hamas rockets flying into israel. israel moving forward slowly, steadily, now not only in the northern parts of the gaza strip but also in the south. heavy fighting between israeli ground troops and hamas fighters in both of those areas. at the same time, all eyes reason the diplomatic negotiations, hoping for a truce, krystal. all right. thank you so much, martin. joining us now with more on the crisis, stephen cook, senior fellow from middle eastern studies at the counsel on foreign relations. stephen, let s start with those flight cancellations. what sort of an impact does that have on the israeli psyche and the way they re viewing this conflict? well, as martin fletcher pointed out, the israelis immediated responded to say this is a reward for terror. of course, if i was holding a ticket on one of those airlines, i d be happy they were taking precautions to keep me safe. this is the height of the israeli tourist season, so it s likely to have an impact on them. but it is also l
were found dead. hamas is responsible, hamas will pay, hamas will continue to pay. reporter: though hamas denied in the role in the killings, israelis arrested hundreds of palestinians, and launched air strikes in gaza. days later, a 16-year-old palestinian boy was burned alive, an apparent victim of revenge for the dead israeli teens. they called the arabs models, and vice versa, and there was a human empathy and understanding on both sides. reporter: then a video showing his american cousin brutally beaten by israeli police. translator: the israeli government today is responsible for all that happens. reporter: riots and clashes rocked the west bank and jerusalem. hamas rockets flying into israel were met by more israeli air strikes. translator: we are in the