ban ki-moon has called for an immediate cease fire in gaza. speaking in cairo, he's warned that any israeli ground operation must be avoided. the country has decided to hold off on planneds for a ground invasion. oil prices currently trading slightly lower. brent crude sitting close to a one month high at the moment. joining us for how is head of commodity market strategy. we'll get to harry in a few moments. he's miking up. meanwhile, china firmly on track. this doesn't mean in-flows to the mainland is expanding. latest data showed another contraction extending the longest run in falls of three years as corporates continue to cut back on spending because of global growth uncertainties. china drew in $913797 billion in fdi money between january to march, down 3.45% compared to last year's figures. harry is now good. let's kick off with previously renewed tensions and violence in the gaza strip hasn't fed in. >> i think the latest events add an additional layer to pre-existing geopolitical tensions. but the current geography of the events over

ban ki moon is coming to -- to try to help them and close this gap. president morsi and others will be moving on. >> we saw the press conference by the exiled hamas leader. do you think it has poured a bit of cold water on to the process? -- over the progress? >> they wanted to be under their conditions, not under it is really conditions. -- israeli conditions. >> in cairo, thank you for the update. joining us here in the studio, are middle eastern experts. michael, a lot of diplomatic efforts. how were they going? >> the israelis are very much aware of the difficulties, should there really invade the gaza strip. they will face a very strong opposition. public favors lot in their side should really be an onslaught. both of the israelis and hamas leadership wanted solution to the crisis that makes them appear as the winner of this bargain. i think we will see more difficult days ahead but i do not see any likelihood for the time being that they will really decide to invade gaza one more time. >> a lot has changed in the middle east over the last few da

ban ki-moon is heading to cairo for emergency negotiations. if you're just joining us, welcome, everybody. yes, we are seeing a bit of a bounce on european equity markets this morningle following on from the selling that we saw especially late end of last week. there is hope that we could be looking at some type of an agreement taking place and he that we could overt a fiscal cliff. again, this is just talk at the moment. until the dotted line is signed, we're still up for anything at this stage. there's a little bit of a risk on type environment at the moment. and the ten year bund yield moving a little higher. the same goes for spain, built oig and yield, as well. we were looking at the euro just bouncing a little bit against the dollar. you're heading into this morning's session, we're holding on to those gains, 127 and a bit. the dollar yen coming off by just a tad. president obama meeting with myanmar's president and opposition leader. obama saying his six hour stopover should be seen as a sign of support for myanmar's attempts at democra

secretary general ban ki moon wants to avoid that outcome. he's repeated his call for an immediate ceasefire. egyptian leaders are mediating truce talks between israeli government representatives and hamas. israel's vice prime minister moshe yaalon says his country will halt its offensive if hamas stops firing rockets and missiles at its citizens in terrorist attacks engineered from the gaza strip seas. for more on this, i talked to our middle east correspondent. first off, there have been many casualties from the exchange of fire. do you think israel will actually launch a ground offensive in gaza as they did back in 2009? >> you have to keep in mind that there will be a general election in israel in january. the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, is known for his hard-line attitude toward the palestinians. his main support comes from the right. israel is shocked by the fact that some of their fellow citizens were killed by hamas rockets and that those rockets actually landed in tel aviv and on the outskirts of jerusalem, which are quite fa

table, we will be interest. >> there are reports that benjamin netanyahu and abbas will meet with ban ki-moondo you think there's a possibility abbas and ban ki-moon will meet directly? >> i know prime minister is ready to meet abbas in time, any place. in jerusalem, ramawa. >> let me ask you about a dwround war because when you're talking about the situation, if there isn't a cease fire, you have 75,000 troops now masked to go into gaza. only 30% of the israeli public support a ground war according to the poll today. is a ground war likely? i mean, are you really, really mean it that you could do it? >> first, let's look at some of these reservice. i won't say 75,000, but a large number have been called up. this is israel, where young men, women, leave their families, their kids, put on uniforms and go out to fight for their country. these are the minutemen and women of israel and yes, we are ready. we'd hope that the fighting will not escalate. we hope hamas will stop shooting at us, but at the end of the day, we have to take all legitimate and necessary measures to protect our citizens and

secretary-general ban ki-moon. earlier today israel put an all-out ground assault of gaza on hold,age i'm quoting, to give limited time for a diplomatic solution. egypt sees an end to the gaza conflict, that's see. president morsi says, the travesty of the israeli aggression on ga did will end in a few hours ap christiane amanpour is here and watching what's going on. the diplomacy is intense right now but it's by no means a done deal. >> it's not a done deal but by all the signals we're getting, it looks like both sides feel they are just about there. obviously, you're not there until the whole thing is done and ready to be announced but the messages we're getting from egypt, which are very significant because egypt is the lead, there is no one else, its egypt which is the lead with hamas. the u.s. is talking to the palestinians via egypt. obviously, israel is at the table with the egyptians. and we're hearing from the israelis as well that possibly they will be ready to announce some kind of cease-fire not far fr

secretary ban ki moon called for a cease fire in gaza saying a ground operation there must be avoided. while russia is a maybe a. military targets inside gaza. and enjoys to be. a civilian infrastructure. is only acceptable under any circumstances the excessive use of force is can and must be rejected. meanwhile the u.s. is sending warships near israel on border two thousand five hundred marines u.s. officials say they will be on standby in case americans need to be evacuated from israel now the officials say the ships are not meant to serve any combat role but the decision to send the ships signals a growing concern over just where the conflict is had it for more i spoke with artsy international correspondent paula slayer i first asked her if talk about the cease fire has been any comfort for the people there. well if that means comfort because it is a sign on the horizon that what we've worked at for the past seven days is coming to an end but it certainly doesn't mean that it's a long term solution we are hearing conflicting reports on the one hand hamas is betting that a cease fir

in other news from around the world, the united nations secretary general ban ki moon has set a report on the failure to attack civilians. -- has said a report on the failure to attack civilians will have a profound impact. in iraq, simultaneous car bomb attacks across the country have killed at least 17 people. dozens were injured. the attack struck baghdad and other cities. it is not clear if the attacks are the work of one group. across europe, tens of thousands have taken to the streets in protest of rising unemployment and government austerity measures. workers in spain, portugal, greece, and italy went out on strike. gary hewitt reports. >> hundred of thousands packed madrid to protest austerity. it throws down a challenge not just to the spanish government but to europe's leaders. protesters are trying to enforce a general strike by blocking roads. there were clashes with police, but protests were part of a europe-wide action with hundreds of thousands of people striking against spending cuts and austerity. >> all the cuts are bringing more unemployment. >> in madrid, protesters

ban ki-moon calling for an immediate cease-fire. what kind of reception can he expect? >> reporter: just to update you on those -- the fatalities, according to palestinian medical sources, the number has now reached 100 dead, more than 800 wounded. regarding hamas' position on a possible cease-fire, they have a list of demands. they want the so-called siege of gaza to be lifted. those are the controls over the borders of gaza with egypt and with israel. they want an end to targeted assassinations, an end to israeli military operations within gaza. whether these -- and i spoke with one official from hamas today who told me that, you know, there are contacts with egypt, they are passing messages back and forth, but at this point he says he sees no imminent cease-fire popping up anytime soon. obviously the palestinians, hamas, and fatah as well will pay proper deference to ban ki-moon and any other official who wants to discuss this situation here, but really fundamentally the problem is between gaza and israel, and all those who come and try to help, if they're just comin

secretary general ban ki moon is lending his support. >> my message is clear. all sides must avoid fire. further escalating the situation will put the entire region at risk. >> our leaders, he traveled to jerusalem with talks -- to talk with benjamin netanyahu. he condemned the attacks and the loss of civilian lives in gaza. netanyahu reiterated that they would be willing to are dissipate in a ceasefire but only if hamas immediately sees as the rocket attacks. >> the long-term solution to be put in place through diplomatic means and israel then would be a willing partner to such a solution, but if kroger military action through the necessary to stop the constant barrage of rockets, israel will not hesitate to do what is necessary to defend our people. >> there are signs that diplomatic efforts may be bearing fruit and mediators iran optimistic that a deal can be made to avert an israeli ground offensive. >> -- mediator's remained optimistic. >> what is the reaction to reports of a ceasefire? >> people don't really believe it yet. people here are very cautious a

. >> ban ki moon is urging hamas to end the attacks san israel must exudes strength. >> the stakes may be about to get even higher. >> air sirens in tel aviv for a second day. they have fired rockets in the is really commercial sector. hours later, they ran out in jerusalem, the first time the city has not targeted since 1970. they are calling up tens of thousand of reservists. the government is now ruling of the possibility of launching a ground offensive. >> we are reacted forcefully against the launch rockets. if necessary, we are prepared to broaden our attack. >> throughout the day, there have been raining down. hamas interior director was one of those hit. the international community wants egypt to use its influence to help broker rate peace deal. on a visit to gaza are, of the egyptian and prime minister announced the is really assaults like to buy the hamas leader. >> post-revolutionary egypt, will make every effort to stop these attacks and to ensure the rights of the palestinian people. >> israel says they will halt their attacks only will they stop firing rockets out their p

secretary ban ki moon as well, trying to come to an agreement. this occurs just when people were thinking a ceasefire could be in the cards. so if this is connected, this could potentially make a ceasefire negotiation more difficult, but also we're being told police are hunting for a suspect. currently, though, no arrests have been made and no one has claimed credit for the attack. >> chapman bell for us live in tel aviv. thanks so much. >>> we go now to the mayor of jerusalem. secretary of state hillary clinton spent time in jerusalem. mr. mayor, thank you for joining us. how confident are you that this can happen? >> it's very clear that it's short term since the leadership of the hamas believes, like osama bin laden and al qaeda in death and destruction. their charter is to destroy israel. it's very difficult to broker a deal with somebody that wants to kill you. they're not changing their charter. the challenge here is how do we make sure that the hamas leadership understands that their motivation should be zero, very negative motivation to t

secretary general ban ki-moon is taking the forefront of trying to get negotiations under way. with hillary clinton coming as well, they hope this will get a cease-fire under way and that this violence can stop here. >> chapman bell live in tel aviv, thank you. >>> meanwhile, the israelis have a new missile defense system called the iron dome. it is proving to be highly effective as a weapons defense system. martin fletcher reports on that from southern israel. >> reporter: ground invasion of gaza or truce? officials say it's 50/50. leaving 3.5 million israelis at the mercy of palestinian rockets. defended by israel's new hero, the iron dome, an antimissile missile system made in israel helped with american money. of 900 rockets fired at israel in six days, only about 30 hit populated areas. >> we enjoy the iron dome, which is a huge success. and luckily -- >> reporter: there's a siren now. let's see what happens. it will only fire. the system calculates which rockets will hit an inhabited areas, like here, but it misses 2 out of 10, making life scary. children in bomb shelters

secretary-general ban ki-moon has said the u.n. will learn from the report's findings to better serve civilians caught in conflict. >>> here in thailand, u.s. defense secretary leon panetta has arrived and held talks with his thai counterpart. the u.s. is seeking closer relations with asean nations, apparently part of its strategy to counter the rising military power of china in the asia-pacific region. the two sides issued a joint statement after the meeting, saying they would tap into a u.s. program that supplies excess armaments to friendly countries. armed naval vessels and f-16 fighter jet engines are likely to be included. the u.s. had stopped the flying arms to thailand because of political turmoil, including a military coup. >>> pakistan says it's ready to free a number of taliban prisoners in its custody. pakistan supported the ousted taliban regime in afghanistan and is believed to retain some influence over the militant group. the afghan government has requested their release as it tries to engage the taliban in peace ne

secretary ban ki-moon met today with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> these conditions are dangerous and tragic and this would put the entire region at risk. >> they are deliberately and indiscriminately targeting our civilians and they deliberately hide behind their civilians. >> secretary clinton mans to meet with israeli and arab leaders would work on a solution but she will not meet with officials with hamas as officials doesn't meet with groups that are considered terrorists. >>> ktvu checked with the vallejo fire department late this morning. a fire fire -- a suspicious fire does appear to be the work of an arsonist. the fire broke out on tennessee street. no one was home. neighbors called for help around 8:150 last night after seeing -- 8:15 last night of a seeing smoke from the garage. the fire was knocked down in about 90 minutes. the fire official says the m.o. was the same as before. the house that caught fire last night also made headlines bake in -- back in april of 2000 when a veteran police officer was shot and killed while serving a warrant at that property.

secretary-general ban ki-moon spoke after meeting in cairo with his counterpart on the arab league, nabil al arabi. >> my message is clear -- both sides must halt firing immediately. further escalating the situation will put the entire region at risk. >> ban will again call for a cease-fire when he visits israel. >>> three major countries in asia -- japan, china, and south korea -- have agreed to start talks for a free-trade agreement. they're putting aside territorial disputes between japan and the two ore nations. japan's trade minister, yukio edano, china's commerce incity, chen deming, and bark tae-ho met in phnom penh tuesday on the sidelines of the east asia summit. they said further economic development in east asia will benefit the three countries amid the european credit crisis that's overshadowing the world economic outlook. china and south korea have already started their bilateral free trade talks. >> translator: japan has several pending issues with china and south korea. but we have been able to move on with the things we need to press forward. >> many japanese companies are

secretary- general ban ki-moon is in cairo, egypt today to assist cease-fire talks there. the threat of a ground war remains. thousands of israeli tanks, soldiers and rocket launchers are ready to cross the border awaiting the command. susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >>> and here's a look at some live pictures of gaza city now. the israeli air force briefly took control of hamas radio network warning people in gaza to stay away from hamas facilities. >>> president obama's southeast asian trip continues today after cambodia after a visit to burma. he is the first u.s. president to visit myanmar which has been make a transition to democracy after years of human rights abuses. he met with a long time advocate and spoke at a university, an event broadcast throughout the country. >> in my discussions here, our goal is to sustain the momentum for democracy. >> the president will attend an east asia summit tomorrow. >>> congress is calling for an investigation into who modified the cia's talking points about the deadly attack on a u.s. consulate in libya. senator dianne fei

supreme cour general ban ki-moon is there today. thousands of tanks and rocket launchers are waiting to cross the border. so cease-fire talks continue in egypt and the president says we'll have to see how much progress can be made in the next 24, 36, 48 hours. terrell? >> susan mcginnis in washington, starting us off this morning. susan, thank you so much. >>> speaking of the president, this morning he became the first american president to visit the asian nation of burma, a country known for its repressive military rule. the president's brief six-hour visit just ended. it included a meeting with long-time democracy activist aung san suu kyi. mr. obama said her release from years of house arrest and her election to parliament shows the country's progress towards democracy. >> i want to make a pledge to the people of this country that i am confident we can keep. that is, if we see continued progress towards reform, our bilateral ties will grow stronger and we'll do everything we can to help ensure success. >> the u.s. is expected to

but ban ki-moon is going to be in the region today. he's called for cease-fire. there have been calls for diplomacy from the international community to end this crisis with a flurry of diplomatic activity over the weekend, led by the egyptian president muhammad morsi. and israeli envoy who was in cairo yesterday. president morsi was reported to be putting intense pressure on hamas leader khaled meshal. again, like i said, this has yielded nothing thus far. >> lama hasan, live in jerusalem this monday morning. thank you for that report. >> and, of course, abc news has a team of reporters across the region. we'll have an update later today on "good morning america." please stay tuned for that. >>> and here at home, the woman at the center of the cia sex scandal is starting to do some damage control. a close friend said paula broadwell is deeply sorry for the damage that's been done to her family and everyone else by the affair. the friend adds that broadwell is trying to repair the damage and move forward. but there are legal challenges ahead. here's abc's david ke

secretary general ban ki-moon echo those sentiments reminding all parties to respect their obligations obligations under international humanitarian law and to ensure the protection of civilians at all times the u.n. secretary general is scheduled to visit the region next week in order to advance a cease fire between israel and hamas but we should also mention that leaders the arab world are also holding on israel accountable and blaming israel for this escalation of violence so clearly the u.n. as she has a lot on his plate if he is when he attempts to to to successfully achieve a cease fire because for now this violence is clearly spiraling and escalating. stay with the crisis in gaza you could also live updates on twitter and of course we're closely following the story. the syrian opposition has received a major vote of confidence from the country's name but. the sheer wreck of the national coalition alliance and the u.k. could be said to do the same to the golden rule coming out late one. downtown the run into british police force of one conflict some with constant cuts and a seemin

secretary general ban ki moon has backed an african union proposal for military action against islamised in the north the country the operation would say more than three thousand troops sent to the embattled region various groups some with links to al qaida have been fighting for control would offer a power vacuum was created when the army overthrew the government in march. that coming up after this break of the martins breaking the set. wealthy british style. spot on the. market why not come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's culture for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into a report on our. mission for accreditation free transport charges free. range month free. free studio time free. download free broadcast quality video for your media projects a free media dog r t dot com. the great russian laureates. prevailing over houses and asperity. to reenact an epic parade through paris. can they complete that triumphant. with people's admiration two hundred. forty will kill all week off lukewarm. the. parents versus social worke

secretary ban ki-moon. turkey's prime minister complicated matters when he reefr referred to israel as a terrorist state after attending talks in egypt. president obama spoke by phone yesterday to both morsi and netanyahu during his trip to southeast asia. in gaza hamas is calling for israel to stop killing its leaders and end a six-year blockade. meanwhile, new explosions continued through palestinian territory. they say they targeted the national islamic bank which they accuse hamas of using to pay its employees. an nbc analysis found israel has killed nearly 40 hamas militants over the last week, often using high precision drone strikes but the civilian toll has been high as well. thousands of people turned out for the funerals of four young children killed in an israeli air strike. meanwhile, israel's so-called iron dome missile defense has helped keep most missiles out of heavily populated areas. still some have made it through, like this rocket that hit a school. joining us now, nbc's eamon ayman in g

secretary general ban ki moon has backed an african union proposal for military action the operation would see more than three thousand troops sent to the embattled region various groups some with links to al qaida have been fighting for control in north mali for the past eight months after the army overthrew the government. a wide reaching report into u.k. media standards is to be published today and it fears it could give the green light for the timing of press regulations the much anticipated document follows a year long inquiry into phone hacking case against former tabloid paper or the news of the world which led to charges against high ranking politicians executives and journalists thirty court is expected to include recommendations for reforming the press. hundreds of protesters have gathered outside a court of what to say or is to demand justice as the trials of so-called death flight pilots are underway in argentina the pilots are among sixty eight suspects charged with murder and torture inside argentina's largest prison during country's dictatorship and the nine hundred se

secretary-general ban ki-moon is visiting the region today.crambling to broker a cease-fire. hamas is demanding an end to israel's blockade on gaza. and it wants raids in the territory to end permanently. israel says it's not letting up until the rocket attacks from hamas stop. want to bring in jane harmon, the former ranking democrat on the house intelligence committee, and she's the current director of the woodrow wilson center in washington. she joins us live from cairo. representative harmon, thank you so much for joining us. israel and hamas, as you know, are meeting separately with egyptian officials. but i think it's important to point out that egypt is not a neutral negotiating partner in this. they have long been an ally of hamas. i ask you, during your trip there, are you hopeful that you can reach any sort of agreement to a cease-fire? >> well, actually, i am. i mean i'm not the one negotiating it, but this is my third visit to this marvelous country, the largest in the arab world, in a year. and at this time, even with gaza going o

secretary general ban ki moon will today be meeting with the israeli prime minister netanyahu and the palestinian president mahmoud abbas he has said that any kind of an israeli ground offensive merely escalate the situation most israelis by and large are in support of a ground operation in gaza having said that though there are statements that have been coming out from the israeli army that says that at least a third of the militants in gaza is short range missiles have been destroyed and that they've managed to destroy all round range rockets now this is a sign that israelis are greeting and it will cause some israelis to question whether or not a ground in principle the fact is still needed having said that though there is still a lot of rhetoric that is coming from the israeli parliamentarians we've heard from a large sharon who is the son of a former israeli prime minister that gaza needs to be flattened in the same way that hiroshima was we also heard from the transport minister that gaza needs to be bombed so that people they flee to the neighboring egypt in the sinai i mean we

secretary general ban ki-moon was in cairo meeting with egyptian leadership to try and hammer out the details of a cease fire he will on tuesday be introducing a meeting with israeli prime minister netanyahu as well as in ramallah where he'll meet with the palestinian president mahmoud abbas and the information we have we're being told that a cease fire is not far away but we have no more information than that at this stage the israelis put forward six conditions by which they say they will agree to such a truce and these conditions include a lull in fighting for fifteen years for hamas and other militants to stop firing into israel for there to be a cessation in terms of weapons being smuggled into the gaza strip and for israeli soldiers no longer to be targeted although it is always insisting that it would take the right to follow and if necessary kill militants if it has information that they're about to carry out attacks against the jewish state is also once the border between gaza and egypt to remain open while insisting that the border between gaza and israel remain closed in th

chief ban ki moon and others in the international community. will be keeping all of us updated on air and online as well as simply follow her twitter stream for the latest. both filmmaker and activist harry fear has been in gaza since the first bombs began to fall he says israel has the capability to avoid collateral damage but has instead chosen to attack indiscriminately the streets here are still empty generally it's like a ghost strip of land like ghost town people are still ferrying further violence further collateral damage and people are trying to stop food and fuel etc as has been going on the last few days since the operation started people here still fear the workers they fear ground reoccupation of the gaza strip with time and come on. and so people are preparing for violence well apparently israel boasts such high quality military equipment but it is able to make accurate targeting we hear from israelis in the last few years that the drones have such high quality optics they can even see the camera of women's headscarves on the grou

secretary general ban ki-moon echo those sentiments reminding all parties to respect their obligations obligations under international humanitarian law and to ensure the protection of civilians at all times the u.n. secretary general is scheduled to visit the region next week in order to advance a cease fire between israel and hamas but we should also mention that leaders the arab world are also holding israel accountable and blaming israel for this escalation of violence so clearly the u.n. as she has a lot on his plate if he is when he attempts to to to successfully achieve a cease fire because for now this violence is clearly spiraling and escalating. stay with us on the crisis in gaza but also follow our live updates on twitter and of course we're closely following this story for you. the world's second largest economy gets a new leader with a week long power transfer coming to a close coming out of school china's growing might means for the wild as the new leadership plans ahead for the next step is. that you are gonna star in talks that's will determine how many american servicem

secretary general ban ki moon will today be meeting with the israeli prime minister netanyahu and the palestinian president mahmoud abbas he has said that any kind of israeli ground offensive well merely is the situation. and how the israelis feel about the possibility of expanding their fans of on gaza. when most israelis by and large are in support of a ground operation in gaza largely because they feel that the barrage of rockets that has continued until today again this morning tuesday there was a big watch that hit southern israel that this needs to be put into having said that though there are statements that have been coming out from the israeli army that says that at least a third of the militants in gaza is short range missiles have been destroyed and that they have managed to destroy all round range rockets now this is a sign that israelis are greeting and will cause some israelis to question whether or not a ground offensive in the fact is still needed will also receiving reports that. three u.s. navy warships have decided to return to the eastern mediterranean should they

secretary general ban ki moon is truly in cairo he's criticized both sides of the conflict for the violence but he's also condemned israel's plans for a ground operation meanwhile in come border russia's foreign minister lavrov has met with u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton and has called on both the israelis and palestinians to put their weapons down immediately and get to the negotiations deeble at the same time he outlined that moscow is in talks with both sides off this conflict and he's called on everybody else to do the same to give way for all the possible diplomatic solutions to this in cairo or at the u.n. security council which pretty much reflects the main point all the draft resolution put forward by russia. all right laura thanks very much indeed for the something the work is going on there. and member of the israeli parliament told r.t. that the government has unnecessarily escalated the confrontation with hamas. we have two billion mine votes not all the civilians in gaza in gaza are gone but them all how mad they are civilians and deserve a normal life exactly the same

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secretary general ban ki-moon echo those sentiments reminding all parties to respect their obligation obligations under international humanitarian law and to ensure the protection of civilians at all times the u.n. secretary general is scheduled to visit the region next week in order to advance a cease fire between israel and hamas but we should also mention that leaders in the arab world are also holding on israel accountable and blaming israel for this escalation of violence so clearly the u.n. as she has a lot on his plate if he is when he attempts to to to successfully achieve a cease fire. as for now this violence is clearly spiraling and escalating. let's not go into political analyst on the high marble southam or on the situation thanks for coming on the program today it's good to see you just getting our news here on r t that israel's channel ten reports to three rockets have landed outside jerusalem another israeli channel saying they landed near the settlement blocks do you think what the israeli operation already drawing international criticism for example with these rocket

chief ban ki-moon and others in the international community. our correspondent paula should be keeping you updated on. as well simply follow her twitter stream for the latest you know talk live to israeli defense ministry spokesman josh. joining me there in tel aviv now your bombing of gaza is aimed at killing militants but an increasing number of civilians are dying why is this when you have weaponry and intelligence at your disposal. well let's be clear object is not just to kill hamas militants in fact we have a number of strategic objectives we have to take out these mass storage facilities of long range missiles that can now cover over half of israel's population we don't think that any country in the world would take a situation would tolerate a situation whereby in the last decade over a million of our citizens have been under constant rocket fire from the hamas regime now let me point out that recently i must have made a decision to actually escalate the situation which led us to take the decision that it was time we took out the leader