Devastation in Gaza

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🗓️ 17 May 2021

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Summary

No end in sight as the Israel-Hamas conflict enters a second week. And, how will the Biden White House respond to the intensifying crisis?

The crisis in the Middle East continues to escalate. Over the past few days, Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip have destroyed multiple buildings, including one that housed international media. Miriam Berger reports that at least 200 Palestinians have died, including dozens of children.

President Biden and his aides have spent recent days trying to tamp down the eruption of violence in Israel and the Gaza Strip. But as White House reporter Anne Gearan explains, the administration has declined to join calls for Israel to temper its response.

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0:00.0	From the newsroom of the Washington Post.
0:07.0	It's Robert Samuels from the Washington Post.
0:10.0	Post is Sarah Kaplan.
0:12.0	Hi, this is Elaheiz Ali with the Washington Post.
0:15.0	Hey.
0:16.0	This is Post Reports.
0:17.0	I'm Martine Powers.
0:20.0	It's Monday, May 17th.
0:25.0	Today, the latest from the bombings in Gaza and protests in the West Bank.
0:29.0	And what the White House is doing about it.
0:37.0	Painful is a term that a lot of people use to describe what is unfolding.
0:47.0	Miriam Berger covers the Middle East for the post.
0:50.0	It's also for some people been a time of some change and some hope.
0:57.0	Shelling continues deep into the Gaza night as jet planes from the Israeli Defence Forces target the city.
1:04.0	We've had a war between Israel and Hamas based on the Gaza Strip breakout.
1:14.0	At the same time, you've had mass protests amongst Palestinian citizens of Israel and also Palestinians in the West Bank.
1:23.0	And you've also had this wave of communal violence within Israel between Arab and Jewish citizens.
1:29.0	So there's just a lot happening.
1:40.0	So at this point on Monday, how many people have died so far in this conflict?
1:45.0	The number could have changed in the last 10 minutes since I looked away from the news.
1:50.0	But we have nearly 200 dead on the Gaza side of Palestinians in Gaza.
1:55.0	We have 10 people inside Israel killed.
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