countries around the world right now. quick question. your exit strategy from gaza, what is it? sustainable quiet. i mean, we didn t seek this escalation. hamas forced it on us. they started rocketing our cities, steadily increasing the fire. i called for deescalation. they refused. i accepted an egyptian cease-fire proposal backed up by the arab league and the u.n., they refused. i accepted a humanitarian law proposed by the united nations. they refused. we ll stop our operations when we can bring back quiet to our people. some of your cabinet ministers think the only way to do that is to reoccupy gaza, which you evacuated from and gave it up back in 2005. do you support reoccupying gaza? i support taking whatever action is necessary to stop this insane situation. just imagine, i mean, imagine what israel is going through. imagine that 75% of the u.s. population is under rocket-fire
they have to do to get it. quick question. your exit strategy from gaza, what is it? sustainable quiet. i mean, we didn t seek this escalation. hamas forced it on us. they started rocketing our cities, steadily increasing the fire. i called for de-escalation. they refused. i accepted an egyptian cease-fire proposal backed up by the arab league and the u.n., they refused. i accepted a humanitarian law proposed by the united nations. they refused. we ll stop our operations when we can bring back quiet to our people. some of your cabinet ministers think the only way to do that is to reoccupy gaza, which you evacuated from and gave it up back in 2005. do you support reoccupying gaza? well, i support taking whatever action is necessary to stop this insane situation. just imagine, i mean, imagine what israel is going through. imagine that 75% of the u.s.
during a brief cease-fire civilians caught in the fighting were able to get medical attention and get out of harm s way according to united nations officials. 81,000 palestinians fleeing the violence have sought refuge at u.n. shelters set up in gaza city. and in a briefing today, prime minister benjamin netanyahu said israeli soldiers have destroyed most of hamas tunnels in gaza. also today president barack obama called mr. netanyahu raising concerns about growing casualties and letting him know secretary of state john kerry will soon travel to cairo to seek an end to the conflict. the prime minister has been prepping israelis for long days of fighting. but he s also getting hard questions about the conflict with hamas. earlier today, cnn s wolf blitzer sat down with the prime minister and asked about an exit strategy from gaza. we re being seen now by viewers in the united states and around the world in more than
of fighting but he is also getting hard questions about the conflict with hamas. earlier today, cnn s wolf blitzer sat down with the prime minister and asked about an exit strategy from this ground offensive in gaza. we re being seen now by viewers in the united states and around the world in more than 200 countries around the world right now. quick question your exit strategy from gaza. what is it? sustainable quiet. i mean, we didn t seek this escalation, hamas forced it on us. they started rocketing our cities, steadily increasing the fire. i called for deescalation; they refused. i accepted an egyptian cease-fire proposal backed up by the arab league and the u.n.; they refused. i accepted a human karen lull proposed by the united nations; they refused. we ll stop our operations when we can bring back quiet to our people. some of your cabinet ministers think the only way to do that is to reoccupy gaza which you evacuated from and
attacking, if it doesn t work, we have to attack further. i do hope that there will be a cease fire worked out that will enable an exit strategy that will change the situation in gaza as well as in our relationship with the palestinians. thank you so much for joining us. thank you very much indeed. 17 years ago, a cnn producer met a rwanda boy who lost both of his arms because of punishment by his far. their story when we come back. (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life.