we want you to be safe. >> that was israeli prime minister benjamin netanayahu.at is posted on the israeli government page. raji sourani, your response? >> benjamin netanyahu committed crimes against humanity. he is a sponsor bowl of debt and what is going on this hour. i can assure you one thing, we will hold accountable -- we will hold them accountable one day. he will be brought to the court of law. he and his government doing against civilians will pay dearly for it. like osama bin laden and many others, the one who target civilians, kill civilians, destroys civilians and innocent people. he is doing and committing war crime and use doing [indiscernible] just -- he is asking people, almost half a million people, warning they should leave their place and evacuate or houses because they're going to bomb and shell and kill hamas people. where to go? is there a safe haven in gaza? is there a safer place in gaza? no safe haven in gaza. three under 65 square kilometers , 2 million living in it, and this is one of the most dense populated areas. see, land, air and s

earlier today israeli prime minister benjamin netanayahu defended the grounded invasion. >> since its impossible to deal with the tunnels only by ariel means, our troops are also dealing with it on the ground. here come a there is no guarantee for success, but we will do the most to achieve the best result. mufeed al hasayna denounced israeli strikes on the territory and the destruction of homes. >> israel has deliberately destroyed the home of residents on top of the heads of children and the elderly in the ugliest of war crimes in the midst silence. one 800,000 houses were destroyed completely, and 750 were partially destroyed. 16,000 thatre than sustained some damage. with that, the occupation has turned gaza and its streets into destruction. >> we go now to gaza city where we are joined by democracy now correspondent sharif abdel kouddous. he has just written a piece for "the nation" titled "death and destruction in gaza as israel launches ground invasion." describe what took place overnight, sharif abdel kouddous . >> well, i mean, it was really a terrifying night for the people

meanwhile, prime minister benjamin netanayahu has called his death a "despicable crime" and vowed tong the perpetrators to justice, adding that there is no place for "murder, riots, incitement and vigilantism." those words did little to satisfy the thousands who turned out for the 16-year-old's funeral, however. lindsey hilsum of independent television news was at the funeral in east jerusalem. >> woodruff: it was a day to chant political slogans, to wave flags, and to remember a boy. mohamed abu khdeir looked young for his sixteen years. he loved dancing and going to the mosque. and for palestinians he has become a potent symbol of injustice and fear. his family and neighbors prayed as they waited for the israeli police to release his body. across town his father hussein watched as they transferred mohamed in his shroud for an israeli to a palestinian ambulance. how could any father bear such a thousands jostled to see the body as it was taken into the mosque. to walk with the martyr on his last journey. the simple green wooden coffin was brought out of the mosque. thousands followe