. >> i'm asking you, did hamas claim responsibility. did hamas do that? >> not hamas, not other people. not hamas. no one can announce except those who committed. not me. the lesson is what matters. what led to this? who created the circumstances that lead to this? it is the killing of the kids of gaza. he created such ramifications. everywhere. this could lead to any kind of reaction as retaliation for what happened in gaza. >> reporters in gaza city said that when the bombing was announced there was celebratory gunfire. i spoke with her with her interview. >> you pressed him about whether or not they would recognize israel. you pressed him on it. this is what he had to say. let's listen. >> you say, that you would accept a two-state solution but that you will not recognize israel a israel's right to exist. >> how can i accept israel, they have occupied my land. i need recognition this is a reverse question. >> what do you make of what he said? >> well, i kept pushing him. i said it is the question. and after several times he said look, when there is a p

. >> no, no, i'm asking you, did hamas claim responsibility? did hamas do that? >> not hamas, not other people from -- not hamas. no one can announce those except those who committed it. not me. the lesson is what matters of the what led to this? who created the circumstances that led to this operations. it is netanyahu with his crimes in killing the kids of gaza, and the continuation. he creates such rea ramificatio. this could lead to what happened in gaza. >> our reporter said when the bombing was announced from loud speakers, there was celebration there in gaza city. i spoke to christiane amanpour. >> reporter: you were wondering about the agreement, let's hear what he had to say, let's listen. >> you say you would accept a two-state solution, but that you will not recognize israel's right to exist? >> i accept a state of the 1967. how can i accept israel? they have occupied my land. i need recognition, not the israelis. this is a reverse question. >> what do you make of what he said? christiane. >> reporter: well, i -- when there is a peace agreement, then t

. >> i'm asking you, did hamas claim responsibility? did hamas do that?anslator: not hamas, not other people, not hamas. no one can announce except those who commit it, not me. the building lesson is what matters. who committed the circumstances that led to this operation. it is netanyahu with his crimes in killing the kids of gaza. and he creates such ramifications everywhere. this could lead to any kind of reaction as retaliation for what happened in gaza. >> our reporters in gaza city said when that -- when the bombing was announced from loud speakers in hamas, there was celebratory gunfire in gaza city. i spoke to christianne amanpour about her interview. >> you pressed on whether they would ever recognize israel. he gave a lot of talking points. this is finally what he to say. let's listen. >> you say you would accept a two-state solution but won't recognize israel's right to exist. >> i accept the state of the 1967. how can i accept israel? they have occupied my land. i need recognition, not the israelis. this is a reverse question. >> what do you m

did hamas claim responsibility? did hamas do that? >> translator: not hamas.t other people from -- not hamas. no one can announce except those who committed. not me. the lesson is what matters. what led to this? who created the circumstances that led to this operations. it is netanyahu with his crimes in killing the kids of gaza and the continuation of aggression. ramifications everywhere. this could lead to any kind of reaction as retaliation for what happened in gaza. >> our reporters in gaza city said that when that -- the bombing was announced from loud speakers in mosques, there was some celebratory gunfire heard throughout the city in gaza city. i spoke with christiane amanpour about her interview with the hamas leader. christiane, you repeatedly pressed the head of hamas about whether or not they would ever recognize israel. he gave a lot of talking points. you really pressed him on it. this is finally what he had to say. let's listen. >> you say that you would accept a two-state solution, but that you will not recognize israel's right to exist. >> tran

so what, if anything, did hamas really gain from this? it proved, hamas officials say, it can fire rockets, about 100 a day into israel, farther than ever before, even while under attack. and hamas achieved recognition, not from the united states, but middle east countries as celebrations continued into the night, there are also doubts that the fighting will pause for long. do you think this cease-fire will last? >> no, no, no, i think a few days. >> reporter: a few days? cease-fires don't last long here, more fighting is usually a sure thing. richard engel, nbc news, gaza. >>> this is martin fletcher in tel aviv with a sense is there is nothing to celebrate. >> it is very difficult to trust a terrorist organization like hamas. >> reporter: the mood was not helped by tel aviv's first bomb attack in six years. noon, a man left a bomb here, 11 wounded, the terrorist ran away. the cease-fire capped a tough day of 130 rocket attacks, one smashing right through this house. >> it landed just about a moment ago. >> reporter: only two days ago ano

well, did hamas get the message that the israeli prime minister was talking about? apparently not. they fired rockets towards tel aviv always mentioned. a game changer for israel if those rockets had actually landed and done damage in tel aviv. they didn't. two landed short and exploded harmlessly in feels and one landed harmlessly in the sea but more important for the symbolism than the effect. israel's main goal apart from eliminating the militant islamic leadership of hamas has been to destroy their rocket capability aiming most of rare raids, more than 450 in the last couple of days, at destroying the long-range rocket capability of hamas so the fact that they were able to launch three rockets which failed just short of tel aviv. well, that says something that israel needs to as netanyahu said expand its operations if it wants to destroy that capability. so ground war is the option. but the sirens in tel aviv were frightening. of course, not the same as actual rockets landing as they did yesterday where three israeli citizens were killed but today there was a temporary cease-fi

well, did hamas get the message that the israeli prime minister was talking about? apparently not. they fired rockets towards tel aviv always mentioned. a game changer for israel if those rockets had actually landed and done damage in tel aviv. they didn't. two landed short and exploded harmlessly in feels and one landed harmlessly in the sea but more important for the symbolism than the effect. israel's main goal apart from eliminating the militant islamic leadership of hamas has been to destroy their rocket capability aiming most of rare raids, more than 450 in the last couple of days, at destroying the long-range rocket capability of hamas so the fact that they were able to launch three rockets which failed just short of tel aviv. well, that says something that israel needs to as netanyahu said expand its operations if it wants to destroy that capability. so ground war is the option. but the sirens in tel aviv were frightening. of course, not the same as actual rockets landing as they did yesterday where three israeli citizens were killed but today there was a temporary cease-fi

israel hold its far so did hamas israel is it packing up the 40,000 reserve that it brought the gasa border and said time to go on home. they are headlining north as well it shows that israel believes that the seize fire is going to hold going forward. and hamas has not launched rockets. this morning there was an incident that was described as a civilian protest and palestinians from gaza approached the border fence and tried to enter israel. shots were fired and one person was dead in this protest type thing. and it appears as though it will not affect the seize fire. hamas will complain about the situation. and the other thing we are watching in israel is it the news about the bus bombing in tel-aviv. it brought back a fear of the second intnada when the suicide bombers hit the buses. there were more than two dozen people injured and now security services in israel rounded up a number of people and fell they have caught those. and 12 time time 30 here on friday and waiting to see if friday prayers bring pro test in the west bank. back to you. >> leplanned viter, thank you.

hamas. operatives in israel have begun mobilizing 30,000 reserve troops including armored tanks. overnight the fight iing didity as israeli warplanes targeted hamas targets. hamas vowing retaliation for the death of its military chief two days ago is escalating missile attacks deeper into israel. the jerusalem post reports israeli air force has fired a rocket near the home of hamas' prime minister. no one was reportedly injured. for the first time since the gulf war, more than 20 years ago, air raid sirens were triggered in the commercial capital of tel aviv sending residents running for cover. so far the long-range missiles fired from gaza have landed without damage there. yesterday israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu warned that the military operation could significantly widen. >> 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 the situation. i hope that hamas and the other terror organizations in it gaza got the message. if not, israel is prepared to take whatever action is necessary t

did." and hamas made good on that threat, launching a rocket attack on tel aviv, israel's largest city, where residents crouched in fear. tonight, israeli troops were seen making their way to the gaza border. a grim indication that a ground war may be next. this battle, which is playing out against the background of an impend the worst fighting the region has seen in years. the last time rockets threatened tel aviv was during the 1991 gulf war, when saddam hussein's missiles hit the city. and tonight, tensions inside gaza remain high as my colleague, alex marquardt, found out. >> reporter: the cloud of an israeli missile strike met us as we arrived in gaza at sunset. it is eerily quiet here. this is definitely the quietest i've seen it. very few people in the streets. all the homes and shops are closed up. everyone seems to be hunkered down inside. for good reason. israel so far has targeted 300 sites in gaza. missiles rained down with loud thuds if they're far away. deafening booms if they're close. this is what the aftermath of one of these strikes looks like. a massive crater filled with c

did hamas step up its attacks to test the obama administration? did netanyahu act waiting for romney to be elected and not seeing that. >> it's hard to know. i can't get quite in their heads. in that part of the world they're aware of the american political calendar, as everyone is, and there is a sort of freezing of decision making in this period leading up to an american election. let's face it, a president romney would have been a very different approach. >> and probably preferred by netanyahu. >> it's seen that way. paezble to that hamas is testing -- had waited to test until now. the truth is that the arab spring has many, many positive qualities for us in the west. the possibility that the people in that part of the world will be connected with their leadership. the elimination of the democracy deficit, all of those things. but one of the downsides to the arab spring is that we knew how to do business with many of these deck taters and autocrates, we knew how to conduct anti-iranian foreign policy to stop their nuclear development and the mi

dealt with hamas, but it was well-known he did not like hamas at all, given its affiliations with theuslim brotherhood in egypt. some of these ministers telling me that they feel that the united states in this crisis has played a very passive role in trying to resolve this crisis. and what we're seeing is the emergence of other countries like turkey, egypt, qatar, in trying to address the situation here. >> all right, our thanks to ben wedeman in gaza city. sara sidner is in jerusalem with the latest on the israeli side of things. sara, the death toll is climbing. the escalation as ben has been reporting, the rockets over the past couple hours. israel, we understood demanded a day of calm, 24 hours of calm before they would sign a peace deal. no announcement of a cease-fire. why didn't it happen? >> reporter: this has been the problem. there has been a lot of talk that they're very, very close. one side says they're 90%, one side says wait a minute, we're not going to agree to your terms. and there has been sort of some kind of optimism, sometimes from the civilians hoping that yeah,

did hamas score a victory? even after the truce was announced there were several rockets that fell on israel. >> i think in fairness hamas will always claim victory, but the truth is in the eight days of fighting, we hit them hard. we hit their command and control. we hit their missile stocks. we hit their communications and their organization. we hit their military machine, and i think there's a certain amount of bravado in hamas' behavior. we didn't want this conflict in the first place. we wish we didn't have to defend our people, and we hope now that the quiet will prevail and that there will be no need for israel to act to protect our civilians. >> but hamas has always refused to recognize israel. israel has always called hamas an energy of peace. wish we knew the answer to the next question. but can israel and hamas co-exist peacefully? >> if hamas was to moderate its positions, if hamas was to accept israel's right to live in peace, if hamas was to renounce terrorism, if hamas was to support the peace pro

hamas had a momentary victory because it did gain the headlines, it became relevant for the moment. m i don't think hamas really won very much of anything. they lost a lot of their arsenal. they did not get the support from the muslim brotherhood, from egypt, that they wanted. they lost a lot of their top commanders. so i don't think they can count themselves winners. i don't think iran can have much to celebrate here because their rockets that it helps to provide to hamas did not fare so well. i think israel can celebrate the iron dome. it was more of a success -- much more effective than i think most people expected. but i think, you know, one of the losers is the prospect for peace. >> i think you're right. >> every time there is a military confrontation, the chances that people are going to be willing to take risks for peace diminish. >> you're absolutely right. it's a pleasure to see you with "the miami herald." >>> there is a new weapon that could soon patrol the skies over israel and even right here in the u.s. and it's smaller than, well, the palm of your hand. we'll have tha

, held in the arms of his father, a local journalist for the bbc who asked, what did my son do to die like this? the hamasder vowed revenge telling reporters, israel started this war, but they will never know its end. our rockets will hit tel aviv. we have plan in place, and they will regret what they did. and hamas made good on the threat, launching a rocket attack on tell aveev, israel's largest city where residents crouched in fear. israeli troops were seen making their way to the gaza border, a grim indication that a ground war may be next. this battle, which is playing out against the background of an impending election in israel is the worst fighting the region has seen in years. back in washington president obama has been having calls with leaders across the middle east. >> i want to express my appreciate to president obama for unequivocal clear sighted support for israel the right to defend itself. >> reporter: days after winning re-election, the president is faced with a widening conflict that has potential to destabilize an already unstable region. so, of course, in the united states and here in

> it means we know iran is deeply involved with hamas inside gaza just like it's involved with hezbollah. we are seeing here very similar patterns. >> did reach hamas and gaza over these past few days? >> well, wu know the five rockets reached, that was before. as far as we know they did not reach. but they were great efforts on the part of iran. now, we have to monitor those efforts for the future of course. for our safety. >> i assume those tens of thousands of israeli soldier who is are poised and still are on the border ready to go into urban conflict, if you will in a ground invasion, they must be pretty relieved about this cease-fire. >> maybe they're relieved. but they're also -- they also understand the mission. this is a small country. this is the only country we have. and these soldiers were waiting to defend this country. and by the way, they were training for these couple of days. they were not just sitting there outside waiting for a decision. so we took advantage of the fact they were there to train them and to see that they're ready for the mission. >> so we'll see what happens. are you confident? are you upbeat, optimist

how did hamas get this sophisticated system?i official sells cnn the missile is from iran. matthew levet is an expert. >> the weapons in some cases are delivered whole. but in more cases, especially for the largers ones r delivered in parts. >> reporter: officials and analysts say this is part of an extensive pipeline of support from iran to hamas that has only grown in recent years. part of iran's shadow war against israel, the u.s. and their allies. u.s., israeli and egyptian officials have long suspected the pipeline works this way. missiles and other weapons are flown from iran to sudan, driven through eastern sudan, across the egyptian border and to the sinai peninsula. an israeli official told me some missiles are disassembled, brought through tunnels from sinai into gaza, then reassembled inside gaza by hamas. egypt's government has at certain times tried to disrupt the pipeline. but levet says now -- >> these weapon systems are being moved by criminal families. they're good at what they do. to take them on is something t

when hamas was just part of the system and wasn't in control of gaza, israel did exactly the same ande and continues to do that. so the question is not whether hamas is in control of gaza. the question is the occupation and israel's sense of impunity and of course, the international community's granting this military occupation immunity to carry out whatever it wants against the palestinians, not only that, but we get branded and we get labeled and we get blamed, and i've heard lip statements that they fail to address the real issues. >> thank you for joining me. >> you are most welcome. thank you. >>> next they join me to talk petraeus, benghazi and the middle east coming up. >> translator: this is an aggression against all of the palestinian people and we all have to stand and to act. >> leaders on israel and the palestinians not backing down in the growing battle with hamas and israel, where will the conflict lead to? let's check my panel, allen dershowitz and general mark clinic. welcome to you all. here's the thing about israel and palestine because it always comes back to this i

when hamas was just part of the system and wasn't in control of gaza, israel did exactly the same ande and continues to do that. so the question is not whether hamas is in control of gaza. the question is the occupation and israel's sense of impunity and of course, the international community's granting this military occupation immunity to carry out whatever it wants against the palestinians, not only that, but we get branded and we get labeled and we get blamed, and i've heard lip statements that they fail to address the real issues. >> thank you for joining me. >> you are most welcome. thank you. >>> next they join me to talk petraeus, benghazi and the middle east coming up. we challenged the manufacturers to offer even lower prices.n. now it's posturepedic versus beautyrest, with $400, $500, up to $600 off. serta icomfort and tempur-pedic go head-to-head with 3 years interest-free financing. plus free same day delivery, set-up, and removal of your old set. when brands compete, you save. mattress price wars ends soon at sleep train. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >> trans

did hamas score a victory? , there were several rockets that fell on israel. >> i think in fairness, hamas will always claim victory, but the truth is, in the eight days of fighting, we hit them hard. we hit their commanding control. we hit their missile stocks. we hit their communications. we hit their organization. we hit their military machine. and i think there's a certain amount of bravado in hamas's behavior. we didn't want this conflict in the first place. we wish we didn't have to defend our people, and we hope now the quiet will prevail and that there will be no need for israel to act to protect our civilians. >> once again, that was the spokesman for the israeli government. >>> this story is particularly close to my heart. it's about a 9-year-old who refused to be a victim of bullying, and when she took matters into her own hands, her school and her entire community noticed. we'll introduce you to her. about once a month. last time i was at a gas station was about...i would say... two months ago. i ver

when hamas was just part of the system and wasn't in control of gaza, israel did exactly the same and and continues to do that. so the question is not whether hamas is in control of gaza. the question is the occupation and israel's sense of impunity and of course, the international community's granting this military occupation immunity to carry out whatever it wants against the palestinians, not only that, but we get branded and we get labeled and we get blamed, and i've heard lip statements that they fail to address the real issues. >> thank you for joining me. >> you are most welcome. thank you. >>> next they join me to talk petraeus, benghazi and the middle east coming up. 4g lte is the fastest. so, which superfast 4g lte service would you choose, based on this chart ? don't rush into it, i'm not looking for the fastest answer. obviously verizon. okay, i have a different chart. going that way, does that make a difference ? look at verizon. it's so much more than the other ones. so what if we just changed the format altogether ? isn't that the exact same thing ? it's pretty clear. s

he was a member of a group affiliated with hamas and islamic jihad, but they did not say that hamas ordered that attack. veronica? >> nbc's stephanie gosk in tel aviv. stephanie, thank you. >>> now for a look at the national weather we turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. how was your forecast? >> i had four kid under 3 running around my house. i think we all sat down for dinner for five minutes. then it was time to chase the kids again. such a strange morning. coming into work seeing christmas trees on the side of the street now and people with shopping bags. there's people all over the place. >> we love christmas, though. >> a lot of people watching us that are probably just getting back to sleep. hope you had a wonderful thanksgiving. as far as the forecast goes, temperatures have plunged in the middle of the country. this was a beautiful stretch of weather leading up to thanksgiving day. then the cold front sliced through. now the temperatures are really, really dropping. went from feeling like indian summer to all of a sudden winter. 35-degree temper

hamas leaders did not attend the funeral because they're afraid of being assassinated by israel. israel's aims are to target the hamas leaders as they killed the millitent leader of hamas and at the same time and in particular to take out hamas's rocket capability. that's almost as significant as the killing yesterday. they had great success in knocking out the long rage rockets that hamas has that threatened the central cities. the two sides on the edge of a war. we don't know how this is going to play out. >> that continues to play out this morning. martin fletcher, live from tel aviv. >>> nbc meteorologist bill karins is here for a check of your weather center forecast. yesterday you said a lot about the storm you were tracking next week. >> it was borderline if it was going to affect areas hit by sandy. trends are off shore. things are looking nice as we approach the holidays next weekend. let's talk about what's happened out there. i mentioned that there was an amazing northern lights show going on. this is a picture from the top of mount washington. highest spots in new engl

iranian manufactured rockets that can hit all the way the to the city of tel aviv four years ago hamas did have the drone capabilities drones that can be manned with . explosives and explode themselves into industry israeli skies this is a whole different situation we will do whatever we need to do ground or air in order to protect half of this country's population because naturally israel like just like any other country in the world has the basic right of self-defense your interior ministry says that one of the aims is to send the. gaza back to the middle ages which really implies your you are targeting an entire people there what was the message behind that statement. i'm not a spokesperson for the minister of interior i'm a spokesperson from the idea and on and on that one of the goals of the i.d.f. here is to cripple the capabilities of the different organizations in gaza cripple them of their huge arsenals an arsenal that be built for years and years they smuggled weapons through hundreds of tunnels in gaza has served in the last couple of years is the backyard of many deserts in afr

while hamas did not take responsibility for the bombing, the mill lip tant group praised it -- the militant group praised it. >> translator: what happened in tel aviv was a heroic operation that gifted palestinian and gaza high. >> that comment came before the cease fire was announced. israel's prime minister agreed to the deal after a call from president obama. the president is offering to help israel strengthen its defense system and says he will ask for more money to help pay for israel's iron dome that's saved many lives. >>> san francisco police are investigating a carport fire that destroyed four vehicles this morning as suspicious. it happened at 5:00 a.m. at a home on thomas avenue near ingle street. firefighters believe the fire was the work of an arsonist because the smell of gas was strong. a gas cap had been removed from a tank where the fire likely originated. the cars were being restored by the man who lives there. he says his neighbor woke him up to tell him there was a fire in his car poet. >> i'm very lucky. thank you -- carport. >> i'm very lucky. thank you, god. >> report

but having said that, the israeli defense forces, the idf, did report at least five rockets were fired by hamas, from gaza, toward israeli cities. but israel did not respond. now, israel and hamas are spinning this differently. you have israel on the one hand saying that they were able to make a difference and cripple hamas' military capabilities by the amount of rockets that they fired and by the targets they hit. but then, you have hamas on the other hand, saying they succeeded in showing their military might by showing israel that they can hit deep into israeli cities and fire a long-range missile. so, there's a bit of difference in the way the outcome has resulted, from this recent conflict. >> and, lama, by any measure here, they're describing this as a very fragile peace. very tenuous. how important are the next few hours? >> reporter: oh, very important. they're really crucial. and that's why all eyes are on both sides and waiting to see what happens next. so far, as i was saying, we're over 13 hours, now, into this cease-fire agreement. and both sides seem to have stopped the fighting.

when hamas was just part of the system and wasn't in control of gaza, israel did exactly the same ande and continues to do that. so the question is not whether hamas is in control of gaza. the question is the occupation and israel's sense of impunity and of course, the international community's granting this military occupation immunity to carry out whatever it wants against the palestinians, not only that, but we get branded and we get labeled and we get blamed, and i've heard lip statements that they fail to address the real issues. >> thank you for joining me. >> you are most welcome. thank you. >>> next they join me to talk petraeus, benghazi and the middle east coming up. ♪ ♪ ♪ you know it can be hard to lbreathe, and how that feels.e, copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd symptoms by keeping my airways open for 24 hours. plus, it reduces copd flare-ups. spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that does both. spiriva handihaler tiotropium bromide inhalation powder does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden sy

when hamas was just part of the system and wasn't in control of gaza, israel did exactly the same andore and continues to do that. so the question is not whether hamas is in control of gaza. the question is the occupation and israel's sense of impunity and of course, the international community's granting this military occupation immunity to carry out whatever it wants against the palestinians, not only that, but we get branded and we get labeled and we get blamed, and i've heard lip statements that they fail to address the real issues. >> thank you for joining me. >> you are most welcome. thank you. >>> next they join me to talk petraeus, benghazi and the middle east coming up. [ male announcer ] this is joe woods' first day of work. and his new boss told him two things -- cook what you love, and save your money. joe doesn't know it yet, but he'll work his way up from busser to waiter to chef before opening a restaurant specializing in fish and game from the great northwest. he'll start investing early, he'll find some good people to help guide him, and he'll set money aside from his

but having said that, the israeli defense forces, the idf, did report at least five rockets were fired by hamas, from gaza, toward israeli cities. but israel did not respond. now, israel and hamas are spinning this differently. you have israel on the one hand saying that they were able to make a difference and cripple hamas' military capabilities by the amount of rockets that they fired and by the targets they hit. but then, you have hamas on the other hand, saying they succeeded in showing their military might by showing israel that they can hit deep into israeli cities and fire a long-range missile. so, there's a bit of difference in the way the outcome has resulted, from this recent conflict. >> and, lama, by any measure here, they're describing this as a very fragile peace. very tenuous. how important are the next few hours? >> reporter: oh, very important. they're really crucial. and that's why all eyes are on both sides and waiting to see what happens next. so far, as i was saying, we're over 13 hours, now, into this cease-fire agreement. and both sides seem to have stopped the fighting.

the old egypt did not see hamas as a brother in arms.hey saw hamas as really a very different sort of arab cause. that's president mubarak. and now the president of egypt sees hamas as part of the larger muslim brotherhood movement. so israel didn't have anyone, probably, to talk to. and i suspect the united states was worried that this situation was going to possibly spin out of control. >> and obviously, since that meeting finished, the rockets, as he we said, the worst our reporters have seen. nick, where are we going from here? everyone is talking about a cease-fire. but yet when hillary clinton spoke about it, the united states spoke about it today, they didn't use that word. they used this word i did not understand called de-escalating. here is the secretary of state. >> america's commitment to israel's security is rock-solid. and unwavering. that is why we believe it is essential to deescalate the situation in gaza. >> nick, what does deescalate mean? is that diplomatic double-speak? it is not cease-fire. >> well, the israelis spo

hamas. caught in the cross fire at least 12 civilians including an 11-month-old boy. what didftermath of one of the strikes looks like, a massive crater filled with cinder block, rebar, the strong smell of diesel fuel, several houses around were damaged very badly and residents here on the street tell us that they hope hamas and groups will keep firing rockets into israel for retaliation. israel says this is a rinse to the almost 800 rockets that had landed in israel from gaza this year alone. this biggest escalation in years began with israel, targeting the car of hamas' top military commander eliminated in the blink of an eye. israel said it is ready to enlarge this operation and there are reports of significant troop movements towards gaza. 30,000 reservists may be called up, the sign that an israeli ground incursion may be imminent. >> abc's alex marquardt reporting from gaza city. our other major story, former cia chief david petraeus heads to capitol hill this morning. his first public appearance since the scandal broke. petraeus is expected to face questions how the cia

interestingly overnight hamas did not send any rockets into israel but they started again when dawn broke and around about lunchtime here in tel aviv, two long-range missiles were aimed at tel aviv, intercepted by the iron dome system, a new system the israelis put in that detects and interprets rockets in the air. it's been fairly successful. here in tel aviv you wouldn't know anything is going on. the siren goes off, everybody runs, but then they're back out and life is pret much back to normal. that is not to say everybody isn't teps. there are 75,000 reservists ready to go. the prime minister said after a cabinet meeting that israel would intensify the conflict if it was necessary. everybody seems to be looking for a way out of this. the egyptians are really playing a role in this to try to broker it. they've been talking to the hamas leadership. they've brought in turkey and qatar to help them out. they're all saying we think we might be able to do this. bear in mind, this is not the egypt of hosey you in barrack. the egyptian government now are muzz lum brotherhood, and israel is in

the -- i mean, hamas did not win a majority in gaza. its rival, fattah, did. there are people with an obvious interest in hamas and support it. but many people would support anybody who could guarantee their dignity, their freedom, and some peace because more than anything, people need peace, they need jobs, they need to get back to a normal life. and for gaza, a real normal life is something most people have simply never known. >> sure. and a life free from fear for everyone. let's talk about the negotiations, hamas leader sounds like he's taking a hard line, but we're also hearing there could be a cease-fire soon. what are you hearing, ben? >> reporter: i just got off the phone a little while ago to a senior hamas official who is involved in the contacts that are going on between hamas to egypt, from egypt to israel. and they are discussing a cease-fire, sending messages back and forth. hamas says they have sent a draft proposal for a cease-fire through egypt to israel. they're hoping to get a response either tonight or sometime early

he has much more afin knit in the hamas mission than mubarak did, who saw hamas as a threat to his ownule. to say moem hamed morsecy will do whatever the united states says because aid is tied to it is naive. >> let's play the latest comments saturday from benjamin netanyahu. let's play it. >> i'm glad to see most of the governments of the world don't fall into the false symmetry of equates the terrorist aggressors with their civilian victims. of course, israel will continue to exercise this prudence and self-restraint while defending our citizens against terrorism. >> interesting choice of words, most of the governments of the world. obviously, we've talked about this, the pressure around netanyahu giving the arab spring and the dynamic with egypt alone. >> yeah. i mean, i think part of the problem is here among the negotiations, there's two parties that see themselves -- the treaty has broken down. hamas will not stop the rockets until the air strikes will end, and israel says tlt not end until you stop up firing the rockets. you have a classic stalemate here nein terms of why these

and hamas won. did i say no wins. i meant two winners. >> president obama is a winner here, netanyahu is a winner here, hillary clinton is a winner here. >> egypt is definitely emerged as the win never all of this. >> jon: did anybody lose this [bleep] thing! did anybody louis? did anybody actually lose in this bloody conflict that killed over 150 people? >> the loser in all this is mahmoud abbas. >> iran is the main loser of this conflict. >> jon: so the only two losers in the war between israel and gaza are the people who don't live in either of those places. (laughter) so the lesson here is the next time your region descends into a war you have got to be in it to win it. welt answer right bacc >> welcome back to the show. now-- as we've seen, the recent fighting in the middle east has threatened the peace that had briefly interrupted the previous fighting in the middle east. raising the question of why the region's true rule certificate leting this go on. and so god, if you would, meet me at camera 3. (laughter) du

however, the television affiliated with the hamas movement said yes, they did bless that attack but said it was a, quote, unquote, natural reaction to israel's offensive against the gaza strip. so, there has been no claim of responsibility by hamas or by anybody else at this point regarding that attack. now there was some scattered celebratory gunfire in gaza after news of the attack in tel aviv. i'm not aware of anybody handing out candy. it's important to stress that not everybody supports hamas in the gaza strip. and there are many people who are unhappy with the situation, unhappy with hamas' firing rockets into israel. but very unhappy about israel's response. and it's important to keep in mind that this is a conflict that goes back many years. there's a lot to it. much more to it than the events of the last eight days. so there's a feeling here that the attack is not going to help gaza at all. there's a profound worry -- we've seen it played out on the streets, which are pretty empty at the moment, that israel could respond drastically with, for instance, a ground invasion into gaz