the israeli defense forces command to talk more about this escalating violence i was joined by max blumenthal of writing fellow at the nation the nation institute and here is his take. i think one of the problems with the coverage we're getting in the in the u.s. and in and in what you're seeing in the international media networks like b.b.c. is a failure to recognize that it was israel that broke the truce when that it was israel that on november eighth made an incursion into the gaza strip near time units in the northeastern part of the gaza strip and killed a child then ahmed abu khattala and this was the beginning of what is now known as the escalation gazan fighters responded by attacking israeli soldiers not israeli civilians and that israel responded by killing more civilians in the gaza strip leading to the escalation so. it's really israel which actually broke a truce then proceeded to kill off my job ari was the head of the military wing but some brigades of hamas who was the man who was really in forcing all of the truces and all of the cease fires and attempting to punish the smal