Israel launched airstrikes on Gaza early Wednesday following Hamas sending incendiary balloons into Israel. This comes days into new Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s government and just weeks after a ceasefire ended previous hostilities between Israel and Hamas. The World’s Marco Werman spoke with Noga Tarnopolsky, a writer and reporter covering Israel and the Palestinian territories, about the latest developments.
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