Palestinians who had fled to that shelter thinking it is safe, that is causing widespread condemnation, an its complicating the efforts to try to achieve a ceasefire. For those on the ground, a ceasefire agreement cant come soon enough. Gunfire in the west bank overnight. A massive protest of thousands of palestinians near a checkpoint between jerusalem and ramallah resulting in clashes with israeli forces. Hundreds wounded, and one palestinian man shot dead. The anger stemming from this, a United Nations school in gaza bombed. 16 killed, more than 100 wounded, including women and children from families who came to the school because it was being used as a shelter. Both sides of the conflict casting blame, with hamas accusing israel, and israel saying the destruction could have been caused by a hamas missile that fell short. Outrage over the attack kicked ceasefire talks into high gear overnight. Secretary of state john kerry, working around the clock in cairo, presenting a deal to bot
The calm lasted 90 minutes, and now the tension at a new boiling point with the israelis saying one of its soldiers is now in the hands of hamas. Second lieutenant hadar goldin abducted while destroying tunnels during the ceasefire. Hamas is denying any responsibility. Were going to speak with the spokesman for hamas in just a moment here on cnn. But first, weve got reports from both sides of this conflict tonight. John vause in gaza with a growing humanitarian crisis. Were going to speak with him. But were going to start with sara sidner in israel. She joins us now on the phone from along the border between israel and gaza. Sara, you are on the move right now. I understand you started taking on mortar fire and you had to move out from in front of the camera. Whats going on . Thats right. Were overlooking the gaza border when mortar came far too close for comfort. So we had to take cover and leaf the area. We have been hearing the sounds of gaza also getting pounded tonight over and ov
Bergdahl is getting ready for his next assignment, a return to active duty. Now that the u. S. Army has determined that hes finished with his reintegration program. Hello, im wolf blitzer reporting today from jerusalem. So far, calls for a ceasefire have fallen on deaf ears as more rockets and bombs fall on israel. Here are the latest developments. The death toll in gaza reached 176 after almost a week of israeli air strikes. Among the dead, 18 members of one extended family. You see their graves being prepared here. Palestinians say they died in an israeli air strike targeting the head of the gaza police force. The Israeli Military says it shot down a drone spotted along the coastline. The military wing of hamas says it has sent drones on missions inside israel but provided no details. Meanwhile, israel says hamas has fired almost 1,000 rockets into the country. Caught in the middle of it all, civilians living in gaza. Over the weekend, israel dropped leaflets warning them to leave no
Mahmoud abbas today called for a 24hour truce that could be extended for up to 24 hours. But quickly said hamas has rejected the proposal. Another Spokesman Says hamas is open to sending a palestinian delegation to egypt. A senior israeli official tells cnn israel is prepared for a ceasefire, but nothing firm has been agreed upon. A strike today hit gazas only power plant. Hamas television says the house of a senior political leader was also hit. And a Radio Station run by hamas was also bombed. Medical officials in gaza now say more than 1,100 palestinians have been killed. 53 Israeli Soldiers and three israeli civilians have died. In a news conference, the secretary of state of the United States, john kerry, talked about preventing civilian deaths and he brushed aside criticism of his diplomatic efforts. This is not about me. This is business really and israels right to defend itself and our strong support for israels right to defend itself. But about whether or not there is a way fo