Violence escalates between Israel and Hamas

The Israeli military carried out a series of deadly airstrikes in Gaza on Monday, targeting the militant group Hamas. Later, a sustained barrage of rockets were fired by militants in Gaza to the city of Tel Aviv in Israel. This is the most serious outbreak of fighting in years between Israel and Hamas. The World’s Ariel Oseran joins host Marco Werman from Tel Aviv where he’s been hearing sirens ringing out, warning of incoming rockets.

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