israel's security cabinet set to meet in a few hours to review a proposal put forward by egypt that would end the fighting with hamas. israeli officials say the proposal is being taken very seriously, but as for hamas, not so much. >> i don't believe that this is a political thing to be done. it's close to be a joke. >> a joke. well, u.s. officials tell cnn that the secretary of state john kerry is preparing a possible trip to the middle east as well to try to be a part of brokering this deal. we'll have much more on this coming up with the former israeli ambassador to the united states. first, i want to go straight to the ground. reports tonight from both sides of the conflict. as you can see, wolf blitzer is in jerusalem, ben wedeman is in gaza city tonight. wolf, i want to start with you. what's been the reaction there to the news of a possible cease-fire? >> reporter: i think the israelis are welcoming the news. they're going to meet, as you point out, in special session. the security cabinet.