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Really wants, but they feel that they have to, because no ones willing to back down. in the long term, nothing will come out of this. it will end up like it ended in 2009, like it ended in 2012. there will be a temporary cease-fire. well go for another year, another two years, and then well be doing this again. the underlying problem is between hamas and the israelis are not going to go away. >> so lets talk about this. the ground incursion is looking or sounding somewhat imminent? what is it go...

Afternoon and into the evening. and normally, what happens is there is a very quick response. but nothing happened. nothing came. and people here in gaza, they know these patterns. and theyre starting to worry. of course, we have heard all this talk about a ground incursion by israeli forces. and that is what people expect next. i was to the north of here in a town called beithanun that they should leave that area. it has nearly 100 people in it. its an area close to the border, one from which r...

People know these patterns and are starting to worry. we heard all this talk about a ground incursion by israeli forces and that is what people expect next. i was to the north of here in a town where apparently people had heard from the israelis that they should leave that area. that area has about 100,000 people in it. its an area close to the israeli boarder, one from which rockets are occasionally fired and always there are air strikes back but one man told me even if i could go, where do i g...

In anticipation of a possible ground incursion. wolf. >> and theyre clearly bracing. theres no signs yet, i take it, ben that any israeli tanks or armied vehicles have actually crossed into gaza, are there? >> no, weve heard some reports about limited incursion in southern gaza, but we havent been able to confirm that. at the moment, this is exactly when the ramadan prayer, the fast ends. so its gone very quiet and theres very little information getting out. we did hear that one report. we haven...

The security predicament of my country. so i think obama probably said, look, we understand you have a big problem here. you need to defend yourself, but be careful, understand, and i know this from experience, my predecess predecessor, getting into these things is a hell of a lot easier than getting out. wed like to discourage a ground incursion. give us some political time and space. the problem is, its a compelling message. i think netanyahu wants to climb down. the problem is, im not entirel...

Citizens in those countries. i think in a ground incursion, certainly would inflict more casualties, would -- is likely to inflame public opinion, especially if its a prolonged conflict. its also more likely to inflict israeli casualties rather than simply bombing from the air. >> thats another excellent point. as you point out, the israel was able, u.s. in the background, but egypt is staying out of it this time, right? >> yeah. theyre staying out of it, i think, for a number of reasons. theyre...

Several rockets are also locally produced in gaza. israeli air strikes now aiming at rocket launch sites, production factories and other militant targets. israels 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 its worked well much of the time, but hamas is looking for vulnerability. >> i think what theyre trying to do is fire as many as they can in a...

For israelis, theyre saying they want to see more of these attacks in the gaza, and they dont see a problem -- >> israeli voters. the israeli public is actually, according to the polls, pushing the leadership on this one. >> they want more attacks to wipe out hamas from gaza. whether thats possible is debatable. hamas is happy to have these high casualty numbers. theyre saying look, theres 45 civilians dead and no israelis. this is what happened in 2008. there were 1400 palestinians killed in ga...

It embeds themselves in coschoo, hospitals and apartment buildings. it targets israeli civilians while hiding behind palestinian civilians. this operation could take time. we resolve to defend our families and our homes. >> the prime ministers words seemed to suggest military action could grow beyond airstrikes. lets bring in senior international correspondent ben wedeman who is in gaza city and our becky anderson who is in jerusalem. ben, lets start with you. whats the latest there? >> reporter...

For israelis, theyre saying they want to see more of these attacks in the gaza, and they dont see a problem -- >> israeli voters. the israeli public is actually, according to the polls, pushing the leadership on this one. >> they want more attacks to wipe out hamas from gaza. whether thats possible is debatable. hamas is happy to have these high casualty numbers. theyre saying look, theres 45 civilians dead and no israelis. this is what happened in 2008. there were 1400 palestinians killed in ga...