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Calls for diplomacy as Israeli conflict escalates
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Israeli troops assemble near Gaza border
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- Date Nov 19, 2012
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A call for diplomacy in the escalating violence in the Gaza Strip and Israel.
Quartet Middle East envoy Tony -- attempting to broker a cease fire between both sides in a conflict threatening to touch off an Israeli ground invasion.
And very much hope that the coming days we -- we can achieve and cessation.
And on the basis that is sustainable Israel launched its -- offense of last Wednesday after months of intensifying rocket fire from the Gaza Strip.
Israeli president Shimon Paris put forth his own set of conditions for a truce with Hamas.
-- New rules so it could view from slope that.
And -- -- groups and independent again Tuesday renewable.
This -- violence continues to plague the region at least fifty Gaza rockets were fired today on targets in southern Israel.
Overnight Israeli aircraft hit two houses belonging to militants in Gaza City.
Now thousands of Israeli soldiers backed by tanks and armored personnel carriers are being dispatched to Gaza's border and assigned to ground invasion could be imminent.
-- thousands of mourners are ready -- their loved ones to rest.
This would be the worst case scenario.
Israel's ambassador to the United States hopes that it did a bloody conflict in sight.
We want Hamas to stop firing at us and we want to create a situation where.
They can not fired us every other day and paralyze half the country.
So far President Obama has stayed away from the peace efforts largely working the phones from Asia allowing meters from Egypt Turkey and Qatar to take the lead.
Along the Israel Gaza border -- that -- Fox News.