Airstrikes in Gaza signal an end to Hamas-Israel ceasefire

The Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza says a series of Israeli airstrikes killed some 400 people overnight. This effectively ends the ceasefire the two sides had maintained. Gershon Baskin is an Israeli peace advocate and negotiator— he’s been in touch with Hamas for years and follows Israeli politics closely. Host Marco Werman caught up with him on the phone as he was heading to the German Foreign Ministry in Berlin for a meeting.

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