The firing of rockets before and after the funeral did n't deter some mourners . NEW : An Israeli spokesman confirms negotiations are ongoing , does n't give details . Hamas : ` ` We do n't hate ( Israel ) ... we want to live in peace , '' Shimon Cohen says . Israel has finished preparations for a ground invasion , an Israeli ambassador says . We do n't want ground war , ` ` but we are not afraid of it , '' Hamas ' leader says .
NEW : An Israeli spokesman confirms negotiations are ongoing , does n't give details . Hamas : ` ` We do n't hate ( Israel ) ... we want to live in peace , '' Shimon Cohen says . Israel has finished preparations for a ground invasion , an Israeli ambassador says . We do n't want ground war , ` ` but we are not afraid of it , '' Hamas ' leader says .