Today's Situation Room:
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Israel hit by huge cyberattack
CNN's Lisa Sylvester reports on Israel being hit by a cyberattack. Hacking group "Anonymous" has claimed responsibility.
Is Iran providing Hamas weapons?
Hamas is stepping up its fight against Israel with better firepower, and some are saying it's coming from Iran.
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Racing for cover in Israel
CNN's Wolf Blitzer reports from the border between Israel and Gaza as sirens warn of impending rocket fire.
Wolf Blitzer anchors from Jerusalem
(CNN) – As the violence continues in Israel and Gaza, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer is reporting on the conflict from Jerusalem, where he will anchor “The Situation Room” this week.
Tune in Monday at 4pm ET for Blitzer’s report from Ashkelon, Israel, a town just north of the Gaza border which has been repeatedly targeted by rocket attacks from Hamas militants in recent days.
Blitzer described Ashkelon as “eerie” as the cafés and beaches are deserted. As soon as he arrived, there was a series of loud booms, air raid sirens went off and soldiers rushed Blitzer and others to a bomb shelter.
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Blitzer is also interviewing former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Israel Defense Forces spokeswoman Avital Leibovich and Israeli Government spokesman Mark Regev from Jerusalem.
Also in today’s show, Frederik Pleitgen and Christiane Amanpour report from Israel, and Anderson Cooper, Arwa Damon and Ben Wedeman report from Gaza City.
RELATED STORY: No slowdown in Gaza-Israel hostilities; U.N. chief arrives to push for cease-fire
The perils of a Gaza ground invasion
Israel's troops are massing along the Gaza border, but CNN's Brian Todd reports on how tough a ground invasion would be.
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Palestinians rally behind Hamas
PLO Representative to the U.S. Maen Rashid Areikat tells Wolf Blitzer that Israel has turned Gaza into a "big jail."
RELATED STORY: U.S. fears Israel-Hamas conflict escalates to ground invasion
Israel moves toward possible ground war
Israeli Government Spokesman Mark Regev tells Wolf Blitzer that Israel authorizes a call up of 75,000 reservists.
RELATED POST: Rockets strike near Israeli cities
Israel vs. Hamas: The Firepower
CNN's Tom Foreman uses CNN's virtual studio to show us the firepower on both sides of the Israel Hamas conflict.
RELATED STORY: Rockets strike near Israeli cities
Jerusalem Mayor: enough is enough
In an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat expresses his dismay against Hamas' rocket attacks.
"It’s bloody chutzpah that they are using indiscriminate fire to hit civilians," Barkat says. "Israel does everything it can to avoid hitting civilians."
Fears of full-scale war
Wolf Blitzer and Kate Bolduan talk to Aaron David Miller Prof. Shibley Telhami about the Israeli and Palestinian attacks.
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