david michaelis at link tv and he comes with west jerusalem and i come from west jerusalem, so we come from the same seat. but in reality, two different worlds. >> i was born in jerusalem and i've been living there all my life, since 1945. five years ago i came to the united states to launch a tv channel. and that's how i met jamal dajani. he challenged me to think about solutions that hadn't been discussed until now. and one day we said, well, we should test it on the ground. >> the reality there is very harsh. but why don't we go over there and do it. >> we are here in a bubble. after sometime of working together with jamal i said let's do this in california. you only have to choose in that neighborhood what kind of latte you want in the morning. >> when i go there i'm always eager to go to my people, to my neighborhood. i want to have the least interaction with the israelis as possible. >> many israelis don't want to know about palestinians. they don't want to reach out. they don't want to cross into streets and neighborhoods where the palestinians live because of a mixture of stere

all the while longing for home, for jerusalem, which would be, that famous phrase next year in jerusalem which always seemed to be a dream that would never be fulfilled and because they were exiles and daily into the people's country, all the terrible things that happened, persecutions, the inquisition, all leading up to the holocaust. so i know i am -- is oil long winded but bear with me. i am going to cut to france, 1890. anyone heard of the dreyfus case? in france at that time, there was an artillery officer of jewish descent named alfred dreyfus who was accused of treason and convicted, send to double's island but what happened at that time was in his trial, emile zola wrote the famous editorial i accuse in defense of dreyfus. this wave of anti-semitism where mobs were in the street chanting kill the jew, kill all the jews, etc.. at that time there was a secular jewish reporter from austria, hungary named theodore herschel was covering the trial and when he saw this outburst of anti-semitism he was appalled and horrified and the conclusion he came to was that the concept of assimilat

, east jerusalem. of that happened in an unexpected, unanticipated way, and to me that's the fascinating part of the war. how did this war snowball into an event that has had this immense impact on us all? and each stage of that war that was unanticipated is a story unto itself. c-span: so, on the day that it started... >> guest: right. c-span: ...when was the first indication that people either in israel or in egypt knew that this thing was underway? >> guest: well, israel devised a military plan which was ingenuous and in daring and borderline insane. the israelis determined to send their entire air force, with the exception of eight planes, on a massive attack, surprise attack against the egyptians. c-span: so, we're talking about 200 planes? >> guest: two hundred planes all at once. in the book, i refer to it for american readers and israelis will never understand this, as a hail mary play, right? c-span: yes. >> guest: and the attack was coordinated at a time in the morning when egyptian pilots ha

i will describe what i found in jerusalem in a second. i have all this great material and it turns out only a fraction of that winds up in a 64 minute film. i was anxious and restless sitting for a couple of years on this incredible story, this incredible material, i am proud of the film but it really scratches the surface in terms of the broader story and i knew i had this story that went well beyond one couple and what they did. i mentioned what was going on in the united states at the time. i always knew i had a story to tell about america at this time and what to individuals had to combat not just in nazi germany but with their own government and even other jewish organizations and individuals who objected to what gilbert and eleanor with doing. some of that is alluded to in the film but only in the pages of the book that you can really get into the meat of that and take advantage of that panoply of rich materiel and the broader story and quite honestly i do think the book also provides a much fuller portrait of who these people were,

francis pradip western wall in jerusalem. at the western wall in jerusalem and at the barrier between territories. many believers in rome say they hope the popes concern to heal the wounds on both sides and his believe in reconciliation despite the problems of the past will give a boost to the stalled peace process. >> there is so much hate but i believe francis can find a new approach. >> francis is not the first pope to get involved in the middle east conflict. but his simple, humble style might help him gain success. is due to hold talks with both the israeli and palestinian leaders after the joint prayer session. polls have closed in kosovo's parliamentary elections. the snapple was called in may in polle's youngest -- snap was called in may in europe's youngest country. results are expected to start coming in through the night. the ballot sees the former prime minister bidding for a third term. voters are most concerned about high unemployment, which stands at 35%. xhosa vote unilaterally declared independence from serbi

is more than just a sport it's a form of resistance and we are the courts would do this sport in jerusalem to say here we are air police the unions who are alive and doing well. but that doesn't prevent the israelis from trying to stop them over lebanon how to kill their gibberish and tried hard to prevent us from doing this they are a set of us but we get that out and wrong never stop and across the border just like to jerusalem brothers gaza's adrenaline junkies get a daily fix from jumping israeli hurdles filled with started doing it in our club in two thousand and eleven but it was struck in two thousand and twelve so we had to train in the street even israeli strikes don't ski garza's group a free one is it takes more than a pillar of smoke to stop the slaughter policy r r t east jerusalem. i do hope you will stay with us here on the international back with more news at the top of the hour after a very short break though we'll have a look into the life of mercenaries in sofia and if you're watching is in the u.k. it'll be crosstalk with a report on the role of alternative media and. t

on the rooftops of east jerusalem. mohammed and are warming up they are getting ready to run but this time it's not from israeli soldiers park or for free running is a sport that's played outside the only things you need are every day obstacles and these boys have plenty of those. sometimes i feel stressed and i want to break free so i practice it be great thing about bark or is that you can do it whenever you want and it's all dean and his friends were present a new breed of palestinian youth modern internet savvy and connected to the global social media sphere. but there are. other things that i watched a movie called be thirteen me and a friend started doing part of course we watched movies on you tube and we practiced alone you practice in order to be professional and famous and while the seems an extreme activity in a deeply conservative society even their parents see the upside. of this from our parents did not accept it in the beginning because it is dangerous but after they saw our progress after they saw they

let's crossover to our correspondent in jerusalem for the latest. the cabinet has been meeting there. can you outline if there are any developments or further reaction to the discovery of the three teenagers? >> there is reaction from individuals but the cabinet hasn't yet spoken. they have been meeting for more than an hour now. they are talking about what type of reaction, retaliation will we see from israel to the finding of the three bodies of these teenagers. militants in fact in the area where they were kidnapped. >> is there a sense that tensions are building? even over the weekend we had the series of exchange of rocket fire or israeli response to gaza. the rocket attacks coming from gaza. is there a sense that tensions are building? >> definitely. it was the last day of school and the rockets really were falling in southern israel. that feeling that hits in southern israel when the rockets begin again. then the air strike. and israel is saying for the first time since 2012 these were not different palestinian groups. it was actually hamas i

for more on this have are correspondent standing by in jerusalem with the latest.rare phonee saw call between israeli and palestinian leaders. what more can you tell us? >> it has been months since the palestinian president and israeli prime minister have spoken together. this is apparently a shift in the netanyahu policy. we saw him on friday attacking, saying that he is responsible for the lives of those who .erpetrated this kidnapping today comes this phone call in which he is asking for help in tracking down and catching the perpetrators as they are retrieving the three kidnapped. at the same time we also hear the palestinian president coming out with a statement in which he condemns the kidnappings. at the same time he also condemns the killing at the refugee camps. he also condemned the other israeli activities in the west bank. more important is the fact that he is condemning this kidnapping. course, this kidnapping has increased concerns over possible crackdowns against thomas. what is the latest on the ground there? >> i can tell you that this is takingera

and the reason for that when the of 9 or 4 hundred and 83 years from the rebuilding of jerusalem we can lock at this time down this date being the 15 years of caesar we call this 28 a a.d. we can figure the precise year of the trumpet 9/11 was the significant trumpet i've said it cannot be stopped the bible i biblical said when the 6 trumpet will sound i plate in years from now judgment bay day will comfy speculate that 9 hundred and eight day will end the george bushly okay. the day 6 hundred and 66. >> thank you. next speaker. >> hello at this point make sure i'm being seen on tv because i made the first official michelangelo bond she was the city treasurer a week ago tomorrow milk was saying that she spoke at the harvey femur and my first black female streetcar child that's why they went on the break to honor her yesterday if you read the chronicle and the examiner she said at the end of the storm there's there's a rainbow so we like to have the poetry and caesar said that i want to thank you mayor ed lee and mark leno for the bill in sacramento it's given our city a new life. market

. >> to learn more about the new president, let's bring in our correspondent, calling us from jerusalem. let's hear more about this president, reuven rivlin. >> a complex character but a popular politician, she is a candidate of the political right and a member of the old guard, as you may say. known to be opposed in the report of the two state solution. facing this idea of greater israel, also known for blocking democratic rules by writing elements in the government and also other sections that might have had him. >> we heard that this is also an elder statesman role, but the election this time around was very nasty. why is that? >> many have described it here as one of the most problematic ones in history of the country because of all the scandals and suspicions surrounding the candidates. one of the candidates had to withdraw because of questions from the police about corruption . also, the role of the prime minister was very much criticized initially to postpone the election for half of one year. he looked for a candidate where it was vital for him, they are said to have difficult r

bank are soon to begin work on the foundations for over 1000 new homes, along with 400 more in east jerusalem. israel says it is a legitimate response to the inclusion of hamas and the palestinian unity government. palestinians say it is a provocation. >> israel is carrying out a complete settlement expansion plan in order to kill the two state solution and to destroy the ability to create a palestinian state. >> the new palestinian unity government is appealing to the united nations to intervene. tensions are high on both sides of the divide, and the west bank city of ramallah, angry palestinian protesters clashed with israeli soldiers who fired stun grenades. the protesters were marking the day of the setback. it marks the six-day war in 1967 when israel seized control of the west bank and east euro solum. >> adored -- east jerusalem. >> authorities in kenya have seized elephant tusks and a port city. they were found in a warehouse. they were said to be intended for export. >> last year, poachers killed about 400 elephants and 30 rhinos in canyon national parks. one of the world's best-know

this is sunday morning outside jerusalem's central bus station. soldiers off for the weekend are headed back to base traveling on public transport with their 44 millimeter grenade launchers, sniper rifles and m-16s, but in israel bearing arming is not a right. if you ask israel's gun sellers, business has never been worse. >> it's very, very hard to get the license. many, many people want to buy, but they can't. >> reporter: he runs jerusalem's oldest shooting range. 20 years ago he sold 1,000 guns a year. today he's lucky to sell 100. the few customers he has are the only people in israel who are allowed to own guns, reserve duty officers, security guards, and residents of israeli settlements in the occupied west bank. isra israel's settler is moving to the states. he's come to this shop because while he's in the u.s., he can't keep his gun in his house. he secures it in his shop. if he didn't, he could lose his license. >> if anybody can get a gun, there would have been a lot of chaos around here. >> reporter: that's one of the country's strict

palestinian-american who was born in jerusalem before 1948, presbyterian, and a member of the steeringmittee of the israel-palestine mission network. and rabbi alissa wise. that does it for our program. democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. e-mail your comments to outreach@democracynow.org or mail them to democracy no

and says in order to come to a negotiation, we need to not have a undivided jerusalem. also on the iran sanctions which was the top thing on your list, when congress tried to past the toughest iran sanctions that brought iran to the table, that got us to this deal, hillary clinton and the state department were over in the senate talking to your buddy, bob menendez saying don't pass these, these are too harsh, these are too harsh. >> nonsense. >> bob menendez -- >> she got the russian, chinese, french, to sign on to the sanctions that delivered the -- >> nicolas sarkozy said it was toothless. >> to the table. >> i think it's a little early to say how those sanctions have worked out yet, but tracy, i'm really glad that paul brought up israel because i've read the chapter in her book on israel and let me tell you, there is a doozy in there. let me just read. she writes of her first visit to israel "i got my first glimpse of life under occupation for palestinians who were denied the dignity and self-determination that americans take for granted." now, i'm sure i don't have

. >> my question is about the case in jerusalem and citizenship. you quoted the case if the court decided that they have the right to intervene and it took the site of a congress that voted to enable the person to claim citizenship but then you don't get the outcomes. >> because the case is pending. it was in the court twice just like the case of the woman who poisoned her best friend or tried to. she put all of this column count on the door knob doorknobs and r things but all she did was turn her best friend's fingers red. the question is whether when she was prosecuted by the government for violating the law passed to enforce the chemical weapons treaty which is a little bit odd. this is a domestic dispute the question was whether she could challenge the wall on the ground that it violated states rights and oddly the obama administration said she has no standing even though she's threatened with imprisonment. the supreme court unanimously said that on. this is a case where she does have standing. and then the courts decided in round number two th

that's the decision they're making right now in jerusalem. they're having a cabinet meeting right now in jerusalem. >> how do you make sure it's only hamas that pays the price and not innocent palestinians who happen to live in the same area? >> we doll everything we can to not harm palestinian drivens. hamas hides behind civilians and use them as human shields. it makes it very difficult for israel to conduct anti-terror activities. we do it in a way that maybe no other country does, to not harm palestinian civilians. that's the difference between us and the civilians. they deliberate kill our civilians. we doll everything to keep civilians out of harm's way. it's not just hamas that's a problem. you said in the opening it's not enough for israel that will president abbas has condemned this act. we appreciate very much he's condemned this kidnapping. at the same time, he has a government with the kidnappers. it's one thing for him to condemn terrorism and another thing to sit in the government with a bunch of terrorists. that's why we call o

>> guest: well, one has been the editor of the weekend magazine of the jerusalem post--she lives in jerusalem--and one used to write editorials for the washington times, and she now does public relations. c-span: and the third? >> guest: the third writes seldom, though she writes very, very well, and she has become an artist, actually. she makes these wonderful ceramic tiles with pictures on them. they're wonderful. c-span: what has the--the written word done for you in your life and your husband and your son? and if you hadn't had it, how would your life have been different? >> guest: it's hard to imagine what it would have been. i mean, this was what we did. it was also the way we made our livelihood, being a writer, being an editor. i didn't make much of a livelihood being a writer. i was a freelancer, and writing for highbrow magazines doesn't actually bring you much in the way of income. but we were all in that game and john, too, is an editor. c-span: what was the first thing you ever wrote? >> guest: the first thing i ever wrote. hmm. the first thing i ever wrote seriously for--and wa-

these are huge developments from jerusalem this

ben in jerusalem with more.e understand the prime minister just spoke with the palestinian leader this morning. >> reporter: yes, that ee's correct, john. benjamin netanyahu had a conversation with hamid abass. he stressed abass should do everything he can to help find the three teenagers and get them. they issued a statement condemning the kidnapping of the three teenagers and calling on all sides to show restraint. in the meantime, overnight, we are told that around 40 palestinians were detained for questioning as part of this massive search that's going on, not here in the southern west bank. there were clashes when palestinians objected to an israeli teen that went into that palestinian town. what we also understand is more details, john, are emerging about the kidnapping itself that happened on thursday night. according to reports in the israeli media, at 10:22, one of those three teenagers called the police, said we are being kidnapped. but, apparently, communications broke down and the army was not alerte

is this is sunday morning, outside jerusalem's central bus dags. soldiers off for the weekend are heading back to base. travelling on public transport with 40mm grenade launchers, sniper rifles and m-16. in israel bearing arms is not a right. if you ask gun sellers, business has never been worse. >> it is very, very hard to get a licence. many people want to buy, but they can't. >> this man runs the oldest shooting range. he sold 1,000 guns a year. today he's lucky to sell 100. pt few customers he has are the only people in israel allowed to own guns. >> just the army. >> reporter: a settler that did not want to learn his family name is moving to the united states. while in the u.s. he's not allowed to keep the gun in his house. he secures it in the shop. if he doesn't, he'd lose his licence. >> reporter: it's one of the country's strict regulations. before buying a gun you must have: >>> you might think a country with high security threats would be heavily armed. the idea is to limit the weapons as much as possible. >> professional people will kno

media the army broke into the media center in jerusalem as your throat is believed companies hosting the channel various sites terrorism as we as we heard just now. elsewhere local police forces in america are getting a heavy duty upgrade in the form of military equipment washington says it's using surplus hardware from its overseas wars to bolster security back at home but some americans fear their neighborhoods will therefore turn into war zones of their own because of it is more important. well as america can use winding down its longest streak of war soldiers are returning home and so is their military arsenal a used armored vehicle that will be used during swat calls and other emergency situations nine foot tall mine resistant trucks specifically designed to survive roadside bomb attacks are parked all throughout the u.s. local and state police departments have acquired more than four hundred m. wraps and silencers and tens of thousands of m. sixteen machine guns and night vision equipment the new paradigm is it's the military paradigm militarized police and the problem with tha

ben weedman is live from jerusalem.fter at certification by the prime minister, has any group claimed responsibility? >> reporter: just to update you victor, this morning the prime minister netanyahu after a cabinet meeting came out and was much more specific. he said it is hamas that is behind the kidnapping. this would indicate perhaps they've managed to extract a more intelligence, more information from the approximately 80 people that they detained overnight, among whom are some fairly senior officials in hamas, which of course operates underground in the west bank. one additional bit of information, i just got off the phone with the spokesman for the israeli army. they say they have called up a limited number of relevant reservists as a reaction to these kidnappings, these alleged kidnappings. now, regarding claims of responsibility, there have been several notably not from hamas, which called the prime minister's assertions stupid, but we have received several claims of responsibility, most disturbingly is this on

. >> jane ferguson joins us live from jerusalem. why are we seeing increased activity. >> rocket fired from gaza, israel responding. why now? >> the exchange of rocket fire is something considered relatively normal. it happens throughout the year. as it stand now, the israeli forces are telling al jazeera that since friday, from friday until now, 15 rockets were fewered from gaza into israel. 12 making it into israel. two were stopped. last night, as you mentioned two rockets hit into the town, one hitting the factory. no severe fires at this point. on friday two palestinians were killed. they were salafists travelling in a vehicle, part of the popular resistance committees and was accused of the exchange of rocket fire. it is significant because of what is going on in the occupied west bank now with the israeli military operation, one of the biggest in so years to find three missing settlers. two 16 yields and one 19-year-old. however, at the minute, what is happening in gaza does not appear to be a major escalation. we are not see

to connor powell in jerusalem on the fast changing developments. connor? >>

we can speak in jerusalem. what sort of help is on author -- offer their?> conquered examples of what kind of support he is thinking of when he offered israel's existence of what he called moderate arab states. when he is in ansys doing is taking 2001 and 2002, in saudi arabia, which consisted in normalizing relations between the arab states, if israel strikes peace with the palestinians. he says peace with the palestinians is not possible right now given current conditions. he is calling for normalization between some of our countries and israel, and then possibly, there will be a deal with palestinians. he is offering to form some sort of united front with israel and arab allies with what he calls jihad al qaeda and iranian threats. no concrete proposals. in terms of any arab leader, while reaching out, to grab of that hand he is supposedly extending, it is highly unlikely given the arab world. , and iraq, a broader sectarian war in the region? >> they are very worried about it. on the commenting situation in iraq and also more importantly in syria. witha

this is sunday morning outside jerusalem's central bus station.oldiers off for the weekend are headed back to base. travelling on public transport with their 40 minute grenade launches, sniper rifles and m16s, in israel bearing arms is not a right. if you ask israel's gun sellers, business has never been worse. >> it's very, very hard to get a licence. many want to buy, but they can't. >> reporter: this man runs a shooting range. he sold 1,000 guns a year. today he's lucky to sell 100. the few customers he has are the only people in israel allowed to own guns - reserved duty officers, security guards and residents in the occupied west bank. israel, a settler that did not want to share his family name, he's moving to the states. while in the u.s. he's not allowed to keep his gun in his house. it's secured in the shop. if he didn't, he could lose his licence. >> anyone could get a -- if anyone could get a gun, it would be chaos. >> it's one of strict regulations before you buy you must have no criminal record and a doctor declare your mental health.

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in jerusalem, connor powell, fox news. >> a new deal between ukraine and the european union is drawinghreats from russia. the political cooperation deal could cause increased tension between the two countries which currently have a fragile cease fire. the eu has set a monday deadline for a long-term cease fire deal. >>> a clerk under attack. a robbery at a liquor store gets way out of hand when the thief starts throwing bottles of booze. why cops say things only went downhill from there. >> and atlantic city is dealt another blow. the showboat casino is shutting down taking thousands of jobs with it. the tough time city leaders are getting ready to ride out. >> a family fires a live in nanny but she refuses to leave. why they say they have no legal right to force her out of their home. >> and a man in a stolen chicken suit walks into a bar and then things get really bizarre. what happened when cops show up that left customers stunned. ♪ >> it's another blow for atlantic city. showboat casino announced this morning it will close its doors at the end of august. now, many are wondering ab

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archer loose -- jerusalem correspondent reports. >> israeli choppers to the syrian border. airstrikes in gaza following rocket fire. thousands of soldiers deployed in the west bank and the military has been busy in recent times. lieutenant colonel peter lerner says that this is all part of the same overarching battle. >> at this time we can deal with it. we know what our priorities are. we have to be prepared for potential deterioration. is our focal point now hamas, -- >> much attention is being given to the search for the missing front,on the political the israeli government is focused on what it calls the iranian threat. islamic extremist with normal weather -- doma weapons can kill thousands but chemical weapons convention hundreds of thousands, but with nuclear weapons -- that would threaten millions and it is crucial we fromnt the ayatollahs getting their hands on nuclear weapons. >> they are also acting on the diplomatic front. on thursday, the israeli foreign minister will try to convince his friends and american counterparts to adopt the israel point of view on cur

fox's connor powell is monitoring the situation from jerusalem. >> reporter: iraqi families continueo flee cities taken over by al-qaida inspired militant. men, women and chirp leaving their homes and belongings behind safe haven in kirkuk is controlled with kurds. the black flag of isis flying in the distance as truck filled with people travel through a checkpoint. others are taking up arms against the sunny insurgents. hundreds of shiites joining iraqi forces as the federal tight quarters in baghdad volunteers are giving fatigues and training. >> we are possibly on the cusp of a regional war and that is something we're very concerned about. >> reporter: u.s. ramping up its presence in the area as militants continue their march towards the capitol. several war ships already in the region and now 275 american troops will now secure the u.s. embassy in baghdad. some of the posts several thousand staff members are being reassigned to other areas. >> our view is that iraq and the successful out come here is not contingent upon the intervention of any country. they need to take steps on

connor powell is monitoring the situation for us from jerusalem. >> reporter: days after meeting with iraqi prime minister nori al maliki secretary of state john kerry says the em balanced leader is following through on his commitments. >> he committed to meeting on the first of july and having the council representatives come together. he also called on all iraqis to put aside their differences, to unite in their efforts against terrorism. >> reporter: maliki refusing to step down despite pressure for him to row sign. he's speaking out against the formation of a so called sal vague government saying that would trample upon the rights of voters. obama administration officials repeatedly stressing it's up to the iraqis to decide who leads them. >> that is not something that was on the table the context of our meetings while we were the there. in fact there was no discussion that i had with any of the leaders there regarding a so-called salvation government. >> reporter: the offensive by al-qaida inspired militants quickly growing into a larger problem. they control several cities in bo

tonya kramer from jerusalem. >> the telephone call took place just a short time ago. >> now to monitor the situation moscow suggested using ukrainian and international observers on the russian side of the border to ensure they are not used for illegal means. >> the proposal comes as fighting claims the life of a cameraman working for a russian tv show. >> these images show the man on his final assignment. the veteran cameraman was covering a story about the mothers of ukrainian soldiers when the van he was traveling in came under fire. his employer says ukrainian soldiers opened fire, wounding him in the stomach. he later would die in the hospital. the death of the 68-year-old is headline news on russian television. moscow said the incident shows ukraine is not serious about deescalating the conflict. peace negotiations still continue. during a monday phone call they discussed freeing prisoners and allowing international monitors on the ground. residents of eastern ukraine have little reason for optimism. a cease-fire imposed earlier this month has done little to ease the tension or st

. >>> jane ferguson in jerusalem. thank you. >>> the sunni rebellion in iraq is making major gains along roads linking the stronghold in syria across into iraq and the capital baghdad. they are making a major push. they have taken rawah and anar on the road to baghdad. the iraqi army are said to have left their hosts at haditha. i.s.i.l. fighters have been fighting for control near the border. the push gained momentum with the fall of al-qaim on the syria border and a fall of raqba. on the other highway linking syria and baghdad. the sunni rebels are made up of different groups. they want to establish a muslim calafat across the arab world. many groups are asking for more political influence in their own country. al jazeera spoke to a spokesman, a major general in the iraqi army under saddam hussein. >>> let's bring in imran khan live from baghdad. you heard what the major general had to say, and rebel gains in the west. tell us about both. well, i can tell you what the non-i.s.i.l. sunni rebels are asking for is reco

we have more from jerusalem. >> the israeli mill itry says 60 rockets have been fired to the gaza strip since friday. two salafists travelled to the vehicle. they were members of resistant committees, they were accused of firing rockets into israel. saturday night two rockets hit an industrial zone in the south of israel. one hit a factory. there were no casualties that have been reported. this comes at a time when tensions was high. the israeli military conducted military operations. 2.5 years ago three israeli settlers wept miss, two 16-year-old and a 17-year-old. israel blames hamas. the israeli foreign minister was quoted in the israeli press as saying that after what he called a limited operation in the occupied west bank "we have to decide when to explore the alternative of full occupation of the gaza strip." that has been mentioned, returning to the gaza strip by israeli forces has been mentioned br. it's not necessarily going be tape seriously nor a popular pan. >> hundreds of israeli have been rallying in tel aviv in support of three missing teenagers. the trio disappeared afte

these are huge developments from jerusalem this evening. >> reporter: this is a huge development. as you mentioned, it appears at this point the search for these three missing teens is coming to a very tragic end. even though the families, israeli officials had been hoping they would be found alive. we are still awaiting more information, more confirmation of details but at this point what fox news is being told and what israeli officials are also confirming is that the boys' bodies were found in a field north of the palestinian town of hebron which is in the west bank. right now massive contingent of israeli military forces are moving in there. now just the background here. the teens disappeared june 12th and in the 18 days since then, the israeli army has conducted an exhaustive search throughout the west bank, arresting hundreds of palestinians and raiding numerous locations. israeli officials have blamed a mass, though no one has specifically claimed responsibility for the abductions. but a couple days ago, the israeli military did release the names of two possible palestinian

jane ferguson joins us from jerusalem. bring us up to date with the latest shooting. >> well, as you pointed out. there was a third death in nebualous in clashes with the army. there was a fourth death in ramallah. it's not clear whether that person was killed. whether they were killed by israeli fire or fire from palestinian security forces. both are accusing the other. the israelis - they are saying that they are not familiar with the case. it is not clear who is responsible for the fourth death. it reflects the tension across the west bank. it's the bigst most significant israeli occupation in the wang for -- in the west bank for 10 years. there has been night raids and arrests in the search. arrests number 420 since the teenagers went missing. >> jane ferguson there. thank you for joining us. >>> hundreds of homeless in soo paulo set up camp in vacant land in an affluent suburb. it's the latest protest over soaring house prices and public funds used for the world cup. >>> a winner for the world cup is weeks ago, but th

. >> conor, thanks so much for that update from our jerusalem bureau. president obama is in california this weekend, just wrapping up the commencement speech at the university of california at irvine. while the u.s. is not sending troops to bolster iraq's ' embattled government, they are considering intervening in the coming days. doug has more. >> there are indications that iraqi forces made a strong defense of baghdad. young shiite men in the capital city have been flocking to military recruitment centers to join up. whether they can be mobilized into a fightliing force remainso be scene. they have been dropping your weapons and uniforms and fleeing. retired general jack keane says -- >> we're either going to deal with isis now or later given what they've done in iraq and in syria. we have to go after their sanctuaries and the lines of communications, the road networks that they're using to move their troops. all that is possible and very vulnerable to our air power in doing that. >> the president has said that the u.s.ip! must not allow isi gain ano