revealing, and surprising talks with the most interesting people of our time. >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> this is al jazeera. >> welcome to this special news hour with extended coverage on gaza under fire. one month on. no sign of a long term solution between israelis and palestinians with just hours left on a temporary ceasefire. >> no hamas is not controlling gaza. hamas is not controlling anything. >> standing firm hamas demands the end of an israeli occupation of the gaza strep. >> there is no occupation of gaza. >> many in israel deny there's a siege and argue they have to protect their borders.

plus. >> i'm andrew simmons in the ruins of gaza and i will be reporting on the human damage of this conflict. the trauma of children. >> israel says from the very beginning it was only going to target hamas military targets. khan eunist i yunis in the soutt road is still being built. >> there's no plan to secure a longer period of calm. a month on from the start of this latest israeli offensive, palestinians have no idea when or how they will be able to rebuild their lives. resuming rocket attack from 0500 on friday if its demands are not

met. it wants a permanent lifting of the blockade. mediators are discussing a diplomatic solution from indirect talks in egypt. israel's media reports the government has offered to extend the ceasefire for another 72 hours. this is the human cost of the violence. 64 israeli soldiers and 3 civilians including a thai national have been killed since the fighting started a month ago. 1886 palestinians have been killed. the u.n. says almost three quarters of them are civilians. more than nine and a half thousand palestinians have been wounded and more than 180,000 are still living in u.n. shelters.

lets look back at the events of the last month. israeli bombs shake the earth. this one landed just 300 feet away from us. the aftermath: >> this rubble was once the house of gaza's police chief. ful members of his family were killed. >> a drone and rocket strikes the roof then this. >> the last egyptian brokered ceasefire it seems wasn't proarnlbrokered with hamas. >> this is the shock where the two planes came in where the two boys were playing. >> there is no country in the world. no country in the world that would tolerate such an assault

on the citizens and israel should not be expected to, either. >> israel says it is targeting fighters in their underground tunnel network. >> it is a hell of a pinpoint operation. it is a hem of a pinpoint operation -- hell of a pinpoint operation. >> the shifa hospital, the only place safe from the israeli bombs. >> people here are asking the question: why does israel target a u.n. source that they know shelters civilians. >> parts of shujayea neighborhood is in ruins. >> this entire neighborhood has been destroyed. and buried beneath the tunnels are the lives of hundreds of

civilians. >> we will not stop until the job is done. >> reporter: children andbabies. israel accusing hamas of using them to protect their tunnels. >> deaths going to the heart of the israeli psyche. these men are considered heroes. there's been tank shelling around this power station for days. and now it's taken another direct hit. but trying to repair this could take months. >> it's not the first time a united nations school full of displaced people has been hit. >> nothing is more shameful than attacking sleeping children. >> the announcement of the ceasefire turned out to be just that. words. >> have you used artillery shells in densely populated

parts of gaza? >> of course we have. >> we vigorously condemn this attack because we have notified the israeli army 33 times about the fact that there were people at this shelter, this school. >> with tuesday's withdrawal of israel's ground forces from the gaza strip this is the first time he's seen his home since israeli norse force eds orderedo leave two weeks ago. >> andrew simmons, tell us how immense the scene of damage destruction and suffering are that confront you as you go through the area one month on from this military offensive? >> yes, sammy, let me explain first of all why i'm here at a u.n. base. i'll be speaking later on to an official about the drastic amount of suffering amongst

children. children who need psychiatric help as soon as possible. but in answer to your question, yes, i've spent 48 hours in devastated areas of gaza, where you would not believe some of it, to the east of gaza city, it looks -- well, as if a tsunami has swept the land. there are families searching for their homes and amongst the debris, they can't even find any of their remains of their homes, let alone their possessions. it is a desperate state and when you consider how apparently random some of this damage has been, it is, well, it really sets you back. as far as the people go: there are mixed sorts. there are some extra support for hamas undoubtedly. there are people who are desperately waiting this whole ceasefire up. the 72 hours is up in 11 hours'

time. there are some that have given up hope. and then when you consider the number dead, there are so many more who are damaged. they can't be rebuilt. the buildings can be replaced. $6 billion, more, possibly. but you can't reconstruct many is of thsomeof the minds that pe seen, have experienced. there's no ceasefire going on in the heads of some of the children here. we went out to see how some of gaza's children are faring. they're playing now. but this is street therapy. in a place where you never have to look for for a reminder of what gaza is going through. the team of child psychologists are using basic techniques to identify traumatized children and calm the stress of others. every child here under seven has lived through three conflicts in

gaza. and this one has been the worst. with whole districts decimated, a search for bodies under the rubble is still going on. and the ever-present fear that the ceasefire could end. and the killing could start again. the intensive bombardments have been on such a scale that gaza has never seen before. this, a school that took a direct hit. and with all the devastation comes a naj tha damage that cane rebuilt. this kind of damage, 13-year-old children's, ahmed's brother was killed while playing on a beach. >> translator: ever time i think of him i feel i'm choke. i feel him playing alongside me. my heart says, he didn't die. he is at home with us. it all seems unreal.

>> translator: their faces will never fade from my mind. they're innocent children. what have they done? >> reporter: there's no doubt this family need help. normally, psychologist ha sam alzaideh would be on hand to give treatment. not now. his mother is dead along with a brother and two other relatives. >> i lost six of my family. now i have to take care of myself and to take care of the rest of my family. >> reporter: now, receiving condolences for his losses, the doctor will need treatment for his issues. the doctor who tried to

destigmatize the people of gaza. it's hard to find anyone who hasn't been touched by tragedy. we found this man still sick with a head injury returning to what was his family home, pointing to what had been the sitting room. >> we were signature, al -- sitg all of us, and we have no rockets, no missiles, nothing. >> he has little left in life now. and holds on tightly to his little girl, mala conversation. malac. her sisters are all dead. she is peppered with shrapnel wounds. and her father also needs help. there is obviously a massive need for help there. now with me is panilla ironside, chief for unicef.

thank you for joining us. there are 432 children dead, way surpassing 2008-2009 conflict and of course also the other conflicts as well. now, what about all the children? all the children aside from the dead who are traumatized with this? how are you coping with the demand? >> in fact andrew, those 432 children is more than the combined impact of child fatalities from the last two conflicts and there's a thousand times that many children in gaza who require immediate psychosocial first aid in our assessment. this is an extraordinary number. but i assure you, there isn't a single child in gaza today, or let alone an adult, who isn't deeply affected by all that they've experienced over the last month. >> what are you doing about it? how are you coping?

we've seen children in that report who are desperately in need of help. but some just don't know where to go, their parents don't know which way to turn, either. >> well, it is a daunting endeavor, quite frankly. you know, we are, unicef is supporting psychosocial teams that are doing this emergency first aid on the ground. but really, in fact, there's 50 of them at the moment. we need 500 of them. given the sheer number of children who need immediate assistance. but this isn't only a short-term endeavor. this is going to take months, and in some cases, years to try and provide children with the civility and the coping skills to deal with what they've seen. >> reporter: is there a layered effect, a snowball effect really, as you've pointed out, there's been two conflicts, this is the third that any child over seven years of age has seen

three conflicts. surely the previous ones have also affected some of these children. >> indeed, any time for any who has lived through the last month with the barrage of the relentless missiles assaulting the civilian population that is so incredibly densely populated across the gaza strip, there is no chance that any child or family member wouldn't need extensive counseling, group therapy, coping skills. it's but a human reaction. >> what about yourself, in your career, have you ever seen anything like this? and also, what about the parents of these kids? >> i've worked across the globe in a variety of conflict zones. and quite honestly, what i live through here with the palestinians in gaza is appalling and shocking. and deeply concerning. and i do hope that the

international community and those negotiating currently in cairo are able to come to a resolution and a lasting solution for the palestinians. >> ms. ironside, thank you very much for your words indeed. negative messages, positive nefnlings, whmessages, who knowg to happen. back to you sammy. >> still coming up on our special coverage of gaza, living under siege, how israel is coping, this offensive have destroyed most of the territory's infrastructure, and we'll find out why some believe the only way to find peace is for both sides to agree to a one-state solution.

well, the human cost of the assault on the gaza strip has been huge. what about the impact on the infrastructure and economy? well, more than 10,000 homes have been destroyed. many thousands more have been damaged, though, and it could cost more than $800 million to rebuild. add to that 141 schools that have been damaged. five hospitals are closed, too. and repairing the damage to gaza's only power station plus its sewage and water systems could cost as much as $3 billion. charles stratford has more of the destruction from gaza. >> reporter: the blackened remains of the only source of electricity inside the gaza strip. egypt and israel are still supplying a little power but since this plant was hit, 80% of gaza's 1.8 million people now have only four hours of electricity a day. the israeli military hit gaza's infrastructure hard.

>> translator: we pleaded four times with the israeli army not to target us. we coordinated with the united nations in gaza. they ignored us. our early calculations put repair costs at around ten to $15 million. >> the palestinian deputy prime minister says rebuilding gaza's infrastructure and the thousands of destroyed homes will cost around $6 billion and that's just an initial estimate. israel said from the very beginning that it was only going otarget hamas military targets. i'm tan standing on the main rod and that road is being built with qatar's money. it's been hit with a massive air strike. qatar is already investing $450 million into rebuilding gaza's infrastructure. european union and turkey are long established donors.

people haven't had electricity water and osewerage system in reliability for seven years. a million liters of sewerage flows into the sea. energies beingly flowing into the streets. destroyed many businesses in the private sector. >> translator: at least 175 factories have been hit, manufacturing of medical goods, produce, home goods. tools in to start rebuilding. >> a family business of 40 years that made biscuits and breads. the owner says just repairing the structural damage could cost $2 million. he says the israeli military told him repeatedly it wouldn't target the factory. >> translator: the factory was on fire for two days. it is utterly destroyed. 600 men worked here.

what are they going to do now? >> reporter: cement is vital for rebuilding gaza and this is what remains of a cement factory. the country had only just finished $3 million repairs from the 2008, 2009 and 2012 conflicts. >> translator: this is going to cost me another $1 million to repair. we hope the international community can help. this is the third time we've been hit. >> reporter: israel says it's completed the destruction of hamas's turnls. ihamas's tunnels. it is also destroyed many of the buildings that used to meet the majority of the needs of the people. charles stratton, al jazeera, gaza. the territory is under strict israeli control that's because israel has built a fence and a no-go zone around its entire border with gaza. and of the five bother

crossings, israeli controls four. they are strengthly policed and nothing or no one gets through without their approval. the air space above gaza is also controlled by israel. out to sea there's a naval blockade. palestinian fishermen cannot go more than 3 kilometers out to sea. senior official says it would be agreeable for palestinian authority forces to take control of the strip in their area in order to lift the siege. >> now gaza is under control of the consensus government and they should not run away from this faculty. if the palestinian government they want to work now and to act, it's up to them, open for them now. today with the yosing with the borders with their social

affairs, with reconstruction it is a duty and the job of the palestinian authority not to due to hamas. >> one of the criticisms for hamas's handling of the negotiations or perhaps the conflict in gaza is why did hamas wait so long to accept in the end the same egyptian nine for a ceasefire that israel accepted weeks ago? >> i think now the situation and these circumstances are completely different. i think we have -- >> what has changed? it's the same egyptian initiative isn't it? >> no no no no no. there is a difference between ththe egyptian initiative and wt is now. we as a palestinian delegation now, including the palestinian factions, all of them are represented in this delegation and i think it's very good we have one war one decision one direction. and we have now designs which are approved by the palestinian delegation.

>> my question what is different in this ceasefire proposal that you accepted from egypt now than to the proposal that was proposed weeks ago in which the israeli cabinet accepted? >> there are now some details which has now became more clear. first of all to lift the siege completely in gaza. maybe just open the open the crossing entrance, the materials all the materials to gaza and also to establish a sea port and to reach the prisoners -- to release the prisoners. there are many demands that are important for the palestinian side. >> these have not been accepted by the israeli side so i come back to my question. couldn't you have saved many palestinian lives had you accepted this egyptian initiative weeks ago, when the israeli cabinet had accepted it? >> look, i think now, israel try to play a game with us to show that they are interested now stop the aggression and to

accept the egyptian initiative. but i think we try now to screen the palestinian into the corner. we succeeded now not to be under pressure. we have consultation with the palestinian authority, we succeeded now, one paper, one vision, and we are succeeded now to send it to the egyptian side and there egyptian authority they accepted our demands and they said we are going to defend your position and also to discuss with the israeli side in order to convince them to ep .the palestinian demands. i expect we will have a hard negotiation on the side because focus on top demands like disarm gaza and to take the weapons away from the palestinian faction but we will see. we still see that gaza is under occupation and it is our right to fight against occupation. they should not mention any

point, gaza the openness of the palestinian factions. >> on the other hand, rony sable, former advisor to israel's former ministry says israel is not occupying gaza. international officials have got it all wrong that israel is a occupying force. >> we do have control of the air space. the manual requires, quote, boots on the ground. there are no israeli boots on the ground. we have no interest at being there. and if you look at what happened in the west bank, where the palestinian authority has devoted its attention to building up the economy, compare this with hamas still in gaza and there's a real tragedy in gaza but it's of hamas's doing. >> because of amnesty

international, ban ki-moon, a lot of international figures that seem to think there is an occupation and israel doesn't see that. that mite be a major issue, when all sides try to approach revolvinroflght theresolving th. >> the definition is when a territory is under effective control of a state, of an occupying state -- >> sir i have posed to amnesty international, and navi's interpretation, not misinterpretation, those are the interpretations of international human rights organizations and figures. is that a problem that israel does not see an occupation that a lot of international figures see, isn't that a problem in peace making? >> i unit the point. i quoted the act of international law, the hague interpretation of those rules,

in other words, territories occupied when it is under your effective control when you have boots on the ground. and israel deliberately made the decision to unilaterally withdraw from the whole of gaza, everything, we withdrew as i said settlements, settlers, israeli administration handed over to local authorities. at the time it was a pa, at the time you know there was a military takeover of hamas who murdered the palestinian authority officials and took control of gaza. it's not under israeli occupation and i should mention we have no interest whatsoever in occupying it administering it and we would be happy to find a prosperous palestinian administration. hamas tragically haven't put their efforts into developing their economy.they have decided to send rockets over the whole of israel and the tragedy has been that of the palestinian population now. >> we've been here before

haven't we? the third major assault on gaza in the past six years. in the past it was restricted to just air attacks but later developed into a ground and naval offensive. lasted 22 days, an estimated 1400 palestinians killed, at least 300 children. then in 2012, israel again launched an air and naval attack, operation pillar defense lasting eight days. 174 palestinians were killed more than half were civilians. six israelis were also killed. compare those to assaults now to this one which started a month ago. well so far, 1886 palestinians and 67 israelis have been killed. ali abu nera is from the trosk e

spoken to a grandson of one of israel's founding figures as well as to a former white house official. both of them sounded to me that they're losing faith in the two state solution. do you think the two state solution is dying? >> well, i think it's been dead and buried for a lock time except in the imaginations of people who are very detached from the realities in palestine. the whole reason that gaza exists the way it does is because of the racism that is behind the so-called two-state solution. the idea that palestinians are the wrong time of human being, and have to be corralled into ghettos policed and fenced off from the rest of the country.

that's what the two-state solution means. it mees racist segregation. what we need to do is end racist segregation and let the people of palestine enjoy their rieks and that would be more effective than gimmicks like iron dome and let everybody, palestinian jewish whatever they are live in peace. >> ali how do you respond perhaps to suggestions that from the israel supporters that israel needs to remain a jewish state in order to fulfill the aspirations of statehood for jews? >> well, people can have their aspirations. but they don't have the right to fulfill their aspirations at the expense of the basic human and political rights of other people. we used to hear exactly the same

arguments from whites in south africa and from whites in alabama and mississippi. they said look if you end jim crowe or if you end apartheid you will be destroying our special unique culture. but the end of jim crowe didn't mean the destruction of alabama or the destruction of white people. the end of apartheid didn't mean the end of south africa or the end of white people in south africa. we have to stop letting extremists who believe that all the land belongs to israel and should be populated only by juice. like the deputy prime minister of knesset, these are the extreme is in the mainstream in israel. we can't let their really horrifying vision prevent us

from look to a future where everybody has their rights. >> we'll have to leave it there, thanks so much. >> thank you. >> still ahead in our gaza coverage, the long way to a lasting peace, why israelis are struggling to find common ground. and we are looking at how the international community is looking at the conflict. prominent antiapartheid activists will join us in johannesburg.

>> welcome back to our special coverage of gaza here on al jazeera. a three day ceasefire in gaza is due to expire in less than 11 hours' time. 5:00 a.m. gmt on friday. 1886 palestinians have been killed in this officive which began one month ago. israel has says it's willing to extend the truce for another three days but hamas says unless its demands are met it won't

extend the ceasefire. meanwhile israeli and palestinian negotiators are in cairo trying to forge a diplomatic resolution, but so far there's no plan to extend the calm. diplomatic editor james bays reports from the occupied east jerusalem. >> after 29 days of death and bombardment it's now time for diplomacy. but the talks taking place in cairo will be difficult and all sides have planter to use. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is under pressure, israeli public have high expectations. hamas rockets may have only killed three in the past two weeks, but there are those who wanted the military offensive to

continue with the aim of destroying hamas once and for all. >> the perception of netanyahu in israel is very different. in israel he's seen as one who thinks things through as relatively moderate and someone who doesn't have the courage to take a serious step like capturing all the gaza strip. >> palestinian president mahmoud abbas will also feel a fallout. hamas now the most powerful voice on the strip, not only in gaza but also the west bank. >> this war has the effect of marginalizing the plo leadership. to the favor of hamas and the other factions in gaza. it's very difficult to avoid the conclusion that this war ended by increasing the political

power and the political popularity of hamas, among palestinians. >> reporter: hamas itself could also lose in these negotiations too. already, during the conflict, it's lost fighters and military facilities. now israel is pushing for full demiltization. >> arguably, some of the issues need to be discussed in a wider israeli-palestinian deal, nobody is talking about those talks being restarted soon. james bays, occupied east jerusalem. >> joining us from west jerusalem any indication any sign of how those talks in cairo are going? >> well sammy, the israelis and the palestinians are both being

very secretive and tight-lipped about the details of these ceasefire talks in cairo. however what we are to understand as you mentioned is no official announcement was made to extend the temporary ceasefire and israeli officials are saying they take very seriously the threats by hamas to resume rocket attacks after the temporary ceasefire expires at 8:00 a.m. local time on friday morning. what we know so far is that the palestinian delegation has held a meeting with the egyptian government in cairo this morning. it's having another meeting with them tonight. the israeli delegation left cairo the israel to consult with the government and has returned this evening for further talks. this is what we know. however, we also know from palestinian sources that these talks are very difficult, and there are a lot of challenges. we understand from these sources that the israelis believe that the palestinian demands are impossible to meet, opening all six crossings into gaza,

building an airport, and building a sea port, and releasing the fourth and final batch of palestinian prisoners detained before the oslo accords were signed. at the same time we're hearing that the israelis are insisting on discussing during these ceasefire talks the issue of the demilitarization of gaza as well as the disarm amount of hamas, this is a nonstarter for the israelis and they do require the extension of the current ceasefire so they cosh able to reach a common -- could be able to reach a common ground as we understand. >> thanks so much. now let's look at how the international community has reacted to the conflict in gaza. this report from jonah hull. >> reporter: appalling and

disgraceful said the u.s. state department. the u.n. secretary-general urged an end to the madness. in the european union france's foreign minister condemned the killing of children, the slaughter of civilians. criticism of israel peaked after the patter apparent targeting.oa third u.n. run school on saturday. but absent were the voices of arab governments. >> what's distinct about this particular round of the conflict is that israel has the tacit support of key arab government. that's new. insofar as there's support for palestinians on the street, it's not visibly affecting governments. you might attribute that to the tolerance that has sadly

accumulated for the most savage violence across the whole region. what makes the palestinians special anymore? >> so arab governments haven't leapt to the defense of the palestinians. jeebilitare egypt isn't the key negotiator it once was, the united states appears to have lost much of its influence over israel. u.s. secretary of state john kerry's attempt to broker a ceasefire was failure to convince the parties to return to the peace process last year. >> we are also seeing in this context that the leverage of the united states which yuf to b use so strong when it came to israel is dmshed. but also -- diminished, but also, russia and china can be counted on not to be so terribly

enthusiastic about human rights. so it's not that the u.n. security council has a united position. >> in a statement u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon described rafah attack as a moral and criminal outrage. swiftly investigated and those responsible held accountable. no one listened when ban ki-moon called for an end to the violence. but there are increasing calls echoing the secretary-general for international justice. jonah hull, al jazeera, london. >> most of the international community has been neutral in its stance, criticizing both violence on both sides. but this offensive has also seen unprecedented condemnation of israel's actions. latin american nations for example have been particularly vocal with brazil, chile, ec war

ecuador, el salvador calling back their ambassadors. individually each of the middle east and norther african nations have had varying levels of condemnation of israel. of the ones that are supportive, canada, united states and u.k. all respect israel's right to defend itself. for some perspective we have ronnie castrels, former member of the african national congress, antiapartheid caves. activist, we are glad to have you with us. why is it many searches identify with the palestinian -- south africans identify with the palestinian struggle for self determination?

>> well, this is a just cause. stealing people's land, repressing them. that has to be answered with resistance. the palestinian resistance is being courageous, of course as a noble cause supported by the people. and we see in the way the israeli government occupies the territory to denude people of their human rights, does all these absolute barbaric things that we have seen on your very good program today, i mean, you're talking about ethnic cleansing. we're talking genocide -- we're talking infantocide -- >> there is a security problem that allows them no option but to deal it in this way? >> let's -- sorry, i know you've got to put the balance .

let's put that aside. that is balderdash. this is a people who have been stripped of their rights. who have their land taken from them. who are occupied by a dreadful military uniquely. dreadful military regime and who make them second class citizens. the absolute barbaric way in which gaza has been bombarded, barricaded, et cetera, et cetera. people throughout history, including jews when they fought against british or when they fought in the warsaw ghetto which wasn't occupied by the nazis but it was a prison. and this is what gaza is and prisoners will dig tunnels and prisoners will find ways of fighting back. this is a moral cause and this is what south africa's cause against apartheid was and that is why we sout south africans

recognize in the palestinian struggle and in the absolute disgraceful way this disgusting and barbaric way this criminal way in which the israelis deal with them, which is on a par, in fact we've all said, it's far worse that we see that as a way that apartheid dealt with our freedom fighters who were called terrorists and our people who supported them, and then were subject to collective punishment. and the palestinians, in a far, far worse way, what the israelis are doing to are doing to the palestinians would make marquise de sade and the marxists, astonished. israel has to be stopped in its tracks. >> thanks so much for joining

us. >> and that's through boycott and isolation and sanctions which is what we have in south africa. >> we'll have to leave it there, i'm running out of time, thanks so much. still here on al jazeera, exploring the relationship between united states and isra israel. >> it's a hell of a persistent point operation. it's a hell of a pinpoint operation. >> we'll bring you the details of the month of fighting in gaza. pl human beings could heal themselves. >> to solving conflict... >> the best way to get rid of your enemy, is is to increase their happiness >> and living a more mindful life... >> the number one cause of hostility in the world is

lack of respect >> every saturday join us for exclusive, revealing, and surprising talks with the most interesting people of our time. >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> welcome back to our special coverage of the conflict in

gaza. well it's been nearly a month since people in parts of northern gaza were told by text message to evacuate their homes. well now they've been told they can go back. jess hyeft spoke to one family where they surveyed the neighborhood they once called home. >> reporter: these are one of the hardest steps that mohamed abu halima have had to take. he and three of his eight children come to see what's left of their home. they clear away remnants of their past life. abu halima shows me where an israeli shell punched through his house and the damage done to his neighborhood after hefg fighting in the area. >> translator: the israelis hit our house with tanks and their f-16 fired missiles at it. we don't even recognize our own

home. >> reporter: so to give you an idea what causes destruction like this, you only need to look at shells used by israeli forces. this was fired by a tank or some sort of artillery. you can see hebrew script on it but you can get an idea what causes so much destruction. >> this woman shows me the son she gave birth to, while sheltering at a hospital in gaza city. she feels her children irn are better off here than -- back home. >> there were so many shelling and explosion i went into labor prematurely. i can't go back to my house. it's no longer fit to live in. >> reporter: mohamed surveys the top floor of his home. he had recently started construction of it to make more

room for his family. but it's all but destroyed, so are the hopes for peaceful future for his children. well, the war on gaza has put a strain on israel's relationship with its strongest supporter, the united states. white house correspond patty culhane takes a look at how the latest offensive could complicate that relationship over the long term. >> reporter: seth morrison has been called a lot of names over these past weeks. >> self hating jew, fake jew, you have been brain washed. >> over the decades as the occupation drags on his position changed. he now works with an organization that pushes for boycott on israel, the membership has spiked. since the latest conflict in

gaza. >> .i've gom to the view that israel is addicted to occupation. they're so closed off to the hearts and minds of palestinians that they're unwilling to change. >> repeating one line often. >> i think the secretary's calls have also reiterated the need to reduce tensions and decrease violence. >> reporter: the very next day, the israeli bombardment officially began. >> what we're focused on here is deescalating the situation. >> the next day israeli ground forces went into gaza. president obama expressed concern on july 21st. >> we have serious concerns. >> the next day the u.s. resupplied the israeli army with tank shells and ammunition. it wasn't until this u.n. school was hit that the obama administration called the action disgraceful and indirectly criticized israel's rationale. the next day the president signed off on an additional $225

million for israel's defense systems. there is very little pressure from the american public to change. polls still show majority of americans support israel. but it's the opposite for young people and minorities. and social media has changed how the conflict is being seen in the u.s. this time. the hashtag, "gaza under attack" was tweeted 6 million times in july. the hashtag israel under fire many times less. >> the israelis would say we're only shooting at the military, but then the next newscast is the correspondent from whatever the network was, in gaza, showing the destruction of homes and dead civilians. and it was very damaging to the israeli image. >> that is what morrison is hoping for. >> we were about 350 likes and

today we're at 707. >> he doesn't think the u.s. will change its support for israel any time soon but he says after this latest assault -- there are more americans willing to help him try to do just that. patty culhane al jazeera, washington. >> well, for more on this now let's cross over to al jazeera's senior political analyst marwan bashara. let's look forward to the future, a new arrangement is attempted to be worked out in cairo right now. what would it look like? first of all do you think the siege on gaza will end? >> well, look, strategically speaking, the war has come to an end. but the politics have begun. and the politics is all around. there's an egyptian politics involved, how far do they care

for palestinian and how much do they detest the muslim brotherhood. be how far is he willing to compromise. there is a palestinian politics component here and that's delivered between hamas and who is going to be having more chrome over gaza and lastly there is the u.s.-israel politics where the united states is more keen than ever before of having a ceasefire as they told prime minister netanyahu. so all of that takes us to a place where the politics is going to be hot and as hot as the war, the fighting. it's going to be very difficult process but i tell you this much: there will be no real ceasefire of any sort unless there is an end to the siege. there is a positive correlation between assessing the fire and ending the siege. if this is going to be blurred then the ceasefire is going to be blurred and it's not going to go anywhere. if there's going to be a real lifting of the siege there will be a real ceasefire. >> let's look at israel's

demands. will it get demil demilitarizat? >> when they got the u.n. resolution to demilitarize hezbollah, that didn't go anywhere. they realize, this is the 1,000 mile journey. they are not going to fly towards that journey, they are going to walk. and if anything as hamas leaders have said, they will not demilitary tries before israel demilitarizes. you are not going to be able to demilitarize them by diplomacy. >> thank you very much, marwan bashara, al jazeera's senior political analyst.

if you want to get more information on the situation in gaza, very difficult hours as the parties try work to an extension of the truce expiring in less than 11 hours, you can go to aljazeera.com, with the lead stories we've been following. we're going to leave you now with some of the most dramatic images that have been taken during this past month of fighting in gaza. >> it is a hell of a persistent point operation.it is a hell of a pinpoint operation.

>> the shock where the boys were playing. >> they think they can do whatever, with whoever. and they don't consider palestinians even human. >> israel will destroy the tunnels we have found and we will not stop until that job is done. >> stop the bombing! stop the killing! [ shouting ] [ babies crying ]

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