brent: captain libby weiss, spokesperson for the israeli defense forces.e appreciate your time and insights tonight. thank you. funerals have been held for the victims of tuesday's school shooting in the russian city of because on -- of khazan. vladimir putin has reportedly ordered the national guard to draft stricter measures. hundreds of mourners gathered to pay respects to the students and staff members who were killed. memorials have sprung up in several cities across the country. police have arrested the suspected gunman, but have yet to release a possible motive, leaving residents of the city distraught and confused. >> a carpet of flowers and emotions running high. shock mixed with anger and sadness. after the tragic shooting, locals can't believe that a heist will, like any other, has come to symbolize senseless violence. and that a former pupil carried out the deadly rampage. >> my kids go to the school. i nieces in the ninth grade. the fire service rescued her with a ladder. my son is in the fourth grade, and thank god he only goes to school in t

and for more now i'm joined by captain libby weiss spokesperson for the israel defense forces it's good to have you on the program we are witnessing a conflict involving israel's military against the forces of hamas and the palestinians isn't this clearly a show of disproportionate military street that we're seeing thank you for having me and no not at all i do think it's important to provide some context of events on the last 40 hours this extremely tense situation starting it. well and. launch rockets into our capital into jerusalem and then continued with a really nonstop russian rockets at this stage more than 1200 of the launch the israelis in most cities have found themselves in shelters overnights during the day the situation here is extremely extremely tense we've had several casualties on our end so no absolutely not we are striking targets within the stretch of hamas that are really responsible for what we're saying and the escalation seen in the last 40 hours kept a was if we look at the numbers there were we're hearing from the gaza health ministry is that 53 palestinians ha

and for more now i'm joined by captain libby weiss spokesperson for the israel defense forces it's good to have you on the program we are witnessing a conflict involving israel's military against the forces of hamas and the palestinians isn't this clearly a show of disproportionate military strength that we're seeing. thank you for having me and no not at all a i do think it's important to provide some context of the events of the last 40 hours this extremely tense situation started it. well and cost launch rockets into our capital into jerusalem and then continued with a really nonstop russian rockets at this stage more than $1200.00 out of the launch the israelis in most cities have found themselves in shelters overnights during the day the situation here is extremely extremely tense we've had several casualties on our end so no absolutely not we are striking targets within the stretch of hamas that are really responsible for what we're saying and the escalation we've seen in the last 40 hours kept away as if we look at the numbers there what we're hearing from the gaza health ministr