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But on points. this will not be regarded as a fundamental or strategic victory. on the other hand, hamas may well extract certain concessions out of this, political concessions from the egyptians and the turks who are already supporting them that may actually top what the israelis derive from this operation. >> and quickly, as far as iran is concerned, netanyahu has taken a hard line against iran in his nuclear weapons program. what would israel do if iran is supplying weapons to hamas? >> they are. i don't think there is any question about that. but through hezbollah and through the tunnels a...

Program. this is the rocket defense system that has worked relatively effectively at getting good reviews now. this is a system that the united states has helped design and pay for to assist israel. it has picked off maybe a third of the rockets that have headed into israeli territory over the past several days. they also talked about the need for a deescalation of what is happening. this exchange of rocket fire. the president also exchanging calls in the last 24 hours with the leader of turkey, the newly installed president of egypt, mohamed morsi, trying to encourage them to engage with hama...

Southern communities close to gaza, but as several of these launches have suggested, areas very approximate to tel aviv and jerusalem. >> now prime minister netanyahu is running for reelection in january. rocket attacks from gaza and the damage they have caused in southern israel has been a hot political topic throughout the country. so how have israeli domestic politics played a role in the current fighting between israel and hamas? >> well, i think there is pressure on a prime minister who is already very tough on this issue. to find a way to deal with the high trajectory weapons. the fact t...

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