With ebola is back on u. S. Soil today. Can she fight off the virus that has killed more than half of those unlucky enough to catch it in this worst ever outbreak. Hello, welcome to the lead coming to you live today from jerusalem where a ceasefire between israelis and palestinians has now passed the 15hour mark. The longest pause in hostilities weve seen in nearly a full month since it all began. Under this agreement, the ceasefire is it supposed to last three days to let both sides give not killing each other a chance. Israel with drew its Ground Troops from gaza and the Israel Defense forces declared mission accomplishednouncing they had dismantled the network of tunnels hamas is accused of using to sneak into israel and stage attacks. Hamas the militant Palestinian Group labeled terrorists by the u. S. Government. Controls gaza. Some of the 200,000 palestinians now displaced are returning to the rubble where their homes used to stand to see if they can salvage anything. Each hour that passes adds to the hope this time the ceasefire will take hold, but as weve seen so many other times, all it takes is one itchy trigger finger and the situation could slide right back to the horror where it was. The toll is incredible. More than 1,800 palestinians have been killed in this conflict. The United Nations estimates about 70 of them were civilians, but israel claims that about 900 of those whom they killed were militants. According to the israelis, 64 of their soldiers and three israeli civilians have been killed. I want to get to Martin Savidge standing by live in gaza city. Martin, do people in gaza think that this ceasefire has legs . Whats the mood there . Reporter i think the mood is dramatically different from 24 hours ago. Good evening to you here from gaza city, a city almost transformed. Theyve discovered they have a night life. There are people on the streets. Theres still traffic. Stores were open very late. Very different night life from 24 hours ago when it was rockets going off and artillery coming in. The big question now, will this last . For the first time in weeks, fishermen in gaza tend to nets, a sign of optimism this ceasefire might actually work. But they dont take their boats beyond the break wall in case it doesnt. When it comes to peace it, palestinians have learned to to hedge their bets. At u. N. Schools and shelters some begin leaving to go where isnt clear. Others were more pragmatic, thinking it best to wait and see they said there was a truce before and we left, as a this man. But five minutes after we got home, the air strikes started. At gaza citys main market, its busy. And the food and goods surprisingly plentiful, but the end of the violence has not brought an end to the longterm problems here. Most conflict zones cash is king. Credit cards dont work too well. And when you need cash, you go to the atm. Theyre lucky, this one, would. Unfortunately most people havent been paid in months. Theres no money for them to withdraw. There is no shortage of opinions about the war and the talks to end it. This man says the ceasefire is the right decision. No one needs war. While this woman believes hamas will negotiate concessions from israel. I am expecting a victory from the resistance. We will win this war. We are preparing the festivities. In the wasteland here, no one is planning celebrations. This area was pounded relentlessly by israeli air strikes and artillery for days. Here its the same story. No homes, no schools, no mosques. Nothing is left of what used to be. I was shocked, he says. He was imagining everything except the sight i saw. Here in the ruins, residents are realizing a ceasefire was the easy part. The hard part is what comes next. The estimations are for the damage here anywhere from 4 billion to 6 billion according to the u. N. And some palestinian authorities. And that it could take years and decades to recover what was essentially four weeks of war, jake. Martin savidge, thank you so much. Now, lets turn to Lieutenant Colonel peter lerner. He is spokesman for the Israel Defense forces. Lieutenant colonel, thanks for being here. I want to get to the crisis in gaza in a second. There are reports theres been an arrest made in the kidnapping of those three israeli teenagers, the kidnapping and killing of them that in many ways started this whole war. Is that true . I was, i read it and heard about it just beforehand. It wasnt something the military carried out but indeed, i know that and can confirm an individual has been arrested in connection with this. I dont know to what level of involvement he has in the incident but indeed, ive heard that this is true. It came out of the legal system and this is one somebody thats been involved in it clearly. Do you have a name of the individual or no . No. Not yet. Okay. Lets talk about the body count in gaza because that is something that has shocked and horrified many people including supporters of israel. First of all, the idea, the Israel Defense forces says of the 1800 that the gazans say were killed about 900 you say were militants. How are you computing that . I know the United States in Drone Operations considers any combat age male killed to have been a militant. Is that how youre doing it, or do you have proof these individuals were actively engaged in fighting israel . Our method as far as this is concerned is based on two components. First of those those that we struck from the air with our air force. Second the reports of the troops coming out in the last 24 hours reporting their type of actions. Thats why its a round figure. Its an assessment, not an accurate figure. We might see that together with intelligence and the Civil Administration components when that comes together, we will see a much more indep this will analysis. But that is a preliminary assessment of the reports coming out and the indication we have from our forces. Your numbers differ significantly from the United Nations numbers how many of the 1800 were actually engaged in combat against israel. But even if your numbers are right, thats still 900 or so innocent civilians with under 70 israelis killed including mostly israeli soldiers. Can you understand why so many people around the world, including supporters of israel, find that number horrifying and unacceptable and think that maybe israel was excessive in its use of force . Well, jake, we do not target civilians intentionally. But you hit them. The situation is such that when you are operating, when were operating on the ground, its a war down there. You know, 900 terrorists killed in combat with us means there was a battle going on on the ground. Youve seen the footage from the places where the battles have taken place where you pointed out to the destruction. That is because where they were hiding. So indeed, there is a huge amount of impact on the civilian population, on the civilian environment. Its not something we want to. And at the end of the day, there is a war going on there. We went to great extent to try and warn the people to you know, urge them to leave the areas. But unfortunately, some of them stayed. Some of them were told to stay and this is a reality. We didnt want to go to gaza. We didnt we just didnt want to. Every time wed urged for ceasefire and tried to deescalate the situation, hamas aggravated the situation. We had no choice. We did not want those tunnels. Theres a lot you said there that others would dispute. But i do want to move forward and ask questions about the ceasefire. Yesterday in jerusalem, there were two attacks the Police Called terrorist attacks. There was another stabbing near a settlement. These types of lone wolf attacks is what police think they are, not put out there, not encouraged by hamas. Would they violate a ceasefire or does it have to be something that hamas or Islamic Jihad actually does . Were in a standoff basically in gaza with hamas down there. The atmosphere terrorist attacks that have taken place and you described over the last few days in and around the area of jerusalem and so on, theres id say a vague lankage perhaps indeed with the atmosphere indeed somebody that sympathizes and wants to do something. I wouldnt connect that to the situation on the ground in gaza. We have forces there that are intending to protect the border to prevent more infiltration, perhaps if somebody tries to come up out of the ground in one of the tunnels that we did not know about, theres a possibility there still is a tunnel or two we dont know about. So that is what we are on the standoff for gaza. We have to looking more at things directly linked to hamas. Specifically to hamas. Look forward to the next two days to see it is extended. Again, we are extremely happy that the situation is now calmer. Were extremely happy that those tunnels are no longer a threat to us. I have to go. We hope to have you back. I want to ask more about the tunnels. Peter leonard, thank you so much. Coming up next, a terror attack leaves a u. S. General dead. The highest ranking u. S. Service member to be killed on the battlefield since vietnam and the alleged killer is a trusted after gan soldier who had gone through a rigorous screening process were told. So how did he do it . Plus, Russian Troops building up along the Ukrainian Border ready to move the an a moments notice. Just what is putin planning . [rob] so weve had a tempurpedic for awhile, but now that we have the adjustable base, its even better. [alex] when i put my feet up on this bed, my stress just goes away. [evie] i go up. Heeeeyyy. [donna]our tempurpedic is the best thing in our house, cept for my husband. [lauren] wait,wait,where are you going . 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We deliver a better life. Welcome back to the lead live from jerusalem. Well have more on how the ceasefire in gaza is holding up in just a moment. But first, some other very important world news. An American General was killed and 15 Coalition Troops wounded in an ambush at an afghan Training Facility. This is the highest ranking u. S. Military death since the war began. The attack happened at a camp qargha. Were having problems with jakes satellite. He was talking about the fact the shooter is believed to be someone who troops had little reason to find suspicious because he was one of them. Jim sciutto reports attacks by afghan troops on u. S. Troops are ufortunately nothing new. It szen attack killing the most senior u. S. Officer since 9 11. It began with a routine trip to afghanistans premier Training Facility for Afghan Military officers. A delegation of senior american and coalition officers was visiting the Marshall FahimNational Defense university outside kabul when disaster struck. An afghan soldier opened fire with a russianmade light machine gun, a u. S. General was killed. 15 Coalition Soldiers including eight americans were injured some seriously. Forces responded killing the shooter. Pentagon officials tell cnn the shooter was an afghan soldier who had been with his unit for some time andcompleted a rigorous sevenstep vetting process to ensure he was not a taliban fighter. Were months away from the u. S. Handing over security responsibility for afghanistan to Afghan Forces like these. Does this undermine your confidence in their ability to take over that role . The Afghan NationalSecurity Forces continue to perform at a very strong level of competence and confidence and warfare capability. They have had a good year securing not one but two national elections. Reporter socalled green on blue attacks when Afghan Soldiers attack their Coalition Partners have been an ongoing and grave problem for the u. S. And coalition forces. After peaking in 2012, coalition death interests such attacks dipped last year in, part due to new security measure. But todays attack made clear the risk remains. As we turn more and more of the security responsibilities for these installations over to afghan troops, i think the risk will rise because since we dont control who the afghans assign to these duties, it is very easy for the taliban to infiltrate these people. As we draw down our force, the chances for this to happen increases, not decreases. I also asked admiral kirby whether attacks like this have eroded the trust between u. S. Soldiers and after gan partners. He said actually, its Getting Better and better. The numbers support that, green on blue attacks peaked in 2012 and have come down significantly since then. He made the point the measures theyve taken to reduce the risk, they only mitigate the risk, they dont eliminate it. Afghanistan is still very much a battlefield. Jim sciutto, thank you so much. Thanks also to dana bash for picking up when the satellite went down there. These socalled green on blue attacks have been on the decline in recent years. Still, there their serious concerns whether these attacks undermine afghanistans ability to secure itself. Once the remaining u. S. Combat forces withdraw at the end of the year. Lets bring in former u. S. Envoy to afghanistan peter thompson, author of the book the car wars of afghanistan. Good to see you. I know the numbers are down since 2012 when 61 Coalition Troops were killed by afghan troops. Why do you think these green on blue incidents remain such a problem in afghanistan . Is there do you think a larger sifnif cannes of this tragedy . Its like a suicide attack. Its hard to ascertain who is the enemy and who is not. These attacks have come down. This is the fourth this year. In a guerrilla war, i faced a similar situation when i was in president karzais motorcade and i was in the vehicle in front of him in september 2002, when a Security Guard of the kandahar governor stepped forward and started shooting into our cars. The taliban and their backers in pakistan, they look for these types of turn coats and sometimes theres already on the job when they go to their families in the tribe or the clan and they talk them into turning this soldier against the coalition. So most of these attackers are killed in the process of the attack. So its hard to interrogate them afterwards. But i think theres a lot of cases where the ultimate motivation comes from the strategic objective of the talibanton mount these types of attacks. Do you think that this attack undermines the ability in any way or at least the United States confidence in the ability of afghans to take control of their own security 100 in the next few months . I think that the latter is a bigger danger than the former. I think the afghans are determined now and theyre very proud of what theyve done since taking over all combat operations in all 34 provinces last year with our support, we have to give them vital support which has to continue, air support, logistics support, intelligence support. But from our side, thats part of the objective of the taliban and the hair supporters in pakistan, their enablers. And that is to lower the support for afghanistan and for standing up in afghan state and helping it to survive in the United States. Ambassador thompson, thank you so much for your time. Appreciate it. Could up, predicting Vladimir Putins next move is like trying to figure out what to do if a russian chessmaster follows up . 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Only at a sleep number store, mattresses with sleepiq start at just 999. 98. Know better sleep with sleep number. Welcome back to the lead. Im jake tapper live in jerusalem. As i speak, israeli and palestinian forces are still for now thankfully holding their fire, but the situation remains fragile to say the least. And the clock is ticking on this 72hour agreement. Weve got much more on the crisis to come on the lead. But meanwhile, there is other world news i want to cover