but in the end, people are going to remember him for one thing, being a horrible coward bully. you're in the cnn newsroom. i'm don lemon. want to welcome the viewers watching in the united states and around the world. this hour on "cnn international," two big stories, each one driven by violence and conflicts at sea, far from over. first in the middle east, more questions than answers in an attack on a u.n. school in gaza. both sides have renewed the violence that has claimed more than 1,000 lives. hopes of another cease-fire appear to be fading. and just into cnn, the u.n. security council is to meet tonight at midnight to address the situation in the middle east. again, the u.n. security council meeting tonight, midnight, to address the situation in the middle east. let's go to eastern ukraine now. it is waiting for a crash investigator now, pro-russian

rebels are facing off in bloody battles with ukrainian government forces and in the middle of all this, the crash scene of a commercial jetliner yet to be explored and preserved with dignity. let's start in the middle east where israel and hamas, another day of mourning and sorrow for families. 43 israeli soldiers have been killed in the increasingly bloody conflict. in gaza, some neighborhoods have been reduced to rubble. families search for missing loved ones among the piles of demolished debris. fresh controversy emerging over what happened at a school in northern gaza on thursday. israel is rejecting blame for any deaths at the school saying it fired one errant morter that hit an empty courtyard. hamas says 16 people were killed and hundreds wounded in a deliberate attack. correspondent sara sidner is in jerusalem with the latest on israel's video and the school

controversy. sa sara? >> reporter: the israeli military had a phone call with journalists. i was on that phone call and they explained the inquiry into that u.n. school that was hit where palestinians say 16 people were killed and others injured including children, women and men. the israel spokesperson for the idf said that israel indeed accidentally fired a mortar that landed into the school's inner courtyard. that courtyard, however, israel said, was empty at the time. and israel says they did not kill anyone with that attack. however, they said there may have been some injuries. now, we were able to put a question, because there are a lot of questions about this. if you look at the video that israel released to the media, it is very low resolution, it is from very high above the particular neighborhood where this u.n. run school exists. and you see on the top right

corner where the mortar hit. you can see that puff of what looks like smoke, but it is dirt from the impact going up. we cannot see into the shadows. it is very difficult to see any real detail, if there were any people in there. so a lot of questions from the video that has been leased. we put one of those questions to israel's prime minister's spokesperson, mark regev. >> what happened at the school was a tragedy. innocent people were killed. the pictures are terrible and no human being cannot be moved. the question is who is responsible. and that we have to look at very seriously and judiciously and we have to make sure that we get to the truth. it is not clear that this tragedy was resulted by the -- what we can say, though, is that by turning the school into a war zone, the palestinian terrorists, hamas, were, in fact, deliberately endangering everyone there. >> the u.n. agency that runs the school says they want a full and

transparent investigation into what happened. now, we have not heard from hamas. don? >> sara sidner. sara, thank you very much. this just in to cnn, less than two hours, the united nations security council will hold an emergency meeting on the middle east crisis. i want to bring in now senior united nations correspondent richard roth on the phone. richard, what is the council expecting to accomplish this evening? >> this is going to be a statement. what is significant is that all 15 countries agreed to it, that's not always possible when it comes to the middle east, but clearly the school attack, the u.n. school in gaza has galvanized the council into action. the statement that really refers to the school attack, the security council will emphasize that civilian and humanitarian facilities including those of the u.n., quote, must be respected and protected and called on all parties to act consistently with this principle. the council statement begins by saying, the council is expressing its, quote, grave concern regarding the deterioration in the situation as a result of the crisis

related to gaza and the loss of civilian lives and casualties. and the other language, of course, an agreement, some type of halt in this fighting and praised the efforts of all diplomats, specifically john kerry by name. don? >> so then, listen, we're sitting here on a sunday night at midnight, the significance of this. you're saying that, listen, anything that is under the jurisdiction of the u.n., that must be respected. at a midnight, you know, midnight on sunday night or into monday morning, how unusual and how significant is this, richard? >> well, it is unusual. it wouldn't be the first middle east meeting at an odd hour. but the palestinians have been pushing for a resolution that the u.s. and others, i think they were waiting to see if the diplomats, like traveling secretary kerry and all the cease-fires if that would bear fruit. and once the weekend has come and gone with no sign of agreement, i think the council felt it had to act. even if there is no independent findings yet of exactly who attacked that unra u.n. school.

>> you mentioned all 15 nations agreed here. who might we hear from? >> one diplomat said it has not been decided if there will be speeches speeches. with tensions and passions running high, there is always a chance there might be speeches, but it is hard to believe at midnight it would be another back and forth between the palestinians and israelis, but i wouldn't rule it out. >> thank you. richard roth, if you get more, we'll get you back on. i want to bring in our panel, cnn military analyst rick francona and bob bear. colonel francona, first to you. let's talk about the u.n. security council meeting. here is the e-mail we have gotten from the security council, it says the president of the security council wishes to inform members of the council it will have a public meeting in connection with the agenda item, the situation in the middle east including the palestinian question will be convened tonight, midnight. what's going on here? >> well, there has been no

resolution. the secretary kerry has not been able to get these two to the table. the ejipg gyptians have not beee to get them to the table. the u.n. feels they have to do something. these two sides are so far apart. they're talking past each other. what the israelis demand, the palestinians can't give. what the palestinians demand, the israelis can't give. maybe the u.n. can do something, but i'm skeptical. >> i was going to ask bob. bob, what can the u.n. really do? can they do anything except for a strongly worded note? i'm not trying to be facetious here. >> you know, don, that's about the most we're going to get out of this. you know, hamas is determined. it went into this war intending to fight it to the end. and it is not done. the more casualties it can inflict on israel, the more likely it will get something out of it. and it will re-establish its political position. they -- this didn't happen accidentally. so i don't see any factors that would suggest anybody's ready to

sit down and start talking seriously. >> okay, bob, while i have you up here, this video from israel's military, does it change your perception of what may have happened at that gaza school? >> you know, we simply won't know, don, you know. did somebody at that position fire it on purpose? israeli mortar positions could drop one in, or is it an errant missile? it is very easy for one of these -- the earth to collapse on one side and the missile goes off course. we simply don't know. i doubt in the middle of a conflict we're going to get, you know, a good investigation out of israel, but we have to take their word for it. the point is, i think if the u.n. says people have died there, children amongst them, it is probably true. >> rick? >> yeah, i agree. we saw the blast there. we don't know what happened outside of what we could see. there were people obviously killed there. it wouldn't surprise me. we have talked about this over and over. this is such a densely populated

area. when you're dropping that kind of munitions into this area, there are going to be civilian casualties. there is just no way to get around it. >> thank you, both, gentlemen. we'll see you later on in this broadcast. to ukraine now where new fighting is keeping the malaysia airlines flight out of the reach of investigators. 13 people were killed in new battles today. kyung lah has the latest. >> reporter: international observers could not get to the scene. it is something we have seen again and again in the aftermath since this crash happened. they couldn't secure the scene. they couldn't go there to see if there are any more human remains because all of this is happening within a conflict. rocket fire pounded the populated neighborhoods, a deadly day in the ground war between ukraine and pro-russian rebels. separatist forces engaged in a months long battle for ground, reported at least 13, two of them children, were killed in

the fighting. bloody battles intensifying and marching closer to the still unsecured crash scene. one rebel leader in a video statement pledged they'll fight until the end. we are on our own land, says this spokesman for the rebel unit. we will fight until the last bullet, until the last soldier. those battles frustrating and blocking yet another attempt to secure the crash scene. dutch and australian police who hoped to enter the crash site to collect evidence and bring out more remains were forced to stay out because of the fighting. a regional ground war impeding this international crime scene. and the contested area ukraine holds territory to the west and north. russia sits to the east. the pro-russian rebels command the land in the middle. the crash site sits in the town of grabove.

fighting is heading north toward the crash scene. the recent heavy fighting was in the town of horlivka. >> we have been negotiating around the clock. >> reporter: ukraine says it will not fight in the crash site. on cnn's "state of the union," the foreign minister says that's what the pro-russian rebels want to destroy the evidence. >> exactly at this moment, right now, the terrorists fighting in order not to let our dutch, australian partners and our ukrainian experts to the crash site. because their way isso somimply disrupt the passage and wipe out any traces of the crash site. >> reporter: dutch and australian authorities are determined to get there. the dutch police are staying in donetsk, a short drive from the crash scene itself. the challenge here is not the

will. it is the when and how. don? >> all right, thank you very much kyung. appreciate that. a painful wait for investigators and victims' families. joining me now is safety analyst david susi, author of the book "why planes crash." thank you very much, david, for joining us. it is hard to believe it has been so much time since -- and then these investigators still are not allowed to the scene. >> no. i've been talking with them several days now and they're just so frustrated. they keep trying to get in, trying to get in, trying to get in. good news today is that prime minister has worked with the separatists and they have reached an agreement that will allow them to bring international police in and allow them to go on to the scene. >> the question is, will the conflict, he says that, but will the conflict stop in that area? that's the question . >> the ukrainians said they would not fight in that area now. now it is a matter of getting

separatists to agree, which hopefully they have now, and there are several factions, though, in that separatist group. so this is up with of the factions and this is alexander bord borodai who said he has control of the area. >> you study plane crashes and investigated them. is this essentially once they get in the beginning of the investigation? >> it really is. it really is. >> what does that mean then? >> it is still going to be there. there is still going to be a lot of evidence. some things are critical is that the transponder, for example, there is chips that will remember what happened. so within the transponder you can tell whether or not it was broadcasting the friend or foe netwo network, on the right mode. if it wasn't, they couldn't have known it was friendly aircraft. but if it was, it says, yeah, they were telling everybody we're friendly and they didn't use the proper command and control to assure that they weren't shooting down that aircraft. we need to tie pieces of that

missile to the aircraft by -- as it go through the aircraft, it transfers metal. that transfer ans of metal is the hard, cold evidence they'll look for in the court of law. >> it is frustrating. family members want to lay their loved ones to rest with dignity and honor. that's the biggest reason they want to get in there. years late, we'll find debris and rubble from a plane crash in the bottom of an ocean and still can't figure out how -- still can investigate it. >> it is very critical. >> thank you very much. appreciate that. i'll see you here soon of course on cnn as well. ukraine, gaza, huge hot spots in the world and the u.s. is basically standing on the sidelines. why no action? we'll discuss. plus we keep hearing about the sophisticated tunnels hamas uses to gain entry into israel. ahead, we're going to take you inside the intricate underground maze. wondering what that is?

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it is that time of the year again for washington to clear out for summer vacation. congress will spend the month of august on annual recess. president obama is expected to spend a few of those same weeks in martha's vineyard, which begs the question, shouldn't someone be working on the situations involving israel and gaza or russia and ukraine or even the immigration crisis along the u.s. mexican border? let's bring in mark lamont hill, here in new york, and ben ferguson in dallas, and you never know where ben is going to be. so is it a disengiingenuous quen by saying shouldn't somebody be

working on those crises. but don't they deserve a vacation? >> let's be honest, when they are there, are they getting anything done? no. nothing happens. unfortunately this is an issue of is anything going to be any different if they actually are there? if barack obama is in the white house, is he going to be more influential over these things than if he's at a fund-raiser. the reality is probably not. i think that's the reason why he does the fund-raisers, even when in are big things like the border. i'm not going to look at it, i got three fund-raisers in texas, i'm going home. you should see the border. if he takes a vacation, in marriage why's ve martha's vineyard, is he going to have any influence over hamas and israel? the answer is probably not because he doesn't seem to want to truly get that involved. that seems to be one of the political things about him. he doesn't really seem to want to do this. it is i'll send kerry, send hillary in the past. he's not one of those guys to

bring people to the table. >> don't hog up the air time. >> he was so close to being right on it. you were doing so well, ben. whether the president is there or not is immaterial. you're right about that. people act like president obama doesn't have the internet. like if he's in martha's vineyard -- >> can't walk and chew gum at the same time. >> clearly. you can be in martha's vineyard and still address the issues. the key is not whether or not the president is interested in addressing the issues, it is how he addresses the issue. he's been as wrong as possible on gaza, i believe, but nevertheless, not a lack of engagement, not a lack of interest. as far as congress goes, that's a whole different story. >> i disagree a little bit. i do think that world leaders do look at it and say, obama is in marria martha's vineyard talking about what is happening here, i don't have to worry about america's response because where he is is showing me he really isn't that involved. i do think --

>> who's saying that, ben? is it the el salvadorian baby sneaking to the border? >> if you're vladimir putin, let me say this, if you're vladimir putin right now, are you really worried about the united states' response to anything that you're doing? and the answer is no because we're not banni ibacking it up anything. i don't think they're worried. >> that's what we call a strong man argument. >> no, it's not. that's what you always call it. >> that's what it is. no one is disputing that putin may not be worried about the united states' influence. that's not what we're talking about. we're talk about whether or not him being in marriage wthamarth affects -- he doesn't care if president obama is in d.c. or martha's vineyard. the bigger question is -- the bigger question is will the united states -- the bigger question is will the united states marshall enough influence

and power? that's what's going to push putin. not whether obama is on a boat or not. >> if obama looks like he's more concerned with his vacation dates or having fun than he is about dealing with the problem, they will respond accordingly. i'm saying -- >> based on what? based on what information do you think that the kremlin is interested in where obama's vacationing? they're interested in i'oil resources, energy -- >> i'm just sitting here because you brought up the whole europe argument. europe has much more influence on what happens in russia than the united states. no one -- >> here's the thing, should -- but should president -- >> hang on, ben. >> the right -- >> hang on, ben. >> the right has made this an obama question. if ukraine issue doesn't advance, because obama hasn't done enough, this hinges more on what europe does. and second, if you look at

france in the last week in terps of selling warships, potentially selling warships, that's more influential, more important than what obama does. he has blamed putin. >> he's not imposed -- he's not imposed the stiffest sanctions at all. but the issue comes back to this, if the european union is the answer to this as you're claiming it is, then is it better for obama to go and meet with the european union and say, guys, we got to do this now to protect innocent people and i'm here to help, and i'm -- as the president of the united states of america, i want to get this done and you guys are our allies and the european union. let's get to the. he would be more influential in that than he would be from martha's vineyard if he went and met with them. that's called true leadership by the united states of america and that's where it comes off. >> stand by. the whole martha's vineyard thing is nice. i don't know why he goes every year. it is a little cold for me, but -- it is a little cold. last time i was there, a little moldy. we'll be right back.

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before we get back to the conversation, we give you a quick check on some of the other top stories we're following. to venice beach, california, a sunny day took a dark turn as 13 people were injured in a rare lightning strike. cnn confirmed one of those people has died. it is too early to say if he died as a result of lightning, drowning or being trampled in the crowd. the l.a. fire department says those who were injured were either in or near the water. the crippled costa concordia cruise liner reached its final destination. shipwreck was tugged into an

italian port where it will be scrapped. in january, 2012, the costa concordia struck a reef off italy and capsized killing 32 people. at the dock, searchers will look for one last victim who still has not been found in that wreckage. we have now learned a second american in africa has tested positively for the deadly ebola virus. the woman is an aid worker in liberia helping a team treating ebola patients. this comes after word that an american doctor is now infected with ebola. 33-year-old kent brantley was working in africa treating patients. the current outbreak of the disease is the deadliest ever in africa. on capitol hill tonight, finally some help for our nation'sed ve ed verveterans. they have reached a tentative deal on a bill aimed at fixing va health care system. specifics will be revealed tomorrow at a news conference. the bill is expected to make the

va more accountable and provide money to hire more doctors and nurses. as we have been reporting for months, va hospitals have been plagued by allegations of deadly long lines and cover-ups. cnn's reporting on the scandal sparked a congressional investigation and now some steps for reform are in the works finally. back to talk with us about this tentative deal, our political commentator ben ferguson and mark lamont hill, we separated them a little bit to calm them down and now they're back. congress goes on august recess in a few days as we have been discussing. do you think this deal can pass both chaimers by then? >> i rarely say yes, but this is one of those times i think it is possible. the reason, there seems to be bipartisan agreement that something needs to be done. the political dimension of this has been played out in the media. that media news cycle is gone and now we can get down to business and pass something. i think it is a good level of momentum going into recess. >> mr. ferguson? >> i agree. i hope that this is more than just the government throwing

money at a problem because they seem to be very successful at throwing money at thing, but actually fixing them is a different ball game. with this money i hope there is significant reform at the local level because this cannot be managed from washington. it is too important, this needs to be managed on the local level. this needs to have transparency. there needs to be patient rights with the va we have never seen before. and, yes, we do need more doctors and we do need more administration and we do need more nurses. but i really hope this isn't just that classic government, well, we got a bunch of funding so now everybody shut up and go home. that's not going to do it. >> calling for more bureaucracy, more are funding, more government. it is amazing what you ask for -- what you'll call for. >> for once. >> when it comes to veterans, yes, i'm in favor of that, absolutely. if it actually -- >> i guess i want preventer and other people who are vulnerable. that's the difference here. i think it is important to get

this done immediately. funding has to be there. this can't be like no child left behind or another government policy which sounds good and is targeted to right people but never has the budget attached to it. >> you're in agreement? you all right? what should we expect -- what do you think is going to happen at the news conference tomorrow, ben? >> i think they're going to try to make it be very clear what the initiatives are, and be very partisan in the way that they announce it because they want this to get passed. i think both sides do. i mean, when we saw the outrage from this, it was equal outrage from both sides of the aisle. and there was this idea that we have let down our veterans in a way that cost them their lives, that's unacceptable to the taxpayers. so i think that's when you're going to see tomorrow is this will be a big bipartisan push that we haven't seen in years. and i think it will be successful. >> all right. so my co-anchors will be with me on the other side of the break. stick around. mark and ben, my new co-anchors.

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less than 90 minutes from now, the u.n. security council will hold an emergency meeting on the middle east crisis. i want to bring back senior united nations correspondent richard roth on the phone.

richard, the big controversy in the united nations run school is the united nations run school in northern gaza. is this what sparked this meeting? >> it is one of the factors and the inability of both sides to come to any lasting temporary cease-fire or any lengthy agreement for the future. this statement, which has been agreed to by all 15 countries on the security council, will be read out in the chamber in about an hour and a half. in the statement, clearly a reference to the attack on the u.n. school, the security council says that it emphasizes that civilian and humanitarian facilities including those of the u.n., quote, must be respected and protected and called on all parties to act consistently with this principle. noting how things have not been resolved there, the security council statement begins by saying, the council expresses grave concern regarding the deterioration and the situation as a result of the crisis relate to gaza and the loss of civilian lives and casualties.

the other language talks about respect for international law, protecting civilian populations. at the moment we know that most of the casualties are taking place in gaza with israel's iron dome missile system protecting citizens there. so the council statement appears weighted towards recognizing the casualties, civilian death toll mounting in gaza. don? >> so israel, as you know, richard, rejecting any blame for any deaths at the school saying it was a -- an errant mortar on an empty courtyard. they say there may have been injuries but no deaths. will the security council offer reaction to this? >> the only reaction might come if different countries speak out about this incident or if the palestinians and israel are allowed to speak. but the -- what i mentioned here is the council concern for civilian and humanitarian facilities being protected. that's a reference to the u.n. school and in order to get all 15 countries on board, the language is sometimes watered

down, tweaked, compromised and that's why you don't see a specific reference of that school. the u.n. relief works agency, which controls that school, is mentioned when the council recognizes, quote, its vital role and calls for more financial contributions to that agency. >> all right, richard roth, thank you very much. richard, appreciate it. so many lives lost and the conflict rages on. how do we get to peace here? is there any path to resolution that will satisfy both sides? united nations security council is meeting at midnight as richard has been reporting to talk about the raging conflict and bloodshed between israel and hamas. i want to bring in our panel, cnn military analyst rick francona and political commentator here on cnn mr. mark lamont hill and former cia operator bob baer and ben ferguson, our political commentator as well, he joins us from dallas. bob, to you first. there is so much animosity on both sides. do you see any sort of path to resolution this week, this year,

this decade, even considering the u.n. is meeting? >> i think we're just seeing the beginning of some sort of compromise, but the next couple of days i would be really surprised because no one offered an obvious outlet. i think with the palestinians you're going to demand some sort of opening to egypt in particular, even from israel to lift partially the embargo. i don't see the israelis ready to do that until the tunnels have closed. but that would be the elements of a compromise. but we're just not there yet and there is no good interlocutor as we used to have in egypt with hamas. there is nobody to control them. >> colonel, you're shaking your head in agreement? >> i think that's right. i think the tunnels are the key issue here. the israelis will not stop until they're satisfied they have destroyed enough tunnels. and the hamas has no bargaining chip now pause tbecause the iro has taken the effectiveness out of their rockets. they'll continue to press and destroy the tunnels.

after that, then as bob says, there might be an opening for a compromise. you keep talking about, you know -- some sort of economic penalty and to defund some of this. that's keat here. you mentioned the iron dome. there is a critical thing that takes away from any of the military leverage. that's an issue here. people keep saying hamas refused to agree to a cease-fire. part of it is because israel refused to meet the demands of hamas or the more moderate palestinian people. we think this is hamas versus israel. there is moderates who need to do this. the other thing to think about is the international response to this right now. we have the muslim breaking of the fast for the month of ramadan and that happens around monday or tuesday. if gaza is being blown up in the midst of one of the holiest days

of the year, you'll see an international outcry and international isolation of europe. or of israel. that's what you want to see -- i'm not sure it is going to happen, though. >> go ahead, ben. >> look, this comes down to the tunnels and hamas is completely out of control, even today. hamas leaders said they deny the existence of israel and of jewish people. when you're dealing with a group of individuals that say they deny the existence of israel and jewish people today and there is no one to rein them in and israel is very simply saying we're not going to continue to allow our citizens to be targets and we're going to close down these tunnels, until that happens, and until hamas is somehow the palestinian people i think try to help get them in line, this is not

>> i think it changes the game. it upped his level of support. you can't hide this. he must know that. he knows we have the capability to detect this. i looked at the imagery. it is clear that's what happened. and it shows that the -- the separatists in ukraine are not capable on their own. the ukrainian army has actually increased its capability. and this airplane crash has gotten in the way. it slowed it down a little bit. but the ukrainian army now

decided to put this behind them and they're going to keep moving toward the separatists. they want to get down there and close off the border. if the russians can't get things in across the border, they'll fire across the border. >> i'm going to bring in former cia operative bob baer now, military -- now cnn senior security analyst here. so, listen, what should -- what military action should ukraine take to count they aer this thr bob? >> well, you know, i think they're playing with fire. i totally agree he with rick. putin is going to hold on to eastern ukraine come what may. he is starting with firing artillery across the border, no doubt about that. he will use russian forces if the ukrainian dissidents' backs are put to the wall. we're facing a catastrophic situation here and what would happen if the ukrainian army collapsed. and the russian-backed rebels moved on kiev. there is all sorts of nightmare scenarios. we're not that far from. i agree with rick that putin is not going to give up eastern

ukraine. i've spent two years with the russian army, with the people that defend the -- and they're determined to protect ethnic russians every part of the world and in particular the ukraine. >> and if the russians continue to fire across the border, the ukrainians are going to respond in kind and that gives putin the excuse he needs to intervene. he'll say i'm intervening to protect ethnic russians. he's done it before and will do it again. >> thank you, guys. we'll have to end it there. we have just gotten a complete statement from the u.n. about what they're going to speak on tonight, what they're going to release tonight. we'll have that for you on the other side of the break. at humana, we believe if healthcare changes, if it becomes simpler... if frustration and paperwork decrease... if grandparents get to live at home instead of in a home... the gap begins to close. so let's simplify things. let's close the gap between people and care.

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israeli forces on the hunt for gaza tunnels. yes, the battle against hamas even goes underground. that's often how the militants sneak into israel and take aim. martin savidge takes us below. >> reporter: israel considers tunnels like these such a threat, it continued working to destroy them, even during the cease-fire. so far israel defense forces say they discovered more than 30 of what it calls terror tunnels running beneath the security border between gaza into israel. finding and demolishing them is one of the primary stated reasons for israeli troops going into gaza on the ground since hitting them from the air wasn't

effective. just how dangerous the tunnels can be is demonstrated in this israeli military video said to show hamas militants firing on idf soldiers on the israeli side of the border after emerging from two tunnels. four soldiers were killed in this attack. the militants were killed by an air strike. this is another tunnel the military says hamas intended to use to attack israel. it reportedly runs for three kilometers or close to a mile and a half underground before emerging on the israeli side near the farming community. the subterranean passageways are lined with tons of cement, have wiring for electricity and the military says are used to move men and weapons undetected. you can see the high voltage electric lines here, the soldier says. it makes it possible to operate powerful machinery like winches to pull heavy carts. the idf says some of the fiercest fighting in gaza has been around tunnel entrances as hamas tries to defend and keep

them. destroying them can be just as difficult as their capture. israeli engineers carry out the time consuming work, often under fire, using earth movers or carefully placed explosives. israel believes there are still more underground passages like these to be found. and says its military operation in gaza will not be complete until its soldiers literally reach the light at the end of the last tunnel. martin savidge, cnn, jerusalem. >> all right, martin, thank you very much. more on our breaking news now. in about an hour from now, the u.n. security council will hold an emergency meeting on the middle east crisis. our senior united nations correspondent richard roth is on top of it on the phone with the very latest information. richard, before we get out of here, put into context for us what we can expect to hear in just a couple of minutes. >> i mean, it sounds dramatic, don, a midnight meeting, the security council, the u.n. group that is supposed to protect international peace and security, but, of course, it also shows how unable this body

can now deal with these types of crises. the middle east has not been solved for decades. but now fighting between israel and hamas and the powers that -- the diplomatic weight can't be brought there. and hamas is not even recognized officially by the united nations. it is a different type of situation, not the type the u.n. was set up for. this statement notes the -- what it calls the deepening deterioration and the situation in gaza, the loss of civilian lives and casualties. and the security council called for u.n. facilities such as the schools in gaza to be respected. back to you, don. >> that school in gaza was hit just last week, on thursday, richard. and israel is saying that it was from an errant rocket that they, you know, didn't intend to hit the school. they're claiming, hey, listen, there are injuries, but they're saying there are no deaths, not sure if that will an dressed tonight, right?

>> unlikely unless someone makes an individual speech. we don't have an independent report yet on the findings, but the u.n. is unhappy with what israel said regarding this video that was produced. >> richard, thank you very much. stay tuned to cnn. keep it here, right here on cnn. cnn international for complete coverage of tonight's emergency meeting. i'm don lemon in new york. thanks for watching. good night. back in 1981, i had the american dream, the beautiful wife, the house in the suburbs, and a beautiful 6-year-old son. and one day i went to work, kissed my son good-bye, and never saw him again. in two weeks, i became the parent of a murdered child and i'll always be the parent of a murdered child. i still have the heartache. i still have the rage. i waited years for justice. i know what it's like to be there waiting for some answers, and over those years, i learned