right here on your screen a 5 join amber garza factions in garza have now retaliated. as we're witnessing a number of rockets have been launched from gaza and they are being intercepted by israel's iron. don't miss out. system human up, please. go ahead. yes i was saying that as we heard or are from the statement that was stated by the joint chamber which is for all the policy and fighting groups you bring gaza. they said that. busy their retaliation shall be from all the groups together in not just one faction. so they did not leave it to is lima g had to retaliate on this israeli attack alone. but they made it clear that a retaliation is coined to be backed by all alice tedium fighting groups in

garza. ok, thank you so much. you know, reporting for us live from guys as publishing infections launch rockets out of the gaza strip. we saw a barrage of rockets just a few minutes ago. those intercepted by the is really iron dome system. it's now 1800 hours gmc 9 p. m guys time. if you're just joining us, welcome to al jazeera, where you're looking at a live picture out of gaza. as we're saying, palestinian groups have launched rockets out of the gaza strip into israel as they said they would be doing. these rockets have been intercepted by the iron dome miss sol system and let's bring and john home and who's joining us now from occupied easter is to them because john the, the there are also reports is according to the reuters news agency, john,

that is really authorities have now issued warnings of imminent rocket fire after the gaza strikes it. in fact, we now have seen fire come out of gaza. yes, and this would have been expected, obviously within israel as well by the israeli government. we've had a couple of hours now in which there's been successive alerts. the fire and rescue services have been put on their own. their emergency alert towns 50 miles around the gaza strip. those have been put on alert and shelters in. some of those towns have been sort of activated and opened up so that people can go into them. so this was something that was expected at by israel with some people on line or in the israeli media was sort of counting down and sort of ask him, why hasn't there been any sorts of retaliation yet? we just waiting now actually for the prime minister ya peed. and the defense

minister been against to give a statement that the idea spokesperson idea spokesperson has been talking, am just a little less than an hour ago, saying that the islamic jihad leader or it that that was killed and garza was responsible for a concrete threat in the last $3.00 to $4.00 days to fire anti t tank missiles, a mo, down is railing, a civilian. so that's a justification for the offensive. the israel's launched into gars it's a day. you also said we have no desire to prolong the operation, but it hasn't yet finished. it will take a time. said the idea if it said the israeli military, sorry, spokesman this evening. so this is something obviously the israel was preparing to do. we spoke a little bit earlier about the fact that egypt was trying to negotiate between the israeli government immediate, sorry,

between the israeli government and between is elaborate g. had we hearing reports that, that negotiate that, that mediation, all that cool to mediate between them hasn't stopped and the egypt is still trying to do this. but obviously now we've seen a retaliation come from gaza. yeah. and on and also is really media reporting that rocket sirens have now been sound in israel for the 1st time since since that operation, as israel calls it was launched. so i just lost your question there because we're hearing that. yeah. a la pete, israel's prime minister, is actually speaking right now to give an update of the situation. so when we finish this conversation, we'll be able to tell you a little bit about what he sterling at these railey public. but this is a situation obviously, that israeli citizens, they're gonna remember as well. the fact that in may of last year,

the violence wasn't just some rockets that, as you saw in our pitches there the i and don't, is right. these railey security system that is against rockets managed to knock out of the sky, that it wasn't just them, and the rockets last time that israel had to contend with. it was all so fighting and violence within a within israel itself. so i think that's going to be on the minds of a lot of people and perhaps the israeli government, a lot of people are asking, including you this evening. why? why is this happening right now? i told you these railey spokesman's justification for this because they sense they said that there would be an inmate fret, not just to tanks, but also to civilians. and that's why they said that they hats wacked. but a lot of people are talking about the fact that it's rainy elections are coming up . and this might be a way to show that they're strong by the person that is prime minister at the moment. ya, la, pete, and his supporters. yeah. and he was speaking just

a moment ago, john, but speaking of the is really election and thence the domestic audience. how does this play into the the domestic audience end and those voters perhaps that people like gary lapierre, are trying to attract in the upcoming election. yeah, we got in touch with one political analysts from here who said that the yeah, a le peed and, and betty gans who's his defense minister. they need, there are more, in other words, they need something that's going to show how strong they are to gonna support from sectors. not all but sectors of the israeli public. that's one explanation for this . or we've had actually a very quiet month leading up to this in which there wasn't a lot of action. and i was told at that point that things wouldn't kick off again

because we were waiting in israel for those elections to happen in november. and then for new governments, be able to take more strident action. so you could either have one or 2 explanations for it, or even 3, if you believe that military spokesman that this is some in the israel felt they had to do. it's interesting that now as well, the united states ambassador at to israel has also weighed into this via twitter is i think we reported a little bit earlier saying that the united states firmly believes that israel has a right to protect itself. we're engaging with different parties and urge all sides for calm. so not really a condemnation of israel's actions here. it's whole actually a more just a support for them. i think someone else speaking in our air a little bit early was talking about the fact that during president biden's, a visit to, to israel, and then to the occupied territories. that was definitely a theme strong support for his brow. it even said that the united states was

devoted to his, ran and devoted to its security. so i suppose the message from the u. s. ambassador to israel was probably to be expected in that sort of tone. okay, thank you so much john. home and reporting from occupied is jerusalem for us will now bring in with stuff about who to he's the general secretary, the palestinian national initiative. he's joined us from but i'm a law in the occupied westbank list. if i would be welcome back to al jazeera, can you give me your initial thoughts on the unfolding situation and garza and the ongoing is really air strikes? well, what we looked at today is and looked and proven approval. could tack garza very, i guess about that, which has been my soccer 50 people have been injured seriously and at least 10 people have died including a child was 5 years old. and there is another child who's in critical condition was

4 years old. there is no justification for this is really attack and it seems to be clear that this is the government, which is probably going to fail in the upcoming elections. is trying to use palestinian blood to promote chances and going to be elect terrible. but it definitely is going to need to get a big explosion, and it is clear here that isn't trying to, to destroy any chances what ballasting is to be able to resist terrible system of tide. but these look at it and see the aggressive action from the side. the lizard will only promote more resistance to the occupation. i'm not able to speak to us. we are looking at the light fixture out of gaza,

where it looks like rockets are being launched from, from gaza. and certainly a moment to about 10 or 15 minutes ago we did see rockets launch out of gaza and then they were intercepted by the iron dough. miss all, what do you make of the palestinian response currently ongoing? well the palestinians have been very patient and for the last 5 days they have been provoking them in every possible way, including guests of leaders in the west bank that can people and killing them in the us bank. and then trying to look at the action from guys, but felice thing is i've been very disciplined and the palestinian resistance was disciplined and no action took place. now of course, what you see is an act of self defense where someone gets shot that israel and in my opinion, this is rarely the ship, has committed a very major strategic mistake. they will pay a very high price for their attack,

and i think they play good fire. and i think they are ignoring the fact that is right and is also the none of them. and this is collision today will lead to see if losses on the side, the president and the destruction of the whole season. and a lot of the are doing now and gather, but definitely this operation was a gland. and that's why, for the last 5 days is really, i mean has been blocking. does that preventing even supply of food and gasoline to the sector and suffocating practically? why? i'm, i know you were mentioning the election is really election just just a moment ago in your opinion. is that the sole purpose or is or is there more through it? it's one of the purposes and obviously here that like nathan, you did this. what these people in this is really government are using ballasting

and blood to feed and action campaigns. but on the other hand, i think they hope that through these actions they can, we can palestinian resistance, which has been growing in the west bank and. and now where they're unable to control, i also could see that there is another motivation and where israel is using that particle solution, i guess a policy and it's competition with other countries in the region. we did hear from the prime, the caretaker prime minister, of course, that is area up here and he was speaking just a moment ago and this is according to the associated press news agency. peter said that israel has quote 0 tolerance for attacks from gaza. and again, no close, no interest in a broader battle. what's your reaction to his comments? a lane and is proven that is another, is that a leader who is capable of lying constantly?

he's lying because there was no attack, so i'm going to miss it. and for the last month's, nothing. and is there any provoke attack? i'm nothing happened. and he's talking about self defense. he's not, i mean is not, there was no effect from desert whatsoever. so why is he doing this? why is he calling 25000 loops? so if i just from reserves, that means is preparing for a wide range of petition. and even since they started the attack on garza that was noticed bonds for ours. but instead of pumping the attack that they continued to attack, i'm continued to provo, to places and content people. i'm probably more than that now. more people will die . so obviously here it is and is playing at tactic of lying to cover up the fact that it has plans for this escalation. and it is leading this aggressive behavior. and of course, this will eventually how does everybody, including what it is,

because this is totally an acceptable given assuming behavior from the side of and is really government that claims claims to be a modem that had done that. ok, we'll have to leave it there. thank you so much. most of about who for speaking to us from rama la, in the occupied westbank pick life pictures right now from gaza. there is another barrage rocket being sent being fired from gaza. and it looks like they've been intercepted by the iron dome missile system, nighttime nomine gaza. as you can see, let's bring in thought heem hamid's who's a writer and teacher who lives in gaza, who's joining us now on the phone suddenly might hear that you have lost electricity described to us. the situation right now where you warn and what you

could be seeing at this moment. yes. so hello everyone. regularly and usually whenever there are there any kind of environment, of course there's already electricity shortage and they've got the trip. and they also tend to double the alex and the electricity shortage. so, and some areas there is actually right now, 0 electricity in my house, they're in electricity. sometimes we depend on a different way of electricity generators. but of course, with the lack of fuel, with the lack of other supplements and goes up, it's a bit hard to actually have lights and houses. i just wanted to speak about the current situation because it actually breaks my heart. this is our reality. after 10 years from the 1st aggression i in 2012 over got off. so

the carrying moment, i do believe that everyone in the gaza strip is very similar to me and also to my family. tonight, we're keeping and we're unsure if we're going to fi morning life again. as a matter of fact, i doubt that any god would be able to sleep tonight. it is very anticipated to be a very rough and tough night from the bargaining and bombing as a strategy to keep us awake, to keep us alert and you know, to just a few like with fearing need. i also want to talk about the situation that is the family, especially if we got some family that usually get ready to. so tonight would be actually the night where i'm not the palestinian cause and family. they just put their in there just be back at the door of their house, fearing you know, we will leave our home and it may actually not be able to take that back to our home, or even just to run away without actually having extra time to take that bug.

so probably how we're doing over the next couple of hours in the next couple of days and where all this could lead to i'm sorry, i can't hear you again. how worried are you over? what will happen over the next couple of days or perhaps next couple of hours? i'm extremely worried. i'm extremely worried and i'm disappointed that it's happening again. i do have nephews and nieces and the family today is friday and you know that friday is the plan call today. friday is also the family gathering day for most of the people today. we had the it was my mom's birthday as well. so we had gathering with nieces and nephews and family, you know, our happiness or your family, you got to just disappear that one can be in. and now we're all worried. my nieces and nephews,

they wanted to go shopping for their school because schools are expected to begin in september. it's really hard to fix the cleaning, the children that know you can do that. it's really hard to think of them when they are. you know what this found is about, what is bombardment? what is an occupation? what is the word? it's really hard to explain all this got to a 5 year old kid. it breaks my heart that today one of the victims is a 5 year old kid that is very in print and basically has full right to live as a child. so we're extremely worried. we're extremely disappointed. i can't actually describe that. but you know, at the same time, i do feel that it's a big point where kind of hopeless because there is nothing to do. we have 0 shelters to hide inside. you know, you can, we were mentioning a moment ago that you were speaking to us in the dark. in fact, because you've lost electricity and palestinians and gaza already have limited

access to electricity to clean drinking water even to life saving medical treatments. as a doctor was telling me just a short while ago, right here on al jazeera, how it just described to us what it's like not having access to these basic needs in gaza. ok, so basically in got there is actual kids. you know, the basic right with their patient access to medical treatment, access to travel options to clean water electricity. and this is all due to the blocking that was enclosed in ga. gov. what, around 16 years controls all kinds of borders. it controls the we have around southern borders in gaza and most of them are actually

close or controlled by these. what evil and by the israeli occupation. what should give them the opportunity or the power to control what gets inside because what actually gets out of gaza. so we have, they do control what kinds of medicine gets inside to god. but they do control what kind of you know me because machines that get inside of that. so even if there are international institution wanting to have the collapse, things may become system in gaza. they can do that because they have to apply for a lot of current and convinces whitley government that this is a medical machine or a medical instrument that actually got the so it usually gets rejected from entering the garza. and this is one of the reasons that the system is kind of collapsing. are there other other, other situations such as water on clean water and so on. so there's also

i could be recycling system for waste water in the god district. and all this is also because of the kinds of machines are you we're, we're basically in infrastructure of the gaza strip. you know, did you run description is that we actually are surviving just, you know, of the minimum things that we can do. so there is water, yes, we do try to recycle it as much as we call as much as we can. but at the very end, we do not have the equipment that actually gets us, you know, clean or 90 percent of the water are around 960-9085 person. you could. so even swimming in the very danger, if you could just get in rush, if you're thinking of forming embassy, despite the fact that it is the only resort 400 millions of gods. this is why we actually do the pictures i've got. there's a one to see despite the fact about it has been worried, not wanting to go there and not to swim because it is very political and could be,

could be to use infections or can infection. ok, we'll leave it there. thank you so much name hammered. for speaking to us from gaza . thank you so much. so the is really prime minister spoke just a few moments ago. yea, or the pizza? israel will do whatever it takes to defend itself. is ro carried out the precise counter terror peroration against an immediate threat. our fight is not with the people of gaza, islamic jihad is in iranian proxy, that wants to destroy the state of israel and kill innocent israelis. the head of islamic jihad is in, into iran, as we speak. we will do whatever it takes to defend the people. let's, i'll speak to al jazeera senior political analyst model on the shot. he's joining us on sky from paris, summer one. what do you make of what you're, you're let pete have to say in that and the tone that he was using you know,

we've heard it a zillion times already from israeli leaders. there's nothing new that it's one of the same, talking points that is right and you need to use whenever they take an action, a military action, most of the legal action against the palestinians that the people in palestine are good. when in fact they are good. but only certain terrorists, as it seems like a stimulus, are terrorists regardless of being on the reservation for over 50 years. and the idea, and this is probably the most ridiculous a lot because ideas and urine has to be pro analyst just to see the paradox of it all. is that is imposed as an occupation, a closure blockades on people for decades. and continues to claim that

they are, that these people are intent on the destruction. it's really fantastic how one of the most prosperous or powerful nuclear power country in the world. israel continue to insist that those people in the gaza strip that it continues to bombard dr. by and blockade, it's simply because they want the destruction of this. this logic continues unabated. and unfortunately, and i say that with lots of britain as someone watches more of the same tragedies continues again. and again. is that this is indeed one of those situation where you would say repeating the same thing again and again and expecting a different result is a sort of madness. well, this is in fact madness. what we see. it just keeps repeating itself the violence, the illusion that delusion that one can be secured by simply calling people on the

occupation that's just continues and the same talking points continues. while when you make of the life picture, we are what we were seeing just a few moments ago. in fact, where it looked like the palestinian factions were launching rockets out of gaza. so they said they were going to retaliate and it looks like they did. we just don't know yet who is a shooting these rockets? i personally average towards any official statement that's from any of the factions where are know if you had and if i of goods ordered others. but yes, something has started and it's multiple rockets being shot. i think the israelis of course, are responding with their with their iron jo, apparently there's, as you should remember doing biden's visit to israel. the 1st thing in the was

shown was israel is boasting of a new improve iron door where apparently some laser being added into the mix and so on, so forth. so i guess this is what you call is very testing. it's, it's messiah messiah on the distinctions, which of course, are very profitable. industry for is run the military industry, especially those sorts of so called defensive iron don't. and i think what we're seeing today, and we'll see the casualties drug probably tonight or, or tomorrow. and guys out, but we will also see where if any palestinian rockets ended up in israel and whether someone were long term or not. i see some reports about possibly rockets warning on a loan that's tens of kilometers, but not more will. apparently,

we've hitting that he is now warned over an eminent attack. so we're not sure. but clearly israel has improved its performance with the iron dome. it's boasting of it and clearly it's coming to food ation would. we're the huge american investment technology and informs and it's again, as i said, it's been tried on on garza and clearly the battles over the sky garza has in beach and my one of the, the u. s. ambassador to israel tom neither tweeted this. he said, the united states firmly believes i'll come back to that in a moment matawan. but 1st let's just look at the life picture right now out of gaza, explosions ongoing what looks like explosions.

we hope to bring in our correspondence to tell us exactly what's going on in gaza right now and what's she seeing and hearing on the ground? do we have you? okay, well we'll, we'll bring it, do we have him now on the phone? you must say, matawan besought, i'll come back to you in just a moment. you must say it in god, i am not. what are you seeing? because on our screens we see a really dirty clothes eat i. i don't want to be in front of the picture, but as you can see their rates now, they're air, they're strong, are our rates now on there is a very strong, an explosion that just happened. now we've seen a lot of fire come out from that area. so on. this is another is really read. we don't know what exactly has been targeted, but it has been a very big,

it was a very big grade. it was a very big explosion. as you had seen on the pictures, give us so sandra, robert of the blanche to ya, goofy high range rockets, old sir una, give us a sense of geography may be where, where are these explosions taking place right now? the latest air strikes from, from what we know from just about an hour ago, you were saying took place in the eastern part of the gaza strip, near the shoes out your neighbourhood with explosions, in particular taking place. if you are aware set. yes, no, yes. this, this, this trade has been located in the south in gaza strip city. sorry, the southern city in the south end of the gods, the city. because we could already seat, ah, from here where he goes,

the city was not very far away. her mom a hug. of his, you know, the entire gaza strip is only 365 kilometers and, and this was just a very big targeting that was in the south in kansas city. it says a local sources say that it is, ah, and islamic jihad target. it was one of the posts, military posts for is blaming jihad. but it seems that it has been targeted by, oh they say 1010 raids. so 10 rates, 10 is really rates on that islamic jihad, a military post, that we have seen. you have seen the fire, you have seen the how enormous the explosion are looked like and earlier on, you know, when we were speaking to as well. we did see the 1st retaliation and reaction from talis thing in fact. and as they launch rockets out of gaza,

what more we learning about these rockets? has there been a claim of responsibility on which faction actually launch them? what more can you tell us? yes until until just a while ago, before that explosion or more rockets were bought have been launched from because a stretch. some of them were long range rockets. we could see that from our, at the intensity or the strong sound the rockets made while they were coming out. and this is usually how we know if there are long or short range rockets. we've seen, according to israeli media that irene's have sounded in different areas in different cities of israel, including tel aviv. all. so we know about a house that has been targeted in ash,

cologne. and but until now we don't know the amount of casualties or number of casualties from the israeli side. no palestinian faction on its own has claimed responsibility for the r rockets that have been launched. as i have said before. they have said that there is a consensus agreement that there will be a reaction from all policy of fighting groups and a factions here in gods together. and it's not going to be left up to islamic jihad alone. so it did take them a lot of time to i respond, everyone was very much a conscious about why this or this call. and this amount of time has that had passed. but then as of the 1st marriage of rockets that was land, it was launched at 9 p. m locally, which is the 18 g. and,

and this is usually the time that are in, in previous are wars and previous escalations. it's a time that is known for the islamic jihad that it does or it to retaliate or at lunch as it's rockets in. so this has happened this time as well. ah, we're still anticipating seeing what what would happen and these are coming. i am the up until this point. yes we do model is i'm a yeah, sure has in the now say that is like jihad is yes . sources now say that islamic jihad have claimed their responsibility for the launch of the rockets that have been coming out from god's up until now. okay,

thank you so much for that confirmation. you know, but let me ask you this about the latest casualty figures that you're hearing from the ground in garza up until this point, we have been reporting at least 10 people killed, including a 5 year old child. more than 44 injured. these numbers are going to continue to go up over the course of the couple of hours would be it would be airstrikes by israel . are they not? yes, true. and even just a very. 6 why short while ago there was another targeting for somewhere in the south in gaza strip in rough govern. net and as local sources say that one of the people who was targeted in that targeting or in that to read is dead. but the ministry of health has not yet confirmed that news. so grades are still happening

and going on in different areas. but it probably also because of the number of grades that are in different areas because district, the ministry of hell is having a little bit of difficulty in giving us a like latest updates every now and then. ok. thank you so much. yeah, that will cross back to you a little later on for the time being him to say it is reporting for us from guns and once again, that is a life picture from gaza from gaza strip. where is really air strikes or explosions i've taken place in the past few minutes or so. and according to our correspondent him the say it islamic jihad has now claimed responsibility for the barrage of rockets that were launched from gaza towards israel. i'm joined now by tom or car motors, an assistant professor and public policy and administration at the doha institute

for graduate studies. welcome to al jazeera. let's, let's get some of the politics out of the way 1st. and i was, was just saying, our correspondence said, now we have a claim responsibility from islamic jihad, for the rockets that were launched out of gas. where do you think this, this goes to next? when it seems, this is like a snowball approach. like, you know, things could evolve into too many directions to many and i think what's really critical here is to see what the position of hannah so for us as not taking an official position to go to italy ation or joining jad, this. let me in earlier say that's all factions are united. yes, there were on credit that's. that's always the official position, but military wise, the question is, what will they be on board or not? when they fight back with the stomach, you have enough and that's a critical question here. so we have to be vigilant to see what time s position on

this and how things are all based on history, you know, and the end, the other wars that israel has launched on gaza. israel will always blame him us. well, it's not. so even though islamic jihad has now claimed responsibility for, for these rocket attacks. so israel, it will always the time we see it. and i mean i message is, is a misery. my. what i'm trying to ask you is that won't, won't israel rope hamas and anyways, i mean, possibly yes. and, but the thing is things are much more complicated. how much is officially in control of guys? it's the biggest political military party and got the so it's what all does, it will all be accountable and the front of israel. so the question is, is, will, is that i to that i come out of this war? really, i mean, all the scenarios are there on the table. i mean, we don't know how things will evolve but tennis on the ground, garza has been saw, impoverished marginalized under a long siege. so how much also has also

a difficult decision to make on this? and the thing is, how does this play into israel own internal agenda and politics and how does the set of politics as well? that's also one big question. also, the policy infections have to answer also because you know, elections are coming in is that our internal factors that play into this escalation or propagation by israel at the same time, it comes in a very critical time in the region as well. we have the nuclear negotiations on the nuclear nuclear exactly the same time that are very difficult negotiations also with his model of the same time. right? so 111 angle of the analysis is also could look into the external factors which is, is sending messages to both his bologna on that it is ready to fight. but its truth is gathered because god has been always an easy target for is late and it goes unaccountable for whatever crimes and action doesn't garza. so that's also one thing to look at. right. ok. you know guys are very well if i'm not mistaken. you,

you, i'm a dozen your family members better. tell us what. first of all, are you hearing from you emily? this evening? what are they telling you about the situation right? very dire. they are all taking sure that i mean in a safe place in the house. and so everyone is, is nervous. that is no appetite for wars and guys, any more, i mean, god has witness 4 or 5 major conflicts over the last 15 years. i mean, we're still talking about the recovery and the construction of that does the strip so that our best needs that have to be addressed and haven't been addressed something, no because of these that a decision god and because of the bad economy situation there. so, i mean, public wise, i mean the population goes, i was just there in the, during the summer and no one has the appetite for or because it's such so impoverished. and so is the late that's or the question, what extent are they still picking up the pieces from the last 4 and 21 guys has never been to cover because it's just, it just lives from a conflict or conflict on the thing. it's nothing normal, nothing,

nothing. there is no main guys. i mean, situation so, so and so i mean this is so difficult economically and it's just people don't see any, any hope, you know, with the, with the continuation of just the functional stuff. the school, the political and economic stuff, the school and what is, what is of course, crimes and guts. so it's very that it's very sad. and so the question is, where does, where does this taking us? i think this is it all start from is right now for, for, for its own political agenda for the upcoming elections and also to send these messages at all for important reason up there is like, has the law like it also, it serves israeli politic smell, melinta lee, but the big question is, how would it be or what would be the response of how much, how much is the key player he in this, in this, and this is collision at a time at suited to join joint you had this, let me, i think we'll have a big ward that's, that's the thing. the longer this goes on, then are we possibly looking at a protracted conflict which involves other actors and other groups?

possibly, that's a very also possible and plausible scenario. i mean the things get out of control. joy from the hezbollah was doing as well. and we're looking into additional conflict if, how much refrain from getting into this war. i think it will be my prediction to be a sort of assault and it will end and like, like, like previous or false. and also again, how messes decision is very critical here. so, but of course isn't it hasn't shifted business and is there any people question provocation and, and we don't know what i want them to do and what we, what would be happening behind the scenes. right now, do you think in terms of where, how math takes this to next? of course you have the egyptian mediation that has been going on. we currently don't know the state of that education. and are you learning anything about us? nothing. i mean, i don't have any internal sources of things are going go, no, but i mean, it's a basic sense, of course have no interest in an escalation at this moment. they will try to

contend the situation. at the same time succeed, one have succeeded before because egypt also have a live that is on mess as well. i mean, is it controls that the border between how much do the got the strip and egypt and it has also it plays about the role also in providing of services and communities and people move with correct. so it's a big player there. so you cannot avoid egypt, egypt is there and has a crucial role. but at the same time, also how much is the ruling government in gaza? so how much is responsible for the $2200000.00, but as soon as we live in the gaza strip, so it has to deliver on many services on many commitments, you know, like the social commitments on governance responsibilities at the same time, it has to defend guys, so how does this between 2 pressures to stresses and it has to make a very bad decision on, on how to move forward warden this, i mean, if it joins, just let me that it will be the best stating ward i, that's my, i mean my opinion, i mean the will, will expect

a big ward and guys with massive destruction if it chooses to engage in politics and would you had to slam me under gyptian that might be out there like the collision. so we don't know what's going to happen. but my support is therefore hamas right now in gaza officially? i mean that hasn't, i mean the last student elections that took place when and 2007, i cannot see how much support does, how much haven't got a new or factor handle back. so because both of them more or less, they need to renew their legitimacy through elections. so it's the hardest difficult questions. how much has its own, of course allies, its own support factor has its own support. so it's a very difficult question in the context of the 15 splits. so right, i do want to talk about the split and how that affects development on the ground. talented but stand by for just one second. because we have some news out of ok. 5 east jerusalem with our correspondent john home and john

yet just some, a few things that are happening in the israeli military has said that 70 rockets so far have been fired over from gaza towards israel. they're saying that so far they've been no injuries. you've seen on area that a lot of those rockets appear to have been intercepted by the iron dome. that's israel's anti rocket defense system. or the israeli military has said that it's also struck weapons production and storage facilities as well in shooting positions belonging to islamic jihad. and you heard just a short while ago. yeah, he had lap he'd be a standing minister, prime minister, sorry for israel, who was saying that they wouldn't stand by in the front of a, in the face of freights against our citizens. we don't want war, but we're ready for it. that was a summary. grady of what he was saying israel maintaining that across the last few days, they felt that there was a concrete threat coming out of gaza. and that's why they took the action that they

did in this strike. and the at which of course has had retaliation after that. so that's the israeli line. on this i actually spoke just a short time ago with a former speaker with the can i say, which is the israeli prime minister and said, would you expect to happen here? he said, really, this is about both sides in this case showing what they can do showing what they're they're made of. and then he expects the egypt to mediate and that there will be a short end to this. so i think a. busy lot of people will be hoping for the same thing. that's one person's opinion as this continues to play out as at the guest there's but said to you, i think a key element of this not playing out in his railey meteor as well, is where the hamis is going to join this or not. yeah, we'll wait to see what happens on that front on, but, and just talk to us a little bit more about what, what you're hearing on the ground, or where you are from sources, if anything at all, on this prospect of

a mediation. well what we've been hearing up to now is that egypt in the united nations, even in kentucky, officials were trying to mediate between islamic jihad and between the israeli government. and those talks didn't bear fruit of a see they would be direct for towards have be mediated ones. and then we got to this situation, but we are hearing the egypt is still trying to do that and still trying to put efforts into mediation. so we don't know as yet or at what that will produce. if anything is the sides, continue at a one side lot the strikes that this will began. obviously with israel a day launching those strikes at which killed the islamic jihad leader in the in garza. and obviously those rockets going across the other way at the moment, but that mediation apparently is still attempting to be done. okay, john,

thank you so much. a john homeowners reporting for us from occupied east jerusalem . we will bring in our correspond and in that in it abraham who's joining us from neighboring our man. and that is the capital of jordan. and i of course you're always weight based for us and the, and i'm, i'm on the occupy west bank and i know you're keeping an eye on the situation. so what have we heard from the palestinian authority? if anything at all on the ongoing events out of gaza, the palestinian presidency has condemned de escalation, calling a dangerous calling upon the international community to intervene to stop what they called these rainy excavation. also we heard from the palestinian prime minister, how much are you talking about the escalation saying, it's israel that started this week, people to enter my love, go out in the throughout the pro to calling for unity calling for retaliation. we've also seen a can situation engine in the automobile occupied to

a bank because we are massaging the senior plumbing you had to be there was a rest. the trump and janine itself has been the epicenter of coverage and has been the center of attention in the past few months as these radio was to have been conducted almost night in any way to the outskirts of the refugee camp. or we know that there are armed men there into camp. there are estimated at the lower hundreds . they used to be fight and engaged in armed confrontations would be through the forces when they try to enter the refugee camp and arrest people are. and we've also seen those armed men yesterday going and showing forth in the camp holding weapons. because as we know, ever since israel has arrested some aside the from jeanine on monday. the slamming, she had had raised its level of alert,

has told its all members to be ready to rock to basically make israel page, which is the terminology that they've been using for arresting senior atlantic to had me did with them. aside from june, we just tell us a little bit more about the past few months in the occupied west bank and, and on the arrests and incursions and killings that have been taking place. of course, we have to mention the killing of our own al jazeera journalist, city, and block, and the killing of shooting a broccoli took place in june. she was covering the de me, read all the 3 forces a be or she was shot and killed by and 3, which is fire. as the case with shooting and many other palestinian. there has been no justice, no accountability. and this is why palestinians feel that they're left alone fighting one of the strongest armies. we know that israel, the joint forces,

have weapons a bar are, except we do it in gene that few hundreds who have arms the occupied to a bank is largely on militarized. has a checkpoint that really checkpoints with their checkpoint and also leaking as we documents that are expanding and taking palestinian land. so the reality of a rush killings, checkpoint governments are they need reality lived by people. and it's not so often that they get the attention of the world to see it. so when we talk about killings also, that since the beginning of the year, 18 palestinians were killed by any forces. fire, $78.00 of those we are in the occupied to us bank including our mother should not walkman. 3rd of do 78 basket means were children jeanine. we've been to the cemetery that many people, they are the junior refugee camp. see, think it's way too many dead bodies and especially of young palestinian

children and young palestinian men who say that they have really nothing left to do . they have no hope in addition to being under israeli occupation. so many of them were telling us that their only hope the only thing they can do now is to try and fight these really occupations for it to end. okay, thank you so much for that. but i have is reporting for us from our mon jordan, is our correspondence and the occupied westbank will bring in once again time to move to the assistant professor and public policy and administration at the doha institute for graduate studies and time. this is according to the reuters news agency just coming in now that the palestinian islamic jihad group has now said it's taken responsibility for the launching of those rockets. and it said that it's fired. more than 100 rockets into israel. did you expect the type of response? yes, of course. i mean, i mean, historically,

if you look at previous go for patients with these are also, i mean, most of students, parties will respond militarily to any policy and aggression. so, this is a very predicted response. and it's, it could be more or less calculated and also limited. depends on the green light if i'm s, decides to give just let me more time and space to continue responding to israeli attacks. and so, yes, it's how much calculations be at this moment? it's a very tough decision, i mean a summit. hamas is shoes. again, it's a governing at the same time. but as this thing, it comes with her. it comes with the with many calculations. it comes with her with a heavy price. so her mess is not in an easy position at all because at 3 it knows it's realizes that if decides to join her, i mean that existence in a way or another fully fully, i mean, joined her. she had the slamming and fighting israel back,

there would be severe consequences. sadly, i mean, i mean the gases that it has been a very familiar backyard for, is that ellen. israel has been always good in attacking garza and doing all these massacres and without an accountability from that the national community. so for them it, it has been an easy targets or the, the master dis, game, and protestant has always on the defense side. so but this time i mean, given the diary economic situation together strip personally, i see hamis in a very difficult position and would the egyptian mediation, now they're kicking in directions also i, i don't believe that they have an interest to see any escalation at the moment. they have their own problems in santa as well, and the, and, and so it's, i, i personally, that's my opinion. maybe i'm mistaken. i don't, i don't expect this to evolve into a full concert, a confrontation like the previous awards. that's my analysis. but maybe i'm wrong again because i mean it all into israel's ultimate amos here. ultimate aim is again as, as, as a said before explained before, it's for them,

it's an opportunity to gain more volts. the elections are coming, the, i mean more bloodshed, but still bloodshed means more towards 40 railey ruling parties, saw it. this is a familiar scenario. have lived in, i mean, since the, since the creation of israel. and i think also again that, that, that definitely, i mean, choosing this, this particular moment with what's happening with it on the negotiations and one and, and also the negotiation with lebanon. they're sending messages through these parties that the military option is always there on the table. so stuck with garza because it's a, it's, it's, it's weaker. it's modernize, it's isolated, it's an easy target for israel. so this since these messages now there is always the possibility of a full escalation, but if it happens, i think this will drag us into additional ward. i personally don't think it's we're going there because of the diary clumps of tuition that goes through. but i don't know, maybe hammer has its own calculations as well. there are so many players in this, in this, in this situation. now we're regional players and also to nasha players web, their own agenda that honor to us as well. so we'll see what happens when you are

a gas in yourself. i know your family and that will tell us what they've been telling you about the situation and also the palestinians. they already have a bill due to the is really blockade. of course, over 15 years they already have limited access to electricity to clean drinking water. it's a medical supplies that tell us what it's like being a garzon in garza. ah, it's, i mean it's gather simply important and simple wards. it's the largest person on earth. it's a place we're probably 90 percent off of young palistine as have never had the chance to leave the slip in or out. everything that comes in at our or our leaves garza, it's, it's, it, it has to go through is really approval processes. so it's, it's, it's a very her, i mean, so, i mean it's a very vicious occupation system that puts that, that's, that's put in place there and gather many people think the fact that these rates

were easily withdrew from together. so that garza is a free the region or territory now, but that's totally wrong because still is that it has the upper hand when it comes to borders, the control air, the control, see, and sadly, garza, i mean by time has become a forgotten or a forgotten there, i mean, cause order forgotten humanitarian case by many, by denial community because of all this of all being agenda. now we have the door and ukraine for i have all this tension. so gus is not even on the agenda anymore. so isabel has as his eas, tall was at that garza and hush for its own agenda or paula pier also time. of course you have a israel, which is one of the most powerful military is in the world. ah, who, who does, or who attacks garza and defenseless population resolve? exactly. i mean, most government, they don't have shelter to go to, to start with. i mean, and in previous wars we, we've seen even in the times when you and like, you know, provides you and facilities as children and the gaza strip. even these internationally protected facilities that have at that you and flag on them also

get the effects my isn't and so it doesn't have no way to go honestly to be that just sitting there waiting for their destiny will that it's uneasily rocket or something else or it's a vetted as the tuition and and hamas is there. it's, it's not easy to govern. garza at 3 allies is that the responsibilities of govern us are versus will. so this is why i'm in my into submission is that they will most probably let's just let me fight back for a couple of days. they might join with some very limited response. and then this should be the esc be escalated. i think this, this, this is the most possible sat in my opinion, but i might be wrong again. all things would happen all think everything is on the table a time and we'll leave it there for now. thank you so much for your analysis. that's a time as a whole. joining us here in doha and that is b live picture right now from gaza where you can see it is night time. and the palestinian islamic jihad has come

out and claimed responsibility for the barrage off rockets that were fired out of gaza. so islamic jihad saying that more than a 100 rockets were fired on israeli cities, including tel aviv dots, according to islamic jihad. and that is the latest picture of explosions taking place right there. those are is really explosions that took place that were conducted on the gaza strip in the last hour or so. we're just coming up to the top of the hour right here on al jazeera. thanks for watching our extended coverage on the unfolding situation and gaza. we're going to take a really short break and be back with more on this developing new story. ah

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