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As tensions mount across the Middle East, with threats of escalation and a widening of the Israel-Hamas war, the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate for Palestinians in Gaza, especially children. The World’s host, Carolyn Beeler, speaks with UNICEF spokesperson Salim Oweis about what he’s seeing on the ground in the Gaza Strip.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the goal for his visit to Washington is to shore up bipartisan support for Israel and its war in Gaza. But his trip has been met with protests, with many Democratic Party lawmakers deciding not to attend his speech on Wednesday.
Pastor Khader Khalilia is one of the few Palestinian Christian faith leaders in the United States. He talks to The World’s host, Marco Werman, about what it’s been like to lead a church in the US, especially during the past nine months of war in Gaza.
When the Israeli military seized control of the border crossing at Rafah, the Egyptian government seemed to be taken by surprise. Egypt’s government has stopped cooperating with aid shipments into Rafah. It’s also joined South Africa’s effort at the International Court of Justice to bring charges of genocide against Israel. Experts say the 45-year-old Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty is being put at risk.
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