pieces, trying to put them together. by no means do we have the big picture at this point. and now to the other major and developing story. israeli troops now on the ground inside gaza. they say hunting for hamas militants and tunnels as well. this operation launched late on thursday, after ten days of air strikes aimed at stopping militant rockets from the gaza. becky anderson with the latest for us from jerusalem. becky, we've heard the first israeli military casualty in all of this, bring us up to date on what you're hearing on the ground. >> reporter: that is correct. one israeli soldier confirmed dead in this operation, michael. two israeli soldiers confirmed injured. and some 14 hamas operatives, according to the idf, killed in