, a hamas rocket that failed to take off and go towards israel that fell short, and that's what potentially could hit the school. now, the israelis say they are investigating. and it will likely come out exactly what happened. but what i can tell you, though, is over a dozen people have been killed in this incident according to the palestinian ministry of health. they are saying that as well as over 200 people, we went to one of these hospitals. we saw the injuries. we saw the deaths. a lot of chaos, a lot of people looking for their loved ones trying to find out the status if they're alive or if they're dead. and when i was looking around to see who was injured, i was struck by just how many children and women and old people were hit by this rocket. when you look, these are schools where people are meant to take shelter. they're meant to be safe from the war. but that just hasn't happened over the course of this conflict. the u.n. has said that twice that their schools have been hit by israeli fire. now, the u.n. h

this is in response to ongoing hamas rocket fire over the last couple of hours. e local time, the israeli cabinet agreed to a u.n. request to extend an humanitarian ceasefire. israel agreed to it for a 24-hour period. hamas refused and continue to fire rockets into southern and central israel. the israeli forces had held their fire for a time. but now we're being told with this ceasefire, ten hours old, that israel is once again, resuming its activity in the gaza strip. you can see in the distance there, there is some smoke which has been rising over that part of gaza. and of course this now brings us into day 20 of this israeli military operation over gaza. the object of it, we are told, is to stop the rockets from being fired by hamas militants, but also more importantly, according to israel, to destroy a network of tunnels which militants have been using to launch attacks on israeli targets. that work continues. we're told 31 tunnels have been found. 15 have been destroyed. it was hoped that maybe this ceasefire could have lasted in some kind of unofficial way,

you heard what has often been said that hamas is hiding rockets, and mentioned that child soldiers are there. there are reports that young teens have operated as suicide bombers, is hamas prioritising martyrs who will somehow boost its cause over peace? >> yes. very important for your viewers to understand that hamas is not all of the palestinians. hamas is not all of gaza of thus, my piece that i wrote, the innocent in gaza. most of the people in gaza want peace. as he said, he said that israel doesn't consider palestinians to be the enemy. it treats all palestinians like the enemy, if hamas is the enemy. if you want to deal with hamas, there are better ways to deal with hamas. my question is while you attack the civilians and punish the civilians, are are the victories. if israel cannot prove or show - for example, the spokesperson is talking about hamas hiding behind the innocence, where are they. how come all the reporters on the ground are not finding the weapons. you are looking at the images, where are the weapons, let's find them. there was the case of the u.n. school that had

when hamas fires these rockets, hamas has no idea where they'll land. military installation, they hope. a day care center this, they don't care. empty parking lot, they don't care. they're just firing these rockets indiscriminately. israel doesn't have the luxury about not worrying about where these rockets land. they must respond swiftly in shooting out all rockets or else risk serious harm to its people. in thwarting these rocket attacks, israel depends on what is termed and named the iron dome. it's a missile defense system. but as a number of rockets being launched from gaza continue to surge, israel's iron dome resources are being depleted. last week secretary of defense requested congress allocate millions in emergency funding to help israel's defense system. after weeks of fighting, israel needs these funds to replace the weaponry used to destroy hamas incoming rockets but there is no guarantee israel won't need our help again. mr. president, if this conflict continues for weeks or months, what this funding does do for the time being, though, is p

the hamas rocket called the m 302. with a range of about 100 miles it allows hamas to reach deeper into israel than ever before. israel says hamas is getting outside help. in march, israeli forces stopped a ship containing m 302s that the israelis said came from iran and were headed to gaza. several rockets are also locally produced in gaza. israeli air strikes now aiming at rocket launch sites, production factories and other militant targets. israel's main defense, this system called the iron dome. strategically placed units around israel launched missiles against incoming rockets that appear headed for population centers. so far, israel says it's worked well much of the time, but hamas is looking for vulnerability. >> i think what they're trying to do is fire as many as they can in a short period of time because that overwhelms the iron dome sensors. >> the u.s. has spent nearly $9 million on the iron dome, just part of the $3 billion in u.s. funding for israel's defenses. the pentagon is keeping a close eye on whethe

rockets. that said, we have seen misfires from hamas and other militant rockets.ember although the technology may have come from iran, syria, possibly even russia, that a lot of these rockets are home built and so there is a failure factor there. we have seen some of these rockets kind of implode as they head into the air. we've seen some of the rockets fizzle out and break up on the ground. so there are pest fires. somebody suggested are they getting to the bottom of their barrel, are they running out of an estimated arsenal of 10,000 rockets or they still seem to be firing them off regularly toward israel. something in the inbullet technology sometimes and generally these rockets have been working in their terms very well, but we have seen misfires but we haven't seen casualties caused by that with my own eyes. so i can't tell new terms of eyes and ears on that it would seem logical if there are misfires, the debris is going to fall somewhere. if you have debris falling out of the sky from a height, that's going to cause some damage. >> of course. stay where whe

if the hamas rockets are heading for major population areas, the interceptor missile from the dome locksnto the rocket, and destroys it. but if that system should fail and there are extensive israeli casualties, there would almost certainly be a larger israeli ground attack. then you would have to go on the ground? >> there would not be any other choice, but even without that, we might still have to go in out of our own need to take away these capabilities. >> reporter: in the coming days, there are more small-scale israeli raids expected. but in gaza, they're expecting a much larger attack. my colleague alex marquardt is there. >> reporter: martha, fear tonight as thousands of palestinians flee their homes in northern gaza after a warning from israel. american citizens getting out as the death toll rises. >> reporter: escape from gaza. this convoy heading to the border early this morning. onboard, almost 150 american citizens, allowed by israel to flee the relentless bombardments. we meet the ashaka family from baton rouge, louisiana. they were here visiting family, a summer vacation th

it said he has and what we've witnessed is hamas rocket fire from gaza into israel continuing since tuesday when this operation began there have been some five hundred rockets now in one of the worst attacks a pixel station in the israeli city of ashdod was hit and one person in that incident was seriously injured and the other three rockets were fired at israel at northern israel from lebanon so there are growing concerns that the violence could escalate and if we could ultimately be looking at some kind of full scale war at the same time israelis are becoming increasingly afraid you have sirens that are sounding throughout the day i can tell you that here in tel aviv when a siren goes people panic people rush from the cars people rush to bomb shelters or stay cases although often it's just a few seconds where nobody really knows what to do now with me i have gideon levy who is a columnist with the hobbit snooze paper gideon thank you for joining us how are israelis feeling amid this is collating violence there is obviously a sense of fear but they're seeing this iran dome system made it m

you heard president mahmoud abbas call on hamas to stop the rocket fire into the israel. what will it take for hamas to stop launching rockets and missiles into israel? >> well, it needs just only one condition. that israel's stop its violation for the cease fire agreement which was agreed on in 2012 to stop the aggressions against the palestinians in gaza and west bank. the one who started the fight was israel. so them have to stop that first. >> clearly the israelis are going to continue striking in gaza if the rockets come in from hamas in gaza. is there any effort to achieve a cease-fire? >> i believe the israelis are targeting is the civilians from the first day. they believe this cause heavy pressure on hamas because the civilians are very precious and valuable for hamas. but it's clear also that when they started that tact, they did not get net attention to the civilians. we are talking now about 70% of the casualties, mostly killed and injured people, women and children. and the other part is mostly civilians. so we believe in both ways the israelis are attacking t

hamas are and who have enjoyed the attacks on gaza and has been a reigning more rockets down in israel no deaths are being reported yet in israel the worst hamas attack this week at a petrol station in the south of the country. wow r r r r r r r r m. a r r a man severely injured in that attack and all five israelis were wounded by hamas strikes this week sirens sounded several times a day across israel people rushing to bomb shelters many rockets being intercepted by the anti-missile iron dome system in general you know i asked an i.d.f. spokeswoman whether she considers the israeli attacks on gaza to be that. this is not an operation in any capacity against the people of gaza this is an operation against some us against an organization that purposely and specifically uses the civilian population of gaza as human shields the point is is that you're defending your people but thankfully no israelis have been killed by hamas rockets in the last number of days but let's just get some more figures since two thousand and eight over a sausan civilians were killed in gaza that's right twenty t

one hundred palestinians are killed after fresh attacks from five people died in gaza also hamas rocket hits a gas station insolvent israel with lebanon now joined in the fight as well. relations between the us and germany. as berlin kicks out a top cia official and recently a since the latest scandal plus. a skier says it's ready for a cease fire in ukraine our teammates the families who've been devastated by the army air raids. that afternoon you're watching arts international come and see live from the russian capital welcome to the program. medics and say five more people have been killed. by israel this brings the total number of deaths in gaza one hundred nearly seven hundred people have been injured in the offensive. was. more than twenty of those of lost their lives are chilling on thursday israel says it's more than one hundred targets in gaza many of the missiles land that the residential areas causing a panic to ripple through the population journalists heresy or met those caught up in the violence as the price themselves for yet more air raids. on a visit to gaza's main hosp

hamas was firing rockets from there and it was hamas' rockets who killed these kids.hing for sure, they need a cease fire and nobody seems able to make it happen. there's breaking news from the crisis in the middle east and it's next. nineteen years ago, we thought, "wow, how is there no way to tell the good from the bad?" so we gave people the power of the review. and now angie's list is revolutionizing local service again. you can easily buy and schedule services from top-rated providers. conveniently stay up to date on progress. and effortlessly turn your photos into finished projects with our snapfix app. visit angieslist.com today. ♪ >>> the first american airliner bound for israel since the feds lifted the flight ban set to take off an hour from now. unitees airlines from newark liberty airport to tel aviv, scheduled to depart 4:45. two days ago the federal aviation administration forbade all u.s. airlines to fly into and out of ben gurion in tel aviv, after a rocket landed a mile away. officials at delta and american airlines say they're still evaluating when t

they would hold their fire providing hamas stop the rockets. s never agreed, they essentially said it was a media stunt, a chance to reposition troops and so the rockets kept coming and after 26 were fired in a two-hour period israel decided to respond with a number of quick air strikes and quick succession and it seems that's when this marketplace was hit maybe multiple times. so this is an area of gaza surrounded by warehouses and shops, as well as homes. what witnesses have been saying is after that first strike, the ambulances started arriving, residents came out to help evacuate and this is when the videotapes comes out and that's when you hear the succession of explosions, which follow. they may have been israeli air strikes, artillery, it's difficult to know. we should keep in mind there was a gas station not far away also on fire, maybe explosions came from there. again, this is very confusing and certainly appears these were israeli air strikes. hamas officials said one of the reasons why this marketplace was just so busy at the time, m

israel kill five people as nearly one hundred palestinians die in air bombardments overall also hamas rockets hit south in israel would laugh at the naive join in the fights as well. relations between the u.s. and germany reached a new low as for lane kicks out the top cia official and with how the ancients of the latest spy scandal plus. the. esky have says it's ready for a cease fire in ukraine's east aren't seen means the families who've been devastated by army air raids. live with you twenty four hours a day this is artsy ensor national thank you very much for joining us. medics and gaza say five more people have been killed in pre-dawn that's by israel so far almost one hundred palestinians mostly civilians have died and nearly seven hundred have been injured and the offensive. was. at least one sea of those so also wives are children on thursday israel says it has more than one hundred targets in gaza many of the missiles have a lot of that in residential areas cause and panic so ripples through the population journalist heresy are met those caught up in the violence as they priced them

hamas shoots rockets endiscriminately trying to kill our people. hamas kidnaps youngsters and murders them brutally. the truth is, they are a brutal extreme violent terrorist organization committed to a crazy religious cereed a warped version of islam. they had are the enemies of everyone who believes in peace, tolerance and democracy. >> i spoke with dr. mustafa barghouti. he said right now, hamas and the palestinian authority of president mahmoud hamas were were on the same wage when it comes to a cease-fire with israel, that hamas is ready for an five-day cease fire but israel is rejecting that. >> that's be clear. an egyptian proposal calls for an immediate cease fire to end the violence. we've accepted that proposal. that proposal is supported by the united nations and the arab league and the palestinian government of president mahmoud abbas. hamas opposes that cease fire. and hamas is directly responsible therefore for the continued blood shed because they are the only party that the refuses a cease-fire today. >> is secretary john kerry comin

israel has made clear that it's not interested in restraining its operation on gaza so long as hamas rocket fire continues it's a recipe for further conflict and inevitable suffering for gaza civilian population carry fear see gaza. and israel is facing its share of attacks too it retaliated with artillery fire twice this week after being hit by rockets from lebanon has also been a barrage from gaza overnight oh wow are i was . really a rocket fire from gaza struck a petrol station in the southern israeli town of ashdod all in all five israelis were wounded crisply two of them seriously i.d.f. spokeswoman libby vice told r.t. why they are pursuing the offensive. this is not an operation in any capacity against the people of gaza this is an operation against hamas against an organization that purposely and specifically uses the civilian population of gaza as human shields the point is is that you're defending your people but thankfully no israelis have been killed by hamas rockets in the last number of days but let's just get some more figures because in gaza since two thousand and eight ove

palestinian group hamas has declared a new cease fire after israel promised to resume its ground sea bombardments on gaza the previous u.n. brokered humanitarian truce and needed one a barrel of rockets were fired by hamas into israeli territory and i asked and said no humanitarian ceasefire would be valid without israeli tanks withdrawing and ambulances being able to freely move around the garda but israel still insists it won't finish its operation until this demolish the underground tunnel networks has more from jerusalem. a must has declared a twenty four hour cease fire they are appealing to the united nations to put pressure on israel to accept this truce the israeli cabinet will meet to discuss the latest developments it follows a unilateral cease fire that was declared at midnight saturday by the israelis they say that they were prepared to adhere to a station of hostilities over the next twenty four hours but they then broke the cease fire citing hamas rocket fire as the reason they were there was a rocket fired from gaza at israel in the early hours of sunday morning several were intercepted over the. center of the country and they have been sirens sounding both in the same

israel has made clear that it's not interested in restraining its operation on gaza so long as hamas rocket fire continues. azzi gaza. meanwhile israeli commandos conducted a raid on a rocket launching site in gaza room sunday morning that triggered fears that a full scale ground invasion was imminent the i.d.f. screen massing troops on the border for several days now is our middle east correspondent paula slowly. twenty soldiers briefly entered northern gaza the i.d.f. says that the purpose of the mission was to destroy rocket launching sites we understand that there was a brief exchange of fire during which four israeli soldiers were likely wounded but the army has since returned to his role of course the question being asked is whether or not this is a precursor for a ground offensive certainly the sense on the ground and from me witnessing the amassing of tanks and armored personnel vehicles and troops along the border it does seem as if a ground offensive could be imminent and certainly the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has indicated that this is an option that he is consid

is the idf doing it by numbers that when they reach a certain level of taken out hamas rockets, it isthat point they shut it down? >> reporter: what the idf is their mission is to destroy as much of hamas military as possible. specifically at least at this stage to destroy the underground tunnels that go from gaza into israel that can allow hamas guys to come into israel and kill people, if you will. they think they destroyed about 13 as of right now. they think there are tens more. they won't be specific how many more. this is a difficult operation. you cannot destroy the tunnels from the air or sea. you have to put boots on the ground, if you will. israelis mobilized about 50,000 reservists. they say there is no desire on the part of israel to reoccupy gaza. a strip of land of 2 million people. israel withdrew from gaza in 2005, no desire to reoccupy gaza but want to cripple hamas. >> wolf blitzer reporting from jerusalem. stay safe and thank you. >>> the u.s. is standing behind israel in the conflict, but as the two sides continue to battle, is military action really the answer her

all of this as the hamas rocket attacks and israeli airstrikes continue. and one airstrike in the gaza beach killed four palestinian children. back in washington, d.c. america's immigration crisis took center stage in congressional hearings. as young migrants try to cross the border. >> we begin this hour with the ongoing conflict between israel and hamas. an israeli military official said that they will stop a few strikes following an united nations question for a hu humanitarian effort. let's go to james bays. what can you tell us about the cease-fire for com tomorrow. >> they're calling this a humanitarian pause or truce to try to get vital supplies into the gaza strip. let me tell you how this came about. and it's not fully greed yet, but it came about because the special coordinating ban ki-moon, the u.n. special coordinator, robert said we've got to get supplies in to help the people. the humanitarian situation is getting desperate, and we need a period where there is calm, where we can bring supplies and assistance into gaza. and he made that reques

flights to israelis suspended this is after hamas rocket attack near israel's main airport. daily u.s. airways flights from philadelphia are affect. kerry is pushing for a cease-fire between israel and hamas. >>> cell phone video shows at rest of the suspect in the frightening home invasion on the main line. he faces formal arraignment. police say suspect tied up a woman and forced a man to withdraw money from an atm. that suspect could be connect to other break inness that area. >>> middletown ship high school teacher joseph towns is under arrest accused of sexually assaulting a student and possessing child pornography, the school district has suspended 34 year-old towns and removed him from contact with students. >>> and we are looking at 4:50. let check business. >> money watch's jill wagner joins us from the new york stock exchange and we're hearing stub hub says it was an international cyber fraud ring, what is going on there. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, ukee and erika. on line ticket resaler says hackers got the in the accounts of the a thousand customers and bough

the israeli military says it could have been a hamas rocket fired from there. at the scene and saw no evidence of rocket debris. we saw a big sh rap nell field. that's what ripped apart men, women and children. what is important is the ewe nated nations said they twice called for fighting around the school to allow the civilians to be left out. the military said it allows for civilians to leave, but they were not permitted. talking to the united nations, they deny that. they do not know what the israeli military is talking about. they say if they allowed those civilians out of the school, this terrible carnage would not have happened. they are blaming the war for violating the united nations premises. they said in the past three days israeli military shelled two other u.n. schools. they accuse hamas of using two schools for storing rockets. christine? >> karl penhaul, thanks. >>> the airport in tel-aviv is busy for now. the faa lifting its ban on u.s. carriers flying there after 36 hours. meanwhile, republican senator ted cruz is not backing down from the claim

one man severely injured in the attack in all five israelis wounded by hamas rockets this week sirens sounding several times a day cross in israel with people rushing into bomb shelters many rockets are being intercepted by the anti missile iron dome system and that's keeping casualties to a minimum you know the old idea of spokeswoman whether she considers the formally for israeli attacks on gaza to be a measure. this is not an operation in any capacity against the people of gaza this is an operation against hamas against an organization that purposely and specifically uses the civilian population of gaza as human shields the point is is that you're defending your people but thankfully no israelis have been killed by hamas rockets in the last number of days but let's just get some more figures since two thousand and eight over a thought and civilians were killed in gaza that's right twenty times more than the israeli civilian death toll is israel's reaction to rockets fired by hamas measured on justified there are four with five million men women and children living in shelters that

this is why it pretends they are in civilian areas. >> hamas calls the 1000 rockets it has fired into israel in the fortnight resistance. israel sees them as a weapon of terror to be eradicated by force. it is a battle of wills. the message from hamas today, no cease-fire without concessions from israel. >> we want a cease-fire as soon as possible. that is parallel with the lifting of the siege on gaza. that is the demand of the gazan people. i call on the u.n., the u.k., the u.s. to go to the gazan people and ask them what they want. i can guarantee that will be the answer of the gazan people. leaders cannot afford to come out of the conflict with nothing to show for the suffering of so many in gaza. after seven years of hamas rule, the economy is in ruins. the movement has no money, and few international allies. hamas is in a very weak position right now. >> hamas will not surrender. hamas is going through a difficult time, but hamas does not fight because it has allies. it fights because it has a just cause. >> in this conflict, hamas has looked weaker than in years. so for the lea

hamas vowing to avenge all attacks on gaza has been raining rockets down on israel no deaths have been reported yet in israel the worst hamas attack this week hitting a petrol station in the south of the country. oh wow r r r r r r r r r. the wrong man severely wounded in that attack in all five israelis have been injured by hamas rocket strikes this week siren sounding several times a day or across the country with people rushing into bomb shelters many rockets though being intercepted by the anti missile iron dome system it's keeping casualties to a minimum or his you know i.d.f. spokeswoman whether she considers far more lethal israeli attacks on gaza or to be a measured response. this is not an operation in any capacity against the people of gaza this is an operation against some us against an organization that purposely and specifically uses the civilian population of gaza as human shields the point is is that you're defending your people but thankfully no israelis have been killed by hamas rockets in the last number of days but let's just get some more figures since two thousand

but the truth proposal drowned in a storm of hamas rockets. this was hamas's cease-fire proposal. more rockets in israeli towns. israel on edge. and six hours later, this was israel's response, a massive counterattack. tank fire and air strikes. and israel's anti-tank rocket system was kept busy by 100 rockets fired into gaza. one man had gone to the border to give candy to israeli troops. and another rocket almost hit this house in ashdod in israel south. nobody was hurt. this is a rail failure of the israeli anti-rocket system, the iron dome, fired by hamas after israel accepted the cease-fire this morning. israel took the hamas rockets for six hours, hoping they would fade out. instead, they increased. then prime minister netanyahu said israel had no choice. he said, hamas will pay the price. he told the army to "expand and intensify the campaign." so everyone's question, will israel launch a ground invasion of gaza? >> we don't know yet. the prime minister said anything that will help israel achieve its objective, which is a sustained period of quiet for the people of israel. t

again, it gives you a sense of how aggressive hamas is being with its rocket fire, with it's attempt incursions into israel. and clearly from the israeli perspective, they have moved from a situation last week where they said they would meet quiet with quiet. hamas must pay the price for this new rocket attacks into israel. whether it uses ground forces now it's clearly the key question. public opinion is largely behind this operation as it now stands, but you can be sure if it drags on, if ground forces become involved on the ground and if israeli soldiers are killed, then public opinion may start to swing the other way, wolf. >> we'll see what happens in the coming hours. dianna magday, be careful over there. hamas has been warned and israeli ground forces are ready to roll into gaza. becky is joining us from jerusalem. i take it this ground invasion could happen literally at any moment. >> yeah, he certainly didn't rule it out being imminent although he didn't say when he expect ed it to start. i spoke to a number of people part of the defense force tonight. a spokesman for benjam

hamas? what they will do? they will dig tunnels? send rockets? e to take my two daughters to sleep in the shelter. so what can be worse than that? we are not afraid from what will be after the hamas. yes, we think about isis and hezbollah. and they're watching this conflict. if the outcome would be that we are weak, then hezbollah and isis will come after us. that's why we need to smash hamas. we need to go against the hamas and to do it militarily, not negotiation. you don't talk with al qaeda, you fight with al qaeda. president obama, he did the right thing when he hunted osama bin laden. we need to treat hamas like you, the people in the u.s., treated osama bin laden. >> danny danon, the former deputy defense minute there are in israel. a strong perspective. plenty of israelis continue to support. there's a big debate going on in israel right now, what to do about a cease-fire what to do about hamas. more on that coming up. up next, israel is not backing down. neither is hamas at least for now. we'll speak to the united nations special envoy in

at the moment, the effect of that threat by hamas and the reality of what they can deliver are far apart. >> after four days of rocket fire, what is the mood of israelis? >> israelis are fed up. they left gaza in 2005. hamas was a player. in 2007, it took power by force. every two years or so since then, there is a conflict between israel and hamas, started, depending on your point of view, either by israel or hamas. they want you rockets to stop. that is the most common thing i hear from israelis. the people running to shelters feel they are enduring what people in the south of israel have been enduring for months. they're willing to put up with it. they are determined, if they think at the end of all this, they will be quiet. that is the question. will this military venture of quiet or we see more of the same afterwards? >> thank you. killedt six people were in the israeli predawn attack from gaza including the entire family after their home was bombed. the gaza strip toll has risen to at least 100, many civilians. we have this report from the embattled coastal strip. >> tears and blood in gaza as israel's latest f

over 500 of those rockets that were fired at israel have landed in gaza. those are hamas and palestinian jihad rockets fired at israel that had landed in gaza. two of those rockets today landed in gaza's hospital. that may not be what they report in the media today but that is the truth. that is the truth. [applause] hamas has turned countless civilian sites into military sites. they are systematically using palestinians in gaza as human shields. hamas is fired from inside hospitals, used ambulances to ferry terrorists, stored rockets in you and schools and turned mosques into weapons depots. they have violated all the rules of war and all standards of human decency. as israel tries to get palestinian civilians out of harms way, hamas tries to keep them in harms way. toas holds the palestinians ignore the warnings of the idf and tries to force them to sacrifice themselves in their war against israel. israel does not target civilians and regret the tragic loss of every civilian life in gaza. hamas and only hamas is to blame for these casualties. [applause] hamas hopes that

you have the israeli response suggesting that maybe, maybe this was a hamas rocket that hit that schoolme time. hamas not deliberately trying to hit the school but it may have landed accidentally in that area. at the top of the hour, a lieutenant colonel for the idf will join us on cnn. we'll get his formal reaction. i know they're investigating and see whatl else they have to say. suggesting a cease-fire would be good for everyone right now, if only the diplomats could get together and work out a deal. >> i hope so. did israeli authorities tell you -- the united nations says it tried to get in touch with the israeli military and never could. did they say anything about that, the israelis? >> they didn't say anything about that. they did say that they -- they have their own evidence, at least so far, that maybe this was a hamas rocket. they haven't said anything other than that. we might be getting more from the lieutenant corner learner at the top -- colonel learner at the top of the hour. the israelis sensitive to what's going on in the beit hanoun area in gaza. this is an awful incid

when hamas rockets come into israel, rockets and missiles, they're targeting various populated centers in israel. the israelis have a significant advantage in that they have this iron dome anti-missile system which works effectively especially when they can get information, 30 seconds, 60 seconds, a minute and a half in advance where it's heading they can launch the anti-missile systems, very dramatic and knock out the incoming rockets and missiles in the sky and they work very, very well. that's the main reason i suspect certainly all the analysts suspect why there have been no deaths as far as the rockets coming into israel because so many of them when they're getting towards populated centers are simply destroyed up in the skies. >> wolf blitzer live in jerusalem, thank you so much. we appreciate it this morning. >>> we're also learning that palestinian americans are being evacuated from gaza. >> diana magnay has the story along the israeli/gaza border. >> citizens with dual nationality have been given foermgs leave gaza through the crossing here at the northern most tip of the stri

hamas needs to stop shooting rockets at israel. rael has the right to protect her citizens. >> can any institution, government, country, have leverage over hamas? >> well, iran used to be funding sending weapons to hamas. i think cokicokie's point is important. you have general chaos. if you're a jihadist, you think, i have to get into this fight. almost to maintain your reputation in the middle east, hamas, you have to take on easy real. i think american weakness and the growth of jihadists in the neighborhood has emboldened hamas. >> you keep hearing this. where is the united states? where are you? and syria being the best example. if we had been in syria a lot sooner, maybe all of this would b n't be happening. who knows. >> but we would have been on the side of isi sirks. >> they wouldn't >>> in this week's "sunday spot light" it's been a year since the controversy vergt of if george zimmerman trial, found not guilty of murder for the killing of trayvon martin. one of the key witnesses in the trial was rachel jeantel. she was on

there is a report that hamas has also agreed to stop its rocket fire. if israelis see hamas firing, then israel will fight back. >> what is the buzzing noise, and tell what's it looked like and felt like in gaza today. >> reporter: yeah, i can never tell if you can hear these things. that is a drone. that is for me to hear and every at home to hear but every person in gaza. 1.4million people hear that buzz time and time and time again. last night, tonight, for the last eight days. especially in the north there are 100,000 people who have been asked to leave their homes across three districts. i was in one of them yesterday. you hear multiple drones. there is a reason that people hear and all over the world they use local words like buzz because it sounds like that. clearly there is violence in israel. >> there is a possible ground innation in gaza but it seems that top military officials are advising if you want to go in and clean out hamas you have to put troops into gaza. how is that playing, and where is israel public opinion on th that. >> reporter:

israel has made clear that it's not interested in restraining its operation on gaza so long as hamas rocket fire continues it's a recipe for conflict and inevitable suffering for gaza civilian population a population already so beleaguered now lives in fear of even more violence in the coming days. gaza. the head of the u.n. has appealed for a cease fire in gaza on the russian president has also urged israel's prime minister to establish a truce the spiraling tensions were triggered by the killing of three israeli teenagers last month but former irish m.e.p. paul murphy believes israel is just using the tragedy to justify its actions. of a murderous assault being pursued buddy israeli establishment you have i completely cynical use the whole of the tragic death of the three israeli teenagers in order to pursue a preexisting agenda which is an imperialist agenda which is opposed undermining hamas and which points towards anyway and i new ground invasion so it's not a matter of the israeli establishment crying crocodile tears and saying oh well some civilian deaths are inevitable and they're

heat again israel has made clear that it's not interested in restraining its operation so long as hamas rocket fire continues it's a recipe for conflict and inevitable suffering for gaza civilian population. gaza. international calls mounting for israel to show restraint in stop its shelling of gaza the kremlin saying president putin is calling israeli prime minister netanyahu on the phone and urging him to stop civilian bloodshed as soon as possible also the french leader's office so if france were alarmed is worried by the offensive adding the escalation must end in a call to benjamin netanyahu president obama offered to broker a cease fire and halt the violence for its part israel has about to step up attacks on gaza until hamas stops firing rockets into its territory israel already mobilizing twenty thousand troops for a possible ground invasion i.d.f. spokesperson it'll be vice earlier told my colleague unit o'neill why they are pursuing the offensive. this is not an operation in any capacity against the people of gaza this is an operation against hamas against an organization that purpos

israel has made clear that it's not interested in restraining its operation in gaza so long as hamas rocket fire continues. azzi gaza. what israel is also facing its share of attacks it retaliated with artillery fire twice this week after being hit by rockets from lebanon there's also been a barrage from gaza the night oh wow. i bought a rocket fired from gaza struck a petrol station in the southern israeli town of ashdod all in all five israelis were wounded this week two of them seriously the i.d.f. spokeswoman nabi vice told r.t. why they are pursuing the offensive. this is not an operation in any capacity against the people of gaza this is an operation against hamas against an organization that purposely and specifically uses the civilian population of gaza as human shields the point is is that you're defending your people but thankfully no israelis have been killed by hamas rockets in the last number of days but let's just get some more figures because in gaza since two thousand and eight over a sausan civilians were killed and thrown twenty times more than the israeli civilian death t

ending your people but thankfully no israelis have been killed by hamas rockets in the last number of days but let's just get some more figures because in gaza since two thousand and eight over a thought and civilians were killed and twenty times more than the israeli civilian death toll is israel's reaction to rockets fired by hamas measured unjustified there are four point five million men women and children living in shelters that is something with which we cannot continue and which no other country would accept we make unbounded efforts to protect the civilian population in the gaza strip before any attack is taken against hamas we take measures that no other military or no other country takes in the world which include text messages to people in civilian areas phone calls to their homes to do this because of the end of the day and why because i don't as you say yes margaret but why then is the un security general urging israel to show restraint but prime minister netanyahu is vowing to step off the offensive so international calls are simply being ignored aren't they. again i and

. >> the israeli military saying perhaps this was a hamas rocket? rockets are notoriously inaccurate. fewidea that within a minutes that a group of rockets could hit the same area seems beyond miraculous. if that is what the israeli army and military spokesman and others like them or saying, that is fine. it is useful to ask them why weapons fly into israel and they say they are completely inaccurate, apparently they can all landed roughly the same space within a matter of minutes. >> why people come to this school, who were the palestinians that came to the school? residentsre ordinary based in northern gaza. that area had been particularly affected by the israeli ground is -- ground offensive. these are people who have been dramatically affected. many of these are refugees already. they fled their homes, many of them under fire, grabbing their children. these are deeply scarred people. there are stars you can see and scars you cannot see. i fear the scars you cannot see are considerably deeper than the scars you can. of thebe mindful appalling scar

israel says it was responding to an hamas rocket fire. earlier in the day, residents saw this. ed you what idf is saying to its people, but hawm -- hamas certainly has its own propaganda machine pumping out videos like this, which shows an operation tunnel eling -- into a facility. ten israeli soldiers were killed in the operation, but the video appears to have been edited, and cnn can't confirm its authenticity. it's the latest example of propaganda from hamas tv which looks like some sort of macbre entertainment network. ♪ >> there's theme music setting the stapling for the near constant maevenling of hamas rising up against israel. the station is also used to broadcast messages from hamas leadership, even encouraging residents to act as human shields. >> it's the concern about residents becoming human shields that has lindsey graham and chuck schumer reaching out to their fellow senators that reads while the israeli defense forces used text messages, leaflet drops phone calls and other methods to clear out areas before the attack, the hamas interior ministry has called on gaz

rockets. the israelis estimate that hamas has about 10,000 rockets.hey have only taken out about 20% of those. we're back in jerusalem now. but on the way back, wee did see those tanks, those israeli tanks amassed at the board. i don't get the sense that the israelis want a larger ground incursion. if that iron dome fails, all bets are off. >> no question. bill, let me -- you followed prime minister netanyahu for a long time. do you buy what is becoming a think a little bit of conventional wisdom, that he's quite reluctant to go in on the ground? >> yeah. i think a lot of israeli prime ministers have been. it's a small country. you're talking casualties on both sides. if you go in on the ground if way you can minimize if you fight mostly from the air. we'll see how effective the air campaign is. i think he would much prefer not to go in on the ground. >> it's a real absence of the american leadership in the region. i think you have these rockets going into gaza from syria and iran. we haven't made a strong enough presence in that region to have people

unfortunately unfortunately what the hamas rocket does. is it possible that hamas used rockets or explosives on their own people? i doubt it. >> i do know, mohammed -- i understand, mohammed, and the united nations is investigating all of this. and thank you so much for being with us. i appreciate it. mohammed omer, palestinian journalist who's living in gaza right now. we'll keep you posted on what the united nations finds out. as you also know hamas has been guilty of violating cease-fires. israel says, yes, there is a cease-fire, hamas fires a rocket and israel retaliates and the war goes on. israel appears to be preparing for a long time. they have called 15,000 in addition to the 6,000 already in uniform. they say the military campaign is -- >> the criticism of israel is it's reacted disproportion atly. you say -- >> i don't know what in that case is the propulsion. imagine you seat a child on your knees at hamas and somebody is shooting at your child and yourself. what is the proposal? not to shoot back? i mean before they put before

israel said misfired hamas rockets are responsible. >> hello, you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also ahead on the program. unable to receive the crash side monitors are not allowed to reach the crash flight of the malaysian plane. >>> a court orders payouts from russia. >>> and all that glistens is not gold. digging up precious medals from sudan's kingdom. >>> reports that a number of people have been killed or wounded, israeli armies said that hamas rockets misfired and struck the compound. our correspondent is at the scene. and at al shifa hospital where a number of casualties were brought in. it's quieted down since we first came to you an hour ago, but do tell us what you hav you have been seeing over the past hour. >> reporter: frankly, laura, we have seen a very sad scene here. a number of small bodies brought into this hospital. what we understand of the eight hi killed by the airstrike, seven from children. this man has broken a leg and arm but he will survive. still as you can imagine a very, very terrifying and harrowing scene given the fact that there were so many ch

again israel has made clear that it's not interested in restraining its operations so long as hamas rocket fire continues it's a recipe for conflict and inevitable suffering for gaza civilian population carry fear gaza. for its part israel has vowed to step up attacks on gaza until hamas stops firing rockets into its territory israel already mobilized twenty thousand troops for a possible ground invasion i.d.f. spokesperson libby vice earlier told my colleague you know neal why they're pursuing the offense. this is not an operation in any capacity against the people of gaza this is an operation against hamas against an organization that purposely and specifically uses the civilian population of gaza as human shields the point is is that you're defending your people but thankfully no israelis have been killed by hamas rockets in the last number of days but let's just get some more figures because in gaza since two thousand and eight over a thaw and civilians were killed in the trying twenty times more than the israeli civilian death toll is israel's reaction to rockets fired by hamas measur