it until we achieve its result. Restoring quite for the israeli people. Well significantly damaging hamas is infrastructures and the rest of the terror organizations in gaza. We are undeterred. We shall continue the operation as long as it is required will stop Benjamin Netanayahu cited the backing of foreign allies saying he is laid the Diplomatic Foundation that is given Us International credit to operate. The Obama Administration has provided critical support leming israels acted in selfdefense blaming hamas for the civilian toll. The white house now says it wants an immediate ceasefire and secretary of state john kerry has been sent to join talks in cairo. For more, we go to gaza city where were joined by democracy now Sharif Abdel Kouddous. You have just come we are getting the latest news. Can you tell us what you saw . Of come from the site of yet another massacre. 24 members at least 24 members of the same family were killed in their own home in an exit steam strike in an f16 strike. During the sunset called a prayer come the time muslims break their fast. Hit thisissile strike family in their home as theyre sitting down deep. A grandmother, her three sons, their wives, and all their children were killed. I went to the site on where the highs where the house was. Theres only a crater left. The surviving family members say they used to cranes and a bulldozer, working for 12 hours throughout the night to retrieve all the bodies. At the hospital morgue, it was a difficult scene. One of the dead was less than one year old. She was still in her pampers, d ead. A father of one of the women killed the bodies were dispersed. 14 and 1, 10 in the other. A father had to go to two hospitals to pick up one of his daughters bodies because half of her was in one hospital and have was in the other. This is the kind of tragedy we hear almost on a daily basis here in gaza. Families are being wiped out in such massive numbers. One family lost 18 members in an airstrike last week. I went to the north the other day where eight were killed while watching tv when a tank shell, artillery shell hit their home. This is avery war and civilians are paying the highest prices for this. The killing doesnt seem to stop. The toll from sunday, the highest figure i saw was 120, more than one third women and children. There was this mass killing we just mentioned. You interviewed survivors and victims at the hospital. He went to the side of the attack. Can you tell us what you know about what happened in shejaiya . From speaking to residents evacuating, it was very hard to get in. This attack again everyone says around sunset time. There was a barrage after barrage of tank shells that rain down on shejaiya, one of gazas poorest, most densely populated neighborhoods. People said there was no help. They called for a militants is. Paramedic workers said they could not get him because of the amount of shelling. People waited for hours. They were left alone. They finally decided to escape on foot. When we got there in the Early Morning sunday morning, there were just families streaming out, many of them carrying nothing. Some were barefoot. Were many families incomplete panic, trying to hail cars or trucks. They spoke of bodies strewn in the streets of shejaiya. It was hard to get into confirmed. Some reporters did get in and confirmed reports and there was some footage of it. In the hospital, it was a very difficult scene, scenes of such indescribable anguish and loss. In the morgan shifa, there were two children, one was nine years old and her brother was seven years old next to her. What appeared to be relatives arguing about the name of the sevenyearold brother. His could not tell because head had been completely shorn off in this attack. These are the kinds of scenes of horror that become daily occurrence in gaza. There doesnt seem to be any end in sight to the bloodshed. Were also joined by dr. Mads gilbert, under region dr. Providing medical assistance in gaza, recently cemented a report to the u. N. On the state of the Gaza Health Sector this year. Can you talk about what is happening from where you are right now in shifa . We did not want you to wait. We understand our many people waiting to see you. I am, enforcement, breaking news to you in the u. S. Israeli tanks shelled the in the middle zone of gaza about 10 minutes ago. Four were killed, mainly patients treated and the surgical department, and 15 are injured. This is not the first attack on hospitals, unfortunately. The israeli army is directly shelling hospitals and killing patients and civilians. This is in violation of all international roles. It is completely income principle to me why the israeli army is not stopped when they attack hospitals and civilian populations. This has to stop. Mr. Obama has to step up and say enough is enough now. Dr. Gilbert, the renovation started thursday. What kinds of injuries have you been seen since then . I would just like to repeat that 10 minutes ago the israeli army shelled the hospital. This is a very dramatic step up in the situation. We so far have had over 3000 injured in gaza. Among these, 1000 are children and 600 are women. That is far more than half. 515 have been killed. 120 our children and 50 women. The attacks and injuries we are seeing now, and the hospital is being crowd of an emergency with new attacks, burns, blast injuries, shrapnel, and what you can see from artillery shell bombings. Lots of children still. It wouldrief hope that be a quiet morning. It has been very hectic. Theambulances keep running. The worst that so far was the night before yesterday when the hospital received at least 400 injured and 73 dead. This was truly a massacre. The injuries were just horrible as your correspondent just mention