operation could potentially lead to the israelis reoccupying the gaza strip as fred kaplan pointed out in slate. one other possibility is to take down hamas. assuming that is even possible, and then trying to dump gaza in the lap of the egyptians that s one reason they have kept the border to tight over a long length of time. despite they are aligned with the israelis on the issue, the egyptians are concerned when the israelis talk about an arab solution for the gaza strip, it means returning gaza to egypt, which which was in possession of the strip before the 1967 war. what is the u.s. calculus here. in the daily beast, michael orrin the former ambassador to israel until 2013, the more you aid them the more flexibility they will be as israeli tanks flol to gaza that theory is put to the test. do you think this as an impact
putins at once. they have had russian military forces embedded with the separatists. he will deny, deny, deny, but at the same time he will do everything he can to destabilize a country like ukraine. russia has refused to take the concrete steps necessary to deescalate the situation. this war can be ended. russia can end this war. russia must end this war. as united nations calls for a full, thorough, independent international investigation in to the downing of a malaysian airlines flight, flight 17, there are serious obstacles to the yoquery. they will send an explosive expert to help. the american trio will them the effort to comb through a field of wreckage sprawling six square miles one in the middle of a war zone. today ukrainian emergency workers say they were given no explanation when they were abruptly ordered off the site by rebels, who have control of the area. european monitors also report they do not have the access they need, and the site is not deal se
a big political question will be does the u.s. have the strength to broker peace the way it has in the past, no longer having egypt with morsi as a friendly to intervene in the situation, will al sissy be able to have the same effect. michael, let s end on something else here. to the yunltd states audience, they see strong israel killing civilians in gaza. we most often see the human toll on the palestinian side. what do you offer as perspective as to who is being attacked here and what is continuing the cycle of violence? well, just quickly to your point about egypt, this is a great opportunity for egypt, too. there s been a strained relationship between the sissi government about the way the
essentially there is nowhere for the gazans to run to. the entire strip is about the size of metropolitan las vegas and detroit and the borders are sealed. the only place they can run is a little further south to seek shelter in schools or to seek shelter with other family members. back to you, chris. karl, a very important point. these people are leaving but where will they go. turning to michael orrin, cnn middle east analyst and former ambassador to the united states. michael, thank you very much for joining us. i know you ve had to take to the safe room in your home because of the uptick in violence there. how are you doing? reporter: i m doing fine, chris, thank you. good morning, kate and michaela. coming to you from the border with gaza, the most shelled and rocketed city in israel, more
palestinian side. so there s a disparity, it s going to cause a public diplomacy challenge for israel. better to have the public diplomacy challenge than to have hundreds of casualties, including fatalities. michael, you re making the point we heard from beebee netanyahu, we re using missiles to defend our citizens, they re using citizens to defend therapy missiles. michael oren, thank you very much. please stay safe. we ll check back with you. thank you, have a good day. michaela, over to you. let s get a look at more headlines. army sergeant bowe bergdahl is returning to life as an active duty u.s. soldier as early as today. he s completed therapy at an army hospital and is expected to begin working at ft. sam houston in san antonio. he ll live in an army barracks with two soldiers who will help him adjust to life in the u.s. after five years in taliban