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We'll get back to you, as well. coming up, we're live here in jerusalem following the breaking news. a cease-fire proposal put forward by the egyptians, the israelis welcoming it. and in effect, taking it very, very seriously. the leadership of hamas. we're still waiting for a formal reaction. who are the men calling the shots in the air war against israel? would they it be open to a cease-fire. >> reporter: what does hamas make of egypt's new cease fire proposal? how seriously is hamas taking this plan? i'll speak with a top hamas spokesman standing by live. stay with us. we're continuing our...

The fastest speed dial. the fastest office plant. so why wouldn't i choose the fastest wifi? i would. switch to comcast business internet and get the fastest wifi included. comcast business. built for business. we're coming to you live from jerusalem where we're following the breaking news, egypt now calling for a halt to the fighting starting tuesday morning, 6:00 a.m., greenwich meantime, offering to broker help maintain a cease-fire just as it did during the last armed conflict between israel and hamas nearly two years ago. we've just learned prime minister benjamin netanyahu has ordered ...

Israel went on a campaign in the west bank and arrested hundreds of people that had nothing to do with it and have not charged them. for their part, the israeli government said the only way there's going to be a return is if the palestinian factions stop firing rockets into southern israel. i can tell you from being here in sell avooif. they have gone all here in and jerusal jerusalem. there's concern that they are reaching deeper and farther into israel. palestinians say as a result of the first day of air strikes, that death toll has gone up to 41 palestinians killed and more than 300 injure...

Present that really belongs to the young. leave the future to me. i have time. [ applause ] i think i was right. because the moment you came into office, you immediately had to face daunting and demanding challenges day in, day out. i prayed that you would meet them with wisdom and determination. without losing hope, without allowing others to lose hope. you know, the prayers were answered after it came from jerusalem and they came to us as a great message. it is a tribute to the strength

Mahmoud abbas, and king abdullah. jessica yellin is live in jerusal jerusalem. so why now? >> reporter: it's an excellent question and one a lot of people are asking. every visit to jerusalem by a u.s. president is seen as rich in symbolism and strategic significant. symbolically the president's visit makes sense. you could say his first visit overseas in his first term was to give a speech in cairo to the arab world. now he can say his first overseas visit, the second term, he gives a speech in israel to the jewish world and any sensitivities he irritated the first time around he will have ad...