a.m. paris time, 4 a.m. local time. we are watching for all developments. more comments and analysis, from the arab gulf states institute. egypt playing a big role. the president ordering a dispatch of security delegations into israel and the palestinian territories to work toward upholding this cease-fire, from egyptian state television. it is a fairly reliable source in terms of what the egyptian state is saying. what do you think of what is happening so far and the role egypt played? >> it is all grimly familiar. is is the fifth major confrontation between hamas and isel over gaza. each timit has folwed the same script. the ending is always egyptian brokered cease-fire. egypt is uniquely able to do this because it is a country that has a good relationship with israel going back to the early 1980's, a working relationship with hamas, which they are not friendly with but they border each other. egypt rders gaza and conols the only crossing not controlled by israel. egypt ruled gaza between 1948 and 1960. they have had to deal with each other since the outs