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under fire pray for gaza is twenty times more popular than pray for israel and gaza hash tag is almost twice as popular as israel in a nutshell this is the battle between a heavily funded state propaganda machine and citizen journalism from the outside looking israel's content is better produced more colorful shiny and glossy take these banners for instance which were posted on i.d.'s official facebook page how mars has also been manning the information war trenches some say clumsily as these tweets may suggest but the effect of social media boom on young palestinian activists in changing public perception of the palestinian israeli conflict has been huge younger as the residents regularly rush to hospitals and take and upload photos and videos of tragedy and inhumanity and some of the pictures have become symbolic of israel's disproportionate use of force the graphic and vocal message in those tweets is perhaps the reason why palestinian citizen journalism is proving more effective and why israeli social networkers simply cannot compete with the content com

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israel is not winding down its assault on gaza. travels across the middle east and africa to mediate a cease fire the u.s. secretary of state has made it clear that israel has america's backing clinton rated her country's unwavering support for television but also called for a deescalation of the conflict in order to protect civilians but as all she's going to can report now it's not always. the crisis in the middle east probably like no other crisis reveals the double speak of u.s. foreign policy the u.s. basically gave a green light to any of their actions with regards to palestinians and israel has been taking advantage of that quite extensively because as president obama explained there is no country on earth would tolerate missiles raining down on its citizens from outside its borders makes complete sense nobody should but one may ask what about all those countries that the us has bombed iraq afghanistan pakistan yemen and others or is it that when you refer to civilian deaths as collateral damage somehow killing civilians soun

plunged into darkness as israel pounds gaza again the body counts rising with more deaths and injuries among children. but a truce with names elusive for the palestinians accusing israel of stalling the ceasefire. and as the west pledges to work for call between the warring sides we'll look at why washington show sympathy for this is the billions being killed in some parts of the middle east not so much in others. this is our day coming to live from moscow i'm marina joshie israel's bombardment of gaza has intensified overnight despite talk of a pending cease fire the number of palestinians killed in the weeklong offensive now exceeds one hundred forty was more than a thousand people want it just take a look at how the tragedy in gaza has unfolded in recent days but be aware that these images are upsetting. the border no no no no no no no this is the law that it will. throw. now israeli bombs hitting in residential districts and killing civilians are a daily reality in gaza what's more media compounds and reporters are also increasingly becoming a target for israeli forces we now talk

climbs into darkness as israel pounds gaza again and the body count is rising with more deaths and injuries among children. bought a true story maine's elusive whether palestinians accusing israel of stalling the ceasefire. the u.s. pledges to work for calm between the warring sides we will get out why washington show sympathy for innocent civilians being killed in some parts of the middle east but not so much in others. to be a mosque or you're watching r t i'm marina joshie welcome to the program now israel's bombardment of gaza has intensified overnight despite talk of a pending cease fire the number of palestinians killed in the weeklong of sounds of now exceeds one hundred forty was more than a thousand people wounded just take a look at how the tragedy in gaza has unfolded in recent days but be aware that these images are upsetting. i don't know what is the law but it will. go. broke. israeli bombs hitting residential district and killing civilians are daily reality in gaza those trying to record the calls like to the outside world are also being bombarded as journalist harry fear exp

hamas rockets being fired towards southern israel and militants in gaza say that israel launched attacks against the gaza, killing at least two civilians. there was evidence this morning in gaza city of israeli air strikes. any hopes of a long-term cease- fire hearour division. we have witnessed a large rockets being fired within the last hour towards tel aviv. we believe one of the rockets landed just short of tel aviv in an open area. i cannot see that israel would tolerate any long-range rockets being fired towards one of its largest cities. any chance of a cease-fire is probably diminishing the more the rockets are fired and the more israel bars its own air strikes and rockets into gaza as wee heard from the border that there is an increase of israeli weapons and personnel. people fear that a big ground invasion may be about to happen in the next couple days. >> people there bracing themselves or perhaps a ground confrontation that could go on for quite some time? >> indeed. speaking to people here, there's a lot of support on the ground for hamas, despite the fact that a lot of peop

hamas says ten members of the same family were massacred during an israeli air strike in gaza. israel said it was targeting a top militant. >> air sirens screamed out at times in tel aviv for a third straight day. but two rockets headed for israel's largest city were intercepted. dozens more rockets were fired from gaza into israel including one that hit the town. injured an unsuspecting number of people. meanwhile, egypt and president mohamed morsi say discussions are under way in cairo and arab league foreign ministers are set to visit gaza on tuesday. violence has become a daily nightmare for people living in gaza. anderson cooper joins us now. take us to the ground and what's going on. what you seeing and hearing? >> it's about 2:00 a.m. here. we have heard a number of large explosions this evening. just a few in the last hour or so. this is generally the time when the strikes actually intensify. that's what we have seen over the last several nights. you can hear drones circling overhead, over gaza city as they have been since the conflict began. it's a constant sound, a constant

so israel is not winding down its assault on gaza. just to bring you up to date on a story again we're hearing from the reuters news agency just repeat what i mentioned a second ago. in israel has been agreed according to a palestinian official with knowledge of talks talking to reuters we will get more we want to confirm for you before we go any further course on the line now to talk about the military aspect of the conflict between gaza and israel. colonel it's currently an advisor of national security on the line with us thank you very much for taking the time to be on our international we know potentially on the brink of a ground invasion. this cease fire i just talked about notwithstanding of course we're trying to get more information on the you served in the israeli army for twenty eight years do you believe an invasion though would solve the issue of rocket fire so the airstrikes have been able to do so far. i think the ground operation by itself is not. it's not the main goal the main goal is to make sure that no further missi

i think it was israel that started the air strikes. 200 rockets and more than 300 air strikes on gaza. but the question here is how to stop that. it seems to me that this israeli government mr. netanyahu, the prime minister of israel, is using palestinian and israeli for his election campaign. that is unjust, unfair and unacceptable. he is also saying his media people are saying his spokespersons are saying that there is no free media in gaza while there is a cnn correspondent and a bbc correspondent. they are insulting international media because they're preparing for the ground for huge casualties among palestinian among innocent civilians. it can only stop if israel is pressured. >> if this situation continues to escalate, we're looking at the potential here that israel could move into a ground assault. is that something that the people of gaza are ready for? >> if that happens, we will face a disaster and see hundreds of palestinian civilians killed because we're talking about the most populated area in the world. the most densely populated area in the world. 1.6 million people li

and israel for a long time and they chose this time to have this assault on gaza alone to gain from this consultation and the coming elections in israel hundreds wade thank you very much and if you thought sorry about a time delay that makes it very difficult for us have a conversation but we made it arab israeli member of the knesset thank you very much indeed. well i'll be back with more analysis on the valid exchange between israel and palestine in a couple of minutes this is in moscow. download the official location cell phone language stream quality and enjoy your favorite. t.v. is not required to watch on t.v. all you need is your mobile device watch obscene any time. wealthy british style. markets. find out what's really happening to the global economy. global financial headlines to name two kinds of reports. even. returning to our top story here in r.t. israel continues to show gaza with rockets from both air and sea with the number killed in the strikes always doubling within the past day and now exceeding one hundred and the bloodshed could get worse and

gaza city. three have died in israel. as there are more casualties in gaza, will it get tougher for, let's say, the egyptian prime minister to broker any sort of cease-fire? >> there's no doubt, carol, it's going to be very tough given the feelings on both sides. and if the diplomats, i know that ban ki-moon, the u.s. secretary general is on his way to egypt and israel. he's trying to get something going. i know representatives from all these other countries that have relations with hamas like e kwijipt and qatar and turkey, they're trying to get something going. there's intense efforts behind the scenes. i don't know if they're going to result in anything. i was asked yesterday what i thought the chances of a serious-fire were. i thought yesterday about 50/50. i haven't been able to talk with anybody in a position of authority here in israel. i've been here in the southern part along the border not far from the -- from gaza. but it doesn't look very promising. let's see if the diplomats can get something going. you point

the body count rises among palestinians as israel pounds gaza again following a lot of the violence with more deaths and injuries among children. but a truth remains elusive for the palestinians accusing israel of stalling the cease fire. and as the u.s. pledges to work for call between the warring sides we'll look at why washington shows sympathy for innocent civilians being killed in some parts of the middle east but not so much in other words. this is actually coming to life from moscow with. israel's bombardment of gaza has intensified overnight despite talk of a pending cease fire bringing more death and chaos into the besieged palestinian territory. thank life plunged into darkness after one of the ny strikes caused a massive blackout the number of palestinians killed in the week long offensive now exceeds one hundred forty with more than a thousand people wounded as well as the residential areas being hit media compounds and reporters are increasingly becoming a target for israeli forces journalist harry fear is in gaza. to reporters to media workers that actually usually camerame

to the outside world are also being one bought it as journalist harry fear explains from within gaza. israel has intensified the pounding of gaza. and. particularly the targeting of governmental police buildings and. police station was totally leveled causing structural damage to. buildings some of the biggest governmental structures in gaza city were targeted including the biggest civil service building here in gaza. in the southern area of the gaza strip was targeted heavily overnight particularly the smuggling tunnels which gazans called the survival smuggling tunnels were almost totally destroyed last i continually being pounded with helicopters and f. sixteen s they were struck sixteen times last night israel killed three media workers. journalists two of them a cameraman for the t.v. channel another for the educational television channel and israel has admitted that it did deliberately target these civilians according to israel these stations that these media workers work for not legitimate journalistic enterprises and therefore susceptible to being targeted gazans don't expect to see

israel? and another wrinkle. hamas is not the only group fishing rackets from gaza into israel. islamic jihad has been doing that and a splinter palestinian group took responsibility for the bus bombing in tel aviv today. so, the question is, will hamas be able to control those people in gaza and thus stake out a real leadership role? certainly hamas will be held responsible. terry? >> thanks, christiane. quiet there for now. in the middle east. we'll keep you posted. >>> we're going to turn the page now. still ahead, we've got a new twist on a may to december or december to may romance. older women, much older women, and the younger men in their lives. i've been a superintendent for 30 some years at many different park service units across the united states. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. cool. you found it. wow. nice place. yeah. [ chuckles ] the family thinks i'm out shipping these.

harry fear the journalist documentary filmmaker following all the developments in gaza for us. now israel's attack on gaza response to what it says is ongoing hostile action in seeing dozens of a groups warn of an impending humanitarian crisis british human rights activist eighty moment who's in gaza says the situation is desperate. everyone is a target now we've had. over thirty children have been killed now and frankly just days like. this really feels like we're another man's land it just feels like. there's not many homes being targeted now so many civilians have been killed and now we call and even go in the streets and the n.g.o.s are being told to stay in as well it just feels like we're sitting ducks every explosion that happens it's like a countdown you don't know exactly where it's going to land we've just been given a warning actually that israel is going to accelerate its assault on gaza and this is this is obviously you know hugely catastrophic for so many of the people here this is what happened in the gaza attacks last time people were going for days without without without s

basically, hamas once a ceasefire and an opening of the gaza strip. israel is demanding a cease-fire and a tightening of the control of the gaza strip in order to have less weapons coming through. 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 d

this is a car hit by a rocket in southern israel today fired from gaza. me kids taking shelter or lying down during the air sirens in israel. and these are kids walking around in an area hit inside gaza. so kids in the conflict, really powerful images. >> absolutely. you're talking about that iron dome defense system. it's been working very well. but it, too, can be overwhelmed. >> oh, sure. thank you very much, josh. civilians living in fear as israeli forces battle hamas militants across the border. innocent civilians being caught in the cross fire. ñç@rÑo >>> israel says its rockets are aimed at military targets but gaza is a dense city with nearly 2 million residents. there has been collateral damage, of course. at least 76 palestinians, 20 of them children, have been killed since wednesday. more than 600 people wounded. images of the damage, stunning. you can see it right there. the video we're going to show you next is graphic. so be warned. okay, here we go. these are images of civilians, wounded in air strikes on gaza city. you can see children amo

i i i want to talk about the latest news coming out of israel in the gaza strip the death toll from israel's military actions in gaza has risen over one hundred as of this morning the airstrikes are continuing over the weekend i learned that air strikes on two media compounds in gaza left six journalists injured and either damaged or destroyed offices for a number of foreign media groups including the r.t. studio in gaza this recent offensive of course parallels israeli interventions in gaza in two thousand and two thousand and eight when media buildings were also shelled so for israel to claim ignorance on this matter doesn't hold water and as we all should know targeting media and war zones goes against international law polls are showing that fifty seven percent of americans support israel's actions in gaza which is no surprise when you take a look at how the u.s. corporate press has been painting the crisis check it out. state of emergency as we get word and deadly fighting between hamas militants in gaza and israel hamas is still able to launch its. rockets towards so there is really ev

gaza recently and during his visit that so-called cease fire was broken both sides. breaking its suit so it doesn't seem at this stage that any kind of c.s.i. is on the plans israel has been moving its tanks as well as its armored personnel vehicles up and down the israeli gaza border for several days now and this does raise the whole question of whether nothing is going to be an imminent ground operation did see some seventy five thousand israeli was caught up in the last few hours at the same time we also are hearing reports that israeli officials have been meeting with foreign diplomats and warning them that they will be extending the ground operation or even to actually see a ground operation is that they would extend their operation but the assumption by and large talking to israelis at least here in tel aviv and elsewhere in the country is if it's gone operation is going to happen and so it's being expressed by the palestinian side so i think what we will see in the coming hours if not the coming hours i think the coming days is a possible ground invasion so you can all the signs you seem to point in that direction. and for a constant update on the situatio

nevertheless, i think this crisis in gaza, the worst case scenario is that israel feels compelled to d invasion of gaza. if it does so, it will be the death toll, the injuries will be very high, and it will be very destabilize and will really put a stress on key relationships israel has including with egypt, which is critical. let's not forget egypt and israel have a peace treaty dating back to 1979. >> you know, when we look at this potential land invasion, israel would argue that they have got to get rid of the stockpile of weapons, the warheads, the long range rockets, the rockets that are less long range. they appear to feel they have done that through these, you know, their own air strikes. now it seems they're going in to get the launch sites and these really -- these underground tunnels. do they have a valid argument as to why they would have to go in, with ground troops? >> well, it is all relative. i think the israelis have succeeded in really diminishing hamas' rocket capabilities in a substantial way during the last many days of fighting and air strikes. but let's step back

gaza. will israel invade on the ground? chances are going up. >> jeffrey white, a former analyst with the defense intelligence agency says an israeli ground invasion of gaza would be a brutal bloody grind. >> there's a pretty high density of population throughout the strip. it's highest in the major areas, gaza city, there are a lot of civilians in other places as well. but the other part of this is that hamas fights from inside the cities. >> cities of narrow streets, bazaars, apartment buildings, translation? a punishing building-to-building slog in a place that's slightly more than twice the size of washington, d.c. we used a google map with cnn contributor general james marks. >> what kind of close combat are we talking about here? >> clearly what we have here in gaza city there are about 500,000 people that live in this city. and you can only imagine the type of combat that's got to take place in this very restricted terrain. >> terrain where marks says israeli troops will be exposed to ambush, sniper fire, suicide bom

. >>> we are going to start this hour with breaking news in the gaza/israel conflict. new reports of new violence this morning. it happened in gaza near the israeli border. according to hamas security sources about 700 people were participating in the anti-israel protests that approached the border. israeli forces allegedly fired at the protests killing at least one palestinian man and wounding three others. we are going to keep our eye on this for you this morning. we'll bring you the latest as it develops. now, to the other news today, it is black friday in america. somehow, this shopping frenzy became a holiday tradition. and this year, hard-core bargain hunters face a new challenge with more stores moving their door buster hours up to thanksgiving night, creating, yes, gray thursday. people camped out in the line for hours hoping to score some sweet deals. we have two live reports from some very brave reporters, cnn's george howell is at a best buy in atlanta, stacy cohen is at a mall in arlington, virginia. george, you surviving? what's it been like there for you,

this is coming to you live from moscow hello and welcome to the program israel has resumed its strikes on gaza with at least three palestinians reported killed this follows one stays by rodger of rocket attacks which left ten dead including the military leader of hamas israel has also warns that some ground operation is on the table let's now get the latest from told boston who is in tel aviv for us good morning tom so it looks like things are hating up with these fresh israeli onslaught bring us up to date. it does indeed overnight the bombardment continues from the air three people reported killed there this morning a militant group inside gaza said that those three people were from that militant group there's also reports confirmed by the israeli military of continued shelling via the israeli navy gunboats off the coast and fixed land based artillery pieces. from southern israel from hamas twenty five rockets were fired into southern israel over the night israeli anti missile defenses trying to shoot those down some of them land landing in in southern israel as well this immediate escalatio

used to news here back to our top story our breaking news concerning israel attacking gaza with strikes after assassination the top military leader of hamas and at least nine people are reported killed including children will join me live now as promised as israel defense force. colonel leibovich when you claim you're carrying out limited action aimed at destroying rocket fire and capabilities in gaza and yet we're getting reports of civilians dying including children so how do you justify that sort of retaliation. i think that seven hundred rockets a year launched from gaza into israel do not demand justification we have one million israelis which are under immediate danger and they have between fifteen and fifty seconds this more than justifies this operation we took this operation order to defend the people of israel. and can you confirm that you'll continue this operation with ground invasion. ground invasion is an option we currently have an operational assessment following the assessment will decide how to proceed for us all the options are currently on the table what do you hope

the body count rises among palestinians as israel pounds gaza again following a law in the violence with more definite injuries among children. but a truce remains elusive with the palestinians accusing israel of stalling the ceasefire. as the west pledges to work for call between the warring sides we'll look at why washington show sympathy for innocent civilians being killed in some parts of the middle east but not so much in other words. the russian capital you're watching r t was made marina joshie. israel's bombardment of gaza has intensified over nine despite talk of a pending cease fire bringing more deaths and chaos into the besieged palestinian territory. this is the enclave as it's plunged into terrifying darkness after one of the night strikes caused a massive blackout the number of palestinians killed in the weeklong offensive now exceeds one hundred forty with more than a thousand people want it just take a look at how the tragedy of gaza has unfolded in recent days be aware that these images are upsetting. about the coverage of the no no no no no no no it's the law but it wi

israel and gaza, grabbing the world's attention. ground troops at the ready, even as israel promises a truce. we are live in gaza. >>> also, new images of sandy's wrath. the hurricane famously crippled public transit. and now, we have new video showing it all happen. and an im the storm zone. love letters wash ashore, discovered after 60 years. >>> good morning, everyone. a salute to american heroes has turned into a horrific accident scene at a railroad crossing in texas. with four people dead, and 17 injured. >> federal investigators have arrived in midland, hours after a freight train slammed into a parade float that was carrying wounded veterans. abc's larry jacobs reports. >> the trailer got hit by a train. we need as many units as you can. >> reporter: a parade float carrying wounded veterans to a banquet in their honor, was broadsided by a freight train. it happened at this railroad crossing in midland, texas. two 18-wheelers were carrying dozens of wounded warriors and their families. the first got across the railroad tracks

the top stories of today and of this week israel's deadly air strikes on gaza hit refugee camps as prime minister benjamin netanyahu says israel is now ready to significantly expand its offensive. while on the other front israel also exchanges fire with syria where the rebels are gaining more western support in the fight to oust president assad. europe united in austerity fury millions go on a first of coordinated a continent wide strike demanding an end to crippling costs. and the power reshuffle at the very top in china new leadership takes over the world's second largest economy for the next decade. but the headlines of the week and of today this is the weekly on our team with me wrong. israeli bombs are hitting a refugee camps in gaza killing four children as israel claims it's ready to significantly expand the assault in all the death toll in the bombardment has risen to at least fifty palestinians since wednesday has been retaliating against the attacks with a rocket fire killing three israelis over the same period its most recent strikes hit the south of israel also targeted telev

bloodiest day in israel's onslaught on gaza military strikes raised residential buildings to the ground and killed dozens of civilians. while in israel there is a growing feeling that a gaza ground operation is imminent despite the international community recently pushing for ceasefire also this hour. there's a whole raft of legislation which stops you so you what you believe we don't have freedom of speech with. tongue tied and yes controversial laws target people for saying anything which may be considered a fansub even if no one is actually installed. ten am in the russian capital you're watching r t with me marina joshua welcome to the program now israel's escalating its a fans of on gaza the number of deaths has doubled in the past twenty four hours and now exceeds eighty almost half the palestinians killed are believed to be civilians mostly women and children with manny more feared still trapped under the rubble live now to filmmaker and activist harry fear is and gaza won't you harry now the number of innocent people killed in israeli attacks is grow way with whole families bein

gaza. will israel invade on the ground? hink the chances are going up. >> reporter: jeffrey white, a former analyst with the defense intelligence agency, says an israeli ground invasion of gaza would be a brutal, bloody grind. >> there's a pretty high density of population throughout the strip. it's highest in the major areas, rafa, gaza city, but there are a lot of civilians in other places as well. the other part of this is hamas fights from inside the cities. >> reporter: cities of narrow streets, bazaars, apartment buildings. translation, a punishing building-to-building slog, in a place that's slightly twice the size of washington, d.c. we used a google map with cnn contributor, james spyder marcus. >> what kind of combat are we talking about here? >> this is called combat in restricted terrain. and clearly what we have here in gaza city, there are about 500,000 people that live in this city. and you can only imagine the type of combat that's got to take place in this very restricted terrain. >> reporter: terrain where

gaza is densely populated. difficult for israelt in without causing some civilian casualties. but gaza is also long and narrow, which is terrible when you're trying to defend it. artillery stationed in israel can reach all point of gaza because it's so narrow. israeli forces can move in from multiple entry points because it's so long. >> you can conpartmentalize the fighting inside gaza. isolate one hamas from another and operate it selectively against pieces of the gaza strip. >> a former israeli general says israel is running out of targets outside of population centers while hamas leaders have holed up inside mosques. a ground war could lead to a situation similar to 2009, when a u.n. reform accused israel of quit xhiting war crimes in gaza and that is weighing on the minds of israeli policymakers now as they consider whether to go into gaza on the ground. >> chris, if israeli officials say they're going to go ahead with this, how big would the ground assault likely be? >> well, there are two scenarios being considered at least

political leaders in gaza and israel want to show that this was worth it. bbc news, gaza. >> there are diplomatic efforts to break a cease-fire. most of the attention is focused on cairo where leaders have gathered. our diplomatic correspondent has been assessing the chances for success. >> both sides point to civilian casualties. israel says it was an upsurge in hamas rocket attacks that force them to respond and protect their own people. israeli attacks have killed more palestinians. hamas says that shows who the real aggressors are in the long- running conflict. the search for a cease-fire is urgent with voices from western capitals calling for a truce. >> i am pleased israel has held back from a ground invasion while negotiations go on and also that the rate of rocket attacks on israel has fallen for whatever reason over the last 24 hours. these are positive developments. it remains a desperately serious and difficult situation. >> and israeli ground invasion of gauze it is not ruled out. any repeat of 2008 would push casualty figures up fast. the focus

gaza. this is affecting residents living in israel. rmation coming out of there as far as casualties as well. earlier today, five civilians and four members of the ibf were injured from rockets launched from gaza into israel. more than 400 rockets, randy, since wednesday have been launched into israel territory. i believe we have video of that. what are we hearing from the israeli side? any other updates? any new video that we've seen from israel? >> we've seen the video of the rocket that hamas has fired. hamas claimed responsibility for firing rockets at tel aviv. of course they say they intercepted the rockets and the interception was successful. >> that's with their iron drone rocket intercepting device that they have? part of their defense system. so we've got more information coming to you. we'll bring you the latest as it develops. but this is the late frst from international desk. >> lesson learned from superstorm sandy. millions lost power during the storm. we take a look at how this can be prevented in the future. ke. we gave