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Gaza-Israel cease-fire holds overnight – Arwa Damon reports
CNN's Arwa Damon reports on celebrating in streets of Gaza City after a cease-fire with Israel takes effect.
Will Tel Aviv bus explosion halt ceasefire talks in Israel-Gaza conflict? Fmr. Amb. Holliday says maybe not
Meridian International Center's Amb. Stuart Holliday on how Tel Aviv bus explosion could affect Israel-Gaza ceasefire talks.
CNN's Ben Wedeman reports celebrating in streets in Gaza City after Tel Aviv bus explosion, says cease-fire talks now likely 'wildly complicated'
CNN's Ben Wedeman on how a bus explosion in Tel Aviv could affect cease-fire talks in the Israel-Gaza conflict.
VIDEO: At least 10 injured in explosion on bus in Tel Aviv – Fred Pleitgen reports
CNN's Fred Pleitgen reports on early details after an explosion injures at least 10 on a bus in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Tel Aviv bus explosion a 'game changer' for cease-fire talks? Saban Center's Dan Arbell explains
Saban Center's Dan Arbell explains why a bus explosion in Tel Aviv injuring at least 10 people could lead to a breakdown in cease-fire talks in the Israel-Gaza crisis.
Exclusive look inside Israel's drones – CNNMoney's Laurie Segall on the high tech of modern war
Warplanes, rockets and drones have been criss-crossing the sky over Gaza for days in the rising conflict with Israel. CNNMoney’s Laurie Segall explored the technology behind them when she visited one of Israel’s largest defense manufacturers and for an exclusive look at one of the country's most valuable resources.
Fmr. PLO rep Buttu: Hamas can't be willed away, Israel should be held to account under international law
New developments out of the Israel-Gaza conflict this morning, with an Israeli official telling CNN's Christiane Amanpour that a ground offensive is on hold to allow time for a diplomatic solution.
Diana Buttu, former PLO Legal Adviser and a Former Palestinian Peace Negotiator, explains on "Early Start" that she doubts that Israel was ever seriously going to begin a ground offensive.
“It’s important to keep in mind that this is being done first and foremost for election reasons,” as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu soon seeks reelection, Buttu says. “So I don’t think that this prime minister is going to do anything to put any soldiers in harm’s way just on the eve of an election. So I don’t think that this was an issue to begin with.”
Buttu, who is now a political analyst at the Institute for Middle East Understanding, says this conflict is ongoing because "there is a 45-year military occupation over the Gaza Strip, people denied their freedom, and that fact that this blockade has continued for six years.”
“Conflict ends by actually beginning to hold Israel to account under international law," Buttu adds. "Under international law, Israel cannot continue to maintain this occupation” in the Gaza Strip or the West Bank or “we’re going to continue to see this kind of activity.”
Buttu suggests a long term solution. “Demand that Israel completely withdraw from the West Bank and from the Gaza Strip, allow all Palestinians to live in freedom...and that will be a solution that will at least be able to change the status quo rather than keep it,” she says.
Housing a bright spot in economy – Christine Romans explains
CNN's Christine Romans looks at latest news on existing home sales and median home prices, showing momentum in housing market.
What would an Israel-Gaza ground war would look like? CNN's Chris Lawrence reports
Tensions in the Middle East are building as Israeli troops stand at the ready near the Gaza border. Rocket attacks from Hamas and airstrikes from Israel are ravaging the area and the threat of a ground war still remains.
CNN’s Chris Lawrence explores what an Israeli ground offensive in Gaza would look like.
U.S. Sec. of State Clinton heads to Middle East to help quell violence – Jessica Yellin reports
From CNN's Security Clearance blog:
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is headed to the region in an attempt to help resolve the incessant violence.
Clinton left Cambodia late Tuesday for a trip to Israel, Ramallah and Egypt.
"She'll meet with regional leaders, beginning with our Israeli partners, to consult on the situation in Gaza," Deputy National Security Director Ben Rhodes said. Rhodes said Clinton will not be meeting with Hamas leaders but rather the Palestinian authority.
He said the visits will support the "de-escalation of the violence and a durable outcome that ends the rocket attacks on Israeli cities and restores broader calm in the region."
This morning on "Early Start," CNN's Jessica Yellin reports on the goal of Clinton's trip to Middle East.
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