Gaza cease-fire collapses, Egypt PM backs Palestinians as Israel drafts 16,000 reservists

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Video by Today Show

Israel started drafting 16,000 reserve troops on Friday as Egypt’s prime minister visited the Gaza Strip to show support for Palestinians amid a cross-border conflict with Hamas militants that risks spiraling into an all-out war.

But even as Prime Minister Hesham Kandil made a three-hour visit in the coastal enclave, a temporary cease-fire declared by Israel at Egypt’s request collapsed after both sides accused the other of violating it.

 Israeli soldiers near the border with the Gaza Strip. (Ronen Zvulun / Reuters)

Later Friday, air raid sirens cried out in Israel’s two largest cities, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, as residents moved into underground shelters, NBC reporters on the scene said.
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