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There must have been 40, 50 people, im not kidding, on top of these tanks at a single time with the soldiers and not going home for an announced curfew. but theres another side to this, that is of deep concern. and that is the potential breakdown of law and order in this mega city, and we have seen signs of looting, of ordinary businesses in addition to police stations. ive had egyptians come up to me and say im really scared right now, because anybody could come in and rob my house, and theres ...

As we watch the upheaval in egypt, be mindful of the history. egypt signed a peace agreement with israel three years ago, so the israelis are watching as closely with anyone in the world. joining me, kevin flower. whats the government saying? weve apparently lost kevin flower. but if youre just joining us, once again, what weve been hearing from egypt, all of this has entered a new phase on day five after the unrest that has forced the egyptian president hosni mubarak to fire his cabinet. hes no...

Ago, no sentiment, no direct sentiment coming from israel on whats taking place in egypt. has anything transpired since? >> reporter: in a word, no. a deafening silence from the government of israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. weve heard nothing from the government. they have said theyre watching events closely in cairo and the rest of egypt but they are refraining from comment at this time. we did hear earlier from a member, a former cabinet member who is a close personal friend to the ...

He said to express his solidarity with egypt and his commitme to its security and its stability. there is not much the palestinian president can do for hosni mubarak at this time. its an expression of support more than anything else. the egyptians have had a very close relationship to the palestinian authority, been very supportive of them and their past efforts to reach some sort of negotiated settlement with israel. so i think thats really what that is. but both sides, israel, the palestinians...

Saved hosni mubaraks life after one of the six assassination attempts mubarak has survived. while suleiman is now the vice president of egypt, part of the protests that still have not ended. well, from tehran, a very different perspective from what weve been seeing elsewhere, irans state-run news agency reports yield to protesters demand. the ministry spokesperson says, quote, iran expects egyptian officials to listen to the invoices of their people, respond to their rightful demands and refra...

Egyptian president, the government, would stand firm. but the events in the past couple of days, there are a lot of doubts being expressed at least here in the media about whats going to happen in egypt. will the government of hosni mubarak last. and these are really crucial questions for the israeli government, as you mentioned. it has had this crucial strategic relationship with egypt for the past 30 years, a stable ally. israel doesnt know going forward if thats going to hold. >> and why is t...

Events keep unfolding in egypt. our coverage continues with new information and new pictures just about all the time. >> of course we have correspondents all across the map there in egypt, including fred pleitgen. what more can you tell us? >> reporter: yeah, fred, i mean i think we have that video now. when we were out there we saw people were arming themselves and sort of keeping watch outside their houses. it was basically in front of almost every single house in that area. you saw groups of ...

Yet. but if there is no shortage of people who have positioned themselves to step in in case president hosni mubarak were to step down. unlike in tunisia there are several official parties opposed to the longtime presidents rule. so here is just a sampling of the main ones we may know of. you may recognize this man mohamed elbaradei. he was the u.n.s atomic energy chief for 12 years and nobel peace prize winner and now hes back in egypt and heads an opposition umbrella group called the national ...

Into exile. but as we have since learned yesterday, friday, we heard hosni mubarak being one who was digging his heels in. that hes going to remain as president, at least for now, but appointing a new government. so hundreds of people, egyptian americans and others, are rallying across the united states in fact at a number of solidarity demonstrations, one of which is taking place right outside the u.n. in new york. >> many egyptian americans are worried about family members and friends. we kn...

Played a significant role in this unrest thats unfolding in cairo, just like we saw in iran, for example, a couple of of years ago. >> and the governments effort to maintain its authority has carried over to the internet as well, because the authorities are trying very hard to clamp down. mohammed jamjoom is following all of that for us. what are you seeing, mohammed? >> reporter: right now one of the topics being discussed most on social media regarding cairo is in fact what we were talking abo...