we have reports coming in that hamas is saying that a cease-fire has been rocard with the israelis --ight -- brokered with the israelis. what more can you tell us? tonya: these reports are coming in that egypt is trying to broker a cease-fire. they have done that in the past, but they have no confirmation as of yet that this is going to effect -- going to go into effect, because over the past few days, there e have been multiple rocket attacks. sisiren sevenn sounding inin t e south of israel and rockets were being launched from gazaza into israel. at the same time, i israel has launched a widescale operatition in t the gazaa strip with a lotf airstrikes targeting buildings affiliated with hamas or otother locationons thrououghout the gaa strip. we have to waiait andee w whethr those e unconfirmedd repororts e breangng of the ceasase-fire cos through. brent: it would n not be a cocomplete surprprise, becausess you say, egygypt mediated conflt between the hamas leaders and israeli leaders before. i want you to take us back. rocket launches from gaza, they are not unusual. what was diff