this was ahmed jabari's feelings. my thought was, israel had to -- to the constant under the threat of rocket fire from gaza. there are several ways to achieve that quiet. one is to do what is still is doing now, assassinate people, to put 2.5 million people or one put 6 million people in gaza under rocket fire, to put another million people in israel under rocket fire, to kill a lot of people into a lot of damage and in the and will create some quiet for some time. or we could try we have never done before and that is engagement, dialogue, and tried to reach longer-term understandings. i don't know if it would have worked. i don't know if ahmed jabari would help to the agreements or the other factions would have given into that, but my point t. maybe we will have a dynamic -- it will have a dynamic of its own set of escalation, will bring about the escalation and a new kind of relationship with gaza. >> gershon baskin and mohammed omer, i would ask you both, the response for you each are respectively to these attacks

now, the most famous, of course, is ahmed jabari. he was the head of hamas' military wing for the last eight years. israel accuses him of carrying out many, many attacks against israel. his funeral is today. and hamas says with this assassination, israel has opened the gates of hell. israel also says it's ready to enlarge this operation. it has called up its reservists and is ready for a ground offensive. >> alex, quick question here. what does the latest strike mean for the relative stability of that region? >> reporter: well, of course, this further destabilizes an already unstable region, what with the syrian war going on just to the north of us. everyone is looking towards egypt to broker some sort of deal between the militant groups and israel as they have done in the past. egypt, for its part, has withdrawn its ambassador from israel. so far, no progress has been made on that front. of course, the big question going into an obama second term is whether the palestinian peace process could get back on track. of course, this lates

there since israel's military carried out an air strike that killed the hamas military commander ahmed jabari. a rocket fired by hamas and palestinian militants hit a residential building in ma la chi about 25 kilometers north of ga gaza. the attack came after israel launched two consecutive days of operations in gaza, killing 11 palestinians, including hamas' military commander and his children. hamas militants have fired over 100 rockets into israel. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu warned that his country is prepared to expand its offensive if necessary. amid rising concern about the escalating violence, the united nations security council held an emergency session on wednesday. it adjourned without issuing any form of statement. >>> the united nations is under fire for its actions before the bloody end of the civil war in sri lanka. patchari raksawong in bangkok is following the story. the criticism comes from an expert panel appointed by the united nations itself. sri lanka's government had fought for independence for two decades and the u.n. was guilty of a grave failure becaus

an israeli peace activist says the hamas military leader ahmed jabari assassinated at the start of israel's offensive was murdered amid talks on a long term truce with israel that's now crossed live to that activist aggression the asking for more details he's in jerusalem for us mr baskett welcome to the show so you are saying that a draft of a permanent increase agreement already existed what went wrong that. well the draft was initially drafted about eight months ago is presented to the israeli side to the egyptian intelligence or in the united nations for deliberation both the israeli side and the. committees to evaluate it through the study. over the last. the intensity of the fighting and i decided together with my counterpart that we were instrumental in negotiating the deal that led to the freedom of. trying to push forward. a new version of the draft he was presenting. in fact on wednesday morning he was presenting. himself to receive later that evening the copy of the draft in arabic for me to deliver to the. intelligence. well there is a legitimate argument within the israeli secu

ahmed jabari was shown in the video. ivf posted this video jabari was riding in the car circled in yellow. he had been on israel's wanted list for years this was up with of nearly three dozen attacks launched over eight hours according to hamas. now at least eight other palestinians died and dozen morse wounded. hamas has retaliated by firing more rockets into israel and firing back on twitter, warning israel has "opened the gates of hell" on itself. egypt has recalled its ambassador to israel. in the meantime, the u.s. state department condemned the strikes fired from gaza and supporting israel's right to defend itself. i talked about all of this with sara sidner and also david kirkpatrick of the new york times and cnn's fareed zakaria. what is the latest on the attacks and the failout? >> what we are seeing are more rockets coming into israel. there have been dozens of air strikes as well since the killing of ahmed al jabari, the leader of hamas' military wing, but he is also one of the founders of hamas. we are talkin

they have mastered the treaty to ahmed jabari was assassinated at the start always rolls off and said it's being reported he was murdered and he talks on a long term truce with israel israeli peace activist. is among those demanding. we decided to try and push forward. counterpart wrote a new version of the draft he was presenting it to hamas leaders in fact on wednesday morning he was presenting it to me but he himself i was supposed to receive later that evening the copy of the draft in arabic for me to deliver to the israelis were waiting for it and the egyptian intelligence thought. that by having a truce with them would strengthen them there were people who believe that what we need to do is systematically weaken hamas so that they will fall out of power and there is a belief that we need to create deterrence strong enough so that hamas will attack israel the attack of rockets to the civilian population in israel is intolerable by any country and they needed to take action i believe personally that we've tried everything we've assassinated leaders even assassinated military comma

the warplane scored a direct hit on ahmed jabari's car in gaza. jabari was blamed for numerous terror attacks. israel followed up with a blistering series of airstrikes in gaza against hamas training facilities and rocket launchers. at least 10 palestinians were killed, and the offense seems likely to set off heavy fighting with gaza militants who have a large arsenal the rockets. the owner of the pharmacy linked to the deadly meningitis outbreak is hauled before congress. did climate change turn sandy into a super storm? and a spectacular sight in the night sky when the cbs evening news continues. [ male ann open enrollment is here. the time to choose your medicare coverage begins october 15th and ends december 7th. so now is the time to consider the benefits and stability of an aarp medicarecomplete plan insured through unitedhealthcare. what makes it complete? it can combines medicare parts a and b, with prescription drug coverage, and more, all in one simple plan that may cost you nothing over what you already pay for part b. with an annual ph

an israeli peace activist says the hamas military leader ahmed jabari assassinated at the start of israel's offensive was murdered amid talks on a long term truce with israel that activists and explain to our t. why he thinks israel didn't want the truce. there is a legitimate argument within the israeli security assessment of whether or not making a truce with hamas strengthens some us at a time when we know that the japanese colleagues are not peace activists they don't want peace with israel they're committed to israel's destruction for tactical reasons they have decided that a ceasefire was in their interest because each round of violence brings about the death of between ten and twenty five. and they didn't see any value when nothing much was happening on the israeli side from their rocket attacks so they wanted to at least have a time where they could reconsider new moves the israelis thought. that by having a truce with them would strengthen them there were people who believe that what we need to do is systematically weaken hamas so that they will fall out of power and there is a bel

killed hamas leader ahmed jabari last week they didn't just kill him they instantly posted this video on you tube and then tweeted a warning to all his comrades that they could be next. to prolong it sucked liberty is also based on how it is being perceived internationally interestingly enough this war provides less pictures for example of the two thousand and eight million war which was taking place in gaza secretly again as cynical as it sounds one of the reasons that there are less specific casualties is because israel would like the us would have less pictures of the war israeli citizens are reporting rocket alerts on facebook and twitter long before the media and else has them it seems the more p.r. you put into promoting war the more justified it looks in the eyes of ordinary people the alcove sumburgh rage militantly guard that is happy to fight fire with fire posting videos like this one a new chub warning his way he said whatever they are they will be hunted down and killed like this group of arab students from tel aviv university are taking a break from the political science

iran gaza later on they announced the deaths of hamas military leader with a three word tweet ahmed jabari eliminated it was coupled with the picture that you see here now here's a tweet the i.d.f. sent out today recapping the events from the past few days the number since yesterday two hundred fifty terrorist sites targeted by i.d.f. in gaza two hundred seventy four rockets have struck israel one hundred five iron dome interceptions and here's an interesting little exchange that took place in the twitter verse the i.d.f. wrote me recommend that no hamas operatives whether low level or senior leaders show their faces above ground in the days ahead towards the all kasam brigades responded they are bless the hands will reach your leaders and soldiers wherever they are you open to hell gates on yourselves so as you can see the violence has really renewed tensions and escalated fear and once again many are wondering what the end game looks like now the i.d.f. did post this video from earlier today in which they say they've been dropping leaflets which say in arabic quote important announcement

but this just in gaza is the governing party hamas says its military leader ahmed jabari was killed today they say it was a targeted assassination by israel which has been staging airstrikes on gaza for the past week or certainly more on this as we get it here on. our tour here we are out to you in just a couple of minutes our special report business but you can stay with us for that i'm. looking at some talks you simply do not believe the const baek and goodness how they can run oh. it's an international sled dog race with those driving the dogs. coming from as far away as a strength in canada and the us they come to russia and everybody is so very friendly they welcomed me with open arms and the scenery is so beautiful it's very much like alaska and so i felt at home the first black dog was brought here from australia now must have come to this remote ration village to take part in the race it's not surprising they love it this trail ira mazie. but even more amazing is the story of how racing first started here at toll it wasn't the top off sled dog racing who set the trail of lace but

truce in place when well the bombs came in then into our we were at the same time that's when ahmed. jabari was. it was just as you tel aviv is claiming that the bombing campaign is highly accurate we are getting reports that there's been indiscriminate bombing that what was your impression you said that civilians were killed then but what was your impression when you with edges to get was pinpointed targeted bombing you know i mean it's. ok it's not carpet bombing but it is relentless on there is going right up and down the gaza strip but if you hit a big city like gaza which is very densely populated and particularly if you hit the refugee camps and to give you an idea the refugee camps to people living in maybe you know twenty metres square shanties. they the streets there are barely a metre wide so if you strike a target in there the chances are you're probably going to take you know a couple of dozen people it will go one. the feeling amongst the gazans regarding the way that how mass is being seen is provoking the israelis and that's why that retaliation has why the israelis are reall

ahmed jabari had been running this for 10 years. he killed so many israeli people.s killed in a targeted killing in the gaza strip. a missile took out a card he was riding in. it leads to more targeted killing of militants there. the military now calling this operation cloud pillar. we just got off the briefing with the israeli military says it is going to be in operation against hamas and islamic jihad. also some of their camps and weapons storage facilities there, inside of the gaza strip. what we are waiting for right now is the reciprocity multiplier to begin. over the past week or so there have been about 160 rockets fired out of the gaza strip into southern israel. those rockets believe messing up life in southern israel. obviously, they have the potential to kill and injure a number of people. they demanded action and eventually, the israeli military has said that this has worn thin. the question is what does hamas do and islamic jihad? what they do? if they are launching more rockets, the israeli military operation will continue to grow. we know that hamas a

this is an image they tweeted announcing the death of ahmed al jabari.osted this video jabari was riding in the car circled in yellow. he had been on israel's wanted list for years this was up with of nearly three dozen attacks launched over eight hours according to hamas. dozens were wounded. hamas has retaliated by firing more rockets into israel and firing back on twitter, warning israel has "opened the gates of hell" on itself. egypt has recalled its ambassador to israel. and the u.s. state department condemned the strikes fired from gaza and supporting israel's right to defend indianapoltself. what is the latest on the attacks and the tafailout? >> what we are seeing are more rockets coming into israel. there have been dozens of air strikes as well since the killing of ahmed al jabari, the li leader of hamas' military wing, one of the founders of hamas. one of the huge blow to hamas now. the government there in gaza. israel is also telling us and we've just heard this from its military spokesperson, that they are bringing in reservists, that they ar

about 180 rocket attacks in southern israel since the air strike yesterday that killed ahmed said khalil al- jabari, the military leader of hamas. those rockets have kept on coming. we gather that the three dead are two men and a woman. also critically injured was a baby who was in one of the flats at the tiem as well. devastation all-around. blood stains, trails of blood in all the rooms. a very gruesome sight. there are civilian casualties on both sides of this conflict. now let's get the views of an israeli journalist who can join us from jerusalem. thanks very much for being with us on bbc news. what is your perspective of what you think the israeli military will do next? will they escalated in gaza? >> it depends on what will be the response of hamas. hamas is quite powerful. there is the growing concern of the shelling south. it is a military problem for us. it is also a political issue for egypt. nobody can predict how it will end. i do not think israel will enter gaza with tanks or soldiers. i think there will continue to be an air strike on several points in gaza it will go on for weveral

the target: ahmed jabari, head of the military wing of the militant group hamas, which rules gaza. he was at the top of israel's most wanted list and the most senior hamas official killed since israel's last war in gaza in 2009. the israeli military posted video of the strike on you tube and said it was the opening round of a larger campaign dubbed "operation: pillar of defense." >> the goal of the operation is to defend israeli people and also target and cripple those terror organizations responsible for the ongoing rocket fire-- namely hamas, islamic jihad and others. >> suarez: in short order, smoke rose across the gaza city skyline from other air strikes, and fires burned into the night as the attacks continued. and prime minister benjamin netanyahu warned israel might expand the operation, possibly including a ground offensive. in turn, hamas proclaimed a state of emergency and called for retaliation. >> ( translated ): ahmed al jaabari has long worked and waited for this day. today, he is getting his victory as a martyr. our zionist enemy will, god willing, pay a price for th

ahmed jabari. he was a founder and military leader of hamas in that vehicle you saw exploded. group that controls gaza's government. hamas, that is. today, palestinians carried his body through the streets on the way to his funeral and as they mourn israeli forces are giving the play by play of their offensive on the israeli defense forces website reporting the spot under attack are hamas missile launch sites and israel is not just taking out the launchers. its teams are detonating rockets in the air. take a look. >> israel says it's responding to what's been calling the raining of bombs by hamas on israeli areas that border gaza. >> no government would tolerate a situation where nearly a fifth of its people live under a constant barrage of rockets and missile fire. and israel will not tolerate this situation. this is why my government is instructed the israeli defense forces to conduct surgical strikes against the terrorist infrastructure in gaza. >> cnn's sara sidner is live for us in gaza city. we are hearing report that is a rocket hit tel aviv. is that right? >> reporter:

government posted this video from youtube showing an air strike yesterday in gaza that killed ahmed al jabari, he is the top military member of hamas. that was a widespread campaign against hamas targets that the israeli military had said it will broaden in the coming days. this morning israeli defense forces, the idf, dropped leaflets over gaza warning residents there to stay away from hamas operatives. >>> also on twitter, a clear message from the israeli defense forces saying we recommend that no hamas operatives, whether low level or senior leaders, thoush their faces above ground in the days ahead. president obama also spoke last night with egypt's president about working together to try to preserve peace and security in that region. tension between israel and egypt's new islamist government has increased since the attacks with egypt recalling the ambassador to israel in protest. for more on the situation, we want to get to our senior colleague in the region. that is martin fletcher. he is live in tel aviv with the very latest right now. martin, give us a sense if you can. we already hav

government posted this video from youtube showing an air strike yesterday in gaza that killed ahmed al jabari, he is the top military member of hamas. that was a widespread campaign against hamas targets that the israeli military had said it will broaden in the coming days. this morning israeli defense forces, the idf, dropped leaflets over gaza warning residents there to stay away from hamas operatives. >>> also on twitter, a clear message from the israeli defense forces saying we recommend that no hamas operatives, whether low level or senior leaders, thoush their faces above ground in the days ahead. president obama also spoke last night with egypt's president about working together to try to preserve peace and security in that region. tension between israel and egypt's new islamist government has increased since the attacks with egypt recalling the ambassador to israel in protest. for more on the situation, we want to get to our senior colleague in the region. that is martin fletcher. he is live in tel aviv with the very latest right now. martin, give us a sense if you can. we already hav

they posted this video to youtube showing the killing of ahmed al jabari.ll broaden in the coming day. this morning, the israeli defense forces dropped leaflets over gaza, warning residents to tsai away from hamas operatives. on twitter, quote, we recommend that no hamas operatives whether low level or senior leaders show their faces aboveground in the days ahead." president obama spokes with egypt's president mohamed morsi to work together with the region. tensions has increased since the attacks with egypt recalling its ambassador to israel in protests. richard haass also in an emergency meeting of the u.n. security council last night. sift through this for us, how big is this in the middle east right now? >> well, it's big for lots of reasons. one is you have the largest military slash between the military and hamas in four years. it's not going to stop. it doesn't matter in the middle east exactly why things begin over the last few months. there's been rocket are attacks, now retaliation, it just happens. second of all, it's not happening in the absence

minutes later the israeli military tweeted captured ahmed jabari, eliminated. the killing sparked even more rocket attacks. anti-missile defense systems intercepted a number of them fired by gaza, but some got through. >>> all right, norah. we have some changing weather in the bay area. just a few high clouds outside. going to see a lot of sunshine early on then the clouds really going to thicken up toward the latter part of the day as it looks like high pressure gets out of the way. we get ready for some rain. temperatures right now 30s in some of the valleys, 40s and 50s elsewhere. by the afternoon still mild, mainly into the 60s. some places near 70 degrees in the afternoon. but here we go, showers tonight, rain tomorrow, more over the weekend. >>> this national weather report sponsored by big lots. big savings. >> announcer: this national weather report sponsored by big lots. big savings. >>> voters just elected dozens of people to congress for the first time. this morning they are on capitol hill ready to serve and with a lot to learn. >> we all have ideas

israelis providing video of the moment they killed ahmed jabari, the lead are of hamas militant tantany are comparing assassination of him as nating usama bin laden. israelis launched operation cloud of pillar which is targeted assassination of number of hamas militants and islamic jihad and going off their warehouses which have a number of mass weapon storage facilities. we're here talking right now there are dozens of airstrikes going on over the gaza strip. large fireballs coming up from inside gaza. and they say a cloud of pillar will go on for a number we of days. this began a week ago as the militants inside gaza launched 160 rockets towards southern israel. there are 800,000 people who have to take shelter inside all sorts of bomb shelters in their house. also out in the street. it is completely stopped life here in southern israel. and this is israel's response which they say will go on for a number about of days. it was about four years ago to the day that israel launched operation led which they went into gaza with ground troops and tanks. israelis are saying their ground f

- 13 people have been killed since the targeted killing of the hamas military wing commander, ahmed al jabaribeen injured, and 13 people dead, including nine militants, two children, and a pregnant woman. on the other side of the border, there are also been deaths. three israelis died after a rocket hit an apartment building, which was in that sort of danger zone, seven kilometers of the border. rockets just coming over, one over the other. we know at one point when we were crossing, where you have to walk through quite a long ways to get from one border to the other and into gaza, there were lots of rockets coming over towards that crossing as well. so a very dangerous situation right now, anywhere near this border, and a lot of fear on the part of civilians on both sides. if you look in the streets of gaza, this is a highly, highly populated place, very densely populated. there is almost no one in the streets. very few cars in the streets. the shops mostly are closed. and you're looking right now in an area where it's usually bustling with people. so there's definitely fear on the parts of

we're talking about dozens of rockets since the targeted killing of ahmed al jabari, the head of hamas' military wing. now, what we have also seen in the streets are thousands upon thousands of people who participated in the funeral for al jabari. he's not only the head of the military, he was not only a man, a commander of the military, but a man who was one of the founders of hamas, a symbolic member of hamas. so many, many people out to commemorate his death. we saw shooting in the streets, as you see a lot of times during funerals and also for times of celebration. but this one, certainly a commemoration. and then we have been seeing a lot of violence between gaza and israel. we know that there have been at least three people in israel, citizens in their apartment when rockets rained down on the apartment, killing three people and injuring one, and we know 13 people have died here in gaza from those air strikes. soledad? >> sara sidner for us, thank you for the update. >>> let's get to washington now, where a pretty fiery president obama ready to take off the gloves, if the republi