Possibly end the 12day air war. And police are surrounding the monument. Thousands of israelis came out today marching the streets. The ruler of hamas today declared victory on television. Listen to the sound of gaza when that ceasefire first went into effect. No more war Richard Engel is in gaza and well join us in a moment. President biden had been fiercely working the phones, taking a harder line with netanyahu, and biden and his top aides made more than 80 contacts by person or by phone from tel aviv to cairo. Neither the u. S. Nor israel want to negotiate directly with hamas. It was quiet and relentless diplomacy that got the job done rather than provoking either side with u. S. Demands with the high potential to backfire and escalate attacks even further. Were joined now by nbc news chief correspondent Richard Engel, also Shannon Pettypiece and nbc anchor omar aldean. Richard, what have you been seeing and hearing . Reporter so people in gaza are still celebrating but theyre cele
East. Here to discuss it is Richard Engel and from tel aviv, erin mclaughlin. In the united states, nbc News White House reporter shannon pettypiece. I know the area has been closed off. What have you been hearing and seeing . Reporter well, we he came through this morning. It had been closed. We had been coming down every single day hoping there would be an opening and the israelis who control the border between israel and gaza would open it up. They did. You go through the israeli side and then the hamas side. There were procedures. We got through and then we were driving through and walking through gaza city today. There is a lot of destruction. 8,000 homes were destroyed. More than is 150 buildings destroyed. Many people out sweeping up. It is a city still functioning. The infrastructure has been set back a very long way. This was a they will need to do a lot of rebuilding here. Thats the physical damage. On the political or emotional side, spirits are pretty good. This is not a ci
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Israeli police who beyond stun guns and tear gas to disperse the crowd. molotov cocktails were used. and the gaza health ministry estimates 243 palestinians were killed and almost 2,000 injured. israeli officials say 12 people were killed by rocket fire and more than 300 injured. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu making a point to thank the united states for the diplomacy today. ned price and the leader of the israeli labour party will join me in a few minutes. and president biden honors a 95-year-old the medal of honor. we start with the cease-fire and what it means for the middle