Irris, while it is clear that fighting is intensifying on the ground, are we seeing any movement when it comes to negotiating a ceasefire . We are seeing intense diplomatic pressure, in fact. Not get great results. We heard from him last night. It is the first time he has spoken. The fact that he release called it a hamas victory. The timing is being pointed to by some Israeli Military analysts as suggesting this is part of the endgame, but that endgame could go on for days or possibly weeks. He also said he is patient and he has time. Security cabinet is meeting as we speak. There are some hardliners in the cabinet who we know do argue for that position. I think if they were going to do that, military analysts say they should have called up more reserve soldiers in the past seven days and that hasnt been done. I think what we are looking at is treading water until someone can bring these two sides together, most likely in cairo, to get some negotiations underway. Been reaction or resp
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