. >> ifill: israeli justice minister tzipi livni answered the allegation with two words on her facebooke, "get lost." late today, hamas leader khaled meshaal called for the world to force an end to the israeli offensive, and to the economic blockade of gaza. pernille ironside, of the u.n. children's agency unicef, has been on the ground in gaza since the conflict began. i spoke with her via skype earlier today. pernille ironside, as you travel around in gaza, tell us, what are you seeing? >> well, the conflict has been getting steadily worse by the day, and we're now into our 15th day here, and with each one the civilian casualty rate has only mounted. amongst those, children are bearing the greatest brunt of this terrible conflict at the moment. there's over 168 children who have died already and we're now over 1,100 children who have been seriously injured, maimed and even terribly burned. the physical and psychological toll is undescribable. i've met with, for example, the three surviving baka boys who were on the beach playing with cousins and the next moment saw pieces of four of t