Plus. Im Andrew Simmons in the ruins of gaza and i will be reporting on the human damage of this conflict. The trauma of children. Israel says from the very beginning it was only going to target hamas military targets. Khan eunist i yunis in the soutt road is still being built. Theres no plan to secure a longer period of calm. A month on from the start of this latest israeli offensive, palestinians have no idea when or how they will be able to rebuild their lives. Resuming rocket attack from 0500 on friday if its demands are not met. It wants a permanent lifting of the blockade. Mediators are discussing a diplomatic solution from indirect talks in egypt. Israels media reports the government has offered to extend the ceasefire for another 72 hours. This is the human cost of the violence. 64 Israeli Soldiers and 3 civilians including a Thai National have been killed since the fighting started a month ago. 1886 palestinians have been killed. The u. N. Says almost three quarters of them ar
Hezbollah is claiming an attack on a military convoy. The attack took place there mount dov and shebaa farms. The attack prompted israel to fire at least 50 artillery shells into lebanon. We are hearing now from the news agency that a soldier has been captured during that operation. Rob parsons is with me here. Tell us more about what you have been able to find out. Reports have been contradictory so far. An israeli soldier has been captured and ups the ante. The response can be expected to be tough indeed. We havent heard anything at this stage from the israelis. The israelis are saying a missile struck a vehicle and forces were wounded. Hezbollah said it was a sophisticated operation. Several vehicles were hit and several Israeli Soldiers were killed. They said nothing in the early stages about an israeli soldier being killed. If it is true, i expect the israeli response will be tough indeed. Talk us through the timeline. It clearly does seem to be related to the attack on january th
But its not over and the best choice for all of us is to stop shooting. Youll hear more from that exclusive interview in a moment. We begin with cnns arwa damon live in gaza city. Arwa, i had a fascinating conversation with president peres earlier. Hes still saying that it could go either way but what is your sense on the ground about the likely prospects of a ceasefire and how long will the israelis give it before committing to a possible ground offensive . Reporter the likelihood of a ceasefire seems to be increasingly elusive the longer this does drag on, and all through the night, we have been hearing the sound of air strikes, some of them have actually shook the building that were standing in. We have also been seeing rockets continuously being fired from gaza city, from the center of the city towards israel. Not a lot of optimism on the ground here amongst residents of the city who have been through this on so many occasions in the past, that there will be any sort of ceasefire t
Its difficult for all parties, but its not over and the best choice for all of us is to stop shooting. Youll hear more from that exclusive interview in a moment. We begin with cnns arwa damon live in gaza city. Arwa, i had a fascinating conversation with president peres earlier. Hes still saying that it could go either way but what is your sense on the ground about the likely prospects of a ceasefire and how long will the israelis give it before committing to a possible ground offensive . Reporter the likelihood of a ceasefire seems to be increasingly elusive the longer this does drag on, and all through the night, we have been hearing the sound of air strikes, some of them have actually shook the building that were standing in. We have also been seeing rockets continuously being fired from gaza city, from the center of the city towards israel. Not a lot of optimism on the ground here amongst residents of the city who have been through this on so many occasions in the past, that there
You do believe, mr. President , that a ground war may be inevitable . Well, i hope that we achieve ceasefire. The negotiations are still being continued. Its difficult for all parties, but its not over and the best choice for all of us is to stop shooting. Youll hear more from that exclusive interview in a moment. We begin with cnns arwa damon live in gaza city. Arwa, i had a fascinating conversation with president peres earlier. Hes still saying that it could go either way but what is your sense on the ground about the likely prospects of a ceasefire and how long will the israelis give it before committing to a possible ground offensive . Reporter the likelihood of a ceasefire seems to be increasingly elusive the longer this does drag on, and all through the night, we have been hearing the sound of air strikes, some of them have actually shook the building that were standing in. We have also been seeing rockets continuously being fired from gaza city, from the center of the city towar