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Tonight new signs that israel could step up its ground assault on gaza. israels security cabinet has been holding emergency talks tonight. the talks just breaking up. a ceasefire as you know collapsed today hours after israel agreed to the proposal put forth by egypt. all told israel stopped the air strikes for about six hours as israeli officials say hamas fired nearly four dozen rockets at israel during that pause. also today mortar shell fired from gaza killed an israeli man. thats the first ...

>> reporter: well, when you see all of those intercepts above you, you feel pretty glad that the iron dome is in place. the u.s. has pumped hundreds of millions and i think congress is about to give it a whole lot more, but the radars basically see where the missile is coming from and where the rocket is coming from and they manage to intercept it. the idea is its 90% effective and weve seen that. the only casualty so far on the israeli side was a volunteer up at the top of the gaza strip was hi...

Confirming its first fatality of this conflict. were covering all angles this hour with our correspondences across the region and our guests including spokesmen for hamas and for the israeli prime minister. first, the latest on the fighting. israels offensive in gaza is now back in full force after a cease-fire effort fell apart. now for the first time in this round of clashes, an israeli has been killed. a volunteer was hit by a mortar shell while delivering food to soldiers at the border cro...

Stick around. we have something just in. an israeli volunteer hit by a n mortar shell has now died of his wounds. this happened at the araz crossing. the first israeli fatality since the start of "operation protective edge." more than 190 palestinians have been killed in gaza. tweeting bible verses and an alleged bar fight. apparently all part of the life of olympic athlete oscar pistorius. details on these new developments coming up. [male vo] inside this bag is 150 years

Fired from gaza, and a week of attacks and counterattacks, the first israeli has been killed. he was a volunteer, delivering food to soldiers when he was hit by a mortar shell. it happened at the border crossing, where i experienced the threat of incoming attacks firsthand. did we get the all-clear? the palestinian death toll is constantly rising, and tonight, the u.n. is urging restraint. even as the threat of an israeli ground invasion of gaza looms. hopes for an imminent end to the fighting h...

When he gets home from the shorter and what should be far less dangerous tour of duty. bret? >> bret: all right, rick. thank you. part four tomorrow. the u.s. military reached an agreement with the afghan government on a gradual pull-out of american special forces. and the afghanp counterparts from one contentious region. president karzai blamed the troop for human right abuses. the u.s. officials denied all the allegations. investigators in nevis are trying to figure out what caused a mortar ...

Loved ones. >> want to bring in our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. tell us, first of all, what do we know about how this even happened? >> reporter: well, suzanne, the military is saying seven marines were killed when a 60 millimeter mortar shell, already in the tube, in the weapon essentially exploded. seven marines killed, a number injured and medevacd to hospital. likely with serious trauma injuries about the training situation, they would have been standing quite close to the mortar ...

And how about a marijuana dinner cruise? >> but without doubt, i think it plays a role and has a part in the future of tourism. >> is pod tourism the way for cash-strapped states a way to make money? youre live in the "cnn newsroom." and we begin this hour with breaking news. seven marines were killed in an explosion during a marine training exercise. it happened late last night in western nevada. lets head straight to the pentagon and our correspondent there, barbara star. can you tell us mor...

Millimeter mortar shell that somehow exploded, causing this tragedy. now seven military families getting the worst possible news on this day, being notified that their marines were killed in this training accident. carol? >> do they often use live mortars in training exercises? >> well, there is live ammunition training in the u.s. military. it happens. what we dont know is whether this was a live round or some kind of other dummy round, perhaps, you know, a blank, if you will, that somehow also...

Marines there on a training mission from camp lejeune, north carolina. seven military members being notified the most tragic news. >> so many questions, i would ask you, but i know we are in the early stages of this. a mortar exploded? >> a shell is what they believe. a 16 millimeter mortar shell to answer everyones question, no, its not supposed to happen. so how this happened will be a matter of investigation, of course. was there any number of ways -- things they will be looking into. potenti...