kim veddel in western jerusalem, thank you. kristin saloomey joins us now from the u.n. we just heard from ban ki-moon calling for an end to the violence. what he's saying in new york is wholly different events happening over the past two hours on the ground. >> reporter: well, ban ki-moon over the last six days has been traveling the middle east and working with regional players to try to establish lasting cease-fire. he has been very strong in criticizing both sides in this conflict. we heard that again this morning in new york as he returned to new york from his travels. again calling for a cease-fire. and being tough on both sides in the conflict. he said that no country would accept the threat of rockets from above and below. at the same time, there is a question of proportionality. israel as the occupying power has humanitarian obligations. many palestinian civilians have died. more than 1100. 43 israelis, possibly more have been killed. to this point most of them have been soldiers. but listen to what ban ki-moon has to say. >> as marks it is time for immediate, u