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This is cnn Breaking News. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper and im standing on a rooftop looking out over tel aviv. It is just over just after 11 00 p. M. Here. It is been 17 days since the horrific Terrorist Attacks by hamas caught this country and frankly most of the world by surprise. Setting off a cascade of responses and consequences. That now includes a humanitarian crisis in gaza. Tonight were hearing for the first time from one of the hostages kidnapped an just released by hamas about...

And accountability. >> i dont understand what josh is saying about transparency and i believe there has to be confidentiality and seek -- secrecy. and every time when we conducted these, on my right-hand side was a lawyer saying we were meeting rules of engagement and risks were being mit tated and we -- mitigated and we considered collateral damage and those things were being taking into consideration. and all of those involved and whenever there was civilian casualties involved that we know ab...