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Tonight new signs that israel could step up its ground assault on gaza. israel's 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. that's the first fatality on israel's side since the air war began one week ago. pis officials in gaza say more tha...

>> 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 it's 90% effective and we've seen that. the only casualty so far on the israeli side was a volunteer up at the top of the gaza strip was hit by a mortar shell. no one inside the big cities has been hurt by rockets, and i've been in those...

Confirming its first fatality of this conflict. we're 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. israel's 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 crossing where i was just the day before and had to take cover. >> we just heard shots. >> the rocket...

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 have been dashed, but the obama administration says it hasn't ruled out a cease-fire just yet. >> our...