>> the oscar de jerusalem and televisa may make it easier -- the outskirts of the jerusalem and tel of leave and make it easier. this is something that nobody in israel wants to see. a ground operation would help the support of the population at a particular leadership and we have seen these crisis before us as they stand together. i think the support would have their limits. these could quickly turn to the disadvantage of netanyahu. i also think he needs to think about his relationship to egypt which could be seriously damaged with these kind of operations. preparations are already being called up but options are on the table. >> . for the update from jerusalem. >> and german chancellor angela merkel has weighed in on the violence in gaza during her full support behind israel. >> she called on home loss to end their attacks -- called on hamas to end attacks. she also asked egypt use their influence to stop the violence. >> a strong statement of support from germany. there was this on the background to the position and liberal and. >> of britain is maintaining neutrality in order to pr