wafa, i just 360 kilometres. 0k. 0k. wafa. i want _ just 360 kilometres. 0k. 0k.es. 0k. 0k. wafa, i want to ask, - just 360 kilometres. 0k. 0k. wafa, i want to ask, israel. wafa, i want to ask, israel says these israel is our —— these air strikes are targeting where hamas militants are hiding. if that is the case, bar hamas using that tactic of putting themselves amongst civilians and putting civilians at risk? �* . ., , civilians and putting civilians at risk? �* . . , , civilians and putting civilians at risk? a . , , , civilians and putting civilians atrisk? a ._ ,, , at risk? actually, this is very wronu. at risk? actually, this is very wrong- it's — at risk? actually, this is very wrong. it's really _ at risk? actually, this is very wrong. it's really very - at risk? actually, this is very| wrong. it's really very wrong. what is happening on the ground is something different. they are just attacking civilians here. you know, like destroying infrastructure here across the gaza strip. they arejust destroying tanks, shops, residential buildings, and they don't h

when it comes to israel let me read you a statement that was just put out by the official news agency wafa about the palestinian presidency a statement from the palestinian presidency condemning the what they call the murders the systematic murders against the palestinians people palestinians by the israeli occupation forces and the presidency has said that the israeli government is the one responsible for this dangerous escalation as far as the statement goes it warned of the continuation of these criminal acts and said that it's calling upon the engine and the u.s. administration to intervene so the situation doesn't go. outside the control doesn't doesn't go. problematic and it's also called upon the international the u.n. security council to intervene excuse me as i was just reading the statement that has just been put out by the official news agency we've seen had slight change in tone when we've heard the palestinian president talk on wednesday after a leadership meeting in which he said that our people have said their word and we are by it that they want an end of the occupation and

meeting with the palestinian president mahmoud abbas according to the official capacity news agency wafa bess's told is guest had the advantage the importance of having the u.s. intervene to pressure israel to stop what president abbas said it's and is really aggression. according to the same agency wefaq it says that had damaged. that the u.s. is interested in the escalation and it will be working towards the but as we've been hearing from many palestinian officials they don't seem to be hopeful of these u.s. efforts they say that the u.s. didn't allow the united nations security council session to be housed but only if it was only allowed only allowed to be held on sunday so there's a lot of frustration but also it's more so in the streets where palestinians are saying they're looking for different means to fight the israeli occupation there's a general strike to morrow and tuesday where palestinians have been calling upon all shops to close and old government employees as well as everyone on the street to go to protests and confrontation points with the israeli army because they say e

few days visit the palestinian president of ramallah and then according to the official news agency wafa the u.s. the palestinian president has asked the u.s. to attempt to deescalate the situation he said the statement said that he briefed him on delete this israeli aggression as far as the palestinian president is concerned. first in ramallah many thanks. i speak to aria gotz who is an israeli political commentator he joins us live by skype from tel aviv many thanks for speaking to us on al-jazeera yesterday amid these international calls we've heard for a ceasefire israelis prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the assault on gaza would continue with full force and would take a little longer how much longer do you think this is going to go on you know a situation you know it is not. not easy and you know that's a good countering is your goal having submitted to ridiculous to go the job political advantages of all that state to not tolerate the horrific. attacks israel has endured of as it does 7 'd days old maybe a is showing today that israel is interested is a rule which is a very