several rockets are also locally produced in gaza. israeli air strikes now aiming at rocket launch sites, production factories and other militant targets. israel s main defense, this system called the iron dome. strategically placed units around israel launched missiles against incoming rockets that appear headed for population centers. so far, israel says it s worked well much of the time, but hamas is looking for vulnerability. i think what they re trying to do is fire as many as they can in a short period of time because that overwhelms the iron dome sensors. the u.s. has spent nearly $9 million on the iron dome, just part of the $3 billion in u.s. funding for israel s defenses. the pentagon is keeping a close eye on whether israel will launch a ground incursion into
this easy-to-understand guide will answer some of your questions and help you find the aarp medicare supplement plan that s right for you. happening now, a the situation room special report, brink of war. breaking news from here in the middle east. rockets from gaza do new damage in israel as hamas militants bombard the country and strain its air defense system. israeli tanks and troops are now poised for action a top palestinian official believes that a ground invasion to gaza could happen in the coming
reservists, made the deployments. we re ready to go if we need to go. our goal here is to protect the people of israel who have been on the incoming side of these hamas rockets from gaza for too long. ultimately, we don t underestimate hamas. they re a formidable military terrorist machine, building that machine over the last few years. that s why they can target tel aviv and jerusalem, the very heart of our country, with these rockets. we now have to dismantle this machine. that s what we ve started to do. that s what we will continue to do. if they were to stop firing rocks and missiles into israel, you would still want to dismantle that arsenal? let them first stop firing and we ll see what will happen. you re leaving open the possibility that would lead to a cease fire. we don t want a situation where hamas takes a time-out. we ve been hitting hamas hard, hitting their missiles, we ve been hitting their launching sites. we ve been hitting their command of control. they ve b
streaming out of gaza, then there would be an intercept from the iron dome missile system, like a ball of cotton wool in the sky, and then they huge blasts of black smoke as the air force israeli air force struck targets in gaza. people would come from the neighboring town of sterat and would watch with us on the hilltops overseeing this surreal image. rather ma saab to be watching, especially as the terrible situation on the ground in gaza you can t feel as you re watching this. we were talking to a hairdresser earlier. he said, you know, i cut all the soldiers who work for iron dome s hair for free, because i feel that they keep us safe. i think that people here are very much feel confident that iron dome has been their back. that has certainly proven to be the says so far, wolf.
israeli officials say they are targeting rocket launches like this one and hamas control centers, normally their homes. this funeral was for a 9-year-old girl named yasmin who died this morning after an air strike in gaza wednesday. her father carries her tiny body down the street. her uncle calls the israelis cowards for targeting a little girl. translator: what wrong did this innocent child commit for you to deliberately target her? reporter: hamas says israel started it with its crackdown in the west bank after the kidnappings of three iz rsraeli teens. so far neither side is talking about the kind of cease fire that has ended past conflicts. israeli tanks poised near the border in case israel orders a ground invasion. that s when either/or both parties will reach out and help in achieving that cease fire. i wouldn t expect it in the next